*NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR TUESDAY 10TH AUGUST 2021* *PUNCH* Nigerias show of shame in Tokyo Olympics APC govs await Buharis return to decide Bunis fate 2023 will determine my governorship dream Okorochas son-in-law Salernitana to pay Crotone '6m for Simy Afghan turmoil: Taliban are sole gainers of Doha Pact Lawyers battle for sureties as Igbohos loyalists remain in custody Olympics: Amstel Malta celebrates Team Nigeria PDP begins e-registration of members Victim-centred approach to combatting human trafficking Rangers submit bid for 2.6m Osayi-Samuel Disqualified athletes: We will probe, uncover causes, says Dare Leadership crisis: PDP govs to meet stakeholders Tuesday N1bn fraud: Aviation firm accuses SFU CP of cover-up, petitions IGP Tokyo 2020: Yet another disappointment for Nigeria Aiteo Cup: Bayelsa plans public holiday for victorious teams APC, PDP in disarray; is there an alternative 19-year-old jailed for life over aborted bike theft in Ekiti Nigerite donates 2500 to Kanu Heart Foundation Sambawa urges FG to invest in sports How Nigerians are being tactically de-Nigerianised Two fraudsters forfeit three Lagos duplexes, N200m, vehicles to FG Surveillance gulps N476bn, insecurity fuels 22% food inflation Special girls school students now in varsities Lagos govt Organisers pledge 'new model' for Paris Games Yoruba Nation rally: Police keeping my daughters corpse, says salesgirls mother Oil price tumbles to $68, Nigerias production faces setbacks TASUED students to represent Nigeria in Netherlands Shakeup in NNPC, senior management staff redeployed, COO sacked HiFL: Warriors battle Steelers for q'final spot Nine rescued as pastor, wife, 11 others kidnapped in Kwara, gunmen demand N30m NYSC laments insufficient hostel in Ondo camp Nine rescued as pastor, wife, 11 others kidnapped in Kwara, gunmen demand N30m Eight killed as IPOBs sit-at-home order turns bloody Norwich complete Josh Sargent signing from Werder Bremen BBNaija S6: Fans accuse Maria of taking over HoH role from Pere Proffer solutions to education problems, provost tells graduands Petrol truck crushes siblings sitting NECO, three others in Oyo Resident doctors defy FGs no-work-no-pay threat, continue NASS talks today Harry Kane can face Man City, says Tottenham coach Jury selection begins in R. Kelly sex abuse trial Army varsity warns against cultism, exam malpractices Petrol truck crushes siblings sitting NECO, three others in Oyo Ogun denies involvement as monarch withdraws Okorochas chieftaincy title Firmino double as Liverpool beat Osasuna in preseason friendly Varsity denies hiking hostel fees Ogun denies involvement as monarch withdraws Okorochas chieftaincy title Tortured Togolese: Legal advice goes missing four months after release One killed, others allegedly missing as Benin, Ijaw clash over land Customs van chasing smugglers crushes seven in Katsina, vehicle burnt Buhari needs to fulfil GPE commitment for education development Secondus fate uncertain, PDP governors meeting deadlocked, NWC, Reps divided Court remands Chidinma for 30 days over Super TV CEOs death Tension as cultists kill two worshippers in Akwa Ibom Nigerian mission treated 24,000 passports Pegging 2023 presidency to region, age will divide Nigeria further Northern CAN Okorocha vows appeal as court orders forfeiture of varsity, estates, others Babies account for 22% of new HIV infections NACA NCDC preaches good water, hygiene as cholera deaths hit 816 Benue offers scholarship to four-year-old kidnapped during communal clash *VANGUARD* NNPC redeploys staff, names new spokesperson DPR inaugurates industry awards for improved oil recovery APC chides Delta government for appointing too many Commissioners Nigerian beauty Queen, Evelyn Chukwujekwu unveiled as Zylus Group Brand Ambassador Imo 2023: I can't rule out contesting again, says Nwosu Insecurity stifling nationwide investments in Nigeria ' Ozigi Insecurity: APC, PDP trade words PDP governors' 6-hour meeting over Secondus' fate ends in deadlock PDP crisis: Reps urge Secondus to resign Whither the interim common services agency and ESIALA(4) FG adopts Jordan as Christian pilgrimage destination [DEVELOPING] Buni: Police take over 'Buhari House', APC National Secretariat Polaris drives peak performance with AbiolaChamp's Magic of Emotional