NEWS PAPERS, SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT HEADLINES FOR TODAY THURSDAY 8 FEB. 2018

PUNCH

Killings by herdsmen: Reps want IG sacked, Senate rejects Benue panel report

IBB: Afegbua visits police, released after two-hour interaction

PDP, ASCSN, lawyers knock Buhari for recalling NHIS boss ..Why Buhari reinstated Yusuf FG source

Ive no candidate for any political office Obasanjo

Revoke Don Waney gangs amnesty, Wike tells FG

Cameroonian soldiers invasion: Senate summons defence minister

Ex-PDP chairmans son: Suspected killer wife loses fresh bail application

Herdsmen crisis: Army launches 44-day operation in Benue, Taraba, others

Anti-corruption: Does reinstatement of NHIS DG send right signals

EFCC justifies Innoson boss arrest, Senate summons GTB boss

 

VANGUARD

I’m tired of this calamity, Shekau says in new video

Oyo organises robotic training for students

Onitsha Chamber of Commerce decries multiple taxation, extortion

Frequent change of our electoral laws unhealthy’Afolabi, SAN

LSETF disburses N4.1bn to 4,762 applicants

N550bn export facilities: NEXIM invites SMEs in South-East, Delta states to access funds

Facebook reports revenue growth for SMEs using its Apps

MDAs flout Buy -Made-in-Nigeria goods orders ‘ Labour

Report of selective praise for military: Shettima threatens media houses with libel suit

Influx of Refugees from Cameroon: Senate summons Defence Minister, Ali

N10m bribe allegation against Police X-Squad: Benue youths shut Makurdi-Gboko Road, protest harassment of BIRS boss

How my family members were maltreated by EFCC officials ‘ Innoson

Tension in Imo as oil communities condemn Okorocha’s amnesty to Don Waney’s men

 

THE NATION

Army: OperationCat Raceto fight herdsmen attacks

Nigerian equities decline despite global recovery

Nasarawa Tiv flee to Benue

Citi Group, Standard Chartered, Stanbic IBTC, others to handle $2.5b Eurobond

Herdsmen’ kill ASP in Oyo

Diezani cash: EFCC re-arrests ex-INEC chief for ‘diverting’ N450m

Senate rejects report linking Fulani herdsmen, Benue militia to killings

Four Chinese, 16 Nigerians held for illegal mining in Ebonyi

Reps urge President to sack IGP

WORLD HEADLINES

10 Ways To Make People Like You From ‘How To Make Friends And Influence People – Forbes

100-million-year-old spider with a tail longer than its body discovered – Daily Times

11-Year-Old 'Hero' Dies Saving His Friend Who Fell Through a Frozen Pond – Yahoo

14 Blueberry Cobblers You Can’t Make It Through Summer Without – Yahoo

15,000 Eggs Delivered To Norwegian Olympic Team After Google Translate Error – Huffington Post

2 wanted for murder in Mississippi arrested in Southeast Fresno – Yahoo

3 Things You Can Learn From Tesla’s Rollercoaster Year – Entrepreneur

5 Dividends Up To 12%: 2 Winners, 3 Traps – Forbes

5 Stats That Show Snap May Be Turning Its Struggling Business Around – Entrepreneur

5 Things Family Caregivers Need To Know About Family Leave – Forbes

50 Shades Freed’ star Dakota Johnson on what annoys her about Jamie Dornan – Yahoo

6 dead, 76 missing after strong quake hits Taiwan – Yahoo

60-Year-Old Drug May Hold Clues To Stopping Spread Of Breast Cancer – Forbes

7 Ways To Organically Use Social Media For Prospecting – Forbes

A 2-Year-Old Girl’s Eyebrows Were Waxed at Daycare, Mother Says – Yahoo

A complete guide to the weird and wacky tech-bro slang used by former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick – Business Insider

A look inside the White House ‘ America’s best-known residential address – Business Insider

A National Park Service employee requested $32,000 in upgrades to a government-owned townhouse they reportedly intended to rent out as if it was theirs – Business Insider

 

CNN

Coldest Winter Olympics in decades

Russia sanctions may force US to punish key allies

North Korea: No talks with US at Olympics

International cyber crime ring smashed after millions stolen

Trump’s approval rating is on the rise

International cyber crime ring smashed after millions stolen

On the front lines in Syria, US troops face NATO ally’s wrath

N Korea sends pre-Olympics message with missile parade

White House knew of abuse claims against top aide for months

Report: Openly gay Olympian turns down Pence meeting

After Falcon Heavy, what’s next for SpaceX

Internet rights advocate John Perry Barlow dies

Netanyahu says he’s innocent as investigations against him proceed

Oprah — again — says she’s not running for president

Pelosi sets US House record with 8-hour speech about DACA

Trump calls slump in markets a ‘big mistake

Much of Congress is not on board with Trump’s parade

Former Pope Benedict preparing for ‘Home

Suicides in US rose 10% after Robin Williams’ death

Reese Witherspoon reveals past abuse

Princess postpones wedding until 2020

 

