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*NEWS HEADLINES FOR THURSDAY JUNE 15TH, 2017.*


*PUNCH*

Addressing Ikorodu serial barbaric killings

Nigeria regains Africa's top oil producer status

Lekoil gets minister's nod for interest in OPL 310

ExxonMobil, others to empower 10,000 people

Cadets lack platform for practical work ' Master mariners

Stocks soar by 1.38%, 37 gainers emerge

Apapa port: Bad roads, others threaten 24-hour operations

House committee commends Intels for standard operations

Apapa Customs command records 39% increase in revenue

FAAN tests explosive detector at Lagos airport

FG urged to fast-track auto development plan implementation

IITA wants farm inputs sales outlets in rural areas

No evidence that NNPC remitted $15.8bn NLNG dividend ' NEITI

Naira closes at 364/dollar, CBN plans N133bn TB sale

Stanbic IBTC boosts CBN's savings culture drive

Standard Chartered launches new brand campaign

Leadway Pensure provides free Internet at NYSC camps

FG urged to allow electricity customers own meters

We have metered all MD customers ' IBEDC

Erin Energy to drill Oyo-9 well next month

Uganda, Nigerian firm to finalise oil exploration deal

Oil marketers want FG to pay N800bn debt

Power: Discos, service providers owe market operator N252bn

Oil falls to $46, Nigerian cargoes face competition

Advance your business with competitions

Rules for staying ahead in the e-commerce race

Precautions to take after closing a personal loan

Taking a personal loan

Moses advises Onyekuru to shun Arsenal ' Report

Musa praises Kano police

British shotokan karate experts for Nigeria

Protests, petitions greet federation polls

300 athletes for national junior trials

Joshua to visit Nigeria in August

C' River warns youth sports sponsors

Ex-Sunshine chair gets Serbian job

Ijebu Ode banishment won't affect us

Will Mother Earth dance to the drums of war

Onalaja: Activist Judge, Compassionate Christian

Who says Nigeria cannot break

Nigerian youths and the resentment next time

APC government: A mid-term assessment

Imo bank robbery: Nigeria not worth dying for, say policemen

Three workers die as building collapses in Anambra

Mother ties baby's mouth, dumps her in Lagos bush

Homosexuals fight over payment for sex in Lagos

Beninoise bolts with employer's N2.8m rice, vegetable oil

*VANGUARD*

5 habits that will kill your entrepreneurial dream

CBN alerts financial institutions on 5 special global terrorists

Police arrest 124 suspected gays, rapist in Kano

5 helpful tips for juggling work and parenting

Wike wants true federalism

Nestle to reduce products pack weight by 13%, salt 22%

Binatone Industries introduces music fan to market

3 killed as building collapses in Anambra

Tax default: Guests stranded as FIRS seals Warri 4 star hotel

FG to improve revenue generation through tax collection

Any Nigerian anywhere is safe ' Lai Mohammed

AMIS to solve food crisis in Nigeria'Oyawale

US Senate backs sanctions on Russia over US election hacking

Biafra: Everybody has the right to agitate, but ' Umahi

Firm tutors SMEs on branding, marketing

Naira Watch: External reserves down to 3-month low

Nigeria cannot survive without the Igbo ' Femi Aribisala

Ahmed: In a race with time

FG, Microsoft to digitalize investment climates in Nigeria

Chamberlain, Okowa speak on federation election

Eze's irreplaceable ' Laloko

French federation president tips Zidane for future France job

Man Utd complete 31 million signing of Lindelof

Abidal unveiled as Barcelona ambassador

Ronaldo has 'clear conscience' amid tax evasion accusations

When lawyers, jurists, others advocate public oriented law practice

Labour seeks fresh skills for union mgt

Recession: SHRM tasks businesses, govt on human capital investment

Rain destroys 150 houses in Kano

What we expect from our public service ' Benson-Oke

3 dead, 1 injured as 4-storey building collapses in Anambra

Attack on US lawmakers: what we know

Building collapse: Lagos files fresh charges against Lekki gardens' MD, others

Industrial unrest looms in Ministry of defence, others over N290bn unpaid arrears

I hawked plantain, studied law without a law textbook ' Uchechukwu, Head Sapphire Partners

