{"id":26009,"date":"2021-06-26T05:27:05","date_gmt":"2021-06-26T05:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=26009"},"modified":"2021-06-26T05:27:05","modified_gmt":"2021-06-26T05:27:05","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-saturday-26-june-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=26009","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Saturday, 26 June 2021"},"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>TRIBUNE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Former police officer who murdered black American, George Floyd, sentenced to 22 years 6 months imprisonment<\/p>\n<p>Buhari returns to London for medical check-up, to return second week of July<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria Idol: Contestants&#8217; outstanding performances of reggae, pop music heat up competition<\/p>\n<p>Police arrest four suspected kidnappers, recover N230,000, other exhibits in Niger<\/p>\n<p>We suspended Senator Nwaoboshi before he defected to APC, says Delta PDP<\/p>\n<p>Senate indicts Ministry of Niger Delta over sale of N90m worth of vehicles for N12.6m<\/p>\n<p>Buhari appoints Obinna as chairman PPPRA, Saidu as Executive Secretary<\/p>\n<p>Kidnappers kill councillorship candidate, one other in Plateau<\/p>\n<p><strong>PUNCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My friend promised me N50,000 to help him murder his girlfriend -Osun guard<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve sold all we had to secure my teenage daughters release Mother of alleged #EndSARS protester who gave birth in prison<\/p>\n<p>NASRDA says Nigeria Sat-2 obsolete, seeks additional funding<\/p>\n<p>FIFA ban: My friends abandoned me, says Siasia<\/p>\n<p>FG meets doctors Tuesday to avert strike, Buhari postpones UK checkup<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: Varsity workers to write National Assembly on gun license for security officers<\/p>\n<p>Super TV CEO: Police release Lekki apartment operator on bail<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian IT engineer indicted for defrauding 17 US states<\/p>\n<p>Police begin probe as robbers kill Oyo ex-commissioners wife<\/p>\n<p>I feel bad academic excellence is no longer well rewarded in Nigeria First class law graduate, Soludo<\/p>\n<p>Dangote truck burnt after killing pupil in Ogun<\/p>\n<p>Defiled by randy men, parents, victims of Gombe rape epidemic cry for justice<\/p>\n<p>Inside the neighbourhood of suspected Super TV CEOs killer<\/p>\n<p>How irregular menses affects your chances of conceiving<\/p>\n<p>World Bank, CBN fully funding six million meters FG<\/p>\n<p>APC begins search for consensus national chairman<\/p>\n<p>Court, not social mediall determine Baba Ijesas fate -Counsel<\/p>\n<p>Auditor-General queries multibillion-naira irregularities in NPA accounts<\/p>\n<p>N322m fraud: EFCC to appeal Nwaoboshis victory as Buhari welcomes him to APC<\/p>\n<p>EFCC and need for due diligence in anti-graft war<\/p>\n<p>Sleeping with another mans wife attracts curse in my kingdom Onogie of Ebelle, HRH Aikpaogie<\/p>\n<p>Address overpopulation or prepare for more cyberfraud, experts warn FG<\/p>\n<p>Excitement as Burna Boy, Diddy meet for first time<\/p>\n<p>Car bomb injures 15 UN peacekeepers in Mali<\/p>\n<p>Armed robbers kill Oyo ex-commissioners wife<\/p>\n<p>Ex-Osun health commissioner, Lanre Afolabi, is dead<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian IT engineer, Onyegbula, indicted for $290k fraud in US<\/p>\n<p>Buhari appoints chairman, executive secretary for PPPRA<\/p>\n<p>Court strikes out suit against NJC over marginalisation of South-East judges<\/p>\n<p>[BREAKING] Banditry: DSS summons Sheikh Gumi<\/p>\n<p><strong>THISDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FG Urged to Address Challenges in Autogas