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NEWSPAPER REVIEW, TUESDAY, March 03, 2015


THIS DAY
Petrol Scarcity Worsens as Marketers Rely on NNPC;
Lamido: South-west Zone Won’t Vote for Buhari;
INEC to Test-run Card Readers Saturday;
Troops Liberate 30 Communities in North East, Rout Boko Haram in Yobe Villages;
Namibian President Pohamba Gets $5million Mo Ibrahim Prize;
INEC Backs Presence of Military During Elections;
Obiano Asks Pilgrims to Pray for Jonathan;
Post-election Violence and the Media;
Optimistic Gwarzo Rounds off Campaign;

PUNCH
Anxiety as Jega meets RECs Wednesday;
Fear of EFCC made Fani-Kayode leave APC –Tinubu;
Why Jonathan, PDP are angry with Jega – Investigation;
Robbers kill hotel manager for trailing them;
Opposition leaders behind fuel scarcity –Mu’azu;
Fuel scarcity to last till next week;
FG deploys more troops to stabilise North East for elections;
25.7bilion naira fraud: Court decides Atuche’s fate April 13;
‘I’m not aware of 7billion naira bribe’;
APC to sue Fani-Kayode over Tinubu/Osinbajo oath-taking claim;

TRIBUNE
I will go through the front door if I want to be President—Tinubu;
You are not God, Fani-Kayode replies;
Akwa Ibom JUSUN calls off strike;
Dead DELSU lecturer, 2 others dismissed for misconduct;
Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria condoles with ThisDay publisher;
Group commends Afenifere, OPC, Yoruba leaders for endorsing Jonathan;
APC to PDP, Fani-Kayode: Produce evidence of Osinbajo's oath-taking or...;
INEC discovers 555 PVCs of dead persons in Ogun;
Blame Jonathan for poor quality advice —APC;
Adeboye is an exemplary nation builder —Buhari;
Fear grips Adamawa residents as military aircraft deposit bombs;
FG created 1.4 million jobs in 3 years —Okonjo-Iweala;
Be on guard, FG tasks public, private institutions;
Nigeria loses N400billion to 2015 election shift —NAHCO MD;

VANGUARD
Bloomberg marks down economic growth rate for Nigeria;
Fuel Scarcity: PDP accuses APC of sabotage;
Fuel scarcity gets worse nationwide;
Kudos To Our Troops;
Group offers to sponsor Buhari, Jonathan debate in UK;
Bini royal family flays chiefs’ disagreement on presidential candidate;
Fuel Queues: LASTMA urges motorists to exercise restraint;
Super Eagles to play Bafana Bafana on March 29;
Eagles job isn’t Keshi’s birthright – Prince Oduah;

GUARDIAN
Governance suffers as politics takes centre stage;
Military recovers 30 communities, sacks terrorists;
Hope rises as three petrol vessels berth at Lagos port;
ECOWAS court pledges protection for 750,000 stateless persons;
Group cautions FG on privatisation of NACETEM;
Aregbesola congratulates Adeboye at 73;
Minister lauds Jonathan on his contribution to Oyo tertiary institutions;
Yero pledges to boost agric, re-opens tomato factory;

INDEPENDENT
APC behind fuel scarcity—PDP;
Four vessels with 150,000 MT petrol awaiting berth in Lagos;
We’ll prosecute Buhari for 2011 polls violence – PDP;
We’ve liberated over 30 towns in Borno – DHQ;
Nigeria lost $2billion FDI to elections’ shift—NAHCo boss;
Oil discoveries in Nigeria boosts Exxon Mobil reserves;
APC has no change to offer Nigerians –Adams;
Raising next generation of entrepreneurs in Anambra;
NDPR produces 45million litres of diesel in three years;
Ekiti government counsels developers over approvals;
Links with building collapse;
Developers cut prices to stem low occupancy rate;

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