***HIGH POINT:
*You can’t stop Biafra, MASSOB tells Buhari, Army*
*EFCC charges oil marketers with N7.8bn fraud*
*Nine policemen, 41 others to face trial for illegal firearms deal*
*‘APC, PDP bad options for Ekiti’*
*Buhari meets northern govs on possible oil exploration, security*
*Ambode promises 20,000 houses in three years*
*We’re ready to die in 2019, says Wike*
*I’ve no plan to contest 2019 poll —Osinbajo*
*FG probes 31 suspected monkeypox cases in Lagos, others*
*Alleged $25bn contracts: Reactions as Baru says no role for Kachikwu, NNPC board in contracts*
*NITDA pledges N720bn annual savings on IT imports*
*Cisco restates commitment to women empowerment*
*No single syringe, others in Villa clinic Aisha Buhari*
*Ex-Army chief, Victor Malu, dies in Egypt, Buhari mourns*
*BBOG resumes protest Thursday*
*Two corps members drown in Nasarawa one dies during childbirth*
*Policemen protest unpaid salaries in Kaduna*
*Christianity, Islam erode Yoruba culture Alaafin*
*Insecurity: Edo protesters petition Buhari, NAssembly, demand CPs transfer*
*Peter Obi blames agitations on leadership failure*
*Court to rule on ex-SUBEB chair bail application Oct 13*
*Buhari meets northern govs on possible oil exploration, security*
*Ambode says Lagos needs 1 million houses yearly*
*NAF 24 fire trucks unrepaired for 20 years*
*12 killed as bus plunges into lake*
*All eyes on corruption trial monitoring team*
*I’m not at war with Jigawa Assembly members ‘ Governor*
*NIPOST reintroduces money order, begins electronic mail tracking*
*50 million Nigerians have no electricity, says Osinbajo*
*OGONI CLEANUP: MOSOP laments delay, says land, water still contaminated*
*CNL, NNPC, Devt Africa kick start ‘Roll Back Malaria’ campaign in Bayelsa community*
*Professionals decry govt’s patronage of foreign contractors*
*Bagudu denies taking N10bn primary education fund*
*PDP chairmanship: I won’t step down for anybody ‘Daniel*
*Alaafin raises alarm over assault on Yoruba culture*
*Power Oil, Ogun partner on primary health care*
*Boko Haram: Yobe gov seeks refund of N13bn from FG*
*Ekiti govt to EFCC: Release arrested officials unconditionally*
*Oyo govt boosts agric, to give farmers unused land*
*Kebbi, UNICEF tackle diarrhoea, measles*
*IFAD distributes phones to Taraba farmers*
*Create three new states from Urhobo nation ‘Oghenekaro*
*Speed up passage of Maritime Varsity Bill, IYC urges Reps*
*Ex-militant leader joins race for Bomadi LG chairman*
*Edo Assembly summons contractors handling Benin-Auchi Road*
*2019: Atiku thinks twice about PDP as Makarfi, Lamido dust up preparation*
*Our legislators’ jumbo pay: Fact or fiction*
*Lagos, Ondo, Oyo commence new legal year*
*PDP chairmanship: I won’t step down for anybody ‘ Daniel*
*Convention: PDP chieftain drums support for Dokpesi*
*Vanguard reporter wins PwC’s capital market award*
*Eta-zuma Group completes $12 million coal briquettes production factory*
***BUSINESS:
*We’ve metered over 300,000 customers – IBEDC*
*NNPC feud: PENGASSAN, NUPENG abandon Kachikwu*
*NNPC appointment: Agbakoba sues FG for discriminating against SEast*
*N440bn bond issuance programme grossly inadequate ‘ NMRC*
*Dangote shares success story with foreign investors*
*Collect N40bn electricity debts from states, FG charges Discos*
*44 stocks advance, boost investors’ wealth by N176bn*
*Coronation Asset Management lists N2.17bn mutual funds*
*United Capital’s Q3 gross earnings rose by 10%*
*SME Fund critical to national development ‘ Jones*
*Covenant Capital to empower female entrepreneurs*
*CBN forex supply hits $390m in one week*
*Brazil to revive African ties, eyes growing market*
*FirstBank, NESG collaborate on economic summit*
*Skye Bank equips businesswomen with skills*
*Nigeria attractive to foreign investors despite challenges ‘ KPMG*
*TVC partners 23rd Nigerian Economic Summit*
*Agbakoba sues FG over NNPC Board appointments*
*Eterna Oil invests N3bn on lubricant plant expansion*
*Aiteo appoints Burrows, Chief Finance Officer*
*Aveon offshore boost local content with new 257 tons Egina facility*
*TCN restores second Jebba-Kainji, Ajaokuta-Gwagwalada transmission lines*
*DPR to sanction erring IOCs, others on sharp practice*
*$41m WABECO J.V Deal: Peto-Gas petitions FG, others over non-payment of brokerage fee*
*NLNG engages local contractors on $1.6 bn ship construction*
*How liquidity, debt, vandalism, others affect power supply*
*Allocate 2% oil output to fund nuclear regulatory agency, PENGASSAN tells FG*
*FG begins review of Nigeria’s ‘ease of doing business’ initiatives*
*SON bursts cable cloning syndicate in Lagos*
***SPORTS:
*Fed invites 15 skaters for African tourney*
*I didn’t fail at El-Kanemi – Bosso*
*Ndidi to undergo Leicester medical checks today*
*FIBA Zone 3 Qualifiers: Gombe Bulls, Kano Pillars threaten Kida’s NBBF with legal action*
*Aruna Quadri is a record setter ‘ ITTF*
*Governor’s Cup top seed tumbles out*
*World Cup: NFF shops for top friendly matches for Eagles*
*Neymar, Suarez, Kane make Ballon d’Or list*
*Nigeria’s Brown Ideye to pay $225,000 in paternity suit*
*”Big guys’ donate millions to victims of Vegas shooting*
*20 teams for Nasarawa badminton*
*2018 World Cup: Egypt’s president rewards players, coach*
*53% rise in reports of discrimination at professional football matches*
*Abidal hopeful PSG and France star Mbappe will win Ballon d’Or*
*Andrew Luck Will Remain Out for Week 6 vs. Titans, Per Colts HC Chuck Pagano*
*Anthony Rizzo’s 8th-Inning RBI Gives Cubs Win vs Max Scherzer, Nationals in NLDS*
*Asuka to Make Main Roster Debut vs. Emma at WWE TLC 2017*
*Bale, Wales miss World Cup qualification as Ireland reach play-offs*
*Ballon d’Or 2017: Neymar, Dybala & Suarez among nominees*
***WORLD:
*Liberian voters trickle in to the polls after heavy rains to cast ballots*
*Mugabe names new finance minister amid Zimbabwe financial crisis*
*ECOWAS observers led by ex-Ghana president Mahama praise Liberia’s EC*
*We are ready for elections, there is no room for cheating – Liberia EC*
*Liberian police says it will stay clear of voting process but ensure security*
*Liberia’s VP and candidate says he will accept defeat if he loses the election*
*Sirleaf entreats Liberians not to vote on party, ethnic, religious or tribal lines*
*Mass trial for Boko Haram suspects starts in secrecy*
*Oromo families cry foul in recent conflict*
*Buhari’s VP not interested in becoming Nigeria president as yet*
*Liberians hopeful for change, vow to vote overwhelmingly*
*Mugabe snubs top succession candidate in cabinet reshuffle*
*Morocco prepares to test fastest train in Africa*
*Gender equality has been critical to Finland’s development*
*Good morning*
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