*NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR WEDNESDAY 8TH JUNE 2022* *PUNCH* Owo massacre: Church confirms 38 deaths, plans mass burial for unidentified corpses Presidency: Drama, colour as APC holds primary Adamawa communal clash claims four Talks with FG panel over strike fruitless SSANU New OAU VC promises improved IGR Security operatives rescue abducted Chinese national, two others WHO moves to end hepatitis by 2030 Ensure clean environment, expert urges Lagos residents FG, states should eradicate child marriage now Apathy among youths worrisome, says INEC PDP gov candidates get certificates of return PDP presidential primary: South-East delegates neglected their aspirants, says Ohuabunwa BREAKING: APCs female presidential aspirant Ohanenye steps down for Tinubu Nicolas Felix steps down for Osinbajo Im not stepping down, I want to become next president -Tunde Bakare Senator Boroffice steps down for Tinubu BREAKING: Gov Badaru becomes first northerner to step down for Tinubu BREAKING: Dimeji Bankole withdraws from presidential race, backs Tinubu BREAKING: Fayemi becomes third aspirant to step down for Tinubu BREAKING: Amosun steps down for Tinubu BREAKING: Akpabio steps down for Tinubu Elect me, parliamentarians run best democracies -Lawan Adamu preaches compromise as 2,340 delegates prepare to vote Nigerias imports from China rise by 183.91%, debts hit $3.67bn Ex-IPAC chairman Adeshina picks Lagos AAC gov ticket Nigerias public debt climbs by N2.04tn in Q1 DMO Nigeria underperformed in AGOA, others NACC Why Buhari insists on national carriers establishment Interim CEO, Captain Olumide High-grade lithium discovered in Nigeria attracting investors FG Citibank extends N4bn loans to agric sector Insecurity: Foreign investment in agric sector tumbles by 99% Greenbond Finance boosts economy with loan services 35% of workers planning to demand pay raise Survey FG probes two firms over alleged data breach New steel plant plans to reduce $3.3bn imports Titan Trust Bank appoints Amray as new CEO Coca-Cola Foundation boosts waste management FG empowers Ekiti women with production skills American group to improve private security standards in Nigeria CEO gets recognition as ICT entrepreneur of the year Group to engage experts on ease of doing business Bayern rule out '110m Osimhen move Assault: UFC champion Israel Adesanya wants Costa freed Brume, Amusan Team Nigeria's medal hopefuls AFCON qualifier: Mane penalty rescues Senegal against Rwanda Eagles'll rewrite history 'Umar AFCON 2023: Eagles must start with a win, says Etebo Olusanya on Scottish clubs radar I love to silence my critics ' Osimhen Makinde: 'Thunder' set to strike Nigerian boxing Aribo focused on Sierra Leone, shuts down transfer talk Italy beat Hungary to continue unbeaten Nations League start Debt and national development in Africa Missing singer found dead, Benue police arrest cultists Forex trader bags two years jail for stealing N20m Okada riders, Lagos task force clash, 180 motorcycles seized Court remands Cameroonian for allegedly blackmailing Delta cleric Bamise: Absence of defence counsel stalls murder trial Obaseki mourns as seven die in Edo road accident *VANGUARD* Ethnic jingoism and national development The politics of economic attrition and Karma Financial institutions embrace long term loans after our intervention ' DBN boss Nwajiuba absent from APC convention I'll succeed Buhari in 2023, Pastor Tunde Bakare insists APC's sole female Presidential Aspirant steps down for Tinubu APC's sole female Presidential Aspirant, Uju steps down for Tinubu I'll replicate my achievements in Kogi at the centre ' Yahaya Bello Why I stepped down for Tinubu ' Fayemi Nicolas Felix steps down for Osinbajo Action Alliance: Udeze wins Reps primary for Ideato seat Owo church attack: 500 women groups condemn killings BREAKING: Gov Badaru, Borrofice step down for Tinubu BREAKING: Fayemi, Amosun step down, throw weight behind Tinubu APC intact, no imploding, says Adamu Amosun steps down for Tinubu Breaking: Akpabio steps down, backs Tinubu Publish the NDDC