PLAYHOUSE NEWSPAPER REVIEW: THURSDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER 2017

HAVE YOUR SAY!

1.      PUNCH
2019: Minister pledges to back Atiku against Buhari

           Police recant, say Misau’s retirement letter genuine
           Varsity, poly, non academic workers begin strike Monday
           EFCC clears CJN as Onnoghen declares readiness for probe
           Ministers, doctors in marathon meeting to end strike
           Buhari’s administration producing results – FG

Why Nigerians haven’t felt impact of exit from recession – NBS boss
Woman arrested in Ogun for abducting 7-year-old girl
Community seals pastor’s house for burying charms in land

OAU SUG leaders in bloody fight over N3.8m largesse
PDP threatens to sanction members suing party
Protest greets Ahmed’s $60m World Bank loan plan
Flood: FG to dredge River Benue, construct drainage
Ladoja got free land from Ajimobi, Oyo insists
Makarfi shouldn’t threaten me with expulsion – Kashamu
El-Rufai denies planning to sack deputy
Tears as NAF buries officer killed in plane crash

Budget: FG targets N100bn from Islamic bond, sukuk
Like Nnamdi Kanu, like Buhari
Adeyeye, others kick as Fayose’s deputy emerges PDP gov candidate
FG summons S’African envoy, wants Nigerian’s killing probed

2.      DAILY TRUST
Buhari returns to Abuja after Sallah holidays in Daura
Buhari said he would not seek re-election in 2019 - Minister
FG insists resident doctors’ strike flouts agreement
APC, PDP differ on recession exit
We’ll recover govt assets in private hands – Kwara Speaker
NAF lays group captain Adanu Ochai to rest
Recession ends when all Nigerians can eat three square meals - Atiku
Benue flood: FG to dredge River Benue, construct drainage system in Makurdi - Buhari
TUNISIA: 13 ministers replaced in cabinet reshuffle
Ekiti 2018: PDP picks deputy gov. to succeed Fayose
Rights groups declares Amnesty International enemy of Nigeria
Police Commission confirms Sen. Misau’s retirement letter
Zamfara govt to recruit 280 health workers — Yari
South Africa business confidence at lowest since 1985 emergency
Resident doctors' strike: NYSC tasks corps doctors to bridge gaps

              3.       THE SUN
               I’m not for Buhari –Minister
               Police intercept 5,000 packets of tramadol in Jigawa
               Boko Haram: We’ve killed Shekau’s deputies – Army
               I’m ready for probe, Onnoghen tells EFCC
               Misau’s retirement letter genuine – Police Service Commission
               Resident doctors’ strike: Save our lives, patients beg FG
               Enugu Assembly backs local government autonomy
               Recession exit: Food prices still high – NBS
               Russia 2018 : Eagles owes Nigerians World Cup ticket – Mikel

              4.       THISDAY
               Lai Mohammed: Exiting Recession Did Not Happen by Accident But FG’s Hard Work
               Non-Academic Varsity Unions Join ASUU, Doctors, Start Strike Monday
               Edun: FG is Funding Governance Structures Needed for Ogoni Clean-up
               EFCC Probe: I’ve Nothing to Hide, Says Onnoghen
               Kale Explains Why Nigerians Can’t Feel Impact of GDP Growth
               Despite Paris Club Refunds, Bauchi, Abia, C’River, Four Others Yet to...
               Even If Buhari Runs in 2019, I Will Support Atiku, Says Aisha Alhassan
               FG Launches Pre-offer Roadshow for N100bn Sukuk
               Fayemi: Kaduna Nickel Deposits, Potential Game Changer for Nigeria’s Economy
               PSC Confirms Senator Misau’s Retirement Followed Due Process
               CAC Registers Guild of Professional Bloggers
               Army: Two Deputies to Boko Haram Leader, Shekau Killed
               HURIWA Wants FG to End Military Harassment in South-east

5.      GUARDIAN
Borno: Not all blood and sorrow - Part 2
Varsities’ non-academic unions begin strike on Monday
Five arrested in police clampdown on robbers, armed guards in Lagos
Police arraign fake Oba of Lagos over Lekki Airport project
Woman nabbed for allegedly kidnapping seven-year-old girl for 19 months
Fayose, others condemn cancellation of FEC meeting 
Walter Onnoghen, Abdu Kafarati not under investigation, says EFCC
Government begins payment of arrears of doctors
Army dismisses latest Boko Haram video clip as mere propaganda
Misau’s retirement letter is authentic, says PSC
Industrial action grounds Nsukka, Port Harcourt varsity hospitals
Patients groan, urge quick end to impasse
Akeredolu explains no sponsorship of pilgrimages stance

6.      VANGUARD
‘Igbo, IPOB abandoned Gen Effiong, he died a Biafra rebel’
Breaking: FG, NARD meeting ends in deadlock
Nation’s industrial space heading into turmoil as ULC sets for nationwide strike
I’ll resign if Buhari seeks re-election – Women Affairs Minister
If you are quick in seeking external solutions, PDP will not take it kindly, Makarfi warns
Ezenwa must work harder, says Rohr 
Enugu police vow to stamp out crimes
JTF commander, other officers escape death as jetty collapse aborts operation
FG to dredge River Benue, construct drainage in Makurdi

7.      THE NATION
End of recession sparks row between APC, PDP
Recession: Govt policies yielding fruits- ministers
Disquiet as minister backs Atiku for 2019
ASUU: Fed Govt to present terms at meeting today
Ekiti: Fayose endorses deputy as PDP candidate
How Fed Govt is funding Ogoni clean-up, by Edun
Recession is over. The pains? Not so fast
U.S. Exchange Programmes alumni inaugurate excos
Tertiary institutions seek JAMB’s regularisation for illegally admitted 49,426 students
Access Bank, HACEY, others join forces against sexual violence
Fayemi won’t appear before Ekiti panel, says lawyer
Minister to govt agencies: stop rejecting Corps members
Lai Mohammed inaugurates new Communication Faculty Complex in BUK

Disquiet as minister backs Atiku for 2019

University workers to begin strike

Kwese Premier League winners to take home N45m

OAU: Show of shame as SUG excos fight over N3.8m
Nothing wrong with visit to Atiku – Aisha Alhassan
NARD violates Trade Dispute Act – Ngige
Cuba to partner Nigeria in medicine, biotechnology
Ochefu hopeful as D’Tigers leave for Tunisia
Adamawa: 105,000 patients benefit from ICRC project

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