News Headlines Apr 14, 2017. Headlines from Nigeria’s major newspapers
Compiled by Demola Adefajo
The Punch
Buhari fires CPC, BPE bosses, 20 others
Experts discuss distribution, copyright at EMCOAN seminar
‘Obasanjo and Adebutu’s wedding to hold as planned’
Customer service in discussion
Should Nigeria continue with bicameral legislature?
‘Lucozade does not contain benzoic acid’
Speed limiter: Firm threatens to sue FRSC
Ibom Deep Seaport to provide 300,000 jobs
Dangote writes for YouWiN Connect
Ogun’ll help industries to source raw materials – Amosun
El-Rufai lauds NB’s contribution to Kaduna economy
Firm to train artisans, builders in pipe installation
Breaches: CBN raises banks’ forex loan limit
FG, states face monthly ease of doing business appraisal
Banks’ demand for forex drops, CBN injects fresh $100m
Salami, Aboderin-Talabi to speak at business summit
‘Development bank’ll reduce lending cost to MSMEs’
7,000 students register for SPAK National Science Competition
Lagos State schools to resume on Tuesday
Alumni president seeks support for Ijebu Muslim College
Mosquito bite can cause heart disease
Lagos policeman kills S’African returnee over N5m
Hyundai slashes prices of Nigeria-made vehicles
Port worker blinds wife’s eye over housemaid
Benenoise houseboy steals employer’s N21m 2
Man invites gang to rob, abduct in-law
Seven ways social media can ruin your life
N1.1bn subsidy fraud: EFCC re-arraigns Arisekola’s son
Ile-Ife: 15 detainees released, 40 obas protest monarch’s detention
Negotiations ongoing to free other Chibok girls, Buhari confirms
Loss of momentum in anti-corruption programme
Good Friday: Make sacrifice, Anglican bishop tells leaders
Tribunal decides Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu’s gov poll case today
German multinational injects N7bn into Nigerian economy
Wike, Fayose recruited Jonathan to scuttle PDP peace process –Sheriff
Oando Foundation renovates Ogun school
Pirates kill two soldiers as troops destroy 13 refineries
Gunmen kill three Lagos cops, two residents
Seven-month-old baby raped by stepfather dies
Troops hunt for fleeing Benue terror kingpin
Court jails two Ogun vigilantes for murder
I’m searching for Aso Rock cabals -Osinbajo
Osinbajo named Jagaban Adamawa
We’ll do anything to secure release of remaining Chibok girls -Buhari
Edo tribunal: Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu to know fate Friday
Court orders forfeiture of $43m, £27,800, N23m found by EFCC to FG
‘My flying around the world, a dream come true’
Federation polls: Ministry stops Gumel,Umar, others
Rangers players in cash row, miss flight to Zambia
Kante, Hazard lead nominations for PFA award
Zenith Bank b’ball: First Bank, Dolphins continue winning streak
Badminton team leave for SA
Edo gov’s wife for Okpekpe race
Interactive
Dele Odule to revive stage performance with N100m
Open House Lagos set to hold
I can’t ridicule Barrister – Ayinde Wasiu
Again Blackface lambasts 2Baba for allegedly stealing his songs
Model acquires biggest boobs in Europe, changes skin colour
Alicia Keys wins Amnesty’s Ambassador of Conscience award
Grey hair sign of heart disease – Researchers
Cholera kills 30
Social media
Facebook looking at behaviour to weed out fake accounts
Six ways to prevent hard drives from being corrupted
Editorial; Three years without Chibok girls
Happy people and death by suicide
Ben Ayade’s bold and brilliant initiative
Trajectories of ungoverned space, cattle rustling in national security (2)
Three NNPC chiefs fired over missing N11bn petrol
The Nation
Aregbesola to monarch: be father to your people
SON trains workers, stakeholders in vehicle inspection, standards
Abia police inaugurates tactical response squad
Man sues board for wife’s death
Beninese chef steals master’s $59,000, N3.4m
Taraba’s Wonder Farm
Obaseki reaffirms commitment to improved health care delivery
Ebonyi demotes five headteachers
Police kill ‘notorious robber’ in Ondo community
Bridge Radio begins test transmission
EFCC moves seized $43m, £27,000, N23m to CBN
New DGs for BPE, PenCom, others
El-Rufai to Reps: I don’t share public funds like you
Yabatech, firm sign MOU on students’ training
Why did Unilorin student commit suicide?
