NATIONAL NEWSPAPER HEADLINES FOR SATURDAY @ 7TH JUNE, 2014: »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» ~PUNCH: • Jonathan regime moves against media • Gratuitous military, SSS assault on the press • Chilling revelations: escaped chibok girl raped 15 times by 15 men every day • Emir of Kano buried amid tributes • Boko Haram: Army court-martials officers for cowardice, others • FG grants police self-accounting status • UNILAG students protest penalty on late registration • Life and times of Ado Bayero • B’ Haram: Group seeks Northern ex-military officers’ help • Emir of Kano: Sanusi, others in succession race • Deceased lived for peace, justice –APC, PDP • Bayero’s death, a national loss – Wada, Ahmed, Jang • Amaechi seeks end to NGF crisis • Nigerian student’s body found in New York river • Ekiti 2014: Kinsmen move against Bamidele ~NIGERIAN TRIBUNE: • Awo Foundation expresses shock at Bayero’s death • Court adjourns Ajudua’s trial till Sept 21 • UNILAG students resume protest • Chibok girls: Harry Akande suggests negotiation • IGP commends Jonathan for granting financial autonomy to police • 2015: Lanlehin defects to Accord Party •Informs Senate President in writing • Insurgency: FG rectifying errors in military readiness —Jonathan •PDP NEC passes vote of confidence on Jonathan • We’ll not be intimidated by the executive —Tambuwal • Nigeria may lose communities to Cameroon again —Senate Leader • Rivers judiciary crisis deepens, as Okocha faces suspension • Unidentified Mokola object not bomb - Police • Climate change: 32m people in N/Delta may be displaced —Minister • Jonathan appoints ex-PDP spokesman as political adviser • EKITI 2014: Police redeploy 24 DPOs, train them on election policing • LASU students vow to continue protest over tuition fee hike; ~THE NATION: •Boko Haram can destabilise Africa if unchecked, Sierra Leone’s President warns; •Emergency: Borno Governor blasts Clark, says age should come with wisdom; •Don’t run for second term, group tells Jonathan; •Amaechi laments Governors Forum crisis; •Jos blasts: Igbo community cries out; •Bomb scare in Ibadan; Okorocha removes two traditional rulers; •Publishers association urges FG to relax policies on books; ~WEEKLY TRUST: •Kanu stands still as Ado Bayero is buried; •Ado Bayero was a bridge builder---Jonathan; •We’ve lost a great asset---Mark; •I’ve lost a father, says Atiku; •Death of Kano Emir a great loss, says Sarkin Zazzau; •Soldiers intercept, seize Daily Trust newspapers across Nigeria; •Story of Osun pastor who ‘impersonated’ Boko Haram; ~THIS DAY: •Terrorism: Military Denies Confiscating Critical Newspapers; •Kenya Airways Commences Direct Flight Services to Abuja; •Chime Approves N3billion for ICT in New Secretariat; •University Don Lauds Unubi Development Approach; •N9.2 billion Debt: Court Refuses NDICs Application to Freeze Offors Accounts in 22 Banks; •Commercial Activities, Schools Close in Kano over Ado Bayero’s Death; •Bi-Koromah Tasks Africans on Boko Haram Menace; •Foreign Ministers from Nigeria, Chad, Others to Meet in London on Boko Haram; •Soldiers Arrest 13-year-old Girl for Spying for Boko Haram; ~THE GUARDIAN: • Ado Bayero Buried • Military, SSS seize, destroy newspapers • 52 Terrorists Killed As Military, Gunmen Clash In Borno • Nigeria-US Step Up Collaborative Efforts On Insurgency • CAN Commiserates With Bayero Family • ‘E-Eleven Inconsequential To Determine Fayose’s Fate’ • ‘Why E-Eleven Is Against Fayose’ • ‘Jonathan Needs Citizens’ Support To Transform Nigeria’ • Poroshenko to be sworn in president of Ukraine • Moncton shooting: Justin Bourque charged with murder • Clashes in Sao Paulo strikes ahead of World Cup • Ukraines Poroshenko hails start of Russia dialogue • Francois Hollandes plea to fight threats to peace • Former Fifa president Joao Havelange in hospital ~THE VANGUARD: • Boko Haram: Soldiers wage war on newspapers • FG bloated recurrent expenditure unacceptable - Onyekpere • Tributes flow as Ado Bayero bows out • Girl, 19 beaten, gang-raped by ex- boyfriend, his friends • FG’s monetary policies injurious to job creation- Oshiomhole • Tambuwal’s house still under construction, 3 years after • ASUP and COEASU strikes will soon be call off – Nosike • Nyako to PDP: Your states are more violent than ours • Chibok schoolgirls: Nigeria’s messy approach • Chibok girls: Niger Delta community berates Clark, Dokubo for attacking Shettima • NGF to tackle high interest rates, import policies, customs duties • Uproar over military attacks on newspapers.
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