*NEWSPAPER HEADLINES FOR MONDAY 29TH AUGUST 2022* *PUNCH* PDP NWC divided over Ayu, chairmans fate uncertain All Atibas descendants entitled to Alaafins throne Contestant Unpaid salaries: Plateau, Benue, Ondo workers, others groan Make Nigeria regional aviation hub Atiku, others receive Shekarau back to PDP today Obasanjo rules out special candidate, touts national agenda Nigeria cant leave security to Shettima PDP Saraki accuses APC of winning Kwara with deceit Withdraw REC nominations, ex-Oyo AG tells Buhari Olawepo-Hashim warns politicians against divisive statements Obis supporters hold Onitsha rally, seek change Ten Nigerian states bigger than African countries Osinbajo Liquidation: Standard Alliance drags NAICOM to court Farmers production costs rise by 70% on tariffs DisCos capacity rises by 19% after privatisation FG rakes in N1.09tn from indirect taxes New Abuja smart cityll benefit low-income earners Nigerias foreign missions spending funds illegally Auditor-General Why two million MSMEs collapsed in two years FG, Turkey to design electricity trading structure Proper structure key to business longevity Durotoye Electricity crisis: FG, private sector to produce 3,595MW Firm begins 236 luxury housing project in Abuja Pensioners fault PTAD on disparity in benefits Real estate industry lacks appropriate regulations Expert AXA Mansard records N44bn gross written premium Primera MFB boosts SMEs financing with N5bn Real estate can boost economic development Analysts Steel conglomerate plans to invest $500m in Ogun Lasaco Assurance grows premium by 21% NIQR organises workshop on construction claims ACCI, AIHS partner to provide housing statistics Moses injury huge loss to Russian league Why I started Ndidi from bench ' Rodgers No stopping Umar, Ighalo on target Angola dent D'Tigers hope Onyedika signs five-year Brugge deal Angola beat D'Tigers 67-70 in FIBA W'CUP qualifiers Olivet alumni advocates healthy living with road walk Diri hails Bayelsa United after NPFL promotion Lewandowski scores brace as Barca beat Valladolid 4-0 Patients lament as rising inflation worsens access to health care ASUU strike: A students perspective ASUU and the cretins in temporal power Time for a Franklin Roosevelt-inspired leadership Fake soldier poses as modelling agent, robs victims Confusion as seven-year-old disappears in Lagos community Man arraigned for punching LASTMAwoman, touching breast NDLEA arrests drug peddling Lagos airport cleaner, others Accident kills three, commuters groan over Lagos-Ibadan gridlock Teenager desperate for survival seeks help for heart surgery Gunmen invade Ebonyi hotel, kill owner, three guests TASUED suspends lecturer wanted over sex-for-marks allegation Cultists kill NURTW boss in Lagos Telecoms sector contributes N4.84tn to GDP NBS NCC, ALTON support e-government growth Shettima crashes on NBA shameful court On ASUU, Federal Government and the rest of us A rapprochement for fiscal renaissance *VANGUARD* NDDC: Don't set N-Delta on fire, S-South elders warn Malami NIPSS seeks collaboration with NLTF on educational development Social mediaand the 2023 general elections 2023 is not by allocation to Zone, you fight for Presidency ' NNPP Righteous Nigerians, not politicians, keeping nation's unity, says Mimiko Pakistan flood victims throw note pleading for help Rising haircut cost: Students now grow hair to cut cost Give attention to root causes of terrorism, poverty 'Mohammed Curses by Trans-Atlantic slaves responsible for Yoruba Nation's retrogression ' Akintoye Emir dies hours after humanitarian assistance from Buhari Sanwo-Olu urges youth to take charge of future Commuters groan as potholes, reconstruction cause gridlock on Lagos/Ibadan Expressway Ereyitomi congratulates Deltans @31, says Delta advancing in Development 2023: Atiku-Okowa will get Nigeria working again ' Group Why we need an electoral offences body PDP crisis: Atiku at wits' end as Ayu, Wike dig in I don't have special presidential candidate ' Obasanjo Obasanjo visits IBB, Abdulsalami; says 'I have national agenda, not anointed candidate Those gravitating to Peter Obi are not analyzing his antecedents ' Dele Alake Nigeria's Diaspora remittances rise 20.3% to $5.16bn in Q1'22 Much ado about termites at NSITF Contextualising 'Emergency Hajj 2022' In Relation To Nigeria 2023: Atiku's disruptive agenda for the education sector Of Osun, history and Babayemi Douye Diri's strides in road construction Delta PDP Governorship Candidacy: The Simple Truth 19 gbosas for the grandmaster of data! Atiku's illegal candidacy Igwe Moguluwa is the traditional ruler of Nawfia BENARD OBASI: Exit of an icon F1: Verstappen wins Belgian Grand Prix Benzema rescues Real as Lewandowski bags another brace for Barca MTN, Ultima unveil Bisola as host of 'Family Feud [VIDEO] I was born, raised here, pray for me, Funke Akindele tells Celestial Church priests BBNaija: Amaka gets first strike, Modella evicted Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso: 'We can make Nigeria better by blocking wastages Broken truths and broken ribs: Kukah's forensic examination of Nigeria On this ASUU matter Nigeria's election disputes: Better handling overdue Presidential election 2023 is referendum on Buhari govt Suspected cultists kill MC Oluomo's loyalist in Lagos Groom, 6 wedding guests die mysteriously in Enugu Gunmen kill