{"id":20157,"date":"2018-08-29T05:48:24","date_gmt":"2018-08-29T05:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=20157"},"modified":"2018-08-29T07:08:16","modified_gmt":"2018-08-29T07:08:16","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-wednesday-august-29-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=20157","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday, August 29, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sheriff-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19311\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sheriff-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sheriff-1.jpg 1080w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sheriff-1-300x86.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sheriff-1-768x219.jpg 768w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sheriff-1-1024x292.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.newsroom247.com.ng --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>PUNCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nigeria, home to highest number of worlds very poor people UK Prime Minister<\/p>\n<p>Buhari presides over APC caucus meeting, Uduaghan attends<\/p>\n<p>Buhari doesnt mind paying terrorists to secure girls release Presidential aide<\/p>\n<p>FGs school feeding programme funds diverted in Benue Uwais<\/p>\n<p>Buhari does not believe in stomach infrastructure, says Fashola<\/p>\n<p>SARS problem is about leadership Former IG, Arase<\/p>\n<p>LASG bring back LAKE Rice to crash prices<\/p>\n<p>Ebonyi seals off Abakaliki rice mill over alleged poison<\/p>\n<p>Lafia residents accuse INEC officials of extortion<\/p>\n<p>2019: INEC submits adjusted N143bn budget to NASS panel<\/p>\n<p>AGF inaugurates prerogative of mercy panel<\/p>\n<p>Kumuyi seeks media partnership to resolve national ills<\/p>\n<p>Buharill do the needful on amended electoral law, Presidency says<\/p>\n<p>Restructuring: Afenifere, Ijaw, Tiv youths flay Osinbajo<\/p>\n<p>PHOTOS: Buhari, Tinubu, Akpabio, Uduaghan, others attend APC caucus meeting<\/p>\n<p>INEC should fast-track PVC collection process<\/p>\n<p>SANs, Okupe warn against unlawful removal of Saraki<\/p>\n<p>I defect to PDP over impunity in APC &#8216; Ondo Rep<\/p>\n<p>Security agents aided disruption of Rivers by-election &#8216; Wike<\/p>\n<p>Jang declares presidential bid, promises to restructure Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Presidential declaration: CUPP kicks as FCTA stops Kwankwaso from using Eagle Square<\/p>\n<p>We left APC due to herdsmen killings, says Benue Rep<\/p>\n<p>2Face joins DSS, NSCDC against violence in Osun poll<\/p>\n<p>2019: NSA warns security agencies against compromising elections<\/p>\n<p>Electricity consumers lodged 109,048 complaints in three months &#8216; NERC<\/p>\n<p>AfDB, FAO to raise $100m for agriculture in Nigeria, others<\/p>\n<p>Buhari promises foreign investors safe business environment<\/p>\n<p>FMBN, labour unions plan affordable housing programme for workers<\/p>\n<p>FG seeks World Bank, Bill Gates&#8217; support to fund NHIS<\/p>\n<p>AIB to release Bristow helicopter crash report, five others<\/p>\n<p>Govt denies plan to sell NLNG to reflate economy<\/p>\n<p>CBN injects fresh $210m into forex market<\/p>\n<p>Facebook, Google, Twitter have to be careful, Trump warns<\/p>\n<p>FG partners Niger, UK, France to tackle cross-border crimes<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=16904&amp;ad_type=62&amp;rl=180\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>THISDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Buhari Inaugurates N90bn Brewery Plant, Assures Investors of Security<\/p>\n<p>NAF Trains 90 Operational Pilots, Says Chief of Air Staff<\/p>\n<p>FG Suspends Topline Security Pipeline Protection Contract in Atlas Cove Depot<\/p>\n<p>Wike: Security Agencies Scuttling our Efforts on Unity<\/p>\n<p>Lagos Police Arrest 54 Years Old for Defiling Age 11<\/p>\n<p>Osun 2018: UNDP Workshop Participant Cautions Politicians against Do-or-Die Politics<\/p>\n<p>FG Expresses Concern over Rapid Population Growth<\/p>\n<p>Fashola: APC Better than PDP, Buhari Not Interested in Stomach Infrastructure<\/p>\n<p>2019 Polls Budget: N&#8217;Assembly Sets Up Sub-committee to Screen INEC Proposal<\/p>\n<p>Alleged Plot to Remove Saraki: Court Okays Service on AGF, IG, DSS via Courier<\/p>\n<p>NAF Trains 90 Operational Pilots in Three