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PUNCH *Senate panel alleges N30tn forex scam in banks, begins probe *Buhari absent at FEC meeting, remains indoors *Commendation as DSS foils ISIS plot to attack US, UK embassies *Ambode seeks reform in politics, economy *Lagos to enforce insurance scheme for buildings *LASTMA frowns on abuse of lay-bys, threatens sanctions *EFCC recovers $43m, £27,000, N23m during house raid *We won’t replace Magu, says Osinbajo *FG declares Friday, Monday holidays *Nigeria must do more to rescue Chibok girls – UN experts *IPOB tackles British envoy over Biafra comment *Sanusi challenges AIG to tackle kidnapping, restiveness *Three killed as policemen, soldiers clash in Yobe THE SUN *EFCC discovers N15bn in Lagos home *Cross River uncovers 734 fake teachers *PDP crisis: South West caucus stops further meetings with Sheriff *EFCC: Magu doesn’t need Senate confirmation –Osinbajo *Minister explains Buhari’s absence at FEC meeting *DSS arrests ISIS agents, foils attacks on UK, US ...

PUNCH *Malabu: Some people are threatened by my international profile, says Jonathan *Our officials took N3bn bribe to rig 2015 polls – INEC *Extradition: Senate seeks due process in Kashamu’s case *Reps summon two ministers, principal over death of Queen’s College students *Patience Jonathan’s $15m: Ozekhome challenges companies’ conviction *Disclose your security votes, budget details, labour tells govs *Ife clash: 21 indigenes sue IGP *FG begins counselling of Boko Haram victims *El-Rufai published security budget, not security vote – Reps *Russian fighter jets arrive, military plans fresh bombing of Lagos creeks *You failed your people, Sanusi attacks Zamfara gov again *Alleged libel: Court grants Olunloyo bail *Ambode urges residents to embrace healthcare services *Suspect flees as whistle-blower exposes N4bn in secret accounts THE NATION *Reps attack El-Rufai as Dogara unveils his pay *Govt to appeal lost graft cases *Panel’s report indicts Jonathan, others...

PUNCH *Lagos arrests, jails motorists for buying in traffic *Woman dies as herdsmen attack Benue village *Fayose, Ekiti Muslim leaders reach peace pact *El-Rufai discloses security vote, salary, attacks N’Assembly *Suicide bomber killed in UNIMAID *Unpaid stipends: Amnesty boss pacifies ex-militants *EFCC uncovers another N250.5m in Lagos market *Wike has survived five assassination attempts – Rivers *$17bn stolen crude: AGF, Emefiele, others shun Reps hearing *Customs CG approves promotion of 3,487 senior officers *You can’t stop Umahi’s re-election, Ebonyi elders tell Elechi *Obasanjo’s ex-wife loses suit to stop son’s wedding *Call for LG autonomy, an aberration, says Aregbesola GUARDIAN *FG threatens sanction against defaulting power sector service providers *Wike survived five assassination attempts in 11 months, says commissioner *Reps summon Magu, Emefiele, NNPC boss over allegedly stolen $17b oil money *Assemblies of God leaders affirm Supreme Court’s jud...

PUNCH *Obasanjo lacks moral right to accuse anyone of corruption – Fayose *I won’t dignify Fayose with a response –Fayemi *Obasanjo replies to Bamaiyi’s allegations *Ambode kick-starts Lagos@50, pledges support for entrepreneurship *FG adopts PACAC’s plan on courts for kidnapping, others *APC NEC members write Buhari, decry marginalisation *$1.3bn Malabu scam: Jonathan may have received $200m, says report *Vibrations rock Lagos international airport *Rainstorm kills pregnant woman, four others *221 policemen guarding Wike – Police Oba of Benin gets 117-year-old tortoises *Take some corruption cases to ICC, SERAP tells Buhari *Retiree sues FG for daughter’s death at NYSC camp *Petrol price template unaffected by bridging cost – PPPRA *One killed as task force destroys shanties in Lagos *CBN to sustain forex intervention, releases fresh $418m *My belief in Nigerian economy unshaken – Dangote GUARDIAN *Hurdles for local carriers as foreign airlines dominate Lagos ...

