Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Tuesday, 21 March 2023

 

VANGUARD

US prepares for likely arrest of Trump

Amazon mulls fresh job cuts, 9,000 more to go

Nigerian man caught smuggling 83,000 cigarettes into UK

I stand by my promises to the people, says Kaduna Governor-elect

Breaking: Rivers guber: PDP wins all 23 LGAs [See full results]

Video: I’m Christian, pray everyday, I shall not die but live ‘ Lagos REC

How vote buying, violence marred polls in South-East, North-West ‘ CDD report

INEC declares APC’s Uba Sani winner of Kaduna guber election

2023 elections: 21 deaths reported on election day ‘ EU mission

Borno: Zulum seeks forgiveness, pledges dividends of democracy after landslide win

Ex-Australian soldier arrested for alleged war crime in Afghanistan

Gamboru Market Fire: Zulum rewards 149 firemen with N14.9m

EFCC arrests NCAA’s Director of Account, 2 others over N2bn DTA fraud

Sanwo-Olu commences payment of 20% increment in workers’ salaries

Delta: Okowa congratulates Oborevwori, thanks Deltans

Buhari to blame for APC’s misfortunes in Rivers ‘ Jaja

PUNCH

Billionaire media tycoon Murdoch finds love after fourth divorce

Sanwo-Olu raises civil servants salary by 20%

APC wins 15 states, PDP six, NNPP takes Kano

Ex-JAMB registrar Ojerinde sues ICPC

27 killed during gov poll Report

Nigeria relies on generators for 75% electricity Report

Poultry firms may collapse before June, operators warn

Sanwo-Olu condemns election day violence, orders suspects arrest

E-bills payment falls by 44% over cash crunch NIBSS

Level-crossing gate would have prevented Lagos deadly train-bus clash FRSC spokesman

Foreign observers commend INEC, Nigerians on polls

Police, INEC must prosecute electoral offenders

APC fears Saraki-like crisis ahead of Senate presidency race

Accept defeat, Delta gov-elect tells Omo-Agege

EU observers blame politicians, INEC for vote-buying

PDP rejects Katsina gov poll results, heads for court

INEC suspends Enugu, Abia results collation amid protests

Benue rescheduled polls hold Tuesday INEC

Nnamani dumps PDP, blames Obi for defeat

Kano residents defy curfew, celebrate NNPP victory

JUST IN: INEC declares Adamawa gov poll inconclusive

Gunmen kidnap INEC electoral officer in Zamfara with election results

NCC launches TELCARE centre at Abuja airport

Violence, distrust in INEC undermined gov, assembly elections CDD

Soldiers shoot two policemen dead in Taraba

JUST IN: EU mission knocks INEC, says violence, vote-buying marred gov polls

Umahi sacks 64 aides, dissolves boards

Woman dies after husband accidentally crushed her in church car park

LPs Rhodes-Vivour should learn partisan politics, accept defeat APC

How to prevent future pandemics, epidemics -WHO

How Omo-Agege lost gov election in Delta

THISDAY

Oyo SDP Guber Candidate, Lana, Demands N50bn from Party Chair for Defamation

PDP’s Oborevwori Wins Delta Guber Poll

APC Leads in Kaduna Guber Election, Residents Await Result from 1 LG

Lagos Election: Residents Injured as Thugs Attack Abule Ado Community

INEC Declares Otu of APC, C’River Governor-elect

Zamfara PDP Alleges Kidnapping of Gov’s LGA Returning Officer

Direct Entry Registration Ends 28 April, Says JAMB

INEC Suspends Collation of Governorship Results in Enugu

PDP Supporters Protest, Ask INEC to Declare Mba Winner of Enugu Guber Polls

INEC Suspends Further Collation of Governorship Election Results in Abia, Enugu

Katsina PDP Rejects Guber Election Result, to Seek Redress in Court

C’River NNPP Vows to Sue INEC over Omission of Party’s Logo

Guber Poll: Security Agencies on High Alert in Kaduna to Contain Threats to Law, Order

