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NEWSPAPER REVIEW, TUESDAY, January 05, 2016


THE GUARDIAN
* NLC may embark on protest against new petrol price
* Ahead of Bayelsa rerun, Dickson, Sylva trade allegations
* Govt battles Taraba State Lassa fever outbreak
* No breathing space as refuse heaps take over Lokoja
* Goodluck Jonathan wins International Person of The Year 2015 award
* Don’t deport me to Nigeria, says Bayode jailed for killing in UK
* IMF pledges to strengthen growth of Africa’s economy

THE NATION
* EFCC to quiz Metuh over N1.4b in firm’s account
* Oil prices fail to rise over Saudi, Iran face off
* IMF chief arrives in Nigeria for talks with Buhari, others
* Marketers defy Fed Govt directive on new pump price
* CBN cuts BDCs’ dollar sales to $10,000
* Buhari urged to declare emergency in agric sector
* ‘Why judiciary must join fight against corruption’

TRIBUNE
* NASS won’t allow Executive control its finance - Dogara
* Chibok girls must be located, rescued, Bakare tells Buhari
* NSCDC Kaduna arrests four tankers for diverting 148,000 litres of petrol
* BBOG group to visit Aso Villa again for Chibok girls
* 16, 13-year-olds beat up woman, remove her teeth, land in court
* Thugs invade local government, chase away councillors in Edo
* Ijaw youths demand adequate budgetary allocation for amnesty programme

THE SUN
* Soldiers/Shiite clash: Iran warns Nigeria over Zakzaky
* Fuel queues return as stocks deplete at Apapa depots
* Devaluation, subsidy top agenda as IMF team meets Buhari
* Confusion trails N6.08trn 2016 budget
* Wike swears-in first female Chief Judge in Rivers
* Emefiele urges Nigerians to cut down on foreign products
* Fallen fuel tanker sets station ablaze in Nnewi

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