NIGERIAN NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23th, 2018

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines




DAILY TIMES

Jed to commence whistle blowing on electricity thieves, says energy tariff remain fixed
 
Judicial system too technical to prosecute farmers/herders conflicts Agency
 
Cultists kill LNSC personnel
 
Training of front desk officers critical to productivity- Servicom boss
 
No abducted schoolgirl rescued, says Yobe state governor Gaidam faulting armys claim
 
Lawyers Forum commends AGF for prosecuting alleged blackmailer Uwajeh
 
Doomsday approaches: National Assembly stall NFIU decision, Nigeria credit ratings downgrade looming
 
How food reduces breast cancer spread- study
 
Bill to amend CBN Act passes second reading at Senate
 
IPOB: Faction Leader disowns Nnamdi Kanu, backs Gov. Ikpeazu
 
Obasanjos coalition is like independent candidate, PDP not threatened, says Makarfi
Gospel act, Bosede Abioye shot Halleluyah Video with N10M
 
Bayelsa, Bristow Helicopters sign MOU for transportation
 
Gowon, Obasanjo join Buhari at Council of State meeting
 
African University Produces Bamboo Bicycles
 
Nigerias total active voice subscription declines 6.12% year-on-year in Q4 2017




TRIBUNE

2019: Don’t sell your votes to moneybags, Ooni tasks Nigerians
 
NLC secures release of 23 prison inmates in Gombe
 
It’s high time people of South unite ‘Ooni, others
 
Biafrans will participate fully in 2019 general elections
 
Ondo Cattle Ranch will open employment opportunities ‘PAP boss
 
Kaduna APC: Oyegun sets up Committee to investigate crisis
 
Afenifere group praises Ambode for putting Yoruba first
 
Osun govt releases N200m for payment of gratuities
 
Sole Labour Party House of Reps member decamps to APC
 
FG reiterates commitment to press freedom
 
Aregbesola grants amnesty to 3 prisoners on death row, 2 other convicts
 
Jigawa APC slams Lamido over claims to defeat Buhari 2019
 
Ekiti 2018: Fayose storms INEC secretariat without security details
 
6 pupils die, 2 hospitalised for alleged food poisoning in Abuja
 
Dana Air: Flight resumes at PH Intl airport





GUARDIAN

Senate uncovers ‘unapproved’ $100m loan
 
Niger State records 31 cases of meningitis, four deaths
 
Reps order stoppage of $1.8 billion turn-around maintenance of refineries
 
Council of State okays $1 billion for agric, livestock, others
 
Group, Army differ on publication by Benue’s new military operation
 
EFCC ‘investigates APC’s National Working Committee
 
Dangote pledges to make Nigeria self-sufficient in food production
 
EFCC rejects Akinjide’s out-of-court settlement proposal
 
Pro-Biafra groups seek restructuring on 1963 constitution
 
Police hunt for killers of neighbourhood corps officer
 
EFCC swoops on suspected wonder banks operators
 
FG promises $100 billion to boost oil, gas investment
 
Customs impounds N395.1m prohibited drugs in Rivers
 
Saboteurs stall $195m maritime security contract

SUN

2019: You’ve no powers to alter elections sequence, Jega, Falana tell Senate
 
How I narrowly escaped death at Fela’s Kalakuta ‘Duro Ikujenyo
 
Total’s Egina FPSO: Workers call off one week strike
 
8 APC govs to Buhari: Run in 2019
 
10 die in Jigawa auto crash
 
TAM: Reps reject planned $1.8bn spend on refineries
 
APC reconciliation: Tinubu blasts Oyegun
 
WapTV auditions for presenters
 
FG, states, LGAs share N635.554bn in January
 
Yobe senators fight dirty over Dapchi school abduction
 
Biafra: Factional IPOB leader emerges

DAILY TRUST

Northern senators divided over Adamus sack
 
TI report: PDP asks AU to withdraw Buharis title
 
APC constitutes cttee to probe Kaduna crisis
 
Secondus insists INEC working hard to rig 2019 polls
 
APC constitutes fresh cttee to probe Kaduna crisis
 
3 dead in Abuja-Lokoja road accidents
 
Where is Francis Arthur Nzeribe
 
Reps panel begins probe of refineries maintenance
 
Dangote Group revenues exceeded $4.1bn in 2017
 
Banks staff strength rose by 19,493 workers in 4 years Data
 
FG challenges young scientists on innovation
Overbilling demurrage charges: Council seals Cosco premises
 
