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NEWSPAPER REVIEW FOR TUESDAY 9TH MAY, 2017.



PUNCH
*Sagay seeks harsh punishment for corrupt SANs, others
*A’court dismisses Amaechi’s case against Wike
*37,000 Nigerians emigrated to Italy in 2016 – Italian Speaker
*Olubadan warns deposed Iyaloja to stop impersonation
*Osinbajo congratulates French President-elect
*‘Investments in Lekki trade zone hits $4bn’
*FG buildings have become criminal hideouts – LASG
*Ambode calls for selfless service
*Seized $15.5m: Patience Jonathan’s suit suffers setback
*Senate backs down, opens chamber to accredited cameramen
*Herdsmen’s menace could lead to war, CAN warns FG
*Chibok girls: Anglican Church, Bello hail Buhari, Fayose disagrees
*Death toll in Fulani herdsmen, Tiv clash hits 15

GUARDIAN
*Patience Jonathan loses bid to unfreeze account
*Outrage as suspected ritualist cuts off girl’s breast
*Prosecute indicted killer herdsmen to prevent reprisal, CAN president urges FG
*FG to revamp commission on secondary education to tackle falling standard
*OAU appoints Ogunbodede as substantive VC
*Lawyers differ on calls for Buhari’s resignation over medical trip
*Police boss orders manhunt for killers of inspector
*FG disburses N9.08 billion to Southeast farmers
*Appeal Court holds special session in Bayelsa to clear backlog of cases
*Orji seeks extension of whistleblowing to poll fraud
*Buhari’s integrity led to release of Chibok girls, says Shettima

THISDAY
*Oil Prices Rise after Hint of Longer Extension to OPEC Cut
*Buhari Expresses Confidence His Absence Won’t Affect Governance
*Chibok Girls: Makarfi’s PDP Comes Under Fire for Criticising Prisoner Swap
*Femi Kuti Breaks World Saxophone Record
*FG: Discos Don’t Have Exclusivity Over Distribution Areas
*Appeal Court Dismisses Amaechi’s Suit against Wike’s Judicial Panel of Inquiry
*Chibok Girls’ Parents Learning If Daughters Among Those Freed Via Media
*Herdsmen Unleash Fresh Attack on Benue Community, Scores Killed
*Security Agents Avert Violence in Kaduna
*CBN Offers $81.2m for PTA, Tuition Fees, SME Segments
*FCTA Disburses N2.12bn to Six Area Councils
*FG Ends Intels’ Dominance of Oil and Gas Port Logistics Services
*Buhari Departs for London After Receiving Chibok Girls
*Macron Wins French Presidency by Landslide

VANGUARD
*Poor power supply persists despite rise in supply to 3,578 MW
*Osinbajo to sign 2017 budget into law, inaugurate new mnisters — Presidency
*Again 15 die, scores injured, others missing as herdsmen invade Benue communities
*TCN gets $1.5bn to finance power transmission projects
*3 dead, scores injured in Kaduna clashes
*Amaechi suffers defeat at Appeal Court
*Calabar viewing centre tragedy: Hosf wants PhedC sanctioned
*Buhari’s medical leave: Falana, Afenifere, Arewa youths, others back president
*Uncertainty as Ambode allegedly suspends VIOs’ operations
*FG in talks with B-Haram to end suicide bombings
*Don Jazzy, Wizkid, Davido make Forbes list of richest Africans
*Global conventional oil discoveries drop to record low in 2016—Report

THE NATION
*Makarfi’s PDP under fire for Chibok girls comment
*Ngige: no funds to pay workers
*Fed Govt to DisCos: nobody forced you to buy power assets
*Tinubu hails Buhari over 82 Chibok girls’ freedom
*Court to Jonathan’s wife: prove $15.591m is yours
*Tough times for heavy forex users
*2017 budget is ready, says Faleke
*EKSU student declared missing
*Victims of attacks will be catered for, says Osinbajo
*Ekhomu lauds Buhari on Chibok girls’ release
*Group garners support for APC
*‘NGO spends N50m on Rhesus negative patients, others’
*Ajimobi supports Oke-Ogun’s agitation for 2019

DAILY TRUST
*EFCC to arraign former FCT minister tomorrow
*Babachir/Oke: Osinbajo panel may have submitted report – Presidency
*Nigeria still West Africa’s aviation hub – IATA
*Court orders IGP to pay N4m for rights violation
*China gives $5m food support to IDPs
*Apologise to Nigerians over budget delay, Senate told
*5 B/Haram members swapped for 82 Chibok girls – Negotiator
*18 arrested over Kaduna unrest
*Gay marriage suspects jump bail, court orders arrest
*Gunmen kill 15 in Benue
*FG working on computerized drivers testing – Amaechi
*Osinbajo congratulates French president-elect
*N/East rehabilitation: FG mulls budget review
*Edo demolishes makeshift shops, shanties in Benin
*Saraki, Dogara meet ministers, NLC over minimum wage
*Cattle dealers want exemption from check points ban
*Senate rescinds ban on TV journalists
*NNPC awards Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano gas pipeline to Chinese firm
*Railway concession: GE to bring 20 locomotives, 200 wagons – Amaechi
*Fashola: DisCos’ poor remittance nearly collapsed power sector
*Over 40% of electricity diverted, stolen – Abuja DisCo
*Aiteo clears air on $1.2bn oil swap deal
*Pan Africa Solar launches 50w solar home system
*Group urges forex concession for LPG operators
*Marginal fields bid round to commence this month - Kachikwu
*‘MMA2 processed 20m passengers, 400,000 flights in 10 years’
*FG inaugurates committee on pension liabilities
*Reps to intervene on job losses in telecoms sector
*CBN injects $81.2m for invisibles
*Intels to continue to invest in Nigeria — CEO
*Islamic finance requires political will — Sanusi
*Woman clings to husband’s car after seeing him with woman

THE SUN
*Erdogan compares Israeli policy on Palestinians to apartheid
*Naira appreciates against dollar at parallel market
*Reports: Obama warned Trump against hiring former security adviser Flynn
*UNIUYO gives 2-week ultimatum to herdsmen to quit campus
*Lalong to Jang: You stole N2b intervention fund
*90 million internet users in Nigeria, NCC reports
*Austrian court rules Facebook must delete ‘hate’ posts
*Chibok girls: Jonathan approved swap deal -PDP
*BREAKING 4 dead in Kaduna religious crisis
*PDP caretaker committee disowns new party

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