NEWS HEADLINES: MONDAY MARCH 18, 2013

THISDAY

•     State Pardon Won’t Weaken Anti-graft War, FG Replies US

•     Ekiti Varsity Expels Five for Rape

•     FAAN: Security Reasons Warranted Ban on Illegal Forex Deal at Airports

•     House Proposes Bill to Block Revenue Leakages

•     FG Rules Out Ransom for Kidnappers of French Family

•     Rivers Unveils New Education Policy

•     Braithwaite: I’m Hale, Hearty

•     FG Releases Forms for N12.3bn Cassava Loan

•     Hoodlums Attack Ondo Monarch’s Palace

•     Why We Invited Chiahemen, by ICPC

•     Gunmen Kill Two in Plateau

•     Saraki: Asa Dam Channelisation Will Boost Economic Devt

•     Ex-ICPC Boss Urges Anti-graft Agencies to Redouble Efforts

•     Delta Communities Ask Chevron to Deal with Genuine Leaders

•     600,000 Residents Get Social Security Cards in Ondo

•     Gunmen Kill Two on the Plateau

•     Tukur: Why Alamieyeseigha, Others Deserve State Pardon

•     US Considers Sanctions Against Nigerian Officials

•     NCC: GSM Subscribers Now over 113 Million

•     Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Climbed to 9.5% in February

•     Nigerian, Dr. Tinuade Okoro, Emerges Best Graduating Medical Student in

Ghana

•     ‘We Didn’t Stop Implementation of 2013 Appropriation Act’

•     FG in Fresh Move to Terminate MMA 2 Agreement with Bi-Courtney

•     Court Decides Salami’s Fate today

•     Ihedioha Tasks Institute on Capacity Devt, Research

NATIONAL MIRROR

•     State pardon: CPC calls for Jonathan’s impeachment over Alams

•     Seven killed, others injured as Cross River, Ebonyi communities clash

•     Civil servants always help politicians to loot –Obi

•     Ex-militant leaders demand Kuku’s removal

•     2015: Akpabio reassures PDP of Akwa Ibom support

•     Tukur assures of NWC’s moves to strengthen PDP

•     Airfares to skyrocket with Aero, Dana grounded

•     PDP, ACN in war of words over threat to democracy

•     Inflation rate rises to 9.5%

•     Reps move to block revenue leakages

THE GUARDIAN

•        Bayelsa, six other states fail DMO’s solvency test

•        Reverse Alamieyeseigha’s pardon, CWI, Catholics, others tell

Jonathan

•        PDP reconciles members in S’South, S’West

•        Fresh troubles trail council polls nationwide

•        ACN alleges threat to democracy by PDP

•        14 adults ‘functionally cured’ of HIV, study reveals

•        Oyo ACN, PDP, AP bicker over govt programmes

•        Why governing Abia is difficult, by Ekweremadu

•        Shaky ACN/AP pact in Oyo ahead 2015

•        India, China, others set to drive real estate growth in next decade

•        African govts giving land away quickly, recognizing land rights

slowly, says report

•        Town planners bemoan decline in ethical standards

PUNCH

•        Alamieyeseigha: US considers visa restrictions on govt officials

•        Mistaken identity: Police kill trader during operation

•        Pope Francis to be inaugurated Tuesday

•        Amaechi, Uduaghan walk out of PDP peace meeting

•        FG suspends Dana Air’s licence again

•        Second term belongs to God – Ajimobi

•        Deploying soldiers to stop terrorism dangerous – Rep

•        PDP threatening Nigeria’s democracy – ACN

•        Alamieyeseigha: Dons warn FG against face-off with US

•        600,000 to get residency security cards in Ondo

•        OPC not meant for miscreants – Fasehun

•        2015: Jonathan kinsmen plan to secure home support

•        Alamieyesegha’s pardon, misuse of presidential power —Group

•        Telecoms sector attracted $25bn in 14 years – NCC

•        Osaze lashes out at West Brom

•        Emenike changed number —Keshi

•        AYC: Mali beat Nigeria 1-0

VANGUARD

•        The war against Rochas Okorocha

•        PDP’ll not allow imposition of candidates in future elections –

Tukur

•        Warri South LG boss vows to fish out Prison wardens’ attackers

•        APGA insists on holding National Convention April 8

•        Impeachment saga: Oganihu Owerri strategises

•        Lagos records 100% improvement in WAEC

•        Alams, others deserve pardon -Tukur

•        CP queries DSP over shooting of lawyer

•        Kogi polls: PDP chairman, secretary brutalised

•        Much ado about state pardons

•        Nigeria and the CAF executive seat

•        The sensable path to economic prosperity

•        Oshodi-Apapa Expressway: Ministry reaches agreement with gas coys

•        New sugar policy spurs local investors to action, set to reduce

importation

•        Number portability begins by March ending – Juwah

•        Industrial unrest looms in federal hospitals

NIGERIAN TRIBUNE

•        Akpabio’s largesse upsets PDP meeting •Amaechi, Uduaghan leave

midway

•        Alam’s pardon: Gowon, Shagari, others have disappointed Nigerians

—Yakassai •Bamanga Tukur calls for understanding

•        Kogi PDP councillorship primary turns bloody •Kogi PDP elders

oppose zoning

•        Third term fund: Anti-graft agencies to quiz el-Rufai

•        APC: PDP, threat to Nigeria’s democracy —ACN •ACN is the real

threat —PDP

•        Aero Airlines loses N600m to strike

•        Unremitted N6trn: House of Reps tackles NNPC over denial

•        FCT council polls: PDP wins 5 chairmanship seats

•        Adegbite, ex-Wema Bank MD, dies at 73

•        World leaders to witness Pope Francis’ inauguration Tuesday

•        Organised private sector, experts divided on MPR cut

•        Gunmen kill 2 in Plateau