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NEWSPAPER REVIEW FOR FRIDAY 13TH JANUARY, 2017.



THE NATION
*Southwest leaders demand more action from Fed Govt
*IPOB, militants: Global rights group slams govt
*Nigeria to U.S.: release $550m ‘Abacha loot’
*‘RCCG amending constitution on leadership structure’
*PFN hails suspension of Corporate Governance Code
*Biafra: Court to rule Feb 10 on Kanu’s motion to quash charges

THE PUNCH
*IPOB threatens to expose Uwazuruike
*APC quizzes Kwankwaso over North-West crisis
*Many injured, as youths, scavengers clash in A’Ibom
*Biafra: Court rules on Kanu’s motion to quash charges Feb. 10
*Eagles return to top 50
*You can’t remove Ekweremadu, PDP dares APC senators
*Unknown persons behind Kaduna killings ­—NSCIA
*PDP, APC disagree over arrest of INEC ad hoc staff
*Nigeria didn’t cut ties with Taiwan —Presidency
*‘Friends’ spent N100m on thanksgiving for Badeh’s N15m house – Witness
*If we don’t tame religion, it’ll kill Nigeria –Soyinka
*Buhari replies Malala on Chibok girls’ freedom
*Kudirat: S’Court okays Lagos appeal against al-Mustapha
*Tinubu, Fashola, governors, S’West APC leaders meet, stress unity
*Reps accuse IG of diverting N1.8bn armoured vehicles funds
*Adeboye’s decision to appoint national overseer irreversible – RCCG
*Buhari meets security chiefs
*Army captain, lieutenant die in Borno explosion
*Nigeria may lose $550m Abacha loot to US –Sagay
*Buhari drops Mamora, Tallen, Bugaje from ambassadorial list
*Ambode plans tech hub in Lagos
*Poor power causes water shortage — LASG
*‘Environmental impact assessment mandatory for Lagos projects’
*Obama surprises Biden with top civilian honor
*Herbalist paid me N10,000 for UNIOSUN student – Driver
*For removing condom during sex, man bags 12-month jail term
*Sowore, Fatodu trade accusations, threaten legal action
*Market indices record 0.21% loss
*Watchdog to investigate US Justice Department, FBI’s pre-election acts
*We are not planning to attack Gambia – Nigerian Army

THE VANGUARD
*If we don’t tame religion in Nigeria, it would kill us – Soyinka
*Soyinka condemns Buhari, El Rufai’s handling of Southern Kaduna killings
*Buhari jets out to The Gambia Friday for ECOWAS mission
*Kudirat: S-Court grants Lagos leave to re-open case against Al-Mustapha
*Biafra: Buhari committed felony in 1983, not me, Kanu tells Court
*Senate rejects FG’s ban on land border car importation
*Ohanaeze election: Igbo elite at war
*PH, Kaduna, Warri refineries resume kerosene, diesel production

THE GUARDIAN
*Soyinka flays Buhari, El-Rufai over southern Kaduna killings
*‘How poor census figures stall progress’
*Amazon to deliver 100,000 new US jobs
*Court fixes Feb 10 to rule on IPOB leader’s case
*Nigeria’s .ng suffers patronage, as firms, others adopt foreign domain names
*Police warn group to jettison planned ‘OccupyCBN’ protest
*Lagos secures order to re-open Kudirat’s murder case against Al-Mustapha

THE SUN
*$950m Nigeria loot trapped in US
*Buhari drops Mamora, Ooni’s brother from new ambassadorial list
*Kudirat Abiola: Al-Mustapha for retrial
*Ohanaeze: Atiku, Kalu congratulate Nwodo, others
*Ekiti: Only God can decide who succeeds me –Fayose
*Nigeria raises troops for Gambia, ready to remove Jammeh
*Senate: Ekweremadu won’t join APC –PDP
*Senate session on Abuja Airport closure deadlocked

THISDAY
*Southern Kaduna: Religion Will Kill Nigeria If…, Warns Soyinka
*Executive, Legislature’s Disagreement over Closure of Abuja Airport Deepens
*N396.5bn Multilateral Fund for New Development Bank as FG Applies for...
*Slain Soldiers in Renewed Boko Haram Attacks for Burial Today
*Again, Buhari to Travel to Gambia to Persuade Jammeh to Step...
*Ekweremadu Won’t Decamp to APC, Says PDP
*Non-passage of MTEF Delays Budget Debate
*NNPC Seeks More Royalty on Deep Offshore, Inland Basin PSCs
*We will Rescue Chibok Girls in Captivity, President Assures Malala
*Nigeria May Lose Another $550m Abacha Loots to US, Sagay Warns
*Rivers Rerun: PDP Alleges Arrest, Detention of 21 INEC Ad-hoc Staff
*Buhari: Corruption Remains Nigeria’s Worst Problem
*Army Sues Premium Times over Alleged False Publication
*Biafra: Court Fixes Feb 10 to Rule on Kanu’s Application

DAILY TRUST
*Borno uncovers baby factory, bans illegal motor parks
*PFN welcomes suspension of corporate governance code
*Rally Igbo behind Buhari, Atiku urges Ohanaeze
*FG constitutes committee on cocoa resuscitation
*Navy warns on illegal training schools
*Buhari: We are working to free all Chibok girls
*Herbalist, driver who kidnapped, killed UNIOSUN student arrested

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