*NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR FRIDAY 17TH JUNE 2022* *PUNCH* Mompha trial: Defendant absent, court adjourns till June 22 Wikes camp fumes, warns PDP as Atiku picks Okowa running mate Sterling Banks profit rose by 20% in 2021 Insurance company records N10.5bn gross premium Exporters got N3.5bn rebates from RT200 FX Emefiele High inflation, fiscal deficit to persist in Nigeria, says IMF ICAN to attract youths to accounting profession 17,000 policemen, soldiers deployed as Ekiti elects gov Saturday PFN adopts voter card Sunday Wema Bank organises SME webinar on energy efficiency Enugu Diocese disowns Mbaka, says utterances divisive Owo attack: Reps want raid on forest reserves, victims get mass burial today Police have failed Nigerians, Akeredolu declares ASUU sues Obaseki over ban on unions activities Integrated transport system, key to job creation Fashola Tribunal sacks three doctors, suspends 12 in three years Secure release of abducted citizens, Reps tell Buhari I dropped my presidential ambition in South-West interest Amosun Ekiti 2022: INEC, police should ensure hitch-free poll Multiple taxes weaken consumer spending, experts tell FG Lagos govt introduces online payment for cash transfer beneficiaries Reelect me for good governance to continue, Oyetola charges Osun electorate Lagos ADC gov candidate Doherty vows public service reform Eko Atlantic City: Africas real estate hub where square metre costs $1,720 FG plans 17 airports concession, to unbundle aviation regulations Nigerians spent N3.25tn on airtime, data, others in 2021 NCC AIB begins probe of Overland aircrafts midair engine fire Abuja queues: Buhari approves freight rate increase for fuel transporters UPDATED: Terminal operator partners firm to recycle used tyres Boost for Nigerian basketball as NBA announces partnership with KFC Day of the African Child: Interrogating policies, programmes on internally displaced children Yobe deputy gov loses two children in auto crash A laggard civil service and our 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