probe reports now Akpabio steps down, backs Tinubu HEOFA hails NUC on reforms, new curriculum for universities Buhari has governed Nigeria with discipline, commitment ' Tinubu Osinbajo to APC delegates: you've incredible moral burden APC Convention: Vote presidential aspirant with best chances of victory, Buhari tells delegates Buhari to APC delegates: We must choose knowledgeable, fair-minded person with sense of unity Iwill fight terrorism if elected president, Tinubu tells APC delegates Osinbajo to delegates: Don't vote for someone you hate Amaechi to delegates: Hire me, but fire me if I fail Our plans for Nigeria ' APC presidential aspirants Where's the justice' Nnamani, Onu query APC APC Presidential Primary: Where's the justice' Nnamani, Onu queries APC Boroffice, Badaru, withdraw from APC presidential race I'm a unifying leader ' Tinubu Just in: All 23 screened aspirants to take part in APC Presidential Primary APC Presidential Primary: Hitches as axed aspirants insist on running APC presidential Primary: We're yet to know if any aspirant stepped down ' Bagudu Oyo guber: Makinde finally picks running mate for 2023 APC Primary: I'll step down if Buhari asks me to, says Yahaya Bello Convention: Rowdiness, disorder mar APC accreditation process APC presidential aspirants planning to share dollars at Eagle Square, Adeyanju writes EFCC ABCON decries multiple exchange rates, seek CBN's support Pastor Emily Aig-Imoukhuede: One year after; how time flies Chimaroke Nnamani: Lest we forget Nations League: England snatch late draw against Germany 2023 AFCON Qualifiers: Super Eagles seek redemption against Sierra Leone Building collapse claims life of construction worker, another injured in Kano Owo Church Attack: Ondo govt confirms 22 dead, 19 Injured Owo Attack: Catholic church plans mass burial for unidentified bodies Concession of the Nigeria Customs Service: An invitation to modern/debt slavery Ban: Riders on rampage as enforcement team impounds Okada in Surulere, Mushin Owo Church Attack: 'They shot choirmaster in my front', survivor narrates as she marks birthday Bamise: Absence of defence counsel stalls, BRT driver Ominnikoron's trial Toddler accidentally shoots, kills father in US, parents left loaded gun unattended *THISDAY* Allianz Appoints more Women as Board Members ABCON Urges CBN Engage BDCs to End Multiple Exchange Rates Investors Shun 38% Listed Companies as Prices Traded Flat Okpanachi: DBN Will Strengthen Catalytic Role, Boost MSME Financing Insurers Optimistic of Better Performance in 2022 UBA, Zenith Bank, GTCO Others Maintains Strong Liquidity, Capital Adequacy Ratios in 2021 Chinese, Nigerian Importers Floods Market With Substandard Tomato Past Capital Importation Dropped to $1.57bn in Q1 as Only Six States Attracted Inflows GTCO Surpasses Other Tier-1 Banks as Most Profitable Lender by ROE CBN Bars Bank Neutral Cash Hubs from FX Transactions Stock Market 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The Hard Part Begins Now *THE SUN* EU, ActionAid join forces to abolish infanticide in Nigeria NGO trains commercial sex workers on alternative means of income American lady, Old Boys light up Abia school with multimillion-naira e-library 2023: Mascot Kalu clinches APP governorship ticket in Abia South East and search for Atikus running mate: Who the cap fits EU partners INEC to host free youth vote count concerts nationwide Senate Leader, Abdullahi, dumps APC for PDP EFCC storm Eagle Square, journalists barred, teargassed We must put our house in order to survive beyond 2023 Adamu Why PDPll win 2023 polls Ayu Breaking: Fayemi, Akpabio, Amosun, Dimeji step down for Tinubu BREAKING: Amosun, Fayemi, Bankole, Akpabio, step down for Tinubu Were fired up for Super Eagles test S/Leone star, Bakayoko Sports Minister congratulates Gumel over award 22nd African Athletics Championship Team Nigeria begins chase for medals, WC entry standards BUA: Resetting Nigerias cement manufacturing landscape with global sustainability principles Well keep providing sustainable energy solutions to Nigerians Omiyi Digital