News Headlines Jul 20, 2021. Headlines From Nigeria’s Major Newspapers

Compiled by Demola Adefajo

The Nation

LSPWC boss to Lagosians: take ownership of roads
LASBCA tackles partially collapsed buildings
Eid-el-Kabir: Tinubu urges stronger faith, love
Buhari directs Northwest governors to end banditry
CDS meets with ex-military officers
Fleeing Boko Haram fighters, family members arrested in Borno
Lagos/Badagry Expressway gets completion date
Lawyer: Kanu stopped from UK assistance
Pilot jumps to safety after bandits bring down NAF jet
Standard Alliance demands N10b from NIA over expulsion
Eid: President, Lawan, Gbajabiamila, Tinubu greet Nigerians
AfriGlobal launches digital product
Old Mutual unveils Short-Term Savings Plan
Celebrate with love, unity, Glo urges Muslims
Atiku, Saraki, Abiru, PDP, Secondus, Obasa greet Muslims
Olawepo-Hashim preaches tolerance, good neighbourliness
Governors, CAN, others urge peaceful co-existence among Nigerians
No excuse on lifting 100m out of poverty, says Buhari
AfDB, IFAD, others boost agric with $800m
‘Airtel committed to building communities’
Oando settles with SEC
Brent crude dips to $71.16 on OPEC’s decision
Sugar Council partners governors on host communities
TUC to govt: don’t take more loans
AMCON recovers N1.48tr from debtors
Turning palm oil waste to wealth
Closing Nigeria’s digital access gaps
Prolonged probe
Third-term blues: An encore
COVID-19: Coco Gauff withdraws from Tokyo 2020
Omego gains promotion with Al-Sinaa
Omeruo issues quit notice to Leganes
D’Tigress coach wants Ogwumike, Williams to compete
Tokyo 2020: Oborududu, Agiomor dream Olympic medals
Ndidi eyes Leicester glory
2021/2022 EPL: Iheanacho targets more goals for Foxes
Nigerians named partners in America’s top law firm
‘I aimed for the moon, fell among the stars’
‘President not required to crush self-determination agitators’
‘Wrongful’ expulsion: Court orders substituted service on Lagos Motor Boat Club
Bawa to lawyers: stop using Call to Bar certificates for client’s bail
Ekwulobia four : Appeal court remits N4b fundamental rights suit to high court
Matawalle, CP mourn 13 policemen
Day SANs feted ex-NBA Sec-Gen Lawal-Rabana
Eulogies as Lagos judiciary holds valedictory session in honour of B.O. Benson
Akeredolu, Akpata others for NBA Owo Law week
110 Abuja traffic lights non-functional
Cholera kills 30 in Jigawa
NBA-SBL showers tech innovators with $8,000 dollars
COVID-19: Kano suspends Eid festivities
Kebbi to improve livestock production with N1.7b loan
Mutual Benefits records 41% profit growth
Ife 87’ law class celebrates four ‘outstanding’ members
Kaduna warns against large gathering
Cross River to acquire three more aircraft, says commissioner
Imo PDP rejects six lawmakers’ suspension
Group urges Fed Govt to open Anambra airport
87-year-old man leads protest over monarch’s kidnap
Navy cautions maritime industry players against illegalities
Alleged contempt: Counsel’s absence stalls ex-militants’ suit
Stakeholders chart new course for Aba
Results transmission: Can Senate regulate INEC?
Rotary empowers 20 youths at RYLA
Battle for Ekiti APC ticket hots up
Akeredolu’s quest to redeem Ondo
FBN General Insurance records N2.17 billion profit
Divergent reactions to PIB’s 30% frontier fund
Nnamdi Kanu: On the principle of extraordinary rendition
Why God will not save Nigeria
Police parade irresistible
Escalating food prices as ticking bomb
Cry the beloved country
To SA with loot
Reality of climate change
Enable them
PMB and secessionist agitators
Insecurity and crisis that 2023 elections provoke
Kanu: Beneath the surface
NERC unveils 99 metering companies
Fleeing B’Haram fighters arrested with family members
FCMB gets Executive Director
Battle for Ekiti APC ticket hots up
COVID-19: Coco Gauff withdraws from Tokyo 2020
Omego gains promotion with Al-Sinaa
Omeruo issues quit notice to Leganes
Standard Alliance demands N10b from NIA over expulsion
AfriGlobal launches digital product
Old Mutual unveils Short-Term Savings Plan
Why I was not at Obi Cubana’s mum’s burial, by Bobrisky

