Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Monday, 17 May 2021

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

PUNCH

Yoruba Nation rally: Trouble averted as Igbohos supporters tackle DSS

Robbers loot Ogun warehouse, kill guard, attack policemen

Herdsmen killed 17 in fresh attack as we buried 13 Taraba residents

Wike, Tambuwal, other PDP govs arrive in Ibadan for meeting

Investors gain N150bn as Nigerian stocks cut losses

Becoming a governor made me poorer Okorocha

Asaba resolutions: Southern govs to meet Buhari after France trip

COVID-19: Air passenger traffic crashes by 8.33 million

Insecurity: Stop waiting on Abuja, convene unity summit, Atiku tells govs

National Assembly resumes, division greets minoritys move against Buhari

Hunger, poverty and challenge of innovative food storage

Ekiti to produce one million tonnes of rice yearly

Kaduna adamant as blackout heralds Mondays workers strike

Unremitted N2tn: NNPC, NPA, others to face Senate panel this week

Worshippers shun churches as three policemen killed in Delta attack

Fake cop linked to Imo police command HQ, correctional centre attacks arrested

Insecurity: Amaechi faults Rivers on unemployment, Wike blames FG

Nigerian startups raise $219m in Q1

Paxful assures Nigerians of investment safety

Okowa promises to name Delta next gov in June

Four robbers attack Ondo filling station, steal money

Members protest as Ogun APC adopts consensus, others

Hoodlums vandalise palace, car, miss monarch in Benue attack

Release my men in your custody, Okorocha tells Imo CP

Battle-ready suspected cultists arrested at Kwara riverside

Petrol imports rose by 100 million litres in January NNPC

Bala-Usman behind my removal from board, says ex-senator

14 arrested as Cross River CP-led squad raids drug joints

Lagos PoS operator laments police extortion, suspected fraudster disappears from custody

Gumi meets Afaka 37, insists on negotiation with bandits

Food prices soaring beyond Nigerians reach, PDP slams Buhari

Domestic, sexual violence cases tripled during lockdown, says FG

LG polls: Ogun APC members protest alleged imposition of candidates

THISDAY

Stakeholders Bemoans Bala-Usmans Suspension

Orji: NSIA Wont Allow Innovations Go to Waste

PDP Govs Meet in Ibadan Today over Insecurity

Herdsmen Attack, Tribal Clash Claim 16 Lives in Taraba

Uncertainty Trails APC Convention Scheduled for June

Herdsmen Kill Catechist, Six Others in Benue, Nasarawa

Babangida Urges FG to Equip Military with Modern Weapons to Tackle…

17 Southern Govs to Meet Buhari

Group Urges Jonathan to Contest 2023 Presidential Election

NSCDC Arrests Six Suspected Cultists in Kwara

NEF Backs Babangida, Asks FG to Equip Soldiers with Modern Weapons

Kaigama Cautions against Use of Media to Instigate Violence, Disunity

Delta Police Arrest Five Suspected Pipeline Vandals

Jonathan: I Don’t Believe in Using Political Power to Punish People

Catholic Archbishop Commends Southern Govs’ Wake-up Call

Gumi Hosts Freed Afaka Students, as Parents Dismiss Reports of Sexual…

Ikpeazu Calls for Decentralisation of Security Architecture

SUN

Wike blasts Amaechi: Failure of APC-led FG fueling insecurity

Why elections may not hold in 2023 ‘Bode George

PDP govs meet in Ibadan today over security, economy

Okonkwo calls for implementation of southern governors’ summit resolutions

Secession: S’East APC chairmen call for dialogue

2023: South West women group drums support for Governor Bello

PDP passes vote of confidence on Oghiadomhe, suspends party’s chairman, 7 others for anti-party’s activities

