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NEWSPAPER REVIEW, Friday, February 19, 2016


LEADERSHIP
•Forex abuse, bane of economic growth--Abdulsamad
•How SAN bribed Judge, registrar—EFCC
•Nigerian varsities and record breaking graduates
•BBOG Group urges for acceptance of rescued victims of Boko Haram
•PMB appoints Ogunlesi Head of New Media Team
•200 shops razed in Kano Singer Market Fire
•PMB leaves for Egypt today

DAILY SUN
•Buhari places security men in Aso Rock under watch....C.S.O issues warning on extortion
•Anti-Graft War: I’ll handcuff more people...Magu, EFCC Chair, blows hot
...we are investigating allegations against Lamorde
•Boko Haram: Army, Amnesty disagree over alleged human rights violation
•In Abuja, Soyinka calls for emergency economic summit
•FG to test run Abuja-Kaduna rail services next month
•EFCC asks court to strike out Tarfa's suit...accuses Judge of alleged bribery
•Lagos agog for The Sun Awards tomorrow

NEW TELEGRAPH
•EFCC moves to impound Tompolo’s assets...We’ve convicted soms lawyers—Magu
•IGP to IPOB: Bear arms, face criminal charges
•Sheriff’ll work for APC in 2019—Ganduje
•My lover’s father sent me to prison—Inmate
•At last, Anita divorces Oyakhilome
•Troops rescue 195 captives, destroy terrorists’ market
•Short-sightedness to affect one-fifth of world population--Study

GUARDIAN
•Fuel scarcity looms as marketers ration product
•Soyinka wants Buhari to fix economy,
MAN decries taxes
•We’ll respect citizens’ rights in fight against corruption, says Buhari
•Army rescues 195 persons, recovers 630 animals
•What is your ‘bank balance’ today?
•President appoints Ogunlesi as media aide, Ahmad as PA
•From NAHCON, upswing beat for Hajj 2016
•Doctors, health workers differ over strike
‘Ighalo can go for £12 million’
•NFF gives Oliseh final ‘yellow card’

PUNCH
•FG may further cut fuel price--PPPRA
•Impeachment: N’Assembly may take over Kogi Assembly
•We cannot afford to fail, says Buhari
•EFCC seeks court order to seize Tompolo’s assets
•NDLEA plans new method to tackle drug trafficking
•LASG urges sports, farming in primary schools
•Lagos light rail ready in December — Ambode
•Corruption: Past leaders acted shamefully, says Osinbajo

NATION
•BoT gives Jonathan March deadline to reject Sheriff
•Falana, others: we’ll fight anti-graft battle obstacles
•PDP governors to aggrieved members: accept new party chair
•Tarfa bribed judge with N225,000, EFCC alleges
•APC to PDP men: return stolen cash
•‘Strengthen ICPC to tackle corruption in civil service’
•Troops rescue 195 Boko Haram victims
•Anxiety over Naira’s free fall
•Fate of the Naira

THIS DAY
•Auditor-General: 2016 Appropriation Bill was Not Predicated on Zero-based Budgeting
•Lagos Light Rail Will be Functional by December, Says Ambode
•Buhari Promises to Abide by Rule of Law in Corruption Fight
•FG, States Meet to Address Emerging
•FG Earmarks N120bn for Lagos-Kano-•Calabar Standard Railway Tracks
•Royal Rumble in Ondo as So-called Lower •Graded Monarchs Challenge Council of Obas
•IG Warns IPOB against the Use of Firearms
•Ooni Becomes Chacellors of UNN
•FG Urged to Expand Sources of Forex Inflow

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