LOCAL AND WORLD NEWS, SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT HEADLINES FOR TODAY THURSDAY 15 FEB. 2018

DAILY POST

Boko Haram: Nigerian Army declares Shekau wanted ‘dead or live’

Agabus Pwanagba: Plateau: When will the killings stop?

Femi Fani-Kayode: Vampire by night, werewolf by day

Ex-lawmakers, 5,000 APC members defect to PDP in Bayelsa

2019 election: Why APC will again – Buhari’s kinsman, Garba

How PDP will take over power from APC in 2019 – Secondus

Herdsmen killings: Ortom indicts presidency, Defence Minster, IGP

Jacob Zuma resigns as South Africa‎ President

Buhari, South-west Senators reject cattle colony

Tinubu indirectly told Buhari to join retirees’ club – PDP reacts to jibe on Obasanjo, IBB

What Tinubu told Oyegun, APC leaders

 

PREMIUM TIMES

Nigerian Governors strategise to boost IGR, implement State Police

Nigerian govt. speaks on ‘fake N-Power recruitment portal

Champions League: Ronaldo sets new records as Real Madrid beat PSG

Zimbabwe’s opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, dies

Jacob Zuma resigns as South Africa’s president

After giving evidence on how Fayose allegedly rigged 2014 election, Aluko apologises, returns to PDP

Indebtedness: Honeywell Chairman, Oba Otudeko, testifies in court

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Real Madrid Vs PSG: Ronaldo, Neymar set for showdown ‘ LIVE UPDATES

 

TRIBUNE

FG disowns fake N-Power recruitment portal

Lenten: Nigeria’s existence as one united country divine arrangement ‘Buhari

NAF launches Operation ‘RUWAN WUTA IV’ against Boko Haram insurgents

Valentine: Red clothes sell out in Abuja boutiques

Valentine doesn’t mean love and sex ‘Cleric

Sugar: Just as bad as alcohol for liver

Changing Nigeria not easy task ‘Tinubu

Nigeria needs prayers, not celebration on Valentine’s Day ‘Cleric

Natural, effective ways to repel mosquitoes

PDP will resist rigging in 2019 polls ‘Secondus

I’m the only ‘Valentine Governor’ in the world’Seriake Dickson

I sponsored myself through school with proceeds from my artworks ‘Dr Ekeolu

I didn’t say snake swallowed N36m ‘JAMB Clerk

 

PUNCH

Don Waneys killer squad leader, Agulegbu, killed in Delta

10 corruption cases that can fetch FG $74.5bn, N2.5trn

Civil servants can join political parties, says Ekweremadu

Civil servants can join political parties, says Ekweremadu

Governors meet over state police, others

APC senators split as Senate adopts revised poll timetable

Interest rate cut drags as fuel scarcity lingers ‘Report

APC senators split as Senate adopts revised poll timetable

I didn’t say Hausa/Fulani won’t rule Nigeria again ‘ Jang

 

NIGERIAN PILOT

Alleged fraud: Uwajeh begs Senator Uba for out of court settlement

Abia, Benue, Osun paid highest petrol prices in January -NBS

RECs: Osun’s nominee shuns screening, as Senate confirms 7

Humanitarian crisis: 7.7m people in need of assistance in N/East ‘ UN

59 senators move against Saraki

I’ll return to Sambisa if set free ‘ Boko Haram convict

59 senators move against Saraki

Benue says no to state of emergency

SON confiscated fake products worth N300bn in 2017- Aboloma

 

VANGUARD

We’ll not tolerate killer-herdsmen in South East’BIM

Another JAMB wonder: N23m scratch card ‘burnt’ in car accident, used by students in Nasarawa

NUPENG suspends planned strike as FG wades in

I’ve apologised to Fayose, says Tope Aluko

Fayose backs Soyinka’s call for organized resistance against killer herdsmen

UYC supports call for state police

Commonwealth Games: AFN conduct trials without foreign based athletes

Nigeria needs return to 1963 parliamentary constitution-Clarke, SAN

FG targets $25bn investments from proposed economic labs

HERDSMEN ATTACK: Workers fail to report for duty in Akure LG

South-South CAN visits displaced persons in Benue

Ugwuanyi awards N2.4bn road projects

Protest in Niger over moves to dissolve all 25 LGAs

Ramaphosa: Trade unionist, tycoon and S.Africa’s likely next leader

African Wrestling Championship: Igali overwhelmed by wrestlers performance

 

THE NATION

Underage voting: PDP advises INEC to sanitise voter register

17 dead in Florida school shooting

Who’s fooling who

Senate splits over passage of 2019 elections order bill

Obscene pensions for state governors

Reps adopt amendment to Electoral Act without dissent

Ramaphosa to step in as Zuma resigns

PLASU VC seeks improved funding

Hope rises for AAUA hostel project

NCAA probes Delta Airlines’ air return

Attacks push Benue pupils out of school

Tips on reflexology

Danfodiyo varsity moves against fee defaulters

 

