Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Saturday, 22 May 2021

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

GUARDIAN

UK’s billionaires grow 20% wealthier during pandemic chaos

APC governors to Ayade: You can aspire for presidency in 2023

IGP orders security beef up in Plateau, FCT

Residents decry onslaught of traffic robbers, cultists, urge governor to swing into action

Aregbesola, loyalists form splinter group in Osun APC

Anger, tears as Bayelsa demolition squad destroy street structures

Zulum to close four IDP Camps

MOSOP cautions against embezzling Ogoni Water Project Fund

Police arrest two trying to withdraw money after robbing travellers in Osun

God has been bankrolling FUOYE, says VC

Knocks, cheers over plan to criminalise ransom payment

Late army boss, 6 others to be buried in Abuja today

Subscribers won’t submit IMEI numbers, says NCC

Nigeria to keep petrol price at N162/Litre in June

IGP orders security beef up in Plateau, FCT

Residents decry onslaught of traffic robbers, cultists, urge governor to swing into action

NNPC reverses full deregulation, remits zero revenue at April FAAC

Ayade has embarrassed us in PDP, says Taraba governor

LG Poll: OYSIEC begins distribution of sensitive materials to councils

Excessive use of social media kills destiny, Oyedepo warns youths

PUNCH

Shock as about-to-wed NAF pilot dies in Kaduna crash

Looters list: Court orders Lai Mohammed, FG to pay Secondus N20m

Why I didnt tell my colleagues about N1.2m I picked at Kano accident scene Sgt Isah

We were nearly killed when air force bombed Kaduna kidnappers den Escaped abductee

Tragic! COAS, 10 others dead as plane crashes in Kaduna bad weather

Okorocha didnt refuse to register as APC member, aide replies Uzodinma

FG, states, LGAs shared N616.87bn in April FAAC

We will capture subscribers phone IDs automatically NCC

Defection: Cross River NASS caucus disowns Ayade, PDP sacks caretaker committee

Our husbands serving police in South-East, South-South no longer safe Wives cry out

Defection: Ebonyi APC, PDP clash over Umahi, ex-gov

Ekiti govt summons Ogoga, Olukere over cult killings

Insecurity: Establish female squads, Aregbesola tells agencies

ICAN set to open university soon Adewuyi

IGP alerts police bosses to imminent Boko Haram attacks in Abuja, Jos

Its more lucrative soliciting alms in Lagos, Ogun than other places -Family beggars

Six killed, scores injured in Kaduna, Plateau attacks

Questions over govs Security votes as insecurity worsens

Police launch manhunt for Catholic priests abductors

I dont pray for a repeat of my Biafran war experience 70-yr-old Football legend, Okala

Ogun seals plant, bars gas welding as another explosion injures two

Killings: Defend yourselves, Ortom tells Benue residents

How sacked CSO contacted us to kidnap lecturers, make ABU insecure -Suspects

Reject temptation to divide Nigeria, Osinbajo urges media leaders

Perpetrators must be punished for schoolchildren abduction in Nigeria US

Trauma from rape made me addicted to alcohol -Kiitan Bukola

Nobody can buy my conscience, says Obasanjo

Big Brother house was like prison Erica Nlewedim

Doctor advised my mum to kill me after I became paralysed at eight Helen Alonge, polio survivor

Naira falls to 485/$, BDCs warn speculators of losses

Plane crash: Attahirus wife is alive, says El-Rufais aide

20 killed as three NAF jets crash within three months

Chief of Army Staff Ibrahim Attahiru, seven others die in Kaduna plane crash

N30m mosque: HURIWA threatens lawsuit, says Agric minister must build church, shrine

FG, states, LGAs shared N616.8bn in April FAAC

Its shameful Army failed to capture Shekau but ISWAP conquered him Aisha Yesufu

Ayade: PDP dissolves, replaces Cross River caretaker committee

Alleged fraud: Terminate probe, PDP tells EFCC

THISDAY

Army Confirms Attahiru’s Death, Says10 Officers, Crew Members Died in Air…

Kaduna Mourns Army Chief Attahiru, Other Officers Onboard Crashed Plane

Buhari Sad over Death of Army Chief, Other Officers in Plane…

Akwa Ibom Gov Stimulating Economy with SMEs, Says Information Commissioner

NAS Accuses Buhari of Outsourcing Presidential Responsibilities

FG Rules out Fuel Price Increase in June

With Time, Nigeria Will Overcome Challenges, Says Omo-Agege

2023: All Elective Positions Open to Party Members, Say APC Governors

Imo Traditional Rulers Partner UNICEF, NOA to Eradicate Female Genital Mutilation

