{"id":33693,"date":"2026-08-09T00:42:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T00:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=33693"},"modified":"2026-08-09T00:42:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T00:42:18","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-sunday-9-august-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=33693","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Sunday, 9 August 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

PUNCH\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Messi targeted in bomb threats during World Cup Report<\/p>\n

US court orders halt to Trump ballroom construction<\/p>\n

16 rescued alive after building collapse in Kano<\/p>\n

BCDA: Leadership tussle cripples federal agency as ministry withholds N10bn<\/p>\n

Airlines borrow N60bn for fuel as operating costs rise<\/p>\n

Doctors can succeed in Nigeria without going abroad, says UNILAG VC<\/p>\n

Suspected vandal killed by collapsed transmission tower in Delta<\/p>\n

Police arrest Osun commissioner, Adeleke campaign council kicks<\/p>\n

Spain imposes border checks on Italy over migrant dispute<\/p>\n

NFF debunks social media reports demanding FIFA Infantinos resignation<\/p>\n

UEFA confirms departure payment to ex-staff linked to FIFAs Infantino<\/p>\n

UK says Royal Navy steps up Russian monitoring in waters, North Atlantic<\/p>\n

Army hospital urges barracks community to boost hygiene, prevent diseases<\/p>\n

Troops foil terrorist logistics, recover N5.3m in Zamfara<\/p>\n

Peller, Jarvis set for white wedding today, livestream for fans<\/p>\n

Nigerians being priced out of decent living Atiku Africans& Diaspora<\/p>\n

Lawyer questions legal transfer of Ochachos 400m mansion to Peller<\/p>\n

Over 500 sit entrance exam for Delta technical colleges<\/p>\n

FG donates N25m anti-snake venom to Benue<\/p>\n

Darkness after 7pm making Nigerians have more children Fayose Africans& Diaspora<\/p>\n

BREAKING: Messis father, Jorge, dies at 68<\/p>\n

Ex-US President Joe Bidens cancer has spread, son says<\/p>\n

Ondo to boost reproductive health services through partnership<\/p>\n

DSS arrests three more suspects linked to Nasarawa varsity dons kidnap<\/p>\n

US Senate confirms Trumps ex-lawyer as attorney general<\/p>\n

I helped 10 pregnant women deliver babies bare-handed in captivity Rescued Kwara nurse<\/p>\n

Why Peter, Paul may never reconcile Henry, P-Squares eldest brother<\/p>\n

Atiku to Tinubu: Identify officials behind PFIPC scandal<\/p>\n

US plans $1bn security aid package for Colombia<\/p>\n

THISDAY\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

FG Tasks Diaspora Nigerians On Socio-economic Roadmap<\/p>\n

Abia Leadership Academy, Strategic Institution For Training Future Leaders, Says Gov<\/p>\n

Just In: DSS Arrests Three More Suspects Over Kidnap of Nasarawa Varsity Professor<\/p>\n

Opata Defends Tinubus All Is Fair in Politics Remark<\/p>\n

EU, PLAC Charge Nigerian Youths to Demand Transparency, Accountability<\/p>\n

Lagos Risks Worse Flooding Without Strict Shoreline Regulation, SDAL Warns<\/p>\n

SUN\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Police Superintendent, others arrested for arming bandits<\/p>\n

Customs uncovers arms smuggling plot, intercepts N373.8M drug shipment at Tincan Port<\/p>\n

Customs briefs Senate on modernisation drive, Seeks legal reforms for stronger oversight<\/p>\n

DSS arrests 3 more fleeing suspects linked to kidnap of Nasarawa varsity professor<\/p>\n

Osun 2026: Outrage over video of residents taking oath to vote for Adeleke APC, PDP trade blame<\/p>\n

Invite EU, other intl observers for 2027 polls, civil society groups urge INEC<\/p>\n

Accord demands resignation of EFCC chairman over Osun account freeze<\/p>\n

Kwankwaso welcomes rescue of Kwara residents, lauds Tinubus progress against insecurity<\/p>\n

NDC crisis: OK Movement alleges plot to destabilise party in Enugu<\/p>\n

Osun Decides: Fear, uncertainty as residents choose gov next Saturday<\/p>\n

Osun guber: Stakeholders petition US, UK, EU, protest at embassy, Commission<\/p>\n

WAFCON 2026: Shaky defense worries Super Falcons coach<\/p>\n

Otti gives 14-day deadline to revive Abias stalled renewable energy projects<\/p>\n

Tax Ombud resolves 8 complaints, expands digital dispute resolution<\/p>\n

2,000 Lagos corps members get entrepreneurship, financial literacy training<\/p>\n

Tinubus leadership helped restore stability in West Africa ECOWAS chief<\/p>\n

Xenophobic attack: I left South Africa empty-handed after 21 years Benneth, Nigerian returnee<\/p>\n

Rising nudity culture inspired me to start Covabodi Movement Deborah Ocheido<\/p>\n

VANGUARD\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Messi faced multiple threats during 2026 World Cup Report<\/p>\n

