Newspapers Review August 20, 2015

It's time for our newspapers review, Ex-Speaker rejects Fayose’s appointment, FG writes India over Nigerian ISIS suspects, Non-appointment of ministers shows Buhari’s military hangover – Nwabueze, Power supply to Nigerians averages 4.9hrs daily —Report, Nigeria has highest number of displaced persons – UN, Probe Fashola, Tinubu now, Bode George tells Buhari, Can APC rule Imo for 24 years?, Rivers poll: Tribunal declines request to relocate election materials to Abuja, NBC Issues Licence for First Women Radio, 1,959 flood victims in Akwa Ibom get N50,000 each, Money laundering: CBN canvasses regulation of virtual currencies.

                                                          Punch

• Ex-Speaker rejects Fayose’s appointment

• Many Nigerian investments done with dirty money –Ribadu

• FG writes India over Nigerian ISIS suspects

• Probe Fashola, Tinubu now, Bode George tells Buhari

• Non-appointment of ministers shows Buhari’s military hangover – Nwabueze

•  ‘Firm paid N50m for 50-year lease of Falomo plaza’

• Drought: Expert warns Nigeria against food scarcity

• We killed fleeing B’Haram fighters in Gwoza – Army

• Poll: Tribunal grants Peterside leave to inspect documents

• Power supply to Nigerians averages 4.9hrs daily —Report

• Ex-Speaker rejects Fayose’s appointment

• Account for N660bn, ex-rep tells Dickson

• Nigeria has highest number of displaced persons – UN

• Probe Fashola, Tinubu now, Bode George tells Buhari

• Protests greet tuition hike in Babcock varsity

                                                           Vanguard

• Why projects fail in Nigeria – UNIDO

• Baba Sala on hospital bed, says: ‘Give me pounded yam’

• Albino Foundation demands explanation of member’s death in Lagos

• Can APC rule Imo for 24 years?

• Rita Lori-Ogbebor gives Delta govt 7 days to repeal DESOPADEC law

• Rivers poll: Tribunal declines request to relocate election materials to Abuja

• Fear in Immigration Service over visa to Isis chief

• 2015 polls: Ad hoc staff lock INEC office over unpaid stipends

• APGA women kick off campaign for Obiano’s 2nd term

                                                             ThisDay

• Ambode Cancels Concession for Falomo Shopping Centre with Elumelu’s Company

• President Directs NNPC to Work with Indigenous Companies in Oil & Gas Sector

• SIM Deactivation: Angry Subscribers Storm Network Centres

• Rivers’ Tribunal Strikes out APC’s Request to Transfer Election Materials to Abuja

• Orlukwu: Blackmail Against Amaechi will Fail

• Group Accuses N’Assembly Members of Working 15 Days, Pocketing N13bn

• NCC, Telcos Spent N46.1bn on SIM Card Registration in 5 Years

• NBC Issues Licence for First Women Radio

• NFF Okays Sierra Leone to Play Elephants in Lagos

• Ribadu Wants Culprits of Money Laundering Punished

•  AuGF Stands by Report Indicting NDDC, Refers Commission to PAC

• Governors Meet Ahead of NEC Meeting Today

•  Bristow Crash: Leadway Confirms Helicopter was Fully Insured

•  AUN Floats N1bn Fund for IDPs

• PR Sanctions 23 Private Depots in Lagos

•  Flooding: Sokoto LG Evacuates 10,000 People

                                                  The Nation

• FCC moves in as $4.5b tax scandal hits agency

• How PDP was destroyed, by BoT chair Haliru

• 1.5m IDPs in Nigeria, says UN

• Catholic bishops back Buhari’s anti-corruption battle

• Lagos terminates N50m shopping complex lease

• Buhari to NNPC: work with indigenous oil producers

• Presidency: don’t drag Buhari into ISIS chief’s visa crisis

• Buhari expected at Diaspora Day conference Tuesday

• Peterside hails NNPC’s transparency agenda 

• Wike fails to stop inspection of poll materials

• 1,959 flood victims in Akwa Ibom get N50,000 each

• 110 million Nigerians are poor, says Osinbajo 

• Ayade abolishes taxes for low income earners

                                            National Mirror

• Money laundering: CBN canvasses regulation of virtual currencies

• PDP paying price for dumping zoning –BoT chairman

• Indigenous oil producers target 1.2m bpd by  

• Past policies did not reflect Nigerians’ needs –Osinbajo

• 20m Nigerian diabetics not aware of status –Akinwusi 

• Indigenous oil producers target 1.2m bpd by 2020

• I’m strong and alive –Baba Sala

                                        Daily Independent

• Police Arrest Monarch For Impersonation

• CBN Plans Review Of Guide To Bank Charges

• IS Beheads Syrian Archaeologist

• Boko Haram: Soldiers Storm Sambisa, Kill Scores

•  Pakistan Invites Kashmiri Separatists For Meeting

• Staff Union Queries Missing N400m Equipment Fund In Akwapoly

• ICC To Reopen Obstruction Case Against Kenya

                                                       Leadership

• Constitution Amendment Crucial To Anti-graft Strategy Review – Lamorde

• Adesina Blasts Oshiomhole Over Comments On Agriculture Transformation Agenda

• PMB Probes NIS Over Visa Issuance To ISIS Chief

• Corruption War: ICPC Nabs 2 Top Govt Officials

• Rivers: Tribunal Refuses To Reverse Order On Inspection Of Electoral Materials

• Only Buhari Knows His Ministers – APC

• Chibok Girls: The World Must Ensure They Are Never Forgotten – BBOG Group

• Death Of Zoning In 2011 Ruined PDP – BoT Chairman