NEWS BYTE

THE NATION
*Saraki surrenders
*Falae's abductors demand N100m
*HID adopted my wife and I, says Danjuma
*54 killed, 95 injured in Maiduguri multiple explosions
*Assembly gets Ambode's commissioner-nominees
*20 Nigerian pilgrims die in Makkah
*Fed Govt declares Thursday,
Friday public holidays

*SAN, others seek end insurgency
*Expectant mother arraigned for alleged burglary
*Soldiers must obey constitution
*Presidency exempts NNPC, PHCN, BoI, 10 others from TSA
*Kwara grows micro credit scheme to N1.2b
*Okonjo-Iweala gets int'l appointments
*World Bank to support Lagos farmers
*Saraki: Time to step down
*Kebbi govt to maintain open door policy

THE SUN
*Another Nigerian shines in London
*Corps members bring relief to Kwara school
*Alex Otti: Court of Appeal dismisses PDP appeal
*Bayelsa guber: Jonathan dumps Dickson, funds Alaibe's campaign
*Beware of senior players, Eguavoen warns Oliseh

*SMEs need N9.6trn to close funding gap 'CBN
*Okonjo-Iweala bags 2 international appointments
*Bristow Helicopter crash: AIB's preliminary report blames technical flaws
*OPC Clash Claims 3 Lives in Kwara
*Nigeria's oil firms sign financing deal for developing 36 oil wells
*Gunmen abduct Olu Falae in Akure, demand N100 million

*Delta monarchs raise alarm over fake traditional rulers
*Suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber kills 54 in north-eastern Nigeria
*Arms probe: Ex-service chiefs deliver ammunition over fear of arrest
*FG to harmonise university grading system
*Sallah:FG declares Thursday, Friday public holidays

*Robbers attack The Sun MD, Eric Osagie, at gun-point
*Chibok girls held in Sambisa 'Buratai
*Release my school, 91- yr- old widow pleads with Ambode
*Produce Saraki in 24hrs, Tribunal orders IGP

GUARDIAN
*RCCG holds youth convention October 2
*Abia constitutes bailout disbursement committee
*Saraki must appear at tribunal today, say courts
*High expectations as Buhari addresses UN this week
*Olu Falae kidnapped on his 77th birthday
*Court hears Joyce Udensi's suit against Probate, others September 28

NATIONAL MIRROR
*Ambode lists 23 commissioners, 14 special advisers
*Nigeria hosts special ECOWAS summit on Burkina Faso
*Soludo, Fayemi visit Aso Rock
*Eight-month-old baby survives auto crash
*Alleged rape: Defendant pleads for protection from hostile media
*Assets declaration: Saraki appears before tribunal today

*The much awaited probe may not come afterall 'Fasehun
*Oyegun calls for urgent Judicial reform to check corruption
*Bayelsa APC primaries: Oshiomhole meets guber aspirants
*Labour productivity hits N730bn in Q2 'NBS
*Nigeria entertainment, media market's growth to hit $8.1bn 'Report
*We're going to Chile to defend our trophy 'Amuneke

BBC
*EU tries to resolve migrant quota rift
*Gunmen kidnap tourists in Philippines
*Venezuela-Colombia border to reopen
*US peanut boss jailed over salmonella
*Former Brazil party treasurer jailed
*Man bloodied after catfish 'assault
*India exempts social media from policy
*Serious violence' at youth jail
*Yemen rebels free foreign hostages
*US presidential campaign stirs controversy
*Gay Catholics' message Pope Francis
*Why more men now have 'bigorexia
*Scott Walker out in presidential race
*Burkina Faso army 'marches' on capital
*Wales hopeful over Williams fitness
CNN
*Scott Walker to candidates: Pull out of 2016 race
*U.S. 'needs new policy on China
*Shocking Afghan child rape claims
*Russia launches drones in Syria
* teen turns into Hitler
*Is Pope too soft on communism?
*Kerry: U.S. to take more refugees
*#Emmys2015 is a social media hit
*5 top moments from the Emmy Awards
*Facebook 'dislike' button a comeback for negative thinking
*Costa charged with 'violent conduct
*Ronaldo hosts tripped refugee's son
*Teen prostitute finds motherhood
*Chelsea striker in trouble
*Pink Mosque features in Iran's treasures
*Woman revs up social change