Nigeria ready and able to host any FIFA event Pinnick




PUNCH

US condemns Dapchi schoolgirls abduction
 
WAFU semi-final: Nigeria lose to Ghana on penalties
 
Petrol queues may not disappear soon, says Kachikwu
 
Reps tell Kachikwu, Baru to halt refineries’ $1.8bn TAM
 
Well beam searchlight on Dana Air, others FG

2019: Buhari tells APC govs to give him more time to decide
You’re undermining peace efforts, Tinubu tells Oyegun
Missing schoolgirls: Dapchi residents stone Yobe governor’s convoy
Imo govt investigates death of pupil frogmarched by soldiers
Cult members kill Lagos corps official for acting as…
Building permit is a must, LASG tells developers
Expatriates’ murder: FG re-arraigns Boko Haram suspects
Suspected cultists nabbed for initiating, gang-raping pupils
INEC chief faults SIECs’ council elections
Policewoman jailed three months for visa fraud
Durotoye joins ANN, says Nigeria practises selectocracy
EFCC grills Ihejirika again, directs ex-COAS to Lagos
Election reorder: Jega asks INEC to challenge NASS in court
N650m fraud: EFCC rejects ex-FCT minister Akinjide’s settlement terms
HMOs fault NHIS boss reinstatement, sue Buhari, AGF
Reps tell Kachikwu, Baru to halt refineries’ $1.8bn TAM

VANGUARD

Boko Haram hits Chad, Cameroon, kills 7
 
Rivers PDP chair hails Wike on awards
 
House C’ttee queries Transport Ministry, NIMASA over Cabotage waivers
 
PDP fuelled by Oxygen of corruption ‘ APC
 
Confusion over Yobe girls; angry parents stone gov
 
AJE FESTIVAL: Culture enhances economic growth ‘ Ooni of Ife
 
Dangote Group’s revenue exceeds $4.1bn in 2017
 
$2.1bn arms cash: Ihejirika to be grilled in Lagos after Abuja interrogation by EFCC
 
Reordering of election: Ebonyi PDP backs NASS
 
Oyegun working against me in APC ‘Tinubu
 
National Assembly lacks power to fix election dates
 
AKURE AIRPORT: When cows, airlines compete for space on runway
 
Herdsmen, farmers’ crises: Osinbajo C’ttee recommends census, gazetted reserves, others

2nd term: If Buhari continues Nigeria will be better for it – Okorocha
INEC planning to rig 2019 polls – PDP
Northern Senators divided over sack of Adamu
Woman escapes rape by throwing menstrual pad at herdsmen in Abraka
Exercise Ayem A’ Kpatuma: Military giving cover to herdsmen to take over our land —Benue leaders
Amnesty International Accuses Buhari’s Govt Of Unlawful Killings; Army Keeps Mum
AKURE AIRPORT: When Cows, Airlines Compete For Space On Runway
7 Power Firms Generate Zero Mw Of Electricity
Akpeyi: Critics Won’t Stop Me From 2018 World Cup
Herdsmen, Farmers’ Crises: Osinbajo C’ttee Recommends Census, Gazetted Reserves, Others
Ondo Govt Halts Monarch’s Anniversary Over Security Concerns
We’re Yet To Fully Return To CAN — Catholic Bishops
1ST ANNIVERSARY: Ondo PDP, APC Trade Words Over Akeredolu’s Performance
Ex-Military Men Have No Business In Politics — OLURIN Reordered 2019 Election Sequence: Politicians To Answer
IPOB Disowns Factional Leader Paraded By
Corruption: TI Report On Buhari Govt’ Has Vindicated Us – PDP
Northern Elders’ Forum Appoints Ango Abdullahi As Convener, BOT cHAIR

