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NEWSPAPER REVIEW FOR TUESDAY 14TH MARCH, 2017.


THE NATION
*N500m Paris Club cash recovered from governor
*CBN moves to check forex abuse in banks
*Osinbajo: Buhari fit for office
*Sheriff, Makarfi bicker over governors’ N50m stipend
*Akeredolu appoints SSG, others
*NBC revokes 54 radio/TV licences
*Bonny NLNG’s gross revenue hits $90b
*Fed Govt to save $200m from fertiliser initiatives
*Etisalat may exit Nigeria over debt default
*Not a smooth take-off at Kaduna Airport

THE PUNCH
*Buhari resumes, meets Osinbajo in Aso Rock
*JAMB begins sale of UTME forms March 20
*Ogun upgrades MAPOLY to MKO Abiola varsity
*Stop senseless killings, Anglican Church tells Buhari
*Ambode, Daura advise security officers on patriotism
*Diezani deposited $115.01m, gave Belgore, Sulaiman N450m –Witness
*Benue overwhelmed by herdsmen’s attacks, says Ortom
*15 die as truck plunges into Adamawa river
*Banker diverted N78m pension fund into fake accounts –ICPC
*Delta declares three-day mourning for Ogbemudia
*ICPC seizes 220 flats, four guns, ammunition from ex-gov’s aide
*Sheriff, Makarfi clash over alleged largesse from PDP govs
*Fasehun berates Customs DG for flouting Senate’s order

THE GUARDIAN
*Billions lost to helicopter ban on Kaduna-Abuja route
*Buhari meets Osinbajo over economy, 2017 budget
*Snow postpones Trump-Merkel talks until Friday
*Investors plan N600billion fund for Delta Steel resuscitation
*Organisers explain visit of Maradona, Messi, Ronaldo, Zidane to Nigeria
*Military, MDAs owe power companies N51 billion
*MOSOP, INC urge FG to compel oil firms to relocate to Niger Delta
*Rivers will submit report on rerun poll to IGP, says Wike
*PDP crisis deepens as Makarfi, Sheriff trade words over funding allegations
*Ikorodu under siege as suspected militants return on revenge mission
*Fayose urges Buhari to release Kanu, others unconditionally

VANGUARD
*Circumcision Tragedy: 9-month-old baby’s mother cries for help
*Naira appreciates to N454/$
*Vanguard Gov of the Year Award: Gowon, Anyaoku, laud Ayade
*Engine failure, human error caused 2012 Dana Air crash – investigators
*Saraki, Dogara to read Buhari’s resumption letter today
*One dead as herdsmen, farmers clash in Abia
*Circumcision Tragedy: 9-month-old baby’s mother cries for help
*NFF to Rohr: Give us 2018 World Cup ticket or …
*CAF Elections: Wind of change blowing in African football — Bility
*Fashola commissions Transcorp Power’s 115MW turbine
*Dangote Refinery to receive compressor trains
*SON discovers 8 flats where expired products are repacked for sale

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