All Major Nigerian Evening Newspaper Headlines For Today, Monday, June 8, 2020

*News Headlines Today* 

 _Monday, 8th June, 2020_ 

 *The Nation* 

Many feared killed as herdsmen attack Benue villages

Virtual courts: Lagos takes Fed Govt, NASS to Supreme Court

Lawan: we passed Buharis $5.5b loan request to save 20m jobs

Obaseki, Oshiomhole put Presidency in dilemma

Ooni loses grandmother at 103

FG reveals identities of convicted rapists

Imo fleeing COVID-19 patient nabbed in Akure

George Floyd: America, now Third World country

Decision on National Assembly Clerk likely Monday

Masari; implement Executive Order 10

IPOB stirring global anger against Nigeria, says Presidency

JAMB to fix admission cut-off marks June 16

Count me out of Akpabios travails, says Omo-Agege

Banks yet to fully comply with Fed Govts advisory on operations

Dangers of indirect primaries, by CSO

NGE urges Fed Govt to save media from collapse

Nigeria can become wealthy if growth is spread, says Cardoso

Im a serial governorship aspirant, says Anifowose

Norths CAN to Miyetti Allah: stop provocative statements

Ondo 2020: PDP aspirants refuse to step down for Deputy Gov

COVID-19: Worshipping God through television deficient-Kaigama

Pandemonium as policeman gets electrocuted on tree

Makinde: why we have not prosecuted Ajimobi, aides

Ex-militants call on NDDC committee chairmen to step aside

Abducted Delta doctor freed

Edo 2020: Deputy gov. challenges Oshiomhole, aspirants to debate

Abuja residents troop to church as worship centres reopen

Sanwo-Olu presents staff of office to new Oniru

Kwara churches comply with NCDC protocols

Nigeria doesnt belong to Fulani - Northern CAN

Panic in AIbom community as cult clash claims two

How concoction against COVID-19 almost killed me

Stranded electricity hits 4,159mw as GenCos seek TCN unbundling

COVID-19: Kogi index case discharged from hospital

Pray for end of COVID-19 before July, says Adeboye

Corruption allegation: Obasa, Deputy Speaker, Clerk appear before panel

I did not direct EFCC to probe Akpabio, says Omo-Agege

UK coronavirus death toll hits 40,542

 *Punch* 

How Dangote, Oba of Benin, others failed to reconcile Obaseki, Oshiomhole Osunbor

