Metro Nigeria: Today's Newspaper Headlines [27 October, 2016]

[PressRoom]

Below are some of the headlines in some selected Nigerian Dailies for today, Thursday, October, 27, 2016.

PUNCH:

• I joined cult to obtain business loan – Stylist
  
  
• Police to deploy 24,000 officers for Ondo gov poll
  
  
• Seized $15m: Patience seeks N200m damages
  
  
• Govt begs foreign airlines not to leave Nigeria
  
  
• Naira weakens to 470 on fresh dollar shortage
  
  
• Gun threat stops Anambra sex scandal press briefing
  
  
• NUPENG gives FG 21-day ultimatum over job losses
  
  
• Akpobolokemi paid N40m rent, bought N38.5m bulletproof car –Witness
  
  
• Experts, PDP warn Buhari against borrowing $29.96bn
  

VANGUARD:

• I Crashed ‘Flying’ From Benin To UK, Says Man Found In Sapele River
  
  
• Moses Must Earn His Place In Eagles — Rohr
  
  
• APC, PDP Bicker Over Fayose’s Achievements, 2 Yrs After
  
  
• Man, 35, Rapes 14-Yr-Old Girl In Minna
  
  
• Agric City Ready In 4 Years—Ogbeh
  
  
• Ondo Polls: Jimoh Ibrahim Remains PDP Candidate – Oladipo
  
  
• NMA Makes Case For National Health Law
  
  
• NUPENG Gives FG 21 Days To Halt Sack Of Workers By Oil Majors
  
  
• FG Set To Commence Local Production Of Vaccines
  
  
• Senate Gives NDDC 7 Days To Tender Evidence Of Approval On 1,691 Contracts
  
  
• FEC Approves 215MW Power Plant For Kaduna
  
  
• The Oil-For-Cash Deal With India
  
  

NEW TELEGRAPH:

• Arms Scandal: Panel Submits Final Report, Indicts Top FG Officials
  
  
• NLNG Faces Hurdles On $15bn Train 7 Investments
  
  
• Afenifere Demands Amaechi, Onu’s Resignation
  
  
• Protesters Threaten To Occupy Courts, Demand Resignation Of Indicted Judges
  
  
• Kalu To Court: Stop EFCC From Transferring My Case To Lagos
  
  
• Kashamu Asks Court To Stop FG’s Move To Abduct Him
  
  
• NMA Tasks Buhari, Lawmakers On National Health Act
  
  
• Court Hears Jonathan’s $200m Suit Against EFCC, Others Dec 7
  
  
• PDP Opposes Buhari’s Plan To Borrow
  
  
• Gowon, Idika Kalu, Ozekhome, Others For Governance Conference
  

THE NATION:

• $2.2b arms cash: Military rejects Jonathan’s claim
  
  
• Obanikoro targets first N100m refund for freedom
  
  
• NLNG to raise $15b for Train
  
  
• Danjuma: donors yet to redeem N27b Northeast fund
  
  
• Women protesters storm court over Jonathan’s wife’s N5b case
  
  
• 2016 Budget: Fed Govt achieves 50% capital implementation, says minister
  
  
• Senate: no evidence of approval for 1,691 NDDC contracts
  
  
• ‘Money laundering’: Diezani back in London court March
  
  
• Activists issue quit notice to arrested judges
  
  
• ‘Ex-NIMASA chief rented Banana Island home for N40m’
  
  
• Reps to Buhari: reconstitute boards of agencies
  
  
• Oni: why Buhari may not follow rule over corruption
  
  
• Senate suspends amendment of JAMB Act
  
  
• Mourinho: My life in Manchester is a disaster
  
  
• Three suspected cultists kill footballer
  
  
• PDP faction urges CJ to quit suit
  
  
• Sheriff’s camp splits over Jimoh Ibrahim