{"id":26230,"date":"2021-08-26T06:01:43","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T06:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=26230"},"modified":"2021-08-26T06:09:36","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T06:09:36","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-thursday26-august-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=26230","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Thursday,26 August, 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>LEADERSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taliban To Women: Stay Home From Work, Soldiers &#8216;Not Trained&#8217; To Respect You<\/p>\n<p>Okowa, Adebanjo Renew Clamour For New Constitution<\/p>\n<p>OAU Has Zero Tolerance For Sexual Harassment &#8216; VC<\/p>\n<p>14 Professors Jostle For Ibadan Varsity Vice-Chancellorship<\/p>\n<p>Governors, Ministers Among Boko Haram Sponsors &#8216; Commodore Olawunmi<\/p>\n<p>FG Repatriates Another 107 Nigerians From Libya<\/p>\n<p><strong>PUNCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Niger abducted pupils: Parents raise extra N23.2m<\/p>\n<p>Terror sponsors turning Nigeria into Taliban country -Ex-naval chief<\/p>\n<p>Grazing reserves: Presidency knocks Ortom, calls governor serial defector<\/p>\n<p>Telecoms: Nigerias data usage rises by 202% in three years<\/p>\n<p>Again, dare-devil robbers attack bullion van, kill two in Ondo<\/p>\n<p>Anambra poll not threatened by IPOB activities, says Yiaga<\/p>\n<p>Sex-for-grade: Rivers varsity suspends senior lecturer, cuts salary<\/p>\n<p>PIA: Attracting new investment may be difficult, says report<\/p>\n<p>Ibadan Disco laments N8.5bn MDA debt, electricity theft<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria lose again at FIVB U19 tourney<\/p>\n<p>NNPC pegs 2022 base oil price at $57\/barrel<\/p>\n<p>Torture: Widow demands N500m from police for husbands death<\/p>\n<p>PDP crisis: Stakeholders to meet Friday<\/p>\n<p>Well keep promoting gas as alternative to petrol FG<\/p>\n<p>NDA: Gunmen targeted five apartments, FG incompetent, say CAN, CNG<\/p>\n<p>Passengers stranded as petroleum dealers begin strike in Imo<\/p>\n<p>BBNaija S6: Saskay, Cross win N2m each, ambassadorship deal in Supa Komando task<\/p>\n<p>Retired matron jailed for buying boy N50,000, selling him N200,000<\/p>\n<p>Gencos sold electricity directly to customers illegally -Discos<\/p>\n<p>Adamawa commissioner arraigned over N2.2m debt<\/p>\n<p>Matawalle advises Buhari to declare state of emergency in North<\/p>\n<p>NNPC rejects Customs proposal on petrol smuggling stoppage<\/p>\n<p>Gunmen kidnap Nasarawa electoral secretary<\/p>\n<p>Incessant killings: Plateau, Benue gunmen kill 44, youths deposit corpses at Government House<\/p>\n<p>National Assembly may bar Dangote Refinery, others from importing crude<\/p>\n<p>Defeated Pacquiao considers rematch with WBA champion Ugas<\/p>\n<p>Suspected herders kill eight on market day in Benue community<\/p>\n<p>63 Baptist school students with bandits after 50 days CAN<\/p>\n<div id=\"punchtoday\">\n<p>Terrorists kill 16 soldiers, injure nine in Niger Republic<\/p>\n<p>Kaduna LG polls: Electoral body upgrades e-voting machines<\/p>\n<p>Ortom changed parties five times, has few political principles Buharis aide<\/p>\n<p>Court insists EFCC must pay N10m fine for mans illegal detention<\/p>\n<p>BBNaija S6: I nominated Angel because shes malicious, says Jackie B<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>THISDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Presidency to Ortom: You\u2019re Ethnic Jingoist Fanning Embers of Disunity<\/p>\n<p>PIA: PENGASSAN Insists on Single Regulator for