10th September 2016

UPDATES: FG okays loans from World Bank, China, Japan. Police charge ex-Gov Audu’s son with armed robbery. Driver steals UNILAG lecturer’s ATM card, withdraws N2.7m. Abandoned nine-month -old baby found crawling on road. Suspected armed robbers arraigned for killing nine cops. BBOG protesters not a security threat, Soyinka replies IG. Govt says N500bn bond is for five years. INEC postpones Edo poll to September 28. *Postponement, a coup against Nigerians, says PDP. Ambode promises to deal with sex offenders, others. LASG approves land for German training centre. Recession will end soon, says Osinbajo. Army to deploy 10,000 soldiers in N’Delta. We’re inviting Kashamu for alleged assassination plot –Police. N107bn fraud: Court freezes ex-Benue workers’ accounts. Kaduna adopts TSA to block leakages. FIFA confirm transfer ban on Real, Atletico Madrid. 1.5 million trees felled daily in Nigeria – Minister. B’Haram: Borno, Conoil Grows Profit by 176% to N2.3bn, Pays 300k Dividend. FG Commissions N5.8bn Water Scheme In Otuoke. $3bn Spent Annually On Airlines Maintenance – Experts. Yobe seek N12bn for reconstruction. Oil Price Jumps, Nears $50 per Barrel as US Inventory Drops. Iheanacho’s strike against Tanzania wins CNN’s award. Recession cuts telecoms operators’ earnings by N31b in Q2. Government bans purchase of transformers by electricity consumers. Hike in PMS price is inevitable, says IPMAN. NCC Fines Innjoo N4m for Selling Non-Type Approved Mobile Phones. 20 policemen nabbed for alleged extortion, misconduct. Nigeria Seeks Collaboration among African Ports. NDA Cadet, ‘brutalised’ to death a day after arrival. Eid-el-Kabir: Police to Deploy Officers to Praying Grounds, Shopping Malls. State Police Will Lead To Anarchy – Mbu. KSA, 2Baba, Asa Lead Headliners For Supremacy Concert Set For October 1st. Flood wreaks havoc in Benue, sweeps away 10 persons, destroys houses, roads. Edo election: PDP registered 8,000 militants, Oshiomhole tells IGP. Knowledge is power.