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Here are the major headlines for Monday, August 21, 2017

The SUN
President Buhari’ll resume office immediately – Adesina
Quick Guide for Those Who Can’t Figure Out a Naira’s Worth
Ojukwu agreed with me in 2003 that Nigeria must remain united – Buhari
BREAKING: Let’s not allow the irresponsible divide Nigeria
Special courts to try hate speech cases, terrorists, kidnappers
Ortom’s aide shot dead in Makurdi
12 die in Lagos boat mishap
FAAC: FG, 36 states share N2.56trn in 6 months
Car plows into two bus stops in French city days after Barcelona attack
EKiti APC holds rally for Buhari’s return
Nigeria’s unity not negotiable –Buhari
Explosion kills 2 on Yobe road
Quick Guide for Those Who Can’t Figure Out a Naira’s Worth
FOR THE RECORDS: Full text of President Muhammadu Buhari’s broadcast on Monday
Bauchi youths jubilate, slaughter two camels for Buhari’s return
Abia: PDP’s failure, APC’s gain –Destiny
TSA: Shock greets FG’s failure to audit remittances
Stakeholders working to crash cooking gas price – Adesina, NLPGA president
282 ‘missing ships’: Oversight duty or vendatta?
‘Diego Costa is trying to get himself SACKED by Chelsea,’ claims Joey Barton
Nigeria’s D’ Tigress secure first quarter-final slot
Lennox Lewis dubs Mayweather, McGregor fight a farce
(www.sunnewsonline.com)

PUNCH
Nigeria’s unity settled, not negotiable, says Buhari
Strike: ASUU zonal leaders meet to discuss FG’s offers today
Presidency planning Dasuki treatment for me – Adoke
FG, states agree on special courts for hate speech, others
Ogun couple torture, chain 11- year-old in toilet
12 dead in Lagos boat capsize
Smugglers of imported snakes disappear from custody
Dangote driver arraigned for stealing N25m truck
How Uniport student killed my daughter for ritual –Father
Police detain, arraign cab driver for passenger’s offence
Gunmen assassinate Ortom’s aide
Cultists attack mourners, kill one, injure seven in A’Ibom
Katsina police begin manhunt for five cattle rustlers
Pro-Sheriff rep rejects amnesty
Paris Club refund: Ondo workers reject 80% payment
FG, states, LGs share N2.8tn in six months
Wike, Fayose, Ugwuanyi in Anambra for PDP congress
PDP, APC clash over restructuring
Bayelsa PDP warns against ploy to hijack party
PDP believes in restructuring – Adeyeye
Buhari’s health, politics taken too far – Mega Party
Military unitary constitution created problems for Nigeria – Yoruba leaders
Belema plant occupiers putting their safety at risk – Shell
Calabar traders shut down market over high levies
FG, states, LGs share N2.8tn in six months
Landlords back rent payments to calculate credit scores
Firm commends Lagos for housing, unveils N2.9m scheme
Nestle committed to supporting youth entrepreneurship – Official
(www.punchng.com)

Vanguard
Quit notice: Nigerians can live anywhere — Buhari
Ilashe boat mishap: 12 die, 4 rescued as LASG blames overloading, illegal jetty operation
As Buhari resumes PDP, Afenifere, youth groups renew demand for restructuring
Aiteo refutes allegation of corrupt relationship with Diezani Alison-Madueke
Malabo deal fallout: Presidency, EFCC plotting to abduct me — Adoke
FG pension liabilities to rise by N20bn with exemption of paramilitary from CPS
FG, 36 states, FCT share N2.56trn in 6 months
Nigeria’s debt reaching critical levels — NEITI
Arewa youths to Buhari: Don’t just bark; bite troublemakers
IYC to Buhari: Don’t snub N’Delta, IPOB agitations, restructuring
Anambra will show PDP is back – Prof ABC Nwosu
Issues before Buhari
Ekiti APDA suspends state chairman
Wike, Fayose, Ugwuanyi storm Anambra for PDP Ward congress
CBN not boosting confidence in MfBs – Whensu
Bearish sentiment to persist as profit taking ensues
External reserve sets to hit 30-month high of $32bn
There’s $120trn capital available for infrastructure investment – DG, ICRC
Iwaya demolition: We’re been sleeping in the open — Displaced families
SMART transportation spreads to Ikeja
Uncertainty over waterways as FG, Lagos disagree on Appeal Court verdict
Edo Govt orders removal of structures under high electricity transmission cables
(www.vanguardngr.com)

