News Headlines Oct 9, 2021. Headlines From Nigeria’s Major Newspapers

Compiled by Demola Adefajo

ThisDay

Buhari: Petrol Subsidy Eroding Revenues Available to Fund Budget
PDP NEC Backs Governors, Zones Chairmanship to North
…Lawmakers Express Divergent Views on 2022 Expenditures
Analysts Laud Timely Budget Transmission, Say Projections Realistic
FG: Energy Transition Must Take Cognisance of Nations’ Peculiarities
INEC Cautions Parties in Anambra against Violent Campaigns
FG Lauds ITF in Employment Drive, Poverty Alleviation
Baptist Church Confirms Release of 6 Abducted Bethel Students
Journalists Renew Isiguzo’s Mandate as NUJ President
Nigeria Receives 501, 600 Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine from France
Obasanjo Lauds BSTAN Group over National House Fair
Emergency Rule: Anambra Monarchs Urge Malami to Desist from Meddlesomeness
Your Role Crucial to 2023 Election Success, Gbagi Charges Delta Youths
Buni Says APC Delighted to Attract Olawepo-Hashim
Tinubu Returns After 90-day Medicals in London
Ghanaian Entrepreneur Launches €100m Impact Fund for Africa’s Creative…
Abia Speaker, Chinedum Orji, Wins SUN’s Public Service Award 2020
Hausa Vigilantes Kill 11 in Sokoto Reprisal Attack
Marwa: Why Cannabis Cannot be Legalised in Nigeria
Dangote Commends Military for Restoring Peace at Flash Points
Minister Charges NBET Staff to Raise Bar of Performance
Jonathan’s Cousin Raises the Alarm Over Indiscriminate Wood Logging in Forest Reserves
Okowa Hails Enabulele on Election as WMA President
Experts Canvass Effective Mental Health for Adolescents
Dunamis Church Debunks Armed Men Attack on Worshippers
World Tourism Day at Nike Arts Gallery
Court Sacks TIC Chairmen, Members in 16 LGAs in Kwara
Akwa Amaka Digital Studio
Buhari Rejoices With Gombe Governor, Inuwa Yahaya, at 60
itel Debuts itel S17, Cinema TV Projector, User-Friendly Products
INEC Confident Anambra Guber Poll will Hold Nov 6, Says Commissioner
Farmers, Herders’ Clash Claims 9 in Sokoto
Ajulo: Saving Teen on Death Row My Landmark Case
Muslim Clerics Endorse Oyetola for Second Term
PIA: Buhari Receives NNPC Certificate of Incorporation, Challenges Management
Nigerian Journalists Urged to Drive National Renewal
TETFund Extends Support to NIPRD, Other Agencies for Drug Production
UK: Vaccinated Nigerians can now Enter England without Pre-departure Testing, Self-isolation
Ex-Bank Staff, Spare Parts Dealer Rearraigned over Alleged N66.6m Fraud
Air Peace Resumes Flight Operations to Johannesburg
Suave Empire Unveils Plans for NYFEW
Investors Re-strategises on Tourism Opportunities in Epe
Knowledge Hub Begins Operations in Nigeria
Land Rover Design Studio Releases Only 5,000 Defender Worldwide
Hero Launches Empowerment Scheme for Apprentice
Presidency to Air Documentary on Buhari Administration’s Achievements Saturday
PDP And Oredo Suspensions
2023 and Nigerian Youths
WHY I CELEBRATE THE YORUBA
Lohith Reddy: How to Tame Cancerous Cells
D’banj’s ‘Stress Free’ Magic
A SHARED JOURNEY WITH INUWA YAHAYA
Banky W Reveals His ‘Bank Statements’
Olamide in ‘O Nana’ by Jamopyper
Taiwo Awoniyi; Finds Home at Union Berlin
Can Super Eagles Redeem Self against CAR after First Leg Flop?
Arnaut Danjuma : Chances to Star for Super Eagles Narrowed
2021 HiFL: Sponsors Restate Commitment to HiFL Ahead of today’s final of the 2021
Fury Stakes WBC Title against Wilder
Oboro Emerges Winner of 24th Nigeria Cup
As Benin Stands Still for Captain Hosa Okunbo
Bandits are Terrorists, Enough of Useless Proposals

