*NEWSPAPER HEADLINES FOR THURSDAY 18TH AUGUST 2022* *PUNCH* Lawyer tackles Ogun monarch over Araromi communitys claim Ekiti cleric remanded for rape Rape: Court orders foundation to produce professors daughters Lawyers back Inibehes action against Akwa Ibom CJ NBA president-elect inaugurates transition committee Northern youths protest insecurity in Abuja Ekiti: Oni threatens to sue INEC for contempt APC supporters hold carnival as Tinubu visits Obasanjo $418m refund: Govs knock Malami over agents commission Strike: ASUU begins consultations on next move Abducted train passengers ill-health unsettles families Oil theft: FG should stamp out official collusion Buharis failures, campaign materials for opposition presidential candidates SDP chairman Hate speech will hinder peaceful elections Ngerzema, Miyetti Allah Secretary GenCos, DisCos owe banks N836bn amid crisis Electricity workers call off strike, businesses count losses FG addressing automobile industry challenges Minister Mobile transactions rise by N8.9tn in three years MAN seeks ports improvement, demands scanners Housing deficit worsens amid Abuja, Lagos vacancy rates States get N472bn World Bank-assisted fund How poor electricity, infrastructure render 17 FTZs inactive PFAN threatens court action as NFF holds AGA Spurs move dream come true ' Udogie Dennis gets jersey No.25 at Forest Verona fined '12,000 for Osimhen racist chants Ballon d'Or: Oshoala misses out on final list Fans to win GOtv decoders at boxing night Milan, Onyedika agree personal terms Bring Balogun back, McCoist tells Rangers Partizan earn '.5m after Sadiq's LaLiga debut How transnational investment firm swindled Nigerians Network attacks in organisations Wrestler to die for pounding wife to death Great-grandma collapses, dies while climbing Lagos bridge Three youths threaten Lagos girl for rejecting advances Kidnap victim recounts lucky escape, Osun warns residents NDLEA nabs online tramadol distributor in Abuja Tweeps accuse Lagos policemen of phone search, extortion Beach tragedy: Lagos female student body recovered Adamawa journalist brutalised by husband, NUJ demands justice Troops rescue six hostages in Kaduna, dislodge terrorists Woman loses newborn, tackles Abuja hospital for negligence BREAKING: Abuja police storm hoodlums hideout, raze den Freedom vs. Fatwa Nigerias oil bandits and a blinded regime Atiku, not Wike is the problem Foundation seeks support as four-year-old battles eye cancer Police to sanction BNXN for assaulting officer *VANGUARD* Buhari, IBB, Ogun gov mourn as Duro Onabule dies at 83 Implementing judges' salary increase'll be tricky, and tedious ' Sen Edoma, SAN NEMA resumes air ambulance services ICPC Chair wants intensified fight against corruption in MDAs 81st birthday: IBB, visionary leader ' Bode George Delta talent boot camp opens Aug 29 Zulum approves implementation of N30,000 minimum wage to teachers in Borno North'sbackward owing to inept, corrupt leadership ' ADC Campaign DG BBNaija S7: Adekunle, Eloswag angry, vow to nominate Chichi for eviction Time to collect your PVC 2023: Is Peter Obi's movement the beacon of hope Alleged Assault: Buju to face sanction for spitting on police officer $418m Paris Club payment: Malami's claims fraudulent, self-serving ' Governors Gov Uzodimma pledges support for private-public partnerships, youths empowerment in Imo 2023: Urhobo frontiers endorses Omo-Agege, Dafinone 2023: APGA State Chairmen meet, map out strategies 27 km Marina-Okokomaiko blue rail-line kicks off passenger ops 1st qtr 2023 ' Sanwo-Olu assures Bauchi 2023: CSO kicks against Sadique's nomination as APC governorship candidate Two kidnappers killed, two others escape with bullet wounds in Kogi Why Tinubu's August visit to Obasanjo is significant Digital Identity: Nigeria ID4D, NITDA harp on partnership ICYMI: How Atiku, Tinubu, Obidients reacted to Kenyan presidential election results APC accuses PDP of plot to remove Adamu Rousing welcome as Tinubu arrives penthouse of Obasanjo's presidential library [Video] Bandits displaced residents of 148 communities in Southern Kaduna, says Asake, LP governorship candidate Atiku, Wike feud unnecessary ' Bode George Ayu's removal may affect our chances in 2023 ' Senator Urhoghide Nationwide blackout as transmission workers shut down national grid Electricity workers suspend strike for 2 weeks Muslim-Muslim ticket: The shortest distance between Nigeria and Islamic Caliphate Pains of misgovernance have no tribal marks! Urhobo traditional jurisprudence and primogeniture Nigerian woman leads new face of city transportation in Africa Titans of Tech: Stakeholders vote ipNX Best ICT Solutions Provider of the Year NCC warns corporate organisations against 'Yanluowang' malware ESET promises to secure IoT devices as 5G