*NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR SATURDAY 26TH JUNE 2021*



*THE NATION*

Bishop Oyedepo, Twitter ban and social media regulation

How we feigned death to avoid being killed as Police Inspector went berserk, shot five dead -Survivors

Uneasy calm in Ibadan as reign of terror sparks anxiety

Wife exposes pastor who staged own kidnap to extort brother

Killer lovers on the prowl

FG, Lai Mohammed disown anti-press bill

Alleged cannibalism: Court grants bail to pregnant woman, 4 others

Buhari appoints Obinna, Saidu as Chairman, Executive Secretary of PPPRA

Why I sponsored NPC Amendment Bill Odebunmi

FG working with security agencies to secure schools Minister

AAAN gets FGs nod for national unity campaign

Nigerian ICT worker indicted in US over alleged $340k unemployment fraud

Court sentences trader to 25 years imprisonment for raping tailor

WHO, WIPO, WTO collaborate to tackle COVID-19

2023: Sarakis growing optimism

How four Nigerian businessmen defrauded Kuwaiti partner of $4.8m

Anambra: Soludo the anointed and matters arising

Buhari postpones UK medical trip

OzzyBosco Foundation opens bank account for 30 kids

Jerrygolld moves to curb insecurity with new song Love Up

COSON celebrates release of condemned Kano musician

New exchange rate affecting imports

Collaboration key to indigenous oil firms

Adegbulugbe gets award

NNPC, EFCC, others partner to tackle smuggling, crude oil theft

Revving the dams to life

Labour flays kidnapping of 104 students

ITF trained 25m Nigerians in 49 years

We are losing patience over Kaduna



*VANGUARD*

DR Congo: Grave consequences for children witnessing 'appalling violence' ' UNICEF

AFN crisis and Nigeria's participation in Tokyo 2020 Olympics

2023: Don't distract me, I'm not thinking about my successor yet ' Ikpeazu

Lagos 57 LG scribes hail Sanwo-Olu at 56

Resist temptation of elites calling for division, Lai Mohammed tells Nigerians

Be wary of adulterated petroleum products, Ondo NSCDC charges citizens

AfDB to spend additional $2bn on AfCFTA related infrastructure

BREAKING: Buhari receives Senator Nwaoboshi as he dumps PDP for APC

Lagos owes 12.31% of Nigeria's total domestic debt stock ' NBS

Police deploy 3,558 personnel for Jigawa LG poll

Mr & Mrs: Flat tyre in English

Olumide Aderinokun begins second phase of free fuel distribution to commercial motorcyclists in Ogun

Sanwo-Olu gets commendation from SWAN over athletes' welfare

Reactions trail 'Break the Blade', movie on female genital mutilation

3,000 persons benefit from NYSC free medical outreach in Katsina

Buhari greets Emir of Lafia at 65

Police confirm killing of ex-Oyo Commissioner's wife

Ministry of Trade and Investment endorses the 2020 Corporate Sustainable Investor Report

A President's 'missing' iPad and other perils

Nestl launches sustainability training for kids

Our expensive Constitution

Challenging Spanish-Moroccan contempt for African sovereignty

20m Nigerians living with hepatitis, 60m in Africa' CFID

Ebonyi rates highest on drug abuse, says official

Bakers to increase price of bread in Kano State ' Official

Traditional ecstasy/ herbal sex enhancer and its effects {Kayamata/Maza}

Court jails septuagenarian 7 years for N75.5m fraud

Over 2,000 people get fake COVID-19 vaccine in Mumbai

Manager in court for alleged N150,000 fraud

Police confirm bandits attack along Kaduna-Kachia road

Mob sets truck ablaze for crushing student to death in Ogun

Kano CJ swears in 34 Sharia judges

Police Special Squads arrest 4 robbery suspects in Lagos

Ekiti court dissolves 7-year-old marriage over lack of care

Katsina Bandits: I get N100,000 commission per AK-47 rifle, says gunrunner caught with N3.4m



