Encomium
Punch
- Buhari congratulates Lawrence Onoja at 70, Atta at 90
- Supplementary budget: National Assembly reconvenes Tuesday
- I didn’t need WAEC result for admission into US varsity —Adeleke
- Boko Haram insurgents attack military base in Borno, kill 17
- IG writes Osinbajo, requests to search Daura’s house
- EFCC unfreezes Benue accounts, Ortom thanks Nigerians
- EFCC grills ex-DSS DG Ekpenyong who Daura shielded from arrest
- Power grid collapse persists, drops twice in two months
- NCC, INEC meet on electronic voting
- I won’t contest any post in 2019 –Lai Mohammed
- PenCom restores 25% lump sum payment to retirees
- BoI unveils finance scheme for leather manufacturers
- Jaiz to commence disbursement of $20m SMEs fund
- Stocks hit nine-month low on mixed earnings, elections
- Police accuse instrumentalist coming from vigil of robbery
- France 2018: Falconets reignite hopes, beat Haiti 1-0
- We can’t reconcile with you, IPOB tells Ohanaeze, South-East govs
- Northern monarchs meet in Kaduna over polio scourge
- Dickson loses mother to cancer in US
(www.punchng.com)
The Nation
- National Assembly ‘ll keep defending democracy, says Senate president
- Court orders Daily Times to pay ex-workers N1.9m salary arrears
- Teacher remanded for allegedly defiling pupil
- $2.1b arms deal: EFCC arrests ex-DSS boss
- Fed Govt offers N90b bonds for sale
- NAFDAC set to launch compendium of regulated products
- Jega advocates stiffer laws against fake election results
- Shareholders: don’t sell 9mobile over $43m debt
- Saraki should resign as a matter of honour, says Sagay
- ‘Over 23,000 workers to lose jobs over ban on codeine’
- Ambode approves competition to boost reading culture
- Igbo Presidency: I stand the best chance, says Okorocha
- Pray for successful poll in Osun, Aregbesola tells intending pilgrims
- INEC to employ over 15,000 ad hoc workers for Osun governorship poll
- Gunmen hijack commercial bus in Rivers
- Two minors found wandering in Anambra
- Father of quintuplets seeks help
- Fed Govt not sincere about Ogoni cleanup, say activists
(www.thenationonlineng.net)
Vanguard
- NASS siege: PDP hired thugs should be prosecuted – Edo Rep
- Detention: DSS to review position on Dasuki, other detainees – Acting DG
- Aug 15 For Ruling On Impeached Benue Speaker’s Suit
- 10 Feared Killed As Armed Men Invade Igarra Banks
- DE-PROSCRIPTION: IPOB Suspends Talks With Ohanaeze, South-East Govs
- Kwara People Ready To Oust Saraki In 2019 Elections — Lai Mohammed
- You Must Score Against United, Leicester Boss Tells Iheanacho
- Femi Adesina To Deliver Lecture, As Kogi NUJ Marks Press Week
- Ohanaeze Youths Condemn DSS Siege On The NASS
- Saraki Not Good Example For Political Leadership – APC
- 2 S-East Govs To Join APC Before 2019 Election—Okorocha
- 2019: Reject Non-Performing Reps, Nkwonta Urges Abia People
- CAF Confed Cup: Enyimba Coach Hopeful Of Advancing
- Woman gives birth to quintuplets in Awka
(www.vanguardngr.com)
Guardian
- Russia, China block US bid to slap North Korea sanctions
- NFF panel releases amended electoral timetable
- EFCC raids house, arrests former DSS boss Ekpeyong
- Eminent citizens celebrate accounting guru, Akintola Williams at 99
- Sea pirates attack on crude oil tankers rise
- Police arrest ATM fraud syndicate, recover 30 ATM cards in Enugu
- 10 feared dead in bank robbery in Edo
- Saraki replies APC over allegations of incompetence
- Does anti-graft agency have constitutional powers to freeze government treasuries?
- EU flays blockage of National Assembly, wants security forces to be neutral
- NDDC cancels projects worth N200 billion in Niger Delta
- Giwa, Ikpeme hail Falconets, charge team to pick last group ticket
- EPL Preview: Manchester united VS Leicester city
- Gallery: 2018/2019 kits for Top European clubs
- Nnadozie saves Falconets’ blushes as Nigeria beats Haiti 1-0
- Asaba 2018: Africa guilty of high expectations
- Pogba still happy at United, insists Mourinho
- igerians decry circulation of mutilated naira notes
- NCC offers N3b subsidy initiative for InfraCos
- Banks’ customers lose fortunes as insiders mine data for fraudsters
- ‘It is unfair to say Buhari is undefeatable’
- ‘I’m not Buhari’s, governor’s anointed candidate’
- KOWA presidential hopeful calls for police accountability
(www.guardian.ng)
ThisDay
- PDP Leaders Endorse Ex-Ondo Commissioner for Idanre/Ifedore Federal Constituency
- Stop Parading Yourself as Chairman, Kwara APC Tells Bolarinwa
- INEC Parleys NCC over 2019 Elections
- Kellyhansone Accuses Don Jazzy of Orchestrating his Arrest Twice
- New Contributions Raise Pension Assets to N8.23trn
- Otti Partners NDDC to Build Good Roads for Abia Communities
- 45 Political Parties Pay Solidarity Visit to Saraki
- Boko Haram Kills 17 Soldiers, NEMA Staff
- Osinbajo Intervenes in Total’s $16bn Egina Oilfield Dispute
- Onnoghen Gets 2018 Michael Hill Prize for Criminal Law Reform
- Buhari May Emerge APC Consensus Candidate for 2019 Election
- National Assembly to Reconvene Next Tuesday, Says Deputy Speaker
- Buhari, Ambode, Amosun, Gowon, Akiolu, Others Celebrate Williams at 99
- Again, Melaye Fails to Appear in Kogi Court
- 7 Star Global Hangar Gets Licence
- I Won’t Reply Obasanjo, Says Atiku
- Stop Action against Accused, Widow of PDP Chieftain Tells Police
- Nigeria Must Review Its National Security Strategy, Says Ajibade
- USAID, PIND Develop Framework for Inclusive Growth in Niger Delta
- PDP Has No Strong Grounds to Upturn Fayemi’s Victory, Says APC…
- Senate Invasion: Group Accuses Alimekhina of Working against APC Interest
- Jonathan, Tinubu Console Dickson over Mother’s Death
- Human Trafficking: Lagos Police Arrest Fake Grandma, Haunt Woman over Death…
- Northern Groups Take Protest to Kano Govt House, Insist on Removal…
- Binji Appointed CCNN MD
- Lawmakers Pledge Speedy Passage of NDIC Amendment Bill
- Collaborate More for Benefits of Investors, SEC Boss Urged Securities Exchanges
- FG’s Revenue Dwindles as Customs Abandon N20bn Worth of Cars
(www.thisdaylive.com)
