{"id":24397,"date":"2020-05-11T06:42:31","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T06:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=24397"},"modified":"2020-05-11T06:42:31","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T06:42:31","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-monday-11-may-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=24397","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Monday, 11 May, 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>PUNCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wuhan reports first COVID-19 infection after one month<\/p>\n<p>UK extends lockdown by three weeks<\/p>\n<p>Why Im staying away from partisan politics -Jonathan<\/p>\n<p>Kano loses another traditional ruler<\/p>\n<p>Ondo FRSC intercepts 13 Almajirai inside truck during curfew<\/p>\n<p>Buharis incompetence destroying Nigeria, says PDP<\/p>\n<p>Managing the economy after the pandemic<\/p>\n<p>Umahi suspends commissioners, monarchs over boundary lockdown violation<\/p>\n<p>SERAP threatens to sue Wike over hotels demolition<\/p>\n<p>Sierra Leone suspends minister for threatening to kill rioters<\/p>\n<p>Kenya records 23 new COVID-19 cases, total now 672<\/p>\n<p>Lockdown: Churches, restaurants reopen in Germany<\/p>\n<p>13 soldiers test positive for COVID-19 in Lebanon<\/p>\n<p>Thugs disrupt traditional rulers meeting in Calabar<\/p>\n<p>Lagos discharges 21 COVID-19 patients<\/p>\n<p>Integrated payment system saved N361bn despite opposition, says FG<\/p>\n<p>FG quarantines 160 Nigerians evacuated from US<\/p>\n<p>Importers worry over N2bn air cargo storage charge<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian households spent N2tn on fuel, electricity in 2019 NBS<\/p>\n<p>CEOs urge FG to declare emergency in manufacturing sector<\/p>\n<p>Emefiele assures foreign investors of funds transfer<\/p>\n<p>Seven Nigerian banks post N209.16bn profits<\/p>\n<p>Nigerias economy in distress before COVID-19 Mbonu<\/p>\n<p>Police, NSCDC, others killed 11 during lockdown -NHRC<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Home treatment will increase infections, NMA, nurses warn<\/p>\n<p>FG warns vice-chancellors against reopening varsities<\/p>\n<p>Peterside knocks Wike over Rivers hotels demolition<\/p>\n<p>Reject appointment of 22 FCT judges, lawyers tells Buhari<\/p>\n<p>Kaduna discharges 210 Almajirai after 14-day quarantine<\/p>\n<p>NGF plans private sector investment in health funding<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-5871375-1\" data-google-query-id=\"CJnc6_iHq-kCFaYT0wod3uwIcw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/360613911\/Redmaslatestnigeriannews.com2020optimised_0__container__\">Kaduna records two fresh COVID-19 deaths<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Two fleeing Kaduna COVID-19 patients arrested Commissioner<\/p>\n<p>Hoodlums disrupt monarchs meeting in Cross River<\/p>\n<p>Oyo records 64 COVID-19 cases in 15 LGs<\/p>\n<p>Eight killed, houses razed in Taraba communal clashes<\/p>\n<p>UCH converts ward to COVID-19 treatment centre<\/p>\n<p>Five arrested over Ogun smugglers attack on Customs man<\/p>\n<p>LASG shuts hotel, club for contravening COVID-19 guidelines<\/p>\n<p>Sokoto ex-commissioner for Land and Housing, ex-minister die<\/p>\n<p>Edo screens 104,186 persons, traces 689 contacts<\/p>\n<p>Over 50 UUTH health workers in self-isolation CMD<\/p>\n<p>FCT courts resumes today, limit attendance to 10<\/p>\n<p>Kaduna to repair church destroyed during military operation<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING: 143 dead as Nigerias COVID-19 cases rise to 4,399<\/p>\n<p>Lafia Hospital, Ibadan, reopens<\/p>\n<p>Former health minister, Alhassan dies in Sokoto<\/p>\n<p>American dies of suspected COVID-19 in Delta<\/p>\n<p>Police arrest 16 suspected cultists in Lagos<\/p>\n<p>How EFCC arrested me over N1,600 Benue shawarma dealer<\/p>\n<p>Passer-by burnt to death in Ogun tanker fire<\/p>\n<p>Father, son defile Osun teenager, girl pregnant<\/p>\n<p>Gunmen kill businessmans wife, police escorts in Delta<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Rivers demolishes two hotels for flouting lockdown<\/p>\n<p>Kaduna announces two new COVID-19 deaths<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Ecuador president takes 50% pay cut<\/p>\n<p>Another total lockdown counterproductive Keyamo<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING: Police officer dies of COVID-19 in Ogun hospital<\/p>\n<p>Publish budget for home feeding programme, SERAP tells FG<\/p>\n<p><strong>THISDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chike-Obi: Why FG Should Borrow More Money<\/p>\n<p>Emefiele Allays Foreign Investors Fears over Funds Repatriation<\/p>\n<p>Global Stock Markets Lose $18tn to Pandemic, Says Report<\/p>\n<p>ECA: Africa Loses $65.7bn Monthly to Lockdowns<\/p>\n<p>Survey: COVID-19 Responsible for Fall in PMI<\/p>\n<p>Criticisms Trail NAssemblys Bill On Control of Infectious Diseases<\/p>\n<p>Citing Court Order, PDP Rejects Kashamus Faction Congresses<\/p>\n<p>Sustaining the Eased Lockdown is a Civic Duty<\/p>\n<p>Unending Recovery of the Abacha Assets<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cross River: Ayade, NASS members in ding-dong battle over PDP