Newspapers Headlines For TUESDAY February 23, 2021

*NEW NIGERIAN*

Banditry: SWAN Condemns Attack On Adamawa United Team

MURIC Vows To Stop Persecution Of Muslim Students In Kwara

Nigeria’s COVID-19 Update: 542 New Cases, Total 152,616

Sardaunan Badarawa Foundation Commences Wedding Sponsorship, Empowerment Of 700 Widows Across Kaduna Central Zone

Controversy As Zamfara NUJ Appoints Acting Chairman

Man In Army Uniform Held Over Alleged Robbery In Lagos

I’ve Stolen Over 240 Phones From Commuters – Pickpocket

Football: Mountain Of Fire FC Management Confirm Gabriel As Interim Coach

University Don Hails Establishment Of Confluence University Of Science, Technology

EFCC: Court Sentences Student To 6 Months In Prison Over Love Scam

EFCC: 46yrs Old Socialite Arraigned In Court Over Alleged N35m Scam

Gov Sule Tasks Political, Public Officials On Transparency, Accountability

Masari’s ADC Gains Promotion To DSP

Kano Keke NAPEP Riders Strike Cripples Commercial Activities

Muslim Forum Of Nigerian Army Basawa Barracks Donates Items Worth N100,000 To Prison Inmates

Billiri Crisis: Gombe Govt To Set Up Commission Of Enquiry

UI Needs Good Crisis Manager As Substantive VC To Restore Lost Glory – Group

Senator Nora Dadu’ut Empowers Over 150 Constituents With Starter Packs, Grants

COVID-19: Netherlands-based NGO Gives Relief Materials To Vulnerable Group In Akwa Ibom

Senator Nora Dadu’ut Empowers Over 150 Constituents With Starter Packs, Grants

el-Rufai To Launch Social Policy Framework On Tuesday

Again, Bandits Strike In Niger, Scores Killed, 15 Children Drown

UNIDO Visits Kaduna, To Domesticate Country Programme For Sustainable Industrialization In State

Agric Transformation: Kano To Conduct Livestock Census

Be Patriotic, Protect All Residents Of Your States, Northern Speakers Forum Tasks South West Governors

