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NEWSPAPER REVIEW FOR THURSDAY 31ST AUGUST, 2017.



THE NATION
*Royal Breakup: Ooni, Wuraola’s marriage timeline

*Evans in court: I’m guilty

*My client was forced to ‘implicate self’, says lawyer

*EFCC recovers over N430.8b, secures 137 convictions in eight months

*Oyo: Ladoja hasn’t told us he rejected his crown

*UNIPORT names suspected ‘killer’ of niece

*Buhari opts to walk as crowd takes over Daura home

*Suspected Fulani herdsmen invade Falae’s farm again

*Biafra: Southeast governors, IPOB chief Kanu meet

*Rivers APC celebrates Buhari’s return with solidarity rally

*Council chief presents free GCE forms to students

*Owoseni: I’m still Lagos CP

THE PUNCH
*There are corrupt elements in EFCC, says Magu

*Lawyers clash at Ekiti panel probing Fayemi regime

*Akeredolu swears in commissioners, says I inherited N220bn debt

*Militants kill four soldiers, one civilian in Bayelsa ambush

*Sowore asks court to stop Saraki’s N4bn judgment claim

*Economy: Fayose attacks Buhari

*Anambra poll: Three foreigners arrested for voter cards’ possession

*Kidnap kingpin, Evans, five others arraigned, remanded in Kirikiri

*S’East govs meet Nnamdi Kanu, plan talks with IPOB

*Edo scam: Oshiomhole denies giving cars to ex-deputy speaker

*Another suspected ritual killers’ den uncovered in Lagos

*We don’t have power to arrest hate campaigners –Military

*Be God-fearing, ACF tells Nigerian leaders

GUARDIAN
*Billionaire kidnapper, Evans arraigned, pleads guilty

*EFCC secures 137 convictions, recovers N419 billion, others in seven months

*Resident doctors begin indefinite strike Monday

*South-east governors’ bid to stop agitation for Biafra fails

*Ajimobi scraps Seriki line from Olubadan ascendancy order

*Osinbajo takes over FG’s team in talks with ASUU

*Buhari in Katsina, en route Daura for Sallah celebration

*Hundreds of Nigerians forcibly disappeared to instil fear, says Amnesty International

*‘23 states, 100 councils to suffer flooding this year’

*Panel rejects request to summon Fayose’s aide for contempt

*Another ritualists’ den discovered in Lagos

*I am no longer with Ooni, says Olori Wuraola

*Afenifere, Fayose flay Buhari’s remarks on restructuring, state of the economy

VANGUARD
*FG holding hundreds in secret facilities – Amnesty International

*N30trn revenue leakage: We’ll continue with probe — Senate

*Naira appreciates to N366/$

*Buhari gets standing ovation at FEC meeting

*We ‘re waiting to hear from FG – ASUU

*Evan pleads guilty to two count charge of conspiracy, kidnapping

*My Lord am guilty, says Kidnapper Evans

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