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GUARDIAN * Fayose may dump PDP in 2018 * Reps move to bar acting president, governor from second term * Navy begins fitness test with 13 warships, others in Niger Delta * Outrage forces telecoms firms to halt tariff increase * Workers ground airline operations in Lagos, Port Harcourt, Eket * Igbo youths protest against Patience Jonathan’s trial VANGUARD * FG disowns NCC, telecoms operators on tariff hike * FEC approves 2017 Budget; document to be laid before NASS soon * Ndigbo hated in Nigeria, Ukiwe, Anya, others lament * We’re addressing recession with wrong tools —CBN * Communities Liberated From Boko Haram Suffering Humanitarian Crisis —UN * We Have Big Plans For Women Mechanics, Drivers In Edo, Says Obaseki THISDAY * Federal Executive Council Approves 2017 Budget * NCC Suspends Directive on Data Tariffs Hike * Nigeria Faces Severe Nutrition Problems, According to New Index * Oil Prices Surge as OPEC Okays First Output Cut in Eight Years * Power Supply Drop...

PUNCH * Reps want fuel sold at N70 per litre * N4.7bn: Obanikoro returns N134m to EFCC ….says I’ll repay N450m in 2017 * Millionaire’s detention ignites jailbreak fear in Anambra * Senate okays Buhari’s N180bn virement request, adds N33bn * I approved DSS raids, arrest of judges – AGF * Robbers planned to attack airline cash office, not plane –Police * Senate probes CBN, FIRS, Customs, others over revenue leakages * Rivers rerun: Stop blackmailing stakeholders, APC tells Wike THISDAY * AGF: I Authorised DSS Raid on Judges, NJC Refused to Co-operate * PDP Crisis: Makarfi, Sheriff Factions Threaten Each Other with Jail Terms * Osinbajo: Nigeria to Make FX More Flexible, Conclude Eurobond End of Q1 * Ondo Govt Denies Collecting N82bn from FG, Warns APC against Official Lies * Failure to Resettle IDPs will Result in Social Crisis, Buhari Warns * CBN: Nigeria Imports Rice Produced Nine Years Ago * Navy Intensifies Clampdown on Crude Oil Thieves in Niger Delta * CBN: No...

GUARDIAN * First new HIV vaccine trial begins in Africa * Makarfi’s PDP seeks cancellation of Ondo poll, heads for tribunal * Don’t cut health budget, minister appeals to National Assembly * ‘29,000 displaced Nigerians returned home in 2015’ - NEMA * Don canvasses scrapping of joint accounts in local councils * FG to hire foreign consultants to monitor MDAs’ budgets * ‘Militants’ attack, kidnap seven in Lagos * Experts pick holes in planned $15b rail projects PUNCH * Alleged N4.7bn fraud: Obanikoro to testify against Fayose * ‘239,834 Nigerians still refugees in Chad, Niger, Cameroon’ * Police kill three, foil attack on plane * Nigerians without tax certificate may not get passport —FIRS * Wike accuses CP of plotting to rig Rivers rerun * ‘N’Assembly not frustrating 2017 budget process’ - SENATE * FG may file charges against judges before CCT soon * GSM subscribers to pay more for data from Dec.1 THE NATION * Nigerian troops in Somalia not paid for 11 months *...

GUARDIAN * Troops kill 30 Boko Haram members in failed ambush * Over N420 billion projects ‘abandoned’ in Niger Delta * ‘Jegede could have won if he came from different zone’ - Kashamu * Only genuine N-Power Volunteers will earn N30, 000, says Osinbajo * NUC ex-chief, experts fault school curricula, urge review * ‘Nigeria loses 30m tonnes of fertiliser yearly to gas flaring’ * Police record 300 kidnap cases, rescue 214 victims in four months * Four feared dead in Auchi cult clash PUNCH * Senate to strengthen EFCC Act against perpetual injunctions * Security agents lament unpaid allowance * Akeredolu’s victory means Nigerians still love APC – Dogara * Mixed reactions greet Akeredolu’s victory * Buhari jailed me 18 months for being wealthy —Anenih * Lagos residents waste three of 10 years in traffic – Report * Militants bomb NPDC pipeline near gas plant * Apprentice absconds with employer’s children day after resumption THISDAY * Presidency Accuses N’Assembly of ...

