Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Friday,13 August, 2021

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

PUNCH

US Congress embargo on arms sale to Nigeria

Osun hunters tackle Amotekun over alleged N29m lockdown debt

Warri-Itakpe train crushes mother mother, daughter

Nigeria among highest IDA borrowers, says World Bank

FG hikes vehicle number plate, driving licence rates by 50%

Why deputies fall out with govs Benue deputy gov

African clubs retain away goals after Europe scraps rule

Suspected bank hacker, BDC operators nabbed over N1.868bn scam

Bank CEOs threaten forex fraudsters with arrest, prosecution

Disco worker jailed six months for illegal disconnection in Kogi

PENGASSAN laments neglect of East-West Road, members kidnap

Insecurity, kidnapping, attacks plaguing data collection, says NBS

Why we invest N370m in scholarship for gifted students NTIC

Pro-Osinbajo group writes Lawan, others, seeks support for VP

Buhari must choose between South-West self-determination or regional govt Gani Adams

COVID-19 free rise: States defend community testing stoppage, experts warn of disaster

Bandits collected N11m, killed firms engineer in Kaduna Source

21-year-old Cross River electrician arrested with AK-47, GMPG ammunition

Were working on Igboho, FG should contain herdsmens menace YCE

MAN, LCCI warn as FG tolls Lagos-Ibadan, Abuja-Lokoja, Enugu-PHarcourt roads, others

Man in court for allegedly defrauding foreign varsity admission seekers

Nigerian mission in London shut after two officials contract COVID-19

Residents panic as suspected land grabbers, thugs invade Lagos estate

DSS withholds El-Zakzaky, wifes passports, stops foreign treatment

Train kills mother, daughter in Delta

Rumblings in APC, PDP as major blocs battle for party control

Enugu APC bigwigs dividing, intimidating foundation members Spokesman

Court jails mechanic six-month for stealing spare parts in Jos

Secondus blames APC for Nigerians humiliation abroad

FG, states, LGs suffer N329.6bn shortfall in five months

Nigeria receives first shipment of J&J vaccine

Appeal Court dismisses Evans suit against police over seized trucks

Three arrested for breaking into, looting Ogun warehouse

Gunmen assassinate Zamfara ex-councillor

Job creation critical to discouraging irregular migration LCCI

Missing Ogun clerics corpse found in car, police say he was hypertensive

BBNaija S6: My mother tried to abort me, says Angel

Insecurity: Dialogue, reconciliation way forward, says Matawalle

N2.5tn injected in varsities, others in 10 years -FG

THISDAY

FG: Nigeria Imported N1.8tn Used Vehicles in One Year

Indonesia: Secondus Seeks Stiffer Penalty, Bemoans Debasing of Nigerians Abroad

NDLEA Intercepts Bandits, Seizes Heavy Weapons in Katsina, Benue

Police: We Parade Suspects to Educate Public

Nigeria Has Frustrated Younger Generation, Say Yoruba Elders

Assisted by Military Operations, 11 Abducted People Escape from Captivity in…

Cholera Kills 206 in Kebbi, Scores Hospitalised

Nigeria High Commission in London Closed over COVID-19 Scare

DHQ: Boko Haram, ISWAP Fighters Depleted Vows to contain…

TETFund Invests N2.5tn in Varsities, Others in 10yrs

Breaking: Abducted Niger Commissioner Regains Freedom

Stock Market Maintains Positive Trend, Appreciates By N480.8bn In Three Days

SEC Expresses Readiness to Collaborate with RIMAN to Deepen Capital Market

Odusote: Reliable Electricity Key to Lagos States Economic Goal

Our Charges Not Arbitrary, APMDC Replies Shippers Council

GUARDIAN

Anambra: How rancorous primaries boost relatively unknown parties

COVID-19: Three states at risk as FG suggests ‘precision’ lockdown

PDP asks court to sack Buni as governor, swear in party’s candidate

Eleven hostages escape amid military offensive in Kaduna, two others rescued

Boko Haram’s fighting force depleted, says military

TETFund injects N2.5tr into varsities, others in 10 years, says FG

Plateau indigenes vow to defend selves against Fulani killers

Stakeholders disturbed as Nigeria, others lose $3.8b to environmental degradation

