NEWSPAPER REVIEW, SATURDAY, July 04, 2015

Tinubu is Our Leader, Not Buhari- Lai Mohammed

DAILY TRUST SATURDAY
Boko Haram kills 53 in fresh Borno attacks
As party’s crisis deepens.....
Why Tinubu, Akande shunned APC NEC meeting
Meet IDPs who refuse to give up hops
446 days since Chibok school girls were kidnapped
In Kuje, return to trade by barter
PDP chieftain rejects Fayose’s appointment
Bail outs: Don’t allow governors deceive you, Umar tells Buhari
Kwankwaso: I am not under house arrest
Civil Society Organisation raises alarm over plan to destabilise National Assembly

SATURDAY TELEGRAPH 
APC crisis worsens...
Osibanjo, Tinubu, Akande absent at party’s NEC
Tinubu not obliges to be at meeting—Lai Mohammed
Tony Momoh: Even if every legislator in National Assembly were PDP members, they’re no threat to Buhari
Boko Haram executes ‘disloyal’ members in Borno town
Boko Haram: We’re winning war against terror, says Buhari
Lagos Boat mishap: How we were rescued, by survivors
JTF alerts public on new antics of kidnappers
Abia North: Tribunal consolidates petitions for Senatorial zone’s election
OOU Bus Tragedy; I was hoping my daughter would be a judge—Father
Oge Kimono: It’s nobody’s business the way i dance with my dad

SATURDAY SUN
APC crisis: Buhari talks tough
Warns feuding party leaders to bury their ambition
Tinubu absent from NEC meeting to avoid humiliation—NWC member
Governors meet Saraki, Dogara, as Oyegun survives
PDP Senate caucus dumps James Manager.....tips Akpabio as minority leader
We surrender: Lawmakers embark on cost-cutting measures
Incredible: Dead man withdraws 4.3million naira from bank---Family cries foul
Tribunal consolidates Kalu’s, Onuoha’s petition against Ohuabunwa 

THE UNION
No regret dumping TV jobs for acting---Belinda Effah
APC, peace deal shaky as Tinubu, Akande snub NEC meeting
PDP’ll bounce back in 2019—Idimogu
My 25 years as prostitute—Brenda Meyers-Powell
Chinese club break bank for Ighalo
Ohaneze makes case for Local investors
South West APC Chairmen shun Saraki
Obiano inaugurates Traders’ House in Onitsha
I can’t pay more than one month salary—Aregbesola
Ambode approves welfare support for abandoned mother of triple twins

PUNCH
Appointments: Uproar as Buhari favours Northerners
APC crisis: Govs’ peace moves fail
Sexually-Harassed policewomen: Our
male bosses punish us for refusing their sexual advances
We may negotiate with Boko Haram, says Presidency
Terrorism: Buhari cautions military
Buhari will improve Nigeria, says wife
29 villagers killed by fleeing Boko Haram
We mustn’t disappoint Nigerians, Buhari tells APC leaders
Akpabio may emerge Senate Minority Leader
Powerful forces behind APC crisis – Durojaiye
25 APC state chairmen visit Saraki
Afenifere Renewal Group, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo and the Arewa Consultative
Forum, differ over fuel subsidy removal
INEC to recommend residency card initiative to FG

THIS DAY
APC's Warring Lawmakers Begin Serious Dialogue
CBN: Our Economic Fundamentals Remain Strong, Replies Economist
Nigeria's Winning War Against Boko Haram, Says Buhari
NUC to Introduce e-Learning in Federal Universities, Polytechnics
Osun Workers Reject 50 Per Cent Salary Cut
Plateau Killings: Villagers Flee Homes over Invasion by Soldiers
World Bank Tackles 11 Erosion Sites in Imo
Enugu Guber: Ezea, APC Battle Lawyer over Representation
Stakeholders Move to Reposition PDP in Anambra
Akpabio Favoured to Emerge Senate Minority Leader
In Buhari’s 36 Days, Boko Haram Kills 406 Nigerians

NATION
Buhari to APC leaders: pocket your ambitions
Buhari, one month after
Confusion, lethargy or, worse, paralysis
Lasun Yusuf: Between party supremacy and defiance
NSC, NPA to negotiate tariffs at ports
JTF alerts public on new antics of kidnappers
Saraki, Lawan have agreed to come together – APC govs
Saraki: Buhari, APC must succeed
Ortom: Man giants can’t stop
Chad seizes suspected Boko Haram weapons cache in N’Djamena
Boko Haram kills 11 fleeing members in Borno
Ambode orders rehabilitation of distressed mother of three sets of twins
The man who would turn around an empty treasury
We’re winning against Boko Haram, says Buhari
Get ready to sell your jets, Oshiomhole tells owners

HAVE YOUR SAY!

