{"id":21647,"date":"2019-02-24T05:55:40","date_gmt":"2019-02-24T05:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=21647"},"modified":"2019-02-24T05:55:40","modified_gmt":"2019-02-24T05:55:40","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-sunday-february-24-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=21647","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Sunday, February 24, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"hide-if-no-js\"><a id=\"set-post-thumbnail\" class=\"thickbox\" href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-admin\/media-upload.php?post_id=21647&amp;type=image&amp;TB_iframe=1\" aria-describedby=\"set-post-thumbnail-desc\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-266x266 \" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Okowa-2019-Gubernatorial-Campaign-online-banner-ad-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"838\" height=\"104\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.newsroom247.com.ng --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/code><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUSINESSDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>High profile killings, bombing, siege, thuggery mark polls in Rivers<\/p>\n<p>2019 Presidential election: Many voters came, saw, but lack understanding<\/p>\n<p>How rising unemployment impacts mortgage affordability<\/p>\n<p>Ikpeazu calls for overhaul of electoral process to make it simple for voters<\/p>\n<p>Zenith bank&#8217;s impressive full year result anchored on 25% cut in expenses<\/p>\n<p>Health benefits of Papaya fruit, seeds and leaves<\/p>\n<p>Smoking more than 20 cigarettes daily could damage eyesight says researchers<\/p>\n<p>How not to treat our youth corps members<\/p>\n<p>Cancer cause of common death in Oyo state<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>PUNCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Agbaje complains of failed card reader<\/p>\n<p>Osinbajo, Sanwo-Olu lose Lagos polling units to Atiku<\/p>\n<p>PUNCH correspondents attacked<\/p>\n<p>Shitta: Lagos community where marijuana creates jobs for dealers, buyers<\/p>\n<p>Buhari govt has no regard for Niger Delta &#8211; Edwin Clark<\/p>\n<p>Igbo against Buharis re-election fighting Ndigbo interests Okwukwu, Ohanaeze secretary<\/p>\n<p>Health care will grow if sectors financial packages are the same CMD, UCTH, Agan<\/p>\n<p>Igbo opposing Ohanaezes endorsement of Atiku\/Obi are traitors Ex-minister Onyia<\/p>\n<p>Cleanliness, best way to prevent recurring boil Expert<\/p>\n<p>Dad once cooked every morning for mum and me Orits Willikis daughter<\/p>\n<p>El-Rufai plotting to provoke Kajuru residents with killing claims CAN chairman<\/p>\n<p>Govts crowd control policy needed at MMIA cargo area Fagbemi<\/p>\n<p>Oil firms waste gas worth 3,000MW of electricity FG<\/p>\n<p>Oil exports: Nigeria, others face rising competition from US<\/p>\n<p>Toyota reveals 17-seater 6th generation Hiace<\/p>\n<p>Nigerias economy under pressure amid global growth worries<\/p>\n<p>NDLEA woos Air Peace to check drug trafficking<\/p>\n<p>PAN, UNDP prepare 78 youths for auto jobs<\/p>\n<p>Violence mars polls as Buhari, Atiku show strength<\/p>\n<p>Emmanuels security aide abducted in Akwa Ibom<\/p>\n<p>One killed as mixed reactions greet elections in Oyo<\/p>\n<p>Bullion vans: I can keep money anywhere, says Tinubu<\/p>\n<p>Tambuwal gives condition for accepting results<\/p>\n<p>Late arrival of officials, materials delay polls in Kano<\/p>\n<p>Buhari floors Atiku in