WORLD HEADLINE NEWS

World Headline News
Thursday, 24th August 2017

**NIGERIA

*PDP Inaugurates Caretaker Committees For Ogun, Others, Kashamu Kicks

*APC Nwc Meets Next Week On National Convention

*Harassed by influential Nigerians, judiciary resorts to doublespeak

*Southern leaders to Buhari: Your claim that Nigeria’s unity is settled not tenable

*Ojukwu’s Son Disowns IPOB, MASSOB, Backs Buhari

*Afe Babalola rejects 120 cut-off mark for varsity admission

*You’re sick and tired, go home and rest, Fayose tells Buhari

*Northern Youths To Withdraw Quit Notice Today

*Sultan Declares Sept 1 As Sallah Day

*PMB, Govs Meet Tomorrow Over Paris Club Refunds

*$20m Bribe: FG Moves To Review JV Agreement With Firm

*Nigeria’s Ailing President Returns to Office Full of Rats

*RM100K worth of ganja seized from Nigerian ring

*UNICEF Finds ‘Appalling Increase’ In Use Of Girls As ‘Human Bombs’ In Jihad-Plagued Nigeria

*Southern Leaders Kick Against Buhari’s Broadcast, Insist on Restructuring

*President Cancels Cabinet Meeting, Receives Report on Suspended SGF, NIA DG

*Discos Remain Weakest Link, Reject 9,310MW of Electricity in Eight Days

*Govs to Meet Buhari Friday over Final Tranche of Paris Club Refund

*Kanu Tells Buhari to Defeat IPOB with Superior Argument, Not Guns

*Six Killed in Suicide Attack in Maiduguri, Adamawa Community Sacked

*Police arraign alleged fraudster for N3.6m scam

*FG Releases 2017/2018 Admission List into Unity Schools

*NNPC, IOCs to Curb Oil Theft with Joint Security Strategy

*Shell Begins Gas Production in Second Phase of Bayelsa Project

*South-south/South-east Governor’s Forum to Meet on Sunday

*IPOB: S’East Senators Extract Commitment to Non-Violence from Kanu

*Niger Govt, Dangote Group Sign N166bn MoU on Sugar Production

*PenCom: FG to Release Pension Funds for October 2016 to August 2017

*Adeboye, Redeemers School, Others Dragged to Court for Holding on to Student’s Certificates

*Pro-Buhari Groups Clash at Campaign Secretariat

*Odumakin, Ozekhome Tackle Military over Monitoring of Social Media

*Afreximbank Seeks to Tap from Investors with $300m Depositary Receipts

*Elumelu Harps on Quality Leadership to Tackle Poverty

*Union: TETFund has transformed tertiary education

*ICC Hears SERAP’s Petition on N11tn Electricity Sector Scam

*ONSA: Past Security Reforms Reveal Need for Procedural Capabilities in Mitigating Terror Attacks

*ICAN Appoints Registrar/CEO, Two Others

*Nwosu: PDP Will Allow Anambra People to Choose Their Governor

*Zungeru Hydropower Plant Reaches 47% Completion, Says Chinese Contractor

*Utomi: Unemployment is Nigeria’s Biggest Challenge

*Women Protest against Escape of Suspected Ritual Killer

*LAUTECH will reopen ‘in a matter of days’ —Pro-chancellor

*AGF accuses Magu, EFCC leadership of frustrating Nigeria’s return to Egmont Group

*Buhari has final say on SGF, NIA boss probe, says Osinbajo

*Akeredolu, Ganduje: state police will end insecurity

*Police Inspector Kills Boss, Commits Suicide in Ondo

*Six Hoodlums Nabbed for Illegal Ticket Racketeering

*‘Oba Fasinu’s killing is silent war on Yewa monarchs’

*Nigerian couple battles UK govt over son’s ‘forceful adoption’

*Ogun to harmonise toll collection

*Oyo NUT opposes chairman’s retirement elongation

*Ekiti APC lawmaker disowns plot to attack Olujimi

*LAUTECH: ‘KPMG’s audit ready tomorrow’

*Inspector kills police superintendent over money, commits suicide

*Southern leaders to Buhari: Your claim that Nigeria’s unity is settled not tenable

*$1.1bn Malabu oil deal: 48 days after, Jonathan ignores Reps’ invitation

*Workers boo Oshiomhole for attacking restructuring campaigners

*Man tricks girlfriend into prostitution in UAE

*Eagles hungry for win against Lions – Ighalo

*ASUU justifies strike, accuses Ngige of blackmail

*Akeredolu, Ganduje call for creation of state police

*River police use tear gas on anti-ritual killing protesters

*Sultan: let’s discuss Nigeria’s future

*Mudslide: Nigeria donates $2m cash, relief materials to Sierra Leone

*$20m ‘bribe’: EFCC probes 20 ex-NPA officials

*Presidency cautions opinion leaders against ‘irresponsible statements’

**AFRICA

*Mali governor returns to northern state as part of ceasefire

*Polls close for Angolans electing first new leader in 38 years

*Nigeria's Buhari resumes old habits in days since return

*Chad to shutter Qatar embassy, expel diplomats

**WORLD

*Pro-democracy NGO ‘chased out’ of Cambodia hopes govt reviews decision

*Typhoon Hato kills 12 and injures hundreds

*Charlottesville covers Confederate statues

*Russia readies for huge military exercises as tensions with west simmer

*'We know how to live next to Russia': Lithuania builds border fence with Kaliningrad

*China tells U.S. that Pakistan's security concerns must be respected

*Two Singaporean men jailed in Abu Dhabi for cross-dressing

*Did Iran Fund Kim Jong Un’s Secret Chemical Weapons Deal?

*Coalition warned drug dealing will rise if testing of welfare recipients goes ahead

*Typhoon Hato: 8 killed, many missing in Macau

*As Syria war tightens, US and Russia military hotlines humming

**SPORTS

*Eagles hungry for win against Lions – Ighalo

*UCL draw: Neymar denied Barca return

*Osaze eyes Eagles, Europe return

*Rooney quits Three Lions

*Wrestler Adekuoroye wins silver in Paris

*NPFL: Sunshine won’t go down, says Raji

Good morning

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