HEADLINE NEWS

HEADLINE NEWS
Saturday, 22nd April 2017

NIGERIA:

• Agbakoba sues FG for neglect of Southeast
• Adeosun assures G24 on transparent implementation of budget
• 55 people died at military detention centre in Maiduguri, says Foundation
• Lagos to build new general hospitals this year
• Maihaja resumes as NEMA DG
• Ayokunle accuses government of bias in Ile-Ife, Southern Kaduna crises
• UNILORIN ASUU faults call on Oloyede to resign
• GOC charges troops to dislocate, clear Boko Haram remnants
• Frank urges stakeholders to save APC from collapse
• Buhari, Mongunu, Daura, Magu pray at Aso Rock
• Suspension of SGF, DG NIA belated, says Balarabe Musa
• EFCC files 95-count charge against former Niger governor
• Proposed second runway for Abuja Airport in 2017 budget, says minister
• EFCC discovered N6bn belongs to Niger State, says Bello
• Two kidnapped turks regain freedom in Akwa Ibom
• Clerics propose strict punishment for looters
• Ajimobi tasks police on killer herdsmen, kidnappers
• Taraba vows to accord agriculture its rightful place
• Ebonyi APC crisis: Abakaliki High Court summons Oyegun, Buni
• Elizade urges extension of TETFUND to private varsities
• FG constitutes Governing Boards of Federal Polys, Colleges of Education
• Three die, 13 injured in Ogun accident
• Clock Ticks Against Education Backwardness Of Sokoto
• Again, Bayelsa journalists mourn as New Telegraph correspondent dies
• Wakili accuses Bauchi Governor of failure to fulfill campaign promises
• Southern Kaduna Killings: FG Appears to Have Lost Control, Says CAN President
• CBN Suspends Nationwide Cashless Policy, Creates FX Window for Investors, Exporters
• Buhari seeks senate confirmation of Prof Momoh as NERC boss
• Waziri, husband of former EFCC boss, buried in Billiri
• Bird strike damages Dana Air plane, forces air return
• FG confirms dunoma as FAAN MD
• MSF Accuses Cameroon of Forcefully Repatriating Nigerian Refugees
• Police Silent on Ransom as Kidnaped Turkish Nationals are Freed
• N13bn recovery: Osinbajo panel quizzes Magu, as committee begins sitting
• Lawal's suspension: S/East, N/East battle for SGF's slot
• Female Nigerian marries lesbian partner in US
• Amosun, Ajimobi, ARG mourn Famakinwa
• B'Haram: Nigeria partners Italy, Pakistan to upgrade warplanes
• Don hails Buhari over suspension of SGF, NIA DG
• Prospective couples to undergo HIV test in Kano
• Police arrest robbers, cattle rustler in Niger
• Adamawa gov appoints IGR boss, decries poverty rate
• Niger, Canada partner for tourism
• Kano allocates N19m to combat meningitis
• NERC, NEMSA investigate Calabar electricity accident
• Zaki Biam: Police parade 19 suspects, recover arms
• Three die, 13 injured in Ogun auto crash
• Thirty groups to monitor Ebonyi LG poll
• We didn't demolish Berger market, says Lagos govt
• Ooni, Alaafin, Alake, Soyinka, others advocate tourism devt
• Anglican bishop commends Buhari's whistle-blower policy
• Ajimobi tells police to tame 'murderous' herdsmen
• Ex-Niger State commissioner rejects N6bn traced to him

AFRICA:

• Egypt army says kills 21 Islamic extremists in Sinai
• South Sudan fighting forces 100 000 to flee, says UN report
• Journalist faces death penalty in Cameroon
• US to continue training regional troops against Uganda'
• Zim man jailed for repeatedly raping employer's 11-year old
• Israel reopens Taba crossing to Egypt
• 7 dead when electrical wire falls on Nigerian gathering
• Boko Haram raid killed nine Nigerian soldiers
• Rwandan court hands ex-Hutu militia leader life sentence
• Drought-hit Somalia moves closer to famine, says aid group
• Egypt, Sudan vow not to aid opposition groups
• Angolan activists jailed over election protest
• Now is not the time for the UN to run from the DRC
• Gambia's race to save its 'Roots' on Kunta Kinteh island
• Zim villagers contract suspected anthrax after eating dead hippo
• Zambian opposition leader to remain in custody

WORLD:

• US to honour 'dumb' Australia migrant deal
• Indonesia military denies Ahok protests part of army-backed plot to oust Jokowi
• Car users in Pyongyang are scrambling to fill up their tanks
• US forces kill Isis militant linked to Istanbul nightclub attack
• Pence says United States will honour refugee deal with Australia
• UN voices fears of 'catastrophic nuclear accident' as global tensions increase
• Trump: 'Dreamer' immigrants shouldn't fear deportation
• Donald Trump administration intensifies threat to crack down on sanctuary cities
• 'Urgent' to reach agreement on loan for Greece, says IMF
• Human rights groups demand closure of Manus and Nauru after scathing Senate report
• Thai man nabbed at Laos border for suspected smuggling of semen
• Panama grants bail to Mossack Fonseca founders in Brazil corruption case

SPORTS:

• 1st CAN Sports Award Holds April 29
• Buhari Expresses Shock Over Death Of Football Fans In Calabar
• Tottenham, Chelsea To Wear Armbands For Ehiogu
• Ibrahimovic Out For Rest Of Season
• Champions League: Atletico not looking for revenge against Real – Simeone
• Monaco confirm Mbappe's release clause
• It's difficult to replace Mikel – Conte
• Why Neymar could still play in El Clasico
• Gabriel Jesus set return against Arsenal... 

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