*NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR WEDNESDAY 7TH APRIL 2021* *THE NATION* No longer a monument of shame Lagos, Edo claim badminton titles BBNaija star eyes medal for Team Rivers Compete fairly Minister thumbs up COVID-19 compliance Cultural display heralds 20th National Sports Festival Oba Elegushi marks anniversary with football, golf tournaments Poly lecturers begin indefinite strike 2023: Southwest monarchs back power shift CJN meets JUSUN leaders to end strike 40% of candidates make credit in WASSCE Odumakin served Afenifere for 17 years, says Secretary Bird flu hits Kano, Kaduna, Benue, four other states Imo State Governor Uzodimma, Adamu to police: crush outlawed IPOB Buhari to Itsekiri: resolve differences over Olu of Warri Buhari mourns as official driver dies IMF: Intervention funds can hurt financial market Exploring Emeka Ojukwus soft side Face Of Ilaji Beauty Pageant resumes for 2021 edition Artistes, producers rush MCSNs Gocreate App Pasuma narrates how impersonator swindled fans of N13 million Akin Lewis speaks on new film, The New Patriots Don Jazzy: Music deprived me of marriage, love I dont beg for fans, says Mr. P Bella Shmurda queries religious beliefs *VANGUARD* Abia govt reviews curfew to 8pm, includes Ohafia, Arochukwu National Sports Festival remains a Nigeria's uniting factor ' Buhari NiMet 3-day forecast: Expect sunshine, thunderstorms CISLAC mourns Chukwuma, says was renowned human rights activist FG receives India's 100,000 doses of Covishield vaccines PDP National Legal Adviser, Emmanuel Enoidem dismisses claims of working for Akpabio's interest CJN pleads with JUSUN to call off strike JUSUN strike: Inmates stranded at courts in Sokoto Kano slashes March salaries of political office holders by 50% Lamentation over Ebonyi massacre: 'Good morning, you woke late,' IPOB mocks Umahi I have a natural entrepreneurial spirit ' Okpala, Kobobid CTO The Nigerian Pension Industry ' A journey with definite destination (2) JUST IN: WAEC releases 2021 WASSCE results, 26 days after conduct of examination [Breaking]Covid-19: 2021 WASSCE postpones exams indefinitely Novel HIV vaccine approach shows promise in Phase-1 clinical trials Healthcare: FG building healthy system accessible to all, says Mamora As vaccines rollout progresses, COVAX worries over shortage of doses NCDC monitoring situation in 8 states for suspected cholera cases ' D-G *THISDAY* Elumelu: Youth Restiveness Ticking Time Bomb for Nigeria, Others FMDQ Exchange to Commence Derivatives Trading Soon SON Offers to Support Healthcare Delivery NALDA Builds Farmers Capacity on Rice Irrigation Technology, Key to Achieving Efficiency in Insurance Industry Okejimi: Nigerias Remittance Business Undergoing Transformation Stanbic IBTC Insurance and Yawning Industry Gap Overcoming the Headwinds Afrinvest Appoints Onaghinon COO Linkage Engages Northern-based Brokers Network International Appoints Regional President The Montessori Classroom Ogun Inaugurates 10th Gateway Trade Fair LCCI Partners Future Project to Tackle Unemployment Why APCs Careraker Committee Keeps Shifting the Goalposts Was there Ever a Zoning Arrangement in the Coal City State BBNaija Star Storms Edo for Team Rivers Muazu, Kefas Vows to End Dominance of East Africans North Korea to Skip Tokyo Olympics over Covid-19 Fears AC Milan Target Fikayo Tomori on Permanent Deal Balogun Seeks Return to Bundesliga If Rangers Fail to Extend His Deal Akeredolu, Ade-Ojo Honoured at Ondo Auto Rally 2021 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon Write Real Madrid off at Your Peril, Zidane Warns Reds Fans Is Exceptional Haaland Capable of Ruining Citys Quadruple Chase London power shift as West Ham disrupts order *DAILY TIMES* APC, PDP trades tackle in Niger state