Today's Newspaper Headlines : Friday, July 03, 2015

Good morning and welcome to Yejide Babajide's blog. Hope you all had a wonderful night. News headlines from National newspapers across the nation is ready this Friday morning for your reading pleasure. Read and have a great weekend. 

PUNCH

• Petrol scarcity returns in Lagos
• Experts predict naira to dollar at 250'local currency falls further to 232
• FIRS collects N1.8tn tax revenue in six months
• Ondo residency card scheme'll boost IGR ' Mimiko
• Power consumer advocacy network collapses after two months
• Nigeria, others sell crude to S'Korea at give-away prices
• Pension initiatives should benefit contributors ' Odutola
• Agro-investor warns against dumping from neighbours
• Full-time housewives can become entrepreneurs
• Manufacturers oppose zero tariff on imported drugs
• Australia to support mining, farming in Nigeria ' Envoy
• ITF, CTIN, Dangote train 3,500 artisans
• Fitch rates BoI high on credit performance
• Simba Group wins 2015 best customer award
• Manufacturers foresee improved infrastructure under Buhari
• Elumelu calls for more investment in energy projects
• Training your employees to think like CEOs
• Industrialists, experts seek economic diversification
• NASD OTC records 1,900% increase in transactions
• 145,000 Kogi farmers to receive loans, grants
• Dont remove Ekweremadu
• PDP can never govern Lagos APC
• Stop criticising Lai Mohammed
• Tribunal fixes date for pre-hearing of Ottis petition
• Osun: APC, PDP disagree over unpaid salaries
• Buhari, Obama and same-sex marriage
• Aregbesolas impeachment call :Group asks NJC to sanction judge
• The North, Buhari and Almajiri challenge
• A nation in the doldrums
• South Sudans nightmare
• Look, foreigners weep for Nigerians over oil
• Has Buhari lost the change momentum
• Computers are learning how to interpret your emotions
• A peep into el-Rufais social media community
• FG stops paying salaries of staff school workers
• Maximising your mobile marketing
• LCDA creation'll open up Ogun ' Amosun
• Rivers warns illegal occupants to vacate govt property
• IG redeploys Lagos, Ogun, Rivers CPs
• Mimiko inaugurates Kaadi Igbeayo, says it'll boost IGR
• Buhari sacks DG DSS, service chiefs may go
• Court orders NDLEA, EFCC to pay man N2m
• Kogi PDP crisis worsens as NWC rejects Wada's request
• There is hope, Buhari tells terror victims
• NASS: Principal officers election brews crisis in PDP
• Liberias new Ebola cases cause concern
• Ladipo Market being renovated, says Lagos
• Suspects flee court after judge jailed drug trafficker
• Buhari has solutions to Nigerias problems Mohammed
• APC warns Fayose against attacking PUNCH, judiciary
• Rivers CP orders withdrawal of policemen attached to politicians
• 13 parties hail new INEC boss appointment, slam PDP
• Some govs yet to declare assets CCB
• Tribunal rejects Akpabios request for adjournment
• Dont give Wike loans, Rivers APC advises bank
• EFCC arrests Mainas secretary for pension fraud
• Police arraign man for defrauding firm
• Ondo school bus scheme saves parents N113m monthly
• Briton urges Buhari to give teacher training attention
• Don seeks improvement in science education
• Educationist urges pupils to strive for excellence
• Lady Mechanic Initiative trains 30 pupils
• Teach pupils Nigerian history
• Corps member organises competition for Ondo pupils
• CBN develops financial literacy blueprint for pupils
• UNICEF organises art competition for Bayelsa schools
• Pupils win prizes as foundation ends maths contest
• Western Union, others support Lagos schools, refurbish libraries
• Visit your children in school, Oba Adenugba tells parents
• Advocacy will resolve shortage of teachers 'NCCE
• GIC pupils urged to be agents of change
• Dogs can have seizures
• Eat more greens
• Stay inspired after 40
• Watch out, as Ebola makes a reappearance
• Scientist transfer artificial heart for patient
• Ambassadors Korede, Mama G get Glo alert
• A-K Media takes Liberty Villa to AfricaMagic
• EbonyLife targets global TV
• Olamide now SureBet247 ambassador
• NCC can't win war against piracy alone 'Nkwocha
• Avenida Brasil debuts on ONTV Max
• I don't mind playing for gays ' DJ Jimmy Jatt
• Davido, others to perform at MAMA
• Keshi's ego intact, Chukwu says
• Nigeria win Abidjan chess tourney
• Change in govt delaying AAG preparations ' Ashiru
• NSC backs Nigerian Sport Award
• Babayaro slams Nigerian coaches
• Greensprings to defend title at Nottingham Cup
• Osaze renews contract
• Foreign investors see risks in delayed naira devaluation
• Kiddies Olympics hold in October
• Joel Obi joins Torino
• Basketball Fed names Voigt D'Tigers coach
• Sunshine Stars reject Odunlami's Raja move
• Nadal stunned by Dustin Brown at Wimbledon
• Kaduna Utd players boycott training over unpaid allowances
• 15 athletes for World Youth Championships

