NEWSPAPER HEADLINES: FRIDAY 23/01/2015 PUNCH · Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah dies at 90 · LASAA vows to sue PDP over illegal adverts · Nigeria won’t be polio-free in 2015, says expert · ‘PDP planning to stone Buhari in Ondo’ · Striking health workers accuse FG of neglect · Nigeria records 100,000 new cancer cases yearly —Ajekigbe · Nigerian Army gets new spokesman · African states seek UN mandate to fight B’Haram · INEC warns politicians against desperation · Rivers PDP reports Amaechi to police · APC Reps oppose alleged plans to postpone polls GUARDIAN · Adeboye in Anambra, prays for credible election · Lawyer: US will clear Australia ex-Guantanamo man David Hicks · Plastic surgery should be done by specialist surgeons · Former Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra to be charged over rice scheme · Saudi Arabias King Abdullah dies · British backpacker found dead on Thai tourist island · Obama hails late Saudi king as warm and candid friend · Oil surges after Saudi Kings death · 6.8-magnitude quake in Vanuatu, no tsunami threat · Ukraine cedes airport on one of bloodiest days of war · Jonathan pledges more projects, Buhari, others berate president on graft, security VANGUARD · Estimated billings: FG to compel DISCOs to deploy metres —Nebo · After the certificate saga, what next? · Aregbesola visits warring Osun communities · TUC condemns attack on Jonathan in Katsina · FG to boost agriculture, food security with N50bn · Power: President orders new sources of supply to Borno · Police in Lagos smash trans-border robbery gang, arrest eight · BIRD FLU: Lifelines coming for poultry farmers · We are ready to call off strike if… — JOHESU · Kano tourist attractions make national monument list · Deployment of card readers’ll eliminate rigging — INEC · Vlisco Group, FG sign MoU on investment in textile industry · King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia dies at 90 · Why more journalists should enter politics — Comrade Ekpunobi · NECA tasks FG on deregulation of oil industry · Protect Nigeria’s democracy, Jang-led NGF tells govs · Ebonyi Police raises alarm over use of youths as thugs · Don’t compare yourselves to Obama, Mandela, Akanbi tells Nigerian political leaders · Experts confident Nigeria will be certified polio-free by 2018 · Emir of Kano, Aregbesola urge Muslims to be torch-bearer of Islam · Dematerialisation of share certificate still low — NASD boss · Boko Haram: Nigerian peace keeping troops may be recalled —FG · Varsities yet to access N621m research grants · Rice backward integration policy attracts over $1.6bn investment · LP accuses Amosun’s govt of insensitivity to teachers’ plight · RIVERS GOV POLL: Wike, Peterside, Princewill sign peace accord · Agoda assures on effective representation · Rep tasks Bayelsa monarchs on PVC sensitization · DTHA aspirant vows to drag APC, INEC to court · Fire razes Ola Balogun’s house, 3-storey building · 3 dead, as street urchins battle for supremacy · 14 more millionaires emerge in Airtel Red Hot promo · Lagos SSG, Fashola’s SA resign to contest elections · Jumia, FirstBank partner to drive online shopping · Edo SDP candidate petitions INEC over alleged substitution · PVC – Like Sultan, Like 30m Nigerians · Kanayo seeks unified laws in hospitality industry · Why we avoided action over execution of 2 in Indonesia — FG · PDP’s run out of lies on Buhari —Oshiomhole · Delta Speaker calls for unity in PDP NIGERIAN TRIBUNE · BREAKING: Saudi King Abdullah dies at 90 · 14 burnt beyond recognition in Dankwambo convoy accident · Fashola berates NCC for shutting down APC sms campaign platform · Alleged Buhari/Kwankwaso feud may affect APC — Chieftain · Role of media critical to 2015 elections —NCP boss · 500 Accord Party members defect to APC in Oyo · Fire guts hostels at Jigawa FGC · UNIFEMGA honours 13 members · APC petitions police, SSS, INEC, others over Fayose · Boko Haram overshadowing my achievements — Jonathan · Presidential election’ll be violent-free —Adeboye · African states to seek UN mandate to fight Boko Haram · Nigerian peacekeeping troops may be recalled over Boko Haram —FG · Aregbesola visits warring communities · Unknown gunmen kill pharmacist in Benue · JOHESU/ NUAHP strike continues unless ... DAILY INDEPENDENT · Monarchs endorse APC candidates in Etsako · JLR to create 1,300 new jobs to boost lightweight vehicle manufacturing · Igbo leaders canvass for peace ahead of elections · Bauchi lost 26 lives, N132m property to fire in 2014 · Wike promises water, electricity, roads to Gokana people · Jim Iyke others become INEC ambassadors · NANS endorses Yero for second term · ACCI expresses discontent over N10 reduction in fuel price · Muna Obiekwe: Juliet Ibrahim urges colleagues to go for test · Aviation union embraces new tenure policy · Groups moblise Delta youths for Jonathan/Okowa · PDP inaugurates campaign council in Bauchi · Aliyu presents staff of office to 23rd Etsu Agaie · I’m a man of peace, says Yero · Ini Edo acquires another state-of-the-art automobile THISDAY · INEC Not Considering Shift in Polls as Dasuki Says PVC Collection Needs More Time · PDP: Buhari’s Statement of Result is a Forgery · NBS: Nigerian Economy Generated 349,343 Jobs in Third Quarter of 2014 · Nigeria’s Prospects of Defeating Boko Haram Look Bleak · African States to Seek UN Mandate to Fight Boko Haram · Boko Haram: FG to Recall Nigerian Troops from Peacekeeping Missions · EFCC Assures Foreign Nations of Collaboration in Anti-corruption War · Poster War: Lagos Drags PDP to Court Decries illegal display of campaign materials · JAMB Advises Candidates to Register Before January 30 Deadline · Northern Group Drags Buhari to ICC over Election Violence · Jonathans Sister to be Buried Friday · Presidential Committee Yet to Redeem N35bn Pledge to Insurgency Victims · Presidency Orders New Sources of Power Supply to Borno · Agusto Wins Microsoft World Championship · Health Workers Vow to Continue Strike · Sambo to Inaugurate Five Ultra-modern Rail Coaches in Benue Friday · NEMA Records 44,398 Internally Displaced Persons in 2014 · Aregbesola Visits Warring Communities, Commends Residents for Embracing Peace · Fire Destroys Six Hostels in FGGC Kazaure · Civil Society Rejects Calls for Postponement of Elections · Shekarau: Violence to Settle Scores in Democracy is Devilish
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