2017-03-02

DAILY TRUST

NNPC shuts Warri refinery over power outage

MTN targets NSE listing in September next year

Travellers can’t get forex as dollar scarcity persists

Exploded pipeline cuts gas supply to NLNG

Auditor-General uncovers N2bn fraud in N/Assembly

Police arrest National Commandant, Peace Corps of Nigeria, 49 members

Three foreign ministers to attend 2017 Bantaba tourism event

N4.7bn fraud: Court adjourns for ruling on petitions against former Oyo Governor, Ladoja

Epileptic power: CSO wants CBN, NERC audit of Discos

Nigeria picks Musa, Ikeme, Iheanacho, 22 others for Senegal, B/Faso games

Nigeria buys helicopters, vehicles from Russia, UAE to fight Boko Haram

Police confirms treatment of gunshot wounds with or without police report

FG appoints two Directors for AIB

Customs not responsible for clearance of sub-standard tyres – PRO

Social media week: What Bill Gates did at the launch of windows 95 (VIDEO)

Crisis: Makarfi faction seeks registration of ‘Advanced PDP’

…Sheriff agrees with Jonathan’s political solution

DPC wants end to fiscal policy somersault

LP, Omo-Agege trade accusations over defection

APC NWC, govs meet ahead of convention

Travellers can’t get forex as dollar scarcity persists

Traders ban Pepsi, Coca-Cola to support local products

Auditor-General uncovers N2bn fraud in N/Assembly

Osinbajo: I’ll brief Buhari on Security Council meeting

Ex-perm-sec Igali forfeits 47 cars – EFCC

Nurses join doctors in a strike over pay

Simultaneous attacks kill at least 16 in Kabul

Fillon refuses to quit election despite investigation

FARC rebels begin disarming under peace deal

68 student protesters jailed for a month

My problem is hypotension not hypertension

Govts urged to establish stroke units in teaching hospitals

Ways to keep your heart healthy – Expert

‘Our ordeal as VVF patients’

El-Kanemi Warriors whip Sunshine as Enyimba, Wikki, Plateau Utd draw

Moses pens new Chelsea deal

Rohr drops Mikel, picks Moses, Musa, 23 others for Senegal, B/Faso

VANGUARD

Black Market For Babies: An End In Sight?

Wike Accuses FG Of Abandoning Project Execution In Rivers

‘Troops Rescue 7,898 Persons In North-East’

Ambode Okays Construction Of 200 More Roads

He Drank My Beer On Credit, Man Owing Landlord N120,000 Tells Court

Ejigbo Community Insists On Pre-paid Meters

Nigerian SME Business Leaders Gather At Inaugural SME Brand Leadership Workshop Organized By Brandzone

Xenophobic Attacks: Group Expresses Concern Over Women, Children’s Plight

Common Causes, Signs, Prevention Tips For Breast Fungal Infection

Invest More In Quality Education, Okogie Urges Parents

DPR Warns A-Ibom IPMAN Against Arbitrary Petrol Price Increases

Rohr Replaces Mikel With Ndidi

Kaduna Workers Allege Unfair Plans To Sell Govt Quarters

Father Docked Over Alleged Rape Of His Daughter

Nationwide Strike: Health Workers Extend Ultimatum By 7 Days

CAF Elections: Hayatou’s Opponent, Ahmad Storms Nigeria

Abia Seeks Partnership With NYSC On Production Of Kits

CBN’s PMI Report Indicates Decline In Economic Activities In February

Nigeria Is Very Safe, Security Challenges Have Been Surmounted – Osinbajo

Thousands Flee Boko Haram Attacks Around Nigeria’s Chibok – IOM

Service Chiefs Brief Osinbajo On Security Matters, Declare Loyalty To Buhari

QUEENS COLLEGE: ‘Since My Daughter Came Home For Break, She Has Been Stooling, Vomiting’

‘Igbo Leaders Are Political Slaves In Nigeria’

NJC Proposes N5.2bn For Retired Judicial Officers In 2017

I’ll Never Contest Against Buhari —Tinubu

Xenophobic Attacks: NASS Threatens Reprisals As S-Africa Deports 97 Nigerians

Father Allegedly Rapes Daughter, Threatens To Kill Her If She Tells Anyone

I’m Tempted To Forward Our Video To His Wife

Can I Get My Boobs Back In Shape?

