News Headlines Jul 26, 2021. Headlines From Nigeria’s Major Newspapers

Compiled by Demola Adefajo

The Nation

Standard gauge: Lagos announces traffic diversion at Brewery, Ijora, others
‘We need leaders passionate about a cleaner environment’
Nigeria spent $13b on Sierra Leone’s, Liberia’s liberation, says envoy
Taming the monster
Makinde urged to name opposition leaders sponsoring violence in Oyo
Afe Babalola to Kwara governor: you can’t review Supreme Court judgment
NNPC subsidiary NETCO posts N3.37b profit for 2020
APC sweeps council polls in Lagos, Ogun
Governors and death warrant
PDP governors to meet Monday in Bauchi over economy, others
Cage them
Neo-Labour exchange
APC and the Electoral Bill
Tilting at the windmills
Stemming the ravages of cholera
SOS to PMB on Agaie Katcha-Baro Road
Sponsors and suppliers
Clause 52
A pilot’s encounter with bandits
Who do we blame Nigeria on?
‘Nigerian airlines are not over-regulated’
Banditry in Northwest can ‘swallow’ Nigeria, Matawalle warns
Countdown to unveiling Nigeria’s digital currency
‘COVID-19 affecting poorest countries’
FIRS, SystemSpecs partner to simplify tax remittances
How to invest wisely, by Stanbic IBTC
Bauchi Emir hails Diri on development
Fidelity Bank promotes 745
Lalong urges pilgrims to pray for Nigeria
Coscharis launches Ford trucks
General Motors recalls 69,000 Chevrolet Bolt EVs
Food scarcity looms over Benue herdsmen attacks
Autochek partners Appzone on car loans
Benue APC issues ward nomination forms
Nigerian equities outpace global stocks with N376b gain
Global structured finance to hit $1.4 trillion
Fed Govt hands over N10b project
Nigeria imported $50.3b goods in 2020
Kano cleric accuses Ganduje of interfering in case against him
Expert urges data security against $6tr loss
Coronation Merchant Bank seeks N25b short-term debts
‘Nigerian economic outlook still slippery’
Uzodimma to fix rural roads, says aide
Driving businesses with interventions
Released MASSOB members back in Owerri
Touts molest drivers, commuters over welfare levy
Community donates land to UNIZIK
I will celebrate my 60th birthday for one year doing humanitarian services, says Obi
Glo offers subscribers 22 times value of recharge
Governor urges collaboration to grow Imo
‘Be wary of propaganda against Nigerian Army’
SERAP asks court to nullify order on terror attacks coverage
JAMB remits N2b to Fed Govt’s coffers
Most Nigerian youths have never entered a library, says Aregbesola
Buhari greets Yoruba Leadership Forum President Malaolu at 65
NIN-SIM enrolment hits 59m
Maximising social media for ‘noiseless’ communication
Looking Ahead: Joshua, Synagogue and the future
Miscreants downed our fighter jet!
‘How In The Name of Our Father came to be’
Uzodinma: Expose me if I have stolen public funds
Media bills: Sponsor making more enemies for Buhari, Third Eye publisher Aluko warns
2023: Inside the race to succeed Lalong
Zamfara: Inside story of Matawalle, deputy’s face-off
Murder victim Usifo Ataga for burial July 30
The Igboho/Kanu anticlimax
Nigeria can’t remain one without decentralisation – Soyinka
Two die, five drown as vehicle plunges into river in Bauchi
Matawalle to address Arewa youths on insecurity in Kaduna
PHOTOS: Meets BBNaija 2021 female Housemates
Meet BBNaija season six female Housemates
APC sweeps Lagos council poll
God mandated me to heal the sick or I die, says 77-year-old cleric
Sunday Igboho to know fate Monday
BREAKING: Olubadan sends delegation to monitor Igboho’s trial in Benin Republic
Reps may issue bench warrant against CBN Gov, NNPC GMD, 52 others

