*NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR TUESDAY 9TH AUGUST 2022* *PUNCH* Shiites, security agents clash in Kaduna, six killed Killings: No pending firearms licence application, say police Peace talks suffer, Wike descends on Atikus men Presidential pardon: Dariye, Nyame, three others regain freedom Whatever his offence, imprisoned lawyer deserves fair-hearing Law teacher Soyinka knocks Pyrates Confraternity for mocking Tinubu Restoring democratic momentum in Tunisia Awujale, others declare support for Ogun governor Agric budgets hit N874.83bn, food imports gulp N7.81tn Senate probes N1.7tn security votes to 797 agencies Address multiple exchange rate regime, NESG tells CBN How inflation worsens plight of Nigerian workers Diaspora Nigerians remit $60.22bn in three years Ngannou, Usman praise Mohammed after KO win Parker tips Usyk to beat Joshua again Aribo 6m selling fee too low Birmingham outing will inspire young girls ' Brume Commonwealth Games end, Buhari to host Team Nigeria Rodgers rues losing Lookman Relay gold thrills Nwokocha Club owners threaten Aiteo Cup withdrawal Iwobi praises Lampard over positive talks Adesanya excited over Pereira fight Milan begin talks for Onyedika Spartak wish injured Moses speedy return Esepo returns as GOtv Boxing holds Aug 20 Everton sign England's Coady on loan from Wolves Dortmund sign Modeste from Cologne Obi: Will tribe, religion short-change Nigeria in 2023 Nigerias state of hopelessness Lagos-Ibadan traffic: Hoodlums create tunnel, extort desperate motorists Kwara teenager disguises as mad man, rapes 10-year-old Fraudster swindles Lagosians with fake money inside boot Ondo Amotekun intercepts 168 invaders hiding under cows Protesting motorcyclists block road, Abuja motorists, commuters groan Gunmen invade bar, kill Ogun officer, abduct woman Kidnappers kill three, abduct women, children, senators relative Six killed as car rams into gas tanker Rivers police raid brothels as underage prostitution booms Police warn cultists against planned celebration in Osun Flood kills three, destroys 495 houses in Kano 22,000 subscribers changed telcos in six months Infrastructure challenges, others affecting research output, says expert SMEs growth in ICT crucial for innovation UNCTAD 2023: Whatever happened to Third Force Amusan boosted Nigerias image where leadership failed NANS to engage FG over ASUU demands WAEC releases 2022 WASSCE results, withholds 365,564 Osun passes bill upgrading Ilesa college to varsity Nigerian don becomes University of Michigan director ASUP decries shortage of staff in Delta polytechnics Using indefinite articles with acronyms Varsity student advocates entrepreneurship NDE counsels undergraduates on skill acquisition Nigerian youths making impact globally 7Up boss Lagos leads again as monkeypox cases hit 157 Police slam Kizz Daniel for seizing laundry bus Nigeria, three others top World Bank debtors list Fake employment: Panel recommends whistleblowers sacking *VANGUARD* Scores killed as troops, military air strikes attack BHT/ISWAP hideouts in Bama forest APC disputes forgery allegation in Akwa Ibom, says Ntukepo never committed perjury LUTH @60 grows to 1000- bedded hospital NUJ kickstarts democracy dividend tour Certificate forgery: Court fixes Sep 7 to hear suit against Tinubu Senate probes how N1.7trn SWV was utilised in 2017-2021 budgets by MDAs UK museum to return 72 looted Benin artefacts Video of Pyrates Confraternity mocking Tinubu distasteful, bizarre ' Soyinka How we intercepted 168 suspected migrants ' Ondo Amotekun Delta PDP: Appeal Court fixes August 19 for hearing Health workers absent as measles outbreak kills 50 in Rivers I'm fully incharge of Rivers, Wike tells adversaries World Indigenous Peoples Day! UNIMEDTH, Tola Awosika Foundation restore hope of 6-year-old burn survivor Buhari's failed ultimatum on ASUU strike Labour Minister at 70: Ngige puts interest of workers first, says Buhari Benin River Port'll enhance economic growth, decongest Lagos ports ' Obaseki FG's failure to safeguard lives, properties of Nigerians birthed BSCVG ' Benue youths Shocker: why I rejected Ayade's largess' Catholic Bishop explains NUPRC counters Buhari, says Seplat's acquisition of ExxonMobil declined C/River APC Crisis: Group petitions NWC, accuses Ayade of imposing PDP member running mate Why PDP postponed Caucus, NEC meetings PDP postpones caucus, NEC meetings OPEC: Nigeria not meeting her oil