Metro Nigeria: Today's Newspaper Headlines [25 January, 2017]

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Below are some of the headlines in some selected Nigerian Dailies for today, Wednesday, January 25, 2017

VANGUARD:

• Court Adjourns EFCC’s Forfeiture Case Against Diezani On Feb 16
  
  
• Anambra: Andy Uba, Soludo, Others Battle For APC Gov Ticket
  
  
• Grant Expects Tough Contest Against Pharaohs
  
  
• StarTimes Lines Up Top EPL, Bundesliga Actions
  
  
• Patriotic Lawyers Advise Senate On Magu
  
  
• Manufacturers Closing Shop In Imo, Abia – MAN President
  
  
• Ohanaeze Calls For Judicial Inquiry Into P-H IPOB Killings
  
  
• Osinbajo’s Visit: FG Has Rekindled Hope Of N-Deltans —Monarch
  
  
• Science &Tech Ministry Targets 2000mw Of Electricity In 2017
  
  
• Toure, Rooney Blast Mikel, Oscar, Tevez
  
  
• Boko Haram Terrorists Invade Borno Village, Kills 8, Abduct Women, Children
  
  
• Southern Kaduna Crisis Can Engulf Nigeria— Makarfi
  
  
• NDDC To Militants: Give Buhari A Chance To Develop N-Delta
  
  
• Edo Govt To Partner ITF On Human Capacity Devt
  
  
• 6 Die, 20 Injured In Anambra Road Crashes
  
  
• I’ll Continue To Work For Peace In Delta —UDUAGHAN
  
  
• Why We Can’t Stifle Press Freedom — FG

NEW TELEGRAPH:

• EFCC Chair: Buhari Clears Magu, Resubmits Name For Confirmation
  
  
• Presidency, Senate At War Over SGF
  
  
• Atiku’s 2019 Presidential Poster Floods Kebbi
  
  
• Reps Begin Debate On 2017 Budget
  
  
• NDDC To Militants: Stop Attacking Oil Installations
  
  
• Diezani: Court Rules On First Bank’s Objection To Forfeit N9.08bn To FG Feb 16
  
  
• Osinbajo Berates Agencies Over Poor Business Environment
  
  
• Reducing Lending Rate Will Worsen Economy –CBN
  
  
• Ogbeh: Fertilizer To Sell For N5, 000 Par Bag
  
  
• 2019: Obasanjo Drums Support For Igbo Presidency
  
  
• CBN Rakes In N786m From BDCs’ Licence Renewal Fee

THE NATION:

• Senators give conditions for Magu’s confirmation
  
  
• EFCC seeks forfeiture of Diezani’s N9.08b
  
  
• Banks’ bad loans hit N856.9b, says report
  
  
• Kidnappers free Turkish school pupils, officials
  
  
• Court sacks Ekiti PDP exco faction loyal to Fayose
  
  
• $28.9b reserves: CBN warns against reckless forex spending
  
  
• Senate begins budget 2017 consideration
  
  
• Barrow asks ECOWAS to keep troops in The Gambia for six months
  
  
• Fed Govt insensitive to our plight, say retirees

PUNCH:

• Nigeria-Turkish pupils, workers regain freedom, reunite with families
  
  
• Diezani's $153m: First Bank ED challenges EFCC, demands N9bn
  
  
• Buhari's letter on SGF full of lies, says Senate committee chair
  
  
• South East should have a go at Nigeria's presidency, says Obasanjo
  
  
• EFCC arraigns ex-NBC boss, three others for N2.8bn fraud
  
  
• New minmum wage panel ready in February
  
  
• Buhari's govt refusing to change wrong policies – Ezekwesili
  
  
• Fertiliser price'll fall by 50% in weeks – FG
  
  
• Some govt agencies hinder business – Osinbajo
  
  
• JAMB, WAEC, NECo, NABTEB agree on exam time-table
  
  
• GE to invest in NIgeria's refineries, power projects
  
  
• Soludo, Ubah, others jostle for Anambbra APC gov ticket
  
  
• A'Ibom expels ex-gov candidate
  
  
• Imo Air's maiden flight lands in Owerri
  
  
• Naira may tumble by 31% this year, Afrininvest predicts
  
  
• BoI invests over N1tn in industrial sector
  
  
• Police arrest UNILAG students for attacking VC
  
  
• 14-year-old housemaid flees home with bosses' daughter