Deregistration: Analyst hails INEC, advocates 3 political parties in Nigeria

GUARDIAN

Nigerian youths woo Jonathan to vie for 2023 presidency

Ogun APC plans consensus, direct, indirect primaries for council poll

Anambra APC guber aspirants pledge new face of governance

PDP may lose 2022 governorship poll in Ekiti, Olujimi warns

Why Osinbajo sings hope despite insecurity, economic hardship

Former NAN Editor-in-Chief need N15 million for Kidney transplant

Ignorance, mutual suspicion feeding insecurity, criminality in Nigeria, says Ukpai

‘76.2m Nigerians are hypertensive but only 23 million on treatment’

Professionals jostle for burnt assets restoration, upgrading jobs

Currency printing is Finance Ministry’s responsibility, says Owoh

Rivers State in ‘total danger’ Amaechi cries out

Jonathan, southern lawmakers back govs’ anti-open grazing resolution

Nigeria toeing Somalia’s path, Anglican primate warns

Herdsmen kill four persons in Benue

Police arrest suspected attacker of correctional service centre in Owerri

VANGUARD

Gov Emmanuel says conventional method still best in tackling insecurity

PHOTOS: President Buhari arrives France ahead of African Finance Summit

PDP Governors’ Forum meet on Monday over security, economy

82.9m Nigerians starving under Buhari’s watch ‘ PDP

C’River: Church of God Mission gets first indigenous spiritual leader

PDP may lose 2022 governorship poll in Ekiti ‘ Olujimi

Police confirm 3 dead in Anambra inter-communal clash

Insecurity: Stop waiting for FG, convene National Unity Summit to save Nigeria ‘ Atiku tells Govs

Our Politics is divisive, it needs major surgery ‘ Tonye Princewill

Governance not about showing how powerful you are ‘ Rochas tells Uzodima

INEC’s shoddy conduct of polls raises doubts about credibility of election results ‘ Archbishop Kaigama

NIMASA receives last batch of assets under deep blue project

CITN decries corruption in tax administration in Nigeria

82.9 million Nigerians starving under your watch, PDP slams Buhari

Local electronic card industry to save Nigeria $100m import bill

INFLATION: Money supply rises 22.5% to N38trn

UPDATED: Restructuring: Don’t vilify Southern Governors, Okowa warns Lawan

Bullish sentiment in stocks may wane this week

National dialogue our last chance to save Nigeria from disintegration ‘ Yoruba Ronu Forum

Ex-President Jonathan says he won’t use political power to punish people

Buhari’s shoot-at-sight order is illegal ‘ Obi Nwakanma

Total power blackout in Kaduna State, as Labour unions begin strike

Motorists throng fuel stations in Kaduna as NUPENG joins NLC’s warning strike

Forum demands probe of Prof Akintoye’s letter on alleged plans to attack Southwest

Jonathan in Benin backs Governors Forum on states synergy

Again, four die as armed herders invade Benue community

IBB’s call for equipping soldiers with modern weapons, training must not be ignored, says NEF

Joy as Abia communities get electricity first time after 30yrs

Labour dispute: NLC vows to proceed on warning strike in Kaduna

ICC Africa regional arbitration to hold confab in June

107, 130 children sacked from six LGAs of Benue by armed herdsmen in 2021

ACF worries over silence on helicopter distributing weapons to bandits in Niger

LEADERSHIP

No Alternative To Vaccine Passports, Says Dubai Airport Boss

PDP Govs Meet Over Insecurity, Economy In Oyo Monday

Modern Training, Equipment Needed To Overcome Insecurity ‘ IBB

Group Donates Multi-million Naira Medical Equipment To Boost FCT PHCs

JUST-IN: NLC Strike Disrupts Power Supply In Kaduna

FCTA, NGO Partner On Housing For Vulnerable Residents

JUST-IN: Gunmen Kill 3 Officers, Raze Police Station In Delta

2023: Youths Pledge To Fund Jonathan’s Presidential Campaign

TRIBUNE

2023 election: Group offers to bankroll Jonathan’s electioneering campaign

Minna Catholic Bishop tasks politicians, journalists on truth

APC needs new face to win next elections ‘ Chairmanship aspirant

Kidnapping in schools: student movement calls for international help

Elumelu empowers 350 constituents with tricycles, motorcycles, other items

Gombe gov charges citizenry on engagement in meaningful ventures for socio-economic development