*THISDAY*

Evolance Technologies Enters African Market with Ndali App

Coscharis Motors Storms 2021 Lagos Motor Fair With 3 Big Brands

FG Urged to Address Challenges in Autogas Policy

OMAA Gas-powered Buses take Centre-stage at Lagos Motorfair

AAAN Gets FGs Nod for National Unity Campaign

PAN Nigeria Hosts Air Force War College on Inter-Agency Collaboration

Rohr Motivates Home-based Super Eagles Players Ahead of Mexico Friendly

Man Utd Closing in on 77m Sancho Deal

Emmanuel Dennis Succour from Vicarage Road

Joshua may Fight in Nigeria Soon

Huawei Calls for Cybersecurity Unity at Transparency Center

Super Eagles fullback, Ebuehi Inches Towards Venezia Move

2021 Total Division One Basketball Dunks off

MasterCard Foundation, Africa CDC Launch Initiative to Acquire COVID-19 Vaccine for 50 Million People

Onojaife Tega Wins Kandaval Cadet Golf Championship

NFF Empanels LOC for Aisha Buhari Invitational Tournament

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Nigeria Seals Womens 4x400m Relay Qualification

Eye Care Services in a Time of Covid-19

Buhari Returns to London Friday for Medical Check-up

How 21-year-old UNILAG Undergraduate Allegedly Murdered SuperTV Boss

Osinbajo: Insecurity will Soon Become History in Nigeria

House Cautions Oil Firm against Frustrating Host Community's Petition

FCT Records Seven Deaths in 91 Suspected Cholera Cases

Taskforce Kills Five Bandits, Arrests Two in Niger Community

FG, States, LGs Share N605.958bn for May

Gbajabiamila Celebrates Sanwo-Olu at 56

CDS Seeks Ex-senior Military Officers' Experience to Tackle Insecurity



*PUNCH*

My friend promised me N50,000 to help him murder his girlfriend Osun guard

Weve sold all we had to secure my teenage daughters release Mother of alleged #EndSARS protester who gave birth in prison

NASRDA says Nigeria Sat-2 obsolete, seeks additional funding

Cavani gives Uruguay first Copa win, Bolivia knocked out

No gas leak in our Lagos facility, says Rainoil

Eavesdropper: The leaky building

FIFA ban: My friends abandoned me, says Siasia

FG meets doctors Tuesday to avert strike, Buhari postpones UK checkup

Carjackers stab Abuja driver to death, steal car

Insecurity: Varsity workers to write National Assembly on gun license for security officers

Super TV CEO: Police release Lekki apartment operator on bail

10 ways to cope amid high food prices

Can you hear yourself

Nigerian IT engineer indicted for defrauding 17 US states

Police begin probe as robbers kill Oyo ex-commissioners wife

You can succeed in life without sleeping with a man

I feel bad academic excellence is no longer well rewarded in Nigeria First class law graduate, Soludo

Counselling therapy can improve your marriage

Dangote truck burnt after killing pupil in Ogun

Sickle cell and bone marrow transplant

Defiled by randy men, parents, victims of Gombe rape epidemic cry for justice

Inside the neighbourhood of suspected Super TV CEOs killer

How irregular menses affects your chances of conceiving

World Bank, CBN fully funding six million meters FG

APC begins search for consensus national chairman

Court, not social mediall determine Baba Ijesas fate Counsel

How NCAA regulation hampers accident investigation, by AIB

Auditor-General queries multibillion-naira irregularities in NPA accounts

Doing weird things for fame leads to destruction Ayo Adesanya

Kwara donates patrol vehicles, others to security agencies

N322m fraud: EFCC to appeal Nwaoboshis victory as Buhari welcomes him to APC

Seun Shobo elected to global voice and speech professionals board

Workplace abuse: How we ran ridiculous errands during service year Ex-corpers

Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22.5 years in jail for George Floyds murder

