Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

 

 





 

BUSINESSDAY

No new attack, yet palpable fears persist for Nigeria’s oil facilities

Nigeria’s agric sector records lowest growth rate since 2010

PDP cautions against military intervention in elections

Why Nigeria may not benefit from rising oil prices in 2019

Average cost of food commodities rose 0.02% in January

Bridging the energy gap through impact investing in mini-grid solutions

The largest pool of farmers that produce the food we eat are the poorest and most financially excluded communities

 

PUNCH

PDP alleges dead voters will vote on Saturday

CBN injects $210m into forex market

Banks loans to private sector dropped by N455bn to N15.1tn NBS

FG protests inhuman treatment, as Ghana deports 723 Nigerians

No fresh killings in Kaduna to justify polls postponement CAN chairman

Nigerias population growing faster than economy Report

INEC differs with Buhari over death for ballot box snatchers

Atiku, Obi will signal economic recovery, growth

Ex-DG Daura no longer represents us , says DSS

Death toll in Kajuru attacks has risen to 130 El-Rufai

Nigerians fought more ruthless dictators than Buhari Atiku

Amosun loyalists disrupt TraderMoni disbursement in Ogun

EFCC arrests Atikus lawyer, Giwa-Osagie, for alleged money laundering

ASUU chair demands N200m from AAU for sexual harassment allegation

Stop intimidating Nigerians with death threat, ADC tells APC

One year after, Leah Sharibu family laments FGs silence

PDP, APC trade blame over Ebonyi violence

Arrest Okolohos killers, Benue APC, PDP tell security agents

Electoral materials not tampered with, Edo REC tells PDP

Gas flare commercialisation to attract $3.5bn investments FG

Nigeria got $43bn investments in four years NBS

Heavy smoking can damage eyesight Study

I will lead protest if INEC shifts elections again Charly Boy

#BernieSanders launches second bid for US president

Polls Shift: We expect better treatment of corps members by INEC NYSC

CUPP asks DSS to arrest, prosecute Daura for impersonation

 

THISDAY

PTDF: Oil Service Companies Now Employ Our Trained Welders

CBN Disburses N596bn to Farmers

Avoid Panic Measures, Abdulsalami Peace Committee Tells INEC

NNPC Boss Awards STEM Scholarships to 21 Pupils

Boko Haram Kills 18 Firewood Merchants in Borno

DSS Warns Public against Dealing with Sacked DG, Daura

Court Orders EFCC to Release Former Skye Bank Chairman, Tunde Ayeni

Osinbajo Moves to Resolve Zamfara APC Crisis

Atiku Rejects Alleged Plan to Postpone Elections in Borno, Adamawa, Kaduna

INEC: We Won’t Shift Election Date Again

Military Alleges Plot to Disrupt Elections in N’Delta

Call El-Rufai to Order, Southern, Middle Belt Leaders Urge FG

Youths will Vote Massively for Buhari, Says Campaign Director

APC Campaign Council Tasks CSOs, Observers on Election

Presidency: Buhari’s Order on Snatching of Ballot Box ‘Strong Message’ against Savagery

Court Declines Dasuki’s Request for Intervention of ‘Friends of the Court’ in Trial

Boko Haram Insurgents Kill 18 Firewood Merchants in Borno

SUN

Hold INEC, service chiefs, others responsible if violence erupts ‘Nyiam

Why Atiku will win -Cleric

APC failed Nigerians, must be shown the way out -Oghene

Elections: Postponement countered planned rigging -Abdullahi

Rivers PDP accuses APC of violence, election fraud plot

Elections: Defend democracy, Abdulsalami, Kukah tell Nigerians

Subsidy arrears: Banks yet to honour FG’s N320bn promissory notes

Hoodlums disrupt FG’s TraderMoni programme in Ogun

FG approves 1st state composite microinsurance company

Kajuru killings: Fish out perpetrators, PDP guber candidate urges El-Rufai

APC bent on holding to power ‘Okupe

FG wanted election postponed for fear of losing ‘Saulawa

Imo APC’ll deliver one million votes for Buhari-Nwosu

Foreign observers shouldn’t undermine Nigeria’s sovereignty ‘Adeniran

South-East’ll give Atiku bloc votes -Ekwe

Despite endorsement of ex-Generals Buhari, can’t continue -Gbor, APGA candidate

Polls shift: FCT records low turnout of workers

Ebonyi APC laments alleged incessant attacks, killing of members

 