Every father would want a son like Seyi Tinubu Showunmi Politics<\/p>\n

PFIPC: Punishing impostor wont explain who opened govt doors ADC<\/p>\n

Police arrest five Pakistanis in Benue, recover 35 phones<\/p>\n

FG sets Dec 2027 date for Makurdi-Otukpo-Enugu Highway<\/p>\n

Tears, anger in Benue as 16 Otukpo attack victims buried<\/p>\n

Suspected gang-rape: Police arrest youths over girls death in Sokoto<\/p>\n

Tinubus economic policies have transformed Nigeria Gov Sule<\/p>\n

Hamas says still ready to go ahead with Gaza plan<\/p>\n

He has no electoral value Wike mocks Bode George<\/p>\n

Our mother didnt want Jude to manage P-Square Henry, eldest brother<\/p>\n

Lionel Messis father Jorge dies aged 68<\/p>\n

Snakebite deaths: FG gives Benue 100 vials of anti-snake venom<\/p>\n

Senegal intensifies crackdown on homosexuality, charges 71<\/p>\n

Navy recovers 24,000 litres of stolen crude oil in Rivers<\/p>\n

Crush bandits, Kebbi gov Idris urges military<\/p>\n

Imo monarchs murder: 5 suspects arrested, gang kingpin killed in shootout<\/p>\n

50 years, one stage as Daddy Showkey lights up Eko Hotels tomorrow<\/p>\n

US Senate confirms Trumps ex-lawyer Blanche as attorney general<\/p>\n

DSS arrests three more suspects linked to Nasarawa varsity professors kidnap<\/p>\n

Two Nigerian women held in India after cocaine seizure worth N380m<\/p>\n

Military rescues 363 victims, kills 69 terrorists in one week DHQ<\/p>\n

DSS arrests three fleeing suspects linked to kidnap of Nasarawa varsity professor<\/p>\n

Nigeria VS Cameroon: Justin Madugu and his 200 million assistants<\/p>\n

Ukraines Zelensky visits Russian ally Serbia for talks<\/p>\n

US court orders halt to White House ballroom construction; Trump reacts<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>LEADERSHIP\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Messi Targeted For Assassination During 2026 World Cup \u2013 Police Report<\/p>\n

Joe Biden\u2019s Cancer Has Spread To Bones, Son Says<\/p>\n

Vandalism Suspect Killed as Tower Collapses on Ughelli-Benin 330kV Line\u2014TCN<\/p>\n

13 Residents Killed In Benue By Suspected Herdsmen Receive Mass Burial<\/p>\n

16 Rescued, 3 Found Unconscious After Kano Building Collapse<\/p>\n

NAICE 2026: Sepha Energies Seeks Sustainable Financing For Indigenous Oil Firms<\/p>\n

Tinubu Has Priced Nigerians Out Of Decent Living \u2013 Atiku<\/p>\n

Northern Youths Seek Elders\u2019 Intervention Over Alleged Marginalisation By Seyi Tinubu<\/p>\n

Purported Meeting With Akume, Ortom To Work For Atiku False \u2013 Aondoakaa<\/p>\n

FG Advocates United Front Against Terrorism, Economic Challenges In Sahel<\/p>\n

2027: Taraba APC Will Deliver Tinubu \u2018Top To Bottom\u2019, Says Kefas<\/p>\n

UK Steps Up Monitoring Of Russian Military Activity In North Atlantic<\/p>\n

Police Confirm Killing Of 11 Cows, I Herder In Rivers<\/p>\n

Nasarawa Monthly Allocation Jumps From N4.5bn To N16bn, Says Sule<\/p>\n

Spanish Man Travels To Lagos In Search Of Mother\u2019s Romance Scammer<\/p>\n

Outrage As White House Uses Spider-Man Image For ICE Campaign<\/p>\n

Lionel Messi\u2019s Father Jorge Des At 68<\/p>\n

Troops Neutralise IED, Arrest Terrorist Logistics Suppliers In Zamfara<\/p>\n

UK Envoy Celebrates Team Nigeria\u2019s Commonwealth Games Success<\/p>\n

Fayose Links Early Bedtimes, Rural Population Growth To Lack Of Power<\/p>\n

PDP Accuses Tinubu Government of Undermining Democracy<\/p>\n

\u200eWhy Ayra Starr Was Denied SA Visa \u2013 Consulate- General<\/p>\n

UK Police Officer Sacked For Photographing Dead Person<\/p>\n

President Tinibu Releases N11.58bn Social Security Grant For 178,342 Households In<\/p>\n

JD Vance Reveals Wife\u2019s Influence On His Personal, Spiritual Journey<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s Former Lawyer Confirmed As US Attorney General<\/p>\n

Dangote Certain On Group\u2019s Projected $100bn Revenue Target By 2030<\/p>\n

Pipeline Security Key To Nigeria\u2019s $20bn Gas Investment \u2013 PINL<\/p>\n

Flying Eagles Face Burkina Faso In WAFU B Final For AFCON Ticket, Trophy<\/p>\n

Super Falcons Face Cameroon In High-Stakes WAFCON Clash For Brazil 2027 Ticket<\/p>\n

