NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR SUNDAY 5TH APRIL 2020

NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR SUNDAY 5TH APRIL 2020

THE NATION

Our joy, fears, challenges and anger

Falowo, Odumakinde lead Ondo COVID-19 fund committee

Adesina: Suspend debts of low-income countries

Did author of Why do you wash your hands' See the future

Couple arrested for stealing two-year-old baby

Infected nurse: Im glad COVID-19 didnt kill me

Coronavirus: Nigerians overseas share their lockdown stories

Sani: neighbouring states putting Kaduna at risk

Lockdown: Residents shun restrictions in Lagos, Abuja, Anambra

Resident doctors oppose FGs plan to invite Chinese medical experts

FG seeks NASS approval to spend N500bn on COVID-19

Group wants govt to assist persons with disabilities

COVID-19: KAROTA impounds 35 vehicles over border closure violation

NBA quizzes 3 lawyers over Abba-Ukpo land case

3 African reality TV show hosts share their success stories onGlo-sponsoredAfricanVoices

Firm donates 100 beds, other hospital equipment to Oyo

Africa has nothing, but God will help her!

Renewed fears over future of Bauchi PRP

I still seek advice from my predecessor

Edo/Ondo polls: Fresh concerns amidst uncertainties

Everything changed after my fathers death Oge Kimono

Chris Okagbue: I started showbiz at 17

Row over illegal filling station

How to mitigate impact of COVID-19, by IoD boss

Pitfalls to avoid in advertising during pandemic

FG committed to implementation of 2020 budget Akabueze

Oshiomhole: Celebrating a political aficionado @ 68

Jobs not threatened at NBPlc

*VANGUARD*

COVID-19: Reps Seek 2-Month Electricity Payment Waiver for Nigerians

Covid-19: Bishop Sam Zuga writes open letter to Buhari, Adamawa State Governor

Desmond Elliot flays social media critics over hand washing donation

COVID-19: Philantropist urges Osun to set up mini hospitals

COVID-19: US based Nigerian knocks FG, State govt over medical facilities

British 5G towers set on fire because of coronavirus conspiracy theories

COVID-19: Sen. Uba distributes relief materials, task Ndi Anambra on safety measures

Arewa council disowns purported Hausa leaders in Lagos

Akwa-Ibom Lockdown: Police officer loses rank for rights violation

NCDC receives ambulance, medical equipment, others from Living Faith Church

COVID-19: PDP charges NASS to ensure transparency in N500bn intervention proposal

NNPC confirms COVID-19 case at Abuja estate

COVID-19: Abia Lawmaker, Paul Taribo, donates relief materials to constituents

COVID-19: Reps propose 2-month payment waiver stimulus bill on power supply

Zimbabwe needs aid urgently to ease humanitarian crisis ' IMF

Fitch downgrades South Africa's credit rating to 'junk' status

Peter Oboh cautions entertainers over use of alcohol

Liverpool under fire over coronavirus furlough move

CORONAVIRUS: We Expect Confirmed Cases to Keep Rising ' Ihekweazu, NCDC DG

A President without luck and a nation on verge of anarchy (1)

Handling Fake News News! News! Breaking News!

Many Nigerian patriots are not in government

COVID-19 death: LUTH not shut down says Prof Adeyemo

COVID-19 death: LUTH begins trace, follow-up of contacts

COVID-19: MDCAN advises FG against inviting Chinese medical experts

Leakage: Emergency responders battle to avert pipeline explosion in Mosan, Lagos

Man allegedly kills pregnant wife for money rituals, says it was a mistake

I have a special key to open any bus, arrested serial car thief boasts

*THISDAY*

Nigerian Breweries to Raise N48bn via Commercial Paper

Managing Nigerias Debt in Season of Despair

Policy Agencies Did Nothing to Insulate Nigeria from Oil Price Slump

Access Bank Launches AccessMore Mobile App for Seamless Transactions.

How Access Bank Is Educating and Protecting the Community From COVID 19

Buharis Personal Example is Noteworthy

Covid-19: An Unusual Legislative Intervention

Maj-Gen. Olusegun Adeniyis Long Goodbye

Who are These Military Dregs

Judiciary in the Face of COVID-19

The Akure Explosion and Its Many Controversies

Lawan, Gbajabiamila, APC Governors Felicitate with Oshiomhole @68

Who Will Settle the Fight Between Omo-Agege and Ogboru

Democracy, Politics and Virus

Premier League Stars Warn 500m Wage Cut Will Harm NHS

Bryant Inducted Into Hall of Fame

Ndidi, Ighalo, Iwobi, Iheanacho, Face 30 Per cent Wage Cut

Abia Warriors Goalkeeper Shot in Ibadan, Hospitalised

GOtv Reliving Great Sporting Moments to Subscribers

*PUNCH*

FGs response to COVID-19 outbreak was late-Nigerian Academy of Science

NMA berates Kogi commissioner for brutalising woman

NCS confirms death of four inmates over Kaduna jailbreak

COVID-19: A Ibom doctors lament police harassment during lockdown

COVID-19: Curtailing government officials appetite for luxury amid dwindling revenue

