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NEWSPAPER REVIEW, WEDNESDAY, March 11, 2015


NIGERIAN PILOT
Non Payment of salaries: State workers on war path;
Nasarawa begs employees, goes for overdraft;
.....Protest, strike in Lagos, Ebonyi, Osun, others;
Troops kill scores, repel insurgents from recaptured Adamawa town;
Fulani herdsmen kil 5, invade Tor Tiv’s palace;
Protest over Mobil’s non-payment of 16billion dollars compensation in Bayelsa;
Opponents voted 3billion naira to impeach me—Gov. Elechi;
SURE-P Chairman, Agwai fired;
Senate, Reps harmonise Electoral Act amendment;
Nigeria is in danger—Governor Lamido;

PUNCH
Delay, network failure mar UTME;
Kaduna denies Buhari access to rally venue – APC;
Jonathan fires Agwai as SURE-P chairman;
INEC poorly prepared for elections –PDP governors;
Jonathan’s trip to the North-East;
Military moves to liberate Bama;
Windstorm ravages Lagos streets, wrecks 400 buildings;
Don’t let Jonathan deceive you again —Buhari;
Card reader test successful – INEC;
PDP, APC supporters clash in Rivers;
Boko Haram kills 42 in fresh Borno attacks;

TRIBUNE
North-East senators laud military for curbing insurgency;
Why we aired ‘The Lion Of Bourdillon Documentary’, NTA, AIT tell Reps;
Gunmen kidnap Syrian national in Nasarawa, place N50m ransom;
It’s time to vote honest people to power —Osinbajo;
AD adopts Jonathan, expels Salau for anti-party activities;
7 Ebonyi lawmakers withdraw from Elechi’s impeachment move;
Suit against Buhari: We have no link with Presidency —PVEP;
Police avert violence as Rivers APC, PDP supporters clash;
Strike paralyses govt activities in Ogun, Osun;
I’m in APC to stay —Atiku;

THIS DAY
In Less Than a Year, Nigeria Now PayPal’s Number Two Market in Africa;
Ivorian Court Sentences Former First Lady to 20-year Jail Term;
Parents of 29 Slain FGC Bunu Yadi Students;
DNA Sleuths Trace Bones of Slaves to Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroun;
PDP Govs Express Doubt over Efficacy of Card Readers for Polls;
Jonathan Sacks Agwai, Appoints New SURE-P Chairman;
Buhari’s Tenure Will Not Be Abridged, Says APC;
Reprieve for Elechi as Seven Lawmakers Jettison Impeachment Plan;
PDP is My Home, Says Mu’azu, Wishes Propagandists Good Luck;
Moro Accuses APC of Sinister Motives;
Fashola: Fear of Defeat Compels PDP Governors to Reject Card Readers;

GUARDIAN
Soyinka, others laud Lagos elite’s role in Nigeria’s evolution;
Reported kidney donor to Israeli student not our son, says Jadesimi;
Reps caution media against hate-campaigns;
Female suicide bomber kills 25 in Maiduguri market blast;
Japan marks 4th anniversary of quake-tsunami disaster;
Myanmar launches probe into student protest crackdown;
Argentina investigates deadly helicopters crash;
Colombia to temporarily halt bombing of Farc rebels;

VANGUARD
FG spends over 34billion naira on tertiary institutions in Kano — Sambo;
IMF not dictating economic policies —FG, World Bank;
PIB: Senate c'ttee proposes privatization of refineries
Buhari's one-term plan unfair to North - PDP governors;
Confusion, as server failure mars commencement of UTME exams;
Soyinka accuses presidency of using vulgar language at campaigns;
Stakeholders raise issues with card reader;
Works minister laments non release of 230billion naira allocation;
Card readers: A hole INEC must plug;
Imo economy comatose —Traditional Ruler;
Flying Eagles tackle giant killers Congo;

LEADERSHIP
We Don’t Care Who Wins 2015 Election – Police AIG;
Appeal Court Refuses PDP, INEC’s Request On David Umaru;
Gombe State Bond’s Approval Followed Due Process – SEC;
Repatriation Of Dollar Proceeds: CBN To Sanction Erring Exporters;
Jonathan Fires Agwai For ‘Talking’ Change;
Customs Boosts NAFDAC’s War Against Counterfeit Drugs;
34 Killed, Dozens Injured In Maiduguri Bomb Blast;
IBB, Abdulsalami Reconcile Aliyu With Deputy;
Card Reader Test: We Scored 100% In PVC Verification – INEC;
Ex-President Gbagbo’s Wife Jailed 20 Years For Inciting Violence As NBC Condemns Patience Over Hate Speech;

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