News Headlines Jun 30, 2020. Headlines From Nigeria’s Major Newspapers

News Headlines Jun 30, 2020. Headlines From Nigeria’s Major Newspapers

The Nation

Air Peace operates maiden flight to London
NOSDRA to govt: don’t scrap agency
Wike orders workers to go for COVID-19 test
Oil prices rise on improving economic data
Federal Govt okays reopening of airports
No face mask, no govt service
Graduating pupils to resume for exams
Electricity tariff hike to wait as Lawan, Gbajabiamila intervene
COVID-19: 18 councils with 60% of cases for lockdown
NCAA bans private jets for charter
Union ends dispute as trustees chart new path
Mbanefo: A man of honour at 90
Lawyer petitions police, army over land grabbers’ attacks at Oke-Eletu
NBA, Adesina, others mourn Abibo (SAN)
‘NBA deserves president not beholden to govt’
Loan debt: Firm seeks stay of execution
Nigeria begins trial of pirates under new law
‘My adventure into politics was a disaster’
Kudos for Lagos on judges’ welfare
Appeal Court affirms N5.9b judgment against Multichoice Nigeria
AKK gas project: A boost for economic development
Our plight, by ‘neglected Lagos streets’ residents
COVID-19, Labour and social dialogue
Enugu braces up
Ajimobi: Of a man and his legacy
APC: The morning after
Adieu, Koseleri!
Understanding the next generation of leaders
Rampancy of hacking on Facebook
Kidnappers kill doctor, son after collecting N7.5m
Kogi CJ’s death underlines state’s unfolding COVID-19 tragedy
How vaccines saved millions, rejection crippled others
Minister, CSOs want peaceful poll
INEC urged to postpone Edo, Ondo polls
‘My deputy’s security details were never withdrawn’
‘ADC poised to win Edo poll’
Ex-PDP spokesman urges delegates to shun peanuts
PDP, Akeredolu woo Mimiko
Edo APC seeks support for Ize-Iyamu
Alleged certificate forgery: Court strikes out suit against Obaseki
Cartoon
IGP orders police to restore deputy governor’s security details
Agenda for Dongban-Mensem
Buratai: I will remain in Katsina until bandits are defeated
Private schools’ teachers and COVID-19
Breaking the jinx
Court orders police to pay N15m to families of three slain IMN members
Aviation restart: FAAN to implement flight spacing at airports
Laughable reinvention
Court okays Ndume as Maina’s surety
Abia govt gives EFCC seven days to unseal ‘seized’ property
A time of reckoning
How we were attacked by soldiers who freed Wadume, by policeman
Politicians blackmailing me on 774,000 jobs, says Keyamo
ASUU threatens to reject appointment, promotion through IPPIS
Alleged fraud: Court threatens to revoke Shehu Sani’s bail
Blaming doctors over deaths of patients unfair – NMA boss
BREAKING: COVID-19 cases jump to 25,133 in Nigeria
Akindele’s death is an irreparable loss – Buhari
‘Why we withdrew forgery case against Obaseki’
UPDATED: Another anti-Fayemi APC chieftain escapes suspension
Kidnappers kill doctor, son after collecting N7.5m

The Punch

APC interim panel to visit Tinubu, begs members to withdraw suits
FG okays primary six, JSS 3, SSS3 resumption, ends interstate lockdown
Suspected kidnappers kill doctor, son, friend after collecting N7.5m ransom
Police arrest two siphoning fuel from Lagos homes
Power grid has collapsed 108 times after privatisation – TCN
NPA tackles whistle-blower over $1bn secret account claim
Rape: Mamora recommends penile amputation
Osimhen wins Marc-Vivien Foe Award
Army sued for arresting wife of soldier who lambasted Buratai
179 interstate violators arrested, 43 vehicles impounded in Lagos
Villa shooting: Buhari gets new security officer
Police fined N15m for killing three protesting Shi’ites
2,683 COVID-19 patients refused to be admitted – Lagos
Hoodlums attack woman, daughter in Ibadan community
Buhari, Makinde, Olubadan mourn as business mogul, Bode Akindele, dies
Indicted LAWMA contractor flees, police arrest doctor
Again, AGF, Army refuse to produce killer-soldiers as Wadume trial begins
We didn’t postpone June allowee, says NYSC
Seven-year-old boy goes missing in Abuja while playing
Anambra woman, medicine dealer nabbed for illegal abortion
Kaduna police probe death of six-year-old suspected rape victim
Ekiti court remands three over 78-year-old widow’s murder
Early morning fire razes Rivers pub, brothel
Address threat by warring Rivers APC gangs, PDP tells police
Court hears Oshiomhole’s suit to stop planned arrest July 8
Court strikes out certificate forgery suit against Obaseki
Ondo deputy gov disowns campaign posters
Giadom hands over to APC caretaker committee chairman, Buni
APC caretaker committee chairman, Buni, pledges reforms
‘Cash grant, tax holiday crucial to business recovery’
CBN plans increased local production in agric sector
BEDC’s new tariff regime begins July 1
Ajaokuta-Kano pipeline’ll be completed in two years – NNPC
CAC to issue incorporation certificates with tax numbers
Osimhen wins Marc-Vivien Foe Award
Give Ighalo more playing time, fans task Solskjaer
Onuachu arrives Genk for pre-season
Rennes join chase for Nigerian striker Moffi
Regina Daniels welcomes baby boy
BBNaija Season 5 starts July 19
Full list of winners at 2020 BET Awards
Burna Boy, Wizkid win at 2020 BET Awards
Abuja Christians, Muslims at war with social distancing, face masks in churches, mosques
ITU designs new guidelines for child online protection
Experts forecast recovery in Nigeria’s mobile device market
MDAs flouting local content policy, says computer manufacturers
EDITORIAL: Ghana’s demolition of Nigeria High Commission buildings
Malami: Legally incoherent, fundamentally flawed
A special needs mum in a pandemic
Why we must heed IMF, World Bank warnings
Health sector and the Economic Sustainability Plan

ThisDay

FG Lifts Ban on Interstate Travels, Opens Schools for Graduating Students
• Extends ease of lockdown by four weeks • Churches, mosques, open bars, night clubs, spas, gyms remain closed • Nationwide curfew stays • COVID-19 cases rise…
Brace Up to Defeat Bandits, Buratai Tells Soldiers
•Katsina Emir wants military barracks in frontline LGAs
INEC Vets Nominations for Edo Gov Election Today
IMF Advises Nigeria to Slow Down on Tax Drive
Politicians Harassing Me over 774,000 Jobs, Says Keyamo
Buhari Appoints New Personal Security Officer
Politicians Harassing Me over 774,000 Jobs, Says Keyamo
Court Strikes out Alleged Certificate Forgery Suit against Obaseki
CBN Seeks to Safeguard Consumers of Financial Products
Coronation Capital Organises Corporate Finance, Business Valuation Training
With Limited Asset Classes, FSDH Urges PFAs to Invest in Private…
FCMB Group to Acquire 96% Stake in AIICO Pensions
Agribusiness Investors Count Losses as Hospitality Sector Remains Closed
Obabori Urges FG to Further Loosen Restrictions to Protect Livelihoods
Discos: 40% of Electricity Users Don’t Pay Bills
The Race to Succeed Osinowo in Lagos East Senatorial District
Setting an Agenda for Justice Dongban-Mensem
OSHIOMHOLE AND THE SACKED NWC
When Diligence, Integrity Speak for Okunbo
Enugu Govt’s Proactive Responses to Spike in COVID-19 Cases
Dangers of Postdated Cheques for Loan Facilities
Nigeria’s Legal Framework on Covid-19
Corporate Governance is Life of a Growing Business, Says Idowu-Agida
Osimhen Voted Best African Player in France
Transfer: Everton, West Ham Show Interests in Ola Aina
FIFA Ban: Rivers Utd Clear Outstanding Liabilities Owed Former Player
NFF Celebrates Rohr, Balogun’s Birthdays
Buffon Extends Juve Deal for One Year
La Liga Trains Women Football Coaches in Nigeria
The Politics Of Ajimobi’s Death
Editorial: AS OIL POLLUTION CONTINUES…

Leadership

Respite For Transporters As FG Lifts Interstate Ban
FG Alleges Attempt By Politicians To Hijack 774,000 Jobs
Why Nigeria Should Not Introduce New Tax Regime Now – IMF
Don’t Reopen Schools Now, ASUU President Urges Govt
COVID-19: FG Extends Phase II Of Eased Lockdown By 4 Weeks
COVID-19: FG Lifts Ban On Inter-State Movements July 1
Palace of the Oba of Benin Calls Trending Video Mischievous, Malicious _ Demands Undeserved Apology
$1bn: AGF Replies Whistleblower, Says Fee Can Only Be Paid After Recovery
Army Rescues 22 Kidnap Victims In Zamfara
Lagos Residents To Pay Over N50,000 For COVID-19 Test
Senate Seat: FG Declares 4 Wanted Over Fake Court DocumentPDP Charges IGP, DSS To Act On Alleged Threat To Rivers State
APC To Commence True Reconciliation – Buni
EDITORIAL: Nigeria’s Foreign Policy And Ghana’s Impudence
APC NEC Meeting: PMB, Malami’s Actions Constitutional, Says Gov Bagudu
Iran Issues Arrest Warrant On US President Trump
Regina Daniels, Husband Welcome First Child Together
Gideon Okeke, Alexx Ekubo Bag Ambassadorial Deal
Famous Guitarist, Berkley Jones Ike Is Dead
Toyin Abraham Bags Ambassadorial Deal
FG Approves Downward Review Of Statutory Marriage Fee
Gov Fintiri Urges Bachama Traditional Kingmakers To Choose Competent Ruler
COVID-19: Adamawa Records 6 death, 84 Cases In 3 Months
Edo Assembly Confirms Gov. Obaseki’s Commissioner Nominee, Others
Govt Sets Up White Paper Committee On Zangon-Kataf Crisis
Sokoto Not Amongst The Poorest State in Nigeria – Tambuwal

The Sun

Schools reopening: NUT kicks, NAPPS hails FG
COVID-19: 3 deaths, 24 health workers’ infection frightening, says Umahi
Edo guber: Court strikes out certificate forgery suit against Obaseki
Igbo group begins strict enforcement of ‘Operation Lion Walk’
APC caretaker committee to begin reconciliation process among party members
IGP orders Ondo CP to restore deputy gov’s security details
COVID-19: FG extends Phase 2 of eased lockdown by 4 weeks
No fee is charged for NIS recruitment – CG
Court orders Gbajabiamila, NASC to account for 400 cars
EFCC releases N1.25bn to Benue, others
Tambuwal assures NGF’s commitment to financial autonomy of legislature, judiciary
Nigeria protests auction of sacred statues in France
2023 presidency: North’ll not oppose Igbo – Nwosu
2023: Echoes of zoning reverberate in Enugu
APGA, APC, UPP members decamp to PDP in Anambra
Edo guber: Court strikes out certificate forgery suit against Obaseki
Microfinance banks should regularly raise capital base –Adegbami, CEO Mainstreet MfB
COVID-19: Africa needs $110bn lifeline urgently, says IMF
First Bank upgrades mobile banking application to improve customer experience
COVID-19: NIMASA redflags vessels from high risk countries
FG merges CAC, tax ID registrations to improve business environment
De La Hoya comes out of retirement
COVID-19: AFN mum over Nigerian beneficiaries from WA relief funds
Extreme Boss unveils big plan for boxing development
Osimhen’s Best African Player in France
FIFA Ban: Rivers Utd clears debts owed former player
Iheanacho, Ndidi protected from Coronavirus – Rodgers
La Liga trains women football coaches in Nigeria in collaboration with NWFL
The arts, funding, and COVID-19
APC: Politics of Prebendalism
Book on Trump and Biden’s presidential bid
Excitement over FG’s $2.8bn gas pipeline project
Akwa Ibom: Relishing the positive side of COVID-19
Oramah’s second term at Afreximbank
COVID-19 and the new realities
Before herdsmen attacks cause food scarcity

Tribune

Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases hit 25,133 after 566 new infections
Buhari appoints new chief personal security officer
BREAKING: FG asks Pry 6, JSS3, SSS3 students to resume
BREAKING: FG lifts ban on interstate travel
Coronavirus Update
COVID-19: Bauchi records three new cases, discharges 15
COVID-19: Wike says more testing will save lives
COVID-19: 17 banks seek CBN approval to restructure 32,000 loans
COVID-19: Africa records over 380,000 confirmed cases ― WHO
COVID-19: Delta records 84 new cases, total now 912
3-year-old boy missing in Anambra Catholic Church ― Police
Policy Experts Hail Commencement of N- Power Batch ‘C’ programme
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases hit 25,133 after 566 new infections
NITDA can finance Nigeria’s annual budget ―Reps public account
APC: Buni-led caretaker committee promises true reconciliation
Police arrest 179 interstate travellers, impound 43 vehicles
Suspected cultists kidnap 20-yr-old student in Bauchi
Equities market opens week bullish by 0.12 per cent
Transcorp Hotels shareholders approve N10bn Rights Issue
NIMN to adopt electronic voting at 2020 AGM ― Chairman of Council
COVID-19: 17 banks seek CBN approval to restructure 32,000 loans
Editorial: The demolition of Nigeria’s High Commission in Ghana
Online Tools to Support Students
Ajimobi, we lost a gem
On rape
Calls for reopening the economy
Nigerians deserve to live
Dutse Uku security post: Plateau’s new initiative at nipping crime in the bud
Living with pain and poverty: Story of Jigawa State women farmers
UNESCO: COVID-19 deepening inequality against disabled persons
Taming the monster of “wives’ children” from infidelity
Whistleblower allegation of $1bn in Unity Bank account false ― NPA
COVID 19: Mobile court seals off hotel for allegedly violating FG’s directive in Abuja
Police arrest 179 interstate travellers, impound 43 vehicles
Russia’s COVID-19 cases increase to over 600,000

The Guardian

FG lifts ban on interstate travel, okays local flights
Akeredolu, Unity Forum intensify battle for Ondo APC ticket
Legal battle raises hope on ex-governors, others’ jumbo pension
Sanwo-Olu unveils 5,000 transistor radios for access to learning
NPA dismisses allegation of $1b cloned account
Lagos Assembly advocates stringent punishment for rape offenders
Why tariff increase won’t solve power sector woes
Immigration officers, friends send passport command boss off
Bauchi State spends over N15 million weekly to fight COVID-19
26 years after, Amokachi rues glory lost at USA ‘94
Mee winner at Palace fires Burnley into eighth
Yobo is best suited to work on Super Eagles defence, says Udeze
Rivers United ‘meet’ FIFA’s conditions, want ban on players’ recruitment lifted
3 hours ago Football
FC Bulmaro, Okakuro Group celebrate footballer for outstanding performance in JAMB
Angel Gomes set to leave Man Utd as contract runs out
Nigeria still in transition to democracy, says Naanen
APC has abandoned governance for Buhari’s succession, Wike alleges
Court reserves judgment in PDP’s Kogi guber appeal
Ize-Iyamu challenges PDP to defend its ‘tax-collector’ status
Editorial: Again, the restructuring debate
Nigeria, others face $44 billion financing gaps despite huge loans
600m mobile subscribers in Africa to benefit from digital health initiative
…As Group acquires 96% stake in AIICO Pensions
Government tasked to ease earnings repatriation to boost investment
Buhari and the electricity crisis
APC: Politics of prebendalism
APC, Oshiomhole and the wages of vengeful politics
Echoes from our past
‘Only three per cent of land in Nigeria can create wealth’

Daily Independent

Experts Hail Commencement of N- Power Batch ‘C’ Programme
Ize-Iyamu Will Defeat Obaseki With A Wide Margin – Inegbeniki
New Twist In FG’s Whistleblower Policy
IBEDC Plans To Implement Tariff Review From July 1st
Caverton’s Pre-Tax Profit Down By 5% In Q1
China Forces Birth Control On Uighurs To Repress Population
Judge Orders ICE To Release Immigrant Children
Authorities Close Bethlehem As Virus Cases Surge
Facebook, Twitter Shares Suffer Losses
French Ex-PM Found Guilty Of Fraud
Another Newspaper Banned In Tanzania
Iranian Fleet Accused Of Stealing Somalian Fish
PZ Cussons Foundation Supports Lagos Fight Against COVID-19
Big Brother Naija Season 5 Premieres July 19
COVID-19: Spread May Not Abate If Lockdown Is Without…
Equities Market Extends Losses, Down 0.38%
COVID-19: Committee Raises The Alarm As 70 Health Workers…
Mee Winner At Crystal Palace Fires Burnley Into 8th, Boosts Europa Hopes
FIFA Threat: Rivers Utd Clears Outstanding Wages Of Ex-Player
Enugu Rangers Acquire New Bus To Enhance Social Distancing
FG Allocates N600bn For Agriculture Financing Scheme
Oil Prices Down As Virus Milestones Spur Demand Anger
Waitrose To Open Third Online Centre To Boost London Slots
German Inflation Beats Expectations For June As Services…
NGO Laments Dilapidated Infrastructure In Enugu
COVID-19: STF Distributes Palliatives To Plateau Communities
Interstate Movement: Association Applauds FG
Bode Akindele Will Be Greatly Missed– Ibadan Chamber Of…
APC: Caretaker/Convention Committee Set Up Reconciliation…
Edo Deputy Governor’s Aide Blast Afegbua Over Decision…
Immortalize Ajimobi, Group Urges Makinde,
Gaziantep FC Striker, Kayode Scores Again, Takes A Knee To Celebrate
FAZ Sets July 18 To Restart League
Korean Baseball Organization Plans For Fans To Return
Judge Orders ICE To Release Immigrant Children
Authorities Close Bethlehem As Virus Cases Surge
China Forces Birth Control On Uighurs To Repress Population
South Sudan Denies Allowing Egyptian Military Near Ethiopia
Egypt: Doctor Arrested For Criticizing PM
Adeboye Congratulates Don Moen At 70
Belly Dancer Sentenced To Jail For ‘Sexually Aggressive’ TikTok Videos
Regina Daniels Welcome Baby Boy
Establishing World Cinema Academy In Nigeria Big Achievement For…
Kidnap: Police Seek Media Support In Reuniting 3 Rescued Children With Families
EDITORIAL: Convert N-Power To Skill Acquisition Scheme
Eco Currency: Alassane Ouatara’s Danfo Driver Temerity
Matawalle: New Face Of North

News Headlines Jun 29, 2020. Headlines From Nigeria’s Major Newspapers

News Headlines Jun 29, 2020. Headlines From Nigeria’s Major Newspapers

The Nation

Celebrating Fashola at 57: The ‘BRF Way’
Ecobank extends zero charge for money transfers
‘Virus pandemic will lead to better business ethics’
Stockbrokers urge govt to use capital market for more infrastructural funding
Power consumers, MAN kick over 100% tariff hike
CWG plans 50-year sustainable strategy
SEC moves to protect investors from bogus offers
Petrol price fully deregulated
NEM grows gross premium by 13%
‘Increase in tariff will push up cost and depress productivity’
Access Bank pays three-month Stamp Duty Charge for customers
Fed Govt airlifts 314 Nigerians stranded from London
Ijaw need tested men in Senate, says Clark
Ohanaeze raises alarm as splinter group emerges
Insurance generates N490b
Whistleblower demands commission for exposing agency’s $1b
Man Utd to battle Chelsea in FA Cup semis
Anxieties over planned release of Oyan dam water
Troops kill many bandits in Katsina, Zamfara
Stakeholders fear Ekiti APC may suffer worse defeat in 2022
Buhari, others mourn as Kogi CJ Ajanah dies at 64
Why I want all Southsouth states under PDP, by Wike
‘My husband deserved better treatment even in death’
Police take over Ajimobi’s Agodi GRA home
Ajimobi born with wisdom, says Sunday Dare
Governors, others at Ajimobi’s funeral
Lagos, Nollywood seek stronger relationship
NLC: ratify convention on gender violence
‘Reducing poverty requires resources’
Marketing Edge holds summit
‘STEM education key for Africa’s growth’
Nigerians in Ghana are safe, says deputy head of mission
Activists protest against rapists
Ministry, academy train 250 unemployed youths
Pharmacists seek probe of member’s murder
Oyo isolation centres get boost
From IE, customer terrorism
Painful exit
George Floyd: Nigeria’s inexcusable silence
N-Power jobs
Limits of diplomacy
Babalakin at 60
Rainy season hazards and safety
Agonies of our barracks folks
UNICAL vice chancellorship for sale?
Dangerous lurch
The clinker clincher
‘How we prevented sea importation of virus’
Investors net N1.58tr gains in virtual deals amid COVID-19
AMCON plans assets seizure over recalcitrant debtors
Tackling evacuation flights’ controversies
BREAKING: Nigeria records 490 new cases of COVID-19, total now 24,567
FG urged to rethink policies against poverty
COVID-19: Egypt reopens mosques after 3 months
‘Ekiti APC may suffer worse defeat if Fayemi’s impunity continues’
Over 1million apply for N- Power
‘Increase in tariff will push up cost and depress productivity’
Access Bank pays three-month Stamp Duty Charge for customers
Fed Govt airlifts 314 Nigerians stranded from London
Ijaw need tested men in Senate, says Clark
Ajimobi lived well, says Akanbi
I have nothing against Obaseki, says Wike
Ekiti Assembly denies rift with Fayemi
FA Cup: De Bruyne, Sterling seal Man. City semi final spot
Ceballos late goal sends Arsenal to FA Cup semis
BREAKING: Barkley fires Chelsea to FA Semis
Liverpool deserve guard of honour- Guardiola
Stockbrokers urge govt to use capital market for more infrastructural funding
CWG plans 50-year sustainable strategy
SEC moves to protect investors from bogus offers
Truck driver kills keke passenger, injures two while beating traffic
NGOs seek stricter punishments for rape

The Punch

APC caretaker panel meets today, to set up convention committees
Again, Oyedepo faults Lagos, Ogun for not reopening churches
INEC lists tough conditions for campaign rallies in Edo, Ondo
Ajimobi’s wife berates Makinde, ex-Oyo gov buried
Why we must heed IMF, World Bank warnings
Man, 61, arrested for impregnating daughter in Lagos
No going back on petrol price control, PPPRA insists
‘No entry for Nigerians, Americans into Europe’
Fraudster impersonating our director, says CBN
Wadume: Balarabe’s troops tortured me until I fainted, says survivor
Osun man beaten to death while playing football
Lawyer asks court to reverse Lagos okada ban
2023: Stop APC from destroying Nigeria, says Wike
Nwodo kicks as new Ohanaeze leadership registers with CAC
Two traffic robbers nabbed on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
Abducted Delta community youth president regains freedom
Landlord, son brutalise Lagos couple over CDA dispute
Truck runs over tricycle, kills one in Anambra
Flood sacks Ebonyi community, reptiles invade Rivers homes
Okadamen stone Lagos businessman to death for hitting partially sighted man
Ogun, Lagos orphanages reject abandoned child with cerebral palsy
Clark backs Dickson’s senatorial bid
Ekiti Assembly denies colluding with Ojudu against Fayemi
Jegede urges fairness in Ondo PDP primary
No going back on petrol price control, PPPRA insists
Tariff increase not unilateral, NERC involved, says Discos
13 vessels coming from five COVID-19 endemic nations – NIMASA
Aviation: Onyema seeks bailout, says new charges’ll raise airfares
Eagles Euro roundup: Ighalo equals 95-year record, Ujah, Abdullahi score
Ighalo a real goal poacher – Solskjaer
Van Persie hails Saka over Arsenal’s breakthrough
NPFL players not good enough for Eagles –Rohr
EDITORIAL: Power sector crisis: Review privatisation now
SARS: Protectors or predators?

