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NEWSPAPER REVIEW FOR TUESDAY 16TH AUGUST, 2016.



GUARDIAN
* Senate plans to summon minister over exit of foreign airlines
* Jonathan’s kinsmen warn militants against campaign of calumny
* Experts, others to feature at Delta’s economic investment forum
* FBI to aid Nigeria’s fight against terrorism
* Reps’ committee probes alleged Enugu massacare
* Herdsmen invade Kaduna community, kill six
* ‘How residents deserted Enugu community over herdsmen attacks’
* ASUU warns govt on looming crisis over 2009 agreement

PUNCH
* Teachers, LG workers protest unpaid salaries in Bayelsa
* Budget padding, part of legislative functions – Kwara Speaker
* Benue lawmakers refund N750m car loan to EFCC
* N23bn Diezani bribe: EFCC declares billionaire businessman wanted
* Jibrin won’t escape punishment, says chief whip
* Jailbreaks: FG dismisses 23 prisons officials, suspends 11
* Jubilation as Edo council pays seven months’ salary arrears
* El-Rufai was part of Nigeria’s problem – Shehu Sani

THISDAY
* Two Soldiers Arrested for Brutalising Lagos Residents
* You’re No Longer a Military Ruler, Oba of Lagos Tells Buhari
* Defence Chief: Decision on Chibok Girls, Boko Haram Prisoner Swap is Political
* Kachikwu: Nigeria Will Need Extra 900,000b/d to Recover Oil Lost to Militancy
* Osinbajo: Farmers to Secure Credit at Single Digit from Bank of Agriculture
* Ohanaeze Ndigbo Canvasses Support for Buhari Administration
* US Offers FBI’s Technical Assistance to Support Nigeria in War against Terrorism
* Presidency Mourns Death of Information Director, Abuah

THE NATION
* PDP convention: Courts give conflicting rulings
* Mama Boko Haram, Bolori surrender
* EFCC probes Jang for Plateau’s cash
* Court refuses to stop EFCC from probing oil firm linked to Diezani
* Chinese firms indicate interest in Ajaokuta steel
* How I rejected offers to interview Shekau, by Salkida
* Shareholders, analysts praise CBN for banking sector stability
* Police frustrating confidence in judiciary, says NBA chief


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