{"id":26460,"date":"2021-10-18T06:18:58","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T06:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=26460"},"modified":"2021-10-18T06:18:58","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T06:18:58","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-monday-18th-october-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=26460","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Monday, 18th October 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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>GUARDIAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>US offers to pay relatives of 10 killed in botched Afghan drone strike<\/p>\n<p>Bill Clinton leaves hospital after five nights<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan says talks under way with US to buy F-16s<\/p>\n<p>Osinbajo\u2019s prescription and painful history of naira devaluation<\/p>\n<p>Soaring demand for high-end properties raises rental prices, off-plan sales<\/p>\n<p>Ghosts of #EndSARS haunt FG\u2019s policies on power, petrol subsidies<\/p>\n<p>Anglican bishops back South governors, warn open grazing will cause food shortage<\/p>\n<p>Air pollution caused 1.1m deaths across Africa in 2019<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19, cholera, measles kill 244 in Borno<\/p>\n<p>One year after #EndSARS, 300 protesters still in Kirikiri, says victim<\/p>\n<p>Why FG must look inward for bidders, investors in airport concession plan, by Babalakin<\/p>\n<p>Delta CJ decries outdated methods in legal profession<\/p>\n<p>Anambra Guber: How Deputy governor, other defections could affect APGA\u2019s chances<\/p>\n<p>On IGP&#8217;s order, police begin probe of &#8216;errant&#8217; officers in Kogi<\/p>\n<p>WFP threatens to halve food rations for North East IDPs<\/p>\n<p>Air pollution caused 1.1m deaths across Africa in 2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>PUNCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Non-vaccinated civil servant needs N79,000 weekly for COVID-19 test<\/p>\n<p>Kogi tackles EFCC over controversial N20bn loot<\/p>\n<p>6,111 NSCDC operatives undergo mental test, treatment<\/p>\n<p>No sit-at-home for #EndSARS anniversary -IPOB<\/p>\n<p>Senate probes COVID-19 victim, FUTO ex-lecturer over failed students petition<\/p>\n<p>Reps suspend FCT-IRS recruitment, demand applicants, shortlisted candidates lists<\/p>\n<p>Buharis scorecard decidedly not good enough<\/p>\n<p>NAF denies paying N20m to save Buharis plane from bandits<\/p>\n<p>Three pharmacists face tribunal over alleged funds diversion<\/p>\n<p>I visited EFCC office over frivolous petition, says Kwankwaso<\/p>\n<p>APCs chaotic congresses explain Nigerias crisis, says PDP<\/p>\n<p>APC parallel congresses: Amosun, Aregbesola, Lai may lose out, party to back governors<\/p>\n<p>APC alleges Obasekis govt worst in Edo, PDP keeps mum<\/p>\n<p>PDP overrules Edo chapter over South-South vice-chairmans suspension<\/p>\n<p>Anambra poll will go ahead as planned, says INEC<\/p>\n<p>Well not rely on rigging, federal might to win Uba<\/p>\n<p>Weve no business with INEC, says IPOB<\/p>\n<p>How Buharis minister illegally dissolves boards, abuses power after failing to impose directors-general<\/p>\n<p>Why compulsory direct party primaries are impracticable<\/p>\n<p>Conversation with the Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed<\/p>\n<p>Nollywood actress accused of brutalising Lagos nanny over sons treatment<\/p>\n<p>Woman flees as man hacks rival lover to death in Ogun<\/p>\n<p>Man cuts teenagers hand during grazing land scuffle, flees<\/p>\n<p>Imo woman who saved mother-in-law from burning house dies<\/p>\n<p>Bello vows sanctions for policemen caught extorting N25,000 from travellers<\/p>\n<p>Five abducted royal family members rescued in Kwara<\/p>\n<p>NSCDC threatens operators arrest, lists four deaths in Ondo boat accidents<\/p>\n<p>Family, friends panic as police search for missing Vanguard reporter<\/p>\n<p>Pandora papers: EFCC opens probe of Obi, Oduah, NPA boss, others<\/p>\n<p>Fleeing Lagos task force officers shoot banker for protesting car damage<\/p>\n<p>Presidency faults Onu, NITR council contests ministers dissolution order<\/p>\n<p>El-Zakzaky sues AGF, DSS for N2bn over detention, passports seizure<\/p>\n<p>FG personnel cost rises by 79.48%, gulps N13.2tn in four years<\/p>\n<p><strong>THISDAY<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Senate Probes Alleged Payment of N28bn to Unnamed MDAs by Budget&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>FG to Upgrade Industrial Arbitration Panel to Commission<\/p>\n<p>FG, UNDP, Private