HEADLINE NEWS

HEADLINE NEWS
Thursday, 20th Apr 2017

NIGERIA:

• N'Assembly panels, SANs, others hail suspension of SGF, NIA boss
• Tears as slain WASSCE candidate, mother, father are buried
• Court remands suspects who removed trader's heart
• INEC begins continuous voter registration April 27
• Meningitis killed 745 in 8,057 cases, says FG
• Nigeria's revenue can't sustain interest payment on debt – W'Bank
• Emir Sanusi and other truth speakers
• Malabu: We'll resist attempt to summon Jonathan
• Emir Sanusi visits Ile-Ife clash scene, lauds Ooni's role
• How well has FG managed controversy over N13bn discovery?
• Lagos militants: Police invade creek, arrest 13 suspects 
• NSCDC seizes 5,000-litre fuel in Lagos, arrests four
• Two die in Imo crash
• Teenagers drown in hotel swimming pool
• NLNG revenue hits seven-year low amid oil slump
• Fund to develop power assets in Nigeria, others
• Mauritius energy firm makes first investment in Nigeria
• ICAN accredits 32 tertiary institutions, centres
• Nigeria needs reforms to prevent exchange rate crisis — W/Bank
• Stock market recovers from losses as index rises
• Naira gains momentum, closes at 390/dollar 
• Dangote begins installation of oil refinery equipment
• Task force plans fresh arrest of liquidated banks' directors
• Melaye: Police arrest Kogi LG boss for attempted murder
• Be less dramatic, Kukah tells EFCC
• Malami warns Kebbi APC against imposing candidates in council poll
• Isoko chieftain accuses DESOPADEC of neglect
• Aero Contractors probes alleged mid-air fire, smoke incident
• ACTIONAID seeks trial of suspects in Malabu, Halliburton scandal
• Oke Weeps, Lawal Feigns Ignorance As PMB Takes Anti-graft War Home
• Business Mogul Chanchangi Dies At 85
• Buhari Resets Anti-Corruption War, Suspends SGF, NIA Boss
• IMF Endorses Nigeria's Economic Recovery Plan
• Access Bank Appoints Roosevelt Ogbonna as Group Deputy Managing Director
• FG Begins Fresh Manhunt for Absconded Failed Banks' Chiefs
• Savage Delighted to Sell Nigerian, African Brand
• External Reserves Hit 2017 High At $30.56bn
• Scammers defraud job seekers amid rising unemployment
• Ambode tasks civil servants on transparency, simplified processes
• Nigeria's revenue can't sustain interest payment on debt – W'Bank
• CourtCourt Orders Temporary Forfeiture of N449.750m Abandoned at BDC
• APC Governors, NWC Meet Thursday Over Conflict, Poor Funding
• We've learnt a lot from mock exam shift, says JAMB spokesman
• Kano CJ laments dearth of juries, obsolete working equipment
• Presidency Commences Moves to Strengthen Whistleblower Policy
• CBN Intervenes with $100m in Forex Market
• INEC to Commence CVR on April 27
• Ooni Hosts Emir of Kano, Sues for Peaceful Co-existence
• Chairman of Chachangi Airlines is Dead
• Airport Reopening Shows Spirited Efforts Of FG – Minister
• Cheating case: Court grants bail to Nigerian
• Outrage over disparity in criteria for admission to unity schools
• Primary school enrolment in Kaduna hits 2.1 million, says El Rufai
• Nigerian Army Declares War against Bandits in Southern Kaduna
• Ife Crisis Panel Begins Sitting
• Investigation into Cabin Smoke Incident in Flight NG316 Ongoing, Says Aero
• DIG: Police to Recruit 30,000 Personnel Annually
• Police Raid Lagos Creeks, Kill One Militant
• Traffic Law: Lagos Impounds 3,619 Vehicles in Three Months
• Sokoto Fertiliser Plant Begins Production December
• Osinbajo Backs ACF's Plan for National Security Summit
• '10,000Gw needed to achieve energy sufficiency'
• Kaduna, others to build solar-powered mini-grids

AFRICA:

• Gravesites used to hide looted cash in Nigeria – report
• Zimbabwe opposition figures team up to challenge Mugabe
• Nigeria suspends intel chief over $43 million cash stash
• Uganda declares end to mission to pursue warlord Kony
• Egypt frees US charity worker after 3 years
• French, Mali forces kill 12 extremists
• 'Jihadists' kill 5 soldiers in Mali's north
• UN says 16 staff members freed by South Sudan refugees
• Burkina Faso police stage nationwide protest
• Ethiopia says 669 killed in months of violent protests
• Egypt policeman dies in gunmen attack near Sinai monastery
• Zimbabwe marks 37 years of independence amid economic downturn

WORLD:

• World's Biggest, Baddest Non-Nuke Bomb Designed Just to Hit N. Korea
• North Korean video shows its missiles blowing up US city
• 1,000-mph Winds, Shock Waves Deadliest Effects Of Asteroid Strike
• China 'seriously concerned' about N Korea
• North Korea: US's sword is ready to chop Pyongyang
• Hundreds of US troops begin Operation Max Thunder with South Korea
• China criticizes North Korea, praises US on nuclear issue
• TSA: Rules Broken When Cop Took Gun in Carry-On to Taiwan
• Theresa May can now play Elizabeth I in a new buccaneering age of Drake
• Sex selection: medical research council criticised for not changing rules
• Chris Packham charged with assault over hunt row
• North Korea says don't mess with us as US plans next move
• Indonesia: President Jokowi faces twin threats from Jakarta poll
• Billionaires and corporations donated $107m for Trump inauguration
• Lawsuit accuses Donald Trump of violating constitution
• Russian government think tank 'came up with plan to swing US election'
• Theresa May surprises Britain by calling a snap general election
• Theresa May has brutally carved away the tradition of Tory pro-EU politics
• Tennis star Serena Williams expecting autumn baby
• China to question Apple about use of app streaming to beat censors
• Fake passports fuel child trafficking to Hong Kong, Singapore
• Venezuela gave cash to Trump inauguration

SPORTS:

• Martial must give more like Rashford – Mourinho
• Shakespeare proud of Leicester
• US senator wants Russia disqualified from hosting W'Cup
• Federation polls: NOC dares ministry, rejects guidelines
• Neuer, Wilshere out
• Serena hints at pregnancy
• IAAF World Relays: AFN Releases Provisional List Of 13 Female Athletes
• Politicians Ruining Nigeria Sports – Obisia
• Lukaku Subscribes To Chelsea, Man U TV To 'learn How They Train'
• No Mercy For Messi As Juventus Knock Barcelona Out Of Championship... 

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