Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Saturday, 18 February 2023

GUARDIAN

Six dead in Mississippi shooting rampage, suspect detained

First Ukraine troops complete expanded US training: Pentagon

Domestic violence: Groups urge govt to address hunger, poverty

You’re exposing our athletes to medical issues, Porbeni tells marathon organisers

National cross country race: Winners to share N2m Prize

Anti-graft CSOs give IGP seven days to arrest, remand EFCC Boss

Delta needs security expert, entrepreneur as Governor ‘ Gbagi

Alabi: Fake news was my greatest challenge as Lagos CP

2023: What change is Atiku bringing to the presidency

Tinubu never asked Governors to disregard Buhari’s directive on New Naira notes, says APC, PCC

With Diplomatic Village, Nig govt reciprocates global practice

Lagos CP, Idowu assures Lagosians of sustained security

CSOs end protest in Lagos, give I-G 7-day ultimatum to arrest EFCC boss

Presidency dismisses claim to introduce interim govt, says Buhari prefers Tinubu

Bulgaria finds 18 migrants dead in truck

 PUNCH

Six dead in US shooting, suspect detained

Turkey quake fuels conspiracy posts on US antenna station

Naira crisis: INEC submits cash request to CBN

Emefiele deceived Nigerians on naira swap, says Keyamo

Illegal detention: Ex-aide sues Aisha Buhari for N100m

Naira policy may frustrate elections Reps panel

Katsina residents collaborating with terrorists –CP Nadada

Central Bank of Confusion: CBNs conflicting orders on N1000, N500 notes cause maximum confusion

Ignore sit-at-home order, Ohanaeze tells Igbo

Saudi Arabia arrests 800 Nigerians, FG asks UAE to lift travel ban

Nigerians must reject evil, tainted candidates Clerics

IG probes officers over alleged extrajudicial killings

Naira racketeering: ICPC arrests Oando accountant, PoS operator

Over 5,000 illegal refineries discovered in eight years Defence Ministry

FRSC deploys 21,783 personnel, 769 patrol vehicles for elections

Reuters report: Military deserves commendation not condemnation, says NDA commandant

APC chairman summons govs to emergency meeting Sunday

Enugu: Court dismisses suit seeking PDP candidates disqualification

APC pegs Imo, Kogi, Bayelsa gov forms at N50m

Verbal attacks at campaigns, a mockery of Electoral Act

53 civilians killed in Syria attack

Hold us responsible if we fail Baba-Ahmed

Election: Imo PDP wants redeployment of security chiefs

Dont take El-Rufais desperation for granted, SOKAPU warns

Adamawa cop who killed 80-year-old arrested, CP mourns

Naira redesign: We cant access our funds, says PRP

Nigerian financial expert joins Forbes business council

JUST IN: IG sets up panel to investigate Anambras alleged extrajudicial killings

South-West PDP backs Atiku after G5 defiance

THISDAY

CBN: We Didn’t Direct Banks to Collect Old Banknotes from Customers

Petroleum Training Institute Matriculates 1,901 Students in Delta

We Must Place Nigeria on the Path of Recovery, Says Princess Mbakwe

Irregular Migration: Saudi Arabia Arrests 800 Nigerians

APC Pegs Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi Governorship Forms at N50m

Bello Koko: NPA Needs $800m to Rehabilitate Apapa, Tin-Can, Calabar, Onne Ports

Delta Tricycle Plant, Mechanic Village for Inauguration Soon

NBC Issues 30-Day Ultimatum to CNN, BBC Other Foreign Broadcast Stations to Register

