NEWS UPDATES 8/06/2016

NEWSPAPER REVIEW, Wednesday, June 08, 2016 BLUE PRINT Niger Delta Avengers: Fg opts for dialogue Osinbajo, service chiefs meet South-South governors, others MEND accuses Jonathan of conspiracy Makarfi takes charge at PDP as Sheriff kicks GF appoints Anyanwu acting Auditor-General Reps summon Bello, Buratai over Kogi Assembly crisis Mass Sack: FG threatens erring banks Clinton ‘secures Democratic nomination’ NATIONAL MIRROR Diezani’s 155million dollars slush fund: EFCC arrests two more former ministers INEC gets 22 fresh party applications for registration Court remands Jonathan’s cousin in Kuje prisons Avengers bomb threat: Osinbajo holds security meeting with Service Chiefs, governors Navy arrests mastermind of NNPC, Chevron pipeline attack PDP BoT hands over secretariat to Makarfi Buhari writes Saraki, names Osinbajo acting President 4.8billion naira alleged fraud: Umar seeks out-of-court settlement AUTHORITY FG withdraws troops from Niger Delta communities.....Niger Delta Avengers’ leaders, others arrested NHRC probes alleged travel ban on Fayose 80 days after, EFCC arraigns Jonathan’s cousin, wife Igbo Woman’s Murder: Senate orders arrest of killers Sheriff absent as Makarfi takes charge of PDP Suspense as Benin crowns new Oba Abandoned projects: Bello to probe past administrations NFF CRISIS: Reps Committee seeks plenary decision NIGERIAN PILOT Oil hits 2016 high at 50.91 dollars.....driven by fallen Nigerian oil output, weaker dollar Osinbajo, Governors, Service Chiefs meet....U.S. Government worried over Niger Delta violence Resident doctors to begin indefinite nationwide strike tomorrow Southerners marginalized under Buhari, Yoruba elders tell North Senate grills Chevron Nigeria for 7.4billion dollars Gas-to-Liquid contract fraud Buhari’s vacation: Osinbajo is Acting President CCT Chairman, Umar wants return of Decree 2 NATION Ex- Super Eagles coach Keshi is dead Ex-Air chief seeks deal on alleged N7.8b laundering Alleged $40m fraud: Court remands Jonathan’s cousin, wife Navy arrests ‘key’ suspects in attacks on oil facilities Federal Govt threatens banks for sacking workers Last moments of drown students Agony, frustration trail soaring tomato prices, scarcity Atiku Abubakar’s formula for a ‘true federation’ Employers’ll pay 2% penalty fee on pension contribution default $10tr needed to end poverty in Nigeria, others, says ILO Power sector loses 3,956Mw to gas shortage 12m fake car insurance in use, says Senate PUNCH BREAKING: Former Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi dies at 54 Suspected killer of Addax employee arrested with skulls N23bn bribe: EFCC arrests two ex-ministers, PDP chiefs Militancy: Osinbajo meets Niger Delta governors, service chiefs Corporal kills, buries Inspector over three hundred thousand naira Headless corpse rattles Edo residents Aba tanker fire destroys vehicles Sheriff group kicks as PDP BoT endorses Makarfi Army warns Rivers cultists THISDAY Doctors to Begin Nationwide Strike Tomorrow FG to Stand Down Military in Niger Delta Delay Tactics Won’t Save You from Consequences, Tribunal Chairman Tells Saraki As CBN Extends Consultations, Naira Falls to N361/$1 Minister Rejects Dangote’s Ramadan Gifts for Vulnerable, Displaced Persons Okorocha, El-Rufai, Abubakar, Oyegun Meet Ohanaeze Leaders over Kano Killing, Herdsmen Senate Confirms Receiving Buhari’s Vacation Letter Alleged N4.8bn Fraud: Ex-Air Force Chief, Umar Opts for Out-of-Court Settlement Kogi Tribunal Dismisses Wada’s Petition against Yahaya Bello UN Says North-East Not Safe For Return of IDPs LEADERSHIP 8th Senate Best So Far – Saraki el-Rufai Makes Board Appointments In Kaduna Kogi Guber: Tribunal Dismisses Wada’s Petition Against Bello Stephen Keshi, Former Super Eagles Coach Dies At 54 Tambuwal To Provide 1000 Hectres As Grazing Reserve In Sokoto Benue’ll Not Borrow Money To Pay Salaries – Commissioner States’ Lawmakers Urge FG To Increase Recruitment Into Police Stop Abusing Patients’ Rights, MD FMC Keffi Urges Health Workers VANGUARD Bombing threats: Osinbajo meets S-South govs, service chiefs, others Breaking News: Former Super Eagles Coach Stephen Keshi Is Dead Navy Parades Bombing Kingpin, Others Two Children Suffocate In Locked Car Nigeria May Bungle Its Nuclear Energy Project If… Harvest Time: APC Delegates Turn PVCs Into ATM Cards PwC Rates Nigeria’s Tax Lowest Globally UNILAG Students Unaware Of Drowned Mates Schoolmistress Defiles 4-Yr-Old Female Pupil Tiwa Savage, Don Jazzy Meets Jay-Z In New York Over Management Deal Good morning. It's Mid-week. Have Yourself a beautiful day.