NEWS HEADLINES FOR TODAY 5TH MARCH 2018

*NEWS HEADLINES* -05TODAY 5TH MARCH 2018 PMB attends Ghana's 61st independence anniversary. Osinbajo defends Buhari, says nepotism allegations unfounded, Christians, south. biggest beneficiaries of Buhari's appointments. I can't understand what Buhari was doing at Kano wedding with Dapchi girls missing - Bakare. FG moves to recover $3bn unremitted taxes from Addax Petroleum. OPL 245: Trial of Shell, Eni executives begins Mon in Milan Court. FG accuses NASS of unduly delaying 2018 Budget passage. NASS moves to override Buhari on Peace Corps Bill. Obasanjo clocks 81 today, PDP, Amosun hail ex-President. Group condemns suspension of 10 pro-PMB senators. 2 weeks after, Senate keeps mum on Maina Probe's report. Poll timetable: APC chief drags N'Assembly to court. Underage voting: INEC is threatening our democracy - PDP. Third Force dead on arrival - Fabiyi. FG charges ex-Gov aspirant, Chinese citizens with illegal mining. Oil subsidy may return as NNPC incurres N774m cross border losses daily - Baru. SON Act 2015 implementation will reduce fake goods - DG. Stock Market investors lose N346bn in one month. NUJ, CASER condemn journalist detention by DSS. NLC at 40: Challenging Obj's abuse of power was my most difficult time as Labor leader - Oshiomole. Lobbying culture destroying judiciary - Ex-CJN Aloma. NAFDAC warns against removing drugs from exclusive legislative list. Financial inclusion: CBN grants freedom network super- agent License. Corporate results so far show mixed performances. 3000 oil jobs under threat as labor dispute threatens Nigerian Content Policy. Egmond Group: N'Assembly'll pass NFIU Bill this week - Saraki. 15 new airlines seek operating permit as business booms. APC will soon die - Secondus. CDHR, ex-Benue Gov, Suswan, comdemn Dapchi girls' abduction. ACF wants ex-Govs, deputies' pensions abolished. 60 million Nigerians lack adequate water - WaterAid. Dangote donates N1.2bn business school to Bayero University. God, 24 LGAs in Imo support my son-in-law's Gov ambition - Okorocha. Benue killings: Gov frowns at commission's late visit. Edo PDP to Buhari: Don't be deceived by Obaseki's promise of 1.2m votes. 2019: Obire officially declares for Delta Guber at APC home ward, Ovu 5. Protests, concerns trail new Lagos use charge. Kaduna APC'll support peace process - Sen Shehu Sani. 2 cured of Lassa Fever in Kogi Health Facility. Group urges Lagosians to get PVCs. Honeywell's petition: Ogunba did no wrong - NBA insists. 20 killed, 300 cows stolen houses raised in Taraba crisis. First Bank, others to sponsor Ibadan festival. Herdsman's death: Rivers chiefs protest monarch's detention by police. NSCDC arrests 12 oil thieves, impounds 7 trucks. Bida Market fire: IG sympathizes with Etsu Nupe, traders. Police arrest 5 for National ID card fraud. I didn't vote Buhari in 2015, Makarfi replies Asari Dokubo. Ogun welder kills wife's customer over disagreement. Herdsmen chop off toes, fingers in Abraka. Oyo killing: Falana, CDHR want army to identify soldiers. Tell my parents I'm in trouble - Midwife sends Whatssap message before abduction by Boko Haram at Rann. Teenager allegedly sodomises journalist's son. Medview Aircraft aborts flight in Abuja. Motorcycle rider kills father, stabs mother, attempts suicide. Car crushes boy scrambling for lawmaker's money. Aggrieved APC member files suit to challenge Oyegun's one-year tenure extension. My "third term for Ajimobi" comment, a joke - Olubadan. Gunmen kidnap Kano SUBEB Secretary. Mentally deranged man sets 2 bank ATMs ablaze. Customs seize 460 bags of poisonous rice in Sokoto. Woman dies in church after giving testimony. Oscars 2018: Best Actress is Frances McDormand, Gary Oldman best actor, Guillermo Del Toro best director as Roger Deakins finally wins Oscar. NFF seeks $2.8m for Super Eagles' Russia 2018 outing - Pinnick. Man City vs Chelsea: We want to prove people wrong - Moses. IAAF World indoor: Ogba rescues Nigerian Athletes. Dolphin swimming League: Participants thrill as stakeholders seek support for the initiative. NCF stages cricket tourney in April. Messi hits 600th career goal in Barca win over Atletico. Neymar out of hospital after surgery. Buhari congratulates Super Eagles former coach, Onigbinde at 80. Nigeria fails to win any medal at IAAF indoor championships.y