{"id":24450,"date":"2020-05-23T06:22:21","date_gmt":"2020-05-23T06:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=24450"},"modified":"2020-05-23T06:26:45","modified_gmt":"2020-05-23T06:26:45","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-sarturday-23-may-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=24450","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Saturday, 23 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>BUSINESSDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Africa COVID-19 cases top 100,000 in 14 weeks<\/p>\n<p>Buhari signs Executive Order on financial autonomy for state legislature, judiciary<\/p>\n<p>Imo State Gov signs Bill to stop payment of pensions, gratuity of Ex-Governors, Speakers, Others<\/p>\n<p>Police, acting on tipoff, kill 8 kidnappers in Taraba<\/p>\n<p>Eid-e-Fitr: IGP says mass socio-religious gatherings remain banned<\/p>\n<p>Reps warn MDA&#8217;s against tampering with 2020 Budget<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Buhari to observe Eid-el-Fitr prayers at home, cancels homages<\/p>\n<p>Buhari appoints Obioma as new NECO Registrar<\/p>\n<p><strong>PUNCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Christianity made our girls stop dancing naked Momodu II, Ojirua of Irrua<\/p>\n<p>How COVID-19 exposed weakness of FGs social welfare programmes<\/p>\n<p>FG confused over management of Chinese COVID-19 medical team Okechukwu, Reps Dep minority leader<\/p>\n<p>My worst moment as father was carrying my sons decomposing body Man whose childs killing triggered Imo protest<\/p>\n<p>Seven ways to support COVID-19 survivors<\/p>\n<p>I suffer discrimination but I dont dwell on it Aina, deaf lawyer<\/p>\n<p>UPDATED: Nigeria records 245 new COVID-19 cases, total now 7,261<\/p>\n<p>Four die of COVID-19 in Lagos<\/p>\n<p>Retired Justice Karibi-Whyte dies at 88<\/p>\n<p>Army rejects N150m demanded by student shot by soldier<\/p>\n<p>Gunmen kill 20 in fresh Kaduna attack<\/p>\n<p>VIDEO: Nigerians soldiers weep, curse after being ambushed by Boko Haram<\/p>\n<p>FRSC deploys special patrol to enforce interstate travel ban<\/p>\n<p>UPDATED: No moon sighted, fasting continues tomorrow Sultan<\/p>\n<p>41 bodies recovered in Pakistan plane crash<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Pray at home, FCT tells Muslims<\/p>\n<p>Lagos makes more money than 26 states combined- Report<\/p>\n<p>Malabu: UK court throws out Nigerias $1bn bribery case<\/p>\n<p>Kyari, another late official, others still listed as Buharis aides<\/p>\n<p>Oil, gas revenue dropped by N425.52bn in Q1 Minister<\/p>\n<p>FG inaugurates NPA, NIMASA boards three months after<\/p>\n<p>Ondo, Borno, Edo, five others reject home treatment for COVID-19 patients<\/p>\n<p>Insurance industry gives FG N500m to fight COVID-19<\/p>\n<p>APC NWC cant decide Edo primary mode, Obaseki tells Oshiomhole<\/p>\n<p>Buhari grants financial autonomy to state legislature, judiciary<\/p>\n<p>States IGR rose to N1.33tn in 2019 NBS<\/p>\n<p>Group leader who allegedly caned Ebonyi pastor turns self in to police Seven suspected robbers arrested in Oyo<\/p>\n<p>Court asked to suspend sovereign wealth MD, order forensic audit of accounts<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3114028-0\" data-google-query-id=\"CJae3fGWyekCFWumUQodj_EJ1g\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/360613911\/Redmaslatestnigeriannews.com2020optimised_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Govs reject Reps demand to drop Tambuwal from IDB committee<\/p>\n<p>Dont tamper with 2020 budget, Reps warn MDAs<\/p>\n<p>Buhari appoints Ebonyi REC, Obioma new NECO registrar<\/p>\n<p>Firm I engaged to recover $62.5bn debt not mine Malami<\/p>\n<p>Eid: IG assures Nigerians of security, CAN congratulates Sultan, Muslims<\/p>\n<p>Buhari appoints new registrar for NECO<\/p>\n<p>Eid-el-Fitri: Enforcement of restrictions still in place IG<\/p>\n<p>Suspected homosexual in police net for allegedly raping boy<\/p>\n<p>I arranged my brothers killing because dad trusted him more than me Kaduna kidnap suspect<\/p>\n<p>Wife of Abia lawyer accused of abusing gov: My 11-year-old daughter attempted suicide over her fathers continued detention<\/p>\n<p>Police kill eight suspected kidnappers in Taraba<\/p>\n<p>Two die, 12 injured in Anambra road crash<\/p>\n<p>Police arrest Niger suspected kidnapper, rescue victim<\/p>\n<p>Police arrest alleged kidnapper of Imo Catholic priest<\/p>\n<p>Agent engaged to recover $62.5bn oil debt not mine