Intelligence TINA: Food and water beyond propaganda Cholera outbreak kills 12 in Niger Customs officers chasing suspected smugglers crush many persons to death in Katsina Strike: Tough times await patients as NARD, FG face-off deepens Tokyo Olympics: USA edges past China on final medal table ASPAMDA leadership crisis: Sanwo-Olu orders conduct of election in 60-90 days IPOB sit-at-home across South-East in photos Nigerian Mission clears backlog of passport applications, treats over 24,000 in 3 months Truck crashes into taxi, kills 4 in Oyo Patients seek attention in private medical facilities as NARD strike continues [BREAKING] Usifo Ataga: Court remands Chidinma in prison for 30 days Man docked for allegedly stealing hair products worth N26m 60 die of cholera in Katsina Twenty-nine persons kidnapped in Kwara, Police rescue twenty-four Okonjo-Iweala, WTO DG, decries unauthorised use of her name for adverts *THISDAY* Combating Rejection of Nigerian Goods CBNs Power Sector Interventions NIPOST Alleges Shady Deals in Capital Market, Raids Courier Firm over N15m Illegal Contract Biosafety Agency Reads Riot Act to Illegal Practitioners of GMOs Access Bank Harps on Financial Inclusion The Mambilla Debacle Vandalism Persists Despite NNPCs N72bn Annual Pipelines Management Spend Covering Security, Maintenance, Others Report: Nigeria Experienced Increase in Export of Manufactured Goods, Employment and Productivity in July Odegbami: YouID Allows You to Live Smart Equities Market Commences Week on Negative Note, Drops by N126.86bn Rethinking Nigerias Industrial Progress SON Takes Fight Against Substandard Goods to Online Dealers Expert Harps on Digital Smart Farming Solutions to Boost Food Production Tantalizers Struggles With Loan Repayment to Banks, Records N57.5m Loss in H1 Tackling Intractable Cooking Gas Supply Challenge IBBs Birthday Interview Former Barca Forward, Bojan, Joins Japanese Team IFPRI: Food and Beverage Companies Largest Culprits in Environmental Damage Sanwo-Olu: Sustaining APCs Winning Habit Spurs Confirm Kane for Premiership Opener against Man City Between Dare and Dalung: Beyond the Olympics Politics Dare Orders Probe of AIUs Suspension of 10 Nigerian Athletes in Tokyo jaw, Edo Warring Communities Urged to Embrace Peace Secondus: PDP Govs Working to Resolve Crisis, Says Tambuwal Tearful Messi Confirms Barca Exit, Close to PSG Deal *DAILY INDEPENDENT* CSO Petitions EFCC, Minister Over Alleged Fraud In National Lottery Commission Family Vows To Resist Imposition Of Monarch On Itele Town Nigeria's Military Overstretched, Operates With Obsolete Equipment ' IBB PDP Governors Grill Secondus For 40 Minutes Over Party Crisis Connecting Schools Can Boost GDP By 20% In Least Connected Nations ' EIU AGHAN Partners NCAA To Set Minimum Safety Threshold Handling Rates JUST IN: Roma Reach '45m Tammy Abraham Agreement John Stones Agrees 250,000-Per-Week Deal To Stay At Man City Till 2026 Using Digital Solutions To Improve Port Operations In Nigeria Alleged Murder: Court Orders Remand Of Suspected Killer Of Super TV CEO Son Set Ablaze One Week To Father's Burial In Anambra Britain's Johnson Calls Climate Report A 'Wake-Up Call Belarus Leader Denies Involvement In Activist Death *LEADERSHIP* 4 Killed In Ibadan-Ife Road Accident Makinde Wants Professionals, Religious Leaders In Politics Assembly Approves Full Ownership Of LCC By Lagos Osun Monarch Hails Military Over Onslaught On Insurgents RCCG Donates Dialysis Centre To OOUTH Nigerian Navy Reiterates Commitment To Community Devt Group Seeks Support For Muslim Women On Marriage Customs Vehicle Crushes 7, Injures 20 In Katsina Army Chief Gives Terrorists Ultimatum 130,000 Kaduna Residents Test For COVID-19 Zulum Lauds PMB, Troops, Resettles 1,200 Baga IDPs Emir Of Machina Urges Support For Girl-child Education Kaduna Govt Warns Against Reopening Of Schools Troops Foil Terrorists Attack On Damboa FG Promises Motorists Better Road Network EFCC Secures Forfeiture Of N200m, 3 Duplexes From Fraudsters FG Supported 1m Businesses After COVID-19 Pandemic ' Osinbajo UBEC Begins Development Of e-learning Software ICPC Recovers N120m From Adamawa Farmers NCPC Approves Jordan As Nigerian Pilgrims' Destination Report Scores Sanwo-Olu, Wike High On Economy, COVID-19 Management Interpol Arrests Nigerian Trafficker, 286 Others