VANGUARD

• APC crisis: Our case against Dogara & co ' Gbajabiamila's group
• 7-yr-old girl narrates how mum was abducted in Lagos
• Relocate Boko Haram prisoners Ohanaeze Ndigbo urges Buhari
• Police arraign 3 farmers for raping 10-year-old girl
• Insurgency: All hopes not lost, Osinbajo assures Boko Haram victims
• Saraki condemns renewed Boko Haram attacks
• Delay in appointment of ministers: APC lauds Nigerians on patience
• ALLEGED N271M FRAUD: EFCC counsel's absence stalls Omatseye's trial
• Adamawa needs N200bn to reconstruct facilities destroyed by Boko Haram
• Boko Haram detainees: Azodo urges FG to rescind decision on relocation
• Central Bank's Forex Restrictions
• How we misfired in APC ' Timi Frank, Dep Publicity scribe
• APC NEC: Tackling A progressing crisis
• Edo 2016: Ogbemudia reaches out
• Inside Kogi's House of commotion
• How judiciary impedes growth of capital market
• Naira: Foreign investors shun bonds, equity market
• Asset declaration: A paradigm shift in the fight against corruption
• Sundiata Post: An Ode to Max Amuchie
• Visafone boosts customers experience with new internet data
• Palmchat crowns Monah Chime winner of Miss Palmchat 2014 contest
• NSC tasks NFF on movement to new secretariat
• Odemwingie pens new Stoke deal
• U.S. asks Switzerland to extradite 7 FIFA officials
• NBA-Africa unveil consortium of partners for maiden games in Africa
• Sandra Bassey is Most Beautiful Model In Nigeria Int'l
• Shina Peller unveils record label, new artistes
• Sony Xperia hits market again with LMD as Sole distributor
• PMAN signs multi-billion naria deal with corporate bodies, wins in court
• Massive boost for entertainment industry as Glo signs on 28 ambassadors
• OLX donates to the blind
• Why I attacked Flavour in my song ' LadyOne
• Nigerian entertainers and the Baby Daddy syndrome
• Rita Anuku, 1986 Miss Nigeria dies
• Desmond Tutu celebrates 60th wedding anniversary
• Banire wants religious education strengthened in schools
• Don't link begging, poverty to Islam-Scholars
• Why prices of foodstuffs soar in Ramadan
• Legislators should work on part time basis ' Ajibola
• The Freedom Charter for humanity
• JAMB to determine admissions cut-off marks on July 14
• FG unveils academic standards for studies of older persons

