Nigerian Newspaper Headlines Today: 17th March

 

 

Punch

Budget: Buhari threatens to sack heads of 50 govt agencies, others

President Muhammadu Buhari has threatened to sack chief executives of federal parastatals and agencies that fail to appear before the National Assembly to defend their budgets, Saturday PUNCH has learnt.

Vanguard

Oba of Benin invokes charms last exposed to sunlight 800 years ago against human traffickers

• Whoever dares him doesn’t survive— Esogban of Benin warns

The Sun

I can’t see Buhari losing 2019 election – Tony Momoh

Former Minister of Information, Prince Tony Momoh has said that President Muhammadu Buhari will win the 2019 presidential election despite criticisms in some quarters against his administration. Among other issues in this interview with WILLY EYA, he also examines why insecurity persists in the country.

Thisday

Amid Pomp, Dangote’s Daughter Weds Ex-IG Abubakar’s Son

The Africa’s richest man and business mogul, Aliko Dangote, yesterday, gave out the hand of his daughter, Fatima in marriage to Jamil, son of former Inspector-General of police, Mohammed Abubakar.

Guardian

Police alert Maiduguri residents on Boko Haram’s planned attack

The Assistant Commissioner of Police in Borno State, Ahmed Bello, has alerted the public of alleged plans by Boko Haram to launch bomb attacks on Maiduguri metropolis.

Daily Trust

‘Don’t condemn Buhari for withholding Electoral Act Bill’

A Yoruba sociocultural group, Yoruba Council of Youths Worldwide, says President Muhammadu Buhari should not be condemned for withholding his assent on the amended Electoral Act passed by the National Assembly.

Tribune

Kogi West: Appeal Court okays Dino’s recall process

The Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye on Friday, lost in his bid the to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from proceeding with his recall process.

The Nation

Ade Lawyer: My exploits as assassin, robber, drug pusher

Reckoning day beckons for alleged notorious assassin, Adeola Williams a.k.a. Ade Lawyer. Arrested by the police after weeks of manhunt over the assassination of one Ganiyu Ayinla, he decided to lay bare his activities as a hired killer, admitting responsibility not just for Ayinla’s death but also for others in Lagos and other parts of the Southwest.

The Herald

Fulani Herdsmen: “No One Needs Your Sympathy”- Wole Soyinka Blasts Buhari

Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka had some scathing words for President Buhari over the issue of the Fulani Herdsmen saying that no one was in need of sympathy but would rather see some action.

New Telegraph

Herdsmen attack: ‘Death toll rises to 50’ in Kogi

The death toll over the attack on Oganenigu community and other communities in Kogi State by suspected Fulani herdsmen has risen to 50 as over 200 persons are said to still be missing