Rihanna Named Harvard’s Humanitarian Of The Year

BBNaija Day 38: Bisola, Bally Return In Style Escorted By `Ninja IK’

‘‘THE WEDDING PARTY’ Dazzles Box Office In A Short Run, Racked ₦450 Million

Reminisce, Olamide, Others Thrill Fans On The Night For The Streets

I’ll Win Int’l Awards With My Apala Music —Terry Apala

APC Summons Govs Over Buhari’s Health, Convention

Constitution And Electoral Reform: Nnamani Opens Shop From Enugu

Now Politicians Cannot “pocket” The Judiciary Under My Leadership – Onnoghen

UN Needed To Be “fit For Purpose” – Amina Mohammed

Elite Encouraging Corruption In Nigeria – Osinbajo

FIRS Donates 5,000 Jerseys, Exercise Books For Offa Sports Project

Disaster Averted At Stadium Inspection

Messi Gives Barca Conditions To Remain At Nou Camp

NATION

DSS probes ex-governor’s ‘link’ with militia leader

Power supply gets N701b boost

Homeless Teenager Receives N1m Airtel Scholarship

IPOB chief Kanu to face five charges

Oil industry redundancies

$1.6b Malabu oil block: Eni’s Board insists no shady deal

Senate confirms Onnoghen as CJN

Yam export

UNILORIN, ASUU: Unending rift

Power headache: Will it ever get the right pill? (II)

Sex scandal rocks IBB varsity

Court jails man 15 years for possessing cocaine, heroin

Umueri community gets monarch

Customers attack bankers over trapped deposits

We won’t stop vigilance against Boko Haram, says Osinbajo

Alleged N190m fraud: Ex-Head of Service Oronsaye knows fate May 4

Ebonyi justifies decision to demolish billboards

Senate probes NNPC for alleged N5.1tr subsidy fraud

Positive or negative change?

Police: why we arrested Peace Corps leader, 49 others

Power headache: Will it ever get the right pill? (II)

Sultan to lead prayer for Buhari, Southern Kaduna on Sunday

Environmental pollution: Experts want disposal of old transformers with PCBs

‘Cross River hasn’t met guidelines for super-highway’

Ex-perm sec forfeits 47 cars to Fed Govt

Visually impaired becomes perm sec

Robbers kill policeman in Anambra

Unilorin warns students against cultism, pornography

Project manager charged with ‘N199m theft’

Mixed feelings trail OAU union poll

ENACTUS promotes value-driven leadership at forum

Perils of the post-truth era (3)

Agriculture as driver of economic growth

Ex-Rep to buy 1,000 UTME forms for youths

Unlucky Saraki Boys lose to brilliant Flying Antelopes in Enugu

Rangers 1-0 ABS:Ajanah rues defeat on return

Rohr plans to turn Osimhen to Eagles’ top striker

‘3SC performed at Enyimba’

Osho optimistic of NPFL status

Dalung urges Ambode to revive Stores

Abiola Salami unveils Xceptional Woman Pack

Officers of U.S. War College meet Nollywood practitioners in Lagos

Reminisce’s The Street Concert introduces Galaxy Grand Prime

Hotbwoy returns with Bad Girl

BBNaija: Seven housemates on edge, three get immunity from eviction

Cargo surveyors okay NPA’s process

FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria appoints Langat MD

Reps seek appropriate pricing for petrol

‘Waste management reform’ll strengthen environment’

NNPC calls for tariff harmonisation of non-oil products

CAC to end registration with fake identities

‘How GenCos battle liquidity problems’

PREMIUM TIMES

Why we raided Peace Corps, arrested commandant, others – Nigeria Police

The police, army and SSS raided the Peace Corps headquarters on Tuesday night.

