*NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR SATURDAY 26TH MARCH 2022* *PUNCH* OAU VC: Our son was schemed out, say Ile-Ife indigenes INECs deregistration of 22 parties stands, says Supreme Court Terrorists kill 50, raze houses, rustle over 100 cows in Kaduna APC convention: Aspirants defy Buhari, refuse to embrace consensus Being in wheelchair isnt death sentence, Im Queen of Positivity Marketing graduate, Osaronu Result fair for both teams, says Okocha ASUU strike: Protesting students to occupy Abuja streets with cooking pots, others Nigerians must not experiment in 2023 Tambuwal Its sad archival materials from FESTAC 77 werent preserved Badejo, dance artiste Navy grants presidential concessional promotion to 12 senior rates Ekiti surveyors seek collaboration with govt in projects execution 100 million Nigerians excluded from internet benefits Group Kanu seeks N25bn damages for unlawful extradition from Kenya States head to Appeal Court over $418m Paris Club refund Unending controversy over sudden judgement on Electoral Act I rely on God to defeat billionaires, become president Dele Momodu Campaign posters: PDP asks Emefiele to resign, demands probe PDP asks court to declare APC convention illegal, seeks partys deregistration 2023: APGA flags off general elections process APC floors PDP in infrastructure growth, says Fashola Presidency: Nigerians must not experiment in 2023 Tambuwal Nigerias earnings from VAT rises by N530bn, hit N2.03tn NBS report Petrol import jumps by 88% in 12 months, hits N3.97tn Report Foreign direct investment tumbles by $331.2m Report Power infrastructure: Remove Right of Way barriers, Osinbajo tells governors Eagles need prayer warriors for Ghana clash in Abuja ' Kiibati Uzoho hero as Eagles, Ghana share spoils in Kumasi Return leg fixture open, insists Paintsil Egypt defeat Senegal 1-0 in World Cup qualifier Nigeria vs Ghana: Atiku, Saraki recommend winning strategies for Super Eagles in Abuja NUGA: UNILORIN beat OAU on penalties to win football gold Ghana vs Nigeria: Uzoho impresses as first half ends goalless W'Cup qualifier: Slimani scores as Algeria beat Cameroon 1-0 W'Cup qualifier: It hurts to miss penalties against Switzerland, says Jorginho Illegal refining: Port Harcourt residents choked, remain in endless battle with soot Helpless market women fainted, hospitalised after Apongbon fire gutted multi-million naira shops Victims We now live in fear after terrorists killed 38, burnt our houses Survivors of Kaduna attack Eavesdropper: The C in APCs convention 2023: Nigeria in search of saints 36-year-old Nigerian serving 78-month prison term in US seeks Buharis intervention 50,801 ISWAP terrorists surrender, stronghold overrun Commander Can you donate your body parts to help those who need them after youve passed on Police arrest suspected terrorists food supplier in Niger Navy detains drunk rating for stabbing, shooting Lagos doctor 18 arrested as cultists kill popular area boy, Tommy, in Ogun 30 arrested in Gombe for illegal petrol marketing Police nab cop for stabbing two vigilantes to death in Bauchi Osun housewife, husband arrested for stealing six-day-old baby Suspected herdsmen invade Enugu villages, kill pregnant women, others Fuel souvenir: Lagos socialite jailed two years Men are yet to understand this! 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