Today's Newspaper Headlines : Thursday, June 18, 2015

News headlines from selected national newspapers across the nation ready for your reading pleasure this beautiful Thursday morning. Enjoy as you read and have a nice day.

PUNCH

• Market capitalisation sheds N43bn
• Nigeria, UK poised to increase investment capital flows
• Transcorp Ughelli Power increases capacity, targets acquisitions
• Mergers'll help small operators meet capital requirement 'Experts
• First Bank opens Guinean subsidiary
• Fidelity Bank links workers' physical fitness to productivity
• Stanbic IBTC to sue loan defaulters
• CBN to issue N120.5bn Treasury bills next week
• Nigeria's first nuclear power plant ready in 2026
• BPE awarded PHCN legal contract without approval 'BPP
• Lagos, 22 others collected N586.6bn IGR in 2014 ' NBS
• Gas shortages stall N1.064tn power plants sale
• Financial decisions every executive trainee should avoid
• Low oil prices cost Nigeria, others $200bn projects
• President's old age comment embarrassing, says LP
• Buhari, like an old wine, will get better 'Presidency
• Senators earn N506, 600 each as wardrobe allowance 'RMFAC boss
• My emergence won't affect APC's stability, says Dogara
• APC crisis: State chairmen back Buhari, Oyegun
• Rise in kidnap cases worries Abia lawmakers
• PDP govs condemn relocation of Rivers, A'Ibom election tribunals
• PFN, group raise funds for Ghana explosion victims
• Stop congratulating me on radio, Ikpeazu tells supporters
• Beware of G7, Falana, others warn Buhari
• APC, PDP defend Buhari, slam Media Watchdog
• I encouraged Buhari to run for president Adesina
• Buhari gets better with age -Presidency
• Unpaid salaries conundrum: Imperatives of a bailout option
• Before our lawmakers auction us
• Dont drink and die!
• Can lawmakers not get paid at all
• How to differentiate your e-commerce business
• Saraki, others engage online fans over wardrobe allowances
• Military to take over Aso Rocks Strike Force
• Otakikpo marginal field to produce first oil soon
• Pipeline vandalism frustrating refineries' operations ' Oil workers
• CSR remains priority despite falling oil prices ' Total
• Eunisell links success to community support
• Solid minerals sector offers huge revenue potential ' PwC
• OPC cautions Igbokwe
• Probe Mimiko's govt, APC tells EFCC
• Protesters storm NAssembly, demand death penalty for corruption
• Ohakim shuns EFCC, operatives grill Elechi again
• Report blames AGF, others for $3.2bn judgments against FG
• Rivers people are with me Wike
• APC should face reality of NAssembly leadership elections
• AIs report sponsored to distract Buhari
• Saraki loyalists pledge support for Buharis anti-corruption crusade
• Ambode keeps management of Lagos agencies
• Missing ex-cult leader found dead
• Ambode, Obasa urge prayer for Nigeria during Ramadan
• 21 Kirikiri inmates regain freedom
• AIbom gov sends commissioner-nominees list to lawmakers
• Mental health issues in Nigerian prisons
• Avoid harmful chemicals in processed meat
• More Nigerians embrace solar power as public supply tumbles
• Pilgrimage to Saraki's house causes gridlock, anger
• Dedevbo retains Falconets job
• Physical football no problem for Balogun
• CAF hands Onazi two-match ban
• Canada 2015: NFF shunned my advice, says Ijeh
• New York Flash sign Ayinde
• NBA winner Ezeli wants to play for Nigeria
• Enyimba beat Heartland, 3SC draw
• Dangote banks on refinery to buy Arsenal
• Olape wins Millionaire Chess Festival
• We lacked focus 'Falcons coach