The Nation

Budget 2022: FG votes N292.7bn to pay contractors
Set to remove subsidy on petrol price and electricity tariffs
AGF – we are spending little
FIRS – people are not willing to pay taxes
PDP chair: Northern governors, leaders split over slot
Army releases Nollywood Actor, Chiwetalu Agu
Going, going, Ole?
The 1979 constitution and the path not taken (2)
Boko Haram destroyed over 500,000 houses in Northeast – Agency
FG receives over 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines from France
NABTEB releases May/June examination results
Tinubu already has 12 million votes – SWAGA
Bandits free five more Baptist students, matron
Buhari’s two daughters, four govs, Oshiomhole, others pay…
Nothing supernatural about ‘ember’ months – FRSC
A state of emergency in Anambra
Civic integrity, disagreements and misinformation
Zoning and Atiku Abubakar’s ‘Agabagege’ dance
Why did Abdulrazak Gurnah win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
Olawepo-Hashim charges elected leaders to stop using…
Buhari grants approval to EFCC, ICPC, NEITI to recover N2.65tr
Why we seized ex-Gov Odili’s passport, by Immigration Service
Court grants Adoke permission to travel to UAE for medical check-up
Sudan receives credentials of Nigerian Ambassador Olaniyan in…
Bandits free five more Baptist students, matron
A state of emergency in Anambra
Zoning and Atiku Abubakar’s ‘Agabagege’ dance
Ronaldo named EPL Player of the Month for September
Oboro wins 24th Nigeria Cup Golf tourney
‘Nigeria paid price for underestimating CAR’
Stop toying with Nigerians’ emotions, Sports Editors tell…
Customer Service Week: Access Bank restates commitment to creating unrivalled…
PZ stresses importance of healthy living
Facebook to connect 1billion people…
CBN disburses N343.22b credit facility to beneficiaries
Sylva: Govt in process of subsidy removal
Synagogue: All The Takeover Intrigues
Nigeria @61: Leaders should think more of nation building -Ighele
Two Indian hemp peddlers jailed six years each
Buhari’s two daughters, four govs, Oshiomhole, others pay last respects to Okunbo
Ekiti recognises Olukere as monarch
Lagos to join climate change group
Stay off my dream life, Tonto Dikeh warns witches
I am being blackmailed over sex tape – Tiwa Savage
Giving isn’t based on who has more – Don Jazzy
Man burnt as petrol tanker catches fire in Anambra

The Punch

Documentary on Buhari administration to air Saturday at 7pm
Support, knocks for Tiwa Savage over intimacy video, fans condemn blackmailer
Man uses boy as ‘collateral’ to steal two bags of rice from Lagos shop
After paying N3.1m ransom to kidnappers, our wedding will now be low-key –About-to-wed Ekiti couple
N5.2b fraud: Court fines ex-JAMB Registrar N100,000 for stalling trial
2022 budget: FG ignores Rivers, Lagos VAT row, targets N316bn
Tinubu returns to Nigeria after three-month UK medical trip
Zoning has come to stay, say southern APC chieftains
Proscribed vigilance group kills 11 in Sokoto market
Man shot as customs officials storm Katsina community
Jubilation as Fayemi presents staff of office to Olukere
FG allocates N5.9tn to education, health, defence, infrastructure
Deficit: Explore concessions, PPP, NACCIMA tell FG
FG to sanction MDAs that fail revenue targets
Winners emerge in UBA savings promo
Calibre of politicians seeking 2023 presidency can’t save Nigeria – PANDEF
2023: Race for Buhari’s successor triggers debate on national unity
2023: Ethno-religious politics will take us nowhere, says Olawepo-Hashim
Sack Rohr now, fans Ex-Eagles, tell NFF
United will benefit from Ronaldo’s leadership qualities – BBN housemate Kemen
Ajagba aims for 16th career win against Sanchez
NFF takes blames for Eagles defeat
2Baba’s lawsuit: No more comments, says Brymo
I want to reopen my salon, write books –Liquorose
Nollywood stars berate Chiwetalu Agu’s arrest

