*NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR MONDAY 19TH APRIL 2021* *THE NATION* Shun secessionists, Fed Govt tells Nigerians Arik Air resumes direct flights from Lagos to Kano PDP urges DSS to probe Pantami over alleged links with Al-Qaeda, Taliban Buharis aide, ministry under fire over tweets in support of minister Rice distribution: Tinubu Office cautions support groups, gifts receivers Defence minister to troops: dont be afraid of bullets Foreign reserves gain $620m from remittances Governor: $2.1b refund will kill states economy PDP governors back Obaseki, say Emefiele vengeful 2023: Clark backs Southeast president Ijaw communities blame ministers for Southsouths woes UN Special Representative, UK envoy lauds solar project As BDCs seek to be agents for $25b diaspora remittances market Nigerias membership of IEC will facilitate Foreign Direct Investment, says minister Ramadan must not be in vain, says Sanwo-Olu Emir cautions preachers against provocative sermons The Glorious Quran ALGON President seeks prayers for peaceful Nigeria NUC boss leads efforts to produce revised curriculum for varsities PDP rejects suspension of Kwankwaso for disrupting congress Bad bosses *VANGUARD* DESTRUCTION OF FARMS: We'll start auctioning seized cows, prosecute herders ' Ondo govt Cult clash allegedly claim 6 lives in Akwa Ibom community Ondo FRSC confirms six dead in bus crash Ereyitomi enrolls over 200 constituents students for 2021 JAMB Air Peace to start Abuja-Gombe route Boko Haram: President Buhari happy with troops performance ' Defence Minister 18 seater bus plunges into river in Ondo Kwankwaso, Babangida Aliyu not suspended ' PDP Breaking: Hours after Defence Minister, Service Chiefs visit, Boko Haram attacks Borno Whether CBN prints money or not isn't an issue, APC replies Obaseki, PDP Printed N60b: Wike wades in, backs Obaseki Ilorin goes spiritual for Mustapha to emerge National Chairman ofAPC 2023: Buhari's successsor should come from South East ' Edwin Clark Fear of arrest: Ajayi agrees to return official vehicles Senator Anyanwu emerges Nzuko Umunna President Leave Obaseki alone, PDP governors warn FG, APC governors PDP wins Andoni in Rivers LG poll Audit Regulations:FRCN plans implementation training in Q3 Jumia lists challenges to business growth in Africa CBN plans to strengthen risk management in OFIs D'Tigress will make Nigerians proud at Tokyo 2020 ' Amukamara Minimum wage mirage: Kano faces reality Ekiti govt revokes 16 SUBEB contracts for breach of agreement ' Chairman Sex enhancement drugs, risk factor to cardiovascular diseases- Experts Bayelsa begins 3 days health summit Vaccine apathy threatens COVID-19 response Nigeria's active COVID-19 cases increase by 39 ' NCDC Newly married man, four others dead as bus plunges into Ondo river [photos] Auchi poly Dean of students found dead in office *THISDAY* Wema Bank Restates Commitment to Customer Satisfaction Jaiz Bank Introduces NQR Code to Facilitate Payments Nova Merchant Bank Posts N3.5bn Profit New Policy Reclassifies MSMEs Based on Turnover, Not Assets FG Inaugurates Steering Committee on Social Investment Management Project NCS Intercepts Used Vehicles, Smuggled Rice Worth N1.3bn in Q1 National Identity: Nigeria Wasted $2.5bn in 45 Years, Says Aladekomo Adesina Urges FG to Enhance Youth Competitiveness FG Assures on Quality Nutrition for Nigerians Senator Distributes Entrepreneurial Kits Constituents Taming the Tides of Nigerias Rising Inflation NASD Admits Nigerian Exchange Plc Shares, Closes at N23.67 Each Cormart Introduces CreteHard Truecaller Launches Anti-fraud Enterprise Solution for Businesses Dangote Sugars $700m Investments will Promote Infrastructure Devt, Says Company EU Donates 1, 300 Baking, Tailoring, Others to Borno Residents COVID-19 and CBNs Health Sector Initiatives Secure IDs SIM Card Certification Will Create Jobs MMIA Recorded One Million Passenger Movement in Q1 Nigeria- Indonesia Trade Hits $459m NESG Appoints New Board Directors. Driving Wheat Production Air Peace Pilots, Others Receive Vaccine Shippers Council Fixes Deadline to Abolish N16bn Annual Container Deposit FirstBank Launches New Website Ecobank Appoints Dada Group Executive, Corporate, Investment Banking With Light Rail Mass Transit, Lagos Increases Transportation Choices Case for Private Sector Involvement in Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout PDP Govs Tackle APC Colleagues over Attack on Obaseki Leadway Highlights Relevance of Digital Channels to Insurance Market How