Union Orders Bank Staff to Stay Away from Duty Over Mob Attacks

NPC: We’re on Course to Deliver Accurate, Scientific Census to Nigerians

Presidency: Buhari Not Planning to Instal Interim Govt

House Committee Dialogues With Buhari, Insists Naira Change Unpopular

Polls: Group Alleges Plan to Re-introduce Special Forces in Cross River

CBN: No Directive to Banks to Collect Old N1000, N500 from Customers

CBN Directs Banks to Collect Old N500, N1,000 Notes

Ogun PDP Guber Candidate, Adebutu, Debunks Claim of not Campaigning for Atiku

SUN

Tanko Yinusa, Labour Party spokesman:Any attempt to shift polls will spell doom for democracy

Every Nigerian should be free to vote whoever he wants without intimidation Kanayo O Kanayo

Naira redesign, big blow to vote buying -Ezeugwu

Presidency: No plans for interim government, elections will hold

APC plotting to scuttle 2023 polls Atiku campaign

Confusion over alleged order for banks to accept old notes

Naira scarcity: Two killed, many injured in Lagos, Ogun, Ondo protests

Naira crisis: Stay home, union tells bank workers

Naira redesign: Senior lawyers tackle Buhari over broadcast

Naira/fuel scarcity: NYCN sues for peace, advises against protests

Participate more in our programmes, ABU Centre urges professionals

Land tussle: Enugu community petitions IGP, seeks intervention

Troops kill 7 bandits in Kaduna community

Four feared dead as protesters, police fight over Naira scarcity in Aba

Polls: Platform to verify accurate data of candidates unveiled

Niger Delta most dreaded militant group endorses Tinubu for President

Over 120 anti-corruption CSOs give IGP 7-day ultimatum to arrest, jail EFCC boss

Delta: APC alleges plot by Okowa, PDP to cause uprising using party branded vehicles

Banks, shops vandalized, as youths protest scarcity of money in Rivers

New Naira: Dont destroy property, Oluwo begs Osun youths

VANGUARD

Governors’ counter directives amount to treason — Odinkalu

Ondo cleric shoots self, dies hunting for antelope

Presidency to Nigerians: Vote APC or any party of your choice

PDP’s open support for CBN cash crisis suspicious — Group

Elections: Resist illegal sit at home order – Ohanaeze

I’m not working for Obi – Kachikwu

Edo: 96 polling units to get above one BVAS machine

Election: INEC’ll release total number of registered voters soon — Oyo REC

Nigerians going to 2023 polls in protest mood – Igbinedion

Those fighting Buhari on naira redesign want vote-buying to continue —Nwodo

Nigeria needs honest, visionary leadership to overcome challenges – Uzodimma

Accountant in ICPC net over alleged new Naira notes racketeering

Elections: Resist illegal sit-at-home order in S/East — Ohaneze re-echoes

Elections: Any Politician that wins election through violence won’t have anything to offer —JDPC

Breaking: WAEC releases 2022 WASSCE 2nd series results

LEADERSHIP

Buhari Wants Credible Elections ‘ Pauline Tallen

Tinubu Not Overambitious, Didn’t Just Wake Up To Say ‘It’s My Turn’ ‘ Wife

Niger Govt Donates N17m To Fire Victims

CSOs End 7-day Protest, Ask Buhari To Sanitise EFCC

House Committee Meets Buhari, Cautions On New Naira Policy

Ortom Declares Support For Obi, Denies Separating From G-5,Wike

Group Raises Alarm Over Plot To Rig NASS Elections In Cross River

Interim Govt Rumours Spread By Those Who Are Afraid Of Losing Election ‘ Presidency

JUST-IN: CBN Denies Asking Banks To Accept Old N500, N1000 Banknotes

Troops Kill 7 Bandits, Recover Motorcycles, Ammunitions In Kaduna

NBC Begins Clampdown On Illegal Foreign Broadcasters, Approves 67 New Stations

Crowd Besieges CBN Office With Old Notes In Lagos

Kwara Govt Grants State’s Tertiary Institutions N120m Bailout

2023 Polls: Court Strikes Out Suit Seeking Disqualification Of Enugu PDP

Cash Crunch: Edo NYCN Condemns Attack On Banks, Sue For Calm

TRIBUNE

2023 elections: PRNigeria’s report on presidential candidates, security threats

Identify your voting location ahead February 25, INEC begs Nigerians

Interim govt: Stop creating panic, public incitement against Buhari, Presidency warns El-Rufai

