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NEWSPAPER REVIEW FOR MONDAY 16TH JANUARY, 2017.



THE PUNCH
*Osinbajo visits N’Delta today, youths give condition for peace
*Gunmen kill 10 in Benue
*We don’t want Ekweremadu in our party – Enugu APC
*Police, Ibadan youths clash over man caught with human head
*School feeding: Five states get N400m this week
*JAMB meets WAEC, NECO, others on UTME schedule Tuesday
*‘Osun IDP camp, mockery of B’Haram victims’
*Thugs beat me for challenging Olubadan – deposed chief
*Ondo transition committees meet, promise seamless transition
*C&S Movement rejects FRC code
*Herdsmen attack Niger, kill inspector, NSCDC official, seven others
*Power: Magboro, Ibafo residents accuse Ibadan disco of deception
*Army frees 257 suspected B’Haram members, kills 13 terrorists
*Nnamani electoral reform panel to seek extension of ultimatum
*Nigerians won’t accept fresh fuel price hike –NLC

VANGUARD
*Constitution amendment: NASS to strip FG of powers to control resources
*Clerics split over FRC Code as Akin-John says Christians must obey the law
*CAN faults FG’s record on security
*Dangote sets up truck assembly plant In Lagos, creates 3,00 jobs
*Armed Forces Remembrance Day: Govs laud contributions of fallen soldiers
*50 firms bid for NNPC’s 2-yr boat supply term contract
*We ‘ve restored Nigeria’s sanity, territorial integrity, says Buhari
*Osinbajo’s N-Delta visit: Tompolo’s kinsmen jubilant, arrange dance troupes

GUARDIAN
*Ex-soldiers allege funds’ misuse as government remembers fallen heroes
*High rents, recession forcing low-income tenants to suburbs
*Troops rescue 58, kill 13 suspected Boko Haram members
*‘Monster Trucks’ crashes, burns in tough start for paramount
*Andy Rubin nears his comeback, complete with an ‘essential’ phone

THE NATION
*Alleged N23b bribe: 200 INEC officials face panel
*Lagos plans to boost growth with environmental bill
*ECOWAS army chiefs meet over The Gambia
*Buhari to troops: you have made Nigeria proud
*Fed Govt rejects BBOG conditions for joining Chibok Girls’ search mission
*Ex-Rep Nze Duru spends fifth day in police custody
*Dangote sets up truck plant

THE SUN
*Turkish school: Kidnappers demand N1.2bn ransom
*Soldiers kill 13 terrorists, rescue 58 hostages in Borno
*We can’t shift tour of Sambisa Forest, FG tells BBOG
*Govs , Atiku commend military on fight against insurgents
*Armed Forces Remembrance Day: We’ve restored Nigeria’s integrity, Buhari tells soldiers
*How Nigeria can come out of recession –Kalu
*Buhari’s economic policies lack human face –CAN
*Gambia president-elect to stay in Senegal until inauguration day
*IPOB holds rally for Trump Friday

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