Rates to moderate on N60bn worth of T-bills inflow

Hoodlums deface PDP secretariat in Kogi with APC inscription

Jonathan backs governors forum, calls for synergy among states

Nigerians are starving, dying, PDP tells Buhari, APC

Why INTELS was disqualified from NPA’s boat pilotage contract ‘ Hadiza Usman

Nigeria security challenges need urgent attention ‘ Fayemi

PDP govs converge on Ibadan to discuss growing national insecurity

NATION

Fury quits alcohol to face Joshua

How I was removed for raising observations over financial records, by Ex- NPA board member

Japanese want Tokyo Olympics, Paralympics cancelled

Fed support likely for states to develop ranches

Emefiele to launch Ekiti Rice Pyramid tomorrow

State of the nation: Atiku calls for summit of governors

Sunday Igbohos boys clash with DSS operatives in Ataojas palace

Why we created more emirates in Kano -Ganduje

Anthony Joshua, Fury clash confirmed for August 14

Buhari departs Abuja for France

BREAKING: IYC boss escapes death

DAILY TIMES

Israel intensifies attacks on Gaza, army says troops on ground

Oby Ezekwesili: Chibok girls kidnap was planned to tarnish Jonathans image for Buhari to win

Man dumps 30-year-old wife for refusing to sell one of their triplets

Stella Damasus: I was raped by a relative at the age of 8

Ekiti Govt. to embark on Rice pyramid project, targets one million tonnes

Total power blackout in Kaduna State, as Labour unions begin strike

Maintain intimacy with electorate, Okowa urges politicians

Oyo APC Leadership: Akala, Teslim and Bayo Adelabu Battle

Babangida, Jonathan task Buhari, others on governance, insecurity

Three policemen slain as gunmen burn station

Primate Ayodele: Warns Buhari reveals Nigerias economy will shut down in 32 weeks

Peace initiatives begin in troubled Itsekiri land

Regional security: Buhari hosts Chads head of state, Deby

Despite sacking his regime in 1985, President Buhari showers encomium on Dogonyaro

Japan expands COVID-19 emergency state to 3 more prefecture

DAILY TRUST

FCTA demolishes park turned to ‘drug colony’

FCT minister lays foundation for widows, orphans’ estate

Insecurity displaces Bakassi council chairman

Lawyer decries unending judicial workers’ strike

#EndSARS: Panel recommends 125 petitioners for compensation

Insecurity: Group seeks help from international community

Why PDP may not wrest power from APC in Ekiti – Sen Olujimi

Ogun speaker faults Lawan over Southern govs meeting

PDP govs meet over insecurity, economy, others

2023: Group asks Jonathan to contest presidency

LG polls: Protests over ‘imposition’ of APC candidates

Brekete Family: BBC unmasks the true face of ‘Ordinary President’

Shun antagonism, Jonathan tells southern, northern govs

Workers’ strike: We’re ready for you, El-Rufai tells NLC, PDP

Gunmen kill 3 policemen, cart away rifles in Delta

No Afaka student was sexually molested – Parents

Persecuted at home, Igbo Muslims troop to North for succour

Nigerians are starving, dying, PDP tells Buhari

Asaba declaration exposes northern governors’ failure – CNG

Gunmen kill 4 villagers in Benue, vandalise monarch’s home

5 persons killed by customs not smugglers – Senator Buhari

IBB to FG: Train, equip our soldiers to end insecurity

40 cattle die after eating poisonous grass in Taraba

INTELS: I did not disobey any court order – Hadiza Bala-Usman

We can collectively fight insecurity like COVID-19 – Ihejirika

Tuesday’s Boko Haram invasion of Jiddari Polo

APC chairmanship: Giving legacy parties sense of belonging

3 killed in Anambra communal clash

Binta Garba: Bala Usman plotted my removal from NPA board after I demanded transparency