2023 elections: Court sacks Ondo APC Reps candidate Adefarati

Naira scarcity: Parents withdraw children from schools over protests in Lagos

UPDATED: CBN debunks directing banks to collect old N500, N1000 notes

NANS to INEC chairman: Make history by ensuring 2023 election is the freest, fairest in Nigeria

Troops kill seven bandits in Kaduna

Naira scarcity: Attacking banks senseless ‘ Primate Ayodele knocks protesters

Naira redesign: Dogara hails President Buhari, says moves will curb vote-buying

Unknown gunmen attack PDP rally, destroy properties in Ebonyi

Again, Reps’ Committee meets Buhari, declares new currency policy as unpopular

Naira redesign: Why Buhari is refusing to abide by Supreme Court order ‘ Ganduje

I have been selling recharge cards for 18 years ’39-year-old graduate

I suspect our 2-week-old baby belongs to our landlord’s son ‘Husband

APC fixes dates for Bayelsa, Kogi, Imo primaries

Cash swap: El-Rufai’s counter directive treasonable ‘ Datti Baba-Ahmed

Alleged corruption: Court slates April 4 for HoS, AGF, others to open defence

Gunmen attack INEC ad-hoc staff training centre in Nnewi

Reuters report: Nigerian Military deserves commendation, not condemnation ‘ NDA Commandant

NATION

Army court-martials 68 officers, soldiers for various offences

NBC to online stations: Register within 30 days or face clampdown

It’s fake news, Tinubu never asked governors to disregard Buhari – Campaign Council

New polling units: INEC to send bulk SMS to voters before Election Day

Court dismisses PDP’s suit seeking disqualification of Benue APC guber candidate

Free APC nomination forms for female guber aspirants in Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi

N’Delta agitators endorse Tinubu, say he will make a good President

Two killed as protests erupt in Lagos, Ogun

Ohanaeze, IPOB hail disbandment of Ebubeagu in Ebonyi

Naira redesign: Ondo residents swap old notes for foodstuff

2023 Elections: Don’t let naira scarcity deter you from voting- Datti

No plan for interim govt — FG says

Obey Supreme Court ruling on old notes Ekiti Assembly tells Buhari, CBN

Cash swap policy may affect polls, Reps tell Buhari

‘PDP chieftains giving Atiku false hope in South-East’

Army court martials 68 officers, soldiers

Standstill on Lagos-Ibadan expressway over protest

JUST IN: Naira scarcity protest rocks Ogun

HERALD

Naira scarcity: Understanding El-Rufai’s rants against Buhari ‘ By Ebiowei Dickson

