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NEWSPAPER REVIEW, Tuesday, April 05, 2016

NIGERIAN PILOT •APC moves against Atiku....may sanction ex-Vice President’s loyalist •Fuel Scarcity: 35 ships with products arrive Lagos •State of Economy: Buhari blames PDP’s 16-year rule •Nationwide doctors strike looms •Tension mounts over removal of host communities fund from PIB •Alamieseigha for burial April 9 •Massive leak reveals money rings for ex-Governor Ibori, global leaders •Nigeria has highest burden in Africa—Commissioner DAILY SUN •Buhari hits PDP....We’ve little to show for party’s 16 years rule •Fuel allocation: 160 tankers for North, 40 for South •Labour demands 50,000naira minimum wage •Boko Haram: U.N. advises FG to delay return of IDPs to their homes •Benue boils again as herdsmen, gunmen kill 4 •Armsgate: Dasuki’s trial postponed indefinitely •Saraki’s family, Ibori named in global assets report THE AUTHORITY •Amidst dwindling revenue: FG, states shared 4.352trillion naira in ten months---Investigation •2,000 Immigration recruits protest F...

NEWSPAPER REVIEW, Monday, April 04, 2016

DAILY SUN •FG to spend 234million naira daily on fuel Subsidy. ...Crisis worsens, pump price fluctuates between 170naira and 300naira per litre. •Pastor Ize-Iyamu accuses Oshiomhole of voting 12billion naira to build varsity in hometown.....It’s a lie says Edo Governor. •PDP Convention under fresh threat. •We’ll get Biafra using international law---IPOB. •Boko Haram: Military confirms arrest of Shekau’s henchman, other commanders. LEADERSHIP •CBN to withdraw 9 trillion naira from circulation •Varsity staff kills wife in Katsina •Drop in Shale Production forces U.S. to resume crude import ...Nigeria, Venezuela, others to get boost in sales of crude oil....NNPC gets 41% allocation for supply of PMS •PDP governors head National Convention Committees •CCT: CNPP, IPAC demand stoppage of Saraki’s trial NIGERIAN PILOT •Arms Scandal: Yakassai names northern beneficiaries •Alleged corruption: EFC to quiz Onyeka Onwenu, Alkali, Reps •Senate receives 130 petitions, surpasses...

NEWSPAPER REVIEW, SUNDAY, April 03, 2016

SUNDAY TELEGRAPH •Revealed: Untold story of sex, admission scandal in girl’s school •FG plans to release Kanu to Britain—IPOB •Church, interest groups battle for soul of CAN •Why more Nigerians are committing suicide....Envious midwife left me to die because of Ankara •Bayelsa APC crisis deepens as party suspends Sylva, others •I’m goddess, says Uche Ogbodo •Horror: Ogun Police discover body, blood in ritualists’ den LEADERSHIP •Fuel Scarcity: FG Urged To Remove Subsidy •Bayelsa APC Faction Suspends Sylva •Excitement In Kwara As Journalism Institute Bounces Back •Police Uncover Another Ritualists’ Den In Ogun •ASUU, Others Slam Dickson Over Unpaid Salary •Abdulsalami Leads Dignitaries To Witness Kure’s Daughter’s Marriage •Africans Migrate More Within Africa – Report •Convention: Don’t Sabotage PDP, Shagari, Nwabara, Others Warn Sheriff, NWC NATION •Budget: Senators, Reps split over details •Another ritualists’ den uncovered in Ogun •Fuel scarcity to end in two ...