ThisDay

Olubadan Sends Delegation to Benin Republic for Igboho’s Trial
Insurgency: Will A-29 Super Tucano Fighter Jets Change the Game?
•Long term solution goes beyond military, say security experts
Bandits Release 28 Abducted Students of Kaduna School
•Others to be freed in batches
People Working Behind the Scenes on Igboho’s Arrest, Sanwo-Olu Reveals
Buni Faces Fresh Challenges as APC Chairmanship Aspirants Reject Consensus Option
Again, CBN Guarantees Safety, Resilience of Banking Industry
Bakare Condemns Clampdown on Kanu, Igboho, Tackles Unnamed FG’s Official
Ogun LG Poll: APC Wins All 20 Chairmanship Seats
Delta Monarchs Sue for Peace over Olu of Warri Kingship Tussle
Military Move against Bandits in Niger Forest
Alleged Rape: We’ve Nothing to Hide, Says Premiere Academy
Flying Doctors: PPP, Tech Innovation Solution to $66bn Finance Gap in…
Edo Police Arrest Two Suspected Cultists
Flood kills 19 Persons in Kano
Debo Adesina: Nigeria-Togo Joint Commission to be reactivated
Army Arrests ‘Policeman’ with Ammunition, Grenade in Borno
Ondo APC, PDP Bicker over Defection of Members
Offa/Erinle Crisis: You Can’t Review Supreme Court Judgement, Babalola Warns Kwara…
Olubadan Sends Delegation to Benin Republic for Igboho’s Trial
Military Set to Carry out Major Onslaught against Bandits, Kidnappers in…
Zulum Allocates Land for Building of Skills Acquisition Centre for POWA
Showmax Gives Amazing 2-for-1 Deal for Olympics
NAFDAC not Hampering Growth of MSMEs, Says DG
SERAP, CJID Sue FG over Gag Order on Reporting of Terrorist…
Umami Seasoning Day: Experts Harp on Ajinomoto’s Nutritional Value
Obaseki Revokes Ize-Iyamu 18 Hectares Farmland
N’Delta: Dickson Dismisses Degi-Eremienyo’s Violence Allegation
Army Denies Destroying Farmlands in South-east
Covid-19 Infections, Vaccination Will Determine Nigeria’s Economic Growth in H2-2021 –..
ACCI Kicks Against Generator, Equipment Taxes in Abuja
FIRS, SystemSpecs Partner to Ease Tax Remittances
Equities Market Rebounds on Improved Half-year Corporate Earnings
National Assembly Okays CAC Reform Initiatives
Court Restrains Union Against Picketing FIRS Offices
Court Dramas Rocking APGA, APC, PDP Primaries Ahead of Anambra Election
As Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial Resumes
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF RESULT: IS APC JITTERY?
As Insecurity Tears across the South-east
NNAMDI KANU, IGBOHO AND INSECURITY
NIGERIA AND THE DEBT TRAP
Okagbare Leads Nigeria’s Track & Field Team into Olympic Village Today
D’Tigers Go Down to Australia in Olympic Games Opener
NPFL: Rangers’ Israel Abia Decorated with Eunisell Boot
How Successful Would Team Nigeria Be at Tokyo 2020?
Lewandowski Voted German Player of the Year
Tunisia, Japan Stun Superpowers in Swimming, Cycling, Judo
What Does Ohanaeze Have to Say?
Editorial
ISSUES WITH THE DSO PROGRAMME

The Punch

Igboho’ll be protected by traditional institution – Olubadan
Igboho writes President Buhari
Vigilantes enforcing LG nightclub ban kill two in Kogi
Naira exchanges for 503/$ at parallel market
Beans, tomatoes, rice record 253%, 123%, 51% price hike
Baptist school students: Kaduna bandits collect N50m ransom, hold back 87 students
DSS bars PUNCH, others as Kanu’s trial continues today
Bakare lampoons unnamed official, says change of baton imminent
Kogi pharmacist’s abductors reject N10m, insist on N30m
Physically challenged girl threatens suicide, says parents, clerics call me demon-possessed
Family demands autopsy on son electrocuted in Imo hotel
Recover N76bn loans from INEC, ONSA, Senate tells AG
Expert expects unchanged rates as CBN holds MPC
Ganduje backs consensus arrangement for APC congresses
APC members fingers Omo-Agege’s loyalists over missing forms
Save democracy, redeem your image, APGA tells INEC
Treat party members equally, Akeredolu urges APC leaders
Olympics: German footballer proposes to girlfriend on TV after match
Who said what in sport this weekend
US lose first men’s Olympic basketball game since 2004
Olympic football: Brazil hold Ivory Coast as Egypt, South Africa lose
BBNaija Season 6 female housemates unveiled
Davido becomes first African artiste to hit Atlanta golden spike
Divorced singer Adele gets new man Rich Paul
Pictorial: Obi Cubana, friends on Yacht in the Maldives

