***HIGH POINT:
*$25bn contracts: EFCC, ICPC should decide Kachikwu, Barus fate SERAP*
*N120bn bribery allegations: Sen. Misau charged with spreading injurious falsehood against IG*
*Edo seals Radio Nigeria station over N6.7m tax default*
*Ajimobi reports Olubadan, Ladoja to Buhari over kingship crisis*
*Fake agents trafficking Nigerian girls to SArabia*
*NAF spends N400m to fuel fighter jets in three months*
*Suswam received N450m signed in my name Witness*
*We havent encountered ISIS terrorists in NEast Army*
*Buhari, service chiefs meet over security challenges*
*Judges have no business being corrupt Olanipekun*
*Senate probes codeine abuse in North*
*Udom hails NYSC for healing civil war injuries*
*IPOB accuses army, police of looting Kanus house*
*IYC wants NNPC $25bn contract scam probed*
*Court orders police to produce Evans brother-in-law*
*Nigerian book adapted for German schools*
*Benue workers suspend strike*
*Govt serious about decongesting traffic*
*BHaram: Expert calls for caution on suspects release*
*Travel Massive holds tourism stakeholders hangout October 21*
*Oba of Benin decries upsurge in crime, urges action*
*Monkeypox: Reps summon health minister, Senate expresses worry*
*Ogun institute laments inadequate infrastructure*
*Kachikwu, Baru meet at NESG*
*25-year-old Nigerian killed in South Africa*
*US: A country roiled by gun violence*
*Northern PDP leaders knock Fayose for declaring presidential bid*
*APC panel meets Dogara, says restructuring impossible without N’Assembly*
*Delta APC leaders meet*
*Anambra poll: Jonathan, Fayose, Wike, others for Obaze rally*
*Labour Party crisis deepens as faction sacks chairman*
*Sokoto Assembly suspends two members*
*Ambode backs Tinubu on restructuring*
*We’ll deliver new Lagos-Ibadan rail Dec 2018 ‘ NRC*
*Lack of borrowing will limit govt’s ability to execute projects, says Buhari*
*Restructuring: Buhari right in referring issue to NASS ‘ Dogara*
*Examination malpractice: Students now drug invigilators with dangerous chemicals ‘WAEC*
*Adopt traditional method to tackle criminality in Edo ‘Oba Ewuare II*
*No monkey pox in Enugu ‘ Health Commissioner*
*Perpetrators of Ngbuoshimini violence’ll be brought to justice ‘Wike*
*2017 Glo-sponsored Ofala festival begins*
*Cleric tasks Nigerians on bond of unity*
*Ikpeazu’s govt, a failure’APC chieftain*
*Drug Abuse: 3m bottles of codeine consumed daily in North’ Senate*
*Boat mishap: LASTMA official’s wife dies, 19 others rescued*
*Dakuku, Rivers govt tangle over Bonny-Bodo Road project*
*Tension mounts over Ethiope chairmanship slot*
*Lagos stands with Tinubu on devolution of powers, federalism ‘Ambode*
*NNPC scandal: Isoko youths task FG on fair investigation*
*Security chiefs meet Buhari at Presidential Villa*
*2019: Northern condemn leaders Fayose’s declaration, insist on presidential ticket*
*NNPC feud: Kachikwu wants petroleum minister’s powers whittled down, meets Baru*
*Why Ohanaeze supports IPOB’s ban’Nwodo*
*Why North is gathering for restructuring ‘Bugaje*
*2019: Northern PDP leaders meets in Abuja, insists on Presidential ticket*
***BUSINESS:
*TG Expo holds maiden edition of machinery, metal & steel exhibition*
*Insecticide manufacturers repositioning to meet changing market challenges*
*Milk producers bow to inflationary pressure, consumers’ demand*
*Expert canvasses local content policy to tackle infrastructure deficit*
*Axxela submits feasibility study on S/West gas project to NNPC*
*NIMASA threatens to arrest erring contractors*
*TELCOs short-changing insurers on premiums ‘ NAICOM*
*Re: Deconstructing the debt story*
*Local content: Nigeria gains N192bn from barring foreign tech products, services*
*Women in ICT: Cisco empowers over 4,000 women*
*How Airtel aids quality primary education in Nigeria*
*Rosatom prescribes sustainable energy mix for Nigeria’s power problem*
*Facebook’s money sets African start-ups competing at TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield Africa*
*Emerging trends: Connected toys raise fresh security concerns*
*Kachikwu, Baru meet, agree on NNPC without political interference*
*President asks N’Assembly to approve $5.5bn foreign loans*
*FG plans finance scheme for new car buyers*
*FG may ask MDAs to buy local products at higher prices*
*Inflation to remain high in Nigeria next year ‘ IMF*
*Sell Discos to new investors, Elumelu tells FG*
*We’re using recovered looted funds to finance 2017 budget ‘ Buhari*
*IMF raises concerns over weakness in Nigerian banks*
*Ensure best practices by companies, ICSAN tells SEC*
*Courier, logistics critical to national growth, says Emeje*
*China-Europe business school to deepen Asia-Nigeria bilateral ties*
*Rolls-Royce 2018 is world’s most silent luxury car*
***SPORTS:
*France, Portugal join Russia World Cup train*
*Mikel refuses to rule out Chelsea return*
*Etuhu under investigation over alleged match-fixing*
*Eagles reveal teams they will love to face in Russia*
*Moses, Shehu make CAF Best team*
*Eagles to camp in Morocco*
*Tammy Abraham opens door to Nigeria switch*
*Messi and Argentina fight for World Cup lives*
*Aguero back in training after car crash*
*Serena, Murray set for Australian Open*
*Rohr rules Mikel, Ighalo out of Algeria trip*
***WORLD:
*How to prevent hacking of your credit or debit cards at the ATM*
*Nuclear company to cut jobs in Niger*
*UN top official worried about escalating religious violence in CAR*
*Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga pulls out of October 26 poll re-run*
*Egypt third in round two of UNESCO boss vote*
*France to honour commitment to aid refugees*
*Ethiopia central bank announces 15% devaluation of Birr*
*Morocco prepares to test Africa’s fastest train, targeting 320kph*
*U.N. assisting thousands of stranded migrants in Libya’s Sabratha*
*More details emerge after Accra’s gas explosion*
*Digital solution to buying Fish in Senegal*
*Good morning*
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