LOCAL NEWSPAPER HEADLINES: THURSDAY 4/2/2016

 

VANGUARD

·        S-court upholds A-Ibom, Abia govs’ elections

·        Reps uncover 169 ghost companies on N1trn rail contracts

·        Why FG won’t spare looters — Osinbajo

·        Knocks trail AGF’s $2trn loot claim

·        Bauchi hosting over 1m IDPs — Gov Abubakar

·        PDP congress: Delta lawmaker calls for rancour-free exercise

·        Omo-Agege urges Buhari to probe NDDC

·        Government College Ughelli revels in $1 million facelift

·        Substandard goods: SON to blacklist local, foreign companies

·        Manufacturing sector to grow by 5% in 4 years — MAN

·        N-Delta youths urge FG to maintain terms of amnesty programme

·        22-yr-old surrenders to police after killing cousin over girlfriend

·        Kogi workers call off six-week strike as gov assures Labour leaders

·        MTN engages ex-US Attorney-Gen over NCC’s $3.9bn fine

·        Fuel crisis: DPR reads riot act to oil marketers

·        LASSA FEVER: Delta releases 22 after 21 days surveillance

·        Congresses: No more imposition in Lagos PDP — Ogunlewe, Shelle

PUNCH

·        What Buhari achieved in seven months – Presidency

·        N11.5bn fraud: Bishop, bank MD remanded in prison

·        Nigeria, Benin team up against pro-Biafran hijackers

·        EFCC recovers $14m from oil firm

·        Zuma to repay $23m spent on personal home

·        N1.61bn diverted by Dariye meant for reclamation – Witness

·        Nigerians won’t suffer under Buhari, says Osinbajo

·        Lagos to sanction streets locking gates before 12am

·        NURTW wants INEC to reduce political parties

·        Ambode’s wife calls for cancer prevention measures

·        LASG restricts movement for marathon

·        Admission seekers demand refund from Osun tertiary institutions

·        Senate summons Accountant-General over NDDC funding

THE NATION

·        Insecurity: Senate meets with Service chiefs

·        EFCC traces huge cash to military chiefs’ wives, kids

·        Supreme Court okays Ikpeazu’s, Emmanuel’s elections

·        Boko Haram war: Buhari assures EU of human rights protection

·        IGP: we’ll introduce stun guns to replace firearms

·        MTN hires top U.S. lawyer to fight $3.9b fine

·        Ekiti poll ‘fraud’ leak crisis deepens

·        PDP chief alleges plot to burn his property

·        Insecurity: Senate meets with Service chiefs

·        Magu seeks UAE’s backing on looted cash

·        EFCC recovers N4.3b unpaid royalty from oil firm

·        IGP: we’ll introduce stun guns to replace firearms

·        Iheanacho to follow Pellegrini to Chelsea, Manchester United

·        Russian club unhappy with Ogude’s lateness

THISDAY

·        Supreme Court Confirms PDP's Udom, Ikpeazu As Governors

·        No Excuses on N5tn Revenue Target, Adeosun Warns FIRS

·        MTN Hires Former US Attorney-General to Sort $3.9bn Fine

·        NNPC Posts N267bn Loss in 2015

·        Eleven Rescued as Bristow Helicopter Crashes in Lagos

·        Indian Firm Develops World’s First Vaccine against Zika Virus

·        How NAPIMS Allegedly Approved $260m Contracts Illegally for ExxonMobil’s Usan Field

·        Senate Orders NDLEA to Stop Harassing Kashamu

·        GOC: Army Won’t Give Up on Missing Chibok Girls

·        Security: Delta to Strengthen Vigilante Groups

·        Alleged Election Rigging: Court Orders Ekiti CP to Arrest Aluko for Perjury

·        Buhari: Why Nigeria is Yet to Sign Economic Partnership Agreement with EU

·        UN Security Council Condemns ‘Heinous’ Boko Haram Attack on Dalori

·        $2.1bn Arms Deal: Badeh Honours EFCC’s Invite; Asked to Return on Monday

·        Witness Reveals How Dariye Diverted N1.61bn Meant for Land Reclamation

·        Danjuma: N2tn Required to Rebuild North-east

·        Amnesty International Wants Buhari to Investigate Suspected War Crimes

TRIBUNE

·        BOKO Haram: Troops Arrests Village Head, 42 Others in Borno

·        Troops along Damboa -Chibok axis has arrested 43 persons

·        We"ll implement campaign promises immediately budget becomes law

·        Nigeria loses N1trillion annually to crude production cost - Rep

·        AGF’s request stalls hearing of charges against Borishade, others over N5.2bn aviation scam

·        Senate summons Accountant General over NDDC funds

·        EFCC hqtrs should be completed this year —Reps

·        James Ibori released from UK prison, re-arrested •He’s yet to be released —Media office

·        Rural electrification will engender national development —Adebutu

·        Oil subsidy claims: FG saved $2.7bn in 5 years

·        NSE: Market dips 0.9% as Seplat tops gainers

·        Nigeria recorded $9,643m capital inflow in 2015

·        MTN hires former US attorney general to help on fine