Quit notice' as a catalyst

Unijos fights plagiarism among students

Teens unite, bridges gap between private, public schools

Youth education: Commissioner advocates values, integrity

AUN appoints new president

How anti-Trump gunman was killed in shootout

Customs intercept contraband valued at N334m

*THE NATION*

Fed Govt: no need to panic over quit notice

Osinbajo to Igbo leaders: condemn divisive remarks

CCT acquits Saraki of false assets declaration charge

I've been vindicated, says Senate President

Marketers beg Fed Govt to clear N800b debt

Evans breaks down in custody

Senate seat: Hussain, Adeleke are APC, PDP candidates

12 dead, dozens injured in London tower fire

Olubadan, chiefs back Ajimobi on Olubadan chieftaincy law review

Sagay shocked as Ozekhome, others hail judgment

How govt can enhance natural medicine, by experts

Again, warning that today's wheat damages health

Corps members get tips on healthy lifestyle

Low budgetary allocation affecting NBTS operations ' Coordinator

FUOYE's unending crisis

We shall rescue abducted pupils, Ambode vows

TETFund spends N7b in UDUS

School broadens pupils' employment horizons

Entrepreneurial skills will minimise unemployment

NBC rewards schools' debate winners

Vision 2020 empowers pupils

Firm to train students on ICT

College matriculates PDE

Lagos commissions classrooms in Epe

Teachers adamant as Kogi schools re-open

Child education, prerequisite for a better future

Why we shut down school, by PTI students

Study hard to build your minds, Omatseye tells students

Is peace a mission impossible

Democracy on trial in varsities

Learning from The Fix

BABCOCK graduates 71 doctoral students

Students construct diamond luxury hostel in OAU

FEC okays $188.807m, N8.576b road, power, port projects

LFTZ: Catalyst for real estate market, urban growth

Refineries produce 22% of fuel consumption, says Kachikwu

Citi says economy on recovery path

Oil price may hit $51 per barrel

Fashola chides estate valuers over property pricing

Eni starts production from Ghana's offshore project

Experts back proposed restructuring of NNPC, DPR, PPPRA

Shareholders approve UACN's N15.4b rights issue

NGO seeks speedy approval of WASH policy

Corn country

Unsolicited messages

Woe to the shepherds

How APC can win Anambra, by Nwike

Don calls for 're-configuration' of polity

Celebrating the melting pot of cultures

*THISDAY*

FG Expresses Dissatisfaction over Trawler Owners Operation in Nigerian Waters

ICT Sector Agog over Osinbajo's Executive Order

Oluwaseyitan: Nigeria is a Veritable Ground for Satellite, Terrestrial Operations

Charting a New Course for Professionalism in Healthcare

Uniyal: Consumers Will Get More Value if Manufacturing Challenges are Surmounted

CAC's CRP and Ease of Doing Business in Nigeria

NAZAS: Ensuring Empowerment for the Less-privileged

Hidden Truth

Blame NDelta Leaders for Regions Woes, Says Akinaka

Bego: Gaidams Legacy Already in Place

Ambode at 54, Targets More Goals

9,000 FCT Register for Anchor Borrowers Programme

Africa in Danger of Digital Disruption, Says Ekeh

Dangers of the Trans-Sahara Trek

Buhari and the 2019 Debate

Mass Disqualifications, Protests Trail Federation Elections in Abuja

Ray of Light as Nigeria Commences Local Vaccines Production

Osotimehin: Exit of a Development Worker

UN, OAM Condemns Violation of Albinos in Nigeria

Body Odour is Preventable

Foundation Rehabilitates Primary Healthcare Centre in Abuja Village

Deepening Awareness on Sickle Cell Scourge

Radiographers Reject NCRRM Bill

Foundation to Offer Fertility Grant to Nigerians

Judge Remands Counterfeiting Suspect in Prison

*DAILY SUN*

When Islamic foundation empowered entrepreneurs in Ogun

APGA Deputy National Chairman : Lagos LG poll: We'II shock APC

LCDAs vital for grassroots growth in Ogun

Healthcare experts harp on inter-professional collaboration

Donate blood, live longer, save lives!

Stomach pain: Remedies

Vaginismus: Unusual contraction of vagina

Radiograhers fault bill on radiology, radiation medicine

Chronic or Half Treated Malaria

Don't accept back pain as you would accept grey hair on the head!

