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NEWSPAPER REVIEW FOR TUESDAY 17TH JANUARY, 2017.



VANGUARD
*Obazee not fired because of Adeboye – Presidency source
*Reps summon N-Delta Minister over East-West Road contract agreement
*LASSA FEVER: NCDC confirms 9 deaths, 20 cases in 7 states
*Black market’ll soon collapse – Adeosun
*Turkish college kidnap: Abductors reduce ransom to N750m
*FG begs SSANU, NASU, NAT to suspend strike
*How Prof, 6 others were killed in UNNMAID mosques attacks
*IMF affirms Nigeria’s recovery from recession, with 0.8% growth forecast

THE GUARDIAN
*Trouble in nation’s mortgage banks over liquidity squeeze
*No dialogue, Niger Delta problems already known, says Buhari
*North Korea tells Obama to get "packing"
*Nigeria loses N25b yearly to importation of foreign lottery technology
*Iwobi is well on his way to becoming one of Gunners’ homegrown greats

THISDAY
*FG Rejects BBOG’s Conditions for Participating in North-east Tour
*Ex-House Member, Duru Arraigned for Alleged Theft
*Court Grants FG’s Request to Amend Suit against Total, Chevron
*‘Abuja Airport Closure Best Option for Safety’
*Rivers Re-Run: Wike Asks Court to Stop FG’s Probe
*Ex-House Member, Duru Arraigned for Alleged Theft
*Two Killed as Soldiers, Armed Gang Engage in Shootout in Bayelsa
*Two Herdsmen Remanded for Destruction of Farmlands in Ekiti
*Police Intercept Two Trucks with 145 Children in Jos
*LASG: Killers of LASTMA Commander Arrested
*Edo ElectionTribunal: Ize-Iyamu, PDP Begin Tendering Documentary Evidence
*Gunmen Abduct Medical Worker in Sokoto
*Relief as NLNG Vessel Discharges Cooking Gas in Lagos
*NPC, Sahara Take Delivery of Two LPG Vessels, to Clear Supply...

THE NATION
*Air Force flies Ezekwesili, others to Sambisa forest
*Suicide bomber kills Prof, four others in UNIMAID
*Reps reject N305/dollar exchange rate for budget
*Osinbajo: how to develop Niger Delta
*Court rejects Jammeh’s request to stop inauguration
*No bomb in Agege, says Lagos govt

THE PUNCH
*Rerun: Court declines Wike’s application to stop police probe
*Community pickets Indorama
*Ize-Iyamu, Edo PDP tender evidence at tribunal
*I stand by my design, says Uyo church architect
*Dickson canvasses peace
*JTF kills suspects escaping with sack of guns
*I can’t see you in chambers, judge tells Fani-Kayode’s lawyer
*Fayose installs new king for Fayemi’s town
*Lassa fever hits seven states, kills six
*Magboro light: Ibadan disco risks sanctions, says Rep
*Professor, two others die in UNIMAID suicide bombing
*We flew 6,773 hours in 2016 fighting B’Haram – NAF
*BBOG visits air force base in Adamawa
*IMF predicts 0.8% growth for Nigeria’s economy
*Osinbajo in N’Delta, says region long neglected

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