ThisDay

Presidency: Buhari Breached No Law Hosting APC NEC Meeting in State House
APC, PDP, Others Race to Submit Candidates for Edo Gov Election
CBN Disburses N49bn COVID-19 Intervention Fund to 80,000 Beneficiaries
Governors, Lawmakers, Others Pay Last Respects to Ajimobi
FG Set to Review Petrol Pricing Template
NCAA Bans Private Jets for Charter Operations
•FAAN insists on flight spacing to prevent spread of pandemic
Wike: I’ve No Presidential Ambition
Access Bank Refunds Customers’ Stamp Duty Deductions
FG, NERC Approved Hike in Electricity Tariffs, Discos Insist
Niger NUT Cautions against Hasty Reopening of Schools
2,000 Fake NCE Certificates Uncovered in Kwara College
EEDC to Begin Implementation of New Electricity Tariffs on July 1
PDP Faults Kogi Gov on Alleged Defection of Govs to APC
Adewuyi: Governments Must Prioritise Support for SMEs
FAAN Increases Passenger Service Charge by 100%
NSE Lists Benefits of Sustainability Reporting for Quoted Firms
Osinbajo, Katagum for World MSME Day
Ize-Iyamu Dismisses Oshiomhole’s Allegations
HDP Files Contempt Charges against INEC Chairman
APC Gladiators Take Temporary Reprieve
Ghana’s Diplomatic Hara-kiri
EDITORIAL: AS OIL POLLUTION CONTINUES…
Budget 2020: Reducing the Numbers Upward
Air Peace Evacuates 327 Nigerians in Maiden Flight to London
Insecurity in North-west will Soon be over, Says Buratai
Tension in Michael Okpara University over Non-payment of Salaries
Effective Online Teaching for Basic Education is Possible, Says UNICEF
Enugu COVID-19 Committee Engages Bishops, Market Leaders
Adewuyi: Governments Must Prioritise Support for SMEs
Osinbajo, Katagum for World MSME Day
June 29, 2020 12:35 Am
Sterling Bank Unveils New Initiative for Customers
N1.3bn Debt: AMCON Takes over Unicorn Place & Leisure’s Assets
Market Records Marginal Gain amidst Lower Trading Volume
Stanbic Unveils New Tagline
RMBN Organises Digital Conference
MainOne Marks 10th Anniversary
Ecobank Extends Zero Charge for Digital Money Transfers
Substandard Motor Oil Worries SON
Analysts Predict Liquidity Boost with Maturing Fixed Income Instruments
Insurance Sector Records N15.5% Annual Premium Growth
Experts Push for Review of National Food Security Structure
Survey: Businesses Will Trade Integrity for Pecuniary Benefits

Leadership

Why PMB Held Virtual NEC At Council Chambers – Presidency
Access Bank To Refund 3 Months Stamp Duty Deductions To Customers
Hama Bachama, Honest Stephen, Dies At 66
Remains of Late Hamma Bachama, Irimiya Buried In Lamurdw
We Did Not Restrict Movement Of Staff- Rice Coy
Masari Sympathises With 4,800 IDPs, Assures Return To Normalcy
Reps Member Wants All Graduates Enlist Into Army
COVID-19: Human Robotics Set For Debut At Airports
Oni’s Return To PDP Alters Political Equation in Ekiti
Kwara Speaker Lauds FG, NIS Over Baruten Operating Base
El-Rufai Calls For Vigorous Law Enforcement To Prosecute Rapists
Nigerian Operators Lose N150bn To 2020 Hajj Cancellation
Chakwera Sworn In As Malawi President
Nigeria Is Developing Strategies To Actualise Gas Commercialisation Objective-NCDMB
Kwara Speaker Lauds FG, NIS Over Baruten Operating Base
Nabena Blasts PDP Over Concerns On Buni’s Appointment
Ex-acting APC Chair, Eta, Not Under Suspension – APC
FlexyPizzle Set To Storm The Music Industry
BewiAfrica Sensitises Lagos Youths On Effect Of Drugs
Capt. Hosa: Of Diligence, Honour And Other Matters
Nigerian Operators Lose N150bn To 2020 Hajj Cancellation
Chakwera Sworn In As Malawi President
Port Congestion: Foreign Vessels Pay $100,000 As Waiting Time Hits 50 Days
Security Challenge: The New Gold In Town For Fake Activists Kabiru Ibrahim Dallah
Join Hands With Service Chiefs, Security Agencies Against Insurgency – Northern Patriots
UNICEF, NOA Goes Mobile To Combat COVID-19 Misinformation
Perpetrators Of Rape Should Face Full Wrath Of The Law – Ogiator
Yaiga Africa, Others Seek Amendment Of Electoral Legal Framework

The Sun

Ondo Assembly may impeach deputy gov this week
Ajimobi’s widow attacks Makinde, deputy, alleges neglect
APC NEC: Stop denying your wrong, PDP tells Presidency
$22.7bn loan: South East indigenes sue Buhari, AGF over discrimination
Kogi CJ, Enugu judge die of COVID-19
Extremely poor Nigerians to hit 95.7m in 2022, says W’Bank
COVID-19: FG evacuates 317 Nigerians from UK
FG launches 10,000 houses in Borno
Kwara receives 2 motorised modular fumigators donated by Ooni
Insecurity: Join hands with Service Chiefs to fight insurgency, Northern Elders Urge NSA
Senate slashes N100bn budget for Operation Lafiya Dole
Uzodinma saved N130bn for FG in Customs, he’ll do same for Imo –Commissioner
Ohanaeze: We’ll ensure security in South East, fight for 2023 Igbo presidency – Splinter group
I’m not running for presidency –Wike
Adebanjo to Tinubu: Leave APC now
Lecturers declare commitment to choosing best candidate
Buni’s appointment: Nabena chides PDP for faulting APC constitution
Nigeria’s AKK Pipeline to boost Nigerian content goals
COVID-19: Lagos commissions 150 -bed Yaba isolation centre
Flight resumption: House Committee commends safety standards, work at Enugu Airport
NASA offering $35,000 prize for design of space toilet
N9.8bn debt: AMCON seizes Fagbems fuel station, other properties
Osimhen lands in France
FA Cup semis: Man U draws Chelsea
Ighalo equals 95-year Man U record, eclipses Ibra’s
Kalu made first millionaire footballers in Nigeria –Ozurumba
Book on Trump and Biden’s presidential bid
You wrote me off too early, too late
Of the minister and wacky covid-19 theorists
Edo and the APC ‘corn men’

Tribune

Nigeria Records 490 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 24,567
Buhari Congratulates Chakwera On Malawi Election Victory
PPPRA Opens Up On Deregulation Of Downstream Sector
Reps Seek Stiffer Sanction For Breach Of Currency Conversion Freezing…
Buhari Mourns Ajanah, Late Kogi Chief judge
CACOVID donates 150-bed isolation facility to Lagos
LAUTECH resident doctors begin 5-day warning strike Monday
Enugu records 56 new cases of COVID-19
COVID-19: 41 health workers infected in Plateau, eight dead ―…
COVID-19: Osun records 10 new cases, total now 116
Flight resumption: Reps applaud FG over safety standards, Enugu Airport rehabilitation
Six-year-old girl raped to death, abandoned inside Kaduna mosque
Over one million Nigerians enrolled for N-Power in 48 hours
CACOVID donates 150-bed isolation facility to Lagos
LAUTECH resident doctors begin 5-day warning strike Monday
Only qualified teachers will teach in Borno ― Gov. Zulum
Access Bank to refund stamp duty charges after customers’ outcry
Enugu records 56 new cases of COVID-19
COVID-19: 41 health workers infected in Plateau, eight dead ― Commissioner
Suspected Cultists Kidnap 20-Yr-Old Student In Bauchi
Access Bank To Refund Stamp Duty Charges After Customers’ Outcry
Editorial: The Killings In Akinyele
Ajimobi And Abuja’s One-Way Tickets

The Guardian

Nigerians pay N152b tuition in UK
Death surge as doctors feud over COVID-19 pre-admission status
Ighalo equals 95-year Manchester United record, eclipses Ibrahimovic
Two men nabbed for impregnating, defiling daughters
Lagos seals bars, nightclubs for flouting COVID-19 order
Physical distancing directive unsettles local airlines
Why Buhari held APC virtual meeting in Aso Rock, by presidency
Craters, refuse mar Agege Motor Road as users agonise
Sanwo-Olu commissions 150-bed COVID-19 isolation centre
Former Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi buried in Ibadan
Canada investigates discovery of 38 dead puppies on flight from Ukraine
Argentina’s ’86 World Cup coach Bilardo does not have COVID
Madrid edge past Espanyol to go two clear of Barcelona
‘Stranded’ chess star, NCF in war of words over alleged neglect
Manchester United meet Chelsea, Arsenal draw City in FA Cup semifinals
African football: The state of play amid coronavirus pandemic
Dortmund open door for Meunier to play Champions League with PSG
‘There is no plot to replace Secondus’
Oshiomhole: The failure of grandstanding
Akele’s passing: Recalling his encounter with Fawehinmi, Tinubu
Why attorney general’s office should be immune from partisan politics
Editorial: Buhari and statesmen’s suit against sectionalism
COVID-19: Anambra and burden of a gate-keeper
A nostalgic reflection on a valley-town, Okeho
Toast to unalloyed friendship
Something to bank on

Daily Independent

Nemesis Already Catching Up With Tinubu – Bode-George
BREAKING: Delta Records 84 COVID-19 New Cases, Hits 912
COVID-19: Over 74% Of Organised Businesses May Disappear – NECA
Why We No Longer Fix Price Of Petrol’ – PPPRA
COVID-19: Group Donates Motorcycles, Palliative Materials To Imo Indigenes To Boost Security
Seek God’s Mercy, Face In Present Perilous Time, Peresine Tells Nigerians
Man Arrested For Stabbing Taxi Driver
Poland Records 193 New COVID-19 Cases
All Government Hospitals In Al Dhafra Now Virus-Free
Merkel Ready To Dialogue With Putin
Puppy Given Emergency Operation After Swallowing Stick
Chakwera Sworn In As Malawi President
UK Prepares For Localized Lockdown
U.S.-Based Nigerian Invents Equipment To Detect COVID-19 Infected Lungs
Covid 19: Order FG, CBN To Name Beneficiaries Of Cash…
NIMASA Raises The Alarm, Issues Advisory On Vessels From…
MASSOB Attacks IPOB, Says Biafra Won’t Be A Jewish…
National Devt Can’t Thrive In Presidential System Of Govt –…
Klopp Shares Same Opinion With Di Matteo About Werner Ahead Of Chelsea Transfer
Man Utd Looking To Sign Arsenal Midfielder
Chelsea Edging Closer To Declan Rice Deal
Ikeja Electric Begins Implementation Of Electricity Tariff Review Next Month
UBA Hosts Airtel MD In Quarterly Business Series, Calls For…
Foreign Influence Encouraged May 2020 CBN’s Rate Cut –…
MainOne Celebrates 10 Years Of Enabling West Africa’s…
N5trn T-Bills, Bonds Maturities Will Boost Economy By Q4 –…
Police Arrest Man For Raping, Impregnating His Teenage Daughter
NGF Pay Tribute To Late Ajimobi In Ibadan
Starmer Overtakes Boris Johnson As Public’s Preferred Choice For PM
Ondo 2020: PDP Guber Aspirant Pledges To Address Multiple…
Whistleblower: FG Pays For Funds Recovered Not Mere…
Taraba Completes Two Hospitals, 700 Boreholes
Barkley Strike Sends Chelsea Into FA Cup Semis
Milan Sink Roma With Late Goals In San Siro Heat
Watford Trio Left Out Of Squad After Lockdown Breach
COVID-19: Israel Extends Travel Restrictions Until August
COVID-19: Iran To Make Masks Compulsory
Myanmar Extends Travel Ban, Curfews
Pakistan Shoots Down Indian Quadcopter Along LoC – Pakistan…
Dakore Egbuson-Akande, Ini Edo Recount Their Encounters With Drug Abuse
EDITORIAL: Obnoxious Pensions For Former Political Office Holders
Why Can’t The CBN Give The Naira A Fair Value?
Nigeria: The Party As The State (1)
Even Ghana?
Advancing CBN/COVID-19 Intervention Scheme To Social Trus

News Headlines Jun 28, 2020. Headlines From Nigeria’s Major Newspapers

News Headlines Jun 28, 2020. Headlines From Nigeria’s Major Newspapers

The Nation

APC crisis about struggle for party structure – Bulama
Our COVID-19 battles, by widows
How widows are coping with COVID-19 crisis
Hushpuppi: Living a lie
Controversy trails delay in Ajimobi’s burial
Cartoon
Weather forecast: making science matter to governance
Stand out with hoops
The heart of the matter is really a matter of the heart
When will Customs cease to be associated with corruption?
Remi Aboderin: Anthony Joshua not Nigeria’s best
Boss Mustapha on a second lockdown
Electricity: Is the problem overbilling or power theft?
Serpentine jurisprudence, social justice and nation building
Behind the scenes at APC’s Aso Rock NEC meeting
Wike: Striving to make Rivers State safe
No admission
779 new COVID-19 cases recorded in 22 states, FCT
‘Why applications to Colleges of Education are dwindling’
Efe Ajagba: From street to stardom
Didi Edet: It is better to make the first move
Obaseki: Edo PDP’s gift and liability
‘Going to work is like going to war’
A plea from Ipokia LG, Ogun State
June 26, 2020 – another tokenist glance?
Apology not enough
From Wounded Knee to Wounding Knee
APC faces uncertain future
Men without ears
BREAKING: COVID-19 hits 779 cases in Nigeria
35 Nigerians illegally detained in Ghana, Group raises alarm
Africa’s COVID-19 cases close to 360,000 – WHO
Akhigbe picks ADC Edo guber ticket
Buhari, Tinubu’s relationship intact – Presidency
Malami responds to critics over swearing-in of APC Chairman
Many Abuja residents not obeying COVID-19 protocols, says ex-FCT minister
Video of sex in UN official car deeply disturbing – Official
Lawan denies N-Power job slots allocation
Liverpool condemns fan behavior in title celebrations
Man City identify Premier League winger as Leroy Sane replacement
City condemns violent scenes as Liverpool FC title celebrations turn sour

The Punch

Nigerian govt has killed six of El-Zakzaky’s children, leaving only three of us — Muhammad, son
How ex-Ondo gov, Olumilua, became a politician by accident – Muyiwa, son
Ogun, Lagos orphanages reject abandoned child with cerebral palsy
Family, Oyo govt clash over Ajimobi’s burial site
We only need your daughter’s virginity, not money – Cultists who abducted Bauchi undergrad tell parents
Bandits kill 15 in fresh Zamfara, Katsina attacks
4,625 graduates apply for Amotekun job in Osun
AGF refusing to pay after I exposed $1bn account –Whistle-blower
Game right: I’ll fight till the end, Kashamu tells lottery regulator, operators
11% of Nigerians abused cannabis in 2019 –Pharmacists
Why some farmers can’t access CBN loan –Commerce chamber
NDLEA arrests 1,023 suspects in Plateau, Ondo, others
Striking Ondo doctors
Stolen N100m: Army yet to arrest five indicted soldiers 11 months after
Wike seeks investors
Suspected robbers torture 52-year-old to death in Lagos
Tanker explosion kills two in Bauchi
NDLEA arrests 169 suspects in Bayelsa
Petrol tanker explodes, kills two in Bauchi
Rwandan soldiers kill four gunmen in border clash
Six Europe-bound migrants die off Libyan coast
APC’s night of long knives
Buhari should have been compelled to resign based on inefficiency — Afenifere chieftain, Adebanjo
Edo 2020: Tinubu asks Oshiomhole to ‘energise’ Ize-Iyamu’s campaign
Buhari, Tinubu still together, says Presidency
Tinubu waxes philosophical on APC crisis, mum on 2023 ambition
Edo 2020: Akhigbe wins ADC gov ticket
COVID-19 and the need to impact the next generation
Train-7 project faces delay amid COVID-19 pandemic
FG intervention loans will worsen businesses’ debts — Olawale
Power distributors fault NERC’s limits on estimated billing
Nigeria needs N289.86bn to meter 6,456,275 power users
FG organises test flight ahead of airport reopening
Why COVID-19 patients die from blood clot complications —Haematologists
Why Nigerians shun autopsy, bury loved ones without knowing cause of deaths — Doctors
Does your urine foam?
Cricket pitches now used for owambe parties –Prof Kukoyi
French club appoint Enyeama keepers’ trainer
Ighalo scores as United reach FA Cup s’final
Negative things Oshiomhole said about me not from his heart –Ize-Iyamu, Edo APC gov candidate
Government must ensure more pupils don’t drop out after COVID-19 – Don, Dele-Ajayi
Ujah ends seven-month goals drought
It’s strange seeing people eating ‘swallow’ with cutlery― Real Warri Pikin
One can’t live on acting alone – Mike Godson
It’s fallacy to say juju music is going into extinction – Sunny Melody
I’m scared of marrying wrong woman –Jamiu Azeez
Broda Shaggi breaks into music industry with ‘Fine Boy Agbero’
Enjoy health benefits of cloves (Syzygium aromaticum)
Rape pandemic: Why elderly men are preying on underage girls
COVID-19: Nigeria’s tough search for homegrown silver bullet
Logistics companies one of the worst hit by COVID-19 – Omotayo Faniran
Amazon buys self-driving car startup
Microsoft set to close 83 stores
Internet traffic peaks at 125Gbps, saves $40m annually
EDITORIAL: Need for caution on school reopening
Libya: Africa’s Yemen?
Black life matters
Guys can be virgins till their wedding night
Make yourself the project (III)

ThisDay

In Loyalty to Buhari, Oshiomhole Won’t Question Legality of Removal
•Bows out gracefully, withdraws suit against party •Caretaker committee begins reconciliation moves •PDP ought to have been our first party, says Obaseki
Covid-19: Airports 90% Ready for Reopening, Says FG
•As Sirika, Lai Muhammed, others assess readiness •FAAN conducts simulation exercises in Abuja, Lagos
Wike: I Didn’t Plot Against Obaseki
Why Planned Electricity Tariff Hike Won’t Cure Power Sector Challenges
How Peter Okoye, Family Battled COVID-19 for Three Weeks
African Women Group Supports Okonjo-Iweala’s WTO DG Bid
Makinde Denies Delaying Approval for Ajimobi’s Burial
Elevation Church to Host Popular Conference Online
Balogun, Renowned Social Worker, Dies at 81
SystemSpecs: An Answer in a Time of Many Questions
Post-COVID-19, the Future is Bright for Nigeria’s Insurance Industry
COVID-19: An Urgent Call for a Different Approach in Nigeria
Edo Shirt-Tearing Politics and 2023
Oando Boss, Adewale Tinubu, Counts Blessings at 53
Farewell, Abiola Ajimobi
Biola Okoya’s Heavy Heart
A New Budgetary Framework For Nigeria
A QUINTET’S PERCEPTIONS OF COLOUR IN LIGHT
Taming the Rowdiness
Playing Politics with Power Sector
Editorial: COVID-19 And 39 Million Jobs
Loss

Leadership

Oyo Govt Denies Delaying Ajimobi’s Burial
Borno Cultures, Languages Face Extinction
Dubai To Welcome Tourists From July 7, Unveils New Travel Protocols
BREAKING: I Have No Regrets As APC Chair – Oshiomhole
Senate President Refutes Media Report On Alleged N-Power Job Slots
How N2.14trn CRR Deductions Will Impact Banks’ Earnings
4,918 Soldiers Graduate From Nigerian Army Depot
Over 2,500 Persons Displaced As Flood Wrecks Ebonyi Community
Oyo State Will Soon Become Haven For Investors —Makinde
Edo Guber: Obaseki Picks Deputy As Running Mate
We’ll Not Rest Until Nigeria Is Safe – Buratai
Protest As New Electricity Tariff Takes Off July 1
Hon. Aguele Congratulates Gov Obaseki On His Emergence As Edo PDP Candidate
Presidency Knocks Opposition Over Alleged PMB, Tinubu Showdown
FG Conducts Test Flight, Says Airport 90% Ready For Reopening
4,918 Soldiers Graduate From Nigerian Army Depot
Over 2,500 Persons Displaced As Flood Wrecks Ebonyi Community
Edo Guber: Obaseki Picks Deputy As Running Mate
We’ll Not Rest Until Nigeria Is Safe – Buratai
Dissolving Oshiomhole-led APC NWC Good Omen For Party – Sen. Girei
2023: I Have Not Made Any Decision Concerning Presidential Race -Tinubu
PDP Primary: Edo Assembly Members, LGA Chairmen Congratulate Obaseki, Reaffirm Support For Governor’s Re-Election Bid
N1.5M For Grabs At First Apartment Reality TV Show
PMB And ‘Picking Up The Snail’
Oyo State Will Soon Become Haven For Investors —Makinde
NASS Renovation Not Necessary Now – Sen Moro
COVID-19 On Disease Control, Development And Growth Of Nigeria
COVID-19: Obaseki Hails Health Workers As Edo Discharges 14 More Patients, Clears 2232 Suspected Cases
Ekiti Deputy Governor Decries Residents’ Disregard For COVID-19 Guidelines
COVID 19: Korea Donates Food Items To 300 Households In Piwoyi Community
Evolve Realistic Strategies To Combat Banditry & Insurgency Nationwide – SCDDD
Plans To Clear Judgement Debts Excite Beneficiaries
COVID 19: Stakeholders Seek Protection Of Migrant Workers
Group Decries Attempts To Derail Humanitarian Affairs Minister Over N-Power Batch C
COVID-19: Labour Minister Warns Against Violation Of Workers’ Rights

