*NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR TUESDAY 6TH JULY 2021* *THE NATION* Ogboni King in police can A road much travelled Why mediation cannot replace litigation Court remands man in custodyfor assaulting wife of 17 years Forced marriage in Nigeria: travails of young girls Fed Govt, SERAP bicker over litigations Use researched publications to boost national security Book to dissuade youths from crime presented in Lagos Minister urges concerted efforts to end oil, gas infrastructure vandalism Firm battles Abia govt over $151m Paris Club refund Frequent kidnappers attacks on schools threatening enrollment in north Buhari Two schools shut over COVID-19 scare in Lagos Absolute powers Bunis prolonged absence hurting Yobe people Lagos council polls: Sanwo-Olus aide canvasses votes for APC Ondo election: Who wants Akeredolu out Fast rising hip hop artiste, Oba Lurge, set to release debut intl collaboration *VANGUARD* Troops capture Boko Haram terrorists with utensils, fuel, sex enhancement drugs, others CAPPA writes FG, demands removal of encumbrances to free education Pi Sairtel unlimited internet broadband targets grassroots areas Oil Market: Price of Brent hits $77.16 per barrel as OPEC, Non-OPEC ministers postpone talks Rite Foods backs health initiative for cancer patients Nigeria constitution no longer workable ' NUJ Experts task youths on identifying and taking advantage of opportunities BREAKING: Next President must be from South, region's governors agree NCC exceeds N36bn revenue projection Great philanthropist, prophet T.B Joshua leaves a vacuum IPAC rejects exclusion of electronic transmission of results in Electoral Act PIB: Mischief makers bandying wrong information ' Urhoghide Obasanjo denies plan to float 'new political party' ahead of 2023 elections Army takes free medical services to 2 Abuja communities; tasks Nigerians to provide information to security agencies [VIDEO] Tight security as Southern Govs arrive for summit in Lagos Attacks on oil, gas facilities drop from 623 to 94 in 7 years, says Sylva Ellen Adeyinka Anjorin cancer foundation organises free cancer screening One dead, two injured as gas explosion rocks Ogun Board recovers $100m from forensic audit remittances Chieftaincy Tussle: Customary Court tells Taraba monarch to step-aside Land Dispute: Oghior floors Ukpiovwin in court Missing siblings found dead in Gboko after two days Ndume empowers traders, farmers in Southern Borno with N40 million, 10 trucks of fertilizers, 3 trucks maize seed varieties 26 kidnapped Kaduna students return, as parents besiege school, seek divine intervention Group commends Uzodimma for restoring peace, security in Imo Electricity workers issue strike notice to FG over planned sale of TCN IPOB wash hands off news claiming wike, Uba are complicit in its leader's abduction Our displaced farmers have returned home ' Taraba Tiv Chief Reps query Ecological Fund Office over lack of project documents Two docked for allegedly assaulting Police ASP, stealing Momah urges youths to indicate interest in leadership Man drags thrift collector to court for allegedly calling him gay Enugu govt flags off rural market empowerment initiative 26-year-old woman bags 20 months imprisonment for trafficking Casual staff docked for allegedly stealing 12 packs of dry gin *THISDAY* MSMEs Need Efficient Book-keeping to Enjoy Creditworthiness PIB: Lawmakers Shun Advisory Councils Single Regulatory Body Recommendation 3% Allocation to Oil Communities Unfair, Says IPMAN Chairman Global Oil Market Needs More Crude Than OPEC+ is Offering Moghalu: Why Nigeria Needs Defined Philosophical Foundation Ogbele Fields Production Hits 20m Crude Oil Barrels, 95bscf Gas Enhancing Productivity for Africans RED Radios Podcast Now 24/7 Live Afreximbank Recognised for COVID-19 Fight Fashola Blames Speed Violation for Incessant Road Accidents We are Installing Meters at No Cost, EEDC Insists NDPHC Commences Work on 15km Power Supply Line in Osun Liquidity, Metering Challenges in Power Sector Easing off Oil, Gas Service Providers Kick against VAT on LPG Tripple Gee & Company Grows Profit by 129% Heirs Insurance Companies to Host