As part of her mission to promoting mental health and psychosocial support, The Mandate Health Empowerment Initiative (MHEI) through Pro Health International at a medical outreach powered by Arise For Woman Organization took out time to educate people of Dafara village, a community in Kuje Area Council, ABUJA. See pictures below after the cut. Let's all be involved in mental health literacy campaign as no health without mental health. Follow MHEI on Facebook: www. facebook.com//TheMandateHealthEmpowermentInitiative Twitter: @infomhei Website : www. mhfnigeria.org For national mental health literacy campaign. Let's make our society sane again!

VANGUARD *Tragedy: Falconets player hospitalized as NFF fails to pay off team *DSS sting operation: Reps threaten arrest warrant against AGF *IPOB commends Amnesty International’s report on killing of Biafra agitators *Rape: Al-Mu’minaat enjoins mothers on proper upbringing *Pilgrims who missed meals in S/Arabia will be refunded —Jigawa govt *Freight forwarders kick as Customs agents endorse fee collection AWCON: Super *Falcons set to harass Harambee Starlets *FIFA World Cup qualifiers: Eagles right back position gives Rohr headache *Reps fire OBJ, say you’re the grandfather of corruption in Nigeria THISDAY *In Tight Race, Ondo Residents Elect New Governor Tomorrow *EFCC: Corrupt Judges Not Business of DSS or Internal Security *House: Obasanjo is Grandfather of Corruption in Nigeria *Ibe Kachikwu FG’s Peace Talks with Oil Rebels Deadlocked *224 Firms Submit Bids for 2017 Crude Term ContraCT GUARDIAN *Obasanjo is grandpa of corruption in Nigeria, say ...

PUNCH * Obasanjo attacks Buhari, knocks N’Assembly members * YABATECH suspends academic activities as fire destroys hostel * FG bars unqualified teachers from 500,000 jobs scheme * Sack Justice Abang, Fayose tells NJC * Lagos stops monthly environmental sanitation * Rerun: Wike accuses INEC of giving Amaechi result sheets * Community policing’ll boost crime fighting – Ambode * Jungle justice bill should also catch Buhari THISDAY * Obasanjo to Buhari: Stop the Excuses, Nigeria Needs Result-oriented Policies * Jubilation in Akure as INEC Declares Jegede PDP Candidate * Hotel Occupancy Drops Below 35% as Recession Bites * Saraki: Why I Won’t Tag Nigeria a Corrupt Country * FG Can’t Pay ASUU N284bn Allowances Because of Recession * Nigerian Army Officially Declares 46 Soldiers Missing * Art by Nigerian-born Njideka Akunyili Crosby Auctions for Record $1.1m at Sotheby’s * Buhari to Present 2017 Budget Dec 1 THE NATION * 16 students injured in YABATECH hostel fire *...

GUARDIAN * Recession: It’s up to you, CBN tells government * Review of government policies as panache to oil, power sectors’ growth * Government presents licences to eight private universities * House of Reps seeks inclusion of Isoko in amnesty deal * Senate panel, ASUU resume talks tomorrow * Gunmen kill four NSCDC officers in Rivers PUNCH * Buhari’s economic policies need review, say Utomi, Rewane, dons * Ghost workers: FG’s monthly wage bill drops by N20bn * FG’s huge debts crippling financial system – CBN * Film-maker, Seun Egbegbe, accused of stealing nine iPhones * Frozen $15.5m: Court rejects Patience’s application to restrain EFCC * CSOs, pro-govt protesters clash over N300m houses for Oshiomhole, deputy THISDAY * FG May Exempt Varsities from TSA as ASUU Ends One-week Strike * Again, Emefiele Urges FG to Pay Contractor Debts to Stimulate Economy * Osinbajo: FG Ready with Counterpart Funding for Railway Projects with China * Traditional Ruler Agrees with ...

GUARDIAN * Economy risks depression as negative growth lingers * Budget squabbles as agencies contradict Buhari on N180b fund * CBN cannot meet forex needs as monthly demand hits $4.8b * South West governors meet, stress unity, ways out of recession * Army releases new list of wanted Boko Haram members * Government to abolish blanket cut-off marks for varsities, polytechnics next year * Delta community cries out over spill, alleges huge loss * Pope gives priests permanent right to pardon abortion PUNCH * Army releases fresh pictures of 55 wanted B’Haram suspects * Judge refuses to order Justice Ajumogobia’s release * Bandits killed 155 in Zamfara in 30 days –Yari * Ebonyi bans sale of foreign rice in markets * Senate, ASUU eight-hour meeting deadlocked * Manufacturers, LCCI, others groan as recession deepens * Dialogue: Diete-Spiff, IYC leader disagree on FG’s sincerity * Driver stabs in-law for raping two-year-old daughter THISDAY * Recession Worsens on N’Delt...