AL JAZEERA

Troll factories, bots and fake news: Inside the Wild West of social media

Myanmar ‘starving out’ Rohingya in Rakhine: Amnesty

Myanmar ‘starving out’ Rohingya in Rakhine: Amnesty

US police spied on Muslims, African Americans: ACLU

Backlash in DC after Trump orders major military parade

South Sudan: More than 300 child soldiers released

Is Syria’s de-escalation deal done

Are North Koreans welcome at the Winter Olympics

Palestinian killed in Israeli raid buried

Pakistan: 31 convicted over student lynching

Indonesia wants to criminalise same-sex relations

Syria: Israel launched missiles at military targets

Syria: Over 136 people killed in Eastern Ghouta

Germany: parties agree to form coalition government

Brazil ruling boosts fears over Amazon dam projects

Taiwan quake: Death toll rises, rescue teams disperse

Bangladesh to sue Manila bank over massive cyber-heist

Bulgaria’s reliance on coal at odds with EU clean energy push

More than 50 people missing after deadly Taiwan earthquake

Lebanon: Israeli wall ‘assault on Lebanese land

Taiz’s leprosy colony offers Yemeni ‘outcasts’ a home

 

BBC

World Club Dome put on the world’s first zero-gravity rave

Australia child sex abuse: Victims to receive national apology

Winter Olympics: Lizzy Yarnold named Team GB flagbearer

Riyad Mahrez: PFA chief wants Leicester dispute settled ‘as soon as possible

North Korea to hold military parade ahead of Winter Olympics

Nancy Pelosi tells US House immigrant stories for eight hours

White House aide Rob Porter quits as ex-wives allege abuse

Woman alleges husband stole her kidney to cover ‘unpaid’ dowry

Macron rejects Corsican language demand

Venezuelan elections to go ahead in April

Inside Afghanistan’s only high security mental institution

Skiers and snowboards in the Paris snow

I didn’t want to become a celebrity

Iowa: Time-lapse footage shows multi-car pile-up

Rakhine state: Anger and poverty in Myanmar’s restive region

Yemen: The mother who lost four sons to war

Macedonia: Why the row with Greece over the name runs so deep

North Korea’s athletes at the Winter Olympics

Economic collapse: The real message of the fall of Troy

Reddit bans deepfake porn videos

MPs travel to US on fake news mission

 

GIST LOVER

Nigerian Army Begins Operation ‘Cat Race’ In Benue, Taraba States

Wike, Ortom Visit Graves Of 70 People Killed By Herdsmen In Benue [Photo]

I’m In The Last Chapter Of My Life’ ‘ Ex- Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Delivers Rare Public Statement

Russia 2018: NFF Unveils Home and Away Kits for Russia 2018 World Cup [Photos]

Pastor Narrates How A Man Turned Into A Snake And Swallowed His Church Member

Badoo: 5 cultist including Herbalist arraigned in court for allegedly killing a pastor

 

NEW TELEGRAPH

Benue killings: Wike visits victims’ grave, donates N200m

Army deploys troops to crush killer herdsmen, armed militias

2019: INEC to transmit raw results from polling units

Reps to Buhari: Sack IGP Idris for incompetence

2019: I have no candidate, says Obasanjo

DSS summons Babangida’s spokesman

MTN mulls $500m Nigeria share sale in 2018

DNS: Nigeria’s .ng domains’ adoption grows 11% monthly

 

PEOPLES DAILY

Again, Air Force destroys Boko Haram artillery gun

Man attacked by lion in Kaduna park dies in hospital

Missing $44m NIA fund: Reps summon Kingibe, others

NASS alters INEC election timetable

FG stepping up effort to end herders, farmers clashes -Buhari

Senate wants sale, advert of tobacco in schools banned

2019: Vote credible leaders not criminals -CAN

Refining crude locally permanent solution to fuel scarcity ‘ Dogara

Buhari appoints Tinubu to reconcile aggrieved APC members

Reps summon Amaechi over non-compliance with Maritime Act

 

PREMIUM TIMES

Active mobile lines in Nigeria hit 144 million in December ‘ NCC

Why court refused Maryam Sanda’s second bail application

NHIS Controversy: Yusuf’s recall will not affect corruption investigations ‘ Lai Mohammed

2019: SSS invites Babangida’s spokesman Kassim Afegbua

Nigeria removes Lufthansa Consulting from list of firms hired to set up National Carrier

SPORTS

2018 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon: Nigerian champions vow to defend titles – Blueprint

