Nigerian Newspaper Headlines Today: 11th March

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Punch

Police arrest Lekki Gardens MD for collapsed building

The Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested the Managing Director of Lekki Gardens, Mr. Richard Nyong, for the collapse of a five-storeyed building under construction on Kushenla Road, Ikate Elegushi, Lagos State, which killed no fewer than 35 persons.

Vanguard

Nigeria needs $500m to fix refineries

ABUJA – MINISTER of State for Petroleum and Group Managing Director of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu yesterday said that the four refineries in the country will require between $300 million to $500 million to function effectively.

Thisday

FG Redeploys Four Directors, Six Deputies, 174 Others over Budget Fiasco

No fewer than 184 top government officials from various ministries, departments and agencies (MDA) of the federal government have been redeployed in a major shake up triggered by the controversy over the 2016 budget.

Daily Times

Cultists responsible for Rivers killings not politicians – Wike

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has stated that the state government was supporting the police and the Department of State Services (DSS), to tackle cult-related violence in some communities in the state accusing cultists of being behind the killings and not politicians as generally believed.

Guardian

Lawmakers, Babatope criticise DSS for alleged invasion of Ekiti Assembly

Members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly yesterday blamed President Muhammadu Buhari for the arrest of their colleagues by operatives of the Department of Security Service (DSS)·

Daily Trust

Anti-graft fight not cause of high cost of living — Osinbajo

The Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo has said that the political will of the present administration to fight corruption will not be in vain.

National Mirror

Court admits Badeh to N2bn bail

ustice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, admitted former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh, to bail in the sum of N2bn with other stringent conditions. The court also held that Badeh should produce two sureties in the sum of N1bn each, who must be residents of the Federal Capital Territory, with landed properties in Abuja worth the amount of N1bn.

Leadership

African Lawmakers Meet In Abuja, Parley On SDGs

Parliamentarians across Africa have been tasked to intensify efforts in the fight against corruption to ensure success of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa in their individual countries in particular.

The Nation

Ex-NNPC chief: Jonathan’s govt blew N2.2b on prayers

Besides the fortune sunk into phoney arms deals, no less than N2.2billion was spent on prayers against Boko Haram,  it was learnt yesterday.

Tribune

Buhari’s govt has neglected market women — Tinubu’s daughter

THE Iyaloja-General of Nigeria and daughter of national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu, Chief Folasade Tinubu-Ojo, on Thursday, expressed displeasure of market women to the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, lamenting that they have been neglected by the government.