{"id":23909,"date":"2020-02-06T06:03:15","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T06:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=23909"},"modified":"2020-02-06T06:03:15","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T06:03:15","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-thursday-6-february-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=23909","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Thursday, 6 February 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=19271&amp;ad_type=81&amp;rl=1800\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY INDEPENDENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus: Nigerian Student In China Begs To Return Home<\/p>\n<p>Supreme Court Should Have Ordered A Re-Run In Imo &#8216; Onovo<\/p>\n<p>Unending Crisis In Delta APC<\/p>\n<p>80 Percent Of APC Members In Ondo Are Against Akeredolu &#8216; Olanusi<\/p>\n<p>Piracy: FG Moves To Secure Nigerian Waters<\/p>\n<p>Oil Prices Jump By 3% Over Coronavirus Cure<\/p>\n<p>How Customs Intercepted N10.26bn Pangolin Scales At FOU &#8216;A<\/p>\n<p>SON Destroys N480m Worth Of Substandard Mobile Phone Accessories<\/p>\n<p><strong>PUNCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Okada ban will not solve Sanwo-Olus problem<\/p>\n<p>Uzodinma obtained judgment by fraud, Ihedioha tells Supreme Court<\/p>\n<p>Taming corruption through asset declaration<\/p>\n<p>Oil theft: Labinjo, others demand proof from Navy<\/p>\n<p>Court hears Sarakis objection to seized houses Feb 27<\/p>\n<p>Crisis hits Cross River PDP over alleged imposition of candidates<\/p>\n<p>Okada, Marwa ban generating broad smiles, biting agony in Lagos<\/p>\n<p>Imo APC chieftain urges Uzodinma to probe Ihedioha<\/p>\n<p>Adeyeye, Olujimi renew hostilities over Ekiti Senate seat<\/p>\n<p>More pressure for Supreme Court as Justice Sanusi bows out<\/p>\n<p>Subscribers may be restricted to three phone lines<\/p>\n<p>FG to reform business, land registration processes<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria faces competition amid global LNG supply glut<\/p>\n<p>Oil prices jump after reports on coronavirus drug<\/p>\n<p>FG insists on 70% broadband penetration by 2025<\/p>\n<p>We killed 250 Ansaru terrorists in Kaduna forest Police<\/p>\n<p>Economy to experience growth in 2020 Standard Chartered<\/p>\n<p>Tackle Boko Haram, bandits, not Kanu parents burial IPOB<\/p>\n<p>SON rectifies system failure, berates non-compliant importers<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: CAN, NSCIA clash, US asks FG to protect Nigerians<\/p>\n<p>NECA condemns plan to borrow N2tn pension fund<\/p>\n<p>Northern groups unveil Operation Shege ka fasa, symbol in Kaduna<\/p>\n<p>Army court-martials nine soldiers in Sokoto<\/p>\n<p>Reps probe $1bn spent on FADAMA, other agric projects<\/p>\n<p>Ganduje welcomes man who trekked 76km for him<\/p>\n<p>Malabu scandal: Italian court throws out witness request<\/p>\n<p>Lagos okada riders not welcome in Ogun<\/p>\n<p>FG set to complete 9,000 abandoned projects in Niger Delta<\/p>\n<p>Investors lose N791bn as sell-offs persist<\/p>\n<p>Senate consulting with FG over PIB<\/p>\n<p>NBS decries lack of statistics in states<\/p>\n<p>Group protests Maryam Sandas death sentence<\/p>\n<p>Debt exceeds revenue in 36 states, FCT, says FRC<\/p>\n<p>Imo: Ihedioha asks Supreme Court to sack Uzodinma<\/p>\n<p>Missing Child: Ondo pastor remains in prison as case transferred to High court<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: Declare state of emergency, NSCIA tells Buhari<\/p>\n<p>70-year-old teacher arrested for having intercourse with student everyday for three months<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus: Organised sector should set aside disease control fund, says lawmaker<\/p>\n<p>Three killed in Kashmir gun battle<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus: Lawmaker wants more funding for emergency disease control<\/p>\n<p><strong>THISDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NAssembly Begins Consultation with Executive over PIB<\/p>\n<p>PDP Berates Buhari for Classifying Killings<\/p>\n<p>Lassa Fever: Irrua Specialist Hospital Confirms Death of Three Persons<\/p>\n<p>Stop Cooking Meals with Paracetamol, NAFDAC Tells Nigerians<\/p>\n<p>Group Announces Formation of Regional Security Outfit for North<\/p>\n<p>Ihedioha Asks Supreme Court to Set Aside Judgement