AU unveils calendar for AFRIMA 2021

English champions City target 30m Sadiq

Women often reject me, saying Im Albino Expatriate Comedian

Eguavoen drops five NPFL players for Mexico friendly

Adebayo, Mr Macaroni, others grace Jumoke Odetolas My Mirror premiere

EFCC and need for due diligence in anti-graft war

Sleeping with another mans wife attracts curse in my kingdom Onogie of Ebelle, HRH Aikpaogie

Address overpopulation or prepare for more cyberfraud, experts warn FG

How govt can prevent new COVID-19 wave Virologists

Father, son held over supplying guns to bandits

One rescued as kidnappers kill Plateau PDP chieftain, woman

We miss Ajimobis wisdom in governance, says Osinbajo

Ife-Ifewara road: Senate asks FGs contractors to refund N140m



*DAILY TIMES*

Sack Monguno, arrest Sheikh Gumi Now HURIWA tells Buhari

NIS to restrict job engagements for foreign nationals -CG

Twitter sponsored #EndSARS protest in Nigeria Lai Mohammed

BREAKING: ECOWAS Court stops Nigerias govt from sanctioning, arresting anyone using Twitter

Saraki responsible for Buhari, APC Failure In First Tenure Lawan

APC Cross River Orders 3 million Bunches Of Brooms

Utilise virtues of your media aides, Senate spokesperson tells politicians

Lagos Council Boss Confirmed Dead Days After Winning APC Primary Election

INEC launches portal for voters e-registration

Bye Election: Plateau Senator Daduut wins at Tribunal

Nigerian Bishop makes a comprehensive list of adulterous pastors and politicians

No graduate should be employed without certificate of national service DG NYSC

Senate places 75% import duties on importation of syringes, needles

FG flags off training for Irish Potato farmers in Kano

Eschew differences among yourselves to help end insecurity, Assembly Speakers urges Northern Governors

No effort will be spared in stamping out sexual, gender violence

Court strikes out suits challenging dissolution Of APC National Working Committee

Senate receives Buharis N895.84bn Supplementary Budget For COVlD Vaccines, Others

APC Chieftain, Dankande Is Dead

Ex-Super Eagles Striker, Ighalo Appointed National Principals Cup Ambassador

EURO 2020: Mount, Chilwell out of Czech game

Gambia players boycott meeting President Barrow over bonuses

Nigerias Emmanuel Dennis joins Watford from Club Brugge

OPEC to mark 50th anniversary of Nigerias membership

Nigerias Debt Profile Now $7.8Trillion Moghalu

Buhari Needs To Reconsider Ban On Twitter Samvail

Debt bondage or slavery



*NEW TELEGRAPH*

Nigeria needs to be restructured to work 'Soludo

Buhari postpones London medical trip

General Overseer plans own abduction, demands N10m ransom from family

Dwindling revenue: Live up to your responsibility, AGF charges MDA's

Confusion as Gumi, DSS disagree over invitation of cleric

APC extends Caretaker Committee tenure indefinitely

2023: We'll push for presidency to be zoned to South 'Oyegun

Why Nigeria must achieve 27% family planning target 'Experts

Entrepreneurship is critical to Africa's transformation 'AfDB

Lawan throws weight behind Ekiti Medical Science varsity

Nestle S.A acquires more of Nestle Nigeria shares to consolidate ownership position

Lagos PDP to appeal sack of Doherty as chairman 'Ogunkelu

Firm rewards winners of Virtual Equities Trading competition

APC's fortunes brightened by reorganisation, reconciliation, says Buhari

Dollar firm as traders brace for U.S. inflation data

BlackBerry first-quarter revenue beats expectations, shares rise

Financial Times' features Sujimoto as company puts Nigeria's luxury real estate sector on global map

Obaseki capable of resolving PDP crisis 'Chieftain

We are training Lagos drivers to be security conscious 'LASDRI GM, Tiamiyu

Buhari welcomes Sen. Nwaoboshi into APC

Anambra guber: PDP adopts automatic delegates

Combining mechanical engineering with track and field has improved my life 'Chioma Onyekwere