VANGUARD

• Old age won't affect my job ' Buhari
• NEITI vows to recover unremitted revenue from oil companies
• Police deny N15m ransom payment for Jonathan's cousins
• Mother of two commits suicide in Ondo
• Man, 40, arrested for kidnapping 97-year-old man in Ogun
• Begin your ibadah on a good note
• El-Rufa'i accuses Yero of squandering N10bn on Govt House complex
• 2019: NASS leadership crisis won't affect APC, says Dogara
• Ritualist allegedly kills 21-year-old female student in Ogun
• Witchcraft allegation: 8-yr-old girl set ablaze
• Awaiting G7 Benefits
• Tragic Migrations To Europe
• NASS ELECTION: Saraki's ambition has resurrected PDP ' Sen Kwankwaso
• How Enugu welcomed Ekweremadu
• Jega used card reader to finish us in PDP ' Oguma
• Bayelsa 2016: Ikisikpo's appeal
• African Guarantee Fund: Bridging Africa's SME funding gap
• Role of genuine respect in organisation's team effectiveness
• 2019 presidential periscope: Saraki, Atiku and Tinubu factors
• AFCON 2017: Expect more new faces in my team ' Keshi
• KONAMII 2015: Organisers target N3.5m for charity
• Serbia beat 10-man Mali, to face Brazil in final
• Full Fixture list for the 2015/16 Barclays Premier League
• FIFA uses top US lawyer to battle corruption storm
• I am ready to buy Arsenal at 'whatever price' ' Dangote
• FIFA Women's W/Cup: Do not scold Falcons for crashing out, fans urge Nigerians
• Swiss banks report suspicious activity on FIFA accounts
• US coach, Jill Ellis, praises Nigerian Falcons
• Don Jazzy dazzles Dj Mannie Fresh
• Workers' sweat, entitlement used to fund electioneering campaigns ' Aborisade
• AMAECHI' (Tribute to late Dr. Amaechi Nwaiwu, SAN)
• 80 garlands for Uncle Sam Amuka
• On neutrality and 'Tambuwalisation' of the legislature
• APC as a ruling coalition
• Another Sacking Spree As Gov. Wike Sacks 334 Workers in Rivers Polytechnic
• Ogun State Deputy Gov. Stops her Convoy to help Accident Victim
• President Buhari Congratulates Muslims Nationwide As Ramadan Begins
• Spokane Mayor Asks Rachel Dolezal To Resign From City Commission
• 30-Year-Old Russian Man Volunteers For World's First Human Body/Head Transplant
• Escaped Zoo Tiger Kills Man In Tbilisi, Georgia
• Buhari Terminates Pipeline Security Contracts With Ex-Militants and Local Militias
• PDP Disowns Group Over Statement On Buhari
• Frustrated Man That Was To Be Jay Z's Burst Out[Read What He Said]
• Veteran Fuji Musician Now A Caterer[ Must Read]
• World Environment Day lectures: UNEP, SETPOM reharsh measures to save Earth
• Realistic University Tuition: Matters Arising (1)
• NUC tasks varsities on quality research
• ExxonMobil boosts geoscience study with N34.62m
• Okopoly reacts to allegation of awarding marks to deceased student
• Research should be directed at solving problems ' Prof. Frank Ogbo
• Surgeon promising first human head transplant makes US pitch

