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NEWSPAPER REVIEW FOR TUESDAY 29TH AUGUST, 2017.



PUNCH
*Sallah: FG declares Friday, Monday public holiday

*Kudirat’s murder: Lagos faults A’Court’s rejection of Rogers’ testimony

*$565,000 fraud: Court dismisses American’s application to vary bail conditions

*B’Haram: US sells N181bn warplanes, weapons to Nigeria

*US lawmakers to meet Osinbajo, Saraki over B’Haram

*Court orders permanent forfeiture of Diezani’s N7.6bn to FG

*Fayemi’s govt didn’t remit N18bn, panel told

*We’ll extradite Diezani, EFCC assures protesters

*Obaze wins PDP’s gov primary in Anambra, Uba kicks

*Emir laments impact of social media

*I resigned, I’m not a deserter, Misau tells police

*Delta women protest alleged acquisition of land by army

*Military giving Buhari wrong information on B’Haram attacks – Rep

GUARDIAN
*Police, Missau face-off on corruption claims rages

*Women protest against alleged land-grabbing by military in Delta

*U.S. agrees to sell arms to fight insurgency, says Saraki

*Engineers accuse FG of indifference to local content in projects, pacts

*Lagos NIPR holds stakeholders’ confab today

*UNILAG, OAU emerge winners of Maritime Blueprint competition

*Ekiti received N163b in four years under Fayemi, say witnesses

*Give oil blocks to producing areas’ indigenes, TROMPCON tells FG

*FG declares Friday, Monday as public holidays to mark Eid-el-Kabir celebration

*Parents of murdered 10-year-old in Owerri seek justice

*Ex-diplomats protest inclusion of Morocco in ECOWAS

*Nigeria’s economy excites Buhari as NBS decries decreasing CPI

VANGUARD
*Food prices hit 8-yr high, as Buhari tasks economic team

*Court orders final forfeiture of N7.6bn recovered from Diezani

*Strike: FG, ASUU meet today

*Students admitted without post-UTME did not meet Unilorin standard — Mgt

*Customs officers dismissed over 661 rifles imported into Nigeria

*Naira stable as CBN injects $250m

*Eid-il-Kabir: FG declares Friday, Monday holidays

*Yakassai, Waku, Tsav, others want FG to rein in Nnamdi Kanu

*Any policeman arrested for extortion’ll be dismissed — Abia CP

*Owerri market demolition: It was a joint operation — Army PRO

*Court orders final forfeiture of N7.6bn recovered from Diezani

THE NATION
*Diezani loses N7.6b loot

*Inflation drops to 16.05, says NBS

*Southeast/Southsouth governors vote for Nigeria’s unity, greatness

*Olubadan to Ajimobi: I’m not a politician

*Boko Haram: Escapee recounts orderal in Sambisa forest

*Fed Govt, U.S. congressmen discuss security, humanitarian issues

*Protesters seek ex-minister’s extradition

*Witness’ evidence contradicts Fayose’s claim on Ekiti debts

*91,000 Nigerians among 1.7m pilgrims in Saudi Arabia for Hajj

*Assassination: Daniel lying against me, says Kashamu

*Eid-el-Kabir: Friday, Monday are public holidays

*Panic rises as rains pound Texas

*‘Govt to connect seaports, airports, container depots by rail’

THISDAY
*Buhari Weighs Options as Cabinet Reshuffle Tops Agenda

*President Says He’s Pleased With State of Economy, Inflation Dips to 16.05%

*Pentagon Notifies US Congress of Sale of 12 Fighter Aircraft, Other Weapons Worth $593m to Nigeria

*EFCC: Alison-Madueke’s Extradition Must Follow Due Process

In Chaotic Primary, Obaze Emerges PDP Candidate for Anambra Guber Poll

*ASUU, FG to Meet Again Today

*CBN Pumps $9.96bn into FX Market in Six Months, Attains Stability

*Nwabueze’s Group Starts Consultations on Restructuring

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