NEWSPAPER HEADLINES FOR TODAY WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2017.

PUNCH
Court orders forfeiture of 58 more Diezani’s houses to FG
FG may adopt selective minimum wage increase –Osinbajo
Nigerians slam Presidency as aide says rodents damage Buhari’s office
You must keep Nigeria one, Buhari orders security chiefs
Controversy over alleged ban of Olamide, Davido songs
JAMB pegs varsity admission cut-off mark at 120, poly 100
Police arrest fisherman, herbalist for piracy, recover guns
Bayelsa constituents threaten to recall Murray-Bruce
Fraudsters circulating forged crude oil allocation letters, says NNPC
Buhari backs W’Sahara secessionist agitation but rejects Biafra —IPOB
Eid-El-Kabir: Govt brings in more Lake Rice
NLC opposes releasing N38bn to Discos for meters
Chelsea commend Aluko after racism claims

THE SUN
Buhari to service chiefs: Crush security threats
2019: We’ll resist attempt to hijack party structure –Bayelsa PDP
Osinbajo tasks governors, ECOWAS Bank on job creation
30 states face risk of flooding, Saraki warns
Arewa youths insist on Biafra referendum
32 crowns for Ibadanland joke carried too far, says Olubadan
FG lifts ban on post-UTME
Labour threatens to shut down economy over workers’ plight
Police parade 26 kidnappers, robbers terrorising Niger/Kogi/Benue highways
Obiano: Answered prayer?

THE NATION
Diezani to lose 56 houses in Lagos, Port Harcourt
CBN: Forex monthly demand jumps to N588b
Military ‘will step up operations’
Olubadan: I still oppose chieftaincy law
Constituents threaten to recall Ben Bruce for non performance
FAAC July revenue drops to N387.31b
Nigeria ranks third in global internet crimes behind UK, U.S., says NCC
Messi Heightens Troubles at Barcelona after Posing with Neymar
2017 Afrobasket: D’Tigress battle ready for Senegal
Rohr names Mikel Obi, 22 others for battles with Cameroon
I’ll Be Back as Champion – Cristiano Ronaldo
U.S imposes sanctions on Chinese, Russian firms over North Korea

DAILY TRUST
End threats to Nigeria’s unity, Buhari orders security chiefs
JAMB okays 120 marks for universities, 100 for polytechnics
Diezani: Court orders forfeiture of N3.3bn properties
Recruitment: Navy releases list of successful candidates
Woman gets court’s nod to divorce one of her husbands
Police commission promotes 6,455 senior officers
Nigeria ranks behind UK, US in internet crimes – NCC
83 kids used as ‘human bombs’ in N/East – UNICEF
NAPTIP sets up rapid squad against traffickers
FG mandates free treatment for women with fistula
We can’t condone 30% drug addicts as teachers – Bagudu
FG, states, LGs share N467.8bn for July
N16bn expended annually in foreign exchange on tomato import’
NOA urges labour to speak against hate speech
FG to de-radicalise, rehabilitate repentant insurgents