{"id":17721,"date":"2018-02-02T13:14:59","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T13:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=17721"},"modified":"2018-02-02T13:35:49","modified_gmt":"2018-02-02T13:35:49","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-friday-february-2-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=17721","title":{"rendered":"NIGERIAN NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"
DAILY TRUST<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Fashola seeks actions on supplying 2,000mw stranded electricity<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Maikaba tips Nigeria to lift CHAN trophy<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Banking industry needs new quantum leap – Oduoza<\/span><\/div>\n
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Buhari congratulates Eagles for defeating Sudan<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Young people should be encouraged to run for political office<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Ajibade, Igbinovia, 33 others hit Falcons WAFU Cup camp<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Intervention movement set for launch, names zonal coordinators<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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New party backs restructuring, resource control<\/span><\/div>\n
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Obasanjo’s coalition is no threat to us – APC<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Nigeria gets E26.5m EU grant for electoral process<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Ekiti takes free health programme to homes, farmsteads<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Court remands woman for alleged battering of 14-yr-old maid<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2 arraigned over rape of 15-yr-old girl<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Osun NULGE chairman dies in inferno<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Ranches, colonies feasible only after FG remedies 6 issues Report<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Customs boss replaces compliance team with strike force<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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DAILY TIMES<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Obasanjo obtains CNM Membership Card, says the Movement is non-partisan<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Pilots\/ULC ground Bristow, Carveton helicopters<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Restructuring: Jonathan, Gov Dickson seek implementation of APC report<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Boko Haram: Reps to audit excess crude account over $1bn expenditure<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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South West group knocks FG over failure to curb killer herdsmen<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Restructuring: We arent saying LG should be scraped Oyegun<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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We cant trust APC on credible polls in 2019, PDP tells UN<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Reps dissatisfied with non-utilization of lands by military<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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UNODC tackles drug abuse with launch of four policy publications<\/span><\/div>\n
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Power shortage: FCTA Pays AEDC 900m debt<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Poor holiday sales: Apple slashes iPhoneX production target by 20 million units<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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TRIBUNE<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Groups commend Nigerian army clearance operation in Sambisa, environs<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Nigeria aims to build refinery close to Niger Republic<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Paddy Adenuga story: ‘How I tried to buy Chevron Netherlands at 29<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Man receives 6 lashes for causing public nuisance<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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We will verify certificates of 25,000 newly recruited teachers in Kaduna ‘SUBEB Chairman<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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No land for cattle colony in Oyo State ‘Ajimobi<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Why we’re taking free health campaign to citizens ‘Fayose<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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NULGE chairman dies in fire incidentin Osun<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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LETTER: What President Buhari told Bukola Saraki on Benue killings<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Obasanjo registers membership as Coalition for Nigeria launches in Ogun<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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We know governors we will vote out if’ ‘NLC President<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Buhari nominates Adamu as CBN deputy governor<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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7 