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NEWSPAPER REVIEW, Thursday, February 25, 2016


THIS DAY
•APC Leaders Meet on S’Court Judgments, Economy, Others
•Nigeria, Qatar Push for Oil Output Cuts to Raise Prices
•Buhari Vows to Punish Officials Who Padded Budget
•WAEC Registrar Denies Asking Finance Minister to Retake GCSC
•Senate Slashes N7.6bn TSA Charges to N656.5m
•NACA: 1.8m Nigerians Urgently Need N57.6m for HIV Treatment
•Death Toll Increases in Fulani, Agatu Crises
•The Economy Could Get Worse, Warns El-Rufai

NATION
•PDP chief in trouble over 23 cars bought with oil cash
•Bribery: EFCC petitions NJC on judge’s alleged misconduct
•Moro’s associate Ahmadu shuts down UK firms
•Supreme Court: we didn’t sack Andy Uba, Oduah, others
•MTN pays N50b after withdrawing suit against NCC
•Budget ‘padding’ embarrassing, says Buhari
•‘Sheriff’s tenure must end March 28’
•Anyaoku backs Buhari’s no devaluation of naira stance

PUNCH
•Security operative quizzed for shooting in Aso Rock
•We can’t bring Tompolo to court--Lawyers
•Falana asks court to ban dollar as legal tender
•Six feared dead in Ibadan gang war
•Supreme Court rejects request on Andy Ubah, Oduah’s elections
•Jonathan’s ex-ADC files N100m suit against EFCC
•Rickey Tarfa withdraws N5bn suit against EFCC, others
•Death toll rises to 18 in Rivers shootings
•Psychology graduate breaks UNILAG record, scores 5.00 CGPA
•EFCC grills Secondus over N302m car gifts, PDP kicks

GUARDIAN
•Hundreds feared killed as herdsmen attack Benue
•Court hears detained military officer’s human rights enforcement suit today
•PDP laments as EFCC arrests Uche Secondus
•Buhari vows to punish budget padding culprits
•Nigerians should understand Oliseh, says Pinnick
•Efficient dispute resolution, key to strong capital market, says CJN
•Earnings from non-oil exports slide to $1.6 billion
•RATTAWU decries political interference in govt media outfits

VANGUARD
•Army deploys new hi-tech mine clearing equipment against Boko Haram
•Kidnap kingpin directs operation from Rivers prison
•BIAFRA: IPOB commences fasting, prayers for Kanu’s release, actualization of Biafra
•UNILAG produces first graduate with 5.0 CGPA
•OMOKORE’S N300M EXOTIC CARS: EFCC detains Secondus, PDP deputy chairman
•Army/Shiite: Again, Inquiry Commission adjourns sitting
•$2.1bn arms probe: Why Metuh has a case to answer — EFCC
•Majority of Nigerian judges are honest, good, learned — Justice Abdullahi
•Delta APC congratulates Ubulu-Uku monarch
•Osinbajo, Saraki, Tinubu, Atiku, others meet over developments in APC
•ICAN faults calls for devaluation of Naira
•Tompolo’s lawyers flay media reports on arrest warrant

DAILY TRUST
•2016 budget altered illegally, Buhari says
•Buratai, Borno elders meet on Boko Haram
•Atiku, Tinubu, Saraki meet with Osinbajo at Aso Rock
•Senate slashes commission on TSA from N7.6bn to N656m
•Presidency: We’re paying harshly for not diversifying economy
•Senate panel recommends suspension of Marafa
•Save the Naira, embrace Made-in-Nigeria goods – Ambode
•IMF wants FG to lift forex restriction, devalue naira

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