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NEWSPAPER REVIEW FOR SATURDAY 8TH OCTOBER, 2016.


THE GUARDIAN
*Court strikes out forgery case against Saraki, Ekweremadu
*Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi
Case a distraction to Senate, says spokesman
*Odigie-Oyegun replies Tinubu over choice of Akeredolu
*INEC presents certificate of return to Obaseki
*‘I see victory for Eagles in Zambia’
*Burkina Faso face pressure from supporters against South Africa
*Nadal crashes, Murray wins in Beijing quarters
*Woods confirms tour return in California

THE NATION
*Troops arrest suspected Boko Haram militants in *Maiduguri.
*Eagles will deliver in Ndola – Rohr gernot-rohr
*Haiti hurricane death toll reaches 800
*Buhari vows to promote unity, peace among Nigerians
*No vendetta against past leaders – Presidency
*Kaduna declares Shi’ite movement unlawful society Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky
*Kidnappers of Epe students, teachers demand ransom Gunmen in Lagos School
*Group protest terrorism at Iranian embassy anti-el-zakzaki-protest
*We need a united front to fight recession – Senate
*Chris Jeyibo Koga CEO dies in car crash

PUNCH
*Ondo crisis: Nobody’s money can buy my conscience, Oyegun tells Tinubu
*Bedroom war: Lives of polygamous men battling with wives over sex timetables
*Why some people say I use juju –AY
*13 die in Niger boat accidents
*Abductors demand ransoms for kidnapped Lagos pupils, teachers
*APC feud: Fayose condemns attack on Tinubu
*Airports concession: Turkish company, politicians, others lobby FG
*School feeding: FG fails to meet September take-off target
*Atiku, others hail FG over withdrawal of charges

THISDAY
*Oyegun: Tinubu’s Corruption Allegation Personally Insulting, Baseless, Reckless.
*Ambode Revs up $2.3bn Badagry Deep Sea Port Project
*Forgery Trial, Politically-induced Distraction, Say Saraki, Ekweremadu
*Recession: Emefiele Opens Talks with Chinese Investors
*Kaduna State Government Outlaws El-Zakzaky’s Islamic Movement in Nigeria

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