NIGERIA NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES, THURSDAY 17 AUGUST 2017

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TRIBUNE================

University of Jos joins ASUU strike\\\

NANS to FG: Your economic recovery plan doesn’t address challenges of universities\\

El-Zakzaky protest grounds Kaduna\\

45 bomb attack victims evacuated to Maiduguri hospital ‘Officials\\

Attacks on ‘Resume or Resign’ protesters is height of dictatorship ‘Fayose\\

Gunmen attack EFCC office, leave death threat\\

We will not stop anti-Buhari protest until”  – Charley boy\\

Osinbajo swears in 22 new permanent secretaries\\

ASUU strike illegal ‘FG\\

2 police officers under investigation for allegedly performing vagina search on student\\

Osinbajo assigns portfolios to new ministers at last\\

Can a ruler’s ailments be disclosed in law\\

Nsukka farmers move to boost pepper production for export\\

Marginalisation: Non-indigenes threaten to boycott Anambra election\\

Marijuana increases hypertension death risk\\

US President Trump sacks Nigeria’s Adebayo Ogunlesi as adviser\\

2015 Ogun audited account ready ‘Auditor-General\\

FG to auction N135bn bonds August 23 ‘DMO\\

TCN raises $1.55bn for grid expansion\\

Metering: NERC to develop regulatory framework for investors\\




GUARDIAN===============

Police confirm killing of 16 people in Borno triple suicide attacks\\\

TSA saved government N56.4b overdraft charges in one year, says AGF\\

Release El-zakzaky now or kill us all, protesting Shiites tell government\\

Nigeria police, judges highest bribe-takers, says UN agency\\\

Adelaja, Onigbinde, others task youths on entrepreneurship\\

CBN’s power, airline interventions hit N277 billion\\

Government failed ASUU, minister admits\\\

LUTH discharges three patients admitted for Lassa fever\\

Ajimobi moves to decongest prisons, courts\\

Renewing PDP’s determined return to Kogi’s Lugard House\\\

NFF declares Uyo ready to host Nigeria, Cameroon battle\\\

Nigerians await solar eclipse on Monday, lunar episode July 27, 2018\\\

Group seeks sustainable solution to sabotage of power infrastructure\\\

Obasanjo tasks architects, engineers on affordable, decent accommodation\

THISDAY=================

NBS: Roughly N400bn in Bribes Given to Public Officials Annually\\\

Again, Shettima Meets Northern Elders, Arewa Coalition on Withdrawal of Quit Notice to Igbos\\

In a First, FG Accepts Blame for ASUU Strike\\\

Finally, Osinbajo Assigns Portfolios to New Ministers, Swears in Perm Secs\\

Nnewi: Small Town of Super Rich Nigerians\\

Osinbajo Pledges FG’s Partnership with IPI on 2018 World Congress in Nigeria\\

Police Confirm 16 Killed, 82 Injured in Borno Market Attack\\

APGA Crisis: Appeal Court Sacks Agbaso, Reinstates Oye as National Chairman\\

One Feared Dead as Police, IPOB Clash in Anambra\\

S West PDP Begins Reconciliation, to Expel Dissidents\\

APC Puts off Meeting with Governors\\

APDA: Why Shittu-led NWC was Sacked\\

INEC Starts Countdown to 2019 General Election\\

Former Councillors Endorse Wike for Second Term\\

Dozie: SMEs Greatest Contributor to Economic Development\\

Lagos Lauds Sterling Bank on Environmental Sustainability\\

Edo Govt Flags off Distribution of 2.6m Insecticidal Nets\\

Onanuga: Lagos Has Renovated over 60 PHCs in Two Years\\

NHIS: Rectify Anomalies Hindering Functions of Scheme, Medical Directors Tell FG\\

Kwara Carries Out 33 VVF Successful Operations\\

Power Tussle: Again, PCN Wins, Remains Regulatory Body over NAPPTON\\

Centre Organises 4th Training Workshop on Diabetes Foot Care\\

Dettol Advocates Proper Hygiene during Breastfeeding\\

DAILY TIMES==============

Four year old slaughtered by suspected ritualists in Lagos\\

Gani Adams to FG: Enough of politicking, fix Lagos-Ibadan Expressway now\\

Police Inspectors body found\\

Ribadu wants young Nigerians to expose corruption\\

Cultural icon advocates African traditional oath taking\\

Two killed in Lagos Island revenge attack\\\

Thousands rendered homeless, as Ogun demolishes houses in Ifo community\\

Human parts discovered in church, as Police arrest prophet, three others in Ogun\