The Sun

I’ll forgive if my partner cheats on me –Chinenye Uyanna
2023: Storm in North over PDP zoning
More outrage over emergency rule threat
Presidency to spend N24.5bn on office building, travels, foods in 2022
IPOB: Politicians fuelling crises in South East
Ejimakor, IPOB’s Lawyer: Kanu ready for negotiations
Kalu commends journalists as NUJ re-elects Isiguzo
Ekiti govt recognises Olukere as Oba
Presidency to spend N24.5bn on office building, travels, foods in 2022
Imo police storm IPOB hideout, kill one, arrest one
Alleged N5.2b fraud: Ex-JAMB registrar gets N100, 000 fine for stalling trial
Abia Govt, firm host Aba Fashion show
APC welcomes ex-presidential candidate, Olawepo-Hashim
PDP chair: Fintiri heads panel to screen northern aspirants
Anambra guber: INEC may prosecute 62,698 voters over double registration
AFEX, CBN hold field day to train farmers on best practices to increase productivity
Only 41m out of 200m Nigerians pay taxes — FIRS
MultiChoice CEO Emerges BON Chairman
NGX Group confirms intention to list on NGX
FG’s debt servicing gulps $1.3bn in 6 months
Ajagba battles Sanchez for WBO NABA heavyweight title
Sports Minister inaugurates Sports Federation Presidents, Boards
NBBF holds Extra Ordinary Congress
Pogba urged to stay at home
‘Messi is better than Maradona’
Sadiq Umar to join Spurs
Joshua obsessed by beating Usyk in rematch -Hearn
Banned Okagbare facing three anti-doping charges
2021 HiFL finals: Sponsor commit to more support
Stop toying with Nigerians’ emotions, Sports Editors tell Eagles
Red flags ladies shouldn’t ignore before marriage
Face to face with IBB: ‘I asked maradonic questions’
How we raised Godly children!
It is important to have wisdom in life
Peter Obi, the Pandora Papers and Premium Times low
Anambra’s Continued Educational Excellence
Perpetual heartache of Nigerian parents: Coping with school fees amidst harsh economic realities
Group partners Lagos council, NGO to tackle sickle cell disorder
How we battled and conquered depression
Wise words from the Onekutus: Let God be at the centre of your relationship
Tips on how to get your company registered
From Zamfara with tales of death and despair
Perpetual heartache of Nigerian parents: Coping with school fees amidst harsh economic realities
Group partners Lagos council, NGO to tackle sickle cell disorder

Daily Trust

Zamfara Battling With 700,000 IDPs, 3,000 Homes Destroyed – Gov
Queries Mount Over NNPC’s N200bn Capitalisation
INEC Detects 62,698 Cases Of Double Voter Registration In Anambra
Tinubu Arrives After Months Of Medical Treatment In London
‘PDP Presidential Ticket Shouldn’t Be Open To All’
Movie Review: Coming From Insanity
Bandits Release Five More Students Of Kaduna Baptist School
Vigilante Group Kills Imam, 10 Others In Sokoto
JUST IN: Villagers Killed, Monarch’s Palace Razed As Angry Soldiers Raid Imo Community
Finance Minister: Revenue Is Nigeria’s Problem, Not Debt
PHOTOS: Guns, Bullets Recovered From Bandits In Kaduna
NNPC Must Be Transformed To A Global Oil Company – Buhari
Queries Mount Over NNPC’s N200bn Capitalisation
Journalists Maria Ressa, Dmitry Muratov Win Nobel Peace Prize
Finance Minister: Revenue Is Nigeria’s Problem, Not Debt
NNPC Must Be Transformed To A Global Oil Company – Buhari
Nigeria’s Proposed N16.39trn Budget Raises More Questions, Less Hope
UK To Recognise Nigeria’s COVID-19 Vaccine Certificate From Oct 11
Ex-Skyway Workers Lament Unpaid N1.8bn Benefits
Zoning Won’t Split PDP – BoT Chair
Angry Fans Rip Into Super Eagles After Shocking Loss To ‘Unknown’ CAR
YABATECH Wins South West Games With 89 Medals
NWFL Heavyweights Ready To Rumble In 2021 Flying Officer’s Cup
Mansur Abdullahi: Time To Carry Out Surgical Operation On Super Falcons Is Now
Liverpool Crazy Not To Tie Salah To New Contract
Biafara: Army Releases Arrested Nollywood Actor
My Sister Getting Married At The Age Of 60 – Fred Amata
Davido, Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, 8 Nigerian Stars With International Recognition
Tiwa Savage: Someone Threatening To Release My Sex Tape
Go To Court, Brymo Dares Tuface
Institutions Presenting Unqualified Graduates For National Service – NYSC
Police Arrest Man, 70, 2 Others For Bearing Firearms