UDUS students bemoan results’ delay
Rangers’ players boycott trip to Zambia over unpaid allowance
Team Nigeria confirms for YOG qualifiers in Tunis
Anderlecht 1-1 Man Utd: Wasteful United frustrated again
APC, PDP trade words over plot to unseat Saraki
Ndoma-Egba hails Ita-Giwa over defection
APC chieftain urges political solution to crisis
Ambode begins construction of six new arts theatres
At last, MCSN gets licence as collecting society
World of music artiste Naomi Bassey
Abuse: Prevention and treatment (2)
Mission to eliminate NTDs by 2020
Guinness Nigeria equips LUTH Eye centre
How to stop kidnappers, by Ambode’s aide
Pirates kill two soldiers in Rivers, Bayelsa
NDLEA parades 64 suspected drug dealers
Students back education tax
UTME: JAMB seeks deployment of troops to CBT centers
Lagos schools to resume April 18
How ready is JAMB for UTME?
AOCOED students task Ambode
Financing farmers through warehouse receipts
Lagos eyes 3000Mw electricity
Nigeria, Israel to strengthen bilateral trade ties
Forex policy has killed 200 factories,
ThisDay
EFCC Gets Court Order to Seize $43.6m Belonging to Sister Security…
• How funds for covert operation were recovered from safe house • EFCC raids Nnamdi-Ogbue’s Abuja home, quizzes her over expropriated petrol •
Again, Inflation Rate Drops, Now 17.26%
On Third Anniversary, Buhari Restates Pledge to Rescue Chibok Girls
President Removes Heads of PENCOM, BPE, PPPRA, Other Agencies
Again, Court Insists EFCC Must Retract False Statement on Dasuki’s Aide
PDP Crisis: Sheriff Accuses Wike of Bankrolling S’Court Case with $6m
Gunmen Kill Four in Abaji Market in Benue
CBN Raises Banks’ FX Loan Limits to Resolve Breaches
Afenifere to Northern Leaders: Restructure to Restore Justice or Wait for Consequences
Eni Paid No Intermediary Bribe to Acquire OPL 245, Oil Major Insists
Presidency: Nobody Knows Precisely Where the Chibok Girls Are
Election Bribe: EFCC Begins Prosecution of Indicted INEC Staff
EFCC Raids Jonathan’s Cousin’s Premises in Bayelsa
Two Soldiers Killed, Three Injured in Gun Duel with Pirates in Rivers, Bayelsa Border
Wike: Amaechi Withdrew N53bn from State’s Coffers without Due Process
SON Raises the Alarm as Illegal Flavoured Cigarettes Flood Nigerian Market
Jimoh Ibrahim Denies Attacking Jonathan, Fani-Kayode
UTME: JAMB Partners Army to Provide Security for 1.3m Candidates
El-Rufai Hits Back at N’Assembly, Insists on Transparency, Accountability
Police Stop BBOG Protesters from Approaching Ambode’s Office in Lagos
Arkwright Offers British Expertise to Nigeria on DSO Transition
FG Considers Import Restrictions against Dumping Ground Syndrome
Court Adjourns Hearing on Jibrin’s Suspension Suit to April 28
Bayelsa Stops Sponsorship of Overseas Undergraduate Scholarships over ‘Wicked’ Report
Nigeria Re-elected 45th Time as Chair, UN Peacekeeping Committee
Forex Fraud: Senate to Publish Names of Importers, Banks
Amina Mohammed Wins Award
NNPC Confirms Sack of Staff Involved in N11bn Petrol Theft
Two Soldiers Killed, Three Injured in Gun Duel with Pirates
Sheriff: Fayose Main Problem of PDP
CBN to Raise Dollar Supply to BDCs to $40,000 Weekly
Wema Bank Expands Branch Network
Moghalu Bags Honorary Doctorate
LSETF Promotes ‘Made in Lagos’
Ashaka Cement’s Profit Falls by 27% to N2.0bn
NNPC to Advance Nigeria’s National Broadband Penetration Plan
PDP Crisis: Sheriff Accuses Wike of Bankrolling S’Court Case with $6m
