Today's National Newspaper Headlines, Saturday Edition - 18/4/2015

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*IMPEACHMENT: LABOUR GROUNDS EKITI, BANKS SHUT

Banks in Ado Ekiti were again shut on Friday as organised labour took over the streets to protest against plot to impeach Governor Ayodele Fayose by the 19 All Progressives Congress lawmakers of the Ekiti State House of Assembly.

The labour unions comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress and Joint Negotiating Council had on Thursday declared Friday as a work-free day for workers in the state’s civil service to pray for peace in Ekiti. They also declared a six-hour lockdown for public transportation in the state.

But the APC said no matter the number of labour unions engaged to embark on spurious solidarity rallies and blockade of Ekiti roads; it would not stop the lawmakers from performing their constitutional duties as affirmed by the courts.

Commercial vehicles and motorcycles were off the roads between 6.00 am and12 noon on Friday while private car owners had a hectic time on the roads.

Workers in the state civil service adhered strictly to the stay-at-home order issued to them on Thursday as the secretariat was under lock and key when our correspondent visited the place.

Union members mounted roadblocks to ensure strict compliance with the restriction order on Basiri- Fajuyi-Old Garage- Ajilosun road, and the bank road leading to the state’s secretariat and Assembly complex.

The NLC Secretary in the State, Mr. Ade Obatoye, told journalists that the move to impeach Fayose had triggered restiveness in the state. He urged the lawmakers to allow the people to enjoy the mandate freely given to the governor.

DAVID-WEST TO OKONJO-IWEALA: BUHARI DOESN'T NEED YOUR ADVICE

A former Minister of Petroleum, Prof. Tam David-West, has replied the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, over her advice on how the incoming administration of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari can increase revenue, saying the incoming president does not need her expertise.

David-West, who spoke to our reporter in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, yesterday, said Buhari is highly experienced in the art of governance, stressing that he knows what to do to manage the economy well.

He said that while Okonjo-Iweala supervises a Nigerian economy in which a United States (US) dollar exchanges for N190, Buhari, during his days as the Head of State, supervised an economy where N1 exchanged for US$1.5.

His words: “I read Okonjo-Iweala’s advice to Gen. Buhari on how to raise revenue with interest and amusement. I don’t think that Buhari needs any advice from her on the subject. He is not new on the terrain. He is a very knowledgeable person on how to move the economy forward. I don’t believe he needs advice from Okonjo-Iweala.

“When Buhari was in charge, oil was $30 per barrel. It even went down to $15 per barrel. Yet, he managed the economy very well. Oil price is now double that price and they are complaining that oil price has fallen.

“Buhari can manage the economy better than Okonjo-Iweala. He never took International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan. Neither did he flirt with IMF. He refused to devalue the naira in spite of the problem the country was facing from different areas. $1.5 exchanged for N1. But during Okonjo-Iweala’s time, it is N190 to $1.

“Finally, it was N2 to £1. During Okonjo-Iweala’s time, it is N240 to £1. Buhari did not import fuel; he was exporting whereas Okonjo-Iweala imports fuel with bogus subsidy running to trillions of naira. And she has not been able to arrest anyone involved in subsidy scam let alone get a refund from any of them.

“Nigeria is the only country in the world where Okonjo-Iweala is the Finance Minister and coordinating the economy where provision is made for fraud in the annual budget by way of subsidy. So, Buhari does not need her advice.”- (the Nation)

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*How abducted Orekoya boys became friends with kidnapper’s children

*Abia politicians, election observers clash in Lagos

*agreement caused PDP’s defeat – Aliyu

*Death toll in Ondo strange disease hits 17

*Be good losers, Ajimobi tells Folarin, others

*Drop your ambitions, ex-Ijaw youth leader tells Alamieyeseigha, others

*Ogbulafor meets Oyegun, says he remains in PDP

*PDP pulls out of rescheduled Edo Assembly poll

*Sanitation: Lagos gets court order to restrict movement

*APC offers Metuh special training

as opposition spokesperson

*Supplementary election: APC demands redeployment of Imo REC

*PDP pulls out of rescheduled Edo Assembly poll

Ex-PDP chairman Ogbulafor meets Oyegun, denies defecting to APC

*Probe of past govt, waste of money – Bauchi gov-elect

*I’m ready for Mayweather – Pacquiao

*Okagbare owes nigeria a lot for her success–Ikhaobomeh

*Nkwocha hits camp for Mali

*Bolt targets 200m world record

*Reject Keshi, Semitoje tells NFF

*13 political parties boycott Bayelsa Assembly poll today

*PDP may expel Jonathan’s aides for anti-party activities

*Police can’t deny role in 2015 election fraud –Shobo

*Raging controversy after inconclusive Abia gov poll

VANGUARD

*Fayose must account for security breaches in Ekiti – APC

*Celebrities condemn xenophobic attacks

*We’ll tell Buhari the truth, what others may not tell him – Bukar, Senator-elect

*Pastor Adeboye prays for UK’s Prime Minister, David Cameron, others

*Etim Esim warns NFF not to make Keshi work under pressure

*Taribo: Eagles coaching drama has been a mad movie

*Now that the house has fallen; What next for the gladiators?

*Groups threaten to protest nude if Aisha Alhassan is intimidated

THIS DAY

*APC Zones Senate Presidency to N'Central, Speaker to N'East

*Drop in Oil Prices, Opportunity for Subsidy Reform, Says IMF

*Minimah: How We Turned the Tide against Boko Haram

*AU Charges Africans to Unite against Xenophobia in S'Africa

*We now Generate 5,500 Megawatts of Power, Says FG

*PDP's Failure to Keep One Term Agreement led to Defeat, Says Aliyu

*S'Court Orders Lawmaker to Vacate Seat after Defection

*Uduaghan Inaugurates N4bn Warri-Effurun Flyover

*Nasarawa: Police Accuses Maku of False Claims

*Akpabio Berates Role of Special Police Squad in A'Ibom Election

Mimiko Allays Fear Over Ondo

*Strange Disease, says no Fresh Case in 48 hrs

*Ughelli NBA Chairman Assassinated

*I Can’t Reverse A’Ibom Election Results, Says REC

*Woman Loses Home, Other Gifts to Wife of ex-Clippers owner

*Aaron Hernandez murder trial

*Time to Sheathe the Sword in Michika

*Residents Flee As Death from Strange Disease in Ondo Rises

*Power: FG Says it Generates 5,500 Megawatts

*N4bn Warri-Effurun Flyover Commissioned By Uduaghan

THE NATION

*Jonathan under pressure to sack IGP

*APC slams Metuh over alleged plan to destabilise PDP

*APC chieftain dispels rumour of Atiku’s defection to PDP

*TUC to South African government: stop these killings now

*Electricity supply to hit 5,500 megawatts

*FG rushes immigration recuitment to beat handover

*Ex-PDP chair, Ogbulafor, in secret meeting with Oyegun

*Alleged plan to destabilise PDP: APC slams Metuh

*Supreme Court faults ex-LP Rep’s defection

*President-elect urged to provide enabling environment for companies

*One year of Chibok girls in captivity horrible, says NCWS

*I was lucky to find a hot Nigerian wife –Ghanaian actor Chris Attoh

*Flying Eagles off to Germany

*International tourism exports rise to US$ 1.5 trillion