ThisDay

THISDAY Group Announces New Executive Appointments
Irabor Hails Pilot of Downed Fighter Plane for His Bravery, Gallantry
NAF Fighter Jet Crashes in Zamfara, Pilot Survives
Jega: Electronic Voting Useless Without Electronic Transfer of Results
Irabor Hails Pilot of Downed Fighter Plane for His Bravery, Gallantry
In Sallah Message, Buhari Challenges Nigerians to Expose Sponsors of…
Buhari: With Determination, Lifting 100m Nigerians Out of Poverty, Realisable
How Remi Tinubu’s Signal Influenced Voting on Electronic …
Bagudu: Buhari Has Directed Seven North West Govs to End Banditry
Court Restrains Zamfara Assembly from Sacking Deputy Governor
Emefiele Predicts Agricultural Revolution Within Three Years
Sallah Goodwill Messages
Eid-el-Kabir is a Reminder of What We Must Do to Heal…
Ogoni Clean-up: 1,200 Women to Receive Entrepreneurial Skills
No Data to Support 17m, 22m Housing Deficit Claim, Says Fashola
Court Orders EFCC to Seize Nora Johnson’s Assets
NASS 2021 Electoral Amendment Bill: Betrayal of Peoples’ Trust
Tech Explosion at the NBA-SBL Annual Conference
Secondus Bemoans State of the Nation at Sallah
Will the PIB Guarantee a Better Petroleum Industry?
Unburden Lawyers from Scrutinising Clients’ Sources of Funds
IBA ARF Releases Comprehensive Guide to Safeguarding Personal Data for Lawyers
How Second River Niger Bridge will Impact Nigeria’s Economic Development
Afriland Delivers Owena Housing Project in Lagos
‘Reversing Land Degradation Crucial to Fighting Climate Change’
Buhari: With Determination, Lifting 100m Nigerians Out of Poverty Realisable
NAS Knocks N’Assembly over Electronic Transfer of Election Results, Urges Buhari…
Buhari Appoints Wushishi as NECO Registrar
Lawan, Omo-Agege Preach Unity, Love at Sallah
Big Brother Naija Season 6 to Have Two Launch Shows
Masari: Nigerians Seeking Foreign Powers to Meddle in Nation’s Affairs are Unpatriotic
GIG Logistics Launches 24-hour Service in Lagos
APC Candidates Receive Party Flags for LG Elections in Lagos
Rotary Club to Spend N.5bn on Social, Dialysis Centres in Asaba
House Minority Leader Seeks Faster Process for Removal of Public Officer…
US Varsities Offer $4.35m Scholarships to 30 Nigerian Students
‘Aura by Transcorp Will Democratise Access to Hospitality’
BPE, Quest Electricity Sign SSPA for YEDC
Osinbajo Can Returm Nigeria to an Era of Professionalism in Government
Requirement of NYSC Certificate to hold Ministerial Position in Nigeria
Questionable Reprieve for Electoral Offender
Obi Cubana and the Oba Burial
Editorial
THE MESSAGE OF EID-EL-KABIR
E-Transmission of Results and Senators’ Unclean Hands

The Punch

Court orders arrest of Bayelsa ex-gov’s aide alleging N3bn fraud
Eid-el-Kabir: Kaduna warns against large gatherings
NDDC to commission 1,000-bed hostel in UNIUYO
Obi Cubana: Mixed reactions as CBN fails to enforce anti-money spraying law
30 die as cholera hits Jigawa
Delta variant: Experts warn as FG begins camping for 49,950 corps members
BREAKING: Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday Igboho arrested in Cotonou
Yoruba Nation rally: Autopsy faults police claim, says salesgirl was shot
Command probes killing of RCCG pastor settling Imo couple’s brawl
Navy foils smuggling, recovers 162 bags of rice in Lagos waterfront
Suspected kidnapper abducts soldier, steals uniform, arrested in Ogun
Ondo journalist killed during bank robbery buried amid tears
Oil plunges to $68, Nigeria seeks increased production quota
AMCON recovers N1.4tn, says 350 chronic debtors owe N2.05tn
Stock trading volume jumps 189% as 22 firms gain
SEC, Oando settle two-year dispute
Enemies of Nigeria’s progress opposing e-transmission of results – INC
Zamfara deputy gov gets relief, court stops alleged impeachment
Ogun LG poll results will be ready in hours, says OGSIEC
Anambra gov: Court affirms Uba, Soludo’s candidacy, drops PDP Ozigbo
Nigerian EPL stars worth N56.5bn
Achiuwa, Vincent in, Moneke, Gbinije out of D’Tigers Olympic squad
UCL third round: Moses, Onuachu clubs know foes
Eagles stars convinced Etebo to join Watford
Tiwa Savage loses father
BBNaija: Erica, Ka3na, others list achievements one year after show
Adewale Ayuba, Jaywon, others hold procession for Sound Sultan
Samklef, Daddy Freeze end three-year feud