Ataga's Murder: Court Remands Chidinma For 30 Days Mitee Seeks Merger Of PIB, Solid Minerals Act 2023: My Governorship Ambition Not Dead ' Uche Nwosu Mass Housing Possible With Sustainable Architecture ' Obasa Young People, Sex Workers, Same Sex Account For 91% HIV New Cases ' Study Malami Denies Disobeying Osinbajo On APC Congresses Islamic New Year: Lawan, Governor Yahaya Urge Muslims To Pray For Peace Court Orders Forfeiture Of Okorocha's 500 Properties APC: Buni C'ttee Moves To End Crisis, Beefs Up Security At Party Secretariat Urgent Need To Tackle Nigerias Housing Problem Insecurity And Calls For Self-defence eNaira: Experts Say CBDC Will Facilitate Transfer Of Diaspora Remittances, Strengthen Identity System Niger Commissioner Abducted, Joins 238 Others In Bandits' Den Cholera: 22 States, FCT Record 31, 425 Cases, 816 Deaths PDP Crisis: I Am Going Nowhere, Secondus Vows EFCC Quizzes NIPC Executive Secretary Winner Of Naija Teachers Reality Show To Get 2-Bedroom Flat, N2mI'm BBNaija 6: Pere Becomes 3rd Head Of House *NEW TELEGRAPH* LASU: VC appointment crisis not yet over Orji Uzor Kalu Foundation offers scholarships to 650 students Nigerians groan over rising cost of corn Nigeria's sugarcane imports gulped N99bn in Q1 Taking positives from Team Nigeria's Tokyo 2020 outing NYSC flays attacks on corps members by hoodlums in Lagos 2023: Leadership crisis rocks PDP NWC 816 cholera deaths, 311 cases recorded in seven months Twitter ban: 'Why Nigeria's foot-dragging on dialogue with micro blogging firm Five killed in S'East as IPOB stay-at-home order turns bloody CBN yet to receive complaints on new forex policy Secondus: PDP Governors' meeting deadlocked Faulty Customs servers endanger FG's investment policy Chidinma, accomplice get 30 days remand for allegedly killing Super TV CEO, Ataga Jet A1: Galloping price impacts aviation Insecurity: Gyang calls for restructuring of security agencies CSR: Shell offers N48m grants for LiveWIRE beneficiaries APC: Why we beefed up security at national secretariat As FG slashes gas-to-power price from $2.50 to $2.18 AfDB to support FG with $500m for MSMEs in technology, says Osinbajo Oilfield operator demands emission-cutting programmes Seplat deepens commitment for energy security, development APGA'll sustain Anambra's developmental strides 'Anyanonu Abdulmutalib canvasses agencies' enforcement, monitoring on aviation fuel APC chairmanship: Buni weathers the storm How aviation can overcome challenges ' NCAT Rector Olawepo-Hashim: Why I joined APC Nigerian female startups dominate mentorship programme 2023: My guber ambition not dead ' Nwosu More problems for Barca as Aguero ruled out for 10 weeks Coaching ban: US court gives FIFA 21 days to respond to Siasia's suit Swiss name Murat Yakin new coach Bayelsa sweeps stakes at AITEO Cup finale *BLUE PRINT* From Science and Technology to Science and Innovation, what change Reps' minority leader disowns PDP caucus over call for Secondus' resignation EFCC nabs 2 cyber fraudsters in Lagos, forfeit assets, millions to FG Stock market trends lower, sheds N126bn Heritage Bank rolls out Acada Portal Solution, Alumni Banking service SME's, tech coys, others count losses as Twitter ban persists Dearth of refineries, others responsible for hike in flight tickets Brent crude oil price slides to $68.86 a barrel PDP Crisis: No end in sight, as governors continue meeting Tuesday Shell confirms exit plan, shops for local investors Dikio to ex-agitators: Bring your business proposals, says no more contracts in PAP SEC's CMC meeting to discuss Fintech roadmap implementation Abeokuta Golf Club to honour ex- president Obasanjo Oil, gas exploration: Sylva canvasses increased investment in technology Apostle Kure donates food, clothes to victims of Southern Kaduna attacks New entrant Green Africa Airways gets nod, commences flight Thursday Zamfara APC in fresh crises as Yari faction criticizes Yarima Investigation on alleged fruit seller killing by soldiers concluded ' Galadi To ease payment, LCCI wants existing debts replaced with asset-linked debts Expert urges probe of operatives manning borders Applauding Kano state gov't and private initiative on free eye surgery COVID-19: FG reveals when second batch vaccination 'll kick-off Zulum resettles 1,200 Baga residents donates food, clothes, cash