Today’s evening news (Friday, August 31, 2018)

Punch

• Man apologises for threatening to leak teenager’s nude photos
• APC elders urge Oni to withdraw suit against Fayemi
• Union decries fresh killing of two Nigerians in South Africa
• Sarri backs Loftus-Cheek to make Chelsea impact
• Boateng to stay at Bayern, Bernat to join PSG –Kovac
• LASG acquires expansive land for trailer park to check Apapa gridlock
• Real Madrid, Barcelona turn focus to staying perfect in La Liga
• Wherever there are beautiful women, there’ll be plenty rape cases —President Duterte
• Direct primaries remain most credible, transparent –Shehu Sani
• Mourinho insists he is ‘one of the greatest’
• Ghana police arrest 41 Nigerian prostitutes, 14 clients
• Polygamist jailed for life over murder of man chatting with ex-girlfriend
• Only eight, not 30 CPs, deployed to Osun for gov poll, Police say
• Russian league’s top scorer, Quincy Promes, joins Sevilla
• Germany goalkeeper Trapp rejoins Frankfurt on loan from PSG
• Teenager remanded for alleged murder
• Man, wife kill his ex, dump her body in alligator-infested river
• Man discovers love potion with list of lovers in girlfriend’s bag
• Remembering Princess Diana 21 years after
• Kenyan accuses Nigerians of ‘stealing’ their women, selling drugs
• Direct primaries remain most credible, transparent –Shehu Sani
• Only eight, not 30 CPs, deployed to Osun for gov poll, Police say
• I vacate my seat for young blood, Balarabe Musa says, retires from active politics
• MKO Abiola’s daughter, ‘Rinsola, dumps APC
• Egypt’s first female Christian governor assumes office
• I’ll support female aspirants across party lines — Aisha Buhari

(www.punchng.com)

The Nation

• Abubakar’s wife promises to tackle drug abuse
• Balarabe Musa bows out as PRP national leader over failing health
• 2019: Dogara denies aide over political aspiration
• Missing child: Edo evacuates children from God’s Own Orphanage
• Dogara: I have not endorsed anyone for political office
• FG pledges to support traditional herbalists
• Europa League: Iwobi, Moses get Sporting, PAOK Challenge
• Pro-Biafra group plot anti-Ohanaeze protest
• Ekiti: APC elders urge Oni to withdraw suit against Fayemi
• 11 men arraigned for alleged cultism in Lagos
• Bolt happy with triumphant debut for Mariners
• INEC lost millions of naira to flood in Edo
• NEMA lauds military participation in disaster management
• Man commits suicide in Anambra
• Photos/Video: Buhari, Angela Merkel meet in Aso Rock
• Europa League: Iwobi, Moses get Sporting, PAOK Challenge
• Bolt happy with triumphant debut for Mariners
• Ronaldo tries again for first goal, Inter for first win
• FIFA: Nigerians Make 2018 World Cup Unforgettable
• Champions League Draw: Ronaldo Back to Old Trafford
• Serena off Witthoeft to set up Venus clash
• Plot against Super Eagles’ AFCON ticket thickens
• ‘I feel like I’m still a student’
• Student dies on birthday
• Police arrest SARS officer, 31 others over student’s death
• When silence is not golden
• Danfodiyo varsity hosts Gobir cultural conference
• Telecom firm thrills UNILAG students at Hall Week
• Government’s irrational ban of codeine syrup

(www.thenationonlineng.net)

The Guardian

• Saraki declares bid for Aso Rock as Buhari mocks defectors
• MTN’s shares drop 23% after CBN’s $8.1bn sanction
• Don’t force Moses out of retirement, Mabo tells Rohr
• Illegal tobacco marketers escape government watch, undermine ITP
• Nigerian startup shortlisted for Silicon Valley’s demo in the United States
• McCain returns to US Capitol one last time as colleagues say goodbye
• Trump insists White House a ‘smooth-running machine’
• Dogara’s media aide, Rinsola Abiola dumps APC
• Russia blocks publication of UN report critical of North Korea
• Nigeria, Germany sign pacts on agric, commerce
• South Korea’s Moon to send special envoy to North Korea next week
• Vincent Enyeama departs Lille by mutual consent
• Under-fire Mourinho insists he is ‘one of the greatest’
• Boateng to stay at Bayern, Bernat to join PSG – Kovac
• Thierry Henry promoted to Belgium’s assistant coach: federation
• Ronaldo ‘furious’ at losing to Modric for UEFA player of year
• VAR in Champions League only from 2019-20 season, say UEFA
• Coca-Cola buys coffee chain Costa for £3.9 bn
• Tokyo stocks open lower extending loss in US
• Insurance recapitalisation deadline now October 1 – NAICOM
• Why Nigeria needs to be re-structured
• PIGB rejection as fatal blow to oil sector reforms
• Political defections in Nigeria, causes and consequences
• APC will retain governorship seat in Osun — Tinubu
• 2019 general elections will be violence-free,says Kalu
• Foretelling democracy atrophy
• Visa, LSETF to digitize payments for MSMEs
• FG to ban gmail, others for official work, mulls .ng
• Paystack secures $8m Series A Funding
• Oyo declares today work-free day for PVCs’ collection
• Watch Terry Apala Appreciate Plus-Sized Women’s “Baca”
• Substituting almonds for breakfast skipped improves insulin resistance