Leadership

Lagos Removes House Officers, NYSC Doctors From Salary Scale
Nigeria’s Power Generation Still Grossly Inadequate Despite N4.23trn Interventions
FCMB Appoints Olaiya As ED, Risk & Compliance
Eid-el-Kabir: Edo govt pays workers’ July salaries, pension
After Long Battle, Oando, SEC Enter Into Settlement
FIRS Disbands Workers’ Union, Says It’s Illegal
Fitch, GCR Upgrade Afreximbank’s Outlook
Quest Electric Pays N19bn For Yola DisCo, Plans N28bn Investment In 2 Years
Ortom Lays Foundation Stone Of 36-Unit Cosgrove-BIPC Smart Estate In FCT
FAAN Bans Protocol Officers, Police Orderlies From Lagos, Abuja Airports
‘How NAF Pilot Outsmarted Bandits To Escape’
Anambra Guber: Court Orders INEC To List Soludo As APGA Candidate
Ibrahim Wushishi Appointed NECO Registrar
Abductors Of Bethel Students Demand N60m Ransom
At Eid-el-Kabir: We’ll Soon Overcome Our Challenges, PMB Reassures Nigerians
As Gladiators Tussle For APC National Chair
Anambra Guber: APGA Faction Dismisses Court Ruling Declaring Soludo Candidate
2023: Forces In APC Plotting Jonathan/Malami Ticket – Arewa Group
APC Chieftain Warns Against Ethnic Agitations
Okowa Declares Talent Hunt New Crude Oil
Anambra Guber: Obiano’s Aides Resign, Pledge Loyalty To Umeoji
FCMB Appoints Olaiya As ED, Risk & Compliance
After Long Battle, Oando, SEC Enter Into Settlement
FIRS Disbands Workers’ Union, Says It’s Illegal
Fitch, GCR Upgrade Afreximbank’s Outlook
Quest Electric Pays N19bn For Yola DisCo, Plans N28bn Investment In 2 Years
FAAN Bans Protocol Officers, Police Orderlies From Lagos, Abuja Airports
Africa Needs $40bn Yearly Spend To Meet Energy Needs – Report
Eid el-Kabir: Rite Foods Calls For Uprightness, Peaceful Co-existence
Seven Tips: ON HOW TO COPE WITH RISING COSTS
Kano To Host Inaugural Noah Dallaji Legacy Basketball Tourney
Bayelsa Searches For Long Distance Runners With Brass-Nembe Unity Marathon
Tiwa Savage Loses Father
Nigerian Singer, IB Rocket, Out With ‘One Life’
EDITORIAL
Lessons Of Eid-el-Kabir