structure<\/p>\n<p>Crisis brews in PDP over validation of congresses<\/p>\n<p>Why I&#8217;m staying away from partisan politics &#8216;Jonathan<\/p>\n<p>Bayelsa Guber Petition: Unease over summons of deputy gov, NYSC<\/p>\n<p>Cash for 2014 World Cup slot: Amokachi slams Obasi over bribery allegation<\/p>\n<p>Mike Tyson made $3m for biting Holyfield&#8217;s ear<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Nigerian SMEs, businesses leverage FG, CBN&#8217;s stimulus to set economy abuzz again<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: We&#8217;re leveraging technology to surmount challenges &#8216;Mary Uduk, Ag SEC boss<\/p>\n<p>Operators, shareholders kick against virtual AGMs<\/p>\n<p>Eased lockdown, IMF budget facility,propel NSE ASI up 4.45%<\/p>\n<p>Minister raises the alarm over dwindling tax revenue<\/p>\n<p>Inter-state transporters seek FG&#8217;s support to survive lockdown setback<\/p>\n<p>Forex repatriation: Emefiele assures security of investment<\/p>\n<p>CSCS to hold 26th AGM by proxy<\/p>\n<p>COVID 19: Ganduje accuses northern govs of playing politics with positive status of Almajirai<\/p>\n<p>ASUU-UI produces 3,000 treated face masks for members<\/p>\n<p>FRSC intercepts truck conveying almajirai to Ondo<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: 160 Nigerians in US arrive Abuja<\/p>\n<p><strong>GUARDIAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Indigent communities in six states get COVID-19 lifeline<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 : Obi extends palliatives to Bishop Shanahan, Annunciation Hospital<\/p>\n<p>Minister places Okawaraji&#8217;smother on monthly salary<\/p>\n<p>Maradona is the greatest, not Messi says Cannavaro<\/p>\n<p>NFF grooming Yobo as Super Eagles future coach, says Pinnick<\/p>\n<p>Cheap assets, lockdown easing, others push NSE&#8217;s indicators by 4.45%<\/p>\n<p>NAICOM to rollout new guideline on industry&#8217;s recapitalisation post-pandemic<\/p>\n<p>Fayemi urges caution as Ekiti State 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Akpabio to leave National Assembly alone<\/p>\n<p>Women harder hit than men from coronavirus in Quebec<\/p>\n<p>Army kills 20 Boko Haram terrorists in Borno<\/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>VANGUARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Troops fire Church building by mistake in Kaduna &#8216;Govt<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Extend import waiver to all essential drugs, Pharmacists beg FG<\/p>\n<p>Low prices, lockdown easing boost equities market as investors gain N534bn<\/p>\n<p>Demolition of hotels: Wike has thrown caution to the wind &#8216; Kola-otitoju<\/p>\n<p>Sokoto Land and Housing Commissioner,Gatawa, dead, buried<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Oyo lawmaker goes on Facebook live chat to connect with constituents<\/p>\n<p>Ondo 2020: Confusion in Ondo PDP over consensus governorship candidate<\/p>\n<p>Edo 2020: I&#8217;m not fronting for anyone, I&#8217;m running to win &#8216; Hon Agbonayinma<\/p>\n<p>Cost of funds to decline as N330bn boost interbank liquidity<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Afrinvest floats $2m dollar fund to help investors diversify portfolio<\/p>\n<p>67-year-old American lady slumps, dies in Delta hotel<\/p>\n<p>PDP condoles Gov. Tambuwal over patriarch&#8217;s death<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Buhari&#8217;s incompetence, backseat governance destroying Nigeria &#8216; PDP<\/p>\n<p>Submit to treatment, Kaduna warns Covid-19 patients<\/p>\n<p>Sokoto Commissioner for Land and Housing is dead<\/p>\n<p>Covid-19 is real, I&#8217;ve lost 2 friends &#8216; Lalong tells Nigerians<\/p>\n<p>Covid-19: Kaduna patients who fled now in isolation Centre<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Kaduna discharges 210 Almajiris after two weeks quarantine<\/p>\n<p>COVID 19: FG, Oil companies abandoned us, Niger Delta group cries out<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 Think Tank pleads for curfew relaxation, longer opening hours to reduce overcrowding<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll feel fulfilled if NDDC is repositioned for good performance &#8216; Rep Ojo, Cmte Chair<\/p>\n<p>We have recorded 100 per cent recovery in coronavirus cases &#8216; Gov Emmanuel<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRIBUNE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Couple marries by proxy in Benue<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Bauchi locks down three LGAs to check community transmission<\/p>\n<p>Borno discharges 12 coronavirus patients, 22 awaiting final test results<\/p>\n<p>CACOVID, NCDC to support Oyo govt on coronavirus battle with N350 million<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria confirms 248 new cases of COVID-19, total now 4,399<\/p>\n<p>I would rather die from coronavirus than live in misery, says African desperate to be in Europe<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus or not, African migrants desperately push on in the desert towards Europe<\/p>\n<p>300 NDDC contracts allegation: Rep threatens court action<\/p>\n<p>Attempt to neutralise bandits partly damaged Assemblies of God church &#8216; 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