Malami<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: NCDC validates viral RNA extraction<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Buhari bars govt officials, others from paying Sallah homage<\/p>\n<p>10 family members test positive for COVID-19 in Kaduna<\/p>\n<p>Plane carrying 98 passengers crashes into residential area in Pakistan<\/p>\n<p>Myanmar court jails editor for reporting false COVID-19 death<\/p>\n<p>Edo\/Ondo polls: INEC to meet stakeholders next week<\/p>\n<p>Host attacks guests, kill seven during fishing trip<\/p>\n<p><strong>THISDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>World Bank to Decide Nigerias $1.5bn Loan July, Says Country Rep<\/p>\n<p>Ndukwe: Why Powerful Forces Oppose FGs Forensic Audit of NDDC<\/p>\n<p>Sports is Life which cant be Lived without, Says Oghomienor<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Enough of Restrictions, Curfew, Anxiety<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mass movement of Almajirai to south frightening -Afenifere leader Ayo Adebanjo<\/p>\n<p>Why Obaseki, Oshiomhole&#8217;s feud festers &#8216; Archbishop Akubeze, President of Catholic Bishops&#8217; Conference of Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Cross River: PDP, APC jostle for Northern senatorial seat, as INEC gives nod for by-election<\/p>\n<p>Edo, Ondo guber: INEC to prioritize public safety, mitigate COVID-19 health risks<\/p>\n<p>2023: We won&#8217;t allow rascals drag us to failure &#8216; Plateau PDP<\/p>\n<p>APC grants Ize-Iyamu waiver to contest party primary<\/p>\n<p>Edo guber: Imansuangbon purchases PDP N20m nomination form, expresses confidence of securing ticket<\/p>\n<p>Abia LG boss raises alarm over influx of Almajirai from Akwa Ibom<\/p>\n<p>Why I stopped Okorocha, others&#8217; jumbo pay &#8216;Uzodimma<\/p>\n<p>Buhari appoints Ebonyi INEC REC, Prof. Obioma, NECO boss<\/p>\n<p>EFCC: Magu and futile efforts to unseat him<\/p>\n<p>Police kill 8 kidnappers in Taraba<\/p>\n<p>Why former Petroleum Minister, Ibe Kachikwu broke silence<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Buhari bows to Sultan, cancels sallah homage<\/p>\n<p><strong>GUARDIAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Restaurant serves free meals to Lagos communities<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t lockdown entertainment, create your movie gallery at home<\/p>\n<p>Mass socio-religious gatherings remain prohibited, says IGP<\/p>\n<p>Kidnapped boy killed, buried in house after father paid N4.5m ransom<\/p>\n<p>NCDC bill suffers setback in Senate<\/p>\n<p>IOC: Debt collectors don&#8217;t work for me &#8211; Malami<\/p>\n<p>Again, NMA raises concern of possible COVID-19 deaths in Cross River<\/p>\n<p>Sons&#8217; forgiveness in Khashoggi murder &#8216;parody of justice&#8217;: UN expert<\/p>\n<p>Reps reads the riot act to MDA&#8217;s on tampering with 2020 Budget<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian Navy destroy 2,287 illegal refineries<\/p>\n<p>Biden: African Americans mulling Trump vote &#8216;ain&#8217;t black<\/p>\n<p>Osaka tops Serena as world&#8217;s highest-paid female athlete<\/p>\n<p>NDDC: Auditor General raised queries on payments made to Rodnab and the contract itself<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll take punitive measures against Borno absentee council chairmen, others&#8217; says Zulum<\/p>\n<p>Cyclone toll hits 95 as Bangladesh and India start mopping up<\/p>\n<p>Buhari appoints Professor Godswill Obioma as NECO registrar<\/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>Trump says US states must allow religious services to resume<\/p>\n<p>Kidnappers panic over plan to destroy camps in Delta bushes<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Why Ogun extended lockdown again by one week<\/p>\n<p>KILLING FIELDS: Violence kills 2,771 Nigerians in five months<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus could give rise to dictators &#8216; Jonathan warns<\/p>\n<p>Nigerians only use face masks to avoid police harassment &#8216; Erigga<\/p>\n<p>Buhari appoints Prof Adamu Usman as Chairman, UBEC Governing Board<\/p>\n<p>If we can&#8217;t do something very well, we don&#8217;t do it&#8217; Prof Elegido, PAU&#8217;s VC<\/p>\n<p>Black Wall Street unleashes two programs to redefine African commerce from colonial past<\/p>\n<p>10 Kaduna family members test positive for COVID-19<\/p>\n<p>Breaking: Finally, Canada refuses Air Peace from evacuating stranded Nigerians<\/p>\n<p>NEWS EXTRA: Chinese