Read today's newspaper headlines [Monday, September 21, 2015]

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September 21, 2015 10:41 AM

Find out what is making headlines all over the country from the covers of The Punch, Vanguard, The Guardian and more.

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For today, Monday, September 21:

VANGUARD NEWSPAPER

Alleged False Declaration of Assets: Go, defend yourself, Buhari tells Saraki

The Presidency has issued a statement distancing itself from the travails of the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki. READ MORE…

I regret Mama Awolowo didn’t witness a new Nigeria – Buhari

Buhari, therefore, prayed that God would comfort Awolowo’s family, relatives, friends, associates and admirers, and grant them the fortitude to bear the loss. READ MORE…

Flood kills 53, displace 100, 420 people in 11 states

No fewer than 53 people have died in 11 states, following flood disasters that displaced more than 100,420 persons this year.

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THE PUNCH NEWSPAPER

Presidency: Saraki’s trial purely a judicial process

The Presidency has issued a statement distancing itself from the travails of the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki. READ MORE…

Three killed, eight injured in Lagos auto accident

At least three people have been killed, while eight others are in critical condition after a commuter bus collided with a Toyota Corolla along the Lekki-Epe Expressway of Lagos State.

NNPC gets N236bn loan to develop oil wells

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Sunday announced that it had secured a $1.2bn (N236bn) multi-year drilling financing package for 36 offshore/onshore oil wells under the NNPC/Chevron Nigeria Limited Joint Venture.

Police have ruined my life – Tricycle operator

Tricycle operator, Mr. Godwin Ekpo, whose wife, Idongesit, was killed by a police corporal, Aremu Museliu, in the Ijegun area of Lagos State, says the police have damaged his life forever.

NCAA grounds British, Mexican planes for illegal flights

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has grounded two foreign registered aircraft with immediate effect for allegedly flying illegally into and within the country’s airspace.

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THE GUARDIAN

NNPC secures N4bn to develop 36 oil wells

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THISDAY NEWSPAPER

Presidency: Buhari cannot stop Senator Saraki’s trial

The Presidency has issued a statement distancing itself from the travails of the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki. READ MORE…

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BUSINESS DAY

Stock investors trapped in 52-week loss of N2.6trn

Investors’ appetite in the Nigerian stock market remains watered by a colossal loss in excess of N2.6trillion traced over a 52-week period to June 30 2015.

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