NEWS HEADLINES

THISDAY

•     Mrs Jonathan: I Was in Coma for Seven Days

•     Nigeria Loses $129bn to Illicit Outflows, Says Report

•     54 Stockbroking Firms Accept N8.9bn Forbearance Package

•     More Controversies Stall $470m Abuja CCTV Project

•     Bi-Courtney: We are Set to Take over GAT

•     Falana: Recover Stolen Money Diverted by Contractors, NNPC and MDAs Now

•     Army Trains 2,094 Soldiers in Counter-terrorism

•     Gunmen Kidnap Seven Foreigners in Bauchi

•     Maina: PRTT Does Not Take Custody of Pension Funds

•     Contempt: Uba, IG Know Fate Today

•     31 Years after NYSC, Jonathan Honoured at Place of Primary Assignment

•     Four Governors Under Probe, Says ICPC

•     Paucity of Funds Delays N10bn Bayelsa Road Project

•     Plane Crash: Report Indicts NCAA, Bellview

•     Onaiyekan Advises Legislators to Discredit Same-Sex Marriage

•     JAMB Dissociates Self from Extortion Allegations

•     Ondo Oil Communities Seek Direct Release of Derivation Funds

•     Maitama Sule Blames Nigeria’s Problems on Gross Injustice

•     Lagos Intensifies Flood Abatement Programme

•     Tension in Jos as Soldier Kills Varsity Staff

•     Police Arrest Prophet, Accomplice for Possession of Human Parts

THE GUARDIAN

•        How I ‘died’ and came back, by Patience Jonathan

•        Presidency seeks AGF’s advice on right of veto by lawmakers

•        Gunmen kidnap seven foreigners, kill guard

•        Lagos communities groan under gas flaring

•        Controversy trails alleged resignation of Ogun commissioner

•        Why APGA cannot join APC, by Obi

•        NCCA plans fresh insurance scheme for travellers

•        Nigeria, other African property markets poised for strong growth

•        Estate surveyors write Presidency on mapping, valuation of flood

damaged assets

•        FCTA raises panel on Apo resettlement scheme

•        NIESV introduces mandatory professional training in tertiary schools

•        Lagos, developer plan Badagry’s Hannah Garden

PUNCH

•        Senate committee’s report on pension fictitious – Maina’s team

•        President made no single-term promise –Ex-Senate Whip

•        I was dead for over a week –Patience Jonathan

•        Gunmen kidnap seven foreign workers in Bauchi

•        ICPC probes four govs over alleged graft

•        PDP shifting blames on Yoruba marginalisation – ACN

•        Amnesty is Nigerian economy’s saving grace – Kuku

•        Budget: Jonathan seeks AGF’s advice on N’Assembly’s power

•        APC will prioritise agric, job creation —Fayemi

•        APGA faction names Okwu acting chairman, denies merger

•        S’West PDP woos Tukur on Osun, Ekiti polls

•        APC will win Anambra in 2014 – Okorocha

•        NMA denies exodus of doctors from Kano

VANGUARD

•        Pope begs for prayers, goes into spiritual retreat

•        2015: Will mergers really work?

•        Gunmen kill guard, abduct 8 expatriates in Bauchi

•        Gangsters storm Surulere community on ‘revenge mission’

•        We never planned to sack Keshi – NFF

•        Police nab prophet, accomplice over fresh human parts

•        APGA crisis deepens as faction elects Okwu, Shinkafi as Chairman,

Secretary

•        R-E-A-V-E-L-E-D! Super Chicken label won Nations Cup for us – Keshi

•        2013 Budget not padded – Rep

•        Bi-Courtney floors aviation ministry, FAAN in court

•        Who wants Wale Babalakin “Dead”?

•        Pension scam: Etuk-Gaya C’ttee misinformed Senate – PRTT

•        I was dead for 7 days – Patience Jonathan

•        Crude lifting: Indigenous firms call for higher allocations

•        MPPP ready for merger talks with APC

•        At the end of the day . . . joy

•        NNPC: Surviving vandalism and fire disasters

•        We ‘ll deliver 2014 W/Cup ticket – Okpala

•        Tension in Ota over Ogun monarch’s planned arrest

NIGERIAN TRIBUNE

•        I was dead for 7 days —patience jonathan •Says she had 9

surgeries in one month

•        Yar’Adua wanted Turai to succeed him —el-Rufai

•        Jonathan may sign 2013 budget this week •FG, states, LG shared

N1.9trn in Q4 2012

•        Pension thieves are after me, Maina cries out •Promises to

reappear after sorting out personal security

•        Gunmen attack 2 police stations, kill one, kidnap 6 in Bauchi

•        Plane crash report: Bellview rejects AIB report

•        Court okays Babalakin’s take-over of MMA2 GAT

•        You’re marginalising us, S/West PDP tells Jonathan •Demands

crisis meeting with presidency

•        Court rules on Ifeanyi Ubah’s N10bn suit today

•        ICPC set to checkmate internet fraud

•        Senate president reaffirms fight against abortion, homosexuality

•        Nigerian leaders stole, laundered $182bn in 10 yrs —Report

•        APGA not consulted on merger —Anambra gov