Twitter Activism Reshaped Fight against Boko Haram Iheanacho Shoots Leicester City to First FA Cup Final in 52... SWAN Hails Edo Govt for Showcasing World-class Facilities During Natl Sports... Juventus Champions League Spot Under Threat IOC/NOC Multimedia Reporting Training in Lagos Orungbeja, Chukwueke Win Ikoyi Club Tennis Titles Oparanozie Scores for Dijon against Stade Reims Nwakali on Target again to Boost Spanish Clubs Survival Hopes How Super Eagles Soared with 33 Export Lager Beer to 33rd AFCON Tournament *PUNCH* Insurance didnt cover Lagos buses burnt during #EndSARS Sanwo-Olu Why multinationals wont relocate HQ to Niger Delta We are planning to float ESN in North IPOB South-South gov, emir ensured my release from EFCC custody Okorocha Taming inflation and averting hyperinflation Experts fault CBN gov, NESG says N60bn printing not sustainable Ramadan largesse: Verify source, content, Tinubu tells beneficiaries 73 missing, 2,000 displaced as gunmen attack Taraba community Firm begins construction of 350 housing units Okowa and I instrumental to success of PDP presidential primary Ishaku APC members demand probe of attack on Aregbesolas aide Two arrested in Kano over killer drink distribution Opposition alleges fraud as PDP clears Rivers LG poll Party reacts as Kano PDP faction suspends Kwankwaso Wike defends Obasekis N60bn printing claim Clark backs Ohanaeze on 2023 Igbo presidency FG recorded N485.51bn fiscal deficit in January CBN Trade advisors pledge French investment in Lagos Free Zone Nigerias vaccination figure hits 1,096,727, Lagos leads with 203,697 FG subjects revised 1,525MW Mambilla project to independent review Dangote commits $700m to sugar production Oil, gas export revenue fell by $2.23bn in 2020 NNPC Currency in circulation hit N2.8tn in March CBN Jaiz deploys response code to Fraser Suites Mayweather, Klitschko to help Joshua prepare against Fury Onuachu top scorer as Belgium league ends Inter's Eriksen snatches point at Napoli Iheanacho fires Leicester into FA Cup final CP allegedly ignores HQs order, vows to eject officers from Lagos barracks Police arrest 10 as cult clashes claim 12 in Ekiti, Akwa Ibom 12 killed in Benue as tanker crashes, causes fire Ogun community accuses power firm of exploitation, poor supply One killed as gunmen attack Lagos chairmanship aspirant Delta shuts illegal orphanage, rescues 22 children Police probe Edo poly deans death in office Buhari scores another F9 at Ramadan The Love Story of the Century (Part 2) Buhari, insecurity and the economy Buhari hasnt failed Nigerians, hes even tolerating rubbish Masari Before I fled Boko Harams den, many schoolgirls were pregnant Escapee Pro-Taliban comments: Sack Pantami now, PDP, CSOs tell Buhari NDLEA seizes 834kg drugs, traffickers excrete 191 wraps of cocaine Amotekun arrests herders, 250 cows over 300-hectare farm destruction 23 killed as vigilantes, Fulani traders clash in Zamfara Military to embark on massive recruitment Minister *DAILY TIMES* Tension in Ikere Ekiti over cult clash IMC: 2023 political gladiators behind ALGON crisis Owerri Jailbreak: 125 escapees back in custodial centre NCoS FG Grounds RCCG Pastor, Adeboyes Helicopter Buhari condoles with Adamawa community over insurgents attack Fayose: Tinubu mounted pressure on me to join APC but i refused Azman incidents exposed lapses in aviation sector Auditor Generals report indicts FMBN of non execution of N14bn contract RIFAN beneficiaries hail Buhari over Anchor Borrowers scheme Anxiety as 85-yr-old, other SKaduna leaders remain in detention 17 days without trial Enugu community sues govt official, contractor, others over non- execution of ecological project 41-year-old Nigerian Man, Nwaokorie Patrick arrested in Malaysia over N12m inheritance scam Bello Masari: Buhari hasnt failed us rather he has tolerated us Okechukwu to PDP: President Buhari not interested in 3rd term APC says CBN be allowed to effeciently, effectively perform mandate Currency Printing: Progressives Governors Forum disagrees with Gov Obaseki FC Barcelona win Copa del Rey after Athletic Bilbao demolition *NEW TELEGRAPH* Benue: Herders kill man, son, three grandchildren, others Two traffickers excrete 191 pellets of cocaine, heroin Newlywed, eight others die in Ondo, Oyo crashes Ondo Deputy gov backs down, agrees to return official vehicles Gunmen kidnap Fulani man in Ibarapa, demand N7m ransom Dangote to spend over $700m on sugar refinery Damasak attack: Magashi, Service Chiefs visit Maiduguri Apapa-Oshodi-Ojota-Oworonshoki