NEWSPAPER HEADLINES, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2017

                                   

NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
Gunman follows bride and groom to wedding, opens fire inside church 
Account freezing: Court dismisses EFCC’s application against Fayose 
Prison officials stripped me naked for using phone, granting interview — Okah 
Osinbajo, Saraki, Dogara meet over budget
Ambode bans LG officers from Traffic Management duties over extortion

DAILY TRUST
UNICEF to spend $3.3bn on 48m children
Lawmakers, Afenifere demand Onnoghen’s confirmation as CJN
FG returns 3 varsities to agric ministry
Don’t promote B/Haram activities, FG urges media
Customs declares 2 officers wanted over seized rifles
Senate queries NCAT over N6.4bn aircrafts contract
N1.2bn fraud: EFCC to arraign ex-minister’s son today
Atiku denies hands in Oba Akiolu’s forced retirement

GUARDIAN
Leakage of classified documents rattles government
Afenifere gives Buhari ultimatum on Onnoghen
Trump picks conservative judge Gorsuch to shift Supreme Court balance
‘Why multi-SIM ownership is increasing in Nigeria’

BUSINESS DAY
Why Nigerian app developers missed out on $20billion Apple payout
Digital transformation of Nigeria’s economy must be appreciated - Danbatta
Minister sees prospect in aviation sector as Med-View lists 9.75bn ordinary shares
NNPC clarifies position on oil bloc signature bonus, royalty
'Benefits of Nigeria's ratified Trade Agreement'
Nigerian children to benefit from Bridge International Academies affordable quality education

THE NATION
I am no religious bigot, El-Rufai replies critics
Ex-minister’s son ‘pays N1b cash for land, four houses’
Amaechi: China’s $1.5b loan for Lagos-Ibadan rail ready
Council poll: Ajimobi, Alaafin seek out-of-court option
turkish school kidnap suspects held in ikorodu
Nigeria can produce three million bpd, says Kachikwu

THISDAY
Ighalo Caps Winter Drift to the Chinese League
Osinbajo Meets Saraki, Dogara, Gets No Objection for $1bn Eurobond
Ibori to Return Home Soon
FG, States, IOCs to Adopt Collaborative Approach for Devt of N’Delta
Again, FG Seeks Secret Trial, Dasuki Objects
Nigerian, Imelme Umana Emerges First Black Woman President of Harvard Law...
Osinbajo: Soon Most Nigerians will Not Need Power from National Grid
Rivers Police Commissioner Dies in Indian Hospital
Herdsmen, Farmers Skirmish Claim Three Lives in Adamawa
Weekly Bitcoin Volumes Cross $1m in Nigeria, Raise Speculations
Adegboruwa Sues Buhari, Osinbajo, Saraki over CJN’s Appointment
Tribunal Declines PDP, Ize-Iyamu’s Bid to Introduce New Evidence
FG Orders 48-hour Visa Issuance to Foreign Investors
Suicide Bomber Kills Vigilante at Maiduguri Mosque
Court Dismisses Appeal against Fayose’s Unfrozen Account

PUNCH
Watch your tongue, DSS warns Apostle Suleman
EFCC accuses ex-FCT minister’s son of N1.1bn fraud
Grass-cutting scandal: Senate panel writes CBN, demands SGF firms’ BVNs 
Senate meets el-Rufai over Southern Kaduna killings 
Suicide bomber, resident die in Borno foiled mosque bombing 
UK deports 83 Nigerians
Customs declare two officers wanted over seized 661 rifles
Lagos-Ibadan rail line’s foundation ready in March – FG
Policeman breaks woman’s jaw for withholding girlfriend’s whereabouts
Extortion: Ambode bars LGA workers from traffic control
EFCC accuses ex-FCT minister’s son of N1.1bn fraud
EFCC invites ex-OAU VC, bursar over alleged N2.8bn fraud

VANGUARD
Okorocha fires back at Obiano
Apostle Suleiman: How CAN brokered peace with DSS
2015 election cost N1 trillion – INEC
Foreign reserve now $27.4bn
Why we need NASS’ approval for $30bn loan – Amaechi
CJN: Afenifere gives Buhari ultimatum to forward Onnoghen’s name
3 die in Adamawa herdsmen, farmers’ clash

THE AUTHORITY
I'm not a religious bigot, ethnic champion - El-Rufai
N/Delta Crisis: US team on fact-finding mission to Gbaramatu Kingdom
CAF Election: Hayatou drags FA presidents to Gabon
CJN's Appointment: NASS Caucus demands confirmation of Onnoghen
DEFECTION TO APC: Okorocha, Obiano fight dirty