THISDAY

• A Plea from Borno
• THE CHALLENGE OF APAPA TRAFFIC GRIDLOCK
• Security Red Tape and Corruption at Airports
• Aligbe: Aviation Ministry is Responsible for Lack of Revenue from Foreign Airlines
• Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products: Stubbing Out an Unending Scourge
• N90bn Asset: El-Rufai Threatens Legal Action Against False Report
• Reinstated Police Officer Wants CBN Governor Sent to Jail
• Buhari Sacks Ekpeyong, Appoints Daura New Director-General of DSS
• USAID Spends $ 89m on Health Projects in Sokoto, Bauchi
• FG Scores Self High on MDGs Targets
• Rivers' New CP Vows to Rid State of Crime
• Speaker Not Invited to Meeting With President - Aide
• Boat Mishap: Rescue Workers Recover 6 Bodies of Dead Kids
• All Progressives Nonsense
• Apologise to Nigerians, APC Youths Tell NWC, NASS leaders
• UBA Boss Harps on Economic Diversification
• Trading of Stocks Below 50 kobo on Nigerian Bourse Becomes Effective
• FG Proposes Fresh Rules on Cabotage Fund Disbursement
• Domestic Airlines Must Code-Share with International Carriers to Survive
• Chinese Investors Plan $54 Million Investment in Kwara
• Accenture, NBI Partner to Enhance Business Operations in Africa
• Ambode Lays Foundation for N450m NBCC Plaza
• Concern over Security Implication of Airlifting Cargo
• NCAA Approves NAHCO's New Charges
• Nigerian Shippers Council Commends SAHCOL over New Warehouse
• Disaster Looms at Lagos Airport
• APC NEC May Be Deadlocked as Ex-Governors, Back Saraki, Dogara
• Buhari Appoints Daura as New Director-General of DSS
• FIRS Generates N1.8tn Tax in Six Months
• Buhari Appoints Daura as New Director-General of DSS
• Boat Mishap: Lagos Assembly Summons State Waterways Leadership
• Kogi Crisis: Wada Storms out of PDP Secretariat
• Okorocha Jittery over Ihedioha's Election Petition
• Crisis Brews in PDP over Principal Officers in National Assembly
• Boko Haram Kills 145 in Attacks on Borno Villages
• Kano High Court Orders EFCC Not to Arrest Kwankwaso
• Tribunal Rejects Akpabio's Application to Stop Proceedings
• World leaders to negotiate new agenda by September
• Obi Chides Obiano over Re-location of Terrorists to Anambra
• El-Rufai Threatens Legal Action against False Report
• Okowa Desires Completion of Asaba Airport
• Proposed Siting of Nuclear Power Plant by FG in A'Ibom Rejected
• IG Deploys CPs to Lagos, Rivers, Ogun
• Illegal Detention: Court Orders EFCC, NDLEA to Pay Man N2m
• Investors See Growing Risks in Naira Devaluation Delay
• The Gospel of Common Sense
• Politics as a Vocation
• FIFA Scandal: USA Asks Switzerland to Extradite Officials
• Nigeria Appoints Voigt to Lead D'Tigers to 2015 AFROBASKET
• Egbe Wants Lagos National Stadium Revived for Eagles
• Nigerian Ref, Musa, Savours 2015 Wimbledon Open Experience
• Nadal Ousted from 2015 Wimbledon
• Salomon, Bayelsa United's Beninoise Import, Counts Blessings of Playing in Nigeria
• Kano Pillars Players, Fans Want Emordi Out
• LMC Announces New Dates for Match Day 17 and 18
• Summer Transfer: Mourinho Backs Cech Move to Arsenal
• Lobi Stars Are Coming on Strong, Declares Terkaa

