***HIGH POINT:
*Wike, Fayose, Ugwuanyi in Anambra for PDP congress*
*PDP, APC clash over restructuring*
*Bayelsa PDP warns against ploy to hijack party*
*PDP believes in restructuring ‘ Adeyeye*
*Oyo govt launches electronic C of O*
*Building collapse: NIA wants govt to audit regulatory agencies*
*FG, states, LGs share N2.8tn in six months*
*Ondo seeks FG’s help in potable water provision*
*Calabar traders shut down market over high levies*
*LASG sensitises residents to new environmental initiative*
*Officials intensify campaign to boost NHIS*
*US regulator begins audit of NCAA*
*Adopt advanced building technology, NIOB urges construction professionals*
*Some key issues for President Buhari*
*Ogun couple torture, chain 11- year-old in toilet*
*Police detain, arraign cab driver for passenger’s offence*
*Smugglers of imported snakes disappear from custody*
*How Uniport student killed my daughter for ritual ‘Father*
*Cultists attack mourners, kill one, injure seven in A’Ibom*
*Katsina police begin manhunt for five cattle rustlers*
*Gunmen assassinate Ortom’s aide*
*Graduate defrauds business partners, lavishes proceeds on car, travels*
*Dangote driver arraigned for stealing N25m truck*
*LASG shuts Oko-Baba plank market over security threat*
*Kogi identifies strange killer disease as gastroenteritis*
*Turkish govt to partner Osun over airport completion*
*As Buhari resumes PDP, Afenifere, youth groups renew demand for restructuring*
*Ondo workers rejects part-payment of salary arrears*
*Aiteo refutes allegation of corrupt relationship with Diezani Alison-Madueke*
*APGA crisis: Agbaso approaches S-Court*
*Edo House threatens Ativie over official vehicles*
*INYC accuses INEC of disenfranchising Itsekiri*
*Biafra is not feasible in Nigeria ‘ APC chieftain*
*Malabo deal fallout: Presidency, EFCC plotting to abduct me ‘ Adoke*
*Group urges tolerance amongst Nigerians*
*Edo PDP condemns competency test for civil servants by govt*
*Ekiti APDA suspends state chairman*
*There will be no election in the whole of Biafra land, IPOB insists*
*Why Nigeria needs a brand new Constitution ‘Babington-Asaye*
*Falana’s Nigerian Law on Socio-Economic Rights: Rethinking hierarchies of human rights in Nigeria*
*Fanning embers of war at Abia College of Health*
*Re: The Futility Of Dakuku’s Appointment ‘ The other side*
*Thawing executive-legislature frosty relations: the Fashola example*
*Jerry Lewis, comedy legend dies at 91*
*Will hate speech merchants really face trial*
*Scenes of wild jubilation as Buhari returns after 104 days*
*Adewole to VVF victims: No more leaking of urine*
*Iwaya demolition: We’re been sleeping in the open ‘ Displaced families*
*I moved on after my fiance ended our marriage plans*
*Arrested criminal herdsmen’ll soon be prosecuted in Delta ‘ Okowa*
*Snake smugglers disappear from custody in Calabar*
***BUSINESS:
*Forex: 700 BDCs under threat over low patronage*
*Naira reverses gain, closes at 370/dollar*
*Developer to showcase Eko Atlantic City in UK*
*Raw materials’ imports gulp N19.5tn in seven years*
*Online forex: Volatility trading’s strategies*
*Redressing injustice in VAT sharing*
*Access, Zenith, GTBank contribute 48.65% of equity value*
*Shell Nigeria warns against risks as protesters occupy facilities*
*Landlords back rent payments to calculate credit scores*
*Nigeria Re, local underwriters to curb capital flight*
*AfriGlobal expands insurance brokerage with new identity*
*Staco pays N2.08bn claims to clients*
*Prestige Assurance records N340.39m profit*
*Firm commends Lagos for housing, unveils N2.9m scheme*
*Jaiz Takaful Insurance to pay claims within 7 days ‘ CEO*
*Guaranty Trust Bank: Enhanced operational efficiency book quality support earnings*
*Insurers jerk up premium rates for flood risks by 50%*
*Local content: Insurance firms shun oil and gas risks*
*Ecobank unveils ‘world class’ premier banking lounge in Port Harcourt*
*New head office annex has little impact on bottom line ‘ Sterling Bank CEO*
*FG pension liabilities to rise by N20bn with exemption of paramilitary from CPS*
*Why we came out with budget of rural transformation in 2017 ‘ Benue State Finance Commissioner*
***SPORTS:
*Marcos Alonso’s double enough to give Chelsea win over Spurs*
*Chelsea edge Spurs in Wembley thriller*
*Qatar insists W’Cup preparations not delayed*
*Eagles’ll beat Lions for Ikeme ‘ Rohr*
*Egwuekwe quits Finland for S’Africa*
*Ezenwa ready to stop Cameroon*
*Home teams dominate in NPFL*
*D’Tigress maul Egypt 106-72*
*Neymar scores on home PSG debut*
*Nigeria wins bid to host 2018 Africa wrestling championship*
*ABS thrash league leader, Plateau Utd 2-0*
*3SC defeats Nassarawa United FC 2-0*
*All set for maiden JAMB Tertiary Institutions football fiesta ‘ official*
*Barca honour terror attack victims in Betis win*
*Another CHAN shock as Burkina Faso upset Ghana 2-1*
***WORLD:
*South Africa: SADC regional leaders pledge to accelerate development*
*Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Arab countries urge the U.S. to intensify mediation efforts*
*Sierra Leone: More than 600 still missing after deadly floods*
*Two killed in Togo protests against ruling dynasty*
*Grace Mugabe returns to Zimbabwe amid assault allegation*
*Zimbabwe clarifies flight disruptions between Harare and Johannesburg*
*Togo forces teargas protesters seeking end to the Gnassingbe dynasty*
*Embattled Grace Mugabe fails to appear at SADC First Ladies meeting*
*Wreckage of U.S. WWII warship found after 72yrs*
*10 missing after US destroyer collision*
*Mass protests in Hong Kong after jailing*
*Trump to announce new Afghanistan strategy*
*Sierra Leone mudslide survivors share tales of grief, horror, loss*
*Grace Mugabe home after alleged assault on model*
*Minibus crash in S.Africa leaves 18 dead*
*Buhari returns to Nigeria after medical treatment*
*Hollywood remembers ‘Nutty Professor’ Jerry Lewis*
*Jerry Lewis dies at 91, publicist says*
*Dick Gregory, civil rights activist and comedian, dead at 84*
*Bernstein: This is the Trump story reporters need to cover*
*Unity and defiance at memorial mass for Barcelona victims*
*Analysis: Everything is going great! In one Trump team photo*
*Battle for Tal Afar begins; civilians flee city*
*US Governor: We’re all rooting for Trump to ‘get it together*
*Good morning and do have a wonderful week ahead*