Guardian
‘How Buhari’s broadcast will raise or crash economy’
‘How regulators can sustain stock rally’
Ten sailors missing after US destroyer collision off Singapore
Home-based Eagles resume camping for WAFU this month
PDP flays APC’s ‘sudden interest’ in restructuring
Finnish court identifies Turku stabbing suspect
Saudi Meccan hotel evacuated after fire
South Asia floods claim more than 750 lives
Ojukwu and I agreed on Nigeria’s unity, says Buhari
Equip Nigerian hospitals like UK’s, NMA tells Buhari
Three tiers of government shared N2.8tr in six months, says NEITI
Presidential Broadcast: Buhari vows to uphold Nigeria’s unity, says it is not negotiable
Suspected Ritual Killing – Rivers Police Arrest UNIPORT Undergraduate
Mass protests in U.S. cities decry racism, pillory Trump
Zidane expresses condolences to victims of Barcelona attack
Nadal back as number one, after three year absence
How long can Messi wait for Barca to get their act together?
Winners to get $12, 000 at Chamberlain International Squash Championship
Kano Pillars are Savanna Conference Six champions
Okpotu converts goals to cash for charity
Tennis Club, Assembly member harp on sports growth at grassroots
$35 billion food importation into Africa
Fresh crisis dampens hope of reconciliation in Southwest PDP
PDP wins state assembly’s bye-election in Gombe
Yoruba to unite for Nigeria’s restructuring
BDCs allege banks benefit from their losses
Banking seamlessly with electronic offerings for financial inclusion
Eliminating corruption requires more systematic approach, says NIM president
Nigeria submits progress report on SDGs as nations commit to 2030 agenda
Architects call for FG’s audit of regulatory agencies
Senate panel partners Abuja magazine on housing confab
(www.guardian.ng)

The Nation
Buhari: every Nigerian has the right to live anywhere
EFCC recovers N329b from 10 marketers
BDCs lose ground to banks in forex sales
Federal, states, councils share N2.8tr in six months
Varsity teachers’ demands unrealistic, says Ezekwesili
Anxiety grips ministers over Buhari’s plans
Two killed as insurgents ambush travellers
Shell flays illegal occupation of Belema oil facilities
Ajimobi launches N120,000 Home Owners Charter
Labour to Akeredolu: full pay or nothing
NUPENG: no alternative to Buhari now
NANS to Buhari: reshuffle your cabinet
‘Obaseki waited for my Supreme Court win’
God answered our prayers, says Bindow
Southeast governors welcome President
Boost to anti-terrorism war, says Shettima
Businessman gets six months for stealing stove
Man in court for ‘theft of batteries’
Olujimi: Ekiti lawmakers told to attack me
NASFAT felicitates with Nigerians
Doctors to Buhari: replicate UK health facilities here
(www.thenationonlineng.net)

Thisday
External Reserves Chalk up $1.26bn as Shale Oil Threat Persists
Investors Shun NNPC’s Planned Pipeline Project from Kaduna Refinery to Niger…
Another Executive, Senate Face-off Looms
Buhari’s Return Invokes More Reactions
Buhari Passes the Buck on Restructuring to National Assembly, Council of…
US FAA Begins Audit of Nigeria’s Aviation Industry
12 Dead, Scores Missing as Boat Capsizes in Lagos
Niger Gov: Buhari’s Return, Blow to Mischief Makers
Arewa Youths Want Kanu Arrested over Hate Speech
NJC Rejects NBS Report on Judiciary as Second Most Corrupt Institution
Kogi Health Commissioner Blames Gastroenteritis for Death of Scores in State
Adoke Accuses Presidency, EFCC of Plot to Abduct Him
NEITI: FG, States, LGs Shared N2.8tn in First Half of 2017
Osinbajo Orders IG to Commence Community Policing
Yoruba Leaders to Hold Rally in Ibadan
Residents Flee Lekki Communities in Lagos as Feudal Crisis Looms
$12,000 up for Grabs as Chamberlain Squash Open Begins
(www.thisdaylive.com)

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