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ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI ON 56TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY.  OCTOBER 1ST 2016 Today – 1st October is a day of celebration for us Nigerians.  On this day, 56 years ago our people achieved the most important of all human desires – freedom and independence.  We should all therefore give thanks and pray for our founding fathers without whose efforts and toil we would not reap the bounties of today. 2. I know that uppermost in your minds today is the economic crisis. The recession for many individuals and families is real. For some It means not being able to pay school fees, for others it's not being able to afford the high cost of food (rice and millet) or the high cost of local or international travel, and for many of our young people the recession means joblessness, sometimes after graduating from university or polytechnic. 3. I know how difficult things are, and how rough business is. All my adult life I have always earned a salary and I know w...

GUARDIAN * PDP protests as INEC declares APC winner of Edo election * National Assembly demands ministry handles recruitment of 500,000 teachers * Militants bomb another pipeline in Delta * Federal Government fails to produce Dasuki at resumed trial * Reps probe 16 oil marketers over alleged N500b debt * Crude oil prices rise as OPEC plans output cut * Senate panel cautions government against communications tax * Federal Government reiterates need to set up grazing reserves PUNCH * Ignoring calls for restructuring dangerous, Soludo tells Buhari * Recession: Ohanaeze opposes sale of national assets * Budget padding: Police invade Jibrin’s office, cart away documents * CCB to probe Amaechi, Ngige, Fashola, AGF, others’ assets * Wike accuses Abe of embezzling N4bn road funds * Gunmen kidnap two Rivers nurses, demand N5m * Lawyers hiding under human rights to shield looters –NHRC * Protests as INEC declares Obaseki winner THISDAY * W’Bank: Tight Monetary Policy Wil...

GUARDIAN * Massive turnout of voters as Edo elects new governor * Atiku backs Tinubu over alleged Odigie-Oyegun’s misdeeds * Ballot box snatching, gunshots rock election * ‘100 public institutions breach freedom of information law’ * ‘Nigeria loses $200b to non-passage of PIB’ - NEITI * Senate decries abuse of joint state, council account * Herdsmen abduct Catholic priest, demand N2.5 million ransom * INEC denies allegation of ballot box snatching, gunshots PUNCH * Tight security as INEC awaits results from LGAs * Jibrin heads for court over 180-day suspension * FEC, not govs will decide on sale of assets –FG * Ownership crisis: ASUU directs LAUTECH lecturers to leave campus * Ex-militants set Imo hospital, seven vehicles, others ablaze * Reps propose 10-year imprisonment for baby factory owners * Embrace local content to beat recession –Are * I saw ballot papers in police van – Soldier THISDAY * FG Says No Decision Yet on Sale of National Assets * OPEC Reache...

THIS DAY *National Economic Council Rejects Call for Adeosun, Udoma’s Ouster *Senate Accuses MTN, Nigerian Minister of Illegally Repatriating $12bn *Fashola: Why Buhari Can’t Stop Blaming Past Govts *Naira Falls to N436/$ on Parallel Market as Dollar Scarcity Worsens *Buhari Invites UN to Mediate in Release of Chibok Girls *House: Abdulmumin Cannot Dictate to Ethics Committee *House to Investigate $17bn Stolen from Undeclared Crude, Natural Gas Exports *Women Barricade East-West Road as Military Launches Manhunt for Militants VANGUARD *Senators oppose Saraki on sale of national assets; seek true federalism *Without Buhari, Nigeria would have packed up by now — Segun Oni *Govs oppose Senators on cabinet rejig *FG blackmailing Jonathan to dent his rising international profile *Begging’s lucrative, says woman who withdrew her son from school *DIVORCE: Husband wants me to abort 6-month pregnancy, says 40-yr-old GUARDIAN *IYC, militant group warn EFCC against trial of...