Weve not been served court order barring Ajimobi, says APC Legal adviser

Muslim group clarifies stand on alcohol-based sanitisers

NCDC Act empowers President to restrict movement Ajulo

Osobas loyalists want commissioner sanctioned for attacking ex-gov

Don battles DPO over rights abuse

I fell in love with my wife at first sight Oye Ibidapo-Obe

COVID-19: Ize-Iyamu boosts persons with disabilities

Buhari lacks powers to shut down states Adegboruwa

No one has provided evidence to prove Ondo explosion was caused by meteorite Odeyemi, prof of applied geology

Rivers index case recovering, to be discharged soon Commissioner

I started my business to curb robbery, child labour Omolani

COVID-19 has had positive impact on my business Fashanu

Oni wanted Fayemi to give all appointments to his followers Omotoso, Ekiti State APC chair

Weve seen suspected cases of COVID-19 Lagos private hospitals

We will relax lockdown Tuesday, says Abiodun

Lockdown: Much ado about a presidential directive

I was so beautiful men fought to marry me Iya Aladuke

Its strange to hear Buharis Chief of Staff summons service chiefs Useni

How to get vehicles interior germ-free without hurting it

Surfaces to keep clean during pandemic

COVID-19: Why you need to wear face masks in public Study

Mixed metaphors: Theory of relativity

No vehicle part at explosion site to support govt, police claims Obembe, engineer living near ondo explosion site

*DAILY TRUST*

Don't test covid vaccine in Africa

Covid-19: How Governor Emmanuel is mitigating global meltdown on A'Ibom economy

France reports 441 new coronavirus deaths, total now 7,560

New York state records 630 deaths in single day

Half of humanity confined, Masks 'confiscated', latest developments in the coronavirus crisis

Tension in Edo as suspected coronavirus patients earlier declared negative turn positive

Benue governor, Ortom gets COVID-19 test result

Mixed Metaphors: Theory of Relativity

We have not issued 5G licence in Nigeria ' FG

Tokyo Olympics: FIFA may raise age limit in men's football

Rohr good enough to win Nigeria's 4th AFCON title ' Utaka

Yobe Stars slash players, technical crew salaries by 75%

Xavi donates 1 million euros to Barcelona hospital

Laushi leads Jos polo club management committee

Wounded' Charles Tambe responds to treatment ' Abia Warriors

Nigeria to host maiden ECOWAS media shooting tourney

Amir Khan denies he is considering retirement

US Women's Open postponed until December

Xavi donates 1m euros to Barcelona hospital

*THE SUN*

Why I won't join politics 'Joe-Okei Odumakin

APC govs felicitate with Oshiomhole at 68

FG $22.7bn loan: Southeast marginalised in National Assembly 'Senator Ike Ekweremadu

COVID-19 is wake-up call for our leaders 'Dr Nto, ASCETA provost

Ighalo: I want to stay at Man U

2021 AFCON qualifiers: FIFA postpones Nigeria, Benin June clash

Inter may dump Moses for Chiesa

Osimhen admires Chelsea

National Sports Festival: Oboh advises athletes to look beyond COVID-19

Ronaldo wants return to Real Madrid

Ndidi: My style of play different from Kante's

Time to take a break from tennis, says top U.S. group

Basketball Hall of Fame sets to announce 2020 class

Coronavirus: Imo govt releases quarantinedFancy Hotel staff, guests after 14 days

Covid-19: Fayemi appoints Afe, Adebayo, Fayose, Oni, 43 others mobilisation committeemembers

Enugu Commissioner for Health died of kidney disease 'Family

COVID 19: Lagos announces free medical services for pregnant women, emergency

Delta hails army for arresting soldiers who threatened Warri women in viral video

