Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Thursday, 5 August 2021

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

GUARDIAN

Rihanna Is Now Officially A Billionaire And World’s Richest Female Musician

Lightning Strikes Kill 16 At Bangladesh Wedding

20 prospective corps members test positive for COVID-19 in Kano

Court admits Igboho’s associates to N10m, N5m bail

Property owners protest against Shell’s alleged land grab in Bayelsa

Lagos seeks proactive measures to tackle mental illness in over 50m Nigerians

SON reads riot act to steel manufacturers on standards compliance

Nigeria loses N530bn yearly to motor insurance evasion

How to stem brain drain, medical tourism in Nigeria, by Academy of Medicine Specialties

Tears, grief as NYSC flies bodies of corps members to Uyo for burial

More Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists surrender in North/East – Army

Government, Twitter silent as ban clocks two months

Biden taps Brzezinski son as Poland ambassador amid reported row

Ohanaeze lauds military for peace in South East

Lagos seeks proactive measures to tackle mental illness in over 50m Nigerians

Imo PDP, governor differ on state of economy, unemployment

Atiku distances self from plot to unseat Secondus, clarifies Rivers trip

Pope calls for Lebanon aid on blast anniversary

Victims count losses as flood wreaks havoc in Osogbo

It’s time to overhaul modelling industry, says Joseph Water

Court admits Igboho’s associates to ’10million, ‘5million bails

Journalists, Dakkada, others hail new NPFL champions, Akwa United

Police arrest 3 kidnap suspects in Benue

Obama scales back 60th birthday bash over surging Delta variant

PUNCH

Herdsmen invaded 15 villages, burnt churches, 405 houses behind army HQ ECWA

Hydroelectric producing communities meet BPE, demand 10% royalty

Ex-presidential candidate, Olawepo-Hashim, joins APC

FG considers blueprint to reposition Free Trade Zones

21-year-old man sentenced to death for robbery in Akwa Ibom

FEC approves $11bn for Lagos-Calabar coastal rail, $1.48bn refineries repairs

Media accreditation for Kanus trial, wrong

Gunmen destroyed 50% of materials for Anambra gov poll INEC

Ground handlers seek FG, NCAAs intervention on rates

Supreme Court judgment has vindicated us, says Jegede

350,000 North-East farmers to benefit from $6m grant

Attack on Afenifere: Dont provoke another civil war, SNF warns CNG

Report ranks Nigeria 2nd poorest in food affordability

39-year-old man needs N7m for kidney transplant

Waiting for Nigerias framework on climate services

Obaseki urges investors to embrace tax credit initiative

Police go after suspected assailants over bodiless head in Kwara

BBNaija S6: Angel weeps as she recounts past guilt

APC governors meet in Abuja, seek soft landing for Buni, others

CBN issues guidelines for payments service holding companies

150 Nigerian doctors ready for exams ahead practicing in UK

My photo with Tinubu dispels rumour about his health Sanwo-Olu

Women require more leadership roles in oil sector PENGASSAN

Twitter ban: Nigerians lose N150.46bn in two months

Ohanaeze condemns killing of eight in Enugu, demands govs action

Banking, industrial stocks drive N5bn market gain

FG hires JP Morgan, others on $6.2bn fresh borrowing

IMFs SDR allocation can curb Nigerias inflation Analysts

No more talks with bandits, ransoms channeled into arms -FG

Puma terminates $2.76m AFN kits deal

Imo gas project: Report raises concerns over GMoU, others

Police panel grills Kyari, embattled cop deletes Facebook post

Suspected cultists flog, impose levy on Rivers computer village traders

Lagos Yoruba Nation protester charged with Jumoke Oyelekes murder released

Herdsmen attempted to cut my head but God delivered me Hospitalised Rivers pastor

UN envoy demands sanctions on Iran over maritime attack

Olympics: PUMA terminates $2.67m contract with athletics federation after FGs rejection

Consider Nigerias situation, call off strike, NASS pleads with doctors

Mass resignations: Dickson defends Secondus, calls for emergency NEC meeting

THISDAY

FEC Approves $11.174bn For Construction of Lagos-Calabar Coastal Rail

FG: How Ransom Payments to Bandits is Escalating Insecurity

Fitch: Partial Implementation of PIB Will Dampen Impact of Proposed Legislation

Court Stops DSS from Arresting Igboho

AI: 115 Civilians, 21 Police Officers Killed in S’East in Four…

UNICEF Harps on Breastfeeding as Pivotal to Child’s Survival

Secondus, NWC Meet Resigned PDP Deputies

18 NYSC Members Test Positive to COVID-19 in Niger

APC Resolves Issues on Ward Congress in Ondo

NDLEA Rallies International Cooperation against Drug Trafficking

BUA Cement Donates Cement, N10m to Host Communities in Sokoto

Air Strikes Kill 19 Insurgents in North-east

‘Insecurity Has Created More Widows, Orphans in Armed Forces’

