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Wednesday 19 August 2015

Today's Newspapers Headlines [19th August, 2015]

NEW TELEGRAPH
•150 drown, killed fleeing Boko Haram.
•Buhari probes sale of NITEL/MTEL.
•Insecurity: Tambuwal ban lodging in Hotels without I.D Documents.
•Man, 25, held with N77.2million in Abuja.
NIGERIAN PILOT
•APC leaders, Govs Abandon Fashola: Ex-Gov launches 3 books without dignitaries.
•Buhari probes sale of NITEL, MTEL.
•150 drowned, killed while fleeing Boko Haram attack in Yobe.
•N160.9billion illegal cash moved via Nigerian boarders in 2014-EFCC
DAILY TRUST
•Dogara raises House Committees to 95.
•Confusion as Niger South gets 2 senators.
•Boko Haram chief, 60 villagers killed in Yobe.
•Lebanon arrests wanted ISIS leader on way to Nigeria.
DAILY SUN
•Buhari probes NITEL sale...appoints Ahmed Kuru AMCON new MD.
•Guber poll: PDP not under threat in Bayelsa- Dickson.
•Ace comedian, Baba Sala, critically ill
•Stakeholders laud Egbin power plant over fresh 1,000 megawatts generation.
THE GUARDIAN
•New Bakassi worries over identity 10 years on....no, we already have it, says Ita-Giwa.
•Court awards N100million damages against Police.
•NNPC to publish financial transactions periodically.
•Buhari sacks AMCON chief, Chike-Obi, appoints Kuru as successor
THE UNION
•Plot thickens for Okah’s release.
•Aliyu, Ex-Niger Governor, in trouble.
•Buhari orders investigation into NITEL sale.
•Prostitutes rampage in Anambra.
NEWSWATCH TIMES
•Buhari demands full report on NITEL sale
•Crashes: NCAA begins audit of airlines
•AMCON management sacked, new MD, directors appointed
•Operators yet to deactivate invalid SIM cards
•Anti-apartheid hero, Desmond Tutu, back in hospital
•Education officials: Ogun berates SERAP over petition to UN Rapporteurs
•Centenary City; Jonathan signed papers in ignorance---Ojougboh...Wants Buhari, EFCC to probe Anyim...PDP group calls for Ojougboh removal as zonal vice chairman
BLUE PRINT
•Transparency: I will publish NNPC earnings next month—Kachikwu
•Buhari orders probe of NITEL/MTEL sale....directs ministry to generate revenue from ICT
•Visitors to Sokoto to provide valid identity—Tambuwal
•Buhari appoints Ahmed Kuru new AMCON boss
•Chibok girls gone 492 days
•Nigerians lost 2.6trillionnaira in 2012 flood disaster--NEMA
•El-Rufai introduces harmonised feeding for boarding students in Kaduna
•Late Emir of Missau was humble, caring—Buhari
NATIONAL MIRROR
•Jonathan’s wife’s aide nabbed in Ghana with 5million dollars cash...as treasury looters move to hide stolen money
•Buhari probes sale of NITEL/MTEL
•Electricity supply below six hours daily....17% population not served
•Over 150 perish in Yobe River fleeing from Boko Haram...women, children are main victims
•NNPC to throw account books open for public scrutiny, says Kachikwu
•Multi-billion dollars Centenary City project a fraud—PDP chieftain....calls for Anyim’s head
•NLC calls for security measures at motor parks


NATION
•Buhari orders probe of $252m NITEL sale
•Boko Haram fear hits Ondo communities
•Tribunal dismisses Ladoja’s application to invite forensic expert
•PDP chief: Anyim tricked Jonathan to sign N1.2b deal
•Oshiomhole, NLC urge Kukah, others not to obstruct loot recovery
•Lagos development plan on course, says Ambode
•Police: 45 arrested in Kwarapoly cult clash
•NDLEA intercepts N48m
•Anti-graft war: Ex-NEITI boss berates National Assembly
PUNCH
•Don’t ruin your liver with harmful habits
•ICPC probe: ‘Super rich’ civil servants rush to sell houses
•Police arrest Aregbesola’s ex-aide for 29-year-old lover’s death
•Boko Haram kills 60 in Yobe village
•Senate forgery: Police report’s whereabouts unknown
•22 ex-Reps besiege Dogara, Lasun’s offices for jobs
•Court-martial drops cowardice charge against Ransome-Kuti
THIS DAY
•With Oil at Six-year Low, Crude Exporters, Firms Downsize
•Buhari Dissolves AMCON Mgt Team, Demands Report on NITEL’s Liquidation
•Universities Kick Against Directive on TSA as AGF Allays Concern
•150 Shot, Drowned in Yobe River by Boko Haram Gunmen
•Abusive Parrot Summoned, Detained by Police
•Group Accuses N’Assembly Members of Working 15 Days, Pocketing N13bn
•Fashola Cautions against Manipulation of 2016 Census
•Telcos Risk Sanctions for Non-compliance on SIM Card Deactivation

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