Policy<\/p>\n<p>AAAN Gets FGs Nod for National Unity Campaign<\/p>\n<p>PAN Nigeria Hosts Air Force War College on Inter-Agency Collaboration<\/p>\n<p>Nwaoboshi Defects to APC, Meets Buhari<\/p>\n<p>Plateau Group Raises the Alarm, Says Terrorists Camping Around to Attack&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Forensic Firms Conduct Training for EFCC, FIRS, NASS<\/p>\n<p>Maiduguri-Damaturu Road Shut as RRS Engages Boko Haram<\/p>\n<p>Police Go Tough on Armed Robbers, Miscreants, Form Special Squads<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian Scholars in Russia Protest Exclusion from Summer Practicals<\/p>\n<p>Health Professionals Carpet Senate over Provisions in Medical Council Bill<\/p>\n<p>Insurgency: Canada, Germany, EU and Others Invest in North-east Farming<\/p>\n<p>Bakers Lament Increase in Flour Price, Seeks Government\u2019s Intervention<\/p>\n<p>Derek Chauvin Bags 22 Years Prison Sentence for George Floyd\u2019s Murder<\/p>\n<p>18 Years After: Family, Associates Task Security Agencies on Olanipekun\u2019s Killers<\/p>\n<p>Transporters Refute Alleged Hijack of Luxury Buses, Travellers<\/p>\n<p>Buhari Extends Caretaker Committee\u2019s Tenure, Approves Timetable for APC Congresses<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bayelsa first-class monarch fumes: Injustice in N&#8217; Delta fuelling Boko Haram, banditry<\/p>\n<p>1999 constitution, greatest obstacle to Nigeria&#8217;s unity -Prof Usman Turaki<\/p>\n<p>Anambra guber: 212 super delegates to choose PDP candidate today<\/p>\n<p>Nigerians will chase APC out in 2023 &#8216;Wike<\/p>\n<p>APC congresses begin July 24<\/p>\n<p>Delta PDP celebrates Nwaoboshi&#8217;s exit<\/p>\n<p>Enugu demolishes 150 illegal shops, reclaims streets<\/p>\n<p>Gbajabiamila, Sanwo-Olu, consummate, progressive-minded leaders Kalu<\/p>\n<p>NAMA acquires N1.7bn mobile control tower<\/p>\n<p>Police brutality: Victims want Ikpeazu to pay compensation<\/p>\n<p>Nwezes death: Commissioner explains why Umahi is devastated<\/p>\n<p>Age grades as veritable tools for community policing<\/p>\n<p>As bandits take over South West forests: Our ordeals in kidnappers den<\/p>\n<p>Ebonyi communities banish wizards over diabolical practices<\/p>\n<p>FG pays N24.8bn to 413,630 SPWP beneficiaries<\/p>\n<p>Sanwo-Olu signs 3 Commission bills into law<\/p>\n<p>UNFPA calls for laws, policies on bodily autonomy for women, girls to check GBV<\/p>\n<p>COAS pays maiden visit to theatre command, wounded troops<\/p>\n<p><strong>GUARDIAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Court dismisses suit seeking to stop appointment of new justices of Appeal Court<\/p>\n<p>Sanwo-Olu appoints Osinaike as new GM of LASPPPA<\/p>\n<p>NCPC begins screening of intending pilgrims, warns against abscondment<\/p>\n<p>Police arraign dispatch rider for allegedly bolting with $10,000<\/p>\n<p>Communal clash: Police engage stakeholders to prevent future occurrence &#8216; Gombe CP<\/p>\n<p>Court remands four men for witchcraft<\/p>\n<p>Okada rider abandons wife at Epe hospital after giving birth to twins<\/p>\n<p>US ex-police officer Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22.5 years for Floyd murder<\/p>\n<p>Rights group urges FG to probe radio presenter, Titus Badejo\u2019s murder<\/p>\n<p>Lagos, Abuja airports get N1.7b mobile control towers<\/p>\n<p>Restructuring not necessary, minister tells agitators<\/p>\n<p>Buhari postpones medical trip to London, receives PDP defector, Nwaoboshi<\/p>\n<p>Imo NDLEA arrests 60 drug suspects, seizes 646.9 Kg of cannabis, others<\/p>\n<p>Container ship ablaze in Indian Ocean, crewman missing<\/p>\n<p>Neo-Nazi group name scrawled on New York George Floyd statue<\/p>\n<p>FG pays N24.8bn to 413,630 SPWP beneficiaries<\/p>\n<p><strong>VANGUARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Be wary of adulterated