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THE PUNCH
Reps clash over Buhari’s health status, summon IG, CPs
Xenophobia: Nigerians storm S’Africa Embassy, demand suspension of Ambassador
FG won’t ban okada, tricycles –Amaechi
NAFDAC busts forgery syndicate linked to Indians, Mexicans
2019: I’ll not contest against Buhari, says Tinubu
Corruption in civil service, a nation’s greatest tragedy — Osinbajo
Lagos promises improved security in Epe
Sponsor bill to regulate okada activities – Ashafa
CCTV buses will replace danfos, says LASG
Boundary dispute: Osinbajo meets Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Ebonyi governors
LASIEC warns thugs against poll disruption
FG to enforce buying of Made-in-Nigeria products

NLC disagrees with el-Rufai over planned sale of govt houses
Soludo, Utomi, Igbo leaders demand Nnamdi Kanu’s release
Xenophobia: Gbajabiamila heads Reps team to S’African parliament
PDP govs meet Jonathan, seek political solution to crisis
Igbo’ll never produce Nigeria’s President –MASSOB
Teach children morals through storytelling, Obasanjo tells parents
High unemployment rate linked to kidnapping
Trump vows new merit-based US immigration system
Fayose slams Obasanjo for criticising his generation
Dismissed policeman works in Lagos command for eight years

THE SUN
South Africa deports 97 Nigerians
N2.8b fraud: I made statement under duress –Ex-NBC director tells court
Abia police arrest most wanted kidnappers, foil bank robbery
Akwa Ibom/Cross River: Osinbajo mediates in boundary disputes
EFCC recovers more vehicles, others from ex-Customs boss, Dikko
PDP govs meet Jonathan over party crisis
JAMB bans awaiting results candidates
I’m not running for presidency, says Tinubu
Nigeria’s GDP growth rate contracts by -1.3% in Q4, 2016 –NBS

LEADERSHIP
Corruption Hindering Progress Of Civil Service – Osinbajo
IOCs Spend $5bn On Indigenous Firms’ Capacity Building
Onnoghen’s Confirmation Screening Begins Today
Recession: Economy Shows Signs Of Recovery – NBS
Niger Agric Extension Workers Get 100 Motorcycles
Oil And Gas: Nigeria Targets $10bn Investments In 5 Years
Amina Mohammed Assumes Duty At UN Today
FG Adopts PPP Model For $20bn Niger Delta Gas Project

VANGUARD
QUEENS COLLEGE: ‘Since my daughter came home for break, she has not stopped vomiting’
‘Igbo leaders are political slaves in Nigeria’
NJC proposes N5.2bn for retired judicial officers in 2017
I’ll never contest against Buhari —Tinubu
Xenophobic attacks: NASS threatens reprisals as S-Africa deports 97 Nigerians
Release Kanu now, Soludo, Utomi, Igbo leaders tell Buhari
Xenophobic attack: Gbajabiamila leads delegation to South Africa
Obasanjo’s statement selfserving, discomfiting, misleading – Fayose

GUARDIAN
Senate to probe alleged N5.1 trillion subsidy fraud in NNPC
Anambra guber poll, APC converts and failed ambitions
Manufacturers deploy resources to farming over raw materials’ scarcity
Government may begin hamonisation of biometric data bases Q2
Reps probe debt owed local contractors by FG, seek penalties for crime against humanity
Obasanjo seeks revival of story telling culture, donates books to Ibogun pupils
Oil community accuses firm, indigenes of concealing toxic wastes
Passengers panic as Med-View plane develops fault
Controversy over N3.2b fraud charge against PenCom director general

DAILY TRUST
PDP crisis: Jonathan, governors opt for political solution
Lagos: Group protest xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa
South Africa deports 97 Nigerians
Sheriff promises women 30 percent of elective position in PDP
Amina Mohammed lists priority at UN
Reps to probe foreign missions over alleged corruption
Taraba APC rejects LG election results
NLC, TUC kick against sales of 1,990 quarters by El-Rufai
Aisha Buhari spends millions on training programme
Osinbajo: Corruption in civil service will cause national tragedy
Recession: Nigeria’s economy improved in 2016 – NBS

THISDAY
Nigerian Economy Contracts by 1.5% in 2016, Marginally Beating IMF Forecast
Senate to Screen Onnoghen Tuesday
South African Government Deports 97 Nigerians
Lawmakers Bicker over Buhari’s ‘Sickness’
CBN Black Market Attack is Just a Stopgap Until Nigeria Floats...
I Will Not Run against Buhari, Says Tinubu
As New Devt Bank Takes off, Finance Ministry, CBN Parley on...
Dangote Ends Nigeria’s Dependence on Imported Cement
Medview Aborts Flight over Malfunctioning Cooling System