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NEWSPAPER REVIEW, WEDNESDAY, August 26, 2015


PUNCH
Rivers tribunal: 16 senators, Reps petition Buhari
Yobe teenage bomber kills pregnant woman, five others
National ID will complement voter card, says Buhari
‘State of Lagos public schools, bad’
Giesi, Ogboru families jostle for Ooni stool
Ambode seeks protection for maritime sector
Tinubu is not our sponsor, says CACOL
‘Report rape cases or get two- year imprisonment’
Police want support for anti-crime campaign
NDLEA probes Arik attendant caught with N105m cocaine
CBN grants national banking licence to Fortis MFB
Foods that hurt your brain
Past govts promoted corruption in oil sector –Buhari
Osun judge not a husband snatcher – Group
B’Haram: Military to deploy 8,700 soldiers

NATION
19 Defence, Service chiefs to face arms deals panel
No federal lawmaker should earn more than N1m, says RMAFC
Nigerians abroad remitted $20b in 2014, says Osinbajo
8,700 troops to battle Boko Haram
Police deploy team to enforce withdrawal of security from VIPs
Two injured, three buses burnt in tanker fire
Army of aggrieved officers and men
Fed Govt owes PFAs N35b pension contribution, says NLC
NERC denies abolishing meter fixed charge
Ecobank ordered to pay Skye Bank N629m APG
Attacks on Buhari’s war on corruption – The case of Kukah
‘Nigeria spends N16b yearly importing tomatoes’
IGP gets petition against unlawful detention
APC to Fayose: compensate traders before market rebuilding
‘Falling oil price ‘ll worsen Nigeria’s economic woes’
Bayelsa, Bauchi, Oyo, others yet to remit pension
Fed Govt intervenes in Agip, Arco feud
Dufil restores hope to the visually impaired
Allen sure of Sharks’ survival
Our grouse against INEC chair, by Afenifere, Mimiko

VANGUARD
Man seeks divorce over wife’s sexual escapades on social media
Fani-Kayode to Fashola: Make peace with Tinubu or prepare for war
London police arrest another Arik Air crew with cocaine
Controversy, as 2 robbery suspects escape from police detention
How Adoke stopped Abba Moro from hijacking 1,600 NIS jobs
Banks in dilemma over idle $5bn deposits
14 die in Niger boat mishaps
Ambode raises concern over crime rate at regional ports
Withdrawal of Officers from VIPs: Police deploy men to airports, highways to enforce directive
FG to slash Federal lawmakers’ salaries
Police parade man, 67, for raping 10-yr-old girl; 116 others
Residents desert Adidi road over flood menace
Global insurance rates decline further
Okowa inaugurates job, wealth creation scheme
Why you should allow verification of your vehicle insurance certificate
‘Nigeria can fund digital switch over with proceeds of spectrum auction’
Developing unforgettable voice on social media

GUARDIAN
Okpara varsity, tax board interact on payment
Lawmakers allege plot to subvert Rivers’ polls tribunal
Anambra PDP faction insists on credible congress
Again, workers ground Owerri over salary arrears, others
Team Nigeria departs for Congo on August 30
Another bad day for Nigerian athletes in Beijing
Taifa Stars, S’Eagles game gets early kick off time
Gara Gombe urges Buhari to cleanse ‘rotten’ sports sector
Dangote Cement, FBN Holdings, Zenith Bank to be listed on Exchange’s premium index board
Nigeria stock exchange
NSE’s ASI falls below 29,000bpts as wild sell-offs continue
Bank debtors’ list raises more dust
Switzerland donates $8m to support Boko Haram victims in Nigeria, others
Nigerians okay planned merger of MDAs, EFCC, ICPC, others

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