LOCAL NEWSPAPER HEADLINES: FRIDAY 4/12/2015

PUNCH

·        DSS ejects ex-DG Are from Ikoyi home

·        FAAN arrests stowaway, passenger dies aboard flight

·        $2bn arms probe: DSS moves Dasuki to EFCC custody

·        Bloody pro-Biafran protests in Onitsha ' Soldier, cop, four others feared killed, mosque burnt

·        Ambode calls for attitudinal change in Lagos

·        LASG must invest more in education

·        Ondo enforces condoms in hotels, screens for HIV

·        The Experience, a uniting force 'Adefarasin

·        Court jails man for UK visa scam

·        Girlfriend flees as engineer dies in Lagos hotel

·        Hoodlums kill 47-year-old guard at viewing centre

·        Seven APC members remanded for killing NURTW boss, others

·        NSCDC increases officials' allowance after PUNCH reports

·        Seven nabbed during cult initiation in Lagos

·        Court remands five for alleged arson

·        Biafra: Magistrate's absence stalls ruling on Kanu's charges

·        Any govt that doesn't owe isn't serious ' Emmanuel

·        Oshiomhole queries Okonjo-Iweala over arms deal

·        Ajimobi advises media on peace, security

·        FG needs $14bn to revive Lake Chad, says Buhari

THISDAY

·        Northern Govs, Sultan Call for Calm over Pro-Biafra Protest

·        Airtel Africa, Facebook Launch Free Basic Services in 17 African Countries

·        Again, Naira Falls on Parallel Market

·        FMDQ OTC Securities Exchange Promises Stakeholders Better Deal

·        Building the Youths of Tomorrow

·        Restoring Apapa to Past Glory

·        Report Identifies Areas to Bridge Infrastructure Gap in Africa

·        Gloom as NPA Moves to Lay Off 5,000 Dockworkers

·        ICRC Debunks Reports of Secret Concession of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

·        Odumodu: We'll Reduce Substandard Goods to 15%

·        NPA Retirees Seek Buhari's Intervention over Non-Payment of Terminal Benefit

·        NPA, World Bank Collaborate to Curb HIV/AIDS Spread

·        Stakeholders Decry Forex Restriction

·        FAAN Commits More Funds for Staff Allowances

·        Prices of Building Materials Skyrocket as Fayose, Tipper Owners Settle Crisis

·        Fayose Suspends SSG, Orders HoS to Oversee Office

·        Obiano Presents N101.4bn Budget for 2016

·        Army to Partner Security Agencies in Fight against Kidnappings in Rivers

·        Appeal Court Upholds Dankwambo's Victory

·        N1.04trn Fine': MTN Nigeria Chief Executives Resign

·        Court Finds Oscar Pistorius Guilty of Murder

·        NCC Reduces MTN Fine to $3.4bn

·        Ekiti APC Writes AGF, Demands Prosecution over Alleged Video on Poll Fraud

·        Bayelsa : APC Chieftain Urges Police, SSS to Arrest Fraudulent INEC Staff

·        RSIEC Denies Fixing Date for LG Election

·        TMG Deploys Observers for Bayelsa Governorship Poll

·        BoI, Kaduna Govt Target 20,000 Jobs in Entrepreneurial Devt Scheme

·        House PDP Caucus: Kogi, Bayelsa Polls, Litmus Test for Buhari's Democratic Credentials

·        Local Hotel Owners Have Reason to Smile

·        Nnamani Lights up Agbani with Wife's Burial

·        NCAA Boss Commends 2015 Akwaaba Organisers for Contributing to Development of Aviation Industry

·        WHEN THE REGULATORS APPLY SANCTIONS

·        Red Star Announces Holiday Offer for Customers

·        Wife of Ebola Survivor Delivers Baby Girl in First Consultants Hospital

·        Kogi Poll: Women Occupy INEC Office, Declare Support for Faleke

·        INEC Distributes Sensitive Materials for Tomorrow's Bayelsa, Kogi Polls

·        EFCC Arraigns Ex-NIMASA DG, Nine Others over Alleged N1.153bn Scam

·        Court to Rule Today on Kogi Governorship Election

·        Dasuki Denies Snitching on Anyone

·        Senate Asks FG to Reintroduce Tolls on Highways

·        CCT Trial: Supreme Court Reserves Judgment in Saraki's Appeal

·        $2bn Arms Deal: NLC Tasks FG on Thorough Investigation, Suggests Capital Punishment

·        PDP Fixes National Convention for March 19

·        House PDP Caucus: Kogi, Bayelsa Polls, Litmus Test for Buhari's Democratic Credentials

·        Again, Buhari, Saraki Meet behind Closed Doors

·        PDP Fixes National Convention for March 19

·        House Revisits Sale of NITEL/MTEL by BPE

·        Osun Traditional Council Vows Not to Attend Ooni's Coronation

·        Absence of AGF, Petitioner Stalls House Probe of CCT Chair

VANGUARD

·        ALLEGED $2bn arms deal fraud: EFCC uncovers another N600m scam

·        Nigeria earned $293bn royalty from oil and gas companies in 7 yrs'NEITI

·        DTHA to contractors: Go back to site or return mobilization fee

·        Enugu Council Polls: APGA endorses Enugu Caretaker C'ttee for 17 LGAs

·        Social media censorship bill: 'Senate can't be intimidated' to surrender