Bandits Raze Church Building, Two Homes In Kajuru

2023: Warring Oyo APC Factions Reconcile, Pledge To Work Together

Lagos Initiates Verification of COVID-19 PRC Test

Malami Ma’aji Visits Yahaya Bello

*PUNCH*

Okorocha boasts of presidential bid, 14 ex-aides get N70m bail

Governors intervention will help resolve Imo crisis, says APC

Community petitions Sanwo-Olu over dredgers activities

614 emergencies tackled in three months, says LASEMA DG

Ortorm attacks Mohammed, calls Bauchi gov Fulani terror member

N2.2bn fraud: Fayose gets permission for foreign medical trip

Borno plans 5,000-hectare land for ranches, cattle grazing

Court vacates N69bn-debt order on Jimoh Ibrahims firms, assets

30 million Nigerians may be on drugs by 2050, says Marwa

Enugu ex-Rep Ujam, dumps PDP for APC

We dont have errand boys, Ekiti APC replies Ojudu

Aregbesola should accept the reality of Omisores APC membership Ex-lawmaker

Delta LG poll threatened as 48 parties sue DSEIC

*LEADERSHIP*

Tricycle Operators Protest Over Tax in Kano

Buni’s Uncommon Approach To Rejuvenation Of Education

Enugu Govt To Commence Operations Of Its Tech Hubs, Youth Innovation Centres

Mai Tangale Stool: 4 Confirmed Dead, 16 Arrested

NEDC Hands Over 40,000 Desks, Others To Borno Govt, Graduates ICT Trainees

Palliatives: Senate Orders Arrest Of Ex-NDDC IMC

Scores Of Terrorists Killed As Boko Haram, ISWAP Battle For Supremacy

Ortom To Bauchi Governor, You Are Not More Fulani Than The Sultan

Alleged Extortion: Soldiers Only Enforced Edo Govt Curfew Order ‘ Army

Emovon Family Pledges N1m Prize For UNIBEN Best Students

Yuguda Backs Gov Bala Mohammed, Says Herdsmen Have Right To Defend Themselves

Analysts Advocate Continuous Fiscal, Monetary Interventions To Avoid Recession

Digitisation Of Birth, Death Registration

*BLUEPRINT*

Uzodinma/Okorocha: Suspect slumps in court, 14 ex-gov’s loyalists get N70m bail

Abubakar out, Dodo in as Buhari’s ADC

FBNInsurance partners Collinson to launch health insurance product

African Alliance pays N967m claims in 40 days, to host Brokers today

Stock market opens on negative trend, loses N17bn

Nigeria’s crude gets more attention, India to increase imports

Nigeria, Botswana in talks for direct flight operations

Agents want NASS to dump Customs bill

Restoring export control at ports critical to economic diversification ‘ NAQS DG

Hajj Savings Scheme launches in Northeast, Southeast

Umahi blames Odah, Awo, others for Effium carnage

2020 Budget: NASS tackles Minister over capital component implementation

Niger passengers’ ordeals with Bandits: We slept side by side with cows, drank contaminated water

*AUTHENTIC NEWS DAILY*

Billiri Crisis: Gombe Govt To Set Up Commission Of Enquiry, 4 Corpses Recovered, 16 Suspects For Arraignment

Kano Moves To Transform Agric Through Conduct Of Livestock Census

Northern Speakers To South West Governors: Be Patriotic, Protect All Residents In Your States

We Will Not Allow Persecution Of Muslim Students In Kwara – MURIC

SWAN Condemns Attack On Adamawa United Team

*TRIBUNE*

Fulani nomad fighting ethnic war ‘Gumi

Encountering Ibarapa’s litany of tragedies: A reporter’s diary

How we plan to use $1.2bn agric loan from Brazil ‘Buhari’s aide

Experts seek legal backing for Nigeria’s NDCs document

The drop in foreign portfolio investments

Developer boosts Alaro City with 576 residential apartments

Omisore is welcome in APC

Kadiri @ 70: Planners tasked on professional ethics

Agbado Oke: Property values leap as Sanwo-Olu inaugurates roads

Lawmaker facilitates training for youth, women on fish farming

Sheikh Gumi: My Offering of Thanksgiving

Real People Concept tutors young professionals on mordern cattle ranching

From Kaduna to Oyo: How we crossed many rivers, slept in many forests with our families in search of vegetation, water ‘Fulani herdsmen

*SPORTS*

Banditry: SWAN Condemns Attack On Adamawa United Team – New NIgerian

2 Cristiano Ronaldo Headers Give Juventus Comfortable Win Over Crotone – Daily Independent

Adrian Peterson Says Tom Brady, Drew Brees Motivate Him to Play into 40s – Bleacher Report

AFCON U17: Nigeria, 11 Others To Know Opponents Wednesday – Daily Independent

Albert Pujols’ Wife Deidre Says Angels Star Will Retire After 2021 MLB Season – Bleacher Report

Andy Murray unsurprised by Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open win – BBC

Andy Reid’s COVID-19 Face Shield, Game-Worn Chiefs Hat to Be Displayed at HOF – Bleacher Report

Aribo, Ndidi, Noble TheCables team of the week – The Cable

Azpilicuerta: Chelsea Now An Improved Team Under Tuchel – Complete Sports

Babe Ruth Autographed 1933 Card Sells for Record $761K at Auction – Bleacher Report

Football: Mountain Of Fire FC Management Confirm Gabriel As Interim Coach – New NIgerian

Bayelsa Queens fined, banished to Owerri – New Telegraph

Benteke Volley Earns Crystal Palace Win Over Brighton – Daily Independent

Big club power grab in danger of going unnoticed in football’s infinite scroll – Yahoo

Brighton & Hove Albion 1-2 Crystal Palace: Late Christian Benteke goal stuns Seagulls – BBC

Wishing You A Pleasant Tuesday, To all Nigerians, #stay safe.