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NEWSPAPER REVIEW FOR MONDAY 20TH FEBRUARY, 2017.



THE PUNCH
*Corruption cases: FG to sack five SANs as prosecutors
*Ex-gov Aliyu receives Sheriff in Minna, both meet ex-dictator
*FG to convert new VP residence to other use
*Niger Delta: Buhari drops military option, favours dialogue
*FG orders missions to probe attacks on Nigerians in S’Africa
*Sanusi plans law barring poor Kano men from polygamy
*Homecoming fanfare for Ibori repulsive, says Delta APC
*Yakubu asks court to set aside forfeiture order on seized N3bn
*NUC accredits Unilorin’s vet medicine
*FG lacks power to ban okada in Ekiti, says Fayose
*C’River threatens to start superhighway without approval
*Man sets ablaze Oyo family of seven, five die
*Boko Haram would have captured Aso Rock — Garba Shehu

THE GUARDIAN
*Army denies killing eleven IPOB members, to focus on insurgents
Ambode moves to renovate National Stadium Lagos
*London police called to arrest The Guardian’s reporter over Buhari
*Passengers groan under dollar scarcity, hoarding at airports
*Budget 2017, Onnoghen, Magu top agenda as Senate resumes
*Trump aides in back-door Ukraine peace plan
*CAF Champions League: Rangers, Rivers United advance, Wikki Tourists eliminated

BUSINESS DAY
*CBN offers banks $20m weekly for schools fees, PTA, medical
*FG did not suspend cattle transport by rail - CRSL CEO
*Amaechi to chair town hall on cargo handling charges
*Currency in circulation falls to N1.9trn in January
*Mikano supports Lagos Marathon 2017

THE NATION
*Seven governors linked with N19b bank account
*Ex-NNPC GMD Yakubu seeks to recover seized $9.7m
*Fed Govt to decide on VP’s residence, says Presidency
*PDP leaders in verbal exchange as IBB urges caution
*16 Ibru siblings in property, paternity battle
*Fed Govt owes 105, 920 retirees N705b, says PenCom

NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
*Man wrongly jailed 24 years for murder freed
*I was misled to give Madonna my twins for adoption —Malawian Father
*Appeal court verdict: PDP leaders disagree on way forward ‘Party will bounce back’ *A/Ibom PDP rejects Sheriff
*Man hits girlfriend’s 7-yr-old son 62 times for stealing phone charger

THISDAY
*Ex-NNPC Boss, Yakubu, Fights Back, Asks Court to Set Aside Forfeiture of $9.7M
*Osinbajo Rejects New Official Residence for Vice President
*How African Media is Dealing with Fake News
*FG to Decide What to Do with New Official Residence for Vice President
*Shettima Meets Heads of Security Agencies over Resurgence of Boko Haram
*31 Days After, Nation Awaits Buhari’s Return
*Cross River Frustrated with FG over 260km Super Highway
*Five Dead as Lagos, Ogun Battle 50 Emergencies in Three Days
*Police Nab Serial ATM Robber

VANGUARD
*We’ll tell Buhari to speak with Nigerians – Presidency
*Fayose, Fani-Kayode, Ihedioha kick as Sheriff’s men go on charm offensive
*Forex: CBN, banks to verify tax clearance certificates, flight tickets
*‘Jonathan completed, renovated N250m VP’s gatehouse contract’
*N3bn loot: Give me back my money, Yakubu tells court

DAILY TRUST
*Ex-NNPC boss, Yakubu seeks return of forfeited $9.8m
*Nigeria needs visionary leaders –Osinbajo
*Ambassadors to be posted in May
*FCT gets new police commissioner
*108 ex-govs gulp billions in pension
*Army denies killing IPOB supporters in Port Harcourt
*SERAP issues ultimatum over Paris Club loan
*NYCN appoints acting president
Security operation burst baby factory in Jos
*Resurgence of attacks: Shettima meets heads of security agencies
*Anambra bans begging with vulnerable persons
*Power generation now 4,000 MW – Fashola

LEAADERSHIP
*Again, PMB, Saraki Meet In London
*Turkey Has No Reason To Spy On Nigeria – Envoy
*Agencies In Ports, Terminal Operators Generate N2.96trn From Charges
Army Denies Killing 11 IPOB Members
*Pension Entitlements To 13,000 Retirees Gulp N98bn In 2 Years

THE SUN
*PDP: Makarfi, Sheriff prepare for epic battle
*Corruption: How I foiled N.6b fraud –Ogbeh
*FG, govs meet over $4.5bn Chinese loan
*Buhari is long distance runner –Presidency
*Fire devastates Lagos community, plastic firm
*Pro-Trump rally: Army warns IPOB over false claims
*PDP crisis’ll be resolved before 2019 –Wike
*$9.7m loot: Ex-NNPC MD,  Yakubu heads to court
*PIB: Senators to override Buhari

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