Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Friday, 8 April 2022

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

GUARDIAN 

Defiant Trump defends actions during US Capitol assault

Russia announces entry bans on Australian, New Zealand PMs

US Senate confirms first Black woman to Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson

Ige’s murder: I’m willing to go to court, says Soyinka

Families of kidnapped train passengers protest government inaction as another victim dies of gunshot injuries

‘65 per cent of Africa’s population survived COVID-19’

Kyari seeks special court for oil thieves as NNPC loses $5.1b

ADC to sponsor 300 young persons for Reps in 2023

‘My father said ‘holy spirit’ instructed him to sleep with me’

Gunmen kill two, injure others in Plateau IDP camp

EU, Nigerian Navy partner on maritime security

Rivers debunks shootout near government house

Again, vandals attack Bayelsa pipeline, disrupt Agip’s gas export

Institute trains Enugu, Cross River, Akwa Ibom legislators on lawmaking

Survivor’, governor’s aide in court over alleged sexual assault

Air cargo records marginal growth amid restriction withdrawal

Onne Customs facilitates N109 billion export in Q1

FG plans investment-friendly digital policies, commissions MainOne’s data centre

Families of kidnapped train passengers protest government inaction as another victim dies of gunshot injuries

Blackout on Lagos International Airport road raises security concerns

FG allocation to shed 3.33% in new revenue-sharing formula

Buni presents new APC Chairman to Buhari

Keeping Kids in School: How Fintech is Helping Parents in Nairobi’s Densest Slum

Defection: Court dismisses PDP’s suit against Ayade

UN General Assembly suspends Russia from Human Rights Council

Court dismisses Abba Kyari’s fundamental rights suit against NDLEA

PUNCH

CJ stops media coverage of terrorism cases

Train victims families protest at transportation ministrys briefing

Buhari gets RMAFCs new revenue sharing formula, states, LGs get more

Group says Kanus detention ruining South-East, seeks political solution

Gunmen raze another LG secretariat in Anambra

Police arrest two as gunmen invade Rivers community

Makinde declares interest in seeking re-election

Lawan gives aides ultimatum to resign, Omo-Ageges men comply

Makinde declares second term bid, lists achievements

2023: Again, PDP extends sale of nomination forms

2022: Budget deficit jumps to N7.35tn, Buhari to borrow N965bn

Suspected Russian hackers target Nigerian websites, hit Bet9ja

NNPC seeks special courts to prosecute oil thieves, others

My father raped me for one year on beach, girlfriends house Lagos teenager

Ogun youth, friend rape, kill OAU graduate, suspects parents celebrate arrest

Osun couple abandons premature baby in hospital, govt seeks help

Kano court jails two civil servants for forgery

Four Benue Catholic women returning from burial die in crash

12-year-old maid jumps from storey building while escaping randy boss

Graduates brutalise Osun doctors, nurses over patients death, Oluwo begs hospital

Dont hide your special needs child, disability activist tells parents

South-East govs failed to convey Kanus demands to FG Family

I await court action over comments on Iges murder Soyinka

Court strikes out Kyaris suit against NDLEA

DSS prevented Kanu from changing clothes Lead counsel

Nigeria, others at high risk of debt distress, IMF warns

Ketanji Jackson: US Senate confirms first Black woman to Supreme Court

I witnessed hubby slump, die while preaching Widow of late Ogunnusi

Malami has not resigned Aide

Kanye West will always be family- Kim Kardashian

Internet access: Google to fund subsea cable, create 1.6 million jobs in Nigeria

US speaker Pelosi tests positive for COVID-19

Kaduna attacks: Pastors protest, urge FG to end terrorism

THISDAY

Defection: Ayade Escapes Sack as Judge Bows to Appeal Court Judgment

Forbes: Dangote Remains Africa’s Richest Man, as Adenuga, Rabiu’s Wealth Improve

FG to Train 37,000 ‘Unemployable’ Youths Nationwide, Says Ngige

Mamora: Climate Change Crisis Worsening Nigeria’s Disease Burden

Gunmen Raze Soludo’s LGA Headquarters in Aguata

FG Raises Concerns over Worsening Insecurity, Military Laments Setback in Recent…

Police Rescue 12 Kidnapped Passengers in Kogi

House: ADC to Raise N10bn to Sponsor 300 Nigerian Youths

ASUU Accuses FG of Insensitivity over Strike Action

Imo Speaker’s Action, Illegal, Says Sacked Lawmaker

Court Orders Airtel to Pay Former Employee N166m over Wrongful Dismissal

Danger Looms as FG Insists on Lagos, Abuja International Terminals as Operation Hubs for New National Carrier

2023: ‘Oshiomhole’s Aspiration ‘ll Spell Doom for APC in Edo North’