petroleum products, Ondo NSCDC charges citizens<\/p>\n<p>AfDB to spend additional $2bn on AfCFTA related infrastructure<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING: Buhari receives Senator Nwaoboshi as he dumps PDP for APC<\/p>\n<p>Lagos owes 12.31% of Nigeria&#8217;s total domestic debt stock &#8216; NBS<\/p>\n<p>3,000 persons benefit from NYSC free medical outreach in Katsina<\/p>\n<p>Police confirm killing of ex-Oyo Commissioner&#8217;s wife<\/p>\n<p>Ministry of Trade and Investment endorses the 2020 Corporate Sustainable Investor Report<\/p>\n<p>20m Nigerians living with hepatitis, 60m in Africa&#8217; CFID<\/p>\n<p>Court jails septuagenarian 7 years for N75.5m fraud<\/p>\n<p>Over 2,000 people get fake COVID-19 vaccine in Mumbai<\/p>\n<p>Manager in court for alleged N150,000 fraud<\/p>\n<p>Police confirm bandits attack along Kaduna-Kachia road<\/p>\n<p>Police Special Squads arrest 4 robbery suspects in Lagos<\/p>\n<p>Ekiti court dissolves 7-year-old marriage over lack of care<\/p>\n<p>Katsina Bandits: I get N100,000 commission per AK-47 rifle, says gunrunner caught with N3.4m<\/p>\n<p>I was not invited, arrested, quizzed by DSS&#8217; Sheikh Gumi<\/p>\n<p>Four internet fraudsters bag 18 months imprisonment in Ibadan<\/p>\n<p>NDLEA arrests over 400 suspected drug addicts, seized 200kg illicit drugs in Nasarawa<\/p>\n<p>LG Election: Protesters storm Alausa over chairmanship candidate in Somolu<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEADERSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>APC Caucus Sacks Caretaker Chairman, Others In Kebbi<\/p>\n<p>No Going Back On Demolition Of Illegal Structures In FESTAC &#8216; FHA<\/p>\n<p>5 Dead, 13 Injured, 25 Vehicles Burnt As LPG Tanker Explodes In Lagos<\/p>\n<p>APC Chieftain Warns On 2022 Guber Poll<\/p>\n<p>Traders Lament High Cost Of Importing Animals From Niger Republic<\/p>\n<p>PDP To Buhari: Tell Nigerians Why You Cancelled London Trip<\/p>\n<p>Banditry: DSS Quizzes Sheikh Gumi Over Connivance Allegation Against Military<\/p>\n<p>Borno Visit: College Provost Queried For Suspending Students Who Refused To Cheer Buhari<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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 we feigned death to avoid being killed as Police Inspector went berserk, shot five dead -Survivors<\/p>\n<p>Uneasy calm in Ibadan as reign of terror sparks anxiety<\/p>\n<p>Wife exposes pastor who staged own kidnap to extort brother<\/p>\n<p>Alleged cannibalism: Court grants bail to pregnant woman, 4 others<\/p>\n<p>Buhari appoints Obinna, Saidu as Chairman, Executive Secretary of PPPRA<\/p>\n<p>FG working with security agencies to secure schools Minister<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian ICT worker indicted in US over alleged $340k unemployment fraud<\/p>\n<p>Court sentences trader to 25 years imprisonment for raping tailor<\/p>\n<p>How four Nigerian businessmen defrauded Kuwaiti partner of $4.8m<\/p>\n<p>NNPC, EFCC, others partner to tackle smuggling, crude oil theft<\/p>\n<p>Court convicts four for fraudulent impersonation in Ibadan<\/p>\n<p>Bills purportedly meant to stifle press wasnt FG sponsored by FG Lai Mohammed<\/p>\n<p>South-East, most disadvantaged zone in Nigeria, says Clark<\/p>\n<p>Gunmen murder former Commissioners wife in Ibadan<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TRUST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tough times ahead as food prices soar<\/p>\n<p>Parents of abducted Tegina pupils barred from media interviews<\/p>\n<p>Abductors of Kaduna Poly students demand N22.5m<\/p>\n<p>7-year-old boy orphaned by Boko Haram wanders in Maiduguri<\/p>\n<p>N\/D ministry officials sold N90m vehicles for N2m \u2013 Audit report<\/p>\n<p>NAPTIP rescues 151 survivors of sexual violence in Sokoto<\/p>\n<p>Should the FG dialogue with IPOB militants in the South East?