87 Boko Haram Fighters, Families Surrender to Troops

APC Chieftain Sues Kalu Over Alleged Certificate Forgery

APC Sets up Young Women Forum, Appoints State Representatives

Group Tackles Mental Health in Lagos with New Trauma Care Centre

MRA Rejects DSS Probe of Attack on Journalist, Calls for…

US Seeks Pre-Trial Detention of Kyari

Nigerians Should Take Responsibility for Allowing Impunity to Thrive, Says Soyinka

Court Admits Igboho’s Associates to N10m, N5m Bail

Modena Vaccine Test Result Ready Weekend, Says NAFDAC

VANGUARD

Beauty of Africa International pageant dumps Miss Supranational franchise for Miss MultiNational

PDP: I’ve no hand in Secondus’ ordeal- Atiku

Verdicts on Sunday Igboho, aides: AFENIFERE tasks govt officials, agencies to comply with court’s rulings

LEGAL BATTLE: 3 U.S based law firms consulted to defend Abba Kyari

Breaking: Court overrules DSS, grants bail to Igboho’s 12 detained associates

Suspected cultists behead student in Ilorin

Press freedom, an antidote to secretive and abusive government in Nigeria

ACN, CPC died in 2014 to give birth to new Nigeria ‘ Engr Olusegun

Armed robbery: Court sentences man, 21, to death by hanging

Anti-graft War: EFCC to partner Ahmadu Bello Foundation on youth enlightenment

COVID-19: Lagos NMA kicks against sack of house officers, Corps doctors

Why we stopped negotiations with bandits ‘ FG

Lagos records another COVID-19 death, 2,893 active cases in communities

CAN urges military to end killings, destruction of farmlands in Plateau

Ritualists gang rape, kill 50-yr old woman in Delta

Nigeria battling with 15 Neglected Tropical Diseases ‘ Health Minister

We’ll release 8 out of Igboho’s 12 detained associates, DSS tells court

Abba Kyari, lgboho’s extradition will not be automatic, says ex-Gambian CJN

Oil Market: Bonny Light slides to $71.24 per barrel on U.S. stock, Delta variant

Zulum, Shettima did not visit Abba Kyari, aide clarifies

Customs intercepts goods worth N22.3bn in Lagos

Alleged Bribery: Group consults 3 US-based law firms to defend Kyari

Malami following due process on Kyari’s case, but hurriedly extradited Kanu ‘ Ejimakor alleges

Your breastmilk for your babies not husband, Abia commissioner tells women

NDLEA signs MoU with Gambian anti-narcotic agency as Marwa harps on int’l cooperation against drug trafficking

LEADERSHIP

Dangote Group Emerges Highest Contributor To Revenue From Solid Minerals

NDLEA signs MoU With Gambian Anti-narcotic Agency

Plateau Denies Imposing Curfew In Jos

APC Forms Young Women Forum, Appoints State Officials

Court Stops Igboho’s Arrest, Grants 12 Aides Bail

Nigeria To Attract $125m From Education Summit

ICC Judgement: Nigeria Seeks Demarcation Of Border With Cameroon

Human Trafficking Market Globally Now Worth $150bn

TRIBUNE

Rice: Nigeria hits 11m tons annual production, plans to export ‘ RIFAN

Don seeks affordable healthcare for informal sector workers

Court restrains AGF, DSS from harassing, intimidating Igboho ‘Admits associates to N10m, N5m bail conditions

As traditional institutions rise against killer herdsmen

Navy takes delivery of 50 gunboats, drones for maritime operations

Nigeria’s aviation requires adequate financial relief to recover from post COVID-19 implementation

Lawmakers condemned abandonment of new Lagos airport terminal

How Nigeria’s aviation lost N1.25 trillion to corruption and unfriendly policies

Secondus alleges ‘Father Christmas’ using gifts to destroy PDP

NIS identifies poor service delivery, corruption as bane of Nigeria development

FEC okays award of $11.1bn coastal railway project

115 civilians, 21 police officers killed in South East in four months ‘ Amnesty International

