*NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR THURSDAY 15TH APRIL 2021* *THE NATION* Booster99 unveils rewards for sports lovers Industrialist counsels media Arsenalstough Europa League tie on StarTimes SWAN mourns pioneer president, Pa Thompson Delta State winsEdo 2020 Bayelsas Gagbe thrilled withbest athlete award Dalung thumps up Edo 2020 facilities Osimhen to helpphysically-challengedwoman Ikoyi Club hosts Children Tennis Clinic Fury beginstraining forJoshua NHIS launches health scheme in Edo Hope rises for food security as firms form partnership Assembly nullifies suspension of council chairman Governors meet over security, Executive Order 10, JUSUN strike Osun suspends three principals over secession preaching Devolution is the answer We prefer Okorocha to other Igbo politicians, says Northern group AMCON to float Holding Company for aviation assets FBNQuest Mutual Funds returns 104% Growth gains momentum Sterling Homes unveils payment scheme *VANGUARD* Police storm kidnappers hideouts in Ibadan Ondo govt to embark on tuberculosis awareness campaign How 20 children died in Niger Republic school fire incident Release of remaining abducted Chibok girls still work in progress ' Presidency Payroll fraud: Gombe govt approves N1.49bn for biometric system installation NSCDC foils attempted jailbreak at Correctional facility in Ubiaja, Edo Chibok girls still on our minds, says Presidency COVID-19: Osinbajo cautions against vaccine nationalism CDC inaugurates N250m trust fund to support development drive Police seize 125 live ammunition from 2 suspects Taliban: Delaying troop withdrawal from Afghanistan not acceptable Armed forces college to begin award of masters degree in Security studies Political earthquake in APC as Oloye, Agbor defect to PDP with over 1,000 supporters in Delta South-West PDP Reps caucus hails zonal congress Ondo former deputy governor replies Akeredolu, says vehicles with him are his statutory benefits Akeredolu threatens to embarrass ex-Deputy Governor over unreturned government vehicles 2023: APC debunks 'fake' zoning list, says party focused on delivering mandate Reconciliation committee lauds PDP South West leaders over congress Southeast not ready for presidency in 2023 ' Idimogu, Lagos Lawmaker Reno Omokri, the Commander-in-Chief of misinformation ' Olalekan Adigun PURPOSE: A key to success in life Facts and fallacies of the just ended doctors strike Diluting Oloyede's JAMB with NIMC's NIN mess Innocent Chukwuma: Evergreen legacies that never fade Osinbajo's rigorous grind Cattle owners and herdsmen-farmers problem: Matters arising Lekki Toll Plaza episode and the US Establishing Twitter's presence in Africa Why I supported #EndSARS movement ' Adeoye The search for food security needs a hands-on and coherent approach ' Arc Kabir Ibrahim The PTF, PSC and matters arising Worsening insecurity and the wild-goose chase for peace Tribute to Innocent Chukwuma (1966 ' 2021) At last the game changers as poverty stalks the land Improving standard of living the rural development way Unending quest for medical tourism Reflection: This is for Nigeria, Nigerian women and youth Nigeria at the cross-roads and its political odyssey NSCDC arrests 265 suspects, convicts 12 in Imo Keke Napep, bicycle accident claims one in Kano Kidnapping and closure of schools: Surest bomb for the destruction of Nigeria (3) South East in the trenches (2) COEASU warning strike: We're on top of situation ' FCE Bichi Provost COVID-19: Traditional ruler tells Nigerians to set aside fears, take vaccine COVID-19: US suspends J&J vaccine over blood clots fears Tuberculosis kills 18 persons per hour in Nigeria ' Report Nigeria administers 2nd highest doses in Africa ' WHO COVID-19: Delays in supplies stall vaccine rollouts in low-income countries Benue HIV/AIDS prevalence rate drops from 12.9 to 4.7 per cent ' NACA Doctors' Strike: We have not been informed ' Ogun govt UNICEF, WHO,FG worry over Nigeria's low immunization turnout High mortality rate: FG to launch Nat'l Emergency Medical Service, Ambulance