Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Friday, 9 April 2021                  

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

GUARDIAN

Why the west is paranoid about China

US warns China over moves on Philippines, Taiwan

France’s Macron announces end of elite ENA college

You’re unusual first lady, voice of conscience, Osinbajo, Tinubu eulogise Aisha Buhari

Hope for Nigeria as Africa awaits 428 new oil, gas projects

Four gang leaders surrender with ammunition in Katsina

Imo government, group urge probe of attack on correctional, police facilities

NLC suspends strike in Kano, accepts old minimum wage

CSO flays oil firms’ claim of sabotage in Bayelsa, Delta spills

PDP shifts South-West zonal congress venue from Ibadan to Osogbo

North Central APC chieftains push for power shift to south

Council officials, political appointees pledge to leave PDP with Ayade

PDP seeks youths education to curb insecurity, unemployment

PDP targets over 163,000 new members in Anambra, berates APGA, APC

PDP moves to reconcile members in South West

France’s Macron announces end of elite ENA college

Virginia becomes first southern US state to legalize pot

Biden tackles ‘ghost guns’ and US firearms violence

Anger, criticism trail participation of eight-month pregnant athlete at Edo 2020 sports festival

Passenger traffic declines by 74% over COVID-19 restrictions

PUNCH

State police, way out of banditry, insurgency, El-Rufai insists

Septuagenarian, two others nabbed for lynching burglar

Ogun prophet arrested for alleged rape of 17-year-old member in church

‘Drop your presidential bid, go for APC chairmanship’

CBN freezes another 194 accounts of firms, BDCs, others

PDP govs in Zamfara, beg Matawalle not to join APC

Marketers project petrol price reduction as oil falls

UNIPORT student slumps, dies at home after exams

Imo CP failed to request MOPOL, military reinforcement – Source

PDP, Okorocha hit Uzodimma as Imo blames ex-gov

Trans-border trafficker caught with 280kg drugs in Kebbi

Two jailed for life over Ondo poly lecturer, other’s kidnap

Residents seek arrest of thugs who burnt houses in Ondo community

Military bombs 24 bandits in Kaduna forest

Police re-arrest man detained for killing father in Imo

PDP picks Monday for South-West congress in Osun

Nigeria can learn from South Africa on fair politics – Secondus

THISDAY

I’m Having Brief Rest in London, Buhari Tells Jordan’s King

Bandits Release Five More Abducted Students of Kaduna Forestry School

Dangote, Flour Mills, BUA at War over New Sugar Refinery

Sanusi: Nigeria’s Political, Economic Structures Set up to Fail

CBN Gets Court Order to Freeze 193 More Bank Accounts

Army Confirms Killing of Officer, 10 Soldiers By Bandits in Benue

After NEC Meeting, Doctors Say Strike Continues

PDP Shifts South-west Zonal Congress to Osun

SEC Warns against Proliferation of Unregistered Investment Platforms

DSS Denies Torturing Buhari’s Driver to Death

Strike Continues, Say Judiciary Workers

Matawalle Warns against Attacks on Northerners

Four Katsina Bandits’ Leaders Surrender, Hands over 26 Rifles to Police

Dangote, Flour Mills Petition FG, Oppose New Sugar Refinery by…

FG to Enforce IMO Sulphur Regulation on Nigerian Waterways

AGF Commits to Prompt Production of Govt Financial Reports

Operators Seek FGs Support to Build Viable Shipping Industry

EDO 2020: Presidency Intervenes, Saves NSF from Cancellation

SUN

Disquiet in Zamfara APC over Matawalle’s alleged planned defection

PDP postpones South West congress

2023 presidency: APC North-Central leaders want ticket zoned to South

SEC warns against unregistered online platforms

Nigeria earned $150m from coconut oil in 2020, targets $250m in 2021 ‘Minister

Doctors strike: Reps summon MDCN registrar

Imo attacks: Police, Uzodimma ignored DSS alert, says ex-director

Gunmen attack another police station in Imo

Tension in Aba as police kill resident, destroy vehicles

Army to provide security for NYSC members during elections

Ondo court sentences two persons to life imprisonment over kidnap of poly lecturer

Breaking: Gunmen attack another police station in Imo

VANGUARD

Police arrest 3 community leaders over alleged jungle justice

Ogun governor calls for prayer against security, economic challenges

Jonathan’s administration, best in Nigeria history ‘ Gbagi

Bandits surrender 26 rifles to police in Katsina

Army confirms killing of 11 personnel in Benue, vows to go after perpetrators

We’ll collaborate with Amotekun, others on security, says OPC’s new leader

2023: Drop your presidential ambition for Party Chairmanship, APC Council tells Bello

NNPC reiterates commitment to renewable energy project

SEC warns of proliferation of unregistered foreign online platforms

Drug barons, crime merchants exploit our children to perpetuate crime ‘ Miyetti Allah

