{"id":22809,"date":"2019-08-18T05:38:30","date_gmt":"2019-08-18T05:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=22809"},"modified":"2019-08-18T05:38:30","modified_gmt":"2019-08-18T05:38:30","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-sunday-august-18-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=22809","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Sunday, August 18, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=19146&amp;ad_type=81&amp;rl=1800\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>PUNCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Why kidnapping, robbery are increasing in South-West AIG Zone 11, Oyebade<\/p>\n<p>Alibaba in $15bn listing dilemma<\/p>\n<p>Obasanjo tackled security problems properly Afolayan, Ex-Chief of Naval Staff<\/p>\n<p>Forex ban on food imports will create paradise for smugglers LCCI DG, Yusuf<\/p>\n<p>20 injured as massive blast hits Kabul wedding<\/p>\n<p>I was attacked by IPOB members in Germany, Ekweremadu confirms<\/p>\n<p>Oyo to partner NDE on youth empowerment schemes\u00a0 -Makinde<\/p>\n<p>Ohanaeze condemns Ekweremadus attack by IPOB in Germany<\/p>\n<p>My detention facility next to Senate Presidents residence El-Zakzaky<\/p>\n<p>@N30,000 mimium wage: 469 senators, reps to pocket 191,954 civil servants monthly salaries<\/p>\n<p>IPOB breathes fire: Our members have orders to attack Igbo govs abroad<\/p>\n<p>Wadume calls for prayers from hideout Source<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: Identify, kill all bandits, Buhari orders military<\/p>\n<p>UK, DSS petitioned to probe Buharis Cambridge documents<\/p>\n<p>Unongo warns against dropping zoning, CNG tackles el-Rufai<\/p>\n<p>Military admits 660 candidates into NDA<\/p>\n<p>Fayemi plans bond to offset pensioners gratuities<\/p>\n<p>Gunmen attack mourners, kill four in Benue<\/p>\n<p>Obono-Obla being persecuted by Buharis anti-graft war enemies SPIP prosecutor<\/p>\n<p>PPPRA to audit infrastructure in downstream oil sector<\/p>\n<p>Looted property: Kwara ex-gov, others may be charged<\/p>\n<p>INECs conduct at tribunal undermined its neutrality Atiku, PDP<\/p>\n<p>FG to close Enugu airport indefinitely<\/p>\n<p>FG set to audit FIRS, Customs revenues<\/p>\n<p>Tribunal: Ortom storms court, closes defence with one witness<\/p>\n<p>Declare state of emergency for peace in South-West Don tells govs<\/p>\n<p>Ex-ICPC boss resumes as Salaries and Wages Commission chair<\/p>\n<p>Benue makes U-turn on FGs livestock programme<\/p>\n<p>INEC yet to prosecute electoral offenders in Kano<\/p>\n<p>Police, Umahi arrested landowners, not our members IPOB<\/p>\n<p>NAHCON begins return flight with Lagos, Katsina pilgrims<\/p>\n<p>Fish out local kidnappers, Ohanaeze charges monarchs, town unions<\/p>\n<p>Not only Christians are kidnapped in Kaduna Muslim Council<\/p>\n<p>Mother, Six children among 11 killed in Syria strikes<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: Miyetti Allah to expose Fulani infiltrators, tours settlements in Enugu<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>THISDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That $9bn Award against Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria Should Invest Heavily in Agriculture to Expand Economy<\/p>\n<p>President: I&#8217;m Eminently Qualified to Contest 2019 Election<\/p>\n<p>Ijebu Celebrate another Ojude Oba as FCMB Restates Commitment to Festival<\/p>\n<p>Taraba Killing and The Need to End Police-Army Rivalry<\/p>\n<p>2023: Is Jega the New Joker<\/p>\n<p>Pursue and Eliminate All Bandits, Buhari Orders Military<\/p>\n<p>Buhari Returns to Abuja after 9-day Visit to Katsina<\/p>\n<p>IBB Marks Low-key 78th Birthday in Minna<\/p>\n<p>South African Police Arrest 18 Suspects for Looting Foreign Shops<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bayelsa guber: Dickson sets up campaign committee to pick PDP