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Newspapers Reviews - Friday 18th March

  • March 18, 2016 1:28 PM CET

    NEWSPAPER REVIEW, Friday, March 18, 2016

    NIGERIAN PILOT
    Tension in Rivers ahead of re-run polls....Army Major shut
    dead, 2 soldiers injured
    APC, PDP trade blame....Court restrains military from
    deploying soldiers
    CBN extends drive for financial inclusion in schools
    89 Boko Haram members sentenced to death in Cameroun
    Arms Deal: Despite petition, Metuh’s case must go on—Judge
    Mikel, Musa, Ighalo, others hit Kaduna Tuesday
    Tribute: Ocholi taught us meaning of loyalty—Buhari

     

    INDEPENDENT
    Sheriff set to retain PDP Chairmanship after May
    Confusion reigns over Auditor General’s 3.3trillion naira report
    to Senate
    Seven feared dead in Farmers/Herdsmen clash in Benue
    Why we couldn’t pass 2016 Budget—NASS
    Lawmaker condemns Maiduguri bombings
    Secret employment not illegal—CBN.....as Senators kick
    Fashola struggling as Super Minister—Group

     

    NEWSWATCH TIMES
    You can’t intimidate me, blackmail me, Judge tells Metuh
    Seven die in fresh Benue farmers, Fulani herdsmen clash
    Bomb threats on three flights from India in 24 hours
    Arase deploys six thousand police officers to North-East
    Army Major, soldier killed in gun duel with sea pirates in Rivers
    AGF calls for collective action against corruption

     

    BLUE PRINT
    Kogi Assembly crisis: NASS indicts police...orders premises
    sealed
    Card Reader Bill scales second reading in Senate
    Chibok Girls gone 703 days
    Ekiti lawmaker, Afolabi is alive, DSS
    Herdsmen kill ten in renewed Benue attacks
    USAID spends 700million dollars on HIV/AIDS in Nigeria
    ‘Trump presidency is among top ten global risks’

     

    THE AUTHORITY
    Pre-election violence: Major, another killed in Rivers
    Economy collapsing, Bishop Ibezim tells Buhari
    Alleged 400 million naira fraud: Metuh accuses judge of bias
    Eagles get bonus arrears today
    2 years in office: Ubah commends Obiano over achievements

     

    NATION
    Major, soldier killed in Rivers’ shootout
    N3.1b ‘fraud’: EFCC traces memo to ex-Villa perm sec
    Borno bombing death toll rises 27
    Cameroon court sentences 89 Boko Haram men to death
    $2.1b arms deals: Panel summons more military officers
    Buhari vows to conduct sociological study on Boko Haram
    Group plans life jacket manufacturing plant in Lagos
    ABC of Auditor-General’s report on 2014 remittances
    Rivers Utd spoiled for goalkeeping choice
    Federal Govt tackles unemployment with N10b ‘YES’ project
    National Hospital’s workers threaten indefinite strike
    Imo raises committee to check illegal adoption, trafficking

     

    PUNCH
    Data cleansing delaying budget report – National Assembly
    South West PDP rejects national chairmanship
    Nigeria in the eye of Trump’s storm
    Reps probe secret recruitment of 909 employees by CBN
    Judge denies Metuh’s petition, vows to continue trial
    Buhari’s economic retreat starts on Monday
    We operate patients with lamps, torchlight – UITH doctors
    Detained Ekiti lawmaker debunks rumour of his death
    Tension, killings in Rivers ahead of rerun

     

    SPORTING SUN
    Mikel: I saw hell under Mourinho
    Musa promises victory over Egypt
    AFCON 2017 Qualifiers: NFF books Egypt Airline for
    Eagles...dumps chartered flight
    Liverpool knocks out Man U
    No show: Old Lady dismisses Pogba’s PSG move
    Man U confused over Mourinho, Giggs
    CR7’s son imitates dad
    Russian swimmer suspended over dopping.


    This post was edited by Pastor Dunamis Okunowo at March 18, 2016 1:30 PM CET