Mother, three children murdered in Lagos – Police

Nigeria’s Chief Justice Onnoghen condemns disobedience of court orders

Detained Nigerian Opposition Leader Allowed To Meet Wife After Seven Days

Blame SON, Not Customs For Importation Of N5 Billion Fake Tyres Into Nigeria – Official

Nigerians Condemn ‘illegal’ Detention Of Opposition Leader By SSS

Biafra: Court Strikes Out Six Charges Against Kanu, Others

JUST IN: Osinbajo Receives Security Briefing At Aso Rock

45 Serving, Ex-presidents Expected For Obasanjo’s 80th Birthday Celebration

Nigerian Govt Appoints Directors For Air Accident Bureau

Alleged N4.6 Billion Fraud: Separate My Case From Fani-Kayode’s, Nenadi Usman Tells Court

Man Docked For Alleged Rape Of 6-year-old

Nigerian Lawmaker Wants ‘Big Brother Naija’ Banned

Nigerian Troops Killed 48 Boko Haram Fighters, Arrested 7,898 Suspects In February – Military

Ignoring Protests, Gov. Ambode Signs Lagos Environment Bill

Ondo: Akeredolu’s Lawyer Accuses Mimiko’s Attorney General Of Deceit

Mother, Three Children Murdered In Lagos – Police

Security Agencies Meet PDP, APC Over Osinbajo’s Visit To Akwa Ibom

Radio Station Where Manager Flogged Staff Goes Off-air

Nigerian Senate Probes Carbon Emission In Rivers

Sheriff Approves Timetable For Ebonyi PDP Primaries

FIRS Seals Nigerian Senator’s Hotel For Tax Default

Nigerian Air Force Opens New Base In Imo

FUT Minna Fines Students N4,950 Each; Postpones Resumption

Saudi Group To Set Up Agric City In Kwara

Residents, Motorists Decry Deplorable Condition Of Suleja-Minna Road

Why I Refused To Detonate My Explosive – Female Suicide Bomber

Woman Tests Positive To Lassa Fever In Borno

Nigerian Troops Killed 48 Boko Haram Fighters, Arrested 7,898 Suspects In February – Military

Sultan To Lead Special Prayer Session For Buhari, Southern Kaduna

Nigeria’s National Assembly As Democracy’s Poisoned Chalice, By Godwin Onyeacholem

Strengthening Economic Cooperation With Sub-Saharan Africa, By Bandar Hajjar

OOTC: Why I Am An Entrepreneur In The Business Of Nation-building (2), By Chude Jideonwo

Meeting A Man Who Fed Starving Biafrans, By Okey Ndibe

African Tales In Presidential Ministrations, Shamans And Charlatans, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Before Nigerian Governors Wreck The Country, By Zainab Suleiman Okino

Aso Rock’s Waiting Game, By Dele Agekameh

Court Sends Kano Musician To Prison Over New Song

Naira Stabilises At N450/$ At Parallel Market

Nigeria LNG Gives Reasons For Opposing Proposed Amendment Of Enabling Law

Air Peace Inaugurates Sokoto Route

Nigerian Govt Adopts Measures To End Cash Problems For Power Generating Companies

After recording N2 billion loss, Guinness Nigeria to offer N40 billion Rights issue