2018 Recruiting Class Ushering in New Golden Age of CFB Quarterbacks – Bleacher Report

3-Star TE Prospect Glenn Beal Commits to Texas A&M over LSU, Alabama – Bleacher Report

300 for Okunbo golf tourney – Punch

4-Star CB Aashari Crosswell Commits to ASU over USC, Nebraska, Auburn and More – Bleacher Report

4-Star CB Isaac Taylor-Stuart Commits to USC over Alabama, Tennessee and More – Bleacher Report

4-Star CB Jairus Brents Commits to Louisville over WVU and More – Bleacher Report

4-Star OG Penei Sewell Commits to Oregon over Alabama, Utah and USC – Bleacher Report

4-Star OLB Merlin Robertson Commits to ASU over USC and Oklahoma – Bleacher Report

4-Star TE Prospect Michael Ezeike Commits to UCLA over USC and Oregon – Bleacher Report

4-Star WR Jaylen Waddle Commits to Alabama over Texas A&M – Bleacher Report

Access Bank Lagos Marathon: Athletes warned against alcohol – Daily Trust

Access Bank/Lagos City Marathon: Organisers, journalists brain storm – Vanguard

Africa Wrestling Championship rolls off with Greco-Roman cadet event – Vanguard

Africa Wrestling Championship: Nigeria shines in freestyle – The Sun

AIbom gets three FG awards – Punch

Americans Abroad Spotlight: American teenager Amon primed for breakout in Denmark – Goal

Argentina Coach Warns Nigeria, Others about Messis Killer Form – Thisday

ENTERTAINMENT

#BBNaija3 ‘ Day 10: Game On, Body Confidential & Many More Highlights – Bellanaija

2019 Election: I don’t have favourite candidates – Obasanjo – Pulse

24 Gifts ‘Black Panther’ Fans Will Love To Ring In The Release – Huffington Post

Ambode: Lagos calls for residents support in curbing open defecation – Pulse

An airline door falling off is unacceptable’ ‘ Saraki on Dana Aircraft Incident – Bellanaija

Armie Hammer joins guests at a sportswear-heavy Boss show – Associated Press

Badoo: 5 cultist including Herbalist arraigned in court for allegedly killing a pastor – Gistlover

BBNaija: Sexual consent takes centre stage, Tobi remains head of house – The Cable

Benue Killings: Senate rejects committee’s report – Pulse

Booyah! A ‘Kim Possible’ Live-Action Movie Is The Revival We Actually Want – Huffington Post

Buhari: President felicitates with Sen. Durojaiye at 85 – Pulse

Buhari: Wike says President should admit he has failed – Pulse

Charmed’ Reboot To Feature A Lesbian Sister – Huffington Post

Chelsea footballer punished for grabbing his opponent’s eggplantduring a match (Photos/Video) – Linda Ikeji

Christians Urged To Join Political Parties – Olufamous

Connie Chung Appears In Groundbreaking Mandarin ‘Fresh Off The Boat’ Episode – Huffington Post

 

THE HERALD

Buhari Has Taken Food From Our Table, Can’t Take Freedom Of Speech ‘ Ozekhome

Ambode Pledges support to war against kidnapping, others

White House Aide, Porter quits as former wives allege abuse

Reps Want Ibrahim Idris’ head to roll, Ask for More Competent Officer

Dana Door Incident: NCAA Set Up Probe Panel

Will Smith Trolls his son Jaden After Historic Milestone

I cannot Leave While My People Are Being Killed’- Ortom on Buhari Snub

It Is Better I Die and Go And Rest In Paradise’- Shekau Says In New Video

 

THISDAY

PDP Alleges Presidencys Intrusion in Metuhs Case

Mbadiwe: Our Leaders Must Speak out Now

EFCCs About-face on CCT Chairman

In New Onslaught, Buratai Orders Troops Deployment in Benue, Taraba, 4 Other States

Sack IG Idris for Incompetence, House Tells Buhari

Senate Rejects C’ttee Report, Summons Defence Minister

FG Targets N762.5bn Earnings from $2.5bn Eurobond to Finance Treasury Bills

Obasanjo: I Have No Candidate For 2019

Panic as Dana Air Aircraft Emergency Door Falls Off

2019: INEC, NIGCOMSAT Seal Deal on Deployment of Satellite

 

TRIBUNE

BREAKING: Fulani herdsmen kill SARS boss in Oyo

IBB’s spokesman, Afegbua, turns self in at police headquarters

Buhari practices nuclear nepotism ‘Secondus

Tsaragi-Bacita collapsed bridges: Kwara communities count losses

Nigeria is a complicated country ‘Senator Brambaifa

EFCC rearrests INEC official over Diezani’s alleged N30m bribe to rig 2015 polls

Senate rejects committee’s report on Benue killings