***HIGH POINT:
*Nigerians consume 400 million condoms yearly SFH*
*APC NEC meeting: Govs bid to get automatic 2019 ticket for Buhari fails*
*Metuh: Testifying will expose me to criminal trial Jonathan*
*EFCC may place bounty on ex-Pension chief*
*Ekwueme collapses at home, admitted in Enugu hospital*
*Monitoring committee: NJC replaces Salami with Galadima*
*Social media outcry: NNPC GMD cancels dinner with lawmakers*
*200,000 living with HIV in Oyo NACA DG*
*Senate hails Buhari, Onaiyekan wants Lawal, Oke tried*
*Budget: Buhari fetes NAssembly leaders*
*CCB arraigns two directors, 31 others before CCT Nov. 7*
*Reps stop NAFDAC s N18.9bn budget*
*FUNAABs new VC promises fairness, improved welfare*
*Benue records two suspected monkey pox cases*
*Accord Party delists Ladoja*
*Ondo Assembly halts introduction of tuition*
*Embrace Sharia insurance scheme Sanusi*
*Petroleum varsity woos Urhobo monarchs*
*Ikpeazu knocks NDDC, contractor for abandoning Abia road*
*Poor prison condition violates inmates rights, says AGF*
*Fire guts Access bank in Lagos, destroys ATMs*
*Dutch queen commends Lagos health scheme*
*Ashafa laments non-completion of national library building*
*NDLEA faults police arrest of drug dealers*
*Suspect kills eight in New York truck act of terror*
*Deaths, numerous injuries in New York truck crash*
*Buhari fetes National Assembly leaders*
*Ban on private practice: Does it make any sense*
*Where Justice Salami fears to tread*
*Key to Nigeria’s unity, progress is in the church ‘Osinbajo*
*Kidnapping: AIG Zone 5 charges CPs to ensure security*
*S-East govs responsible for invasion of Kanu’s house ‘IPOB*
*IDU flags-off Isoko language teaching in schools*
*2019: APC govs back automatic ticket for Buhari*
*Ozobulu, Uga residents laud Obiano over road project*
*South-South leaders back Oyegun, condemn youth protest in Abuja*
*Rights group honours philanthropist in Awka*
*Anambra poll: What Nwoye has going for him*
*Obiano has failed in his primary duty ‘Ojiba ACPN candidate*
*We need your cooperation to defeat corruption , Presidency begs Nigerians*
*OML30: Heritage, Delta communities synergise operations*
*NASS leadership at Presidential Villa for dinner with Buhari*
*Sacking Babachir, Oke not enough, Onaiyekan tells Buhari*
*AFRIMA 2017 promises Africa’s longest red carpet*
*I’ll not betray Aguata, Anambra political leaders ‘Nwoye*
*Task Force on land: How move against Igando family failed*
*Bayelsa set for Ecumenical Centre dedication, thanksgiving*
*Out-going UNILAG VC solicits support for successor*
*Presidential Amnesty Programme partners N-Delta Ministry on peace*
*No threat can stop sack of 22,000 teachers, says Gov el-Rufai*
*Thank God for J O S Ayomike: He fought a good fight*
*Alpha May Club enjoyed a special relationship with Pa Ayomike*
*@Examining Odigie-Oyegun’s scorecard*
*Channel management: Increasing capacity and local training*
*Oil flow and Shell-Ogulagha disagreements*
*The Iroko tree has fallen: A tribute to Pa JOS Ayomike*
*Kerosene scarcity: The Akinlaja committee at MRS*
*He might be a grandpa, but he’s better than most young men*
*Interpreting Nigeria’s founding dream, key to our progress*
*Oh! Mr President, citizen (Captain) Akintaju is dead*
*Speaker: Why we pushed for North East Development Commission*
***BUSINESS:
*Cocoa beverage: Consumers’ poor purchasing power move manufacturers to refocus*
*Transsion unveils itel devices, marks 10*
*Pay-TV :Subscription price, picture quality, content set tone for market battles*
*Western Union gives out cars in promo*
*Tax holidays: OPS faults IMF’s position*
*AfDB denies calling off $600m loan to Nigeria*
*How DBN’ll bring down interest rate for MSMEs ‘ Okpanachi*
*Naira depreciates to N360.83/$ at NAFEX*
*@Oaw11ndo declares N383.5bn turnover in Q3 2017, as debt reduces by N18bn*
*Federation Account rakes in N797bn VAT revenue in 10 months*
*Infinix pushes hard with Note 4 Pro, sells 200,000 units*
*Power privatisation: DisCo owners must let go*
*We’ll consider Nigeria’s $400m loan request, says AfDB*
*Nigeria jumps 24 places in ease of doing business ‘Buhari, Osinbajo applaud ranking*
*Shell, Eni may face trial over $1.3bn Nigerian deal*
*N797bn VAT revenue recorded in 10 months ‘ Adeosun*
*Power, water supply delay Abuja airport terminal’s completion*
*NNPC’ll find crude in commercial quantities in inland basins*
*Fraud: NSE summons Ogiemwonyi, Ojo, others*
*Oil price rises to $61 per barrel*
*Ade-Ojo named icon of auto industry*
*NECA kicks against lawmakers’ interference in private enterprises*
*ECOWAS leaders call for more investment in air transport*
*KPMG holds digital summit, pegs investments at $1bn*
*Directors call for inclusive ERGP implementation*
*Intending accountants must pass new course, says ACCA*
*Corporate governance, key to sustaining organisational growth*
*Haulage operators seek improved rail investment to boost economy*
*Aviation industry needs lawyers’ input to grow ‘Stakeholders*
***SPORTS:
*300 golfers expected for Kwara Open*
*4 Inches Heel Race competition debuts in Lagos*
*90 weight categories for Wike wrestling*
*Access Bank Lagos City Marathon: Organisers confirm car prizes for new 10km race*
*AJ McCarron Reportedly Was Nearly Traded to Browns Before Deadline*
*All eyes on Olympic medal as ski season starts*
*Alves: I pretty much had an agreement to join Liverpool ‘ I’m not really sure why it fell through*
*Anxious’ Atletico affected by goalscoring woes – Simeone*
*AS Roma 3-0 Chelsea: Rampant Roma Make it a Night to Forget For Chelsea*
*Atletico denied again by 10-man Qarabag*
*Babalola battles Wale, Orji as Tennis League train berths in Ibadan*
*Barcelona Held Scoreless in Draw vs. Olympiakos in Champions League Match*
*Bayern win knocks Celtic out of Champions League contention*
*Boston Celtics Make Rare Turnaround After Dropping First 2 Games*
*Burnley Chairman Mike Garlick Wants to Keep Everton Target Sean Dyche For Another Five Years*
***WORLD:
*Eight people dead after truck-ramming terror attack in New York*
*Ethiopia anti-govt protests is a youth unemployment issue – Information Minister*
*Cameroon military court hands 25 year jail term to critic of president Biya*
*U.S. issues Eritrea security message as protests and gunfire hit Asmara*
*Odinga hints of a ‘people’s assembly’ amid Kenya’s deepening rift*
*Cameroon Anglophone crisis forces thousands to flee into Nigeria – UNHCR*
*Cyber security from ‘ThisIsMe’ South Africa*
*Uhuru Kenyatta wins Kenya’s repeat elections*
*Francois Compaore released, awaits outcome of extradition request*
*Ex-Burkina Faso president Compaore’s brother released in France*
*Eight die in New York terror attack*
*Good morning and Happy New Month*
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