NIGERIAN NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2018

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

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