2023: Federal Lawmaker Seeks Restructuring of Political System to Produce Good…

Taraba Gov: Ayade’s Defection to APC Embarrassing, Shocking

We Have No University of First Choice for Scholarships, Says PAP

Outrage as Bandits Kill Catholic Priest, Abduct 70-year-old Reverend Father in…

Incessant Bird Strikes in Nigerias Airspace Worry Airlines

Rivers Seeks Relocation of NIMASA Cabotage Department

Seplat Promises Better Performance, Generates $318 Million Cash

NAICOM, Transport Ministry Mull Insurance Cover for Road Users

SUN

Miyetti Allah leader to Fulani herders: Don’t obey open grazing ban

Hon Aminu Sulaiman Goro, House Committee Chairman on Tertiary Education and Services: Those complaining that legislators earn fat salaries are mentally lazy

Only anti-open grazing laws can end Fulani assault ‘Diwe

Agitators for Biafra, Yoruba Nation are illiterates -Ex Presidential Aspirant, Olawepo-Hashim

Ayade: Secondus should resign to save PDP, says Kassim Afegbua

Umahi not arming thugs in Ebonyi -APC

Anambra guber: Zoning favours APC, not APGA, PDP ‘ Aspirant, Nwaokafor

Ayade’s defection confirms APC’s political credentials ‘ Progressive Govs

Ayade’s defection shocking, embarrassing- Ishaku

Enugu CP urges residents to support `Operation Restore Peace

COVID-19: NCDC registers 49 new infections

NAPTIP detains Lebanese over alleged defilement of minors

Maradona’s doctor faces murder charge

VANGUARD

COVID 19: NYSC to conduct daily temperature checks in Ebonyi orientation camp

Osinbajo calls for responsible use of social media

Hospitality industry recovering from COVID-19 effects ‘ Lai Mohammed

Kwara, Plateau top open defecation population ‘ FG

We’re not defecting with Ayade ‘ PDP Fed lawmakers, stakeholders forum

NDDC audit: FG donates 33 vehicles to forensic auditors

Attahiru’s death: ‘I’m deeply shaken with a sense of great personal loss ‘ El-Rufai

Gov Ugwuanyi has shown leadership in health sector ‘ ESUTH Resident Doctors

Open Grazing Ban: Attack on Malami ‘ll do nobody any good ‘ Anti-graft group

2023: APC govs shoot down zoning, say anyone free to contest

Nigeria’s laws do not allow shutdown of essential services,El-Rufai tells NLC

PDP dissolves C/River Caretaker Committee, appoints new one

Ayade moved to APC to help Cross River residents ‘ Deputy Speaker

The impending political apocalypse; can it be averted

Noise Pollution: The silent killer

Submission of Phone IMEIs new requirement to make calls, text, chat in Nigeria ‘ NCC

World Hypertension Day: Lifestyle changes, control drugs, key to managing HBP ‘ Experts

Study ranks Africa highest in death among critically ill COVID-19 patients

UPDATED: Attahiru, Chief of Army Staff, 11 others feared killed in plane crash near Kaduna airport

Police arrest 2 suspected highway robbers in Osun

We’ re not defecting with Ayade ‘ PDP Fed lawmakers, stakeholders forum

EU disburses ’10m to combat human trafficking in Nigeria

BREAKING: Chief of Army Staff Ibrahim Attahiru dies in military plane crash

Nigerians in Italy task service chiefs on security, backs new ambassador

Imo APC registration battle: Without me , Araraume nothing like APC ‘ Okorocha

We’re being phased out from tertiary hospitals, medical laboratory scientists allege

YOV seeks release of 3 OPC members in Police custody

LEADERSHIP

NLNG Launches GMoU Phase I With Head Office, GTS Clusters

Forex Speculators To Lose N100b As CBN Sustains Funding For BDCs

Explosions: Ogun Govt Bans Industrial Gas Sale To Retailers, Seals 2 Plants

Defection: Ayade Is On His Own, Didn’t Consult Us, Say C’River NASS Members

Nigeria Achieves $6bn In-country Spend In Oil And Gas Sector ‘ NCDMB

JUST-IN: No Plan To Hike Petrol Pump Price Now, Federal Govt Assures

VC Appointment: Sanwo-Olu Dissolves LASU Governing Council, Orders Fresh Process

Ebube Agu: Ebonyi Group Condemns Umahi’s Threat To Arrest Opposition Leaders

Federal Govt Begins Rebuilding Citizens’ Trust In Police, Others With National Dialogue

