{"id":24595,"date":"2020-06-27T06:14:14","date_gmt":"2020-06-27T06:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=24595"},"modified":"2020-06-27T06:14:14","modified_gmt":"2020-06-27T06:14:14","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-saturday-27-june-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=24595","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Saturday, 27 June, 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>GUARDIAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump cancels weekend golf retreat as virus cases surge<\/p>\n<p>Over $30 bn needed to develop COVID-19 tests, treatments, vaccines: WHO<\/p>\n<p>Joshua rejected massive $80million deal to fight wilder, says Tyson Fury<\/p>\n<p>APC NEC meeting in FEC chamber illegal, says PDP<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria will remain insecure, unstable, stagnant if not restructured, says Obasanjo<\/p>\n<p>Kano mulls compulsory drug test for civil servants, tertiary students<\/p>\n<p>Bayelsa traditional rulers back PMB, Akpabio on NDDC forensic audit<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Fear grips Imo residents as cases rise to 268<\/p>\n<p>Onyeama disclaims fake social media accounts<\/p>\n<p><strong>PUNCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Judge fumes as defence counsels absence stalls Evans trial<\/p>\n<p>Some parents give their children to traffickers for money NAPTIP<\/p>\n<p>Why we married same day, at same venue Triplets and wives<\/p>\n<p>Ayinla Omowura predicted his death six months before he was killed Onilu-Ola, bands lead drummer<\/p>\n<p>How mob labelled my husband robber, beat him to death Ekiti carpenters wife<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: FG announces third evacuation flight from US<\/p>\n<p>Dont judge Hushpuppi, Daddy Freeze cautions Nigerians<\/p>\n<p>Customs destroy cannabis worth N1bn<\/p>\n<p>N1.3bn debt: AMCON takes over Unicorn Places assets<\/p>\n<p>Banks total credit rises to N18.6tn<\/p>\n<p>Airfares may rise as FAAN hikes service charges by 100%<\/p>\n<p>Lagos, Osun threaten fresh lockdown as cases hit 23,298<\/p>\n<p>Africa records highest daily COVID-19 cases as total hits 348,871<\/p>\n<p>APC crisis: Oshiomhole, others risk expulsion over planned court action<\/p>\n<p>I helped remove kidnap kingpin, Wadumes handcuffs with spoon Capt Balarabe<\/p>\n<p>Kano to test politicians, civil servants, students for drugs<\/p>\n<p>Demolition: Ghana to concede embassy land, process document, says Gbajabiamila<\/p>\n<p>Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: FG begins partial closure of Kara Bridge<\/p>\n<p>No state is safe, secure anymore, says Obasanjo<\/p>\n<p>Shiites protest in Kaduna, demand El-Zakzakys release<\/p>\n<p>Building collapse: LASG seals off 42 more buildings in Lekki<\/p>\n<p>Lawyers, PDP slam Malami for swearing in APC caretaker committee<\/p>\n<p>Gunmen kidnap nine travellers in Ondo, demand N100m ransom<\/p>\n<p>States autonomy making it difficult to enforce COVID-19 guidelines NCDC<\/p>\n<p>Okowas daughter, Oyo commissioner test positive for COVID-19<\/p>\n<p>IDPs: FG begins 10,000 mass housing project in Borno<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Globacom introduces social networking<\/p>\n<p>UPDATED: Over 550 dead as Nigerias COVID-19 cases exceed 23,000<\/p>\n<p>Group seeks N20m for children of woman murdered by fianc<\/p>\n<p>71-year-old man raped me 10 times, gave me charm to steal for him 13-year-old alleged victim<\/p>\n<p>ECOWAS Court orders FG to pay 244 soldiers dismissed in 2016<\/p>\n<p>APC: We did no wrong, Bagudu replies pro-Oshiomhole group<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>APC: Sacked Oshiomhole&#8217;s led NWC a distraction to Buhari &#8216;-Bagudu<\/p>\n<p>Governors responsible for APC, PDP woes &#8216; Fidelis Tapgun<\/p>\n<p>Crack in sacked pro-Oshiomhole NWC<\/p>\n<p>Biafra only hope for Igbo &#8216; Col. Nwobosi<\/p>\n<p>Oshiomhole&#8217;s posters, portraits pulled down at APC secretariat<\/p>\n<p>Edo guber: PDP govs task INEC, security agencies on free, fair poll<\/p>\n<p>APC crisis: Dissolving Oshiomhole-led NWC, best for party &#8216; Senator Girei<\/p>\n<p>APC crisis: Security drill sacked NWC aide over removal of personal belongings<\/p>\n<p>Airlines face more hardship as FAAN hikes passenger charge<\/p>\n<p>Court