THISDAY

• Non Performing Banks, Non-performing Loans and a Non-performing Nigeria
• EITI Charges FG on Reforms in Oil And Gas Sector
• Navy Destroys 21,000 Litres of Petrol in Akwa Ibom
• Chad Bans Islamic Face Veil after Suicide Bombings
• Presidency: Buhari Never Said He is Too Old to Rule Nigeria
• Sultan Directs Muslims to Commence Fasting Thursday
• NASS Feud: APC State Chairmen Back Buhari, Oyegun
• Dogara Urges FG to Resuscitate Ajaokuta Steel Complex
• Why Kashamu Withdrew N20bn Libel Suit against Obasanjo
• Wike Seeks More South-south Co-operation
• Bailout: Governors Resolve to Meet Buhari
• Crusader Alleges Fraud in $3.1bn Judgment Debt against FG
• IGP Orders Adequate Security for Hajj Exercise
• N255m Bullet Proof Cars: Oduah Must Be Probed, Group Tells EFCC
• 15 Killed in Accidental Explosion in Borno
• Ogoga Stool: Aggrieved Royal Families Protest, Beg Fayose to Annul Process
• Saraki: My 7th Senate Antecedents, Body Language against Corruption
• Governors Meet Wednesday, Seek Bailout to Pay Salaries
• Dogara: No Crisis in APC
• Ekiti Owes Only May Salaries, Fayose Says, Lampoons Critics
• PDP Govs Kick against Relocation of Some States' Tribunals to Abuja
• Unlimited Access to Internet Will Enhance Economic Development
• FG Must Drive Infrastructural Devt to Boost Telecoms, Says Airtel Boss
• New Horizons Lays Foundation for ICT Centre at Babcock Varsity
• MasterCard, Ecobank Group Partner on Electronic Payments Adoption
• Inlaks Seeks Inclusion of Unbanked Nigerians with Cashless Initiative
• Global Study Reveals People's Unreadiness for Digital Future
• Over 70% of World's Population Will Use Smartphones by 2020
• HP, Microsoft Unveil New Products
• New Online Service Tackles Music Piracy in Nigeria
• NigComSat, China Great Wall to Strengthen Collaboration on Satellite Technology
• NCC Wades into Telecommunications Consumers' Complaints
• MTN Boosts Subscribers' Experience Via CallerFeel Service
• Smile Enhances First Consultants' Telemedicine with SMiFi
• SWIFT Networks Acquires Chromecom
• Bridging Technology Gap in Education
• Cooker: Collocation in Data, Shared Services is Necessary
• Nwosu: We Need Re-orientation to Build Our Civic Pride
• Looking Beyond Politicians for Govt Spokesman
• The States of Emergency
• ASUS Republic of Gamers Announces GL552
• Etisalat Powers Huawei Y3 Smartphone with Easyblaze Broadband

THE SUN

• Police find body parts of poly student in ritualists' den
• Buhari not too old to rule ' Presidency
• APC blasts 'PDP media watchdog' for asking President to quit
• 13 killed, 54 injured in Borno bomb explosion
• Ramadan: Pray for Nigeria -Kalu
• Govs seek refund of money spent on federal projects
• 3 missing, 500 displaced in renewed Ebonyi/Cross River boundary dispute
• I could have been Senate President 'Kwankwaso
• SGF slot: Facts working in South-East favour
• Lagos renews clamour for 'special status
• Buhari can't ignore Confab report
• 2016: Kogi and Wada's 2nd term challenge
• Race to AFCON 2017 : Pharaohs vow to stop Super Eagles
• Mighty Jets fined NI.2m for violence
• Why CAF dropped Inyama, Green
• CAF slams two-match ban on Onazi
• Heineken Celebrates UCL Final in Legendary Style
• Apapa gridlock: Residents, stakeholders raise alarm over safety of bridges
• Fear grips aviation workers over planned merger with transport ministry
• Why coys must invest in manpower, economy 'Okunowo
• 2014 IGR: Lagos leads with N275bn
• Unremitted funds: Saraki reads riot act to MDAs
• Ramadan: Let's pray for peace, Senate president urges Muslims
• Boko Haram: Military Command Control Centre begins operation in 21 days -Army
• PDP disowns group over statement on Buhari
• NEMA to assist Borno rebuild destroyed communities
• Bosses of govt owned agencies, parastatals not affected by dissolution
• Ekiti royal stool: Aggrieved royal families protest, beg Fayose to annul process
• FINA offers swimmers N1bn windfall
• Transcorp Ughelli Power targets 850MW by year-end
• Osun doctors' strike triggers boom for herbal homes
• Vladimir Putin opens Russian 'military Disneyland' Patriot Park
• Lagos Judge frees 21 Kirikiri Prison inmates
• Dangote Foundation relieves Nepal earthquakes victims with $1Million
• 13 killed, 54 injured in Borno bomb explosion
• Police Rescue 97-year-old kidnapped grandfather in Ogun forest, arrest suspect
• FIFA investigations: Blatter may be next as Swiss authorities widen dragnet
• Visa rejections do not halt Nigerian migrants
• We'll act on NEITI reports, Buhari assures
• EITI decries corruption in oil, gas sector
• No oil baron sponsored Saraki's election ' Senator
• Rivers'll continue to be PDP state 'Wike
• Boko Haram: Nigerian military, experts pick holes in Amnesty's report
• Okowa names former senator, others as Special Advisers
• Ex-militants to Buhari: appoint Amnesty Office head
• A weekend trip to Baltimore
• Is there a science of chaos
• Tale of rosy cheeks
• Party supremacy or parallel government Buhari factor and the expected improvement in power supply
• Party supremacy or parallel government
• Aregbesola: Between a governor and a paymaster
• Managing the challenges of rainy season
• Chris Evans 'wished well' by Top Gear trio