economy: NITDA DG reiterates commitment to digital literacy BoICT Awards: Krish bags 2022 Data Centre Personality award Prunedge wins big at 2022 BoICT awards Tradefada emerges Blockchain Services Platform Provider of the Year Infinix launches Note 12 Series with ultra-fast charging Forbes Africa: Clean tech entrepreneur, Chukwudozie makes Forbes 30 Under 30 list FG investigates bank, BetNaija for data privacy breach SEC introduces unique identifiers to tackle unclaimed dividends Amaechi, Onu, Lawan, Okorocha, Osinbajo, other aspirants talk tough ASUU strike: AAU students protest in Benin, demand reopening of school Ugwuanyi holds emergency security meeting How free delivery service boosts customers repeat purchases Jumia Man kills wife, stabs self in Lagos Ondo church attack: UN urges govts to support plan to safeguard religious places Ahmadiyya deploys members to donate 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media support Ogun police arrest two for vandalising IBEDC cable Mother of Kano Senatorial candidate regains freedom Police to arraign four for robbery, murder on June 17 MCC, Ghana complete $316 million power compact U.S. Consulate celebrate accomplishments of 2021 Carrington fellows Paris Saint-Germain, SoKlin unveil West Africa regional partnership International mayors, others join efforts to strengthen democracy Golden Eaglets depart for Cape Coast ahead WAFU B U17 tournament I will probably get a double technical against Draymond Green, says Udoka Heptathlete Kemi Francis opens Nigeria's African Athletics Championship medals chase Mark D'Ball Basketball Championship final eight dunks off June 15 Nigeria Cricket Federation wins ICC's Good Social Impact Initiative MAN, others harp on industrial sector investment to boost economy Bargain hunting persists as gains in 16 stocks lift indices by N100b Exporters deny using other countries' labels to prevent rejection Nigeria, others lose 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Court order We'll win presidency, over 25 states in 2023 'PDP Soludo dismisses doomsday prophecy Mascot Kalu emerges Abia APP guber candidate unopposed 2023 Polls: FHQ establishes electoral offences desks nationwide Catholic Church plans mass burial for Owo terror attack victims APC CONVENTION: Fayemi, Badaru, Amosun, Akpabio, Bankole, others step down for Tinubu World Bank revises Nigeria's growth forecast to 3.4% in 2022 Owo Massacre: Akeredolu, Catholic church disagree on casualty figures Okowa raises the alarm over 'voodoo' N80m Delta promo Increased productivity key to bolstering naira MTN as investors' cash cow NPA needs N360bn to fix dilapidated Tincan Port NPA needs N360bn to fix dilapidated Tincan Port Adeshina seeks more partnerships on Africa's social infrastructure Report: E-payment transactions hit N32.19trn in May NGX indices up 0.35% as value records N10bn marginal gain Oil marketers fret over negative impact of N3trn fuel subsidy Lafarge Africa rewards customers for top 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warns politicians UBEC earmarks N2bn for National Personnel Audit Breaking: Harry Kane nets 50th goal for country as England cage Germany in Nations League clash SDP disqualifies female presidential aspirant Abia 2023: Uzor Kalu emerges APP guber candidate Our loyalty, continuity hinges on fight against corruption ' Abba Gida-Gida AEDC decries alleged EFCC's harassment of staff, threatens legal action 2023: SDP female aspirant Dorothy Nuhu steps down for Adebayo Rural electrification'll cost FG up to N50bn ' Expert Electricity customers increase to 10.37m in 2020 ' Report MOJEC, Eko Disco extend mobile MAP penetration, caution customers against energy theft Presidency: Osinbajo refuses to step down for Tinubu, as Nwajiuba stays away Breaking: Fayemi, Amosun step down for Tinubu Breaking: Akpabio steps down for Tinubu Appeal Court to NASS: No imposition of statutory delegates at convention 2023: Imo assembly aspirant assures on quality representation Infertility deserves utmost 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