National News Headlines - 9/1/2016

THE NATION

*$2.1bn arms scandal: Ladoja got N100m from Anenih, Accord Party confesses

*EFCC operatives raid ex-Customs Comptroller-General Dikko's home

*Nwobodo, Ekwunife, others dump PDP for APC

*Lassa fever: Death toll hits 40

*Bayelsa's day of decision

Fear of violence as Dickson, Sylva engage in final battle

*Ex-Bayelsa speaker, council boss injured as APC, PDP supporters clash

*Anguish of UNIBEN student battling rare bone disease

DAILY TIMES

*Lassa fever: Plateau records 1 death

*Supreme Court affirms election of Yari as governor of Zamfara

*Continued detention of Metuh, unhealthy for democracy ' Ekweremadu

*Driver remanded in prison for stealing phones from two churches during services

*NLC reconciliation committee fails to resolve leadership crisis

*We'll reposition Science, Technology to uplift our quality of life ' Buhari

*Bayelsa rerun: Tension as Military, DIG, AIG, 5,000 personnel deployed for security

*We'll strike balance between subsidy removal, VAT increase ' Senate

*2016-2020 development plan: FG unveils strategic committee

*Glo CAF Awards 2015: Buhari honoured with Platinum award, Pierre- Emerick, African Player of the Year

TRIBUNE

*Argentina, Uruguay plan joint bid for 2030 World Cup

*Ex-governor Jim Nwobodo, ex-PDP senator defect to APC in Enugu

*Ekwunife, Anambra senator sacked by appeal court, defects from PDP to APC

*Buhari hosts Eaglets, Jighere Jan 21

*Pinnick begs police to rescue kidnapped Ogude's wife

*My fans complain when I act 'good mother' roles 'Nollywood actress, Patience Ozokwor

*Why I have been off entertainment scene 'Daddy Showkey

*Olubadan: Janus goes on the rampage in Oyo

DAILY INDIPENDENT

*Rivers Govt Calls For Citizens Enlightenment On Lassa Fever

*Lassa Fever: Death Toll Now 40, Spreads To 10 States

*Bayelsa Guber Poll: PDP Accuses Buhari, APC Of Plotting To Win At All Cost

*Lagos Vows To Take Security To Grassroots

*OSHODI Market Demolition: Action Necessary, Timely ' Lawmakers

*Jang Blames High Level Of Poverty In The North On Insecurity

*Lassa Fever Spreads In Jos, Claims One Life

*ISIS Fighter Executes Own Mother

*Pump Price: Fuel Still Sells At N140 Per Litre In Bayelsa

*Five Arrested, As Thugs Attack Bayelsa Speaker's Southern Ijaw Home

*MOSOP Denies Internal Crisis, Calls For Support

*Keshi's Wife For Burial January 15