GUARDIAN

• Okowa intervenes as 2,153 inmates await trial in Delta
• Equities market depress further as big caps slide
• Retrieved explosives kill 63 in Borno State
• Aregbesola, Omisore disagree over Osun debt profile
• Tanker accident: NEMA officials visit recuperating victims in hospitals
• Men throng Radio Station in Kano after lady promises car, house to suitor
• Our girls marry very early because of Boko Haram
• Kogi SUBEB boss disowns protesting teachers, says they are applicants
• Movie producer advocates use of film to campaign against corruption
• Xenophobia : South African police pledge protection
• Roadside bomb kills policeman in Egypt's Sinai
• Suspects arrested over IS-inspired NY bomb plot
• Yearning for Syria, Tal Abyad refugees take the risk and go home
• Britain preparing for 'growing' Greek default risk: official
• Palestinian split widens as unity government quits
• Escaped tiger from Georgia zoo shot after killing man
• CORRECTION ' Greece, creditors 'must find solutions that do not expand poverty': Austria
• Toyota expands recall prompted by airbag defect
• Ambode, Globacom task Muslims on godliness at Ramadan
• Enugu Assembly approves 12 special advisers for Ugwuanyi
• We are in a hurry to transform Ebonyi State , says Dep Gov
• My reputation should not be a media creation, says Ikpeazu
• Anambra begins N2bn SMEs loan disbursement
• Okowa receives Chevron chiefs, tasks oil firms on development
• Plateau pledges to rebuild burnt Jos terminus market
• Al-Makura allays fear over APC crisis
• Ex-lawmaker, APC praise Fayemi as Ire Burnt Bricks begins production
• Tennis: Ivanovic title defence stifled at source
• Cameroon keep African hopes alive as Nigeria exit World Cup
• Swiss prosecutors probe 53 'suspicious' FIFA transactions
• Chelsea start title defence against Swansea
• Govt to license high capacity frequency spectrum for broadband services
• Scholarship programme of Chevron, others boosts learning in varsities
• Killer of NYSC member in Ilorin arraigned in court
• Firm seeks NHRC's assistance in prosecution of alleged fraudsters
• My administration will focus on community development
• State govt to revisit demolition of 1500 houses in Badagry by police
• Dredging of major canals, drainages begins
• Abandoned vehicles: Miscreants' new found home
• Rotary donates $40.3m to eradicate polio
• Voluntary blood donation accounts for 10% of Nigeria's total collection
• Marriage more beneficial for men than women, study shows
• Oil workers charge govt on joint venture funding
• ILO adopts fresh standard on informal economy
• Govt tasks employers on global best practice
• BPP chief bags engineering academy fellowship
• Civil service boss tasks corps members on service delivery
• CIPM partners varsity on capacity building
• The tasks before Gov Ugwuanyi
• The Ramadan season
• For the fight against corruption
• Arisekola on our minds

