{"id":25279,"date":"2020-12-20T05:41:08","date_gmt":"2020-12-20T05:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=25279"},"modified":"2020-12-20T05:41:08","modified_gmt":"2020-12-20T05:41:08","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-sunday-20-december-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=25279","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Sunday, 20 December 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><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>China releases fresh rules on foreign investment<\/p>\n<p>Why my 89-year-old father, son and I joined #EndSARS protests \u2013 Alero Roberts<\/p>\n<p>Kankara schoolboys\u2019 abduction stage-managed, Igbo youths insist<\/p>\n<p>Why I pushed my stepbrother into well \u2013 10-year-old suspect<\/p>\n<p>We got N400,000 as payoff after working for over 20 years<\/p>\n<p>2023 Presidency: Buhari, Tinubu, Goje, others to agree on zoning 2021, says Ngige<\/p>\n<p>Buhari\u2019s visit to his ranch instead of Kankara insensitive \u2013Olajengbesi<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria may spend over N540bn on COVID-19 vaccines<\/p>\n<p>Family of six escapes death in Lagos bridge tanker explosion<\/p>\n<p>Why we didn\u2019t kill Katsina schoolboys\u2019 abductors\u2013Military<\/p>\n<p>Gunmen attack Kaduna LGAs again, kill seven children<\/p>\n<p>Border closure: FG seized guns, 5,676 cartridges, 1,957 vehicles, others, says FG<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: British PM imposes fresh total lockdown on London<\/p>\n<p>Kankara schoolboys abduction not stage-managed, says Lai Mohammed<\/p>\n<p>Second wave: Lagosians cant afford fresh total lockdown, says Sanwo-Olu<\/p>\n<p>Biden to receive Covid vaccine Monday<\/p>\n<p>APC crisis deepens as interim panel swears in parallel excos in Rivers<\/p>\n<p>Gunmen rob PUNCHman of phones, withdraw cash via PoS<\/p>\n<p>Kankara: Buhari created the problem, he shouldnt be congratulated, says Ezekwesili<\/p>\n<p>Pompeo blames Russia for massive US cyberattack<strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>THISDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CRiver CP Dies of Suspected COVID-19 Complications<\/p>\n<p>35 Commuters Abducted by Boko Haram on Borno Highway<\/p>\n<p>Family of Six Escapes as Fuel Tanker Explodes on Otedola Bridge&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Again, Lagos Shuts Schools Indefinitely, Restricts Churches, Mosques<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re Ready to Link Phones to NINs, MTN Assures<\/p>\n<p>Osun Assembly Passes N109.8bn 2021 Budget<\/p>\n<p>Rush for NIN Registration will Hasten 2nd COVID-19 Wave, Warns Rights&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll go Ahead with Protest Unless Paid, Amnesty Trainers Insist<\/p>\n<p>Aisha Buhari Tasks Groups on Women, Girl-child Emancipation<\/p>\n<p>Helpless Nigerians in the Hands of President Buhari<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Masari lied, we&#8217;ve no contact with schoolboys adductors -Miyetti Allah<\/p>\n<p>Entertainment sensation, Bajulaiye Oyetunji to launch foundation<\/p>\n<p>How a powerful mafia runs Nigeria &#8216; APC chieftain, Frank Kokori<\/p>\n<p>Why 2023 elections won&#8217;t hold&#8217; Northern leader, Prof Usman Yusuf<\/p>\n<p>Era of bullying in APC gone, unfashionable under Buni &#8216;Akpanudoedehe<\/p>\n<p>PDP NWC endorses congresses by Kwankwaso faction in Kano<\/p>\n<p>Era of bullying in APC gone, unfashionable under Buni &#8216; Akpanudoedehe<\/p>\n<p>State Govs sabotaged good intentions of Executive Order 10 &#8216; VON DG<\/p>\n<p><strong>GUARDIAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Akpabio is wrong, appointment of NDDC interim sole administrator is illegal<\/p>\n<p>Marketers dare FG, sell petrol at N167<\/p>\n<p>Attacks on Nigerian schools too often, says UNICEF<\/p>\n<p>Boko Haram abducts 35 along Maiduguri-Damaturu Highway<\/p>\n<p>Almajiri: Generation of future leaders wasting away<\/p>\n<p>Minister orders arrest, prosecution of COVID-19 guidelines\u2019 violators in Abuja<\/p>\n<p>Adhere to COVID-19 protocols, Enugu government advises residents<\/p>\n<p>Amotekun accused of killing two in Ibadan<\/p>\n<p>Artificial Island to Artificial Village: New tactics of expansionist China<\/p>\n<p>How we rescued Kankara