Medical doctors do not treat Covid-19, they play advisory role &#8216; CCECC<\/p>\n<p>UK to introduce 14-day quarantine for international arrivals<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRIBUNE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kano repatriates 61 almajarai to Kebbi<\/p>\n<p>Ogun govt extends lockdown by another week<\/p>\n<p>Edo 2020: Confusion in APCover waiver for Ize Iyamu<\/p>\n<p>JUST IN: Moon not sighted, Sultan says Ramadan ends on Saturday<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Nigeria records 245 new cases, total now 7,261<\/p>\n<p>Fayemi acted legally in appointing Ekiti traditional ruler<\/p>\n<p>Plea to governors on coronavirus, evidence of FG&#8217;s failure, says PDP<\/p>\n<p>Naomi Osaka topples Serena Williams to become world&#8217;s highest-paid female athlete<\/p>\n<p>Buhari&#8217;s Executive Order gives financial autonomy to state legislature, judiciary<\/p>\n<p>Chinese medical team not in Nigeria to treat coronavirus cases, says CCECC<\/p>\n<p>Recession: Don calls for downward review of politicians&#8217; salaries, allowances<\/p>\n<p><strong>NATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>MOSOP insists on justicefor Ogoni martyrs 26 years after<\/p>\n<p>Proprietors attack Northern govs over mass repatriation of almajirai<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Why governors took the risk of lifting ban on worship centres<\/p>\n<p>Malabu: UK court dismisses Nigerias $1bn bribery case against Eni, Shell<\/p>\n<p>The austere side of Buharis new Chief of Staff<\/p>\n<p>Kano to perform Eid prayers tomorrow, says govt.<\/p>\n<p>States holding open Eid-el-Fitri prayers despite lockdown<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Hydroxychloroquine linked to deaths, heart risks Study<\/p>\n<p>Why FG cant tackle COVID-19 pandemic PDP<\/p>\n<p>ACF backs Governors on Almajirai repatriation<\/p>\n<p>MOSOP insists on justice for Ogoni Martyres<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TIMES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sacked Kano Commissioner recovers from Coronavirus, discharged<\/p>\n<p>NNPC to build hospitals when 4 refineries have been out of service for years-Shehu Sani<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Accept failure, PDP mocks Buhari over plea to Govs<\/p>\n<p>Bloodbath as 111 houses burnt, Scores killed, 66 kidnapped in Kaduna<\/p>\n<p>Buhari appoints Prof. Godswill Obioma as NECO registrar<\/p>\n<p>I rather task my brain than tax my people, says Gov Ayade as he exempts low income earners from paying tax<\/p>\n<p>NLC charges FG to ensure job security, incomes<\/p>\n<p>107 people dead in an airplane crash near Jinnah Intl Airport, Karachi, Pakistan<\/p>\n<p>Chinese doctors only came to assist prevent Covid-19 among staff, not to treat cases in Nigeria-CCECC reveals<\/p>\n<p>No COVID-19 Patient was detained-National Hospital<\/p>\n<p>Reps warn MDAs against tampering with 2020 Budget<\/p>\n<p>Buhari authorises direct funds allocation to states Legislature, Judiciary<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TRUST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pakistan plane crashes into houses, with 107 on board<\/p>\n<p>Death toll hit 95 as India, Bangladesh clean up after devastating cyclone<\/p>\n<p>FG must not dash hope on Ajaokuta&#8217;s revival<\/p>\n<p>Corruption and Poverty are Killing Nigerians more than COVID-19<\/p>\n<p>Buhari appoints Ebonyi REC as NECO registrar<\/p>\n<p>600 Dutch slaughter house employees face coronavirus quarantine<\/p>\n<p>Libyan govt forces tighten noose on rival city amid UN concern<\/p>\n<p>Yemen&#8217;s health system &#8216;has in effect collapsed&#8217; as COVID spreads, UN says<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: INEC releases new guidelines on Edo, Ondo governorship polls<\/p>\n<p>Ekiti govt resolves monarch&#8217;s rift with 30 chiefs<\/p>\n<p>Police charge 17 hoodlums to court<\/p>\n<p>Court jails fraudster via virtual proceedings<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: FCTA arrests 84 over travel ban violation<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus: FG begins upgrade of Abuja hospital<\/p>\n<p><strong>BLUEPRINT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>10 more persons contract Coronavirus in Kaduna; 2 discharged<\/p>\n<p>Breaking: 10 more persons contract Coronavirus in Kaduna; 2 discharged<\/p>\n<p>Edo, Ondo: INEC okays policy document on 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