NEWSPAPER REVIEW, Saturday, April 02, 2016

LEADERSHIP •Katsina PDP Restrategises, Mobilises Members. •Employment Racketeering: Delta Job Seekers Lose N2.5m to Fraudsters. •Farmers/Herdsmen Clash: Sen Nyako To Construct 14 Water Dams In Adamawa. •Insecurity: Delta Traditional Rulers Raise The Alarm . •Edo APC Youths Petition IGP Over Alleged Fraud By Ex-PCC Commissioner. •Diversion Worsen Fuel Supply In Katsina – DPR. •TMG Asks FG To Commence Electoral Reforms. •Ugwuanyi Promises To Rehabilitate Abducted Enugu Girl. GUARDIAN •Buhari reaffirms Nigeria’s commitment to global fight against terror. •Minister seeks end to incessant strikes in health sector. •Braithwaite for burial on April 28. •Religious Bill Could Precipitate Crisis In Kaduna, Sani Warns. •FG blames fuel scarcity on foreign exchange. •Buhari must stop needless foreign trips, says Fayose. •Obasanjo tasks governors on performance. •Let’s work together for equal opportunity – Ban Ki-moon. DAILY SUN •Nigerians are suffering, Buhari must stop need...

NEWSPAPER REVIEW, Wednesday, March 30, 2016

DAILY SUN •Kachikwu to Nigerians on fuel scarcity.... I’m sorry...Petroleum Minister apologises over earlier comments, promises to end crisis by April 7 •Kidnapped Colonel found dead •10, 000 hunters seek clearance to confront Boko Haram at Sambisa •Buhari, Sanusi wade into Ganduje/Kwankwaso rift •Non-release of Budget details delays Buhari’s assent •Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu petitions British government INDEPENDENT •Buhari on war path with National Assembly again! ....stalls assent to 2016 Budget, smells sabotage •Tenure extension for Sheriff will kill PDP---BoT warns •FG now poised to deliver on Mandate, Buhari tells Nigerians •Wike’s desperation for power is hurting Rivers State—Jaja •Revealed: How Customs Hierarchy frustrated FG’s House sale to officers THE AUTHORITY •Fuel crisis: I’ll not resign, Kachikwu tells Senate ...apologises to Nigerians....says scarcity will end in April •Abducted Ifesinachi now in Enugu •Army confirms death of abducted Colonel •Eagles b...

NEWSPAPER REVIEW, Tuesday, March 29, 2016

INDEPENDENT •Crisis over fuel scarcity turns Messier ...Northern Youths, others lambast Tinubu on comments against Kachikwu •Kaduna journalists give Deputy Governor 7-day ultimatum •Buhari’s government has not told Nigerians where it is taking them to •Why Dickson postponed LG poll in Byelsa •Buhari, Aregbesola, Fayose extol Tinubu at 64 NATION •Fuel crisis pains go on as Senate invites Kachikwu •Cameroon would-be suicide bombers ‘not Chibok girls’ •Army offers N1m reward on abducted Colonel •Why I said those coming to Rivers should write their Will, by Wike •Four die, one injured in Ibadan road accident •ICAO gives Nigeria clean health bill •SPDC increases gas production •El-Rufai and Kaduna’s antichrists •Kachikwu lays an egg! •Braithwaite dies at 82 •Buhari, Dogara, governors, others hail Tinubu at 64 THISDAY •Nigerian, Adeoba Moyo, Among Victims of Brussels Attacks •PDP Commences Committal Proceedings Against Amaechi, Army Chiefs, Others •NNPC Unveils Str...

NEWSPAPER REVIEW, Monday, March 28, 2016

THE AUTHORITY •FG to pump 3 trillion naira into the economy ...Opens special account for recovered loots Awgu farmers/herdsmen clash: IPOB accuses •Governor Ugwuanyi of insensitivity Easter Boom: Governor Obiano, Ubah splash cash, materials on Nnewi worshippers •AFCON 2017: Eagles’ fate on cliff hanger as Chad pulls out •Saraki commiserates with victims of Kano inferno NATION •N116b deals probe: Panel lists those to refund cash •More knocks for Kachikwu •Buhari awaits budget details •Presidency: why recovered cash can’t be made public yet •I have no relationship with Metuh, says judge •MPC’s interest rate hike vs N6.06tr budget Army Colonel abducted •Court acquits Tejuosho market director of forgery •Prof, 44 others held for violating Akwa Ibom sanitation law •Baruwa warns Eagles against Egyptian fans •Zone 2 emerges Police Games winner THISDAY •Buhari Orders Thorough Review of 2016 Budget Before Assent •APC Moves to Prune Membership of BoT •Fayose: President’s...