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NEWSPAPER REVIEW FOR WEDNESDAY 5TH OCTOBER, 2016.



PUNCH
* Gunmen ignore police presence, abduct ex-minister, hubby in Kaduna
* Alleged N25bn fraud: Court orders arrest of Gombe ex-gov, Goje
* Imo Assembly moves to stop female genital mutilation
* Property owners panic as Enugu sets up demolition committee
* Rigging allegation: Group, INEC disagree on Edo election
* FG puts up N7bn presidential jets for sale
* Military foils attempt to bomb Forcados terminal
* ECOWAS Court orders FG to release Dasuki

THE SUN
* Oyegun to Tinubu: You can’t remove me
* FG sends N6.847trn 2017 budget to NASS Oct 31
* Nigeria’ll get out of recession in 2017 –IMF
* Enugu-Onitsha failed road: Senate seeks FG’s intervention
* Asset declaration: CCT indicts Orubebe, seizes house
* IDPs: Senate probes FG’s Intervention Fund
* Russia 2018 World Cup qualifier: Full house as Eagles begin training
* Aftermath of Paralympic Games: Athletes cry out to Buhari for largesse

DAILY TRUST
* N/East: N1.3bn spent on bogus contracts – Senate
* Recession: Buhari puts 2 presidential aircraft on sale
* Academic activities to resume in Boko Haram liberated areas
* Reps demand free ante-natal services
* Buhari proposes N6.9tr for 2017
* Nigeria will become hub of agribusiness again – Obasanjo
* FG demands $406.75m from Shell over alleged crude oil theft
* Oyo declares today work-free day for teachers

VANGUARD
* Orubebe: ‘Many politiciansare guilty of false assets declaration’
* Recession: Senate to fast-track passage of PIB, others
* ONDO GOV POLL: Akeredolu, Abraham Trade Words As Supporters Clash
* Niger Deltans Frustrating Buhari From Developing Region — Omo-Agege
* EFCC To Looters: Expect More Arrests, Convictions, Recovery Of Stolen Funds
* Tinubu Can’t Sack Me On Pages Of Newspapers – Odigie-OyEgun
* Restructuring Nigeria a Yoruba agenda; is impracticable, says Yakassai
* Senate probes diversion of N5bn IDPs funds

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