Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Monday, 8 June, 2020

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

VANGUARD

Don’t celebrate victory over coronavirus too soon, Pope tells Italians

UK coronavirus death toll hits 40,542

ISWAP fighters kill six Nigerian troops ‘ Sources

I didn’t instruct any agency to probe Minister of Niger Delta Affairs ‘ Omo-Agege

Kenya bans single-use plastics in fight against environmental pollution

COVID-19 LOCKDOWN: Senegal eases curfew following protests

Israel approves equipment to boost Nigeria’s war against COVID-19

Umahi directs army, police to take over warring Ebonyi communities

Allegations of corruption: EFCC, not Lagos Assembly, should probe Obasa ‘ HEDA

Middle Belt Forum accuses Miyetti Allah of trying to destroy Nigeria

Senate charges NDIC to raise corporate governance practices in banks

Big trouble, as more Nigerians sink deeper into poverty

COVID-19: Delta records increase cases as lockdown eases

Ignoring other diseases over COVID-19, very dangerous ‘Dr Ekpenyong

Militaryeliminate 70 bandits in Kachia forest

Taraba Killings: Gov Ishaku Orders Security Surveillance In Affected Communities

Lockdown still effective in Kaduna ‘ State Govt

Umahi: There are moles in my government

 

PUNCH

Obasa allegations should worry Buhari, Tinubu

Contributory pension assets rose by N359bn in four months

Dad’ll run for 2023 presidency, says Atikus son

Telcos threatened as Facebook, Google plan subsea cable

Enugu security agent arrested for raping, impregnating 13-year-old girl

NDDC: Senate panel expects Akpabio, others written responses today

13% derivation formula shortchanging Niger Delta- Diri

OPEC cut: Nigerias oil revenue to drop by N140bn

Firms export scrap batteries to Europe for recycling

Tenure elongation: Senate keeps mum over Clerk, 150 others

Controversy surrounds FG cash transfer in Zamfara

Why Nigeria is losing war against insecurity Lawan

Imperative of a gender paradigm shift, post COVID-19

Cult clash claims two, AIbom community residents flee

FG assures protection of national biodiversity

Gencos oppose reversing privatisation, allege N1tn debt

Job losses loom in beverage companies as production drops

Nigeria records 1,300 oil spills in two years

Marketers cant fix petrol price, says FG

CBN offers local drug manufacturers N500m maximum grant

Diaspora remittances in focus amid COVID-19 crisis

Group says financial inclusion will foster economic growth

IPOB spending $85,000 monthly to spread misinformation

Northern CAN knocks Miyetti Allah, cattle breeders deny rule-forever comment

NNPC, others planning N21bn hospitals in 12 states Mamora

Crisis looms as COVID-19 cases outnumber bed-spaces in states

Assets declaration: SERAP takes Buhari, Osinbajo to Appeal court

Troops kill five armed herdsmen in gun duel

Stop these killings now, ADP urges Buhari

Masked gunmen kill Rivers vigilante

Global COVID-19 death toll passes 400,000

BREAKING: Kidnapped Delta doctor regains freedom

Israel shut schools as pupils, teachers contract COVID-19 after reopening

Five feared dead as troops repel gunmen attack in Benue

N40bn scandal : I didnt ask EFCC to probe Akpabio, says Omo-Agege

UK to reopen mosques, churches June 15

How Dangote, Oba of Benin, others failed to reconcile Obaseki, Oshiomhole Osunbor

Lagos records lowest COVID-19 cases in three weeks

Direct primary wont hold in Edo, Obaseki insists

THISDAY

FG Records Progress on Proposed Ibom Deep Water Port

Senate Screens Two Nominees for NDIC Board Positions

InfraCos Rollout Will Improve Telecoms Services, Says NCC

APC Rules Out Indirect Primary in Edo State

SUN

Ogun PDP calls for investigation into $250,000 bribery allegation

Edo guber: Fresh crisis looms as ex-NWC member accuse Oshiomhole of electoral infraction

Osimhen: I’ll drop Super Eagles N0. 9 shirt for Ighalo

Alleviating impact of COVID-19 on food production

We’ll maintain dividend payout to shareholders ‘Seplat

Investors stake N23.6bn on 1.45bn shares

Economy’ll improve in Q4 ‘Analysts

Experts advocate accurate data, public education for effective road safety management

COVID-19: Editors seek FG’s financial stimulus for media, condemn intimidation, gender based violence

Umahi asks army, police to take over 2 warring Ebonyi communities

Land dispute: Anambra community begs Obiano to intervene

2020 UTME result notification ready, says JAMB

GUARDIAN

NASS, IMC square up in NDDC’s web of intrigues as region suffers

Lagos retools workforce as level 13 resumes today

Military repels attack by herders in Benue, kills five

Anambra COVID-19 cases hit 29, Imo gets new laws on oil, culture

Police arrest fake corps member, two soldiers in Ekiti

Insurers upbeat about September 2021 recapitalisation deadline

How N38.5 billion claims’ settlement will aid policy adoption

Rising COVID-19 cases depress equities market, as index slides 1.00%

Operators identify growth factors amid COVID-19

Underwriters support children’s online education with laptops, data bundles, others

Seven million Nigerians to suffer acute hunger in three months

Lagos sues AGF, NASS over virtual court hearings

How speculators undermine efforts to sustain naira stability

I was injured while running in the woods, Joshua explains

$70 million Oshodi interchange has been successful, say officials

APC’s NWC, Oshiomhole under fire ahead of Edo primary

British slave trader’s statue toppled in anti-racism protests

Umahi: There are moles in my government

Ondo 2020: Falana drums support for Akeredolu’s re-election

Umahi directs army, police to ‘take over’ two warring Ebonyi communities

 