LEADERSHIP

• Keyamo Wants NASS To Probe NNPC
• Cash Crunch: Refund Monies Spent On FG Projects, Govs Tell FG
• Boko Haram: Explosives Found By Civilian-JTF Kill 63 In Monguno
• Ramadan Begins Today As Buhari Asks Muslims To Promote Love, Peace
• We've Proved That Rivers Is Peaceful ' Wike
• Most Petrol Stations Operate Without Licence In A/Ibom ' DPR
• Tribunal: APC Agents Inspect Election Materials In Rivers
• el-Rufai To Empower Royal Father To Fight Insecurity
• Boko Haram: We Lost 2.5bn In 6 Months ' Lafarge
• Katsina Unfreezes LGs' Account
• EITI Decries Serial Corrupt Practices In Oil Sector
• Over Billing: NERC Sanctions AEDC, Orders Refund To Customers
• Oil Sector Reforms: Tasks Before Buhari
• World Bank Predicts Slow Growth For Nigeria, Others
• Index Dips As Investors Stake N7bn On Equities
• PIB Our Priority In Senate ' Saraki
• Mining, Another Panacea To Nigeria's Economic Growth
• Transcorp Ughelli Grows Power Generation To 610mw In 2014
• N929m Fees: 'BPE Didn't Get Certificate Of No Objection
• Zone 4 Energy Partners SITEI On Oil Development
• CAF Slam 2-match Ban on Onazi
• Canada 2015: Okon Blames 'Loss Of Focus' For Team's Elimination
• EPL 2015/2016: Chelsea Host Swansea In Opener
• U-20 World Cup: Serbia To Face Brazil In Final
• Glo League Round-up: Heartland Fall To Enyimba
• Ajimobi Backs Iyaloja Soccer Tourney
• CAF Bans Onazi For 2 Matches
• Falcons Lose To U.S. To crash Out Of FIFA Women's World Cup
• Analysing The 2015 Processes
• Deregulation Of The Nigerian Downstream Petroleum Sector
• Gov Ahmad: Unspoken Words For A Renewed Mandate
• Political Science Scholarship In Nigeria: Looking To The Future
• In Defence Of Oyegun
• FMBN Home Renovation
• Kaduna: As el-Rufai Hits The Ground Running
• APC: The More Things Change. . .
• Commodification Of Justice: What Exactly Are We Up To
• Nigeria's Federalism: To Restructure Or Not To Restructure
• 5 Secrets To Staying Upbeat In A Job Search
• Failing To Reform The Reformable: Okonjo-Iweala's Second Economic Adventure In Nigeria

TRIBUNE

• Murray-Bruce donates wardrobe allowance to Osun workers
• Robbers ambush police, kill 3 in Nasarawa 'No officer was killed 'Police
• Oyo pensioners gives govt 7-day ultimatum
• 26-yr-old woman slumps, dies in Enugu
• A/Ibom leaders uncover plot to destabilise Emmanuel's govt
• My emergence not about 2019 elections 'Dogara
• We owe only May salary 'Ekiti govt
• Winners Chapel donates food items to Osun workers
• We have not failed in meeting target for amnesty programme 'FG
• Rivers govt to reintroduce boarding schools
• SSANU FUNNAB calls for removal of NUC scribe
• Ondo will soon become leading medical tourism destination 'Mimiko
• Army needs sustained funding to fight insurgency 'Minimah
• Don't remove fuel subsidy, Falana, others warn Buhari 'Say Buhari's shopping list to G7 wrong
• WED: Giwa Rodipe bags FG award
• Cash crunch: Govs insist on bailout, to meet Buhari
• Lawmakers' wardrobe allowances exaggerated 'Saraki, RMAFC boss
• Like good wine, Buhari gets better with age 'Presidency
• PDP disowns 'PDP Media Watchdog' over call for Buhari's resignation
• CAF places 2-match ban on Onazi
• APC lambasts PDP for asking Buhari to resign
• FG begins evacuation of Nigerians from crisis-torn Yemen
• Lagos, Rivers lead in internally-generated revenue, Osun is 11th
• South African police pledge to protect Nigerians from attacks
• Police arrest 2 over plan to kill Obasanjo
• JTF destroys 32 illegal refineries in 6 Delta communities
• Abandoned bombs kill 63 in Borno
• Installation of equipment begins at Military Command and Control Centre
• Herbalist slaughters female undergraduate in Ogun
• Mimiko elected PDP Governors Forum chairman
• How Saraki's victory united Kwara politicians
• Unbalanced NASS leadership violates Federal Character principle 'Etim
• When 8th Oyo Assembly set its agenda
• Restoring trust in the Nigeria Police
• Chad bans Islamic face veil after suicide bombings
• Escaped tiger from flooded Georgia zoo kills man
• Hong Kong begins debate on electoral reform plan
• Stronger Iraq critical to Islamic State fight 'US defence chief
• I have forgiven all' Reinstated Benue monarch
• Lawmakers urge Ambode to rehabilitate bad roads
• Ogoga stool: Protesting families ask gov to annul selection process
• Desertification: Katsina embarks on tree planting
• Ramadan: Foundation distributes food items to underprivileged in Zaria