Tribune

Nigeria records 779 new coronavirus cases as total rises to 24,077
We’re not responsible for delay in Ajimobi’s burial ― Oyo…
Buhari says no one can break his bond with Tinubu
I am busy solving COVID-19 issues, not 2023 ― Tinubu
Edo 2020: Obaseki nominates Shaibu as running mate
Coronavirus Update
NCDC speaks on use of face shields by Nigerians
COVID-19: Lagos discharges 16 foreigners, 39 Nigerians
Delta risks becoming epicentre of COVID-19, Okowa warns
Ondo UNIMETH sacks striking doctors, suspends residency programme
Entrenchment of democracy is desirable, constitutional ― Malami
Edo 2020: Atiku orders activation of his 150 support groups for Obaseki
College of Education uncovers 2,000 fake certificates in Kwara ― Provost
Soji Akanbi mourns Ajimobi, says he was like a big brother
FG to announce palliative bailout for aviation sector next week
Delta risks becoming epicentre of COVID-19, Okowa warns
ICPC probes 250 constituency projects in Kwara
Edo 2020: Obaseki nominates Shaibu as running mate
Air Task Force kills scores of terrorists, destroys logistics base in Borno
Revised electricity tariff: KEDCO to begin implementation July 1
Jos Disco commences new tariff regime July 1
COVID-19: Nigeria red-flags 13 ships expected at Apapa, Port-Harcourt, Bonny ports
Bandits kill two herders, rustle 103 cows in Kogi
FG prepares for flight resumption, passengers to be at airports 3-5 hrs before flights
Why I agreed to withdraw cases against APC ― Oshiomhole
Taraba killings: Church council expresses fear of impending hunger
Ondo 2020: Jegede urges PDP to reward consistency, loyalty
SARS arrest four suspects, recover weapons in Ondo
Group decries attempts to derail humanitarian affairs minister over N-Power Batch C
COVID-19: Orange juice intake can boost immunity, expert says
We will continue to tackle drug abuse, trafficking in Anambra ― NDLEA
Oyo govt shuts five private clinics over quackery
Two dead in Bauchi tanker explosion
Suspected cultists kidnap 20-yr-old student in Bauchi
COVID-19: Lagos generated N25bn during lockdown in April ― LIRS

The Guardian

Support rises for Southern leaders’ N50b suit against Buhari
Tinubu bemoans APC’s loss of focus
US tops 2.5 million coronavirus cases
Presidential committee okays Lagos, Abuja Airports for reopening
NCDC says face shields must be used with facemasks
Without electoral reform, Nigeria may spend more in 2023 — YIAGA
Controversy trails Cross River COVID-19 testing methods, status
COVID-19: Malaria patients avoid health facilities in Taraba
Labour Unions in Cross River differ over June 29 strike action
Man City will give ‘exceptional’ Liverpool guard of honour, says Guardiola
Title blow as Barcelona draw with Celta, Atletico hold off Alaves
Stranded Eagles not due to airspace closure, Ibitoye insists
Guardiola remains world’s best despite EPL title — Klopp
Maguire sends Man Utd into FA Cup semi-finals
APC’s ‘doctrine of necessity’ and implications on Nigeria’s democracy
Dapo Abiodun: Trudging between governance and political bickering
Chronicling Obaseki’s 4-year political battle
Obaseki nominates Shaibu as running mate
Editorial: Boko Haram as an industry

News Headlines Jun 27, 2020. Headlines From Nigeria’s Major Newspapers

News Headlines Jun 27, 2020. Headlines From Nigeria’s Major Newspapers

The Nation

BREAKING: Nigeria records 684 new cases of COVID-19, total now 23,298
‘How police commissioner impregnated, abandoned me with baby’
Emodi: The girl who did community and country good
Women, get ready for nocturnal political meetings…
Fed Govt to open bid for 10 highways
COVID-19 pandemic and re-opening of schools
Would you attend your ex-lover’s wedding?
Liverpool to get seven coronation salutes
LaLiga delegate thumbs up NWFL
Leon Balogun seals Wigan permanent deal
Djokovic’s coach tests positive for COVID-19
Boxing legend Duran hospitalised for COVID-19
Stadia hold the aces
When two elephants fight
What future for APC?
Bone in the governor’s throat?
Edo PDP primary: Wike and his tax collectors
Project to promote reading culture among children launched
FG shuts Kara Bridge on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway for integrity test
Ghana to cede property, documents, rebuild demolished embassy building, says Gbajabiamila
Senator Adeyemi commends FG on Kogi roads l
War veterans relive near death experiences fighting Boko Haram, others
IPMAN holds safety awareness seminar for tanker drivers
Nine firms, DPR disagree on oil mining fields licences
…Passengers to pay more as FAAN hikes service charge by 100%
Airlines not authorised to begin test flights —NCAA
New electricity tariff takes effect from July 1
It’s time for new Nigeria —Obasanjo
How I nearly quit reelection battle — Obaseki
APC crisis: Threats of court action mere media creation — Bagudu
DisCos: Power sector losing N30b monthly to energy theft
FG takes delivery of 40,000 PPEs, others from China
Redeemer’s University denies outbreak on campus
80 health workers test positive in Enugu, Ogun
Experts warn of uncontrollable surge in infection
Oyo community leader dies at 80
Osun threatens fresh lockdown as cases spike
Lagos lists seven private laboratories for tests
Covid- 19: Okowa, wife self-isolate as daughter tests positive
Ogun inducts 60 school principals, five zonal secretaries
Building collapse: LASG seals off 42 more buildings in Lekki
Police rescue abducted Lagos-bound passenger in Ondo forest
Father, 50, rapes 13-year-old daughter in Osun
Customs destroys N1.2b cannabis in Badagry
Kwara community sacks high chief for alleged insubordination
Ondo NDLEA nabs 150 suspects, seizes 7, 70.114kg drugs
Ondo missing child: Suspected cleric Sotitobire opens defence
PDP carpets Buhari, Malami, Buni over NWC sack
Sacked APC NWC makes U-turn, won’t challenge dissolution
When love defies age
Obaseki and his emperor with no clothes moment
Oshiomhole: My last moments with Ajimobi
Understanding Oyetola’s healthcare vision for Osun
Primacy and politics of direct primary
Power, usurpation and separation
Ajimobi took ‘all necessary precautions’ to avoid COVID-19, says top aide
Music act MMZY to release new EP
Meet new kid on the block Lbee
REMA: Obama moments were Huge in my career
Post Covid-19 and new Lagos movie distribution plan
AYOBISHII, TO RELEASE VISUALS TO SINGLE
NCC set to overhaul collective management of rights
We need a ministry of entertainment, says Aki and Pawpaw star, Osita Iheme
Covid-19: Celebs take responsibility in style with FACE MASKS
GENNY UZOMA: Why I don’t date actors
Best of street style
Aba businessman Nwafor’s EFCC hassle
What Sanwo-Olu, Gbajabiamila have in common
Alaafin’s wives celebrate Prince Adedimeji
Aremo Oseni takes charge
Nudist, Maheeda, now born-again
Obesere welcomes grandchild
Fati’s father responds to Man Utd transfer speculation
THE KLOPP KING: How Jurgen Klopp conquered Germany before leading Liverpool to glory
Man United bank on Ighalo heroics against Norwich
Petit slams Arsenal over David Luiz contract decision
Chelsea, Madrid renew bid for Kai Havertz
Rumbles in galicia Barcelona face tricky test at Celta
Panic in Panti
Ex-Oyo Gov Ajimobi’s burial postponed
When two elephants fight
Bone in the governor’s throat?
Project to promote reading culture among children launched
Ondo NDLEA nabs 150 suspects, seizes 7, 70.114kg drugs
Ondo NDLEA nabs 150 suspects, seizes 7, 70.114kg drugs
Community policing takes off in Lagos
Driver, conductor charged with ‘assaulting LASTMA General Manager
CBA Foundation donates chairs, fans to NYSC
Music act MMZY to release new EP

The Punch

APC crisis: Oshiomhole, others risk expulsion over planned court action
I helped remove kidnap kingpin, Wadume’s handcuffs with spoon — Capt Balarabe
No state is safe, secure anymore, says Obasanjo
Lawyers, PDP slam Malami for swearing in APC caretaker committee
Africa records highest daily COVID-19 cases as total hits 348,871
Lagos, Osun threaten fresh lockdown as cases hit 23,298
Ajimobi for burial Sunday in mosque named after him
71-year-old man raped me 10 times, gave me charm to steal for him –13-year-old alleged victim
States’ autonomy making it difficult to enforce COVID-19 guidelines –NCDC
Ayinla Omowura predicted his death six months before he was killed –Onilu-Ola, band’s lead drummer
I’ve never received money from politicians -Seyi Law
Why we married same day, at same venue –Triplets and wives
Customs destroy cannabis worth N1bn
How mob labelled my husband robber, beat him to death –Ekiti carpenter’s wife
Ahmed Musa goes sporty in 2019 G-Wagon
INEC dumped me after accident, hearing loss –Ex-corper who served during 2019 elections
I didn’t rape 13-year-old accuser, only did business with her –Septuagenarian accused of rape
Vehicles crush homeless man, pedestrian to death in Lagos
My arrest didn’t bother me, it’s God’s wish –Member of kidnap gang targeting Rivers egg buyers
70-year-old carpenter allegedly defiles 10-year-old girl
50-year-old father nabbed for defiling 13-year-old daughter
Soldiers kill Zamfara bandits’ leader, twin brother
Police arrest two robbery suspects at Lagos checkpoint
Kaduna vigilance group commander detained over teenager’s murder
Ondo: deputy gov’s defection stirs fresh plans for Akeredolu
Edo: PDP governors urge INEC, security agencies to ensure fair poll
Ex-Osun SSG, Adeoti, returns to APC
Customs destroy cannabis worth N1bn
N1.3bn debt: AMCON takes over Unicorn Place’s assets
Banks’ total credit rises to N18.6tn
Airfares may rise as FAAN hikes service charges by 100%
FAAN to raise passenger service charge by 100%
Flight resumption: Air Peace flies 25 empty planes to Abuja, others
For successful conception, the little things matter
Sickle cell and the unborn child (III)
Reactions trail Olanrewaju’s disallowed goal in Turkey
Sam: I regret snubbing Nigeria for Germany
COVID-19: Onuachu, Osimhen, Ezekiel stranded
I don’t want a statue – Klopp
Florida woman sues seller over goats’ paternity test
Brothers at war: Ebonyi villagers panic, flee community amid worsening violence
COVID-19: Technical challenges rob pupils of virtual classes’ blessings
Soldiers who violated lockdown, killed people, showed no remorse —Borno deputy gov
COVID-19: Globacom introduces social networking
NCC withdraws 33.75 million phone numbers
Guys can be virgins till their wedding night
Make yourself the project (III)
Seven ways to help children cope during lockdown

ThisDay

Restructure Now or Risk Nigeria’s Collapse, OBJ Tells Buhari Again
Ajimobi Died of Multiple Organs’ Failure, Burial Now Tomorrow
COVID-19: Okowa, Family Go into Isolation as Daughter Tests Positive
FG Evacuates 167 Stranded Nigerians from South Africa
Obaseki: I Survived Epic Political Battles in the Last One Year
There’s Need to Demystify COVID-19, Says Borno Dep. Governor
14,089 Nigerians Diagnosed of Cancer Every Year, Says FG
We’re Improving Training, Certification of Seafarers, Says Jamoh
President, APC Governors Meet over Next Step for Party
•Reach out to Oshiomhole, NWC •Bagudu: President happy to end distraction
CBN: 17 Banks Request to Restructure 32,000 Customers’ Loans
PDP Berates Buhari for Holding APC NEC Meeting in State House…
CHRIS NDUKWE AND OLAMIDE ALLI Gruesome End of a Weird Relationship
D’banj Rattled as Seyitan Spills the Beans
Prince OJ Music World Set to Release Visuals of ‘Confirmation’
Joke Silva Kicks in ‘Sin City’
Mr Eazy Thrills with Four-track EP
FA Cup Rumbles on StarTimes Live this Weekend
Premier League Title not Liverpool’s Final Destination Says Klopp
Reading in Talks with Liverpool over Extending Ejaria’s Loan Deal
Lille Prepare Private Jet to Return Osimhen to France, Striker Still Stranded in Nigeria
Rohr Admits Difficulty in Zirkzee Shifting
Man City Turn Attention to St. James’ Park for FA Cup Title Defence
My Kobo Advice for Adams Oshiomhole and Others
Buhari’s Puzzling Power, Social Intervention Expenses

Leadership

Post-PMB Intervention: APC Govs Move To Fortify Party Structure Against CrackWe’ve Lost 40 Nigerians Abroad To COVID-19 – FG
FG Under Pressure To Pay N150bn Judgment Debts
Ajimobi For Burial Tomorrow As CAN, APC, Olubadan, Others Mourn
Gov. Okowa’s Daughter Tests Positive For COVID-19
Katsina Signs Agreement With Axonn On Sesame’s Export
Post Covid-19: Bad Roads May Hinder Tourism Devt. In Badagry – Onilude
Using Legal Fireworks To End Marginalisation
Niger Raises Taskforce To Check Deforestation
Phase 1 Of Highway Concession Will Create 46,000 Direct Jobs – Fashola
Gunmen Abduct 9 Passengers In Ondo
EDITORIAL: APC Crisis And Matters Arising
Nigeria May Disintegrate Without Restructuring – Obasanjo
Phase 1 Of Highway Concession Will Create 46,000 Direct Jobs – Fashola
FAAN Hikes Passenger Service Charge By 100%
NSE Market Capitalisation Rebounds By N107bn
Tribute: A Toast To Hagher At 71
Gunmen Abduct 9 Passengers In Ondo
Nigeria May Disintegrate Without Restructuring – Obasanjo
Inter-Society: “Ignore IPOB Affiliate’s Call For Service Chiefs Sack”
Troops Foil Attempted Kidnap Of Passengers On Abuja-Kaduna Highway
EFCC To Go After Nigerian Looters Hiding In Ghana — Magu
COVID-19: Diversay Unveils Full-body Disinfection Tunnel
Ajimobi’s Burial Will Be Strictly Family Affair — Aide

The Sun

Abia North hails Kalu over Isiukwuato erosion project
COVID-19: Okowa, wife on self-isolation after daughter tests positive
Ajimobi will be given private burial –Aide
Edo guber: PDP govs task INEC, security agencies on free, fair poll
Honestly, I miss sex –Blessing Ofoegbu
How 2023 presidency, bad temper ruined Oshiomhole –Oyegun
Biafra only hope for Igbo – Col. Nwobosi
NEMA distributes relief items to Isu community in Abia
Runsewe honoured for anti-COVID-19 crusade
Magu bags Ghanaian institute’s lifetime award
Abia North hails Kalu over Isiukwuato erosion project
Court bars NSCDC, interior minister from interfering with security guards
APC: Sacked Oshiomhole’s led NWC a distraction to Buhari –Bagudu
Governors responsible for APC, PDP woes – Fidelis Tapgun
Crack in sacked pro-Oshiomhole NWC
Biafra only hope for Igbo – Col. Nwobosi
Airlines face more hardship as FAAN hikes passenger charge
Subscribers applaud Glo Cloud impact
COVID-19: NITDA tasks financial institutions to improve lending access to SMEs
Africa progresses in fight to end €17bn tax revenue loss
FG categorises sports as business
Chelsea retains Victor Moses
Ndidi: Rodgers made me better player
Liverpool’s history not burden anymore, says Kloppa
Lille insists on €80m for Osimhen
Emirates FA Cup q-finals resume live on StarTimes
Vince Carter retires after record 22 NBA seasons
Rohr: I want Zirkzee in Super Eagles
Transfer ban: Rivers Utd to engage FIFA for amicable resolution
Djokovic’s coach tests positive for coronavirus
Why I rejected mouth-watering offer to do porn –Amara Maduka
Some men undress women with their eyes -Anto Lecky
For me, it’s perfect marrying actor -Sharon Okpamen
My life-changing encounters with Nollywood stars -Best Okoduwa, filmmaker
COVID-19: Singer Mr Dutch donates N5m to mark birthday
Health benefits of Onions (1)
Virtual Sermon: Elder Ekeoma @ 60:
Bad men hurt women when good men stay silent
Making yourself the enemy of God
There’s no right or wrong way to grieve
FRSC Rivers sector commander, Galadunci, solicits inter-agency support
Boy from hell
Mistaken identity
Demons on democracy day
Killed in his prime
Bad men hurt women when good men stay silent
Making yourself the enemy of God

News Headlines Jun 26, 2020. Headlines From Nigeria’s Major Newspapers

News Headlines Jun 26, 2020. Headlines From Nigeria’s Major Newspapers

The Nation

Nollywood veteran, Ogun Majek, dies
Court dismisses suit seeking Omo-Agege’s sack
Curbing fake news
Sanwo-Olu at 55: In service of Lagosians
In search of a ‘Yusuf’
Celebrating health sector’s unsung heroes
Ajimobi dies at 70
World Bank to Nigerians: brace for worst recession
Bandits injure expectant mothers in Katsina
How Giadom left NEC meeting
Tinubu: One of Yoruba’s best gone
Governors to address resident doctors’ grievance
PHOTOS: Obaseki emerges PDP governorship candidate
SON urges hand sanitisers’ manufacturers to adhere to standards
Rivers imposes N10m fine for weddings contravening guidelines
Nasarawa spends N536m on virus battle
Lagos inaugurates 10-man committee for cooperative college
College provost dies of complications
Fed Govt evacuates 167 Nigerians from South Africa
No division in ECOWAS over single currency, says Onyeama
Nigeria admits error over Ghana demolition
Pandemic has far-reaching impact on global drug markets, says UNODC
Sports no longer mere recreation, says Dare
EPL: Etihad to host Man City, Liverpool tie
APC NWC: How Buhari ambushed NEC members
Arteta savours Arsenal’s first away win at Southampton
Australia, New Zealand to host 2023 FIFA Women’s WC
NFF to get N600m from FIFA
Ogun ‘managing 300 cases’ as home-care
COVID-19 pandemic and re-opening of schools
Face shields not sufficient to protect against virus, says NCDC
NYSC: no plan to reopen camps
Distributor bottling illegal water faces prosecution
‘Adams not involved in attacks on ex-aide’
‘Integrity test on buildings ensures safety’
Improper face masks wearing to attract N10,000 fine in Anambra
Wike okays fourth flyover in Rivers
‘Hasten repair of Badagry Expressway’
‘Rapists should get stiffer penalty’
Court frees OAU ex-acting VC, bursar
Appeal Court throws out PDP’s suit
Non-interest banking gains mass appeal, converts
Monarchs raise committee for Akeredolu’s re-election
Rivers APC hails caretaker committee, Lyon
FA Cup: StarTimes resumes live telecast
States to begin COVID-19 testing next week
Obaseki is PDP candidate as Imansuangbon steps down
I will do justice to all, says caretaker chair Buni
Challenges before APC Caretaker Committee
Customs generates N573b in five months
‘Nigeria imported 5.26b litres of petrol in Q1’
‘Buhari committed to Ogoni clean up’
Disbanded NWC members consult stakeholders on options
‘17 banks to restructure over 32,000 loans’
NACCIMA seeks restart of aviation sector
Fed Govt to announce date for flight resumption next week
Dangerous ego trip
Egbe Omo Yoruba and the memory of June 12
Nigerian Breweries pays N16.1b dividend
Access Bank excites SMEs with digital cashflow lending
Shareholders approve Cadbury Nigeria’s N912m dividend
Berger Paints optimistic as profit grows by 40%
Stanbic IBTC Holdings urges employees on digitisation
Private sector coalition against COVID-19 gains more support
Ecobank boosts financial inclusion with Xpress Points
LAPO MfB provides N489m insurance cover for clients
Preparing youths for the future
Online clearance processes designed to curb corruption, says NAFDAC
N2.3trn stimulus package: Osinbajo to supervise implementation of NESP
Meedan, Nigeria Health Watch partner to combat COVID-19 false news
Saving agric from extinction
The trouble still with Nigeria
Ministry, academy train 250 unemployed youths
Oyo isolation centres get boost
Haastrup flays manual cargo examination
Kogi governorship tribunal ruling in perspective
Stemming the terror in the Northeast
Silence as Customs seals ‘illegal’ bonded terminal 12:52 AM
NLC: ratify convention on violence
‘Public service most viable instrument’
Making a mess of our educational system
Reducing poverty requires resources, says NESG
‘STEM education key for Africa’s growth’
Marketing Edge holds summit
Nigerians in Ghana are safe, says deputy head of mission
Activists protest against rapists
Pharmacists seek probe of member’s murder
On Kayode Ajulo’s commitment to humanity
Wadume’s trial
Awele Elumelu’s golden celebration
Wale Tinubu adds another year
Omotola Jalade Ekeinde’s son releases new music
Adieu, Oladipo Akinkugbe (1933-2020)
Most Nigerian singers demean women, says Cool FM’s Mannie
Probing Nigeria’s COVID-19 statistics
Tonto Dikeh, Mercy Aigbe at loggerheads with ex-husbands over Father’s Day celebration
Celebrating Gbajabiamila and Sanwo-Olu
Sanwo-Olu at 55: simple man in the service of Lagosians
Bowen varsity sacks over 100 workers
COVID-19: NYSC says no plan to reopen orientation camps
Ajimobi dies at 70
How Giadom left NEC meeting
Celebrating Gbajabiamila and Sanwo-Olu
Senate lauds Gbajabiamila at 58
Nwosu commends Buhari over dissolution of APC’s NWC
Sports no longer mere recreation, says Dare
Australia, New Zealand to host 2023 FIFA Women’s WC
NFF to get N600m from FIFA
FA Cup: StarTimes resumes live telecast
Customs generates N573b in five months
‘Nigeria imported 5.26b litres of petrol in Q1’
‘17 banks to restructure over 32,000 loans’
NACCIMA seeks restart of aviation sector
Fed Govt to announce date for flight resumption next week
LASWA gets new jetty
Police arrest clergy for possession of firearms
‘Why Lagos demolished Ikeja workshops’
Man bags five years jail term for stealing cars with ‘magic key’
Celebrating health sector’s unsung heroes
Online clearance processes designed to curb corruption, says NAFDAC