The Guardian

Why Nollywood Actor, Chiwetalu Agu was arrested – Army
‘Why UK imposed travel restrictions on vaccinated Nigerians’
Police kill bandit, rescue six kidnap victims in Kaduna
FRSC reads riot act on tokunbo tyres, others
2022 budget: Petrol, electricity subsidies to go
Paternity leave: Pressure shifts to state governors
Be alert, vigilant, Army Chief charges troops
Dare kicks against Akala’s zoning committee
2.5m voters to elect new Anambra gov, says INEC
PDP asks court to remove Ayade, deputy from office
My hope in better Nigeria unshakable, Obasanjo declares
NNPC deserves global status, Buhari charges board, others
France donates 501,600 doses of Astrazeneca vaccines to Nigeria
Fury Vs Wilder: Who wins trilogy bout in Las Vegas?
Stop toying with Nigerians’ emotions, sports editors tell Eagles
Kamaru Usman praises Colby Covington ahead of UFC 268 rematch
FIBA Youth Camp MVP, Oluwatobi, is destined for stardom, says Raptors’ coach
Firm lifts Eagles’ spirit as Iheanacho gets N1m award
Newcastle fans dream big after Saudi-led takeover despite rights fears
‘Women should engage in activities that enhance their mental wellbeing’
YCee: I Became Love Drunk After A Severe Heartbreak
‘Colorado, Tramadol now sold in the guise of Paracetamol, painkillers’
NGX Group unveils plans to list shares by way of introduction
Petroleum refiners, distributors to develop downstream energy transition plan
YCee: I Became Love Drunk After A Severe Heartbreak
AkwaAmaka Studios…Music Haven Springs Up in Lagos

Tribune

Police vow to apprehend, punish cops who snatched grandma’s N150,000
Nigerians groan as prices of food items rise
BREAKING: Four remaining as abductors release five Bethel Baptist school students, matron
SFH partners NOVARTIS to deliver health to children in two states
INEC discovers over 62,600 voters involved in double, multiple registrations in Anambra
‘Why NAGAFF, ANLCA, other freight forwarding associations are attacking Customs’
Buhari signs Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria Bill into law
No Nigerian leader as patient, tolerant as Buhari, says Lai Mohammed
My husband stole my N30,000, stripped me naked, beat, push me into a gutter —Wife
My wife threatened to chop off my head with a cutlass, man tells court
My wife brought her mother to stay with us without my consent —Husband
Nigeria receives 501,600 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines from France
SFH partners NOVARTIS to deliver health to children in two…
Nigeria set to develop Clean Cooking policy
Reps, stakeholders support repositioning of Nigerian…
Residents send SOS to Makinde over gas plant in residential…
FUTO ASUU chairman laments inconsistencies in salary payment
Army releases Nollywood actor Chiwetalu Agu
11 killed as vigilante group allegedly attacks traders in…
NUJ Presidential Election: Isiguzo retains position, says…
Kwara rated first in UBEC project execution in North Central
Olukere’s recognition, beginning of community’s…
Police rescue 187 kidnapped victims in Zamfara
UPDATE: Three feared dead, houses burnt as soldiers, youths…
Nigeria receives 501,600 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines from…
Insecurity: SSSG partners police, DSS on Lagos-Ibadan…
Court sacks 16 Kwara LG caretaker chairmen
‘Private varsities’ access to TETFUND financial aid…
Customers Service Week: SERVICOM boss lauds doctors, PTF,…
Court orders company to pay retired staff member $3,000…
Minister commends ITF for empowering thousands of youths
We seized ex-Gov Odili’s passport on EFCC’s…
Edo Judiciary launches multi-door court website, ODR…
Lagos Speaker explains why Lagos is ‘epicentre’ of drug…
Benin Billionaire, Captain Hosa, buried amidst eulogies
JUST IN: Villagers on the run over killings in oil community…
Court grants ex-AGF, Adoke permission to travel abroad for…
Only scale up SMEs can create mass jobs for Nigerians ― LAPO Microfinance Bank…
Private varsities’ access to tetfund financial aid, beginning of transformation
26 Lagosians died from security breaches in September –Security firm Landlords…

