Newspaper Headlines for Friday 5th July, 2013. Nigerian Tribune • Costitution amendment: Reps remove immunity for President, Govs •Give autonomy to LGs, scrap SIECs • Kogi Councillor contracted us to cut off his girlfriend’s head for rituals – Suspects •It’s not true – Councillor • Doctors advise family to turn off Mandela’s life support machine • Rivers PDP crisis: Odili, others rally against Amaechi, visit Jonathan • All you need to know about Egypt unrest • 5 Supreme Court workers sacked over leaked judgment • FG deploys more troops to Warri as Ijaws, Itsekiris trade blames • Nigeria spends N674bn on rice, sugar, fish annually • Plateau: DCO’s body recovered, 2 policemen arrested for gunrunning • 3 Oloolu masquerade’s supporters nabbed for vandalising 16 vehicles • Current security challenges higher than civil war period – NSA • Crisis hits Human Rights Commission over Baga report • No plan to suspend strike – ASUU Punch • Police arraign innocent man for murder • Amaechi leading Jonathan’s opponents – Rivers PDP • PDP members ask court to stop convention • Reps’ panel wants immunity for President, govs removed • FG rejects overthrow of Egypt’s President Morsi • ACN warns host communities, hoodlums against extortion • Assembly plans three years jail for land grabbers • Court free ex-works minister of money-laundering charges • Slain traders: Assembly asks Oyo to petition FG • Police probe firm over ‘dubious’ SMS • Budget: Reps to reject Jonathan’s amendment proposals • Military’s role in civil conflicts affects efficiency – NSA • I’ll contest 2014 gov election, Bamidele insists • Gowon, BSN woo wealthy Christians for Bible translation • Zamfara gov’s plan to arm militia divides Senators Vanguard • 60% of C of O in Lagos are fake – Lawmaker • Apologise to Jonathan, group tells Amaechi • US tells Nigeria to address conflicts, promote unity • Don’t ‘besmirch’ Mandela’s name, Tutu tells feuding family • Court acquits ex-Works Minister, Lawal in N43m fraud case • Pastor, wife talk dirty as court dissolves marriage • Masquerade, residents clash again in Ibadan • Flooding: Bayelsa ACN asks Dickson not to go on leave • Subsidy protest: Court grants bail to killer DPO • House of Reps denies knowledge of EFCC, ICPC merger • Senate moves to end 67-day-old ASUP strike • LASUTH denies alleged rejection of accident victim • Constitution review c’ttee submits report • Uduaghan sacks Finance commissioner, Okumagba The Nation • Jonathan, PDP chiefs attack Amaechi at Villa meeting • World condemns Egypt’s coup • Lawmakers to demand more facts on economy • Senator Abe: visit wont bring reconciliation • Governor to Obuah: watch your tongue • We won’t allow indiscipline in PDP, says Jonathan • ‘Nigeria may lose US FAA category one rating’ • Reps, CBN alleged deal stalls BOFIA Act amendment • Construction begins at Lekki seaport • Obama to Egypt’s military: hand back control to democratic govt • Election to rejection: Why Morsi was thrown out after just a year… and what happens now • Reps committee recommends removal of immunity for President, VP, Governors, Deputies. Good evening and happy weekend!
Posted on: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 14:59:03 +0000