Dailies Headlines For Today Thursday October 12th, 2017

*IPOBs ban: FG writes to US, UK, others, lawyer faults move*

*EFCC traces N2.1bn to Patiences dead mothers account*

*Ensure balance in appointments, Onaiyekan tells FG*

*Charges against Misau wont stop IG probe Senate panel chair*

*Monkeypox: FG commissions Redeemers varsity to carry out test*

*Court to hear Olubadan, Ladoja cases against Ajimobi Nov*

*Court orders permanent forfeiture of Diezanis 58 houses*

*FG moves to enforce no work, no pay rule*

*$20m bribery: Indicted foreign company bids for NPA contract*

*Senate moves to criminalise secret recruitment in MDAs*

*Bellos aides brutalise journalist in Kogi*

*Paris Club loan: EFCC probes CRiver pensioners allegations*

*El-Rufai begins end violence against children campaign*

*Reps probe P/Harcourt airport contract, Rivers killings*

*FG okays N1.8bn for 22 national library projects*

*FG may stop private practice by govt doctors*

*Omole urges curriculum review at Chrisland Schools 40th year lecture*

*Soldiers, others arrested for stealing solar panels*

*Gridlock: LASG plans multilayer car parks*

*Ambode seeks recognition for women*

*Group wants shelter for vulnerable girl-child*

*Were not afraid of restructuring, say northern leaders*

*Three soldiers, ex-air force officer, others arrested for stealing N100m solar panels*

*Two experimental Ebola vaccines show year-long promise*

*Anambra poll: Be wary of vote buyers, cautions Wogu*

*Anambra poll: Ekwueme dumps Obiano, backs Obaze*

*Yellow card scarcity leaves passengers stranded at Lagos airport*

*Power Uti arrested over wife’s death*

*Our grouse with Ohanaeze leader, Nwodo ‘ IPOB*

*Calabar Port comes alive*

*Abia Poly to clear salary arrears*

*Mordi, Bello, Nwaka empower over 300 women*

*Police quiz Davido, aides over death of Tagbo, DJ Olu, Amechina*

*Concerned citizens proffer solution to insecurity in North*

*Kachikwu/Baru: Buhari treats corruption as family affair ‘Fayose*

*Commotion in S-East over ‘vaccine*

*Ozubulu gunmen attack: 8 victims still in NAUTH Nnewi ‘CMD*

*Evangelist Diden’s impact on widows, less privileged commendable ‘NDYBI*

*57th Independence Anniversary: Fayemi calls for speedy passage of Gender/Equal Opportunity Bill*

*David LUTH, others get succor as Benola foundation celebrates 21st birthday of Olaoluwa Gbadebo*

*Ozubulu people root for Nwoye, say APGA has outlived its relevance*

*Ezeemo unfolds plans for security, health, agriculture*

*PDP criticizes FG’s $5.5bn loan bid*

*Fayose declares Thursday half-working day to welcome freed state’s finance commissioner, AG*

*Liberia election results delayed as Boakai, George Weah battle to replace Sirleaf*

*Buhari running most corrupt govt in Nigeria, he treats corruption as family affair ‘ Fayose*

*Local content: Miele Gallery backs FG diversification programme*

*AMAPAKABO: First South-South female registrar, Yabatech proved her wealth of experience*

*Due Process: Between security votes and oil contracts*

*Standard Chartered, Liverpool FC partner to tackle avoidable blindness*

*Lagos City Marathon targets IAAF gold label status*

*I will be damned if I don’t speak out ‘ Liz Benson-Ameye*

*Judges not the cause of cases delay ‘Adedipe*

*Make law a pillar of development ‘ Chief Judge urges Governor*

*WARDC tasks lawyers on litigation of maternal death cases*

*100 CSOs, Imo lawmakers demand for open budget system*

*Meet Eromo Egbejule ‘ The Storyteller and Journalist Fishing In Forgotten Waters*

*I went into robbery for my wife’s bride price*

*3 soldiers, dismissed Air Force personnel, 7 others arrested for vandalising solar panels*

***BUSINESS:

*Cement: ‘Backward integration saves Nigeria N240bn annually*

*IMF warns Nigeria, others over rising foreign debts*

*Shut down Apapa port, operators advise FG*

*Electricity tariff shortfall hits N460bn*

*Seven Energy defaults on debt interest payment*

*Nigeria wins World Bank’s youth development initiative*

*Infrastructure decay hindering maritime sector growth ‘ NPA*

*INTELS vows to fight NPA’s termination of agency agreement*

*Ikeja Electric, Mojec sign MoU for DT meters*

*Establish refinery in Akwa Ibom, NNPC tells investors*

*Customs release names of officers with disciplinary cases*

*NPDC partners Accrete Petroleum to grow oil reserves*

*Profit-taking drags equities down by N43bn*

*OPEC: Nigeria fails to provide oil output figure*

*FG approves transaction advisor for C’River Deep Seaport*

*W’Bank slashes sub-Saharan Africa’s growth to 2.4%*

*Onne Customs advise port users on compliance*

***SPORTS:

*Governor’s Cup quarter finalists emerge*

*Ighalo, Oboabona give scholarship to less privileged girls*

*CHAN 2018 host: CAF to decide Saturday*

*Messi: World Cup empty without Argentina*

*FIBA World Ranking for Men : Nigeria claims top spot in Africa*

*Financial Institutions Games: CBN stakes N5m price money*

*Former Brazil star Adriano announces plans to return to football*

*Former No. 1 Overall Draft Pick Anthony Bennett Waived by Suns*

*Goalkeeping Legend Gianluigi Buffon Offered Chance to Be Sports Minister by New Party in Italy*

*Governor’s Cup quarter finalists emerge*

*Governors Cup 2017: Nigerian players crash out in second round*

*He will be cautious’ – Dalglish expects Mou’s Man Utd to sit back at Anfield*

*Heartland Beat FirstBank, Gain Promotion To NPFL*

*Houston Dynamo 2 Sporting Kansas City 1: Hosts rally to keep play-off hopes alive*

*How Bruce Arena doomed the U.S. to the biggest loss in its history*

*Hungary to support Nigerian table tennis*

***WORLD:

*EU plans to reopen embassy in Libya*

*Sudanese banks receive first foreign currency transfers after lifting of US sanctions*

*Ex- Burkina Faso minister charged with treason to be released*

*Zambia state of emergency after market fires ends*

*AU’s pledge of $100,000 relief items to Somalia in March just got delivered*

*’Liberia is on track to achieving a credible poll’ – ECOWAS, AU observer missions*

*Botswana slams Catalonia for ‘illegal signing’ of independence declaration*

*Ethiopia secures release of 134 citizens from Oman prisons*

*Most valuable portrait of Jesus Christ worth $100m to be auctioned in November*

*Nigerian Amina Mohammed interacts with Sophia the robot at the UN*

*Huge damage after deadly storm hits three South African provinces*

*California to allow autonomous cars without driver*

*Kenya says yet to receive notice of Odinga withdrawal*

*Two arrested over deadly Marseille train station attack*

*Good morning*

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