Domestic footballers and the Nigerian roads of deaths

Team Nigeria 4x400m Olympics qualification excites Onyali

Amuneke delighted as 1994 Super Eagles get rewards

Oyinlola: I didn't promise Ajunwa, others houses in Lagos

Int'l Friendly: Eagles to depart for United States Wednesday

NFF, Rohr and the jamboree Mexico friendly

Report: Man Utd, Dortmund agree Jadon Sancho deal

Copa America: Almiron stars as Paraguay defeat Chile 2-0

Sports Minister commends Buhari for allocating houses to Tunisia'94 Eagles



*BLUE PRINT*

Anambra guber poll: Buhari 'backs' Okwuosa

2021 Total Basketball division One league tips off in Lagos

Pipul TV partners KIFA on football development

Olympic Volleyball qualifier: Nigeria to face Egypt in Semifinal

2023: Crisis deepens in Kwara APC as third force escalates feud

Hunger, starvation imminent over security concerns

Anambra poll: PDP aspirants and their chances

FIFA ranking: After winless US invitational tourney, Super Falcons remain static

Buhari appoints chair, executive secretary for PPPRA

Team Nigeria's 4 x 400m Olympics qualification excites Onyali

El-Rufa'i appoints new monarchs for Lere emirate, Godogodo Chiefdom

FG improves airspace safety with N1.7b mobile control towers

Covid-19: USAID provides over $97m to countries impacted by pandemic

Insecurity: NEF, Ohaneze strategise on northerners, southerners' safety

Nigerians overlooking health benefits, opportunities in mushroom, expert laments

Redesign social safety programs for the vulnerable, IPAC tells FG

Civil service week: State House recognises Covid-19 role models, others

Nigerian ambassador presents credentials to Erdogan, pledges improved relations with Turkey

NCPC screens Gombe intending pilgrims, warns on abscondment

APC back to life ' Buhari

N90m worth vehicles sold for N2m in Niger Delta ministry

CBN partners RIFAN to sell 9mt rice paddy to millers

Kano targets over 3m kids for immunisation

Tanzania president urges public not to ignore Covid-19

Buhari postpones London medical trip

Imo gov to empower 15, 000 youth with N4bn grant

FG upgrading Keffi FMC to teaching hospital ' Minister

Osinbajo re-affirms Nigeria's stance on net-zero emissions

Bandits sack 10 Zamfara villages in Zamfara, communities protest



*THE SUN*

Bayelsa first-class monarch fumes: Injustice in N' Delta fuelling Boko Haram, banditry

1999 constitution, greatest obstacle to Nigeria's unity -Prof Usman Turaki

Anambra guber: 212 super delegates to choose PDP candidate today

Nigerians will chase APC out in 2023 'Wike

APC congresses begin July 24

Anambra PDP primary: Horse-trading as five aspirants drop for Okonkwo

Anambra guber: Faces to watch as APC holds primaries today

Anambra guber: Obiora Okonkwo, 15 others in epic battle FOR PDP ticket

Andy Uba, APC pillar in South East, says party Chieftain

Delta PDP celebrates Nwaoboshi's exit

Enugu demolishes 150 illegal shops, reclaims streets

Julius Berger AFP launches website

Gbajabiamila, Sanwo-Olu, consummate, progressive-minded leaders Kalu

Glo/CNN African Voices showcases Nigerian prosthetics maker, hearing aid technician

