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NEWSPAPER REVIEW, FRIDAY, January 08, 2016


NATIONAL MIRROR
•$2.1billion Dasukigate: Court grants Bello, son 600million naira bail
....as EFCC arrests ex-Milad, Jafaru Isa
•Group disagrees with IMF on VAT increment
•VISION 20: 2020 possible through Science, Technology—Buhari
•Ooni Ogunwusi takes over Osun Council of Obas’ chairmanship
•Police nab five over plot to bomb Jonathan’s home
•Lagos to establish Mobile Courts

BLUE PRINT
•Rivers probe: Arrest me, Soyinka dares EFCC
•Chibok Girls gone 634 days
•Insurgency: U.S. donates 24 armoured tanks to Nigeria
•Arms deal: EFCC arrests Buhari’s associate, Jafaru Isa
•No plans to silence opposition—FG
•NSCDC gets Court backing to sell seized vessels...deploys 4,000 for Bayelsa
•Politicians wanted us to scuttle 2015 polls—YDP
•Jigawa NSCDC stops salaries of 8 principal staff

THE AUTHORITY
•48 hours to re-run poll: Bayelsa Speaker’s home bombed....movement restricted...Police Commissioner redeployed
International Satellite providers dump ‘Biafra TV’
•Police kill 145 kidnappers, 98 robbery suspects in Rivers
•Dasukigate: EFCC arrests Buhari’s associate Ja’afaru Isah
•INEC to conduct 78 Assembly, Senatorial elections
•Insurgents reaping from stolen funds—FG
•Senate to review 2016 Budget benchmark
•Buhari to Nigerians: Expect massive investments in science
•Lassa Fever: 60 under surveillance in Rivers

NEWSWATCH TIMES
•Widow of slain police officer faints, as POWA makes relief donations
•FG commences rehabilitation in north-east---Dambazau
•Massive sack imminent in Banks
•EFCC Chair, Magu, at Presidential Villa, to see Buhari
•Senate urges CBN to relax FOREX policy
•2016 Budget: NASS to reduce benchmark as oil price dips to $33
•Court grants ex-PDP chair, Haliru, son 600million naira bail
•Boko Haram: U.S. donates 24 APCs worth $11million to Nigeria


DAILY SUN
•FG lied on Boko Haram’s defeat—Borno IDPs
•Metuh’s family cries out: Release or charge him to court
•Government to relaunch WAI
•Subsidy removal: NLC set for showdown with FG
•Arms deal: Buhari’s associate arrested
...EFCC chair visits Aso Rock twice in 24 hours, as Bello, son get bail
•Weather: NAF temporarily relocates training school to Makurdi
•Musician cries to Ambode, Owoseni---I am innocent
•Sales rep docked for theft

NATION
•2.1b arms cash: Panel invites 241 firms, others
•$2.1b arms cash: EFCC detains APC chief Isa
•Aubameyang dethrones Toure as Glo African Footballer of the Year
•Watch your borrowing, IMF advises govt
•Army gets U.S. mine-resistant APC to fight Boko Haram
•Lassa fever: Over 60 under surveillance in Rivers
•Judges handling Kashamu’s, Stella Oduah’s, ex-NIMASA chief’s cases transferred
•Ex-PDP chairman Bello, son get N300m bail each
•2,000 sacked varsity workers to be recalled
•APC to Dickson: don’t destroy Bayelsa with your ambition

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