GUARDIAN

• Reinventing politics, governance and society for 21st century Nigeria (1)
• Poverty of intellectualism in Nigeria
• Signing Aminu a statement move to open free agency
• I will repeat Chelsea success at Arsenal, says Petr Cech
• Blind named Netherlands head coach
• NASD records N2b transaction volume in December 2014
• Nigeria nets N66.13b from petroleum products export
• Natural gas, renewable energy usage to curb emissions
• UNEP tasks Nigeria on sustainable financial principles
• Legacy Equity Fund pays N0.087 dividend
• Cholera kills seven, nine hospitalised in Plateau
• Benue, NEXIM bank, partner to boost economic activities
• Saraki condemns renewed Boko Haram attacks
• Buhari will adhere to rule of law, says Onu
• Group urges diligent handling of judge's petition against Aregbseola by Osun Assembly
• Court orders status quo in Arco, NAOC dispute
• Borno, Yobe forum seeks probe of Boko Haram, armed forces
• Govt plans 45-storey inter-modal transport complex for Lagos
• Umahi swears in 18 commissioners, 27 advisers
• Okorocha demands suit withdrawal, apology from monarchs
• Teach your children reading culture
• EFCC to re-arraign NLNG Co-operative Society's former president, vice, over alleged N207 billion scam
• Lagos recovers bodies of six school children in Ojo boat mishap
• Ugwuanyi sets up 12-man committee on Nsukka upgrade
• Bank's witness admits development permit date error in Braithwaite's N10b suit
• Tanzania High Court sentences 4 men to death for killing albino teenager
• AU Commission gets first woman Secretary General
• US announces first death from measles in 12 years
• Washington Navy Yard on lockdown amid reports of shooter
• Saudi opens first privatised airport for pilgrims
• Wall Street stocks rise as US adds 223,000 jobs
• Tunisia arrests eight with 'direct links' to beach massacre
• 8 killed as train falls into canal in Pakistan
• Fourteen Bulgarians charged with backing Islamic State
• Much ado about Ifeanyi Okowa's critics (1)
• Bakassi returnees want FG to take over camp
• Gunmen abduct APC female leader in Nasarawa
• Resident doctors accuse LUTH of indifference
• Ex-Reps leader, Akande Adeola loses at tribunal
• Lagos urges 'highest possible hygiene standards' to prevent Ebola resurgence
• How Obama resolved U.S.' 50- year rift with Cuba
• APC's NEC in crisis meeting
• Another Republican to enter US presidential race
• UK police hold two women for alleged terror offences
• It's Japan versus USA again in final
• NBBF names Voigt as new D'Tigers' coach
• Wimbledon: Federer dumps Querrey, Kvitova progresses
• U.S. files extradition request for seven FIFA officials
• Sunshine Stars suspend Odunlami for allegedly 'disappearing
• Nigerians cannot accept another AFCON miss, NSC warns
• Sharapova defeat Hogenkamp 41-4 in second round game
• Djokovic beats Nieminen to set up third round
• We played a complete game against Paraguay, says Messi
• BBC announces it will cut more than 1,000 jobs
• MEDICINE AFTER DEATH
• On the removal of military checkpoints

LEADERSHIP

• Niger Borrows To Pay LG Workers Salary Arrears
• Nigeria Loses Over N400m To Trailer Crashes In 2 Months ' FRSC
• Ebola: Lagos Alerts Residents, Calls For Precautionary Measures
• CBN Currency Scam: Court Adjourns Till July 6 For Counsel To Serve Applications
• Boat Mishap: Lagos Assembly Summons LASWA Management
• Ebola: NGO Honours Adadevoh, Others
• NASS Rift: I'm Under Pressure, Attacks ' Oyegun
• The North Is Not Nigeria's Problem ' Coomassie
• Teenager Machetes Teacher For Punishing Girlfriend
• Nigerian, Greek Ship Owners Partner On Vessels Acquisition
• Elumelu, Others Call For Reforms To End Energy Poverty
• Experts Lament Dearth Of Facilities In NICO, NIHOTOUR
• Developing Youth-friendly Agriculture To Boost Food Production
• FIRS Collect N1.8trn In Six Months
• We've Got Respect For Kano Pilllars, But We'll Play ' El Kanemi
• NBBF Invites Grassroots Coaches To Understudy Daudu
• Wimbledon Open: Watson To Meet Serena Williams
• Ogogo To Return To Ring After Year Out
• Odunlami Slammed With 'Indefinite Ban
• MRI Scan Can Affect Golden Eaglets' build up to World Cup In Chile ' Coach
• U.S. Formally requests Switzerland To Extradite 7 FIFA Officials
• Opposition Finds A Second Life On The Wings Of Hypocrisy
• APC, Buhari And The National Assembly Challenge
• CBN Forex Policy: In Whose Interest
• NASS Leadership: An Open Letter To APC Leaders
• Al-Makura's Good Gesture
• Ways To Stand Out In A Group Interview
• 8 Words You Should Never Use To Describe Yourself