Shekarau, Dambazzaus units<\/p>\n<p>Katsina voters seek agents help to identify parties<\/p>\n<p>Voter, policeman shot dead in Kogi<\/p>\n<p>4,600 Niger IDPs vote, Abdulsalami, Aliyu hail poll conduct<\/p>\n<p>Election Update: Atiku floors Buhari inside Aso Rock polling unit<\/p>\n<p>Toxic alcohol kills 98, hundreds hospitalised<\/p>\n<p>Election Update 2019: Presiding officer, corper abducted in Anambra election<\/p>\n<p>Election Update 2019: Rivers REC confirms election disruptions in few areas<\/p>\n<p>Buhari defeats Atiku in Emerhors unit<\/p>\n<p>Violence: INEC to reschedule elections in Rivers, Lagos, Anambra<\/p>\n<p>Ballot box snatchers kill three Delta voters, repelled in Edo<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria Decides: Buhari wins own polling unit with 523 votes, PDP 3<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria Decides: Voters protest as presidential result sheets missing in Imo<\/p>\n<p>Thugs storm Imo polling units, snatch ballot boxes<\/p>\n<p>INEC invalidates ballots cast at wrong unit, orders repeat<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=18009&amp;ad_type=81&amp;rl=1800\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>SUN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was difficult to identify PDP logo &#8216;Tapgun<\/p>\n<p>Group tasks Buhari on integrity over 38 dismissed soldiers<\/p>\n<p>Bauchi PDP guber candidate urges INEC to address hitches<\/p>\n<p>WANEP condemns delayed arrival of materials, violence<\/p>\n<p>INEC cancels NASS poll in Bonny, Akokutolo in Rivers<\/p>\n<p>Fake soldiers, hoodlums snatch ballot box in Imo<\/p>\n<p>Violence mars election in Okota area of Lagos<\/p>\n<p>Rivers: Killing, shootings, hijack of ballot boxes mar polls<\/p>\n<p>Rescheduled elections hit profit taking on equities market<\/p>\n<p>How Govt House photographer, PDP chieftain were killed in Bayelsa<\/p>\n<p>Card reader rejects Speaker Dogara&#8217;s fingerprint<\/p>\n<p>Kajuru killing: Survivor gives detailed account of attack<\/p>\n<p>Displaced in Cross River, stranded in Ebonyi, Abia<\/p>\n<p>Panic in Maiduguri over heavy firing<\/p>\n<p>Feb. 23 election not war, Ojikutu warns Buhari, Atiku supporters<\/p>\n<p>APC Benue lawmaker completes switch to PDP<\/p>\n<p>Ogun PDP crisis deepens as faction suspends Abati, others<\/p>\n<p>APC seeks probe of alleged plot to bomb INEC offices<\/p>\n<p>Akwa Ibom PDP raises alarm over plot to arrest chieftains<\/p>\n<p>Ganduje condemns Bebeji clash, calls for investigation<\/p>\n<p>Rivers polls: Magnus Abe vows to approach Supreme Court<\/p>\n<p>Kajuru killings: PDP condoles with victims&#8217; families, tasks govt on security<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>GUARDIAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2019 Elections: 20 European Union Observation Misson in Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Election: Army deploys armed troops on Benin\/Auchi Highway<\/p>\n<p>France hails progress in fight against jihadists in Sahel<\/p>\n<p>Election: Voters turnout impressive in Gombe<\/p>\n<p>Offset Apologises To Cardi B On His Debut Solo Album<\/p>\n<p>Toxic alcohol kills 69 in India, hundreds hospitalised<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am going to be the winner&#8221;, says Buhari as he votes<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>VANGUARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Delta House of Assembly polls: APM endorses Mugidi<\/p>\n<p>Polls: Why we killed 6 political thugs in Rivers &#8216; Army<\/p>\n<p>Urhobo