Kebbi council, NYSC give free treatment to rural dwellers

Alleged forgery: Court fixes July 23 for arraignment of OGFZA officials

Baba Ijesha granted bail

NAMA acquires N1.7bn mobile control tower

Police brutality: Victims want Ikpeazu to pay compensation

Nwezes death: Commissioner explains why Umahi is devastated

Age grades as veritable tools for community policing

As bandits take over South West forests: Our ordeals in kidnappers den

Ebonyi communities banish wizards over diabolical practices

Face to face with alleged murderer of super tv CEO

Stakeholders set agenda for Lagos anti-graft commission

The WHO alarm on rising e-waste

I lost roles because of my dark skin Caroline Igben

Why I shot movie on men abuse Jumoke Odetola

Men just want to have a feel of my boobs Ada Ebere

Me, 2Face, Faze and African Queen Blackface Naija, singer

No place like home, says Don VS

Don VS to feature Nigerian artists



*GUARDIAN*

Court dismisses suit seeking to stop appointment of new justices of Appeal Court

Sanwo-Olu appoints Osinaike as new GM of LASPPPA

NCPC begins screening of intending pilgrims, warns against abscondment

Alao-Akala, Buhari, Shittu, eulogise late Ajimobi, ex-Oyo Governor

Police arraign dispatch rider for allegedly bolting with $10,000

Communal clash: Police engage stakeholders to prevent future occurrence ' Gombe CP

Court remands four men for witchcraft

Okada rider abandons wife at Epe hospital after giving birth to twins

US ex-police officer Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22.5 years for Floyd murder

Time to close the Abiola's story

Hunt for survivors as Florida collapse leaves four dead, 159 unaccounted for

Several killed in Germany 'knife attack

Blinken says Guantanamo prison should close

Delta variant threatens new pandemic challenge

Kremlin 'regrets' EU rejection of proposed Putin summit

Salvadoran bitcoin users to get $30 from government: president

EU chief warns Erdogan over north Cyprus visit

Senegalese MPs to vote on contested anti-terror law

Sputnik vaccine may never be approved in EU: Italy PM



*TRIBUNE*

Former police officer who murdered black American, George Floyd, sentenced to 22 years 6 months imprisonment

Buhari returns to London for medical check-up, to return second week of July

What interests me about NYSC

Using history to tackle insecurity in Oyo State

Nigeria Idol: Contestants' outstanding performances of reggae, pop music heat up competition

My Mirror' movie focuses on abuse of men 'Jumoke Odetola

Featuring in the movie 'My Village People' is a dream come true 'Theresa Edem

Niyi Osundare: We have been unlucky with the kind of people who have forced themselves on us

Ayinla' movie review: X-raying Aristotle's poetics in the life of the Apala connoisseur

Our community is a hideout for cultists 'Traditional head, High Chief Kehinde Kalejaiye

Youths in Lagos community turn to cultism as school project is stalled for 38 years

We are working hard to prevent criminals from overruning Bauchi 'Commissioner of Police, Alabi



*SPORTS*

2021 Total Division One Basketball Dunks off - Thisday

A great moment': Kasper Schmeichel recalls Christian Eriksen's first visit to training following collapse - CNN

African Super League: Predicting the first 20 teams - Goal

After disappointment in Manchester, what next for Sir Mo Farah - Yahoo

Amuneke delighted as 1994 Super Eagles get rewards - New Telegraph

Andy Murray draws strength from past pain ahead of Wimbledon singles return - Yahoo

Athletes national trials record indicates Tokyo Olympics expectationsSports Minister - Nigerian Pilot

Athletics-Fraser-Pryce rockets to Jamaican 100m title, books ticket to Tokyo - Yahoo

Athletics-Muhammad, McLaughlin set for 400m hurdle showdown at U.S. trials - Yahoo

Athletics-Sensitive starting blocks trigger frustration at U.S. Olympic trials - Yahoo

Athletics-Teenager Knighton keeps record-breaking year on track at U.S. trials - Yahoo

Bears' Marquise Goodwin Fails to Qualify for Tokyo Olympics at Track and Field Trials - Bleacher Report

Breastfeeding Canadian basketball player says she cannot take baby to Olympics - CNN

British and Irish Lions v Japan: Alun Wyn Jones says his side have 'siege mentality - BBC

Canadiens Continue to Defy Logic on the Road to the Stanley Cup Final - Bleacher Report

Cavani gives Uruguay first Copa win, Bolivia knocked out - Punch

Chauncey Billups Reportedly Emerges as Favorite for Blazers Head Coaching Job - Bleacher Report

