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NEWSPAPER REVIEW FOR MONDAY 24TH OCTOBER, 2016.



VANGUARD
*NJC bars judges, judicial workers from accepting gifts
*Obanikoro will account for N4.7bn fraud — EFCC
*SANs, Labour, others divided over suspension of judges
*Niger Delta Avengers to Buhari: Don’t provoke us to ground Nigeria
*You can’t end recession with a Finance minister having qualifications as Kemi - Reno
*Ganduje threatens to probe Kwankwaso’s tenure
*Nigeria unserious about non-oil exports

PUNCH
*Rescued Chibok girls need expert for rehabilitation – Pope
*Police recover 19 cars, SUVs from ex-IG Arase
*Ex-gov Yero spent N4.1bn on sweets, juice, training in 2014 –Commissioner
*Kwara illegally deducted N33.6bn from LG accounts – NULGE
*Siblings convert rented apartment to shrine
*NJC plans to stop publication of petitions against judges

THIS DAY
*Rumblings in APC over Ambassadorial Nominees
*SERAP Challenges CJN to Speak out on Justice Okoro’s Allegations against...
*Era of Wasteful Spending Over, Buhari Tells Universities
*Don’t Reopen Trans-Forcados Line or Negotiate with Clark Group’
*Nigeria Wasting Time without True Federalism – Tunde Bakare
*Ondo Guber Race: Ibrahim Accuses INEC Staff of Demanding $1m Bribe
*FG Warns North-east States against Misappropriation of Funds

DAILY TRUST
*Hoarding, foreigners endanger bumper harvest
*JAMB moves to scrap cut off marks
*Plateau radio/TV workers want govt account frozen over 54-month salary arrears
*Family incurs Oba’s wrath by organizing burial ceremony
*Niger seeks N2.5bn loan for salary
*Unclaimed corpses overwhelm private morgue owner
*ABU to generate 1.2mw electricity from farm produce, faeces

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