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NEWSPAPER REVIEW, MONDAY, February 1, 2016


THE GUARDIAN
* Judiciary my main headache in anti-graft drive, says Buhari
* Protest as new electricity tariffs begin today
* Experts want role for professionals in policy-making
* Group cautions on use of rat poisons as rodent control measure
* Ijaw protest soldiers’ shooting into Warri communities
* Amaechi, ex-PDP chair Haliru, Umar to appear before Reps panel over alleged N1.69 trn contract fraud
* We will not sack Oliseh over CHAN failure, says NFF

VANGUARD
* Over 50 killed, 70 injured as terrorists attack Borno
* Zika virus: We’re conducting tests on mosquitoes —FG
* Pipeline bombing: Gbaramatu schools, health centres shut as military continues offensive
* Bola Ajibola to Buhari: Form two c’ttees for anti-corruption, governance
* 26-Yr-Old Arrested Over Attempt To Blackmail Abiola’s Wife
* 6 Britons Nabbed Over Quota Abuse
* Alleged N1trn Rail Contracts Scam: Reps Invite Amaechi, NRC MD, Others

THE NATION
* PDP chief: Jonathan gave Fayose $37m for Ekiti poll
* Nigeria ‘imported N20.2tr fuel in five years’
* ‘Nigeria hasn’t applied for emergency loans’ - Minister of Finance Mrs. Kemi Adeosun
* Borno to resettle 50,000 IDPs in five councils
* Showdown looms over minimum wage
* Nigeria may lose 37% of GDP to corruption, says report
* Boko Haram kills 85 in Maiduguri

THE SUN
* National Assembly urges NERC to halt new electricity tariff takeoff
* No going back on new electricity tariff-Discos
* Customs in trouble over duty payment deal on $3million car
* Gunmen kidnap Dickson’s aide in Rivers
* Murder: Court remands NURTW boss in prison
* Mbaka: APC faults transfer, warns of security implications
* International donors fail to deliver $1.9b in Ebola aid -Oxfam

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