News Headlines Mar 18, 2022. Headlines From Nigeria’s Major Newspapers

Compiled by Demola Adefajo

ThisDay

Breaking: EFCC Arrests Obiano at Lagos Airport
Just In: Buni Overrules Akpanudoedehe, Says Bello’s Convention Subcommittees’ Stand
Updated: Drama, as Obiano’s Wife, Bianca Ojukwu Fight at Soludo’s Inauguration
Breaking: Soludo Sworn in as Anambra Governor
Breaking: Buni Disbands Bello’s Convention Subcommittees
Edo Engages MDAs, Others on Design of Benin Technical College Flood Control Project
North Central Youth Groups Ask Peller to Vie for Presidency
Kwara First Lady Named Teacher of the Month
Breaking: EFCC Arrests Obiano at Lagos Airport
Nigeria Raises $1.25bn through Eurobonds
2023: Group to Begin Nationwide Campaign in Support of Igbo Presidency
MURIC Lauds Buhari over Improved Rail Services
Poor Leadership Pushing Nigeria to the Brink, NANS Warns
Buhari Approves Reconstitution of NBC Board
House Backs Establishment of Single Board for Paramilitary Agencies
Obi: I’m Confident Soludo will Perform
2023: Kaduna Directs Appointees with Political Ambition to Resign
ISWAP Abducts Health Worker in Borno
22-year-old Man Killed in Ondo
Malami: My Tenure in Office has not Yet Ended
Gombe Signs Contract Agreements for Six Road Projects
Okowa Mourns Senator Patrick Osakwe
Terrorists Kill Four Police Officers, One Civilian in Kebbi
Just In: Buni Overrules Akpanudoedehe, Says Bello’s Convention Subcommittees’ Stand
Judge Withdraws from Suit over Bias Allegation in Ondo
Katsina Closed 232 Bank Accounts Inherited from PDP, Recovers N4bn, Says…
Public Debt Hits N39.556tn
2023: Niger APC Directs Political Appointees Interested in Elective Positions to…
Shoemaker Stabs Landlord’s Son to Death in Ondo
Russia/Ukraine War: FG to Release New Policy on Trade
Self-Regulatory Framework for CSOs Out in April
Wike-Obaseki: Ayu Advises PDP Members to Settle Differences In-house
FG Urged to Suspend Tax, Levies on Fuel Imports
Buhari Reappoints BOI Chairman, MD/CEO for Another Term
Unity Bank, NASME Partner to Empower Women-owned MSMEs
FG’s Continuous Enforcement of PCR Tests Worries Nigerian Air Travellers, As…
UK Snack Brand Announces Entry into Nigeria
NIMASA Act: FG Urged to Allocate 50% Cargo to Nigeria Flagged…
Enugu State and Clanish Clamour for Gubernatorial Ticket Zoning
Lessons from Ibadan
Zelensky, Biden, Putin and the Road to War Crimes
Elizabeth Olubunmi Amao: Championing the Cause of Air Force Wives
DreamWorks Makes Zubby Michael Brand Ambassador
SWNigeria, Swarovski Global Discuss Post-Covid Strategic Expansion Plans
Project Love Gifts Ogudu Community
Sen Okonkwo Loses Brother-Inlaw Chief Benson, Funeral for April 23
Ndidi’s Medial Ligament Injury in France Creates Panic in Eagles Camp
Brume Eyes Historic Medal as World Indoor Championships Begin in Belgrade
PoloLuxury Becomes Official Timekeeper of Lagos Polo Tourney
Iwobi Secures Everton’s Second Victory in 13 League Games
Real’s Benzema Doubtful for Sunday’s El Clasico
Super Falcons to Face Olympic Champions Canada
Reporting from the National Assembly
Editorial
RENEWED EFFORTS IN THE DRUG WAR
MAI MALA BUNI’S TACTICAL REBOUND