TRIBUNE

FG secures $1.45bn fund to complete Ajaokuta steel complex

Success of Nigerian troops, product of Buhari’s knowledge of war ‘ Tsav

Lagos govt tasks Supreme Court on legality of virtual court hearings

Appeal Court President: Buhari not a rubber stamp, says Presidency

Setting up of community policing advisory committee diversionary, Lagos PDP tells Sanwo-Olu

Abia comes first with 67 new cases as Nigeria records 260 more COVID-19 victims

IPOB spends $85,000 monthly to fight Nigeria abroad ‘ Presidency

Ripples in PDP, as Akeredolu’s deputy may resign this week

There are moles in my government, Umahi says

Lagos discharges 31 COVID-19 patients, total now 1,025

Kaduna disowns document in circulation, says lockdown remains

You don’t own Nigeria, Northern CAN tells Miyetti Allah

COVID-19: Ooni of Ife donates 2 modular fumigators to Ebonyi govt

Miyetti Allah denies saying Nigeria belongs to Fulani

WHO issues guidance on locally-made face masks

COVID-19: Taskforce arrests patient who escaped from Imo in Ondo market

Kidnapped Medical Doctor In Delta Regains Freedom

Ogun PDP exco calls for investigation into $250,000 bribery allegation

NATION

George Floyd: America, now Third World country

IPOB stirring global anger against Nigeria, says Presidency

Count me out of Akpabios travails, says Omo-Agege

Banks yet to fully comply with Fed Govts advisory on operations

Dangers of indirect primaries, by CSO

Lawan: we passed Buharis $5.5b loan request to save 20m jobs

Obaseki, Oshiomhole put Presidency in dilemma

NGE urges Fed Govt to save media from collapse

UK coronavirus death toll hits 40,542

COVID-19: Worshiping God through television is deficient

Imo fleeing COVID-19 patient nabbed in Akure

Many feared killed as herdsmen attack Benue villages

Ondo 2020: PDP aspirants refuse to step down for Deputy Gov

COVID-19: Worshipping God through television deficient-Kaigama

Pandemonium as police man is electrocuted on top of a tree

DAILY TIMES

Umunya community suspends 25 women over protest

Ekwunife seeks stringent punishment for rapists

Anambra 2021: Zoning will not demean competence ex-Transcorp Hotel boss, Ozigbo

2023: Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is a formidable politician Bakare

Buhari to bandits: surrender or face disgraceful, violent end

Edo 2020: Shaibu challenges Oshiomhole, Ize-Iyamu, others to open debate on moral uprightness

NCDC confirms 260 new cases of COVID-19

Corruption allegations: Why my detractors want me out of office by all means- Obasa

Umahi: There are moles in my government

DAILY TRUST

Edo gov’ship: Plot to disqualify Obaseki thickens

We are yet to learn from June 12 election annulment ‘ Diri

I remain Ogun PDP chairman ‘ Dayo

Oshiohmole no longer valid APC member

Kidnappers of immigration officer, kids demand N35m

One suspect arrested as police bust 2-man robbery gang

Group seeks to reduce suicide rate in Lagos, other states

3 fake youth corps members, soldiers arrested in Ekiti

Sanwo-Olu presents staff of office to new monarch, Oniru

Soldiers neutralise 5 attackers in Benue villages

China’s foreign trade falls by 9.3%

Britain to reopen places of worship on June 15

100 days in Nigeria, COVID-19 cases now 12,233

COVID-19 Funds: CBN disburses N107.45bn to beneficiaries

FG denies removal of fuel price cap

Dockworkers laud FG on reopening of BUA terminal, Rivers ports

Zoom does not protect the data of nonpaying users!

FG’s initiatives on ICT have reduced impact of COVID-19 ‘ NITDA

5G will not cause any havoc ‘ Experts

BUSINESSDAY

FG to spend N2.3trn to fund its Economic Sustainability Plan

Nigeria takes another unsteady step towards downstream deregulation

Ideas for a new Nigeria: Why we should all push for women inclusion in governance

European economy ‘through the worst’ but activity still depressed

Buhari administration’s five-year performance review: A verdict

Lack of KYC, BVN impede access to CBN’s N50bn COVID-19 fund

Manufacturers, exporters count losses as Covid-19 bites

DAILY INDEPENDENT

US Poll 2020: Colin Powell Backs Biden Against Trump

Making Sense Of The COVID-19 Economy

June 12: Nigeria Needs Democratic Reforms

NGO Launches National Campaign Against Rape, Gender Violence

Ndigbo In APC Announce New Lagos State Executive Committee

Land Dispute: Govt Orders Security Agencies To Restore Peace In Ebonyi Community

Rector Commends Buni’s Performance in One Year as Governor of Yobe

NASS Leadership Meets Commission Over Controversial Tenure Extension

BLUEPRINT

NASS renovation: FG slashes N37bn request, okays N9.2bn

COVID-19: Coy donates hygiene packs to FCT NUJ

Scarcity of water looms in Nigeria

Kwara discharges 8 Covid-19 patients, records 5 new cases

Group hails NIRSAL’s contributions to FG’s agric successes

Lawmaker wants FCT residents to obey government directives on Covid-19

Covid-19: Abuja monarch calls for strict enforcement of ban on night travels

School feeding programme: FG vows to deal with saboteurs

 

 

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