The Punch

Hushpuppi defrauded 1,926,400 persons, made N168bn – Dubai police
Oshiomhole-backed NWC dares Buhari, says NEC meeting illegal
Ajimobi loses COVID-19 battle at 70, Buhari, others mourn
UPDATED: Nigeria record 594 new COVID-19 cases, total now 22,614
Fleeing robber kills gang member in Ondo
Gunmen abduct three, flood kills one in Abuja
Many escape death as three-storey building collapses in Abia
Naval ratings force Rivers businessman to drink gutter water
Another A’Ibom pastor arrested for raping 16-year-old girl
Man jailed for using master key to burgle vehicles
Ochanya: You’ve case to answer, court tells alleged rapist’s wife
Police uncover six rifles in Delta church, arrest pastor
NDLEA seizes 7.8 tonnes of narcotics in Kano
APC writes INEC, sets July 20 for Ondo primary
Anambra PDP sacks executive members
2:35 am
Obaseki returned unopposed, faces Eze-Iyamu in Sept poll
Court upholds Ize-Iyamu’s waiver on APC gov primary
NPC mourns Akele, says activist died in Ondo
Court dismisses suit seeking Omo-Agege’s sacking over US conviction
Kano owes retirees N20bn gratuities, says pension boss
We’ll resist pressure, blackmail to reopen schools – FG
BREAKING: Obaseki emerges Edo PDP candidate
Consumer goods stocks lose N923bn in first quarter
Nigeria faces worst recession in 40 years, says W’Bank
Air Peace flies 25 empty aircraft, Dana tests new plane
PayTV: Reps grill NBC boss over high tariffs
COVID-19: Mask more effective than face guard – NCDC
Ndidi: Leicester must fight for Champions League spot
I joined Inter because of Conte – Moses
‘COVID-19 ended Nigeria’s Fed Cup dream’
Eagles stars’ financial value drops amid COVID-19
Teachers make more money through daily fees
NGO calls for sex education for male children
Review ICT curriculum, e-learning expert tells govt
Ikorodu Bois invited to premiere of Hollywood movie, Extraction 2
Telecom operators fear funding challenge as demand rises
EDITORIAL: Beyond INEC’s hammer on parties
Edo: Politics of mutually assured destruction
Floyd: A turning point for the world
AU and African leaders turn begging into business
There is no prize without a price

ThisDay

In a Deft Move, Buhari Pulls APC from the Brink
President, Governors, Tinubu, PDP Mourn Ajimobi
With Obaseki’s Victory in PDP Primary, Stage Set for Rematch with Ize-Iyamu
CBN: 17 Banks Request to Restructure 32,000 Customers’ Loans
FG Bans Purchase of Official Vehicles
In a Deft Move, Buhari Pulls APC from the Brink
With Obaseki’s Victory in PDP Primary, Stage Set for Rematch with Ize-Iyamu
FG Bans Purchase of Official Vehicles
Dubai Police Seize N20.7bn Cash, Assets from Hushpuppi, Alleged Fraudster
Ghana Undertakes to Rebuild Nigeria’s Diplomatic Building
Chief Judge Warns Judges against Granting Ex-parte Orders in Political Matters
WAIFEM: Covid-19 Will Widen Income Inequality Gap in W’Africa
N9.8bn Debt: AMCON Seizes Multi-billion Naira Properties at Isheri
Union Bank Splashes N380m on Customers in Five Years
Nigerian Breweries Shareholders Receive N16.1bn Dividend for 2019
FC, FCMB to Support SMEs with $50m
Why Sanwo-Olu Shunned Fanfare on Hus 55th Birthday
Olori Boye-Ajayi: Positioning for the Emerging World
MARS-V to Host Summit on Rape, Gender-based Violence
Nevada Bridge TV Name Gideon Okeke, Alexx Ekubo, Ego Nwosu Ambassadors
Tony Rapu, Others Discuss Substance Abuse, Mental Health
Gidi Hive Plans Big After Coronavirus
35.6 million People Suffer Drug Use Disorders Globally, Says UNODC new Report
Chelsea Beat City to Crown Liverpool Champions First Time in 30 Years
Lille’s President Frustrating Osimhen’s Transfer with €80m Fee
Wigan Sign Leon Balogun Till End of Season
NFF to Decide on 2019/20 NPFL Season Friday
Pedro Agrees Roma Switch from Chelsea
Ahmed Musa Back in Saudi Arabia for Restart of Season
A Snapshot of the Last Five Years
Editorial: THE BATTLE OVER WATERWAYS

Leadership

PMB Reads Riot Act As Yobe Gov Takes Over APC Leadership
It Is Time For Another Lockdown, PTF Declare
PMB, Govs Mourn As Ex-Oyo Gov, Ajimobi, Dies At 70
BREAKING: PMB Dissolves APC NWC
No Blackmail, Mischief Can Discourage Me – Magu
Edo Guber: Finally, Imasuagbon Soft Pedals For Obaseki, Steps Down
PMB To APC Members: Party Must Not Disintegrate
Bandits Kill Police, 5 Others In Katsina
Nupe Day: Etsu Nupe, Others Seek Prayers To End COVID-19
Gov Sule Sets Measures To Enforce Transparency, Accountability By MDA’s
ABU, EFCC To Strengthen Collaboration On Anti-corruption Studies
Group Petitions PMB Over Itsekiri Marginalisation
Military Airstrike Kills Key Bandit Leaders, Fighters In Zamfara, Sokoto
Sultan Endorses Community Policing
EDITORIAL: Party Politics And Nigerian Democracy
Buhari Nominates FCT Chief Judge For ICC Position
COVID-19: Niger State Reduces Tax Rate To Ease Businesses
NSE: Bears Still On Rampage, Market Capitalisation Down By N16bn
Senatorial Bye-Election: C’River North Deserves Quality Representation – Odey
Transcorp, Geregu Power Firms Meet Privatisation Performance Targets – Senate
Ghana To Rebuild Demolished Nigerian Mission
Govs Urge FG To Settle Outstanding Salaries For Doctors, Reintegrate Residency
COVID-19: Edo Discharges 11 More Patients, Clears 2165 Suspected Cases, Traces 2441 Exposed Persons

The Sun

Ex-gov Ajimobi dies of COVID-19 related symptoms at 70
Demolition: No land certificate issued to Nigerian High Commission –Ghanaian govt
Court throws out suit seeking removal of Deputy Senate President, Omo-Agege
Mixed reactions trail demolition of Okorocha’s tunnel
Edo guber: Obaseki clinches PDP ticket
How Oshiomhole met his Waterloo
Ex-Edo gov loses out as APC NEC dissolves NWC, appoints Yobe gov acting chairman
Insecurity: Military begs Nigerians for forgiveness, vows to flush out terrorists, bandits
Police bar APC national secretary from entering party secretariat
Caverton posts N4.4bn profit, pays dividend to shareholders
Illicit drug use 3 times higher in Nigeria than global average –UN
Why FG rejigged 2020 Budget –Lai Mohammed
APC: Court validates Ize-Iyamu’s membership
…NEC endorses primary, orders withdrawal of litigations
FG categorises sports as business
Averting IMF, W’Bank’s doom’s day predictions on Nigeria with financial injections
Onyeama, Ahmed, ECOWAS president meet over ECO single currency
COVID-19: World Bank warns Nigeria’s economy may go into severe recession
COVID-19 impact shuts 74.2% businesses in Nigeria –NECA
Emirates FA Cup q-finals resume live on StarTimes
Akwa Utd boss, Bassey: NPFL clubs’ve not received kobo from LMC in 3 years
McGregor: Khabib dad’s coronavirus scare ‘cover-up’
FG categorises sports as business not mere recreation
Farah targets one-hour world record in Brussels
After dad’s burial: Osimhen stranded in Nigeria
Okpekpe race organisers congratulate Olayinka
Inter rejects permanent deal for Victor Moses
Lille insists on €80m for Osimhen
Man Utd’s No 9: Owen queries Ighalo’s bench role
Ministry not part of NFF/stakeholders meeting
Australia, New Zealand to host FIFA 2023 Women’s World Cup
Election of the political anointed in Edo
Intervention fund for media? Heck!
The charade in Edo
How troops are battling insurgents in North-West
Acts of compassion in war against terror
Moremi Clinic
CITIZEN JOE
Tush My Apartment reality show berths
Jaybytee: I’m out to redefine dancehall music 26th June 2020
Minister condemns rape, rallies youth against sexual crime
NCC commends MCSN, assures stakeholders of stronger copyright policy

Tribune

COVID-19: PTF blames scepticism, ignorance for non-compliance to guidelines
17 banks request to restructure 32,000 loans, says CBN
With dissolution of NWC, APC seeks redemption
CORONAVIRUS
PDP-BOT congratulates Obaseki, preaches party unity
COVID-19: Osun records 17 new cases, discharges three patients
NGF, NCDC sign MoU on World Bank N3.7bn COVID-19 assisted fund
COVID-19: Osun records seven new cases
COVID-19: Bayelsa records one new death,
COVID-19: PTF blames scepticism, ignorance for non-compliance to guidelines
Amnesty International releases damning report on SARS •Says Nigeria reneged on promise to reform outfit
17 banks request to restructure 32,000 loans, says CBN
Nigeria records 594 new COVID-19 cases, total now 22,614
With dissolution of NWC, APC seeks redemption
Oyinlola mourns Ajimobi
After 30 years, Liverpool are Premier League champions
Ajimobi dies at 70
Makinde orders flags to fly at half mast in honour of Ajimobi on Friday
N2.3trn Stimulus Package: President Gives Osinbajo Authority To Monitor Implementation Of NESP
Buhari, Oyinlola mourn ex-Oyo Governor, Ajimobi
Alao-Akala, Sunday Dare, Oyetola, Bala Mohammed, Okowa mourn Ajimobi’s death
COVID-19: Osun records 17 new cases, discharges three patients
Don’t disengage us from N-Power, persons with disabilities beg Buhari
PDP, Lagos APC, Abiodun mourn Ajimobi’s death
Ajimobi’s death a great loss ― Lagos APC
Bowen VC explains why institution reduced staff by 100
Dubai Police shed light on Hushpuppi’s arrest, confiscate N16bn, 13 luxury cars, 47 smart phones
FG to unveil plans on reopening of schools on Monday ―Minister
Lagos monarch lauds Sanwo-Olu, Gbajabiamila’s exemplary leadership, dedication to public service
Armed robbers kill colleague during operation in Ondo.
LASTMA concludes probe of officers caught taking bribe, suspects face dismissal
NIS recruitment: Court frees ex-minister, Abba Morro, of seven charges
COVID-19: Seven out of 721 patients in isolation centre ― Ogun health commissioner
Missing child: Prophet Sotitobire opens defence, lines 20 witnesses
Ex-Oyo gov, Abiola Ajimobi, dies at 70 (See Video)
NDLEA secures 18 convictions in 11 months in Gombe
Ondo 2020: Ondo monarchs endorse Akeredolu for second term
How veteran actor, Ogun Majek, died in Ibadan
Electrician rapes 6-year-old girl in Jos
Ochanya: Court says wife, mother of alleged rapists have case to…
3 female suspects arrested over 818 rounds of live ammunition
Equities market record sixth-day loss as ASI dips by 0.1 per cent
Editorial: The Aso Rock shooting incident
Congo declares end of Ebola outbreak in east
Russia’s COVID-19 cases increase to over 600,000
UK Prime Minister, Johnson announces plans to ease COVID-19 lockdown…
Newborn Mexican triplets test positive for COVID-19
TETFund to provide 200,000-bed spaces in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions
COVID-19: Niger weighing risks of reopening schools
Lagos SUBEB supports fight against child sexual abuse, others
Allowing foreign airlines into all our airports injures domestic airlines —Experts
In my family, I am the first male to clock 70 — Ajimobi
Calls for reopening the economy
Nigerians deserve to live
Encourage political stability
Abiola Ajimobi: 1949 – 2020
COVID-19 survivor: ‘How I got infected, suffered stigmatisation’
COVID-19: PTF blames scepticism, ignorance for non-compliance to guidelines
17 banks request to restructure 32,000 loans, says CBN
With dissolution of NWC, APC seeks redemption
Amnesty International releases damning report on SARS •Says Nigeria reneged on promise to reform outfit
Nigeria records 594 new COVID-19 cases, total now 22,614
After 30 years, Liverpool are Premier League champions
Ochanya: Court says wife, mother of alleged rapists have case to answer
‘Present pandemic is teaching nations to be self-reliant’
COVID-19: ‘Users of contact lenses should be wary’
Groups partner to counter misinformation on COVID-19 in Nigeria

Daily Trust

Bridge collapses in Plateau after downpour
7-year-old raped in Niger, women protest
Edo, Ondo guber polls: INEC worried over conflicting court rulings
Police make mockery of anti-torture law-Amnesty International
Court strikes out suit seeking Omo-Agege’s removal
Liverpool win Premier League to end 30-year title drought
COVID-19: FG to announce date for flight resumption next week
Adieu Constituted Authority – Five interesting facts about Ajimobi
COVID-19: No plan to reopen orientation camps — NYSC
Sule Lamido tackles Atiku over claim on PDP
Why northern politicians should convert constituency offices to cyber cafes
Edo gov’ship: Obaseki picks PDP ticket to battle Ize-Iyamu, 13 others
We’re turning sports into money making venture, says Dare
Ministry writes state sports commissions on new date for Youth Games
FA Election: Anambra SWAN charges committee on credible process
World Bank forecasts 3.2% contraction for Nigeria’s economy
NNPC recorded N9.53bn trade deficit in March
FG parleys AfDB team on $410m transmission projects
COVID-19: Volunteers, artistes sensitise rural dwellers
42-year-old man arraigned for alleged theft
Search for Lagos boat mishap victim continues 4 days after
Is APC changing ownership?
The lingering APC crisis
Rebuilding the North
Musings on COVID-19
The ‘new normal’: Living with and defeating COVID-19
Overview of dissenting Kogi governorship tribunal judgement
FG evacuates 167 Nigerians from South Africa
Russia poll to extend Putin to 2036
Earth tremor with magnitude 4.2 hits Accra, Ghana
Ochanya: Court dismisses defendant’s no-case submission
How drug baron concealed 223kg of cannabis in SUV
Benue police arrest 60 suspected cultists
Editorial: Time to take back paper mills
Alleged rape: Seyitan Babatayo files criminal complaint against D’banj
How local fowl farming can lift rural women
Aside fertiliser, cost of other inputs threaten wet season farming
Nigeria to tap from world’s $36 billion caustic soda market
Why we sacked 127 staff — Bowen University
TETFund to provide 200,000 bed spaces in tertiary institutions
FUD wins Scimago ranking

The Guardian

APC may disintegrate, Buhari warns, sacks NWC
COVID-19 disruptions may raise cancer, HIV, TB cases, deaths globally
Arteta wins first away game as Arsenal beat Southampton 2-0
Nasarawa denies receiving COVID-19 fund from FG, foreign donors
Gunmen kill police officer, seven civilians in Katsina, Plateau
Cross River records first COVID-19 case
Global drug use rising, says UNODC
Fear grips Ondo APC guber aspirants over NWC dissolution
Oyo ex-governor, Ajimobi, dies at 70, Buhari, Tinubu, Abiodun, Lagos APC mourn
Davis explains why NGF won’t resume grassroots programmes now
Australia, New Zealand to host 2023 Women’s World Cup
NFF, other associations to share FIFA’s $1.5b coronavirus relief fund
LMC has failed Nigerians, says Paul Bassey
Champ becomes second player to test positive for coronavirus at PGA Tour event
Tiger, Koepka, McIlroy among exempt golfers for U.S. Open
How Lagos East Senatorial bye-election will test Sanwo-Olu, Hamzat’s popularity
Editorial: Nigeria’s curious electricity export
FG intensifies airports’ upgrade for resumption
Investing big in Catfish
‘Over-subscription of N150b Sukuk confirms NSE’S absorptive capacity’
6 million households await meters as DisCos braces for new electricity tariff
Doses of drama in our current politics
Racial tensions – Part 2
Limping towards 2023
COVID-19 secrecy: Nigerian media, health privacy and public safety – Part 5

News Headlines Jun 24, 2020. Headlines From Nigeria’s Major Newspapers

News Headlines Jun 24, 2020. Headlines From Nigeria’s Major Newspapers

The Nation

Giadom not competent to call NEC meeting, says APC
‘Edo APC confident of Ize-Iyamu’s victory’
Minister cautions supporters against violence
Obaseki: PDP reports Port Harcourt judge to CJN
INEC warns parties on suits
Wike attacks PDP NWC over Obaseki’s ticket bid
Lagos East youths mourn Osinowo
Court rejects businessman’s military harassment allegation
Buhari condoles with Ezekwesili over mum’s death
Delta community stakeholders meet to resolve impasse
Ndume to stand surety for Maina in money laundering trial
COVID-devil!
Minister advises NIS on patriotism
Building resilient healthcare system post- COVID-19
On COVID-19 stimulus package for SMEs
Fed Govt presents proposal for schools’ reopening to National Assembly
Nigerian Police: Other side of the coin
JAMB since 2016
‘Ex-minister released N200m out of N359m for security campaigns’
The Coronavirus diaries (12)
Unitrust mulls mega status post-recap
Ugwuanyi grants relief, incentives to taxpayers
Lagos’ retirees to get N1.15b
Of debts and severance allowance in Ogun
Retooling the Almajiri
Ex-Head of Service lauds health workers over pandemic fight
Cautious approach
Naira Marley’s concert: Court unseals Abuja mall
NIA to expel erring firms
Name and shame
COVID-19: Experts advocate review of national food security structure
COVID; Insecurity; Rape; The tongue
Oyo shifts school resumption dates
Between Jeffersonian and Hamiltonian visions of Nigeria’s development
Ondo ARD, NAGGMDP begin strike
13 Imo lawmakers test positive
Akufo-Ado apologises to Nigeria over High Commission demolition
126 workers locked for months in rice factory rescued
BREAKING: COVID-19 cases in Nigeria now 21,371
Akeredolu wants to impeach me – Deputy Governor
Buratai orders commanders to hotbeds of insurgency, banditry
Saving foreign investments in Lagos export free zone
I know nothing about APC crisis, says Amaechi
COVID-19: NDIC to resume operations after decontamination
APC House of commotion
Djokovic, wife test positive for COVID-19
Middlesbrough sacks Woodgate, appoints Warnock as manager
Unitrust mulls mega status post-recap
Court remands 27-year-old for raping two teenagers
One missing in Lagos boat accident
Ikeja Electric meters over 120,000 households
Anambra traders arrest police officer’s wife over face mask violation

The Punch

More drama as police occupy APC office, NWC battles Giadom over NEC
Oyo postpones schools reopening to July 6
FG submits school reopening proposal to National Assembly
Protesters storm EFCC office, demand Obasa’s probe
NBET owes power stations N120bn in three months
Reps summon industry minister, SON over six-year unaudited accounts
Nigeria’s fiscal crisis due to low revenue – IMF
FG to review domestic gas pricing framework
Rape victims shouldn’t bathe before visiting hospital – Expert
Sickle Cell Disorder not a death sentence – Omotosho
Management of hypertension during lockdown
NSE lauds Guinness Nigeria at 70
Stock market declines further as 23 firms lose
Avoid contracting COVID-19, haematologist advises SCD patients
Stockbrokers want govt to issue more bonds, others
Imbibe habit of eating balanced diets, physician advises
I can’t work with sycophants in Edo PDP peace panel – Wike
NLC laments spate of job losses in Nigeria
NSCDC arrests two guards for sexual abuse
Obaseki not barred from PDP primary –Aide
APC, PDP generate N219m from Edo gov forms
Akeredolu plans to remove me illegally, deputy alleges
Ghanaian President calls Buhari, apologises for demolition
PDP asks NJC to sanction Port Harcourt judge
Edo 2020: Wike pulls out of PDP reconciliation
Reps summon industry minister, SON over six-year unaudited accounts
Nigeria’s fiscal crisis due to low revenue – IMF
NSE lauds Guinness Nigeria at 70
Stock market declines further as 23 firms lose
FG urged to check community transmission of COVID-19
Ekiti moves to protect residents from rabies
ACPN asks FG, states to protect pharmacists, facilities
Dessers joins Genk for €4m – Report
Djokovic apologetic after contracting COVID-19
Tulsa coach backs Nigerian stars to shine
Aguero to see knee specialist in Spain
UN appoints 2baba as Refugees Ambassador
Soldiers who violated lockdown, killed people, showed no remorse —Borno deputy gov
Period poverty: Unsafe things girls do for lack of sanitary pads
Insecurity forced us to build police station within 70 days – Ogun community
Sexual, domestic abuses worsen COVID-19 trauma for girls, women during lockdown
Telecom operators fear funding challenge as demand rises
Start-up launches logistics platform
Softcom creates digital platform for palliatives distribution
EDITORIAL: Buhari, end Wadume trial mess
George Floyd is all black folks (II)
Corruption: Another general bites the dust
Of George Floyd, racism and police brutality
When black lives matter (2)

ThisDay

Ghanaian President Calls Buhari, Apologises for Demolition of Nigerian Embassy
Giadom Cannot Convene APC NEC Meeting, Says Ag. National Chair
APC Crisis: Giadom ‘Summons’ NEC Meeting, Claims He Has Buhari’s Consent
(Updated) Ondo Deputy Governor Reappoints Sacked Aides
Insecurity: Northern Govs, Security Chiefs Meet in Abuja
13 Imo Lawmakers Test Positive for COVID- 19
How PDP Constitution Guarantees Waiver for Obaseki, Shaibu
Enugu Grants Tax Relief to Residents
Senate Blames FG for Insolvency of Power Sector
Threat to Peace: Rivers Urges IG to Act against Amaechi’s Loyalists
APC to PDP: Ize-Iyamu’s Fate is in the Hands of God,…
Smart: Technology Will Improve Service Delivery in Insurance Sector
ITF to Establish Demonstration Farms to Boost Agric Training
Akwa Ibom Cocoa Farmers Receive Seedlings, Farm Inputs
Lagos Pays N1.157bn Accrued Pension
Polaris’ SurePadi Impacts Households
Facebook Launches Messenger Kids
OSUN PDP CRISIS: MATTERS ARISING
COVID-19: CACOVID Highlights Importance of Personal Safety
Overcoming Sexual Harassment at Work
NO LIFE IS WORTH THAT CONCERT
MUSINGS ON CULTURAL NIHILISM
Bryan Akihwo Set To Launch Digital Platform For Real Estate Solution
‘Oyetola Administration Has Restored Lost Glory of Education in Osun’
Edo Varsity Iyamho Promotes Three to Professorial Cadre
COVID-19: Special Educators Make Case for Special Needs Children
Before UNICAL’s Governing Council Appoints a New VC
Corona College of Education Holds First Virtual Matriculation Ceremony
In Search of Nigeria’s Voice
What if there is no COVID-19?
Editorial: COVID-19 AND GROWING LAWLESSNESS

