WORLD HEADLINE NEWS

World Headline News 

*Thurday-17-August-2017*

***HIGH POINT:

*BREAKING : Ogun Police uncover human parts in church, arrest prophet, three others*

*Buhari has kept a grip on power despite his medical leave ' Reuters*

*Man jailed six months over cable theft*

*Buhari's ailing health: I will heal him if he comes to me ' Satguru Maharaj*

*Kanu will return to Ekwulobia on Sunday, says IPOB*

*Court to deliver judgment in Evans' N300m suit against police Aug. 29*

*Diaspora group condemns anti-Buhari protests*

*Charly Boy, Adeyanju threaten court actions against Buhari, suspend Abuja protests*

*Badoo: Lagos Police urge public support for arrest, prosecution of suspects*

*How to liberate Africa through culture'Ooni*

*PDP wants reconciliation, not dissidents' Fayose*

*PDP chairmanship: Babatope, others drum up support for Bode George*

*Int'l Youth Day: Ambode's wife empowers youths with entrepreneurial skills*

*Nigeria must be united, no war*

*SSANU-LASU pledges to defend members' rights, ensure adequate welfare*

*Ogoni Clean-up: MOSOP accuses Shell*

*45 bomb attack victims evacuated to Maiduguri hospital ' Officials*

*Lagos police nab man with woman head*

*Ebonyi Governor's wife threatens legal action against policewoman*

*Lebanon abolishes law allowing rapists to marry victims*

*Gunmen attack EFCC headquarters*

*My re-election bid is to redeem Ekiti ' Oni*

*Former head of Chinese news agency investigated for graft*

*This govt has repeatedly lied to Nigerians ' Deji Adeyanju*

*Stop playing politics with Buhari's health*

*Nigerians fume as ailing leader passes 100 days abroad*

*Let's have special courts for corruption cases, Don tells FG*

*Police arrest injured robbers after failed attempt to break ATM*

*Ozubulu massacre: Usetraditional means to unravel killers, 'Bishop' tells monarchs*

*No crisis at Ajaokuta Steel, says workers*

*Court sentences two policemen to death-by-hanging for robbery*

*INEC registers new political party*

*Man kills sister, cuts her up, distributes body parts in refuse bins*

*Edo teachers protest 'competency test*

*Amazon set to create 1,000 new jobs*

*ASUU strike: We failed to fulfill agreement, minister admits*

*Police arrest village head, three others for killing inspector*

*One feared dead in Anambra as IPOB, police, army clash*

*#ResumeOrResign: Attacks on protesters dictatorial, Fayose says*

*Impeachment: Oba of Benin cautions lawmakers on political hooliganism*

*Anambra Gov. election: YPP holds primary poll Aug. 26*

*ASUU strike: Lawmakers say union didn't consult, urge lecturers to continue negotiation*

*Pope apologises to sex abuse victims*

*Husband shoots wife dead in front of pupils*

*Cross River also has hot-cold stream, says paramount ruler*

*10 men allegedly murder four-year-old girl, dump corpse behind parents' window*

*Anambra lawmaker dies after attending APGA primary*

*Policewoman who bathed house girl with hot soup incurs Umahi's wrath*

*Ngozi is Marvel Comics' new superhero*

*INEC, Police obstacles to credible elections ' Wike*

*Woman pregnant with twins six weeks after giving birth, shares experience*

*Benue varsity matriculates 6,400, warns new entrants*

***BUSINESS:

*NNPC saves $3bn, cut oil production cost to $23/barrel*

*Anti-corruption: NAPIMS has saved this government $3 to $5 billion dollars ' Sejebor*

*We are yet to audit TSA ' AGF*

*FG approves $122.6m repairs for Ajaokuta rail line*

*FG allots N738.14m in August savings bond sales*

*Otti attacks Ikpeazu over Abia $200m foreign loan*

*Airtel introduces unlimited data plans*

*Govt officials received N400bn bribes in one year – NBS*

*Oil production cost drops by 71 per cent*

*MTN wants electronic listing, reopens talks with SEC*

*Investors keen on modular refineries despite challenges*

*Man, 32, bags six-month jail term for cable theft*

*Indiscriminate dumping of refuse polluting waterways —Osoba*

*Downstream oil sector needs full deregulation –Chukwudozie*

*Customs generate N1.2bn daily at Tin Can*

*We can fix our economy by diversification —Anyaoku*

*LADOL says N1.162tn facility nears completion*

*Nigeria needs policies to drive power sector growth – Cole*

*Relocate Lagos tank farms now, Haastrup tells FG*

***SPORTS:

*Sigurdsson completes record 45m move to Everton*

*Politics keeping Musa on Leicester bench, says Pinnick*

*Eagles need prayers to qualify for W’Cup —Pinnick*

*Idoko laments Lobi’s poor outing*

*SWAN to hold road race for journalists*

*NWPL winners to receive N3m*

*NWF unveils team for Paris 2017*

*Van Dijk NOT for sale- Southampton*

*Five-game ban: This is persecution, says Ronaldo*

*Ronaldo's appeal against five-match ban rejected*

*Ronaldo's 5-match ban upheld, Zidane in trouble*

*Clubs to share an estimated '2.35bn for 2017/2018 UEFA campaign*

*PSG's Matuidi set for Juventus medical ' report*

*London 2017: Ogunkoya blames failure on inexperience*

*World Cup Qualifier: Pinnick meets Gov Emmanuel*

*Enyeama 'll return to Eagles ' Rohr*

*Boateng quits Las Palmas for 'personal reasons*

*Mauritania's president approves law abolishing senate*

*Jailed blade runner, Pistorius, attends grandmother's funeral*

*Why we dropped Mbappe ' Monaco*

***WORLD:

*Trump praises North Korean leader for 'wise' decision*

*Over 150 dead in India flood havoc*

*Trump praises N.Korean leader's decision not to fire missiles towards Guam*

*EU urges Kenyan election commission to post all results online*

*Fire destroys buildings in Saudi UNESCO heritage site*

*Trump scraps business forums after CEO protest resignations*

*Spain rescues 600 migrants at sea in one day*

*Assault: Mugabe's wife claims immunity, rejects police summons*

*Bahrain TV accuses Qatar of trying to oust regime*

*Raila Odinga to challenge Kenyatta's victory at Supreme Court*

*More than 100 children killed in Sierra Leone flood*

*Mother of model assaulted by Grace Mugabe unhappy over immunity bid*

 

*Zambia acts against 'underweight' loaves of bread, bakeries summoned*

 

*Somalia under pressure to side with Saudi Arabia, UAE against Qatar*

 

*Kenyan man detained over post-election hate messages on WhatsApp*

 

*Kenya's plastic bag ban takes effect a day before Uhuru's swearing-in*

 

*Obama's far-right tweet becomes most-liked ever*

 

*Kenya opposition to challenge re-election of Uhuru Kenyatta in court*

 

*Nigerian alerts bank to reverse over $20,000 mistaken transfer*

 

*Twitter users slam calls for prosecution of defected Al-Shabaab chief*

*Sierra Leone mudslide deaths hitting 400: chief coroner confirms*

*Cairo's dogs receive home cooked food*

*Good morning........*

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