SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 19/08/2023

Organ Exploitation: How Abuja Syndicate Lured Minor For Kidney Harvest

UK records first case of new COVID-19 variant

Subsidy Removal: Tinubu Approves CNG Initiative

Shettima, Obi, Akpabio, Abbas storm Kano for Dep Sen President son’s wedding

Tinubu, Mbah meet over Enugu’s development

Reps Committee denies indicting JAMB registrar

Police yet to submit Abba Kyari’s case file – PSC

Court dismisses Emefiele’s ally human rights suit against DSS

ECOWAS army ready to invade Niger, say defence chiefs

Civilians can man defence ministry, say ex-generals

Subsidy: Marketers demand transparency as ex-depot cost exceeds pump price

N5bn palliative won’t solve poverty, says NLC

Alleged planned attack on Abuja-Kaduna train: Airforce deploys jet

FG to repay $3.4bn IMF loan in 2027 –Report

FG laments crises in North, says 3.6 million people displaced

FG Appoints 11 CMDs For Health Institutions

50 million Nigerians at risk of river blindness — FG warns

FG, IFAD train Ondo farmers in modern vegetable production

181,000 Children Unvaccinated In Borno – UNICEF

CBN launches PVS portal to curb over-invoicing

Banks lose N9.5bn to e-fraud in 2023

BDC operators kick as CBN restricts forex trading

Nigerians slam FG for dismantling ‘All Eyes on Judiciary’ billboards

Tinubu didn’t order removal of ‘All Eyes on the Judiciary’ billboards – ARCON DG

How Ethiopian Airlines Control High Stakes In Many African Airlines

NIMASA faults Falana, denies acquiring UK properties

UNILAG debunks claim of additional fees increment

Shagari encouraged me after losing 1979 N’Assembly election – Ganduje

Don’t scrap N’Delta Affairs ministry, PANDEF tells Tinubu

SAN: PET judges unmoved by ‘All eyes on judiciary’ billboard

Diri to corps members: don’t fail the nation

Oyo: Makinde declares August 20 annual public holiday for traditional worshippers

Isese: Lagos declares Monday work-free day

Delta dep gov knocks FG over neglect of oil-rich communities

Oba of Benin remains head of traditional rulers – Edo

We’ve no plan to impeach Shaibu – Edo Assembly

Bauchi sacks two civil servants for fraud

Qatar To Build 500,000 Housing Units In Kaduna

Ex-Gov Emmanuel not keeping A’Ibom govt jet

Onitsha River Port commences operations, receives commercial barge

Land dispute: Olubadan suspends Mogaji for displacing occupants of over 200 houses

Double jeopardy as man kills lover, sells her 4-year-old baby

Lagos socialite apologises, blames failed marriage for suicide attempt

Notorious terrorist leader weds 16-year-old girl

Prophet Samson Ayorinde: The man that will repair, build Nigeria will come from South East

Octogenarian surgeon Aranmolate: Old doctors are dying, young ones are jetting out, there’s trouble ahead

Wizkid’s mum dies in London

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TODAY IN HISTORY

• On this day in 1912, the Nigeria Civil Service Union was founded by 33 Civil Servants cutting across all cadre.

• On this day in 1960, Sputnik 5 is launched by USSR. The Soviet spacecraft carried two dogs, Strelka and Belka, who became the first living beings to survive in space

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