Brokers Igbohos Cats, Kanus Interception and Buharis Language Gathering Storms in the APC Jiji, Cars45 Merge Operations HOW MUCH DOLLAR WILL YOUR NAIRA EXCHANGE FOR Nigerian Army Offers Free Medical Service to 3,000 Persons in Sokoto... Egwim Appointed Coronation Merchant Bank Chief Economist All Set for Ibadan Judo Showdown Cummins WAfrica Appoints Igwebuike MD Falode Pledges Top-notched Organisation for Aisha Buhari Tournament Messi-inspired Argentina Set up Colombia Sfinal Spain Plot Fresh Conquest of Unified Italy in Sfinal Laced with History *PUNCH* FIRS secretly recruited 2,000 workers, agency under financial pressure NCSU Fresh approach to curbing narcotics abuse Soyinka slams FG over handling of Igboho, Kanu Minister slumps at Bauchi event, lands in trauma centre Oil hits $77, daily petrol subsidy rises to N6.07bn Oil hits $77, daily petrol subsidy rises to N6.07bn Olympics: Diogu excluded, Ogwumike sisters make D'Tigress squad Non-oil sector driving Nigerian economy -Finance minister EFCC operatives batter FRSC official, rice farmer in Enugu night raid Wrestlers set for Pre-Olympics tourney in Yenagoa My party members are Nigerians battling hunger, unemployment, poverty Obasanjo Which NDDC board is to be reconstituted First batch of Team Nigeria departs for Olympics today Kogi governorship: Group drums support for late Audus son Tinubus loyalists allege exclusion from Ekiti APC meeting How relevant is NDPHC in current power dispensation National Youth Games to hold Oct 10 to 19 CBN pledges increased interventions to SMEs Man hangs self in Buharis constituency Nasarawa APC opts for consensus PIB: Sinkhole called frontier basin development Federer becomes oldest Wimbledon quarter-finalist in modern era Investors gain N4.17bn as stock market rises further Man hangs self in Buharis constituency Ogun monarch canvasses support for Igbo presidency Oodua Nation agitators in custody, to be arraigned soon CP MTN to boost stock market liquidity by N375bn Lille appoint Gourvennec as head coach Yoruba Nation rally: Family of slain salesgirl threatens to sue Lagos, police ARCON registers 694 architects in three years PIB: South-West Govs, Senators, Reps meet in Abuja Tuesday Yoruba Nation rally: Family of slain salesgirl threatens to sue Lagos, police Bitcoin at lowest exchange supply in six months Tokyo Olympics: Team Nigeria first batch departs for Japan Tuesday IOCs hindering Nigerias unemployment eradication, says NCDMB Ikpeazu threatens LG boss, deputy over alleged sexual harassment Spot the error: He is jealousying me. Winners emerge in Wema Bank kiddies competition Opposition mounts as National Assembly transmits PIB to Buhari next week FUTO gets new DVC Firm to promote wealth creation opportunities in Lagos PFN, CAN tackle FG as bandits abduct 140 students in fresh Kaduna raid Ige confirmed as AAUA VC PFN, CAN tackle FG as bandits abduct 140 students in fresh Kaduna raid DMO offers July savings bonds for subscription Ohanaeze insist on slot as 17 govs demand 2023 South presidency FUOYE, FETHI partner on nursing school facilities upgrade Iyabo Ojo, Tonto Dikeh slam Yomi Fabiyi over Oko Iyabo Lagos maritime union members in three-day gun battle over money NIPP sale: BPE ignores Reps, NNPC bids for power plants Lagos maritime union members in three-day gun battle over money Student leaders meet ahead of 2023 elections Reps gives Ecological Fund Thursday deadline to produce contractor Electoral Act amendment proposes oath taking for INEC officials, security agents Residents, business owners lament week-long blackout in Ogun communities Firm unveils online hub for learning, varsity admission OPEC, others abandon output talks after Saudi-UAE clash Aggrieved residents burn Abuja suspected phone thief Nigeria spends N60bn annually to repair vandalised pipelines FG *LEADERSHIP* SMEs, National Economy And The Digital Age AfCFTA: CBN Seeks Active Participation Of Financial Sector FG To Tackle Oil, Gas Infrastructure Vandalism With Skills Acquisition Ishaku Hosts North East Governors Today Ndume Empowers 5,000 Women, Youths In Borno Odebunmi Promises Speedy Action On Journalism Enhancement Bill NPHCDA Reports Type 