Leadership

Obaseki’s Governorship Bid Tears PDP Apart
Single Currency: Eco In Jeopardy, Francophone Countries Breaching Agreement – PMB
World Widows Day: Over 258m Surviving Wives Facing Untold Hardship
BREAKING: Court Restrains Obaseki From Participating In PDP Primaries
Edo Guber: INEC To Obey Court Order On Obaseki’s Participation In PDP Primaries Ondo Deputy Governor Reappoints Sacked Aides, As Plot To Impeach Him Thickens
You’ve Saved Us Before, Do It Again For Country, Humanity’, Borno Indigene Writes Service Chiefs
Sadiya Farouk’s Fresh Impetus For N-Power Programme
Sadiya Farouq: Group’s Survey On Disaster Mgt Lauds PMB’s Decision Minister’s Appointment
EDITORIAL: Naira Marley And Violation Of COVID-19 Protocols
Police Rescue 600 Workers From Kano Rice Factory
NPHC Laments Non-payment Of N190bn Generated Electricity
Sokoto Recruits 1,150 For Community Policing
Ndume Stands Surety For Maina
Bashir Jamoh: 100 Days Of Purposeful Leadership At NIMASA
Saving Foreign Investments In Lagos Export Free Zone
Saving Foreign Investments In Lagos Export Free Zone
NSE: Market Capitalisation Drops Marginally N2bn
COVID-19: Terminal Operators Decry Customs’ Manual Examinations Of Cargo At Seaports
Edo Guber: INEC To Obey Court Order On Obaseki’s Participation In PDP Primaries
Man In Court For Allegedly Having Sex With Pig
Edo 2020: Ize Iyamu’s Home Ward Authenticates His Membership of APC
Adamawa/Taraba Govts Holds Security Meeting To End Cross Border Crimes
COVID-19: Only Teachers To Resume June 29 In Oyo
COVID-19: Adamawa Records 3 New Cases
My Arrest Unlawful, Illegal – CUPP Spokesman
COVID-19: ‘How Jetblack Travel Coping With Pandemic’

The Guardian

Polish leader visits Trump hoping for election boost
Kane strikes to keep Tottenham in Champions League chase
CUPP spokesman, Ugochinyere, narrates ordeal in detention
NAHCON to refund hajj deposits as Saudi bars foreign pilgrims
Bayelsa government wades into resident doctors’ strike
Pro-Buhari group forms security outfit
Reps summon minister, SON over alleged unaudited accounts
Group clarifies petition to UN, Trump over ‘invasion’ of South East
NCDC tests 117,569 so far, 13 Imo lawmakers test positive for COVID-19⁣ and more
Insurgency: Buhari must retire all Service Chiefs, says Gudaji Kazaure
Egonu tasks ministry to strengthen Nigeria’s anti-doping system
Lagos sports journalists hail Sanwo-Olu, O’jez over COVID-19 palliatives
Barcelona grind out Bilbao win to put pressure back on Madrid
Atletico grind out Levante win to march into third
Arsenal given Leno boost but lose Martinelli to injury
Man City’s Aguero sent to Spain for check on knee injury
Court declines to stop Obaseki from participating in PDP primary
Editorial: Danger signals from Edo political actors
Lumos Nigeria lauds plan to provide 5 million solar home systems to bridge energy deficit
Expert seeks passage of regulatory framework for gas development
‘Sales may suffer further decline as spending weakens’
FG explains N13 billion intervention fund for pest control
COVID-19 secrecy: Nigerian media, health privacy and public safety – Part 3
Politics and ‘blood-letting’ industry
Coronavirus diary – Part 12

Daily Independent

How I Parted Ways With Aare Gani Adams – Akanni
Akanni Desecrating Aare Ona Kakanfo’s Office – Adesina
There’s No COVID-19 Case In Taraba – Ishaku
Again, AFAN Describes FG’s Allocation Of N13bn For Pests Control As Fraudulent
ART President Canvasses ICAO Codes For Lagos Airport Terminals
Meghan, Prince Harry Drop Royal Titles In Appreciation Letter
UN Sends 27 Truckloads Of Aid To Idlib
Egypt To Lift Night Curfew
Heavy Rain, Whirlwind Hit Istanbul
Steve Bing Dies At 55
COVID-19: ACPN Worries Over Attacks On Its Members, Seeks Life Insurance
AHAPN Urges FG To Urgently Adjust Consolidated Health Salary…
Stakeholders Fault Osinbajo On Orientation Camping For NYSC
COVID-19: NDIC Begins Head Office Building Decontamination
COVID-19: Why Air Ticket Will Be Very High– Jetblack Travel…
Irish FA To Appoint New Boss
Barcelona Keen On Pjanic Transfer
Oil Bounces Back After Trump Says China Deal Still On
Sanofi Eyes Approval Of COVID-19 Vaccine By 2021
FCA Appoints Interim Chief Exec
Rasa Technologies Raises $26 Million In Series B Funding
Microsoft To Partner With Facebook Gaming
10 Bodies Found On Mexican Highway
Buhari Condoles With Ezekwesili Over The Death Of Her Mother
Edo 2020: Primary Election Committee Submits Report To APC NWC
Edo 2020: APC Authenticates Ize Iyamu’s Membership
Edo 2020: Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu Promises To Be Governor Of…
APC NEC Holds Thursday
PDP Right In Receiving Obaseki Into Its Fold– Kalu
F1 To Introduce New Graphics For 2020 Season
BCB, NZC Postpone Upcoming Test Series
Karate World Championships Postponed To 2021
Prominent Activist Sentenced To Prison In Algeria
UN Extends Mandate Of Peacekeepers In South Sudan
Kenyan Law School Officials Accused Of $1.8M Fraud
RCEP Members Plan To Sign Deal In November
38 French Bulldogs Found Dead On Cargo Plane
Bizarre: Man Docked For Raping Teenagers In Ekiti
EDITORIAL: NDDC: Time To Clean The Augean Stable
The Credibility Of Party Primaries (4)
How Nigerian Capital Market Can Combat COVID-19
The APC’s Trauma

The Sun

WHO approves use of dexamethasone to treat critically ill COVID-19 patients
NIIA leadership tussle: Why we appointed interim DG –FG
Demolition of embassy attack on Nigeria’s territorial integrity –Gbajabiamila
13 Imo lawmakers test positive for COVID-19
More confusion in APC as police seal, reopen party’s secretariat
Court grants Obaseki right to participate in PDP primary
Ondo dep gov alleges impeachment plot
Alleged N715m fraud: Jonathan’s former aide testifies against ex- minister, Turaki
Enugu community threatens legal action over land dispute
COVID-19 : NCDC announces 452 new cases, total number 21,371
Rotary club donates water tanks to Lagos
Why we took Buhari to court – Ezeife
Tanko Yakasai hits Clark, Adesanya, Nwodo, others, implores them to unite, not divide Nigeria
Ondo guber: Intrigues as aspirants battle for parties’ tickets
More confusion in APC as police seal, reopen party’s secretariat
FG receives compliance certificates for airport concession
Port users decry mounting refuse on Apapa port roads
Haastrup urges Customs to deploy technology for cargo examination
Deep Blue Project to secure anchorage areas –FG
Nigeria in foreign exchange crises –ABCON
Ridding the almajiri of his beggar’s bowl
How business can Fight COVID-19 in poor communities
A pastor’s nauseating reaction to last week’s column
Potency in midnight prayer (7)
June 12 and my sustained struggles for democracy in Nigeria (I)
Know full, not fully, well
UNN unveils museum complex
COVID-19: Nnamdi Azikiwe University Alumni in UK donates medical equipment to NAUTH
Moses in limbo over new Inter deal
Kano Govt says no plans to reopen schools soon

News Headlines Jun 23, 2020. Headlines From Nigeria’s Major Newspapers

News Headlines Jun 23, 2020. Headlines From Nigeria’s Major Newspapers

The Nation

ECOWAS endorses Okonjo-Iweala for WTO job
UK PM to cut social distancing rule
Saudi limits Hajj to residents in kingdom
Nigeria exonerates Ghana on demolished high commission
Organisers target $17m for Joshua, Pulev dinner show
COVID-19: Nigerian athletes to get relief fund
Villarreal 2-2 Sevilla: Chukwueze makes first start post Covid-19 break
Japan drop bid for 2023 Women’s WC
Keane: Mourinho defends Spurs’ playing pattern
Guinness Nigeria raises N5b CP
Angel investors to drive new funding for healthcare
Japaul mulls N27b new capital in massive restructuring
App to support mortgage applicants unveiled
FBN Holdings gets award
CRC Credit Bureau launches API
Ecobank CEO kicks against debt relief for African countries
Aguma remains Rivers APC chair
‘Nigeria now has opportunity to rethink economic structure’
Ize-Iyamu: my victory signals end of Edo APC crisis
Fayemi pledges open execution of 2020 Supplementary Budget
Fed Govt, airlines in talks over fare
Anti-Oshiomhole governors submit position to Buhari
APC will win Edo, Ondo polls, says Kogi governor
‘Ibom, Lekki Deep seaports to generate 180,000 jobs’
Sanwo-Olu: technology vital to tackle economic challenges
Nigeria’s external reserves down by $261m
Ogun gets new HoS
Plan to reopen schools by Oyo insensitive, says Fed Govt
Buratai orders commanders to hotbeds of insurgency, banditry
Igbo President non-negotiable, says Nwobodo
Govt laments setback of COVID-19 gains
Ize-Iyamu no match for our aspirants, says PDP
Oyo HoS urges strict compliance as workers resume
Anambra traders arrest police officer’s wife over face mask violation
Akeredolu declares virus spread emergency
NDLEA: pandemic has worsened drug abuse
NDIC shuts headquarters over virus scare
Home treatment not fully operational, says Fed Govt
Konga earmarks millions for customers
Cybercrooks on the prowl
Who succeeds Osinowo in Lagos East?
Kekemeke: I’am candidate to beat in Ondo
APC faces litmus test in Edo
N-Power to absorb 400,000 applicants for third batch
Navy to strengthen Nigeria’s marine sector, blue economy
Fed Govt directs varsity bursars to compile ‘defects’ in IPPIS
Malami under attack over call for Magu’s sack
South’s elders sue Buhari, others for ‘discrimination in jobs, infrastructure’
How man sexually molested Filipino for months, by police
Banks shut as rival cults clash in Osun community
Benin Oba market razed
Five-year-old killed in Ibadan
Man kills lover, self in Lagos
Ezekwesili loses mum to cancer
Politicians’ eye of childhood
Still limping from their ‘June 12’ injuries
LawPavilion lauds NBA, offers new solutions to assist lawyers
‘Strict laws needed to protect earth, meet 2030 SDGs’
Lagos dislodges land grabbers from Lekki land
Lagos to review cases of awaiting trial inmates
‘Judiciary needs revolutionary investment in ICT’
‘Justice Dongban-Mensem, a highly-blessed woman’
Nigeria begins trial of pirates under new law
Ondo NBA gets new exco
Appeal Court affirms N5.9b judgment against Multichoice Nigeria
Enter Justice Dongban-Mensem as President Court of Appeal
America gliding into dictatorship
The lowlifes
APC House of commotion
SLA of Edo?
Blood in the land and pain of denial
Declaring Africa polio-free
Ending the scourge of rape
Unending confusion
NLNG Train 7 at last
BREAKING: Nigeria records 675 new cases of COVID-19, total now 20,919
#BBNaijaReunion2020: My fans protect me – Tacha
FG admits owing 12,000 N-Power enrollees
ECOWAS endorses Okonjo-Iweala for WTO job
Five-year-old killed in Oyo
UK PM to cut social distancing rule
Nigeria exonerates Ghana on demolished high commission
Excited Etebo celebrates debut goal with Getafe
Guinness Nigeria raises N5b CP
Banks shut as rival cults clash in Osun community

The Punch

APC peace panel gets 170 petitions, blames COVID-19 for delayed sittings
FG decides on interstate travel ban, others next week
Appointments: Fasoranti, Clarke, 14 others sue Buhari, demand N50bn
ECOWAS endorses Okonjo-Iweala’s WTO candidacy
Ancelotti accused of €1m tax fraud
NPFL: No relegation, no promotion, insists club chairmen
Flight simulation holds Saturday, FG gets restart plan Wednesday
Banks caution customers, say frauds on the rise
Discos should be audited before Siemens deal – Council
Virgin Atlantic resumes flights from Lagos August 24
Stock market extends decline, investors lose N38bn
Ogun council official assaulting woman in viral video arrested
Ekiti man allegedly defiles neighbour’s five-year-old daughter
Man stabs lover to death in Lagos, commits suicide
Fire razes Oba Market in Benin
Woman strips husband’s ex-girlfriend in Ogun
Hoodlums kill man returning from church in Imo
Man lures Filipino lady to Enugu, sexually abuses her for six months
Telecom operators fear funding challenge as demand rises
PDP aspirant steps down for Obaseki
Despite crisis, APC is a solid party – Bello
We won’t impose Ondo deputy gov on aspirants – Secondus
Mission demolition: Ghana orders arrest of perpetrators
Scores injured as thugs attack Akeredolu’s supporters
APC group holds three-day fast for Ajimobi
Flight simulation holds Saturday, FG gets restart plan Wednesday
Virgin Atlantic resumes flights from Lagos August 24
Stock market extends decline, investors lose N38bn
Securities tribunal canvasses training for litigants, counsel
Ancelotti accused of €1m tax fraud
NPFL: No relegation, no promotion, insists club chairmen
Falcons win 2019 Women’s W’Cup best jersey poll
Serie A: AC Milan beat Lecce 4-1, Brescia hold Fiorentina
When you need to review a book or film
UNILORIN emerges most picked by UTME candidates
Justin Bieber denies sexual assault allegation
Rape: Stop social media trial, I’m innocent – D’Banj
Softcom creates digital platform for palliatives distribution
EDITORIAL: Dilemma of doctors’ incessant strikes
Obaseki: Albatross around APC’s neck
When black lives matter (1)
Fighting against ethnic supremacy in Nigeria
Northern elders’ declaration and Buhari’s directive

ThisDay

With a Friend Like Wike, Obaseki Meets His PDP’s Waterloo; Almost
•Port Harcourt court restrains Edo governor, talks continue •One aspirant steps down, others refuse •Party extends date for sale of nomination forms for Ondo deputy gov Davidson…
APC Governors Meet Buhari, Ize-Iyamu Emerges Party’s Candidate
•Seek emergency meetings of party organs •Party members protest, call for dissolution of NWC
COVID-19: FG Seeks to Criminalise Non-wearing of Face Masks
ECOWAS Endorses Okonjo-Iweala’s Nomination as WTO Director General
Adesina Thrilled as S&P Affirms AfDB’s Positive Ratings
Southern Leaders Sue Buhari over Alleged Breach of Federal Character
Ahmed: FG Reconstituted NBET Board to Stabilise Power Sector
Insurgency: Buratai Orders War Commanders to Implement Buhari’s Directive
EduTech Harps on Decentralised Learning for Schools
Unity Bank Partners Firm to Boost e-Learning
Access Bank Unveils ‘Pitch-A-Ton’ Second Edition
Banks Warn Debt Forgiveness Will Hurt, Not Help Africa
FMDQ Admits N23bn Debt Securities as Corporate Benefit from Market
Reorganising Power Sector
A Memorable Week for Obaseki
Dealing With the Challenge of Distance Spacing During Political Party Campaign
How Anambra Billionaire was Arrested by Police over Alleged Possession of Unlicensed Firearm
Housing Development Will Fuel Economic Development, REDAN Advises Govt
Interrogating the Federal Character Principle and Presidential Power
The Art of Policing as a Community Effort
BUILDING RESILIENT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN NIGERIA
Fit-again Murray Wants to Play US Open, French Open
Super Falcons’ Home Jersey Voted Best at Women’s World Cup in France
Barcelona Open Contract Renewal Talks with Messi
La Liga: Etebo to Miss Getafe’s Trip to Valladolid Today
CAF Rolls Out Protocols on How to Restart Domestic Competitions
Enobakhare Dumps Wolves for Greek’s AEK Athens
Governance Beyond COVID-19: Back to Kwara
Editorial: THE NEED FOR FUNCTIONAL PUBLIC LIBRARIES

Leadership

Govs Meet PMB As APC Crisis Spreads To States
ECOWAS Endorses Okonjo-Iweala For WTO DG Seat
Don’t Abandon Non-COVID-19 Patients , FG Tells Hospitals
Party Crisis: APC Govs Present Position To PMB
Large Turnout Characterises Edo APC Governorship Primary
COVID-19: NBMA Advocates Safe Modern Biotechnology For Food Security
Issues As Ondo Deputy Gov Finally Join PDP
FG Re-constitutes The Board Of NBET
Expert Tasks FAAN On ICAO Codes For Lagos Airport
NEM Insurance Pays N7.4bn Claims, Declares 15k Dividend
As Electricity: GenCos Get New Board Chairman
EDITORIAL: COVID-19: Nigerians Must Not Drop Their Guard
Gov Abiodun Appoints Selimot Ottun new Head of Service
S/Arabia To Host Few Persons For 2020 Hajj
Ondo 2020: Why PDP Govs Shunned Defection Of Akeredolu’s Deputy
UNICEF, NOA Renew Onslaught Against FGM/C In Imo
Jumia Made Sustainable Impact On Nigeria SMEs – Spalazzi
APC Crisis: No Division Among Progressive Governors – DGF DG
Edo 2020: Ize-Iyamu Emerges APC Governorship Candidate
COVID-19: Club Chairmen Vote To End NPFL 2019/20 Season
Stakeholders Chart Way On Promotion Of Abuja Entertainment Industry
Obaseki’ll Sustain Devt Strides In Edo For Another 4 Years, Says Okowa
Why Ekiti 2020 Budget Was Reviewed To N91.1bn – Fayemi
Lagos Assembly Passes 6 Bills Into Law In One Year
Border Closure: Customs Intercepts Trucks Load Of PMS In Lagos
Your Dreams Are Spiritual Weapons, Don’t Trivialize Them, Billionaire Prophet Fufeyin Says
COVID-19: ALGON Warns Against School Reopening In Oyo
Oyetola To Take Campaign Against Rape To Osun Assembly
COVID-19: Interswitch Donates Equipment, Kits, To Lagos
Hydrography Is Responsible For Human Survival, Sustainability- Navy
Lagos Assembly To Hold Special Parliamentary Session For Late Senator Osinowo Tuesday
COVID-19: Gov Fintiri Free Juveniles In Adamawa

The Sun

Edo guber: Ize-Iyamu wins APC ticket, set to battle Obaseki
Boundary dispute: 4 killed in 4 Abia communities
FG summons Ghanaian envoy over demolition of High Commissioner’s residence
Strange deaths hit Delta COVID-19 team
Southern leaders slam N50bn against Buhari, Malami over alleged marginalisation
Protesters, financial crunch cripple APC
Aftermath of defection to PDP: I won’t quit as deputy governor, vows Ajayi
Northern group tasks Buhari over AGF attack on Magu
No uniform UTME minimum score for admission – JAMB
Southern leaders slam N50bn against Buhari, Malami over alleged marginalisation
Kaduna evacuates 35,000 Almajirai, receives over 1,000 –Commissioner
Bagudu’s endless battle to reposition Kebbi
Kekemeke picks nomination forms
… Secondus, Fayose, others receive deputy gov
APC guber aspirant escapes death
Aftermath of defection to PDP: I won’t quit as deputy governor, vows Ajayi
Unity Bank, Dynamiss partner to boost e-learning
COVID-19: Ecobank boss predicts spike in e-payment adoption
Access Bank launches Womenpreneur to boost female SMEs in Africa
Aviation stakeholders protest use of foreign airlines for evacuation of Nigerians
Power tussle: Finance Minister returns Amobi as NBET boss
Forbes 2020: Fury, Wilder, Joshua make top 20
Women’s World Cup: Nigeria wins best jersey design
CAF reels out guidelines for competitions restart
COVID-19 spreads through Djokovic’s Adria Tour participants
Iwobi: It’ll be hard to be like Okocha
Etebo ‘happy’ to score first Getafe goal
COVID-19: Lagos govt, O’jeez distribute palliatives to Lagos SWAN
WBC dismisses Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury fight
Rohr: Ejaria’s my new joker
Ahmed Musa celebrates World Cup goals
Lobi Stars, Club owners bicker over league title
Access Bank Lagos City Marathon Athletes allege organisers yet to pay prize monies
Forbes 2020: Fury, Wilder, Joshua make top 20
National security challenges for Buhari
Sam Amuka: Journalism’s Generalissimo
Udom’s 5 years as governor: Akwa Ibom people’s one takeaway (2)
Time for decisive action against rape
Anambra 2021: A vote for Val Ozigbo
Shouldn’t Nigeria be recolonised?
National security challenges for Buhari
Land Palaver
WAEC exam cheats axed
We want our farmlands back, Ebonyi community tells church
Foundation trains women entrepreneurs on capacity building
Cultists on the prowl

Daily Trust

Rescue APC, governors beg Buhari
EFCC arrests 16 suspected fraudsters in Lagos, Ogun
FBI commends EFCC on indictment of cyber criminals
Gombe gov inaugurates community policing committee
Why we are yet to pay 12,000 N-Power volunteers — FG
Return to APC, Ize-Iyamu urges Obaseki
PDP flays Buhari over attack on Nigerian embassy in Ghana
ECOWAS endorses Okonjo-Iweala for the position of DG WTO
10 litigations linger as APC crisis festers
Edo poll: S/South PDP govs back Obaseki
Anambra 2021 gov’ship is going to be war – Sen Ekwunife
Lobi Stars, Club Owners trade words over league cancellation
Nigeria beat England, others to win best Women’s World Cup jersey
Adepoju relishes Eagles’ famous World Cup debut memory
FG tasks NBET board to de-risk power sector
‘22% of Nigeria’s MSMEs face financing hurdles’
FG to link small scale gold miners to markets
Kidnappers kill man over non-payment of ransom
…Kill 4 in Abuja suburb
Bizwoman arraigned over N750,000 fraud
Rumbles over service chiefs
Certifying patriotism, empathy and integrity
Fighting banditry: Why military needs our support
Why God ‘go bless’ Baba Buhari for us
One killed, 11 wounded in Minneapolis shooting
Editorial: Lessons from resident doctors’ strike
Nigeria to tap from world’s $36 billion caustic soda market
Windstorm destroys 300 houses in Kebbi
Rape, gender-based violence stir fury, action
FCT CJ signs rule against political cases