Years, Says CAS<\/p>\n<p>Dickson: No Govt Funding for Planned Cancer Centre<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ex-beauty queens show love to inmates of Abuja IDP camp<\/p>\n<p>Ekiti people need quality representation at NASS &#8216; Olayinka, Reps aspirant<\/p>\n<p>PDP governors have no business joining APC &#8216; Njeze, Reps aspirant<\/p>\n<p>Nigerians extremely poor, says British PM<\/p>\n<p>2019: Buhari, Akpabio, Uduaghan, APC leaders meet over primaries, others<\/p>\n<p>Ojukwu&#8217;s widow declares Senatorial ambition<\/p>\n<p>2019: FG denies Kwankwaso use of Eagle Square<\/p>\n<p>2019 presidency: Dankwambo, Lamido pick PDP nomination forms<\/p>\n<p>2019: INEC succumbs, adjusts election budget to 143bn<\/p>\n<p>IPOB declares sit-at-home for Nnamdi Kanu<\/p>\n<p>Pepper Millionaires: In Nsukka, farmers make fortunes planting pepper<\/p>\n<p>Stay away from cultism, drug abuse, Ambode&#8217;s wife tells students<\/p>\n<p>Lawmaker raises the alarm over increasing rape cases, FGM in Ebonyi<\/p>\n<p>2023: Igbo presidency non-negotiable &#8216; Ohanaeze youths<\/p>\n<p>Kogi Assembly calls for upgrade of health facility<\/p>\n<p>President Buhari reassures business community of secured business environment<\/p>\n<p>Prisons de-congestion: FG inaugurates c&#8217;ittee on Prerogative of Mercy<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll trace, arrest gunmen in their hide-out if elected President, says Jang<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>GUARDIAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Maritime sector critical to economic diversification agenda, Buhari reiterates<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian government debunks claim of Buhari islamising country<\/p>\n<div class=\"todaycol4\">\n<div id=\"guardiantoday\">\n<p>Sen Jang declares interest in presidential race<\/p>\n<p>FG denies alleged plans to sell NLNG<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian government debunks claim of Buhari islamising country<\/p>\n<p>IPOB declares general strike on September 14 over Biafra<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.newsroom247.com.ng --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>VANGUARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Most of world&#8217;s very poor people are Nigerians &#8216; Theresa May UK&#8217;s PM<\/p>\n<p>Osinbajo urges stiffer sanctions for corrupt lawyers<\/p>\n<p>Buhari scared of Kwankwaso&#8217;s popularity &#8216; CUPP<\/p>\n<p>2019: INEC bows to NASS, agrees with approved N143bn elections budget<\/p>\n<p>There are plans to destabilise Nigeria before 2019 polls &#8216; Okogie<\/p>\n<p><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8963620531447391\" data-ad-slot=\"6661897084\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\"><ins id=\"aswift_2_expand\"><ins id=\"aswift_2_anchor\"><\/ins><\/ins><\/ins>$3.3bn Egina FPSO to arrive offshore oilfield this week<\/p>\n<p>DSTV: Order stopping increase of subscription fees still subsisting&#8217;Court<\/p>\n<p>Early childhood education pivotal for academic excellence &#8216; Koiki<\/p>\n<p>Afenifere blasts Osinbajo over comments on restructuring<\/p>\n<p>Electoral Act Amendment Bill : We&#8217;ll do the needful &#8216; Presidency<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: FG&#8217;s fact-finding mission goes to Zamfara<\/p>\n<p>Pro-Biafra women : IPOB declares sit-at-home Sept 14<\/p>\n<p>APC&#8217;ll lose Oyo guber if I don&#8217;t get ticket, Adebayo Shittu threatens<\/p>\n<p>Uduaghan, Sherif, Akpabio attend APC Caucus meeting<\/p>\n<p>2019 guber race: Minister gets presidency&#8217;s nod to contest<\/p>\n<p>Kogi Gov is a democrat, he won&#8217;t impose candidates- Spokesman<\/p>\n<p>Tax burden scares MSMEs from registering businesses<\/p>\n<p>Deepen local content in maritime, oil &amp; gas sectors, FG told<\/p>\n<p>President Buhari commissions N90bn brewery, assures conducive business environment<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria&#8217;s national grid increases by 200MW<\/p>\n<p>NNPC to establish two condensate refineries<\/p>\n<p>Delta guber: APC leadership zero in on Delta North candidacy<\/p>\n<p>State Visit: PDP sets agenda for British PM, May<\/p>\n<p>2019 elections: Vote according to your conscience, Okogie tells Nigerians<\/p>\n<p>INEC adjusts 2019 Elections budget to