bars NSCDC, interior minister from interfering with security guards<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Okowa, wife on self-isolation after daughter tests positive<\/p>\n<p>NSCDC arrests man over alleged attempt to defile 15-year-old girl in Kano<\/p>\n<p>Malaria killing more patients afraid to patronize hospital because of COVID-19 &#8216; NGO<\/p>\n<p><strong>VANGUARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lagos Govt includes seven private laboratories for COVID-19 tests<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Nigeria not yet out of the woods, Obasanjo warns<\/p>\n<p>NSCDC arrests man over alleged attempt to defile 15-year-old girl in Kano<\/p>\n<p>Buhari saved APC, Oshiomhole intends to destroy it &#8216; Abubakar Girei<\/p>\n<p>2023: Leadership problems dimming Igbo chances<\/p>\n<p>Why Presidential system is holding Nigeria down!<\/p>\n<p>Edo 2020: Obaseki hails Edo people, assures of victory in guber poll<\/p>\n<p>None of our governors will join APC &#8216; PDP<\/p>\n<p>16 political parties register for Osun LG polls<\/p>\n<p>Threat by sacked NWC to go to court, mere media creation &#8216; APC Govs Forum<\/p>\n<p>N1.3bn debt: AMCON takes over assets of Unicorn Place &amp; Leisure Services Limited<\/p>\n<p>People who promised me money were all scam &#8216; Tacha reveals<\/p>\n<p>Nine passengers abducted in Ondo, N100m ransom demanded<\/p>\n<p>Stay at home from Monday, no one can sack you &#8216; Cross River NLC to workers<\/p>\n<p>40 million women in Nigeria at risk of cervical cancer says Ehanire<\/p>\n<p>Troops foil attempted kidnap of passengers on Abuja-Kaduna highway<\/p>\n<p>EFCC to go after Nigerian looters hiding in Ghana &#8216; Magu<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRIBUNE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NCDC confirms 684 new COVID-19 cases, total now 23,298<\/p>\n<p>Breaking: N-Power Batch C enrolment begins 11.45pm today<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Lagos accounts for 42% of confirmed cases in Nigeria, 23.6% death &#8216; Abayomi<\/p>\n<p>The fear of contracting coronavirus through hospital visit is understandable &#8216;Adetoun Faloye, psychiatrist and mental health advocate<\/p>\n<p>Contractors were paying sweepers N5,000 while govt approved N25,000 &#8216;Ibrahim Odumboni, acting MD, LAWMA<\/p>\n<p>Without reform of federating units, Nigeria&#8217;ll remain insecure, may disintegrate, says Obasanjo<\/p>\n<p>APC NEC: Buhari desecrates national value, PDP alleges<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Delta records 183 positive cases in 3 days<\/p>\n<p>Nine movie stars feared dead in auto crash in Benue<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Osun govt threatens fresh lockdown as state records 22 new cases<\/p>\n<p>Chairman of Edo Board of Technical and Vocational Education resigns from Obaseki&#8217;s administration<\/p>\n<p>Kano govt destroys illicit drugs worth N1billion<\/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>NATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FG shuts Kara Bridge on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway for integrity test<\/p>\n<p>Ghana to cede property, documents, rebuild demolished embassy building, says Gbajabiamila<\/p>\n<p>Senator Adeyemi commends FG on Kogi roads<\/p>\n<p>War veterans relive near death experiences fighting Boko Haram, others<\/p>\n<p>FG takes delivery of 40,000 PPEs, others from China<\/p>\n<p>Covid- 19: Okowa, wife self-isolate as daughter tests positive<\/p>\n<p>Building collapse: LASG seals off 42 more buildings in Lekki<\/p>\n<p>Police rescue abducted Lagos-bound passenger in Ondo forest<\/p>\n<p>PDP carpets Buhari, Malami, Buni over NWC sack<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: FG takes delivery of 40,000 PPEs, others from China<\/p>\n<p>Obaseki canvasses stakeholder collaboration to check abuse, illicit trade in drugs<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TIMES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Okowas daughter tests positive for COVID-19, family now on self-isolation<\/p>\n<p>Progressive Govs Forum chief lauds Buhari over NEC meeting<\/p>\n<p>Military, security agencies working in synergy to tackle insecurity Abubakar<\/p>\n<p>ICPC begins monitoring of constituency projects in Ogun<\/p>\n<p>NDLEA arrests 