Sector Partner on COVID-19 Waste Disposal Management<\/p>\n<p>FG Targets $18bn Annual Returns from Cassava Export<\/p>\n<p>Police Arrest Four Personnel over Extortion of 25,000 from Traveller<\/p>\n<p>SERAP Sues Buhari, Others over Plan to Monitor WhatsApp Messages<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria Now Has About 20,000 Pharmacists, Says PCN<\/p>\n<p>Olatunji Dare Narrates Encounter with Serial Scammer<\/p>\n<p>In a Dramatic Shift, Kingibe Says Nigeria\u2019s Unity Negotiable<\/p>\n<p>Crisis Hits APC Congresses in Lagos, Abia, Akwa Ibom, Niger, Enugu,&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Food Security: FG, FAO Sign $0.35m MoU to Boost Drip Irrigation<\/p>\n<p>Contributory Pension: Trustfund Moves to Tackle Uncredited Contributions<\/p>\n<p>FG Seeks 50% Agriculture Contribution to GDP as Stakeholders Moves to Minimise EU Rejection of Produce<\/p>\n<p>Driven by CBN Intervention in Various Sectors, Inflation Rate, Currency in Circulation Hits N2.84trn<\/p>\n<p>Victims Seek Prosecution of NBA Forex Trading Operator over Fraud<\/p>\n<p>LCCI to Boost Intra-Africa Trade with Lagos International Trade Fair<\/p>\n<p>NCAA Threatens to Demolish Telcos Masts Nationwide Over N5.9bn Debt<\/p>\n<p>Budget Deficit: Expert Backs NASS on Privatization of Refineries, Moribund Assets<\/p>\n<p>Senator Assures Nigerians on Improved Food Production, Trains Cassava Farmers<\/p>\n<p>FG, FAO Harps on Developing Human Capacity for Sustainable Agricultural Devt<\/p>\n<p>UK, Nigeria Governments Promise to Deepen Bilateral Trade<\/p>\n<p>How Nigerian Youths Failed to Utilize Opportunities of EndSARS Protests<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>PDP: South East leaders reject Anyanwu as secretary<\/p>\n<p>APC congress widens cracks in state chapters<\/p>\n<p>PDP mocks APC over parallel congresses<\/p>\n<p>Anambra election: Weve no business with INEC IPOB<\/p>\n<p>No parallel congress in Osun except funeral ceremony, committee says<\/p>\n<p>Wike, Real Madrid sign cooperation ratification agreement<\/p>\n<p>NDLEA arrests fake police officer, soldier, corps member, 660 others<\/p>\n<p>Police rescue twins, 3 others kidnapped in Kwara<\/p>\n<p>FG completes 700km of railway<\/p>\n<p>NAF denies paying N20m to bandits<\/p>\n<p>Anxiety as cooking gas crisis worsens<\/p>\n<p>NAF denies paying N20m to bandits<\/p>\n<p>SERAP sues Buhari over plan to monitor WhatsApp messages<\/p>\n<p>Nnamdi Kanu: Igbo lawyers insist he must be brought to court Thursday<\/p>\n<p>CEO: Im only gov who has come out publicly to say I neither want to be president nor vice-president Ikpeazu<\/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>VANGUARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alleged breach of Federal Character principle: Reps suspend recruitment of 600 by FCT-IRS<\/p>\n<p>N20bn bailout fund: Make your findings public, Kogi tells EFCC<\/p>\n<p>PDP reign in Delta&#8217;ll expire in 2023 &#8216; Omo-Agege vows<\/p>\n<p>Police rescue kidnapped twin children of traditional ruler, 3 domestic staff in Kwara<\/p>\n<p>FG cancels operating licences of 2 oil firms over unfair labour practices, other infractions<\/p>\n<p>Soldier killed, 4 terrorists injured in Malian army post attack<\/p>\n<p>Police arrest man for allegedly killing another man over woman in Ogun<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: Cleric calls for unity among church leaders, members<\/p>\n<p>Declare state of emergency on our roads &#8216; Senate to FG<\/p>\n<p>We need a new constitution before 2023 election, Afe Babalola insists<\/p>\n<p>Any APC congress not conducted by national officials in Osun is jamboree &#8216; Elegbeleye<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEADERSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ex-NIMASA DG, Others Sued Over Institute&#8217;s Leadership Crisis<\/p>\n<p>Supreme Court Affirms Agugua as Imo Chief Judge<\/p>\n<p>Presidency Stops Minister&#8217;s Dissolution Of NITR Council<\/p>\n<p>PDP Lampoons APC Over Crisis-ridden Congresses<\/p>\n<p>Anambra Poll: Group Calls For Probe Of Bribery Allegation<\/p>\n<p>UN Dep Sec-Gen, Others Applaud Williams&#8217; African Power Girls Book<\/p>\n<p>PDP Crisis: Why I&#8217;m Still In Court &#8216; Secondus<\/p>\n<p>11 Die In Kwara Auto Accident<\/p>\n<p>I Will Produce 1,000 Anambra Youth Millionaires Annually &#8216; Soludo<\/p>\n<p>Despite 3 Million Trees Planted By Yobe State Govt, Residents Fear Loss Of Farmlands To Global Warming<\/p>\n<p>Abuja Now Home To Abandoned, White Elephant Projects<\/p>\n<p>Budget Office Paid N28bn To Unnamed MDAs &#8216; Senate<\/p>\n<p>Investors Besiege