Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Saturday, February 16, 2019

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

 





 

BUSINESSDAY

Taraba corp members, election observers stranded as INEC postpones elections

APC silent as INEC postpones today’s elections

PDP rejects shift in election date, asks INEC Chairman to resign

Situation Room expresses shock over shift in elections

Nigeria postpones 2019 general elections, citing logistics, Operational Challenges

Elections: We will not support any political party ‘ Police

We are fully prepared for Saturday poll ‘ Kwara REC

US Secretary of State calls Buhari, Atiku ahead of Saturday’s election

 

PUNCH

They say I’m corrupt because I’m successful Atiku

Vote for candidate that can reduce killings, PFN tells members

Nnamdi Kanu withdraws order against voting in South-East

Difficult terrain: INEC opts for donkeys, bicycles in Gombe

Elections: Customers make last-minute withdrawals as banks close early

Inflation rate drops to 11.37% in January, says NBS

Election postponement: Its the hand of Esau but the voice of Jacob Atiku

BREAKING: PDP rejects shift in election dates, asks INEC chair to resign

INEC is a disappointment Situation Room

Assets: Onnoghen finally appears before CCT, pleads not guilty to charges

Gunmen kill 66 people in Kaduna

Police arrest 500 political thugs

US advises Nigerians to report irregularities at polling units

Third force movement finally endorses Atiku

Stakeholders meeting: IPAC protests exclusion, warn against polls postponement

Uncertainty over elections as security men turn back journalists at INEC HQ

Murtala would have transformed Nigeria if he hadnt been killed Ibrahim, brother

Presidential, NASS elections: Uncertainty as INEC, stakeholders hold emergency meeting

INEC replaces 4,695 burnt card readers in Anambra

US Secretary of State calls Atiku

Obasanjo expresses fear over election, denies fleeing Nigeria

Nigerian voter data statistically impossible – UK Guardian

Buhari wont stop amnesty programme Dokubo

INEC disenfranchising many Nigerians by insisting on PVC Expert

People who lost loved ones to political violence relive horror of pain, agony

Customs officers are the least paid national security agents

Election not worth the blood of any Nigerian Abari, NOA DG

Why Naira remain immune to election spendings BDC operators

Over 1.8m to vote in Kebbi REC

66 people killed by gunmen in Kaduna, says Gov el-Rufai

We will remain apolitical during elections, says Police IG

THISDAY

NEMA Receives 160 Stranded Nigerians in Libya

Abia PDP Accuses INEC of Plot to Rig

Stop blaming APC for your failures, Amaechi tells Wike

Presidential, National Assembly Elections Postponed by One Week

Obasanjo Denies Fleeing Nigeria, Says He’s Ready to Vote

Drama, As Onnoghen is Forced to Take Plea in the Dock

Voting out Buhari to Save Nigeria is Sacred Duty, Says IYM

IGP Lacks Powers to Restrict Movement, Says HURIWA

INEC: Kwara has 1.4m Registered Voters, 1.1m PVCs Collected

Atiku Raises the Alarm over Partisanship of PVC, Card Reader Manufacturer

Polls: Nigerian Airspace Open for Flight Operations, Says NCAA

Election: Sensitive Materials Yet to Arrive Niger

ACOMORAN, Informal Sector Group Endorse Atiku as President

Police Arrest 22 PRP Members in Bauchi

Nobody Will Unseat Me, Buhari Boasts

Anxiety Mounts over Non-arrival of Sensitive Materials in Taraba

INEC Begins Distribution of Sensitive Election Materials to 17 LGS in Yobe

IPOB Calls off Election Boycott, Apologises

 

SUN

Gunmen abduct Delta APC women leader, demand N30m ransom

IG deploys additional AIGs, CPs in Ogun, Lagos, other states

Number of PVCs exceeds total registered voters in Oyo

6,000 security personnel ready for election in Zamfara ‘Police

Parents urged to restrain their children from election violence

Anxiety, suspense as 84m Nigerians decide Buhari, Atiku’s fate today

We ‘ll resist attempt to provide security for Akume alone ‘ Ortom

Nobody ‘ll unseat me, President Buhari boasts in CNN interview

Warri port to attract $1.6m annual concession fee ‘ BPE

Umahi orders arrest of criminal suspects for allegedly inserting hot iron into vice chairman’s private parts

Rosicrucian Order, AMORC, urges Nigerians to be peaceful at polls

5 die as Customs clashes with smugglers in Katsina

APC plans to scuttle Kaduna polls ‘PDP

PDP cautions INEC against declaration of false result in Delta

 

GUARDIAN

Nnamdi Kanu calls off election boycott

IPOB members allegedly burn vehicles, police station in Anambra

Shell invites bid for new FPSO in Bonga

Election not war, U.S. tells Nigerians

Acting CJN tasks panel to decide electoral matters without bias

Portfolio investors gain in Nigeria’s $17b capital inflow

First aircraft lands at Bayelsa International Airport

 