Clippers' Kawhi Leonard Ruled Out for Game 4 vs. Suns with Knee Injury - Bleacher Report

College World Series 2021: Friday Scores, Winners and Bracket Results - Bleacher Report

Combining mechanical engineering with track and field has improved my life 'Chioma Onyekwere - New Telegraph

Copa America: Almiron stars as Paraguay defeat Chile 2-0 - New Telegraph

Declan Rice says he is ready for penalty against Germany despite past misses - Yahoo

Declan Rice staying clear of transfer speculation after self-imposed Twitter ban - Yahoo

Derrius Guice Facing New Rape Allegations in Updated Lawsuit Against LSU - Bleacher Report

Does away goals rule help Kaizer Chiefs in their Caf Champions League tie - Goal

Dolphins' Jaylen Waddle, Jerome Baker Deliver Water After Miami Condo Collapse - Bleacher Report

Domestic footballers and the Nigerian roads of deaths - New Telegraph

Eddie Hearn confirms Anthony Joshua will fight Oleksandr Usyk on September 25 - Yahoo

Egypt legend Hassan and the top 10 most capped African men in international football - Goal

Emmanuel Dennis Succour from Vicarage Road - Thisday

England 24-26 Combined All Stars - Shaun Wane loses first game - BBC

England Boss Southgate Set For New Contract Regardless Of Euro 2020 Performance - Daily Independent

Euro 2020 matchday 15: Gareth Bale embraces Welsh underdog tag - Yahoo

Euro 2020: 'Gloves off' for Wales against Denmark in last 16, says Robert Page - BBC

Euro 2020: EPL To Fund Defibrillators For Grassroots Clubs After Eriksen Collapse - Daily Independent

FA to discuss new England contract with Gareth Southgate after Euros - Yahoo

Fan View: "We don't want Kuame Eugene' - Kotoko fan's proposed performance opposed by Hearts of Oak supporters - Goal

Fandango Headlines Latest Group Reportedly Released from WWE Contracts - Bleacher Report

Fedor Emelianenko to Fight on Bellator Card in Russia on Oct. 23; Opponent TBD - Bleacher Report

Fernando Tatis Jr. Won't Participate in 2021 MLB HR Derby Because Of Shoulder Injury - Bleacher Report

FIFA ban: I was abandoned by ex-teammates and sports ministry, says Siasia - The Cable

FIFA ban: My friends abandoned me, says Siasia - Punch

Giannis Shines as Bucks Cruise Past Trae Young, Hawks for 34-Point Game 2 Win - Bleacher Report

Gymnastics-All smiles for Biles, as Tokyo comes into focus at U.S. trials - Yahoo

Harry Kane focuses on England amid increasing speculation about his future - Yahoo

Harry Kane: England striker has had no contact with Tottenham over future while at Euro 2020 - BBC

Hawks' Nate McMillan Urges Refs to Call Giannis for 10-Second Free-Throw Violations - Bleacher Report

How to watch Italy vs Austria in Euro 2020 Round of 16 from India - Goal

How to watch the Euro 2020 knockout stages from India - Goal

How to watch Wales vs Denmark in Euro 2020 Round of 16 from India - Goal

I promised her land, not house Oyinlola, ex-Lagos MILAD, reacts to Ajunwas gift claim - The Cable

If I can't compete, why bother' ' Mo Farah on future after missing out on Tokyo - Yahoo

Int'l Friendly: Eagles to depart for United States Wednesday - New Telegraph

Jason Kidd 'Going to Be Great' for Luka Doncic, Mavericks' Mark Cuban Says - Bleacher Report

Jets Rumors: Former WFT OT Morgan Moses Agrees to 1-Year Contract - Bleacher Report

Joshua may Fight in Nigeria Soon - Thisday

Juventus ready to listen to offers around '40m for defender Demiral - Goal

Kane dismisses doubters as he backs himself to shine when it counts at Euro 2020 - Goal

Kane dismisses his England doubters and focuses on peaking for Germany - Yahoo



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