NEWSPAPER REVIEW, FRIDAY, July 03, 2015

 
DAILY TRUST
Boko Haram kills 145 in Borno towns
APC meets, Dogara ‘to respect resolution’
Fresh crisis in PDP over zoning National Assembly positions
El-Rufai: I don’t have 90 billion naira, 40 mansions
Buhari sacks Ekpeyong, appoints Daura DSS chief
CBN limits forex transaction to 5,000 dollars per customer
445 days since Chibok school girls were kidnapped
FG running after money everywhere—Osibanjo
APC crisis: I am wrongly accused—Oyegun
Cash crunch: Mansions, jets owners to pay taxes
Heavy rain causes flood, traffic gridlock in Lagos

PEOPLES DAILY
Oil slump: FG introduces new tax regime
..Private jets, mansions, other luxury items to be affected
Niger Assembly approves 1.8billion naira loan to pay LG staff
Boat Mishap: Lagos recovers bodies of 6 drowned students
House leader: 174 APC Reps meet Buhari, insist on party position
....as Oyegun urges warring factions to sheathe their swords
PMB promises conducive atmosphere for business
445 days after: will the abducted
Chibok school girls ever be rescued?
Buhari appoints Lawan Daura new Director General, DSS
Boko Haram attacks Borno village, kill scores

TRIBUNE
APC NEC in make or mar meeting
North, ex-governors back Saraki, Dogara.
...ex governors plan to stop Tinubu’s membership
...Buhari meets with Gbajabiamila’s faction
Leaders must shift from extreme positions—Atiku
Boko Haram kills 97 in Borno
Crisis looms in PDP over choice of principal officers
Tension in Osun as LG workers, teachers reject 50% March salary
Excess Crude Account: ‘FG, states shared 42.02billion dollars in 5 years
Court strikes out case against Ondo ex-deputy governor’s sack
My hands are clean—Odigie-Oyegun
...wants aggrieved parties to embrace compromise

NATIONAL MIRROR
FIRS rakes in 1.8trillion naira in 6 months....accuses the rich of tax evasion
Lagos boat tragedy: Bodies of six drowned children recovered
174 Reps insist Dogara must obey party’s directive...meet Buhari to compel Speaker
Confusion brews in PDP over Akpabio’s Minority Leader dream
Economy generates 469, 070 jobs in first quarter, 2015---NBS
Cholera kills 11 in Plateau, 48 hospitalised
Boko Haram kills 148, injures 79 in Borno villages
Picture shows woman with children allegedly abandoned by her husband after his wife gave birth to another set of twins in Lagos, yestersday

NEWSWATCH TIMES
Stop APC’s ridicule, Gbajabiamila group tells Buhari
..says Reps’ Speaker. 39 others plan to decamp to Pdp
Odigie-Oyegun, Atiku plead for compromise as party leaders meet today
Bureau expresses worries over governors’ delay to declare assets
..one month after inauguration
El-Rufai to sue media house on asset declaration report
NEMA unites 5,000 families in Adamawa, Borno
Briton who saved hundreds of Jewish children from Holocaust dies at 106
Lagos takes fresh steps over Ebola resurgence in Liberia

THIS DAY
APC NEC May Be Deadlocked as Ex-Governors, Back Saraki, Dogara
Buhari Appoints Daura as New Director-General of DSS
FIRS Generates 1.8trillion naira Tax in Six Months
Buhari Appoints Daura as New Director-General of DSS
Boat Mishap: Lagos Assembly Summons State Waterways Leadership
Boko Haram Kills 145 in Attacks on Borno Villages
Kano High Court Orders EFCC Not to Arrest Kwankwaso
Abuja’s Power Supply Dips to 120MW from Multiple System Failure
Dogara: I was Never Invited to a Meeting with Buhari
Zakari Pledges to Address INEC’s Shortcomings
Kogi Crisis: Wada Storms out of PDP Secretariat
Okorocha Jittery over Ihedioha’s Election Petition
Crisis Brews in PDP over Principal Officers in National Assembly