VANGUARD

Onnoghen docked, pleads not guilty to charges, gets bail on self recognizance

Updated: Presidential election 23 Feb; Governorship 9 March

Osinbajo crash: It could have been worse, pilot commended

Why we postponed Nigeria’s election to Feb. 23rd ‘ INEC

We condemn INEC’s postponement of Nigeria’s election ‘ APC

Code of Conduct Tribunal: Examining its place in the Nigerian Judicial hierarchy

2019 Election: A test of Nigeria’s democratic maturity ‘ GREII

#Brexit: Britain must decide now ‘ France

Breaking: INEC to shift Saturday’s elections

I’ve not fled Nigeria, still around to cast my vote ‘ Obasanjo

Breaking: INEC finally postpones Nigeria’s general election to February 23rd

Breaking: 66 killed in Kaduna on election Eve

Anybody can have Specimen ballot papers before election, Its not crime ‘ INEC

Police:Four CPs to monitor elections in Ekiti

Breaking: Kogi senator involved in auto accident

PVC collection: INEC records 82% success in Kwara

Ekiti community protests alleged killing of farmer by suspected herdsmen

Oyo INEC commences distribution of election materials

Breaking: Nigeria’s inflation rate drops to 11.37 per cent ‘ NBS




LEADERSHIP

PRP Condemns Police Harassment Of Members In Bauchi

BREAKING: Again, INEC Postpones Presidential Poll

PDP’s Campaign Of Propaganda Cannot Stop Buhari ‘ Group

Kano Medical Students In India Stranded Over School Fees

I Have Not Fled Nigeria ‘ Obasanjo

Inflation Dropped To 11.37% In January

US Secretary Of State Speaks With PDP Presidential Candidate

INEC Replaces Burnt Smart Card Readers In Anambra

PDP Accuses INEC Of Hoarding Election Result Sheets

Oil Prices Hit 2019 High At $65 Per Barrel

 

TRIBUNE

Activists call for violence free election in Ebonyi

INEC yet to commence distribution of election materials in Taraba

Security operatives conduct show of force in Kaduna

2019 polls: INEC working for PDP in Rivers ‘Amaechi

PDP accuses INEC of hoarding Presidential, Senatorial election result sheets

Kaduna PDP alleges use of security operatives to terrorise electorate

BREAKING: INEC postpones elections till February 23

Shiites: ‘Because our 8 million members will vote against Buhari, FG has ordered our arrest at polling centres

Many state libraries have never bought additional books in 15 years ‘Professor Aina, national librarian

Election: I’m not on the run says Obasanjo

Two arrested for planting explosives on Ebonyi bridge

Anxiety in Taraba over late arrival of election materials

[JUST IN] Election: Apprehension in Oyo over delay in arrival of ballot papers, result sheets

21 PRP members in police net for alleged violence

Elections: Gbaramatu chief appeals to Avengers to keep the peace

NATION

PDP rejects postponement of election

Update: INEC sets to announce outcome of meeting with stakeholders

CCT trial: At last, suspended CJN Onnoghen docked

Security agents hold show of force in Abia

Difficult terrains: INEC hires donkeys, bicyclesin Gombe

Two Lagos Assembly aspirants challenge INECs failure to enforce APC decision

Labour wont accept retrenchment over new minimum wage

First aircraft lands in Bayelsa airport

Union urges members to vote out anti-workers governors, politicians

Union praises Fed Govt for tackling influx of expatriates

Osinbajo launches AfDB-funded $258m NE recovery intervention

Naira stable despite election fears, says ABCON

Edo commences payment of Batch 47 pensioners

Nobody will unseat me Buhari

Police to deploy air assets, sniffer dogs for polls

PDP accuses INEC of hoarding presidential, senatorial election result sheets

2019: INEC concludes distribution of sensitive materials in Kogi

 

DAILY TIMES

Election: Dont Fail In Your Promises Of Free, Fair, Credible Outcome Former Secretary

Thief jumps into Lagos lagoon after snatching phone

PDP accuses INEC of systemic manipulation of voters register

Buhari condemns Kajuru killings, directs security agencies to apprehend perpetrators

INEC postpones election till February 23

FG arraigns suspended CJN Onnoghen

Finance Minister tasks revenue growth Cttee on result driven

NSE records marginal growth of 0.12%

FG approves CIBN disciplinary tribunal rules

 

DAILY TRUST

Why INEC postponed general elections by one week ‘ Prof. Yakubu

BREAKING: INEC postpones Nigeria’s elections to Feb 23, March 9

2019 polls: Why some eligible voters won’t vote

Election: What U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo told Buhari, Atiku

NEMA receives 160 Nigerians from Libya

Nigeria not partnering Israel enough on security ‘ Envoy

INEC sends sensitive materials to 20 Lagos LGs

Discovery of ‘thumb-printed ballots’ may hamper polls’ credibility ‘ Obasanjo

INEC dispatches sensitive materials to local councils in Ogun

Election: ADC governorship candidate calls for tight security in Adamawa

 





 

 

 

 

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