on Imo Guber<\/p>\n<p>Sell Pressure Persists on NSE, Market Capitalisation Loses N175bn<\/p>\n<p>FG Serial Defaulter, Says ASUU<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: House to Work with Service Chiefs to End Boko Haram War<\/p>\n<p>Minimum Wage: Niger Workers Embark on Strike<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FG to facilitate tax incentives for SMEs<\/p>\n<p>DESG signs MoU with US chamber of commerce on Delta devt<\/p>\n<p>Judge berates Army, orders reinstatement of sacked officer<\/p>\n<p>Lawyer asks AGF to stop allocations to LG with caretaker committees<\/p>\n<p>IPOB dares army, says Kanu&#8217;s parents&#8217; burial unstoppable<\/p>\n<p>Enugu gives tricycle, motorcycle operators in Nsukka one-month to obtain number plate, permit<\/p>\n<p>Anambra: Tension as community protests demolition of houses, land encroachment<\/p>\n<p>Rivers: NLC secretariat seal-up necessary for structural evaluation &#8216;Expert<\/p>\n<p>Apapa: Once my residence, shame of a nation<\/p>\n<p><strong>GUARDIAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NAF launches Operation Rattle Snake III, destroys ISWAP hideout in Borno<\/p>\n<p>Community policing will end insecurity, says IGP<\/p>\n<p>FG on red alert over coronavirus, says SGF<\/p>\n<p>Understanding pelvic inflammatory disease<\/p>\n<p>Southern, Middle Belt leaders raise the alarm over importation of weaponised drones into Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Police file terrorism charge against Army chief, Wandume, 18 others<\/p>\n<p>Ihedioha formally applies for Supreme Court judgement review<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus: death toll rises, millions more confined<\/p>\n<p>Baby tests positive for coronavirus just 30 hours after birth<\/p>\n<p><strong>VANGUARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>IPMAN laments long closure of NNPC depot in Enugu<\/p>\n<p>FG&#8217;s refusal to honour agreement: Prepare for strike, ASUU tells members<\/p>\n<p>Northern groups launch Arewa version of Amotekun<\/p>\n<p>Police file terrorism charges against Wadume, Army Captain, others<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: You aren&#8217;t doing enough, Gbajabiamila tells IGP, service chiefs<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: Wake up to your responsibilities, IGP challenges govs at session with Senate<\/p>\n<p>NSCIA to Buhari: Declare security emergency now<\/p>\n<p>Okada Ban: Aggrieved riders riot in Iyana Ipaja, Lagos<\/p>\n<p>Bayelsa council chief appoints 118-year-old woman as special adviser<\/p>\n<p>WAR: Bandits fire on Police helicopter, lose 250 members in Kaduna<\/p>\n<p>10 things to know about Nigeria Visa policy (NVP) 2020<\/p>\n<p>Ihedioha officially seeks Supreme Court&#8217;s review on Judgement<\/p>\n<p>Edo 2020: Edo APC will decide method of primary &#8216; Idahosa<\/p>\n<p>Atiku blasts Buhari over Boko Haram claim<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus: LG pulls out of Mobile World Congress<\/p>\n<p>OAU suspends another lecturer for sexually harassing teenage student<\/p>\n<p>Pregnant women may pass coronavirus to unborn children<\/p>\n<p>Lassa Fever: Nigeria records 6 new deaths as confirmed cases rise<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria, 5 other African countries can diagnose Coronavirus &#8216; WHO<\/p>\n<p>Case of 47 men charged under homosexuality law delayed again<\/p>\n<p>Ihedioha wants Supreme Court to review judgement on Imo election<\/p>\n<p>NFIU launches crime records information system (CRIMS)<\/p>\n<p>34 suspects arrested for attacking policemen at Iyana Ipaja, Lagos<\/p>\n<p>IGP appears in Senate, supports community policing<\/p>\n<p>Police rescue 26 abducted persons in Katsina<\/p>\n<p>IGP storms Senate, supports community Policing<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re committed to 70% broadband penetration by 2025 &#8216; Pantami<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=19271&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>Edo govt demolishes Kabaka&#8217;s hotel<\/p>\n<p>JUST IN: Another OAU lecturer suspended for alleged sexual assault<\/p>\n<p>NLC calls for interrogation of &#8216;humongous&#8217; N2trn budgets of CBN, Customs, NIMASA, others<\/p>\n<p>Financial regulations on remittance of 25 per cent operating surplus null, void &#8216; CAC Registrar<\/p>\n<p>FEC okays N77b contracts for