road to be completed in Dec Purported suspension of Kwankwaso, Aliyu, a fabrication 'PDP Alleged affiliation with al-Qaeda, Taliban: PDP wants DSS to quiz Pantami Pure water and rising hardship in the land Don't crucify Obaseki, heed his advice 'PDP govs CBN has right to print money 'APC FX ban: Prices of bread, semovita, others to rise Auto Import Duty: Car dealers, manufacturers groan Hyundai exports 1.04m passenger vehicles in 2020-21 Volkswagen e-vehicle berths in Rwanda Afreximbank, AAAM seal deal on Africa auto industry financing Ship Pollution: NIMASA to ensure availability of sulphur compliant fuel South-East breaks new grounds in rice production with digital mill Obaseki: A governor in the eye of storm Women must recognise their power 'Ara Governors frustrating judicial autonomy, says Uwaifo, AfBA boss Angst over rot in Nigeria's diplomatic missions Regional security outfits: Taking restructuring through back door Why godfatherism cannot be eliminated in Nigeria politics 'Amzat Bayern Munich disapprove of coach's announcement of intention to leave Genk slam '20m tag on Onuachu NOC to hold 2-day training for journalists 2020 Olympics: 'D'Tigress will make Nigerians proud European Super League:: UEFA furious as 11 major clubs sign up for breakaway plans Orungbeja, Chukwueke win Ikoyi Club tennis titles FIFA celebrates ex-Super Eagles star who died in tragic car accident days to his wedding FA Cup: Iheanacho sends Foxes into first final since 1969 EPL: Greenwood double as Man Utd beat Burnley European Super League: UEFA furious at 11 major clubs signing up to breakaway plans I'm not actively in a relationship 'Peruzzi Ooni of Ile-Ife to honour Toyin Kolade Nigerian British born actress, Wunmi Mosaku shines at BAFTA awards Damian Wan: From security guard to rising music star Wale Tinubu's enviable disposition to humanity I'm the best female DJ so far 'DJ Nana *BLUE PRINT* MTN, Airtel shares climb 2.1%, 0.5% as SIM sale resumes Cryptocurrency: 1m investors liquidated, altcoins crash by 20% Ministry trains stakeholders on Water Resources Master Plan Dangote sugar's $700m BIP investments ll promote infrastructure devt. Jonathon replies ex-gov Aliyu on 2015: You 're a pathetic relevance seeker Breaking: Super Eagles man, Chukwueze, hits new La Liga record as Villarreal sink Levante Buhari salutes ex-IGP Musiliu Smith at 75 Goalkeeper urinates behind goalpost, sent off UEFA will ban Clubs who take part in Super League Greenwood double as Man Utd beat Burnley NOC to train sports journalist in Nigeria FG to impact on education, create safe learning communities SERAP seeks probe of missing N106bn in 149 MDAs Picture: Iheanacho scores as Leicester subdue Saints in FA cup semis, book final place 52 years after Senate frowns at FMBN over N14bn 'unexecuted' contract Tanker fire claims 12 in Benue community Zulum earmarks 5 Borno LGs for urbanisation, shares food, cash to 9,400 displaced households YPN knocks FG, bemoans inflation NUJ urges Buhari to re-jig security apparatus Kwara: AbdulRazaq not filtering LG funds ' NULGE Tokyo Olympics: D'Tigress will make Nigerians proud- Amukamara Legislative council passes confidence vote on Ijumu LG chair Self determination: Don't turn Yorubaland to testing ground ' Group warns Mother, 2 kids crushed to death in Ogbomoso Don't deploy military to South-east, Ohaneze warns FG Experts thumb up humanitarian affairs minister on poverty alleviation Ansar-ud-deen in support of COVID-19 vaccine ' Ajani Bello 2023: Atiku more nationalist than Tinubu ' APC chieftain PDP members benefiting more from Buhari's govt ' Okechukwu Shun violence, fear God, cleric tells youths in Akwa Ibom 21,797 poor people enrolled in FG's cash transfer in Taraba ' Usani *THE SUN* Insecurity: My fears for Nigeria's future 'Udenwa Anambra: Ex-lawmakers, others warn against imposition of guber candidate on APC 20,000 members to dump PDP in Abia 2023: We're getting support from North, South 'Ezeife PDP charges DSS to quiz Pantamiover alleged linkswith Al-Qaeda, Taliban 2023: Politicians plotting to pit 2 dominant religion against each other 'Kaigama Nigerian athletes round up for the week: Okagbare clocks season's best, Oduduru returns PDP govs tackle APC over Obaseki Iwobi: How Okocha influenced my switch of allegiance Rivers LG election: Delisted APC gets votes, as PDP clears 23 LG chairmanship seats Goalking, Onuachu laments missing Belgium goal record 2023: Nigerian Youths Endorses ADC as party for new Nigeria project NWFL: Edo, Delta Queens