Controversy surrounds FG cash transfer in Zamfara

Lagos records lowest COVID-19 cases in three weeks

Direct primary wont hold in Edo, Obaseki insists

Five feared dead as troops repel gunmen attack in Benue

Assembly plans to clear Obasa of fraud allegations - Source

Edo: Fresh crisis looms in APC

Obasa allegations should worry Buhari, Tinubu

Contributory pension assets rose by N359bn in four months

Dad'll run for 2023 presidency, says Atiku's son

Telcos threatened as Facebook, Google plan subsea cable

Enugu security agent arrested for raping, impregnating 13-year-old girl

NDDC: Senate panel expects Akpabio, others written responses today

Assets declaration: SERAP takes Buhari, Osinbajo to Appeal court

Bureaucracy hindering probe of Ajimobi's govt- Makinde's aide

13% derivation formula shortchanging Niger Delta - Diri

Masked gunmen kill Rivers vigilante

Stop these killings now, ADP urges Buhari

OPEC cut: Nigeria's oil revenue to drop by N140bn

Firms export scrap batteries to Europe for recycling

Tenure elongation: Senate keeps mum over Clerk, 150 others

N40bn scandal : I didnt ask EFCC to probe Akpabio, says Omo-Agege

Gencos oppose reversing privatisation, allege N1tn debt

Nigeria records 1,300 oil spills in two years

Job losses loom in beverage companies as production drops

Northern CAN knocks Miyetti Allah, cattle breeders deny rule-forever comment

IPOB spending $85,000 monthly to spread misinformation

Edo poll: PDP'll take advantage of APC crisis - Secondus

Rape: Legalise stun guns for females, Oluwo tells FG

Sanwo-Olu presents staff of office to Lawal as 15th Oniru

PHOTOS: Churches reopen in Abuja 

Cult clash claims two, AIbom community residents flee

Stock market records N120bn weekly loss

Global COVID-19 death toll passes 400,000

Kidnapped Delta doctor regains freedom

Gombe has lost 20% IGR to pandemic Commissioner

Why Nigeria is losing war against insecurity Lawan

Crisis looms as COVID-19 cases outnumber bed-spaces in states

I cant open church, endanger peoples lives -Bakare 

Atheist spends 40 days in custody for blaspheming Prophet Mohammed

Ex-chad dictator, Habre, returns to jail after 60-day break

Man United consider James loan, want Ajaxs Van de Beek

Israel shut schools as pupils, teachers contract COVID-19 after reopening

Three killed after car crashes into New Zealand pond

UK to reopen mosques, churches June 15

Ten killed in attack on Mexico rehab centre

Black boxes of downed Ukraine plane of no help - Iran

Conor McGregor announces retirement from UFC

Ex-American gymnast, Kurt Thomas, dies at 64

COVID-19: 1,195 Premier League players, staff test negative

US records 749 COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours

 *Vanguard* 

ISWAP fighters kill six Nigerian troops ' Sources

MORAL UPRIGHTNESS: Edo deputy governor challenges Oshiomhole, Ize-Iyamu to open debate

Allegations of corruption: EFCC, not Lagos Assembly, should probe Obasa ' HEDA

Appeal Court President: Nobody Can Stampede Buhari ' Presidency

Big trouble, as more Nigerians sink deeper into poverty

We own Nigeria: Nnamdi Kanu fumes over Miyetti Allah's statement

We never said Nigeria belongs to us, Miyetti Allah denies statement

I didn't instruct any agency to probe Minister of Niger Delta Affairs ' Omo-Agege