Leadership

BBNaija 6: MultiChoice Nigeria Brings Back Fave Lock-In Competition
Okonjo-Iweala Negotiates Better Trade Deal For Nigeria
IFC Invests $25m To Boost Digital Access In Nigeria, Others
Lafarge Africa Promotes Clean Energy Environment With Gas-powered Trucks
You’ve Done Government, People Of Yobe Proud, Buni Tells Troops In Geidam
Yobe SEMA Supports Police Affected By Inferno
We’re Committed To Progress, Welfare Of Our People – Gov Buni
Anambra Guber: Town Unions Endorse Umeoji
Police Job Not For Dropouts, Says Bayelsa CP
MOSIEND Gives Exxon Mobil Ultimatum On N82bn Judgement
Okonjo-Iweala, Abike-Dabiri Push For Diaspora Voting
APC, PDP And The Shadow-Boxing Ahead of 2023
Anambra Guber: ACJHR Commends INEC’s Decision On APGA Candidate
Umeoji Remains Our Candidate, APGA Insists
Okonjo-Iweala Negotiates Better Trade Deal For Nigeria
IFC Invests $25m To Boost Digital Access In Nigeria, Others
Lafarge Africa Promotes Clean Energy Environment With Gas-powered Trucks
Dangote Receives Awards For Impacting Africans
A Guide To Investing In Treasury Bills
Again, Mass Metering Project Suffers Setback
Juventus Rejects Liverpool’s £86m Bid For Chiesa
NPFL: Akwa United Won’t Be Complacent- Boboye
EDITORIAL
Needed: Electronic Transmission Of Election Results

Daily Trust

‘Weed Out Criminals Among You’, Emir Of Muri Tells Fulani Leaders
Kidnappers In FCT Begin Collection Of Ransom Through Banks
I Intend To Start A Political Revolution From Katsina – Sen. Yar’adua
Insecurity: Women Lament Loss Of Husbands, Children At War Front
Firm Launches Agro Online E-Commerce
Buhari Greets Yoruba Forum President At 65
Bandits Release 28 Bethel Students
FG Extends Deadline For NIN-SIM Linkage 6th Time Till Oct 31
Five ‘Celebrated’ Criminal Cases Dragging In Courts
What You Need To Know About COVID-19 Delta Variant, And What That Means For Nigeria
Apathy, Late Arrival Of Materials Mar Ogun Council Polls
Kidnappers In FCT Begin Collection Of Ransom Through Banks
Bandits Kill 2, Abduct Many In Sokoto
After Crypto Market Woes, CBN Considers ENaira Launch Oct
59.8m Nigerians With NIN As FG Extends NIN-SIM Linkage
SON Impounds 400 Bottles Of Mayonnaise In Enugu
Dangote Emerges Nigeria’s Most Impactful Local Content Firm
Our Target Is To End Sugar Import, Earn Forex From Export — Adedeji
Kwara APC Crisis: Lai Mohammed’s Faction Threatens To Pull Out Of Party
APC Sweeps LG Polls In Lagos, Ogun
YPP Kicks Off Membership Registration July 28
Why Power Must Not Remain In North — Sen Gobir
Congresses: Crisis Brews In Sokoto APC, As Benue Begins Sale Of Forms
Akwa United Whip Jigawa 3-0 To Keep Maiden NPFL Title In Sight
Man Utd In Talks With Pogba Over New Contract
D’Tigers Beaten 84-67 In Olympics Opener Against Australia
Edem Set To Battle Zhang In Women’s Table Tennis Second Round
Ruud Sees Off Gaston To Win In Gstaad
I Was An Okada Rider, Says BBNaija Housemate
Meet The Queens Of BBNaija Season 6
Official Genius: I’ve Dreamt Of Shutting Down Shows In Europe
BBNaija Kicks Off, Here Are All The Male Housemates Of Season 6
BBNaija: Erica, Laycon Bury The Hatchet
20 Years In Afghanistan: Was It Worth It?
Why Ranching Won’t Work In Nigeria Now – Livestock Expert
Farmers Ready For Agro-Industrialisation In Benue
Group To Empower Local Farmers With Loans, Fertilizers
NCDC Records 1 Death, 272 New COVID-19 Infections
ASUU Threatens To Resume Strike Over FG Failure To Implement Agreements
Ondo NURTW Chair, 2 Others Arrested For Drug Trafficking
Editorial
They Are Terrorists, Not Bandits
Dilip Kumar: The Last Of The Bollywood Greats Bows Out
How Fake News Hurts Reporter/Editor Relationship In Newsrooms