Breaking: Gunmen Burn down Soludo’s LGA Secretariat

Ijaw Congress Urges FG to Obey Court Order on NDDC Board

FG to Address Challenges in Cotton Sector, Eyes 2m Jobs

Defection: Ayade Escapes Sack as Judge Bows to Appeal Court Judgment

SUN

Defection: Court dismisses suit seeking Ayade, deputys sack

APCs appeal on Akwa Ibom chapter also thrown out

Poor leadership recruitment process bane of APC Eyiboh

Road to 2023: We must unite in PDP to win Lagos Adewale, Senatorial aspirant

2023: APC declares nomination forms free for women aspirants

2023: South East APC leaders demand partys presidential ticket for zone

Femi Kuti, monarchs, others for Great Lagosians Hall of Fame

Experts hail RMAFC on new revenue formula, demand more creativity on generation

NB to maintain leadership position despite FX challenges

Lagos-Badagry Expressway: Inspectors satisfied with progress of work

Accident: IYC expresses shock, alleges plot to kill Jonathan

Court orders final forfeiture of N95.3m traced to ex- SGF, Awudu

IGP appoints new CPs for Edo, Adamawa, Kaduna, Imo

Bandits kill 2,injure 3 in Plateau

Attacks on troops wont deter our resolve to defend, protect Nigerians DHQ

NCC awards N172 million in research grants to 13 universities to boost ICT

Gunmen set Aguata LG secretariat on fire

Jonathan Convoy Accident: IYC expresses shock, alleges conspiracy to kill ex-president

Road to 2023: Oshiomholes senate aspiration will spell doom for APC in Edo North Group

VANGUARD

APC mulls free forms for women in 2023 elective offices

2023: PDP extends deadline for sales of nomination forms

2023: APC cancels nomination fees for female aspirants

2023: Field northern presidential candidate, lose our votes ‘ M-Belt youths warn political parties

Gunmen attack Soludo’s LG secretariat, kill 2

16-yr-old girl recounts how own father repeatedly defiled her after mother relocated to SA

Abuja School Principals not raising N50m ransom for kidnapped UBEB boss, says FCTA

Panic as gunmen invade Rivers’ community, rob 6 POS shops at gunpoint

Nigerian man cries for justice after younger brother was allegedly stabbed to death by lover in US

Clerics occupy Kaduna roads, protest killings, ask FG to bomb terrorist enclaves

Gunmen kill two IDPs, injure three others in Plateau community

Our federal structure has created lazy politicians ‘ Emiaso, ex-Customary Court President

I’m sorry for goat pastors’ comment -Adeboye’s son

Nomination forms: Nigerian Youth Parliament begs APC, Buhari to grant youths 50% reduction

2023: Any Igbo man that says IPOB’s grievances are irrelevant is an ‘Efulefu’ ‘ Prof Benard

Nigeria ready for more economic ties with Europe ‘ Gbajabiamila

Policeman arrested for extorting N50,000 from corp member

Arewa Group urges FG not to engage Tompolo in pipeline surveillance

Kanu files fresh N50bn suit against FG, insists he was abducted from Kenya

Strike: OAU extends mid-semester break by 4 weeks

LEADERSHIP

BREAKING: Gunmen Attack Aguata LG Secretariat In Anambra

3 Catholic Women Group Members Die In Benue Auto Crash

Zamafara Gov Buys 260 Assorted Cars For Traditional Rulers

Nigeria’s Telecom FDI Drops To $417.4m As Revenue Hit N2.9trn ‘ NCC

FCT Minister Tasks Police On Satellite Towns Security

Insecurity: Kwara Civil Servants Pray For Restoration Of Peace In Nigeria

2023: Your Presidential Aspiration Unrealistic, Asari Dokubo Tells Wike

1 Killed, 7 Abducted As Bandits Attack Taraba Mosque

TRIBUNE

Plastic Recycling: LAWMA tasks local engineers to fabricate baling machines

Declare for presidency immediately, Dakuku Peterside tells Amaechi

Extreme poverty makes people behave in ways you cannot imagine ‘ Adebajo-Olafimihan

UN assembly suspends Russia from human rights body

Exporters commend CBN for introducing PAVE to encourage local production

Reps task FG on importation, use of low energy consuming appliances

Buhari seeks NASS approval for N4trn fuel subsidy

FCTA dismantles 350 structures near Abuja airport

FG to states: Let’s us work to reduce this unacceptable level of poverty

Oil theft: Nigeria loses $1.5bn in 3 months

Federal High Court issues practice directions on trial of terrorism cases

Bola Ige’s murder: Soyinka expresses readiness to go to court to expose killers

NATION 

CBN to Nigerians: beware of dubious financial institutions

NIDCOM condemns profiling, detention of Nigerians in Poland

Reject PDP if party jettisons zoning, lawyer tells Southeast voters

Apongbon fire: ‘we’ll relocate traders soon’

