{"id":22821,"date":"2019-08-20T05:23:13","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T05:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=22821"},"modified":"2019-08-20T06:26:08","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T06:26:08","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-tuesday-august-20-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=22821","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Tuesday, August 20. 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=19151&amp;ad_type=81&amp;rl=1800\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW TELEGRAPH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>South-West: Tackling insecurity with drones, CCTVs<\/p>\n<p>Fowler to Kyari: Oil revenue figures beyond FIRS&#8217; control<\/p>\n<p>Court voids Okorocha&#8217;s son-in-law guber candidature<\/p>\n<p>Buhari: We won&#8217;t depend on hand-outs from devt partners<\/p>\n<p>Report: Emefiele, fund managers meet in London<\/p>\n<p>Military invasion: Court orders CBN to pay N8bn to Benue indigenes<\/p>\n<p>Kogi, Bayelsa guber: Aspirants express confidence in PDP panel<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>PUNCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We dont have Oyo-Itas retirement letter, says Presidency<\/p>\n<p>Varsity workers begin warning strike, ground activities<\/p>\n<p>Ogun portal registers 25,000 applicants in five days<\/p>\n<p>Soldiers attacked policemen for arresting narcotics dealer Report<\/p>\n<p>Court voids Uche Nwosus governorship candidacy<\/p>\n<p>MMIA: Passenger-torture from arrival to car park<\/p>\n<p>Why revolution is needed in Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Lagos Assembly rejects three of Sanwo-Olus nominees<\/p>\n<p>S&#8217;West tops domestic debtors list with N1.04tn<\/p>\n<p>TCN disconnects Kano Disco, further sanctions loom<\/p>\n<p>Fowler replies Kyari, blames revenue shortfall on recession<\/p>\n<p>FG inaugurates solar power plant in Kogi<\/p>\n<p>NCDMB provides equity investment for 17,000bpd refineries<\/p>\n<p>CBN records N112bn oversubscription on T-bills auction<\/p>\n<p>Stock market rebounds with N93bn gain<\/p>\n<p>Coronation Merchant Bank closes N10bn commercial paper offer<\/p>\n<p>Greenwich Trust lists ETF on NSE<\/p>\n<p>Diezani tackles EFCC over seized $40m jewellery, iPhone<\/p>\n<p>Makinde picks 27-year-old as commissioner<\/p>\n<p>APC alleges plan to disrupt festival, Fayose kicks<\/p>\n<p>Corruption: World Bank blacklists six Chinese firms in Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Tax query: PDP accuses Presidency of complicity<\/p>\n<p>Court halts ICPCs moves to seize Yaris houses<\/p>\n<p>Benue rejected Ruga, not livestock plan Ortom<\/p>\n<p>Reps threaten Emefiele for shunning port panel<\/p>\n<p>Abuja indigenes lose bid to stop ministerial inauguration<\/p>\n<p>Expatriates in oil, gas sector reduced by 80 per cent NCDMB Executive Secretary<\/p>\n<p>Benue govt owing over N22bn gratuity Ortom<\/p>\n<p>NNPC, NSCDC 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Govt<\/p>\n<p>Court Orders EFCC to Unseal Ex-Zamfara Governor&#8217;s Property<\/p>\n<p>Buhari Declares Presidential Retreat Open, Tasks Ministers-designate on Nation&#8217;s Challenges<\/p>\n<p>Again, Bandits Kill Four, Rustle Cattle in Katsina<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>PDP tipped for 2021 guber victory in Anambra<\/p>\n<p>Defeated Rivers AAC governorship candidate loses appeal<\/p>\n<p>GSPA Deal: $9bn Judgment&#8217;ll have impact on monetary policy &#8216;CBN<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria heading for fiscal crisis &#8216;Presidency<\/p>\n<p>Digital literacy&#8217;ll enhance productivity in public sector &#8216;Perm Sec<\/p>\n<p>Anti-corruption unit calls for transparency, ethical transactions in forex trading<\/p>\n<p>More items&#8217;ll be denied forex &#8216;Emefiele<\/p>\n<p>Rivers AAC governorship candidate loses appeal<\/p>\n<p>Violence, killings in Ogoni, direct attacks on peace initiative &#8216;MOSOP president<\/p>\n<p>Why we suspended work on 7km community road &#8216;Delta govt<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria&#8217;s democracy can&#8217;t stand on weak economy &#8216; A&#8217;Ibom gov<\/p>\n<p>23 megawatts power plant, dream fulfilled &#8216;Ayade<\/p>\n<p>Attack on Ekweremadu in Germany, disgrace to Igbo race &#8216;NAIY<\/p>\n<p>Food diversion: Borno gov goes spiritual<\/p>\n<p>Flood destroys farmlands in Plateau<\/p>\n<p>NYSC scandal reflects society that breeds cheats<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>GUARDIAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ICPC, FRSC, DSS joint team arrests 37 corps&#8217; officials, five others over extortion<\/p>\n<p>Executive arm is arrogating