Nigeria Sliding into Gestapo State under APC, Says Makarfi-led PDP
Oyegun Moves to Placate Aggrieved NEC Members
The Economic Recovery and Growth Plan – A Project Risk Management Perspective
Feeding the Less-privileged
LMC Reinstate Commitment to Referees’ Welfare
Sensational Milan Derby Live on Startimes
NPFL U-15: Shooting Books Q/Final Spot
Nigeria Slips Out of Buhari’s Control
EDITORIAL: CHIBOK GIRLS: THREE YEARS AFTER
It is in the nation’s interest to find the remaining schoolgirls
Vanguard
Gunmen Kill 3 Policemen, 2 Community Leaders, Abduct 4 In Lagos
ONDO: When APC Gov Primary Wounds Fester
Court Orders EFCC To Retract Statement Against Dasuki’s Aide
Cartoon: Mr & Mrs
MASSOB Blasts VON D-G Over Comment On Kanu
Alleged N30trn Forex Fraud: Senate Vows To Expose Cuplrits
Ife Clash: Police Releases 15 Of 21 Yoruba Suspects
Yoruba Gods, Food Shine In Brazil
S’East, S’South Summit To Discuss Regional Fears, Integration, Others
Nigerians’ Love For Me Is Priceless — Debbie-Rise
Buhari Made Igbo Women To Manage Trillions – Senator Uwajumogu
Diplo, Davido, Reekado, Others For Eko Atlantic Festival
Obasanjo, Farmers’ Group Plan To End Hunger
MAN Demands Review Of Lagos Water Sector Law
Suspension: Court Adjourns Jubrin’s Suit To April 28
Shake-up In NNPC: Nnamdi-Ogbue, Two Others Retired
We Will Continue To Fight Corruption – Magu
US Drops ‘Mother Of All Bombs’ In Afghanistan
Buhari Sacks Heads Of CPC, PENCOM, 21 Others
Court Stops NIPOST From Collecting N50 Stamp Duty
Villagers Flee As Herdsmen Attack Delta Communities
Do You Seek A Muslim Life Partner?
My Wife Had Sex With Her Pastor, Younger Brother; Man Tells Court
Why I Prefer Younger Men
I Don’t Want To Break Up This Marriage
Simioly, Kaynanymus Collab For Adaba Dance
Legislators Order Arrest Of ‘unapproved’ Caretaker Chairmen
Saving The APC House From Falling
Uyo Stadium Pitch Gets NFF Pass Mark
Election Into Federation Boards Holds June 9
CAF Confederation Cup Fixtures
Kabylie Hope Boulaouidet Can Rescue CAF Tie
Nationwide League To Commence On May 4
The Guardian
How secret emoluments contradict change agenda
Why they are still missing three years later
CBN extends banks’ foreign currency loan limit
Inflation drops by 0.52 per cent
Buhari appoints 24 new heads of government agencies
Ownership of cash recovered by EFCC sparks controversy
Modu Sheriff’s, Wike’s feud over control of PDP deepens
Rivalry, indifference aid avoidable deaths in hospitals
N5tr revenue threatened as court stops N50 stamp duty
Trump calls Assad an “animal”, blasts Russia
Gumel, Ogba, Ndanusa, Umar, others knocked out
Dendoncker denies United, violence mars Lyon-Besiktas
Violence blights Nigerian League
Sponsors want more of Lords, golf partnership
3SC qualify for NPFL U-15 quarterfinal, Remo, ABS fight for spot
Rivers Hoopers, Customs clash as NBBF men’s basketball league dunks off
Abuja runway 96% ready as airport reopens next Wednesday
Experts harp on policy implementation at ‘Bullion’ lecture
Unpacking Nigeria’s economic recovery and growth plan
CBN extends banks’ foreign currency loan limit
Editorial : It’s Good Friday
A danse macabre
Ehusani, IDPs and trauma healing
Nigeria: Unwinding the ‘IMF Put Options’
Lessons from Julius Nwalimu Nyerere
Rivers PDP, APC still at daggers drawn
‘Dearth of ideology by political parties in Nigeria worrisome’
Today is Good Friday…
Cannes set to unveil movies for 70th birthday fest