to kick off 2020/21 Super Six Rivers LG polls: SDP calls for cancellation, resignation of RSIEC chairman Maja hands Fulham lifeline at Arsenal FIFA, NFF honour late Eagle, Olubayo Tsitsipas clinches first Monte Carlo Masters title Orungbeja, Chukwueke win Ikoyi Club tennis titles Our investments in sports yielding positive results 'Kwara Our investments in sports yielding positive results ' Kwara Govt Northern IPMAN set to shut down operations We're researching to change S'East economic landscape 'Prof Eze SEC to sanction CMOs frustrating e-dividend mandate AfCFTA: Access Bank eyes 22 offshore subsidiaries to make Nigeria retail hub SV Bespoke introduces exclusive Range Rover Ultimate editions Rolls-Royce records highest-ever first quarter sales Sanwo-Olu rekindles hope in integrated transport system with Rail Mass Transit Easter patrol: FRSC covers 1,575 routes, records 14% accident reduction Sovereign Trust Insurance records N687m profit in 2020 CSCS grows revenue by 31.3%, recommends N5.9bn dividend Black Sunday in Benue, Ondo 2 traffickers excrete 191 pellets of cocaine, heroin at Lagos airport Shun promoters of secession, FG tells Nigerians Kebbi secures $70m World Bank grant to boost girl child education Obasekis N60bn claim cant be spurious Wike Auchi poly dean of students affairs found dead in office Why I empower youths with entrepreneurial skills Ajagu Ekiti agog as educationist, Bayode, goes home Amnesty boss urges NDelta youths to shun violence Minister praises NDDC for taking steps to revive mandate When reality is a late dawn Moment of truth Between Ebube Agu and Eastern Security Network Nigeria: Still a wobbly tripod COVID-19 and CBNs initiative in the health sector Foluke AbdulRazaq: The many stripes of the Amazon at 65 NEDC and Alkalis leadership with human face Nigerias unwieldy political/economic structure NNPC, U.S. report and transparency *GUARDIAN* Iheanacho fires Leicester into FA Cup final on fans' return European Super League: Who's saying what Twelve European clubs announce launch of disputed Super League Rabiu Ali may remain captain as Ahmed Musa begins training with Kano Pillars Ijebu Ode agog as battle for CAF Women's Champions League ticket begins 11 dead, almost 100 hurt in Egypt train accident Juve miss Ronaldo's 'killer instinct' in first league loss to Atalanta since 2001 Glittz, glamour as Eyimofe returns home for premiere Two traffickers excrete 191 pellets of cocaine, heroin at Lagos airport NCAA keeps mum on Adeboye's bribery allegation Obaseki reassures Edo people on campaign promises Akwa Ibom government tasks host communities on deep seaport project Akpabio orders NDDC to stop payment for unverified contracts Again, Arewa leaders laud Matawalle for exposing more compromising troops World Igbo Congress rejects Ebube-agu Taiga's N20m investment boosts UPU bank's vault Five persons die in Benue petrol tanker explosion Macron admits to error over green transition Mass protests called across Russia to 'save Navalny's life Nineteen civilians killed in new west Niger attack France 'extremely concerned' about Navalny's health Gaza record record daily virus deaths Migrant trafficking gang busted in Greece Iran asks Interpol to arrest Natanz 'sabotage' suspect Liquidity, price discovery in Nigeria's FX market Emerging technologies and the politics of hunger Things have changed Tapping gas potential for industrialisation The alarm over arms proliferation Actors in the informal transport sector The leader passion we need in Nigeria Necessity for chaplaincy services in politics *TRIBUNE* Nigeria records 26 new COVID-19 infections, total now 164,233 NigComSat trains 600 across six geo-political zones on Vsat installation Coca-Cola promotes environmental sustainability with recycling scheme initiative Technical working group commends Niger for allocating budget line for family planning 31 Imo communities denounce Female Genital Mutilation practice Ileogbo Unity Forum warns resident Fulanis not to host criminals Obaseki can't be spurious on N60 billion claim, he knows APC ' Wike CBN printing money not an issue ' APC Dissecting CBN's strategic focus on medical tourism, research, CACOVID How Nigeria lost 15000MWs to gas flaring in 6 years Priorities that set great leaders apart Stop hunting without roasting! 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Thisday Ijebu Ode agog as battle for CAF Women's Champions League ticket begins - Guardian Im done with Super Eagles, says Dele Aiyenugba despite fine form - The Cable .