GUARDIAN

Is Aisha Buhari taking the piss out of GMB

Death toll in Kaduna killing rises to 130 as police arrests 11 suspects

Court nullifies candidature of Ezeh as APC Senatorial candidate

Thumb-printed ballot papers in vehicle for voter education, says police

Bernie Sanders announces he is running for US president

Buhari holds security meeting with governors, security chiefs




 

VANGUARD

Don’t shoot ballot box snatchers, Ortom tells troops

Our endorsement of Atiku, Obi sacrosanct ‘ Ohanaeze

End these deaths, sufferings by Ex-NNSL workers, MWUN urges PTAD

LUTH raises alarm over abandoned accident victim By Chioma Obinna

How Nigerian army is making life rosy for residents of Onitsha military cantonment

Postponement has undermined polls’ credibility ‘ Nwabueze

CAN to Nigerians: Keep praying for Leah Sharibu’s freedom, credible polls

Adamawa INEC administers oath of neutrality on staff

Don’t allow external influence in your decision, Peace C’mtte tells INEC

Ngige’s community ends 7-year leadership tussle

Court sacks Eze, Enugu East APC senatorial candidate

INEC records 98% card reader reconfiguration, expresses readiness for polls

How 437 Anambra ex-council officials turn prayer warriors over unpaid N2b severance package

CUPP, IPAC kick against APC’s call for A-Ibom REC’s removal

Poll Shift: Onyema, INEC Chairman to meet diplomatic heads, Int’l organisations

Atiku to army: Protecting territorial integrity your business, not elections

Igini: Don’t heat up polity with lies against INEC ‘ Group warns

PDP jittery over Buhari’s orders to security agents on ballot boxes snatching ‘ Presidency

I was not arrested with PVCs ‘ Kwara PDP chieftain

Why we are supporting Atiku for President ‘ Middle Belt Forum

Onochie backs Buhari, says law is solidly behind Snatch and Die

Buhari, APC not ready for credible polls ‘ Dr. Osifo

Breaking: 130 persons killed in Kajuru, not 66 ‘ El-Rufai

Buhari presidency releases looted funds to APC candidates ‘ PDP

Election: CBN takes delivery of sensitive materials in Niger ‘ Official

INEC leads stakeholders to inspect retrieved sensitive materials in Gombe

Police arrest 950 suspected political thugs in Kano

 

LEADERSHIP

2.6m Children Suffer Severe Acute Malnutrition

Saturday PDP’s Day Of Reckoning, Says Ajimobi

Polls: Fulani Group Not Deterred By Postponement

Delta Begins Empowerment Of Petty Traders With N10,000

EFCC Kicks Against Judgment On Maina, Vows To Appeal

NAPTIP Rescues 14 Victims Of Human Trafficking

Why Re-scheduled Elections May Not Hold

Court Seals Off MTN Mast Over Noise Pollution

OBJ, PDP Alliance Against PMB Will Fail ‘ Ebute

EFCC Arrests Ex-JAMB Staff Over N10m Fraud

NSA Commends Navy Over Clampdown On Illegal Maritime Security Outfits

Polls: NYSC Frowns At Plight Of Corps Members

Improved Electricity Supply Excite Benin Communities

Ogun Killing: Customs Detains 4 Officers

Oil Price Drops From 2019 High On Slow Economic Growth

Edo NUJ Condemns Incessant Cult Killings In Benin

Suspected Gunmen Kidnap 2 Sawmillers In Ondo, Demand N5m Ransom

#Davido Features U.S Rapper In Fall Remix

2019 Elections: We Cannot Afford To Fail Again, Sen Ogembe To INEC

2019 Polls: Tiv Youth Council mobilises Support For Buhari

 