Tribune

Nigeria records 675 new COVID-19 cases, total now 20,919
Saudi Arabia bars travellers from 2020 hajj
COVID-19: Nigeria not yet safe for reopening of schools, FG tells govs
Presidency congratulates Ize-Iyamu over emergence as APC candidate
COVID-19: Resident doctors yet to suspend strike in Bayelsa
Don’t be afraid to test for COVID-19, PTF advises Nigerians
COVID-19: Ondo records 80 new cases in one week ― Akeredolu
Bayelsa records one new death, 14 new cases of COVID-19
China reports 18 new COVID-19 cases, nine in Beijing
Ex-polytechnic lecturer lands in court for pocketing N6m meant for conference, Ph.D programme
COVID-19: We mustn’t let down our guards but restrategise, Health minister warns
Edo 2020: My emergence, indication that God directed me to join APC, says Ize-Iyamu
Oby Ezekwesili loses mum to cancer
Again, NDIC shuts Abuja headquarters over coronavirus
APC will take Edo, Ondo, Anambra ―Yahaya Bello
Reps probe multi-trillion naira SDGs, GEEP, social investment projects
Return to APC, Ize-Iyamu urges Obaseki
Ondo deputy governor’s defection: A boost for PDP ―Secondus
Lagos begins integrity test on public schools infrastructure
Former Edo Speaker resigns from APC
Ize-Iyamu can’t match PDP aspirants in Edo election ―Ologbondiyan
UPDATE: Another killing in Ibadan as five-year-old is macheted to death
ICPC begins phase 2 of project tracking in 16 states
ECOWAS president endorses Okonjo-Iweala for WTO DG
Nasarawa Assembly moves to ban street trading
COVID-19: Resident doctors yet to suspend strike in Bayelsa
COVID-19: Another 30 test positive in Plateau
UPDATE: Ize-Iyamu emerges APC governorship candidate as PDP aspirant steps down for Obaseki
Police rescue Filipino lady kept by ‘lover’ in Enugu village for six months
Judge’s absence stalls trial of Taraba kidnap kingpin, Wadume
UTME: No uniform minimum score for admission into varsities, others ― JAMB
Fayemi signs N91.1bn 2020 revised budget
Finance minister overrules power minister, brings back sacked NBET boss
Court remands three over alleged N5.6m fraud
Man stabs wife, commits suicide
Bauchi Police arrests 10 suspected armed robbers
Vulcanizer steals woman’s underwear in Ogun
Access Bank excites entrepreneur with Womenpreneur Pitch-A-Ton
Equities market opens week weaker by 0.29 per cent
Nigeria spent 99.2% of Q1 revenue on debt services — Budget Office
Editorial: RMRDC and the kilishi breakthrough
Undistributed dividends of democracy
Youths in national development
Time to look at the Office of the First Lady
Oba of Benin needs to caution politicians on peace
APC crisis: Oshiomhole’s exit heralds 2023 battle
Panic, gloom… •Experts reveal what COVID-19 pandemic portends…
Law is my profession, writing my passion — Sinmileoluwa Akinpelumi
How I combined music and fashion perfectly ― DJ Nu Kidd
Better being Davido’s PA than bank manager —ALOMA
The Last Step: Of illegal migrant and destiny

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The Guardian

Investors shun bank shares despite N260 billion Q1 profit
Ize-Iyamu gets Edo APC ticket, taunts Obaseki to return to party
Lobi Stars cry foul over LMC’s adoption of PPG to decide NPFL 2019/2020 season
Calabar traders protest against kidnappings in Cross River
Bandits kill three in Katsina village
Southern leaders initiate N50b suit against Buhari over alleged marginalisation
Oyo workers resume, government urges compliance with COVID-19 protocols
No state is coronavirus-free, NCDC insists
Okei-Odumakin seeks stiffer penalty against high-handed officers
ECOWAS endorses Okonjo-Iweala for WTO DG, Lagos sacks LAWMA contractors over fraud and more
Covid-19: Nigeria’s Health Minister, Osagie cries to philanthropists for more isolation centers
Five takeaways from the Premier League weekend
Ronaldo, Dybala get Juventus back winning on Serie A return
Liverpool return to Anfield as Man City aim to prolong title wait
Izilien urges NFF to stop ‘wasting money’ on foreign coaches
Muhammad Ali wouldn’t have supported Black Lives Matter, says son
CAF recommends nine protocols for associations to restart competitions
Akeredolu faces fresh challenges as deputy ‘turns coat’
Edo 2020: Frontline PDP aspirant, Ikhine ,steps down for Obaseki
Large turnout characterises Edo APC governorship primary
APC Crisis: Again, Buhari meets leadership of Progressives Governors’ Forum
Editorial: COVID-19 solution: Think globally, act locally
How small-sized insurers may lose big contracts by December
Local savings can help reflate Nigeria’s economy, stakeholders say
‘Single window project, scanners billed for ports before year end’
Long-haul records zero traffic as foreign airlines resume
Restructuring and Buhari’s troubling tokenism
How to diversify the economy for inclusive growth
A bonfire of the monuments men?
Sam Amuka: Journalism’s generalissimo

News Headlines Jun 21, 2020. Headlines From Nigeria’s Major Newspapers

News Headlines Jun 21, 2020. Headlines From Nigeria’s Major Newspapers

The Nation

Odigie-Oyegun: The master of selective amnesia
Bobrisky, Terry G, Sotayo remain loyal to Hushpuppi
NAIRA MARLEY: My brother’s name is Babatunde Fashola
FG to complete all ongoing road projects
CHARLES INOJIE: How ‘Na dem dey rush us’ went viral
Covid-19: Nothing stops the work of art
Why I am confident of victory – Ize-Iyamu
Ekiti APC hit back at Fayose over attack on Buhari l
Elevate your outlook
The George Floyd saga
Baba Lekki scams the scammers
Ibidunni Ighodalo laid to rest amidst tears
$1b set aside for Ogoni cleanup – NOSDRA
Police launch manhunt for killer gunmen in Abuja
Polio: We need to put more effort, says FG
‘Rape now epidemic within a pandemic’
Seized property: Resign now, APC tells Bauchi governor
Enugu Assembly shut after member dies
‘Senator Osinowo’s death sad, shocking’
NBA presidency: 14 SANs endorse Ajibade
FG to complete all ongoing road projects
Military retires 342
Wike locks down Bonny, Onne as virus spreads in Rivers
Two-year-old rescued from kidnapper in Kano
One killed, six injured in Niger bandits’ attack
Jigawa left with one active coronavirus case
FG to evacuate second batch of stranded Nigerians from US
Man nabbed for raping six-year-old in Anambra
Lagos to sanction schools defying closure directive
Resident doctors to end strike after meeting with NGF
Covid-19: Cross River misinterpreting our testing strategy – NCDC
COVID-19 and reopening of worship centres
Turmoil and defection in APC
Zidane: Were’re not giving up on laliga title
Mustapha seeks nullification of order making him Ag. National Secretary
Lille target Sadiq as Osimhen’s replacement
Party excos lift Oshiomhole’s suspension
Brighton stuns Arsenal with late winner
APC governors supporting me — Obaseki
Chukwueze is a complete player, says Villarreal boss
Watford, Leicester draw in thrilling match
Schmeichel hails Ighalo
APC crisis: 13 govs back NWC, 7 oppose
Lewandowski breaks Aubameyang record
For Obaseki, the other shoe drops
Doctors’ strike and Health ministry’s threats
MTN, Access Bank, Makinde shine at Social Media Awards
Malami denies blocking NIRSAL probe
SMEs to boost sales through Jumia anniversary
Former presidential aspirant sues for peace in APC
Landgrabbing: Lagos refutes ex-NBA Vice President’s claims
Lagos approves multi-million naira Odo-Ogun project
Ogun APC mourns ex-commissioner
Akeredolu: My kinsmen contesting against me doesn’t shake me
Kidnappers, cultists abandon Rivers notorious roads, council
Rights group gives Obiano 14 days to fix deplorable roads
Employee commits suicide in Bayelsa after losing boss’ N150,000 to gambling
Strange deaths: Delta monarch approves two-day fasting/prayer
Dangote cement boosts 54,000 jobs in four African countries
LASRERA sets new guidelines for real estate agents
Ayuba seeks ratification of ILO convention on workplace violence
Covid-19: Cadbury donates products to food banks
SON develops NNSS 2020–2022
Govt to partner OPS on R&D commercialisation
Covid-19: Not yet Uhuru for domestic flight operations
Before the death of obituary
Chi expands Covid-19 relief efforts
Nokia unveils 5310
NIEEE inaugurates governing council
Snapsong: Presidential Pandemic
A tale of two murders
Lawan/Omo-Agege synergy and the 9th Assembly
APC: Tales of litigation and chaos
‘Uwazuruike never collapsed MASSOB structure into IPOB’
Edo 2020: Intrigues render APC, PDP tickets high risk
Nigerians who found new vocations during lockdown
My yearly medical expedition to Nigeria, by Australia-based doctor
‘Rape now epidemic within a pandemic’
Almajiri or economic migrants?
‘Senator Osinowo’s death sad, shocking’
NBA presidency: 14 SANs endorse Ajibade
‘Black Money Love, Bridges of Love’ makes debut on StarTimes
Judging Matters: How Ebuka’s sarcasm compliments Justice Williams
Military retires 342
NANTAP signs live streaming MOU with 5th Pentagon Studio
Two-year-old rescued from kidnapper in Kano
One killed, six injured in Niger bandits’ attack
PAUL EGONU: I want to use martial arts to change the world
Rape: NAPTIP seeks quick trial, lament rising cases
NNPC/SEPLAT donate $1.2m infectious diseases medical centre to Imo
Community alleges illegal encroachment by Anambra Housing Development
BABAYARO: Okala inspired me to be great goalkeeper
NDPDA, others seek Pondei’s confirmation as MD of NDDC
QUEEN CELESTINE: Day I met Donald Trump
Operation Delta Hawk: Okowa must not look back
Yadudu’s reforms in FAAN
Victor Giadom, APC chairmanship ‘usurper’
Emeritus Professor Oladipo Olujimi Akinkugbe: The passing of a colosus
‘NSCDC officers dying in silence’
Avoidable distraction
Future bomb
BREAKING: Nigeria records 661 new cases of COVID-19, total now 19,808
FG to evacuate second batch from US in July
FG to evacuate second batch from US in July
UPDATED: Oshiomhole’s ward excos lifts suspension
Almajiri or economic migrants?
BABAYARO: Okala inspired me to be great goalkeeper
Zidane: Were’re not giving up on laliga
Dangote cement boosts 54,000 jobs in four African countries
LASRERA sets new guidelines for real estate agents
Ayuba seeks ratification of ILO convention on workplace violence
Covid-19: Cadbury donates products to food banks
SON develops NNSS 2020–2022
Govt to partner OPS on R&D commercialisation
One killed, six injured in Niger bandits’ attack

The Punch

Edo primaries: APC dares Obaseki, refuses to apply for permit
Buhari snubs Magu, gets Senate confirmation for 207 appointees
Wadume: Soldiers killed IRT men after we explained they were not kidnappers, says riot policeman
Buhari didn’t deserve second term — NEF chairman, Prof Ango Abdullahi
Ghanaian who visited Synagogue church for healing goes missing in Lagos
Tiv militia killed three of my children on the farm — Salome, Taraba woman
Edo primaries: APC dares Obaseki, refuses to apply for permit
Sex not my priority at 70 – Charly Boy
APC crisis: Amaechi, Abe’s factions clash as party replaces Giadom
Northerners thought Buhari was messiah until insecurity worsened –Abubakar, Coalition Against Killings in Northern Nigeria spokesman
You can’t intimidate us, Katsina protesters tell Buhari
Now that Buhari has murdered sleep
Why more men are coming down with low sperm count – Fertility expert
You can’t confuse our party like PDP, APC tells Fayose
COVID-19: Lagos, Kwara, Bauchi to convert Hajj camps, schools to isolation centres
Iheanacho can’t replace Vardy – Heskey
Fayemi’s N1bn Gov’s lodge project is shrouded in secrecy –Odeyemi
COVID-19: Wike declares lockdown in Bonny Island
Dangote Cement sustains 54,000 jobs in four African countries
Police arrest Bauchi man for sodomising brother
Community alleges herdsmen invading Edo forest
Insecurity forced us to build police station within 70 days – Ogun community
How we narrowly escaped death when rainstorm destroyed our homes — Displaced Plateau villagers
Ogun police warn pastors, imams against reopening of worship centres
Abuja car thieves shoot man in the head
Bayo Osinowo: Exit of a Lagos powerbroker
COVID-19 and the future of transportation
Nigerian ports not configured for export –Shippers council boss
70% vessels suffer 40-day delay at ports, expert laments
NSIA: Local fertiliser production has increased threefold
Movement to workplaces rising in Lagos, others, says Google
Nigeria’s FDI dips 48% amid weak oil demand – Report
Child rape victims at risk of reproductive cancers – Expert
I will forever bear the scars of infertility inflicted by a negligent doctor – Housewife diagnosed with adhesion, collapsed fallopian tube laments
Abiola Stadium won’t end up like National Stadium – Dare
Abu Azeez begs Warri Wolves to pay players’ salaries
My husband told me on the phone to take care of the children before being killed — Mtsor, wife of Tiv man killed by suspected Junkun bandits
Paderborn relegated from Bundesliga
It’s not advisable to have friends in Nollywood – Ferrari Okoro
Wizkid, Davido worked hard to be on top –K-Solo slams Mc Galaxy
Lull in entertainment hasn’t really affected me – Biodun Okeowo
EDITORIAL: Salvaging Nigeria’s stadia of shame
Enjoy health benefits of Negro pepper ( Xylopia aethiopica)
Watching the Many Lies of June 12
What’s an apology worth?

ThisDay

Edo’s Political Calculus Changes as
Oshiomhole’s Ward Lifts Suspension
APC replaces Giadom with Boms Mustapha withdraws suit against party, submits to caucus supremacy INEC awaits briefing from monitoring department, to study court…
Covid-19: We May Be Counting Bodies in Hundreds in Next 3…
Wike announces lockdown of Bonny, Onne over spread of virus NCDC dismisses C’River’s allegations
PDP Governorship Panel Screens, Clears Obaseki
Doctors Call off Strike, as Governors Broker Truce
UK Lawmakers Recommend Antidotes to Stop Killings in Nigeria
UK Lawmakers Recommend Antidotes to Stop Killings in Nigeria
Miners Fault Buhari’s Plan on Economic Diversification
CACOL Asks EFCC, ICPC to Probe LAWMA Fraud Allegations
Fulani Herdsmen Taking over Edo Farmland, Forest, Group Alleges
On a Path that Creates Solutions…
Who Pays Back Nigeria’s Debts?
Discos’ Unholy Affinity with Estimated Billing
The CBN Succour for Health Sector
Ijeoma Ugamah: Our Hotel Software Merges Cloud, Offline Solutions
IATA: Public More Pessimistic About Travel Prospects
Edo 2020: A Test Case for 2023
Insecurity: Not Enough to Talk Tough!
IBIDUNNI ITUAH-IGHODALO: BITTERSWEET MEMORIES OF A BELOVED ENCHANTRESS
MIKE AREMU: NIGERIA’S SASSY, SAVVY AND STATELY
Ramon Abass: Rise and Arrest of Nigeria’s Most Celebrated Ramoni ‘Hushpuppi’ Abass
Akindeinde Adebayo: Music Runs In My Gene
WITH A PLANNED AUCTION OF IGBO FIGURES, CHRISTIE’S COURTS CONTROVERSY
Killing the Broadcast Industry Softly
Pandemonium at the Altar
Editorial
Curbing Gender Violence in Nigeria

Leadership

Textile Industries Tottering Despite Govt’s Efforts
Edo APC At Daggers Drawn Over Oshiomhole
After Meeting With Govs, Resident Doctors Suspend Strike
BREAKING:APC Leadership Crisis: Etsako West LGA Lifts Oshiomhole’s Suspension
Edo 2020: Edo Central PDP Chieftains Back Imasuangbon
COVID-19: Dexamethasone And How It Works
NNPC: 2018 Audited Financial Statement, New Paradigm For National Corporation
UNICEF Spends $1m On Maternal, Newborn, Child Mortality In Gombe
Fayose Lacks Morals To Criticise Our Government – APC
Open Worship Centres, Go To Jail, Police Tells Religious Leaders In Ogun
Dangote Cement Sustains 54,000 Jobs In 4 African Countries
Borno Spends N132 Million Monthly On CJTF, Others
Osinbajo’s C’ttee Recommends 300,000 New Homes In 12 Months
Father Of Ex-Plateau Gov, Joshua Dariye, Kidnapped
Makinde Inspects Ongoing Covid-19 200-Bed, Isolation, Treatment Centre
EU, UN Hand Over Essential Medical Supplies To FG
UNICEF Spends $1m On Maternal, Newborn, Child Mortality In Gombe
Fayose Lacks Morals To Criticise Our Government – APC
Open Worship Centres, Go To Jail, Police Tells Religious Leaders In Ogun
Borno Spends N132 Million Monthly On CJTF, Others
Osinbajo’s C’ttee Recommends 300,000 New Homes In 12 Months
Father Of Ex-Plateau Gov, Joshua Dariye, Kidnapped
NNPC: 2018 Audited Financial Statement, New Paradigm For National Corporation
Dangote Cement Sustains 54,000 Jobs In 4 African Countries
Aviation Experts Seek Minimal Contacts Via Technology
APC Crisis: N/E Vice Chair Backs Out On Court Order Making Him Ag. National Scribe
PDP Governors Back Obaseki, Assure Him Of Level Playing Field
Nabena To PMB: Convene Emergency APC NEC Meeting Now
APC Leadership Crisis: Invoke Doctrine Of Necessity, Sack Current NWC, Says Oyegun
EDITORIAL: No To Reopening Of Schools Now
Obaseki’s Defection To PDP, A Wrong Move
Makinde Inspects Ongoing Covid-19 200-Bed, Isolation, Treatment Centre
EU, UN Hand Over Essential Medical Supplies To FG
Young Writer, Bala, Debuts With Book On Ahmad Yerima
Borno Begins Biometric Capturing Of Tricycle Operators To Curb Crimes
Customs Seizes 379 Packs Of Tradamadol In Kaduna
Police Launches Manhunt For Killers Of Abuja Business Man
Niger Gov loses Aide, Perm Sec
Military Aircraft Neutralises Several Terrorists, Destroys Gun Truck In Borno
Hajj 2020: We’ll Not Compromise Safety Of Nigerian Pilgrims – NAHCON
GBfoods Completes N20b Tomato Processing Factory in Kebbi
Mustapha Lamido Mourns Prof. Wakili

The Sun

APC crisis: Buhari may meet party leaders today
COVID-19: NNPC, Seplat begin $1.2 million 200-bed medical facility in Imo
Insecurity: Mbazulike Amaechi knocks Southeast governors
Banditry giving me sleepless nights –Gov Bello
Day a fan embarrassed me -Destiny Etiko, actress
Coronavirus: Huge toll on importers, freight forwarders
APC crisis deepens as Dep spokesman demands emergency NEC meeting
Investigation ongoing at NIRSAL, says Malami
Mother of 4 raped, murdered in Imo
Cost of governance no longer sustainable –Osinbajo
Bandits kill 1, injure 6, kidnap 2, rustle 150 cattle in latest onslaught on Niger communities
Enugu Assembly shutdown over death of member
Godwin Obaseki: A rejected stone moves to become pillar of the house again
Ekiti APC lampoons Fayose over derogatory remarks
APC Etsako-West lifts Oshiomhole’s suspension
APC crisis deepens as Dep spokesman demands emergency NEC meeting
APC crisis: Oyegun demands caretaker committee
Dangote cement sustains 54,000 jobs in 4 African countries
COVID-19: NNPC, Seplat begin $1.2 million 200-bed medical facility in Imo
Nestle launches unique cooking website in Central and West Africa
Onuachu still stranded in Nigeria
Djokovic’s father wants Federer to quit
Joshua given time on date for Pulev fight
Iwobi roars: I’ll ruin Liverpool’s title chase
West Ham’s keeper, Jinadu: Playing for Nigeria made me strong
2020 Sports Festival: Minister receives committee’s report
FIFA stands by evaluation of Colombia’s bid to host 2023 Women’s World Cup
Villareal boss: Chukwueze can become world class player
Iheanacho lacks confidence – Heskey
Okpala: Give Rohr free hand to operate
Mercy Alexander’s large heart
World Music Day: Why MCSN is deploying Gocreate App to track usage of musical works –Mayo Ayilaran
International conspiracy against blacks (3)
An ‘ex’ should remain history
The pain of APC
JAMB and the teacher
Dealing with anxiety? Here are some useful tips…
Day Pastor Adeboye led RCCG’s Holy Ghost Service from home
Rape: My abuser was my neighbour, trusted family friend –Funke Ijaiyekunle
How I run Ohanaeze Ndigbo affairs in Lagos –Solomon Aguene
Healing ponds of 200 ailments
Teenage Oba
States must strengthen laws against rape – Ojigho, country director, Amnesty International