PUNCH
Buhari sacks DG DSS, service chiefs may go
Buhari, Obama and same-sex marriage
APC set for stormy NEC meeting today
13 parties hail new INEC boss appointment, slam PDP
Boko Haram kills 145 in Borno mosques, villages
IG redeploys Lagos, Ogun, Rivers CPs
NASS: Principal officers’ election brews crisis in PDP
Buhari has solutions to Nigeria’s problems – Mohammed
APC warns Fayose against attacking PUNCH, judiciary
Rivers CP orders withdrawal of policemen attached to politicians
Some govs yet to declare assets – CCB
Tribunal rejects Akpabio’s request for adjournment
Don’t give Wike loans, Rivers APC advises bank

NATION
Buhari to Saraki, Dogara: I’m for party supremacy
APC set for frank talks as Buhari, Saraki, Dogara, others meet today
Man disappears over wife’s third set of twins
First class air tickets cost more as FIRS raises new taxes
Why ministers’ list is being delayed, by APC
Daura is new D-G of DSS
IGP deploys CPs in Lagos, Rivers, Ogun
Boko Haram kills 148 in Borno attacks
What Obama’ll discuss with Buhari, by U.S. officials
Putting Osun’s salary challenge in a fairer context
El-Rufai denies report on N90b assets
Buhari promises better operating environment for companies
CPC, NEMSA sign deal on electricity consumers’ protection
APC condemns attacks on witnesses at Ekiti tribunal
Pedro writes Assembly to revisit his impeachment

NEWSPAPER REVIEW, THURSDAY, July 02, 2015

PEOPLES DAILY
Boko Haram; We will rebuild North East---Osibanjo
...as V.P. visits IDPs in Maiduguri......3 suicide bombers blow up selves
Kwankwaso challenges EFCC arrest bid
NASS Crisis: Buhari meets
Gbajabiamila, APC Reps
Hajj: President charges commission on corruption
PDP rejects Amina Zakari as INEC Chair
...appointment based on merit---Presidency
Fuel scarcity resurfaces, as NNPC allays fears
444 days after: will the abducted Chibok school girls ever be rescued?
Three teenagers drown in Kano pond
2.4billion people worldwide lack basic sanitation—U.N. Report

TRIBUNE
Boko Haram: 100 civil societies slam Amnesty International report
....we have nothing to hide, Army tells Human Rights Commission
....suicide bombers attack Borno hospital
6 school children missing as boat capsizes in Lagos.....local divers rescue 8 out of 14
Akande’s statement against North reckless—Arewa Consultative Forum
PDP zones NASS posts, asks members to pick candidates
Court remands killers of Ilemobade in prison
Mixed reactions trail APC’s list of Buhari’s achievements
Money laundering charges: Fani-Kayode celebrates acquittal with name change
IGP disbands LG revenue collection roadblocks
Again, two suicide bombers attack Borno hospital

NATIONAL MIRROR
PDP rejects Zakari as INEC Chairman
...says plots to rig Kogi, Bayelsa guber polls already hatched
Appointment followed due process—Presidency
Oshiomhole accuses Okonjo-Iweala of manipulation figures
...nails Jonathan’s government for reckless waivers, borrowing
NEMSA faults NERC on technical inspectors’ inauguration
...signs MoU wit CPC on power sector matters
USA, China renew diplomatic ties after 54 years
43 year old Tafa Balewa Square still attracting visitors

NEWSWATCH TIMES
Explosions in Maiduguri as Osibanjo visits IDP camps
Ease abortion restrictions for Boko Haram rape victims, U.N. tells Nigeria
15 die in fresh Plateau cholera outbreak
...four others killed in renewed ethnic clash, three soldiers injured
World Bank approves 40.4billion naira to improve public finance, investment climate in Lagos
50 killed in I.S.’ attack in Egypt
Ebola resurges in Liberia, second case confirmed