Leadership
We Will Bend Over For Chibok Girls’ Release – PMB
Inflation Rate Declines To 17.26 % In March – NBS
PMB Appoints New Heads For PENCOM, FMB, 21 Others
NAHCON Reform Saves Pilgrims $18.8m
Court Orders Forfeiture Of Recovered $43m, £27,800, N23m To FG
It’s Good Friday
I Depend On God For My Security, Not Nigeria Police – Wike
el-Rufai Challenges Dogara, Again: Release Breakdown Of NASS Budget Since 2015
Alleged N30trn Forex Fraud: Senate Vows To Publish Names Of Importers, Banks
Indicted INEC Staff Refund Bribe Money – Chairman
Emirates Named Best World’s Airline In TripAdvisor Awards
OLX Nigeria Celebrates, Raises N500,000 For IDPs At Easter
CBN Raises Banks’ Forex Borrowing Limit
Dalung To Sport Federations: I Have No Candidate
AC Milan Sold To Chinese Consortium
The Only Regret I Have In BBNaija Is Drinking Alcohol- Efe
‘Receiving Amnesty International Award Is One Of The Best Moments Of My Life’- Alicia Keys
‘I Will Miss Charlie’s Laughter And Presence Every Day’-Eddie Murphy
Alicia Keys Wins Amnesty `Ambassador of Conscience’ Award
Sheriff Should Sheathe His Sword – Sen Gyunka
Nigeria Can Gain A Lot If Restructured – Sen Nwagu
Let Us Scrap State Electoral Commission Now – Hon Omale
Party Supremacy Vs Parliamentary Autonomy In Retrospect
The Dilemma Of Nigeria’s Broken Dream (2)
Charge Detained PDP Members To Court
N3.2bn Fraud: Kalu’s Aide Withdrew N714m From Govt House Account– Witness
Edo Guber Tribunal: Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu Know Fate Today
FG Sends Bill To Prosecute Insurance Evaders To NASS
EDITORIAL: It’s Good Friday
The Sun
Controversy over Lagos home EFCC discovered N15bn
• Obla, Mu’azu disown building • Court orders forfeiture
…Why NNPC fired Nnamdi-Ogbue, 2 others
Good governance: Wike signs 5 bills into law
EFCC raids company belonging to Jonathan’s cousin in Bayelsa
Biafra Day: IPOB observes sit-at-home May 30
Mass defection of APC members in Rivers
• No crisis in PDP, says Wike
I’ll get your girls back, Buhari reassures Chibok parents
I’ve no security vote, El-Rufai tells Dogara
Kalu’s name nowhere in Abia statement of account as beneficiary –EFCC witness
Buhari fires heads of NAPTIP, NSITF, FMBN, others, appoints new DGs
Edo guber: Tribunal delivers judgment today
PDP in trouble if Akpabio defects, says ex-minister
Three years after, no freedom for Chibok girls
•Nigerians call for more pressure on federal government to free abductees
How I’ll spend my N25m prize money : – Efe Ejeba, BB Naija winner
League of blood and fine
‘Anambra so blessed it has Nigeria’s best musicians’
Time to shape up and enjoy democracy dividends
Anambra and regulation of burial rites
PDP built institutions driving nation’s economy –Chidoka
PDP crisis: It’s Sheriff versus Jonathan and others
In war against corruption, prevention most critical – Akinrinade
Abuja airport: Foreign airlines, travel agents report surge in ticket sales
Inflation rate further drops to 17.26% in
UBA declares 75 kobo dividend to shareholders
AFCON 2019 qualifier: Uyo Stadium turf tickles NFF
•Akwa Ibom ready for Eagles By George Aluo Ikeme not sure of Brighton clash
Super Eagles goalkeeper Carl Ikeme is in a race against time to be fit for his club’s…
Dortmund attack: Bartra out for a month
EDITORIAL: Pay the power sector debts
Time to shape up and enjoy democracy dividends
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