candidate<\/p>\n<p>Election: Mrs El-Rufai begins 4-day appreciation tour<\/p>\n<p>FIFA ban: Siasia says legal team preparing his defence, urges for calm<\/p>\n<p>NECO may release 2019 SSCE results this week<\/p>\n<p>Why we offset payment of N104bn inherited bond from Sylva administration -Bayelsa govt<\/p>\n<p>Abia Organized Labour&#8217;s 7-days ultimatum: Govt sets up committee to clear workers salaries<\/p>\n<p>PPPRA plans audit of pipelines, jetties, others<\/p>\n<p>Spare no bandit, Buhari orders military<\/p>\n<p>National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission gets new chairman<\/p>\n<p>FAAN to shutdown Enugu airport for runway repair<\/p>\n<p>Python Dance: IPOB members attack Ekweremadu in Germany<\/p>\n<p>Parents think of the purpose of holidays<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria&#8217;s education system suffers as rich send children, wards abroad<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>GUARDIAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>RUGA: IPOB accuses Umahi of dispossessing Ebonyi landowners<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve done nothing wrong, will clear my name &#8211; Siasia<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s ask our governors questions<\/p>\n<p>Zero gas flaring by 2020 no longer possible, says FG<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t spare bandits in your mission to restore peace, Buhari orders military<\/p>\n<p>Gunmen attack mourners in Benue, kill 4<\/p>\n<p>495 Katsina pilgrims depart Makkah for Jeddah en route Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Aubameyang sinks Burnley to maintain Arsenal&#8217;s winning start<\/p>\n<p>ICPC ex-chair takes over Salaries and Wages Commission<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=19146&amp;ad_type=81&amp;rl=1800\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>VANGUARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My reappointment for the good of Delta, Ugborodo &#8216; Pirah<\/p>\n<p>Ekweremadu confirms attack on him by IPOB members in Germany<\/p>\n<p>Count Jonathan out of FGN and PID deal &#8216; Reno Omokri<\/p>\n<p>Great expectations as Buhari, Atiku await tribunal judgment<\/p>\n<p>Buhari&#8217;s decision that changed Boko Haram&#8217;s narrative<\/p>\n<p>26 year-old teacher becomes millionaire after winning Betway&#8217;s AFCON jackpot<\/p>\n<p>How Police DPO allegedly brutalized, crippled youth in Bauchi over minor disagreement<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: MACBAN begins tour of Fulani settlements in Enugu<\/p>\n<p>FBI arrests many Nigerian fraudsters in US<\/p>\n<p>Kogi Govt., World Bank to rehabilitate school with N9.9m<\/p>\n<p>We need to address unemployment, increasing inequality, poverty &#8216; Fayemi<\/p>\n<p>NSE scrutinises sustainable rail transport in Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Expect bumper harvest, improved living standard, NASC DG assures Nigerians<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRIBUNE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: FG considers closing borders<\/p>\n<p>Ekweremadu escapes IPOB members attack in Germany<\/p>\n<p>Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo spreads to third province &#8216;As officials announce two cases and one death<\/p>\n<p>Bauchi House of commotion: How crisis is affecting the state&#8217;s economy<\/p>\n<p>APC misbehaving after becoming ruling party &#8216;Hon. Bagel<\/p>\n<p>3 feared dead, residents lament as rain wreaks havoc in Niger<\/p>\n<p>DSS releases journalist, Dan-Halilu, 11 days after arrest<\/p>\n<p>Kogi govt yet to release 10% of the fund kept to pay arrears &#8216; NLC<\/p>\n<p>Buhari, PDP greet ex-President Babangida at 78<\/p>\n<p>Obiano&#8217;s wife empowers over 750 less privileged persons in Anambra<\/p>\n<p>Be decisive in dealing with bandits, Buhari tells