HEADLINE NEWSPAPER
OSUN DEFENDER
OSUN 2018:
We’re not bothered about PDP’S Aspirations—Osun APC
This is the way the reaction of the party against the commencement of the PDP campaign through pasting of poster across by its aspirant, saying the exercise was to earlier and against the provision of the electoral Act.
BUSINESS DAY
Deal with Morocco Sparks Local Production of 1m tons of fertilizer
CBN, NSIA leading push that is also creating 100,000 jobs
A creative new initiative by Nigerian to make its own fertilizer at home is bring life back to some of it 38 fertilizer blending plants across the country, while saving the nation up to $200 million annually and aiming to create 100,000 jobs
THE NATION
Court jails ex-governor five years for N167.8m fraud
- Ngilari: I’ll appeal
A former governor’s politician career crashed yesterday at a prison gate. Former Adamawa state governor Bala James Ngilari was jailed for five years for a N167.8m contract scam.
Frontpage:- PICTURE; L-R: Obi of Onisha,Igwe Naemeka Alfred Achebe; Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi; Osun State Governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola; a former Military Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd); Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Idiat Adebule; former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku and the guest lecturer, Professor Banji Akintoye, at the 2017 Obafemi Awolowo Foundation Memorial Lecture in Lagos…on Monday.
PUNCH
Nigerians with valid visa denied entry into USA
The federal Government advised Nigerians against visiting the United States of America at the moment except for crucial matters as a result of the lack of clarity in the country’s new immigration rules.
The advisory was sequel to the barring of some Nigerians, with a valid visas, from entering the US in recent weeks.
Page 10:- PICTURE; L-R: Executive Director, Obafemi Awolowo Foundation, Dr Tokunbo Awolowo-Dosunmu; Osun State Governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola; a former Military Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd) and a former Governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba, at the 2017 Obafemi Awolowo Memorial Lecture in Lagos…on Monday.
NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
Corruption:
Ex-gov jailed, to pick prison of his choice
Prof Banji Akintoye, at Awo Memorial lecture, says:
Youth, not politicians, must restructure Nigeria
Frontpage:- PICTURE; L-R: Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Mr Segun Awolowo; Co-Chairman, African Newspapers of Nigeria (ANN) Plc, Ambassador Tokunbo Awolowo-Dosunmu; Osun State Governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola; a former Military Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd); a former Governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba; former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku and the guest lecturer, Professor Banji Akintoye, at the 2017 Obafemi Awolowo Memorial Lecture in Lagos…on Monday.
VANGUARD
Court jails ex-Gov Ngilani of Adamawa 5 years
- No option of fine
- To serve sentence in prison of his choice, starting with yola
- It shows success of anti-graft war—Sagay
Frontpage:- PICTURE; L-R: Executive Director, Obafemi Awolowo Foundation, Dr Tokunbo Awolowo-Dosunmu; Osun State Governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola; a former Military Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd) and a former Governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba, at the 2017 Obafemi Awolowo Memorial Lecture in Lagos…on Monday.
DAILY SUN
War over Chibok girls
- Stop passing buck over your failure , minister tells ex-president
- You attempted to frustrate efforts at rescuring girls—Jonathan’s replies
Page 6:- PICTURE; L-R: Obi of Onisha,Igwe Naemeka Alfred Achebe; Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi; Osun State Governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola; a former Military Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd); Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Idiat Adebule; former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku and the guest lecturer, Professor Banji Akintoye, at the 2017 Obafemi Awolowo Foundation Memorial Lecture in Lagos…on Monday.
NEW TELEGRAPHY
Kidnappers go after Police
- Abduct DPO in delta, female cop in ogun
- Demand N5m from DPO for her release
Kidnappers are daily becoming daring despite effort by the police to curb their activities. Gunmen believed to be kidnappers have abducted four persons, among them a female sergeant attached to Ketu Police in Ikosi Ejirin Local Council Development Area of Lagos State.
The Guardian
Court jails Adamawa ex-gov, Ngillari, for fraud
A former Governor of Bala Ngillari, was yesterday sentenced to five years in prison by a yola high court for fraud he committed while in office