GUARDIAN * Rates, inflation top agenda as CBN committee meets * Fuel imports gulp N958.3 billion in five months * Nigeria letting Black race down, says Akinyemi * Seminar on Fulani cattle rearers, farmers clashes holds Thursday * ASUU strike ill-timed, says Olanipekun * Makarfi, NLC president disagree on governance * Saraki, British envoy seek solutions to recession * Promoters seek protection of rights of MMM participants PUNCH * Stop destroying oil pipelines, Buhari pleads with militants * I’ve no link with militants bombing pipelines – Tompolo * Shiites must obtain police permit before procession, says Ganduje * Villagers raise N5m for Kaduna attack’s victims * N3.6bn exotic cars for Reps, wasteful, says Jibrin * Abang seeks capital punishment for looters * EFCC files 30 charges against Justice Ajumogobia, SAN * Police confirm kidnap of ex-foreign affairs minister in Kaduna THE NATION * Detectives uncover huge cash payments to Justices * Fed Govt hires 200,...

GUARDIAN * Government can’t pay salaries of former presidents * No deal on $30b loan, Senate tells Buhari * Kerosene sells above N350 per litre in the North * Confusion trails identity, location of lynched ‘seven-year-old’ boy * FG, ASUU urged to resolve dispute * Reps seek national confab on insecurity PUNCH * Fayose wants ICC to probe Shi’ites, Southern Kaduna killings * Panic in Rivers as police disperse APC, PDP protesters * Saraki backs Senate’s rejection of Buhari’s $30bn loan request * Why we bought N3.6bn exotic cars during recession –Reps * Reps ask Buhari, Dogara to stop Southern Kaduna killings * Recession: FG owes Jonathan, Obasanjo, Shagari, others 10-month allowances THISDAY * GTI Ranks Nigeria 3rd Most Terrorised Country Globally * Mohammed Seeks Governors’ Support for ‘Change Begins With Me’ * As Strike Paralyses Public Varsities, FG Considers Implementation of Agreements with ASUU * N1.2bn Arms Deal: Witness Gives Details of How N137m was paid i...

GUARDIAN * Varsity students groan as teachers begin warning strike * Death rumour, constitutionality and a governor’s absence in Kogi State * Reps panel charges SEC on economic recovery efforts * Government buys more fighter jets to tackle terrorism * Ministry blamed for shoddy job on East-West road project * Senate wades into crisis between ASUU, FG PUNCH * Retirement benefits: Ex-gov Oshiomhole, deputy to get N300m mansions * Cattle rustlers kill six in Niger, steal 700 cows * Senate fails to stop ASUU strike, summons Adeosun * Police declare C’River Green Police illegal * Jonathan renewed hope for Africa’s democracy, says ex-Kenyan leader * Niger Delta militants not ready for dialogue –Presidency THISDAY * FG Begins Release of N100bn for Constituency Projects * Senate, ASUU Meeting over Strike Ends in Deadlock * Dasuki’s Lawyer Tackles FG on Purported Offer to Attend Dad’s Burial * With Continuing US Embargo, Nigeria Looks to Russia, Pakistan, Others for Arms...

PUNCH * Five deputy govs reject Ayodele’s prophecy * Ambassadorial posts: APC keeps mum as Senate rejects Buhari’s 46 nominees * Atiku is being haunted by his corrupt demons –El-Rufai * Lagos to get oil derivation fund from Dec * Ogun man arrested for killing stepdaughter for rituals * Sambo Dasuki rejected FG’s offer to attend dad’s burial – Danbazau * Senate urges FG to declare security emergency in Kaduna * Protesters shut N’Assembly THISDAY * Dasuki Declines Govt’s Offer of Temporary Release to Bury His Dad * Another Commanding Officer, Eight Soldiers Killed in Boko Haram Ambush * Senate Returns List of Non-career Ambassadorial Nominees, Clears Career Diplomats * FG, N’Delta Parley in Disarray as ‘Avengers’ Bomb Agip, Oando, Shell Trunklines * FG Declares ASUU Strike Unconstitutional * IG Justifies Killings of Shiite Followers * House Moves to Strengthen Anti-Terrorism Laws * JAMB Finally Approves Reduction of Cut-off Points with Caveat THE SUN * Militants ...