THE SUN

• Title: Nigeria Fourth Republic National Assembly (Politics, Policies, Challenges and Media Perspectives)
• Mumuni tasks Muslims at Ramadan
• P4PE boosts creative industry with career exhibition
• PSquare, Wizkid, Mama G join 25 others as Glo ambassadors
• BUHARI'S PRESIDENCY GOOD FOR BORNO 'Gov. Shettima
• N/Assembly crisis: Call Dogara to order, Gbajabiamila's faction tells Buhari
• Rivers CP withdraws Police aides from politicians
• N/Assembly crisis: APC planned to blackmail Saraki, Ekweremadu 'HURIWA
• NASS: Ekweremadu's emergence, blessing in disguise 'Enugu APC chair
• APC NEC meeting:Saraki, Dogara's positions not negotiable 'Senator Umaru
• NASS leadership: Tinubu, others offered us deals 'PDP
• Plot to bar Tinubu from APC NEC meeting thickens
• Bribery: My enemies 'll eat their words 'Oyegun
• N/Assembly crisis: All interests in APC must shift ground, say Oyegun, Atiku
• Stoke grants Osaze one-year extension
• Sunshine slams Super Eagles defender
• FIFA Women's World Cup: Japan edges brave England apan is into her second successive FIFA
• IBB hooks Flying Eagles Skipper
• Economic devt: NECA drums support for Buhari
• FX restriction on 41 items: Time for honest conversation
• Import restriction: CBN alarmed over cross-border cash export
• FG rakes in N1.8trn in 6 months 'FIRS
• Economic crunch: Politicians urged to be prudent in managing Nigeria's resources
• ISIS attacks spread to Egypt
• U.S: Shots reported on Washington Navy Yard campus
• Lagos recovers bodies of 6 dead children from Ojo boat accident
• Smugglers fret as customs bare fangs in Kaduna, Katsina
• NARROW ESCAPE
• National Assembly principal positions: Buhari keepsDogara, Gbajabiamila in the dark
• Buhari pledges investment-friendly environment
• Ugwuanyi names 12-member urban renewal committee
• Military checkpoints to returnin Abia
• Ojo boat mishap: Lagos arrests boat operator
• Saraki condemns renewed Boko Haram attacks
• Buhari will restore livelihood of Nigerians in North East ' Osinbajo
• Ohanaeze, APGA chieftain spit fire over relocation of Boko Haram suspects to Anambra
• Boko Haram massacres 100 in twin Borno villages
• Tears flow as parents see drowned pupils
• Buhari appoints Daura as DG DSS
• Boko Haram slaughter 150 Muslims praying in mosques before breaking Ramadan fast
• Aba power tussle: Court offered Nnaji's firm nothing to celebrate, Enugu Disco insists
• APC vs APC
• Save yourself, APC!
• The ups and downs of party supremacy
• Memories of my late father, Suleiman Gambari
• Oshiomhole, Okonjo-Iweala, what happened to our money
• NASS crisis and APC leaders' antics
• Nigerians want action, no excuses
• Arresting the freefall of the Naira

DAILY TRUST

• Boko Haram kills 145 in Borno towns
• N/Assembly underfunded ' Dogara
• Buhari sacks Ekpenyong, appoints Daura DSS DG
• Gbajabiamila group to Buhari: Call Dogara to order
• CBN's new forex restrictions
• CBN's new forex restrictions
• Benue governor's many headaches
• We have to accept compromise to resolve our disagreements ' Oyegun
• Acting INEC chairperson well qualified - AD
• Katsina PDP drags Masari to court over plans to dissolve LGA's
• Amina Zakari, an upright personality - UPP
• Acting INEC chairperson well qualified - AD
• 2019: Group begins campaign for Imo deputy governor
• APC accuses Wike of financial recklessness
• PDP officials differ over INEC chair
• Atiku to APC leaders: We must shift ground
• Consumerism in Ramadan
• Consumerism in Ramadan
• Round up the outlaws before
• APRM and central banks in Africa promoting devt
• The night of Power (Al-Kadr)
• An entire month of access to Heaven
• US court rules in favour of Muslim denied job for her hijab
• Water vendors count gains as scarcity persists in Kubwa
• Voyage International School donates to IDPs
• Ramadan, a training ground to fulfill our trust 'Islamic scholar
• Motorcyclist strangled to death at Maddalla
• FRSC officer injured, cars damaged as protest erupts at Dei-Dei
• Abuja residents express joy over removal of military checkpoints
• Muslims must come out of Ramadan with piety ' Clerics
• Cultist arrested while initiating teenage student at Kubwa
• Report reveals malpractices on Ebola fund
• Access to facilities, Liberia's health system plight
• Ebola hits economy in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea
• After Ebola, virus raises queries
• Ouestaf, other newpapers to expose challenges in healthcare across Africa
• Ghanaian doctor recounts traumatic experience with Ebola in Liberia
• Between the V-P and the Federal Character Commission
• CBN limits forex transaction to $5,000 per customer
• Boulos offers 10-day free tricycle services, repairs to customers
• Construction of Dangote sugar factory to commence in Jigawa September
• Group lauds FG for removing embargo on textile products
• Consequences of running business without registration
• Customs generates N598m at Seme border in May
• Suspension of BGL and sustenance of investors' confidence
• FG shifts 35% levy increase on used vehicles indefinitely
• NEXIM gave N107bn loan in 24 years ' MD
• Unmetered electricity consumers to pay lesser bills, NERC says