2 Polio In 13 States, FCT Ohanaeze Congratulates Bayero On His Installation As 15th Emir PIB Designed To Oppress Niger Delta ' Clark Strong Institutions Critical To Fight Corruption, IFFs ' ICPC Boss COVID-19: Economic Sustainability Plan Saved 2m Jobs ' Osinbajo Nasarawa NLC Ends 3-week Strike Non-functional Vessels: Nigeria Loses N50bn To Neighbouring Countries Transcorp Hotels To Unveil 'Aura' In Abuja Harmonised Salaries For Public Servants Brent Crude At $77.13/b, Nears 3-Year High As OPEC+ Postpones Meeting 2023: Southern Governors' Stake To Presidency Shifts Battle To Regions BPE Restates Readiness To Sell 5 Power Plants Again, Bandits Abduct 140 Students From Kaduna School Stock Market Records N4bn Marginal Investment Gains Imoke Loses Grip In Cross River As PDP Members Defect To APC NDIC To Partner BPSR On Innovation In Service Delivery 2023: INEC Insists On Electronic Voting Heirs Insurance, Heirs Life Set To Host Brokers At NCRIB Forum Troops Kill 11 Terrorists, Recover Fuel Truck In Borno N60bn Lost On Protecting Oil, Gas Infrastructure Yearly ' FG Kano Assembly Suspends Anti-graft Agency's Boss We Are Repositioning NSITF, Says MD Music Promoter, Osaghalele, Poised To Take Entertainment Industry To Next Level Fuel Subsidy: Nigeria Loses N2.53trn To Smuggling In 1 Year Buhari Expresses Worry Over Incessant School Attacks Emefiele Pledges Better Deal For Nigerian SMEs Electoral Act: NASS Presiding Officers Can't Dictate Outcome Of Amendment ' Lawan Kidnapping: Kaduna Govt Closes 13 Schools 3D Construction Market To Gross $1.5bn By 2024 ' Adebayo BACKPAGE: As Ex-President Zuma Prepares To Go To Jail Why We Want Sheriff As APC National Chairman ' Group NASS Leaders Meet Finance Minister Over Projections For 2022 Budget *NEW TELEGRAPH* Family petitions Sanwo-Olu over disputed Olota stool Septuagenarian, 2 others kidnapped in Edo, as abductors demand, N30m ransom Agbekoya Warriors' caution FG against further arrest, attacks on Sunday Igboho, others Gunmen assassinate owner of popular automobile body repair shop in Enugu Community intels needed to tackle insecurity ' Army Chief Afghanistan: All foreign troops must leave by deadline ' Taliban MTNDP: Taraba to assist FG with Ishaku's programme Pope 'responds well' to colon surgery at Rome hospital NGO to build 500-bed apartment for widows Miami collapse: Remaining structure demolished over safety fears Court avoids FG's acquisition of family land in Ondo COAS lauds troops for quelling insurrection, arson in S'East NCC rakes in N150bn from spectrum licence Senate summons former NSITF MDs over N84bn misappropriation, missing documents Hackers demand $70m to restore data held by companies hit in cyberattack Report: Tier 1 banks' assets to hit N48.31trn in 2022 OPEC+ resumes oil policy talks amid Saudi-UAE standoff Electoral Act: 42 CSOs move against passage of 'forged' bill $15bn judgment against Nigeria: S'Court set to hear application to regularize appeal to set aside ruling on Monday sends get-well message to Pope Francis Amid restriction: N441bn foreign rice hits Nigerian markets Nigeria ranked 47th in global cybersecurity index Healthcare: Google targets Nigeria, others for improved research, care R.T Briscoe extends losses on operational challenges Oyo APC stronger together ' Sunday Dare Eze: Why offshore listing is good for Nigeria's economy Kogi 2023: Shuaibu Audu's capable of fixing Kogi ' Group Eunisell pledges to help marginal field owners accelerate oil production PDP lacks propaganda machinery to challenge APC in 2023 ' Kuye Anambra: Parties draw battle line Wimbledon to have maximum capacity crowds from q'finals onwards Elaho blasts NFF, Rohr as Mexico thrash Eagles 4-0 GOtv Boxing star, Baby Face, to fight for WBO title in Ukraine Organisation will be topnotch at Aisha Buhari tourney, says Falode T/Tennis: Nigeria's Omotayo joins French league Tokyo 2020: AFN invites Okagbare, Oduduru, 23 others to camp 2022 World Cup Qualifiers: Lagos to host Eagles, Lone Stars September 3 *BLUE PRINT* Kidnap of Bethel school students untold evil to humanity, education ' El-Rufai Mbappe rejects new PSG contract offer Organisation will be topnotch at