Monday, 25 August 2014

Newspaper Headlines for August 25

Punch
Jonathan is not sick —Presidency
TUC, others blast FG for rising external debt
Boko Haram declares Gwoza Islamic caliphate
What does it better? Immune system or experimental drugs
Ribadu, Modibo meet PDP leadership on governorship election
Groups caution against politics of blackmail
Ebola: Fashola urges residents to be safety conscious
US journalist released from Syria captivity
Adamawa govt telling lies about me —Nyako
IS fighters seize Syria airbase
Germany beats Nigeria to win FIFA U-20 W'Cup
No going back on okada restriction ─ Lagos
Edo rural communities get 9, 000 mosquito nets
FG not providing protective wear, say doctors
Ejelonu's fiancée discharged from hospital
Bolt pulls out of Zurich meet
I was unlucky against Southampton –Ideye
Balotelli, huge risk – Souness
NFF: Ladipo calls for credible elections
FG to begin capital projects evaluation next month
LCCI opposes CBN's credit policy on debtor firms

This Day
Akande, Ogbeh, Baraje Jostle for APC BoT Chair
At Last, NMA Calls off Doctors' Strike
Military Dismisses Claim on Proclamation of 'Islamic Caliphate'
PDP Plans Joint Presidential, Mid-term Convention
Secretary: Osun Election Petition Tribunal Yet to Receive Any Petition
Obasanjo Laments Level of Poverty under Jonathan's Govt
FG to Commence Nationwide Assessment of Federal Projects
FG Orders Sale of Forfeited Vehicles to the Public
Judiciary Workers Threaten to Resume Strike
Suppress Insurgents, Not Journalists, HURIWA Charges Nigeria Armed Forces
Ebola: C'River Says Persons Placed on Surveillance Freed
Fayose Donates 10,000 Helmets to Commercial Cyclists
Saraki Vows to Bankroll Female PDP Aspirants in Kwara
Insecurity: Former COAS Urges Nigerians to Be Patient with FG
APC Alleges Plan to Relaunch Acronym War
Ogun APC Crisis: Osoba's Group Loses Confidence in Atiku's Reconciliation C'ttee
Group Urges Kwakwanso to Declare for Presidency
Mimiko's Defection: APC Woos LP Members, Commissioners
Ribadu Campaign Organisation Distances Self from Former SSG
2015 Elections: APC Youths Preach Generational Shift
A'Ibom SSG Urges Compliance with Electoral Act as Students Endorse Him for Guber Race
Fashola Accuses Opponents of Plotting to Snatch Ballot Boxes
S'East PDP Rejects New Polling Booth Allocation by INEC, Police Promotion
Group Urges Okubor to Run for 2015 Delta Governorship
A'Ibom: Afe Annang Adopts Emmanuel
Looking Beyond the Adamawa Poll
EFCC Challenges Lashann Energy to Provide Evidence of Sale of Stolen Crude Oil
Atedo Peterside Appointed to Standard Bank Group's Board
Diamond Bank Boss Under Pressure to Join Guber Race
Dickson Announces New Partnership with Foreign Investors in the Non-oil Sector
Virologist Charges Nigerians on Safety Measures against Ebola
Whose Script is the NFF Electoral Committee Chairman Acting?

Vanguard
The Ameyo That I Also Knew!
Bodies of Ebola victims cremated in Lagos
Impeachment: I will return to my seat – Nyako
NFF not serious, says Keshi
Confab: Jonathan didn't interfere — Akinyemi, deputy chair
Vocation and Technical Education – Key to improving Nigeria's development. Part 4
AMCON offloads shares as stock market recovers N8.5trn in 5 yrs
NFF: Abuja to host congress
NFF needs N20m to play Congo, S/Africa
Ejelonu's fiance certified Ebola free, discharged
NMA bows to Ebola threat
Fayose pledges to upgrade Ado Ekiti

The Nation:
Boko Haram declares 'Caliphate Republic' DHQ: Shekau's claim empty Troops to launch aerial battle
Gwoza: The troubled town
We shall overcome, says Shettima
Furore over INEC's new polling units
2015: We don't know where we're going, says Obasanjo – •Ex-President likens nation's travails to Abacha's era
'By God's grace, Ebola Virus'll end'
Three PDP governors to join APC, says Wamakko
Residents panic as gunmen kill policeman in Kaduna
Adamawa PDP stakeholders push for Central Senatorial District
Acting governor imposes 24-hour curfew on town

The Tribune
Embarassing SSSCE results
PDP, APC mere conduit pipes —Olaniwun Ajayi
Adamawa: APC members to join Ribadu in PDP •As stakeholders rally support for him, opt for zoning
Medical doctors suspend strike, resume today
Ebola takes toll on Nigeria's economy Boko Haram proclaims Islamic caliphate in Gwoza •Shekau lied, Nigeria's territorial integrity still intact –DHQ
Adamawa: Consensus candidacy best for PDP —Gov aspirant
Knotty issues in the confab report
Confab report: Challenges of implementation
Vacate federal highways, FERCSARA tells illegal revenue collectors

National Mirror
National Mirror: Community health insurance takes off in Akwa-Ibom
South East PDP rejects INEC allocation of polling booths
Multiple taxation forces businesses to relocate —NICOBPA
PDP alleges plot to disrupt bye-election
Hajj: 2,000 Gombe pilgrims await airlift
Yuguda expresses frustration over voter registration
I'm not fighting Jang –Dariye
Adamawa: Stakeholders opt for zoning
Boko Haram declares 'Caliphate Republic'
Uncertainty over new revenue allocation formula- …as Presidency focuses on insurgency, 2015 elections

Leadership
Ebola Outbreak Traced To Toddler's Contact With Infected Fruit Bat
20 Killed, 85 Injured In Fresh Taraba Crisis
UBEC Decries High Rate Of Unqualified Teachers
Labour Berates FG Over Rising Debt Profile
3 PDP Governors To Join APC Soon – Wamakko
Adamawa PDP Under Siege By Public Treasury Looters –Umar Ardo
Cameroonian Striker 'Stoned' To Death In Algeria
CVR: Area Councils Want INEC To Increase Machines
Adebayor Strikes In Nightmare Return
Man Utd Must Pay British Record Fee For Di Maria

The Sun:
My mother didn't pamper me even as the only son –Oba Adedapo Tejuosho, the Osile of Oke Ona Egbaland
Immortalise Dora Akunyili –Senator Okonkwo
A tale of two heroines
Between Ebola and Boko Haram
FG grants N25.8bn waivers in 5 months
NFF election shifted
Ohuruogo wins 400m at Birmingham Diamond League
CAF throws 2017 nations cup open to Nigeria, others
Yusuf faults NFF election
POWER SECTOR: Irregularities in sale of Kaduna Disco raise queries
Compiled by Demola Adefajo 
@demoadefa

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