Insecurity in Akwa Ibom LG displaces 5000 persons ‘ Council chair

COVID-19 vaccines: COVAX delivers 38m doses in 6 continents ‘ WHO

LEADERSHIP

Gunmen Attack Mbieri Police Division In Imo

Olubadan To Honour Okorocha For Free Education Milestone

Bandits Abduct 3 Quarry Workers In Oyo

Police Launch Manhunt For Gunmen Who Razed Ondo Community

Abducted Chinese Nationals Regain Freedom

Kogi Constitutes 36-member Economic Advisory Council

EFCC Boss In Ilorin, Charges Staff On Discipline, Dedication

PDP Reschedules South West Zonal Congress

Group Advocates Youth Inclusiveness In Governance

Response To Security Challenges Uncoordinated, Ineffective ‘ Kaduna Gov

NEMA Begins Preparations To Tackle 2021 Flood

Bandit Leaders Surrender 23 AK-47 Rifles, 109 GPMG Ammunition In Katsina

Security Forces Must Wipe Out Bandits, Terrorists ‘ El-Rufai

We Saved N750m Pension Funds For FG In 2020 ‘ PTAD

Fulani Herdsmen Lured Into Crime Due To Ignorance, Poverty ‘ MACBAN

FG Appoints Governing Councils, Officers For New Polytechnics, Colleges

Why Conversation On Imperialism Must Continue ‘ Prof Iyorwuese

Nigerian Varsities Are Not Innovative ‘ Ex-minister, Others

NADDC Commissions First solar-powered Electric Vehicle Charging Station

TRIBUNE

Gunmen abduct doctor, nurse on highway in Ogun

Nigeria records 83 new COVID-19 infections, total now 163,581

Whenever you travel during holidays, keep this in mind

Akinola commiserates with Ibadan traders, pledges to support rebuilding of burnt market with N5m

China’s online tourism consumption hits trillion yuan

SEC raises alarm over unregistered online platforms

Buhari on a short rest in London ‘ Presidency

Nigeria receives stolen artifact intercepted in Mexico City

NIDCOM condoles with family of 19-year-old Nigerian found dead in Britain

Insecurity: Atiku, Secondus, Saraki, others demand massive investment in education

Bandits have lost their rights to live ‘ el-Rufai

Kano NLC suspends three-day warning strike

NYSC urges state governments to constitute governing boards

NATION

Proposed defection of Matawalle will undermine Supreme Court judgment

UI, UNILAG, OAU, others get Governing Councils

Foreign reserves rise to $34.85b on Naira for Dollar policy

Off-grid power solution wont work until grid power works

Three years after, N50b floating dock still in limbo

Five more kidnapped Kaduna College students released

SWAT arrests seven suspected Lekki robbers

Reactions as Davido tops Forbes 100 icons Africa list

Stop politicising Imo attacks, Okorocha hits Uzodimma

Three kidnapped, one injured in fresh attacks in Ibarapa

DAILY TIMES

Names of Nigerian ambassadors and their assigned countries 2021

Aisha Buhari has been a worthy collaborator to this government Osinbajo

Gunmen abduct Doctor, Nurse in Ogun

2023: APC Group tells Yahaya Bello to drop Presidential ambition

PDP to APC: Dont play politics with peoples misfortune, leave Matawalle alone

PDP to partner ANC in saving, deepening democracy in Africa

2023: APC group to identify credible persons for political posts in Bauchi

Nigeria needs more varsities to serve growing population- FG

JAMB puts 2021 UTME registration on hold over NIN

2023: Well mobilise 65m Christians to vote out bad leaders PFN

House Cttee to issue warrant of arrest on MDCN registrar, Sanusi

80 escaped inmates voluntarily return to Imo custodial centre

Ijaw Youths to meet over tenure of NDDC interim management

Primate Ayodele releases fresh prophecies on Aso Rock, attack on govt houses, APC, IPOB

74-year-old Nigerias Agric Minister, Nanono secretly marries 18-year-old Girl

Bloodbath, kidnapping spree in Kaduna, Benue, Anambra

Dangote still African richest man Forbes

FG must re-introduce gratuity payment for workers Tommy

DAILY TRUST

‘Oil majors evading liability under guise of sabotage’