We will hand over FX fraudsters to law enforcers, bankers warn

SEC secures AfDB grant to boost investor protection, regulation

WoodMac puts Shell’s divestment assets in Nigeria at $2.3b

UK demands value for intervention in Kano, budgets £14.7m

Man Shot Dead In The Middle Of Facebook Livestream

AEDC staff bags 6 months imprisonment for unlawful disconnection of electricity supply

NDLEA intercepts bandits with AK 47 rifles in Katsina, Benue

Budget process must transform to ensure accountability, says Eyitayo

Nigeria’s poorest vice chancellor

Nigeria’s macabre dance to global debt trap

Afghan forces abandon third largest city to the Taliban as blitz continues

PSG chairman says Mbappe ‘has no reason’ to leave club after Messi arrival

Messi sets sights on Champions League ‘dream’ after PSG unveiling

VANGUARD

FG reopens Eko Bridge, begins repair of airport flyover

Osun APC crisis deepens as faction alleges attack on leaders

IBB did not victimize Vatsa during military trial ‘ Gen. Akilu

Former PDP guber aspirant, Maduka unveiled as Accord candidate in Anambra

2023 Igbo Presidency: Adeseye propagating falsehood against Ndigbo ‘ Ohanaeze

One dies, 17 injured in Abeokuta-Ibadan highway accident

Playing Lionel Messi with diplomacy

Enugu APC LG chairmen endorse state chairman’s impeachment

Ebonyi 2023: Indigenes reject zoning, campaign for competence, credibility

Lagos Assembly clarifies approval of $53.9m LCC loan conversion

Train crushes mother, daughter to death in Delta

Delta variant: We’re not in the level of threat yet to consider lockdown ‘ Health Minister

Police arrest 3 men for alleged looting of company warehouse in Ogun

LEAKED AUDIO: Abba Kyari should be handed over to FBI ‘ CNG

Buni: APC asks Judiciary to punish PDP’s abuse of court processes

Hunters pull out of Osun Amotekun over N29m scandal

Buhari meets Tinubu in London

CP Alhassan goes hard on criminals in C’River, arrests suspect within 24 hrs

EFCC probe: I have nothing to hide, Dickson tells Bayelsa LGA chairmen

IPOB Sit-at-Home Counter Order: We have no intention of usurping IPOB’s powers, Kanu’s family apologises

Nigeria High Commission in London shutdown operations after officials test positive for COVID-19

How my 3 children escaped kidnappers’ den ‘ Village Head

Meet youngest, first Nigerian to bag 2-Star Dsc in Child Developmental Science

Death-row inmates: Lawyers tackle Aregbesola, govs on execution

11 hostages escape from bandits’ camps in Kaduna ‘ Commissioner

6 ESN members killed, 13 arrested, 19 AK-47 rifles recovered in Enugu, Ebonyi ‘ Army

Delta Govt expands Warri-Uvwie storm drainage project

Mohammed Fawehinmi didn’t die of COVID ‘ Family

We’ve spent N2.5 trillion in varsities, others in 10 years, says TETFund

Drug War: NDLEA intercepts bandits’ kingpins, seizes heavy weapons in Katsina, Benue

NDDC BOARD: APC may lose oil states, group warns Buhari

Deji of Akure disowns community head in Ondo

COVID-19: Nigeria takes delivery of 177,600 doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccines

LEADERSHIP

We Created Revenue Alternatives For National Library ‘ Prof Aina

Lagos Govt Shuts 20 Illegal Drug Shops

Court Bars CMD From Evicting Wife

Election Crisis: Police Seal Off NUJ Secretariat In Rivers

School Feeding: Federal Govt Verifies 196,873 Pupils In Nasarawa

156 Bandits Killed, 64 Arrested, 1000 Surrender To Troops In 2 Weeks ‘ DHQ

COVID-19: Federal Govt Rules Out Lockdown Amid Delta Variant Surge

Ebonyi 2023: Indigenes Reject Zoning, Seek Competence, Credibility

Child Devt: Embrace Paradigm Shift, Be Committed, Mothers Admonished

TRIBUNE

Shippers council not bothered about operators plight, industry challenges ‘ APMDC

PVP: Stakeholders meet over implementation, project bumper harvest for farmers

We are working behind the scene for Igboho’s freedom, says Yoruba Council of Elders