Daily Trust

6 kids die fleeing attack as bandits kill bizman
Save APC from collapse now – Oyegun warns
How National Assembly clerk, Omolori’s tenure is prolonged
Scandalous brawl in the Villa
Insecurity: Katsina farmers warn of decline in maize production
Nigeria’s Covid-19 burden nears 20,000
APC becoming single most dangerous threat to Buhari’s legacy – Oyegun
BUK loses DVC, Prof. Haruna Wakili
Govs unleash hunters, vigilantes on bandits
How I was kidnapped – 90-year-old Nyako’s brother
6 kids die fleeing attack as bandits kill bizman
Inferiority complex hindering youths’ participation in politics – Ebonyi youngest council boss
APC crisis: Ward exco torn over lift of Oshiomhole suspension
Obaseki claims support of APC governors to win second term
Dare inspects MKO Abiola stadium again
Rashidi Yekini beats Tony Yeboah in FIFA’s best striker poll
Basketball restarts in China after coronavirus shutdown
‘How job loss made me a millionaire’
NNPC begins oil search in Plateau
Lamentation as consumers decry ‘huge’ electricity bill
Sanwo-Olu launches ‘HelpNow’ for Lagosians
Man in court over negligence, contaminating neighbour’s food
Gov Abiodun orders contractors to complete abandoned projects
Now that Buhari has murdered sleep
CORONAVIRUS 8 – IN KANO, NOW YOU SEE IT, NOW YOU DON’T!
Probe billions spent on school, home feeding programmes
Old Ambition-Virus 2023: Why a meeting of NEC is the solution
Leadership is all about service to the people
U.S. court allows publication of John Bolton’s book, in blow to Trump
Saudi lifts COVID-19 curfew as Umrah, international flights still halted
Police probing after thieves find bins of human parts in Hungary
Editorial: Scandalous brawl in the Villa
Trials made me grow as a singer – Zazzabi

Tribune

Nigeria records 661 new cases of COVID-19, total now 19,808
PHOTOS: Ex-beauty queen Ibidunni Ighodalo buried amid tears
Confusion over reversal of Oshiomhole’s suspension
APC crisis: Oyegun demands sack of NWC members
Coronavirus Update
COVID-19: NAPTIP to close head office for decontamination
UK COVID-19 deaths rise to 42,589 as another 128 patients die
COVID-19: FG donates N1bn, 150 trucks of food stuffs to Jigawa
Bayelsa records six more COVID-19-related deaths
FG to evacuate more Nigerians from US July 3, 2020
COVID-19: UNIPORT directs compulsory use of face masks in campus
COVID-19: Kwara records 3 fresh cases, discharges 20 patients
APC crisis: INEC in dilemma over Edo primary
Resident doctors set to call off nationwide strike, as NGF intervenes
COVID-19: NAPTIP to close head office for decontamination
COVID-19: EU, UN hand over medical supplies to Nigeria
Makinde flags off OYSADA headquarters in Saki, inspects ongoing COVID-19 200-bed isolation centre
I did not stop investigation of NIRSAL ― Malami
COVID-19: Speaker orders shutdown of Enugu Assembly following lawmaker’s death
Judge recuses self from Ogun PDP suits over allegation of bias
CAN suspends Adamawa Secretary over alleged mismanagement of N1.350m
Oyo govt wrong to order re-opening of schools, worship centres ― Adelabu
2019: I never negotiated, either directly or indirectly, with Adelabu ― Lanlehin
I still have support of APC govs ― Obaseki
Severe acute malnutrition, killer disease that must be stopped ― Bauchi Speaker
17 years after, Kwara governor revives ‘Up Lawal’ Water Tanks
Edo 2020: No going back on June 22 APC guber primary ― Official
COVID-19: Gov Badaru reopens borders, shuts down largest isolation centre in Jigawa
Ex-beauty queen, Ibidunni Ighodalo, buried in Lagos
Emeka Offor expresses delight as WHO declares Nigeria polio-free
Troops eliminate kidnappers, rescue victims in Plateau ― DHQ
We’ve failed to complement military action with diplomacy, Northern elders say
Enugu lawmaker, Chijioke Ugwueze, is dead
NHRC calls for accelerated hearing of rape, sexual, gender based violence cases
APC crisis: Nabena urges Buhari to summon NEC emergency meeting
Military airstrike kills several Boko Haram terrorists, destroys gun truck in Borno
COVID-19: FG committed to improving healthcare infrastructure, creating jobs ― Osinbajo
PHOTOS: Motorist escapes death as tree falls on vehicle during rainfall in Lagos
16 youth renounce cult membership, surrender guns in Rivers
We are setting up Oyo as haven for investors and unprecedented Human Development…
Police apprehend 2 teenage boys for gang-raping 15-year-old girl in Ebonyi

The Guardian

Ward exco lifts Oshiomhole’s suspension
Heightening insecurity nation on the brink, security experts warn
Edo Saga: Disqualification, suspension, intrigues in APC, PDP’s pending combats
Lagos State governor’s wife charges council chairmen on rape-free society
Bauchi approves N653m for agriculture supply
Onitiri seeks EFCC probe of Lagos Assembly
342 armed forces personnel graduate from NAFRC
Senate can right the wrongs in IST —Sacked chair
Hajj 2020: Pilgrims’ health, safety won’t be compromised – NAHCON
NPFL players must show character to earn eagles’ call-up, says Ogunbote
Arsenal got what they deserved — Maupay
Premier League win may be without shine — Klopp
Getafe stumble again in race for top four
Nigerian striker Enobakhare joins AEK Athens
Cavani to leave PSG before Champions League last eight
APC fast becoming most dangerous threat to Buhari’s legacy – Oyegun
PDP governors back Obaseki ahead of primary election
Victor Giadom: APC chairmanship ‘Usurper’
Ekiti APC, Fayose trade words over party chairmanship crisis
Editorial: Tackling Ocean surge in Ondo State
Again, nation bleeds as insecurity festers
Babangida: Government must find courage to address waning national security posture
Magu and a chaotic Presidency – Part 2
Letter home from slavery-The Ekaaro movement
Justice and the moral arc
With Tokunbo, Vijay shines light on Nigerian heritage
NCMM moves to stop illegal trade of Nigerian art
World Music Day: MCSN to deploy technology for effective royalty collection
Dokun-Babalola: Government should encourage research into novel pharmaceutical products
COVID-19: How to boost immunity, avoid blood clot

Independent

We’ll Address Challenges Affecting Pharmacy Education, PCN Chairman
Okowa Vows To Sustain Regular Inspection Of Projects Across Delta
I’m Still Very Much In APC Guber Race, Says Odubu
We’ll No Longer Tolerate Political Godfatherism In S/West – Yoruba In Diaspora
Fayose’s Anti-Democratic Tendencies Killed PDP in Ekiti – APC
BREAKING: 661 New COVID-19 Cases Reported As Nigeria’s Total Nears 20,000
Northerners Strategise For 2023 As APC Embroils In Leadership Crisis
PDP Elated Over Obaseki’s Defection, Says National Vice Chairman
Nigeria Going From Bad To Worse – Senator Abba Moro
APC, PDP Can’t Take Over Anambra From APGA – Okereke
Frank Urges IGP To Release Ugochinyere, CUPP Spokesman
Post COVID-19 Economy: Adebanjo Makes Case For SMEs
COVID-19: FG Releases Advisory On Safe Food Practices
Obaseki’s Exit From APC, A Big Relief, Surest Route To…
We’ ll Address Challenges Affecting Pharmacy…
Ian Wright Reacts To Arsenal Loss Vs Brighton
BHA 2-1 ARS: Leno Suffers Horror Injury As Maupay Seals Late Win For Brighton
Mesut Ozil Set To Leave Arsenal – Reports
PDP Divided Against Itself In Oyo
APM Terminals, NRC Restore Rail Service At Apapa Port
COVID-19: $182m Is Needed To Save Lives Next Six Months, WFP…
Fadugba Canvasses BASA Review, Airlines Business Plans
Oyo Orders Arrest Of Father Who Tortured 7yr-Old Daughter, Begins Treatment
Discord In Lagos Political Empire
Edo 2020: PDP Youths Kick Over Waiver For Obaseki
Obaseki Boasts Of APC Governors’ Support
APC, Threat To Buhari’s Success – Oyegun
BREAKING: PDP Screens Obaseki
…USTA Backtracks On Wheelchair Omission
Professional Tennis Returns To Charleston
FCTFA Chairman Counts Feats In First Anniversary
U.S. Court Allows Publication Of John Bolton’s Book, In Blow To Trump
UN Chief Sues For Dialogue Amidst Civil Unrest In Mali
Messi Escapes Red Card Vs Sevilla For Shoving Carlos
Angelina Jolie Speaks On Reason Behind Split With Brad Pitt
Charly Boy Releases Song ‘Mumu Don Do?’, Featuring Oritse Femi
BREAKING: Suspected Armed Robbers Kill POS Operator In Ughelli
Sit Up To Your Spiritual Responsibility, Gospel Artiste…
Faith Groups Back U. S Court Rule On Immigrants
“We Are God’s Tool” (1)
Money Should Not Be The Worry Of Genuine Preachers – Bishop…
Buhari On National Security: Too Little, Too Late, Too Narrow

Vanguard

My battles against childlessness – Ibidun Ituah-Ighodalo
VIDEOS: Pandemonium as tanker explodes on Kara Bridge
APC crisis gets messier as Oyegun asks Buhari, govs to save democracy
Northern Elders, Afenifere, Ohanaeze, Others to Buhari: Warning to Service Chiefs not enough, sack them
ROAD FAILURE: Stereotypical design to blame — Onuesoke
Unlike Jesus, pro-churches’ lockdown pastors are afraid of death — Bishop Ighele
Zimbabwe health minister charged over coronavirus kit scandal
DR Congo presidential aide gets 20 years for corruption
Edo APC ward chairman kicks, says Oshiomhole remains suspended
Benue ethnic leaders urge FG to call Miyetti Allah leaders to order over inflammatory comments
Monarch, motorists lament deplorable state of Badagry expressway
CAN suspends Adamawa Secretary over alleged mismanagement of N1.350m
COVID-19: 300 Nigerians who arrived Abuja from Dubai tested negative before boarding
Anal Fistula or Fistula-in-Ano Treatment and Cure
I pity President Buhari
Ibidun Ituah-Ighodalo, ex-beauty queen, looms large even in death
Fresh fears as residents jettison face masks
Understanding the avoidable APC crisis
The unending quest for the sovereign state of Biafra (3)
Presidency rejects UK Parliamentary Group report on terrorists attacks on Christians
Northern Elders, Afenifere, Ohanaeze, Others to Buhari: Warning to Service Chiefs not enough, sack them
JUST IN: Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases near 20,000 as NCDC announces 661 new cases
Body of late Ibidunni Ighodalo laid to rest in Lagos
Rivers locks down Bonny LGA, Onne community, hints on statewide lockdown
COVID-19: ‘Alimosho, Apapa, Ikeja top list of 20 LGAs responsible for 60% cases in Nigeria’
COVID-19: Second evacuation of flight from US leaves July 3 for Lagos
Brazil becomes second country to hit one million coronavirus cases after US
Lagos discharges 98 fully recovered COVID-19 patients
Edo PDP youths kick over waiver for Obaseki
UPDATED: Rivers APC sends replacement for Giadom
Super-sub Vitolo rescues Atletico in 1-0 win over Valladolid
Haaland hails Dortmund teammate Reyna as ’American Dream’
Solskjaer admits disappointment in Man Utd draw with Spurs
Arteta slams ’unacceptable’ Arsenal loss to Brighton, addresses injuries
Pundit slams Roy Keane over Man United’s De Gea outburst
Charly Boy releases song ‘Mumu Don Do?’, featuring Oritse Femi
Ned Nwoko shares photo with family in newly acquired private jet
Music sensation, Anii, prays for Nigeria with new single ‘God bless us all’
Kemi Olunloyo prays for Davido and Chioma
StarTimes introduces fresh drama series
INSECURITY: Northerners killing Northerners!
After 5 years, court acquits man accused of defiling neighbours’ 9-year-old daughter
Cult leader killed, corpse hurriedly buried in Ondo
17-year-old barber shot dead in shop at Enugu
‘Okada rider’ remanded for raping 6-year-old girl twice
Truck attacked by ‘revenue touts’ crashes into church’s fence in Abia
I bury charms to perform miracles, says Prophet Abam
Unlike Jesus, pro-churches’ lockdown pastors are afraid of death — Bishop Ighele
IBEDC decries spate of vandalism of electrical installations
COVID-19: Rotary Club of Eko Atlantic donates 28 water tanks to Lagos
Johnnie Walker inspires heartwarming stories for father’s day
Some Universities admitted students illegally in 2019 session — JAMB
Unusual school where only children of the poor are admitted
COVID-19: Has the pandemic increased or reduced the number of out-of-school children?
10m girls won’t return to school after COVID-19 passes — CSOs
VIDEOS: Pandemonium as tanker explodes on Kara Bridge
Benue ethnic leaders urge FG to call Miyetti Allah leaders to order over inflammatory comments
Monarch, motorists lament deplorable state of Badagry expressway
Australia alleges state-sponsored cyber attack on companies
Enugu Assembly member, Chijioke Ugwueze, dies aged 49
Place cigarette-like hazard warning on all betting sites, Oche Otorkpa tells FG
16 youth renounce cult membership, surrender guns in Rivers
COVID-19: Bayelsa confirms 42 new cases, 6 deaths
Accolades trail Anambra PDP Guber hopeful, Maduka at 61
Covid-19 cure: Ooni’s delegates meet Health Minister
Release Ikenga unconditionally from illegal arrest, Timi Frank urges Police IG

News Headlines Jun 20, 2020. Headlines From Nigeria’s Major Newspapers

News Headlines Jun 20, 2020. Headlines From Nigeria’s Major Newspapers

The Nation

Yadudu: A new dawn in FAAN
Politics, sense and sensibilities
COVID-19: Kaduna may lock down completely if cases rise
Giadom can’t act as APC chair — Court
Obaseki’s exit from APC
Democracy, Anambra and the need to forward leap
Nigeria and post-COVID-19 job loss
More trouble for D’banj over rape claim
Leap of faith
Governors and party supremacy
Tour operators rue cancellation of Nazareth meeting
‘Why event centres can’t operate in Lagos for now’
Professor Michael Akpan and the devaluation debate (1)
APC faction rejects Uzodinma-led primary election c’ttee
Umahi shuts courts as Ebonyi records first COVID-19 death
Deadlock as doctors continue strike
Edo primary: APC writes IGP, PTF to seek clearance for Uzodinma, others
Between Akeredolu and Iji: Who blinks first?
Has the governor incurred LG chairmen’s fresh wrath?
Shehu, Adesina must soften their rhetoric
Klopp: ‘We are ready’
‘I’m ashamed of what white people have done to black people’ – Guardiola
Auba’s humble beginning retold
Pedro’s romance with Chelsea almost over
Klopp eyes replacement for want away Keita
Bayern ‘reach Coutinho loan agreement’
‘Angry’ Sarri criticizes Ronaldo
Goal-rious Messi seemingly unstoppable
JADON SANCHO: Meet the future Ballon D’or winner
Endangered by social media posts
‘My sweet quarantine experience in Abuja’
‘Our ugly encounter with trigger-happy cops’
Row over death of businessman in police custody
A lawmaker and 79 aides
ASUU president wrong on virtual learning
My position on Edo politics, by Oba of Benin l
Saraki welcomes Obaseki to PDP
CJN to new Appeal Court President: sustain court’s integrity
Obaseki’s defection to PDP insignificant – APC
Police to probe D’Banj over rape allegation
Police arrest two for filming, raping a teenage girl
Kidnapping disappears from Rivers notorious roads, council

The Punch

How PDP govs, chieftains endorsed Obaseki, Shaibu ticket
Nigeria runs expensive govt, there’s need for national debate — Osinbajo
From Sanwo-Olu to HoS, none is a Lagosian –Bode George, others allege
APC crisis: Party chieftain asks court to nullify Oshiomhole’s actions as party chair
I’m awaiting punishment for raping, killing my sister-in-law –Bala, Zamfara man
It was hard composing tribute song for Ibidunni –Tope Alabi
Pregnant Lagos teenager dies of suspected COVID-19 symptoms
Ekiti APC moves to suspend Buhari’s aide, Ojudu
We left our daughters alive but returned to meet their corpses –Lagos couple who lost their only two kids in building collapse
Eagles stars return to action in England
Salary fraud: EFCC quizzes Kwara NUT chairman, others
Wadume: How soldiers hijacked my bus, pursued and killed policemen — Driver
A divided Presidency and a First Lady battling for space
My curves haven’t given me special privileges in Nollywood –Destiny Etiko
Jonathan allowed Buhari, APC to protest before 2015 – NEF
Nigeria runs expensive govt, there’s need for national debate — Osinbajo
Nollywood star, Mercy Aigbe, relishes comfort of Benz GLA 250
Man, 28, arrested for defiling eight minors in Bauchi
I’m awaiting punishment for raping, killing my sister-in-law –Bala, Zamfara man
Chinese gains 100kg during five-month lockdown
Police confirm kidnap of Dariye’s father again
There are plans to free my husband’s killers who stabbed him in the head with a file –Maimuna, wife of slain Delta security man
Police probe viral Borno ‘flogging’ video as commissioner alleges blackmail
Autopsy revealed Uwa was raped as a virgin, says Edo AG
Makinde, Fayose, other PDP South West leaders meet in Oyo
BREAKING: Again, PDP postpones Edo primary
Obaseki’s defection’ll strengthen Edo PDP – Atiku
PDP grants Obaseki waiver to contest primary
Wike welcomes Obaseki to PDP
New enrolment for N-Power programme begins June 26
Ekiti seeks N16.2bn to clear pensions, gratuities
NPA expects 17 ships with petroleum products, others
CBN debits banks N126bn to raise currency value
Lagos seals buildings, goes tough on permit
FG to review capital market’s master plan
What you should know about getting pregnant after 35
Sickle cell and coping strategies
Chukwueze a complete player, says Villarreal coach
Nwakali plays first game in 455 days
We’ll set up a strong team to investigate Obaseki’s certificates —Aziegbemi, Edo PDP chair
Tinubu’s daughter knew about controversial levy, told us to hold on –Babaloja, Computer Village market
My parents took a loan to pay my school fees –Badejo, UNILAG first-class graduate
Sonaiya calls for gender equality in education
I had fun making Know You with Simi – LadiPoe
Rape: IG orders probe of D’Banj as 15,975 petition UN
Accelerating transition to digital financial services
On the watch of a general?
Six ways parents can protect girls from rapists

ThisDay

Game on in Edo State as Obaseki Joins PDP
•The energy I see in this party is the kind I require to take Edo to the next level
With Court Ruling in Port Harcourt, APC No Longer Has Acting…
•Zamfara, Rivers scenarios loom •No leadership vacuum in APC, party insists
Presidency Refutes UK Lawmakers’ Allegation of Genocide against Christians
FG Moves to End Doctors’ Strike, Releases N4.5bn to Hospitals
Guber Primary: PDP Grants Waiver to Obaseki
Court Strikes Out Corruption Case against Babangida Aliyu
Police Arrest 30-year-old Man for Raping Minor
Informants Aiding Banditry in Katsina, Says IPAC
Lawmaker, Female Students Protest, Advocate Life Jail for Rapists
Again, Gunmen Kidnap Ex-governor Dariye’s Father
AN ARTICLE A MUST READ FOR PEDESTRIANS
APC CRISIS IS GOOD FOR NIGERIA
Northern Elders Forum Alleges Plan to Disrupt CNG’s Rallies
Telenovelas: General’s Daughter, Waaris, Gain Acceptance
Kunle Afolayan Unveils Productions Hub
Mo Abudu Brings Nigerian Literary Classics to Life for Netflix
A Life of Selfless Service to Humanity
Neymar Ordered to Pay Former Club Barcelona 6.7m Euros
‘Barca Academy Nigeria’s Future Dependent on Student’s Progress’
Balogun, Bola In Line for Arsenal’s First-team Role
Merseyside Derby Can Liverpool Go One Step to Glory at Goodison Park?
Umar Sadiq A Dream to the Theatre?
Ibidunni, It is Too Tough to Say Goodbye
Insecurity: Only the Truth Can Set Us Free

Leadership

Insecurity: Northern Govs Recruit Hunters For Intelligence Gathering
APC Crisis: Ajimobi Regains Control As Another Court Sacks Giadom
Breakthrough As Nigerian Scientists Unveil COVID-19 Vaccine
Edo 2020: Imansuagbon Resist Pressure To Step Down, Threaten Court Action
IN: Court Restrains Giadom From Parading As APC Acting Chair
Confusion In APC Over Moves To Suspend Ojudu,
WRD: NCRMI Condemns Discrimination Against Refugees
Lockdown: Centre Records 19 Rape Cases In Kafanchan
Rep Urges PMB To Wade Into APC Crisis
CUPP Demands Release Of Spokesman
NAF Graduates 86 Personnel From MTC
FG Releases N4.5bn For Striking Doctors
COVID-19: Niger Records Measles Outbreak In 13 LGs
NLNG Donates $300,000 Medical Equipment To Lagos
Police Arrest 2 Teenage Boys For Raping 15-year-old Girl In Ebonyi
Offor Hails PMB, Nigerians Over Polio Free Report
NSE Moves 174.68m Shares Worth N2.01bn In Bearish Trading
Mandate Forum Commends Obaseki, Deputy’s Move To PDP
Lockdown: Centre Records 19 Rape Cases In Kafanchan
NLNG Donates $300,000 Medical Equipment To Lagos
Ogun Suspends Planned Reopening Of Worship Centres
Presidency Rejects UK Report On Religious Freedom In Nigeria
Atiku Welcomes Obaseki To PDP
Foundation Seeks Support For Katsina Displaced
Academy To Train 100 On Broadcasting, Digital Marketing, Content Devt, In C/River
CJN Swears In Dongban-Mensem as President, Court of Appeal

The Sun

Why Nigeria does not need restructuring – Olorogun Gbagi, Ex-Education Minister
Battle line drawn in Edo as Obaseki formally joins PDP
Insecurity: Northern Elders raise alarm over alleged plans to disrupt youths’ peaceful protests
South East govs to Igbo Union: We’ll protect Ndigbo against herdsmen, bandits
Rape allegation against D’banj gets messy
Edo guber: I’m ready for Obaseki – Ize-Iyamu
Let’s break Nigeria into six regions – Balarabe Musa
FG releases N4.5bn to 31 teaching hospitals
Sir Emeka Offor Foundation hails Nigeria on polio-free status
COVID-19: Ugwuanyi to rehabilitate Oji-River General Hospital
History made as CJN swears in 2nd female Court of Appeal President
Northern governors to hire hunters, vigilantes over insecurity
Why I reject godfatherism in Edo politics – Oba of Benin
Kalu’s release good for Abia, Southeast ahead of 2023, says ex-council boss
Confusion in Ekiti APC over alleged moves to suspend Buhari’s aide, Ojudu
Politicians fueling crisis in Nigeria for selfish gains –Primate Ndukuba
Djokovic: Federer, Nadal make me better
COVID-19: Ministry hands federations guidelines for sports’ return
British boxer congratulates Sanwo-Olu @ 55
Court orders Neymar to pay Barcelona £6.7m
Klopp feared Premier League cancellation
2020 Sports Festival: Minister receives committee’s report
FCT FA chairman counts feats in first anniversary
I’ll definitely go for plastic surgery -Shebaby
TAFF honours Pete Edochie with legend award
Best thing to ever happen to my life –Elma Mbadiwe, actress
How I got my break in life, Charly Boy reminisces at 70
TV viewers seek out ’13th’ and other stories about race amid protests
Trump-Comey clash coming to US television after November election
Oscars delayed to April 2021 due to movie industry coronavirus chaos
Billionaire’s daughter, Biola Okoya’s moment of grief
Real reasons aviation mogul, Sam Iwuajoku, lost his cool
Seplat Petroleum boss, Austin Avuru, plans post-retirement life
African Voices parades female comedian, fashionista
Health benefits of Ofada rice (2)
Celebrating Otunba Bunmi Adegbola @ 70
Why you may regret rushing into marriage
Madam Grace Akaji Onyekere: 90th Birthday
Remarrying after the death of your spouse, a personal decision
Banditry, kidnapping: Buratai to relocate to North-West
Rivers of tears in sanctuary
How we robbed and raped our female victims
King of the jungle

