AUGUST 20 NEWS HEADLINES OF NIGERIA’S MAJOR NEWSPAPERS.
THE NATION
*PIB to PIA: Matters arising
*‘How APC can be in power beyond 2023’
*Plateau crisis: CISLAC, Nasarawa CAN, JNI condemn killings
*Tambuwal, Wamakko, Bafarawa, others meet over insecurity
*Kogi West elders’ forum demands governorship slot in 2023
*‘We will not support another competency test, says Kaduna NUT
*‘Elders’ parliament will help in conflict resolution’
*All set for Omoba’s coronation at Ode-Itsekiri
*APC chieftain, PDP clash over attack on Wike
*Parties substitute governorship, deputy guber candidates
*Editors congratulate ex-NGE President for NNPC appointment
*Another court ruling renews battle for Anambra governorship ticket
*100 APC members seek dissolution of party’s CECPC
*Osinbajo: Media critical to deepening democracy
*8.7m IDPs need $1.1b, says UN
*Fed Govt cautions house officers against joining strikes
*Imo monarchs hold rally over insecurity
*Ayade approves 100 per cent CONMESS for doctors
*‘Sultan’ in Edo sacrilegious, threat to peace, security, says govt
*Rivers CJ frees 10 inmates
*Ganduje gets award on COVID-19
*Akwa Ibom gets 63,336 doses of vaccine amid 796 active cases
*Mohammed Fawehinmi died of COVID-19 complications, says family
*NCDC: infection rose by 97% in three days
*We‘ll not sacrifice merit for political exigencies – Makinde
*FG committed to addressing insecurity – SGF
*Court dissolves 10-year-old marriage over wife’s stealing habit
*Fawehinmi’s son, Mohammed died from COVID-19 related complications – Family
*Atiku laments banditry, insists on restructuring
LEADERSHIP
*SPOTLIGHT ON NIGER STATE: Sani Bello Extols Virtue Of Late Ahmed Joda
*PLATEAU RESCUE UPDATE: Governor Lalong Relaxes Curfew In Jos North
*PLATAEU RESCUE UPDATE: Lalong Meets Irigwe/Fulani Leaders, Insists Persisting Attacks Must End
*United Capital Sukuk Investment Fund Hits N1.5bn
*Importers Divert Cargoes Away From Nigeria Over Server Failure At Seaports
*FG, FrieslandCampina Renew Ties On Dairy Devt
*‘No Personal Interest Will Destabilise APC In Ogun ’
*Ekiti Varsity To Sanction Staff Linked With Portal Fraud
*Experts Want Gap Between Newsroom, Classroom Bridged
*Makinde Pledges Enabling Business Environment In Oyo
*Lagos Assembly Blames Banditry On Drug Abuse
*Mohammed Fawehinmi Died From COVID-19 Related Complications – Family
*IBEDC Pays Condolence Visit To Okunbo’s Family
*Police Arrest 889 Suspected Robbers, Cultists In Lagos
*PIA: Ijaw Youths Declare Sylva Unwanted In Niger Delta
*Ayade Increases Doctors’ Salaries By 100%
Lies, Damned Lies About Afghanistan
*NEDC: The Challenge, The Expectation
*It’s Better To Buy Arms Than To Pay Ransom, Says Katsina Government
*President Buhari Approves Review Of 368 Grazing Sites In 25 States
*Wike Signs Anti-Open Grazing, VAT Collection Bills Into Law
*Nigeria’s Situation Bad, But Redeemable – Obasanjo
*Ex-Abia Governor, Orji, Son Invited By EFCC, Released On Bail
*Anambra Poll: INEC Restores Soludo As APGA Candidate
*Zulum Seeks Upward Review Of Federal Allocation
*PIA: Factional HOSTCOM Leaders Differ On 3% Allocation
*Kogi West Elders Want Power Shift To Zone
DAILY TRUST
*POS Operator Robbed N4m, Killed, Burnt
*Gunmen Abduct Former NMA Secretary’s Son, Demand N20m
*My Wife Threatened To Kill Me With A Cutlass – Man Tells Court
*Man Arraigned Over Theft Of N632,000
*Navy Arrests 4 Stowaways Inside Propeller Compartment Of Ship
*Court Sentences Man, 35, To Death In Kano
*PDP Crisis: Secondus Seeks OBJ’s Intervention
*Anambra Gov’ship: INEC Makes U-Turn, Recognises Soludo, PDP Still Missing
*What APC Must Do To Retain Power Beyond 2023 — Lawan
*100 APC Members Sue Buni
*2023: Northern Elders’ Spokesman Joins PRP
*2023: Kogi West Elders Demand Governorship Seat
*The Inner Meanings Of Hijrah In Islamic History (II)
*ABU To Commence Courses In Islamic Banking