System ' Minister Fight over father's inheritance claims first son's life in Imo Police seize 125 live ammunition from 2 suspects *THISDAY* FG Counters Obaseki, Denies Printing N60bn to Augment FAAC Deepening Backward Integration in Sugar Sector Operators Highlight Local Content Growth as Konn3ct Debuts Schneider Electric Partners Arravo on Micro Data Centre Huawei Reaffirms Commitment to Customer Satisfaction 9mobile Offers Cloud-based Solutions for Lecturers, Students Awasthi: Ubiquitous Spectrum, Driver for Broadband Connectivity USAID Launches $3m Grants for Food Security Challenge in Nigeria Accelerex Gets Investment Grade Credit Ratings from GCR EU Donates 1, 300 Baking, Tailoring, Others to Borno Residents NAPTIP Rescues Trafficked Children AGF Welcomes Stakeholders Input on Financial Reforms FG Targets 100m Jobs through Gas Expansion Project ScholarX Partners Airtel on Mobile Learning MoMo Agent Redefining Financial Services NNPC Targets Four Months for Completion of Borno Gas Plant Stakeholders Seek IPv6 Compliance Timeline for MDAs Konga Health Goes Live June VFD Group Gets SECs Approval for Proposed N4.13bn Rights Issue Voriancorelli Seeks N20 Billion, to List on LCFE AMCON Seeks Accommodation in BOFIA 2020 TAJBank Deploys NQR Solution to Ease Customers Transactions France, AIM Group Strengthen Partnership Coronation Merchant Bank Declares N5.78bn Profit Agribusiness Fund to Enroll 200 Youths from Nigeria, Others Tech Platform to Accelerate Microfinance Industry Growth I Have Been Brought Up Under Buharis Political Tutelage Plateau Senator Distributes Entrepreneurship Kits to 175 Constituents Ill Always Play Decent Politics From a Glorious Past to a Spectacle of Horror A Success Story in Local Content Flick Mulls Future after Bayern Munichs Exit from UCL Rashford Remains Doubtful for Man Utd against Granada CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Man City Through to Semis, Liverpool Knocked out by Real Madrid Europa League: Arsenal Tough Spot after Home Draw Haggai Sports Emerge NWFL Nationwide Kits Sponsors Barca Leapfrog Real Madrid to Become Worlds Valued $4.76bn Club CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Without Lewandowski, Kimmich Believes Bayern Can Beat PSG Tonight Prioritising Special Care for the Aged *PUNCH* Firm to raise N20bn via Lagos commodities exchange AMCON seeks BOFIA 2020 accommodation Jaiz deploys new code for flexible payment Forex crisis putting investments, jobs at risk, says LCCI Harvest of strikes, threat to economic recovery Vehicles: Akeredolus ex-deputy reacts as Ondo threatens prosecution Ex-MILAD demands Buharis intervention in AIbom APC crisis Osinbajo criticises vaccine politics, export ban on developing countries Rivers eyes 6,000 jobs as state opens cassava factory FG meets striking judiciary workers, poly lecturers Thursday More hunters join search for abducted teacher, others Sixth death case recorded in Zango-Kataf in three days Kaduna JUSUN strike: Courts remain shut, National Assembly plan talks with govs BDCs record N1tn turnover, seek diaspora remittances agency Senate condemns massacre of Ebonyi people by herdsmen FG to auction N150bn bonds in April FG approves N14.55bn operational vehicles, boats for Customs FG fortifies security at Abuja, Lagos, other airports BUA, French firm confirm progress on 200,000bpd refinery UPDATED: Man City beat Dortmund to set up PSG semi-final UPDATED: Real Madrid knock out Liverpool from Champions League Delta to host 2022 National Sports Festival Delta emerge winners of National Sports Festival Ebube agu: A fearsome leopard or a frightened cat Nigeria totters as Buhari hibernates in London Delimiting the powers of Death Undergraduate nabbed for shooting Bayelsa varsity student dead during lecture Two killed, two injured as trailers collide on Lagos-IbadanExpressway Fathers wealth: Siblings beat brother to death at peace meeting Three arrested for robbing PoS operator in Kogi Centre restores Lagos family locked out for owing rent Police recover 125 live cartridges from two suspects in