Nigerian Newspapers: Top 10 Headlines For Friday, March 19, 2021

Welcome to the AllNews roundup of the top 10 Nigerian newspapers headlines for today Friday, March 19th, 2021.

Insecurity: Buhari Regrets Land Border Closure Didn't Stop Free Flow of Arms And Ammunitions

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said he regretted that despite his government’s closure of Nigeria’s land borders, arms and ammunition continues to flow into the country illegally.

Buhari stated this when he received the outgoing Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel, Mohammed Ibn Chambas at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Read more.

Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu Backs Asari-Dokubo's Declaration Of Biafra

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) backs the formation of Biafra Government as canvassed by the former Niger Delta warlord Mujahid Asari Dokubo saying it is not a threat to IPOB.

AllNews Nigeria earlier reported that Dokubo has declared himself as the Head of Biafra de facto Customary Government (BCG). Read more.

Police To Arraign Man For Stabbing Ikeja Electric Staff

One Saheed Olarenwaju, who allegedly stabbed a staff of Ikeja Electric (IE), Mr. Olakunle Popoola, with a broken bottle, will be arraigned before an Ogba Magistrates’ Court on Friday.

Mr. Felix Ofulue, Head, Corporate Communications, Ikeja Electric, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Thursday in Lagos. Read more.

Aisha Buhari Returns To Nigeria After Six Months In Dubai

Aisha Buhari, wife of Nigeria President Muhammad Buhari is back in Nigeria after spending six months in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Recall Aisha, who anonymously relocated to Dubai after Hanan, one of her daughters, got married in September 2020, is currently at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Read more.

Senate Summons AuGF Over Unaudited Immigration’s Account

The Auditor-General of the Federation (AuGF), Aghughu Arhotomhenia has been summoned by the Nigerian Senate over the non-audit of the financial records of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) in the last five years.

Arhotomhenia is to appear before the Senate Committee on Finance next Tuesday to give reasons why he refused to give guidelines for the auditing of the accounts of the NIS since 2017 despite several reminder letters from the NIS to this effect. Read more.

'Yorubas Are No Longer Under Nigeria' - Sunday Igboho [VIDEO]

A rights activist, Sunday Adeniyi Adeyemo, widely known as 'Sunday Igboho' has declared that the people of the Yoruba ethnic group are no longer part of Nigeria.

Sunday Igboho has been in the news lately due to his eviction notice to murderous herdsmen that have been accused of several crimes in the South-West region. He enforced same. Read more.

I'm Not Afraid To Lose Re-Election In 2023 —Makinde

The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has revealed that he is not afraid of losing his reelection campaign in 2023, stating that him getting to the position of governor in the state is through the help of God and not political godfatherism. 

Makinde who spoke at the Pan Yoruba Congress held at Mapo Hall, Ibadan, said he’s ready to leave the position if the people of the state ask him to do so. Read more.

COVID-19: Inter Milan vs Sassuolo Match Postponed

Serie A fixture on Saturday between Inter Milan and Sassuolo has been postponed on the orders of local health authorities on Thursday because of a coronavirus outbreak at the club.

Defender Stefan de Vrij and midfielder Matias Vecino have contracted the virus following the positive cases of defender Danilo D'Ambrosio and goalkeeper and captain Samir Handanovic earlier this week. Read more.

Dow Spikes 200 Points To New Record High

The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped on Thursday to a new record high, aided by a rally in bank stocks while technology stocks slipped.

The S&P 500 was led lower by a fall in technology shares as it was down 0.4 percent, just after reaching a record high in the previous session. Apple, Microsoft, and Alphabet all fell at least 1 percent, while Tesla slid more than 3 percent downwards, sending the tech-heavy Nasdaq down 1.4 percent. Read more.

Microsoft Changes Windows 10 Inbox Apps

The Redmond tech giant, Microsoft released a new Windows 10 Insider test build to the Dev Channel on Wednesday, March 17.

The builds have a few fairly minor feature tweaks plus a bunch of fixes, but Microsoft is also making some changes around the inbox app that ship with Windows 10. Read more.

That’s the roundup of the top 10 Nigerian newspapers headlines this morning. More Nigerian newspapers headlines are available on AllNews website.