THE NATION

• Health workers protest non-payment of arrears
• Foreigners contest courts power to try them
• Lagos CJ frees 21 Kirikiri inmates
• Ikeja Electric to distribute 2,000 smart metres
• Foundation pays for boys surgery
• My wife is a thief
• Manager steals from hotel
• Anxiety at NNPC ahead of Buharis massive shake-up
• Sam Omatseye is NAL Fellow
• Governors to Fed Govt: pay your debt
• Im very fit to rule Nigeria Buhari
• Missing Ogun Poly student found dead in shrine
• SSANIP urges FG to establish polytechnics commission
• Buharis economic agenda unpredictable Julius Berger

DAILY TIMES

• Plateau LG Confirms Killing of Two Women by STF
• Uproar over Planned Jumbo Pay for Senators, Reps
• My Administration Will Kill Corruption in Nigeria, Buhari Vows
• How a Corps Member Was Raped to Death by 51-Year-Old, Others
• PDP set to recapture power in 2019 ' Prof. Agada
• Strong Men Have Destroyed Instititutions in Nigeria 'BUHARI
• Why Old Age Will Limit My Performance ' Buhari
• 380,000 Nigerian Children Affected by Autism - US Envoy
• DailyTimes Newspaper for Thursday, 18th June, 2015
• PDP Distances Self from Group's Statement on Buhari
• Army Deploys More Personnel, Equipment to Maiduguri
• Stop Campaign of Calumny against Sen Jang ' Aide Urges
• Lagos CJ Sets 21 Inmates Freed
• Saraki'll Assist Buhari in Fighting Corruption
• Police Uncover Ritualists Den, Arrest Five Suspects in Ogun
• Anambra Youths Protest Killing of Member by Police
• Delta Magistrates Trek, Use Tricycle to Court Daily, Says CJ
• FG Tasks State Govts on Blood Safety
• Aregbesola Has Turned Osun to a Failed State - Stakeholders
• Amaechi Projected as Ideal Politician in School Children's Book
• Ebonyi Assembly Probe of LG Chairmen Vindictive
• Era of Politics over- Hon. Diah
• Create Jobs through Integrated Farming, Govt Urged
• Enugu Dep Gov tasks nurses on clinical excellence
• Obasanjo's Prison Mate Dies in Yola
• Group Faults N275m Graft against Ex-IGP
• In Benin, Egbele Ben Roams in Expressive Mural Colours
• I Am Ready to Buy Arsenal at 'Whatever Price' ' Dangote
• Aviation Unions Kick against Move to Scrap Ministry
• Senate Presidency: How Igbos Lost Their Mandate to Saraki
• Change Dream Turning Nightmare, by Yinka Olujimi