·        18,000 minimum wage: We are saying we should tighten our belts ' Yari

·        ICF seeks utilisation of coaching to drive national devt

·        Foundation tackles Ambode over alleged relegation of Lagosians

·        KOGI: How Bello, Wada 'll share 49,989 votes

·        Kogi Senate Seats: Uncommon appeal judgments

·        Minimum wage: Governors conspiracy against workers, presidency

·        Double convenience with LG's dual door-in-door fridge

·        Yudala achieves first drone delivery in Nigeria

·        Amuneke to coach U-17, U-20 teams

·        Heavyweight Coach: Guardiola can help Oliseh out ' Pinnick

·        CAF U-23 AFCON: Dalung drums support for Dream Team

·        CAF U-23 AFCON: It's win or burst against Algeria ' Siasia

·        Dalung commiserates with late Sam Ibiam's family, NFF

·        FIFA rankings: Nigeria slip out of sight

·        No FIFA decision on World Cup expansion

·        No date yet Eaglets' presidential reception, says NFF

·        The EU fox and Turkish tortoise agreement

·        Underlining currents of the Kogi conundrum

GUARDIAN

·        RT Briscoe partners UNILAG on auto workshop

·        The role of women in defeating Boko Haram

·        Nigerias debt sustainable, says DMO

·        APBN Backs Call for Office of National Chief IT Officer

·        Airtels $9Bn Project Leap to Reinforce Network

·        Gas Fired Power Project To Commence In The Republic Of Benin

·        Increased transparency: The key to an improved investment climate in Nigeria

·        Nigerias Oando Plans $350 Mln Gas Processing Plant

·        South Africa partners SITA for enhanced airport logistics

·        Nigerian Finance Minister Says To Focus On Cutting Cost Of Government

·        ICT Missing as Govts Chase Shadows

·        Julie seeks Reps help over stolen kidney

·        Kachikwu to address crashing oil prices as OPEC meets today

·        Why govt reduced MTNs fine to N674b

·        We cant stop fake voters in Bayelsa, says INEC

·        Lawyers disagree over absence of running mate to Kogi APCs candidate

·        Osun monarchs threaten to boycott Oonis coronation ceremony

·        Govt, WHO, UNFPA, Japan plan health agenda for N East

·        CCT lacks jurisdiction to hear charges against me, Saraki insists

·        Nnamani asks court to declare him winner of senatorial election

·        Air Force to pay N20m for human rights abuse

·        Jega, Oloyede for Wole Soyinka awards 10th anniversary

·        11 Nigerians, 57 foreigners confirm for 3e Actuaries Open

·        Pinnick denies plot to employ foreign boss for Oliseh

·        Gathering of stars, as MTN Pink Polo wages war against breast cancer

·        Pistorius found guilty of murder

·        ITU Releases Annual global ICT Data, Development Index Country Rankings

·        Africa, world second fastest growing cargo market, says IATA

·        Women in sector pledge support for girls career

·        SON reviews lubricants standards to curb importation

·        Operators raise alarm over touts threat to security

·        Microsoft, Shoemakers to Empower Youths through Employability Portal

·        Stakeholders blame industrys woes on policy summersaults

·        BoI prescribes smart tech for manufactured goods competitiveness

·        Ethiopian Airlines launches B-777, B-787 flight simulators

·        Experts Blame NAT for low Internet Consumption

·        Ahmadiyya to mark centenary anniversary in 2016

·        APC seeks Malami prosecution of alleged poll fraud audio

·        Infinity Tyres rewards loyalty with 13th Value Drive Promo

·        Over 100,000 new cancer cases recorded yearly in Nigeria, says expert

·        Police douse fears of violence in Bayelsa

·        Volkswagens shares plunge as diesel emissions scandal hits petrol engines

THE NATION

·        North's governors, Sultan urge peace

·        $2b arms: EFCC probes Bode George, Odili, Bello

·        Don't hold Kogi poll, lawyers tell INEC

·        NLC: extend probe to power sector

·        Kogi poll: Wada, Faleke, Bello, to know fate today

·        SIM infraction: Fed Govt slashes MTN's fine to N674b

·        Why minimum wage must be re-negotiated, by governor

·        EFCC arraigns ex-NIMASA DG for alleged N3.4b theft

·        CCT chair appears before Rep panel

·        Fibroid now being removed without surgery

·        LUTH gets diagnostic equipment to ease child birth

·        Adapting to your audience and situations

·        Wanted: Investments in agric infrastructure

·        Shareholders approve merger of PZ Cussons, Tower and Power

·        Sweden, Switzerland promise support for infrastructure, others

·        Naira crashes to N246 in unofficial market

·        Nigeria is Africa's largest auto market, says Ford CEO

·        SFH launches water purification product

·        CIBN, RIMAN, Fed Poly seal linkage programme pact

TRIBUNE

·        Ekiti governor suspends SSG for 'incompetence

·        PDP out with timetable for congresses, to hold national convention March 19

·        Governors demand for meeting among FG, states, labour to decide on 'realistic minimum wage

·        FG asks court to stop ex-NSA Dasuki from travelling abroad

·        BVN Fraud: House of Reps worried over rampant 'change of names' in newspapers

·        EFCC arraigns ex-maritime agency MD, 7 others over N3.7bn theft

·        Of fakes and the legal profession

·        Police launch probe into killing of 14 in California

·        British jets strike Islamic State's oil refinery

·        Zuma says South Africa, China sign deals worth $6.5bn

·        Appeal court convicts Oscar Pistorius of murder

·        Sankara community decries lack of learning facilities in 63-year-old school

·        Ogun bans illegal felling of trees

·        Flood: Victims get relief materials in Ndokwa