Some Newspaper Headlines for Monday 19th May, 2014. PUNCH •Scores feared dead in Kano explosion •Confab delegates reject tenure extension for Jonathan •EFCC arrests Buhari’s son for N20m scam •Stealing is not corruption, says ICPC •Refinery blast kills seven in P’Harcourt •S’Korea to break up coastguard after ferry disaster •‘4,000 Nigerian soldiers on UN missions’ •Unemployed graduates to earn corps members’ allowance •Jonathan under pressure to accept B’Haram’s offer •Falana knocks army over rising insurgency •Fayemi, Fayose disagree over education policy •‘We haven’t accepted Dubai report on Falode’ •Chibok: Group urges FG to make post-rescue plans •Govt plans temporary tags for unregistered vehicles •Nigeria, China agree to share intelligence, says Mark •Refinery blast kills seven in P’Harcourt VANGUARD •Poilce say four killed in Kano suicide car bomb attack •Boko Haram: Let’s unite behind Jonathan, security agencies – Anenih •I-G orders tight security in Benue schools over Boko Haram’s threat to kidnap boys •Nyanya: How mastermind was arrested in Sudan — Envoy •Chibok Girls: BHaram soft-pedals, drops demand for release •Police recover nail rods planted on highways to puncture vehicle tyres •Jonathan expected in Delta for another ground breaking ceremony •Fire guts Daleko market in Lagos •Oil majors fleece Nigeria with inflated project costs •Brazil 2014: Fashola drums support for NFSC •Ekiti polls: Bamidele, Fayemi tango over failed factories •Ten feared dead, scores injured in petrol explosion •Terrorism: Why Nigeria is a fertile ground — Omeri •Beware! Pregnancy after 35 years may put you at risk •Daniel breaks silence, tackles Amosun on roads, education •Boko Haram: Jonathan, victim of circumstances — PDP •‘Transfer of N305bn Police pension, illegal’ •Lobbying intensifies at confab as c’ttees turn in reports •Fashola’s successor: How Ambode’s ambition started 2 yrs ago GUARDIAN •Jonathan in France, urges global action against terror •NAWOJ elects new president •Delta goes e-bursary to check fraud •NECO moves to safeguard certificate’s credibility •Lagos legislators flay unicameral legislature for Nigeria •Borno takes 50 students to India on irrigation agriculture •Boko Haram threatens to abduct boys to marry Chibok girls •Buhari Commissions 75km road in Zamfara •PASS Scheme: Ondo begins training for 300 graduates tomorrow •Military may have been compromised, says U.S. •Bamidele promises prompt payment of pensions •Accord blames APC, PDP, LP for rising violence •FG denies accepting police report on Toba Falode’s death •Nigeria records 2,740 daily infant deaths from malnutrition •Travelers allege plans to discredit Enugu int’l Airport •‘How Layelu Microfinance survived financial crisis’ •Brazilian prisoners release 122 hostages •Pfizer in new offer for AstraZeneca takeover •Turkey mine disaster: Three face charges over deaths •A mix of drama, novelty, status quo ante in constitution making •Okagbare hits gold in China, wins Diamond League’s 200m, long jump •Elegbeleye targets first spot, as Team Nigeria leaves for Africa Youth Games TRIBUNE •B/Haram may release over 100 girls next week – Report •4 killed in Kano bomb blast — CP •Abducted Chinese likely in Nigeria —Cameroon •Youths on the rampage in Maiduguri over killings of civilian •Don’t heat up the polity, IBB warns politicians •Fire destroys 120 shops in Lagos market •Women can prevent rigging of 2015 elections — Amaechi •Incessant buildings’ collapse: FG told to outlaw 32.5 grade cement •Lawyer sues Mark, Tambuwal over budget increase •FG promises to back Falode’s family on son’s murder in Dubai •Fracas in church as faction demands removal of cleric •EKITI 2014: Fayemi administration, most teacher-friendly – Campaign group •Al-Makura donates N8m, relief materials to displaced Tiv farmers in Nasarawa •Cocoa industry in Ede to bounce back soon —Aregbesola •Probe N3trn security budgets now, Falana tells Jonathan •Bad leadership, bane of Nigeria’s problem —ASUU •Auxiliary: I will bring criminals to book —Ajimobi •ICPC, COREN sign MoU on elimination of corruption in engineering profession •2014: Osun APC challenges Omisore. Have a blessed week and good morning!
Posted on: Mon, 19 May 2014 08:33:33 +0000