dead, 37 injured in Maiduguri suicide bomb attack<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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We’re not legitimising Obasanjo’s legacy ‘Coalition<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Senate President tasks police on crime control<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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13,000 Nigerians evacuated from Libya in 3 months ‘NAPTIP<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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PANDEF plans mega rally on restructuring March<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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SUN<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Nigeria’s foreign reserve peaks at US$40 billion, says Udoma<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Hadiza will become Soyinka and Achebe combined, beams El-rufai on wife’s book launch<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Borno approves N1 billion for public sector retirees, worker benefits<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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UN agency warns of food shortages for Palestinians after U.S. aid cut<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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U.S. to impose arms embargo on South Sudan to end conflict ‘ sources<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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81 Boko Haram suspects arraigned in open court<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2019: Cross River South adopts Ayade<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Secondus calls for urgent review of security network<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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My ‘Third Force’ not political party ‘Obasanjo<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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True federalism: Jonathan, Dickson, Ijaw leaders meet over APC report<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Ezenwa ruled out of CHAN 2018 final<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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DStv, GOtv to broadcast Morocco, Nigeria match<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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THE NATION<\/strong><\/div>\n
Court grants leave to IGP to appeal ruling on his fundamental right suit<\/div>\n
Buhari\u2019s $1bn request to fight Boko Haram divides Reps<\/div>\n
Full Text: Letter by President Buhari to Senate President Saraki on Benue killings<\/div>\n
Coalition for Nigeria: Obasanjo stole our idea<\/div>\n
Governor: There is a threat to attack Taraba\u00a0in 10 days<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Senate renews push for Magu\u2019s ouster<\/div>\n
Osinbajo panel to meet Miyetti Allah<\/div>\n
Oyo CJ to reassign Olubadan\u2019s case against Ajimobi<\/div>\n
Buhari salutes \u2018gentleman, unifier\u2019 Ekwueme<\/div>\n
Shagari: he was a loyal deputy<\/div>\n
Magu: I don\u2019t expect judgment to stand \u2013 Sagay<\/div>\n
How ISPAS can check fraud in MDAs, by experts<\/div>\n
INEC to get 26.5m euros grant for 2019 polls<\/div>\n
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PUNCH<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Nigerian-British actor, Oyelowo, awards scholarship to Chibok girls<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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90 migrants feared dead as boat capsizes off Libya coast<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Russia not friend to US, will not be Envoy<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Police uncover human organ trafficking syndicate in Cairo – Reports<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Benue: IG honours Senates summon, meets lawmakers behind closed doors<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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465 Nigerians evacuated from Libya arrive in Port Harcourt<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Cleric allegedly forces 400 followers to undergo castration<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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22% of Nigerians suffer from chronic depression World Bank<\/span><\/div>\n
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Bayelsa wants Ijaw language included in WAEC syllabus<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Unpaid teachers salaries: NUT threatens strike in 12 states<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
There is a plan to attack Taraba\u00a0in 10 days<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u2013 Governor \u2026says state buried 63 victims\u00a0in one day<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Buhari ignored federal character in security chiefs\u2019 appointments \u2014Obasanjo<\/div>\n
Restructuring: Jonathan, Dickson urge FG to implement APC panel\u2019s report<\/div>\n
Nigerian prisons turn inmates to animals \u2014 Osinbajo<\/div>\n
Court affirms Senate power to reject Magu<\/div>\n
Alleged N3bn fraud: How Suswam pressured me to change my statement, says witness<\/div>\n
Tributes pour in for Ekwueme at Anambra commendation service<\/div>\n
Four herdsmen arrested with weapons in Ondo<\/div>\n
Poor funding, security operations crippling Army \u2013 Buratai<\/div>\n