Simi, Adekunle Gold welcome first child

IPOB using Christianity to wage war against Nigerian State ' Presidency

Miyetti Allah advocating for anarchy, anti-democratic ' Dr. Junaid

IPPIS: ASUU accuses government of accessing members' BVN details illegally

PPPRA backtracks, says cap remains, marketers can't fix fuel price

Late Uwa read at church where she was murdered for 5 years ' Report

COVID-19: Churches not complying with protocols-Abia Govt

Power debacle: Reversal of privatisation not solution ' GENCOs tell Senate

FG, States are imposing excessive multiple taxes on workers, NASU laments

FCTA lauds Churches over adherence to COVID-19 Protocol

Power: Anxiety over leaked AfDB, Finance Minister's memo to Buhari

CAN blows hot, says Nigeria belongs to all, not Miyetti Allah

Minister opposes death penalty for rapists, advocates castration

Middle Belt Forum accuses Miyetti Allah of trying to destroy Nigeria

Police officer electrocuted on tree in Abuja

There is nothing like Farmers-Herders clashes

Don't celebrate victory over coronavirus too soon, Pope tells Italians

Imo communities salute Bishop Azogu on 2019 election prophesies

PMS pump price: PPPRA will continue to advise NNPC, marketers ' Saidu

Police chief announces his own arrest, charges over missing cash

Locally-made face masks don't fully protect against COVID-19 ' WHO

Lawmaker proposes special courts, speedy trial for rapists

Police arrest man with dead baby in Abia

Ondo university lecturer slumps, dies

Protesters in England topple 125-year-old statue of slave trader

Emre Can advices Dortmund teammate Sancho to 'grow up

Taraba Killings: Gov Ishaku Orders Security Surveillance In Affected Communities

COVID-19: Clerics excited over reopening of Worship Centres

NDDC: I'm not behind the probe of Akpabio by EFCC, says Omo-Agege

Lockdown still effective in Kaduna ' State Govt

UK coronavirus death toll hits 40,542

Cameroonian journalist Samuel Wazizi dies in detention

Nigeria hands over suspected vessel, crew to Ghana for investigation

Liverpool mayor wants Merseyside derby at Goodison Park

 *Tribune* 

Abia comes first with 67 new cases as Nigeria records 260 more COVID-19 victims

COVID-19: Taskforce arrests patients who escaped from Imo in Ondo market

Umahi directs army, police to 'take over' two warring Ebonyi communities

There are moles in my government, Umahi says

Kaduna disowns document in circulation, says lockdown remains

Lagos govt tasks Supreme Court on legality of virtual court hearings

Growing hunger amidst COVID-19-induced inflation, fallen income in Nigeria

You don't own Nigeria, Northern CAN tells Miyetti Allah

Miyetti Allah denies saying Nigeria belongs to Fulani

UNILAG scholars attract N115.5m research grants from UK, Germany

Government must save media from total collapse ' Guild of Editors

19-year-old arrested in foiled robbery attack in Lagos

Marketers cannot fix pump price for petrol ' PPPRA

University lecturer slumps, dies in his apartment

Ondo 2020: Akeredolu's deputy concludes arrangement to resign

WHO issues guidance on locally-made face masks

Kidnapped Medical Doctor In Delta Regains Freedom

Ogun PDP exco calls for investigation into $250,000 bribery allegation

I didn't instruct any agency to probe Minister ' Omo-Agege

Ooni of Ife's grandmother dies at 103

Edo 2020: APC chieftain seeks NEC intervention on mode of primary

Stay vigilant about COVID-19, Pope warns in Sunday address

Ripples in PDP, as Akeredolu's deputy may resign this week

Sanwo-Olu installs ex-commissioner as 15th Oba Oniru

We're set for exam, but not in hurry ' WAEC

Oyo APC gives reconciliation committee four terms of reference

Edo APC: Federal High Court resumes hearing over mode of governorship primary

Man freed after spending 23 years waiting to be executed for crime he did not commit

COVID 19: FCTA commends churches over adherence to protocol

Setting up of community policing advisory committee diversionary, Lagos PDP tells Sanwo-Olu

Appeal Court President: Buhari not a rubber stamp, says Presidency

IPOB spends $85,000 monthly to fight Nigeria abroad ' Presidency

Are virtual courts criminal convictions unsafe

FG secures $1.45bn fund to complete Ajaokuta steel complex

 *Guardian* 

Oshiomhole stood against fuel subsidy removal, Atiku says

NASS, IMC square up in NDDC's web of intrigues as region suffers

Ondo 2020: Falana drums support for Akeredolu's re-election

Umahi directs army, police to 'take over' two warring Ebonyi communities

I didn't instruct any agency to probe Minister ' Omo-Agege

Seven million Nigerians to suffer acute hunger in three months

COVID-19: Food prices hit 15.03% high in 2 years

Lagos retools workforce as level 13 resumes today

Lagos sues AGF, NASS over virtual court hearings

Plateau Government reschedules Democracy Day programmes

Military repels attack by herders in Benue, kills five

How speculators undermine efforts to sustain naira stability

Ondo's 41st Covid-19 case evades isolation in Imo

British slave trader's statue toppled in anti-racism protests

Umahi: There are moles in my government

APC's NWC, Oshiomhole under fire ahead of Edo primary

Anambra COVID-19 cases hit 29, Imo gets new laws on oil, culture

Kaigama applauds relaxation of restriction, says online worship deficient

Rising COVID-19 cases depress equities market, as index slides 1.00%

Insurers upbeat about September 2021 recapitalisation deadline

Banned Salwa Eid Naser insists she has never cheated

Talented Nwakali brothers risk fading away

Werder and Wolfsburg take knee for Floyd, Black Lives Matter

Pope says worst of virus is over, Vatican clear of cases

Opal Tometi, Co-Founder of BLM Releases Stunning Visuals for 'Diaspora Rising - Beyond African Liberation Day