THIS DAY
Lawyer: Threat of EFCC Arrest Has Confined Kwankwaso to His Residence
El-Rufai: Killings in Southern Kaduna are of Great Concern to Us
Suspected Killers of Ex-FUTA VC Remanded in Prison
Eight Children Rescued as Boat Mishap Claims Six
Boko Haram: Minimah to Present Medals of Honour to Gallant Officers, Soldiers
Four Killed, Soldiers Injured as Hostilities Resume in Plateau
A Bull and The Fallen Rider
Between Buhari and Obama
ICC: Africa's FDI Still Vulnerable to Economic Crisis
Elumelu Calls for an End to Energy Poverty

PUNCH
Fani-Kayode changes name
Crisis: Buhari meets Gbajabiamilia, others
We won’t pay staff schools workers’ salaries again – FG
Naira falls to 230, dollar supply dries up
Akande, ACF disagree over APC crisis
PDP rejects new INEC boss, Zakari, alleges hidden agenda
World Bank approves 39.4billion naira loan for Lagos
253 DSS officials redeployed from Aso Rock
Stop playing politics after elections, Ekweremadu tells APC
LASTMA moves against gridlock
‘13,477 cooperative societies operating illegally in Lagos’
Tribunal dismisses Agbaje’s petition against Ambode’s election
Court dismisses application to extradite Kashamu

GUARDIAN
Enugu residents seek govt intervention over activities of traffic, ESWAMA officials
Power outage: Youths chase firm’s manager out of office
Fresh push for industrial sector revival
APC leaders meet to resolve ‘civil war’
Court acquits Fani-Kayode of money laundering charges
Court told bank’s building failed govt approval in Braithwaite’s N10b suit
Why FHA Mortgage Bank boss is on suspension, by board’s chairman

NATION
Okonjo-Iweala ‘must state how $2billion oil cash was spent’
Bombers strike in Borno
Six teenagers missing in Lagos canoe accident
PDP rejects Zakari as Acting INEC chair
‘Killers’ of ex-FUTA VC remanded
Tribunal dismisses Agbaje’s petition
Coalition of civil societies knock AI report on Boko Haram
Buhari, Gbajabiamila discuss party supremacy
Federal Government won’t pay salaries of staff schools in tertiary institutions
Troubled APC-NEC in search of peace
Buhari urged to cancel offshore
processing deal with Aiteo, Sahara Group
Rivers APC: Wike plans to borrow N100b from banks
Four ‘killed in Berom, Fulani clash
Second term: Wada keeps people guessing
Hearing in Saraki’s suit stalled
Borno/Yobe group seeks probe of AI’s war crime allegations
Reps to be subjected to stricter ethical rules

NEWSPAPER REVIEW, WEDNESDAY, July 01, 2015

BLUE PRINT
47 Boko Haram members denounce sect
$2.1 billion Excess Crude Account Fund: There was no unauthorized spending, Okonjo-Iweala says
Buhari appoints Amina Zakari as INEC acting chairman
Ministerial nominees: We won’t delay confirmation—Saraki
Chibok girls gone 443 days
APC, PDP trade words over abandoned projects
North-east governors want Boko Haram victims resettled, reinstated
Pension Scam: Court rejects plea from accused persons
PDP cutting cost in its activities—Ekweremadu

DAILY TRUST
NNPC spends 1.6billion naira on charter flights
...2.1billion dollars: I’m ready for probe—Okonjo-Iweala
CBN extends BVN registration deadline
Amina Zakari appointed as INEC acting chair
22 female would-be bombers rehabilitated
Cuba stamps out mother-to-child HIV transmission
Why we face economic woes---Buhari
7billion naira CAN bribe whistle-blower
sues DSS, demands 300million naira
Lagos Assembly speaker renews call for state police
Army dismisses soldier over robbery
NEMA registers 1.5million IDPs in Borno
APC accuses Fayose of abandoning Feyemi’s projects

NATIONAL MIRROR
Relief, as CBN extends BVN enrolment deadline....now to end October 31
Police not broke, says IGP
70% tariff on imported vehicles takes
off, prices to skyrocket
Saraki assures of quick attention to ministerial nominees, bills
Jega bows out as INEC chairman, Zakari takes over
...Four more commissioners to leave in July, August
Osun commences salary payment for civil servants
30 days in office: APC praises Buhari....says President tackling insecurity, corruption
...Party’s meddling will worsen Senate crisis—Na’Allah
Terrorism; Court grants Ndume leave to travel for Lesser Hajj
Fuel scarcity resurfaces in Lagos, Abuja