TRIBUNE

Nigeria records 43 new COVID-19 infections, total now 165,944

That hunchback in your child may be due to TB ‘Expert

Killing of cops, soldiers abnormal; we need their help now more than ever before ‘Rivers Neighbourhood Watch head

Things I want people to learn from my new ‘Titanic’ novel ‘Danielle Anyanwu, 12-year-old Nigerian-British writer

UPDATED: Chief of Army Staff, General Ibrahim Attahiru, dies in military plane crash

How Nigeria can get out of insecurity, banditry, kidnapping ‘ Obasanjo

Cracks in Edo PDP widen as South Senatorial faction moves to remove chairman

Aftermath Gov Ayade’s defection, PDP dissolves caretaker committee in Cross River, names new team

Lagos govt to reduce unemployment growing rate with jobs initiative

Subscribers not required to submit IMEI number ‘ NCC

Sokoto flags off Tuberculosis awareness and testing campaign against animal disease

Cross River still a PDP state despite Ayade’s defection, say Stakeholders

NATION

Attack on Police: Anarchy and Disintegration Imminent

Before we all turn into beasts

NNPC makes zero remittance for May FAAC allocation

BREAKING: Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Attahiru, dies in plane crash

BREAKING: 12 die as Military plane crashes in Kaduna airport

NGE, NUJ, others honour departed media leaders, pays tributes

Were committed to one united Nigeria S/East Governors

Ooni reiterates commitments in youths development

NCC: We didnt ask subscribers to submit IMEI

LG Poll: OYSIEC begins distribution of sensitive materials

HURIWA condemns proposed building of Mosque with N30 million

DAILY TIMES

Separatist movements in Nigeria and Cameroon are joining forces

Ogun govt commence investigation into multiple gas explosions

Why I appointed 38,000 political aides Ayade

APC welcomes Ayade, urges other PDP Governors to follow footsteps

APC for all, members free to contest any position PGF

Updated: Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru, others die in plane crash

Bandits kill 4 more persons, injure others in Kaduna fresh attacks

Financial autonomy for State Legislature, Judiciary to commence next week FG

Flood wreaks havoc in Delta

DAILY TRUST

No cause for alarm over terrorists’ attacks, IGP assures

Bandits kill Catholic priest, abduct another in Katsina

…kill 3, abduct 12 in Niger community

FG not in hurry to hike fuel pump price – Sylva

ISIS won’t get $7m bounty placed on Shekau, says US

‘It is too early to celebrate Shekau’s death’

Education for youths key to ending insecurity – Obasanjo

We won’t follow you to APC, C/River PDP lawmakers tell Ayade

2023: No zoning, says APC govs

Nigeria will prevail over current challenges – Osinbajo

OML revocation impasse: Reps doubt Addax’s claims

Autonomy of state legislature, judiciary begin next week — FG

FG seeks global efforts against terrorism, drug trafficking

Meet Kano police officer who returned N1.2m found on accident victim

Keke NAPEP menace: Operators smile to bank as road users, commuters groan

Ahmed Musa draws praises for NPFL second coming, sparkling start

Glimpses from the indeterminate, inevitable event

88% of millionaires have degrees

We’re committed to building a robust economy in Yobe – Buni

Okonjo-Iweala, Kagame to speak at UBA Africa Conversations

Lagos to deepen tax net to boost IGR

Stolen artifacts: Deal with palace only, Oba of Benin tells German govt

Gunmen kill 2, abduct ex lawmaker’s wife in Kaduna

Why I sacrificed my car allowance for a bridge in my ward – Bayelsa councillor

Inside Buni-led committee’s tortuous journey of 9 months

Buhari condoles Senator Sani Mohammed Musa over father’s death

Robbers kill policeman, injure others

Insecurity: Ex-Kogi gov’s son proffers solution in new book

Kano NSE begins N50m ultramodern secretariat

Poly expels 42 students for various offences

UNVEILED: Identities of the passengers who died alongside Chief of Army Staff

Cultists kill 35-year-old man in Osun

After 25 years of blackout, Atiku’s home town gets electricity

Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello, bags NUJ’s ‘role model award’ in education