<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: FG scouts for ex-servicemen<\/p>\n<p>N\/D ministry officials sold N90m vehicles for N2m \u2013 Audit report<\/p>\n<p>NAPTIP rescues 151 survivors of sexual violence in Sokoto<\/p>\n<p>EFCC probe: Accountant general to submit reports on N22bn projects to Ogun assembly<\/p>\n<p><strong>HERALD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DSS Quizzes Sheikh Gumi Over Comments On Security Agents&#8217; Collusion With Bandits Attack On Citizens<\/p>\n<p>VIDEO: Corper Pays Respect To Her Elder Brother After Service<\/p>\n<p>Lagos dispatch rider absconds with $10,000 employer told him to lodge in bank<\/p>\n<p>Buhari welcomes Senator Nwaoboshi to APC one week after winning N322m fraud case<\/p>\n<p>Super TV CEO&#8217;s killing: List of items police recovered from suspect Chidinma Ojukwu<\/p>\n<p>JUST IN: Buhari Postpones Medical Trip To London<\/p>\n<p><strong>NIGERIAN PILOT<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>APC names national secretariat Buhari House, releases timetable for congresses<\/p>\n<p>PDP disowns illegal inauguration of LGA Chairmen in Niger State chapter<\/p>\n<p>APC names national secretariat Buhari House, releases timetable for congresses<\/p>\n<p>NAPAAS establishes skill acquisition centre to support wives of fallen heroes<\/p>\n<p>China to dominate Africa market from Nigeria -NigPilot<\/p>\n<p>Tackling drug abuse will help to reduce violent crimes Orelope Adefulire -NigPilot<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY INDEPENDENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>US Building Collapse Death Toll Rises To 4; Missing At 159<\/p>\n<p>APC Renames Party Secretariat &#8216;Buhari House&#8217; As CECPC Gets Tenure Extension<\/p>\n<p>APC&#8217;s Lackluster Reign Incubated Hoodlums, One Million Boys In Oyo &#8216; PDP<\/p>\n<p>Private equity firm to increase offer for UDG Healthcare to 2.7bn<\/p>\n<p>State House Honours Staff Who Defied COVID-19 Pandemic To Render Services<\/p>\n<p>Biden Condemns Wave Of Anti-LGBT+ Laws At White House Pride Event<\/p>\n<p>Igbinedion University Appoints Stanel Group&#8217;s CEO Governing Council Member<\/p>\n<p>92% Of Nigerians Have Never Experienced Living In Smart Homes &#8216; Lolo Of WazobiaFM<\/p>\n<p>Perez Claims Ramos Stalled On New Real Madrid Contract<\/p>\n<p>Police Confirm Killing Of Ex-Commissioner&#8217;s Wife In Ibadan<\/p>\n<p>UniAbuja VC Cautions Students Against Drug Abuse<\/p>\n<p>We Have Restored People&#8217;s Confidence In Oyo Public Schools &#8216; State Govt<\/p>\n<p>Tell Us Why You Cancelled Your London Medical Trip, PDP Challenges Buhari<\/p>\n<p><strong>PEOPLESDAILY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>JAMB releases 2021 UTME results<\/p>\n<p>Reps summon NNPC over $300m alleged looted funds<\/p>\n<p>FG allocates houses to 1994 Super Eagles squad<\/p>\n<p>Buhari embarks on 3 weeks medical trip to London<\/p>\n<p>No more approvals for frivolous loans requests -Lawan<\/p>\n<p>Buhari commends Ijaw leaders on Nigeria&#8217;s unity<\/p>\n<p>#We&#8217;ve arrested 286 suspects, seized 8,983kg of illicit drugs in one year-NDLEA<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW TELEGRAPH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nigeria needs to be restructured to work &#8216;Soludo<\/p>\n<p>Buhari postpones London medical trip<\/p>\n<p>General Overseer plans own abduction, demands N10m ransom from family<\/p>\n<p>Dwindling revenue: Live up to your responsibility, AGF charges MDA&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p>Confusion as Gumi, DSS disagree over invitation of cleric<\/p>\n<p>APC extends Caretaker Committee tenure indefinitely<\/p>\n<p>2023: We&#8217;ll push for presidency to be zoned to South 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