VANGUARD *Boko Haram: 13,000 churches destroyed, 1,5000 schools shut, 611 teachers killed —Report *Recession: Rejig your cabinet, Senators tell Buhari *Labour rejects calls for sale of NNPC, NLNG, others *I was destined to kill Father Adeyi, kidnapper tells journalists *Army/Shiite clash: NHRC indicts El-Zakzaky, others *SIT-AT-HOME: Police warn group, as IPOB says no going back on protest *Scrapping of Grade II killed education in Nigeria- Akeusola THISDAY *Senate Calls FG’s Economic Managers Incompetent, Seeks Cabinet Reshuffle *Army: Over 2m Captives Freed from Boko Haram *Finance Minister, Adeosun Lied on Airport Remodelling, Says PDP *Buhari: Nigeria to Join Most Attractive Investment Destinations in the World *Fear Grips Delta Civil Servants as Okowa Orders Verification Exercise *Nigeria Will Not Slip Back to Lazy Overreliance on Oil *N’Delta Militants Vow to Bomb NNPC HQ If Patience Jonathan is Arrested GUARDIAN *Senate debates ways to curb economic recess...

THIS DAY *Recession: Senate Tables 14-Point Roadmap to Turn Around Economy *Police Apologise to INEC, Nigerians over Shift in Edo Poll *Finally, APC Senators Unite, Hold First Full Caucus Meeting *Zonal Intervention Fund: House Considers Re-Visiting Sharing Formula *Police Arrest 12 IPOB Members in Enugu *Peace in the Horizon for PDP as Makarfi, Sheriff Reconcile *Governors Confer with Osinbajo over N250bn Shortfall in States’ Allocations *Jubilation in Kogi as Supreme Court Affirms Bello’s Election GUARDIAN *APC members’ lobby for loyalists delays police recruitment *Shiites condemns government’s reasons for leader’s continued detention *Civil society groups urge government to set aside 15% allocation for health *NEMA cautions coastal states against excess water from Camerounian dam *‘More Nigerians risk heart diseases over recession’ *PDP, SDP bicker over non-performance, contract inflation in Delta *‘Depending solely on government to fund sports is ‘killing’ Nig...

THIS DAY *Buhari Assures Investors of Safety *Endorsement of EU-EPA will Cost Nigeria $1.3tn, MAN Warns *Saraki Intensifies Buy Made-in-Nigeria Campaign *Police to Sew Uniforms in Calabar Garment Factory, Says IG *NASU Tackles Buhari, FG over Non-release of N100bn Annual Funds *Boroh: Create Amnesty Programmes in States with Armed Groups *Abdulmumin Denies Ownership of UK Bank Account, Property *Itire: Lasg Denounces Purported Restriction of Movement GUARDIAN *Again, INEC under pressure to postponed polls *Ibori seeks independent investigation over trial *Minister slumps while inspecting IDPs camp *Flooded communities appeal to Niger government for assistance *Service delivery can take us out of recession, says Lalong *Edo health sector in shambles, says Ize-Iyamu *Aggrieved APC, PDP leaders planning to form new party *LAUTECH lecturers begin strike over five-month pay, others PUNCH *Osinbajo blames Niger Delta militants for recession *Ekiti court jails herdsm...

THIS DAY Recession: The Worst is Over, Says Emefiele Salaries Worth N2.29bn Paid to Buhari, Osinbajo and Others Dangote: I Need 38 Visas to Move Around Africa Ibori Raises Allegations of Corruption against British Police Despite Arrest, Suspected PickPocket Robs RRS Officer During Interrogation FG: Why We are Still Detaining Shiite Leader, El-Zakzaky Elumelu to Clinton, Trump: Africa Needs More US Engagement in Trade, Investment GUARDIAN Anxiety as Supreme Court rules on Kogi polls tomorrow Government seeks Chinese funding to bridge housing deficit How Nigeria was plunged into recession, by CBN Shehu Sani urges support for militarisation of Niger Delta Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves fall below $25b Over 90% of funding for malaria schemes comes from donors Support Buhari to tackle recession, APC tells PDP PUNCH Nigeria’ll start getting out of recession in Q4, says Emefiele …recovery not possible until 2017 – Experts Graduate impersonat...

GUARDIAN *Government condemns call for Buhari’s resignation *Four firms plead guilty in alleged $15m fraud by Jonathan’s ex-aide *Patience Jonathan files $200 million suit against EFCC *‘We robbed Onazi’s father to enjoy Eid-el-Kabir *Nigerian millitary misses out on global race for submarines *Youth unemployment, a huge time bomb, says Agwai *Court remands ex-militant, counsel alleges victimisation for defection THIS DAY *Buhari Rallies His Team: Think Out of the Box to Pull out of recession *DHQ: Boko Haram Video Diversionary, Replica of 2014 Clip *Obasanjo Urges Tasks FG to Resolve NOUN, Law School Crisis *Niger Hajj Committee Scribe Dies in Mecca *FG Ratifies Abuja Carnival to Begin November 19 *Next Governor of Edo will Come from Our Political Family, Says Igbenedion *Wike Recalls Suspended Commissioners; HoS, SA on Lands *Road Transporters to Effect 40% Fare Increase PUNCH *PDP shameless for asking President to quit, says FG *Tambuwal’s view on restructur...