vote for Okowa, is a vote for our gov&#8217;ship slot in 2023 &#8216; Majemite<\/p>\n<p>Breaking: Sowore wins Buhari, Atiku, in his polling unit<\/p>\n<p>Saraki defeats Sister at Ode-Opobiyi Polling Unit<\/p>\n<p>2019 polls: I will win &#8216; Buhari<\/p>\n<p>Breaking: Atiku thrashes Buhari inside Aso Rock<\/p>\n<p>Alleged money in bullion vans at Bourdillon: What is your headache&#8217; &#8216; Tinubu<\/p>\n<p>Breaking: Buhari wins Atiku with one vote at Benue govt house unit<\/p>\n<p>Election: Ambode, Hamzat delivers polling unit for Buhari<\/p>\n<p>Why 27million Nigerian children are not doing well in school &#8216; Reports<\/p>\n<p>Listening to music makes your brain healthier<\/p>\n<p>Buhari loses in Aso Rock as Atiku fails to win polling unit<\/p>\n<p>Elections: PDP leads in Nyanya, Kugbo, Jikwoyi, others<\/p>\n<p>Poll results: PDP wins all 15 central polling units in Mpape, Abuja<\/p>\n<p>We &#8216;ll cancel polls where ballot boxes are snatched &#8216; Igini<\/p>\n<p>Bukola Saraki defeats sister, Gbemisola at Ode-Opobiyi Polling Unit<\/p>\n<p>Delta APC governorship candidate hopeful of party victory<\/p>\n<p>#Election : Police arrest 9 hoodlums in possession of knives<\/p>\n<p>#Electionday : INEC declares Buhari winner in Emerhor&#8217;s unit<\/p>\n<p>INEC postpones elections in Anambra, Rivers, Lagos, others<\/p>\n<p>10-yr-old emerges mathematics competition winner<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.newsroom247.com.ng --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>LEADERSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t Dictate To Nigeria, FG Warns Diplomatic Community<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine&#8217;s Church Independence Historic, Commendable &#8216; Envoy<\/p>\n<p>Kuwait: $2 Billion Fund For African Development To Capture Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Torturing Nigerians Before Deportation Violates UN Convention &#8216; Envoy<\/p>\n<p>#NigeriaDecides2019: Have Faith In INEC, Activist Urges Nigerians<\/p>\n<p>Nasarawa Govt Threatens Legal Action Against PDP Chairman<\/p>\n<p>2019 Polls: Don Tells INEC, Security Agencies To Be Neutral<\/p>\n<p>#NigeriaDecides2019: PDP Leads In Nyanya, Kugbo, Jikwoyi, Others<\/p>\n<p>#NigeriaDecides2019: Karu Village Junction polling unit results &#8216; FCT INEC official<\/p>\n<p>SEC Approves Book Build For Access Bank Proposed N15bn Green Bond<\/p>\n<p>Shell Inducts 30 Graduates For Industry Internship<\/p>\n<p>NSE Commends NNPC For Championing Cause Of Women Engineers<\/p>\n<p>Shipping Company Slams $700 Fresh Surcharge On Nigerian Importers<\/p>\n<p>Experts Task FIRS On Robust Communication With Taxpayers<\/p>\n<p>Ports: Freight Forwarders Task NPA On Transfer Of Overtime Cargoes<\/p>\n<p>#NigeriaDecides2019: Some APC Chieftains, Several PDP Members Killed In Rivers<\/p>\n<p>NigeriaDecides2019: el-Rufai Wins Polling Unit For Buhari, APC<\/p>\n<p>#NigeriaDecides2019: Fayemi, Fayose Deliver Polling Units For Buhari, Atiku<\/p>\n<p>#NigeriaDecides2019: Ayade Excited Over Conduct Of Elections, Voter Turnout<\/p>\n<p>#NigeriaDecides2019: Polls Impressive, Security Adequate &#8216; IGP Adamu<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRIBUNE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>#NigeriaDecides2019 | One killed at polling unit in Ibadan, police arrest ballot snatcher<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re not owing corps members, security personnel &#8216; Oyo INEC<\/p>\n<p>#NigeriaDecides2019 | Former LG chairman, 6 others shot