Bayelsa Trigger-happy vigilante shoots passer-by dead in Lagos Student who fell off moving vehicle during protest dead Plateau varsity Kidnapped Rivers LG chairman regains freedom after eight days Police deny Ogun businessman access to business premises Rainstorm throws Kwara communities into darkness Aisha Buhari: Neither different nor radical Bidens Climate Summit and lessons for Nigeria Twitter goes to Ghana, Pornhub comes to Nigeria Your silence killing us, released Chibok girl tells Buhari APC rubbishes 2023 list, says zoning not discussed Three Osun principals suspended over pro-Oduduwa groups visit to schools Many Yoruba ready for self-determination Ooni, Adams *DAILY TIMES* Hackers gain access into JAMB intranet site, divert N10 million Boko Haram Retakes Borno LGA Headquarters In Bloody Attack FG set to unveil emergency medical ambulance service Nigeria to commence pilot use of FRP technology in Oil and Gas production Okorochas arrest: This affront on Igbos must stop- group react Drug Trafficking: Another Nigerian sentenced to death in Vietnam How we won PDP South-West congress Hon. Wole Oke Sen.Ubah signifies interest in Anambra governorship poll I was only invited by EFCC Okorocha PDP basks in euphoria of South West, North Central Zonal Congresses success German minister sees joint NATO, U.S. departure from Afghanistan Angola mine to produce 20,000 carats of diamonds monthly Ebonyi killings: Senate demands comprehensive probe from IGP FG frowns at foreigners taking over menial jobs in Nigeria Osinbajo cautions leaders on discrimination against developing nations, vaccines hoarding Powerful forces stop Sanwo-Olu on Amotekun Soldier commits suicide, over stay on war theatre in Borno Igbo, Yoruba leaders pay condolence visits to Odumakin, Chukwuma families Insecurity: Kidnappers now demand rice, noodles, maggi as ransom in Abuja BREAKING: Author of Aisha Buharis Biography appointed Nigerias Ambassador To UNESCO FEC okays N20.1bn contract for Customs equipment Artetas hour of reckoning is finally here Former CSKA Moscow, Leicester City star, Ahmed Musa rejoins Kano Pillars Chelsea progress into UCL Semis for first time since 2014 UCL: Choupo-Moting goal not enough as PSG send Bayern crashing $2bn Data Hub Unveiled by Google in Poland Music legend Oliver de Coques honoured by Google for 74th posthumous birthday *NEW TELEGRAPH* Alleged N7.9bn fraud: EFCC only 'invited' me, says Okorocha Presidency: We aren't giving up on Chibok girls FEC: Secession not solution to Nigeria's problems Senate summons Finance Minister, AGF over N7.5 bn withdrawal APC Caretaker: Buhari's absence may stall zoning Alleged N1.4bn fraud: EFCC arrests ex-A'Ibom AG, Nwoko FG hints on approaching international market with Eurobond FG's backward integration suffers as N581.5bn raw sugar is imported Low fat diets lower testosterone levels in men LCCI: Economy still fragile despite exiting recession N5.4trn debt: AMCON seeks role in BOFIA 2020 legislation NBS: Nigeria's dirty deals with unemployment NIPC: 29 firms file for tax holiday NIBSS: Instant payment grows by 89% to N58.9trn MAN expresses worries over high unemployment rate LCCI: Advocating independent dispute resolution at ports MTN Nigeria selects CWG's Billsnpay, others for airtime purchase Int. Breweries to unveil 'tallest beer bottle' in Ibadan NITDA opens application for innovation challenge Stakeholders outline opportunities in ICT Imo North: Ararume, Ibezim sit on the edge INEC should embrace technology for 2023 polls ' Akintoye Ebube Agu: S'East govs secured support of federal security ' Gen. Umahi 2023: Your destiny is in your hands, Akpabio tells A'bom people S'West congress: Time to rebuild, mend fences ' PDP Reps caucus Igbo youth group bemoans Okorocha's arrest Ikoyi Club hosts Children Tennis Clinic Udeze: Rohr must create stiff competition in Eagles Edo 2020: Basketball Premier League to resume soon NBA players call for justice after death of Duante Wright Delta to host next Festival Champions League: Man City hit semis, Liverpool out JUST IN: Delta to