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NEWSPAPER REVIEW FOR THURSDAY 18TH MAY, 2017.



PUNCH
*Ezeife is prophet of doom, says APC
Special counsel to probe Trump-Russia links
*United States: What you should know about a special counsel
*Buratai’s alert: UK, Ohanaeze, ACF, PDP warn soldiers against coup
*We didn’t ask PDP members to defect — Makarfi
*Why DSS can’t produce Dasuki in court — EFCC lawyer
*Uproar in House of Reps as PDP member defects to APC
*Pathologist rules out poison in Adeleke’s death, family kicks
*Police arrest killers of Enugu deputy gov’s orderly
*Nigeria can’t progress under current political system – Tinubu, Bozimo
*Ikoyi cash: I won’t appear before you, CBN gov tells Reps
*Corruption: Court absolves Zamfara SUBEB boss
*Another Chibok girl out of captivity
*We’ll boost economy with infrastructure – Ambode
*FG, Obasanjo condemn Ivorian soldiers’ protest, sue for peace
*Police arrest killers of Enugu deputy gov’s orderly
*Praises as family buries ex-Punch company secretary
*Court rules in PSP operators’ suit against Lagos June 22
*Corruption: Court absolves Zamfara SUBEB boss
*Pathologist rules out poison in Adeleke’s death, family kicks
*Uproar in House of Reps as PDP member defects to APC
*Chime still under investigation, says EFCC
*Why DSS can’t produce Dasuki in court — EFCC lawyer
*Lekan Alabi appointed cultural ambassador
Senate to make NHIS compulsory for *Nigerians, engages stakeholders
Ezeife is prophet of doom, says APC

THISDAY
*Osinbajo Will Assent to 2017 Budget, Says Presidency
*Senate Issues Two-week Ultimatum to *Executive to Submit Agencies’ Budget Proposals
*Stop Allocating Soldiers to Politicians, Wike Replies Buratai
*Oxfam: Wealth of Five Richest Nigerians Can End Country’s Extreme Poverty
*Another Chibok Schoolgirl Found, Acting President Confirms
*Buhari, Obasanjo, Obaigbena, Elumelu Bag DTN Heroes Awards
*We Did Not Ask PDP Members to Defect, Says Makarfi
*Northern Elders: Osinbajo Cannot Replace Buhari in 2019 If President is...
*Buhari, Obasanjo, Obaigbena, Elumelu Bag DTN Heroes Awards
*CBN Clarifies Items Valid for Forex
*Kachikwu: FG to Maintain N145 Pump Price of Petrol
*Kachikwu: FG to Maintain N145 Pump Price of Petrol
*Tinubu Berates FG for Running Nigeria Like Unitary System
*Ex-AGF, Olujimi Accuses FG of Frustrating Dasuki’s Trial
*Obanikoro Denies Benin Ancestry
*Need for Authentication Delays Transmission of 2017 Budget to Presidency
*Buratai Warns Officers to Steer Clear of Politics
*Makarfi-led PDP Asks State Chapters to Use Alternative Parties for Coming Polls
*Adeleke’s Death: Pathologist Rules out Poisoning

NATION
*Woman burnt to death in Ibadan
*Army chief Buratai’s claim sparks demand for probe
*Why Lagos deserves the best, by Ambode
*Adeleke wasn’t poisoned, says pathologist
*Tinubu seeks more power for states
‘Ambode is an exemplary leader’
*Court remands two whistle-blowers in prison
*‘Rickey Tarfa refused to declare age seven times’
*Presidency yet to receive 2017 Budget, says minister
*Group gives N2m Zakat to 122 indigent persons
*‘25m free meals served under Buhari’s school feeding programme’
*$43m Ikoyi cash: Reps summon Emefiele, Magu, Monguno, Oke
*‘I never said Fed Govt doesn’t know who’ll sign budget’

GUARDIAN
*Ambode commissions Ajah, Abule-Egba flyovers
*Nigeria lost N3.8 trillion in 2016 to theft, pipeline vandalism
*WHO may deploy Ebola vaccine for first test in DRC
*Monarchs seek role in voter registration
*Army arrests 126 Boko Haram suspects in Borno IDPs camp
*Stay away from cult activities, council boss warns residents
*WHO may deploy Ebola vaccine for first test in DRC
*$480b stolen from Nigeria in 54 years - Chatham House reports
*Delta needs N20b to complete power project, says Okowa
*Senate halts spending by 38 federal agencies
*Buhari’s absence may stall presidential assent to 2017 budget
*Well-wisher delivers flowers to President Buhari in London
*Clearing agents, truck owners suspend strike, issue fresh 21-day ultimatum
*Edo State, NDDC to partner on Benin-Abraka Road

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