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NEWSPAPER REVIEW, THURSDAY, February 19, 2015


DAILY TIMES

Unknown jet kills 36 civilians in Borno;

300 insurgents die as Nigerian troops pound sect;

No security, no election—Jega;

Lent: Jonathan, Buhari urge prayers;

CBN stops auctioning of Dollars to save Naira;

Europa League: Lambert tasks Reds on title chase;

Obasanjo, Jonathan rift will soon be settled—Yoruba Obas;

NLC reschedules its election for March 12;


NEWSWATCH TIMES

Any other poll shift illegal, Jega tells Senate;

Reps decline motion to invite INEC Chairman;

Investors flee Nigeria to boost Kenya stocks

CBN closes two forex windows to strengthen naira;

20 states reject local government autonomy;

Niger Assembly sacks defected legislators;

Military kills 300 Boko Haram members in counter-offensive;

Insurgents arrested at IDPs camps in north-east;

Pension Scam: Suspect’s ill health stalls trial;

DAILY TRUST

Polls: No going back on card readers—Jega;

...says it will be illegal to shift polls again;

Aliyu shuns deputy, makes speaker acting governor;

Polls postponement: APC Reps halt motion to summon Jega;

Troops kill 300 terrorists in Borno;

CBN stops forex exchange auctions;

I equipped military better than Jonathan—Buhari;

‘Mugabe’s 91st birthday party obscene jambore’;

THIS DAY

Naira Rallies as CBN Stops FX Sale to Favoured Sectors;

Jega Refuses to Guarantee Elections Date, Says Service Chiefs Know Better:

With T-72 Tanks, Military Routs Boko Haram, Kills 300;

Defendant’s Illness Stalls Cynthia Osokogwu’s Murder Trial;

New Suit Challenging Jonathan’s Eligibility Filed in Abuja High Court;
Constitution Amendment: State Assemblies Reject LG Autonomy

NLC Apologises to Nigerians over Election Show of Shame;

Obasanjo: Why I Directed PDP Ward Leader to Tear My Membership Card;

APC Asks Jega to Comply with Judgment Banning Armed Forces from Elections;

NATIONAL MIRROR

Polls shift: Not again, says Jega.....It’s useless buying PVCs;

No litigations can stop elections;

CBN closes forex window to save naira, preserve foreign reserves;

Nigerians in Austria declare support for Buhari, Al-Makura;

New constitution splits AGF, Justice Minister’s office;

FG shortlists Lufthansa, two others as national carrier;

Troops reclaim eleven Borno towns, kill 300 insurgents....lose 2 soldiers, capture weapons, terrorists;

NLC settles rift, reconvenes March 12 for election;

Reps set up 17-man committee on 2015 Budget;

PEOPLES DAILY

March 28, April 11 poll dates: Any further shift is unconstitutional-Jega;

300 Boko Haram members killed in Monguno—DHQ;
...as Shekau threatens polls in new video;

311 days after...will the abducted Chibok school girls ever be rescued?

IGP orders probe of Okrika shootings;

PDP can’t rig out Buhari this time—Tinubu;

Jonathan, Buhari sue for peace at Lent;

CBN devalues naira to 198 per dollar;

PUNCH

Jega: I can’t guarantee polls’ll hold on March 28;

What Obasanjo really tore up;

We’ve recaptured 11 towns, killed 300 insurgents –DHQ

Reign of ‘billionaire’ tribunal judges;

12 reasons why Jonathan deserves re-election –Presidency;

CBN sells dollar to banks at N198;

Poll: Obey court ruling on soldiers, APC writes President;

Boko Haram releases new video, vows to disrupt polls;

New constitution: National Assembly okays independent candidacy for poll;

Nyako wants Adamawa CJ probed for stalling impeachment suit;

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