PLAYHOUSE NEWSPAPER REVIEW: FRIDAY 25TH AUGUST 2017

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      1.      PUNCH
       VCs, ASUU reject 120 cut-off mark for varsity admission
       Prevail on Buhari to resign, Fani-Kayode urges elder statesmen

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 In Facebook post, Jonathan reminds Nigerians of ‘freedom enjoyed’ under his watch 

           Arewa youths make a U-turn, say Igbo can stay in North
       Mass housing construction begins in 33 states
       Hate speech: FG directs NBC to sanction stations
       Those asking Buhari to resign are insane – Iwo monarch
       72-year-old UK grandma laments visa denial to Nigerian husband, 27
       Sick two-year-old attached to empty oxygen tank dies
       Ritual killing: Police dismiss, arraign sergeant for suspect’s escape
       Dismissed soldier dupes Nasarawa residents of N4m
       We’re committed to even development, says Ambode
       Boat accident: Lagos gets two jet skis

       Catholic bishops lament Nigerians’ suffering, slam FG

       Corruption: Buhari hailed for signing extradition pact with UAE
       Illegal hawking: Ebonyi urges Ambode to release indigenes
       A’court sacks Sekibo as senator, upholds Abe’s election
       Makarfi visits Ladoja, Makinde, others, promises equality

       2.      DAILY TIMES
        Rodents Invasion: FG Budgeted N4.9bn For Environmental Services In Aso Rock
        88 days after, Northern Group withdraws quit notice to Ndigbo
        9mobile confirms network disruption
        68 Boko Haram insurgents surrendered to army
         Anti-graft war gets bite as Buhari signs 3 bilateral agreements
        Tony Elumelu mourns with Sierra Leone. Donates $500,000
         Hate Speech: FG orders NBC to sanction erring stations
         Ondo APDA to Akeredolu: Don’t play politics with workers salaries
         Lack of unity, Igbo’s greatest problem-Nwokedi
         Chinese firm, set to deliver $1.29bn Zungeru plant
         Kogi Assembly attacks; Speaker inaugurates committee
         Group advises INEC on conditions for parties to access ballot
         Nigeria needs well trained, equipped police – Ganduje
         Labour warns Okorocha over relocation of workers to rural areas
         Kogi Assembly locks out journalists, says media is unimportant

         3.      THE NATION
          Abducted former minister Akwanga freed
          Diezani, seven ex-governors, others to lose Dubai assets
          Dad furious over son’s adoption by British couple
          Buhari signs anti-graft, other agreements
          Nwabueze, Oyebode, Okoko, others seek new constitution
          Amosun to applicants: keep your CofO safe
          Ladoja, Makinde give conditions to return to PDP

          Cooperative Society members demand outcome of EFCC probe
          Beware of fake defence twitter handle, DHQ warns
          Party congresses: We’re fair to all, says Ogun APC
          Peterside, APC congratulate Uchendu, Abe, others
          Police arraign two for ‘robbery’ 
          Kwara community protests leader’s severe rule
          StarTimes to train 1,300 employees in 34 states
          Northern youths withdraw Oct 1 quit notice to Igbo
           The ‘Money Belt’ Mayweather, McGregor Will Be Fighting For
           Osinbajo assures on FG’s commitment to UN road safety campaigns
           Ibrahimovic: I AM BACK

           Police arraign two for ‘robbery’

           StarTimes to train 1,300 employees in 34 states

          4.      THE SUN
           Arewa youths suspend quit notice
           Police officer dismissed, docked over ritualist’s escape
            Bayelsa ranks among best six in 2017 WASC exams
            Illicit funds: Buhari ratifies 4 agreement with UAE
            SSANU, NASU, NAAT strike looms in varsities
            Pilot dies as NAF plane crashes in Kaduna
            Kanu, IPOB’ll drop Biafra agitation if Nigeria’s restructured –Prof Nwabueze
            Biafra: US probes agitators’ killing
           Savouring Obiano’s gift of freedom to Ndi Anambra

5.      VANGUARD
In Kaduna: Pilot dies as Air Force trainer aircraft crashes
Quit notice: Kanu acting out of Ignorance – Gov. Shettima
Recommendation: Olubadan-in-council divided as Ajimobi, monarch flex muscles
Buhari signs extradition, economic treaties as Charly Boy group plans protest for Diezani
FG to commence 100% local fabrication of modular refineries
Buhari’s supporters pray at Sani Abacha Stadium
Arewa youths suspend Notice of Quit, accuse IPOB of amassing weapons
IPOB, Kanu’ll drop agitation for Biafra if … – Nwabueze

6.      THISDAY
38 Senior Army Officers Petition Buhari over Wrongful Dismissal
Rivers Senatorial Tussle: Sekibo Loses Appeal, Abe Wins
Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola
Fashola: FG Building 2,736 New Housing Units in 33 States
Osinbajo: Nigeria Will Exit Recession Through Agriculture
Arewa Youths Rescind Quit Notice, Kanu Agrees to End Agitation If Nation is Restructured
Buhari Signs Extradition Treaty With UAE, Other Pacts to Check Graft, Boost Economy
NBC Directed to Sanction Stations Propagating Hate Speech
IOCs Must Work to Produce Oil at $15 per Barrel, Kachikwu Insists

7.      GUARDIAN
Criminalise hate speech, fake news, Sultan tells FG
Hate Speech: FG directs NBC to sanction erring stations
NANS protests, rejects JAMB’s admission cut-off marks 
Criminalise hate speech, fake news, Sultan tells FG
Hate Speech: FG directs NBC to sanction erring stations
NANS protests, rejects JAMB’s admission cut-off marks

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