Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Sunday, February 17, 2019

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

 

 


 

BUSINESSDAY

Widespread condemnation trails election shift

Only partnerships can solve Africa’s health challenges ‘ co-founder of ABCHealth

Lagos’ new boost for the physically challenged

Providing cleaner, better world for communities

Make security paramount, Ikpeazu tasks newly appointed commissioner, TC bosses

IMO Council: As Nigeria looks to return to Category C

FIRS suspends ‘freeze’ on taxpayers’ bank accounts

 

PUNCH

Election postponement: Dont be deterred, Tinubu tells Nigerians

Election postponement: Atiku expresses shock at INECs action

Election postponement: Dont shift elections again, foreign observers tell INEC

Election postponement: PDP asks INEC chair to resign

MASSOB, Anyanwu fault poll delay, mock Buhari

Financial market will see more mergers, acquisitions this year Chidoka

FG, power firms disagree on stranded 2,000MW

CUPP says Buharis desperation to win caused shift

Nigeria can save N250bn through cassava bread NCGA

Polls: Banks recorded 2.2 million instant pay transactions on Friday

Two years after FGs ban, dirty fuel importation persists

Election postponement: Presidential, NASS candidates cant campaign before Saturday INEC

Parties, voters attack INEC as commission shifts polls

El-Rufai lied over killing of 66 Kaduna residents CAN, NEMA

Jonathans N3bn Nollywood fund throws up more questions than projects

Poll shift is divine intervention Abiara

Delta PDP, APC disagree over poll shift

Election postponement: Daniel, Ladoja, Akinmade condemn INECs decision

Akeredolu urges calm, Afenifere says action may cause apathy

NYSC debunks killing of 10 corps members

INEC, parties meet in Nasarawa over sensitive materials

Election postponement, rape of democracy Ortom

Postponement a coup against Electoral Act, says Duke

Election shift: Zamfara APC hopeful of fielding candidates

Griezmann lifts Atletico past strugglers Rayo

Elections postponement will affect WAEC, other exams NUT

Poll shift can trigger mental health disorders Psychiatrist

Killings: Dont take the law into your hands, El-Rufai pleads with Fulani community

Seven soldiers killed during clash with Boko Haram insurgents

Election suspension: Kwara INEC returns sensitive materials to CBN




THISDAY

Nigerians Lament Implications of Postponed Elections

Presidency: Buhari Surprised at Election Postponement

Opposition Parties Raise the Alarm over INECs Inability to Disclose Total…

Odinkalu, CAN Challenge El-Rufai’s Claims on Kaduna Killings

APC Destroyed N500m Property During Gombe Rally, Dankwambo Alleges

Buhari Media Organisation Demands Resignation of INEC Boss

Postponement of Election: Abdulsalami Abubakar Urges Nigerians to Bear With INEC

INEC: Election Postponement Not Politically Motivated

11 killed, 15 injured in Boko Haram Attack on Maiduguri

Election Postponement: Corps Members, Ad hoc Staff Stranded

INEC Only Postponed APC’s Defeat by one Week, Says Ogun PDP

 

SUN

Poll shift: US, UK, Observer Missions urge Nigerians to remain calm

Police arrest 400 suspected thugs in Akwa lbom

Abia 2019: APC blasts PDP over electoral fraud

Abia guber: Otti tackles Ikpeazu, says Gov lacks capacity to lead

Underrating other presidential contenders aside PDP, APC, unhealthy for our democracy ‘ Prof Sonaiya

2019 Poll: Igbo’ ll pay dearly for lack of consensus, Osuala, RBNP presidential candidate

Nigeria has become poverty capital of the world under Buhari ‘ Pwajok

No plan to end amnesty programme ‘Dokubo

Boko Haram attacks mosque in Maiduguri

Ex-Gov Igbinedion’s son dies in US auto crash

FG putting pressure on INEC Chair to accept Zamfara APC candidates or be sacked, Fayose alleges

Harvest of losses greets postponed election

Why it’s difficult to defeat Boko Haram ‘Gen. Obiakor

$3,000 Traveller’s limit permit: Over 25 nigerians’ money seized In ethiopia

 

VANGUARD

Election postponement: World, Nigerians are watching you ‘ Ex-gov. Shema tells INEC

Election postponement: It’s natural for oppositions to cry foul ‘ Gov. Masari

Poll postponement should have been done earlier ‘ ACF

Postponed polls: No sacrifice too great to make for Nigeria ‘ FCT residents

Two feared killed, thirteen vehicles burnt in A-Ibom

Okowa’s aide assassinated

Election postponement: Remain calm, resolute, ADC candidate urges electorate

Poll postponement: It will not affect our victory in Ogun-PDP

Poll shift: Buhari planning to sack INEC chair, appoint Amina Zakari, CUPP alleges

Postponed Polls: Keep calm, remain peaceful, no cause for alarm, Wamakko tell Nigerians