Daily Trust

Nigerian govt vows to protect refugees within its borders
Edo 2020: Saraki mocks Oshiomhole, welcomes Obaseki
Violence against girls, women ‘disgraceful’ — Osinbajo
Edo 2020 : PDP grants waiver to Obaseki, shifts primary to June 25
Stop parading yourself as APC chairman, Court restrains Giadom
Edo 2020 : PDP grants waiver to Obaseki, shifts primary to June 25
Primary: Edo APC rejects Uzodinma-led committee
Presidency rejects UK group religious freedom report
Edo 2020: Obaseki joins PDP
Chad begs Nigeria for electricity supply
Nigerian govt vows to protect refugees within its borders
Neymar ordered to pay Barcelona 6.7m euros
Lampard encouraged by Werner’s decision to join Chelsea
Football without spectators is like soup without salt, says Muazu
Oil prices gain with OPEC holding line on supply cuts
CBN to start non-interest loan for farmers, SMEs
Man in court over negligence, contaminating neighbour’s food
Gov Abiodun orders contractors to complete abandoned projects
Championing Corporate Social Investments during a pandemic
COVID-19: UK govt announces £1bn catch-up plan for school students
Editorial: Time to take back paper mills
Alleged Rape: over 15,000 sign petition to remove D’Banj as UN Peace Ambassador
‘Delay in appointment of principal officers stalls Abuja tech varsity’

Tribune

BREAKING: PDP screens Obaseki Saturday
NCDC confirms 667 new COVID-19 cases, total now 19,147
CNG suspends planned protests in other Northern states
BREAKING: Obaseki obtains PDP nomination, expression of interest form
Honour all agreements, Saraki appeals to PDP stakeholders
Coronavirus Update
COVID-19: Kwara records 3 fresh cases, discharges 20 patients
COVID-19: Bauchi discharges 33, records 7 new positive cases
COVID-19: Lalong decries lack of adherence to guidelines
WHO worries over COVID-19 impact on women, girls in Africa
COVID-19: Kwara records 3 fresh cases, discharges 20 patients
Argungu Festival: Stakeholders call for adequate accommodation for tourists
Bauchi APC implores citizens to join hands, protect state assets
Gender-based violence, rape dent on our collective humanity, dignity —Osinbajo
Ekiti govt publishes name, picture of man who raped higher institution student
Former Plateau Governor’s father Kidnapped again
Police arrest three suspected cultists in Ondo
Missing baby: Defendant lied on exhibit as prosecution closes case
Equities market reverses previous day gain as investors lose N20.6bn
CBN to spend N432bn on nine commodities for 2020 wet season
Nigerian Private Universities to research into COVID-19
Akinkugbe and his GCI classmates were all geniuses —Olunloyo
2023: We’ve fought wars, we won’t support another one —Buhari’s ally,…

Veteran musician, Charly Boy, speaks on his 9 children, 16 grandchildren
StarTimes excites movie fans with new drama series
How lawyers, experts give perspectives on Nigeria’s oil marginal field investments
Bauchi denies ICPC claim of seized land linked to Governor Bala Mohammed
Police arrest three suspected cultists in Ondo

The Guardian

Bring back our husbands, police officers’ wives cry out
Court restrains Giadom as APC acting national chairman
Yekini beats Ghana’s Yeboah as greatest striker on FIFA poll
FG unveils guidelines for safe food practices during COVID-19 pandemic
WARDC empowers women on public speaking, communication to curb GBV
LASG to sanction private schools defying closure directive
Obaseki, Shaibu vow to lead PDP to victory in Edo
Northern Governors opt for vigilantes, hunters to tackle insecurity
Fear in Nasarawa governor’s hometown over breach of burial protocol
Solskjaer delighted by Pogba’s impact as penalty drama denies Man United
Inter, Atalanta continue Champions League ticket pursuit in Serie A
‘I’m too big,’ Fury tells Mike Tyson
Racism – Nigeria needs to take the lead again in Africa
Edo 2020 Sports Festival committee submits reports to Minister
Southampton push Norwich closer to the drop
‘How moves by APC elders to reconcile Obaseki, Oshiomhole failed’
‘A Better Time Would Be Davido’s Best Album’
Burna Boy, Rema Up For BET Award 2020

News Headlines Jun 19, 2020. Headlines From Nigeria’s Major Newspapers

News Headlines Jun 19, 2020. Headlines From Nigeria’s Major Newspapers

The Nation

Domestic flights to wait, says Fed Govt
NIMASA floating dock to generate N12b annually
Lagos unveils Lekki regional road to reduce travel time
Fed Govt mulls new Discos to improve electricity
CBN to disburse N432b non-interest loans to farmers
Oyetola greets Bello on 45th birthday
NIS to begin migrant e-registration July
Niger Assembly moves for death penalty, life jail against sex offenders
Lagos to sanction impostors
Firm introduces energy drink
Hospitality podcast for launch
Ajimobi alive, say daughter-in-law, aide
Doctors’ strike to end soon, says minister
Woman sets up friend for eight-man rape gang
Ministries plan national campaign against rape
Edo varsity promotes three to professorial cadre
Malami, NHRC boss seek stronger laws against rape, SGBV
Ex-agitators give conditions to security chiefs
Group consoles Oyetola over Adebisi’s death
PSN threatens to go on strike
How our digital delivery works, by firm
Govt begins energy audit of facilities
‘We’ve lost N200b to COVID-19’
How to resolve misdiagnosis crisis, by expert
Tracking Nigeria’s protein deficiency crisis
Cross River protests Fed Govt’s planned training in Calabar
Kaduna expands testing as USAID provides mobile testing vehicle
NCDC opens four molecular labs in Ekiti, FCT, Kano
Anxiety over delayed samples confirmation in Bayelsa
Nasarawa records seven deaths, 177 cases
Police to move against lockdown violators in Enugu
WHO stops solidarity trial of Hydroxychloroquine
MAN to members: take advantage of Fed Govt’s support
NBA to partner Police, NHRC, NAPTIP on gender violence
CACOVID: Grassroots campaign key to ending virus spread
Labule gets new outlet
Makinde to monarch: be alive to your responsibilities
100 farmers empowered
Police arrest suspected kidnapper in Yobe
Corps Marshal condoles with families of three officials killed by lightning
Police exhume cult suspect’s body in Ondo
Ebonyi ex-commissioner arrested for alleged murder
Expelled Edo governorship aspirant’s father-in-law killed
Flood sweeps across Lagos
16 suspected Yahoo boys arrested in Lagos, Ogun
Nightclub owner held for money laundering
Lover arrested after Ekiti varsity student’s death
MKO in times like this
A lawmaker and 79 aides
For Ibidunni, for this life
An unending nightmare (2)
For Ozi Sanni, the cartoonist’s cartoonist
A befitting edifice for M.K.O. Abiola
US and African Development Bank
ASUU president wrong on virtual learning
I will advocate for the amendment of rape law, says Akinremi
BREAKING: Nigeria records 745 new cases of COVID-19, total now 18,480
Edo polls: Obaseki’s new permutations
‘I am fighting infrastructure battle in Oyo
Why indirect primary cannot hold in Ondo – Iji
APC’ll collapse before 2023 elections- Fayose
APC aspirant unveils five point- agenda for Ondo state
Chelsea reach agreement to sign Werner from Leipzig
Villarreal celebrates Samuel Chukwueze’s double awards
World’s fastest man suspended
Domestic flights to wait, says Fed Govt
JUNE 19, 2020
NIMASA floating dock to generate N12b annually
Lagos unveils Lekki regional road to reduce travel time
Fed Govt mulls new Discos to improve electricity
CBN to disburse N432b non-interest loans to farmers
CBN: Race to avert another recession
Woman sets up friend for eight-man rape gang
Corps Marshal condoles with families of three officials killed by lightning
Faithia Williams dissociates self from fraudulent page
Lawmaker promises to support entertainers with favourable laws
Zlatan’s producer counts blessings during COVID-19
Toyin Abraham reflects on life
Seun Kuti: Most artists use Fela as an excuse to smoke
Davido has never lifted his hand to hit me, says Chioma
Tracking Nigeria’s protein deficiency crisis
‘No problem with National Hospital Board’

The Punch

APC factions continue battle as court affirms Giadom party chair
COVID-19 cases hit record 745, PTF fears rain’ll boost infections
Lagos rain: Four-year-old girl swept away, woman dies, buildings collapse
Buhari carpets service chiefs on killings, rape, others
Galloping insecurity and the killing fields of Northern Nigeria
FG designates seven minerals to boost economy
Farmers, processors, others to get N432bn–CBN
GBfoods, CBN, others complete N20bn tomato processing factory
Berger Paints introduces upgraded solution
PDP NWC considers waiver for Obaseki, postpones primary
Akeredolu’s deputy not qualified to be governor –Ex-HOS
Burundi: Buhari congratulates new president
Osun PDP hires auditors to probe suspended chairman
Abdulrazaq extends Kwara LG bosses, others’ suspension
APC must collapse for Nigeria to know peace, progress –Fayose
Akeredolu denies celebrating Oshiomhole’s suspension
Katsina protests: Leader freed, 16 arrested, Tofa warns Buhari
Man defiles seven-year-old girl in Imo, blames devil
Borno ex-official jailed for defrauding widows
One killed in Ondo cult clash, three arrested
IGP team quizzes four cops over Enugu student’s murder
Protest as one killed, five injured in Osun crash
Late FUOYE student’s food samples sent for testing, boyfriend arrested
Ekiti mob kill carpenter mistaken for robber
Traffic offenders, not robbers were arrested in Lagos – Police
Ex-Ebonyi commissioner nabbed for murder
Stock investors lose N21bn amid selling pressure
Seplat transfers assets to subsidiary, says strategy intact
Chelsea complete £47m Werner deal
Osimhen’s €60m price tag outrageous–Lawal
Ministry to consider panel report on NSF date
La Liga: Benzema equals Ronaldo, Raul records as Real Madrid beat Valencia 3-0
Sonaiya calls for gender equality in education
FG lauds Obaseki’s investment in education
Stakeholders differ on school resumption
US actor Danny Masterson charged with rape in Los Angeles
Burna Boy, Rema, others nominated for 2020 BET Awards
YouTube: Diamond Platnumz knocks Davido, Wizkid, Burna Boy with 1bn views
Davido’s fiancée, Chioma, debunks domestic violence rumour
The police wanted N400,000 for an autopsy so we chose not to conduct one –Relative of five family members who died same night
Twitter introduces voice recordings
Telecom investors consider outsourcing, others after COVID-19
ATU partners Ericsson on tech expansion
Mobile phone maker launches new devices
EDITORIAL: Detention of Katsina protester, Sharif
Amaechi’s ‘unquantifiable’ benefit is the problem
A requiem for the APC
On the watch of a general?

ThisDay

PDP Shifts Edo Governorship Primary for Obaseki
Edo gov to formally join opposition today, says party Court renews order for Giadom to act as APC chair
Malami Writes President, Seeks Removal of Magu
Accuses EFCC boss of diversion of recovered loot, insubordination Says Magu reckless, liability to anti-corruption war
CBN to Create Non-interest Window for Intervention Funds
NCAA Suspends Planned Resumption of Domestic Flight
Okonjo-Iweala Remains Nigeria’s Candidate for WTO Headship, FG Insists
Buhari Approves N19.67bn for Completion of East-West Road
Court Orders AMCON to Take over Doggi Group’s Assets
China, Not Nigeria’s Major Source of Funding, Says DMO
Domestic Airlines Yet to Meet Requirements for Flight Resumption
Seafarers Lament Marginalisation by LNG, Foreign Shipping Companies
Farmers Pledge to Support FG to Boost Food Production
AIB Relocates Headquarters to Abuja
IATA Releases Criteria for COVID-19 Testing by Airlines
…Urges Relief Measures for Airlines by Govts
PDP Condemns Arrest of Organisers of Protests against Insecurity in Katsina
N700m Fraud: Court Adjourns Hearing on Corruption Charges against Ize-Iyamu, Four..
As Diri Takes Bayelsa on a Journey to Prosperity
Cenotaph for a Sacrificial Nun
Positioning for Post COVID-19 Era: Brian Tracy, Lanre Olusola, Other to Speak at GOTNI…
Tony Okoroji: Some Provisions of New NBC Code Are Unenforceable
Oniru of Iruland Extends Appreciation, Unveils Insignia
StarTimes Excite Movie Fans with New Drama Series
Solskjaer Hopes Ighalo Continues Good Run as Premiership Restarts
Edo 2020: Dare Receives National Sports Festival Committee Report
Dosu Urges Nigerians to Stand with Super Eagles Goalkeepers
Rivers Has Facilities to Host International Sports Events, Says Iyaye
Mourinho Unleashes Kane, Son, Sissoko against Man Utd
Serie A: Inter, Atalanta Continue UCL Ticket Pursuit Live On DStv, GOtv
Open Letter to Abubakar Umar
Editorial: DOCTORS’ STRIKE AMID COVID-19

Daily Trust

Five seasons of rich harvest in Niger
How to end Taraba crisis
Imperatives, recommendations for Nigeria’s NASS
Our beleaguered Lake Chad
Virtues of alma mater
We Want to Hear From You
Ambode, Ashafa, Abike-Dabiri tipped to replace late Oshinowo
APC is collapsing – Govs’ forum DG calls for sack of Ajimobi, others
Fighter jets takes out Boko Haram leaders
I want to reduce unemployment with catering, fashion craft — Aysha
‘How business can survive post-COVID-19’
COVID-19: Women group trains 22 Nigerians, others on leadership skills
PDP receives Obaseki today, postpones primary
How to resolve our crisis – APC acting nat’l chair
God’s anger responsible for APC’s woes – Fayose
Football without spectators is like soup without salt, says Muazu
Osimhen handed compassionate leave to attend dad’s burial
Simy’s mind only fixed on Serie A promotion with Crotone
How shoe making transformed lives in Naraguta, Jos
COVID19: CBN mulls non-interest lending to farmers, SMEs
Amobi to complete tenure at NBET, as new MD waits
Man in court over negligence, contaminating neighbour’s food
Gov Abiodun orders contractors to complete abandoned projects
Flood sweeps away 4-year-old girl in Lagos
What Covid-19 is Telling us about Right-wing Populism
Nigeria and the promises of Democracy
Time and tide for Buhari
U.S. Supreme Court blocks Trump’s bid to scrap Obama immigration policy
US evidence for my extradition grossly misleading – Huawei’s Wanzhou
Okada rider, 28, remanded for defiling 6-yr-old in Benue
Man, 32 ‘rapes’ 7-year-old girl in Anambra
3 killed, five injured in renewed cult clash in Bayelsa
Editorial: Time to take back paper mills
NASS: Avoiding unnecessary probes
NSCDC recruitment process is on hold — Commandant General
Consider this crop, you can harvest for 70 years
How Kastina can be rescued from bandits – Farmers’ leader
FG plans lime processing plants
‘Delay in appointment of principal officers stalls Abuja tech varsity’

The Sun

Death, agony as flood submerges Lagos following 2-day rain
COVID-19: we’ll no longer tolerate flouting of guidelines –FG
Edo guber: PDP shifts primary, admits Obaseki today
UNPO: Uwazuruike set to lead Biafra delegation to Washington DC as member
Buhari to Service Chiefs: Your excuses’ll no longer be tolerated
WHO stops chloroquine trial, certifies Nigeria polio free
APC: Court insists on Giadom as chairman
COVID-19: AICSA charges Ikpeazu to be strong, prays for quick recovery
Simba donates motorcycles to Lagos to boost security
Association seeks N7.8m for 6-members hips replacement in Kebbi
Group tasks Akeredolu on inclusiveness in state appointments
Kaduna expands testing capacity, as USAID donates vehicle
Edo APC guber aspirant’s father in-law killed in Benin
What we’re doing to reposition Oyo –Makinde
PDP condemns arrest of protesters
Abuja CJ reinstate ban on ex parte orders on political cases
APC: Court insists on Giadom as chairman
Airport re-opening: June 21 not sacrosanct –NCAA
CBN to fund 9 commodities’ value chain with N432bn
IFC invests $100m in Zenith Bank to support COVID-19, SMEs
Falling crude oil prices, opportunity for economic diversification, say stakeholders at AIG webinar
NSE: Investors lose N21bn as stock market’s Ytd worsens to 7%
Ahead of trip to Tottenham: Solskjaer labels Ighalo ‘goalscorer’
FIBA keys into #Sport4Recovery
Chelsea reaches agreement to sign Werner from Leipzig – club
Everton keen to extend Liverpool’s long title wait
La Liga television audiences soar 48% in first week back
2019/2020 Disciplinary stats: Chukwueze dwarfs CR7, Messi
…Reveals Villarreal’s target for season
Awoniyi’s hope for work permit dims
Inter, Atalanta UCL ticket pursuit live on DStv, GOtv
Rivers has facilities to host international sports events -Iyaye
Post COVID-19 fundraising tourney: Rangers, Enyimba await FIFA’s directive
Banditry, kidnapping: Buratai to relocate to North-West
New NBC code and broadcast industry reforms
Taunts from Boko Haram
10 key reasons President Buhari retains Service Chiefs
21 years of democratic rule: Preliminary assessment
Sexual offences vs rape in Nigeria (1)
Banditry, kidnapping: Buratai to relocate to North-West
Why COVID-19 cases in Borno are rising
New NBC code and broadcast industry reforms
COVID-19: CAN rolls out recommendations for opening of churches in Oyo
Ekiti molecular lab commences pilot testing
Unusual deaths: How Kano walks out of the spikes
COVID-19: Catholic men lift the needy in Kano
20 nabbed for robbery, kidnapping in Jigawa
Africa Magic: Building Nigeria’s creative industry into global brand
Oboh: Why rape is rampart in Nigeria
Excitement as StarTimes rolls out new drama series

Tribune

Nigeria records 745 new COVID-19 cases, total rises to 18,480
June 21, 2020 not feasible for resumption of flights ― FG
External forces seek to destabilise APC ― Uzodinma
Coronavirus Update
COVID-19: Increased number of cases, warning signal ― Minister
COVID-19: Nigerians more at risk of infection now ― PTF
COVID-19: Sokoto discharges 12 Almajiris from isolation centre
COVID-19: Nasarawa records seven deaths, says Gov Sule
Kaduna govt gets mobile laboratory for COVID-19 test
Kwara records four new cases of COVID-19
Coronavirus: Dexamethasone proves first life-saving drug
Plaqad launches SocialCred, Africa’s first social media clout ranking app
Ajimobi is alive ― Daughter-in-law, media aide
Oyo records 103 COVID-19 cases in one day as total rises to 18,480 in Nigeria
FHC’s order restraining Edo APC from holding gov primary set aside by appellate court
Police arrest three suspected cultists in Ondo
Missing baby: Defendant lied on exhibit as prosecution closes case
Court remands mechanic over alleged N100,000 theft
Police arrest suspected kidnapper in Yobe
Equities market reverses previous day gain as investors lose N20.6bn
CBN to spend N432bn on nine commodities for 2020 wet season
Startup introduces Listbuy platform to protect online buyers from…
COVID-19: Zenith gets $100m IFC loan to support SMEs
Editorial: Reps and the media lockout
COVID-19: ECOWAS recommends gradual re-opening of regional borders
Turkish military destroys 500 PKK targets in northern Iraq
Trump sought Xi’s help to win re-election ― John Bolton
Oba of Benin needs to caution politicians on peace
Nigeria’s democracy at 21
The world failed to recognise God
How lawyers, experts give perspectives on Nigeria’s oil marginal field investments
No show at Edo PDP secretariat as Obaseki refused to show up, defect on Thursday
Reps tackle TCN over 4 years unaudited accounts, breach of financial regulations
Plaqad launches SocialCred, Africa’s first social media clout ranking app
COVID-19: Striking doctors are frustrated, health minister admits
Court remands mechanic over alleged N100,000 theft
We joined strike to save our lives, patients ―UCH doctors
Medical expert seeks protection for children with albinism
No report of COVID-19 transmission in blood recipients — Experts

The Guardian

Your best not good enough, Buhari chides service chiefs
COVID-19 cases, deaths may rise until August, experts warn
Recession: CBN unveils plans for non-interest loan in ABP, others
Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to end ‘Dreamer’ immigrant program
‘Inadequate infrastructure, manpower shortage bane of COVID-19 containment’
Flood sweeps four-year-old girl, displaces over 20 families in Lagos
Akpabio rues lack of funds, insists on N102b for East-West road
Court adjourns N700 million fraud suit against Ize-Iyamu, others
Anxiety over Ajimobi’s health
I want to pave way for African girls to excel in golf, says Oboh
Rohr throws Eagles camp open to NPFL players
Organisers move 2020 MGI Scrabble Championship to next year
Rivers facilities can host international sports events, says Iyaye
Local league players are not poor, says Ezenwa
Barca Academy explains decision to build world-class facilities in Nigeria
APC crisis persists as court makes Giadom acting chairman
Obaseki and challenge of next anchor-point
Calm returns to APC as governors push for NEC meeting, convention
Editorial: Answer doctors, save lives!
Saving local airlines amid pandemic, aeropolitics
New operator targets Nigeria’s $80 billion telecoms market
Delta to float modular refinery, revives others
Market reverses gaining streak, as index slips by 0.16%
Armed robbers, rapists and kidnappers in our country
The giant north weeps
Trump as the epitome of white privilege
COVID-19: Hypocrisy and frightening helplessness