Restructure Nigeria now to end agitations for secession, says Anyaoku

40% of vehicles imported into Nigeria are stolen, says minister

FRSC dismisses reports on number plate price hike, insists corps not revenue agency

We’ll announce Mohammed Fawehinmi’s burial rites in due course ‘ Family

Bayelsa seeks establishment of special waterways security outfit

Alleged embezzlement: I have nothing to hide, Dickson tells Bayelsa LG Chairmen

Urhoghide mourns Captain Hosa, says Nigeria lost a business guru

Buhari condoles Shagari’s family over death of ex-president’s wife

J&J vaccine: FG targets elderly, riverine populations

NATION

Govt withholding El-Zakzaky’s, wife’s passports’

N2.5tr spent on varsities, others in 10 years, says Fed Govt

Fayemi urges strike doctors to reconsider emphasis on strike

Striking doctors slammed with ‘no work, no pay’ rule

APC senator writes off Buhari’s 774,000 public works jobs

Buhari meets Tinubu in London

Top 10 Instagram earners in Nigeria

Why we asked for suspension of sit-at-home order, by Nnamdi Kanu’s family 

DAILY TRUST

Motorists groan over hike in registration, licence fees

How Plateau’s new crises may threaten Lalong’s peace legacy

Worrying challenges of insecurity on agriculture and economy

Understanding NNPC stake in Dangote Refinery

Forex: Bank CEOs plan digital process to check fraud

AfDB leads others with $6.7bn climate financing

Lagos port complex expects 19 ships

Nigeria not high debt-risk nation – DMO

Economy: Abuja G20 tasks professionals on value addition

NIPOST seeks legislative action to boost IGR

Bauchi communities appeal to FG on collapsed bridge

How water from untreated boreholes exposes Gombe residents to cholera

Orphans registered in schools by Borno State officials

SON cautions Borno rice millers against sharp practice

How I lost 20yrs investment worth N10m within hours to burglars

Community leader raises alarm on cholera outbreak

How 400 boys attained adulthood in Enugu community

A cross-section of the youths being initiated into adulthood during the event

400 indigent citizens get free medicare in Anambra

Police arrest bank hacker over N1.87bn fraud

Appeal court dismisses Evan’s N200m, 25 trucks suit against police

INEC suspends e-voting machines procurement over Electoral Act amendment delay

2023: IBB’s template best for Nigeria — APC chieftain

Osun APC crisis: Aregbesola’s supporters allege assassination plot

PDP seeks Buni’s sack over APC caretaker c’ttee

Super Eagles drop 7 places in latest FIFA rankings

‘Sports federations’ elections will kick-start 2024 Olympics preparations’

US, UK troops set to hit Afghanistan as Taliban captures more cities

Nigeria shuts UK High Commission As Officials Contract COVID

NRC postpones resumption of Lagos-Kano train

Abducted Niger Commissioner regains freedom

Unimaid CMD: Emeka Offor Medical intervention helps in treating BH victims

FG commissions Enugu NIS Headquarters months after #ENDSARS protest attack

J&J Single-dose COVID-19 vaccine rolls out next week

Bauchi gov: My family, friends have asked me to contest 2023 presidency

FEC okays $2.5m, N498.2m for four power projects

COVID-19: FG Dismisses Fresh lockdown rumour

FG: Procurement of fresh COVID vaccine gulped N122bn

How angry villagers overpowered, killed kidnapper in Taraba

‘We were served white rice without stew once a day’, escaped hostage narrates ordeal

11 hostages flee bandits’ camps in Kaduna

Flood destroys 1,567 farmlands, kills 5 in Bauchi communities

COVID-19: Delta variant crimps oil demand outlook, says IEA

Young people are crucial in preventing radicalisation  in Commonwealth communities weakened by COVID-19

Kaduna: PDP alerts COAS on plan to use soldiers to compromise LG elections

BUSINESSDAY

How Lagos power market will transform the state

Want to build a 5-Star African experience’ Start with the light bulbs

Decline and fall of the naira

Breastfeeding and the future of the human race

Rising kidnap cases threaten Nigeria’s future

FEC approves four power projects to improve transmission, distribution

FEC approves federal roads, bridges tolling policy

Lagos to create N5.2trn electricity market from gutting dirty generators

Airline industry statistics confirm 2020 as worst year on record

RIMAN has for 20yrs led Nigeria’s risk management practices ‘ Nnoka

HERALD

COVID-19: No Lockdown For Now ‘ FG Says Amid Surge In Delta Variant

I Promised UN, Ojukwu, We’ll Actualise Biafra Without Firing A Bullet’ ‘ MASSOB Leader

