Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Friday, 25 June 2021

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

AUTHORITY

Chinese astronauts talk with Earth from space

Enugu APC rubbishes Senator Ezes purported suspension

APC Convention: Buni, Bagudu, Fayemi, others in crisis meeting

Senate vows to expose govt. Agencies refusing to account for public funds

FG threatens to ban importation of foreign made science kits

Copy Gandujes Security Initiative, IGP Baba Usman Urges Governors

Kano Govt. Discovers Over 3,000 Private School Teachers On Govt. Payroll

Senate lambasts media over approval of N37bn for NAssembly renovation

PUNCH

Emergencies: Hospitals insistence on police report

Senate President backs FG borrowing spree, opposes new taxes

We’re not against northerners but terrorists, IPOB replies Gumi

We’re investing $1bn on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, two others FG

Inflation, forex scarcity hitting businesses hard, says LCCI

Baba Ijesha granted N2m bail, released to lawyer

AfDB unveils 10,000MW solar-powered plan for 250 million Africans

Buhari leaves for UK checkup as doctors threaten fresh strike

Kwara billionaires 28-year-old grandson dies, residents suspect suicide

Court hears suit challenging Atikus citizenship September 27

FG laments inequality in global Covid vaccine supply

Buharis plan to re-establish grazing routes will create new forms of ethnic conflicts Lawyer, Uhumuavbi

Super TV CEO: Suspects father arrested, lecturers, classmates shocked, UNILAG silent

Reps invite Amaechi over NPAs unaccounted N166.9bn

Afenifere, Ohanaeze, PANDEF insist on restructuring ahead talks with ACF

NPC, NBC amendment bills against constitution, attempt to criminalise freedom of expression Falana

Nigeria can earn N600bn from tobacco, alcohol tax hike World Bank

65,800 Borno farmers kicked out of farms by terrorists FAO

Rescue us from 16-year darkness, bad roads, Ogun community begs Abiodun

Two men impersonate Ekiti judge, collect money to influence judgment

Court voids Anambra PDP congress, nullifies delegate list

Father of released #EndSARS detainees son wants privacy Lawyer

Nigerian Law School, Port Harcourt campus ready in six months Wike

Food vehicles, bullion van crash in Ogun, Ondo, four women, two men killed

Rivers dispatch riders cry out over soldiers harassment, extortion

Bayelsa faults FG for deducting N11.678bn over disputed oil wells

Emirates makes a U-turn, accepts Nigeria, South Africa, Indian passengers

Buhari allocates houses to Super Eagles AFCON 94 team

After stabbing Super TV CEO, I withdrew N380k from his account not N5m 21-year-old UNILAG student

Gumi now mouthpiece for bandits, terrorists, says IPOB

BREAKING: 25 years after, Sanwo-Olu rewards Olympic gold medallist, Ajunwa with three-bedroom flat

THISDAY

Concerns over FAANs Dwindling Revenue

STOAN: Port Terminals Efficiency Affected by Dilapidated Access Roads

Buhari Lauds Ijaw Leaders for Believing in Nigeria’s Unity

How I Stabbed Super TV CEO to Death, Says 21-year-old UNILAG…

Bandits Kill One, Abduct 12 in Kaduna

Dangote Receives Highest Civilian Honour in Cameroon

FG: Lifting Embargo on Recruitment Won’t Tackle Unemployment

Julius Berger Delivers Lagos Roads ahead of Scheduled Completion Date

EFCC Nabs Three Suspects over N3.5bn Ponzi Scheme in Sokoto

FG: Separatist Agitators Using Twitter to Attack Security Forces

Victimisation of Student: Court Awards N5m Damages against UniJos Lecturer

Buhari Allocates 22 3-Bedroom Bungalows to 1994 Super Eagles Squad

Court Grants Baba Ijesha N2m Bail

FG: Lifting Embargo on Civil Service Recruitment Can’t Solve Unemployment

Chidoka: Quota System, Federal Character should not Be Elevated over Merit

Buhari Returns to London Friday for Medical Check-up

How 21-year-old UNILAG Undergraduate Allegedly Murdered SuperTV Boss

Osinbajo: Insecurity will Soon Become History in Nigeria

House Cautions Oil Firm against Frustrating Host Community’s Petition

FCT Records Seven Deaths in 91 Suspected Cholera Cases

Taskforce Kills Five Bandits, Arrests Two in Niger Community

FG, States, LGs Share N605.958bn for May

CDS Seeks Ex-senior Military Officers’ Experience to Tackle Insecurity

Rising Insecurity Worries Stakeholders

N’east Crisis: Loss of Lives could Hit 1.1m in 2030,…

SUN

FG, States, LGAs share N605.958bn in May

Give Niger Delta brand of amnesty to bandits, herdsmen ‘Sheik Gumi

Defection: APC loses senatorial chairman, others to PDP in Delta

Anambra guber: Ezenwankwo rejects APGA primary result

FG, states owe N33.11trn in external, domestic debts in Q1’NBS

PDP devolves e-registration committee into sub-committees

INEC admits security threats at registration areas

30 years after Tunis ’94, Buhari allocates houses to Super Eagles Squad

Nobody can cause division between Ibori, Uduaghan and I ‘ Okowa

We need restructuring of the mind, not just the country ‘ APC chieftains tell youths

