Wassup Dailies Sat, 12 Aug 2017 **NIGERIA *$2.1bn arms scandal: Jonathan, ex-ministers in cold war *N15m was paid to secure my freedom, ...
Wassup Dailies
Sat, 12 Aug 2017
**NIGERIA
*$2.1bn arms scandal: Jonathan, ex-ministers in cold war
*N15m was paid to secure my freedom, says kidnapped Lagos monarch Oniba
*N23.2bn poll bribery cash: EFCC traces N400m to governor’s hotel, others’ accounts
*Bank manager, three others killed in Ekiti as robbers attack two banks, monarch’s palace
*Fuel price: Don’t test our resolve, NLC warns FG
*NAFDAC urges corps members to report counterfeit medicine manufacturers
*Police avert pro- and anti-President protesters’ clash
*We have information on Ozubulu killers, says Obiano
*I’m ready to take a bullet for Nigeria –Charly Boy
*Resign if you’re not strong enough, bishops, others tell Buhari
*Why we are silent on Diezani’s loots –PDP
*PDP mulls suspension of members as convention holds
*Amir Khan apologises to Joshua over infidelity row
*Ozubulu: God will avenge the innocent, says Oduah
*North-East loses $9bn to B’Haram activities, says Buratai
*DSS arrests B’Haram cell leader, kidnappers, others
*Bamaiyi knocks Senate over anti-corruption stance
*Holding married woman’s hand is a taboo in my kingdom –Mujakperuo, Orodje of Okpe Kingdom
*Buhari: As another season of protests returns
*ANN Condemns Ozubulu Killings
ThisDay Live
*NCC Raids SIM Cards Sellers
*Police Set Up Panel to Probe Bribery Allegations for Special Promotion
*Nigeria to Refinance Domestic Debts by External Borrowing
*Power Tussle: Bayelsa Govt. Moves to Take Over APC Secretariat
*APC Moves Against Banire through Ward over Alleged Anti-party Activities
*Osinbajo: Human Rights Abuses Capable of Undermining Anti-terror War
*Boko Haram: Troops Search Houses in Maiduguri
*Ogah Confirms Defection to APC, Urge Abians to Dump PDP
*Larry Ettah Lauds Mobil Chairman’s Tenacity As He Turns 60
*Mbaise Council of Traditional Rulers Honours Nwanne
*Buruji Kashamu, Ladi Adebutu’s War Deepens
*Fani-Kayode Excited Over Birth of Grandchild
*Late Ado Bayero’s Son, Sadiku, To Wed Sa’adatu
*Angry youth shut Shell flow station
*Angry Lagos mob set another suspected ritualists ablaze
*Youths as agents of peace or weapon of mass destruction
*Court fixes September 11 for judgment on Melaye’s recall suit
*PDP clears Odua, Ubah, four others for Anambra guber poll
*In Aba, Ogah dumps PDP for APC
*As President Buhari Sets a New Guinness World Record
*UN raises alarm over ‘unauthorised search’ at humanitarian workers’ base
*We were not involved in N17M judgment against Coca-Cola, says CPC
*FG, military must adhere to human rights norms, says Osinbajo
*Security agencies face many challenges in doing their job, Anambra CP
*Amaechi removes managers, porters, ticket officers over ticket racketeering at rail stations
*Impunity, lawlessness impede Nigeria’s progress, says Ajimobi
*Court orders man remanded in prison for defrauding Lagos CJ
*Over 350, 000 Borno IDPs refuse to return to liberated communities
*Father petitions IGP over murder of son by Benue police
*Osibanjo to end Niger Delta meeting in Ondo after 4 years consultations
*IGP sets up panel to probe alleged bribery in officer promotion
*Nigeria’s medal hope dims in London as Okagbare, Amusan crash
*OPSH commander may end special task force in Plateau
*Senate orders suspension, investigation of FCDA officer over N525m bribery scandal
*You cannot speak for us, Yoruba youths caution Fani-Kayode
*DSS arrests Boko Haram cell leader, kidnappers
**AFRICA
*Hundreds of protesters storm Shell oil facility in Niger Delta
*Kenya police fire teargas to contain political protests
