Find out what is making headlines
all over the country from the covers of The Punch, Vanguard, The Guardian and
more.
For today, Friday, April 10, 2015
THE PUNCH NEWSPAPER
Ekiti APC lawmakers to CJ: Raise
panel to probe Fayose
The 19 All Progressives Congress
(APC) members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly have urged the Chief
Judge of the state, Justice Ayodeji Daramola to set up a panel to probe
Governor Ayo Fayose. READ MORE…
Jonathan mourns as Oronto Douglas
dies of cancer at 49
The President expressed his deep
sadness at Mr Douglas’ death and extended his condolences to the family of the
deceased. READ MORE…
INEC accuses governor of anti-card
reader stance
INEC reaffirmed that the PVC and
card readers are going to be used in this weekend's elections contrary to some
reports stating otherwise. READ MORE…
Nanny demands N15M for abducted
Lagos children
A nanny, Mary Akinloye, who
allegedly kidnapped three kids in the Surulere area of Lagos State has demanded
N15m from the victims’ parents. READ MORE…
PDP workers strike over unpaid
salaries
Workers at the Peoples Democratic
Party national headquarters in Abuja have embarked on indefinite strike over
unpaid salaries.
Jonathan’s wife wants to rig polls –
Amaechi
Amaechi alleged that Mrs Jonathan is
putting pressure on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and
security agencies to enable her achieve her aim. READ MORE…
Mimiko recalls sacked council
workers, waives promotion exams
The Ondo State Governor, Olusegun
Mimiko, has reinstated about 1,000 local government workers his government
sacked last year. The workers were laid off because the government said that
their employment was illegal.
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VANGUARD NEWSPAPER
PDP, APC trade words over plans to
rig polls
The Peoples Democratic Party has
raised the alarm that the All Progressives Congress is planning to rig Saturday’s
governorship and House of Assembly elections in Lagos State. READ MORE...
Criticism of Ojukwu: Achuzia,
Ezeife, Ikokwu blast Danjuma
Former Chief of Army Staff and
ex-Minister of Defence, Theophilus Danjuma said that many lives would have been
saved if former Biafran warlord, late Chukwuemeka Ojukwu had conceded defeat
like President Goodluck Jonathan did. READ MORE…
Impeachment: Ekiti House asks CJ to
set up probe panel
The lawmakers, in a letter to
Justice Daramola, stated that the seven-man panel would serve the purpose of
investigating the allegations contained in the impeachment notice served to
Fayose. READ MORE…
CBN to bar bad debtors from
purchasing forex
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
has decided to stop serial debtors and members of the board of directors of
debtor companies from buying foreign currencies at the official interbank
foreign exchange market.
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THE GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER
Five battleground states at guber,
assembly polls
Lagos State is expected to have one
of the most keenly contested polls due to its status as the nation’s commercial
hub and the calibre of the competitors involved. READ MORE…
Ijaw youths ask Buhari to implement
confab report
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), has
urged President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari to implement the recommendations of the
National Conference and sustain existing structures set up to develop the Niger
Delta in order to accelerate the economic development of the region.
Police ban polythene bags, others at
polling booths
The Kano State Police Command has
ordered that no polythene bag or any similar objects should be allowed at
polling area during the coming governorship and house of assembly elections for
the security and safety of the exercise.
Iran links nuclear deal to lifting
of sanctions
Iran’s supreme leader has challenged
two of the United States’ principles in the nuclear negotiations, declaring
that all economic sanctions would have to be lifted on the day the final
agreement is signed.
ECOWAS common tariff begins tomorrow
The Federal Government has approved
for immediate implementation, the Common External Tariff (CET) 2015-2019 of the
Economic Community of West African States and 2015 Fiscal Policy Measures.
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