PUNCH *Jonathan’s PDP peace meeting ends in disarray Seven die in Rivers as boat capsizes *Court unfreezes Patience Jonathan’s $5.9m account *Drama as court releases arrested UNILAG students *N/Delta states indicating interest in modular refineries —Presidency *North-West governors to tackle educational challenges *Anambra speaker absconds with mace to avert impeachment *Kanu: Court to rule on FG’s application for witnesses’ protection *Ita-Giwa defects to APC today *FG accuses Dasuki of stealing prohibited firearms, re-arraigns ex-NSA *Fayemi remains a wanted person — Ekiti Assembly *We are for one Nigeria, says Britain *Foursquare leader urges FG to focus on agric, technology THISDAY *PDP Crisis Festers as Sheriff Storms Out of Jonathan’s Peace Parley *FG Appeals Justice Ademola’s Acquittal, Files Fresh Charges at CCT *North Korea Hacking Nigerian Banks, Financial Institutions of 17 Other Countries *Obasanjo’s Ex-wife Alleges Threat to Life over Son’s Wedding *...

PUNCH *FG’s economic model can’t work, says Sanusi *We’ll approach economic challenges like anti-terror fight – Buhari *Meningitis caught us off guard, says FG …faults Zamfara gov’s position on cause *EFCC arrests ex-Niger Gov, Aliyu, over N5bn scam *How to avoid exchange rate loss while travelling *Olympic gold means more than Barca titles –Messi *Mob beat Rep into a coma in Minna *Constitution amendment: States to get more powers, says Ekweremadu *Naira overvalued by 20%, says IMF *No plan to scrap YouWin programme – Adeosun *House of Reps or House of Truants? *Utomi blames Buhari’s govt for recession *Police place N1m bounty on bullion van attackers *We’ll approach economic challenges like anti-terror fight – Buhari *Meningitis caught us off guard, says FG …faults Zamfara gov’s position on cause *Buhari and Nigeria’s meningitis menace *Saraki didn’t declare £1.5 London mortgage, properties – CCB official *EFCC smashes fraud syndicate, seizes fake $570,000 *Sec...

PUNCH *FG should drop Saraki’s CCT case, APC senators tell party *Developer defrauds new couple, 11 others from Kirikiri prison *Sagay threatens to sue Senate over proposed summons *Parties fielding ex-convicts, certificate forgers for elections —INEC *Court summons Falana over ‘supermarket’ judgment comments *Defend yourselves against herdsmen, Yoruba leaders tell S’West residents *Nigerian teenager admitted by eight Ivy League schools in US *Billionaire Warren Buffet becomes face of Coke in China *Niger orders re-arraignment of rapist jailed 1 month *US Consulate, firm to train 102 entrepreneurs *Buratai, your boys are running wild agaiN Misconceptions about menopause *EFCC appeals ruling unfreezing Ozekhome’s bank account *FG should drop Saraki’s CCT case, APC senators tell party *Five children killed in Abuja electricity fire *LASG to clear shanties for modern abattoir *Muslim group condemns masqueraders attack on Nsukka Catholic priest *Cultists kill two, abd...

THE SUN *AGF, NASS clash over recovered loot *Wike has done more projects  than FG, says Akpabio *Buhari, Saraki, Dogara in closed-door meeting over 2017 budget *FG warns Nigerians over ISIS’ recruitment *Anti-graft: Stop misleading Buhari, Ozekhome tells Sagay *Ondo Assembly speaker, deputy dump PDP for APC *Meningitis: 22m people at risk in 5 states *Ibadan boils, as pro, anti-Ajimobi groups clash PUNCH *Okebukola, Oloyede, UNILAG VC, others make MAUTECH panel *No vaccines for meningitis strain — FG *Buhari pledges incentives for manufacturers *Magu: Senate APC, PDP caucuses hold parallel meetings today *Serial fraud: Police re-arraign Seun Egbegbe, four others *Herdsmen: Anambra women threaten Obiano’s re-election *Ondo LG caretaker committee illegal, says PDP *I have not defected to APC –Uduaghan *EFCC doesn’t need arrest warrant to produce Adoke, others —Court *Perm Sec arraigned for alleged false asset declaration *Companies convicted of laundering Pa...

PUNCH *Rep seeks 20-year jail term for financial crimes *Queen’s College deaths: Parents knock education minister *MultiChoice hikes DStv, GOtv subscription rates *Overthrow of Buhari: IBB promoted indiscipline among soldiers, says Bamaiyi *Ekiti police arrest three with human skull *Ex-naval captain, wife fight over son’s custody *Recovered cows: Police taking our credit, task force alleges *CBN moves to boost naira, injects more dollars *Police arrest 25 for illegal sale of UTME materials *I report at DSS office daily, not detained — Ifeanyi Ubah *Tension in Ife as policeman kills youth during clash *South-East govs to meet FG over Kanu, projects, others *Akeredolu appoints LG caretakers *Buhari has power to extend perm sec’s tenure – FG *Executive/legislative face-off: APC meets Senate caucus Tuesday *Nigeria’s debt burden to hit N19.3tn by December *CAN demands apology from DSS for detaining Lemo, others *No going back on strike today – NUPENG *Maku knocks Al...