\u2018Fresh PDP\u2019 faction sets up parallel NWC<\/div>\n
LASG opens special courts for sexual offences, corruption<\/div>\n
Boko Haram: Plan to withdraw $1bn from ECA splits Reps<\/div>\n
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THISDAY<\/strong><\/div>\n
Restructuring: Jonathan Calls For Implementation of Confab Report<\/div>\n
Port Harcourt Prison Has 5,000 Inmates Instead of 800, Says Osinbajo<\/div>\n
Court Upholds Senate\u2019s Power of Confirmation<\/div>\n
Obasanjo: Greeting Buhari Did Not Undermine Gravity of My Letter<\/div>\n
Osinbajo C\u2019ttee: Criminals Have Hijacked Herders\u2019 Killings to Make Money<\/div>\n
Nigeria, Niger Sign Pact to Build Refinery in Katsina\u00a0in 60 Days<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
NCC Yet to Receive Notice on 9mobile Preferred Bidder<\/div>\n
Fashola: Poor Power Supply Not Reason Nigeria\u2019s Isn\u2019t Industralised<\/div>\n
A\u2019Ibom Leaders Warn Against Reintroduction of Onshore-Offshore Dichotomy<\/div>\n
Buhari Sends Edward Adamu\u2019s Name for Senate Confirmation as CBN Dep…<\/div>\n
More Facts Emerge on Why Panel Recommended SEC DG\u2019s Dismissal<\/div>\n
Anambra Stands Still for Ekwueme as Markets, Businesses, Schools, Others Close<\/div>\n
Civil Society Group: Why We Joined CNM<\/div>\n
$1bn Insurgency Fund: House Orders Audit of Excess Crude Account<\/div>\n
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GUARDIAN<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Man in court over alleged indecent sexual assault on friend’s daughter<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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South Africa schedules new no-confidence vote against Zuma<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Man United seek a reaction on Sanchez’s home bow<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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FG assures Nigerians of 4,500MW minimum electricity supply from 2018<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2019: APC embarks on CVR grassroots sensitisation in Ebonyi<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Jonathan, Dickson others seek implementation of restructuring report<\/div>\n
Governor distances self from killings in Zamfara<\/div>\n
IGP loses bid to stop contempt charge on peace corps<\/div>\n
Senate passes forensic, investigative auditors bill for second reading<\/div>\n
Reps summon DMO over alleged breaches in $300m diaspora bond<\/div>\n
Paucity of funds frustrating anti- insurgency war, says army chief Yusuf Buratai<\/div>\n
FG sets up mediation team for talks with Miyetti Allah<\/div>\n
PDP, group urge overhaul of nation\u2019s security architecture<\/div>\n
Christian clerics donate praying materials to mosques in Kaduna<\/div>\n
EU launches \u20ac26.5m initiative to support democracy in Nigeria<\/div>\n
Seven feared killed in fresh Kaduna attack<\/div>\n
Bishop, Ngige urge Nigerians to emulate Ekwueme\u2019s virtues<\/div>\n
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VANGUARD<\/strong><\/div>\n
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FG assures Nigerians of 4,500MW minimum electricity supply from 2018<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Pastor in court for allegedly forging land documents<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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We are not going on strike by Monday -Tanker drivers<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Nigerian-British actor, Oyelowo, awards scholarship to Chibok girls<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2019: APC embarks on CVR grassroots sensitisation in Ebonyi<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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U.S. set to impose arms embargo on South Sudan to end conflict ‘ sources<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Lack of adequate funds, frustrating fight against Boko Haram ‘Buratai<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Ex-militant leaders allege hijack of Amnesty Programme by Northern politicians<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Remove Magu now, Senate tells Buhari<\/span><\/div>\n
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Obasanjo launches coalition, explains why he didn’t ignore Buhari at AU summit<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Buhari’s $1bn request to fight Boko Haram divides Reps<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Okogie to Buhari: Security more important than getting re-elected in 2019<\/div>\n
Motorists, commuters groan as mixed reactions trail Lekki toll hike<\/div>\n
Taraba\u2019ll be attacked\u00a0in 10 days<\/span><\/span>, Gov cries out<\/div>\n
Contempt charge: IGP must appear in court\u00a0March 13<\/span><\/span>, judge insists<\/div>\n
Cameroun boils: From separatist fighters to refugees II<\/div>\n
Obasanjo launches coalition, explains why he didn\u2019t ignore Buhari at AU summit<\/div>\n
UN slams Nigeria over Cameroon extradition<\/div>\n
Benue killings: Why farmers\/herdsmen clashes can\u2019t end \u2013 Gov Yari<\/div>\n
Breaking: Sack Magu now or \u2026, Senate tells Buhari<\/div>\n
Expansion Of Economic Activities Persisted In January \u2014 CBN<\/div>\n
Anambra Stands Still As Ekwueme\u2019s Body Arrives For Interment<\/div>\n
VAIDS Identifies, Contacts Tax Defaulters<\/div>\n
Consult Medical Personnel, Not Faith Healers, Wike Tells Nursing Mothers<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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