TRIBUNE

Buhari’s presidency, APC ‘ll work for Atiku’s victory ‘Ologbondiyan

Kashamu promises to fix Ota roads, other infrastructures

FG should not use second Niger Bridge as bait to win Igbo votes ‘Rear Admiral Osondu

Illegal capital market activities: SEC shuts down firm in Lagos

Plateau state INEC receives complete sensitive and non sensitive materials

Anambra residents to pay N5,000 fine over open defecation

INEC can’t be trusted again ‘ Senator Akpabio

130 Fulanis killed in Kaduna, not 66 ‘ el-Rufai

Boko Haram attacked me to boost their standing ‘ Gov Shettima

 

NATION

EFCC detains Atikus man over $4m cash haul

PDP, Presidency clash over Buharis directive

Leahs father pleads with govt to rescue daughter

Atiku confirmed PDP is working with INEC, says Oshiomhole

Kajuru killings: El-Rufai says death toll now 130

Why Ogboru does not recognise zoning

Well support Buhari on credible polls, says Ortom

Electoral materials intercepted in Zamfara

AIbom CUPP, IPAC, CNPP oppose moves to redeploy REC

Benue Police Command gets first female PRO

We wont reduce petrol price Bauchi IPMAN

 

DAILY TIMES

Year after, Group tasks FG on Leah Sharibus release

Nasarawa PDP raises alarm over command centre in Government House

NGO to organise 2019 guber debate in A Ibom

2019 election: Gov Dickson urges Buhari to begin his ruthless threat with APC leaders in Bayelsa

EFCC kicks against judgment on Maina, vows to appeal

Presidency reiterates Buharis warning to ballot box snatchers

Elections: Our role starts, ends with provision of security Army

Ballot box snatchers will have themselves to blame, IGP warns

Igbo President will be feasible in 2023, says World Igbo Union

Presidential election: Is fake news that Atiku gave me $1m -Adamawa REC

PDP NEC meeting discusses campaign issues, others

Tension in A Ibom as CUPP, IPAC rise against plan to deploy REC

Court sentence manager to 6 years imprisonment for fraud

Ballot box snatchers will be punished legally- INEC boss

Polls shift: NYSC expresses concern over corps members plight

FG protests inhuman treatment of Nigerians, as Ghana deports 723

Atiku aims to set Nigeria on fire to become President, APC alleges

International operations: NDLEA charges Air Peace crew over combating drug trafficking

 

DAILY TRUST

Lagos and politics of ‘non-indigenous’ leaders

INEC distributes over 2m PVCs in Oyo

Ortom urges security operatives not to kill ballot box snatchers

Our candidate for Jos North/Bassa still in race ‘ Plateau ADC

Poll shift will not change our support for Buhari ‘ Niger APC

JUST IN: PDP accuses presidency of approving N6bn for election rigging

Atiku urges security agencies to be professional, uphold constitution

Nigeria Decides: 2019 and choices before us

Why FG launched new digital identity ecosystem ‘ NIMC

Forum urges FG to relax conditions for N5bn mining fund

2019 Elections: APC, Army plotting to cause crisis in Rivers ‘ PDP

Don’t kill ballot box snatchers, governor Ortom warns DSS, military, police

Atiku alleges plans to postpone elections in Borno, Adamawa, Kaduna

2019 Election: Why Dogara is not a threat to me ‘ Bauchi governor

INEC sets for presidential, NASS polls in Niger, says materials intact

INEC mistakenly took Kebbi’s electoral materials to kaduna

Polls shift: Association berates INEC, backs Buhari

Security challenges won’t stop elections ‘ Governors

Appeal Court affirms Bolarinwa as Kwara APC chair

Political parties accuse A/Ibom REC of partisanship

 




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