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NEWSPAPER REVIEW, Saturday, June 18, 2016


THE AUTHORITY
•Murder! Musa must die by hanging for strangulating wife- Court.
•We didn’t hold meetings with Kachukwu- Avengers.
•Erosion menace in Anambra my greatest challenge- Obiano.
•Boko Haram terrorists kill 18 mourners in Adamawa- Police.
•Amended constitution ready by December - Ekweremadu.
•Fraudsters feast on under- 17 Eaglets screening.

NATION
•I-G orders PDP h/qtrs shut
•My plans for lecturers who can’t keep their Libidos- Ekiti State ‘varsity VC Prof Bamidele •‘How we murdered army colonel in Kaduna’ •Boko Haram shoots 18 mourners dead at funeral
•Sex scandal: Anxiety as Reps await probe panel
•Troops arrest sect’s commander, engineer
•Sheriff: A bone in PDP’s throat
•New militant group emerges in Rivers
•JTF averts bombing of Agip pipeline in Bayelsa, arrests 19
•MASSOB restates support for Niger Delta Avengers
•Oil sector rot: EFCC ‘ll bite if you want, commission chair tells NEITI boss
•Senator submits bill for abolition of State of Origin

NIGERIAN PILOT
•Buhari is Nigeria’s problem, not its solution – Wall Street Journal claims
•Let’s return to parliamentary system of govt – Yakasai
•Deepening financial inclusion for economic development
•Fashola vows to end electricity debt culture in 2016
•CBN introduces non-oil export facility with N500bn
•Food scarcity looms in Nigeria, UNDP warns FG

THISDAY
•Senate Moves to Introduce State Police, Remove Presidential Assent in New Constitution
•Tears as Nimbo Community Buries Victims of April 25 Enugu Massacre
•Stakeholders Kick against Ban on Tomato Paste Importation
•Obanikoro Slams N100m Suit over Invasion, Seizure of Properties
•Magu Solicits Support for Anti-graft War
•Boko Haram Kills 24 Mourners in Madagali as Troops, Police Capture Kingpins in Yobe
•FCT to Ban Rickety Vehicles from September

VANGUARD
•Ortom spents N929m on security issues
•‘If you hear ‘Allahu Akbar’ that’s when you have to worry’ AMAA 2016: The inside story •Enugu Massacre: 11 victims buried in mass grave
•Buhari delivering on change agenda, says Oshiomhole
•Amended constitution ready by December—Ekweremadu
•Lagos clarifies eviction of Tarzan, Metro ferry operators from jetties
•4 Stowaways sentenced to prison
•Edo 2016: 1,200 policemen deployed for Edo APC guber primaries
•Fresh trouble for Saraki as FG charges him, Ekweremadu, others with forgery
•Pipeline bombings: FG in fresh dilemma over Avengers
•Navy arrests owner of ship used to hijack MT MAXIMUS

PUNCH
•Forex crisis: Nigerian students abroad apply to home universities
•Civil servants likely to forfeit salary arrears
•Buhari’s administration lacks vision –US ex-lawmaker
•Again, police seal PDP secretariat as court restrains Sheriff
•I won’t support grazing zones –Amosun
•Senator asks govt to seek citizens’ consent before borrowing
•IG, DSS broker peace meeting between Sheriff, Markafi
•Political class responsible for inconclusive polls –INEC
•Sex scandal: House committee to summon accused Reps

TRIBUNE
•Police guard shoots LG boss
•FG woos Spanish investors
•Edo 2016: APC assures aspirants of fairness in primaries
•Bayelsa govt creates website on monthly transparency
•Okada riders protest alleged extortion by O-TRAM officials in Osun
•Bayelsa workers receive 50% of May salary, LG staff take turn next week
•FG moves to revive activities at bonded terminals
•Edo APC crisis: No aspirant was endorsed —Oyinlola
•‘Shell contributed $43bn to Federation Account in 4 years’

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