GUARDIAN * Cost of funds soars as inflation hits 11-year high * Fraudsters target 63.7m banks accounts, e-payment channels * Senate opposes cancellation of power privatisation * Security agents, Shiites clash in Kano, eight feared killed * Osinbajo fears extinction of oil, gas exploration * Navy creates mobile stations to rid Niger Delta of piracy, others PUNCH * Foreigner slits woman’s throat on Lagos church premises * Obasanjo wanted life presidency, not third term, Atiku insists * Eight Shiites, one policeman die in Kano clash * Anambra lawmakers demand jeeps to support gov’s re-election * 2017 budget: Recovered loot to part-fund N2.69tn deficit * N3.6bn cars: NLC, TUC, others knock Reps THISDAY * Babangida Aliyu: Men Also Belong to the Kitchen * Osinbajo Meets with APC Governors, NA Leadership on FG Appointments * Dangote Calls for Improved Funding to Fight Malaria * 31 Killed in Kaduna by Herdsmen after Communities Sign Peace Accord * Higher Food, Commodity...

GUARDIAN * CBN to move against banks over poor services * Anti-corruption war tearing APC apart * Compulsory leave order not meant to sack workers, says Aregbesola * States to get N20b each for infrastructure * BoT chairman rules out new party emerging from PDP * Military warns Nigerians against rumour peddling * IPAC urges Senate to reconsider Buhari’s loan request * ‘Diabetes cases rose by 74.4 % in 34 years’ - WHO PUNCH * Senate’ll resolve Buhari’s $30bn loan request this week – Ndume * It’ll be disastrous for leaders to kill PDP – BoT chair * Amid recession, Reps take delivery of N3.6bn exotic cars * Lawyers threaten to shut down ministry of Justice, Cross River State * Jibrin writes Buhari, Reps say embattled lawmaker desperate * Blame FG for renewed attacks on oil facilities –Avengers * Nigeria lacks ideas, not money – Ex-gov Duke * We capitalise on victims’ greed to defraud them –Suspects THISDAY * Naira Appreciates after DSS Action on Currency Dealers ...

GUARDIAN * More corrupt judges to go, new CJN Onnoghen vows * Nigeria’s oil sector needs N7b yearly investment * Udoma disagrees with critics, says government has economic blueprint * CAN tasks FG on graft, says Boko Haram still potent * Fashola craves investment in power sector to boost supply * Militants give oil firms ultimatum to leave Niger Delta * Security agents raid forex black market operators to stop slide of naira * Experts advocate small hydropower tech to improve electricity supply PUNCH * Help us fish out corrupt judges, ex-CJN begs Nigerians * Fani-Kayode gets N50m bail for alleged N26m fraud * How judiciary resisted attempts to scuttle 2015 elections —Ex-CJN * B’Haram: We don’t need South African mercenaries, says DHQ * Opposition leaders in Rivers, A’Ibom corrupted judiciary –Sagay * Wike accuses FG of double standard in anti-corruption war * Nigeria loses $450bn to foreign firms’ exit * Sultan, Onaiyekan advise religious leaders THISDAY * Just...

GUARDIAN * Senate steps down bills on grazing, cites constitutional limitations * Global agency faults Nigerian doctors on procedure * Buhari charges ministers to work harder as exco marks one year * SEC records N2.1b deficit over uncertainties in capital market * NGOs flay Nigerian delegates’ objection to global anti-tobacco talks * Reps to probe MMM monetary scheme, caution citizens * ‘303,000 women, 2.7m babies died from pregnancy-related causes in 2015’ - WHO * Biggest supermoon set for November 14 PUNCH * Go after MMM promoters, Reps tell EFCC, CBN * Chiefs ask Senate to revisit Lagos’ special status * Only states can decide on grazing, herdsmen movement –Senate * US to help Nigeria improve disaster mgt, preparedness * VC Crawford University, wants JAMB to conduct UTME twice yearly * Rivers rerun: Obey Buhari, Wike tells INEC, police * Trump’s victory: Naira unaffected, now 460/dollar * Trump’s victory: I’ll tear my green card on January 20, says Soyinka TH...

GUARDIAN * Unemployment rises, government fails to create one million jobs in 2016 * Trump within reach of shock White House win * Supreme Court upholds election of Seriake Dickson * Pension fund scheme threatened as sacked workers make a run for their contributions * Senate probes Amaechi over rail lines concession to U.S. firm * Iheanacho, Obaje, others shortlisted for 2016 Nigerian Sports Award THISDAY * Barge, Equipment Sink in Failed Attack on NPDC Pipeline in Delta * Tribunal Adjourns Saraki’s Trial to Next Year * CBN Releases Consumer Protection Framework for Financial Institutions * House Recommends Posthumous Promotions for Slain Officer, Soldiers * FG Orders DGs to Fly Economy * Buhari Orders Security Agencies to Ensure Violence-free Polls in Ondo, Rivers * Rivers: INEC Disowns Fake Election Result PUNCH * African farmers should determine cocoa price – Ooni * Suspended Edo monarch sues Oshiomhole, demands N1bn * Senate probes Amaechi over rails concess...

