Metro Nigeria: Today's Newspaper Headlines [19 October, 2016]

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Below are some of the headlines in some selected Nigerian Dailies for today, Wednesday, October, 19, 2016.

PUNCH:

• Budget padding: Ministry officials grilled, Dogara, others to be invited
  
  
• ‘Prosecute El-Zakzaky’
  
  
• EFCC North-West office recovers N54.7bn in 10 months
  
  
• Senator, Rep berate FG over southern Kaduna killings
  
  
• Senate seeks release of 1,000 B’Haram hostages
  
  
• Court sacks two Enugu Reps, asks legislators to refund earnings
  
  
• We’ll empower NAF to fight vandals – Reps
  
  
• Edo declares holiday as Benin crown prince picks name
  
  
• Lagos warns perpetrators of domestic crime

VANGUARD:

• Magu Wants EFCC To Keep Percentage Of Recovered Loots
  
  
• INSURGENCY: 300,000 Victims To Benefit From €11m Oxfam Agro Scheme
  
  
• Godogodo Killings, Unforgivable Crime—Sen Laah
  
  
• University Of Ibadan Gets 10Mw NGEP Solar Plant
  
  
• Eto’o Bets N34.4m On Club’s Relegation Survival
  
  
• Senate Uses E-Voting, Confirms 2 S-Court Justices
  
  
• Why I Stopped DSS Operatives From Arresting Judge, By Wike
  
  
• Reps, NIMASA DG Clash Over Contract Award
  
  
• Agriculture Must Change As Climate Is Changes— FAO
  
  
• OCT 29 MEETING: Tell Buhari To Be Sincere On His Agenda, N-Deltans Tell Leaders
  
  
• Senate In Process Of Tightening Loopholes, Lacuna In Anti-Corruption Laws – Gemade

NEW TELEGRAPH:

• Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Abia Governorship Judgements: Amaechi, APC Attempted To Bribe Me –S’Court Justice
  
  
• Ugwuanyi To Contractors: Ensure Projects Are Of High Standard
  
  
• Kanu To FG: Stop Harassing Judicial Officers
  
  
• Road Crashes Claim 143 Nationwide
  
  
• Chinese Scrambling For Investments In Nigeria –Envoy
  
  
• ASUU To Buhari: Your Economic Policies Killing Nigerians
  
  
• Sheriff Scuttles PDP’s Reconciliation
  
  
• Osinbajo: Corruption May Consume Nigeria Unless…
  
  
• Kebbi: 1,788 Pregnant Women Tested Positive To HIV
  
  
• Umahi Suspends Two Health Workers For Absenteeism
  
  
• 10m Nigerian Children Out Of School –UNICEF

THE NATION:

• Obanikoro: I gave Fayose $5.37m cash for Ekiti poll
  
  
• CBN orders banks to stop dollar loans
  
  
• Amaechi asked me to fix Akwa Ibom, says Justice Okoro
  
  
• Mum, two kids die in Ibadan accident
  
  
• Alleged corruption: Judge confronts Dasuki in court
  
  
• US pledges to repatriate Nigeria's stolen funds
  
  
• Akeredolu sets up committees to reconcile members
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