school boys &#8216; Military<\/p>\n<p><strong>VANGUARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Breaking: Hours after 35 passengers were kidnapped, Boko-Haram attacks Ajiri community in Borno<\/p>\n<p>Seven kids dead in S\/Kaduna counter-killings, woman burnt beyond recognition<\/p>\n<p>Igbo defy insecurity, COVID-19, head to S\/East for Christmas<\/p>\n<p>Rage of COVID-19 into second wave: \u2018How about 50, 000 travelers into Nigeria escaped testing\u2019<\/p>\n<p>US begins rolling out Moderna vaccine \u2014 Officia<\/p>\n<p>How we negotiated release of 344 school boys without military force \u2014 Masari\u2019s security aide<\/p>\n<p>Cured two months after, pregnant, mentally ill teenager returns to Apomu palace with baby<\/p>\n<p>Boko Haram attacks Borno community with hundreds of newly relocated IDPs<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: Cleric seeks community leaders involvement in intelligence gathering Need to expand Executive Order No. 007<\/p>\n<p>Third Mainland Bridge: \u2018Social miscreants\u2019 slow down construction as FG postpones shutdown<\/p>\n<p>Zamfara emir urges govts to review anti-banditry tactics<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: Gunmen abducts Edo HoS, kill driver<\/p>\n<p>National Identity Number is free says FG<\/p>\n<p>Militants kill 480 in 3 months<\/p>\n<p>Biden to continue Trump&#8217;s U.S.-China policy<\/p>\n<p>UPDATED: Panic as diesel tanker explodes at Otedola Bridge<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEADERSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>AfCFTA: Nigeria To Protect Home Industry, Implement Sugar Master Plan For 10 Years<\/p>\n<p>SMEDAN To Establish Bank For MSMEs Funding<\/p>\n<p>Customs Intercepts 73 Riffles, 846 Cartridges<\/p>\n<p>I Want To Make Positive Impact In Nigeria&#8217;s Entertainment Industry- Ayomiposi<\/p>\n<p>NADDC, SIMBA Train 260 Youths On Tricycle Repairs<\/p>\n<p>Sustaining Nigeria&#8217;s Oil And Gas Business Through PIB<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRIBUNE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Again, 6 children and woman killed in Southern Kaduna reprisal attacks<\/p>\n<p>Allow us to carry weapons for protection, Emir of Anka laments over spate of insecurity<\/p>\n<p>First Military Governor of defunct North-Western state, Usman Faruk dies at 85<\/p>\n<p>Wamakko mourns ex-Sokoto gov, Usman Faruk, says death colossal loss to Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>We conducted LG election in obedience to Buhari, says Gombe Dep Gov<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 infection on the rise in Gombe, fatality rate alarming, Management committee declares<\/p>\n<p>Sokoto govt mourns Ex-Governor, Usman Faruk<\/p>\n<p>Female suicide bomber kills 3 in Borno<\/p>\n<p>JUST IN: FUD appoints Abdulkarim Muhammad as new Vice-Chancellor<\/p>\n<p>Mob sets three trailers ablaze over killing of baby<\/p>\n<p>Kankara abduction: Don&#8217;t lose hope in Buhari&#8217;s administration, APC begs Nigerians<\/p>\n<p>Selfish politicians frustrating the war against insecurity in the country, Gov Bello alleges<\/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>How bandits ambushed schoolboys, moved them into Zamfara forest<\/p>\n<p>We trekked for eight hours, ate animal food Kankara schoolboy<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria has become harvest of errors -Uko<\/p>\n<p>Lagos First Family absent at annual Christmas carol service<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING: Edo Head of Service Kidnapped<\/p>\n<p>Kwara issues N180m cheques to 48 businesses looted during EndSARS protest<\/p>\n<p>Kidnapping, killings: Dont blame Buhari alone, says ex-minister<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: PDP chair demands Buharis resignation<\/p>\n<p>DCP Kyaris team tortured me for 14 days, stole my N41m<\/p>\n<p>More troubles in Rivers APC as counter suspensions hit party<\/p>\n<p>Boko Haram kidnaps over 30 travelers along Damaturu-Maiduguri highway<\/p>\n<p>Ekiti factional PDP tackle Makinde for mocking Fayose with EFCC trial<\/p>\n<p>How we rescued Kankara school boys Military<\/p>\n<p>2023: APC receives prominent defectors, vows to retake Adamawa<\/p>\n<p>I threw my step brother into a well because his mother maltreated