production quota, FG cries out MAN, LCCI to FG: Rising debt threatening economy Breasting the tape Good governance or misgovernance: The contract called democracy Ibori @64: The man and the burden of statesmanship How digital infrastructure enhances MDAs effectiveness Singer, Kizz Daniel arrested, released in 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Healthcare 12-month-old Flourish seeks N20m for liver transplant Why COVID care should be integrated into routine patient management' Iorhen Akase NCDC reports 24 new cases of monkeypox in one week Shimfida: Katsina govt begins resettlement of 12,000 IDPs to hometown Heavy downpour kill 3, destroy 495 houses in Kano 6 die, 2 injured in Ogun road accident No politician can use NURTW members again ' Chairman Soyinka faults Pyrates Confraternity's video mocking Tinubu Woman docked for allegedly stealing 99 iPhones UK museum to return Oba of Benin's palace key, other artefacts *THISDAY* NUPRC Stands Firm on Mobil-Seplat No Deal, Insists Status Quo Remains Oil Theft: Okowa Wants Oil Facilities' Surveillance Contracts Reviewed NESG to FG: Take Tough Choices, Tackle Insecurity, Remove Petrol Subsidy Now Audit Query: Senate Probes N1.7trn MDAs' Service Wide Votes Sanusi: I Warned Buhari's Govt that Its Policies Will Destroy Nigeria's Economy Bauchi Governorship: Ex-Chief of Air Staff Saddique Abubakar Denies Recruiting 1,000 Thugs Edo to Support 500 MSMEs to Grow Revenue to N10m Annually By 2025 Soyinka Condemns Seadogs' Viral Video Purportedly Mocking Tinubu Abiodun: Our Goal is to Make Ogun Investors' Destination of Choice Air Peace Suspends Flight Service to Johannesburg 2023: Don't Vote for Peter Obi, Nnamani Warns Enugu Indigenes PDP Postpones NEC, Caucus Meetings to Pave Way for Atiku, Wike Reconciliation Presidential Pardon: Dariye Finally Released from Prison Four Months After Enugu Beats 35 Other States in Primary Healthcare Service Delivery in Nigeria ASUU Strike: NANS to Engage FG Over Keyamo's No Money Comment WAEC Releases 2022 WASSCE Results for School Candidates, Records 76.37% Pass in Maths, English One Year After, Family, Friends Pay Tribute to Late Okunbo We Are Embarrassed by Reports of Substandard Chinese Products in Africa, Says Chinese Govt Afenifere Laments Buhari's Alleged 'Cluelessness' to Worsening Insecurity FG Expresses Fears Over Meeting COVID-19 Vaccination Target Wike: I Am in Charge, We'll Vote Against Those Who Don't Like Rivers 2023: Ex-Guber Aspirant, Mustapha Says APC Has Failed, Has Nothing More to Offer Nigerians Again, Amotekun Intercepts 168 Suspected Invaders, 40 Motorcycles, Cows in Ondo 2023: APC Leader, Others Defect to PDP in Kwara Christian Group Hails Ortom for Establishing Volunteer Guards *THE SUN* Nnamani urges constituents to support PDP Lalong urged to reject Tinubus campaign DG, Jaiz Bank MoU on Jos market APC accuses Makinde of clamping down on opposition in Oyo 2023: Atiku, Wike peace talks crumble Rep member Yakubu Rilisco dumps PDP, rejoins Kebbi APC 2023: Babachir, Dogara urged not to drag CAN to dispute Unite for good governance, Sanwo-Olu tells political leaders AUDA-NEPAD urges peace among Nigeria political leaders Amusan, Brume, other athletes have changed Nigerias narrative on global stage Tallen Controversial CSP Omoyele named CSO to Osun governor-elect Buhari urges sports ministry to 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Insecurity: Save South East, not blame victims, Ohanaeze begs Buhari Flood kills 3, displaces 495 families in Kano Nigeria loses $2bn to vandals every month NNPC Ime Obi move to end Monday sit-at-home Nigerians soon to get COVID-19 shots at doorsteps, says FG Soludo preaches unity among Christians Provide security, stop grieving -Afenifere Nigeria as an auction item: Going, going, almost gone Daisy Danjuma: Warm-hearted, large-hearted Good abroad, shockingly terrible at home Governor Soludos Anambra State The plan to impeach Buhari *GUARDIAN* Lagos Labour Party postpones primary over omission in delegates list Adeleke won't exclude you in appointments, PDP assures members Soyinka condemns Pyrates viral video mocking Tinubu Tinubu is solution to Nigeria's challenges, says Oluwo Nkwegu remains Ebonyi LP governorship candidate, says group How older sex workers recruit under-aged girls as sex slaves Imo State police arrest eight suspected killers of four officers Man bags six months 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