Insecurity: NSCDC commissions all-female squad to secure schools

After Ayade’s defection, PDP replaces Cross River State caretaker committee

HERALD

Plateau Govt pleads with ASUU not to resume strike in PLASU

WASU lauds Dangote on employment generation

No plans to increase price of Petrol, says Sylva

COVID-19: Ganduje receives second jab of COVID-19 vaccine

UN chief welcomes ceasefire declaration by Israel, Hamas

Makinde inaugurates Nigerian Breweries Solar Power Plant in Ibadan

Niger lost N1.2bn in Q1 from fire outbre

Presidency approves verification of Niger Delta amnesty beneficiaries

AUTHORITY

Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru Dies in Air Crash

NYSC:48 years of loyal and seduced service to the nation

Boko Haram attacks: IGP places FCT, Plateau CPs on alert

Freedom of movement is for human beings, not cattle and sheep

Miscreants attack Church in Katsina, kill priest

Gov Sule urged to fix water scarcity in Keffi LGA

Pams transformational leadership at NCPC and matters arising

Group decries plot to blackmail Buratai, other former service chiefs

Banditry: Gwarzo LG Chair Raises Alarm Over Influx Of Zamfara Illegal Miners Into Kano

BUSINESSDAY

FX speculators projected to lose N100bn as CBN sustains funding for BDCs

These ten stocks are NSE’s best performers since January

FAAC’s April disbursement sees N64.4bn decline

Nigeria’s equity investors caught in web of N600bn loss

Economy still awaits FG’s 300,000-unit housing intervention 12months after

Nigerian governors, quest for devolution of powers and Executive Order question

Why manufacturing can’t resolve vaccine crisis in Africa

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Apple’s Tim Cook To Defend App Store At Epic Games Trial

UK: Fears of COVID Third Wave As India Variant Cases More Than Double In A Week

Minimum Wage: No Worker Earns Below N30,000 In Kwara, State Govt Tells Onanuga

[UPDATE] COAS Dies In Plane Crash, NAF Confirms Mishap

Wall St Extends Recovery After Strong U.S. Business Surveys

Bitcoin Outlook: Federal Reserve Speaker To Kick Off Four-day Cryptocurrency Conference

BREAKING: Chief Of Army Staff, Attahiru Dies In Plane Crash

LG Poll: 17 Political Parties Participating In Saturday’s Election ‘ OYSIEC Boss

Ayade: PDP Dissolves, Replaces Cross River State Caretaker Committee

Makinde, Amaechi Agree To Resolve Issues Delaying Take-Off Of Ibadan Inland Dry Port

APC Chieftain Hails FG For N8.8bn Biu Dam, Kano Irrigation Projects

FG Seeks Partnership With Oyo State Govt On Inland Dry Port

NIGERIAN PILOT

Chief of Army Staff dies in air mishap

Leaked Memo: Agric min authenticates memo

Bitcoin tumble slows with help from Elon Musk

FG released N7b for completion of East-West Road -Sen Alasoadura

BBC to publish report into Diana interview

Nwajiuba sues for installment of quality education

Ebubeagu: Ebonyi indigenes condemn Umahis threat to arrest opposition leaders

NEW TELEGRAPH

Forex: Speculators to lose N100bn as CBN sustains funding for BDCs

New COVID-19 measures: We need medicine for quick cure not restrictions, says Prof. Ezeibe

IGP: Boko Haram terrorists planning attacks on Abuja, Jos, other cities

Sea surges have destroyed our homes, livelihoods ‘Ayetoro residents cry out

Insurgency: Seven Super Tuccano aircraft arrive Nigeria July to utterly crush bandits, Rep

N2.3trn Loan: Nigeria must borrow to avoid chaos ‘Analysts

FG embargoes fuel price hike, to pay N210bn subsidy in June

BLUEPRINT

Revealed! How Chief of Army Staff, Attahiru, others crashed

VIDEO: Crash site of where Chief of Army Staff, others died revealed

Prof Akin Oyebode U-15 Football Competition: Ekiti agog as top dignataries, journalists, scouts, others hit town for grand finale

CDS mourns Attahiru, orders investigation

Cross Rivers: PDP dissolves, replaces caretaker committee

Breaking: Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Attahiru is dead

2023: Ohanaeze urges Igbo youth, others to shun violence

All set for Saturday’s LG polls in Oyo ‘ OYSIEC chair

36% Cross Riverians live in abject poverty ‘ Commissioner

 

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