DAILY POST

What Buhari told APC governors on 2019 re-election bid
Why Boko Haram attacked Yobe school – Lai Mohammed
BREAKING: 2 Yobe schoolgirls killed in rescue operation, others still missing
Catholic bishops elect new president
Senate reveals Nigerian govt paid ransom for release of Chibok girls
Benue Killings: Army providing cover for armed herdsmen – Tiv leaders
How I became billionaire without university degree’ – Nigeria’s richest woman, Alakija
Tinubu writes Buhari, says ‘Oyegun sabotaging my assignment’
Your N8bn cannot buy you Ekiti governorship – PDP carpets Fayemi
Ashafa speaks on plan to replace Ambode as Lagos governor
2019: Ebonyi PDP proposes new election order
2019: Olapade Agoro declares presidential ambition, says APC, PDP failed Nigerians
Lagos Neighborhood Corps nabs serial rapists, victim recounts ordeal
Man bags 3-month jail for stealing girlfriend’s phone
Confusion as Gov Gaidam visits Dapchi, says no girl rescued
One killed as Plateau College of Education students protest
Kubwa pupils died of suspected case of meningitis — FCTA
Why I like Mikel Obi – Siasia
Champions League: What Enyeama said about De Gea’s performance against Sevilla

THE NATION

Buhari tells APC govs to give him more time to decide on 2019
 
IGP orders recovery of prohibited firearms, weapons, ammunition in Nigeria

Tinubu to Oyegun: stop frustrating peace moves
Fate of missing schoolgirls uncertain
Banks get two weeks to settle complaints
Tinubu writes Oyegun on actions and conduct weakening APC from within
Jega to Fed Govt, INEC on elections reorder: go to court
Diezani cash: EFCC rejects ex-minister’s settlement offer
Buhari, Fayose: A meeting of President and self-acclaimed opposition leader
Alleged N13b arms cash: Ihejirika to face another EFCC panel in Lagos
Sagay: Transparency International report erroneous
Yobe senators clash over missing school girls
EU, BBOG, CDHR, PDP condemn abduction
Ahead 2018 Commonwealth Games: Quadri is big threat to India, says Gnanasekara
Does true federalism guarantee true democracy?
Is Senate afraid of e-voting?
Buhari should do away with cabal, says Vatsa

THISDAY

Buhari’s Cabinet Overdue for Rejigging, says APC Chieftain
 
Trader Wins Brand New Car in DiamondXtra Season 9
 
2019 Presidency: Group Stages Rally in Warri for Governor Okorocha
 
2018 Armed Forces Remembrance Day, Foundation Awards Scholarships
 
Teaching Moral Uprightness
 
Green Valentine: Sahara Group Lends Voice to Climate Action
 
As APC Waits for Godot, Tinubu Can Only Go So Far

Confusion as Yobe Gov Says No Missing Dapchi Girl Has Returned
Buhari Meets APC Governors, Seeks More Time to Decide on Re-election
Tinubu Accuses Odigie-Oyegun of Sabotage
Access Bank Wins Euromoney Award
Kachikwu: Nigeria Will Protect, Utilise Africa’s Market for Her Oil…
FG Can’t Build Critical Infrastructure Alone, Udoma Insists
House C’ttee Wants Kachikwu, Baru to Shelve Planned $1.8bn Maintenance on Refineries
FG, States, LGs Share N635.5bn for January amid Decrease in Oil Export
Council of State Tells Buhari to Pump $1bn in Agriculture
Apc Probes Crisis in Kaduna Chapter
Ambode: With Tax Automation, Lagos Won’t Depend on Federal Allocation Again
House Orders Probe of Safety Standards in Aviation Sector
AI: Boko Haram Killed 411 Civilians in 2017,340 People Died in Military Detentions
Senator: Northern Senators Didn’t Agree to Remove Adamu as Chairman
Poverty, Corruption Soaring High Under Buhari, Says PDP
Constitution Amendment: Bayelsa Assembly Rejects Independent Candidacy
Fayose: Yobe Schoolgirls’ Abduction Exposes FG’s Lies on Boko Haram

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