Metro Nigeria: Today's Newspaper Headlines [27 January, 2017]

[PressRoom]

Below are some of the headlines in some selected Nigerian Dailies for today, Friday, January 27, 2017.

PUNCH:

• Oil marketer jailed 69 years, to return N754m to FG
  
  
• Ikeja Electric refuses to energise transformer bought by community
  
  
• Police arrest hospital proprietor for illegal surgery
  
  
• Two killed, seven injured in Ogun gas plant explosion
  
  
• NTIC: Police confirm four suspects’ arrest, recover N1.2m
  
  
• Buhari's health: President should address Nigerians, says NLC
  
  
• SGF must defend himself or resign, say senators
  
  
• Court orders interim forfeiture of Malabu oil blocks to FG
  
  
• Kashamu must face drug charges, US court rules
  
  
• N22.8bn suit: Court admits more exhibits against ex-NAF chief, Amosu
  
  
• Justice Yunusa admitted taking N1.5m from Rickey Tarfa
  
  
• Ex-gov spent N2.8bn on town ravaged by B'Haram – Witness
  
  
• Justice ministry has recovered stolen N18.5bn, says AGF
  
  
• Boko Haram: Corpers return to Adamawa after five years
  
  
• Employers pay N5.2bn fine for not remitting workers’ pension contributions
  
  
• LASG stops LAWMA from collecting waste bills
  
  
• Unknown gunmen shot Weeks' counsel
  
  
• Peacemaker kills fighter with plank for being rude
  
  
• 16 die, 22 injured in Katsina road crashes
  
  THE NATION:
  
  
• Justice Ministry recovers N18.15b looted fund
  
  
• Reps to investigate telcos for shortchanging fed govt
  
  
• Reps seek ex-ministers’ trial over $470m CCTV contract
  
  
• EFCC seizes $1.6b Malabu oil block from Shell, others
  
  
• Buhari not in London hospital, says Presidency
  
  
• Renowned author Emecheta dies at 72
  
  
• N1b for 705 LSETF beneficiaries
  
  
• Saraki names Ndume INEC committee chairman
  
  
• APC constitution review aimed at Oyegun’s critics, says Timi Frank
  
  
• Senate probes alleged irregularities in award of road contracts by BPP
  
  
• Court jails two oil magnates 69 years for subsidy fraud
  
  
• Forex: Manufactures call for review of 41 banned items
  
  VANGUARD:
  
  
• 2baba, other stars to march against Buhari’s policies
  
  
• No plan to visit Buhari by Governors – Lai Mohammed
  
  
• Judges not owed four months salary arrears — Senate
  
  
• Manufacturers Seek 5% Concessionary Interest Rate
  
  
• Edo-Osagie Flays Ikimi’s Call For Zoning Of 2019 Presidential Ticket To South
  
  
• ALLEGED DIVERSION OF $9BN: Reps Order Probe Of NDPHC
  
  
• Powerful Interests Funding Push To Reverse Forex Policy —CBN
  
  
• Butcher’s Son Now Nigeria’s Best Medical Graduate
  
  
• Bauchi formulates 30-year water devt plan
  
  
• Jigawa Earmarks N21.2bn For Road Projects
  
  
• Those Defecting To APC Are Motivated By Hunger, Business Interest —Ekweremadu
  
  
• NYSC Scheme, Major Unifying Factor —Obaseki
  
  
• NIMASA D-G To Shell: Don’t Relocate Your Corporate HQ From P-Harcourt
  
  
• Report of N30,000 levy for retiring nurses’ send off untrue – LASUTH
  
  
• Bayelsa govt floats N10bn Entrepreneur Devt Fund
  
  
• More Eagles To Join Mikel In China