Buhari: ‘Interim govt is a work of fiction’ ‘ Shehu Sani shades El-Rufai

Goldman Sachs Projects 25 BPS Rate Hikes Each in March, May and June 2023

Naira scarcity: Some governors have stockpiled monies to buy votes ‘ Odinkalu

UK-based pastor Tobi Adegboyega gifts N3m to ailing actor Fadeyi Oloro

Full text: El-Rufai’s statewide broadcast on naira redesign policy

Election: Buhari wants APC to lose ‘ Ganduje

EFCC arraigns Reddit ‘porn star’ for $300 fraud

DAILY TRUST

Borno Man’s 4 Wives Deliver Same Day In Camp – Commissioner

Old Naira: Disobedience To Supreme Court Order Invitation To Anarchy – Keyamo

Naira Scarcity: Bank Staff Directed To Stay At Home Over Attacks

Naira Debacle: We’ll Continue To Side With The Masses – Reps

Take Your Old Naira Notes To CBN If Legitimate, Buhari’s Aide Taunts Ganduje

Atiku’s Wife Leads Rally In Yola, Says Nigerians Tired Of Buhari Gov’t

Politicians Importing Thugs Into Nasarawa, CP Raises Alarm

Concerns In APC As Goje Shuns Tinubu’s Rally, Gombe Gov’ship Campaign Flag-Off

Naira crisis: Obi’s running mate knocks Buhari, says El-Rufai committing treason

Local content board, Senegalese agency sign MoU for energy security

AUTHORITY

Only scared politicians joke about interim govt, Buhari replies el-Rufai

Presidential Election: Tinubus Chances Brightens As Labour Party Kano Guber Candidate Collapses Structure Into APC

We Are Fully Prepared For Free, Fair Elections, Says Kano REC

2023: Abia State desperately in need of good governance

Taraba Politics: Chief Kente Sues APC, INEC and Sen.Bwacha over contempt of court

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Abuja-Kaduna: Rumours Of Second Attack Should Be Taken Seriously ‘ Shehu Sani

2023: Election Will Hold, Buhari Not Working Towards Interim Govt ‘ Presidency

Kogi Govt Trains Enumerators, Supervisors For Annual School Census’ Exercise

Naira Redesign: No Need For Violence In Lagos, Sanwo-Olu Tells Residents

BREAKING: No Directive To Banks To Collect Old N500, N1,000 Notes ‘ CBN

Navy Intercepts, Hands Over Vessel To NIMASA Over Flouting Of IMO Regulation

Cristiano Ronaldo Gets 2 Assists As Al Nassr Win To Go Top Of Saudi Pro League

APC, Tinubu Hypocritical, Plotting To Scuttle 2023 Elections, Atiku Claims

INEC Registered 2.5m Voters In Edo With 1.99m Collecting PVC, Says REC

Federal High Court Dismisses Suit Seeking To Disqualify All Enugu PDP Candidates

Cash Crunch: Edo NYCN Reprehend Attacks On Banks, Sue For Calm

NEW TELEGRAPH

Sanwo-Olu calls for calm as protests over Naira scarcity hit Lagos

Buhari not working for interim govt, truncation of democracy ‘Presidency

Fuel subsidy now over N400bn monthly ‘NNPCL

Naira Policy: SANs disagree on Buhari’s order on only N200 notes

CBN: We didn’t order banks to accept old N500, N1,000 notes

Falae, Yakassai, Iwuanyanwu: Elections must hold, interim govt not an option

Presidency: Atiku, Tinubu ignite sharp division in North

I am proud of Peter Obi’s political achievements ‘Pius Anyim

CBN May Delay Forex Loan Payments on Dollar Shortage, Moody’s Says

Nigeria now at critical period, election not about tribe, religion ‘ Igbogbo

Thugs vandalise PDP House of Reps candidate’s house, destroy vehicles

Finally G-5 splits as Ortom breaks silence, declares support for Peter Obi

BLUEPRINT

Herders’ve killed over 600 indigenes in 10 Benue council wards

Supreme Court affirms Lawal Usman as PDP Kaduna Central Senatorial Candidate

E-Health Africa graduates 18 in software engineering

Anambra police rescue 3 children stolen from Abia, Akwa-Ibom, Rivers

Troops kill 7 bandits in Kaduna community

2023: Group urges media to increase reportage of GBV

584,993 PVCs yet to be collected in Edo ‘ INEC

2023 Hajj: NAHCON allocates 3,132 slots to Bauchi

Kogi lawmaker empowers 100 youth, women on PoS business

Informants killed during assassination attempt on me ‘ Cleric

Elrufai broadcast: We’ll apply full weight of the law against conflicting directives ‘ Datti Baba-Ahmed

Group challenges Tinubu’s rivals to produce mentees’ list, achievements

2023: Don’t allow selfish politicians gamble with your future ‘ Northern youth