*Kenya president reaches out to opposition, urges unity after vote
*Kenya election commission: Kenyatta winner of presidential ballot
*Nigeria army raids U.N. compound in city at center of Boko Haram conflict
*Suicide bomber kills soldier in Mogadishu: police
*Kenya opposition: 'going to court is not an alternative' as vote disputed
*Kenya opposition rejects imminent announcement of presidential vote
*South Sudan says releases 30 political prisoners
**WORLD
*Trump threatens 'military option' in Venezuela
*Oxford Uni worker in court on murder charge
*'Ripped from our arms': Justine Damond remembered at US memorial
*Timothy Egan: West Coast plea to an unstable President
*Venezuela arrests two for barracks attack
*Trump Alarms Venezuela With Talk of a ‘Military Option’
*Trump to call for China IT trade probe on Monday - Politico
*Divided Muslim family yearns to reunite, 70 years after India, Pakistan split
*Four UAE soldiers die after helicopter crash in Yemen - agency
*Japan Deploys Missile-Defense Systems Following North Korea Threat
*Judge throws out DJ's case against Taylor Swift
*Turkish Muslims prepare for Hajj
*Most people in Tony Abbott's electorate back marriage equality, poll shows
*19-year-old British watersports instructor dies in sea off Greece
*Building bridges: The two Punjabs as a model for India-Pakistan relations
*Israeli forces patrol the streets of West Bank
*Kenyatta Wins Big in Kenya–But U.S.-Style Election Skullduggery Taints the Results
*Why a Mexican Cartel Capo Turned Himself in to the United States
**SPORTS
*After beating her heroes, Naser lives her teenage dreams
*Amir Khan apologises to Joshua over infidelity row
*Okagbare misses podium finish, Amusan, Lindley crash out
*London 2017: Toblow, Aliu lament Nigeria’s poor show
*ITTF Nigeria Open: Top seeds progress
*Nigeria don’t values athletes till they are gone – Obeya
Sat, 12 Aug 2017
**NIGERIA
*$2.1bn arms scandal: Jonathan, ex-ministers in cold war
*N15m was paid to secure my freedom, says kidnapped Lagos monarch Oniba
*N23.2bn poll bribery cash: EFCC traces N400m to governor’s hotel, others’ accounts
*Bank manager, three others killed in Ekiti as robbers attack two banks, monarch’s palace
*Fuel price: Don’t test our resolve, NLC warns FG
*NAFDAC urges corps members to report counterfeit medicine manufacturers
*Police avert pro- and anti-President protesters’ clash
*We have information on Ozubulu killers, says Obiano
*I’m ready to take a bullet for Nigeria –Charly Boy
*Resign if you’re not strong enough, bishops, others tell Buhari
*Why we are silent on Diezani’s loots –PDP
*PDP mulls suspension of members as convention holds
*Amir Khan apologises to Joshua over infidelity row
*Ozubulu: God will avenge the innocent, says Oduah
*North-East loses $9bn to B’Haram activities, says Buratai
*DSS arrests B’Haram cell leader, kidnappers, others
*Bamaiyi knocks Senate over anti-corruption stance
*Holding married woman’s hand is a taboo in my kingdom –Mujakperuo, Orodje of Okpe Kingdom
*Buhari: As another season of protests returns
*ANN Condemns Ozubulu Killings
ThisDay Live
*NCC Raids SIM Cards Sellers
*Police Set Up Panel to Probe Bribery Allegations for Special Promotion
*Nigeria to Refinance Domestic Debts by External Borrowing
*Power Tussle: Bayelsa Govt. Moves to Take Over APC Secretariat
*APC Moves Against Banire through Ward over Alleged Anti-party Activities
*Osinbajo: Human Rights Abuses Capable of Undermining Anti-terror War
*Boko Haram: Troops Search Houses in Maiduguri
*Ogah Confirms Defection to APC, Urge Abians to Dump PDP
*Larry Ettah Lauds Mobil Chairman’s Tenacity As He Turns 60