*Macron Knocked Over Comment On Afghan Muslim Women
*Reform Society Through Your Kids, Cleric Urges Women
*Edo 2020: FCTA Rewards 37 Medalists With N8.5m
*Kida Identifies Lack Of Unity As Bane Of Nigerian Basketball
*Brown Releases D’Tigers 2021 FIBA Afrobasket Final List
*Ahmed Joda: The Inspiring Life Of A Stateman
*De Bruyne, Kante And Jorginho Up For UEFA Player Of The Year
*Messi Left Out Of PSG Squad For Brest Game
*Kwara Varsity Floats Cyclists Club To Curb Social Vices
THE PUNCH
*Onazi terminates Zalgiris contract
*Wike berates FIRS, says states now beggars
*APC Congress: Amosun shuns appeal panel, loyalists file petitions
*South-West kidnap victims paid N3bn in two years – Gani Adams
*Olympians unveil 2021 ADRON Games
*World Taekwondo wades into Chukwumerije’s alleged assault case
*Betsy Obaseki football logo unveiling holds Friday
*PDP peace pact crumbles, Obasanjo, Secondus in closed-door meeting
*PIA: Oil firm’s equities belong to three tiers, FG assures states
*Hoodlums rob PoS operator of N4m, burn corpse, kill Uber driver
*Policemen detain, enslave ESN member’s girlfriend, IG orders probe
*UNILORIN student murder: Suspects withdrew N50,000 from victim’s account, says witness
*Gunmen storm Ogun farm, abduct ex-NMA secretary’s son, demand N20m
*Airports concession will fail, legal tussle imminent – Labour
*Reps tackle MDAs, seek reduction in N5.62tn deficit borrowing
*Jimoh Ibrahim owes govt N70bn, we retain NICON, others – AMCON
*Nigeria, others benefitted from $2.69bn guarantees – World Bank
*Again, court declares Umeoji APGA candidate
*Jemibewon, Kogi West elders advocate power rotation
*Court rejects adding Buni in suit against Uba’s candidacy
*Ex-Delta commissioner joins governorship race
THISDAY
*Hushpuppi: Court Refuses to Stop Abba Kari’s Extradition to US
*How Challenger Parties and Candidates in Nigeria Can Overcome
*Why Taliban’s Triumph in Afghanistan is Biden’s Burden
*CVFF: Sad End to Indigenous Shipowners’ Drive for Financial Clout
*Why Airline Operators Support Government’s Concession Plan
*Resetting the War Against Piracy
*Stakeholder Lists Causes of High Cost of Aviation Fuel
*IATA Supports Avoidance of Afghan Airspace by Airlines
*Of Manual Passenger Facilitation and Security Threat
*Stakeholder Lists Causes of High Cost of Aviation Fuel
*IATA Supports Avoidance of Afghan Airspace by Airlines
*Of Manual Passenger Facilitation and Security Threat
THE SUN
*Warri Kingdoms agog for royal coronation
*Buhari approves review of 368 grazing reserves in 25 states
*Gambari leads delegation to Buhari son’s wedding
*Ugwuanyi intervenes on Amagunze, Amechi Idodo/Oruku bridge
*Wike signs open grazing prohibition, VAT collection, others into law
*… Assures Rivers lawmakers better welfare
*FG, South Korea to deepen diplomatic ties
*More youth in leadership good for APC, Nigeria –Lawan
*Ugwuanyi only gov in S’ East, S’ South sponsoring pilgrims to Jordan – NCPC
*APGA crisis: Oye, Okeke factions trade words
*Groups engage 6,000 Nigerian kids with COVID-19 safety protocols
*IBEDC visits Okunbo’s family
*Sammie Okposo: Turning 50 has been exciting journey for me
*Oboh cautions Apostle Suleman over ‘Harvest of Miracle Money’
*LaFiya unveils electronic healthcare kits for all
*I play music people can dance to and be happy –EQB
*Buhari and runaway inflation
*How NCAA frustrates domestic airlines out of business –Ibe, TAL CEO
*Insecurity: Anxiety, tension in Niger
*Kaduna police nab 45 suspected abductors, robbers
*Ola Awakan: Lending voice to voiceless pupils through rhymes
*Nigerian Embassy to the Vatican and Ambassador Adikwu
*Nababa: Giant strides of reformer at Nigerian Correctional Service
*Judiciary with Imo people against Okorocha’s many sins
*NDA cadets’ training impressive –COAS
*As Microsoft partners NITDA to develop SMEs in Nigeria
