NIGERIA NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR SUNDAY 26, FEBRUARY 2017

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines




DAILY TIMES:

Pension scheme not compulsory for all workers Umahi

1,750 tonnes of crude oil, illegal refineries destroyed by JTF -Spokesman

FG to commit significant share of 2017 budget to Northeast development Onyeama

Lets respect party structure, Okowa tells PDP members

Rivers reun poll: PDP spokesman, 54 others arrested in Etche

Edo speaker escapes assassination attempt at his constituency

Dont allow PDP to die in your hands Anenih tells Sheriff

Media outlets accuse White House of blocking certain press from covering event

Nigerian Air Force bombs Boko Haram terrorists in Talala

I missed President Buharis phone call, receives sms -Garba Shehu

Two of the nine sacked NCAA directors recalled by FG

TRIBUNE:

Governor Obaseki commends FG for releasing $1.5m intervention fund

Fayose berates DSS over Lagos PDP ex-gov aspirant arrest

Kano govt set to conduct mass wedding for 1, 520 prospective couples

Taraba SIEC suspends election in Ibi LGA over violence

Shagari, shining example of leadership ‘Dogara

N/East: Donors pledge $670m aid to Nigeria at Oslo summit on food crisis

Edo Speaker escapes assassination attempt

Rivers LG election: 50 suspected thugs arrested, INEC staff kidnapped, released

Troops smash illegal refineries, destroy 1,750 tons of crude oil, others in N/Delta

100 days in office: Edo gov highlights achievements

FG establishes agencies to aid export promotion ‘Awolowo

Customs raid triggers panic over hike in price of rice

INEC in a fix over RECs

PDP: The end’ Failings, faltering hopes of Africa’s ‘largerst party

Why it’ll be difficult for Sheriff to achieve unity in PDP ‘Olabode George

Southern Kaduna: Osinbajo summons IGP to Aso Rock

Garba Shehu misses President Buhari’s phone call, receives sms

 

PUNCH

Access to President: Buhari’s powerful aides bar ministers, family, friends

Researchers discover fake yam flour in Nigerian markets

FG to recover stolen $600m, 321m from UK, Switzerland

Four killed amid Ondo gov’s swearing-in

FGC killings: BBOG demands compensation for victims’ families

Pacquiao to fight Britain’s Khan in April

PDP crisis: Sheriff, others to meet Obasanjo

Though I wear white, I’m not a cult member ‘ Boroffice

JTF destroys illegal refineries in Delta, Rivers

Edo Speaker escapes assassination

Abortion, bribery scandal rock Lagos Police College ‘ senior police officers, abortion syndicate squeeze cadets for cash

Kano conducts mass wedding of 1,520 couples today

Fresh attacks on Nigerians in South Africa

Soldiers, policemen clash in Ogun

VANGUARD
Boko Haram commander’s mother: I gave birth to him, but I didn’t give birth to his lifestyle!
Southern Kaduna Killings: Ag President Osinbajo summons IGP to Aso Rock
Osinbajo’s first week of baptism of fire
Rivers rerun: 80 arrested for electoral offences
Half of the $48bn squandered by Jonathan could have fixed Lagos-Kano-Calabar rail projects – Amaechi
S/Africa is safe for everybody, foreigners must stop drug deals, prostitution – Mnguni
Battle for ‘forest oil deposit’: 23 bodies recovered, 18 villagers still missing – Akwa Ibom monarch
661 RIFLES Concerns Grow Over ‘Sick’ Scanners Clearing Deadly Cargoes
In Latest Phone Calls: … Buhari tackles mischief makers
From Child Brides To Child-Bearing Women: Our Pregnancy Pains




THISDAY
In More Detailed Disclosure, FG Puts Recovery Figures at N58bn,
How Buhari Directed Osinbajo to Submit Onnoghen’s Name for Confirmation
Buhari’s Call Excites Femi Adesina
Donors Pledge $670m at UN Conference to Support Aid Operations in Lake Chad Region
Three Killed, Four Injured in Niger Explosion
PIGB: FG Proposes Payments of NNPC’s Dividends into SWF
Osinbajo Orders Additional Security Measures for Southern Kaduna
Nigeria-Turkish School Kidnap: Police Arrest One More Suspect
FG Appoints Three New Directors, GM for FAAN
Delay of Mambilla Project May Cripple Hope for Stable Power, Says Ishaku
Gowon, Nyako, Others Lead Prayers for Buhari, Advocate Unity

THE SUN
Fayose gives reason for attending Akeredolu’s inauguration, berates DSS over Gbadamosi’s arrest
PDP Going, Going
BIAFRA: NIGERIA PUSHING IGBO TO SECEDE AGAIN
Gunmen invade Katsina-Ala College of Education
Worried Nigerians ask: What ails Mr. President?
Bomb kills soldier showing off in Kontagora
Edo Speaker escapes assassination
Southern Kaduna crisis: 30 rescued from hoodlums
Reps summon minister over xenophobic attacks
Massive corruption responsible for recession –SGF
Okowa gives appointees condition for re-appointment

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THE NATION
Insight into Buhari’s health, by Nigerian Professor of Medicine
Buhari to Adesina: ‘Thanks for holding out against mischief makers’
FG to roll out new anti-kidnapping measures
FG recalls two sacked NCAA directors
Rivers rerun: Soldiers arrest PDP official, 50 ‘thugs’
Wike schemed to be governor from Day One –Amaech
FG recovers N7b, $10m from private homes’ – AGF
Vehicles import ban: It’s business as usual
PDP has been bashed, some due to our mistakes – Makarfi
Omotosho: Ondo community with two power stations, yet no electricity in 15 years
Pressure mounts on DSS to fire officials over attack on school

GUARDIAN
Food security: Why yam scarcity, price increase may persist
Obasanjo rates Buhari low on economy
Restoring the pride of a warrior lady
Ambitious engineer at center of colossal fight between google and uber
Mild drama as minister of health refuses to answer question on Buhari’s medical tourism
How much longer can Mr. President be away from office
Attacks on Nigerians in South Africa




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