Metro Nigeria: Today's Newspaper Headlines [17 January, 2017]

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Below are some of the headlines in some selected Nigerian Dailies for today, Tuesday, January 17, 2017.

VANGUARD:

• How I Survived Attacks From Biafrans Over Grazing Bill — Imo Lawmaker
  
  
• Nnamani, Nwobodo, Others To Undergo APC Registration In Enugu
  
  
• NFF Targets Everton’s Lookman For Eagles’ Call Up
  
  
• Senate: My Election, Restoration Of Party Supremacy — Lawan
  
  
• Ugwuanyi Appoints Zik’s Son Special Adviser
  
  
• Osinbajo In N-Delta: Ijaw, Itsekiri Differ On Maritime Varsity Site
  
  
• INSECURITY: Lagos CP Allays Fears On Agege Bomb Scare
  
  
• Biafra: Cleric Warns Against Continued Detention Of Kanu
  
  
• Agents Row Robs Iheanacho Of N120m Deal
  
  
• Military Determined To Rescue Chibok Girls—Defence Minister
  
  
• Man Shot In Fresh Ogbe-Ijoh, Aladja Gun Battle
  
  
• Oil Prices Drop As Doubts Over Output Cuts Mount
  
  
• LASSA FEVER: NCDC Confirms 9 Deaths, 20 Cases In 7 States
  
  
• NERC Ranks Enugu DisCo 2nd On Performance
  
  
• N3.98bn Water Project: Umahi Orders Contractor Back To Site
  
  
• FG Inaugurates C’ttee On BoA Restructuring, Recapitalisation
  
  
• Senate Vows To Make NOUN World Standard
  

NEW TELEGRAPH:

• Atiku: Forget 2019, Nigerians Are Hungry
  
  
• 7-Year-Old Bomber Attacks UNIMAID, Kills Prof, Others
  
  
• OPS To FG: Hike In AGO, Gas Prices Killing Economy
  
  
• 2017 Budget: FG Adjusts MTEF, FSP
  
  
• Court Hears Suit Challenging Transfer Of Kalu’s Trial To Lagos Feb 6
  
  
• Youths Protest Alleged Witch-Hunt Of Patience Jonathan
  
  
• Protesters Ground Activities At Petrochemical Firm
  
  
• Rivers Rerun: Wike Asks Court To Stop Police Probe
  
  
• MASSOB Seeks Asylum For Norway Coordinator
  
  
• FG To Recapitalise Bank Of Agriculture With N50
  

PUNCH:

• Police arraign housemaid for stealing N700,000 with broom
  
  
• Bayelsa couple torture son to death over witchcraft
  
  
• Soyinka’s comment on religion unfair, unkind, say CAN, JNI
  
  
• IMF predicts 0.8% growth for Nigeria’s economy
  
  
• Professor, two others die in UNIMAID suicide bombing
  
  
• Rohr searches for another keeper
  
  
• Total becomes official sponsor of AFCON
  
  
• We have lost a committed player – Crown