***HIGH POINT:
*Revisiting Nigeria’s stolen assets recovery*
*APC, Sagay at war over rogue elephant comment*
*PIB passage to be completed before 2018 ‘ Saraki*
*ICRC considering 77 PPP projects for infrastructure development*
*The Nigerian state: A house of cards*
*As Nigeria launches police duty solicitor scheme*
*The Senate and the risky politics of pension*
*Unnecessary thuggery in Ondo at APC restructuring forum*
*Restructuring: Beware of Greek gift*
*Hoodlums kill Ogun manager on govt farmland*
*British Airways probes racist comments about Nigerian passengers*
*Empty oxygen tank: Report indicts medical workers for death of two-year-old*
*Slain Imo reverend father buried amid tears*
*Car hire operator arraigned for N6m theft*
*Man hangs self in Ondo*
*Finally, Peter leaves PSquare squad*
*Weak, incompetent party’: Presidency mum as APC fires back at Sagay*
*Abaribe, Jewish High Priest risk jail as lawyer says Kanu’s whereabouts unknown*
*NIS adopts control mechanism of immigrants at land borders, ports*
*Identify alleged mass graves, Presidential panel tells Amnesty International*
*Delta Govt spent N164bn on roads in two years ‘Augoye*
*Nigerian physician bags American Academy of Family Physician award*
*Obaseki to contractors: Complete Edo Central road projects by dry season*
*N-Delta CSOs rally support for PANNDPC*
*Osinbajo inaugurates secondary health facility in Akwa Ibom*
*Firm, boss docked over importation of IED component*
*Pirates kill 2 in Bayelsa*
*Divorce: Wife puts husband on 6-month probation*
*It’s the Devil’s work, says man, 30, who raped 8-yr-old girl*
*Car hire operator docked over theft of N6m SUV*
*Tension as SARS operatives kill man in Rivers*
*Gunmen storm Olubadan’s palace during Baales’ installation*
*Lagos donates 120 generators to police stations*
*Aregbesola’s aide warns Osun guber aspirants*
*IPOB hails Afenifere, Yoruba Council of Elders, others*
*Our worsening poverty outlook*
*Tell Anambrarians how you spent N75bn I left behind, Obi tells Obiano*
*How Nnewi became the political bride*
*Obi is our coach, he is good ‘ Obaze*
*Jonathan, is perhaps, the most abused in terms of hate speech ‘ Okupe*
*CD tasks Obiano on security*
*Buhari’s anti-corruption fight yielding results ‘ Okotie*
*Recall: Melaye denies evading recall petition, timetable service*
*Buhari, APC big wigs to storm Abia for mega rally*
*Eunisell enlightens lubricant dealers on automotive, industrial fluids*
*Dorman Long Engineering graduates 83 Human Capacity Development Initiative beneficiaries*
*FG begins ESIA study on Lagos Benin Republic transmission line*
*Ghana Central Bank ends run of rate cuts, holds at 21%*
*Landmark’s vision is to achieve $1bn valuation mark ‘ Paul Onwunanibe*
*this is an Igbo wedding, we do not want a Yoruba band here*
*Ambode revives Awo’s legacy of public finance*
*Google YouTube Go app now in Nigeria*
***BUSINESS:
*Naira records marginal gain, closes at 366/dollar*
*FG to reintroduce tolls on federal highways*
*23 states exceeded borrowing limits’ FRC*
*NPDC to raise crude output to 500,000bpd by 2020*
*NRC begins Apapa-Ebute Meta train service to decongest port*
*LCCI, experts to engage Fashola on power sector issues*
*Property transactions: Handling competition at offer stage*
*Oil price hits 26-month high, nears $59*
*NSE recorded N22.79bn total assets for 2016*
*Top US investors eye Nigeria’s technology industry*
*NNPC subsidiary, NETCO, records N5.1bn profit for 2015, 2016 financial year*
*Oil revenue shouldn’t be used to finance devt, FG told*
*Hope rises for oil market stability in Q4 ’17*
*Lottery firm empowers 2000 Nigerians with N82m*
*Cement makers move to popularize concrete road techology*
*BPE revs up commercialization of NIPOST, as minister harps on repositioning*
*Oando reduces debt position by 24% despite low oil price*
*Global LNG demand to reach 280 mn metric tonnes per year*
*Seven Energy finalizes Calabar gas sales agreement to boost power supply*
*SON raises alarm over false declaration of imports*
*FG launches annual petroleum summit, exhibition*
*CBN injects $195m ahead of MPC decisions*
*TFA implementation to boost global trade by $1trn annually ‘ WTO*
***SPORTS:
*We have put Ghana defeat behind us ‘ Eagles*
*20 injured, vehicles vandalised as Sunshine, Osun fans clash*
*Dortmund out to ruin Ronaldo milestone*
*Suso extends AC Milan contract*
*20 injured, vehicles vandalised as Sunshine, Osun fans clash*
*A’s Bruce Maxwell on Kneeling During Anthem: ‘I’m Going to Continue to Do It*
*Aaron Judge Hits 50th Home Run to Break Mark McGwire’s MLB Rookie Record*
*Abdullahi ‘Proud’ Of Home Eagles Despite WAFU Cup Final Defeat, Hails Ezenwa*
*Africa 3×3 championship silver excites NBBF board*
*Aguero only world-class Premier League striker ‘ Henry*
*Ambode okays Onikan Stadium reconstruction*
*Arsenal 2-0 West Brom: Lacazette Double Fires Gunners to 3 Points Over Stubborn Baggies*
*Arsenal 2-0 West Brom: Tony Pulis says his side should have had a penalty*
*Arsenal Won’t Sacrifice Competitions*
*Ashes 2017-18: England squad – as chosen by BBC Sport users*
*Aston Martin pairs with Red Bull for 2018*
*Athletes, officials in Niger grumble over unpaid allowances*
*Bengals’ Tyler Eifert Reportedly Will Miss ‘Multiple Weeks’ Due to Back Injury*
*Buhari Waiting for WAFU Cup Trophy, NFF Tells Eagles*
***WORLD:
*Profile: Angola’s Eduardo dos Santos – Guerilla fighter to democratic president*
*South Africa pitches for 2023 Rugby World Cup*
*Nigeria’s Buhari returns to Abuja after three-day stop over in London*
*Angola invites 26 heads of state to new president’s inauguration, over a dozen arrive*
*Somalis cheer first night landing of plane at Mogadishu airport in 27 years*
*Here’s Africa’s largest contemporary art museum inside 42 old grain silos*
*’It’s time for generational change’: Liberia’s Sirleaf tells longtime African leaders*
*Legendary R&B music group Boyz II Men comes alive in Zambia*
*Good morning*
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