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NEWSPAPER REVIEW FOR WEDNESDAY 11TH FEBURY, 2015.


NATIONAL MIRROR

Polls shift: UN calls for restraints;

E.U. disappointed, votes 35million Euros to support elections;

75 thousand Nigerians die of cancer yearly—NMA;

Troops recover 147 unexploded bombs in Borno;

Presidency debunks plot to remove Jega;

Tinubu raises alarm over soldiers’ presence at residence....Fashola, others condemn action;

IGP redeploys more Commissioners of police;

NEWSWATCH TIMES

Jega not replaced, says INEC;

As PDP indicts Commission’s Chairman;

More pressure on Boko Haram as Niger okays troops for Nigeria;

35 feared killed in Benue Fulani attack;

Police recover 147 explosives in Borno;

UN, US differ on polls shift;

33 commissioners of police redeployed nationwide;

THIS DAY

VAPTION: Former President Olusegun Obasanjo;

APC, Fashola Decry Deployment of Troops to Tinubu’s Residence;

Grim Tales of Rape, Child Trafficking in Displaced Persons’ Camps Revealed;

Nigerians Warn against Another Shift in Election Date;

Presidency Debunks Rumoured Sack of Jega, Asks Opposition to Desist from Inciting Propaganda;

Naira Continues Plunge as Devaluation Looms;

PDP Accuses APC of Plotting to Denigrate the Military, Cause Crisis in Nigeria;

Maku: I Never Accused Jonathan of Sponsoring Boko Haram;

PVCs Now Go for N10,000 Each, Alleges APC;

Buhari Campaign Faults New Nigerian Immigration Service Recruitment Exercise;

TRIBUNE

Plots for interim govt not over —Audu Ogbeh;

Why election postponement is in order —Gani Adams;

PDP buying PVCs for N10,000 each —APC;

APC moves to stop suit against use of PVC;

Boko Haram not main cause of election postponement —Fani-Kayode;

Why I campaign for Jonathan —Maku;

Senate sticks to February 17 resumption date;

More trouble for US/Nigeria diplomatic relations;

Tinubu alleges military siege to his Lagos home;

Jonathan speaks on live media chat today;

Court adjourns case against Jega till February 24;

PUNCH

Obasanjo endorses Buhari, warns against coup;

I won’t go on terminal leave – Jega;

Presidency, PDP reject card reader for election;

Soldiers lay siege to Tinubu’s home;

Five reasons Nigeria’s poll delay is fishy;

No reason to trust PDP, says Fashola;

I’m first President to create 5,400 jobs – Jonathan;

Polls: APC rejects TVC, seeks to join anti-PVC suit;

‘Jonathan won’t hand over to military’;

NATION

How to reduce rigging, electoral malpractices, by Sagay, Alegeh, others;

2015: Nigeria heading for chaos – Ogbeh;

‘INEC not seeking to manipulate elections’;

Police redeploy another set of commissioners;

‘Why Jonathan can’t send Jega on leave’;

Fashola, Saraki, Junaid Mohammed deplore siege;

Elections shift: My fear for Jonathan, by Obasanjo;

PDP, military in ‘unholy’ alliance – Oyegun;

Jonathan scheming for two-year extension, says senator;

Soldiers lay siege to Tinubu’s home, Imo Govt House;

Ekiti poll audio: How Fayose, Obanikoro threatened General;

GUARDIAN

Controversy over alleged military surveillance on Tinubu’s residence;

Why Internet exchange points suffer low patronage in Nigeria;

Buhari’s team wants Jonathan’s response to alleged interim govt plan;

‘Nigeria, U.S. may head for diplomatic showdown over APC’s consultants’;

ECOWAS court seeks regional human rights conference;

Taraba government evasive over payment for adverts on Jonathan, Danjuma;

NBC suspends star anchor Brian Williams for six months;

Debate on vaccine safety rages as Nigeria nears polio-free status;

Enugu Orthopaedic Hospital emerges global leader in cleft care management;

Court reserves ruling on Biafra Zionists’ bail bid;

DAILY TIMES

My house under military siege—Tinubu....It’s untrue, says GOC;

OBJ launches banned book in UK today;

Herdsmen kill 18 in Suswam’s town;

INEC asked for polls shift—Fani Kayode;

NSCDC seals illegal security firms in Illorin;

Boko Haram not main cause of polls shift—Fani Kayode;

CDHR urges prompt release of disaster report;

Gunmen attack three Ogun APC chieftains;

DAILY SUN

UN okays total war on Boko Haram;
...Urges Nigerians to accept polls shift;

Police recover unexpended bombs in Borno;

30 feared dead in Benue Communal clash;

IGP redeploys more CPs;

Soldiers lay siege to Tinubu’s Lagos Home—APC......It’s not true---Military;

INEC was not ready for elections—PDP.....Tricycle, Okada riders back Jonathan;

SOCCER STAR

NFF makes final plans for Eagles;

Ideye: My critics are right to condemn me;

Balotelli breaks Spurs heart!

Mikel picks Hazard, Willian as Chelsea best;

Taribo West: Nigerian football cursed;

Man U ready to FEAST on Burnley;

Stoke seeks to COMPOUND City woes;

Reus signs new four-year deal;

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