Nigeria: Today's Newspaper Headlines [16 August, 2016]

Below are some of the headlines in some selected Nigerian Dailies for today, Tuesday, 16 August, 2016.

PUNCH:

• Mainland Bridge gridlock
  
  
• Ambode kicks against land grabbing, approves Lagos corps
  
  
• FG moves to reinstate sacked 2,000 NIS applicants
  
  
• Land dispute: Osogbo asks Aregbesola to ignore Ede
  
  
• Renounce Biafra, get freedom, MEND tells Kanu
  
  
• A’Court hears Sylva, APC’s appeal against July 26 judgement
  
  
• Teachers, LG workers protest unpaid salaries in Bayelsa
  
  
• Herdsmen kill six in Kaduna village
  
  
• Budget padding, part of legislative functions – Kwara Speaker
  
  
• Police quiz Maku over Ombatse violence in Nasarawa
  
  
• Benue lawmakers refund N750m car loan to EFCC

VANGUARD:

• ‘My Wife Must Swear In My Village To Prove Her Faithfulness’
  
  
• Police, Residents Clash Over Estate In Aba
  
  
• Maku Denies Link With Ombaste
  
  
• My Removal, Act Of God, Says Ex-JAMB Registrar
  
  
• Buhari Must Not Succumb To Antics Of The Corrupt — Ajibola
  
  
• Owerri Prisons Houses 2,500 Instead Of 550 Inmates
  
  
• ONDO GOV POLL: Muslims Warn Against Imbalanced Ticket
  
  
• Budget Padding Scandal: Attempt To Implicate Me Unfortunate – Omisore
  
  
• Rethinking The Brazilian Grass Importation
  
  
• Important Drugs Disappearing From Market, Pharmacists Cry Out
  
  
• STRIPPED TEENAGE GIRL: I Encouraged Arrest Of Suspects— UMAHI
  
  
• Northern CAN Blasts Rogue Group Over Pullout Claim
  
  
• N-DELTA: FG Ties Payments To Jobs Execution
  
  
• RECESSION: Gov Emmanuel Restates Call For Diversification Of Economy
  
  
• Kaduna Herdsmen Attack: They’re On Vengeance Mission—MIYETTI
  
  
• Abia Crisis: Conspiracy Against Ikpeazu, Transferred Aggression—PDP CHIEFTAIN
  
  
• Lagos Lawmakers Commence Probe Of MDAs 2015 Spending
  
  NIGERIAN TRIBUNE:

• Adedoja Kicks Against Zoning •Vows To Contest
  
  
• Jonathan Didn’t Form Niger Delta Avengers —Kinsmen
  
  
• Polio Outbreak Embarrassing To Me —Shettima
  
  
• Fed College Of Agric Staff, Students Protest Suspension Of 4 Lecturers
  
  
• We’ll Encourage Genuine Local, Foreign Investors To Develop Solid Minerals —FG
  
  
• Flavour Visits Prof Johnbull For Counsel In Episode 5
  
  
• Sheriff Is An Agent Of Destabilisation In PDP —Ihedioha, Ex-Dep Speaker
  
  
• Sheriff Lied – Fani Kayode
  
  
• Budget Padding Allegtion: Jibrin Has Violated House Rules —Chief Whip
  
  
• PDP Convention: Rivers Court Orders INEC, DSS, Police To Monitor, Provide Security •As Abuja Court Stops Convention
  
  
• We’ll Encourage Genuine Local, Foreign Investors To Develop Solid Minerals —FG
  
  
• BUHARI CALLS FOR UNITY IN GUINEA BISSAU

NEW TELEGRAPH:

• Confusion Over PDP National Convention
  
  
• South-East Leaders Move Against Ikpeazu
  
  
• Customs Lose N551.3bn In Six Months
  
  
• Taking Paracetamol In Pregnancy Causes Hyperactivity In Children
  
  
• B’Haram Video: Wanted Lawyer, Journalist Speak
  
  
• EFCC Probes Jang Over Alleged Multibillion Fraud
  
  
• Ambode Okays 10-Year Prison Term For Land Grabbers

THE NATION:

• PDP Convention: Courts give conflicting rulings
  
  
• Mama Boko Haram, Bolori surrender
  
  
• Mimiko's commissioner, aide join APC
  
  
• EFCC probes Jang for Plateau's cash
  
  
• SunTrust Bank'll be technology driven, says CEO
  
  
• Immigration to screen 2000 applicants
  
  
• Courts refuses to stop EFCC from probing oil firm linked to Diezani
  
  
• Why Fed Govt should Swap Chibok girls for militants
  
  
• Counter terrrorism: FBI to assist military
  
  
• How I rejected offers to interview Shekau, by Salkida