Tribune

IPOB: Court resumes hearing of Nnamdi Kanu’s trial Monday amidst tight security
Kidnapped Bethel Baptist students will be released in batches ―President of Baptist church
Police deny rumoured attack on Emir of Kano
Imo State indigenes tasked to compliment Ganduje’s efforts to sustain peace
Anambra 2021: Activist calls for justice for Valentine Ozigbo
NPPAN to empower youths, women with free oil palm seedlings
Julius Berger to begin road diversion on Lagos–Shagamu expressway on Monday
Anambra poll: APGA’s Umeoji gets 181 town unions endorsement
Seven injured, two arrested as cult groups go on the rampage in Lagos
Equities investors gain N376bn in 3 days as ASI adds 1.9% WoW
Ogun, Lagos top list of $1.69bn investment destinations in Nigeria in Q2 ― NIPC
CBN insists Nigerian banks are safe, sound
ASUU may go on strike over FG’s refusal to honour agreements ―…
APC wins 20 chairmanship seats in Ogun
How Accountant General released N76bn to INEC, NSA, others…
Why peace is elusive in North ― Matawalle
Imo State indigenes tasked to compliment Ganduje’s…
Anambra 2021: Activist calls for justice for Valentine…
Imo hotelier accuses OCDA of vandalisation
Iseyin residents raise suspicion over sudden deaths in…
NPPAN to empower youths, women with free oil palm seedlings
Yoruba traditional rulers in Benin Republic meet over Igboho…
Police deny rumoured attack on Emir of Kano
Keren’s death: Premiere Academy opposes rape…
Julius Berger to begin road diversion on Lagos–Shagamu…
Anambra poll: APGA’s Umeoji gets 181 town unions endorsement
COVID-19 3rd Wave: Ugwuanyi inaugurates steering committee…
NYSC Oyo marks National Environmental Sanitation Day
ASUU may go on strike over FG’s refusal to honour…
Igboho: YOV flays FG over efforts to silence agitators
IPOB: Court resumes hearing of Nnamdi Kanu’s trial…
Kidnapped Bethel Baptist students will be released in…
How Accountant General released N76bn to INEC, NSA, others…
Audit query: Reps to name, shame erring MDAs, retired MDAs…
Igboho: Clamping down on agitators can fuel national crisis…
Anambra 2021: YPP candidate, Senator Ubah commences digital…
Fidelity Bank promotes 745 employees
Insecurity: CSO urges Nigerians to support efforts of…
We’re concerned about your wellness, Lagos govt tells…
Amotekun, police, other security agencies now working in…
My government is not allergic to criticism ― Uzodimma
NYSC Oyo marks National Environmental Sanitation Day
NPPAN to empower youths, women with free oil palm seedlings
Lagos empowers 3000 Agriprenuers in fisheries, poultry,…
Igboho: Clamping down on agitators can fuel national crisis…
Insecurity: CSO urges Nigerians to support efforts of…
We’re concerned about your wellness, Lagos govt tells…
The honest Emir of Muri
Govt not interested in protecting Plateau people from killer herdsmen —Senator…
2023: North will make violent change inevitable if it opposes power…
Editorial
Of NIN and failure to apprehend criminals
How we survive on the street
BBNaija ‘Shine Ya Eye’ edition kicks off with 11 Housemates unveiled
Dj Kaywise, Macaroni praise Odunlade as he renews Goldberg deal

