Nigerian Newspaper Headlines Today, 21th April

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Punch

PDP Convention: l won’t vie for any position, says Metuh

National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh, has said he will not be vying for any position in the party at its national convention slated for May 21 in Port Harcourt.

Vanguard

One Oluwafemi Ogunleye, 29, who allegedly obtained N47,000 under the pretext of securing a container for his girl friend was on Thursday docked before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court.

Thisday

Saraki Wants CCT Chair to Recuse Self, EFCC Clears Umar

Senate President, Dr. Bukola Abubakar Saraki, who is standing trial for false assets declaration, has accused the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Mr. Danladi Yakubu Umar of bias, insisting that he cannot get justice under his chairmanship.

The Sun

CCT chairman throws Saraki’s lawyer out of tribunal

The Chairman of the Code of Conduct (CCT) Tribunal, Danladi Umar has asked security operatives to throw out Raphael Oluyede, one of the lawyers representing Senate President Bukola Saraki, for talking back at him.

Daily Times

APC Will Not Compromise Senate Presidency -Oyegun

National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun on Wednesday said the APC will never compromise on the leadership of the Senate Presidency even as he maintained that, the APC as a party of change cannot interfere with the ongoing judicial process.

Daily Trust

NLC, tarry awhile over strike plan

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said last week that it will organise a one-day warning strike to protest against the state of the nation, especially the recent 45 percent increase in electricity tariff without commensurate improvement in supply by the power distribution companies (Discos).

Leadership

NLC Cautions Kano State Govt. Over Workers’ Verification

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Kano State on Thursday urged the state government to re-examine the list of ghost workers discovered in its ongoing workers’ verification exercise.

The Nation

Senator Ben Murray Bruce has said he will not accept the 35.6million SUV bought by Senate for members.

Senator Ben Murray Bruce has said he will not accept the 35.6million SUV bought by Senate for members.

Tribune

Unpaid salaries: Osun APC seeks FG’s intervention

As many states of the federation battle to pay backlog of salaries owed their workers, Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday, called on the Federal Government to urgently intervene by assisting states in tackling salaries challenges.