The Sun

Eid-el-kabir: Nigerians groan over high cost of ram, rising food inflation
48 arrested Yoruba nation agitators released
Getting 100m Nigerians out of poverty realisable -President
Kalu hails Anglican Archbishop, Ndukuba at 60
Zamfara: Court stops lawmakers from impeaching deputy gov
Eid-el-Kabir: CAN, Govs, Atiku, Saraki, Arthur Eze, Tinubu, Rite Foods, others felicitate with Muslims
Kalu sues for national integration
Buhari blames situation on COVID-19, flood, middlemen
Herdsmen kill 2 aid workers, 6 others in Benue
Kalu greets Obi at 60
Crashed NAF fighter jet: How pilot was rescued
Sea pirates kidnap 8 travellers in Rivers
Politics
High Court reinstates Soludo as the authentic APGA candidate
Group mobilises members, electorate for voter registration
PDP group asks party to sanction the Uba brothers
Let’s protect our state with BOOT Party –Chika Jerry
Federal High Court orders INEC to publish Valentine Ozigbo as PDP candidate
Rising bank charges put customers on edge
SCB denies link with Intel Region 2021 programme for Nigeria
Oando, SEC settle rift
FIRS disbands junior staff union
Buhari, Emefiele inaugurate Katsina integrated farm project
Zenith Bank’s Delta Principals Cup returns September
First COVID case detected in athletes’ village
Adeleke claims second European gold in 24 hours
2020 Summer Olympics on DStv, GOtv
E-transmission: The allure of toxic leaders
Paul Usoro: EFCC’s vindictiveness
Declining fortunes of PDP
Jigawa jigsaw and INEC’s abracadabra in Anambra
Prophet T.B. Joshua: Thank you forever
Electronic transmission of election results and noises without
Victor Umeh: Political juggernaut at 59
Obi at 60: A retrospect
Groups write NBC, demand prohibition of smoking on BBN Season 6
Vento Furniture unveils new celebrity ambassadors
Herdsmen behind insecurity in South East, South West –Onovo, Ex-Presidential candidate
FG’s financial inclusion policy in jeopardy over rising online banking fraud
Cathedral of alms-seekers
Delta police nab 70 suspected kidnappers, robbers, others
BREAKING: Wushishi appointed as new NECO Registrar
Okorocha’s daughter tasks parents on quality education for children

Daily Trust

BREAKING: Sunday Igboho Arrested On His Way To Germany
Nigerians Mark Bleak Sallah Amidst Biting Economy, Insecurity
Leaders Preach Tolerance, Unity At Sallah
NAF Jet Crash: How Residents Rescued Pilot After Parachuting In Zamfara Forest
Insecurity: 40 CSOs Reject NBC Order On Broadcast Mode
Nigerians Mark Bleak Sallah Amidst Biting Economy, Insecurity
NAF Jet Crash: How Residents Rescued Pilot After Parachuting In Zamfara Forest
Vision To Lift 100 Million Nigerians Out Of Poverty Realisable – Buhari
Gunmen Break Into Kogi Hospital, Abduct Doctor
Buhari Appoints Prof Wushishi As NECO Registrar
Be Patient As We Address Hardship, Buhari Tells Nigerians
Nigerians Mark Bleak Sallah Amidst Biting Economy, Insecurity
Leaders Preach Tolerance, Unity At Sallah
NAF Jet Crash: How Residents Rescued Pilot After Parachuting In Zamfara Forest
Insecurity: 40 CSOs Reject NBC Order On Broadcast Mode
Cholera Outbreak Claims 30 Lives In Jigawa
Enforcement Of ‘Drill Or Drop’ Clause In PIB Crucial – Experts
Nigerians Groan As Cooking Gas Prices Surge Again
CBN To Partner Agric Agency On Integrated Farms
We Released N100bn For 95 Health Projects – Emefiele
Mouka Rewards Consumers With N1m Items
N/Assembly To Consider Constitution Review Report Before 2022 Budget — Lawan
2023: Ortom, Wike, Secondus Meet In Makurdi
Anambra Gov’ship: Court Orders INEC To List Uba As PDP Candidate
Court Restrains APC, Others Over Moves To Impeach Zamfara Dep Gov
Katsina Gov’ship: I’m Still Consulting — Yar’adua
Port-Harcourt To Host South South National Youth Games Qualifiers
NOC President, Gumel Charges Team Nigeria To Be Worthy Ambassadors
Peter Ijeh Surprised By Daughters’ Invitations To Super Falcons
Iheanacho Perceives Fruitful Season For Leicester City
Krejcikova Closes In On WTA Top 10
More Sports
‘Rest In Peace My King’, Tiwa Savage Announces Father’s Death
Afrobeats Star ‘Styled E’ Set To Release New Single
BBNaija Kicks Off On Saturday
I Want To Be A Top-Rated Producer – Ezra Enesi
How To Show Up For A Dinner Party
Blame Game, Intrigues In Haiti Over Assassination Of President Moïse
ActionAid Back FGs Stance On Int’l Tax Negotiation
German Flood Deaths Rise Above 130 As President Prepares To Visit
Tough Time For Fish Business As Feed Crisis Bites Harder
Editorial
Happy Eid-El-Kabir