Why I can't condone polygamy ' Sylvia Edem, actress

*GUARDIAN*

Anti-Trump gunman attacks US lawmakers, dies in shootout

French federation president tips Zidane for future France job

Ambode supports SMEs with N1 billion

Bored with your workouts

CAP assures shareholders of improved performance in 2017

Game players face their demons in virtual reality

Microsoft upgrades software to check cyber attacks

LUTH, Airtel fete volunteers on World Blood Donor Day

Customary court judges begin strike in Plateau over allowances

Two killed in Lagos cult clash

*DAILY TRUST*

Journalists and image of persons with disabilities

Makarfi-led PDP aligns with LP for Lagos LG polls

Katsina PDP drags Mashi, APC, 2 others before election tribunal

I have no hand in Lagos PDP crisis Kashamu

Dino, a social deviant in Senate Bello

Outcome of my trial restores hope in judiciary Saraki

Lagos LG polls: Makarfi faction aligns with Labour Party

Kwali council evacuates silt on highway

Bad road, rain compound Zhikos problems

Pupils sit on the floor in dilapidated structures at Rafin Daji

Child Labour Day: WOTCLEF rescues 161 children in Abuja

Task force to recover N1.8bn water board debt

AMAC to establish bank, radio station

Farmers express concern over pest invasion

Kogi govt moves to stop spread of killer cassava variety

Bird flu: FG asks farms to step up bio-security nationwide

Growing rain-fed upland rice: how to start

How to make maggot meal for rapid weight gain in poultry

Kachikwu visits Shell, Total over PIB, JVs

Stock market gains N158bn

Why we sacked workers MTN, Airtel

Nigerian firm signs two oil exploration deals in Uganda

Tax: FG, Plateau set to sign MoU to verify citizens assets

NSE market capitalisation rallied N158 bn in bullish trading

Lipton sends Ramadan message

Pinnick says no tension over Nigerias AFCON, World Cup tickets

Boxing champion, Joshua to tour Nigeria in August

Im now a happy man after my 2nd Marriage Ahmed Musa

FULL: 2017/18 Premier League fixtures

Chelsea battle Burnley as Arsenal host Leicester City in 2017/18 EPL opener

Griezmann signs new Atletico contract

Ronaldo accused of 14.7m tax evasion

*TRIBUNE*

Insurgency: Reps set up ad hoc committee to probe deep into causes, solutions

AUDIO: Ultimatum to Igbos, FG reassures Nigerians, says no need to panic

We'll address agitations, proclamations urgently, says Osinbajo

Saraki: Course of justice has been served 'APC NWC

Reps probe N41.714bn social investment fund

Assets declaration: Saraki floors FG at CCT

Death from bleeding after childbirth still much in Nigeria 'Minister

Oshodi/Airport road: Kudos to Osinbajo, Ambode

Seaport eviction: NPA MD apologised over mistake 'NDLEA

Onitsha Chamber of Commerce raises the alarm over exclusion of S/East from railway project

Enugu community deserted over herdsmen's attack

Anambra govt to wage war against rickety, faulty vehicles

Daily glass of milk saves children from malnutrition 'Expert

European Court maintains bar on end of life support for British baby

Equities market rebounds 2-day loss, posts N157.8bn gain

NSE All-Share Index dips 0.28% despite budget assent

Executive Order: FG orders importation of screening machines for installation at airports

Lufthansa brings direct payment option to Nigeria

No airline can borrow aircraft to obtain AOC from NCAA

*LEADERSHIP*

Fitch Rates Nigerias Diaspora Bond B+(EXP)

FG Ratifies $187m Afam Plant To Boost Power Supply

False Assets Declaration: CCT Discharges, Acquits Saraki

Government Will Protect Nigerias Sovereignty At All Cost Osinbajo

Senate Demands 2014 Confab Report From Executive

2019: 5 APC NWC Members Jostle For Guber Seats

. . . As Kaduna Govt Launches Residency Card

Kidnapping: 600 Policemen, 90 Vehicles To Patrol AbujaKaduna Highway

Igbo Quit Notice: Groups Call For Youth Confab

Jonathans Second Term Would Have Ruined Nigeria Oshiomhole

*SAHARA REPORTERS*

N600m Fraud: Court Adjourns Ex-Naval Chief Jibrin's Trial To June 16

Alleged N85m Scam: EFCC Amends Charges Against UCTH's Chief Medical Director, Others