Leadership

Tinubu’s Arrival In Nigeria Unsettles Lagosians
EFCC Arraigns Ex-gov’s Aide, Wife For Money Laundering
Why I Am Investing In Young Talents – Chukwudi
How Afrobeats Is Taking Over The World
Lagos APC Needs Urgent Political Redemption – Oki
UniMaid Desert Warriors vs AAU Luminaries: Who Will Be Crowned 2021 HiFL Champions ?
TUC Harps On Decent Jobs For Nigerians
NBBF Crisis: We’ll Act Decisively If Need Arises, Says Sports Ministry
Unilorin In Swing Mood For National Youth Games
Kogi United Appoints London Trained Ojekunle As Technical Adviser
Teaching Hospitals Grapple With Battered Image After NARD Strike
I Am Being Blackmailed Over My Sextape With Boyfriend – Tiwa Savage
Of BudgiT Rating, Good Governance And Service Delivery In Yobe
Lagos APC Needs Urgent Political Redemption – Oki
INEC Committed To Enhancing Capacity Of Political Parties – Yakubu
Northern PDP Stalwarts At Loggerheads Over Micro-zoning
Former North Central PDP Reps Back Zoning, Slam FG On Insecurity
Ooni Of Ife Clears Air On Private Jet Promise By Adeleke
9mobile Reaffirms Commitment To Quality Customer Satisfaction
Investigate FAAN’s Violation Of Pension Reform Act, Stakeholders Urges FG
Cloud Exchange, Huawei To Launch Africa’s First Prefabricated Data Centre
Nigeria Coca-Cola System To Invest N560bn In 5 Years
BPE Promises Healthy Competition For Public Enterprises’ Investors
Clearing Agents Falsifying Documents To Evade Taxes, Duty – Customs
Low Mechanisation, Weak Currency Trigger Beans Price Hike
UniMaid Desert Warriors vs AAU Luminaries: Who Will Be Crown 2021 HiFL Champions ?
NBBF Crisis: We’ll Act Decisively If Need Arises, Says Sports Ministry
Unilorin In Swing Mood For National Youth Games
Kogi United Appoints London Trained Ojekunle As Technical Adviser
Sponsors Commit To HiFL, Want More Youth Development Initiatives
NBBF Holds Extra Ordinary Congress Today
Minister Tasks New Boards Of Sports Federations On Team Work, Code Of Governance
Why I Am Investing In Young Talents – Chukwudi
EDITORIAL
Ensure Peaceful Election In Anambra
Shagaya: When Devotion Is Enough

Vanguard

2023 Presidency: South-West undecided on Tinubu, Osinbajo, Fayemi
Boy who stowed away in Benin-Lagos plane now in university, begs for help
Many killed, houses burnt as soldiers, youths clash in Imo
Housemaid forced to drink hot peppery water for breaking plate battles for life
Exercise Golden Dawn: Troops kill 3 Unknown Gunmen, lose Soldier in Shootout in Enugu
Fallen mysterious tree: Alaafin visits scene, condoles families of victims
Stop using ethno-religious platforms to inflame polity – Olawepo-Hashim tells leaders
Abia SS3 student fakes own kidnap to extort ‘stingy’ mother
Gernot Rohr should be coaching Chad or Somalia
Fury, Wilder in final showdown
My fears for Fury, Wilder — Oboh
Terrible advertisement for Super Eagles!
Jay Jay Okocha reunites with Westerhof in London
The rumour of Mrs Ganduje’s arrest and other contradictions
Twists and turns of the new football season
Rohr under fire
Could you take your eyes off those boobs for a minute?!
Family Planning: Dilemma of a young woman
Beware of the little foxes
2022 Budget: INEC gets N100bn for 2023 elections
PDP must tread carefully on zoning — BoT chair
INCEST EVERYWHERE: Woman bears 3 for son
NIS introduces visa on arrival to boost foreign investments —Controller
2023 Presidency: Pressure mounts on PDP to throw ticket open
CAR vs Nigeria: Olonisakin calls for total support for Super Eagles in Douala
Housemaid forced to drink hot peppery water for breaking plate battles for life
Many killed, houses burnt as soldiers, youths clash in Imo
Why Buhari’s debt forgiveness request is dead on arrival — Olu Falae
Giants of Africa unveils basketball courts in Nigeria
What happened to the Nigeria I grew up in?
Lagos Legends Re-Union Football Festival: Akanni rolls back the years in one day
Oil bunkering: 3 feared dead, houses burnt as soldiers raid Imo community
Buhari govt is rated 18, parental guidance advised
How teacher threatened minor with sextape to defile her – Witness testifies
Leaking National Assembly roofs
Nigeria at 61 – still a crawling baby
APC National Chairmanship, not a do or die affair — Akume
LG Elections: Tribunal will serve justice – Lagos CJ
How Buhari has led Nigeria in right direction ― Lai Mohammed
Army releases Chiwetalu Agu
Sex Video: I would put it out myself than pay blackmailer — Tiwa Savage
2Baba threatens Brymo with N2bn suit; see you in court, he responds
2022 Budget: Defence, infrastructure, education lead with N5.15trn allocation
Defence, infrastructure, education get lion share of 2022 budget
OTP: FG’s financial transactions Information now accessible – Idris, AGoF