***HIGH POINT:
*Army begins Operation Crocodile Smile in NDelta Saturday*
*Treat me as Jonathan treated Aisha, Patience tells Buhari*
*Igbo man saved me during civil war Lalong*
*Buharis critics want settlement to keep quiet Presidency*
*$24bn crude swap: Ex-PPMC boss to forfeit nine Dubai properties*
*Arrest of commissioner, AG unconstitutional Ekiti*
*NJC raises panels to probe two Chief Judges, 13 others*
*Birthday fund: Girl, 20, fakes own kidnap with boyfriend*
*CRiver not part of agitation for secession Ayade*
*No peace meeting until gunmen are produced-Ibadan Mogajis*
*Restructuringll shape 2019 voting pattern, says Okupe*
*Oyinlola advises Christians to join politics*
*HMOs want strong monitoring unit in NHIS*
*Anambra poll: Ngige heads Nwoyes campaign team*
*AIbom gov visits Katsina, preaches unity*
*EGMONT: Nigerias suspension setback for anti-graft war, says Dogara*
*Blood-thirsty politicians wont succeed me Dickson*
*Buhari, El-Rufai, ACF mourn Kaduna ex-military gov*
*East-West Road, national embarrassment*
*Posterity will judge us, Amosun warns leaders*
*2019: SEast PDP endorses zoning of Presidency to North*
*Obasanjo names cub Aremu, seeks wildlife preservation*
*Shekarau backs restructuring, opposes disintegration*
*Obianos opponents only fit to be catechists Soludo*
*Lagos promises hitch-free pilgrimage*
*Keep inter-religious harmony alive, Ambode tells Muslims*
*Bayelsas payroll mess: A hurricane across states*
*Why FG won’t use 2014 confab report ‘ Presidency*
*Keeping Nigerians away from jails abroad*
*Southeast PDP pledges support for northern candidate for 2019 presidency*
*Don’t blame Buhari for Nation’s Infrastructure Deficit ‘ Lai Mohammed*
*Cabotage fund hits N100bn, as House Committee laments non-disbursement*
*Netherlands business school urges Nigerian CEOs to embrace Action Learning*
*Ecobank launches mVisa across 33 African Countries*
*Lagos and appointment of Chief Judges*
*Iyanya pays tribute to Nigeria’s ‘forgotten’ heroes in emotional music video*
*Oghenekaro Itene soaring higher*
*Why we are involved in Felabration music night ‘Glenfiddich*
*If it is not Awo,it can’t be Awo!*
*The future of the Niger Area after 57 years*
*Saving Nigeria from Jihadists and separatists*
*Buhari, South-east governors, restive youth: What is to be done*
*Las Vegas: 58 dead, hundreds injured as Gunman opens fire on concert goers*
*Ekiti State at 21: There’s a curse on this land ‘ Senator Olowoporoku*
*People agitating for Nigeria’s break-up are noise makers ‘ Buhari*
***BUSINESS:
*Dangote denies tax holiday for Apapa road construction*
*MTN disputes ruling on N4.83bn employee compensation*
*Consumers to pay N450,000 fine for meter bypass NERC*
*FMDQ charts path for debt capital market growth*
*Stock market recovering, says Orekoya*
*Banks cut lending, opt for investment in securities*
*Adopt bio-solutions for food security, experts tell FG*
*Lagos controls over 90% of Nigerias forex inflows*
*Ecobank launches mVisa in 33 African countries*
*Heritage Bank, US support Nigerias economic growth*
*FCMB trains SMEs in business management*
*US buys $2.7bn Nigerian crude in six months*
*MG Vowgas in business to halt capital flight ‘ IZOMOR*
*The Pfizer name is synonymous with trust and reliability*
***SPORTS:
*NBBF to fix minimum wage for League players*
*Algeria to face Cameroon without Mahrez, Slimani*
*2 pros hit Zambia camp in Ghana*
*6 Eagles land in Uyo*
*Indomitable Lions coach working without a contract*
*Banned referee apologises to Senegal*
*Conte: Moses needs to rest*
*Nothing super about Nigeria ‘ Zambian player*
*S-PAIN! Barcelona to go on STRIKE*
*Wenger sets 16 goals target for Iwobi every season*
*FIFA U-20 WWC: Falconets starve in transit*
*Rexona announces partnership with Chelsea*
*Lukaku to miss LA court date*
*NCC Tennis League:Teams Ndoma Egba,Tech Viberout opponents*
*Gatlin not among nominees for IAAF’s best athlete*
*Italy unveil new four-star logo ahead of 2018 World Cup*
*Proud Pique a lightning rod in Catalonia chaos*
***WORLD:
*Ousted Somali state president reinstated, declares state of emergency*
*Somali security chiefs sacked, soldiers arrested for failing to arrest killers*
*Seychelles transforms island prison for drug traffickers into military training camp*
*Egyptian minister prescribes birth control as population rises to 95 million*
*Las Vegas attack sees at least 58 dead and 515 injured*
*Eritrea suffers new U.S. sanctions over human trafficking*
*Ethiopia frees Eritrean journalists jailed for over a decade without charge*
*U.K. seeks status of ‘missing’ Biafra leader from Nigeria govt*
*U.S. extends security alert for Cameroon’s restive English – speaking regions*
*Ethiopia’s Oromos celebrate, protest, mourn at Irreecha 2017*
*Three countries in the running to host CHAN 2018*
*Cameroon’s Anglophone crisis resulted in 17 deaths – Amnesty*
*WHO scales up response to Madagascar plague outbreak, calls for more support*
*Protesting Kenyan students dispersed by police*
*France urges restraint in Cameroon’s Anglophone crisis, casualty figures rise*
*Good morning*
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