GUARDIAN

Uproar as Senate reverses election sequence of 2019

More herbal cures for prostate cancer validated

Does saving kids’ lives lead to overpopulation

Buhari most eligible for ‘retirees’ club’, says PDP

Candle fire kills baby in Lagos

Ortom releases letters sent to VP, others before Benue killings

The wisdom in 50 Economics Classics

Containing current Lassa fever outbreaks in Nigeria

When Kano council poll becomes turf of political gladiators

Five injured in Delta Air plane emergency landing at MMIA

Military rescues 3,475 civilians, arrests 34 terrorists

WORLD HEADLINES

Maze Runner” author James Dashner dropped by literary agent – Associated Press

10 Jaw-Droppingly Awesome and Motivational Tweets From Olympic Figure Skater Adam Rippon – Entrepreneur

10 Steps to Becoming a High-Paid International Speaker (Part I) – Forbes

14 people taken to hospital after gunman opened fire at Florida high school – CNN

16-Year-Old Snowboarding Sensation Suffers Sickening Crash In Halfpipe Final – Yahoo

2 French figure skaters performed to a heavy metal cover ‘ and fans don’t know what to think – Business Insider

2018 Tax Guide to MLPs – Forbes

2019 Mercedes-AMG G63: A New G Means New AMGs – Yahoo

21 movies that will make you laugh, cry or roll your eyes on Valentine’s Day – CNN

3 Things You Can Do to Get Your Customers Gabbing – Entrepreneur

3 Urgent Buys For 8.9% Dividends And 40% Upside – Forbes

6 Inventive Ways Businesses from Facebook to McDonald’s Are Helping You Celebrate Valentine’s Day – Entrepreneur

7 modern romantic comedies that redefined the genre – Business Insider

8 amazing pictures of parents who got to watch their kids live out their olympic dreams – Business Insider

A 29-year-old female tech founder is suing 73-year-old VC Lucio Lanza alleging he sexually assaulted her on a plane – Business Insider

A child of God is dead’: CNN analyst breaks down during emotional interview on Florida high school shooting – Business Insider

A Five-Year Workplace Study Reveals The Most Powerful Factor That Drives Top Performance – Forbes

A Happy Mash At Michael Kors For Fall 2018 – Forbes

 

AL JAZEERA

Jacob Zuma resigns as South Africa’s president

Elusive aid reaches Syria’s besieged Eastern Ghouta

Togolese in crisis talks amid anti-regime protests

Zimbabwe: ‘Towering figure’ Morgan Tsvangirai dies

Who was Zimbabwe’s opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai?

Donors pledge $30bn for Iraq’s post-ISIL reconstruction

Erdogan warns US of ‘Ottoman slap’ in northern Syria

Israel’s leaders and corruption allegations

DRC violence risks ‘spreading’ as 22,000 flee in a week

Jordan’s economic crisis threatens political stability

 

CNN

American Mikaela Shiffrin wins gold in Women’s Giant Slalom

I’m so sick of this’ — another deadly school shooting

Tillerson faces prospect of ‘Ottoman slap’ amid Turkey tensions

Experiencing China’s Lunar New Year travel rush — by motorbike

North Korean ship spotted likely violating sanctions a third time

The African teams going for Winter Olympic glory

Young Chinese shun shark fin, but threats remain

Who is Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz

At least 17 dead in Florida high school shooting

Suspect was a former student of school, sheriff says

Ex-FBI agent breaks down on air over latest school shooting

South Africa’s Zuma resigns on eve of no-confidence vote

Don’t use Huawei phones, intel chiefs tell US

Norway’s Aksel Lund Svindal has won the Men’s Downhill

Pence on Kim Jong Un’s sister: I ignored her

Michael Cohen may want to rethink being Trump’s martyr

Few answers in report on Cuba ‘acoustic attacks

Mnuchin says more Russia sanctions are coming

Ultra-processed foods linked to increased cancer risk

Zimbabwe’s Morgan Tsvangirai dies aged 65

Aly Raisman wears only her words in Sports Illustrated shoot

 

BBC

World Hacks: ‘How improv helped me beat anxiety

Winter Olympics: Mikaela Shiffrin wins giant slalom gold in Pyongchang

Barnaby Joyce: Australia deputy PM takes leave over scandal

Toronto fire fighter who went missing in NY found in California

Pampered pooches: China’s luxury hotel for dogs

Oxfam scandal: UN aid agencies fear backlash

Snapchat petition attracts one million signatures

Winter Olympics: GB’s Dom Parsons fourth after two runs of skeleton

Florida shooting: At least 17 dead in high school attack

Rio carnival: Samba school wins with anti-corruption message

One in six children ‘affected by conflict’ – Save the Children

Lizette Cuesta: US teenager ‘named killers’ in last breaths

Apple’s HomePod speakers leave white marks on wood

Crypto-currency craze ‘hinders search for alien life

Florida students describe fleeing as shots rang out

Search tool accesses firms’ documents in the cloud

AI does grunt work on China’s pig farms

eSports’ Overwatch League announces its first female player

Amazon Echo Dot ad cleared over cat food order

Maldives opposition MPs forcibly moved from parliament

Kim Jong-un impersonator fails to impress Olympic cheerleaders

 

