Naija.fm Newspaper Review – 19 May 2017
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Punch
- Nigerian arms scandal resurfaces in US court
- JAMB candidate arrested with gun in exam hall
- English Premier League table (Wk 37)
- Four-goal Kane eyes golden boot after crushing Leicester
- Police get 498 petitions against personnel in 90 days
- Wear only made in Calabar clothes, Ayade tells appointees
- FG conveys parents, relatives of rescued Chibok girls to Abuja
- I’ve no regret Wike is Rivers governor — Jonathan
- Fire kills couple, three kids in Lagos shop
- Man kills neighbour over borehole water
- Ifeanyi Ubah diverted 11bn PMS, NNPC tells court
- Coup: Nigerians’ll defend democracy, says APC
- Fish out the fraudsters in NNPC
- Why your bank can close your account
- Lopsided recruitment: Federal Character Commission may sue DSS
- BREAKING: Again, explosion rocks UNIMAID
- NUT to picket private schools over unqualified teachers
- Police squad extorting us, group tells FG
- Why women urinate frequently
- FG merges operations of agencies at airports, seaports
- Senate indicts Presidency, bars lottery commission DG from office
- ‘Escaped Chibok girl in JSS1 when abducted’
- Voluntary negotiations may never achieve restructuring – Ogunshola
- Saraki, Ajimobi, Ambode, Fayose, others pay tributes to Adebayo
- Agony, shock as Moji Olaiya dies at 42
- We must eat Nigerian foods at state banquets – Osinbajo
- Abductors reduce Ondo perm sec ransom to N20m
- IPOB orders market closure on May 30
- Hitches: JAMB to reschedule exams for candidates
- Military men brutalise Lagos residents
For more; visit www.punchng.com
Vanguard
- 104,000 UTME candidates apply for UNILORIN’s 10,000 slots
- NNPC, Oando, AA Rano, Sahara, 17 others to sign $6bn oil swap deal
- Woman dies with 3 children she tried to rescue in Lagos fire
- NASS: An exemplary legislative practice
- Enugu: Sullivan’s discordant chimes raise the bar
- We’re institutionalizing patronage of made-in-Nigeria products — MINISTER
- Rice now being smuggled through creeks — Customs
- You’re free to leave, Ekiti PDP faction tells Fayose
- Saraki, S-West govs eulogise late Gen Adebayo
- Osinbajo signs 3 executive orders on ease of doing business
- Senate holds public hearing on gas flaring bill
- Cameroon calls 7 new players for Eagles
- Jonathan’s traducers need medical examination —Wike
- Adeyinka Adebayo: The revolutionary general
- DHQ hands over JMTS to Navy
- Ambode, Tinubu, others advocate for girl-child education
- Terrorists regrouping in Taraba—Gov Ishaku
For details; visit www.vanguardngr.com
Leadership
- MSF Fingered In ‘Secret Backing’ Of Boko Haram
- NNPC Finalises $6bn Worth Of Oil-For-Product Swaps Deal
- Senate Orders Lottery Commission DG Out Of Office
- Bank Customers To Pay N17.54bn As Card Maintenance Charges
- Ebola: No Screening Points, Machines At Seme Border – Report
- Demurrage: Shipping Companies Fleece Importers Of Billions Of Naira Daily
- PMB Will Sign 2017 Budget – Enang
- Senate Probes Alleged Lopsided Recruitment In DSS
For details; visit www.leadership.ng
The Sun
- Nkire commends Egbemode over NGE presidency
- JAMB candidate nabbed with gun at exam centre
- 7m Nigerians living with depression –Physicians
- My fears about Obiano’s re-election bid – APGA BoT member
- LG polls: Benue APC looks good, as PDP crisis deepens
- I’ll make youth empowerment priority – Nwoye
- FG orders ‘eat, drink Nigeria’ at state functions
- Keystone Bank empowers women at 2017 Okpekpe Road Race
- Gas flaring: Oil companies to face Senate panel
- Onyekuru gets Eagles call up for Corsica, Togo friendlies
For details; visit www.sunnewsonline.com
Daily Trust
- Students starve as politicians eat fat
- Osinbajo signs 3 executive orders
- EFCC docks man over N86m land racketeering
- How ex-military chiefs stole $15bn – Report
- Senate probes lopsided recruitment in DSS
- NNPC enters $6bn oil swap deals with 10 companies – Sources
- Saraki, govs, others pay respect to late Adebayo
- NNDC spends N86.34bn on projects in Edo
- Aisha Buhari lays foundation of 50-bed clinic in Daura
- Man caught removing human parts from graves
For details; visit www.dailytrust.com.ng
Daily Post
- Saraki, Ajimobi, Ambode, Aregbesola, Akeredolu, others pay last respect to Adebayo in Ibadan
- NAHCO MD, Norbert Bielderman, resigns
- Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Friday morning
- Senate complementing Buhari’s anti-corruption fight, not mocking it
- Presidency reveals full details of three orders signed by Osinbajo
- English Premier League Table (Week 37)
- Eating Suya can cause nine major diseases – Research
- Kwara government names state university after Saraki
- Europa League final: We have a big opportunity against Man Utd – Ajax coach, Bosz
- Premier League top scorer: “I’m in the driving seat” – Kane warns Alexis, Lukaku
- Onyekuru gets Super Eagles call-up
- Manchester United record lowest Premier League wins in season
- How Ifeanyi Ubah stole N11bn – NNPC tells court
- How FG caused recession – Soludo
- Coup: Any attempt to overthrow Buhari will be resisted – APC
- We remain loyal to Nigeria – Air Force
- Coup: Nigerian Army yet to make any arrests after Buratai’s warning
- Osinbajo’s brother, Keyamo, 89 others shortlisted for SAN [See Full List]
- Inter Milan director says club can afford to buy Ronaldo from Real Madrid
- Manchester United to land Oblak if De Gea leaves for Real Madrid
- JAMB releases 1,048,914 results
- Biafra: MASSOB leader, Uchenna Madu visits Nnamdi Kanu [PHOTOS]
- Moji Olaiya: Daughter defies Muslim rites, wants corpse flown to Nigeria
- Zamfara: I spent N13bn on security in 5 years – Yari
- MTN fined another $8.5million
- Boko Haram insurgents relocating from Sambisa to Taraba Forest – Governor Ishaku
- Herrera wins Manchester United Player of Year
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