NEW TELEGRAPH *Top lawyers, bankers, others to testify against judges *Army uncovers Boko Haram’s bomb factory, workshop *Sex abuse: police deploy 100 female uncover to IDP camps *Petrol: NNPC pushes for 150 naira per litre *Buhari has failed the North, says Ango Abdullahi BLUEPRINT *Troops rescue 85, uncover IEDs factory in Borno *Buhari has short changed the North- Ango Abdullahi *Ogun pastor arrested for raping lover’s daughter *30 bn dollars loan not enough for merry making *Hands off PDP, North- east stakeholders tell sheriff PEOPLE’S DAILY *Resign now, North East PDP tells Modu Sheriff *Sexual abuse: police deploy 100 female detectives to IDP camps *Miyetti allah wants criminal herdsmen prosecuted *Defence min, kogi gov mourn LT.Col. Abu *At last, Buhari hands over Lagos Presidential lodge to Ambode THE AUTHORITY *Buhari’s 30 bn dollars infrastructure loan and south east legislators *Bala Mohammed turns hero in EFCC custody *...

THIS DAY *FG Tightens the Screws, Charges S’Court Officials to Court for Diverting 2.2 billion naira. *Buhari: My Govt Not Responsible for Recession, I Almost Resigned *Soyinka Promises to ‘Cut up’ US Green Card if Trump Wins *Power, Defence, Transport Take Lion Share of Capital Releases from 2016 Budget *Blasphemy: Court Frees Five Suspected Killers of Bridget in Kano *House Directs INEC to Delineate States’ Electoral Constituencies *Militants: N’Delta Leaders’ Abuja Visit Mere Photo Op with Buhari *INEC Bows to Pressure Fixes Rivers Rerun Election for Dec 10 GUARDIAN *NJC finally bars judges under investigation from duties, officials charged in Abuja *Senate orders refund of N264b diverted from education fund *FG committed to restore peace to all parts of Nigeria - Buhari *Ezekwesili charges Nigerians to seek knowledge of democratic principles *African Development Bank okays $600 million loan for Nigeria *Presidency, Senate row deepens over expenditure framework ...

THIS DAY *Hours After N’Delta Parley, Militants Blow up NPDC Pipeline *APC Govs Wade into Executive, Legislative, Party Face-off *PDP Family is Behind You, Makarfi Tells EFCC Four *FG to Lobby, Provide Details to Senate to Approve $30bn Borrowing plan *Court Convicts Four Companies Linked to Patience Jonathan for Laundering $15.7m *ASUU Knocks Buhari’s Change Agenda, Asks Nigerians to Rise for Revolutionary change *EU Commits €712m Grant to Nigeria’s Power Sector *NERC Fines Port Harcourt Disco N38m for Regulatory Breaches GUARDIAN *Reps to probe BPE for alleged violations of fiscal laws *Government okays eight new varsities *‘Beware! Fake wines, gins *CBN settles manufacturers’ $330m demand as production declines *Ripples in presidency over delayed AGF appointment *‘Dead aspirants’ trigger standoff in senate *Stakeholders allege plan to downgrade, relocate maritime varsity *APC’s change agenda cosmetic, says ASUU *‘800,000 women die of breast, cervical cancers y...

THIS DAY *Senate Rejects FG’s $30bn Borrowing Plan, Presidency, DMO Defend Loans *Niger Delta Gives Buhari 16 Conditions for Peace *Senators Visit Obanikoro, Fani-Kayode, Abati at EFCC *Finally, Senate Pledges to Reconsider Lagos Special Status Bill *CJN Blames FG, Govs for Inaction on Indicted Judges *House Urges INEC to Conclude Elections in Rivers, Other States *Power Sector Revenue Shortfall to Hit N810bn by Year End *Azikel Refinery to Commence Operations in 2018 GUARDIAN *Niger Delta leaders meet Buhari, demand oil blocs *Domestic airlines seek $50m grant from CBN’s special forex window *Focus on fiscal federalism as Akwa Ibom State complains of paltry capital votes *Reps oppose Ghana’s discriminatory policy against Nigerian businessmen *Accused of collecting N350m bribe, Appeal *Court panel withdraws from Ondo PDP suits *IG warns officers against lobbying for promotion *Nigerians in diaspora may vote in 2019 *Ex-CDS seeks support for govt in tackling militan...