*Mbaise Council of Traditional Rulers Honours Nwanne
*Buruji Kashamu, Ladi Adebutu’s War Deepens
*Fani-Kayode Excited Over Birth of Grandchild
*Late Ado Bayero’s Son, Sadiku, To Wed Sa’adatu
*Angry youth shut Shell flow station
*Angry Lagos mob set another suspected ritualists ablaze
*Youths as agents of peace or weapon of mass destruction
*Court fixes September 11 for judgment on Melaye’s recall suit
*PDP clears Odua, Ubah, four others for Anambra guber poll
*In Aba, Ogah dumps PDP for APC
*As President Buhari Sets a New Guinness World Record
*UN raises alarm over ‘unauthorised search’ at humanitarian workers’ base
*We were not involved in N17M judgment against Coca-Cola, says CPC
*FG, military must adhere to human rights norms, says Osinbajo
*Security agencies face many challenges in doing their job, Anambra CP
*Amaechi removes managers, porters, ticket officers over ticket racketeering at rail stations
*Impunity, lawlessness impede Nigeria’s progress, says Ajimobi
*Court orders man remanded in prison for defrauding Lagos CJ
*Over 350, 000 Borno IDPs refuse to return to liberated communities
*Father petitions IGP over murder of son by Benue police
*Osibanjo to end Niger Delta meeting in Ondo after 4 years consultations
*IGP sets up panel to probe alleged bribery in officer promotion
*Nigeria’s medal hope dims in London as Okagbare, Amusan crash
*OPSH commander may end special task force in Plateau
*Senate orders suspension, investigation of FCDA officer over N525m bribery scandal
*You cannot speak for us, Yoruba youths caution Fani-Kayode
*DSS arrests Boko Haram cell leader, kidnappers
**AFRICA
*Hundreds of protesters storm Shell oil facility in Niger Delta
*Kenya police fire teargas to contain political protests
*Kenya president reaches out to opposition, urges unity after vote
*Kenya election commission: Kenyatta winner of presidential ballot
*Nigeria army raids U.N. compound in city at center of Boko Haram conflict
*Suicide bomber kills soldier in Mogadishu: police
*Kenya opposition: 'going to court is not an alternative' as vote disputed
*Kenya opposition rejects imminent announcement of presidential vote
*South Sudan says releases 30 political prisoners
**WORLD
*Trump threatens 'military option' in Venezuela
*Oxford Uni worker in court on murder charge
*'Ripped from our arms': Justine Damond remembered at US memorial
*Timothy Egan: West Coast plea to an unstable President
*Venezuela arrests two for barracks attack
*Trump Alarms Venezuela With Talk of a ‘Military Option’
*Trump to call for China IT trade probe on Monday - Politico
*Divided Muslim family yearns to reunite, 70 years after India, Pakistan split
*Four UAE soldiers die after helicopter crash in Yemen - agency
*Japan Deploys Missile-Defense Systems Following North Korea Threat
*Judge throws out DJ's case against Taylor Swift
*Turkish Muslims prepare for Hajj
*Most people in Tony Abbott's electorate back marriage equality, poll shows
*19-year-old British watersports instructor dies in sea off Greece
*Building bridges: The two Punjabs as a model for India-Pakistan relations
*Israeli forces patrol the streets of West Bank
*Kenyatta Wins Big in Kenya–But U.S.-Style Election Skullduggery Taints the Results
*Why a Mexican Cartel Capo Turned Himself in to the United States
**SPORTS
*After beating her heroes, Naser lives her teenage dreams
*Amir Khan apologises to Joshua over infidelity row
*Okagbare misses podium finish, Amusan, Lindley crash out
*London 2017: Toblow, Aliu lament Nigeria’s poor show
*ITTF Nigeria Open: Top seeds progress
*Nigeria don’t values athletes till they are gone – Obeya
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