host next Festival Pogba to make documentary about his life Edo 2020: Basketball Premier League to resume soon as Kida commends FG, LOC *BLUE PRINT* 10 ex-governors linked with 56m properties in UK ' Report Borno: Troops foil attack on Muslim faithful breaking fast, deny Damasak attack Chibok girls still on our minds ' Presidency Mercy Corps inaugurates women peace council in Plateau Nigeria's membership of IEC will facilitate FDI ' Onu Senate summons finance Minister over 'secret withdrawal of N7.5billion from CBN PSC Chair to Police: We must work together to solve security challenges FEC approves N532 million for Ibadan varsity library extension Nigeria's household consumption hits N13.9 trillion in Q4 2020 Africa women conference holds in Abuja June 8-11 Lawan advocates inclusion of legislature in school curriculum Banditry: Shiroro, Chikun get special force battalion ' GOC Ramadan: Osinbajo preaches love, kindness, generosity I'm still in race for AMAC chair 'Murtala Plateau: Court restrains Jos devt board from evicting Yan Keke Ondo petitions CP over Ajayi's refusal to return govt properties ASUP to FG: Implement NEEDS assessment report on tertiary institutions Matawalle launches Ramadan welfare for less privileged State House partners CILRMN on staff training EU-UN equips girls on rights protection Covid-19: Editors seek FG's bailout to revive media industry ITC installs Onimisi as 9th President Poor representation bane of good governance in Nigeria ' Group Group knocks Akwa Ibom APC for calling NDDC to build secretariat APC disowns 'fake zoning list' in circulation 2021 pilgrimage: NCPC boss Pam visits Holy Sites in Jordan Incessant jail breaks: Army to train armed personnel of Correctional Service Jamil Gwamna, wife secure release of 22 inmates *THE SUN* 2023: Ayade's defection dance APC disowns circulating zoning list House caucus tasks South-West PDP on party unity APC loses former candidate, campaign coordinator, others to PDP in Delta Reconciliation Committee Lauds PDP S'West Leaders Over Congress PDP ready to retake South-West in 2023 ' Okorie PDP ready to retake S'West in2023' Okorie APC disowns circulating zoning list This affront on Igbos must stop,' group reacts to Okorocha's arrest by EFCC Anambra guber: Action Alliance mulls merging with major party Man U interested in Oshoala European Golden Boot race: Onuachu dwarfs Kane, Suarez, Simy in Top 30 NSF: Delta retains top spot with 158 gold medals Basketball Premier League to resume soon ' Kida Gov Ganduje to unveil Ahmed Musa for Pillars Osimhen sends huge amount of money to amputee hawker Booster99 unveils rewards for sports bettors Ikoyi Club hosts Children Tennis Clinic Peace Corps proposes massive investment in sports to tackle youth restiveness Saraki seeks IMO seat for Nigeria, urges African countries to look inwards President Macron lauds Rabiu as BUA, Axens progress on 200,000bpd refinery in A'Ibom Foreign Trade minister meets AIM Group on Nigeria-France relations Adesina to FG: Empower youths, oil no longer producing billionaires Forum applaud NIS' honorarium for Okoronkwo E-commerce startup takes local markets to digital space LCCI advocates creation of asset register for debts management SON plans parley with stakeholders to enhance healthcare delivery Government agencies frustrating local manufacturers Ugwuanyis wife campaigns against gender-based violence NAICOM urges MDAs to drive enforcement of insurance schemes Ramadan: Osinbajo preaches love, kindness, generosity Boko Haram kills 10, destroys Borno border town in return attack SARS brutality: Rivers wants police authorities, culpable officers to compensate victims Obasekis comment on printing N60bn to share in March untrue, sad FG Governors meet over security, Executive Order 10, JUSUN strike Utomi, Adelaja, lead Igbo, Yoruba team to visit Odumakin, Chukwuma families FUTO gets first female VC Judiciary's financial autonomy: JUSUN is right! FEC approves N20.1bn for Customs equipment, FIRS, UI library Vaccine and COVID-19 vaccine 2020 UTME: Fraudsters hack JAMBs site, steal