Three top jihadists dominate Sahel after al-Qaeda leader death

We Ranked The Top 10 Nollywood Films On Netflix

Sanwo-Olu installs ex-commissioner as 15th Oba Oniru

Liverpool mayor wants Merseyside derby at Goodison Park

Five militants killed in Kashmir clash with Indian troops

 *Kingolaent Media World* 

Many feared killed as herdsmen attack Benue villages

Virtual courts: Lagos takes Fed Govt, NASS to Supreme Court

Lawan: we passed Buharis $5.5b loan request to save 20m jobs

Obaseki, Oshiomhole put Presidency in dilemma

Ooni loses grandmother at 103

FG reveals identities of convicted rapists

Imo fleeing COVID-19 patient nabbed in Akure

George Floyd: America, now Third World country

Decision on National Assembly Clerk likely Monday

Masari; implement Executive Order 10

IPOB stirring global anger against Nigeria, says Presidency

JAMB to fix admission cut-off marks June 16

Count me out of Akpabios travails, says Omo-Agege

Banks yet to fully comply with Fed Govts advisory on operations

Dangers of indirect primaries, by CSO

NGE urges Fed Govt to save media from collapse

Nigeria can become wealthy if growth is spread, says Cardoso

Im a serial governorship aspirant, says Anifowose

Norths CAN to Miyetti Allah: stop provocative statements

Ondo 2020: PDP aspirants refuse to step down for Deputy Gov

COVID-19: Worshipping God through television deficient-Kaigama

Pandemonium as policeman gets electrocuted on tree

Makinde: why we have not prosecuted Ajimobi, aides

Ex-militants call on NDDC committee chairmen to step aside

Abducted Delta doctor freed

Edo 2020: Deputy gov. challenges Oshiomhole, aspirants to debate

Abuja residents troop to church as worship centres reopen

Sanwo-Olu presents staff of office to new Oniru

Kwara churches comply with NCDC protocols

Nigeria doesnt belong to Fulani - Northern CAN

Panic in AIbom community as cult clash claims two

How concoction against COVID-19 almost killed me

Stranded electricity hits 4,159mw as GenCos seek TCN unbundling

COVID-19: Kogi index case discharged from hospital

Pray for end of COVID-19 before July, says Adeboye

Corruption allegation: Obasa, Deputy Speaker, Clerk appear before panel

I did not direct EFCC to probe Akpabio, says Omo-Agege

UK coronavirus death toll hits 40,542

 *Linda Ikeji* 

US officially demands UK hand over Prince Andrew to be quizzed over his links to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein

IPOB is using Christianity to wage war against Nigerian state - Presidency

How can anyone with a beating heart and a working mind still support Trump'' - Hillary Clinton asks

UNN lecturer called out for allegedly engaging in sex for grades after his death

Ekiti First Lady, Bisi Fayemi narrates how her mother's relative tried to sexually molest her when she was 10 (video)

Simi welcomes a baby girl with her husband, Adekunle Gold

Surulere overtaken by heaps of refuse after last night's rain (photos/videos)

You are a shameless man'' Journalist, Kiki Mordi, blasts colleague Abiri Jones for shaming a lady who shared a sexy photo of herself

It is false'' Dele Momodu dismisses reports claiming Diezani-Madueke has been offered a position in Dominica and now carries their passport

Lagos speaker, Mudashiru Obasa explains how wives of Lagos lawmakers spent N80m on Dubai trip

Policeman electrocuted in Abuja

Twitter user who accused Uti Nwachukwu of rape deletes her account. He reacts.

Nigerian mother beats, blames and calls her 2-year-old daughter an "ashawo" after being raped (video)

Coronavirus patient who escaped treatment arrested while selling okirika in Ondo market

Oshiomhole kicked against fuel subsidy removal under Obasanjo - Atiku

Lady recounts how her house was set on fire by her ex-boyfriend for ending their relationship

Ryan Giggs explains what makes Odion Ighalo stand out at Manchester United

The reason Africans believe African masquerade is evil but Santa Claus is good is because they are racists to themselves - Reno Omokri

Nigerians react to former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke 'not being extraditable' after acquiring Dominican citizenship

Update: LUTH denies Twitter user's claim that it's staff refused to treat 18-year-old sales girl raped by dispatch rider

Your legacy lives on - Joseph Yobo pays tribute to late Stephen Keshi on his 4th posthumous anniversary

Conor McGregor announces retirement from UFC at 31

German police arrest 11 people for sexually abusing children and filming the act (Photos)

Their days are numbered - Pastor Chris Oyakhilome blasts church leaders who approved the new guidelines for reopening of churches (video)

75% of rape cases I'm handling involve religious leaders - Foluke Daramola-Salako

11 Almajiris repatriated from Kaduna test positive for COVID-19 in Sokoto

Pregnant wife of Edo politician is raped and murdered in Benin, sparking protest (photo/video)

Nigerian lady calls out her aunt for allegedly abusing her physically and her husband for allegedly raping her when she was 13