Petroleum marketers excited over introduction of online fuel purchase

Were not borrowing to finance projects Wike

Bayelsa faults N11.67bn FAAC deductions

FGC abduction portends serious danger to North West region -El-Rufai

FEC to approve new public service rules

Nigeria calls for waiver on intellectual property rights on COVID-19 vaccine

Buhari directs Onu to submit revised 25-year roadmap on National Space Policy to FEC

GUARDIAN

INEC recognises Oye faction as Soludo seeks unity

Teacher seeks N15 million for kidney transplant

UNILAG undergraduate tells how she murdered Super TV CEO lover

Auto crash claims pregnant woman, two others’ lives in Lagos-Ibadan expressway

FCT records 91 suspected cases, 7 deaths from cholera outbreak

Nigeria poor, option is borrow, says Lawan

Celebration in Lagos as Nigeria’s women 4x400m grabs Olympics ticket

476 online platforms devoted to bring down APC, says Mohammed

Distraught widow narrates how policeman killed her husband

IPOB, Igbo youths slam Gumi for defending bandits, tag him ‘terrorist’

Court rejects EFCC’s evidence against Lawal in alleged N544m fraud case

N24b paid to special public works beneficiaries, says FG

Reps summons Amaechi, others over alleged non-remittance of N166b

VANGUARD

FG, stakeholders initiate action to curb fake, contraband pesticide

PDP devolves e-registration committee into sub-committees

European firms seek investment opportunities in Lagos LFZ

Restructuring only way to save Nigeria’Bode George

Iwo APC chieftains back Oyetola’s re-election bid

We used 6 months to restructure governance; Edo now ready for commissioners ‘ Obaseki

Rail transport generates N5.79bn from 2019 ‘ NBS

FG, States’ owe N33.11trn in external, domestic debt in Q1 ‘ NBS

Insecurity will soon become history in Nigeria ‘ Osinbajo

Customs cautions public against activities of fraudsters on social media

FAAC: FG, States, and LGs share N606bn

Don’t kill for politicians, Rep member warns supporters

Nobody can put me on collision course with past Delta leaders ‘ Okowa

Court declines PDP’s request to stay judgment sacking Anambra Exco

Court sentenced man to 16 years imprisonment for ‘attempted theft

Military not conniving with bandits to carry out attacks ‘ CDS

NASS ‘ll support INEC on delineation of electoral constituencies ‘ Lawan

EFCC arrests 3 suspects over alleged N3.5 bn online investment fraud

2m Nigerians receive COVID-19 jabs

Police confirm kidnap of 12 persons, rescue of 2 victims in Kaduna community

Makurdi varsity Bursar kidnap plot: Court grants Benue businessman, one other bail

COVID-19: AstraZeneca, Pfizer vaccines effective against Delta variants ‘ STUDY

Girls in North constitute highest percentage of 13.5m out-of-school Nigerian children’ LEDAP

FCT on alert as Cholera kills seven, 91 infected

Nigeria, 30 others get US 55m COVID-19 vaccine doses

Grazing routes: Lawyers side with states, berate FG

How suspected poisonous meat sellers from Aba were arrested in Imo Federal Polytechnic