N10m Killing Nigeria greedily Salvaging relics of our security (2) Our soul, our arts My turn to chop, not my turn to fix Nigeria (1) The trouble with Ebubeagu vigilante Curbing the rising trend of attacks on LASTMA personnel The PTF, PSC and matters arising What life has taught me in my 70 years on earth Umeohia Its impossible to secure South East without its participation Grappling with public sector strikes Lekki toll plaza episode and U.S. report *GUARDIAN* Roma hope to hold off Ajax in hunt for Europa semis PSG show their mettle with biggest Champions League scalp Nollywood star okechukwu loses father Scammers steal profiles of JAMB's ad hoc staff, divert over N10m Death toll rises to 19 in Gombe communal clash Police arrest vigilante operative for killing innocent passerby Bayelsa cult gang kills 200-level student Scammers steal profiles of JAMB's adhoc staff, divert over N10mn Igbo, Yoruba leaders condole Odumakin, Chukwuma families DSS invites youth leader over planned protest at Abuja airport Police arrest 2 suspected armed robbers in Jigawa Rivers LG chairman regains freedom after eight of kidnap Akpororo leads Team Comedy to victory at Elegushi Peace Cup New sports betting outfit Booster99 unveils rewards for bettors Cheers, fireworks as 'spectacular' Edo 2020 Sports Festival ends Foden fires Man City into Champions League semi-finals Liverpool draw a blank as Real Madrid roll into Champions League semi-finals Klopp drops Thiago again for Real Madrid rescue act Rome 'fully confirmed' as host city for Euro 2020: UEFA Arteta wants Arsenal's stars to deliver in Europa League Flick mulls future after Bayern Munich exit Champions League TECNO launches Spark 7 series; promises speed without compromises How Greedy Growth aims to revolutionize the social media marketing industry NITDA advises on data backup, wants entries for 2021 innovation challenge Instaview9ja berths in the online media space Why Twitter is opening African office in Ghana Editorial: Federalism is the answer, after all - Part 25 Homework Social media invasion of African moral space Even the trumpeters deserve some blarring Let the conference be now Entrepreneurship's vital role in the economy Easter reflections: Pontius Pilate's revealing epistle Unfinished business *TRIBUNE* Diabetes: Mango stem bark hastens wound healing Farmers to plant PBR cowpea this season ' NABDA DG Soltesh Iyere becomes ECOWAS youth ambassador Licensed BDCs sub-sector hits N1trn annual turnover in Nigerian economy ' ABCON UNICEF calls for sustenance of girl child enrolment project in Niger Nigeria records 89 new COVID-19 infections, total now 164,000 UNILAG gets new DVC 50 students to benefit from Acadoprenuership Oladosu delivers UI's 489th inaugural lecture today P&G, WARIF support puberty education in school LAUTECH emerges outstanding state university ASUP strike: FG warns staff unions against interference in appointments Where are Governor Ortom's attackers We're impressed with level of your development, NUC tells FUOYE Southern Kaduna professors laud FG over granting of license Ghana beating Nigeria in 2020 WASSCE, a big shame ' NUT, parents Biden says 'time to end' US war in Afghanistan with total pullout Denmark completely halts use of AstraZeneca vaccine Bernie Madoff, man who organised the biggest ponzi scheme in history, dies in prison at 82 Local equities market rebounds, advances by 0.09% Printing N60bn to augment March federal allocation not a fact, FG replies Obaseki *SPORTS* 2021 NFL Draft Rumors: Bears, Vikings 'Doing a Lot of Work' on QB Class - Bleacher Report 7 Ex-Eagles Players Who Returned To Star In The Nigerian League - Complete Sports AEW Dynamite Results: Winners, Grades, Reaction and Highlights from April 14 - Bleacher Report Ahmed Musa rejoins Kano Pillars after 11 years - The Cable Ahmed Musa, Asamoah Gyan & African players who returned home - Goal Akpororo leads Team Comedy to victory at Elegushi Peace Cup - Guardian Amazing' Aubameyang likes fancy things ' Fulham's Lemina raves about Arsenal captain - Goal Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta does not fear Slavia Prague's impressive home record - Yahoo Arteta wants Arsenal's stars to deliver in Europa League - Guardian Artetas hour of reckoning is finally here - Daily Times Aston Villa star Nakamba pays school fees of 1,000 pupils in Zimbabwe - Goal Barca Leapfrog Real Madrid to Become Worlds Valued $4.76bn Club - Thisday Basketball Premier League to resume soon ' Kida - The Sun Bears Legend Jim McMahon Says Chicago Is 'Where Quarterbacks Go to Die - Bleacher Report Ben Stokes: Wisden name England all-rounder leading cricketer in world again - BBC Booster99 unveils rewards for sports bettors - The Sun BREAKING: Man City Beat Dortmund, Qualify For UCL Semifinals - Daily Independent CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Man City Through to Semis, Liverpool Knocked out by Real Madrid - Thisday Champions League Results 2021: Qualified Teams After Wednesday Quarter-Final Games - Bleacher Report CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Without Lewandowski, Kimmich Believes Bayern Can Beat PSG Tonight - Thisday Champions League: Man City hit semis, Liverpool out - New Telegraph Cheers, fireworks as 'spectacular' Edo 2020 Sports Festival ends - Guardian Chelsea progress into UCL Semis for first time since 2014 - Daily Times Chinonso, Oladoye shine in Belgium as Gent celebrate - Peoples Daily Chris Jericho Says AEW Made NXT Go 'Screaming and Yelling Away from Wednesdays - Bleacher Report Delta emerge winners of National Sports Festival - Punch Delta Emerges 2020 National Sports Festival Overall Winner - Sahara Reporters Delta State Retains National Sports Festival Title - Complete Sports Delta to host 2022 National Sports Festival - Punch Delta to host 2022 National Sports Festival - The Cable Delta to host next Festival - New Telegraph Delta wins national sports festival sixth time in a row - The Cable Deshaun Watson Accused of Sexually Assaulting Makeup Artist; Lawsuit Total Back to 22 - Bleacher Report Dolphins Rumors: Najee Harris Focus of 'Strong Buzz' Around No. 18 Pick in NFL - Bleacher Report Dwight Howard out for 76ers vs. Nets with Knee Injury - Bleacher Report Edo 2020: Basketball Premier League to resume soon - New Telegraph Edo 2020: Basketball Premier League to resume soon as Kida commends FG, LOC - New Telegraph Edo Plans Colorful Closing Ceremony For 20th National Sports Festival - Peoples Daily England pair Zak Crawley and Dom Sibley join veteran Darren Stevens among Wisden Cricketers of the Year - Yahoo Erling Haaland destined to 'smash a lot of records - CNN Europa League: Arsenal Tough Spot after Home Draw - Thisday European Golden Boot race: Onuachu dwarfs Kane, Suarez, Simy in Top 30 - The Sun Flick mulls future after Bayern Munich exit Champions League - Guardian Flick Mulls Future after Bayern Munichs Exit from UCL - Thisday Foden fires Man City into Champions League semi-finals - Guardian Foden thunderbolt puts Manchester City in semis after Dortmund scare - Yahoo Former CSKA Moscow, Leicester City star, Ahmed Musa rejoins Kano Pillars - Daily Times Giants' Johnny Cueto Exits vs. Reds After Suffering Lat Injury - Bleacher Report Gov Ganduje to unveil Ahmed Musa for Pillars - The Sun Guardiola delights in Manchester City 'building history' in Champions League - Yahoo Guardiola matches Mourinho record for Champions League semi appearances after Man City take down Dortmund - Goal Gundogan admits Man City 'were scared to lose something' against Borussia Dortmund - Goal Haggai Sports Emerge NWFL Nationwide Kits Sponsors - Thisday Heading into one's arm is not punishable' - Dortmund boss Terzic slams penalty decision vs Man City - Goal Ikoyi Club hosts Children Tennis Clinic - New Telegraph Ikoyi Club hosts Children Tennis Clinic - The Sun ISL: Seiminlen Doungel set to join Jamshedpur FC on a permanent deal - Goal J.T. Miller Says Canucks' Schedule After Return from COVID-19 Outbreak Isn't Safe - Bleacher Report Jay Cutler, Ex-Wife Kristin Cavallari Sued for $500K over Alleged Dog Bite - Bleacher Report .