The Nation

BREAKING: EFCC arrests Obiano at Lagos airport
Bandits reportedly abduct 48 in Southern Kaduna community
Court orders Ex-Chief of Air Staff to refund N57m or lose Abuja home
Gunmen kill community leader, three others in Imo
UPDATED: OAU appoints Prof Bamire as new Vice-Chancellor
Bandits reportedly abduct 48 in Southern Kaduna community
BREAKING: Akpanudoedehe absent as Buni, Sani Bello, CECPC members meet
Your confession is your possession (2)
I can’t be sacked, says embattled Anglican priest
‘No intimidation can stop Ekweremadu’
Nine areas I will develop in Akwa Ibom as governor, by Onofiok
BHS Old Students Association holds AGM tomorrow
Cleric to Christians: PVC is your weapon
‘I will drive Imo IGR from N900m to N2.5b in three months’
‘Ebonyi APC lawmakers can’t declare my seat vacant’
Lagos to sanction violators of consumer rights
Ladoja dismisses rumoured rift with Olubadan
Makinde: we’re building good road network to stem rural-urban…
Ile-Ife youths protest Bamire’s appointment as OAU VC
Nine areas I will develop in Akwa Ibom as governor, by Onofiok
‘I will drive Imo IGR from N900m to N2.5b in three months’
I’ve been running away from pastoral call-RMD
Poland’s Karolina Biewleska wins Miss World 2021
Resilience of Nigerians a blessing, curse, says Beverly Naya
Next album will be different, special – Mr Eazi
Instagram bans Kanye West for 24 hours
2022 AMVCA holds May 14
Lagos recognises actress Toyin Abraham
‘Little earned more respectable than much given’
Tony Elumelu laments worsening poverty, infrastructure
NCC upgrades emergency communications centres
World Bank report rates Netflix high…
Farmers, marketers hit by high diesel cost
EDITORIAL
Train pain
Gone at birth
Lagos First Lady lauds group for backing Sanwo-Olu’s…
Giwa: ‘Our 2023 youth agenda is unfolding’
Colours of Democracy 2

The Punch

Soludo’s administration will herald economic development — Anambra Senator
Nadal holds off Kyrgios to stay unbeaten in 2022
Navy arrests seven Beninoise, other suspected oil thieves
Ambassador Ugwu, those are the children we raised
Nigeria borrowed N6.64tn, serviced debt with N2.93tn in 2021, says DMO
Soludo sworn in as Anambra governor, retains Obiano’s SSG
Protest over Bamire’s appointment as OAU VC
Church founder wanted by FBI for wire fraud arrested in Enugu
Ikoyi building collapse: I withdrew from project orally, returned later, says structural engineer
Man arrested for beating 36-year-old wife to death in Delta community
Adamawa ‘chemists’ inject man to death, steal motorcycle
AfDB secures $15.6bn for Lagos-Abidjan highway corridor
Lack of transparency, accountability compromised Ogoniland remediation – UN
Reps intervene as crisis threatens FCTA, hospital concessionaires’ agreement
Umahi: INEC to decide on court ruling next week
IPAC, Chinese Communist Party brainstorm on credible elections
Adebutu picks governorship form, says no crisis in Ogun PDP
Emmanuel submits names of commissioner-nominees to Akwa Ibom Assembly
Iwobi strikes last-gasp winner as 10-man Everton beat Newcastle
Lampard breaks hand celebrating Everton win against Newcastle
Galatasaray vs Barcelona: Barca fight back to reach Europa quarter-finals
Pictorial: Gospel singer Tim Godfrey unveils identity of fiancée
AMVCA returns, to hold for eight days
Lamborghini: Leave Davido alone, direct your anger towards Buhari – Reno Omokri tells Nigerians
I’ve waited so long to be 50, says actor Chidi Mokeme on birthday