Shehu Sani Apologizes To Renowned Actor's Family Over Posting Insensitive Pictures

How Senate President Saraki Bribed CCT Chairman To Dismiss Damaging Assets Declaration Charges

Kano State Police Arrest 124 Suspects For Rape, Sodomy

Group Exposes Fraud In National Health Insurance Scheme, Indicts David Mark, Anyim

CACOL Brands Saraki's Acquittal Product Of Political Expediency, Insists There Is Massive Judicial Corruption

Suspected Thugs Steal INEC Data Machine In Rivers State

US Congressman, Others Wounded As Gunman Opens Fire At Baseball Field

Paris Club Refunds: Bayelsa Govt Schedules 'Transparency' Briefing

Anti-Igbo Threat: Osinbajo Vows To Clamp Down On Troublemakers

Why I Transferred N750,000 To Justice Yinusa's Account - Joseph Nwobike

Budget Padding Scandal: EFCC Grills Jibrin For Five Hours

Code Of Conduct Tribunal Toss Out False Assets Declaration Charges Against Nigeria's Senate President Bukola Saraki

Ekiti APC Accuses Fayose's Of Plans To Divert N9.5 billion Paris Club Refund

10 Killed, 6 Missing As Boko Haram Raid Communities Around Chibok

UK Court Mocks Ibori, Awards Him 1 Damages For Unlawful Detention ' A Rejoinder

#OurMumuDonDo: Charly Boy And The Covering Of Our Collective Nakedness By Modiu Olaguro

Riot At Adeyemi College In Ondo As Students Survive Nasty Motor Accident

12-Year-Old Pupil Laments State Of The Nation

Aisha Buhari Did Not See The President During Her London Visit, Source Says

Igbo Quit Notice: Uwazurike Meets Northern Groups In Kaduna

Biafra: Did The Igbo Kill Jesus' By SKC Ogbonnia

Absence of Adoke, Etete, Stalls OPL 245 Fraud Trial

Too Late To Save Divided, Hostile, Unequal Nigeria By Bayo Oluwasanmi

Slain Hero Cop: Nigerian Donors Exceed $15,000 Target In 24 Hours

Security Agents Comb Site In New Push Against Magu

Malabu Scandal: EFCC Vows To Extradite Former Attorney General Adoke

FCT Natives Protest Half-Naked At National Assembly, Threaten To Issue Quit Notice To Abuja Residents

Protest As Deputy Speaker's Aide Dies 'Over Delayed Salary

Justice Nganjiwa Fails To Show Up For Arraignment On False Enrichment Charge

EFCC Docks Company Representative For N12.8m Fraud

The Sun Responds To EFCC's Presence At Headquarters

EFCC's Presence At The Sun Newspaper

Paris Club Refunds: Again, Governor Dickson Swindles His Bayelsa People

Appeals Court Strikes Down Trump's Travel Ban

Acting President Osinbajo Signs 2017 Budget

Police Quiz Delta Assembly Deputy Speaker Over Fulani Herdsmen

Buhari, APC Government Insincere About Restructuring, Says Falana

Nigerian Government Reconstitutes Code Of Conduct Bureau

Kogi Gov. Blames Dino Melaye For Polytechnic Student's Murder

Executive Order: NDLEA Insists It Won't Leave Seaports, Warns Saboteurs

Angry Pope Francis Threatens To Fire Nigerian Priests

Imo Bank Robbery: NBA To Sue Police, Zenith Bank For Abandoning Victim's Family

Move To Recall Me Will Fail, Dino Melaye Says

Charly Boy Marks June 12 With #OurMumuDonDo Protest In Lagos

Northern Presidential Aspirant Stage-managed Phone Conversation To Discredit Me, Says Borno Governor

How Chief Justice of Nigeria Interfered In Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia's Trial

Boko Haram: Nigerian Troops Kill Terrorists, Rescue 9 Children Undergoing Terrorism Training