Oil, Gas Industry<\/p>\n<p>Confusion, Condemnation as Gunmen Kill Another 35 Persons in Fresh Attack&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Set-up Military Base in Crime-prone Areas, Obaseki Urges Army Chief<\/p>\n<p>NNPC Fixes Base Oil Price for 2022 at $57, $61 for&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Why Peace Brokered by PDP Elders, Governors Failed<\/p>\n<p>Uzodinma Breaks from Southern Governors on Anti-open Grazing<\/p>\n<p>Ozekhome Charges Police to Thoroughly Investigate Ataga\u2019s Murder<\/p>\n<p>Bad Governance, Ethno-religious Conflicts, Bane of Nigeria\u2019s Unity, Says Okowa<\/p>\n<p>Cholera Kills Eight, Infects 129 in Kogi<\/p>\n<p>Falana Wants Govt Officials Banned from Seeking Healthcare Abroad<\/p>\n<p>Three Killed as Robbers Attack Bullion Van in Ondo<\/p>\n<p>Gunmen Kidnap Nasarawa Electoral Commission\u2019s Scribe<\/p>\n<p>Anambra Poll: Collect Politicians\u2019 Money, Vote Your Conscience, Ezeife Tells Youth<\/p>\n<p>2023: Group Wants Presidency Zoned to North Central<\/p>\n<p>FRC, FRSC Disagree over Alleged Unremitted N5.1bn to Federation Account<\/p>\n<p>Eight Killed as Suspected Herdsmen Attack Benue Community<\/p>\n<p>FG: Nigeria Can Earn from its Brian Drain<\/p>\n<p>Kyari Clarifies Projection for 2022-2024 Revenue Framework<\/p>\n<p>DHQ Orders Probe of Attack on NDA<\/p>\n<p>NLNG Restates Commitment to Fulfilling LNG Supply Contracts with Buyers<\/p>\n<p>FG Raises TraderMoni Loan Portfolio by 400%<\/p>\n<p>CBN Approval Delays GTCO, Stanbic IBTC H1 2021 Audited Result<\/p>\n<p>NCC Lauds 9mobile for Promoting Digital Skills among Nigerian Youths<\/p>\n<p>Sanusi: Ending Subsidies Puts Nigeria on Fiscal Sustainability Path<\/p>\n<p>Stock Market Reverses Weak Investors Sentiment, Appreciates by N14bn<\/p>\n<p>Buhari, Kagame, Emefiele, Others for CIBN Conference<\/p>\n<p>New Petroleum Law Will Cut Wastages in Oil Sector, Says Ex-FGs Adviser<\/p>\n<p><strong>GUARDIAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NDA attack: Army sets up inquiry, Presidency assures of security<\/p>\n<p>Jos in 24-hour shutdown after fresh attack leaves 36 dead, houses burnt<\/p>\n<p>\u2018How Nigeria\u2019s poor airports killed over 30 airlines in 30 years\u2019<\/p>\n<p>39 million Africans may fall into poverty this year, says Adesina<\/p>\n<p>700m of 1.28b hypertensive patients untreated, says WHO<\/p>\n<p>NNPC invests $2.7b in Dangote refinery<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria signs military-technical cooperation treaty with Russia<\/p>\n<p>MultiChoice explains debt position as tribunal orders payment of N900b tax backlog<\/p>\n<p>Lagos APC Ward Congress Appeals Committee: Stakeholders talk tough, set for legal option<\/p>\n<p>Amid suspense, Ozigbo writes Anambra PDP backers on impending campaign<\/p>\n<p>Women caucus accuses Secondus of romancing with APC<\/p>\n<p>NSC, FRSC to address transport infrastructure gaps at ports<\/p>\n<p>Rivers varsity suspends lecturer over &#8216;sex-for-grade&#8217; scandal<\/p>\n<p>Four robbery suspects nabbed in Abuja<\/p>\n<p>Udodi Onwuzurike will be Nigeria&#8217;s star at 2024 Olympics, says Porbeni<\/p>\n<p>NSC, FRSC to address transport infrastructure gaps at ports<\/p>\n<p>IBEDC loses N1.6bn monthly to vandalisation, estimated billing<\/p>\n<p>Tears as students protest, pay respect to murdered LASU union activist<\/p>\n<p>New revenue formula to be submitted to Buhari before end of 2021, says RMAFC<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Nigeria confirms 188,243 cases with additional 655 infections<\/p>\n<p>COAS says army requires new tact, innovation to tackle insecurity<\/p>\n<p>NACCIMA urges government on