Leadership

Hours After Leaving Office, EFCC Arrests Obiano
Why I Left Out Ejuke For Ghana Clashes – Eguavoen
2022 WCQ: Black Stars To Commence Training In Kumasi On Tuesday
Nigeria Has Killed Many Dreams, Says Singer Simi
JUST-IN: Bandits Abduct 48 In Kaduna Community
Buni Endorses Bello’s Actions, Moves To Douse Tension In Party
I Won’t Resign Until 2023, Malami Replies Critics
Federal Govt Raises Fresh $1.25bn Through Eurobonds
Federal Govt To Establish Centres For Local Production Of Vaccines
Fuel Scarcity, High Diesel Price: Federal Govt To Sanction Saboteurs
Troops Kill Another 100 Bandits In Niger
Professor Bamire Emerges 12th OAU Vice Chancellor
2023: Atiku Picks PDP Presidential Form
Oil Firms And N2.6trn Unremitted Revenue
Triumph Of The ‘Yahoo-Yahoo’ Governors
FFS Boss To Lawmakers: Build Fire Stations As Constituency Projects
Federal Govt To Establish Centres For Local Production Of Vaccines
Obiano’s Wife, Bianca Ojukwu Fight At Soludo’s Swearing-in Ceremony
Amended Bill: Banks To Report N5m Transaction In Writing To EFCC
Sack: Umahi Withdraws Stay Of Execution Application
2023: Atiku Picks PDP Presidential Form
Buni Denies Disbanding Bello-constituted Convention C’ttees
2023: Dattijo Meets Kaduna Lawmakers On Sustaining El-Rufai’s Legacies
Fuel Scarcity, High Diesel Price: Federal Govt To Sanction Saboteurs
2022 WCQ: Black Stars To Commence Training In Kumasi On Tuesday
Arteta Slams Premier League Over Arsenal’s ‘Congested’ Fixture
Nigeria Has Killed Many Dreams, Says Singer Simi
EDITORIAL
Oil Firms And N2.6trn Unremitted Revenue

The Sun

2023: PDP party to beat, says Tambuwal
Buni to harmonise zoning arrangements with govs
Soludo takes oath, tells IPOB: We can’t turn against ourselves
Russia/Ukraine war: FG plans new trade policy with former USSR nations
2023: Catholic Bishop urges Christians to obtain PVCs
2023: I’ll not resign before handover date -Malami
Joint security task force kills 100 gunmen in Niger
Outrage over Ebele Obiano’s physical attack on Bianca Ojukwu
Russia/Ukraine war: FG plans new trade policy with former USSR nations
Ikpeazu gives hint on selection of successor, gets stakeholders’ nod for Senate
Demolition: Okegun Museyo community appeals to Sanwo-Olu to intervene
Buni to harmonise zoning arrangements with govs
Power shift to Abia North’ll promote peace –Ohuabunwa
Niger APC asks political appointees, delegates to resign
2023: PDP slashes cost of nomination, interest forms for youths by half
Nigeria’s loses over 95% of crude oil to thieves –Elumelu
Heavy declines in shares hits stock market
FG raises $1.25bn via 7-year Eurobond
Multiple taxation killing Nigeria’s recycling business –Waste collectors
Obasi lived a patriotic life – Buhari
Man City offers Haaland more than £500k per week
Messi’s wife wept after PSG fans booed hubby
9 Nigerian weightlifters qualify for 2022 Commonwealth Games
WTT Global: Aruna Quadri disappointed, shifts attention to Doha
Kamaru Usman told to forget fighting against Alvarez
Exposed: Top officials of government ethnicising national security
The state burns, the leaders fiddle
Letter to Independent National Electoral Commission (1)
Multiple taxation killing Nigeria’s recycling business –Waste collectors
Ogun: Adebutu obtains PDP governorship form
2023: North East group purchases nomination form for Atiku
2023: Catholic Bishop urges Christians to obtain PVCs
Why I underwent surgery –Marwa
Family of murdered APC chieftain kicks over release of suspect
Ukraine: Is Zelensky hero or deluded?
Role of leadership in fostering national cohesion
Tribute to late Prof. Damachi
Why Jonathan should be given another chance to rule
Ngor okpala by-election: requiem for imo PDP?
Nigeria’s loses over 95% of crude oil to thieves –Elumelu
Heavy declines in shares hits stock market
FG raises $1.25bn via 7-year Eurobond
Multiple taxation killing Nigeria’s recycling business –Waste collectors
Power shift to Abia North’ll promote peace –Ohuabunwa
Niger APC asks political appointees, delegates to resign
2023: PDP slashes cost of nomination, interest forms for youths by half
Demolition: Okegun Museyo community appeals to Sanwo-Olu to intervene