{"id":24799,"date":"2020-08-15T06:13:47","date_gmt":"2020-08-15T06:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=24799"},"modified":"2020-08-15T06:24:46","modified_gmt":"2020-08-15T06:24:46","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-saturday-15-august-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=24799","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Saturday, 15 August, 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>GUARDIAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>World leaders praise Israel-UAE deal as Palestinians cry foul<\/p>\n<p>Mailafia&#8217;s allegations aimed at creating tension, breach peace, says DSS<\/p>\n<p>VC&#8217;s sack legal, insists Babalakin<\/p>\n<p>Ten cars, one trailer razed by fire at LASTMA yard<\/p>\n<p>Taliban prisoner release re-opens wounds for victims&#8217; families<\/p>\n<p>Lagos reduces e-hailing licence fee, reverses 10% service charge<\/p>\n<p>Police arrest father for alleged incarceration of 30-year-old son<\/p>\n<p>Cyber threat is gaining ground, as online casino and gambling industry gains momentum<\/p>\n<p><strong>PUNCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Buhari opposed govts yet suppresses peaceful protesters #RevolutionNow supporter in Osun<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian government has no regard for the elderly, Ebreme, retired Delta perm sec<\/p>\n<p>El-Rufai govt should stop taking sides in Southern Kaduna crisis Magaji, Reps member from troubled region<\/p>\n<p>Quota system denied me dream of becoming air force officer Akintemi, Plus TV MD<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been unable to sleep since police killed my pregnant wife -Husband of woman shot dead in Ire Ekiti<\/p>\n<p>PDP condemns FG, alleges attempt to gag media<\/p>\n<p>Dont go home, defend your votes, Obaseki tells Edo electorate<\/p>\n<p>Bedridden trader needs N9.3m for kidney transplant<\/p>\n<p>Osun empowers 2,038 maize farmers with N329m<\/p>\n<p>Lagos imposes N20\/trip levy on Uber, Bolt, others<\/p>\n<p>Don tasks FG on infrastructure as unemployment rises to 27.1%<\/p>\n<p>Asset sale: Shell rejects Rivers court judgement<\/p>\n<p>Naira exchanges for 475\/$ as forex scarcity persists<\/p>\n<p>Fraud: Kwara court orders man to control traffic for three months<\/p>\n<p>$62bn oil revenue: FGs recovery effort suffers setback<\/p>\n<p>NDDC scholarship: Ten days after Buhari directive, students tuition still unpaid<\/p>\n<p>10.6 million people in North East risk hunger UN<\/p>\n<p>Kaduna killings: Mailafia apologised profusely for his comments, says DSS<\/p>\n<p>UNILAG Senate wont recognise acting Vice Chancellor, says committee of VCs<\/p>\n<p>Nasarawa battling its own Islamic sects, says Gov Sule<\/p>\n<p>Plans to rig Ondo poll wont work Deputy governor<\/p>\n<p>Death sentence: Pan-African CSOs, others demand release of Kano singer<\/p>\n<p>Enugu govt fights back, tears down house of man who demolished airport fence<\/p>\n<p>WASSCE: Rivers, Kwara warn teachers, pupils against malpractice<\/p>\n<p>Defend yourselves against herdsmen, Archbishop tells Delta community<\/p>\n<p>Lagos reaches COVID-19 peak, decries shortage of health personnel<\/p>\n<p>UNILAG Senate seeks Buharis intervention, Babalakin defends Ogundipes sacking<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Low turnout in Ogun mosques as worship centres reopen<\/p>\n<p>Special Forces will tackle Southern Kaduna killings El-Rufai<\/p>\n<p>Rivers vigilance group accuses member of killing man<\/p>\n<p>Twelve die from COVID-19 complications in Nasarawa<\/p>\n<p>Cult kills two men in Delta community<\/p>\n<p>PANDEF asks South-South govs to establish security outfit<\/p>\n<p>Fayose warns Obaseki against returning to APC if he wins<\/p>\n<p>Lagos slashes e-hailing licence fee, reverses 10% service charge<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers, monarchs disagree over FG project in Anambra<\/p>\n<p><strong>THISDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Babalakin: We Followed Due Process in Sacking UNILAGs VC<\/p>\n<p>Stallion, Bajaj Kicks Off First Keke Rally in Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>STILL ON TAMING ARTICULATED VEHICLE DRIVERS<\/p>\n<p>Kia Motors Unveils Sonet, an All-new Smart Urban Compact SUV<\/p>\n<p>PDP Condemns Media Clampdown by FG over Nigeria Info Station<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ondo guber: Deputy gov joins ZLP, vows to remove Akeredolu<\/p>\n<p>Edo guber poll will be bloodier than anticipated &#8216; Tony Momoh<\/p>\n<p>LG funds: APC seeks EFCC probe of Obiano, condemns suspension of monarchs<\/p>\n<p>Obaseki approves all outstanding promotions in public service<\/p>\n<p>Unemployment