NSCDC arrests 4 JAMB candidates for destroying CBT centre’s facilities

Pregnant woman, two others die in multiple accidents on Lagos/Ibadan Expressway

Buhari allocates houses to 1994 Super Eagles squad

FG paying N9.68bn as petrol subsidy daily ‘ NNPC

Three students killed, three others injured in Ondo auto crash

Jihadists’ Threat of Attack: NUJ urges Delta govt to beef up security

Nigeria poised to export rice as local production shoots to 9m metric tonnes

Police confirm abduction of 12 persons in Kaduna

LEADERSHIP

Twitter Favourite Platform Of Separatist Campaigners, FG Declares

Federal Govt Pays N24bn To 413,630 Public Works Beneficiaries

Citing National Interest, Buhari Shifts Ground On Restructuring

Why I Killed SuperTV CEO ‘ UNILAG Student

BREAKING: Buhari Off To London For Medical Follow-up

UEFA Abolishes Away Goal Rule

Shippers’ Council To Sanction Terminal Operator Over Arbitrary Charges

INEC Worries Over Insecurity As CVR Resumes June 28

ICPC, NOA Partner Stakeholders On Ethics, Integrity Policy Implementation

TRIBUNE

Family recalls representatives from board of family estate

JODER to media practitioners: Be ready to defy anti-free speech laws

Desist from illicit drugs or face consequences, NDLEA chairman warns

I stabbed Super TV CEO under influence of drugs, alcohol ‘ 300L UNILAG student

Bode George writes Buhari, says restructuring only way to save Nigeria

Seven deaths, 91 suspected cases of Cholera recorded in Abuja

Buhari hails Ijaw for standing by Nigeria’s unity

Wike flags off construction of Trans-Kalabari Road to connect riverine communities to Port Harcourt

FG, PGF, others lament deliberate misrepresentation of facts in Nigeria

FG commits $1bn to three flagship road projects

Four deceased 1994 Super Eagles, others get houses from Buhari

Delta businessmen urged to go beyond investing in hotels, gas stations, event centres

NATION

Constitution of NDDC board in Fed Govts interest, says ex-agitator

Delta advised to construct permanent IDP camps

Bayelsa faults N11.67b FAAC deductions

Wike: Rivers does not borrow to execute projects

Group launches right-to-education campaign in Adamawa

5,000 houses for Kano teachers

Benue begins distribution of seedlings to farmers

APC is focusing on its promises Sanwo-Olu

13 million Nigerians risk acute food insecurity

Govt calls for synergy to tackle petroleum smuggling

Fed Govt mulls reduction in company income tax, others

Banning Twitter was hard decision to take FG

Tension as gunmen abduct former lawmaker, others in Abuja hotel

Lagos reschedules model college exam

Senator Nwaoboshi faults suspension by Delta PDP

Buhari allocates houses to 1994 Super Eagles squad

NASS wont entertain frivolous loan requests from executive Lawan

Blame movie producers for high rate of bleaching in the industry Charity Nnaji

DAILY TRUST

New infrastructure to crash 1GB data price to N390 — Osinbajo

Reps summon NNPC over $300m slush fund

FG seeks concessionaires for Abuja airport, 3 others

Insecurity: FG scouts for ex-servicemen

Lawan to FG: N/Assembly won’t approve frivolous loan requests

AKK pipeline project and Kano’s rebounding industries

New infrastructure to crash 1GB data price to N390 — Osinbajo

Reps summon NNPC over $300m slush fund

FG seeks concessionaires for Abuja airport, 3 others

FG, states, LGs share N605.958bn May revenue

Osinbajo, SMEDAN to reward shining MSMEs June 27

Insecurity: Tarok decry influx of strangers into Southern Plateau

Concession: ‘Kano free trade zone to fetch $2bn export’

Invest in large scale storage ahead of crisis —Report

Nigerian Idol: 4 contestants battle for crown

Taraba farmers defy kidnapping, back to farms

Bread prices soar in Borno, bakers suggest use of cassava flour

Youth Group asks Buni, Lawan to fulfill campaign promises

Displaced families get nutritional input support in Borno

We prefer traditional birth attendants to maternity clinics – Akwa Ibom women

NYSC offers free medical services to Akwa Ibom community

Drivers, commuters urge speedy Ekhuan-Ogbiokho road construction

I’m awaiting N/Assembly resolution on restructuring – Buhari

B/Haram: 1.1m lives at risk in North East by 2030 – UNDP

FG reviewing Land Use Act — SGF

Northern coalition sues N/Assembly over constitution review

Refuse takes over Awka streets

Abia First lady calls for collaboration to protect widows

7 arrested for selling unwholesome meat to poly community

Aba royal father sends SOS to Ikpeazu, as hoodlums, robbers take over communities

