NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES FOR TODAY, FRIDAY, 29/1/2016

THE GUARDIAN

* Poverty linked to childhood depression

* Buhari rejects naira devaluation

* EFCC arrests Air Force ex-chief Amosu as govt trails Maina

* Ghana wants more gas supply from Nigeria

* Forgive those who defrauded you in 2007, Melaye tells Obasanjo

* Kogi indigenes take govt to ECOWAS Court over Bello

* Crisis in health ministry threatens Lassa fever fight

VANGUARD

* Obasanjo’s letter misdirected — REPS

* EFCC: Tompolo backtracks, now to appear in court

* EFCC operative batters, abandons lover over refusal to abort pregnancy

* N-Delta militancy fuelled by non-clean up of Ogoni land —Buhari

* Group Appeals To FG Over Arrest, Harassment Of Ijaw Youths

* $470m CCTV Contract Award Didn’t Follow Due Process —BPP

* Poor health system responsible for difficulty in containing Lassa fever – AGBAJE

TRIBUNE

* Presidency, Jonathan trade words over arms purchase

* NLC kicks against subsidy removal on petrol, kerosene

* NYSC orders personnel to declare assets

* Arms deal: Metuh's released from Kuje prison as he meets bail conditions

* I'll appear in court at "the appropriate time" - Tompolo

* No new increase in VAT, corporate taxes — FG

* Court dissolves 3 years marriage over perpetual misunderstanding

PUNCH

* Hoodlums cut Lagos firefighter’s ear, damage truck

* Undergraduates rape, rob job seeker, take nude photos

* Buhari using weapons I bought to fight B’Haram – Jonathan

* INEC holds Rivers rerun poll Feb. 6, for 22 House of Assembly seats, 12 House of 

Representatives seats and three senatorial
seats.

* Only irrational people’ll defend corruption, says Keyamo

* New electricity tariffs take effect on Monday

– NERC

* We’ll clean up Ogoniland, says Buhari

DAILY POST

*Ekiti Government opens bid for flyover, new King’s Market

*Kaduna: Traditional ruler suspended over alleged possession of Indian hemp

*Telecoms operators threaten network shutdown in Ogun, Kaduna, 4 others

*Police Equipment Fund scam: Court defers ruling on George Uboh

*Anambra seals banks, hotels, schools over tax evasion

*Fire razes MRS filling station in

Lagos

*Benue: By the grace of God, we shall triumph at the rerun election – Mark

*Secondus remains our chairman – PDP’s NWC insist

*Reps to investigate alleged sharing of N50m,150 motorcycles to members

*Obasanjo should have written his letter to fourth or fifth National Assembly –

Spokesman

*Over 7,000 unregistered schools operating in Lagos – Deputy Governor

*Buhari is using arms I procured to fight insurgency – Jonathan

*Artist shot by police denied treatment in hospitals

*Man in court over alleged trafficking of 10 children

*Drug trafficking: Nigerian woman sentenced to life imprisonment in Tanzania

*50-year-old man docked for trafficking 10 children

*Three NPDC staff rescued from kidnappers

*Police refute claims of motorist who allegedly lost his teeth in fight with traffic warden

DAILY TRUST

*PDP: Rivers verdict devoid of sentiment

*Saraki swears in Omo-Agege as senator

*Olisa Metuh freed from prison

*Appeal Court ruling cant distract me Ikpeazu

*Kogi IPAC urges support for Bello

*Man in court for stealing neighbours TV

*Zuba police arrest car thief

*Karmo traders decry robbery attacks

*Man jailed for threatening to kill another over phone

*Quarantined Lassa fever patient dies in Abaji as another patient tests negative in Kubwa hospital

*Fuel reduction device enters Nigerian market

*Oil soars toward $34 on possible production cuts

*FG rules out tax increase

*Buhari: Why I'm against naira devaluation

*North-Central Tennis Clinic debuts in Abuja

*Djokovic beats Federer to reach Australian Open final

*Barcelona dismiss Neymar to Real Madrid rumours

*Spurs bounce back, beat Rockets by 31 points

TRIBUNE

*Buhari reaffirms commitment to Ogoniland clean-up

*Senate honours late Olubadan, observes a minute silence

*Ekiti govt opens bids for flyover, new market construction

*Lassa fever: Victim's family insists on collecting corpse

*Carnages involving tankers worrisome 'FRSC boss

*Senate probes sale of NIPP power plants

*Lawmaker charges telecoms

*PDP govs sack Secondus

*Saraki donates N2.9m to fire victims

*Gambia president fires 3 ministers as departments merge

*Buhari rejects naira devaluation

*NLC kicks against subsidy removal on petrol, kerosene

*Army arrests Boko Haram suspect in Sapele

*Presidency, Jonathan trade words over arms purchase

*West Ham deal: Emenike knows fate today

*Australian Open: Djokovic sends Federer packing

*85 Eaglet, Babatunde Joseph boosts Ondo football youngsters

*PDP won't die 'Olujimi

*Zika virus spread alarming, 4 million cases possible ' WHO

*Ivory Coast's Gbagbo declares innocence at start of ICC trial

*Olukoyi warns youths against street carnivals

*Measles: 515,531 children for immunisation in Ekiti communities

*Dino Melaye: Obasanjo introduced corruption to national assembly - Senator says - Pulse