N143bn<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEADERSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wike Plotting To Levy Students For Re-election Campaign &#8216; APC<\/p>\n<p>Cancer: Delta Political Leaders Back Gov Dickson On Campaign Awareness<\/p>\n<p>Avoid Drugs, Cultism, Other Vices &#8216; Ambode Tells Youths<\/p>\n<p>FUNAAB Gets Improved Indigenous Chicken Breed Certificate<\/p>\n<p>I Will Create Ministry Of Ibadan Capital Development &#8216; Akande<\/p>\n<p>Donation Of Medical Equipment, Drugs To Health Centre Excites Lagosians<\/p>\n<p>Senator Sani Condoles Kaduna Journalist Over Wife&#8217;s Death<\/p>\n<p>Gov Bagudu Inherited N6.2bn Pension, Gratuity Arrears<\/p>\n<p>Benue: FG Enrols Additional 4,832 For Cash Transfer Programme<\/p>\n<p>NDHS 2018: Commission Focuses On Genotype, Others In Zamfara<\/p>\n<p>2019: No Automatic Ticket For Shehu Sani, Others &#8216; APC<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRIBUNE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kwankwaso denied use of Eagle Square for presidential declaration<\/p>\n<p>We will not allow cattle colonies &#8216;Edo PDP chairman<\/p>\n<p>N168bn spent on special impact projects in 24 institutions &#8216;TETFund boss<\/p>\n<p>Improper e-waste disposal: Nigeria&#8217;s time bomb<\/p>\n<p>DisCos worried over FG&#8217;s N72bn investment on power distribution<\/p>\n<p>Obaseki approves N951m for education in oil-producing areas<\/p>\n<p>Sapele-Okpe community decries lopsided political appointments since 1999<\/p>\n<p>FG approves N1.3bn for construction of collapsed bridge<\/p>\n<p>Benue has benefited N6bn on social investment programme &#8216; Ortom<\/p>\n<p>Osun election: 2baba rallies Omisore, takes &#8216;Vote not Fight&#8217; campaign to Osun<\/p>\n<p>Alleged N9trn underhand oil contract at NNPC overtaken by events &#8216; APC<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>NATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Uduaghan, Marwa, others join Buhari at APC meeting<\/p>\n<p>Why Lagos port is congested, by Osinbajo<\/p>\n<p>UK ll use aid budget to boost trade in Africa, says May<\/p>\n<p>INEC submits revised 2019 election budget to National Assembly<\/p>\n<p>McCain demonstrated commitment to a safer world<\/p>\n<p>Finance minister stops NHIS from investing N25b<\/p>\n<p>Buhari ll sign Electoral Act Bill, says Presidency<\/p>\n<p>INEC submits revised 2019 election budget to National Assembly<\/p>\n<p>Insurgency: We are combat-ready says Chief Of Air Staff<\/p>\n<p>NiMet predicts thunderstorms, rains for Wednesday<\/p>\n<p>Omisore: I will return mission schools, employ skilled youths<\/p>\n<p>Ebonyi seals Rice factory over poisonous rice<\/p>\n<p>Electoral Act Amendment Bill: Buhari will do the needful Presidency<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TIMES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FG COMMITS N22.7B TO MAYO BELWA-JADA-GANYE-TOUNGO ROAD IN ADAMAWA STATE<\/p>\n<p>Frank writes May, interrogate issues confronting Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Direct primary, an idea whose time has come<\/p>\n<p>Maintain status quo over Sarakis alleged impeachment, court tells parties<\/p>\n<p>EFCC ll investigate $3.8bn Egina FPSO project<\/p>\n<p>If you have sex with a man, his DNA lives in you forever<\/p>\n<p>APC NWC meets as PDP picks presidential candidate October<\/p>\n<p>FG denies plan to sell NLNG<\/p>\n<p>National grid gets boost with additional power transformers<\/p>\n<p><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8963620531447391\" data-ad-slot=\"6661897084\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\"><ins id=\"aswift_2_expand\"><ins id=\"aswift_2_anchor\"><\/ins><\/ins><\/ins>PDP tells Buhari to account for N4trn oil money<\/p>\n<p>FG inaugurates panel on prerogative mercy<\/p>\n<p>INEC concurs with NASS, adjusts 2019 polls budget to N143bn<\/p>\n<p><code><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=16904&amp;ad_type=62&amp;rl=180\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TRUST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Southwest Accord Party disowns Okupe as leader<\/p>\n<p>IRI launches Young Political Party Leaders Academy in Sokoto<\/p>\n<p>2019: Nasarawa workers endorse Agara governorship bid<\/p>\n<p>Replicate 2015 performance in 2019 poll, USA tells INEC<\/p>\n<p>Osun 2018: PDP kicks off governorship campaign, presents Sen. 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