(www.guardian.ng)                                     

ThisDay

• UBA Grows Gross Earnings By 16% to N258bn
• Farmers Draw N150bn from CBN’s Anchor Borrowers’ Programme
• Can MTN Nigeria Survive Multiple Fines?
• Presidency: PIGB Contains Constitutional, Legal Breaches
• Suspected Herdsmen Kill Family of Five, Three Others in Plateau
• Kwankwaso Declares for Presidency
• Buhari Receives German Chancellor Merkel at State House
• FG Committed to Fast-tracking ERGP Implementation
• Buratai: Soldiers Indicted for Mutiny will Face the Law
• Trump Threatens to Withdraw US from WTO
• I Didn’t Endorse Ogboru, Says Uduaghan, Accused Mischief Makers for Trying…
• Soyinka Berates Buhari over Comments on Rule of Law
• Atiku: PDP Presidential Aspirants to Sign Undertaking Not to Defect
• Apapa Gridlock Persists One Month after Osinbajo’s Intervention
• House Committee Blames DPR for Loss of $21bn
• FAAC: New Template for NNPC Remittances Soon
• Buhari Leaves Nigeria for China friday
• Showdown Looms over INEC Budget as N’Assembly C’ttees Recommend Virement from…
• 4,245 Adolescents Living with HIV/AIDS in Nasarawa, Says NASACA
• Buhari Trained to Kill, Not to Govern, Says Bafarawa
• Police Arraign 57 Youths for Alleged Homosexuality
• African Countries Must Embrace Agriculture, Says US Envoy
• Okocha: It’s Unlawful for EFCC to Commence Unilateral Investigation of a…
• 73 Battalion: Ganduje, Kwankwaso’s Rift May Cause Violence in 2019 Elections
• 4,245 Adolescents Living with HIV/AIDS in Nasarawa, Says NASACA
• Buhari Trained to Kill, Not to Govern, Says Bafarawa
• Police Arraign 57 Youths for Alleged Homosexuality
• African Countries Must Embrace Agriculture, Says US Envoy
• Okocha: It’s Unlawful for EFCC to Commence Unilateral Investigation of a…
• 73 Battalion: Ganduje, Kwankwaso’s Rift May Cause Violence in 2019 Elections

(www.thisdaylive.com)

Vanguard

• APC is not youth friendly- Rinsola, MKO Abiola’s daughter
• National interest supercedes individual rights – S-Court
• RESTRUCTURING: We’re back to the trenches – N-Delta militants
• Not-Too-Young-To-Run Movement disowns Saraki’s affiliation
• Gay partner arrested for rupturing partner’s rectum in Ogun
• Confusion trails planned closure of Lagos-Ibadan expressway
• Presidential candidate coming through direct primary; 34 states go for indirect – APC
• FAAC: FG, States , LGs share N714.809b
• Bolt Makes Mariners Debut In Friendly
• Police Disown Report, Say 8 Commissioners To Be Deployed In Osun Guber Not
• Dana Air Adds Boeing 737-700 Aircraft To Its Fleet
• Osun 2018: Opposition Parties Have No Chance – Tinubu
• Apapa Gridlock: Lagos Acquires Expansive Land For Trailer Park
• Buhari’s China Trip Decoy To Rig Elections, Remove Saraki, Alleges Timi Frank
• 2019 Presidency : Atiku Weeps, Obtains PDP Nomination Forms
• Eaglets Arrive Niamey For WAFU Zone B U-17 Tourney
• Missing Child At Christ Embassy: Edo Govt Evacuates Children From Orphanage
• Nigeria Illegal Migrants To Europe On Their Own – Buhari
• Balarabe Musa Bows Out As PRP Chairman
• Protests In Uganda After Lawmakers Detained At Airport
• Lagos Set To Celebrate World Coconut Day
• NBA Attacks Buhari, Insists Rule Of Law Central To Democracy
• APC Is Not Youth Friendly- Rinsola, MKO Abiola’s Daughter
• Man To Clean Court Premises For 2 Weeks Over Beer Purchase
• Popular Music Producer, Popito Signs Juicy Deal With TNBT
• PACT: I’m Still Running, Says Moghalu, Rejects Durotoye’s Emergence As Presidential Candidate
• Many Nigerians Lack Adequate Dietary Knowledge — Nutritionist
• Police To Partner With NYSC To Fight Crimes

(www.vanguardngr.com)