me<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TIMES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I cant call for sack of Buharis service chiefs Obasanjo<\/p>\n<p>Only PDP Can Solve Nigerias Problems Lamido<\/p>\n<p>U.S urges FG to hold kidnappers of Kankara student accountable<\/p>\n<p>Canada to have astronaut orbit moon in NASA mission<\/p>\n<p>Partial border closure has curbed Illegalities, impacted key sectors FG<\/p>\n<p>No mask, no service, FCT minister tells worship centres<\/p>\n<p>8 killed, 17 houses razed in fresh Southern Kaduna attacks<\/p>\n<p>Abducted school boys released unconditionally, says Fed Govt<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TRUST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Abducted Kankara students reunite with families<\/p>\n<p>Gunmen abduct Kogi LG ex-chair, demand N25m ransom<\/p>\n<p>Bauchi gov earmarks N500m for reconstruction of alma mater<\/p>\n<p>#EndSARS# : We need scholarship, children of slayed police officers beg gov\u2019t<\/p>\n<p>Govt partners WHO to tackle second wave of COVID-19<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll drag Fayemi to contest 2023 Presidency \u2013 Ekiti APC<\/p>\n<p>We still cherish our ancient walls \u2013 Kaduna residents<\/p>\n<p>Mysteries of the kidnapping economy<\/p>\n<p>NDDC: as the slide into perfidy deepens<\/p>\n<p>Hashtags, media coverage and the Nigerian government\u2019s handling of abductions<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Nigerians groan under fuel, electricity hikes<\/p>\n<p>Why Ooni\u2019s newborn prince underwent 21-day traditional rites<\/p>\n<p>FG sets up 2 integrated farms in Edo<\/p>\n<p>Why flood-resistant rice is crucial to farmers<\/p>\n<p>9th House of Representatives: Ambitious legislature in turbulent times<\/p>\n<p>Killing of lawyer, pregnant wife sparks anger in Benue community<\/p>\n<p>How frog meat is gaining popularity, patronage in Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: Kaduna attack won\u2019t deter us from demanding a safe North, Nigeria \u2013 Northern groups\u2019 spokesman<\/p>\n<p><strong>HERALD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Issuance of National Identity Number is Free &#8216; FG<\/p>\n<p>Biden to Continue Trump&#8217;s U.S.-China Policy &#8216; Report<\/p>\n<p>Diesel Tanker Explodes at Otedola Bridge Causing Panic Among Commuters<\/p>\n<p>Transportation Minister Urges APM Terminal to Give Access to Complete Standard Guage<\/p>\n<p>Kwara State Governor Tasks Authors to Focus on Societal Improvement<\/p>\n<p>Terrorist tag on IPOB unacceptable &#8216; Ohanaeze tells FG<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu commends Buhari, Masari over Kankara boys&#8217; release<\/p>\n<p>How we rescued Kankara school boys &#8216; Military<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUSINESSDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We have more women entrepreneurs, CEOs, technical experts and engineers &#8216; Kabir<\/p>\n<p>An Inspiring Story of Perseverance &#8216; A Review of Oluwatosin Ajibade&#8217;s Olori Supergal From Social Misfit to Social Media Hero<\/p>\n<p>Roast Duck With Orange Sauce and Cauliflower Greens Stuffing<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian Ambulance Services: For the dead or the living<\/p>\n<p>Christmas: Tips to avoid impulse buying during the holidays<\/p>\n<p>FMO and WIC Capital partner to support the participation of women in the economic growth of West Africa<\/p>\n<p>Morderna vaccine joins weapons against Covid-19 and here is what you need to know<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY INDEPENDENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2023: Don&#8217;t Scheme Out Anyone In Membership Registration &#8216; Osinkolu Cautions APC<\/p>\n<p>Controversies Trail Akeredolu&#8217;s N174.8bn 2021 Budget<\/p>\n<p>Gunmen Kill Seven Children In Fresh Kaduna Attack<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING: Edo State Head Of Service Kidnapped<\/p>\n<p>Admittance Of Failure: Secondus Charges Buhari To Resign<\/p>\n<p>How We Rescued Kankara School Boys &#8216; Military<\/p>\n<p>UK-Based Nigerian Lawyer Calls For Constitutional Review, Restructuring<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/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\" 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