Strikes in Nigeria – even thunder will need some lessons

Sanusi advocates debt relief for Nigeria, retooling debt-to-GDP benchmark

Customs impounds goods worth N58.5m in Katsina

FG upbeat on ending poverty, unemployment — Minister

FG moves to curb tanker accidents, infernos

Low public awareness on CBN interventions worrisome — Emefiele

ActionAid seeks more tracking of public fund spending

C/River offers N100m research grant for electricity from boreholes

Bauchi community excited over restoration of electricity

Communities embark on road maintenance, begs Bauchi govt to construct bridges

Insecurity: Monarch advocates local vigilante operation

Borno youths seek fortune in Mali’s goldfields

Displaced persons get food, N200m

NOA sensitises youths on national development

3 feared dead, others injured in Share/Tsaragi communal clash in Kwara

Nurses, lab scientists idle as doctors strike continues in Abuja

Man kills ex-lover, 2 children, sets self ablaze in Ibadan

Nasarawa chief judge pardons 47 inmates

NDLEA nabs trans-border trafficker with 280kg drugs in Kebbi

Prophet allegedly rapes teen church member

3 in police net for vandalising EEDC property

Attendant nabbed with stolen car en route Benin Republic

Gunmen abduct 3 quarry workers in Ibadan

Anxiety, intrigues as PDP holds S’West congress

2023: APC group asks Bello to shelve presidential ambition

2023 presidency: Tinubu’s supporters inaugurate campaign groups

We must strengthen APC to deliver good governance – Shittu

2020 NSF: Presidency wades into Edo, Sports ministry’s faceoff

Nigeria recovers stolen artifact intercepted in Mexico

Matawalle urges political leaders to resolve attacks on northerners in south

FG re-invites striking resident doctors

“Buhari Must Go” graffiti demonstrate public resentment to misrule – PDP

Dozens of bandits neutralised in Kaduna

Fund polytechnics or shut them, ASUP tells FG, states

N30m from Dangote, N20m from Tinubu – who gave what at Aisha Buhari’s book launch

Senate faults conversion of PTF to ‘steering committee’ without consultation

Bandits release five more students in Kaduna

Aisha Buhari: Why I chose to be treated at a Nigerian private clinic instead of going to London

FG gives licences to 20 new private universities

Doctors strike: Reps threaten arrest warrant on MDCN registrar for no show

Africa gets only 2 in every 100 doses of COVID-19 vaccine

Photos: National Assembly openly flouting COVID-19 restrictions

Man burns ex-lover, 2 children to death in Ibadan

President Buhari’s late driver not detained, tortured – DSS

Explosive found in Abia Primary School

Orubebe, Patience Jonathan in Aso Rock for Aisha Buhari’s Book Launch

NLC suspends planned strike, protest in Kano over salary cut

Edo Dares FG, Locks Out Officials of National Sports Festival

Aisha Buhari has been a voice of conscience, says Tinubu

China administers nearly 140 million COVID-19 vaccines

FG counters Edo govt, says sports festival continues

Gunshots Rock Police Area Command In Aba

9 in police net over impersonation, hijacking of containers

Gunmen attack Imo Police Station, Kidnap officer

80,000 killed, 3 million displaced – Abdulsalami

HERALD

Police rescue 2 Chinese miners kidnapped in Pastor Adeboye’s town

US Embassy Hails Kelechi Ndukwe, First Nigerian To Captain US Navy Ship

Davido’s Lawyer, Prince Reacts To Chioma Blocking Him On Instagram

NDLEA nabs fake security agent trafficking drugs between Nigeria, Benin Republic

National Sports Festival To Continue As FG Counters Edo Govt

JUST IN: Police Area Command Under Attack In Aba

Abolishing LGAs will worsen security situation ‘ NULGE faults bill before National Assembly

We didn’t detain, torture Buhari’s driver to death ‘ DSS

World Bank to provide COVID-19 finance to 50 countries by mid 2021 ‘ President

BUSINESSDAY

Global demand for talent shrinking Nigeria’s manpower

Lessons for Nigerian banks from JP Morgan Chase & Co

Nigeria’s food inflation among world’s highest

Trophy excites consumers with unveiling of tallest beer bottle

Nigeria’s SEC warns on proliferation of unregistered online platforms

Investors gain N54bn as equities sustain rally

DAILY INDEPENDENT

UniJos Promotes 25 To Professor, 282 Non-Teaching Staff To Higher Ranks ‘ Official

Police Arrest 3 Community Leaders Over Alleged Jungle Justice

Strengthening local councils will solve security challenges -Deputy Speaker

4,000 Kano Indigents To Join Police Constabulary- Ganduje

CAN, Other Nigerians React As Kidnapped RCCG Members Regain Freedom

Bandits Surrender 26 Rifles To Police In Katsina

NIGERIAN PILOT

Katsina State bandits: Four leaders denounce banditry and submit weapons

#ENDSARS: FG inaugurates Police Public Complaints Cttee

Oodua nation: Group asks police to clamp down on Yoruba separatists in Southwest

2023: Group vows to mobilize 37m supporters for Yahaya Bellos presidential ambition

2023:Mai Basira dares Babangida Aliyu, Secondus Untold story of Niger PDP crisis

APC North-Central Council charges Yahaya Bello to Drop his presidential ambition

NEW TELEGRAPH

Insecurity: Why the new IGP must be different

FG committed to diversifying economy ‘Minister

Suspicious $160m forex deal triggered freezing of 11 bank accounts

Amachree: DSS alerted police, Uzodinma a week before Imo attacks

We’re working to send Nigerian vessels to sea ‘NLNG boss

Revealed: Nigeria, 44 others get below 2% of COVID-19 vaccines in 5 weeks

The South has businesses to lose in the North ‘Gov Matawalle

BLUEPRINT

RMRDC boss seeks more research on Shea products

Barely 24 hours after IGP Baba takes over: Gunmen hit third Imo Police station, abduct monarch, cabinet chiefs

Kogi constitutes 36-member economic advisory council

Troops kill dozens of bandits in Kaduna communities

Breaking: Another 5 kidnapped Kaduna students freed

Weak underwriters urged to embrace mergers, acquisitions for big business

Pension expert advises retirees to invest in treasury bills

 

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