NEWSWATCH TIMES
New policies under way to propel oil and gas sector—Buhari
....promises terror victims will be compensated
35,000 Nigerian women died in child birth in 2014—USAID
...says most occurred outside health facility
NERC to sanction power firms on metering
Senate assures of speedy confirmation of ministerial nominees
...as French envoy says NASS tussle remains part of democracy
CBN extends BVN registration to October
...Financial expert cautions on Naira devaluation
Be patient with Buhari as he works to better your lives, APC tells Nigerians
‘APC to declare free education at all levels’
PDP not dying, says Ekweremadu
Robbers raid bank in Minna

TRIBUNE
30 days: APC lists 8 major achievements of Buhari
...Nigerians are there to judge—PDP
Osun pays full December, balance of
November 2014 salaries
...Workers reject one month salary, continue strike
NASS ready to screen ministers anytime—Saraki
No unauthorised spending under me—Okonjo-Iweala
...says 2.1billion dollars allegations latest chapter of political witch-haunt
Indonesia plane crashes into houses, kills 113
FG’s investigative panel into Ado poly crisis begins work
Shwdown at Ladipo Market over demolition of shops
Lagos to enforce citizens’ right to accessible roads
Drama as driver attempts suicide to prevent his vehicle from being impounded
Boy friend bathes former lover with acid

THIS DAY
APC: Why Buhari's Government is Slow
Okonjo-Iweala: There Was No
Unauthorised Spending Under My Watch
Oando to Sell its Downstream Business to Helios-Vitol Group
Code of Conduct Bureau: Buhari's Pledge to Make His Assets Public Stands
Chad Arrests Boko Haram Leader in N'Djamena
Protest Rocks Ekwulobia over Alleged Relocation of Boko Haram Prisoners
Kwankwaso Seeks Court Injunction Stopping EFCC from Arresting Him
Buhari Appoints Amina Zakari Acting
INEC Chairman as Jega Steps Down
Kogi West, Central to Present Single Guber Candidate
House Commences Review of Rules of Procedure
I Won the Lagos-West Senatorial Election, PDP Candidate Tells Tribunal
Na’Allah: APC’s Persistent Interference in National Assembly Matters will Worsen Matters

PUNCH
APC crisis: Akande’s letter angers northern party leaders
Senate leadership snafu
CBN adjusts forex peg as naira hits 228
Jega out, Buhari names Zakari as acting INEC boss
Scores killed in Indonesian military plane crash
Aregbesola pays Dec 2014 workers’ salaries
PDP thugs batter APC witnesses at Ekiti tribunal
FG rehabilitates 22 female bombers, 47 dump B’Haram
Rivers assembly okays Wike’s N20bn loan request
‘Orji didn’t bolt away with Abia’s May allocation’
ICPC arraigns two anti-graft fighters for N72.6m fraud

GUARDIAN
Okonjo-Iweala denies ‘unauthorised spending’ of $2.1b ECA fund
Court adjourns trial of Atuche, Ojo to October 28
Eight persons die in Fulani/Agatu clash in Kogi
SERAP faults 6.5milion naira compensation for victims of shooting
Scholars canvass home-grown ideas for sustainable development
Petrol tankers blame accidents on regulators, bad roads
Anxiety, tears, as Lagos shuts Ladipo Market
Three arrested over alleged 20million naira fraud
Saraki pledges speedy screening of ministerial nominees
NERC restricts importation of meters, caps estimated billing
Discordant tunes trail CBN’s new forex policy
NDLEA targets 140 million Nigerians for online drug education

NATION
APC: Buhari on course
CBN extends BVN deadline till October 31
Oando sells 60% downstream to HVI for $276million
Okonjo-Iweala defends $2.0billion ECA spending
Buhari appoints Zakari as INEC boss
Osun begins payment of salary arrears
What next for NNPC after board dissolution?
Gowon condemns Amnesty International’s report on military
President to support terror victims
Hoodlums attack APC witnesses at Ekiti Tribunal
NASS crisis: Dogara, FCC sued
Fayose abandoning legacy projects, says APC
Resident doctors’ three-day warning strike ends today
CBN, ALGON, others begin negotiation over $3.2billion judgment against Fed Govt
Assembly okays 20billion naira loan for Wike
Ekiti APC…A divided house
Gunmen abduct ex-Bayelsa acting governor’s wife
~welcome to my month of celebration ......