over defamation claims Atiku not fit to contest for President Malami 2023: Fani-Kayode Subtly Campaigns For Kogi Gov Zamfara: Atiku leads APC Govs to Matawalle as defection draws closer Aussie research brings hope to prevent childhood obesity Bezos, Musk top Forbes billionaire list UAEs first nuclear power plant begins operation A trip to remember: Sponsored by Vantage Migration and Allied Consult NFC boss, Dr. Chidia bags Good Governance award Effium killings: Ebonyi indigenes demand investigation into escape of 55 suspects Governor Bala names road after Former President Jonathan How 130 Dubai assets were traced to Nigerian Ex-Governors, Senators Stop gloating over missing Nigerian Air Force Jet, Lai Mohammed tells Nigerians Dont hesitate to use your rifles to defend yourselves Uzodinma tell Imo Police Officers COVID-19 cases will rise despite vaccine, British scientists warn Virtual Reality: The New Way Of Doing Business Buhari sacks IGP, names replacement Valencias Diakhaby alleged racially abused in game against Cadiz Berlin minister open to joint bid with Israel for 2036 Olympics La Liga: Dembele wins all three points for Barcelona Nigeria star Onuachu notch goal no. 26 in Genks five-goal thriller VP Osinbajo, Others Storm Benin For Edo 2020 Games TikTok fined over failure to delete content Kim Kardashian officially a billionaire Forbes Harry Potter Actor Paul Ritter is dead Kelly Handsome calls out Don Jazzy alleges intimidation, arrest *NEW TELEGRAPH* Otunba Gbenga Daniel: Navigating new frontier @ 65 The intriguing reality of telecoms' gadgets UNILAG students flay management over signing of indemnity form IMF raises Nigeria's growth forecast to 2.5% Insecurity: We don't expect any miracle from new IGP ' ADC Ohanaeze kicks as Buhari appoints northerner IGP COVID-19: GL 12 and below to continue working from home, says FG Employment: We've no recruitment consultants, not recruiting ' INEC JUSUN ignores NBA's plea, shuts down courts nationwide Dangote takes measures to curb crashes IGP to policemen: Change strategy, be ruthless with IPOB Again, Reps loses another member IMF revises Nigeria's growth outlook upward to 2.5% Autochek launches first African online truck loans marketplace Newton Jibunoh appointed CFAO as Suzuki brand ambassador Air France KLM wins EU okay for $4.7bn recapitalisation COVID-19: UK launches loan scheme to help companies recover Boko Haram: Fresh thoughts around prosecution of suspects Intelligence-driven tactics 'll curtail insecurity ' CG Audi Lagos LG poll triggers APC, PDP face-off Edo 2020: Heavy rain halts opening ceremony N'Korea pulls out of Tokyo Olympics over COVID-19 fears La Liga: Barcelona go second after late win over Valladolid GOtv Boxing Night: 'Real One' thanks sponsors EPL: Hammers eye top-four finish after Wolves win VP declares Edo 2020 Festival open Okowa storms Edo for NSF Access Bank Lagos City Marathon: Deborah Pam tips husband, Emmanuel Gyang for podium finish Edo 2020: Ogba applauds Edo govta Agiomor picks Olympic ticket in wrestling *BLUE PRINT* Alkali emerges new IGP as gunmen hit another Imo police station, gunmen ambush troops in Benue, 2 soldiers missing Alkali: The new Sheriff in town COVID-19: Why states were directed to halt vaccination halfway ' FG Gombe: When Gov Yahaya's human capital dev initiatives thrilled Osinbajo Real Madrid beat Liverpool in Champions League quarterfinal battle, Manchester City edge Borussia Dortmund Matawalle commends group for donating N5m to Tudun Wada market fire victims Osinbajo, Aregbesola inspect Owerri Police station, Correctional facilities Insecurity: CAN President chides Buhari, calls for national dialogue Striking judiciary workers shut down courts in Plateau 2023: Group wants ex-CAS Sadique to contest Bauchi