works, education<\/p>\n<p>Bandits attack airborne police helicopter in Kaduna<\/p>\n<p>Top 3 Famous Korean Players Are Sought By European Clubs<\/p>\n<p>20 years after, NASS yet to approve money for $200m CVFF<\/p>\n<p>Sea time: Navy hands over training vessels to Maritime academy<\/p>\n<p>Shipping companies adjust rates to accommodate Nigeria&#8217;s new VAT policy<\/p>\n<p>Maritime security: 80 per cent of Deep Blue assets ready by June<\/p>\n<p>APC would have been destroyed in Ondo &#8216;Olanusi<\/p>\n<p>Court orders immediate reinstatement of Col. Suleiman four years after unlawful dismissal<\/p>\n<p>Suspected suicide bomber arrest at Winners Chapel, evidence that God answers prayers &#8216; Inter-faith group<\/p>\n<p>IPPIS: ASUU puts members on alert, says FG is a serial defaulter<\/p>\n<p>FHA has no audited accounts for past 16 years &#8216; MD<\/p>\n<p>Water tank kills 2 students, injures others in Anambra<\/p>\n<p>Gates Foundation announces $100 million for coronavirus response<\/p>\n<p>IGP lays insecurity challenge on governors<\/p>\n<p>Senate confirms Akande as NCC chairman, as senator raises dust over Duroyaiye&#8217;s removal<\/p>\n<p>Direct FAAC to stop allocations to LGs with caretaker committees, senior lawyer asks AGF<\/p>\n<p>Weaponised drones: SMBLF calls for immediate investigation by Buhari<\/p>\n<p>Omo-Agege condemns killing of Catholic seminarian<\/p>\n<div class=\"midshow_container\">\n<div id=\"midshow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>NATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CAN, Islamic council disagree on killings as Presidency warns against divisive comments<\/p>\n<p>Ekiti APC nominates Aluko to replace Adebayo<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan fired me for probing oil racketeers, says ex-EFCC chair<\/p>\n<p>Lassa fever kills 41 in 19 states as Osun quarantines 76 suspected cases<\/p>\n<p>Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to spend $100 million on coronavirus<\/p>\n<p>IGP files 16-count charges against Wadume, others<\/p>\n<p>PDP commends Southwest governors on Amotekun<\/p>\n<p>Fed Govt committed to 70% broadband penetration<\/p>\n<p>National gas transportation network code for launch<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria to end fish importation in 2022<\/p>\n<p>NASS begins consultation with Executive over PIB<\/p>\n<p>ASUU puts members on strike alert<\/p>\n<p>UPDATED: Many injured, shops looted as police, Okada riders clash<\/p>\n<p>CAN knocks Buhari over percentage of Muslims killed by Boko Haram<\/p>\n<p>Anger as Agba Jalingo is not produced in court<\/p>\n<p>Policeman assaults doctors for allegedly causing childs death<\/p>\n<p>Fraud: Judge orders probe of publication alleging plot to jail Suswam<\/p>\n<p>PDP slams Buhari over comments on killings<\/p>\n<p>Its foolery to suspend me from APC- Idahosa<\/p>\n<p>Suspected herdsmen hack three policemen to death in Delta<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TIMES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Police rescues 26 kidnapped victims in Katsina<\/p>\n<p>Breaking: Shege-Ka-Fasa: Northern Nigeria Security Outfit Launched<\/p>\n<p>Security challenges: IGP suggests taking policing back to communities<\/p>\n<p>Plateau Assembly wants enforcement of law banning motorcycles in Jos<\/p>\n<p>Breaking: Ihedioha officially seeks Supreme court review on Judgement<\/p>\n<p>APC hails AbdulRazaq for ending era of profligacy, graft in Kwara<\/p>\n<p>Just In: IGP responds to senate summon, holds closed-door meeting<\/p>\n<p>Ogun to pay N30,500 minimum wage<\/p>\n<p>Uzodinma gives contractors 72 hours ultimatum<\/p>\n<p>U.S. backs Buharis anti-corruption fight<\/p>\n<p>Foundation cautions health workers on the transmission of Lassa fever<\/p>\n<p>Thousands stranded on cruise ships as Coronavirus deaths near 500<\/p>\n<p>FG upgrades 7 health institutions to manage cancer-related illnesses<\/p>\n<p>NLC to partner Auditor General on budget accountability, transparency<\/p>\n<p>Foreign loan: Senate gives MDAs ultimatum to defend requests<\/p>\n<p>NSCIA urges Buhari to declare state of emergency on insecurity<\/p>\n<p>PDP berates Buhari for classifying killings<\/p>\n<p>Court orders reinstatement of army colonel 4 years after dismissal<\/p>\n<p>Reps reject Innoson made- in-Nigeria SUVs as official vehicles<\/p>\n<p>We do not have underground cell EFCC<\/p>\n<p>U.S. announces additional $40m aid to Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>NAHCO denies ownership of intercepted $8m at Lagos Airport<\/p>\n<p>Perm sec tasks religious leaders on peace sermons<\/p>\n<p>Islamic leader frowns at nagging insecurity in Northern region<\/p>\n<p>NLC opposes FGs plan to borrow N2trn pension fund<\/p>\n<p>Teachers Registration Council licences 15,000 teachers in Delta<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TRUST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Inflammatory utterances: Yari quizzed at Force Hqtrs Abuja<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re doing our best to attract projects to our people &#8216; Ekweremadu<\/p>\n<p>PDP, APC clash over Okada, Keke ban in Lagos<\/p>\n<p>PDP begins preparation for states, zonal congresses<\/p>\n<p>Disquiet over vacant APC national secretary&#8217;s position<\/p>\n<p>PDP begins preparation for states, zonal congresses<\/p>\n<p>Uncertainty as varsity council clears VC of sexual advances allegation<\/p>\n<p>ASUU, Kano varsity disagree over poor funding<\/p>\n<p>Dickson awards scholarships to Bayelsa students<\/p>\n<p>UI professor identifies cause of prevailing insecurity<\/p>\n<p>How Benue ensures quality teaching, school infrastructure<\/p>\n<p>Lawmaker pays fees for 100 undergraduates<\/p>\n<p>Nasarawa spends N350m on school meals<\/p>\n<p>ASUU to FG: You are a serial defaulter<\/p>\n<p>Secondary school student, one other killed as okada riders, police clash in Lagos<\/p>\n<p>Banned Lagos okada, keke riders not welcome in Ogun, says Gov Abiodun<\/p>\n<p>FG to commercialise research findings &#8216; Minister<\/p>\n<p>Experts link PMI slide to low consumer spending in January<\/p>\n<p>FEC approves N65.9bn for road projects<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: No Nigerian must have more than three mobile numbers &#8216; FG<\/p>\n<p>Fire guts TCN substation, throws Oyo, Ogun, Osun into blackout<\/p>\n<p>States&#8217; IGRs hit N986.29bn in 9 months &#8216; NBS<\/p>\n<p>Reconsider the ban on illegal mining in Zamfara, Emir tells Buhari<\/p>\n<p>Buhari&#8217;s &#8216;indifference&#8217; worsens APC crises in states<\/p>\n<p>A year after defeat, Atiku&#8217;s campaign office still active<\/p>\n<p>S\/Court has caused confusion in Imo &#8216; Archbishop Obinna<\/p>\n<p><strong>AUTHORITY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Early Detection, Key Winning War On Cancer &#8216; Kebbi First Lady<\/p>\n<p>Invasion of Isu community by C&#8217;River neighbours worries Sen. Ohuabunwa<\/p>\n<p>Over 3m girls at risk of genital mutilation annually &#8216; WHO<\/p>\n<p>Group faults Maryam Sanda&#8217;s conviction for culpable homicide<\/p>\n<p>NAF aircrafts attack ISWAP hideout in OPERATION RATTLE SNAKE<\/p>\n<p>There is peace in Ugbene community, say Ugbene stakeholders<\/p>\n<p>Breaking: Madari impeached as Kano Assembly Majority Leader, Dashi emerges new Leader<\/p>\n<p>Abia North integrity group condemns C&#8217;River attack on Isu community<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW TELEGRAPH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Community policing is panacea to criminality &#8216;IGP<\/p>\n<p>We can&#8217;t pretend about nation&#8217;s bad security situation &#8216;Gbajabiamila<\/p>\n<p>Police invade terrorists&#8217; camp in Kaduna, kill 250<\/p>\n<p>Arrest Nigeria&#8217;s descent into anarchy, NSCIA tells Buhari<\/p>\n<p>Ministries frustrating FG&#8217;s $22.8bn loan request &#8216;Senate<\/p>\n<p>U.S. injects fresh $40m humanitarian assistance to Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>FG bars subscribers from having more than 3 SIMs<\/p>\n<p>FG approves N67bn for construction of roads, bridges<\/p>\n<p><strong>PEOPLESDAILY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus: Drama as Reps reject motion to evacuate Nigerians from China<\/p>\n<p>FG, US, Jersey sign pact to repatriate $300m Abacha loot<\/p>\n<p>New visa policy to boost trade, ecomomy debuts<\/p>\n<p>Defence Minister commends US govt support<\/p>\n<p>Buhari eulogizes late Kenyan President, Arap Moi<\/p>\n<p>NHIS account un-audited for 6 years, Sambo tells Reps<\/p>\n<p>FG directs stock taking of agricultural assets across Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>90 percent of B\/Haram victims&#8217;re Muslims, says Buhari<\/p>\n<p>Lalong convenes stakeholders&#8217; 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