Vanguard
Obasanjo tolerated me for three-and-half years — Buhari
Abeokuta— President Muhammadu Buhari went down memory lane in Abeokuta, yesterday, recalling the role of former President Olusegun Obasanjo in his successful political career.
Punch
The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, appeared before an ad hoc committee of the House of Representatives on Tuesday and said he had no information on the contracts for the rehabilitation and modernisation of railway in the country.
The Sun
The Senate President Abubakar Bukola Saraki has described the 2016 budget of President Muhammadu Buhari as ambitious.
Thisday
Presidency: FG’s Budget for Health is Above N200bn
The Presidency has said that the fund allocated to health in the 2016 budget is above N200 billion contrary to an online medium report which claimed that the N3.8 billion allocated to Aso Rock Clinic was more than money allocated to all teaching hospitals.
Guardian
A FEDERAL High Court Lagos has awarded N5million damages against the Nigerian Police for violating the fundamental rights of a Lagos monarch, Oba Adeoriyomi Oyebo, the Obateru of Egbin, Ikorodu, Lagos State.
Daily Trust
New oil swaps to begin March, save FG $1bn – Kachikwu
Leadership
Report On State House Clinic, False – Presidency
The Presidency has described a report that President Muhammadu Buhari will spend more on the state house clinic than on all federal government owned teaching hospital as off the mark and insensitive
National Mirror
FG takes measles campaign to 17 southern states
The Federal Government has taken the second batch of immunisation of children in the country against measles to 17 southern states in the country. First batch of the exercise, which was largely marred by fuel scarcity, took place between 25th – 29th November, last year, in 19 states in the North, while the second batch took place between January 28 and February 1 this year.
The Nation
We got N905.8m for no contracts, says witness
A lawyer and businessman, Uche Obilor, yesterday told the Federal High Court in Lagos that three of his companies got N905,800 million from the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) without bidding for any contract.
Tribune
Ace Nollywood actor, Olumide Bakare, critically ill, needs financial help to stay alive
Ace Nollywood actor, Olumide Bakare, on his sick bed at UCH.
Daily Independent
Arms Deal: PDP Mulls Name Change, Realignment
There are indications that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) might be considering changing its name, going into the 2019 elections.
Sources within the party told New Telegraph that the move would be an aftermath of the current investigation into the arms deal scandal that has roped in top members of the party.
