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NEWSPAPER REVIEW, SATURDAY, April 23, 2016


VANGUARD
•Africa now dumping ground for poisonous food — Minister
•Twist in Senate peace moves as senators form G77
•fire Minister of Youth and Sports now, Jimi Disu tells Buhari
•How states squandered FG bailout funds
•Delay in signing 2016 budget gives Nigeria bad image abroad — NECA
•False asset declaration: Withdraw from Saraki’s trial, Eminent lawyers advise Umar
•TSA: Over N2.7 trillion collected
•When will the National Assembly walk the talk?
•Mysterious death in Lagos: Pregnant woman found dead in front of lover’s house
•Crude prices hit $46 a Barrel record-year high
•Nigeria loses 3% of GDP to road accidents yearly
•My connection with Ibori – Gov Okowa

THISDAY
•Army Parades Alleged Colonel Impersonator
•Nigerian Military Arrests Four Boko Haram Kingpins
•Again, Fulani Herdsmen Kill 13 in Taraba
•Prisons CG Denies Alleged Assault By His Aides On Female Lawmaker
•Suspected Assassins Kill Medical Doctor in Akwa Ibom
•Army Admits Fight against Boko Haram not yet Over
•Dangote Discloses Plan for Further Investment Expansion

NATION
•Anti-graft war: Buhari, 59 world leaders agree sanctions on looters
•ICPC: 16 states yet to disburse N57.6bn bailout funds to offset salaries
•N4b campaign bazaar: EFCC freezes Fani-Kayode’s account
•Troops arrest four Boko Haram strategists, eight others during recruitment
•Osun perm sec, director, driver kidnapped in Kogi
•Soldiers batter female student for late payment of fee
•EFCC and Ekweremadu: A brutal denunciation
•Supreme Court affirms death sentence on father of five
•Boko Haram: Nigeria sits on gunpowder, NSCDC boss warns
•N1bn libel suit: Lagos court refuses Obanikoro’s request to restrain Punch, Sahara Reporters
•Court dismisses Rickey Tarfa’s bid to quash bribery charge

GUARDIAN
•A source of livelihood for ordinary men
•Ways to cut down your sugar intake
•Saraki rejects Omolori’s appointment as National Assembly Clerk
•Trump’s campaign full of empty threats, says U.S. ambassador
•Lagos advises residents to verify landed property before purchase
•Bishop’s 10th ordination anniversary celebration unites Edo APC, PDP
•171 nations sign landmark Paris deal on climate change
•Army kills 35 insurgents, rescues 198 hostages
•Airline operators urged to give due attention to air dispatchers

PUNCH
•Troops recover 198 captives from Boko Haram
•Gunmen kidnap three Osun govt officials
•We haven’t recovered from fighting Obasanjo, PDP laments
•DSS smashes certificate forgery syndicate in Kwara
•Children dropping out of school under Buhari – Gulak
•Army parades fake colonel
•DPR warns against diversion, hoarding, over-pricing of petrol
•N338bn bailout: Benue, Imo diverted funds – ICPC report
•Budget crisis: Buhari, N’Assembly leaders’ meeting called off
•FG dismisses fear of power transmission disruption by NUEE
•Court dismisses Rickey Tarfa’s application to quash bribery charges
•Gunmen kill lecturer in Rivers

LEADERSHIP
•Egyptian, Dutchman To Battle For Tombim Abuja Open Title
•Bayern Title Win Party Still On Ice – Guardiola
•Dead Ref Named For NPFL Assignment
•We’ll Beat Everyone To Handball League Crown, FRSC Coach Boasts
•Towards A Less Corrupt Nigeria
•As Governor Bello Weathers The Storm In Kogi
•Lagos Schools Must Stop Employing School Cert Holders As Teachers – Lawmaker
•Mimiko Now Asking PDP Members To Pose Like LP Aspirants

NIGERIAN PILOT
•Court jails man, 90, to 7yrs for rape of minor
•El-Zakzaky is power drunk, too ambitious- fallout group
•Registrar, 4 others face arson charge
•Exclusive: FG secretly sacks over 30,000 workers
•$2.1bn arms deal: EFCC arrests Nenadi Usman
•NIPOST to introduce banking services to rural areas—Shittu
•Chief Judge says electronic evidence admissible in court
•PDP national chairmanship slot tears South-West leaders apart
•Gov Bello advocates law to punish parents of almajarai
•Power outage: Labour union demands review of Electricity Actg

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