145 suspected traffickers, confiscates 8,000kg of drugs<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Rivers agency calls for proper disposal of used face masks<\/p>\n<p>APC NEC meeting and implications of NWC dissolution ahead 2023<\/p>\n<p>Germany tries special coating to protect against viruses in buses<\/p>\n<p>Cervical Cancer: FG to introduce HPV immunisation on national scale by 2021<\/p>\n<p>Kano govt to begin compulsory drug tests for political office holders, civil servants, students<\/p>\n<p>Many Abia residents dont believe COVID-19 is real Health Commissioner<\/p>\n<p>FRSC moves to arrest, prosecute drivers licence racketeers in Enugu<\/p>\n<p>Man gets free noodles for 6 months after refunding 1.8 million found<\/p>\n<p>Ecobank Nigeria extends zero charges for digital money transfers<\/p>\n<p>NDLEA nabs 27 suspected drug traffickers with over 300kgs of illicit drugs<\/p>\n<p>Nigerias smartphone market declined by 13.6% in Q1 IDC<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 : CBN disburses N49bn from N50bn intervention fund<\/p>\n<p>Equities market index up by 0.83% to N107bn<\/p>\n<p>SON raises alarm over fake Toyota engine oil<\/p>\n<p>Revenue shortfall: World Bank considers $3bn budget support loan for Nigeria<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TRUST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Buhari&#8217;s position on 2023 fuelling APC crisis &#8216; Waziri Bulama<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Osun to lock down again as state records 22 new cases<\/p>\n<p>Bagudu dismisses court threat by Oshiomhole&#8217;s camp over APC NWC dissolution<\/p>\n<p>Sule Lamido tackles Atiku over claim on PDP<\/p>\n<p>Why northern politicians should convert constituency offices to cyber cafes<\/p>\n<p>Edo gov&#8217;ship: Obaseki picks PDP ticket to battle Ize-Iyamu, 13 others<\/p>\n<p>ICPC probes N4.5bn constituency projects in Kaduna<\/p>\n<p>YPP gets 8 new NEC members<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUSINESSDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Emirates operates weekly cargo flights from Lagos to Dubai<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: MMA2 leads as most prepared terminal to resume operations<\/p>\n<p>Former Gov of Oyo, Ajimobi to be buried on Sunday<\/p>\n<p>APC crisis: PGF boss urges caretaker to expel sacked NWC for any legal action<\/p>\n<p>Kwara govt embraces tree planting initiative<\/p>\n<p>Ghana to cede property, documents, rebuild demolished embassy building &#8216; Gbajabiamila<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Ogun says 97% cases mild, asymptomatic as only 7 patients remain in isolation centres<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: MMA2 leads as most prepared terminal to resume operations<\/p>\n<p>Lagos accredits First Cardiology Consultants, Paelon Memorial Clinic, Vedic Hospital to for COVID-19 treatment<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY INDEPENDENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Scientists Begin To Understand The Many Health Problems Caused By COVID-19<\/p>\n<p>Sunmonu Mourns Ajimobi, Says Former Gov Recorded Landmark Achievements in Oyo<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: Restructure Now Or Risk Nigeria&#8217;s Disintegration, Obasanjo Cries Out<\/p>\n<p>Ugwuanyi To Swear In Ugwueze As Substantive Chairman Of Nsukka LGA<\/p>\n<p>Amazon Buys Driverless Car Startup Zoox<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW TELEGRAPH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Boko Haram insurgency cost North-East over $9.2bn &#8216;Minister<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 distorted plans in health sector &#8216;Minister<\/p>\n<p>OBJ: Nigerians, even Fulanis, not satisfied with Buhari<\/p>\n<p>APC crisis: I never said I spent N35bn on Buhari&#8217;s elections, says Tinubu<\/p>\n<p>FG condemns attack on embassy in Indonesia<\/p>\n<p>145 stranded Nigerians return home as 18 depart France<\/p>\n<p>APC crisis: Buhari won&#8217;t sacrifice due process for expediency, says Bagudu<\/p>\n<p>World Bank: Nigeria must deepen reforms to boost growth, revenues<\/p>\n<p><strong>PEOPLESDAILY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Expel ex NWC members threatening siut against NEC decision &#8216; 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