{"id":24846,"date":"2020-08-28T05:52:31","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T05:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=24846"},"modified":"2020-08-28T05:52:31","modified_gmt":"2020-08-28T05:52:31","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-friday-28-august-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=24846","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Friday, 28 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><strong>PUNCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Troops rescue 13 Russians, Ukrainians abducted in NDelta<\/p>\n<p>410 insurgents surrendered during Nasarawa terror cell raid<\/p>\n<p>How to end bloodshed during elections Umahi<\/p>\n<p>Constitution review, electoral reforms on our priority list Gbajabiamila<\/p>\n<p>Only credible candidates will fly APC flags, says Buni<\/p>\n<p>Oba of Benin plans peace meeting with Edo candidates<\/p>\n<p>Local herbs are what Nigeria, other African countries can contribute to the world Executive Director, Nigeria Institute of Human Virology, Abimiku<\/p>\n<p>PDP supporters ground Yenagoa, protest senatorial aspirants disqualification<\/p>\n<p>Edo: APC, PDP continue verbal war, allege kidnap plot<\/p>\n<p>Why Nigerian students find online learning painful<\/p>\n<p>FGs N11bn COVID-19 insurance eludes 14 dead doctors<\/p>\n<p>Ondo varsity reduces tuition fees<\/p>\n<p>Maritime police assure dredgers of support<\/p>\n<p>FG begins restructuring of power ministry<\/p>\n<p>FAAN laments 95% revenue drop, implements new charges<\/p>\n<p>FG shifts international flights resumption to Sept 5<\/p>\n<p>80% containers arriving Nigeria return empty Shippers council<\/p>\n<p>FG, National Assembly bringing rejected water bill through the back door, says Soyinka<\/p>\n<p>FG planning to pay private school teachers, artisans Osinbajo<\/p>\n<p>Blasphemy: Ill sign death warrant after 30 days, says Ganduje<\/p>\n<p>Magu: Presidential panel reopens ex-IG Tafas case, seized houses<\/p>\n<p>22 CBTs defraud 11,823 students<\/p>\n<p>Any Fulani who comes to Benue as vigilante will go to jail -Ortom<\/p>\n<p>Gandujes N300bn Chinese loan slavery, Kano elders tell Buhari<\/p>\n<p>Ghanas $1m trade levy on foreign traders<\/p>\n<p>Obasanjo absent as Council of State pardons Ambrose Alli, others<\/p>\n<p>25 VIO, FRSC men nabbed for driving licence fraud<\/p>\n<p>Buhari sacks Dokubo as Amnesty coordinator, names administrators<\/p>\n<p>Court remands Kaduna woman who tortured 14-year-old girl in prison<\/p>\n<p>Killings: Ohanaeze meets Ugwuanyi, young lawyers demand IPOBs de-proscription<\/p>\n<p>Woman accuses Rivers hospital of stealing new born<\/p>\n<p>Troops intercepted Zamfara-bond arms, kill 25 bandits<\/p>\n<p>Falana demands information on N338bn COVID-19 fund<\/p>\n<p>Matawalle mourns as 14 PDP supporters die in Zamfara crash<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Lagos records 81% revenue performance<\/p>\n<p>75 Borno elders slaughtered in 2014, says Ndume<\/p>\n<p>Nasarawa youths force residents to remove face masks NOA<\/p>\n<p>CAMA: Pastors are willing to be accountable, says Osinbajo<\/p>\n<p>Troops kill 25 bandits, arrest 155 others in North-West<\/p>\n<p>Adesina got 100% regional, non regional members votes<\/p>\n<p><strong>THISDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Profit Taking Halts Stock Markets Eight-day Price Rally<\/p>\n<p>Under-fire Barca President, Bartomeu, Offers to Stepdown if Messi Stays<\/p>\n<p>Vehicle Importation: FG Urged to Review Customs Valuation Method<\/p>\n<p>Seplat Appoints Oteh, Rolet as Non-executive Directors<\/p>\n<p>PDP Condemns Arrest of Its Member By DSS in Kogi, Demands&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>FSDH Predicts Continued Sluggish Economic Activities in 2020<\/p>\n<p>Digital Infrastructure Will Enhance Africas Economic Recovery<\/p>\n<p>Report Predicts N2.9trn Revenue for Telcos in 2020<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>World Bank approves N40bn to revamp education in Edo &#8216;Obaseki<\/p>\n<p>Ihonvbere assures of APC&#8217;s victory in Owan West\/East<\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t endorse Ize-Iyamu &#8216;Olu Martins<\/p>\n<p>Oba of Benin plans peace pact with guber candidates<\/p>\n<p>PDP accuses APC of rationalising suffering of citizens<\/p>\n<p>Rivers rejects NFF committee&#8217;s report, heads to CAS<\/p>\n<p>Several Chelsea players test positive for COVID-19, media reports say<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria targets non-oil exporters to boost FX as recession looms<\/p>\n<p>Minister relocates to Enugu ahead of Airport reopening<\/p>\n<p>How we blocked N79.3bn from being siphoned &#8216; 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after Ivorian federation presidency bid rejected<\/p>\n<p>Ramaphosa vows virus &#8216;watershed&#8217; in South Africa graft fight<\/p>\n<p>Serena has tricky US Open path in search of 24th Slam<\/p>\n<p>Covid-19 contacts should be tested, regardless of symptoms &#8211; WHO<\/p>\n<p><strong>VANGUARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>APC, PDP fight over alleged stage-managed kidnapping of opposition members<\/p>\n<p>Jihadists kill 14 in Nigeria-Cameroon border over &#8216;blockade<\/p>\n<p>We will not fold our arms, watch PDP supporters maimed by opposition, Orbih warns<\/p>\n<p>Polio: Nigeria still threatened despite eradication certification, says FG<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria losses lots of benefits from non- passage of PIB, says PENGASSAN<\/p>\n<p>$15 million dollars modular Refinery project to be sited in Delta<\/p>\n<p>Nigerians chased into Dubai desert<\/p>\n<p>Buhari will leave legacy of massive Infrastructural development &#8216; Lai Mohammed<\/p>\n<p>CBN directs BDCs to sell dollar at N386, as forex trade restarts<\/p>\n<p>Admission: CBT centres defraud candidates of N59m &#8216; 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Osinbajo<\/p>\n<p>Abuja-Kaduna Road: Reps threaten to revoke contract, insists on May 2021 deadline<\/p>\n<p>SANs flay FG&#8217;s bid to collapse regional security networks<\/p>\n<p>I won&#8217;t waste a minute signing blasphemer&#8217;s death warrant &#8216; Gov Ganduje<\/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>LEADERSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ICPC Arrests 25 Suspected Driver&#8217;s License Fraudsters<\/p>\n<p>Sexual Predators Have Soiled Student-Teacher Relationship &#8216; Omo-Agege<\/p>\n<p>Despite Negative Growth, Economy Not Doing Badly &#8216; Senate President<\/p>\n<p>Council Of State Ratifies Pardon Of Ambrose Alli, 3 Others<\/p>\n<p>Military Intercepts Speed Boat With 13 Kidnapped Foreigners, Kill 137 Criminals, Arrest 170<\/p>\n<p>Abducted King Hunter Reportedly Killed By Boko Haram<\/p>\n<p>2nd Peer Review Will Boost Governance For Sustainable Devt &#8216; 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