SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES, 21/01/2020

Punch

Supreme Court affirms Ganduje, Tambuwal, Lalong, Mohammed’s elections

Buhari seeks UK help in fugitives’ investigation

Gowon, Abdulsalami, others warn of hunger by 2050

Renewed attacks: Uncover, block sources of Boko Haram, ISWAP funds, DHQ tells EU, others

Mama Boko Haram remanded in prison for fraud

Malami writes Makinde to reinstate sacked ALGON members

EFCC files N800m fraud charges against Adoke, accomplice

Oil price hits $65 as Libyan oilfields shut down

PenCom orders PFAs to raise retirees’ pensions

Policy uncertainty weakens Nigeria’s economic outlook – World Bank

Lagos-Ibadan rail can’t be completed in April, says FG

FRSC plans driving licence for Nigerians moving to US, Europe

NOVA Bank appointed to collect import duty, others

PDP members protest in Abuja, London, demand Ihedioha’s reinstatement

APC stages counter-protest, Uzodinma alleges plot to topple Buhari

Amotekun has made restructuring inevitable –Dickson

Fresh attack on Southern Kaduna, inhuman, unfortunate — El-Rufai

Defection looms as Imo Assembly resumes today

We suffered N52bn energy loss in 2019 – KEDCO

Lassa fever kills 15 in Ondo, infects Delta corper

Man beats, stabs wife to death in Ogun

Mechanic dies in Rivers police cell, colleagues protest

LASG punishes 25 traffic officers for extortion

(www.punchng.com)

The Nation

UN condemns attack on humanitarian facility in Borno 

Army to foreign agencies: don’t back Boko Haram   

P&ID: Briton’s trial resumes today  

Atiku’s son-in-law, lawyers to get separate ‘laundering’ trials  

EFCC arrests 89 suspected yahoo boys 

EFCC wins Institution of the Decade award 

Fed Govt working out equitable electricity tariffs, says minister  

Agric needs more attention to avert food crisis, say Gowon, Abdulsalami, Babangida 

Pension fund rises to N10 trillion

Amaechi decries delay in Lagos-Ibadan train project 

ICC U-19 World Cup: Okpe tips Nigeria against West Indies  

NFF board members divided over Normalization Committee  

PDP chiefs lead street protest against Supreme Court verdict in Abuja 

Uzodinma raises alarm over plot to impeach him   

Sanwo-Olu seeks balanced development trade between Africa, UK  

Ajimobi: I left good legacies in Oyo  

Five dead, 11 houses lost to Lagos pipeline fire  

Ogun govt to reduce pharmaceutical drugs’ prices  

OOU turns out 42 First Class graduates  

(www.thenationonlineng.net)

Vanguard

Ghanaian president begs Buhari to open border

Buhari to Akufo-Addo of Ghana: We closed borders due to influx of arms, hard drugs

Jihadists attack United Nations’ facility in northeast Nigeria

Several killed in fight between Boko Haram, ISWAP members

Military counter-insurgency operation, others on course – Buratai

DOUBLE REGISTRATION: NATASHA AKPOTI’S LOSES SUIT AGAINST GOV. BELLO 

Malabu: FG files fresh charges against Adoke, Shell, others 

Alleged Malabu bribe: EFCC slams 7-count charge against Adoke, Abubakar

UBEC decries poor execution of primary school projects in Benue

No going back on power sector intervention projects - FG

Nigeria seeks N323bn to tackle Malaria, HIV, TB in 3yrs

NACA trains 122 HIV vulnerable persons to reduce new infections 

New Islamic state group leader confirmed - Report

Judgment: It’s time to build enduring legacy for Plateau – Lalong

Benin-Abraka Road reconstruction: Obaseki wants payment of NDDC counterpart fund

Four herdsmen killed in Kogi reprisal attack

3-hour documentary on Oshiomhole’s `dark side’ out Jan. 30 ― Ex-speaker 

(www.vanguardngr.com)

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