itself the judicial power to determine what amounts to national security threat<\/p>\n<p>Worries as Trump cancels aviation safety initiative for Nigeria, others<\/p>\n<p>Three undergraduates nabbed for allegedly gang-raping female student in Ondo State<\/p>\n<p>17 feared killed in Katsina&#8217;s multiple attacks<\/p>\n<p>Corruption hindering Nigeria&#8217;s GDP $185b growth<\/p>\n<p>APC, Fayose 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AbdulRazaq to send Social Investment Bill to Assembly<\/p>\n<p>FG, ECOWAS commission pledge to provide basic amenities in Northeast<\/p>\n<p>Gas flaring: NPDC to generate power supply for host communities<\/p>\n<p>Corruption: APC&#8217;s Govt Dances Naked &#8216; Timi Frank<\/p>\n<p>Bayelsa: Why I&#8217;ll not support any gov aspirant outside Restoration Caucus&#8217; Dickson<\/p>\n<p>Provide answers to Buhari&#8217;s failure now &#8216; PDP asks APC<\/p>\n<p>Those who attacked me were under the influence of alcohol, drugs &#8216; Ekweremadu<\/p>\n<p>Alleged corruption: Controversy trails Oyo-Ita&#8217;s resignation<\/p>\n<p>Just in: Fayemi bans use of English Language during traditional events<\/p>\n<p>Breaking: We must bring those who attacked Ekweremadu to justice &#8216; German Embassy<\/p>\n<p>Governorship Polls: PDP screens Wada, Dino, Alaibe for Bayelsa, Kogi<\/p>\n<p>Court refuses to grant application stopping Buhari&#8217;s ministerial inauguration<\/p>\n<p>Passport: We&#8217;re operating above capacity, says Nigerian Consulate<\/p>\n<p>Electricity: 4,000MW of installed capacity stranded &#8216; NDPHC CEO<\/p>\n<p>Exchange Rate: Naira exchanges at N359 to dollar at parallel market<\/p>\n<p>Breaking: Court directs CBN to pay N8bn to Benue communities over soldiers invasion<\/p>\n<p>FLOOD: Delta Govt to dredge three rivers in Asaba<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=19151&amp;ad_type=81&amp;rl=1800\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>TRIBUNE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Give me back my $40m jewellery, Diezani Alison-Madueke tells court<\/p>\n<p>Bayelsa, Kogi gov race: PDP begins screening of aspirants<\/p>\n<p>Ignore alleged Oyo-Ita&#8217;s purported resignation letter &#8216; HOS office spokesperson<\/p>\n<p>CoS query: FIRS boss not under investigation &#8216; Presidency<\/p>\n<p>Shortfall in FIRS remittances: PDP accuses APC, Buhari of complicity<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria&#8217;s Labour Ministry very weak &#8216; ILO<\/p>\n<p>Osun govt. declares public holiday for traditional religion worshippers<\/p>\n<p>Makinde nominates 27-year-old OAU graduate as commissioner<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>NATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Abdulsalami, others seek full financial autonomy for Judiciary<\/p>\n<p>More items to be blocked from forex, says CBN governor<\/p>\n<p>Developer charged with defrauding 251 people of N65m remanded<\/p>\n<p>Suspected Internet fraudsters evade EFCC raid in Ekiti<\/p>\n<p>DHQ on Taraba killings: Arrest of principal suspect key to investigation<\/p>\n<p>Oyo-Ita absent at presidential retreat<\/p>\n<p>Woman arraigned for N22.9b allegedly received from ex-NSA Dasuki<\/p>\n<p>18 years after soldiers invasion, Fed Govt to pay Benue communities N8b<\/p>\n<p>Civil Defence parades 21 suspected oil thieves<\/p>\n<p>Port Concession an impediment to eastern ports development<\/p>\n<p>SSANU President blames FG for complications, demands N30 billion<\/p>\n<p>Taraba Killings: Arrest of Wadume key to investigations DHQ<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TIMES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Edo assembly crisis is a matter of rule of law APC stalwart<\/p>\n<p>PDP accuses APC, Presidency of complicity in variances in tax collection<\/p>\n<p>Police, vigilante recover 50 motorcycles from hoodlums in Delta<\/p>\n<p>Group condemns threats of attacking South East govs, Igbo leaders<\/p>\n<p>Oyo-Ita bows to pressure, forwards resignation to Buhari<\/p>\n<p>Tambuwal visits IBB, describes him as a patriot<\/p>\n<p>NYSC opens orientation camp for 2019 batch B stream II corps members<\/p>\n<p>Kogi, Bayelsa guber aspirants express confidence in PDP screening<\/p>\n<p>FG approves new rapid HIV test kits<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TRUST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NCDMB to train 1,000 Kano youths on phone repairs, software installation<\/p>\n<p>Ekweremadu: We will leave IPOB, Kanu to verdict of history<\/p>\n<p>PDP rakes in N793m, screens 33 aspirants for Bayelsa, Kogi gov&#8217;ship<\/p>\n<p>Monarch urges Kogi APC to avoid in-house fighting<\/p>\n<p>Ekweremadu&#8217;s attack by IPOB assault on decency &#8216; 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