GUARDIAN * PDP asks President Buhari to quit over poor performance * Schools in the throes of recession * Government reviews 2017 fiscal plan to check recession * Forex scarcity stifling insurance operations, NIA, CIIN lament * Catholic clerics task government over alleged mishandling of recession, others * Senate panel seeks electoral reforms to end inconclusive polls * African financial institutions to adopt Nigeria’s agric credit scheme * Navy arrests Bakassi group’s alleged kingpin PUNCH * EFCC declares ex-governor of Katsina State, wanted for alleged N76bn fraud * Repentant militants surrender arms to Okorocha * Jilted 19-year-old student commits suicide * Patients groan as teaching hospitals’ cancer machines break down * Oshiomhole panicking over Edo gov poll – Wike * Amosun, Dickson want Ojude Oba listed as global festival * Pay workers promptly, Katsina monarch tells govs * Fayose disagrees with Tambuwal, Mimiko on restructuring THISDAY * Economy: Catho...

GUARDIAN * Nigeria earns N1.7 trillion from crude oil export in Q2 * Arik, Nigeria’s biggest airline suspends operations * For NAFEST 2016, Akwa Ibom, the land of promise, beckons * BBOG to give Buhari letter on Chibok girls at UN * Army doctor punished for alleged unlawful admission of nursing students for clinical training * Government to borrow N1 trillion from cash-strapped banks * Declare emergency on economy, Anglican clerics urge Buhari * ‘Agriculture is the only way out of recession, militancy’ - Heineken Lokpobiri PUNCH * Militants destroy NPDC facility in Delta, threaten more attacks * Dialogue: Ijaw elders reject Clark’s team * We have not declared strike yet – ASUU * Resident doctors may begin nationwide strike September 30 * $15m in my accounts for medical bills, others, says Patience * Senate’ll advise Buhari to sack incompetent ministers –Saraki * Herdsmen defy minister, move cows on FCT roads, streets * NSCDC operatives, Benue fuel attendants clash...

GUARDIAN * Osinbajo blames recession on 60% revenue loss to pipeline vandalism * Residents flee Kaduna community as tremors persist * Team Nigeria grabs two more gold, breaks another world record * ‘Creation of EFCC an aberration to the Nigerian constitution’ -  NBA president, Mr Abubakar Mahmoud (SAN). * Government orders navy to stop illegal foreign fishermen * Northern bishops’ forum scores Buhari low on economy PUNCH * Eid-el-Kabir holds in Borno resettled communities * $20m accounts: Patience Jonathan may forfeit N10bn hotel to FG * Sultan says killer herdsmen are foreign terrorists, CAN disagrees * Troops kill bomber, say B’Haram fighters disguise as lunatics * APGA calls for further postponement of Edo election * Despite huge deposits, Nigeria imports coal, iron ore – FG THISDAY * With Non-members Flooding Market, OPEC Predicts Oil Glut in 2017 * Buhari Hits PDP Again: For 16 Years, No Savings, No Power, No Road, No Security * Military Averts Tragedy i...

GUARDIAN * Buhari, others at Eid-el-Kabir , promise end to hardship * I spent my money to save Nigeria’s Olympic team, says Mikel * Residents panic as tremors hit Kaduna community * Telecoms firms get final caution on unsolicited messages * Rivers teachers threaten strike over unpaid salaries * Senate to push for removal of incompetent officials * Ogun, Chinese firm partner on free trade zone development * Nigerians ignore SEC’s warning on online financial investment scheme THISDAY * Worsening Dollar Scarcity Threatens Overseas Education * CBN Warns Banks over Non-reversal of Electronic Transactions Dispense Errors * Nigerian Students Sue Alabama University for Treating Them ‘Like Animals’ * Falana Urges FG to Reject Swiss’ Conditions for Repatriating $321m Abacha Loot * Troops Destroy 52 Illegal Refineries, Clear Kidnappers Den in Rivers * We Have a Common Destiny, Mark, Wike Tell Nigerians * Leaders Call for Prayers to End Nigeria’s Woes * FG: Rice Could Sell f...