rate rises to 27.1% &#8216;NBS<\/p>\n<p>Social Media not enough, ex-Sports Minister tells young Nigerians<\/p>\n<p>Obaseki approves all outstanding promotions in public service<\/p>\n<p>Protests in Ibadan as serial ritual killer escapes from police custody<\/p>\n<p>NJC recommends 4 nominees for appointment as Supreme Court justices<\/p>\n<p>Suspended Anambra monarchs reject Obi of Onitsha as traditional rulers council chairman<\/p>\n<p>DSS berates Mailafia over Southern Kaduna outburst<\/p>\n<p>Renaming of Nigerian Railways centre: Ekwuemes daughter thanks Buhari<\/p>\n<p>Return to work immediately or be sacked, Ebonyi tells striking judiciary workers<\/p>\n<p>Southern Kaduna: Baptists in Edo protest killing of 14 members<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: 19 Govs beg NSCDC for agro rangers against bandits<\/p>\n<p>Our trains move 15,000 people daily in Lagos, Abuja Fidet Okhiria, MD, Nigerian Railway Corporation<\/p>\n<p>U.S visa ban: Nigeria has substantially met demands, says FG Committee<\/p>\n<p>Ngige calls for dialogue between Airlines and sacked pilots<\/p>\n<p>Mai Buni&#8217;s many battles to reinvent APC for 2023<\/p>\n<p>INEC to deploy 20,000 ad-hoc staff<\/p>\n<p><strong>VANGUARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>#BBNaija now most-watched entertainment live stream on Showmax<\/p>\n<p>Most Nigerian girls in Lebanon not trafficked, Lebanese envoy<\/p>\n<p>NSE: Turnover rises by 86.97%, other indices down 0.15%<\/p>\n<p>NiMet urges staff to shelve planned strike<\/p>\n<p>Lagos, e-hailing ride operators agree on new guidelines, charges on services<\/p>\n<p>Osun-Osogbo Festival ends with low turnout due to COVID-19<\/p>\n<p>How ethnicity, saboteurs are frustrating fight against insurgency &#8216; Retired military officers<\/p>\n<p>Herd immunity would lead to enormous death toll &#8216;Fauci<\/p>\n<p>COVID symptoms you&#8217;ll likely get first, scientists find<\/p>\n<p>UNILAG: Acting VC sues for peace, says appointment will end crisis<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re not involved in human trafficking&#8217; Labour Ministry<\/p>\n<p>ONDO DECIDES: Deputy governor&#8217;s cousin leads defectors from PDP, ZLP to APC<\/p>\n<p>PDP reconstitutes Kaduna State caretaker committee<\/p>\n<p>Ondo Decides: Third force is tough fraud &#8216; Ondo Govt<\/p>\n<p>Edo Guber: 12 male, 2 female candidates jostle for office<\/p>\n<p>Edo 2020: INEC to deploy 20,000 ad-hoc staff<\/p>\n<p>Obaseki convoy attack: Gunmen sponsored by Shaibu &#8216; Oshiomhole&#8217;s aide alleges<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll make Delta a smart state &#8216; Okowa<\/p>\n<p>Facebook joins attack on Apple over App Store commission<\/p>\n<p>Joke Silva leads AGN to end begging for ailing actors<\/p>\n<p>I know what to do to stop my death rumours &#8216; 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Husband Of Blue-eyed Risikat<\/p>\n<p>Lending Human Face To Trade Unionism<\/p>\n<p>PMB Tasked On Security Measures To Eradicate Banditry, Insurgency<\/p>\n<p>Lagos-Ibadan Passenger Trains Begin Operation Sept &#8216; NRC<\/p>\n<p>Military Refute Soldiers Fishing In Baga Allegation<\/p>\n<p>Reps To Recover N23.6bn Unremitted Revenue From CAC<\/p>\n<p>FG Inaugurate C&#8217;ttee On Lifting 100m Nigerians Out Of Poverty<\/p>\n<p>UCH Has Treated 150 COVID-19 Patients With 18 Deaths -CMD<\/p>\n<p>El-Rufai Addresses Special Forces Deployed To Southern Kaduna In Kafanchan<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRIBUNE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kwara govt goes tough onexamination malpractice, to sanction erring principal, school<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria records 329 new COVID-19 cases, total now 48,445<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve resumed as UNILAG acting VC, says Prof Prof Theophilus Soyombo<\/p>\n<p>Delta PDP faults Buhari&#8217;s statement on use of military to overrun elections<\/p>\n<p>Unemployment rate rises to 27.1% &#8216; NBS<\/p>\n<p>National Assembly acting clerk advocates e-parliament<\/p>\n<p>Okowa assures completion of Ayakoromo bridge in Delta creek<\/p>\n<p>NJC approves appointment of 4 Justices for Supreme Court, recommends 3 Heads of Court, others<\/p>\n<p>PDP chides Oshiomhole, Ize-Iyamu over attack on Obaseki&#8217;s convoy<\/p>\n<p>Reps to recover N23.695bn unremitted revenue from CAC in 3 years<\/p>\n<p>Lagos reverses 10% service charge for trips on e-hailing platform<\/p>\n<p>LASTMA yard where seized vehicles are parked in Oshodi goes up in flames, 10 cars, one trailer razed<\/p>\n<p>Kwara poly Rector not suspended &#8216; 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