FOREIGN NEWS

BBC

*Somali peace rally on bombed beach

*Republicans mock Trump over no-show

*Germany moves to cut asylum claims

*Disneyland suspect 'feared for safety

*Oscars presenters unveiled amid row

*Town welcomes first baby in 28 years

*Is South Africa's education system really 'in crisis

*NHS to carry out hand transplants

*Why do Kenyans want US help to solve a billion dollar mystery

*Call to allow abortions in Zika cases

*Key HIV drug 'is failing in Africa

*Caesarean mother death trial halted

*Ford leaves Surrey for Sri Lanka

*Apple plug recall over safety concerns

*London's first driverless cars revealed

*US parents warned on hacked baby webcams

* Facebook Reactions replace 'awkward Likes

THE TELEGRAPH

*Cecil Rhodes statue to remain at  Oxford University after alumni  threaten to withdraw millions

*Donald Trump boycotts final Republican  debate before Iowa caucus - and steals the  show

*'When I shut my eyes I see her fist coming  towards me' - 87-year-old woman relives  moment she is punched in face by a teenager

*Van Gaal: I want to stay until the  end

*Revealed: The world's most  dangerous city

*UK weather warnings: Flood ravaged areas to  be hit with 24-hour deluge of rain

*Dragons' Den star met up to 100 women on  Fifty Shades 'sugar daddy' role play site

*The perfume that makes you thin

ENTERTAINMENT

*10 SHOWBIZ SUPER SINGLE LADIES: WHY DIVAS ARE YET TO MARRY - New Telegraph

*A-Court reserves judgement in murder suit against Ibinabo Fiberesima - Vanguard

*Ali Baba Spontaneity Show where no winner takes it all - New Telegraph

*Amber Rose And Her Killer-Curves Hit The Street - IG

*Wiz Khalifa disses Kanye West on stage ' Says F*ck Kanye

*Aunt Viv Doesn't Think Will Smith Deserved An Oscar Nomination Anyway - Huffington Post

*Cassie And Diddy K!ss Passionately And Make-up

*Brooklyn artist Jessica Olah is making 2,340 PB&J sandwiches in five days, for art. - Gawker

*Christina Milian: Did singer hook up with Leonardo DiCaprio back in the day - Pulse

*Diversity Pictures Won't Fix Hollywood's Diversity Problem - Huffington Post

*Dolce And Gabbana $9k Headphones Sold Out In Less Than 24 Hours - Guardian

*Don Jazzy: Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa want Bill Gates to settle their rift - The Cable

*House of Cards Renewed for  Season 5 - E

*Donald Trump to Tucker Carlson: "I Get More Pussy Than You Do" - Gawker

*Donald Trump: Presidential candidate once covered Playboy magazine - Pulse

*Blackface doesn’t consider me his friend anymore – 2face reacts to alleged song theft 'Daily Post

*Lil' Kim Slams Photoshopped  Pics of Her Body: ''The Hate  Is So Real''. - E

*Rob Kardashian Returns to  the Gym, Is Seen With Blac  Chyna Again - E

*Amber Rose No Longer Cares If You Call Her a "Slut" - E

SPORTS

*Australian Open Serena, Djokovic hit final - New Telegraph

*Barcelona dismiss Neymar to Real Madrid rumours - Daily Trust

*Becky Hammon Becomes 1st Female Named to NBA All-Star Coaching Staff - Bleacher Report

*Blow for Man City's title hopes as De Bruyne confirms extended layoff on Twitter - Yahoo

*CAF to inspect PH, Warri stadiums - The Sun

*CHAN 2016: I spent $4,000 on Eagles 'Oliseh - Tribune

*CHAN: Okocha, Ikpeba disagree on Eagles' ouster - Vanguard

*Coe denies knowledge of 2017 world championship 'bribes'- IAAF - Yahoo

*De Bruyne ruled out for 10 weeks - Goal

*De Guzman leaves Napoli for Carpi - Goal

*Doping: UK Athletics pursue lifetime ban - New Telegraph

*Eagles may shun future call ups ' Oliseh - Vanguard

*Emenike undergoes Hammers medical - Vanguard

*Euroleague kings Real conquer Olympiakos again - Yahoo

*I never resigned as Manchester

United coach – Van Gaal 'Daily Post

*Super Eagles CHAN 2016 performance not enough to measure Oliseh – Okocha 'Daily Post

*Ibrahimovic’s agent denies player now highest-paid in France - Daily Post

*Suarez beats Messi, Ronaldo to 30 goals - Daily Post

*CHAN 2016: I spent my own $4,000 on Eagles – Oliseh 'Daily Post

*Emenike set to complete West Ham move - Daily Post