governorship Ex-APGA presidential candidate sues for unity, coexistence Jonathan commissions major road project in Bauchi Ondo NSCDC impounds 37,100 litres of diesel Imo: Use force against IPOB, ESN, IGP orders personnel Parents can help government minimise insecurity ' Wike Tension in Tunga Maje as lawyer foils kidnap attempt Don't gag subordinates, Okowa charges new perm secs Group partners Enugu on COVID-19 funds, donations, interventions Wase mourns Lere Construction of Agbara-Lusada road begins in 2 weeks ' Gov. Abiodun Akwa Ibom: CSOs lament loss in crude oil production Book launch: US, UK, China, France, Canada, 2 others acknowledge National Pilot's invitation Insecurity: Group sues for peace, commends Zulum Buhari's official driver is dead Insurgency: Nigerian troops not sufficiently armed ' Ex-General *THE SUN* Why APC 'll win Anambra guber poll 'George Moghalu PDP'll use council polls re-assert dominance in Rivers 'Woke Ebonyi govt accuses PDP of baseless allegations against Umahi Atiku not a Nigerian 'Malami Hold political leaders accountable, APC urges religious leaders 2023: Afenifere endorses Tinubu for President Anambra poll: Group endorses Tony Nwoye for governor Edo 2020: Eight-month pregnant Aminat Idrees wins Taekwondo gold Senator Utazi not acting anybody's script, Says Aide BBNaija star storms Edo for Team Rivers Aminat Idrees Olympics, AFROCAN scouting tops Odaudu's agenda Team Delta leads in swimming Kaduna unveils 2022 bid plan Access Bank Lagos City Marathon: Muazu, Kefas vow to end dominance of East Africans Edo 2020: Osinbajo misses opening ceremony 20th NSF opens formally with display of Edo culture ETO: How holding bay owners, security agents milk truck drivers ANRSC protests selling of staff quarters to Chinese investors APMT Apapa acquires more equipment to aid Customs inspection What to consider before choosing platform for your online store How crypto market can help Nigeria tackle rising youth unemployment NBP: IpNX reiterates potential of FTTH sub-sector to drive digital economy FG revokes Addax Petroleum 4 mining leases With technology, job losses, new opportunities inevitable 'Buhari MultiChoice Talent Factory graduates class of 2020 SEC approves Onyema, others' appointment as CEOs of demutualised entities Gunmen kill 9, kidnap 25 along Kaduna-Kachia road Igbo youths, Dokubo fault police on IPOB, ESN involvment Suspected herdsmen attack 3 female farmers in Ekiti NSCDC discovers illegal diesel depot in Ondo Court stops wife from selling husbands property EFCC hands recovered 370,000, $1,800 to Japanese fraud victim NDLEA nabs drug baron in Nasarawa 2 robbery suspects lynched in Aba Anglican Primate hails Ugwuanyis leadership qualities Level of destruction at Imo correctional centre, sad Osinbajo Eat 'N' Go extends footprint to northern Nigeria An appeal to Sultan of Sokoto on Nigeria's stability (2) Northern Nigeria not educationally disadvantaged Is EFCC legally empowered to assess persons' declaration of assets' (2) Reopen' abhors hyphenation Witches and wizards: Myth or reality' (8) Compassionate use approach to vaccine *GUARDIAN* The monarchs' plea for constitutional role Rio backs off plan to rename Maracana stadium for Pele Man United, Arsenal set for Europa League quarters Man City blame coronavirus for 126 million loss Militao replaces quarantined Varane, Jota starts for Liverpool Maradona lawyer blasts star's daughters over inheritance dispute UEFA suspends Kudela for Arsenal game after racism allegation Real Madrid lose Covid-19 case Varane for Liverpool game Can PSG avenge Champions League final loss against Bayern Time for Tuchel to take tough decisions at Chelsea Holders Bayern host embattled PSG without Lewandowski Anambra governorship race amid APGA's divided house