infrastructural support for businesses<\/p>\n<p>NEPC tasks exporters on competitiveness, AfCFTA readiness<\/p>\n<p>Osinbajo inaugurates shared facility for MSMEs, new power station in Anambra<\/p>\n<p>NDA attack, slap on military, Yoruba, Northern elders fume<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria building alliance to stop defunding of oil projects<\/p>\n<p><strong>VANGUARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Anambra 2021: Voter apathy, not insecurity major threat to election &#8216; Yiaga Africa<\/p>\n<p>Abia is most peaceful state in Nigeria, Ikpeazu tells NUJ<\/p>\n<p>How drones&#8217;ll air-lift blood across forests of Cross River, deserts of Kaduna<\/p>\n<p>Afghanistan&#8217;s fall shows the West can&#8217;t save Nigeria if it unravels<\/p>\n<p>Buni condoles with Yobe flood victims<\/p>\n<p>Govt&#8217;s call for self-defence: A sad admission of failure to secure lives and properties of citizens<\/p>\n<p>Mother, her four children, three others killed by armed herdsmen in Benue<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 curable in 3 days &#8216; Okpara varsity professor who invented HIV\/AIDS therapy<\/p>\n<p>Three dead as police engage gunmen in shootout<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria accounts for 40% of Fistula cases &#8216; UNFPA<\/p>\n<p>FG should meet demands of striking doctors &#8216; Falana<\/p>\n<p>Police confirm abduction of Nasarawa Electoral Commission Secretary<\/p>\n<p>FG should incorporate mental health into national school curriculum &#8216; Leila Fowler-Amba<\/p>\n<p>FG repatriates another batch of 107 Nigerians stranded in Libya<\/p>\n<p>Ozekhome petitions IGP, seeks thorough investigation into murder of Super TV boss, Usifo Ataga<\/p>\n<p>Updated: IPOB has no power over Imo people &#8216; Uzodinma<\/p>\n<p>Two policemen, one civilian killed as bandits attack bullion van again in Ondo<\/p>\n<p>2022 Revenue Projection: &#8216;GMD, you have made our day&#8217;, Reps tell NNPC boss<\/p>\n<p>North has paid biggest price for Buhari&#8217;s failure, says Northern Elders Forum<\/p>\n<p>Again, Presidency condemns Ortom&#8217;s divisive utterances<\/p>\n<p>Bird Flu Kill 164,173 Birds In Delta<\/p>\n<p>Kaduna LG Polls: Electoral Commission Upgrades e-Voting Machines<\/p>\n<div id=\"leadershiptoday\">\n<p>Sea Piracy: Group Seeks Review Of Security Situation In Bonny Kingdom<\/p>\n<p>Presidency Accuses Ortom Of Inciting Genocide Against Fulanis<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: Again, Gombe Gov Meets CDS Irabor<\/p>\n<p>Rivers Varsity Expels Student Over Murder Of Final Year Student<\/p>\n<p>NDA Attack: DHQ Denies Guards Slept Off, Board Of Enquiry Constituted<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>TRIBUNE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll join you in fight against internet fraud, NANS promises EFCC<\/p>\n<p>NDA attack: Northern coalition fumes, says Nigeria under Buhari a failure<\/p>\n<p>Reps accuse PPPRA of doctoring revenue documents<\/p>\n<p>Presidency attacks Benue gov, says he is inciting farmers against herders, Christians against Muslims<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria signs military cooperation agreement with Russia<\/p>\n<p>Usifo Ataga&#8217;s murder: DPP clears Disu, Abayomi, Oluwo, others<\/p>\n<p>NiMet warns of flash floods in 34 states of federation<\/p>\n<p>PDP group wants Atiku to abandon 2023 presidential bid<\/p>\n<p>Delta formally hands over Asaba airport management to company<\/p>\n<p>Tears flow in Bomadi as 7 women killed in auto crash buried<\/p>\n<p>Suspected herders kill eight in Benue<\/p>\n<p>AIB to establish Aviation safety center for effective information dissemination<\/p>\n<p><strong>NATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Will INEC adopt electronic transmission for 2023 polls?