Turaki- led PDP Applauds International Human Rights Group Over Authoritarian Remarks On Tinubu<\/p>\n

Police To Deploy Over 17,000 Officers For Osun Gov Election<\/p>\n

DAILY TRUST \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

PFIPC scandal: Govt more interested in damage control than investigation ADC<\/p>\n

Suspected Vandal Found Dead Under Collapsed Transmission Tower in Delta<\/p>\n

Muslim World League To Commission Cardiac Centre In Kaduna<\/p>\n

Troops Nab Suspected Terrorists Logistics Supplier, Defuse IED in Zamfara<\/p>\n

Police Arrest 5 Pakistanis Over Suspicious Movements in Benue<\/p>\n

FG Donates N25m Anti-Snake Venom to Benue<\/p>\n

Thuggery threatens gains of PHCs revitalisation in Kano<\/p>\n

DSS Arrests More Suspects over Kidnap of Nasarawa Prof<\/p>\n

Why we should not celebrate the ranking yet Professor Aliyu Barau<\/p>\n

Debts: How Nigeria masks fiscal recklessness as economic prudence<\/p>\n

UK High Commission engages Turaki-led PDP in Abuja<\/p>\n

NEW TELEGRAPH<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lack Of Electricity Doubles Nigerias Population Fayose<\/p>\n

Imo Monarch, Five Cabinet Murder: Police Kill Kingpin, Recover A-47, Ammunition<\/p>\n

Tinubu, NGX, Advance Capital Market Agenda To Accelerate Nigerias Trillion-Dollar Economy<\/p>\n

PFIPC: ADC Demands Publication Of ICPC Report<\/p>\n

ILF 2026: Africa Health Makes 10-Point Digital Health Commitment<\/p>\n

Muslim Group To Commission Cardiac Centre In KadunaCommunity<\/p>\n

Hunter Biden Gives Update On Fathers Health<\/p>\n

2027 Kaduna PDP Guber Candidate Celebrates Makarfi At 70<\/p>\n

Gov Mbah Bags Transformational Leadership Award, Promises More Government<\/p>\n

Osun Poll: Civic Intel Africa Deploys 238 Observers To Monitor Election<\/p>\n

Anambra LG Poll Holds August Despite Suit Against ANSIEC<\/p>\n

Tinubu, NGX, Advance Capital Market Agenda To Accelerate Nigerias Trillion-Dollar Economy<\/p>\n

Obi Commends Orogbus Empowerment Programme In Anambra<\/p>\n

Why Tinubu Should Pardon Looters Orji Kalu<\/p>\n

Diphtheria: Niger Govt Threatens To Arrest Parents Who Refuse Children Vaccination<\/p>\n

Customs Urges Lawmakers To Review Legal Framework In Line With Global Trade Practices<\/p>\n

Tinubu, NGX, Advance Capital Market Agenda To Accelerate Nigerias Trillion-Dollar Economy<\/p>\n

Sokoto Govt Validates Health Workforce Report For Better Planning<\/p>\n

PDP: Tinubu Govt Has Turned Nigerian To Authoritarian State<\/p>\n

Customs Urges Lawmakers To Review Legal Framework In Line With Global Trade Practices<\/p>\n

Tinubu, NGX, Advance Capital Market Agenda To Accelerate Nigerias Trillion-Dollar Economy<\/p>\n

2027: OK, Obidient Movements Unite, Dismiss Reports Of Rivalry<\/p>\n

Rep Member Escapes Death In Road Crash Along Ore-Ondo Highway<\/p>\n

DHQ: Troops Seized 251,300 Litres Of Stolen Products In One Week<\/p>\n

Groups Commend Tantitas Efforts To Curb Street Menace, Reduce Violence<\/p>\n

Court Jails Four For Illegal Forex, Naira Trading In Lagos<\/p>\n

Customs Urges Lawmakers To Review Legal Framework In Line With Global Trade Practices<\/p>\n

King Dakolo Urges FG To Increase Funding For Pipeline Security In Niger Delta<\/p>\n

Customs Urges Lawmakers To Review Legal Framework In Line With Global Trade Practices<\/p>\n

Were Not Responsible For Licensing Round NNPC<\/p>\n

BLUEPRINT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Gunmen kill 85-year-old community leader in Edo<\/p>\n

Vandal crushed to death under vandalised 330kV transmission tower in Delta<\/p>\n

Bayelsa: Tinubu Torch Bearers spread free healthcare to over many residents in Amassoma<\/p>\n

2026 World U20 Athletics Championships: Team Nigeria book womens 4x400m final ticket<\/p>\n

Chelsea win first trophy under Xabi Alonso<\/p>\n

Group to EFCC: Review Abuja land dispute affecting 80-year-old Guzape resident<\/p>\n

British High Commission host team Nigeria, hail outstanding Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2026 performance<\/p>\n

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