National News Headlines - 1/8/2015

DAILY SUN

*Quest for public office in Nigeria still driven by corruption ' Prof Odinkalu

*Buhari discriminating against Ndigbo ' Uwazurike

*Produce APC membership card of DG-DSS or keep quiet, APC tells PDP

*Election petition: Tribunal fixes August 10 for Abia guber trial

*Ladoja floors Ajimobi

*We're confident of victory in Pointe-Noire 'Siasia

*Bring back the Chibok girls alive, army chief charges new MNJTF, commander

*Gunmen kill 8 in Benue

*Boko Haram: Buhari directs release of N5b FG's pledge to Victims Support Fund

*Smuggling: Nigeria reads riot act to Benin Republic

*Buhari appoints new commissioner for insurance

*3 children died in Lagos fire

*Nigerian Army re-engages retired soldiers

*So APC wouldn't be Buhari's nemesis

*Obama leading black race genocide (3)

*WWE legend 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper dead at age 61

PM NEWS

*Police nab tricyclist over possession of arms, ammunition

*Accident claims 10 lives in Ogun

*PDP NWC told Kogi governor, Idris Wada to pay N1bn to retain ticket

*PDP workers want EFCC, ICPC to probe corrupt NWC of the party

*Rescue Boko Haram captives, Buratai charges successor at MNJTF

*Boko Haram: Cameroon throws out 2,000 Nigerians

*Uganda president, Museveni seeks re-election after 3 decades in power

*Isolo Fire disaster: Ambode commiserates with family of burnt children

*Police parade 20 robbery suspects

*Buhari appoints new commissioner for insurance

*36,000 Police to attend promotion courses in December ' IGP

*APC celebrates two, calls on Nigerians to emulate party

*Mechanic village fire kills 3 siblings in Lagos

*26-year old woman drowns in Lagos well

*We can now deal effectively with Boko Haram, Buhari tells UN

*Bank armed robbers kill two policemen

*Bauchi State recovers 79 vehicles, 97 parcels of land from individuals

*Rival cult clash claims two lives in Lagos

Court stops Ladipo Market demolition

*20 dead, 30 injured as truck hits pilgrims in Mexico

*China reiterates commitment to support Nigeria's military

*Kaduna Govt. warns residents against stealing refuse bins

*Kaduna refinery producing 2m litres of petrol daily, says MD

*Walcott and Cazorla sign new Arsenal contracts

*Rivers University suspends husband of VC over conspiracy to kidnap her

*Lagos lawmakers demand for flyover around Pen-Cinema

*Boko Haram: Alex Badeh's confession vindicates Nigerian soldiers

*Oil price won't rise even with reduced production quota ' OPEC

*Civil Defence Boss Decries Mediocrity In Private Guard Practice

*2Face kickstarts 2015 Star Music Trek Phase 2 in Makurdi

*US, Germany, France, others hold anti-Islamic State Conference In Canada

*Many killed as suicide bomber attack Maiduguri market

*Thugs disrupt transition committee swearing-in in Ogun

*Africa gets $830m infrastructure fund

DAILY POST

*Ife declares Oro Festival amid uncertainty over Ooni

*Our victory was not accidental, we worked for it – APC celebrates at

*Cameroonian President blames Jonathan for Boko Haram’s audacity

*Arewa forum blasts Afenifere chieftain for embarrassing Northerners

*Buratai hands over to new MNJTF commander

*ACF reveals why it is against Jonathan’s National Conference

*36,000 police officers to attend promotion courses in December

*Gunmen kill four policemen in Kogi, Bayelsa

*Ebonyi Government to appoint women as vice-chairmen of councils

*Our victory was not accidental, we worked for it – APC celebrates at 2

*President Buhari appoints Alhaji Kari as new Commissioner for Insurance

*Accident involving two trucks, two commercial vehicles kills 10 in Ogun

*We murdered Enugu monarch because of his wickedness – Suspect

*Tragedy: Fire kills three sisters in Lagos

SPORT

*Guardiola will leave Bayern Munich next year – Effenberg

PREMIUM TIMES

*Ooni: Ife Declares Oro Festival

*Zimbabwe demands extradition of U.S. dentist who killed lion

*Tension in Ekiti as PDP factions clash

*Buratai urges successor to rescue Boko Haram captives

*Buhari, APC insisted I be Majority Leader ' Gbajabiamila

*After paying salaries, Kogi left with only N5bn annually ' Gov. Wada

*Buhari: Nigeria now stronger to 'deal effectively' with Boko Haram

*APC governors not bothered about Ekweremadu, say 'natural cause take effect

*Kaduna refinery to hit 90 % production efficiency, says MD

*Police arrest 4 kidnap suspects in Adamawa

*2 police officers killed in bank robbery in Kogi

*Maryam Abacha University recognized by law ' Niger

*I don't regret accompanying Saraki's wife to EFCC ' Melaye

*Tiger Brands acquires Dangote Flour; may change name at AGM

*Senate orders newspaper probe over 'anti-Buhari' report

*U.S. Trade Agency provides N250 billion support to Dangote refinery

*Only military can defeat Boko Haram

*How fifth columnists in Nigerian military leaked operational plans to Boko Haram ' ex-Defence Chief

*Buhari, Biya agree to complete demarcation of Nigeria,Cameroon land boundary

*Army engineers clear notorious camps; more terrorists killed, civilians rescued

*Two people die in Ebonyi after eating poisonous fish

*EFCC arrests sacked NIMASA boss over alleged multibillion naira fraud

Ife residents stockpile food, anticipate mourning of Ooni