PUNCH * 12,179 northern schools get $100m bailout * Nasarawa loses N600m to workers’ strike * Protests rock Kwara over unpaid LG workers salaries * Ugwuanyi appoints ex-General to tackle herdsmen * Sea pirates kidnap, kill four policemen in Rivers * Militants hide under regional agitation to commit crimes – DHQ * Nigeria losing one million barrels of oil daily – Osinbajo *  Unemployment high because youths run from challenges–NDE THISDAY * Michael, Patriarch of Ibru Dynasty, Passes On at 85 * Buhari Relives 33-year-old Coup Statement, Tells Nigerians to Salvage the Country * Nigeria’s Exports Grow By 63% to N1.873trn in Q2 * Eid-el-Kabir: 22 Christian Groups Confront FG, Say Sultan Can’t Declare Public Holiday * FG Unveils Residence Permit Trackers for Expatriates, Foreigners * Insecurity: FG Set to Overhaul, Restructure Nigerian Armed Forces * Military Recovers Corpses of Drowned Soldiers, One still Missing * Former Senate President Urges FG to Ignore US Cong...

GUARDIAN * Appeal Court dismisses oil firms’ suit against FIRS * Disagreement over host community clause stalling PIB, says Senate * NAPTIP condemns Amnesty’s call to repeal prostitution law * Comptroller decries poor condition of prisons in Nasarawa * Global strategy imperative to tackle economic crime, says Amaechi * ‘Why we declared state of emergency in Nigerian sports’ PUNCH * FG knows where our girls are – Chibok community * Wike backs military operation against militants * Oil workers’ kidnappers demand N100m ransom * Four Operation Crocodile Smile soldiers drown in Bayelsa * Anti-Amnesty International protesters storm Abuja UN building * CJN bemoans poor budgetary allocation to judiciary THISDAY * Petrol Price Hike on Hold, Buhari Meets Kachikwu, Baru * Anxiety as APC, PDP Governors Storm Benin in Battle for Edo State * ECOWAS, Elumelu Foundation Sign MoU on Youth Empowerment * FG: 53% of Under-five Children Die of Malnutrition Annually * Budget Scandal...

GUARDIAN * Nigeria’s situation now requires hard choices, says Central Bank * Borno to blacklist banks implicated in ghost-worker scam * Why U.S. is still holding $458m Abacha loot, by AGF * Why Nigeria, India top list of countries at greatest risk of Zika virus * Okoye canvasses social security to reduce poverty * UNICEF bemoans AIDS prevalence in Nigeria * Veterinarian cautions ram buyers of tick-infested rams * Farmers urge government to tackle challenges in preserving farm produce PUNCH * Sallah forces Reps to postpone resumption * We’re closing in on oil workers’ kidnappers –Police * Deputy governor urges media to promote good governance * I can’t stop Buhari from seeking re-election –Obasanjo * Recession: Stop crying like helpless baby, PDP tells APC * INEC bars suspected bribe takers from Edo, Ondo polls * FG plans 20-man panel to review electoral laws * Traders comb Katsina for cheap sallah rams THISDAY * CBN Calls for Calm as PDP Blames Buhari for Rece...

PUNCH * We need restructuring, not breakup, Afenifere, Ohanaeze tell Abdullahi * Wike dissolves 17 LG caretaker committees * Group warns FG against negotiating with B’Haram * Planned Chibok girls swap not sign of failure – Military * Zamfara killings: Soyinka seeks punishment for hate preachers * Moral values, solution to national development – Ambode * Reveal Atsuwete’s killers, rights activists urge police THISDAY * After Grim Economic Data, Buhari Appeals for Patience, Promises Real Change * NAF Attacks Boko Haram Leadership Location in Northern Borno * FG to Sanction Heads of Agencies over Abuse of Procurement Act * First Nation Confirms Suspension of Operations * National Drivers Licence Now Valid for Five Years * Historic North-South Rail Transportation of Cattle, Farm Produce Launched * Pass PIB, Privatise Refineries, Experts Tell Buhari THE SUN * Lagos, Anambra, Kano, Delta, others witness sun eclipse * How civil servants defraud state with multiple ATM ...