Oil Companies&#8217; Shares Over Rising Crude Prices<\/p>\n<p>NDLEA, Army, Raid Drug Havens In Lagos, Arrest 663 Suspects<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRIBUNE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gunmen kill 2 students of federal university, Lafia<\/p>\n<p>Cede LAUTECH to one state, Alaafin counsels Oyo, Osun govts<\/p>\n<p>Anambra election will be embarrassingly transparent \u2014INEC<\/p>\n<p>Gunshots rock APC, PDP state congresses<\/p>\n<p>South-West govs envision Amotekun becoming state police \u2015 Fayemi<\/p>\n<p>My backbone is gone! Bimbo Oshin weeps as husband, Dudu Heritage is buried<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TRUST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2018Buhari\u2019s handling of insecurity\u2018ll boost oil and gas\u2019<\/p>\n<p>11 persons killed in Kwara road crash<\/p>\n<p>Kwankwaso not arrested by EFCC \u2013 Aide<\/p>\n<p>Igboland shouldn\u2019t be treated as cemetery \u2013 Soludo<\/p>\n<p>Fresh curfew in Benue LG over renewed hostility<\/p>\n<p>Senate queries Budget Office over \u2018excess payment\u2019 of N28.8bn to MDAs<\/p>\n<p>Kogi to Nigerians: Ask EFCC in whose custody it found its \u2018missing\u2019 money<\/p>\n<p>NAF denies paying bandits N20m not to down Buhari\u2019s plane<\/p>\n<p>NPAN gives Nov 1 deadline for newspapers to constitute Ombudsman mechanism<\/p>\n<p>18 months after Buhari\u2019s directive, Oronsaye report still stuck<\/p>\n<p>Buhari mourns Sheikh Abubakar Gumi\u2019s widow<\/p>\n<p>Gunmen abduct Katsina village head from palace<\/p>\n<p>Gunmen kidnap 4 \u2018University of Lafia students\u2019<\/p>\n<p>EndSARS anniversary: IPOB denies ordering 3-day sit-at-home<\/p>\n<p>IPPIS: Why some lecturers are getting N6000 salary \u2013 Accountant General<\/p>\n<p>PDP congresses: Violence mars exercise in Oyo, Lagos; peaceful in Adamawa, Kwara<\/p>\n<p>How IPPIS breeds irregularities, uncertainty in varsities<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUSINESSDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Breaking down Nigeria&#8217;s air travel growth in second quarter 2021<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria sinking as petrol subsidy mounts<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria must fix PIA contradictions for full deregulation &#8216; industry players<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria risks spending 63% of oil revenues on petrol subsidy in 2022<\/p>\n<p>A word for Jonathan: Decamp to APC and your reputation is in tatters<\/p>\n<p>Diezani&#8217;s &#8216;Multibillion Dollar Haul&#8217; and numerical illiteracy in Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Internat&#8217;l Day of the Girl Child: Obaseki appoints Salami as SUBEB chair<\/p>\n<p>The irritating distraction at the annual meetings in Washington<\/p>\n<p>The ugly face of Nigeria&#8217;s expensive subsidy regime<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY INDEPENDENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nigeria Unattractive To Lenders, Investors &#8216; Analysts<\/p>\n<p>PDP Convention: Secondus Vows To Seek Justice Over His Sack<\/p>\n<p>Why South East Leaders Cannot Stop IPOB&#8217;s Sit-At-Home Order &#8216; Cleric<\/p>\n<p>Oshiomhole Didn&#8217;t Push Obaseki To Become Governor,Only Supported His Candidacy &#8216; Osagie<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW TELEGRAPH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gunmen abduct 4 in Nasarawa, demand N25m ransom<\/p>\n<p>Jealous lover hacks 50-year-old rival to death in Ogun<\/p>\n<p>Fake policeman, soldier, corps member nabbed as NDLEA raids notorious drug joints<\/p>\n<p>ASP, 3 other policemen in viral video nabbed for alleged extortion<\/p>\n<p>Abducted twins, three aides of Kwara monarch rescued<\/p>\n<p>Bi-Courtney seeks multi-billion naira investments in airports<\/p>\n<p>NNPC&#8217; ll remain transparent, accountable to Nigerians &#8216;Kyari<\/p>\n<p>NPAN sets up Internal Ombudsman mechanism for media houses<\/p>\n<p>Ortom seeks end to Benue\/Ebonyi boundary strife<\/p>\n<p>PDP crisis: I&#8217;m under pressure for justice &#8216;Secondus<\/p>\n<p>S&#8217;East insecurity: How to end IPOB&#8217;s stay-at-home order, by Mbaka<\/p>\n<p>No excuse is acceptable, Kanu must be produced in court on Thursday &#8216;Igbo lawyers<\/p>\n<p>2023: North should wait till 2031 &#8216;PANDEF<\/p>\n<p>Labour disputes: FG to upgrade Industrial Arbitration Panel to Commission<\/p>\n<p>$4m alleged bribe: Group accuses Obiano of complicity, want INEC chair sacked<\/p>\n<p>Ex-workers&#8217; 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