Iwobi, Ndidi, Iheanacho, 23 Others Named For Super Eagles Friendly Matches

Luis Enrique To Quit As Barcelona Coach End Of Season

Victor Moses Extends Chelsea Contract To 2021

Lagos ready to ‘take over’ National Stadium

France’s presidential candidate vows to stay in race

Kremlin says patiently waiting for U.S. policy statement on Russia

French President Hollande unfazed by accidental police gunfire during speech

North Korea dispatches high-level delegation to Malaysia over killing

Malaysia AG to arraign 2 suspects in North Korean killing

SUN

PDP crisis: Jonathan asks Makarfi, Sheriff to step down

Court dismisses 6 charges against Kanu, others

IPOB demands his unconditional release

Senate confirms Onnoghen as CJN

New CJN vows to maintain independence of judiciary

Militancy: Why Niger Delta youths are agitated -Okowa, Delta gov

No genuine reconciliation in PDP –Adewale

Crude oil, gas exports: Reps accuse Finance Ministry of breach in appointing consultants

…Threaten to cut oil supply to Conoil over debt

$530m injection: Forex intervention that relieved naira

FG approves N701bn power purchase guarantee for Gencos

N263m for gum arabic seedlings To pickup funding of 2nd Niger Bridge

Rohr drops ‘Chinese’ Eagles

National Stadium Lagos, a national embarrassment –Dalung

Ambode eager to commence repair works

NPFL: Rangers wins as El-Kanemi goes top

League Champions, Rangers International of Enugu, put the disappointment of last Friday’s loss to MFM FC behind…

NNPC missing $20m avoidable –Forensic expert

W’Africa loses N530bn to multinationals’ tax evasion –WATAF

*THISDAY*

After Senate Confirmation, Justice Onnoghen is New CJN

• Says judiciary under his watch will be of unquestionable integrity

Buhari Rules Out Sale of Refineries, Approves New Investment Model

Nigerian Engineer Handed Written Test at New York Airport

Ebonyi Ex-Gov, Sam Egwu’s Hotel, Kabo Air, ITC Sealed off over…

Kachikwu: OPEC Must Lower Production Costs to Compete With Shale Oil

Sheriff Backs Jonathan, Governors’ Peace Plan

EFCC Recovers More Property from Ex-Customs Boss, Abdullahi Dikko

Court Strikes out Six Charges against Nnamdi Kanu, Others

Security Forces Clampdown on Nigeria Peace Corps, Parade Commandant, 49 Others

Lassa Fever Recorded in Borno

Sahara Group Unveils NigeriaStartsWithMe Campaign to Support SDGs

Akinwunmi: Most Businesses and Relationships Fail for Lack of Proper Counselling

House C’ttee Summons HoS over Extension of Service of Education Ministry Perm Sec

