August 13 News Headlines of Nigeria’s Major Newspapers.
LEADERSHIP
*Lere By-Election: Court Vacates Restraining Order On PDP Candidate
*Shagari’s Widow, Hadiza, Dies At 80
*…PMB Condoles With Shagari, Fawehinmi Families
*FG, Gombe Sign MoU On Repair, Expansion Of Water Project
*Anti-PMB’s Comments: I Attended Meeting As APC Reconciliator – Bindow
*Gov Zulum Enrols 5,361 Orphans In School
*2023 Presidency: I Will Announce My Position Soon – Bauchi Governor
*Emulate IBB’s Inclusive Style, Abdulsalami, Mark, Others Tell Leaders
*COVID-19 Third Wave: Amid Surge In Delta Variant Cases, FG Rules Out Lockdown
*We Injected N2.5trn In Varsities, Others In 10 Years – TETFund
*Train Crushes Mother, Child In Delta
*N130bn UBEC Fund Unutilised – FG
*Niger Tightens Security Around Officials
*Mixed Reactions Trail Planned Return Of Toll Gates
*11 Escape From Bandits’ Camps As Troops Rescue 2 In Kaduna
DAILY TRUST
*Nigeria Not High Debt-Risk Nation – DMO
*SMEDAN, NBS To Start 4th MSMEs Survey
*NGX Records 214.21% Turnover Increase
*Economy: Abuja G20 Tasks Professionals On Value Addition
*Access Bank Gives Out N600m In Promo
*Air Peace Inaugurates Flights To Gombe
*NIPOST Seeks Legislative Action To Boost IGR
*NRC Postpones Lagos-Kano Train Service
*Firm Hauls Containers From Ogun To Apapa Port
*Bauchi Communities Appeal To FG On Collapsed Bridge
*Taraba Villagers Kill Kidnapper, Chase Others
*How Water From Untreated Boreholes Exposes Gombe Residents To Cholera
*Traders Lament Continued Deterioration Of New Market Road
*Jos Communities Disagree Over Ownership Of Cemetery
*Plateau Crises: Foundation Cautions Against Reprisal
*NYSC Flags Off Entrepreneurship Scheme In Benue
*Inclusive Community Engagement, Development Planning Intensified In Plateau
*Borno Struggles To Enrol, Keep Orphans In Schools
*NGO Holds Dialogue To Stem Farmers/Herders Conflict In Yobe
*SON Cautions Borno Rice Millers Against Sharp Practice
*How I Lost 20yrs Investment Worth N10m Within Hours To Burglars – Kwara Entrepreneur
*Community Leader Raises Alarm On Cholera Outbreak
*How 400 Boys Attained Adulthood In Enugu Community
*Abia: Gully ‘Divides’ Ndogo Autonomous Community
*400 Indigent Citizens Get Free Medicare In Anambra
*After 30 Years, Abia To Join Contributory Pension Scheme
*Police Arrest Bank Hacker Over N1.87bn Fraud
*Polio: Kaduna Tasks Parents To Immunise Children Under 5
*Sardauna Foundation Seeks Ways To Reform Almajiri System
*Court Dissolves Marriage Over Husband’s Inability To Provide For Family
*Court Remands Man For Insulting Married Woman
*Group Urges Youths On Agriculture
*Court Remands Man For Attempted Rape
*Appeal Court Dismisses Evan’s N200m, 25 Trucks Suit Against Police
*NDLEA Arrests Bandits, Gunmaker In Katsina, Benue
*Police Arrest Three For Looting Warehouse In Ogun
*Ekiti Court Remands Teenager Over Murder
*Petrol Station Manager Gets N.5m Bail Over Theft
*Muslim Students Want BBNaija Banned
*Egypt Enrols Russian Imams In Fatwa Training
*Hijrah: JNI Tasks Muslims On Tasu’a, Ashura Fast
*The Inner Meaning Of Hijrah In Islamic History (I)
*INEC Suspends E-Voting Machines Procurement Over Electoral Act Amendment Delay
*2023: IBB’s Template Best For Nigeria — APC Chieftain
*Osun APC Crisis: Aregbesola’s Supporters Allege Assassination Plot
*PDP Seeks Buni’s Sack Over APC Caretaker C’ttee
*‘Why Deputy Governors Fallout With Principals’
*Anyanacho Aims For Top 6 Before Paris 2024 Olympics
*Nigeria’s Quartet Confirmed For CAF Inter-Clubs Competitions
*Super Eagles Drop 7 Places In Latest FIFA Rankings
*‘Sports Federations’ Elections Will Kick-Start 2024 Olympics Preparations’
*Lukaku Joins Chelsea From Inter Milan For £98 Million ($136m)
*Collins Halts Halep Comeback In Montreal
*The IBB Legacy
VANGUARD
*International Youth Day: The Elevation Church demands enabling environment for innovation
*FG begins 4th MSMEs survey – NBS