*Jos mayhem and Nigeria’s killing fields
*Nigeria’s poor ranking in global food affordability
*Deforestation: Kebbi kicks off free distribution of 40,000 economic trees
*Civil war: Why we’re telling our stories – Amaechi
*How tanker fire spread sorrow, agony in Anambra
*Cultural renaissance in Ebonyi
*Kida explains parade of new players
*Brown announces D’Tigers roster for Afrobasket
*Kwara varsity launches cyclists club
*Olympians unveil 2021 ADRON Games
*Rite foods sponsors King’s Cup golf tournament
*Wolves vs Spurs, Gunners vs Blues, others on DStv and GOtv this weekend
*Buhari should ensure successful power transition in 2023 –Abba-Gana
*FG raised N669bn from capital market via sukuk bonds –Ahmed
*Farmers count losses as flu ravages Delta farms
*Gala gets international recognition for quality
*PIA: NECA calls for implementation, monitoring
*Bakers decry rising cost of materials, demand 60% reduction
*PIA: Oil, gas firms to pay N10m penalty on 1st day of tax returns’ delay
*‘Shippers going bankrupt, unable to repay loans’
*N500,000 up for grabs in Knorr Unwrap and Win Promo
*Glo-sponsored African Voices airs with Nigerian, Kenyan Chess Masters
*Fashola, stakeholders move to bridge urban housing gaps
*NALDA commences devt of estate farm for 1,500 beneficiaries
*Cedarwood gifts partner G-Wagon
*How lack of funds, low rates jeopardise ground handlers, air safety
*Ogun airport: Sterling Bank to showcase at Aviation Cargo Conference
*$143.8m international airlines’ revenue trapped in Nigeria –IATA
*Outrage over plan to turban Sultan of Shuwa Arab of Edo
*Atiku, Fayemi, others urge citizens to defend democracy
*Mohammed Fawehinmi died of COVID-19-related complications –Family
*PIA: Ijaw youths declare Buhari, Sylva, persona non grata in Niger Delta
*Stakeholders advice ASHA on Ngozika Housing Estate
*INEC blanks out PDP candidate, clears Soludo
*Okugbe MFB subscription crosses N200m
*Buhari to security chiefs: I won’t leave office a failure
*EFCC stops ex-Abia gov, TA Orji from travelling abroad
THE GUARDIAN
*Mohammed Fawehinmi died of COVID-19 complications, says family
*Nigeria projects about 40,000bpd from Total’s Ikike field in Q4
*UNN senate president defends self over alleged misappropriation of funds
*Egba kingdoms set for Kings Cup battle at Abeokuta Golf Club
*Big Brother Naija and the return to Gomorrah – Part 2
*Two chess masters feature on CNN African Voices
*Outrage trails purported coronation of Sultan Shuwa Arab in Edo
*Superiority clash tears Delta traditional rulers apart
*23 stocks lead stock market’s N65 billion recovery
*Outrage trails purported coronation of Sultan Shuwa Arab in Edo
NIGERIAN TELEGRAPH
*Sanwo-Olu not interfering in party politics –Oladejo
*I’m the candidate of choice in Anambra –Soludo
*2023 not more important than unity, peace in Nigeria, Obasanjo tells politicians
*2023: EFCC warns against fraudulent election financing, forex malpractices
*Doctors’ strike: NMA intervenes as Ngige meets stakeholders today
*Police Service Commission probes Kyari
*Iwuanyanwu seeks well-trained auto engineers in Nigeria, Africa
*Only Ugwuanyi has sponsored pilgrims to Jordan, S’South – NCPC
*Tight security as Buhari visits Adamawa today
*‘Don’t hand over Ajaokuta Steel to foreigners’
*It is unlikely we’ll see an Igbo president in our lifetime –Okolo
*APC fixes September 4 for LGA congresses
*2023 presidency: X-raying Babangida’s proposition
*We’ve forgiven those who left PDP – Diri
*The next govt must heal the nation, reunite the people –Okupe
*AFCON 2021: Rohr happy with Eagles’ Group venue
*Dare to Ofoku, Brume: Keep your heads up
*FIBA Afrobasket: Brown names four home-based stars in D’Tigers’ final roster
*Arsenal, Chelsea brace up for clash on DStv, GOtv
*Olympians unveil 2021 ADRON Games
•FirstNigeriaTV.
