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HEADLINE NEWS
Friday, 31st March 2017



NIGERIA:

Senator in trouble over N4b contracts, 20 bank accounts

Senate okays e-voting, card reader for elections

Abuja Airport runway ‘is 57.5% ready’

APC, PDP trade words over state of the nation

Unify exchange rates, IMF advises Nigeria

Presidency: No plan to bring London doctors to treat Buhari in Abuja

Our grouse about Presidency, by Senate

Doors closing on defaulting NDDC contractors

Superstition ends, hope rises as Imo lake gets new stock

Coca-Cola brands’ burden of market leadership

‘We’re not involved in N19b Paris Club scam’

Reps query N3b quarters for Fed Govt’s officials

Dangote, Adenuga, Alakija, seven others on richest list

Bird ‘turns to woman’after electrocution

2017 budget: Saraki directs committees to submit reports

We may reduce duration of exams, says registrar

Peace Corps boss gets N10m bail

Ooni: I’ll ensure harmony between Yoruba and Hausa

UNILORIN prof’s ex-driver, two others to die by hanging

Britain’s Konta downs Venus to reach Miami final

I’m crazy about Mikel –Ndidi

CBN increases forex sale to BDCs, releases fresh $100m

Bribery case: Court suspends ex-NAF chief’s testimony over security risk

Solanke wants registry open for recovered loot

DSS quizzes Ifeanyi Ubah on NNPC’s N11bn claim

Reps say Buhari lacks power to extend perm sec tenure

Why stolen monies are difficult to repatriate – Osinbajo

Electoral Act: Senate okays e-voting, legalises card reader

Bauchi police arrest suspected cultists for murder

Forex manipulation: EFCC invites more senior CBN officials

Face-off: Senate welcomes Buhari’s peace moves

FG extends 2016 capital budget implementation to May 5

SERAP faults Senate over Sagay invitation

Ife: Ooni urges neutrality as probe panel begins sitting

Crisis looms for Eagles as NFF fails to pay Rohr

Father of seven commits suicide in Bayelsa

Dump multiple exchange rates, forex curbs, IMF tells FG

Prospective candidates destroy JAMB office in Makurdi

Meningitis kills 109 in Zamfara, Niger, three other states

Fraudsters impersonate Tinubu, Saraki, dupe job seekers of N20m

Buhari will return to see UK doctors –Presidency

Court jails father nine years for impregnating daughter

EFCC arrests herbalist for N45m fraud

Again, objections stall Amosu’s N22.8bn fraud case

EFCC arraigns directors, firm over N735m subsidy scam

Katsina man held for allegedly

APC Heads To Court Over Obiano’s LG Transition Chairmen

Nimbo Massacre Suspects Arraigned, Detained In Prison

Mobilization Of Unqualified Graduates To Attract Criminal Prosecution —NYSC

Abuja Airport: FG Imports Fibre Glass Grid For Durable Runway

Meningitis: NCDC Confirms 109 Deaths In 5 States, As Cases Hit 1,966

Ali’s Uniform Controversy A Distraction —Dogara

Gov Umahi Suspends Attorney-General, Solicitor-General Over Negligence Of Duty

Skill Acquisition: Delta Trains 47 Youths In Tiling, POP Design

FG Extends Tenure Of 2016 Budget

Assemblies Of God Pastor Alleges Brutalizatiion Of Members By Police, Army

Buhari’s police guards protest over unpaid risk caution allowances

Court vacates order against premiere of ‘Okafor’s Law’

FG moves to stop rejection of Nigerian food produce at global market

Nigeria tipped to overtake SA in next 5 years

Senate gets final report on PIB April 25

NNPC defends government’s stance on illegal refineries

IMF okays FG’s economic plan, forecasts 0.8% growth

Oyo registers 1000 farmers for free school feeding

Richard Branson failed in Nigeria, don’t blame Nigerian airlines — Olowo

Biafra: Kanu’s continued incarceration just to impress Buhari — IPOB

ASUU advocates new people-based political party

Military admits real Boko Haram leader, Shekau, still alive

Don tasks FG on iron, steel development

Christian Society Tasks Nigerians on Unity, Recession Religious Killings

From Enugu Prisons, 53 Garlands for Ugwuanyi

AFRICA:

Ghana's gender minister causes storm over rape comments

UN to cut back DRC peacekeeping force: draft resolution

Hundreds missing in Boko Haram's biggest abduction

Kenya arrests 3 alleged human traffickers for Islamic State

Aide to warlord Kony surrenders as US pulls from mission

Nigeria summons Indian diplomat over attacks on student

Vaccine shortage for Nigeria meningitis outbreak

DRC opposition calls 'ghost town' protest

A solution to Somali piracy is in sight – local community

Morocco hosts month-long African art festival


SA to appear before ICC over failure to arrest Sudan's Albashir

DR Congo opposition leader calls for protests after negotiation failure

9 World Cup slots for Africa approved by FIFA, await ratification

South Africa's Malema files impeachment case against Zuma

Ethiopia extends state of emergency after relaxing restrictions

Governor of Ghana's central bank resigns

South Africans stand against Zuma's plan to sack finance minister

South African government says El Nino drought likely in 2017

WORLD:

Trump sets himself on collision course with China ahead of Xi meeting

Duterte allies seek to take over Philippine village councils as part of war on drugs

Michael Flynn 'seeks immunity' to testify in probe

Japan racism survey reveals one in three foreigners experience discrimination

Brexit and Britain's delusions of empire

Czech National Bank provokes fresh CZKexit speculation

UK defence role lies with US, not EU, says Michael Fallon

U.N. sexual harassment campaign makes male subway riders uncomfortable

Confusion over May's veiled Brexit threats signals problems ahead

Donald Trump's import tax would make US business 'meaningless', says Uniqlo founder

Mexico: authorities install 'penis seat' on Metro to combat sexual harassment – video

ISIS ‘Biblical’ Weapon Can Kill 1000s

Cattle herders fire at Italian author after Kenyan lodge set ablaze

SPORTS:

Africa To Get 9 Slots In FIFA’s 48-team World Cup

Iwobi Aims To Gun Down Iheanacho’s City

Athletics Stakeholders Brainstorm In Abuja

I’ll Be ‘happy’ If Zlatan Leaves Man Utd — Mourinho

Messi Is A ‘teddy Bear’ Says Maradona

World Cup 2026: FIFA reveals allocation for 48-team tournament

NFF pays tribute to late Eagles coach

FIFA investigates Wales defender’s leg-breaking challenge

ITF/CAT Junior Tennis: Nigeria boys team bow out.




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