NYSC member in Adamawa Houses submerged, property destroyed as flood wreaks havoc in Makurdi Gridlock as truck bursts into flames in Lagos Houses submerged, properties destroyed as flood wreaks havoc in Makurdi 39-yr-old 'fake army captain' arrested for armed robbery in Lagos Flood renders hundreds homeless in Markudi Sheikh Goni: Dismissed soldiers were tried in accordance with extant laws ' Army Lagos loses 22,500 children to air pollution in 2021 ' LASEPA How drug syndicate leader disguises as cleaner in Lagos airport What I mean by 'You can't defeat Biafra' ' Soyinka *THISDAY* Road Construction: Ogun Begins Compensation for Properties Demolished by Past Government APC Lambasts Ikpeazu over Claims of Completing 150 Roads in Abia EKSU Defies ASUU, Orders Lecturers to Resume Today Commonwealth Tribunal: Okowa Congratulates Azinge on Appointment as President Brazil, Nigeria Trade Relations Recorded $281bn Export Earnings in 2021, Says Ambassador House Uncovers How Nigeria's Foreign Missions Engage in Extra Budgetary Spending Falana: FG Should Implement Collective Agreements Reached with ASUU $23m Abacha Loot: SERAP Writes Buhari, Wants Copy of Agreement with US Published CSOs Raise the Alarm over Appointment of Politicians, Alleged Corrupt Persons as INEC's RECs A'Ibom Ex-militants Threaten to Shut Down Oil Production Over Pipeline Contract Creditswitch Rewards 2022 UTME's Top Five Prison Inmates with Educational Grants Standard Alliance Kicks Against Revocation of Operating Licence, Heads to Court Kwara Garment Factory to Create 2,000 Direct Jobs, AbdulRazaq Pledges N'Delta Govs, Lawmakers, Others Urged to Resist Proposed Water Resources Bill We're Not APC's Appendage, Says NNPP National Chair Kaita: PDP Doesn't Need to Campaign to Win in 2023 Elections Insecurity: We've Lost 1,200 Personnel in Four Years, Says Vigilance Group What Game is Obasanjo Up to Extending Democracy Dividends to Nigerians through NASENI Duro Onabule: Torn Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Ifeanyi Ubah: Mixing Politics with Nation Building Intra-Party Squabbles Threat toDemocracy, Says Niger SSG 2023Elections 'll Be Shocking as Major Parties are Likely to Collapse 10,000 Aggrieved APC Members Defect to PDP in Kwara *THE SUN* Breaking: Peter Obi holds townhall meeting with Nigerians in Toronto PDP crisis stalls composition of campaign council, NEC meetings Obasanjo confers with IBB, Abdulsalami Dont divide Nigeria, Olawepo-Hashim tells presidential candidates Tension in APC as Adamus supporters allege exclusion from presidential campaign committee Abia guber candidate says tormentors of statell be retired in 2023 Road to 2023: APCs endless battle to clean its Augean stables Embassies no longer discriminate in giving visas NIDCOM Boss, Abike Dabiri-Erewa Road to 2023: What well do to fight unemployment, insecurity in Plateau Mutfwang, PDP Guber Candidate Thousands march in Onitsha, Anambra in support of Peter Obi Napoli sets fresh 102m price tag on Osimhen Denies Osimhen, Ronaldo swap deal Algeria 2023: Black Galaxies snatches win over Eagles B Belgrade 2022: Oborodudu seeded for World Championship Moses Simon scores, assists in Nantes win Club Brugge confirms record signing 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Arthur Eze insists he gave Andy Uba N50m loan NDLEA nabs Lagos airport cleaner who leads drug syndicate Atiku, Ayu hit Kano for Shekaraus defection 2023: Nigeria needs God-fearing president CAN Ogun begins compensation payment for properties demolished by Amosun Gunmen kill 3 in Ebonyi community Ugwuanyi, strong pillar of Christian community CAN Lagos, Ogun move to avert reccurrence of gridlock on OPIC-Berger axis Fry that omelet now Nigerias next President Loyalty prayer everyone must pray Why and how Globacom leads Ortom and image as reconciliator Where does the saying good things take time come from Monetary policy and economic development Tompolo and the pipelines surveillance contract COVID-19 disrupted 20,000 annual Nigerian visits to Israel Envoy Presidential candidates on state of the nation *GUARDIAN* Anambra at 31: Ozigbo urges Ndi Anambra to lead charge for a new Nigeria 19,500 APC members defect to PDP in Buhari's senatorial zone APC's failed promises, persecution pushed me 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insurers pooled N130.6 billion gross premium Banks, insurance stocks lead as market records N15.3 billion turnover Bank funds cardiology equipment, healthcare acquisition in Lekki FMDQ admits CitiTrust Holdings' N50 billion CP Insurer pays N3.17b claims to policyholders Mismatch ASUU strike: Government should take responsibility The youths and politics as civic duty Nigeria, political choices and consequences Segun Odegbami @ 70 : Restless, creative and mathematical Media Justice Nigeria lauds NBC's suspended shutdown of radio, TV stations Says action a vindication, wise decision Before oil thieves kill Nigeria's economy Obaseki gets federal recognition for routine immunisation 30% British investment will address digital infrastructure, clean energy in Nigeria FG, Oyo seek collaboration to tackle housing deficit, provide affordable homes Benin monarch charges OPC leaders on peace, unity LAWMA Academy trains 100 pupils on waste management, good environmental practices A'Ibom 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