NWC members resignation will not affect PDP chances in Anambra poll ‘ Nwobu

Billiri crisis: Eight people killed, 51 injured, property worth N53.358m lost

Several Boko Haram, ISWAP fighters, families surrender to troops in Borno

Cleaner Lagos: Sanwo-Olu launches 102 compactor trucks, 100 bins

NATION

Fed Govt seeks demarcation of border with Cameroon over ICC judgment

Group pledges to bridge gap between Diaspora, youths

FEC approves $11.17bn rail project to link all coastal cities

Suspected cult members behead Kwara poly student

Security operatives disguising as gunmen to attack Biafra, IPOB alleges

Fixed wireless access can help Africa address digital divide- Experts

Nigeria facing multiple, concurrent disease outbreaks, says NCDC

DAILY TRUST

PODCAST: How Internal Wranglings Threaten To Tear PDP

PDP BoT meets today as plot to sack Secondus thickens

FG: Why we abandoned negotiation with kidnappers of students

FEC earmarks $1.484bn for Kaduna, Warri refineries rehabilitation

Bethel Baptist School confirms return of 3 abducted students

NYSC cert forgery: CSO seeks court’s order for Adeosun’s arrest

107 migrating Fulani turned back from Adamawa town

Market shut in Ogun over fear of cholera

NYSC cert forgery: CSO seeks court’s order for Adeosun’s arrest

Cholera kills 8 in Jigawa community

Court restrains FG from arresting Igboho

Activities of host communities hampering Ogoni cleanup — Minister

Panel grills Kyari, as Nigerians knock cop for deleting Facebook post

COVID-19: 15 corps members discharged in Edo

FG advocates better life for widows, orphans of fallen soldiers

Hydro-power plants operators must provide CSR to host communities — FG

Strike: FG parleys with resident doctors today

Doctors’ strike: Patients stranded in Edo, discharged abruptly in Bayelsa

HERALD

How RCCG Pastor Was Assassinated On Pulpit In Lagos

Lagos records another COVID-19 death, 2,893 active cases in communities

Plateau CAN: ‘Killings, destruction of farmlands and houses is one too many

Court bars Finance Minister, others from slashing salaries of medical doctors in academics

My wife starved me of sex for 4 years ‘ Divorce-seeking man tells court

25 die in fresh Kauru attack ‘ Kaduna govt

NAPTIP, DSS, NSCDC nab notorious trans-border human trafficker in Kano

AUTHORITY

AGF swears in first governing council of NHRC after six years

NATAFAMDAVID consulting hosts agribusiness capacity building sessions

Anambra 2021: PDP exco assures Ozigbo of maximum support

Customs intercept N22.3b worth of Pangolin scales, elephant tusks

Abandoned dead body stirs protest in Nyanya

Youths dominate as INEC online CVR exercise hits 1.37m

COVID -19: No red alert at NYSC camps Mgt

BUSINESSDAY

Sports Business: Exploring partnerships for economic growth, youth development

NAHCO prioritises client feedback with customer experience desk

How NCAT is repositioning Nigeria’s Aviation industry for growth in changing times

Local firms eye assets as Shell, others exit onshore operations

Explainer: What IMF’s Special Drawing Rights allocation means for Nigeria

Investors ignore cement makers’ H1 bumper earnings

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Archbishop Olawuyi Warns Christians Against Fake Worship

Will NASS Yield To Pressure On Electronic Transmission Of Results

Nigerians Should Consider Merit In Electing Next President, Not Zoning ‘Fanwo

Stakeholders In ICT Across West Africa Pledge To Deepen Internet Penetration

African Countries Urged To Accelerate e-Band Planning To Build Digital Future

Sky Brown, 13, Becomes Britain’s Youngest Olympic Medallist

Greece Continues To Battle Major Fires In Suburban Athens

PEOPLESDAILY

FIDA Week: Lawyers tasked on ending violence against children

Striking doctors kick against FG’s no-work-no-pay directive

FG grants N5m to young innovators

WHO, UNICEF urge prioritization of breastfeeding-friendly environment

NMA wants withdrawal of circular on doctors’ scheme of service

Delta Govt to bolster synergy with FRSC on safety motoring in Delta

NEW TELEGRAPH

Tariff saga trails Seme border reopening

FDI: Investment in telecoms shrinks by 78%

Govt fighting corruption with kid gloves ‘Ajobena

Forex: MAN lauds NAFEX’s adoption to check arbitrage

Nigeria’s active mobile subscriptions rise by 580,082

Cyber attacks: Nigeria moves to address forensic experts’ shortage

Firm announces beneficiaries of fintech startup challenge

Oborududu, Brume receive cash rewards after Olympic feats

Aisha Buhari Cup: Lagos commits to showcase football extravaganza

BLUEPRINT

Certificate saga: Group asks court to order arrest of Adeosun

PDP crisis: Atiku opens up on Portharcourt meeting as Secondus begs aggrieved national officers

Abducted Chibok girl, ISWAP husband, 77 others surrender

Taraba under Ishaku has lost opportunities, ex-acting gov alleges

Beware of impostors, Scout association warns FCT schools

Enugu council workers, primary school teachers to get minimum wage

Exclusive breastfeeding practice: SCI calls for protection of mothers, increased support

NIGERIAN PILOT

77 terrorists surrender to troops in Northeast

NPF commends NAPAAS for improving welfare of retired Officers

Ekiti Assembly Approves Creation Of Additional Local Govts

NSSEC to promote Nigeria education standard

Interfaith declares Katsina role model State in Nigeria

FRC seeks partnership with tertiary institutions

Nigeria to increase education spending by 50% in next 2yrs

NAPTIP, DSS arrest trans-border human trafficker, rescue 13 Libyan victims

 

 

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