Supreme Court judgments leave Ayade struggling to lead Cross River PDP Ndigbo need not beg to clinch 2023 presidency, says Ohanaeze Youth Wing Tanker accident causes gridlock on Oshodi-Isolo expressway Train passengers lament difficulty in accessing e-ticket FG vows to bring Owerri attackers to justice Gunmen kill two policemen, eight others in Taraba, Kaduna Gunmen abduct father, wife, others in Ondo Rivers monarch seeks government's support in community's development Warning strike cripples FCT as workers declare permsecretary's office illegal FG resumes international flights at Kano airport Eyimofe selected for Cinmas d'Afrique festival in France Fulani herders attack women farmers in Ekiti Biden to announce all adults in US eligible for Covid vaccine by April 19 Protests erupt in Benin as Talon seeks reelection Protests break out in Benin before election EMA has 'not yet reached conclusion' on AstraZeneca China's bitcoin mining rush risks derailing climate goals Jordan's Prince Hamzah in fiery exchange with army chief Hunter Biden admits Ukraine firm saw his name as 'gold Death toll from fighting in Sudan's Darfur rises to 56: UN Navalny supporters detained outside his penal colony New Delhi to impose pandemic night curfew Strengthening collaboration for robust broadband deployment SeerBit, Wix partner on Nigeria's e-commerce, others COVID-19 is wake-up call for Nigeria to innovate, UNESCO says Low income takes 800m Nigerians, South Africans, others offline LG quits mobile phone business July 31 e-Commerce can provide 23m jobs, boost economy Terragon, Facebook to discuss 'thriving without third-party cookies' at webinar UNAN tasks women on digital economy Swype Global announces entries for Swypatune Naija contest Teens Can Blog building younger generation with technology FSDH changes chief executive Academy canvasses good leadership Driving organisational success through project management amid COVID-19 CIPM charges organisations on employee engagement Pressure mounts on Nigeria to ratify ILO convention 190 Expert urges organisations to leverage technology for emerging needs Sanwo-Olu tasks youths on talent development to curb unemployment *TRIBUNE* COVID-19: Sokoto partners Plan International to sensitise stakeholders on vaccines rollout Firm pays insurance claim of over 600,000 farmers in 2020 Corps member renovates correctional institute in Kaduna Nigeria records 58 new COVID-19 infections, total now 163,388 Police confirm burning down of another division in Imo State My husband died on Friday, not Saturday, says Okei-Odumakin Emergence of new Buhari 'campaign' billboards unsettles PDP How DPR withdrew $759.4m from signature bonus account Customs' raid on Bodija market Delta inaugurates magistrates' court for 15 communities in Olomu Community lauds NDDC for land reclamation project Akwa Ibom govt tasks oil firms on community development, renews MoU Bayelsa govt, Bilabiri indigenes differ over death of suspected militants' leader On Akintola's passion for job creation Living purpose-driven life Odumakin: Covid-19 and pseudo death claims Non-state actors and Nigeria's warped educational trajectory Equities trading closes negative as investors lose N78bn DMO opens two, three-year savings bonds IMF increases Nigeria's 2021 economic growth forecast to 2.5% Onyema completes tenure as NSE CEO LCCI inaugurates e-commerce for private enterprises NAICOM sets June 1 for new insurance guidelines implementation *SPORTS* 20th NSF opens formally with display of Edo culture - The Sun AC Milan Target Fikayo Tomori on Permanent Deal - Thisday Access Bank Lagos City Marathon - Thisday Access Bank Lagos City Marathon: Deborah Pam tips husband, Emmanuel Gyang for podium finish 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