Vanguard
BIAFRA: I am ready to negotiate with FG- Kanu
Detained  leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, on Friday, said he was ready to negotiate with the Federal Government.
Punch
Agric experts seek review of research council budget
Stakeholders have advocated proper funding of agricultural research to achieve breakthrough in the nation’s food production and industrial growth.
Thisday
Budget Padding: Abdulmumin Seeks Court Protection from Arrest
In a dramatic twist to the row over the 2016 budget padding allegations causing disharmony in the House of Representatives, the hunter now appears to be the hunted, going by emerging development.
The Sun
Edo guber: Alarm over alleged plan by militants to invade Edo
Chairman, Peace and Conflict Resolution Committee for Edo State, Chief Eduwu Ekhator, yesterday raised the alarm that a group, Niger Delta Volunteer Force (NDVF) was planning to invade the state ahead of the governorship election to instigate violence.
Daily Times
HEALTH MINISTER CONFIRMS WILD POLIOVIRUS OUTBREAK IN BORNO
The Minister of Health, Prof.Isaac Adewole on Thursday confirmed an outbreak of wild polio virus (WPV) in Borno State.
Daily Trust
Fuel scarcity looms as NNPC, NPA bicker over N5bn debt
The feud between Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) over a N5 billion debt which the corporation is owing is likely to trigger off a nationwide fuel scarcity, Daily Trust investigations revealed.
Leadership
PDP Crisis: Why Sheriff May Not Back Down For Makarfi
Indications have emerged that factional chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senator Ali Modu Sheriff may not follow through fully with the reconciliation process spearheaded by the Board of Trustees (BoT).
The Nation
You won’t be owed again—Dogara assures Dream Team
The Speaker of The House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, yesterday in a passionate appeal to the national U-23 team styled Dream Team V1, promised that the players would be paid to the last dime all that is owed them.
Tribune
BODE GEORGE SEEKS N/EAST LEADERS’ BACKING AS PDP CHAIRMAN
Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, on Thursday in Abuja met with leaders of the party from the North-East zone in continuation of consultations with stakeholders over his bid for the national chairmanship seat of the party.
New Telegraph
Sheriff: I Won’t Negotiate Away Our Political Interest
Factional Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ali Modu Sheriff said he would not accept anything that will affect his political interest and that of his supporters in the current effort to resolve the leadership crisis in the party.