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NEWSPAPER REVIEW FOR TUESDAY 17TH FEBRUARY, 2015.


DAILY TIMES

Obasanjo under fire, quits PDP;

Says, they wanted to expel me...He won’t be missed—Ruling Party;

Military chides former president.....state chapter expels ex-ruler;

Bode George, Babatope, others want Jega sacked;

Made-In-Nigeria mobile phones to hit market soon;

Appeal Court upholds Fayose’s election;

Ibru’s daughters sue Maiden, in-law;

Age saga haunts Yakubu;

NATIONAL MIRROR

OBJ dumps PDP, openly tears party card...We won’t miss him, says Anenih;

Stampede at APC rally....six feared dead....supporters overwhelm Buhari in Borno;

Rescheduled polls: No fresh nomination of candidates, says INEC;

Reps resume sitting, PDP members in crucial meeting;

Inflation rate up by 8.5percent in January—National Bureau of Statistics;

Troops reclaim Monguno, Marte;

Ebola: Liberia reopens schools after 6 months;

NEWSWATCH TIMES

U.S.-backed 28 African nations’ troops gather against Boko Haram;

250 American soldiers involved....Military recovers Munguno, others from insurgents;

Sect issues new threat against Niger, Chad;

Polls cause drop in imports volume;

2015 Budget, PIB, others top agenda as Senate resumes today;

Election shift not to favour any political party—INEC;

Immigration denies withdrawal of officers from borders;

DAILY TRUST

Obasanjo dumps PDP, tears membership card;

Indian fakes own kidnap, arrested collecting ransom;

Professor killed after Boko Haram attack;

Thousands receive Buhari in Borno;

Fresh hurdles hit Mambilla hydro power project;

309 days since over 200 school girls were taken from Chibok;

Editor’s choice: Boko Haram—Chad begins US-backed military exercise;

Elections: Obasanjo’s assertions are false—DHQ;

NATION

Soldiers repel Boko Haram in Gombe;

Jonathan afraid Buhari will jail him – Obasanjo;

Mass shooting threat: Mbu is lawless, barbaric, says APC;

Our democracy polluted by sentiments, says Lamido;

Presidency, PDP probe four governors’ romance with APC;

Northern elders berate Clark, SNPA over alleged collusion with INEC;

PUNCH

I’ll flee Nigeria if APC wins —Bode George;

Jonathan postponed elections to frustrate Buhari – New York Times;

Drama as Obasanjo quits PDP after 16 years;

OBJ, a shame to the military —Defence Headquarters;

Jonathan, Buhari are ‘problematic’ candidates, says Soyinka;

Military claims victory in Monguno;

‘Blame Mu’azu, PDP governors for Jonathan’s woes’;

Buhari promises to free towns captured by Boko Haram;

ECOWAS commission urges Jonathan to respect constitution;

Ejigbo torture: Lagos to re-arraign ten suspects;

THIS DAY

At Last, PDP, Obasanjo Part Ways, APC Celebrates;

Stampede, Shooting Disrupt Buhari’s Maiduguri Rally;

Nigerian Troops Recapture Mongonu, Marte, Intensify Battle for Other Towns;

Soyinka Calls for Revolt If Incoming Government Disappoints;

ECOWAS Cautions Jonathan, Buhari on Hate Speeches;

Appeal Court Upholds Fayose’s Election;

Tension in Adamawa as Court Rules Tuesday on Suit Challenging Ngilari’s Governorship;

Tambuwal: I will Provide Free Education for Non-Indigenes if Elected;

GUARDIAN

Why I quit PDP, by Obasanjo;

Hope rises as military flushes out terrorists, reclaims Borno towns;

Senate to prioritise 2015 budget on resumption Tuesday;

APC alleges withdrawal of security personnel from border posts;

‘Golden Eaglets ready for Guinea challenge’;

PDP operates now as opposition party;

Enyimba will do better in Cotonou, Sokari assures fans;

Ticket prices rise as Serena returns to Paribas Open;

TRIBUNE

Osinbajo visits Enugu, meets Catholic bishop;

Military clears terrorists from Monguno, environs;

Cultists kill 2 in Kwara;

NYSC dismisses possible extension of service year over elections;

Jonathan, EU, ECOWAS observer teams meet over poll shift;

Babatope, Adeniran, others slam OBJ;

Budget: Reps warn FG against extra-budgetary spending;

Stop seeking gain with Chibok girls, presidency tells Ezekwesili;

Fire at Ikeja Police College;

No plan to withdraw officers from borders —NIS, Customs;

27,000 vehicles needed for elections in Oyo —REC

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