warms up to hit Nigerians UN chief appoints Nigerian Gbenga Sesan on Internet Governance Forum Paris 2024 Olympics: NOC secures ANOCA Athlete Support Scholarship for 4 athletes NSCDC orders 24hrs surveillance on infrastructural sites in Lagos Troops dislodge Kaduna bandits' camp, rescue 6 ladies, one infant Police repel gunmen attack, neutralise 1 in Ebonyi Alleged traffic offence: How Lagos council taskforce officials extorted N12,000 from pensioner Court remands prophet for defiling minor in Ekiti Woman drags neighbor to court for allegedly calling her 'cursed woman Appeal Court frees Kano singer sentenced to death by Sharia ruling Pope Comment: You're forgiven, Catholic Church tells Lalong Zamfara gov bans motorcycles, orders shoot on sight Police rescue 4 of 6 abductees in Kwara Insecurity, economic woes top agenda as govs meet today Wife in critical condition after husband, mistress' machete attack Okada riders protest alleged killing of two colleagues by Police 4 students drown at Elegushi beach in Lagos 9 die, 13 injured in Bauchi auto crash 2023: Akeredolu's stance on Southern presidency is morally hollow 2023 places extraordinary responsibility on ordinary Nigerians PHONE etiquette Airtel gives digital nod to the African child The feud in the PDP festers Security of life and property: The Nigeria Police: Crime prevention (5) *THISDAY* Masari: APC'll Win 2023 Polls Despite Nation's Challenges At 81st Birthday, IBB Says Nigeria's Insecurity would be Over Soon In Bid to Avoid Promotion Interview, Electricity Union Throws Nigeria into Total Blackout FG: Why We Can't Generate 5,000mw of Power With Massive Oil Windfall, Saudi Arabia Pours $7.5bn into US Stocks EFCC Charges DNFBPs on New Anti-money Laundering Legislation Buhari to Religious Leaders: Intensify Prayer for Nation's Peace, Security NSCDC Beefs Up Security at Critical National Assets in Delta PDP, Tinubu Congratulate IBB at 81 Lagos Blue Rail Line Nears Completion as Engineers Launch Final Track Beam Agric Ministry Clarifies N2.5bn Spent on Bush Clearing Reconciliation: Ogun APC Faults Senator Odebiyi's Comment on Abiodun 2023: Tinubu Meets Obasanjo in Abeokuta over Presidential Bid FG, Governors Affirm Commitment to Seattle Declaration on Primary Health Care Governors to Malami: Your Actions on $418m Paris Club Refund Self-serving, Fraudulent Bawa: Our Intervention in Forex Market Has Upped Naira Value THISDAY Editorial Board Member Appointed Professor Onabule's Death, Bad Birthday Gift to Me, Says Babangida Ayu: We Take Responsibility for Our Defeat in Ekiti Guber Poll NBA's General Secretary, Oduah Sues Akpata-led Exco over Alleged Unlawful Suspension Ortom: Where Nigeria is Today Requires All Hands on Deck Troops Dislodge Bandits' Camps, Rescue Six Hostages in Kaduna Matawalle Assents to Child Protection Bill, Two Others NDLEA Arrests Abuja Businessman for Online Sales of Illicit Drugs Tricycle Drivers, FRSC, Police Clash in Bayelsa *THE SUN* Firm launches breast milk bank in Nigeria Ikeja residents, environs to enjoy free medical outreach APC debunks plots to remove its National Chairman 2023: Tinubu meets Obasanjo, Obi visits Femi Kuti FG dissolves NBBF interim mgt committee Napoli to pay Osimhen N426m special bonus Ranked teams most aggressive player Akinwunmi: Lagos set to host successful NFF General Assembly Villarreal still in talks to sign Umar Sadiq AC Milan offers 1.8bn for Onyedika NFF Presidency: Abba Yola prays for friendly road map Usyk, Joshua face-off before heavyweight title rematch Saints likens Aribo to Sadio Mane Everton fan tweaks Iwobi to Brazilian Iwobidinho Return of supersonic jets! 18 terminal operators owe FG N490bn Free float: NGX 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What is happening to Lagferry There are no more Nigerians in Nigeria Is Kaduna fertile for Labour Party governorship Letter to our terrorist son The Sociology of Pyrates emilokan song Dollar vs Naira: Beyond the slump Life and times of Duro Onabule US House Speakers visit: Were ready for China Taiwan envoy Buharis rhetoric on Nigerias unity *GUARDIAN* ADC pledges to promote security, unity, peace We 'll create enabling business environment in Oyo, says acting gov Appeal Court confirms Okorie Ebonyi PDP chairman Wadume: HURIWA says judiciary aiding kidnapping with lenient rulings Lagosians lament slow pace of work at Suru-Alaba interchange Delta police nab three suspected cultists NDLEA arrests Abuja businessman for online sales of illicit drugs Nasarawa commissioner's abductors reject N3.5m ransom, insist on N100m 26 dead as forest fires spread in north Algeria Morocco bus crash leaves 23 dead, scores injured 3 killed, 10 wounded in Russian strike on Ukraine's Kharkiv: mayor Nigeria 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