dead in Rivers<\/p>\n<p>#NigeriaDecides2019 | Ajimobi wins polling unit ahead ADC<\/p>\n<p>#NigeriaDecides2019 | Buhari wins Atiku&#8217;s polling unit with 186 to 167 votes<\/p>\n<p>#NigeriaDecides2019 | Atiku defeats Buhari at Sanwo-Olu&#8217;s polling unit as Tinubu wins unit for APC<\/p>\n<p>#NigeriaDecides2019 | Buhari wins Atiku in Daura with 523 to 3 votes<\/p>\n<p>#NigeriaDecides2019 | PDP leaders lament continued detention of Kwara Senator<\/p>\n<p>#NigeriaDecides2019 | Buhari defeats Atiku in Obasanjo&#8217;s polling unit with 87 to 18 votes<\/p>\n<p>#NigeriaDecides2019 | Buhari defeats Atiku in PDP&#8217;s Gov Dankwambo&#8217;s polling unit<\/p>\n<p>#NigeriaDecides2019 | APC killing Nigerians, burning ballot boxes &#8216;PDP<\/p>\n<p>#NigeriaDecides2019 | Fayemi lauds INEC over conduct of election<\/p>\n<p>#NigeriaDecides2019 | Armed men in military uniform kill govt house photographer, PDP ward chairman in Bayelsa<\/p>\n<p>INEC mulls fresh polls in violence prone areas<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>NATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>EFCC operatives at INEC collation centre in Lagos<\/p>\n<p>Buharis camp upbeat over Lagos, Kano, Kwara, Ekiti, Adamawa, Ogun<\/p>\n<p>20 killed as violence rocks polls<\/p>\n<p>Three killed, two injured in Sapele polling unit shooting<\/p>\n<p>Ogboru votes, says Buharill be president till 2023<\/p>\n<p>Ndoma-Egba wins polling unit, Buhari also<\/p>\n<p>Wike gives thumbs up to INEC, blames the military<\/p>\n<p>Woman faints on voting queue in Kwali<\/p>\n<p>Ill accept result if poll is credible -Atiku<\/p>\n<p>Two feared dead in Kogi East, as violence erupts<\/p>\n<p>Massive turn out of voters in Anambra<\/p>\n<p>Guber polls: Worries over violence in Kwara<\/p>\n<p>Its insulting to say my kidnap was a scam Abia APC chairman<\/p>\n<p>Hoodlums snatch ballot box in Ondo<\/p>\n<p>Atiku wins at Namadi Sambos unit in Kaduna<\/p>\n<p>Buhari floors Atiku in Obasanjos unit<\/p>\n<p>Buhari wins in Gov. Dankwambos polling unit<\/p>\n<p>Elections: Two feared killed in Kogi East<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Shehu Sani loses polling unit to APC<\/p>\n<p>Bayelsa photographer shot dead<\/p>\n<p><code><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=18009&amp;ad_type=81&amp;rl=1800\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TIMES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>PDP Kwali chairmanship candidate says poll may extend into night<\/p>\n<p>Card readers malfunction, late arrival of materials mar elections in Bayelsa<\/p>\n<p>One feared killed as thugs disrupt poll in Okota, Lagos<\/p>\n<p>After winning in Daura, Buhari wins at Atikus polling unit<\/p>\n<p>Wasa IDPs happy with smooth voting<\/p>\n<p>Atiku wins Area 11, Yelwa Road, Block 4, Polling Centre Garki<\/p>\n<p>APC loses at Sanwo Olu polling unit as Gbenga Daniel wins for Atiku<\/p>\n<p>International observer mission rates election average so far, says late commencement of concern<\/p>\n<p>Officials blame late sorting, counting of votes on delay in materials<\/p>\n<p>Anambra Election: kidnapped corps member regains freedom<\/p>\n<p>Kogi: PDP in good showing as INEC announce results at units level<\/p>\n<p>Lagos stakeholders commend INEC for a well coordinated election<\/p>\n<p>Despite starting behind schedule Lagos witness high turn-out, pockets of violence<\/p>\n<p>Election: ICPC chairman wants INEC to start thinking of moving towards electronic voting<\/p>\n<p>Gov. 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