BUSINESS HEADLINES

10 Jaw-Droppingly Awesome and Motivational Tweets From Olympic Figure Skater Adam Rippon – Entrepreneur

10 Steps to Becoming a High-Paid International Speaker (Part I) – Forbes

2 French figure skaters performed to a heavy metal cover ‘ and fans don’t know what to think – Business Insider

2018 Tax Guide to MLPs – Forbes

250,000 farmers get N55bn CBN Anchor Borrowers’ loan – Tribune

3 Things You Can Do to Get Your Customers Gabbing – Entrepreneur

3 Urgent Buys For 8.9% Dividends And 40% Upside – Forbes

300 goat farmers trained in Oyo – Daily Trust

5 headaches for South Africa’s incoming president – BusinessTech

5 important things happening in South Africa today – BusinessTech

5 injured as Atlanta-bound carrier makes emergency landing in Lagos – The Sun

6 Inventive Ways Businesses from Facebook to McDonald’s Are Helping You Celebrate Valentine’s Day – Entrepreneur

8 amazing pictures of parents who got to watch their kids live out their olympic dreams – Business Insider

A 29-year-old female tech founder is suing 73-year-old VC Lucio Lanza alleging he sexually assaulted her on a plane – Business Insider

A Five-Year Workplace Study Reveals The Most Powerful Factor That Drives Top Performance – Forbes

A Happy Mash At Michael Kors For Fall 2018 – Forbes

A Happy Mash At Michael Kors For Fall 2018 – Forbes

A Las Vegas restaurant serves a decadent 20-layer peanut butter and chocolate cake – Business Insider

SPORTS

101 and counting – Cristiano Ronaldo’s remarkable Champions League record for Real Madrid – BBC

2018 FIFA WC: Argentina’s ordinary without Messi, says team-mate – Vanguard

A.J. Ellis, Padres Reportedly Agree to Contract – Bleacher Report

African Wrestling Championship: Igali overwhelmed by wrestlers performance – Vanguard

Agege hosts NWFL Champions Shield March 4 – New Telegraph

Akwa United should forget getting anything in Lagos, says MFM’s Ammeh – Goal

Alaafin makes a case for schools sports – Punch

Amazons face Angels in NWFL Champions Shield – Punch

Ambode dissolves boards of state sports associations – New Telegraph

America’s 17-year-old snowboarding sensation – CNN

Anyansi confident Enyimba CHAN Eagles’ return will boost team – Goal

Argentina 5-2 Great Britain: Alex Danson scores 50th goal in defeat – BBC

Arsenal clash like FA Cup tie, says Ostersund boss – New Telegraph

Arsenal Hope To Complete Signing Of Oguzhan Ozyakup in Bosman Deal This Summer – FTBpro

Arsenal Transfer News: Latest Rumours on Issa Diop and Oguzhan Ozyakup – Bleacher Report

Barca Attempting to Make Life Easier for Dembl as He Struggles During His 1st Season in La Liga – FTBpro

Barca hands 135m Dembele personal chef, security – The Sun

Beating Eagles key to our progress, says Croatia coach – Vanguard

ENTERTAINMENT

#BBNaija 2018: The Association Of Yoruba Demons Can Rest Now. Cee.C Finally Kissed Tobi – NET

#BBNaija3 ‘ Day 17: New Pair Dynamics, Valentine’s Dinner & More Highlights – Bellanaija

#BBNaija: Big Brother Likely To Disqualify Cee-C – Gistlover

#BNBling: I Cannot Wait to Spend the Rest of My Life with this Superman! Cynthia & Jide’s #CJLoveStory + Proposal – Bellanaija

#StonemanShooting: 20 People reportedly injured as Shooter opens Fire in Florida High School – Bellanaija

“I just love the way you look at me” Annie Idibia celebrates 2face on their ‘proposal day’ anniversary – Linda Ikeji

“I urge Nigerian youths not to be lulled by #BBNaija and forget to get their PVCs” – Ben Bruce – Linda Ikeji

“Maze Runner” author James Dashner dropped by literary agent – Associated Press

“Thank you for being the best partner and mother to our daughter” – Yvonne Nelson’s baby daddy celebrates her for Valentine’s day – Linda Ikeji

20-year-old girl borrows money from her dad to buy her boyfriend of 4years a brand new Mercedes on Valentine’s day (Photos) – Linda Ikeji

21 movies that will make you laugh, cry or roll your eyes on Valentine’s Day – CNN

3 Things Sophia Momodu Is Grateful For – Gistlover

7 modern romantic comedies that redefined the genre – Business Insider