With 548 days to 2019, well conduct credible general polls INEC Boss\\

Appeal Court removes Agbaso as APGA chairman, reinstates Oye\\\\

Suicide bombings: Group accuses Shekau of trying to resell himself\\

NIPR mandates Ukah to reorganise Delta State chapter\\

Gunmen Attack EFCC Headquarters In Abuja\\

Attack : Its now fire with fire against corrupt elite -EFCC\\

Charley Boy group suspends protest as Niger Delta youths march to Villa\\

SERAP asks ICC to probe missing N11 trillion electricity fund\\

ASUU Strike: FG to resume dialogue with lecturers today\\

APC Govs shun NWC monthly meeting\\

Ozubulu Killing: NGO condemns action, calls it gruesome murder\\

APC: Fact finding committee on Bauchi state submits report\\

Group cautioned for disparaging northern leaders\\

INEC tasks political parties on challenges hindering their capacities\\

Restructuring: Lawmaker, others counsel LASU students on roles\\

APC still cleaning PDPs mess, 2 years after, says Oshun\\

True federalism, only way forward for Nigeria -Ubani\\

Protect yourself against cold, Nigerians told\\

ACPN demands immediate implementation of National Drug Distribution Guideline\\

The Naira Is Crashing Against dollar\\

If it comes to war, Biafrans will defend themselves Nnamdi Kanu\\

If Buhari, Garba Shehu are willing to learn PDP will tutor them Reno Omokri\\

We In The South Need To Start Loving Northerners, Theyre Cool Gombe Corper\\

Its Time For Laws Against Jungle Justice, Hate Speech Saraki\\

Pastor Adeboye Has Touched More Lives Than Politicians Ex-President Obasanjo\\

ASUU Strike: Tinubu Calls For State Of Emergency On Education\\

Diezani Speaks Out I Never Stole Nigerias Money\\

Jonathan built the only federal university in Buharis State Omokri blasts Shehu\\




PUNCH===============
ASUU strike: We failed to fulfil agreement, FG admits\\\
Attack: #ResumeOrResign group suspends protest in Abuja, moves to Lagos\\
Govt officials received N400bn bribes in one year – NBS\\
N400bn bribes in one year – NBS
Suicide bombers kill 17, injure 82 in Borno attack
FG to diversify economy with $41bn railway investment
TSA: Govt saves N108bn from bank charges
Here’s what eating late at night does to you
‘High duty taking medicine away from reach of poor’
Court rules against police in Evans’ case
Lassa fever: LUTH discharges two doctors
Use seers to find Ozubulu killers, Bishop tells monarchs
Gunmen attack EFCC office, deliver threat letter
DSS operatives abduct pastor, rob siblings of phones, money
Police exhume human parts in church, nab prophet •I only buried a pig – prophet
Anambra lawmaker dies after primary election
Four-year-old pupil killed in Lagos shrine, parents, others arrested

VANGUARD============
Charly Boy group suspends protest indefinitely
Presidency criticises Resume or Resign group
One feared dead as Police, IPOB clash in Anambra
Public officials took N400bn bribe in 1 year – NBS
Naira appreciates to N359.7/$ as External reserve hits $31.35bn
Breaking: Trump sacks Nigeria’s Ogunlesi as adviser
Photos: Protest match to pass vote of confidence on President Buhari
N11trn power corruption: Agagu, Imoke, Nebo have cases to answer – Report
I supply prophet with children for rituals – Kidnapper
Eagles need prayers against Cameroon
Otti kicks against $200m loan to Abia govt
Body of missing toddler found in Lagos shrine
Senate probes Total E & P over 42km gas pipeline project in Rivers
Avoid hate speech, Bolanle Ambode tell Corp members
Charly Boy group suspends protest indefinitely




THE SUN============
Boko Haram kills 42 Kebbi farmers, says Gov Bagudu
Anti-Buhari protesters give 21-day ultimatum
Ozubulu: Bishop, attack target, speaks
500 PDP ex-councillors endorse Wike for second term
Gunmen attack EFCC office in Abuja
2019: Ekweremadu, Kalu, Okorocha, Obi tipped for presidency
We’ve failed ASUU, FG confesses
Our problem with IVF, by clerics
Panic as another global stock market crash looms
Russia 2018 World Cup qualifier : No automatic shirts for CHAN Eagles –Pinnick

DAILY TRUST===========
Police officers, judges most corrupt in Nigeria – NBS
Igbo quit notice: Shettima meets northern elders
We’ve not fulfilled our bargain with ASUU – FG
Hajj 2017: NAHCON airlifts 38,161 pilgrims
Osinbajo inaugurates 15 permsecs
Gunmen attack EFCC office
INEC swears-in nine RECs
INEC Registers over 2m new voters
Buhari group cautions PDP
Arewa group decries destabilisation plot
Fish sellers, boat operators protest waterfront taxes
Police foil bank robbery in Kano, arrest 2 suspects
Ooni of Ife denies clash with wife Olori Wuraola
1 dies as IPOB clashes with police, army
Reps probe NPA over N5.1bn contract
IMN protests continued detention of Zakzaky in Kaduna

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