*NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR WEDNESDAY 6TH APRIL 2022* *PUNCH* Gunmen kill two after prayer session in Anambra How ex-JAMB registrar acquired NBC radio licence Witness Nigerias imports rise by N12.11tn despite forex shortage Gridlock crippling business activities at Lekki FTZ Operators No crack in Benue PDP, says Ortom Reps move to outlaw cross-dressing Kano court jails atheist 24 years for blasphemous Facebook post Presidency: PDP panel dumps zoning, fears Norths voting strength Return to APC, Lai Mohammed begs aggrieved loyalists We didnt clash with soldiers over cows, says Amotekun Loan sharks should be stopped, prosecuted Omo-Agege asks aides to resign ahead of primaries Zamfara PDP ready to receive aggrieved APC members Ive not declared gov interest yet, says Malami I sought Adeboye, others intervention in Aregbesola/Oyetolas feud Confusion surrounds alleged suspension of Anambra PDP chair ESIEC extends LG primaries date, insists on April 19 election date Akume donates N20m nomination fee to APC I visited Adeboye, Ooni, Alaafin to end Oyetola, Aregbesola feud Makinde Confusion in APC as Adamu takes over media centre, displaces journalists PDP chairman denies Abia gov candidates endorsement AFC grows assets by 16% to $8.56bn NSITF fails to remit N3.8bn to FG, say Reps Total assets of 882 microfinance banks hit N1.35tn Institute drives financial inclusion for economic recovery Pepsodent plans to educate one million children Abandoned projects: Senate extends 2021 budget implementation to May 31 Wema Banks assets cross N1tn mark Kyari mobilises NUPENG, others to tackle oil theft Customs promote 3,466 officers Liverpool closer to Champions League semis, beat Benfica 3-1 UCL: De Bruyne scores as Man City beat stubborn Atletico 1-0 Re: May Lagos never happen to you Of marauders and brigands in Kaduna, North-West Man bags life imprisonment for raping UNILAG student, judge slams victim Rivers communities protest two years power outage Delta community protests delay in FUTO students graduation Sylvester inquest: No request to test blackish substance, says toxicologist Osun policemen accuse Cyprus-based student of Internet fraud, extort $504 crypto from victim NDLEA operatives raid Lagos nightclub, customers allege brutality Ogun church scatters as preacher dies during sermon against ritualists Abia ambulance, coffin drivers lament extortion, threaten strike Seven abducted Abia varsity students released, traders kidnapped Cult shooting: Ibadan poly assures of safety, peace on campus Amotekun didnt clash with soldiers over cows, says Ondo commander Unnecessary begging (2) Lucidity of absurdity in fighting insecurity in Nigeria UNILAG Law Class 1980-1983 set marks 40+ years of friendship School celebrates culture day Firm advocates early detection, treatment of oral diseases Kaduna residents flee as bandits kill 17 soldiers, three others IGP orders dismissal of nine policemen for planning strike Grammy 2022: Wizkid congratulates Angelique Kidjo, Black coffee *VANGUARD* Over 200 APC members defect to PDP in Delta 2023: Guber aspirant unveils 8 point agenda 'to change fortunes of Kano 9 policemen dismissed for mobilising colleagues in failed strike over poor salary SOSG donates N400m worth of foodstuffs, textiles to orphans, needy #WhatsApp introduces new feature Reps consider 6-month jail term for crossdressers Senate passes Human Rights Commission Bill Powershift debate: PDP shouldn't lose Abia, Iyorchia Ayu tells Ikpeazu, aggrieved party chieftains Senate approves Human Rights Fund to tackle sexual, gender-based violence, others Blasphemy: Court sentences atheist to 24 years imprisonment NLC Deputy President, Yasin asks FG to tackle Nigeria's security challenges headlong 2023: We've not lifted ban on political campaigns ' INEC warns political parties, supporters FG inaugurates new agency, tasks mgt. on data protection APC: NWC reorganises national secretariat, takes over media centre IPOB not criminals to be granted amnesty, Kanu's brother tackles Soludo 2023: We'll address 'little irritations' in Benue, Akume assures APC NWC 2023: How I'll secure Nigeria as President ' Moghalu Anambra PDP denies sacking Chairman, Asolo 2023: No rift in Benue PDP family over consensus candidates ' Ortom 2023 Presidency: APC group warns against campaign of calumny against Emefiele E-payment transactions rise 2.1 % to N29trn CBN endorsed special bank CEOs summit postponed Forensic Professionals write on State Of The Nation Trans-Fat: Air frying vs Deep Frying NIN-SIM Linkage: Deactivated Subscribers lament, as telcos promise total compliance to FG directives The judiciary must remain independent (2) Mental health chatroom: Addressing misconceptions about mental health, spirituality Oromoni: No request to test blackish substance found on deceased ' Toxicologist Anti-Grazing Law: Ondo Amotekun, Soldiers clash over arrest of 100 cows NIN-SIM Linkage: Subscribers lament, 119m lines at risk as telcos begin deactivation 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Stimulating Creative Industry for Economic Sustainability At 6.03% Decline, Insurance Sector Emerges Worst NGX Performing Sector in 3 Months NAPE Seeks Collaboration to Bridge Skills, Knowledge Gap in Petroleum Sector Presco Issues N34.5 billion Series 1 Bond Standard Chartered Hosts Virtual Conference to Introduce E-evaluator, E-invoicing Rainoil Boosts Fuel Distribution with New Filling Station in Ogun Banks Borrowing from CBN Decline by 0.45% in Q1 Mastercard Foundation, Nourishing Africa Partners to Empower 1000 Young Nigerian Agri-food Entrepreneurs LCFE Inducts 102 Commodities Brokers Heirs Insurance Launches Motor Insurance policy for Women P2Vest is Enhancing Options for Finacially Included People AS Uncertainties Trails Pension Sector Recapitalisation Deadline FG Moves to Withhold Assent to MDAs Budgets over Non-rendition of Accounts C&I Leasing: Growing Shareholders Value amid Seamless Transition Students Develop App to Curtail Rail Line Attacks Time to Identify Aspirants with Ideas We Can Be Reconciled Changing the Approach to Fighting Insecurity Tiger Woods Returns to Masters 14 Months after Auto Crash De Bruyne Fires City Advantage at Etihad, Liverpool in Cruise Control Moses Simon Nominated for 2022 Marc Vivien Foe Award Heineken Brings Dutch Legend, Seedorf, UCL Trophy to Nigeria Van Dijk Targets Unforgettable Liverpool Season Uzoho Breaks Silence, Describes Parteys Goal Worst Day of His Life *THE SUN* 2023: Twists in Delta guber race How to stop insecurity in Nigeria Owokoniran, PDP Secretary S/West 2023: Ive capacity to salvage Nigeria -Wike Implosion looms in Oyo PDP as aspirants reject consensus arrangements Guber: Ayu appeals to PDP stakeholders not to allow party lose Abia Friends buy Abia PDP guber forms for Igbokwe Nnamani picks Enugu APGA guber form Mixed reactions as PDP throws presidential ticket open Group tells APC, PDP to zone tickets to SEast INEC reads the riot act to political parties over conduct of primaries Quadri Aruna returns to Top 12 in ITTF ranking Napoli to sell Osimhen for N60bn Adeniyi grabs gold at OUA Wrestling championship Tiger Woods confirms participation at the 86th Masters Moses Simon nominated for Marc-Vivien Fo award Fans hinge teams W/Cup miss on Buhari Ex-Super Eagles coordinator, Bello-Osagie, joins calls for Pinnick, others sack Telecoms operators want FG to intervene in Kogi sites shutdown Govt rakes in $6bn in taxes from Shell SGF seeks amendment to Establishment Acts of FG-owned enterprises Julius Berger grows revenue by 40%, recommends N2.50k dividend Ukraine-Russian war: Global economic growth drops to 2.6% Nigerians lament as FG blocks unlinked lines from making calls MultiChoice appoints Ohanugo as Executive Head, DStv Media Sales Kyari partners NUPENG, NARTO, others to tackle crude oil theft Danbatta reels out achievements as Nigeria hands over WATRA chairmanship to Guinea CITN expresses concern over move to regulate tax practice Monitor politicians compliance with Electoral Act, NGE tells media Kaduna train attack: Nigeria bleeds, says Tinubu Sit-at-home: Gunmen kill cathedrals security man after Soludos visit 65-year-old man rescued from jumping into Lagoon on birthday IGP appoints Amadi Ag. 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