Political influence not reason for election postponement, says INEC

Election postponement shocking, disappointing, says Saraki

President Buhari expresses disappointment over postponed elections

Election postponement was a difficult decision -INEC

Collosal: Economy could lose $10 billion, experts warn

LEADERSHIP

Digitalisation Of Objects, Artifacts To Commence Soon ‘ NCMM DG

Fulani Group Pledges 11 Million Votes For Buhari

Niger Begins Contributory Health Scheme With N100m

2 Killed, Vehicles Destroyed In Pre-election Crisis

Boko Haram Kills 14, Abducts 10 In Borno

Opposition Parties Blame FG, Others For Postponement Of Polls

Nigeria Will Lose More Than N140bn Over Election Postponement

Police Not Aware Of Arrest Of Suspect With Election Result

Polls Shift: Oshiomhole Faults INEC, Demands Apology

Elections Postponement Will Affect Students Preparing For WAEC, Other Exams- NUT

Saturday Attack Leaves 3 Terrorists, 4 CJTF Members Dead

#MexicoBorderWall : Trump Faces Fight In The Court

Election Postponement, Serious Set Back For Nation’s Electoral Process ‘ Bayelsa Deputy Gov

Election Postponement: Nigeria Will Lose Billions Of Naira Say NACCIMA, Others

 

TRIBUNE

Election postponement: Don’t be deterred, Saraki tells Nigerians

Election postponement: Atiku appeals for calm, calls on Nigerians to be ready to vote

Nigeria loses $1.5bn to elections postponement ‘ LCCI

It’s fake news that 10 corps members died at Bauchi INEC hqtrs ‘ Coordinator

Election postponement: Probe your officials, observer group tells INEC

Elections postponement will affect students preparing for WAEC, other exams’ NUT

El-Rufai pleads with Fulani against reprisals after death of 66 members

Election postponement can trigger mental health disorders ‘ Psychiatrist

Election postponement: A national embarrassment, setback ‘ CAN




NATION

Polls shift: There were attempts to sabotage us, says INEC chairman

11 killed, 15 injured in suicide bombing at Maiduguri mosque

Kaduna killings: El-Rufai begs Fulani against reprisals

Polls: Army GOC threatens Wike, PDP with legal action

Governors aide, driver shot dead in Delta State

Poll shift painful, but we must maintain our commitment, says Tinubu

Its insulting to say my kidnap is a scam Abia APC chairman

Deltans want Okowa because he has performed well

Election Postponement: Plot to enthrone Interim Government CNPP

Nigeria will benefit more from AGOA before scheme expires

Election: UN, Intl observers urge INEC to strictly adhere to dates

Lawyers: Poll shift lawful but damages INECs credibility

Lets give INEC, FG benefit of doubt

Election postponement: INEC retrieves sensitive materials in Imo

Yakubu meets stakeholders, plead for understanding

Polls postponement: Nigerians count losses, condemn INEC

Postponement: PDP urges Nigerians to remain firm

Postponement: Buhari apologizes to Nigerians

Breaking: INEC holds press conference in Abuja

Atiku will get 90 percent votes in Cross River

 

DAILY TIMES

Group Protests Economic Challenge, Laments Low Patronage

Election Postponement: APC PCC Says PDP Responsible

Nigerians To Pray, Be Steadfast On Election Postponement ACF

Election Postponement : Expert Forsees Fiscal Deficit, Capital Flight

Election shift: International, local observer groups hold secret meeting in Abuja

Eight people killed by Boko Haram

INEC gives reasons for postponement of elections Election

EU, AU, UN, other observation missions urge INEC to adhere to new dates

2 persons allegedly killed, vehicles damaged in pre-election violence

Election Postponement Shocking and Disappointing, Says Saraki

Election reschedule: Oshiomhole demands public apology, insists timing of postponement wrong

Election Postponement, Buharis crocodile tears-Secondus

Postponement: PDP Urges Nigerians Not To Buckle Before Anti-Democratic Forces

U-20 AFCON: Flying Eagles finish 4th, lose 5-3 to South Africa on penalty kicks

 

DAILY TRUST

All sensitive materials to be returned to CBN, says Enugu REC

Tinubu reacts to election postponement

Election Postponement: NYSC members going back to their bases in Bauchi

Kaduna: Reactions trail postponement of 2019 polls

Mixed reactions in Sokoto over postponement of polls

Election Postponement: Activities picking up in Katsina

International observers urge INEC to adhere to new election dates

Protein released from fat after exercise improves glucose

UK ‘saddened’ over dozens of deaths in Kaduna hamlets

When neglected children become adolescents ‘ Study

Southeast PDP: INEC only postponed Buhari’s defeat date

Election: Southwest PDP expresses concerns over release of sensitive materials

Election postponement: INEC in Imo retrieves sensitive materials

Akwa Ibom REC says election materials intact

Shock, disappointment trail election postponement in Lagos

Edo PDP wants INEC boss to resign over election postponement

Postponement: Lawyer demands free fuel as compensation for Nigerians

APC influenced shift in election dates to perfect rigging plans- PDP

 


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