Tinubu hails celebrity journalist, Mayor Akinpelu at 60

Enugu herbalist vows to cure Coronavirus patients with herbal medicine

Collapsed billboard kills 2, injures 2 others in Abia

Military fighter jets destroy ISWAP logistics base, training ground in Borno

Police arrest 3 suspected armed robbers in Anambra

It is time to pursue science, technology

Covid and comfort

Doc please discuss coffee instead of corona

Coronavampire

COVID-19, new bonding and lockdown by aggrieved wives

*GUARDIAN*

Coronavirus lockdown: Public safety over legal quibbling

World's virus toll tops 60,000 as mask debate rages

FIFA may raise age limit for men's football event at Tokyo Olympics

Behind-closed-doors plan for rest of Premier League games gets a boost

Liverpool blasted over virus furlough, players in 200m wage cut warning

Players ready to sacrifice for COVID-19 outbreak in England

Declaring emergency on youth unemployment

The other side of Palm Sunday

Recognising opportunities in COVID-19 crisis

The up and down of lockup and lockdown

Oyedepo's pins and needles

Home truth - Part 3

Over 1.5 million Borno IDPs may contract virus

COVID-19 has exposed quality of leadership in Nigeria, says Okogie

Lebanese nationals won't leave Nigeria over COVID-19

Adewole: Oil price, COVID-19 chasing Nigeria back to agric

Victory is assured, Hosannah!

Osetura Hubert Adedeji Ogunde, 30 years after

Lockdown: Lagos Impounds 400 Vehicles

COVID-19: Nigerians lament high cost of foodstuffs, agro commodities

Galadima, Baba-Ahmed fault Buhari's handling of disease

Open letter to humanity

*DAILY TIMES*

COVID-19: Reps seek 2-month free power supply to Nigerians

COVID-19: FG approaches NASS for approval of N500bn Intervention Fund

COVID-19: PDP charges NASS to ensure transparency in FGs N500bn intervention proposal

Gombe APC suspends ward chairman over forged suspension of Rep. Kumo

Lily Thomson (James) clocks 31

Colin Luther Powell is 83 Today

Pharrell Williams a year older today

Floyd Mayweathers Daughter Iyanna Arrested for Assault

Miley Cyrus and boyfriend Deliver Meal to Healthcare Workers

Vandalised NNPC pipeline repaired LASEMA

COVID-19: FCTA begins decontamination of Abuja

COVID-19: NCDC confirms 5 new cases in Nigeria

COVID-19: Actress Patricia Bosworth Dead

Coalescing To Cripple Covid 19

*DAILY INDEPENDENT*

COVID-19: UAE Encourages Citizens To Wear Masks

Sharjah Shuts Down 2 Pharmacies For Price Hikes

UAE Leaders Congratulate Senegalese President On Independence Day

Buhari Felicitates With Mayor Akinpelu On 60th Birthday

NMC Health's New Director Vows To Recover Misused Funds

Russian SU-25SM3S Crews Employ 'SOLT-25

How To Successfully Manage Tourism Destination

Victor Oladipo Takes Coronavirus Campaign NBA To Live Concert

Nollywood Can Help Fight COVID-19, Charles Granville Charges Celebrities

Dolly Parton Donates $1 Million To Coronavirus Research

The Curative Power Of Green Tea

Person Behind My Blackmail Will Soon Be Exposed ' Salawa Abeni

My Story With Procrastination! (Part 1)

COVID-19 And The Rest Of Us

COVID-19 Pandemic May Be Change Catalyst Nigeria Needs

Yul Edochie Celebrates Military Men In A Special Way

PJA Backs July Jumps Postponement

Hassan Azim Signs With MTK Global

Nadal Thanks Djokovic For Contributing To His COVID-19 Charity

British Boxing Board Suspends Billy Joe Saunders

Anthony Yarde Loses Grandmother To COVID-19

England Cricket Stars Donate 500,000 To ECB

China Wins Seat On UN Human Rights Council Panel

Daesh Kidnaps 6 Civilians West Of Deir Ezzor

Israel Settlements Turn Palestinian House Into Cage

Africa Faces 'Imminent Surge' Of Coronavirus Cases- WHO

Global Diplomacy Strained Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Gas Explosion Kills 1, Injures 4 In Russia

*TRIBUNE*

Governor Inuwa Yahaya greets Oshiomhole at 68

Alleged rape in Kogi: NMA calls for thorough investigation

COVID-19: Kaduna govt begins distribution of N500m food items

COVID-19: Bauchi gov, Bala Mohammed, tests negative

COVID-19: Nigeria confirms five new cases, total now 214

COVID-19: FG commences process to distribute 70,000 metric tons of food items

Buhari salutes Akinpelu at 60

We have no protective gears, we are paid N1,000 allowance for three days, say policemen guarding Ejigbo isolation centre

We did not put ex-presidential aide Obono-Obla in illegal detention'ICPC

[UPDATE] COVID-19: Lagos discharges 1 more patient bringing total discharged to 25

