NIGERIA NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES, WEDNESDAY JANUARY 18, 2017

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines




DAILY TIMES:

NPA partners stakeholders to tackle high port charges

At last, Senate bows to FG on Plans to close Abuja Airport

Nigerian Army offers N.5m for information on suicide bomber

World Economic Forum: DANGOTE CANVASSES GENUINE EFFORTS AT TACKLING POWER DEFICIT

Abuja Airport can be fixed without closure-Julius Berger

Ex-Reps member, lawyer docked over alleged stealing

Attack on UNIMAID worrisome, dangerous development -Atiku

Senate to amend Open University Act

Rivers ruling PDP lawmakers elect Minority Leader against APC members choice

2019: PMT boss denies guber ambition, N5m donation to APC

Rivers APC condemns ex-ministers visit to Wike

How Saraki funded undeclared foreign accounts Banker

Fayose imposes curfew in Ekiti town over Obaship tussle

No plot against Ekwernmadu APC Senate whip

Newspapers 2Woman sentenced to death for burning daughter alive in Pakistan

TRIBUNE:

FG’s delegation arrives Borno over bombing of IDP camp

JTF refutes pipeline bombing in Delta

UNILAG graduates 12,617

Adegboruwa asks court to stop Magu from parading himself as EFCC chairman

Army arrests 6 suspects in connection with Commandant’s murder in Ibadan

Accidental IDP bombing: Fayose commiserates with victims, calls for investigation

Awaiting trial inmate escapes in court

Appeal Court dismisses death sentence on convict

Tension in Nasarawa as Lassa fever claims 4 lives

FG has not neglected Bakassi LG, says Senate

Again, Fayose chides FG on claims on Boko Haram, Kaduna killings

Lagos to install over 13,000 CCTV cameras to tackle insecurity

Army offers N500,000 reward for info on suicide bombers

Remembering the late Olugbon

Over 50 dead, 105 injured in military fighter jet error

Aisha Buhari demands more support for the poor

Southern Kaduna Killings: Reps summon service chiefs

101 journalists killed in 2016 ‘ UNESCO

Why OYSIEC should conduct credible election

Reps order probe of missing N500m reconstruction fund of Chibok Secondary School

THIS DAY:

Gambia’s Parliament Extends Jammeh’s Tenure by 3 Months

Accidental Bombing: Buhari Dispatches High Level Team to Borno

50 Killed, 200 Injured As Airforce Jet Bombs Settlements in Error

Nigerian Warship Heads to The Gambia

Nigeria’s External Reserves Hit $27.2bn

CBN Warns Against Patronising Bitcoins, Virtual Currencies

20,000 Killed in Various Crises in Kaduna, Says El-Rufai

We Recovered N54m, Other Currencies from Justice Ademola’s House, Witness Tells Court

FG Confirms Negotiation with Boko Haram to Free Chibok Girls

Witness Faults Attempt by FG to Link Saraki with Foreign Transfers

NCC to Impose N5m Fine on Telcos for Breach of Unsolicited SMS Directives

Why Abuja Airport Closure May Exceed Scheduled Six Weeks

APC Lawmakers Stage Walk-out as Rivers Assembly Elects Minority Leader

Buhari, Ayade Meet behind Closed-doors

UBA Explores Investment Opportunities at World Economic Forum

Expert Seeks Deeper Reforms for Nigerias Economic Transformation




SUN:

IDPs camp bombing: Buhari dispatches high level team to Maiduguri

Johnson: EU shouldn’t mete out trade punishment over Brexit

Father of 2 stabbed to death over cow leg

Air Force misfiring: Buhari condoles with victims’ families

My husband denied me sex for 9 years, woman tells divorce court

Rivers State confirms Lassa fever case

Basketball: OAU coach eyes trophy at Oyedeji Intercollegiate Championship

Court to hear applications challenging its jurisdiction in trial of Fani-Kayode, Usman

BREAKING: Gunshot rocks Kano

Gambian Lawmakers extend Jammeh’s tenure by 90 days

Road rehabilitation: Ogidi community lauds Obiano, pledges to support his second BID

Urbanisation: Ihiagwa community raises N50m to tackle environmental degradation

Igbo-German couple donates borehole to Onitsha church to mark marriage anniversary

Spera in Deo junction: Ebonyi’s own Upper Iweka in Onitsha

2017: Dogara sets agenda as reps resume

We can’t afford to go against Umahi ‘Nwifuru, Ebonyi Speaker

Why FG must fund mobile broadband, By ATCON PresidentReasons tech coys should leverage on biofuels

W’Bank, AfDB withhold Nigeria’s $4bn loan request over non-submission of reform plan

Environmental laws, enforcement and effect on Nigerian businesses

FG discussing with CBN to close rate gaps ‘Osinbajo
PUNCH
Tragedy as NAF jet bombs Borno IDP camp, kills 100
How Saraki operated, funded undeclared foreign accounts – Banker
Coach wanted to sleep with me – Nigerian weightlifter
20,000 unjustly killed in Kaduna since 1980, says El-Rufai
Ex-gov Shema’s aide declared wanted over N1bn SURE-P scam
Fayose knocks FG for ‘hiding the truth’ about killings
We recovered bags of cash from Justice Ademola’s house – DSS
Militants bomb NPDC pipeline 24hrs after Osinbajo’s visit
Seven power plants restarted, three others down

GUARDIAN
We have developed the right energy mix for Nigeria, says Fashola
Senate fails to stop Abuja airport’s closure
Egyptian football star placed on ‘terror’ list
Fighter jet kills civilians in Borno anti-terror raid
Fayose faults FG’s claim of defeating Boko Haram
‘Operator of Bukola Saraki’s foreign account, not a bank’
Lawyers decline cross-examination in Fani-Kayode’s trial
CBN bars banks from bitcoin, virtual currencies
Hillary Clinton rumoured to contest for New York mayor seat
Cross River abolishes taxes for low income earners

NEW TELEGRAPH
We recovered N54m, $121,279 from Justice Ademola – DSS
Southern Kaduna: Reps summon service chiefs over killings
Davos: Dangote hinges rapid economic development on stable power
Oba of Benin suspends palace chief
Army begins hardware movement to Sambisa, Southern Kaduna
Fighter jet misses target, drops bomb on IDPs
N4.6bn fraud: Fani-Kayode seeks case transfer to Abuja
el-Rufai vows to prosecute southern Kaduna killers
Sultan to leaders: Stop playing the ostrich with religious challenges
Senate, ministers disagree over Abuja airport closure
Osinbajo: Official, black market forex rate’ll be unified this year

THE AUTHORITY
MILITARY AIR STRIKE ON BOKO HARAM: 52 civilians killed, 120 injured in Borno
Reposition South East for greatness, Ifeanyi Ubah tasks Nwodo
Reps begin probe of Rivers’ election crisis
One killed, 4 injured as farmers, herdsmen clash in Anambra
Jigawa Gov, FG officials, others fingered in N46bn fertiliser scam
I value your wise counsel, Buhari thanks Anyaoku at 84
Drastic actions, not debate needed to end N’Delta crisis, says Osinbajo
CAN condemns UNIMAID bombings




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