Man hacks in-law to death for hitting his mother

Court remands teachers for beating student to death

Court dissolves 7-year marriage over provocation

Court admits Baba Ijesha to N2m bail

NSCDC arrests 4 for vandalising JAMB CBT centre

2023: INEC launches online portal to register voters

Delta PDP lacks power to suspend me — Sen Nwaoboshi

Bayelsa Assembly passes 12 bills in 1yr

Abia APC kicks as deputy speaker appoints 20 aides

Constitution review: Senate to continue engaging Gulak’s Chamber

Sweden: Court finds ban on hijab in schools illegal

Don’t be distracted, remember death often, cleric advises

Don’t scrap NYSC because of insecurity — NYSC

Buhari’s commitment to projects visible — Minister

Kaduna gov’t working out homegrown solutions to insecurity — El-Rufai

Insecurity: Katsina flags off 3-tier security arrangement

Grandson of Kwara billionaire industrialist commits ‘suicide’ in Ilorin

Ex-banker docked for N3.2m fraud in Ibadan

UNILAG lecturer: What I know about our student who murdered Super TV CEO

Gunmen break into Abuja hotel, abduct guests

Controversy as Borno school suspends students who refused to welcome Buhari

Anambra governorship: No factions in APGA – INEC

Kano school dares CBN, asks parents to pay fees with cryptocurrency

Court admit ‘Baba Ijesha’ to N2M bail

Reps summon Amaechi, NPA over N166bn unremitted revenues

‘Soldiers’ invade police station to free detained suspects in Osun

Buhari’s commitment to projects visible all over Nigeria – Minister

FG committed to salary harmonisation, says Yemi-Esan

El-Rufai: Kaduna gov’t working out homegrown solutions to insecurity

Buhari allocates houses to Peter Rufai, Sunday Oliseh, other 94 Super Eagles squad

Review of electoral constituencies’ delineation overdue — INEC

PDP devolves e-Registration Committee into Sub-Committees

FG to review Land Use Act – SGF

HERALD

I stabbed Super TV CEO to death to prevent being raped again ‘ Ojukwu

UK Moves to Tackle Obesity, Ban Daytime Junk Food Adverts on TV and Online

It Will Not Be Well With Them’- Veteran Actor, Deji Aderemi, Curses Those He Claims Ganged Up Against Baba Ijesha

2 men steal exhibit from police station, get dragged to court

These men should lose weight’ ‘ Troll body-shames Senator Adeleke, Dele Momodu, Dino Melaye

That offence has become rampant in the area’ ‘ Judge says before jailing man who stabbed woman in Gwagwalada

Auto accidents claim 70 in Edo, Delta, Anambra

DAILY INDEPENDENT

We Don’t Receive Constituency Funds ‘ Bayelsa Lawmakers

APC LG Primaries: Protesters Storm Sanwo- Olu’s Office Over Alleged Imposition

Party Chairmanship: APC, PDP Facing Same Battle For Best Option

Why Lagos PDP Is Always Plagued With Crisis At Every Electoral Period ‘ Adewale

IPOB Slams Gumi, Says He’s Mouthpiece For Bandits, Terrorists

Fulani Group Urges FG To End Farmers, Herders’ Conflicts

Alleged Kidnapping: Evans’ Trial Stalled As Witness Fails To Show Up In Court

Reps Ask Amaechi To Account For N461.440bn NPA Revenue, Others

UPDATE: Court Grants Baba Ijesha Bail Over Alleged Sexual Assault

PEOPLESDAILY

Buhari seeks Senate approval for N895.84bn supplementary budget

Court orders FG to pay Rivers, Akwa Ibom $3.3bn oil revenue

$3m bribery: Court sentences Farouk Lawan to 7 years imprisonment

Flood: Yoruba leader tasks Gwagwalada Area Council on construction of drainages

Court sentences woman in Kebbi for adultery

Katsina Lawmaker throws weight behind Twitter ban

Twitter Ban: Suspension I’ll be enforced until organisation register in Nigeria ‘ Lai

NEW TELEGRAPH

How I killed Super TV CEO, by 21-year-old UNILAG student

Court to hear suit challenging Atiku’s citizenship status Sept. 27

Reps summon Amaechi, NPA mgt over N166bn revenue

COVID-19: FG worried over global vaccine supply

Nigeria must sell assets, cut costs, to end borrowing ‘Akabueze

Nigeria poor, must borrow for infrastructure devt ‘Lawan

Telecom operators disconnect 4.7m lines

Fish oil supplements cuts depression risk

Rising food prices as hindrance to achieving food security

Bayelsa faults N11.67bn FAAC deductions

USAID grants $.500m to PYXERA to develop Nigeria’s food system

Okowa: Nobody can set me against Ibori, Uduaghan

Insecurity: We owe our allegiance to Nigeria’s unity-CDS, Irabor

Pension compliance: PenCom’s certificate issuance drops by 1,322

AfCFTA: ‘Great opportunity for massive job creation

Kwara unveils job opportunities with N1.8bn garment factory

Analysts: Insecurity affecting CBN’s agric interventions

Okowa: Nobody can set me against Ibori, Uduaghan

Lender collaborates with ministry to create 77,400 jobs

Buhari allocates houses to Tunisia ’94 Eagles

NIGERIAN PILOT

Food security: FCT trains 200 farmers, agric officers on organic fertilizers utilisation

Agric min pushes for establishment of Nigerian Pesticide Council

INEC to deploy 5,346 staff for the Continous Voter Registration

Buhari determined to change Niger Delta story- Akpabio

State-LG crisis and quest for fiscal federalism

Buhari supported #EndSARS movement, says NYCN

Hong Kong pro-democracy paper Apple Daily confirms closure

 

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