Bandits Kill Former Zamfara Councillor Barely 24 Hours After Abducting Fellow Ex-Councillor’s Wife, 7-Month-Old Baby

EFCC nab mom, son for internet fraud

11 hostages escape from bandits’ camps in Kaduna

Fani Kayode Condemns Rehabilitation Of Boko Haram Fighters, Says Its Greatest Evil Under The Sun

Ex-Chinese bank boss gets life imprisonment for bribery

AUTHORITY

APC CECPC: PDP asks court to sack Buni as Yobe State governor

Nigerias COVID-19 response 4th best globally -WHO

2023: Group intensifies lobbying for VP, Osinbajo

Diplomats Assault: Secondus seeks stiffer penalty on Indonesia

65th NCE meeting: FG advances plans to eradicate out of school children menace in Nigeria

Nigeria ranks top-most among countries with out-of-school Children in the World Adamu Adamu

DAILY INDEPENDENT

PDP Wobbling Disastrously Because Of Poor Leadership ‘ Bode George

Does IBB’s Opinion Count On 2023 Presidency

Nigeria’s Manufacturing Sector Tops N512.25bn Realised From VAT In Q2 2021 ‘ NBS

Kaspersky Identifies Top Malware Families In Nigeria, Others

Oyo Assembly Laments High Cost Of Farm Inputs, Seeks More Govt Support

Sanwo-Olu Calls For Collective Commitment To Enhance Funding For Public Tertiary Institutions

IBB Was Not Individually Responsible For Vatsa’s Fate- Gen. Akilu

PEOPLESDAILY

NSCDC issues 24 operational licence to private guards companies

Troops kill 6 IPOB/ESN members, arrest 13 in southeast

FCTA receives World bank’s $15m COVID-19 intervention fund

NSCDC boss promises cooperation with INEC, security agencies to ensure peaceful polls

2023 Presidency: Why PDP will return to power ‘ Senator Braimoh

Osinbajo harps on peace, tolerance as keys to security, economic success

NEW TELEGRAPH

Time to adopt fresh approach to tackling insecurity

TETFund: We’ve injected N2.5trn into varsities, others in 10 years

PDP asks court to sack Yobe Gov. Buni, Deputy

Be humble, stop playing God, Ngige tells doctors

FG spends N122bn on 29m doses of J&J vaccines ‘Health Minister

2023: Group lobbies govs, NASS members, APC stakeholders for Osinbajo

Property forfeiture: Okorocha drags Imo govt to Appeal Court

Secession: Why Nigeria must not disintegrate ‘Gen Abubakar

FirstBank celebrates Obasanjo, sponsors golf tournament

COVID-19: Nigeria shuts UK mission as officials test positive

FG unveils new vehicle registration scheme

Indonesia begs Nigeria over assault on diplomat

Dairy: Firm inaugurates two milk collection centres

ABP: Farmers restate challenges in repaying N554.61bn loan

Tinubu has what it takes to win 2023 presidency ‘Ogunlewe

Firms partner for Nigeria telcoms operator’s satellite connectivity

FG urged to curb money laundering by real estate investor

Eagles risk difficult AFCON, World Cup draws as Nigeria drops in FIFA rankings

Nigerian athletes need sustained support to rule the world -Dare

NIGERIAN PILOT

NIGERIA LACKING IN STRATEGY AND POLITICAL WILL ON INSECURITY

2023: Race for APC Nat. Chairmanship gets tougher as Yuguda throws hat in the ring

ICRAD uncovers imposition of illegal fees in FCT Secondary Schools

FG laments over 130bn unutilised UBEC counterpart funds

Demolition: FCT pledges commitment to compensating genuine victims

2023: Race for APC Nat. Chairmanship gets tougher as Yuguda throws hat in the ring

TETFund injects N2.5trillion in varsities, others in 10 years

 

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