Sultan declares Tuesday first day of new Islamic year Hijrah: University Don, monarch lament insecurity, call for self-protection 5 die in petrol tanker auto crash on Ibadan/Ife expressway Govs owing us billions of naira, NECO Registrar cries out NCPC approves Jordan for Christian pilgrimage 5 feared killed in Katsina as Customs operatives chase rice smugglers Oneya's death, a great loss ' Omo-Agege IPOB sit-at-home order: Markets, banks, govt offices, others shutdown in Southeast as 2 die in Nnewi Ogun monarch withdraws chieftaincy title from Okorocha *BUSINESS DAY* Onalaja, real estate guru, will surpass expectations, Ooni assures Why wealthy Nigerians, institutions should invest in research'NIOB boss Nigerians turn to East Africa, Egypt for summer as COVID-19 disrupts travels Brand managers reiterate importance of customers in growing organisations Building a Coaching Culture through Listening Hoping that the COVID'19 pandemic will not be forever The internet, free speech and responsibility (5) Managing technocracy in Nigerian politics Abba Kyari's case shouldn't be treated like those before it Insurance offers survival option as MSMEs battle growing risks How politics made Nigeria lose out on $50m Olympics kits' deal Stanbic IBTC gets industry recognition across sectors Forest Capital acquires Kayvee Microfinance Bank Unity Bank unveils new code on USSD platform to combat e-banking fraud Ikeja Electric upgrades mobile app to enhance services, customer experience Wema Bank partners with SheCan Nigeria to support women Flour Mills beats FMCG peers to post highest profit in H1 Naira closes unchanged as financial market awaits N137.5bn inflows Nigeria's equities market see negative start to new week SEC set to hold second Capital Market Committee meeting NGX Becomes First African Exchange to Galvanize Private Sector Participation in Closing Gender Gaps *GUARDIAN* Minister sets up panel to probe disqualification of 10 Nigerian athletes in Tokyo Not yet uhuru for Rivers United as NFF deliberates on Jigawa, Kwara United's appeals Ekiti 2022 is not about rotation, but good governance New FCT police boss resumes duties Coach promises to take MFM to continent next season Secondus insists he will not resign as PDP chairman Police nab two robbery suspects in Lagos Governance: FCT Minister task APC leaders on continuity Kidnappers abduct Commissioner, others in Niger, Kwara states Cost-benefit weighs in favour of Messi at PSG I will not resign, says Secondus NNPC spends N492.05 billion on subsidy, salaries, other expenses in one month Okotie warns of imminent divine revolution Ex-FIFA boss Blatter arrives for payment probe hearing Anambra Governorship poll: PDP appoints Ekwunife as Campaign D-G Osinbajo assures of increased support for MSMEs Sanwo-Olu directs ASPAMDA caretakers to conduct elections within 90 days Scaling up youth development through technical, vocational training UP Plc, Linkage Assurance others lead NGX N126b loss Don't assent to PIB, Niger Delta stakeholders tell Buhari That awful outing at Tokyo Olympic Institute establishes college of forensics for fraud prevention Owokalade takes over as ICSAN president APC congress: Buni seeks new lease amid contentions over upcoming convention Government in power without power Nigeria, others lose $2 billion to illegal activities at sea yearly Expert harps on importance of self-control in organisations Lagos, Ogun Council Polls: Imperative of service at grassroots Tokyo Olympics: Rethinking sports administration in Nigeria - Part 2 NITAD decries effects of insecurity on economy Lagos NIPR celebrates female chief executives President Buhari engaged in anti-party by imposing Buni-led caretaker committee on APC NBC's peculiar journalism 101 Southeast Nigeria cities shut after separatist protest call LASG tasks NAICOM on insurance products for MSMEs Ortom urges Nigerians to dump APC X-Ray New FCT police boss takes over command Reselr.com, first of its kind selling platform, debuts in Nigeria Gun smoke from the east - Part 2 AfDB to support tech-based MSMEs with $500m -Osinbajo Minister Dare and politics of the Olympics Dealing with rising unemployment, poverty, insecurity Re: The future does not belong to rogue herdsmen *TRIBUNE* Stakeholders meet for Osun 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