Tribune

I will create harmonious, prosperous country, Buhari assures at Sallah
Tiwa Savage loses father
Meet Pegasus, the spyware that can hack your iPhone, Android phones
Sallah: Ugwuanyi doles out gifts to Muslims
Eid-el-Kabir: CAN, Senator felicitate Muslim
Aura by Transcorp to grow new breed of entrepreneurs
Eid-el-Kabir: Oyetola, deputy, group felicitate Muslims
Serial fraudster gets sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for N4m fraud
40-foot container crushes two vehicles, kills one on Otedola bridge
Oando, SEC settle 2yrs dispute in interest of shareholders
Equities market opens week parallel despite robust activities
Eid-el-Kabir: Moahz Group felicitates Muslims, calls for adherence to Covid-19 guidelines
COVID-19: Kano, Adamawa, Zazzau Emirate suspend Eid-el-Kabir…
Court grants 49 Yoruba Nation agitators arrested in Lagos bail
Benin bronze casters protest over ownership of stolen artefacts
Sunday Igboho arrested in Benin Republic, to be brought back…
COVID-19: Kano, Adamawa, Zazzau Emirate suspend Eid-el-Kabir…
Court grants 49 Yoruba Nation agitators arrested in Lagos…
Anambra community protests, demands release of detained…
Eid-el-Kabir: Ortom urges Nigerians to pray for peace, unity
Securing the North-West is strategic for peace ― General…
Buhari pledges to achieve food security
E-voting: OPC condemns amendment to Electoral Act
Buhari commissions NALDA integrated farm estate in Daura
Anambra poll: Okeke-led APGA dismisses court ruling on…
Ortom, Wike, Secondus meet in Makurdi
Bethel Students: Men missionary union condemns act, demands…
Meet Pegasus, the spyware that can hack your iPhone, Android…
Eid-el-Kabir: Oniru, Lagos lawmaker greet Muslims
Gunmen kidnap medical doctor in Kogi
Eid-el-Kabir: Fayemi, Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu congratulate muslims
Anambra 2021: Courts order INEC to enlist Uba, Soludo as…
Electoral Act: Ekweremadu hopeful of electronic transmission…
PFN president counsels Nigerians abroad to be positive about…
Support my govt in fight against banditry, Matawalle pleads…
Suspension: PDP minority caucus urges Uzodimma to call…
Electronic transmission of election results: Ihonvbere…
CAN condemns invasion, attack on Dunamis Church by…
Editorial
This outrageous PIB
Whither Interim Common Services Agency and ESIALA?
Monitoring our environment and health
Who killed Major General Hassan Ahmed?
LASIEC, conduct fair, credible polls
Need for delegation of duty to fight insecurity
For press freedom in Nigeria

The Guardian

Eid-el-Kabir: Buhari decries rising cost of rams, food items
Aviation stakeholders urge military to rejig strategy as bandits shoot down attack jet in Zamfara
Nigeria’s sweet crude bullish at $75 despite oil prices crashing to $69
Come up with workable economic plan to lift Nigerians, TUC tells Buhari
Iwu faults NAFDAC, says COVID-19 herbal cure had undergone clinical trial
Buhari unveils N1.7b yearly income-capacity farm estate in Katsina
Herders kill two aid workers, six others in Benue
WIC sanctions July 21 protest against insecurity
Lawyers sue Buhari, Malami, others over appointment into FCC
Muslims celebrate Sallah amid hike in food, ram prices
Police rescue four abducted persons in Kaduna
Gunmen abduct eight boat travellers in Rivers
Lagos arraigns suspected land grabbers in Oshodi
Akpeyi disagrees with critics over defeat to Al Ahly in CAF Champions League final
Nneka Ogwumike, Elizabeth Williams finally out as D’Tigress, D’Tigers announce Tokyo 2020 rosters
Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony composer resigns
11-year-old Ogunbowale gets cash, accolades at Bigi sponsored Ijebu-Ode Heritage marathon
Said, Osakwe elected into Africa Kabaddi Confederation (AKC) governing council
Court restrains Zamfara Assembly from impeaching dep gov
Courts return Soludo, Ozigbo, Uba as Anambra guber candidates
Editorial: The Eid-el Kabir 2021
Gains in 22 stocks lift capitalisation by N3 billion
Tincan Island port occupants dare NPA, LASG on eviction
PowerCorp to fund 15MW solar project with ₦50b green bond
Take advantage of $7tr global financial market, expert advises govt
How President Buhari can fix Nigeria
Paul Usoro: EFCC’s vindictiveness
Wither the interim common services agency? – Part 2
Medical negligence and its impact on health outcomes
‘Why entire country should be on red alert for COVID-19 third wave’