{"id":24472,"date":"2020-05-28T07:00:34","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T07:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=24472"},"modified":"2020-05-28T07:00:34","modified_gmt":"2020-05-28T07:00:34","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-thursday-28-may-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=24472","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Thursday, 28 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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TRUST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a>Trump threatens to regulate or close down social media platforms<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>France bans hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 amid safety concerns<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>How Buhari scores 55% in fight against graft<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>Buhari has demonstrated political will to fight corruption &#8216; Prof Radda<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>Buhari&#8217;s anti-corruption policy not enough for commendation &#8216; Prof Jibrin Ibrahim<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>Fresh crises hit PDP in states over 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>2 APC factions bicker over C\/River council polls<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>Uncovering the atrocious plot to tarnish Adesina&#8217;s legacy at Africa&#8217;s Apex Bank<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>COVID-19: Group urges governors to stop persecution of almajirai<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>Use lockdown to bond with your children, NCWS tells parents<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>22-yr-old woman who drowned daughter to go for psychiatric test<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>W\/Bank approves $346m for Lake Chad region projects<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>COVID-19: CBN cuts OFIs loans&#8217; interest rate to 5%<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>At last, NFF concludes contractual negotiations with Rohr<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>COVID 19: NIMASA seeks exemption of seafarers from travel ban<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>PUNCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>US coronavirus deaths cross 100,000<\/p>\n<p>PDP member-elect blocks Kwara Assembly entrance, seeks inauguration<\/p>\n<p>PDP accuses Fayemi of selling Abuja Governors Lodge<\/p>\n<p>Obaseki kicks as Iyamu emerges Oshiomhole APC camp candidate<\/p>\n<p>Police arrest five over killing of Bauchi hotel guard<\/p>\n<p>Applause, anxiety greet Buharis Executive Order on judiciarys autonomy<\/p>\n<p>Almajirai: Pass Child Rights Act, NHRC tells 11 states<\/p>\n<p>Benue to conduct LG polls on Saturday<\/p>\n<p>Customs challenge ruling stopping duty on passengers baggage<\/p>\n<p>NCC suspends spectrum trading, to adopt new policy<\/p>\n<p>Petrol marketers to gain N8.3bn on depot price reduction<\/p>\n<p>Ive never violated any process in AfDB Adesina<\/p>\n<p>FG to certify airlines before flights resume<\/p>\n<p>World Bank okays $346m for projects in Nigeria, others<\/p>\n<p>CBN suspends intervention-loan repayment for one year<\/p>\n<p>Buhari approves Nigeria, Siemens electricity deal funding<\/p>\n<p>Oil crash threatens Nigerias gas flaring reduction<\/p>\n<p>NNPC increases June selling prices of crude oil<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING: Trump orders investigation into George Floyds killing<\/p>\n<p>Reps clash as panel report blames Nigerians in China<\/p>\n<p>FG cant cope with increasing coronavirus cases Minister<\/p>\n<p>Churches may reopen in June, says CAN<\/p>\n<p>Rivers community task force official kills colleague<\/p>\n<p>NCDC conducts 48,544 tests nationwide<\/p>\n<p>Ganduje excited as COVID-19 cases drop in Kano<\/p>\n<p>Blackmail wont stop Akpabio, others probe, says Senate<\/p>\n<p>Were working with Abia on 25 COVID-19 positive northerners Imo<\/p>\n<p>No conflict with IG on community policing South-East govs<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian troops sexually abuse children AI<\/p>\n<p>Seven-day ultimatum to herdsmen remains unchanged Delta LG boss<\/p>\n<p>200 Zamfara, Katsina bandits killed in air strikes DHQ<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Cyprus to pay medical bill if tourists catch virus<\/p>\n<p>World Bank approves $346m for projects in Nigeria, others<\/p>\n<p>Edo 2020: APC faction picks Ize-Iyamu as consensus aspirant<\/p>\n<p>France stops hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 treatment<\/p>\n<p><strong>THISDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CBN Reduces Interest Rates on OFIs Facilities to 5%<\/p>\n<p>Full Deregulation Will Attract Investment to Oil Sector, Says Expert<\/p>\n<p>DPR Postpones Implementation of New Registration Fees for Industry Training<\/p>\n<p>Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu Set for Battle in Edo APC<\/p>\n<p>Crisis Hits Oyo APC over Plan to Expel ex-Communication Minister, Shittu<\/p>\n<p>There is Nothing to Celebrate on May 29, PDP&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Political Parties Back INECs Plan to Hold Edo, Ondo Elections<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Why COVID-19 has not escalated in Adamawa &#8216;Bashir Ahmed, SSG<\/p>\n<p>IPAC backs INEC&#8217;s plan to experiment on e-voting in 2021<\/p>\n<p>APC govs move to save Obaseki, Akeredolu<\/p>\n<p>Edo guber: PDP&#8217;ll be disappointed for expecting implosion at APC &#8216;Oshiomhole<\/p>\n<p>Bayelsa guber: Deputy Gov. asks tribunal to dismiss petition against him for being incompetent<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve not received Oshiomhole, Tinubu, Buhari&#8217;s endorsement &#8216; Ize-Iyamu<\/p>\n<p>Edo: Ize-Iyamu picks APC nomination form, vows to work with other aspirants<\/p>\n<p>Edo: Ize-Iyamu emerges consensus APC aspirant to face Obaseki in primary<\/p>\n<p>Ighalo now Africa&#8217;s richest footballer<\/p>\n<p>Refineries record N50bn loss in 5 months<\/p>\n<p>W&#8217;Bank approves $346m to revive Lake Chad region<\/p>\n<p>Contractors shut down Agric Ministry over N17bn debt<\/p>\n<p>Alleged graft: I&#8217;m innocent, AfDB President, Adesina insists<\/p>\n<p>Again, kidnappers hit Cross River, snatch 4<\/p>\n<p>Alleged fraud: Absence of EFCC counsel stalls Oyo-Ita&#8217;s trial<\/p>\n<p>Herdsmen forcefully invaded, occupy 350 communities in Igboland &#8216; INTERSOCIETY<\/p>\n<p>Govs, others urge Nigerian children not to despair<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not interested in being president of Biafra &#8216;Kanu<\/p>\n<p><strong>GUARDIAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Why Africa records lowest COVID-19 cases, deaths, by WHO<\/p>\n<p>Governor Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu pick APC nomination forms for Edo guber race<\/p>\n<p>Rivers government denies infecting demolished hotel manager with COVID-19<\/p>\n<p>Alao-Akala opposes appointment of retired soldiers as Amotekun&#8217;s directors-general<\/p>\n<p>Police, army yields to Wike&#8217;s directive, remove barricade from Ikoku market<\/p>\n<p>Global leaders chart path to Africa&#8217;s economic recovery post-COVID-19<\/p>\n<p>Stock market reopens bullish as index gains N8 billion<\/p>\n<p>Chamber issues guidelines for oil workers&#8217; safety during lockdowns<\/p>\n<p>Court remands mother who drowned baby at LUTH for psychiatric evaluation<\/p>\n<p>Employers&#8217; group accuses Nigeria Customs Service of frustrating ease of doing business<\/p>\n<p>Labour threatens strike in Kano over salary deduction<\/p>\n<p>IGP, South East governors strike deal on community policing<\/p>\n<p>Ekiti PDP accuses state government of selling Abuja Governor&#8217;s Lodge<\/p>\n<p>Lagos to conclude 4th Mainland Bridge financial foreclosure next year<\/p>\n<p>Students decry incessant robberies at hostels amid COVID-19 lockdown<\/p>\n<p>Schools will reopen at a &#8220;safe time&#8221;, says FG<\/p>\n<p>Father Beheads Daughter In An Honour Killing<\/p>\n<p><strong>VANGUARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a>Edo 2020: Nobody can stop my second term bid &#8216; Obaseki<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>Pandemonium in Kwara Assembly as PDP member-elect barricades gate<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>How Ijaw overwhelmed Jonathan with expectations &#8216; Idoniboyeobu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>FG needs $40bn stimulus to curtail looming recession &#8216; 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remanded at LASUTH for psychiatric evaluation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>Lagos issues 479,028 number plates, driver&#8217;s licences in one year<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>Seven die in Kwara road crash<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>Why Amotekun will fail in 5 states &#8216; Alao-Akala<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>BREAKING: 87 patients discharged in Lagos after testing negative for coronavirus<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>COVID-19: Those with virus won&#8217;t be evacuated &#8216; Foreign Affairs Minister<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>South-East states set for community policing as govs, IGP reach agreement<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a>Five states meet 300-bed requirement<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>Rivers warns hotel owner against blackmailing Wike<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu open Edo APC ticket battle<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>PTF meets CAN, NSCIA leaders on guidelines to re-open worship centres<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>PTF okays three cure solutions for test<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>Lagos to replace Okada, tricycle from July<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>PDP accuses Fayemi of sale of Abuja Governors Lodge<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>Ize-Iyamu emerges Edo APC consensus candidate<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>World Bank approves $346m for Nigeria, others on Lake Chad<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>Adamawa confirms 11 fresh coronavirus cases<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>Ekiti PDP accuses Fayemi of selling Abuja Governors Lodge<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>Alao-Akala: Southwest Govs appointing wrong Amotekun commanders<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>Ive not stepped down as AfDB president, says Adesina<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TIMES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a>Why Edo APC adopted Ize-Iyamu as Consensus candidate<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>Breaking: Edo guber: Ize Iyamu picks APC form, prefers direct primary<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>Power comes from God, no man can stop me from returning as Edo Governor Obaseki<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>Breaking: Ize-Iyamu emerges Edo APC concensus candidate<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>Covid-19: Reactions trail as Femi Adesina says Nigerians are lucky to have Buhari at a time like this<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>PDP governors hail Lamido as national leader, face of democracy in Nigeria<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>Trump accuses Twitter of interfering in U.S. elections<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>May 29: Avoid false performance claims, apologise for failure, PDP tells Buhari<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>Kano NLC threatens 14-day strike over salary deduction<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>Coronavirus: Google gives $1,000 to each employee for home office makeover<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>BUSINESSDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a>Patients shun hospitals on coronavirus fears<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>Gambari in quiet push to re-direct the presidency and make it work better<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>Death amid a great move in Abia State<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a>The Epicentres of Coro-politics: Still on Rivers State&#8217; 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