Eight Killed as Suspected Herdsmen Attack Benue Village

17-year-old Female Suicide Bomber Refuses to Detonate Bomb

Attempt by Senate C’ttee to Extort Money from LG Chairmen Exposed

MTN Appeals to Subscribers over Woeful Services

Labour Rejects Sale of Govt Quarters in Kaduna

EFCC to Prosecute INEC Director over N16m Scam

Man, 28, Sentenced to 21-year-Jail Term for Robbery

Senator Umaru Dahiru Seeks Tambuwal’s Removal, Faults APC Primary

Notorious Cultist Rearrested after Jumping Bail

Lagos Police Arrest 238 Criminal Suspects

Hoodlums Kill Mother, Three Kids

Uba Receives APC Constitution, Says Party Will Develop Anambra

Ambode Felicitates With Adeboye At 75

CSO Faults Coverage of FG’s N500bn Social Welfare Scheme

Lagos Introduces Public Utility Charge for Waste Management

EFCC Insists Pinnacle is Not Its Auctioneer

Court Sentences Man to Jail for Robbery

Buhari Approves New Investment Model for NNPC’s Refineries

Finally, Senate Clears Onnoghen as Substantive CJN

Police Recover 40 Weapons from Repentant Bandits in Sokoto

Court Upholds Right of Nigerian Children to Free Primary Education

CBN Releases Corporate Governance Code for Other Financial Institutions

NSE Partners DMO to List $1Billion FGN Eurobond

Again, Nigeria’s Manufacturing Index Declines in February

Report: Tier 1 Banks Have Sufficient Buffers to Overcome Challenges

Customers Storm SMBC Micro-finance Bank, Demand Refund of Deposits

Facebook: Nigeria Has Become Technology Hub for Africa

APC Leadership, Governors to Meet Thursday

PDP Crisis: Jonathan Begins Peace Talks with Governors

Ending Lagos’ Housing Problems

Lagos Begins Medical Mission to All Local Governments

Pain and Redemption for a Brutalised Cripple

Kaduna Airport Gets a Facelift

Go-To-Market: Six Strategic Initiatives

FG Tasks National Network of Advocacy Champions to Support Health Financing

Adeoye: Women with Obstetric Fistula Can Access Free Surgery

‘HMOs are Critical to Success of Health Insurance’

A Medical Facility for Goats

FG Supports Local Drug Manufacturers, Expedites Access to Cheap Medicines

Rohr Picks Musa, Ikeme, Onazi, 22 others for Senegal, Burkina Faso Games

Pinnick Gets Govt Nod for CAF Seat

FIFA Slams Fresh Two-year Ban on Adamu

Moroccan Ambassador Canvasses Stronger Ties with Nigeria Football

NIGERIAN PILOT

NAPTIP: S/Court affirms 14 years jail term against trafficker

Recession: Alake advocates huge investment in agriculture

Moses can’t wait to play West Ham in London

Tambuwal storms court with 35 lawyers over governorship tussle

Lassa fever kills three in Bauchi

FIRS seals Kabo Airlines, 2 others over N200m tax liabilities

JAMB scraps awaiting results, begins sale of forms this month

Senate to probe NNPC over N5.1tn unremitted subsidy payment

Drama at Edo tribunal as Obaseki calls more witnesses

Soludo, Utomi demand immediate release of Nnamdi Kanu

Senate to confirm Onnoghen as CJN

Nigeria’s economy shrank in 2016, first time in 25 years – NBS

NEXIM bank woos shea butter investors as global demand hits $30bn

Nigerian’s experience at Ghana border

Fidelity Bank reiterates support for Agric-Value Chain funding

COMPLETE SPORTS

FA Cup: Iheanacho Scores As Man City Rout Huddersfield

“Tired” Luis Enrique Announces Barcelona Exit

Barcelona Destroy Sporting Gijon On Echiejile’s Debut

Hibs Delighted As Loan Star Ambrose Starts Vs St Mirren

Ex-Nigerian League Star ‘Congo’ Aninweke Dies Of Stroke

El-Kanemi Climb As 10-Man 3SC Hold Enyimba; Plateau Held, Rangers Win

Rohr Names Moses, Iheanacho, Osimhen For Senegal, Burkina Friendlies; Drops Mikel, Ighalo

Supporters Club Chairman Ikpea Vows To Uplift Nigerian Football

Ambode, Dalung Inspect National Stadium; Minister Promises Lagos’ll Host Nigeria Vs Cameroon

Excited Moses Signs New Two-Year Chelsea Deal

Rohr Impressed With “Five-Star” Ndidi Show Vs Liverpool

Hodgson May Replace Ranieri As Leicester City Manager

Olatunbosun: Expect More Wonder Goals From Me, MFM Struggles Last Season Scared Me

Ndidi Wins 2016 Belgian Goal Of The Year Award

Beach Soccer World Cup: Nigeria Draw Mexico, Italy

Nwakpa Salutes Joshua On Sky Sports Ambassadorial Role, Tasks Nigeria On Boxing Talents Discovery

Vardy Beats Ndidi To Leicester Man Of The Match Award Vs Liverpool

NPFL Matchday-11: Lobi Seek 1st Away Win At Plateau Utd.; Rangers Host ABS, Gun For Lifeline 3rd Win

Nnewi United Set For Unveiling, Hire Ex-Rangers Assistant Coach Nosike

Olatunbosun’s Wonder Goal Vs Rangers Nominated For CNN Award

Ideye Off To China, Finally Confirms Tianjin Teda Deal

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