Today's News Headlines [9th March, 2016]

DAILY POST

*EFCC picks former Head of Civil Service,

Oronsaye

*Those who lost out in Abia re-run planning to wreak havoc – Governor’s CPS

*Plateau crisis: Military Taskforce establishes strike force units in flashpoints communities

*Ondo Governorship Poll: Deji asks parties to consider Akure indigene as candidate

*March 8, 2016 Army General dies in

fatal auto crash in Yobe

*Dasukigate: Jonathan’s former aide, Okupe denies involvement in arms deal

*Reps ask DSS DG to appear within 48 hours over invasion of Ekiti Assembly

*We were offered $1million to impeach

Fayose – Ekiti House members

*We will defend our members against your planned violence – APC warns Fayose

*Blood flows in Benue again as Fulani

herdsmen hack eight to death

*Death toll rises in Lekki Gardens’

building collapse

*I kidnapped my neice to extort money from my stingy uncle – Suspect

*Thunder kills middle- aged man in Kwara

*Ese Oruru’s kidnap: Court remands Yunusa in prison for abduction, illicit sex

*Pastor rapes 23-year- old girl, claims he

invested money on her

*Champions League Review: Real Madrid,

Wolfsburg qualify for quarter-finals

*Terry misses training, doubtful for PSG clash

*Swansea City manager, Guidolin released from hospital

*Martial can emulate Ronaldo at

Manchester United – Saha

*NPFL: Rabiu Ali promises more goals

after hat-trick against Akwa United

VANGUARD

*Buhari orders re-negotiation of MTN's N780bn fine

*Low oil price: FG, states to hold retreat on alternative to devaluation

*High cost of accommodation hits South-East communities

*C-River engages German firm for superhighway, sea port devt

*Wike swears in Justice Iyayi-Lamikanra as Rivers Chief Judge

*PPA rejects Abia North re-run election results

*Buhari's war against corruption not targeted at PDP ' Kashamu

*LASG shuts 2 companies for tax evasion

*Brent hits 3-month high on hopes for producer price support

*Everything we see on television influences the way we think ' Adepetu

*I'm very optimistic data will begin to drive most of the things we do in Nigeria ' Airtel boss

*Digital Bridge Institute to become Nigeria's first ICT university

*Two Nigerian mini-aircraft wizards hold minister spellbound

*Toyota develops wearable mobility device for the blind

*We'll humiliate Egypt with goals ' Siasia

*Chikatara hits Eagles camp

*We're ready for Nigeria 'S/A Coach

*2018 World Cup qualification: Messi in, Tevez misses out for Argentina

*Rooney, Drogba, to play for Yobo

*Tunde Obe reveals secrets of his successful marriage

*WHO advises pregnant women not to travel to Zika oubreak areas

*LUTH offers free glaucoma screening

*Criminals on rampage in Imo

*Bauchi To Jos: Fatal bus crash claims the lives of passengers - Pulse

*Boko Haram: Troops kill 18 terrorists following fierce battle - Pulse

*Ese Oruru: Arraigned teenager's abductor pleads not guilty, case adjourned - Pulse

THE GUARDIAN

*US primaries: Bernie Sanders wins

stunning upset over Hillary Clinton

in Michigan

European crisis: Slovenia and Croatia ban

the transit of refugees

*EU referendum: Palace denies Queen is anti- Europe

*Kim Jong-un: Leader claims North

Korea has miniaturised nuclear

warhead

*Blue Origin / Jeff Bezos' plans to put

humans in space in 2017

*Iran: Latest reported ballistic

missile firing tests prior US

warnings

*'We will find a way' / Syrian refugees react to planned EU- Turkey deal

*Film: Matrix director Lilly Wachowski comes out as a transgender woman

*Slovenia / Nation awaits rare birth of 'baby dragons'

Game of Thrones / Season six trailer: sex,

lies (and you-know-who is still dead)

*I shower once a week. Here’s why

you should too

*Maria Sharapova / Star under pressure over meldonium usage as sponsors depart

*FA Cup / Olivier Giroud and Theo Walcott punish Hull to send Arsenal

through

*NBA / Charles Barkley: 'All politics is rich people screwing poor people'

*Millions of ordinary Americans

support Donald Trump

*Israel: US tourist dead and at least 13 others injured in attacks

*Zika virus: Sexual transmission more

common than thought

* FBI quietly changes its privacy rules for accessing NSA data

*India: Girl, 15, raped and set on fire

near Delhi

*Canada: Country seeks nominations

for woman to appear on future bank

notes

*Honduras / Berta Cáceres murder:

country blocks sole witness from

leaving country

*A woman died in my arms: her crime? To refuse FGM

*Russia warns North Korea over

threats of nuclear strike

*Revealed: the 30-year economic

betrayal dragging down Generation Y’s income

*116 sheep die in 'worst sheep-

worrying case in living memory'

*US student dead and at least 13

others injured in attacks across

Israel

*Slovenia awaits rare birth of 'baby dragons'

*Kim Jong-un claims North Korea has miniaturised nuclear warhead

* Welcome to the land that no

country wants

ENTERTAINMENT

*Controversial South African pastor performs 'miracle' by pouring boiling water on congregation

*50 Cent tells bankruptcy court he's been flaunting stacks of fake cash - Business Insider

*50 Cent: Stacks of cash in social media photos aren't real - Associated Press

*AC/DC reschedules shows to save lead singer's hearing - CNN

*All Set For 2016 Luxor African Film Festival - Leadership

*Amber Rose, Terrence Ross: Couple might just be having a fling - Pulse

*Awkward Hulk Hogan Testimony In Sex Tape Lawsuit Against Gawker - Huffington Post

*Baltimore Cop Who Slit Dog's Throat Will Be Awarded $45,000 in Back Pay - Gawker

*Bill Cosby's wife says she never read sex assault deposition - Associated Press

*Blake Shelton's New Post-Divorce Ballad Is A Slow, Soulful Hit - Huffington Post

*Bobby Brown's sister reveals shocking details about Bobbi Kristina

*Pink Just Threw Shade at  Kim Kardashian Too~E

*Emotional Harrison Ford  Reveals Daughter Has  Epilepsy: 'She's My Hero'~E

*Serena Admires Maria  Sharapova's ''Courage'' With  Failed Drug Test~E

*Bruno Iwuoha: Veteran actor clears the air on rumours of being blind - Pulse

*Chidinma May Join Flavour's Record Label - Leadership

*Coco Austin: Reality star's 3-month old daughter already rocking heels - Pulse

*Donald Trump Mocks NBC Reporter at Press Conference - Gawker

*Bradley & Irina Make Their  Official Red Carpet Debut as  a Couple~E

*Lilly Wachowski Comes Out  as a Transgender woman~E

*Kim K. Pens ''Empowered''  Defense of Naked Selfies~E

*Kim K's Twitter Battle With  Bette & Chloë Heats Up~E

*Blac Chyna ''Motivates'' Rob  Kardashian, Says Pal French  Montana~E