TRIBUNE

• Buhari seeks more foreign assistance
• Glo retains Flavour, D Banj, 17 others as brand ambassadors
• Buhari committed to ending insurgency 'Osinbajo
• Lagos, Rivers, Ogun get new CPs
• Saraki, Dogara condemn renewed Boko Haram attacks
• el-Rufai denies N90bn report, vows legal action
• Mimiko kicks off residency card
• Buhari pledges help for successful election in Burkina Faso
• Court strikes out case against Ondo ex-dep gov's sack
• Niger Assembly approves N1.85bn overdraft for govt
• FG to submit national plan on climate change to UN in Sept 'Official
• UI protest: SSANU, NASU, NAAT condemn ASUU over allegation
• Oyo assembly approves 10 SAs for Ajimobi
• Ogogoro dealers call for investigation into methanol killer spirit
• Ajimobi tasks Microsoft on e-governance
• APC NEC in make or mar meeting 'Ex-govs plan to stop Tinubu's membership
• Fresh crisis looms in PDP over choice of principal officers
• Liberia traces contacts as 3rd Ebola case hits town
• APC leaders must shift from extreme positions 'Atiku
• My hands are clean 'Odigie-Oyegun 'Wants aggrieved parties to embrace compromise
• Tension build in Osun as LG workers, teachers reject 50% March salary
• ECA: 'FG, states shared $42.02bn in 5yrs
• Fuel queues return to Abuja, DPR attributes blames drop in supply
• Boko Haram kills 97 in Borno
• Buhari names new SSS director general
• Currency scam: Court adjourns till July 6 for counsel to serve applications
• Buhari moves to resolve crisis in House of Reps, meets with Gbajabiamila's group
• Be vigilant as Ebola re-emerges in Liberia, FG warns Nigerians
• Resolving the crisis in NASS
• Obama announces renewed diplomatic ties with Cuba
• Liberia confirms second Ebola case
• State Department releases new batch of Clinton emails
• Trump loses business deals over comments about Mexicans
• Ukraine leader lays out vision of new war-time constitution
• Ekiti monarch denies allegation of illegal sale of land
• Lack of sanitation undermines child survival
• Group calls for enhanced inter-ethnic relations

THE NATION

• Buhari to Saraki, Dogara: Im for party supremacy
• APC set for frank talks as Buhari, Saraki, Dogara, others meet today
• Man disappears over wifes third set of twins
• First class air tickets cost more as FIRS raises new taxes
• Why ministers list is being delayed, by APC
• Daura is new D-G of DSS
• IGP deploys CPs in Lagos, Rivers, Ogun
• Boko Haram kills 148 in Borno attacks
• What Obamall discuss with Buhari, by U.S. officials
• Putting Osuns salary challenge in a fairer context
• Nigerians deserve quality healthcare
• Malaria misdiagnosis common, says don
• Firm, US agency partner on affordable drug
• Pregnancy: How to get a healthy mother and child
• Prompt medical intervention can reverse stroke
• Firm to increase hypertension check in Nigeria
• Anambra student gets US degree in Medicine
• Tributes for Aimiuwu
• FIIROs land research raises farmers income
• Apapa amusement park re-opens on Sallah Day
• Experts seek inclusion of renewable energy development in agric
• New online platform berths
• Kano set to review agric policy to boost earnings
• Again, Fed Govt puts 35% levy on used vehicles on hold
• Turnover drops by42% as equities dwindle further
• 110m Nigerians live in extreme poverty, says Osinbajo
• Valmont water enters market
• Ebola comeback
• Kogi, where water is more than gold
• Buhari and federal roads
• As Kogi guber election beckons
• FG should protect us from Wikes onslaught
• Don calls for separation of powers in Oyo
• APC: Thorny road to reconciliation
• Ashafa hails Buhari over NNPC board dissolution