Nigerian Newspaper Headlines Today: 23rd March

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Punch

Presidency to deactivate redundant social media pages

Kuku, who was to be arraigned before Justice Mamman Kolo of the FCT High Court sitting in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja was, however, absent in the court.

Vanguard

FG files charges against former aide to ex-president Jonathan

Kuku, who was to be arraigned before Justice Mamman Kolo of the FCT High Court sitting in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja was, however, absent in the court.

The Sun

Death of corps member: FG vows to punish perpetrators

FEDERAL Government, yesterday, said it would stop at nothing to fish out the masterminds of the violence in the Rivers State bye-elections which claimed the life of corps member, Samuel Okonta.

Thisday

Buhari, APC Caucus in Crucial Meeting

President Muhammadu Buhari last night held a meeting with the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Lagos State Governor, Senator Bola Tinubu and the caucus members of the party.

Daily Times

Finally, 2016 Budget laid at National Assembly

After much delay, the 2016 Budget was finally laid on the floor of the two chambers of the National Assembly on Tuesday ahead of its passage. At the Senate, the budget was laid but the chamber adjourned to today (Wednesday) after sitting for only 20 minutes. The adjournment was as a result of the death Musa Baba, a member of the House of Representatives from Nasarawa State, who died on March 17, 2016 aged 50.

Guardian

FG, states, LGs share N345bn as February revenue

The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun on Tuesday in Abuja, said that N345 billion was shared among the federal, states and local governments as revenue for February 2015.

Daily Trust

Rivers rerun: PDP demands Buhari’s investigation into killings

National leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to constitute a panel to investigate the violence that resulted in the killing of Nigerians during the last Saturday’s national and state assembly rerun elections in Rivers State.

National Mirror

N45.9bn NIMASA fraud: EFCC removes Tompolo’s name from suit

Apparently frustrated by the failure of security agencies to arrest former Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday removed Tompolo’s name from the criminal suit it filed before a Federal High Court in Lagos for alleged N45.9bn fraud.

Leadership

NASS Debates, Passes 2016 Budget Today

After bouts of buckpassing on alleged errors in the 2016 budget estimates, the Senate is set to pass its version of the Appropriations Bill, before proceeding on its Easter recess.

The Nation

Troops kill 58 Boko Haram fighters in Borno

Troops have killed 58 Boko Haram fighters in the latest military operation in Borno State, spokesman of the Army Col. Sani Usman, said yesterday

Tribune

N35bn fraud: Tompolo absent as EFCC arraigns Akpobolokemi, others

Regardless of the inability of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to produce wanted ex-Niger Delta militant, Government Ekpemupolo also known as Tompolo, the anti-graft agency, on Tuesday, arraigned the former boss of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Patrick Akpobolokemi, and eight others over alleged N35 billion fraud.