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NEWSPAPER REVIEW FOR TUESDAY 11TH APRIL, 2017.



PUNCH
*Lagos arrests, jails motorists for buying in traffic
*Woman dies as herdsmen attack Benue village
*Fayose, Ekiti Muslim leaders reach peace pact
*El-Rufai discloses security vote, salary, attacks N’Assembly
*Suicide bomber killed in UNIMAID
*Unpaid stipends: Amnesty boss pacifies ex-militants
*EFCC uncovers another N250.5m in Lagos market
*Wike has survived five assassination attempts – Rivers
*$17bn stolen crude: AGF, Emefiele, others shun Reps hearing
*Customs CG approves promotion of 3,487 senior officers
*You can’t stop Umahi’s re-election, Ebonyi elders tell Elechi
*Obasanjo’s ex-wife loses suit to stop son’s wedding
*Call for LG autonomy, an aberration, says Aregbesola

GUARDIAN
*FG threatens sanction against defaulting power sector service providers
*Wike survived five assassination attempts in 11 months, says commissioner
*Reps summon Magu, Emefiele, NNPC boss over allegedly stolen $17b oil money
*Assemblies of God leaders affirm Supreme Court’s judgment
*Residents flee Ishawo after militants’ invasion
*Niger Delta indigenes to get oil blocks to douse tension
*Why tax revenue shrank to N3.303 trillion in 2016, by FIRS
*El-Rufai publishes expenditures of security votes, his salary
*FG threatens sanction against defaulting power sector service providers
*Wike survived five assassination attempts in 11 months, says commissioner
*Reps summon Magu, Emefiele, NNPC boss over allegedly stolen $17b oil money
*Assemblies of God leaders affirm Supreme Court’s judgment

THE SUN
*Whistle blower: EFCC confiscates N250m in Balogun Market BDC
*Meningitis vaccine: Sultan summons northern governors
*Gunmen abduct expatriate workers, school proprietor in Akwa Ibom
*Aftermath of militants’ attack: Residents flee Isawo community
*Falae’s kidnappers get life imprisonment
*Reps begin probe of $17bn undeclared stolen crude
*El-Rufai  dares Dogara, releases security vote, pay slip
*How Wike survived 5 assassination attempts in 11 months -Commissioner

VANGUARD
*How I survived Police attack, by shot Otodo-Gbame resident
*PDP: Oduah, Ukachukwu, Obi, others boycott Sheriff’s Anambra reconciliation meeting
*El Rufai makes security votes, salary public; asks NASS to do same
*Forex: CBN opens window for SMEs to buy $20,000 per quarter
*Senate sends bill to ammend Electoral Act to Reps
*Naira Watch: Naira appreciates to N403/$
*Breaking: EFCC uncovers another N250m cash haul from Balogun market
*Court sentence seven Fulani herdsmen who kidnapped Chief Olu Falae to life imprisonment
*Ikorodu: Residents flee Isawo, Yewa communities in droves

THISDAY
*Trump to Sell 12 Attack Planes to Nigeria for Boko Haram...
*Top NNPC Officials Recommended for Retirement over Products Expropriation
*Obasanjo’s Ex-wife Loses Suit to Stop Son’s Wedding
*Woman Delivers Baby Girl Onboard Turkish Airlines
*CBN Opens Special FX Window for SMEs, Traders
*Ex-First Lady, Patience Jonathan Sighted at Skye Bank in Abuja
*Osinbajo Blames Tension Between Executive and N’Assembly on Weak Party Structures
*Fowler: FIRS Collected N3.03tn Tax in 2016 Says national tax roll...
*El-Rufai Replies Dogara, Gives Details of Security Vote, Salary
*NNPC Cuts January Trading Losses to N14.2bn, Increases Refining Capacity by...
*APC to Hold NEC Meeting April 25, Suspends Mini Convention
*EFCC Uncovers Another Cash Haul
*PDP Accuses APC-led Government of Muzzling Opposition
FG Denies Plans to Wire-tap Nigerians
*Sinking of Petroleum Vessels: We Were Transparent, Says EFCC
*Falae’s Kidnappers Get Life Imprisonment
Suicide Bombers Killed at UNIMAID
*NNPC, Customs, Others Shun $17bn Missing Oil Probe
*Rivers Govt: Wike Survived Five Assassination Attempts in 11 Months
*I’m Not Running Osun as a Sole Administrator, Aregbesola Tells Court

THE NATION
*At 60, Aliko Dangote promises to spread prosperity
*Falae seeks more arrests as abductors get life jail
*Jonathan’s wife fails to draw from $5.8m deposit
*EFCC recovers N250m cash at Lagos market
*Rousing welcome for BBN winner Efe in Lagos
*Residents flee Ishawo as OPC plans revenge
*Obasanjo’s wife loses bid to stop son’s wedding
*FIRS raises N3.3tr in tax revenue
Oil price rises to $56 on Libya, Syria crises
*Cautious optimism over plan to privatise Ajaokuta
*NCDMB praises INTELS over Onne facility
*El-Rufai declares salary, security votes public
*‘Wike survived five assassination attempts in 11 months’
*‘Abuja airport runway 95% ready’

NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
*Couples now order cakes to celebrate divorce
*Janet Jackson confirms separation, not divorce from husband 3 months after first baby
*#IMarchForChibokGirls: Charly Boy leads BBOG protest to Aso Rock
*Court sentences Olu Falae’s kidnappers to life imprisonment
*Threatened mosque demolition: Fayose, Ekiti Muslim leaders reach pact

BUSINESSDAY
*Aisha Buhari, Dolapo Osinbajo to attend Ooni Women Empowerment Workshop in Osun
*Lagos committed to justice sector reform - official
*House Price Index to attract funds to Nigeria’s N56trn housing market
*El-Rufai accepts Dogara’s challenge, publishes details of salary, Kaduna security vote, others
*FG to pay backlog of EEG to exporters- Awolowo
*FG provides N500bn to resuscitate FMBN for mortgage facilities
*FIIRO says will intensify effort in research to tackle shortage of food
*Groups commend Ambode on Cleaner Lagos Initiative
*Nasarawa State Govt. releases N300m to pay gratuity, death benefits
*Stop mounting masts around buildings, stakeholders tell telecom operators
*No plan to increase pump price of petrol – Agency insists

LEADERSHIP
*BDCs To CBN: Increase Weekly Allocation To $50,000
*Insurgency: Trump To Sell 12 Fighter Aircraft To Nigeria
*NNPC Resumes Product Loading At Mosimi Depot
*FG Not Monitoring Citizens’ Calls, Social Media Posts – Lai Mohammed
*In Record Move, el-Rufai Discloses Pay Slip, Security Vote
*Customs Moves HND Holders On Salary To Salary GL 08
*Why We Are Amending EFCC Act – Gbajabiamila
*Nigerians In Frantic Move To Sell Property Before UK Unveils Owners

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