Vanguard

Sunday Igboho: Olubadan sends delegation to Cotonou
Super TV CEO, Usifo Ataga for burial
Photos: Released Bethel Baptist High School Students in Kaduna
Debt and civilisation (2)
Victory comes from God
Nothing can stop recovery of Imo properties — Uzodimma vows
How divide and rule is destroying public universities
Debate flares in Germany over restrictions for unvaccinated people
Don’t do anything that’ll rubbish Itsekiri throne — Ibori tells Itsekiri elders
How Black America saved the US and the World from Trump
Police recover stolen SUV, AK 47 rifle in Delta
‘Information Blackout’: Ko po ke?
EFCC’s race to sustainable war against graft
Cleric blames decadence on ‘unholy alliance’ by clergymen, politicians
Brazil hold Cote d’Ivoire in Olympic football, as Egypt, South Africa lose
LASTMA at 21: How far so far?
Who’s afraid of UNIOSUN? [OPINION]
5 in police net over alleged possession of illegal firearms in Kaduna
Umahi charges Muslim community to contribute to Ebonyi development
PDP governors’ forum to meet over state of the nation, other issues, says DG
Troops nab ‘Police Sergeant’ with ammunition, grenade in Borno
Okonjo-Iweala counsels Nigeria’s diaspora to support the nation’s economy for peace
Gridlock on Lagos-Ibadan expressway, as travellers return from Sallah break
Nigerians spend N7trn annually on power generation- Expert
Nnamdi Kanu: Adopt UK, US manner of secret trials, ex-federal lawmaker tells FG
Nigeria laws allow restricted terrorism trial for Nnamdi Kanu ― Lawyer
BBN Season 6 housemates: Meet the boss ladies
BBNaija housemate Liquorose, dancer, actress, now N90m contender
BBNaija season 6: Meet Arin, the housemate with 17 piercings
Enugu youths hail Ugwuanyi for involvement in governance
5 in police net over alleged possession of illegal firearms in Kaduna
Lagos Cult Clash: Police arrest two, recover weapons; restore normalcy
Police nab fake naval officer in Nasarawa
NDDC: Ignore ‘ill advice’, inaugurate screened board, ex-agitators tells Buhari
LG polls: Sanwo-Olu, APC hail peaceful conduct in Lagos
Nigeria’s problems more to do with resource sharing than availability – Archbishop Kaigama
Zoning of political positions fundamental for Nigerians ― Sen Gobir
HURIWA raises alarm over possible compromise of INEC’s e-registration exercise
Incumbent APC chairman wins Ojo LG poll
Soludo: INEC must redeem self, obey subsisting court order — APGA
Police recover stolen SUV, AK 47 rifle in Delta
Troops nab ‘Police Sergeant’ with ammunition, grenade in Borno
5 in police net over alleged possession of illegal firearms in Kaduna
Lagos Cult Clash: Police arrest two, recover weapons; restore normalcy
Police nab fake naval officer in Nasarawa
BBN Season 6 housemates: Meet the boss ladies
BBNaija housemate Liquorose, dancer, actress, now N90m contender
BBNaija season 6: Meet Arin, the housemate with 17 piercings
Iyabo Ojo thanks haters for making her famous
Singer, Daayuur revives old memories in new single ‘OBI’
Tokyo Olympics Basketball: Australia outscore Nigeria’s D’Tigers 84-67
How Barca failed to treat me like a professional footballer, dismissed me ― Brazilian midfielder
Local Content Act instrumental to economic rebound — Leemon Ikpea
Expert recommends rabbit meat consumption as prevention for uric acid
Enugu Govt inaugurates 11-man COVID-19 project committee
Debt and civilisation (2)
Victory comes from God

The Guardian

Manufacturers, importers stranded over N6.5m duty on transit goods
Bad roads threaten Sango Ota property market, industrial estates
Despite security concerns, FG again extends NIN-SIM link deadline by three months
Senate uncovers N76b illegal collection by INEC, Army, NSA, orders refund
Security foils crash into Emir Bayero’s convoy
Youths nab suspect for beheading residents
Ndigbo will not disown Kanu, says group
OPC cautions against clampdown on Igboho’s supporters, others
28 Bethel students, others freed by kidnappers in Kaduna
19 passengers perish, three missing in Kano flood
Lagos police arrest suspected cultists, recover weapons
Mob lynches three robbery suspects in Imo
Fallen 40-ft container causes gridlock in Lagos
Boxing proves a lifeline for women from Nairobi slums
Poor shooting, turnovers hurt D’Tigers as Australia beat Nigeria 84-67
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Rangers’ Israel Abia gets Eunisell Boot Award
Oshonaike, Omotayo, Eke return home, Toko, Offiong march on
Lalong fetes Plateau’s Edo 2020 contingent
Team Nigeria’s track/field athletes move into Olympic Village
USA lose first men’s Olympic basketball game since 2004
Anambra 2021: Yet a long walk for APC, PDP, APGA governorship candidates
Anambra Guber: PDP considers new platform to beat INEC deadline, calls Ubas’ bluff
PDP mulls adoption of another party to beat INEC’s deadline
Editorial
Understanding Nigeria’s rising poverty level
The leaders we deserve
Against electronic transmission of election results
Nigeria on the precipice
Lagos State and commodities market agenda
FCT becomes epicentre as Cholera takes toll on Nigeria