*An encounter with a doctor: It’s your life
*Ude Oko applauds Nzeribe Okegbue over investment strides in Abia
*INEC and a credible transition in 2023
*Death of Monarch: Imo community cancels new yam festival, women August meeting
*Enugu APC LG chairmen endorse state chairman’s impeachment
*Playing Lionel Messi with diplomacy
*Osun APC crisis deepens as faction alleges attack on leaders
*Lagos Assembly clarifies approval of $53.9m LCC loan conversion
*Witch group rejoices over sack of Ayade’s aide
*Joint Border Patrol Team intercepts smuggled goods worth N92m in 3months in North Central
*FG challenges citizens on 3rd wave of COVID-19
*Visions of economic growth from a shopping mall
*NDDC contractors beg Buhari, Akpabio to pay outstanding bills
*1.3 million Nigerians currently writing NECO exam ― Registrar
*Buni: APC asks Judiciary to punish PDP’s abuse of court processes
*Buhari meets Tinubu in London
PUNCH
*COVID-19 free rise: States defend community testing stoppage, experts warn of disaster
*Troops eliminated 150 bandits, B’Haram’s fighters in Zamfara, Taraba – Military
*CNG demands compensation for Katsina Customs crash victims, border drill suspension
*Why we’ve not submitted report on NAF air crash – AIB
*NARD strike during third wave wicked, doctors won’t collect salaries – Ehanire
*Train kills mother, daughter in Delta
Buhari, NLC, Tinubu, others mourn Fawehinmi son’s death
*MAN, LCCI warn as FG tolls Lagos-Ibadan, Abuja-Lokoja, Enugu-P’Harcourt roads, others
*FG, states, LGs suffer N329.6bn shortfall in five months
*Nigeria among highest IDA borrowers, says World Bank
THISDAY
*TETFund Invests N2.5tn in Varsities, Others in 10yrs
*As Shell Finally Agrees to Pay Ogoni Communities N45.9bn
*Air Peace to Commence Douala, Ibadan Ops
*SAHCO Acquires Ground Support Equipment
*SYNLAB, IATA Partner to Facilitate Safe Travelling
THE SUN
*Igbo presidency: Ohanaeze blasts Ogunlewe
*8 FAAN, NCAA directors still in office, receiving salaries 5 months after tenure expiration
*SAHCO adds aviation ground support equipment to fleet
*Emirates expands free baggage policy for African destinations
*Airline industry statistics confirm 2020 worst year for aviation
*Bankers’ Committee threatens tough sanctions for saboteurs of new forex policy
*COVID-19: Lagos activates 10 oxygen treatment, sample collection centres
*… Edo set to receive second batch of vaccines
*Oyo, Osun meet to resolve boundary dispute
*Kebbi records 26 cases
*Cholera kills 816, infects 31,000 in 22 states –FG
*…Plateau records 28 deaths, 1,415 cases
*N2.5trn injected in varsities, others in 10 years, says TETFund
*Indonesian govt expresses regret over arrest of Nigerian diplomat
*National vehicle registry’ll curb kidnapping, smuggling –FG
*Fayemi advocates increased investment in health sector
*You can’t break Nigeria, Abubakar tells agitators
*NACCIMA calls for urgent action on climate change report
*We’re all saddened, still in shock –Fawehinmi Family
*BetKing, Okocha, unveil new brand identity, promise better customer service
*Strike: Committee recommends compensation for sacked Kaduna workers
*Retaliation: Importers incur more losses on 3700 Nigeria-bound trucks trapped at Benin border
NIGERIAN TELEGRAPH
*Nasarawa: X-raying Sule’s industrialization drive
*DHQ: Troops killed 156 enemies of state in two weeks
*Group frowns at ‘continued harassment’ of NIPC boss
*Anambra election: PDP leadership unites for Ozigbo
*APC crisis: Keyamo tackles Oshiomhole, denies being a confusionist
*LCC: Assembly granted approval for loan restructuring, not takeover – Olowo
*IYD: Oyetola assures better representation of youths in governance
*Eagles risk difficult AFCON, World Cup draws as Nigeria drops in FIFA rankings
*Nigerian athletes need sustained support to rule the world -Dare
*Tokyo 2020: Australian Olympians face 28-day quarantine
*Ligue 1 tougher than La Liga, Eagles star warns Messi
•FirstNigeriaTV.