Gunmen Abduct Delta State Polytechnic Registrar

*PREMIUM TIMES*

TRENDING: Nigerians react to Saraki's victory at CCT

Osun bye-election: Hussein secures APC ticket

Appeal Court clears Orubebe, nullifies CCT's false asset declaration ruling

Gov. Bello attacks Melaye, says Senator lacked 'parental care

Osinbajo meets South East leaders over Biafra, Arewa youth threat

Onaiyekan wants children, young adults screened for HIV

How I predicted Saraki's tribunal victory ' Governor Fayose

Biafra: Why Nigerians must talk to each other, not at each other ' Atiku

Abiola's 'loyalists' have turned back on him ' Gani Adams

Nigeria ratifies treaties to curb tax evasion by multinationals

Nigeria lost $1 trillion to tax evasion by multinationals in 2016 ' Osinbajo

Kaduna govt. introduces residency card

Nigerian Air Force acquires helicopter gunships, other aircraft

Trump: Gunman who shot U.S. lawmaker is dead

Building Collapse: Lagos files fresh charges against Lekki Gardens boss, others

Turkey says Gulf Arab rift damages Muslim world as minsters visit Qatar

Senators react to Saraki's judicial victory at CCT

Death toll rises to 12 in London blaze ' Police

Osun bye-election: Why I dumped APC ' Adeleke

Finland raises terror threat level

JAMB orders over 60,000 candidates to rewrite UMTE over malpractice, others

ICC prosecutor calls for arrest of Saif Gaddafi

Sun Trust Bank denies withholding salaries of lawmakers' aides

Estranged hubby beats wife, 'abducts' son

Russia will respond to U.S. attempts to encircle it ' Putin

Adeleke, who dumped APC, emerges PDP candidate for Osun senatorial bye-election

Don't blame me for Lagos PDP crisis ' Kashamu

Two men charged for gay sex, affray in Lagos

Domestic staff bolts with employer's bags of rice, vegetable oil

NPA speaks on indictment of agency's former top officials for corruption in Switzerland

Kogi Police ban rallies, order commissioners, council chairmen to stop using siren

World Blood Donor Day: Experts urge Nigerians to donate blood, save lives

Nigerian govt roads in Niger unsafe, commissioner says after collapse of two bridges

92 migrants from Nigeria, others abandoned by traffickers in Sahara Desert

Bank manager jailed three years for robbing own bank

Osun bye-election: Adeleke shocks APC, dumps party for PDP

FAAN installs high-tech baggage scanner at Lagos airport

BREAKING: Judges in Plateau commence indefinite strike

Gunman shoots U.S. congressman

Why I transferred N750, 000 to Justice Yinusa's account ' Senior lawyer

Zambia suspends 48 lawmakers for snubbing president's speech

False Asset Declaration Charge: Why we cleared Saraki ' Code of Conduct Tribunal

VIDEO: Airliner justified 2017 Hajj cost as announced by NAHCON

Police say six die in London tower fire, toll expected to rise

How I rejected N1 billion bribe as governor ' Amaechi

Why Bafana loss can be a luxury for Eagles

False Asset Declaration Charge: Saraki discharged, acquitted

High interest rates stifling businesses, economy, Senate tells CBN

Don't blame NAHCON for 2017 Hajj fare hike ' MURIC

BREAKING: False Asset Declaration Charge: Saraki discharged, acquitted

*BUSINESSDAY*

MoPs tackle Presidency over discriminatory implementation of social intervention scheme

Dino Melaye is trying to make Nigeria ungovernable ' Bello

An air of inevitability in DR Congo!

May & Baker, Cadbury, Forte Oil stocks in record weekly gain at Nigerian bourse

Contractual resolutions as solution to discontent in Niger Delta

Investors seen raising bet on Forte Oil shares ahead of future returns

Court quashes UACN purchase of Lekki property

Demutualization ' Catalyst for driving growth in African capital markets (2)

Objection to jurisdiction' Speak now, or remain silent forever!

Insurers spread premium payments to sustain uptake

UAC to raise N15.4bn in Rights Issue

Royal Exchange Insurance in a growth spurt as premium income spikes

MTN subscriber Data revenue rises 10.8% as subscriber base hits 62mn

Cost of aviation insurance in Nigeria is largely determined by reinsurers

Skye Bank says will file 2016 audited financial statement in Q2

National integration gets chartered bankers' attention

Fitch rates Nigeria's USD Diaspora Bonds 'B+(EXP)

Uganda to finalise oil exploration deal with Nigerian firm