*NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR FRIDAY 22ND APRIL 2022* *PUNCH* Tears as Kaduna train attack victim, Chinelo Megafu, is buried Benue Assembly approves Ortoms ex-media aide as Special Adviser Reason for Dariye, Nyames pardon lame, CSOs tackle Presidency Ogun ex-deputy gov arraigned over retirees C of O PUNCH files FOI request for FG forfeited assets sales FG cant tackle insecurity without state police, says Wike Buhari mandates security chiefs to rescue abducted train passengers, others UN votes $15m to fight North-East food crisis Consultations ongoing on Lekki-Ikoyi toll resumption Lagos govt Only ASUU can determine strike suspension, says Ngige IGP deploys more officers to South-East over attacks Obasanjo backs call for state police as insecurity persists Kaduna crash depleted NAFs capital assets, minister laments NLC, NUT, NULGE insist on LG autonomy Editorial: CBN should stamp out excessive bank charges Obtain your PVC, SDP Kwara gov aspirant advises supporters 2023: Ogoni most marginalised in Rivers, deserves governorship, says group 2023: Resist imposition of candidates, group warns Deltans 2023: Osinbajos aspiration not about personal ambition, says APC group PDP chairman knocks APC over N100m nomination forms 2023: Aisha Buhari invites Atiku, Tinubu, Osinbajo, others for Iftar 2023: Olawepo-Hashim to declare for presidency May 3 2023: INEC budgets N239bn for poll materials, presidential run-off Electoral Act: Why I wont resign despite presidential ambition Ngige Nigerias presidential system a waste, says group 2023: Katsina SSG resigns, to join gov race Reps allege cover-up on refineries, summon Sylva, Kyari, others Buhari appoints new SSA on job creation IOCs, others review presidential panels regulations on Petroleum Industry Act La Liga: Barca beat Real Sociedad 1-0, move to second spot Three EPL clubs interested in Nigeria's Taiwo Awoniyi Opinion: Obasanjos support for an Adesinas presidency Opinion: Importance of school farms Opinion: Should religion play a role in national politics Challenges that a post-Imran Pakistan faces Gunmen reduce Akwa Ibom pastors ransom to N30m NDLEA raids cannabis party, arrests 200 youths in Abuja 15% levy: Freight forwarders, car dealers meet FG next week Robbery attack: Ilaro poly denies rape allegation, imposes curfew Column: Persisting ASUU strike and governance crisis Column: Reps, dont place more paramilitary entities under FG Column: Will 2023 truly change anything US announces no-interview visa renewals for Nigerian students PDP extends form sales, awaits APC chieftains defections Easter advert: Sterling Banks penaltyll serve as deterrent to others APCON Hajj: Pilgrims may pay N2.5m as Bayelsa, Imo, Rivers get zero allocation Nigerian students can renew US visa without interview Embassy Ogoni cleanup may not be completed under Buhari, says FG Comedian I Go Tuk hails AY Makun after performing on show *VANGUARD* 2023: PDP, APC in verbal war over cost of nomination forms Niger govt denies civilian casualties during military operations in Shiroro LGA 2023: Respect UPU's decision, Mayor cautions Urhobo youths N100m for APC forms reflects its corruption-riddled underbelly, says Lagos PDP Delta 2023: Steer clear from partisan politics, APC urges UPU 2023 Election: Oritsejafor cautions Nigerians against vote-buying Court frees Imo woman allegedly detained by IRT operatives Fire: How swift action saved Makurdi Branch ' CBN Oyetola tasks Igbo community on peaceful coexistence Taraba Blast: Ishaku condemns attack, calls for vigilance Govt that can't protect lives, properties is a failure ' Wike Police kill two terrorist's, rescue woman, baby in Katsina Constructively engaging on the migrant menace Why wecan't adopt freely floating FX regime ' Emefiele Tracking the Ogun affirmative action Dwelling on lesser than on the greater in nation building Google's Equiano submarine cable, named after Nigerian-born abolitionist lands in Lagos 96% of brands in Nigeria leverage social media 'Report Shizem releases new hit song, 'No body Interim govt: Lawyers divided over Babalola's proposition Housewife, lover arraigned over adultery in Benue Man, 30, rapes 20-yr-old woman in Church NURTW crisis: Police arrest 5 as MC Oluomo, Istijabah loyalists clash in Lagos Osinachi:Nwachukwu'll be charged to court, if' ' IGP Train attack: Kaduna disburses N18m to families of dead victims We don't engage in ritual killings ' South West traditionalists Strike: My grouse with ASUU, others ' Ngige UAE's economy bears testament to wise vision, says Almandoos *THISDAY* Stock Market Sustains Positive Momentum for Third Consecutive Session, Adds N46bn SON: FCMB Offerings Meet Customer, Regulatory Requirements NGO to Spend N100m Intervention Fund to Support Artisans, Market Women How Aviation Industry Contributes to Naira Depreciation NANTA President Hosts Nigerian Teachers to Tourism Adventure Green Africa introduces N27,500 fare for Ramadan NGX Regulation CEO Tasks Market Stakeholders on Improved 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