<\/p>\n<p>Presidency: Ortom inciting ethnic, religious hatred<\/p>\n<p>How to reduce exodus of doctors, by MDCAN<\/p>\n<p>Appeal Court slams EFCC for abuse of power<\/p>\n<p>NDLEA failed families of dead officers, says Marwa<\/p>\n<p>Appeal Court slams EFCC for abuse of power<\/p>\n<p>NDLEA failed families of dead officers, says Marwa<\/p>\n<p>Gunmen, herders kill 43 in Plateau, Benue states attacks<\/p>\n<p>PDP: Fresh troubles amidst reform moves<\/p>\n<p>Ebonyi, three others get N24b for ranching<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TRUST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bandits broke into five flats at NDA<\/p>\n<p>Atiku should not contest 2023 presidency \u2013 PDP group<\/p>\n<p>Chinese firms maltreating, enslaving our members, construction workers\u2019 union laments<\/p>\n<p>73,000 Cameroonian refugees in Nigeria \u2013 NCFRMI<\/p>\n<p>NDA attack: Nigeria\u2019s security on reverse gear, says ACF<\/p>\n<p>Stop blaming Buhari for your failure, Tiv youths blast Ortom<\/p>\n<p>NNPC investigates 103 million litres per day fuel evacuation claim<\/p>\n<p>COVID: Lagos PDP chairman dies 28 days after Secretary<\/p>\n<p>Buhari: Attack on NDA won\u2019t stop resolution to end criminalities<\/p>\n<p>FRSC yet to remit N5.1bn to federation account, FRC alleges<\/p>\n<p>Plateau killing: 10 arrested after attack, Lalong summons security meeting<\/p>\n<p>How bandits abducted judge\u2019s son around NDA<\/p>\n<p>NUJ defends choice of Abia for national delegates conference<\/p>\n<p>NOW OPEN: Admission into Nigerian Army College of Nursing<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUSINESSDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dangote refinery must buy NNPC&#8217;s crude oil &#8216; Kyari<\/p>\n<p>The fall of Afghanistan: Lessons for Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Are policemen in Lagos truly our friends<\/p>\n<p>Changing smallholder farmers&#8217; behaviour towards buying animal feed<\/p>\n<p>What might have caused killing of travellers in Jos<\/p>\n<p>Saudi, Malaysia oil savings relieve citizens in lesson for Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>South Africa remains second to Nigeria after $37bn boost from GDP revision<\/p>\n<p>Sanusi raises concerns over Nigeria&#8217;s borrowing<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY INDEPENDENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: Cut Short Your Vacation, Summon Buhari, PDP Charges NASS<\/p>\n<p>Attack On NDA Can&#8217;t Dampen Morale Of Our Military &#8216; Buhari<\/p>\n<p>State Police, Panacea To Insecurity Challenges In Nigeria &#8216; Okechukwu<\/p>\n<p>NIPOST To Clamp Down On Unlicensed Courier, Logistics Operators<\/p>\n<p>Reps Laud NNPC Boss Over Clarification On Revenue Projection For 2022-2024 Framework<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria Will Commence Manufacturing Of Airplanes By 2023 &#8216; Aviation Minister<\/p>\n<p>Plateau Attacks: Dimka Urges Security Agencies To Apprehend Perpetrators<\/p>\n<p>World Bank Freezes Payment For Projects In Afghanistan<\/p>\n<p>Sanusi Condemns Calls For Nigeria&#8217;s Break-Up<\/p>\n<p><strong>PEOPLESDAILY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NDA attack: Security beefed up, as CDS constitutes board of enquiry<\/p>\n<p>NDA attack: DHQ denies guards asleep when gunmen struck Tuesday<\/p>\n<p>Insurgency in Borno: Over 100,000 killed in 12 years &#8216; Gov Zulum<\/p>\n<p>Confusion in PDP as 2 acting 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