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NEWSPAPER REVIEW FOR TUESDAY 21ST MARCH, 2017.



PUNCH
*I gave PDP N500m — Kalu
*Ile-Ife riot: Afenifere kicks as police parade 20 suspects in Abuja
*2019 presidency: Sheriff says God will guide his action
*INEC begins voter registration, distribution of 7.8 million PVCs
*Ondo: Akindele resigns as Speaker
*Chinese, Nigerian remanded over N5bn imported substandard tyres
*Kanu, others reapply for bail as DSS bars journalists
*CP threatens to arrest Imo commissioners
*Petrol dealers, Fayose on the warpath over Cs-of-O
*FG has challenged us to deliver S’East –APC
*PDP, APC disagree over cult activities in Ogoni
*Paris Club refund: NLC, TUC, Umar disagree on disbursement of fresh N500bn
*Fayose backs LGs’ autonomy, pardons NULGE boss

GUARDIAN
*Consumers spend N2. 04tr to access telecoms services, says NCC
*Government gives fresh conditions for release of Paris Club funds
*‘Africa needs good governance, not economic models’
*Reps under pressure to probe FIRS over alleged abuse of procurement act
*Police confirm 46 killed in Ile-Ife violence, parade 20 suspects
*Suspected herdsmen kill village head, youth in Nasarawa over fish pond
*Tinubu denies rejecting chieftaincy title from Ibadan monarch
*Saraki tasks National Assembly workers on accountability
*Federalism made North redundant, unproductive, says Shehu Sani
*Gambian protesters demand ex-spy chief's execution
*Survivors recount Ghana tree fall tragedy that killed 20
*Pope begs God's forgiveness for Church sins in Rwanda genocide
*Cloaked in rags and dust, Somalis flee looming famine
*10 killed in latest Kenya drought clash
*Row erupts over mystery break-in at South Africa judge offices
*Controversy in Benin over single-term presidency plan
*Tanzania offers 500 doctors to ease Kenya health crisis
*South Africa court orders sacking of 'dishonest' police chief
*Confirmation hearing for Trump's Supreme Court pick begins
*Strikes pound east Damascus after rebel assault
*David Rockefeller, last grandchild of John D. Rockefeller, dies
*FBI chief confirms probe of possible Russia links to Trump team
*FBI says no information to support Trump wiretap charges
*French presidential candidates face off in first TV debate
*Uber president leaves after six months
*Bill Gates again world's richest man; Trump slips
*EU says 'everything is ready' for Brexit trigger
*Governors son allegedly crushes student to death in Lafia
*Search continues for Orji’s body in Lagos lagoon
*N-Power beneficiaries protest non-payment of stipend
*Footballer killed in crocodile attack
*Man buys three-year old boy for N500, kills him for ritual
*Displaced Otodo-Gbame residents seek FG’s help
*Tension as Fulani herdsman murders farmer in Oyo over cattle
*2,000 displaced in fresh Ebonyi communal clash
*Obaseki asks security agents to arrest ex-council boss’ killers

THE NATION
*$6.9b refund: Paris Club loans records missing
46 killed in Ile-Ife clash
*Consortium acquires Keystone
*Tinubu: I didn’t reject title from Olubadan
*Why they are after me, by UNILORIN VC
*IPOB chief Nnamdi Kanu to know fate Friday
*Ijaw professionals seek oil firms’ compliance with relocated order
*Ijaw professionals seek oil firms’ compliance with relocated order
*Queens College postpones resumption indefinitely
*‘LASEPA’ll continue to enforce environmental laws’
*Youths seek appointment of Imo representative on NDDC board
*Fuel dealers begin indefinite strike in Ekiti
*World Bank extends project duration in Delta
*Fayose slams police

VANGUARD NEWS
*News Onigbinde to Ahmad: Avoid Hayatou’s mistakes.
*Return mission schools to owners, Ekweremadu tells FG
*Senate to stop political appointees from heading govt agencies
*INEC to meet Judiciary over conflicting court orders
*Electricity: AfDB to invest $12b in Nigeria
*Those around Buhari ‘re profiting from Boko Haram misery – Senator Sani
*Alleged threat to life: Anambra PDP chair reports Obiano to DSS, Police
*No moral justification to continue to detention Kanu – Rep
*6% Nigerians enjoy 20 hours power supply daily in 2016
*Soludo campaigns for Obiano’s 2nd term …may join APGA
*Okowa hails Warri, Gbaramatu monarchs on birthday, coronation anniversary
*Nigeria: Unity and the inelasticity of nationhood
*Bayelsa govt, Army avert shutdown of Agip facility
*Nigeria Postal Service introduces e-commerce
*NASS must purge itself – SARAKI

THISDAY
*Adeosun Gives Conditions for Further Release of Paris-London Club Refunds
*Mohammed Abacha, Pecos Energy Ask Court to Declare Them Owners of...
*NNPC Shops for $15bn to Build 4,000MW Power Plants
*Finally, AMCON Sells Keystone Bank for N25bn to New Investors
*Nollywood is Giving the World a Taste of True African Glamour
*Police Parade 38 Suspects Linked to Ife Mayhem
*30 Killed as Unknown Gunmen Attack Zaki Ibiam Town in Benue
*Naira Sustains Gains on Parallel Market as CBN Auctions $180m
*Ondo Assembly Crisis Eases as Speaker, Principal Officers Resign
*2019 Presidency: God will Decide My Fate, Says Sheriff
*NDDC Gives Contractors 30 Days to Return to Site
*ASUU Threatens Strike over FG’s Ceaseless Salary Cuts
*Protesters Besiege Amnesty International’s Office, Give It 24 Hours  to Leave Nigeria
*Number of Registered Voters Now 70m, Says INEC Chairman
*FG Launches New Immigration Policy Targeting Terrorists, Foreign Herdsmen
*Mystery Surrounds Medical Doctor Who Committed Suicide
*Recession or Not, Nigerians Rated Sixth Happiest in Africa
*Fari Takes over from Obasi as IPMAN Ends Leadership Tussle
*FG Commends Dangote for Making Nigeria Self-sufficient in Cement Production
*Tinubu Did Not Reject Chieftaincy Title from Olubadan
*Court to Rule on Nnamdi Kanu’s Bail Application April 25
*Saraki Charges N’Assembly Management on Accountability, Transparency
*Niger Delta Youths: Modular Refineries Will Stop Oil Theft, Bunkering
*Ekweremadu Decries Discriminatory Admission Practices
*Ritualist Sentenced to Death for Killing Two Brothers
*Court to Hear FG’s Suit against Shell May 31
*War Against Terror: Governor Wike Lauds NAF for Its Air Power
*Travelling Dangerously in Nigeria
Masari Laments Decline in Education Sector
*NNPC Shops for $15bn to Build 4000MW Gas Power Plants
*Ensure Govs Utilise Funds Judiciously, Senator Urges State Assemblies

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