Nigerian newspaper headlines today, October 18, 2016.
Punch
Apc, Pdp Disagree On Rivers Rerun
The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has accused the All Progressives Congress of pushing for another postponement of the Rivers legislative rerun fixed for October 2016.
Thisday
Senate Committee Backs CBN’s Monetary Policies
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions, Senator Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim, monday said he was so far satisfied with the current monetary policy measures adopted by the Central Banking of Nigeria (CBN) to get the economy on the right track.
Guardian
ANAN tasks fellows on governance, ethics
The President of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), Anthony Nzom, has urged new fellows of the association to maintain the core values of good corporate governance, sustainability reporting and ethics.
Vanguard
Minors in govt detention —SHI’ITES
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, yesterday, accused Plateau State Government of detaining scores of Shi’ite minors, including a four-year-old girl, Salamatu Yunusa.
Premium Times
Adeyanju warns against further persecution of Nigerian Shiites
A Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, strategist, Deji Adeyanju, on Sunday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the latest “aggression” against members of Islamic Movement of Nigeria in different parts of the country.
Leadership
N9.3m Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Edo Deputy Gov’s Brother
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, arraigned one Joseph Ovbokhan Odubu and his company, Even Handed Services Limited before Justice P. I. Ajoku of the Federal High Court, sitting in Benin, Edo State on a three-count charge bordering on forgery, uttering and obtaining money by false presence to the tune of Nine Million Three Hundred and Sixty Thousand Naira (N9, 360,000.00).