Buni’s Re-election Well Deserved Victory, Says Senate President

Kano Imposes Dusk-to-dawn Curfew over Poll Results

APC Leads in Kaduna Guber Election, Residents Await Result from 1 LG

Lagos Election: Residents Injured as Thugs Attack Abule Ado Community

SUN

EU thumbs down for guber, Assembly polls

Kano residents flout curfew to celebrate NNPP victory

Tension in Nasarawa, Kaduna, Enugu, Abia, Kano, Taraba, Adamawa

I am deeply humbled by my victory Oborevwori

Nigeria decides 2023: Enugu guber: INEC lacks powers to suspend collated results PDP

Customers swoop on banks as cash shortage, e-channel glitches persist

Currency in circulation now N982bn as queues in banks for cash persist

Dangote rakes in N460bn in 24hrs, overtakes 4 billionaires

12.9m cyber attack: Expert asks Pantami to give breakdown of incidents

INEC declares PDPs Agbu winner of Saturdays Guber polls in Taraba

Soludo denies spending N3.5bn to get majority during Anambra Assembly polls

Enugu PDP Campaign Council disagrees with INEC over suspension of final election results declaration

Election violence undermines INEC performance CDD

INEC suspends collation of governorship election results in Abia, Enugu

Lagos guber election sham, utter disgrace to democracy -Bode George

GUARDIAN

Residents seek FG’s intervention over intimidation, harassment in Abule-Ado

Fear grips Jalingo residents as soldiers, police engage in shooting

Lagos police arrest suspect over death of Ago-Okota bartender

Lagos arraigns 37- year-old auto dealer for involuntary manslaughter

BBC tells staff to remove TikTok from corporate mobile phones

Nigeria needs investments to boost local arts market

Mobile sector adds $5.2 trillion to global economy

Contributors receive N208b as unemployment benefits in six months

PFAN set for battle with NFF over Shorunmu, Finidi’s ‘sack

Lingering economic challenges push 44 firms off NGX list in seven years

Nigeria is 95th happiest nation worldwide, sixth in Africa

45 years after, stakeholders identify flaws in Land Use Act

APC chief upbraids Amaechi for linking Tinubu to INEC boss appointment

Nasarawa guber result outrageous rigging of people’s mandate, says PDP

Ginger, shea butter potential revenue earner for Nigeria, says report

Ohaneze urges FG to intervene in ethnic profiling of Igbos

Sanwo-Olu effects civil servants’ 20 per cent salary increment

PDP national secretary rejects ‘sham’ Imo election results, sets up legal team

APC candidate Nwifuru wins Ebonyi governorship election

Soldiers kill 2 policemen in Taraba

Mechanic returns ”10.8m ‘mistakenly’ sent to his account

 

LEADERSHIP

Drama As INEC Declares Binani’s Historic March ‘Inconclusive

Cash Crunch Killing Businesses, Afenifere Laments

Despite Weaker Naira, Nigeria’s Foreign Trade Surplus Rises By 162%

78m Children At High Risk Of Water-related Crisis In Nigeria

APC Consolidates, Wins Benue, Borno, Cross River, Kaduna, Nasarawa, Sokoto, Ebonyi, PDP Retains Bauchi, Delta, Rivers, Retakes Plateau

I’m Shattered, Heartbroken Over Saturday’s Polls ‘ Bode George

JUST-IN: APC’s Uba Sani Wins Kaduna Gov’ship Election

Guber Poll: PDP Raises Alarm Over Deployment Of Special Forces To Zamfara

JUST-IN: Soldiers Cordon Roads Leading To INEC Office In Kaduna As Guber Poll Winner Sets To Emerge

BREAKING: APC Candidate, Fr Alia, Wins Benue Gov’ship Election

With 1 LGA To Go, Collation Of Kaduna Guber Poll Results Resumes 6pm

Renowned Oil Trader, Jean-Marc Cordier, Joins NNPCL

APC Candidate, Otu, Wins Cross River Guber Election

TRIBUNE

JAMB resumes suspended 2023 Direct Entry registration exercise

Folarin congratulates Makinde, lauds APC members for commitment, support

BREAKING: Bauchi governor Bala wins re-election bid

BREAKING: INEC postpones collation of results in Adamawa

Minister seeks firm’s contribution to FCT infrastructure plan

End usurpation of varsity council’s function on staff promotion, SSANU tells HoSF

NLC to FG: Address cash, fuel crisis, electricity tariff hike or expect nation-wide strike

I didn’t touch his manhood, he slumped while making a call ‘Tenant accused of killing landlord

