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NEWSPAPER REVIEW FOR MONDAY 13TH FEBRUARY, 2017.


BUSINESS DAY
*Fashola, Adeosun, others to attend maiden national budget defence public hearing
*Dangote sets to launch 25,000 hectares of rice out-grower scheme in Sokoto
*Lagos takes advocacy against domestic, sexual violence to army
*Egyptians ditch imports and buy local as pound sinks
*ICRC partners NEPAD on Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline project

NIGERIAN TRIBUE
*I’m guilty of no offence, but I leave my traducers to God — Ibori
*OYSG gets court order for release of LG allocations
*Whistleblowers: FG seizes fresh $151m, N8bn from 4 sources
*Aisha Buhari begs Nigerians to support husband
*N5bn recovered from former NNPC GMD’s private home, not shocking ― Igbokwe

THE NATION
*Exposed: $151m, N8b in fictitious bank accounts
*AMCON: Arik needs N10b
*Why govt fired lead prosecutor in Supreme Court Justice’s trial, by AGF
*Diezani’s alleged loot: EFCC hunts for another ex-GMD of NNPC
*Disquiet over Arik Air’s takeover
*NIMASA: we’re committed to Maritime varsity

THE SUN
*Whistle blowing: FG recovers $151m loot
*Apo 6: 5 police officers to know fate today
*Udoedeghe was PDP agent in our party –APC
*Ibori shuts down Delta
*Justice Ngwuta’s trial: FG sacks top lawyer over conduct
*David-West to Soyinka: Nigeria started democracy before US
*Ondo Assembly crisis: Factional speaker, others go into hiding
*Injection of money in economy’ll help end recession –Tambuwal
*Presidency: Igbo must take up fight from where I stopped –Ekwueme

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