PALMless Sunday: An Easter without street procession

Osinbajo: A vice-president's rebound as economy driver

Nigerians speak on government palliatives

COVID-19: What manner of palliatives' 'OPS seeks answer

COVID-19: OPS seeks more encompassing palliatives

The People's Republic: How they rule

Talking music, Ifa, art with Lekan Babalola

Shehu Garba heaps garbage on history

COVID-19: It has come, it will pass

Adhere to govt's directive to contain virus 'Adekunle

God is using coronavirus to teach our leaders a lesson 'Reverend Baba

We need to get our priorities right in Nigeria 'Dachelem

COVID-19: Matters arising

Meet Boluwatife, the unsung comic skits maker

I have spiced afro beats in Nigeria for 20 years'Fiokee

*BLUE PRINT*

Breaking: Again, NNPC doles out N10bn, ambulances for Coronavirus fight

COVID-19: Reps want 2-month free power supply to Nigerians

Lockdown: FCT task team impounds 51 cars, 9 tricycles, 46 motorcycles for violation

Communication minister gives update on 5G in Nigeria

Breaking: Barcelona vice president tests positive for Coronavirus

How NSCDC seized bags of carnabis, motorcycles in Oyo ' Commandant

Coronavirus: Ibadan Poly kicks off production of hand sanitizers

Breaking: Bauchi records three new COVID-19 cases, 2 in Abuja as NCDC confirms 214 in Nigeria

Oyo records new COVID-19 positive case

Confusion rocks Osun govt over missing COVID-19 patient

We got N1,000 for 3 days, security men manning isolation centre lament in Osun

Breaking: Another coronavirus patient recovers, discharged as Lagos mulls extension of lockdown

APC govs celebrate Oshiomhole at 68

COVID-19: 15 medical officers test positive

Breaking: Police apprehend missing coronavirus patient in Ejigbo

Covid-19: NEDC donates equipment to Gombe govt

Breaking: Anxiety as Coronavirus patients escape from isolation centre

NHRC condemns alleged torture, rape of lady by Kogi official

COVID-19: PDP blames FG, APC over Warri killing

Covid-19: Delta govt denies killing soldiers in Warri

Covid-19 palliatives: Ize-Iyamu targets 1,000 families

Alleged rape by Kogi Commissioner: We won't accept compromise- NYCN warns

Covid-19: C'River govt to distribute food to 44,000 households

Covid-19: FG gives guidelines for evacuation of Nigerian nationals

*SPORTS*

2021 AFCON qualifiers: FIFA postpones Nigeria, Benin June clash - The Sun

A lot of death' ahead in US fight against COVID-19: Live updates - Al Jazeera

Abia Warriors Goalkeeper Shot in Ibadan, Hospitalised - Thisday

Achraf Hakimi 'hasn't signed new Real Madrid deal - Yahoo

Ajax champions' Nonsense!' - Van Gaal blasts clubs trying to use coronavirus for their own benefit - Goal

Amir Khan denies he is considering retirement - Daily Trust

Anthony Yarde Loses Grandmother To COVID-19 - Daily Independent

Basketball Hall of Fame sets to announce 2020 class - The Sun

Behind-closed-doors plan for rest of Premier League games gets a boost - Guardian

British Boxing Board Suspends Billy Joe Saunders - Daily Independent

Bryant Inducted Into Hall of Fame - Thisday

Burnley will run out of money by August if Premier League uncertainty continues, concedes club chairman - Goal

Can Manchester United transfer target Osimhen break Yekini's Nigeria record - Goal

Can the coronavirus curve be flattened - Al Jazeera

Champions League final must be played by August 3 or be lost as Uefa set deadline - Yahoo

Coronavirus wrap: PFA warns over wage cut cost as Liverpool furlough staff - Yahoo

Coronavirus: 'Astonished' Hamann questions Liverpool's morals after furlough decision - Yahoo

Coronavirus: All you need to know about symptoms and risks - Al Jazeera

Coronavirus: Astros pitcher Justin Verlander to donate weekly paycheques from MLB to charity - Yahoo

Coronavirus: Banyana Banyana star Fulutudilu on life in Finland - Goal

Coronavirus: Champions League must finish by August 3, declares UEFA president Ceferin - Yahoo

Coronavirus: Murphy blasts Liverpool's 'grotesque' furlough decision - Yahoo

Coronavirus: NBA, Knicks and Nets contributing one million surgical masks to New York - Yahoo

Coronavirus: Spain considers domestic tour that could star Nadal, report says - Yahoo

Coronavirus: Trump unsure when sport will resume, thinks it'll be 'sooner rather than later - Yahoo

Dad builds lockdown bowling machine using golf trolley for cricket-mad son - Yahoo

Eagles, Benin AFCON qualifier postponed indefinitely - Punch

England boss Southgate set to take 30% pay cut as FA considers 'implications' of coronavirus pandemic - Goal

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