Insecurity: Fintiri reviews curfew for Ramadan lectures

‘Restriction of homeowners unlawful’

2023: APC declares nomination forms free for women aspirants

JNI queries Fed Govt’s inability to wipe out bandits, terrorists

Botched 2014 NIS recruitment: Court convicts ex-Perm Sec Daniel-Nwobia

DAILY TRUST 

Pressure mounts on Pinnick to resign over Qatar 2022 failure

Pastors stage peaceful protest over bandits’ attacks, killings

Banditry threatens 33,000 hectares of farmland in Kaduna

Immigration deploys new officers at Lagos Airport

Clerics protest bandits’ attacks, killings in Kaduna

Ameachi to Nigerians: You should be grateful to Buhari

UNIMAID solar hybrid plant ready soon – Osinbajo

‘It Was Like a movie’, widow Of Ogun Preacher Who Died On Pulpit speaks

Bola Ige’s murder: I’m ready to go to court – Soyinka

Obaseki rejects out-of-court settlement for rapists in Edo

Railway Projects: You should be grateful to Buhari, Amaechi tells Nigerians

Pressure mounts on Pinnick to resign over Qatar 2022 failure

2023: Fresh crisis brews in Benue PDP as Ayu, Ortom disagree over consensus candidates

Senate: Adamu prepares to vacate seat, Kyari stays put

Why APC won’t survive in Kwara beyond 2023 – Tajudeen Audu

Defection: No provision to sack Gov Ayade, deputy – Court

NNPC: We’ve lost $1.5bn worth of oil to vandals from January till date

BUSINESSDAY

Petrol generator demand spikes on high diesel price

What Nigeria needs is transformational corruption

Lagos new terminal idle, two weeks after opening

Dangote moves up 61 places on Forbes 2022 billionaires list

Firms’ directors trade N45bn own shares in Q1

Diesel, raw material costs pile pressure on FMCG firms

Nigeria needs to spend $18.7b annually to close poverty gap ‘ World Bank

Buhari seeks fresh borrowing as budget deficit increases to N7.35trn

FCMB Group sustains impressive performance as profit rises to N22.7bn in 2021

Stocks seen yielding to sell pressure

SEC says working on sectoral strategy to tackle cybersecurity risks on capital market

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Railway Projects: You Should Be Grateful To Buhari, Ameachi Tells Nigerians

2023: No Presidential Aspirant In Nigeria Has Consulted More Than Osinbajo ‘ Ajulo

Pastor’ Arrested For Defiling 12 Years Old Girl In Anambra

Land Dispute: Call Itsekiri To Order To Avoid Bloody Mayhem, Oghara Indigenes Tell Okowa

UEFA Continues Talks On Russia’s European Bid But Approves Sustainability Rules

Trump Dismisses January 6 Call Log Gap

NEW TELEGRAPH

Oil Theft: Nigeria lost N750m in Q1-NNPC GMD

I’m not battling Ayu, Mark, and Suswam over 2023 guber ‘ Ortom

Nigeria ready for more economic ties with Europe ‘ Gbajabiamila

Buhari seeks approval of revised 2022 fiscal framework

Alleged Breach of Fundamental Rights: Kanu slams N50bn suit on FG

I’m ready to go to court over Bola Ige ‘ Soyinka

2023: PDP’ll sweep all the polls ‘Ayu

Kaduna Train Attack: Terrorists threaten to kill kidnapped victims

Railway Projects: Be grateful to Buhari, Amaechi tells Nigerians

Beware of dubious financial institutions, CBN warns Nigerians

Stakeholders to FG: Declare emergency in food sector

Fertiliser: Group seeks more private sector financing

Train Attack: Aremu advocates inclusive security measure

Nigeria loses seamen to foreign countries over tax

BLUEPRINT

2023: Play the game according to rules, INEC tells parties

Obasanjo, repository of wisdom for intending president ‘ Imumolen

Institute trains lawmakers on effective representation in Akwa Ibom

Kaduna train attack victim Funtua dies from wounds

2023: 10, 000 Kogi ADP supporters defect to SDP

Imo assembly faults WAEC over N500, 000 penalty on schools

ICPC changing attitudes of Nigerian public officers ‘ Owasanoye

Nigeria lost $1.5bn in 3 months to oil theft, vandalism ‘ Kyari

For calling RCCG Pastors goats, Adeboye’s son tenders apology

Anambra: Catholic Bishop empowers 35 less-privileged persons

Create special courts for oil thieves, pipeline vandals, NNPC tells Reps

Party chieftain drags PDP, Atiku to court over zoning

[Breaking] VIDEO: Again, hoodlums invade Anambra, set Soludo’s Aguata LG headquarters on fire

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