NEWSPAPER REVIEW,Friday,June 17, 2016

BLUEPRINT
Sheriff group bows to machete-wielding Makarfi boys.
Only 5 sates meet FG’S 90 billion naira bailout conditions.
Why elections are declared inconclusive – INEC
Buhari returns on Sunday.

700 insurgents surrendered- FG

AUTHORITY
Sex scandal hits Reps.
Diezani Alison-Madueke denies ownership of 18 dollar mansion.
London trip: Buhari takes more days, returns on Sunday.
Controversy trails CCB’s dumping of 8 bn naira project.
Rio 2016: Nigeria would need a miracle to excel, say Abdulahi

NATIONAL MIRROR
Again, militants blow up NNPC pipeline in AkwaIbom
Makarfi, Sheriff’s loyalist clash in Abuja again.
Five states meet conditions to access 90 bn NAIRA LOAN.
Jimoh Ibrahim donates blocks of classrooms to almamata.

DAILY SUN
30 states fail bailout test.
Stabbed British MP dies in hospital.
Ex- customs CG, DIKKO Inde, arrested.
PDP govs, BoT shut door against Sheriff.
New forex policy: Inter-bank market shut

NATION
N42b ‘fraud’: EFCC holds ex-Customs chief Dikko
Naira, Capital Market firm up
Buhari back on Sunday, says Osinbajo
House probes U.S. sexual misconduct allegation against Reps
PDP crisis: Court to deliver judgement on July 4
Family alleges abduction of mom, daughter
Fed Govt alerts Nigerians to ISIS app to woo children
Police, Avengers disagree over attack in AkwaIbom
Equities sustain rally with N206b gain as Naira firms up
Makarfi blames ‘external forces’ for PDP’s woes
Vice President urges religious tolerance

NIGERIAN PILOT
ECOWAS court slams $250,000 fine on Ghana over unlawful killing of Nigerian
Gunmen unleash mayhem, kill 11 in Rivers
BauchiGov enjoins corps members to integrate local language, culture
Kogi: INEC urges politicians to eschew politics of bitterness
PDP begins sale of forms for LG polls in Benue
Day of African Child: FG promises to protect rights of vulnerable children
N41.2bn rail contract: 8 contractors don’t have fixed addresses – Reps
A’Ibom Gov. restates call for establishment of Petroleum Depot
Inadequate instruments leave N1.059trn pension fund untapped – PenCom

THISDAY
Buhari to Return on Sunday
House Probes Three Members on Allegations of Sex Solicitation in US
Five States Meet Conditions to Access N90bn Loan
Kachikwu Visits Maritime University Site
IMF, NEC Welcome Decision to End Currency Peg
Senate Passes Bill to Compel FG to Patronise Nigerian Products
African Child’s Day: 196 Teachers, 314 School Children Killed in Boko Haram Insurgency
Court Admits Evidence Linking Okah to Independence Day Bombing

PUNCH
Sex scandal: US govt cancels three Reps’ visas, Dogara orders probe
SGF, Sagay, Falana lament lawyers’ roles in aiding corruption
Reps disagree over choice of cars at executive session
EFCC arrests ex-Customs boss, Dikko, for N40bn fraud
Kachikwu meets Okowa, Gbaramatu monarchs over militancy
CAN asks FG to stop proposed grazing reserves
Five states have applied for loan – Governor
Forex policy: IMF lauds CBN, naira appreciates
Bayelsa plans to commercialise agencies
We’ve no affiliation with Avengers, says MASSOB
‘Militancy benefits few Niger Deltans’

LEADERSHIP
BayelsaGovt Pays 50% Salary To Workers
Osibanjo, Not Aisha Buhari Is Acting President – Arewa
Melaye Proposes Abolition Of State Of Origin
FG Saving N1.4trn Annually From Subsidy Removal – Kachikwu
CBN Optimistic Naira Will Settle At 250 Per Dollar
NNPC Shuts Pipeline’s Valve Over Leak
Stock Market Sustains Upbeat Following CBN’s Flexible FX Announcement
FG To Clear MDAs’ Debts To DISCOs Before Year End