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NEWSPAPER REVIEW FOR THURSDAY 18TH AUGUST 2016.



GUARDIAN
* Sheriff kicks as Makarfi’s tenure is extended
* Igbo move to boost southeast economy
* Governor Lalong begins probe of predecessor, Jang
* Federal government moves to rehabilitate grazing reserve centres nationwide
* Niger Delta Avengers agrees to dialogue with government
* Disquiet over government’s new communication tax bill
* Dickson moves to bar Sylva from contesting again as Bayelsa governor
* Buratai, others seek media, security agencies synergy

PUNCH
* PDP convention drama: Wike, others shift poll, extend Makarfi’s term
* Avengers split over planned dialogue with FG
* A’court delivers judgment on Abia gov tussle today
* Drug scarcity hits Aso Rock clinic despite N3.87bn budget
* ‘28 states yet to access N64.8bn UBEC funds’ - Ministry of Education
* Scores die, many missing in Nasarawa flooding
* I’m probing Jang to give people better life — Lalong
* El-Rufai calls for arrest of killer herdsmen

THISDAY
* FG Approves Four Oil Wells, 13% Derivation for Lagos
* Niger Delta Avengers Disown Contact Group, Says No Negotiation with FG
* N64.8bn UBE Funds: Education Ministry Takes 28 States to FEC for Sanction
* NLC Warns against Hike in Fuel Price
* FG to Release N9.8bn to Fight Polio
* I’m Ever Ready to Give Account of My Stewardship, Says Jang
* Bishops Condemn Health Minister over Alleged Plan to Legalise Abortion
* Budget Feud: Court Declines to Hear Abdulmumin’s Suit

VANGUARD
* Makarfi c’ttee stays for one year as police halt PDP convention, lock Fayose inside Presidential Lodge
* Nigerians to pay 9% tax on calls, SMS, MMS, Data, others
* Army frees Ahmad Bolori, finds him innocent
* Dwindling Oil Revenue: Ebonyi Targets 1 Million Metric Ton Of Rice Per Year
* Police Seal Ondo APC Secretariat As Party Leadership Wades Into Crisis
* Be Patient With Buhari, Aregbesola Appeals To Nigerians
* We’ll prosecute those using Buhari’s name to solicit favour — FG
* Nigeria Wins Olympic Silver Medal  (from the Beijing 2008 Olympics)

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