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Here are the major headlines for Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Punch

  • Dairy farming’ll curb farmers, herdsmen clashes, says Buhari
  • After Washington meeting, Trump allegedly called Buhari lifeless – Report
  • Police arraign ex-Imo commissioner for fraud, stealing
  • 40 million Nigerians denied access to Internet – NCC
  • Alleged neglect: FG releases 69 ongoing projects in South-East
  • Police arrest 57 suspected gays in Lagos
  • Sex for marks: NUC asks varsities to expose lecturers’ names
  • FG approves N2bn for Nigerian Army varsity take-off
  • Level of work on Lagos-Ibadan railway unsatisfactory – Amaechi
  • Buhari won’t Islamise Nigeria, says SGF
  • Victims defrauded of N50m by developer cry for refunds
  • 2019: PDP begins sale of nomination forms
  • Apapa gridlock: Haulage cost rises by 360 per cent
  • EU condemns Rivers by-election violence
  • UNICEF urges Bauchi govt to settle counterpart fund for water, sanitation projects
  • Taraba residents raise the alarm over collapsed bridges, bad road
  • Jim Iyke arrested for slapping Dana Air worker
  • Bianca Ojukwu begins senatorial campaign today

(www.punchng.com)

 

The Nation

  • Osinbajo tackles Obasanjo, IBB, Jonathan over oil cash
  • UK PM May for Abuja, Lagos tomorrow
  • Trump under attack for Buhari ‘lifeless comment’
  • National Assembly joint committee okays N143b election budget
  • Leah Sharibu: Parents confirm voice
  • Buhari won’t rest until Leah Sharibu, others are released, says Presidency
  • Court remands man for killing Ekiti monarch
  • Nigeria’s GDP contracts as oil production slumps
  • Navy to court martial three over theft at Tompolo’s ‘property’
  • 30,000T of cocoa stuck on Lagos port roads, say exporters
  • NBC to stations: pay your debt or you are off air
  • Lafarge Africa to create 10b new shares
  • Anxiety in Plateau over plot to fuel farmers-herders clash
  • APC governors, state chairmen oppose direct primaries ahead of NEC
  • I regret supporting Buhari, says Kwankwaso
  • Lagos PDP chairman defects to APC
  • UNICAL students send SOS to Ayade for medical assistance

(www.thenationonlineng.net)

 

Vanguard

  • President Buhari Get Me Out Of Here, Leah Sharibu Begs From Boko Haram’s Den
  • Under IBB / Abacha , Nigeria got $199.8 bn; OBJ / Yar’Adua, $401.1 bn; GEJ, $381.9 bn; where are these monies ? – Osinbajo
  • INEC Budget: NASS Okays Buhari’s Request Of N143bn
  • Oil Sector Depresses Nigeria’s Q2’18 GDP
  • NIRSAL Moves To Crash Food Prices With SACR
  • Missing Tanker Docks In Togo After Suspected Hijacking
  • Pro-Biafra Group Urges Igbo Leaders To Effect Release Of Its Leader
  • Publish Names Of Lecturers Sanctioned For Sexual Harassment, NUC Tells VCs
  • Total Sells Equity In Hazira Terminal, Signs LNG Agreement With Shell
  • Shell Forcing Us To Sign Oil Spill Report – Bayelsa Community
  • Kogi Revenue Service Denies Report Of N3bn Fraud
  • Osun Gov Poll: Court Strikes Out Suits Against Adeleke, Omisore
  • Outcry As Lawyers, Others Blast Buhari On Rule Of Law Remarks
  • Vanguard holds Economic Forum Series on MSMEs today

(www.vanguardngr.com)

 

ThisDay

  • Rule of Law Superior to National Security, Interest, Lawyers Tell Buhari
  • As GDP Declines, Analysts Call for Policies to Stimulate Growth
  • Shun Violence, Wamakko Advises Supporters
  • Nigeria Changing for The Better, Failed Elites Have Every Reason to…
  • Soyinka Tasks FG on Funding HIV/AIDs
  • Presidency, US Embassy Silent on Trump’s Comment on Buhari
  • No Basis for Debate with PDP, APC Replies Party
  • Free Me from Captivity, Leah Sharibu Begs Buhari
  • Lagos PDP Chairman Announces Defection to APC
  • FG Releases List of 69 Ongoing Projects in South East
  • West Nile Virus Kills 2 in Israel
  • Buhari Not Incharge of Nigeria, Says Catholic Priest
  • The Impeachment Hammer Dangling Over Trump
  • Abacha Loot: Cable Foundation Sends FoI Request to Adeosun on N7bn…
  • Buhari Rallies Base for 2019 Titanic Battle
  • Arise TV Goes Live in Europe
  • CBN Prohibits Trading, Loan Refinancing in New Credit Scheme
  • Poor Power Supply to Persist as Gas Shortage Lingers
  • PDP BoT Condemns Call for Saraki’s Resignation
  • Tinubu: Three Years Not Enough to Reshape Nigeria
  • South Africa Detains Russian Ship Allegedly Bringing Weapons to Lagos
  • Presidency Berates Chieftain of CNM over Claim of Sallah Day Bombing
  • Ekiti Workers Embark on Indefinite Strike
  • Mining: FG Commences Nationwide Integrated Exploration Project
  • Dangote: Manufacturing Key to Economic Growth
  • Osinbajo, IBB, Emefiele, Others to Launch Book on Accountancy
  • Oando Eyes Growth after Curbing $2.5bn Debt
  • LCCI Faults FG’s Automotive Policy

(www.thisdaylive.com)

 

Vanguard

  • In video, abducted Leah Sharibu pleads for rescue
  • Outrage trails Buhari’s stance on rule of law
  • Alcohol during pregnancy raises child’s risk of having low IQs, ADHD, study finds
  • Forget crowd, North is still real battleground
  • Spurs run riot to pile more misery on Mourinho’s Manchester United
  • Ortom charges Akume to show scorecard before seeking re-election
  • Okorocha orders new chairmen to reside at council headquarters
  • Intervene in seeking Onwuka’s whereabouts, Zionists tell South East governors, leaders
  • INEC, EU urge youths to shun electoral violence
  • Aregbesola pledges brighter future as Osun marks 27th anniversary
  • Communities reject oil firms’ refusal to relocate headquaters to Niger Delta
  • Lloris backing no justification for drink driving charge – Pochettino
  • Murray needs seven hours a day to keep hip in shape
  • Mourinho calls for respect as Spurs pile more misery on Man Utd
  • Ronaldo Jr joins Juventus youth academy
  • Kida predicts success for D’Tigress at FIBA Championship
  • Organisers preach work-life balance as Friesland wins Remita Champions Cup
  • Danbatta tasks government on fourth industrial revolution
  • CIBN to host conference to bridge MSMEs funding gaps
  • Tanker drivers commend government for improving road infrastructure

(www.guardian.ng)

 

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