FIFA confirms paying $700,000 owed to Super Falcons for World Cup participation

 *Goal* 

If Messi is giving you advice, you take it' - De Jong on adapting and learning at Barcelona

I've never met her' ' Zaha opens up on rumours of affair with Moyes' daughter

We are not putting any pressure on him' - Dortmund teen sensation Moukoko won't be rushed into first-team

De Jong admits 'guilty' feeling over Valverde's Barca dismissal

Daka, Koita and Mwepu on target as Salzburg demolish Hartberg

I love him' - Gundogan insists Man City should sign Leicester defender Soyuncu

Nothing wrong' with Keane's infamous MUTV interview - Rooney defends his former Manchester United captain

Indian football: Jayesh Rane fast becoming a man for all seasons

Real Madrid need firing Hazard for La Liga title battle - Courtois

Meet Zikri Khalili: The Selangor FA youngster using sports science in effort to reach Europe

Atletico Madrid can win the Champions League this season, claims president

Sterling: Racism the only disease we are fighting right now

Augsburg striker blames missed penalty on lack of crowd noise

Messi is perfectly fine' - Setien confirmed Barca star is healthy despite quad injury

Koulibaly price won't go down because of coronavirus, insist Napoli

Transfer news and rumours LIVE: Man City join Chilwell chase

Dybala yet to fully recover from coronavirus as Serie A restart approaches

Keshi: Yobo, Drogba and Boboye lead tributes for late Nigeria icon

Giggs explains why he learned more from Van Gaal than Ferguson

WSL champions Chelsea are here to stay due to Abramovich backing - Hayes

Video: Werner not distracted by Chelsea move - Nagelsmann

La Liga to remember Covid-19 victims with a minute's silence before matches

Rakitic says he will stay at Barcelona next season but admits it is 'not nice' to be out the team

Two new positive coronavirus tests in Championship confirmed by EFL

Inkoom runs the rule over Akonnor's appointment as Ghana coach

Reported Orlando Pirates target De Reuck eyeing Caf football with Maritzburg United

Barcelona's Oshoala makes Spanish Primera Iberdrola Team of the Season

Ujah's assist helps Union Berlin earn draw against Sane's Schalke 04

Bafana Bafana legend McCarthy reveals why Parreira snubbed him for 2010 World Cup

Vandenbroeck: Why I will have difficulties to name my first eleven

Manchester City vs UEFA explained: Champions League on the line and what it means for the Premier League top four race

 *BBC* 

George Floyd: Minneapolis council pledges to dismantle police department

Early American policing - runaway slave patrols

George Floyd protests: New York Times opinion editor resigns amid article row

Coronavirus: The tourists swapping lockdown for Sweden

British man rescued after six days trapped in Bali well

Coronavirus: Hundreds of Polish infections linked to mine

George Floyd unrest : What Trump states make of unrest

Olof Palme: Who killed Sweden's prime minister

My initial failure just made me try harder

Monaco: Opening its luxurious doors to Instagram stars

Letter from Africa: Why Nigerians are muting their mothers on WhatsApp

Tanzania's students are getting ready for exams after lockdown

Coronavirus in DR Congo captured on camera

Raheem Sterling: The only disease right now is helpline

Taylor Townsend says she gets mistaken for other black players

 *CNN* 

Pressures increasing on Indonesia and Malaysia in the South China Sea

Negative thinking linked to dementia in later life

Joe Biden hits majority support

James Bennet resigns from New York Times after Cotton op-ed backlash

Our oceans are amazing, but they need our help

The US government's supply of the only proven Covid-19 drug runs out at the end of the month

Banksy shares new artwork supporting Black Lives Matter and says it's on white people to fix systemic racism

Mitt Romney joins DC protest march

Watch Trudeau take a knee in solidarity with protesters

White House considering a Trump speech to the nation

Indian actor Chiranjeevi Sarja dies after heart attack

Opinion: Trump's use of unidentified security forces echoes Putin's 'little green men

No taller than 500 meters: China signals 'new era' for architecture

Chinese soccer legend calls for the downfall of the Communist Party in videos

Banksy shares new artwork supporting Black Lives Matter

Bundesliga's longest-serving club Werder faces relegation

UFC champion Conor McGregor announces his retirement -- for the third time

Indian actor Chiranjeevi Sarja dies after heart attack

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