Election: Delta APC petitions INEC, requests review of results from 19 LGAs

It’s a sham, PDP nat’l Secretary, Anyanwu, rejects Imo election results, sets up legal team

NPC engages 17,000 personnel for headcount in Osun ‘ Commissioner

JAMB raises alarm over candidates using fake results to secure admission

#PlateauDecides: PDP’s Caleb Muftwang wins Plateau governorship election

Why I will not congratulate Governor Abdulrazaq’Kwara PDP governorship candidate

Presidential election: Ohaneze Ndigbo will abide byCourt judgement’ Iwuanyanwu

NATION

Alleged N2b fraud: EFCC arrests four NCAA officials

Tinubu/Shettima govt will support Benue to revamp economy, says Akume

Lagos okays 20% salary raise for workers

Sanwo-Olu approves 20% salary increase for workers

BREAKING: INEC declares Adamawa Gov poll inconclusive

APC kicks as INEC declares Oborevwori Delta Gov-Elect

JAMB resumes direct entry registration, sets new guidelines

APC wins 25 of 27 house of assembly seats in Imo

PDP heads to court over Katsina election result

Many feared dead as police, soldier clash in Taraba

INEC declares APC’s Nwifuru winner of Ebonyi Gov poll

Nigerian wins $50,000 poetry prize for Wallace Stegner Fellowship

INEC suspends collation of results in Abia, Enugu indefinitely

Soludo debunks N3.5bn vote-buying allegation

PDP clinches 17 seats in Bayelsa Assembly

BREAKING: INEC headquarters wades into Enugu Gov stalemate

HERALD

Respect us or leave’ ‘ Fani-Kayode tells Igbo people in Lagos

APC candidate wins Ebonyi guber poll

Peter Obi has set Igbo political trajectory 24 years back ‘ Chimaroke Nnamani

Jubilation in Kano as NNPP candidate wins guber polls

DAILY TRUST

APC clears 22 seats in Kogi

PDP takes over Plateau Assembly, wins 16 seats

Zamfara, Anambra speakers lose to PDP candidates

PDP rejects results of gov’ship poll in Katsina

Kano gov’ship: We’re studying results, will make our position known ‘ APC

INEC suspends results collation in Abia, Enugu states

Obi is wicked, says PDP senator booted out by Labour Party

Zamfara Speaker, Deputy lose to PDP candidates

INEC Declares Governor Sule Winner of Nasarawa Election

What you should know about NNPP’s Abba Gida-Gida, Kano governor-elect

Manufacturing contributed N946bn as FG earned N5.34tr from VAT, CIT in 2022

AUTHORITY

BUSINESSDAY

Nigeria rules drug trafficking routes with diaspora, couriers support

Incoming governors face N4.27trn domestic debt burden

78 million children in Nigeria at high risk of water-related diseases, others ‘ UNICEF

Nigeria’s currency in circulation drops to 14-year low

Investors interest rise in Nigerian government securities

Stocks shed N17bn as market rout continues

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Police Confirm Killing Of 2 Officers In Taraba

Tax Administrators Must Match Advancement Pace Of Global Technology ‘ CATA President

Oyo Guber: Abidikugu Congratulates Makinde, Party Leaders, Members Over Victory

World Oral Health Day 2023: WHO Bemoans Under-investment In Oral Health

NEW TELEGRAPH

Implications of rubber stamp National Assembly

Alleged N2bn Fraud: EFCC arrests NCAA’s Account Director, 3 others

Oil prices crash to lowest since Dec 2021

FIRS boss urges tax administrators to keep pace with global tech

Forex Crisis: Nigeria’s import from China down 29.04% to N5.81trn

EU observers carpet INEC, security agencies

Cash Crunch: Again, Afenifere expresses concern, calls on FG, CBN to make cash available

Report: Currency in circulation drops to N982.09bn

Lagos Guber: Lawmaker congratulates Sanwo-Olu, Hamzat

Fuel subsidy hits N535.87bn in five weeks

NNPCL: Buhari advised to hands off planned $36.2bn investment

NUPRC plans funding arrangements for marginal field awardees

Why incoming administration should prioritise job creation, by Christopher

#ElectionResults: Your Impartiality Is Questionable, Abia PDP Tells INEC

#ElectionResults: INEC Declares Rev. Father Alia Winner Of Benue Guber Poll

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