Aisha Buhari tourney ' Falode Exposure programme for Eagles B will continue apace ' Pinnick Olympics: Team Nigeria wrestlers set for tune-up tournament in Bayelsa Online CVR: INEC reveals when biometrics 'll commence Electoral act amendment bill: IPAC warns NASS over exclusion of electronic transmission of results Breaking: NASS leadership meets Finance Minister over 2022-2024 MTEF/FSP Home-based Super Eagles to play Ghana or Canada in October ' Pinnick Nigeria's first Olympic batch set to hit Tokyo Experts want expedited action on implementation of National Afforestation Programme Breaking: As bandits target abduction of more students, Kaduna govt orders closure of mission, other schools IWD: FCT women receive training, funds UniAbuja VC celebrates 2nd anniversary, pledges more development NEPZA seeks pacts with NSC to jerk FG's non-oil sector deliverable You 've a burden to reposition our country, Dantata tells Nigerian leaders Restore Nigeria's sovereignty, veteran war correspondent charges Malaria vaccine ready in 2 years 'UNICEF NADCEL: NA carries out medical outreach to 500 IDPs Clampdown on Yoruba nation protesters unfortunate -Ekiti NBA Breaking: Organised Labour suspends strike in Nasarawa NSCDC boss sets up panel to probe fake employment scam FG spends N60 bn fixing vandalized pipelines annually ' Lai Kogi 2023:Group canvasses for Shuaibu Audu At last, Obasanjo opens up on future political plans Breaking: Buhari's minister Katagum slumps in Bauchi NYSC accounts officers tasked on online safety precautions APC congresses: Nasarawa adopts consensus method CTA to Nigerians: Prevail on NASS to adopt electronic transmission of results, others Kashim Ibrahim Fellowship bridges gaps of unity ' Fellow Medical outreach: COAS tasks Nigerians to provide information to security agencies Breaking: APC appeal panel upholds Andy Uba as gov'ship candidate in Anambra *THE SUN* I'll continue to criticise President Buhari 'Ortom CVR: INEC trains ICT heads for online voter registration Anambra guber: Fresh crisis looms as APC's appeal c'mtee submits report, upholds Uba's emergence Anambra guber: Okonkwo asks supporters to await next line of action, points out discrepancies in process that produced party candidate Anambra guber: ADC urges INEC to be neutral, fair, transparent As Ozigbo preaches party unity in Nnewi Obasanjo denies forming new party ahead 2023 Olympics: Team Nigeria departs for Tokyo Tuesday Anambra APC primaries: Appeal Committee upholds Uba win Emir of Bauchi endorses ANFASSC Congress: Oyo APC leaders won't allow imposition of candidates ' Alao-Akala Nasarawa: Sule, Balarabe, Adamu, others in Lafia for APC stakeholders meeting NB's Life Lager Beer bags title 'Mmanya Oganiru of Igbo land Lotus joins $2.2trn non-interest banking assets Emefiele pledges better deal for SMEs Polaris Bank launches 'Refer & Win' reward for VULTe users Winners emerge in Wema Bank's kiddies essay competition We've invested $10bn in Nigeria 'TotalEnergies Lagos Assembly passes bill stopping parade of suspects before media NDIC to partner BPSR on innovation in service delivery Edo community wants police boss to investigate officers death Second Niger Bridge ready Q2, next year 'Fashola Boko Haram: 5,000 policemen fighting insurgency in North East IGP Rivers curfew hindering resumption of international flights in P'Harcourt 'FAAN 2 missing kids found dead in Benue Our deal with power investors intact, BPE assures Gunmen kidnap man, son-in-law, other, demand N30m ransom 140 students kidnapped in Kaduna Attack on Pastor Oyedepos school averted MIKTA: Dynamic, diverse partnership for global good Bandits targeting key sectors Kaduna Speaker Nigeria's low education ranking: Weep not, my country Customs arrests 5 suspects with illicit drugs, others worth N99.820m Osoba: Journalism's avatar Kano Assembly suspends anti-graft agency boss Andy Uba and APC contentious primaries Anambra guber: Val Ozigbos unique story Lagos: Prime example of peace, opportunities WHICH NDDC BOARD IS TO BE RECONSTITUTED Wikes enduring legacy berths at Opobo He who opens a school, closes a prison: Gov. 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