Insecurity: Iron out thorny issues affecting Nigeria’s destiny, Atiku tells govs

3 killed in Anambra inter-communal clash

Fury confirms he’ll fight Joshua in Saudi Arabia in August

Wike, Amaechi bicker over cause of insecurity in Rivers

Parents: No Afaka student was sexually molested

INTELS: I did not disobey any court order – suspended NPA MD Bala-Usman

AUTHORITY

Strive for responsible ethos, Archbishop Kaigama urges political leaders, media professionals

2023: Agila Noble Women declares support for Chief Philip Agbese

VC harps on good behaviour as NOUN matriculates 17,804 students

NAF marks 57th Anniversary with induction of new JF-17 thunder aircraft

Policell continue to protect lives, property of Nigerians despite challenges- IGP

HERALD

Why Nigeria’s Manufacturing Sector Is Not Attracting Desired Investment ‘ NESG

Nigeria Attracts $195m Healthcare Investment in Five Years

Davido Gifts Daughter, Imade N1m Dior Bag For Her 6th Birthday

Motorists throng fuel stations in Kaduna as NUPENG joins warning strike

Total power blackout in Kaduna State, as Labour unions begin strike

Ekiti Govt. to embark on Rice pyramid project, targets one million tonnes

AfDB, IFAD, Others Give $17b To Boost Food Security in Africa

Police arrest 16 suspects over cultism, recover firearms, ammunition

BUSINESSDAY

As in NPA, ministerial power-play holds up new board for TCN

High production cost dampens Unilever PAT in 2021 first quarter

Economic prosperity will elude Nigeria without political stability

Mubarak Bala and the hypocrisy of Nigeria’s ‘religious freedom

Good people versus good processes ‘ Who do you trust

Agric lending at 5-year high fails to reflect in food prices

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Blackout As NLC Moves To Ground Activities In Kaduna

Southern Speakers Back Region’s Govs’ Open Grazing Ban, Restructuring

Nigeria Is Now A Failed State Under Buhari’s Leadership ‘Gbonigi

PDP Charges Buhari, APC To Address Food Insecurity

CLS Declare Support For NLC Strike Commencing Today

NCoS Pays 154.57M To 57 Diseased Officers, Others

FCT Minister Lays Foundation For QATAR Charity Housing Estate For Widows, Orphans

Youth Group Launches #BringbackGEJ Project 2023, Canvasses For Support

JEPUIN Lauds Southern Governors’ Call For National Dialogue

Jonathan Urges Leaders Not To Use Their Position To Oppress People

NIGERIAN PILOT

Sunday Igboho in Osogbo to agitate for Yoruba Nation

Group demands removal of NMEC boss over alleged maladministration

Education Minister inspects FSTC, Ahoada

JAMB extends 2021 UTME registration by two weeks, shifts the exam date

FG launches nationwide free tele-counselling services to tackle mental health

NEW TELEGRAPH

JUST IN: Herdsmen kill four farmers in Benue

My mum’s robbery experience pushed me to study law

We belong to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, INC declares

Insecurity: Pushing against state of emergency

Kalu: ‘Abaribe has no reason to incite IPOB against me

Gaza conflict: Israel targets Hamas leader with air strike

Taiwan urges no panic buying as new COVID-19 rules kick off

Akeredolu warns traditional rulers on appointment of chiefs

BLUEPRINT

Atiku to NGF: Convene national unity summit of all Nigerian governors

Insecuity: Youth block road with 4 corpses in Benue as IBB proffers solution

Breaking: Asisat Oshoala ‘s Barcelona batter Chelsea, win first Women’s Champions League

OYSIEC to refund N250,000, N50,O00 to chairmanship, councillorship candidates

 

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