military<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>NATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How I used to supply AK-47 rifles to Wadume, by arms dealer<\/p>\n<p>How IPOB members attacked me in Germany, by Ekweremadu<\/p>\n<p>Three dead, 500 displaced in early morning flood in Niger<\/p>\n<p>NAHCON hails Saudi Arabia for a hitch-free hajj<\/p>\n<p>Women societies join FG in fight against nudity<\/p>\n<p>Buhari to military: Identify and eliminate bandits<\/p>\n<p>Obasanjo: Food import restriction must be backed by right policy<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: Miyetti Allah begins tour of Fulani settlements in Enugu<\/p>\n<p>Gunmen kill nine mourners at burial ceremony<\/p>\n<p>Alleged N3b scam: Oyo-Ita weighs options, seeks soft landing<\/p>\n<p>Bayelsa 2019: Can PDP get a consensus candidate<\/p>\n<p>How Bauchi House impasse was resolved<\/p>\n<p>SDPs leadership crisis: Fresh calls for reconciliation<\/p>\n<p>Cabinet nominees: APC women leader hails Sanwo-Olu over inclusion of 12 women<\/p>\n<p>We need to pay more attention to mental issues<\/p>\n<p>Unemployment crisis: Government should learn from Asian tigers Tella<\/p>\n<p>More consumers move from kerosene to gas<\/p>\n<p>How pipeline vandalisation is affecting oil sector<\/p>\n<p>JUST IN: Ijaw youths stop Asari Dokubo from holding Biafran meeting in Bayelsa<\/p>\n<p>IBB sues for peaceful co-existence among Nigerians<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TIMES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fulani infiltrators in Enugu to be exposed in tour Miyetti Allah<\/p>\n<p>Repair: FAAN to close runway at Enugu airport Aug. 24<\/p>\n<p>Labour calls off strike in Abia over unpaid workers<\/p>\n<p>Corruption: Buharis Presidency stinks PDP<\/p>\n<p>Breaking Biafra National Council inauguration: Police arrest 100 Youth League members in Yenegoa<\/p>\n<p>Police parades killers of two Catholic Priests, others in Enugu<\/p>\n<p>Cross River REC action unacceptable, INEC insists<\/p>\n<p>INEC to release time table for Kogi, Bayelsa guber polls soon<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TRUST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NABTEB: 32,673 candidates obtain credit pass in Maths, English<\/p>\n<p>Age barrier: JAMB advises candidates &#8216;strictly follow instructions in brochure&#8217;. before registration<\/p>\n<p>5 U.S. states in lawsuit against Trump&#8217;s new immigration policy<\/p>\n<p>Migraine increases the risk of complications during pregnancy and childbirth &#8216; Study<\/p>\n<p>FIFA ban: Siasia says legal team preparing his defence<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY INDEPENDENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Much Ado About Tinubu&#8217;s 2023 Presidential Ambition<\/p>\n<p>Why Restructuring Is Best For Nigeria &#8216; Okoko<\/p>\n<p>The Planners of #RevolutionNow Were Careless &#8216; Adeniran<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian Soldier: When Will Enough Be Enough<\/p>\n<p>Acceptability Versus Desperation In Bayelsa<\/p>\n<p>Tactical Error In The Drug War<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW TELEGRAPH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Army\/police face-off: Common man now enemy of state &#8216;Gen Williams<\/p>\n<p>IBB: My only prayer is an indivisible Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Anambra traders at war over union&#8217;s secretariat<\/p>\n<p>Nobody can use Middle Belt to fight civil war again &#8216;Dr. Pogu<\/p>\n<p>Buhari orders tough military action against bandits<\/p>\n<p>ABU Alumni dominate Buhari&#8217;s cabinet<\/p>\n<p>No land for RUGA, S&#8217; East govs insist<\/p>\n<p>Imo Housing Corporation abandoned under Okorocha<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>BLUE PRINT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Baby Awka&#8217; 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