NEWS BYTE

*Sylva's Tenure in Bayelsa Was a Failure ' Alameiseigha
*Obama Lays Wreath at US Embassy Bombing Memorial
*Electoral Process: The Reforms Are Here to Stay, Says INEC Boss
*Obama Pleads for Gay Rights in
Africa
*Boko Haram: Dialogue May End
Insurgency, Says APC Stalwart
*Terrorism: Ambassadors Calls for Unity
*Benue Gov. Spends N10bn on Salaries, Grants, Says Ortom

Why I Can'T Pay Workers' Salaries ' Aregbesola
*Eight Feared Dead as Water Treatment Plant Explodes in Jos
*Odusile Is New NUJ President
*Allies of Dogara, Gbajabiamila Form New Group
*Boko Haram Attacks Borno Villages, 15 Killed, Many Injured
*50 Injured, Five Killed in a Chemical Explosion in Jos

PUNCH
*Higher cut-off marks to raise standards ' JAMB
*IYC kicks as soldiers invade ex-militants' meeting venue
*Poverty preventing subsidy removal ' Oil marketers
*Otti's assassination attempt claims, a hoax ' Ikpeazu
*Diver killed by shark in Australia as daughter watches
*W'Cup: Super Eagles draw winners of Djibouti/Swaziland clash
*Saraki vs Lawan: A Senates shaky start
*Rice imports drop by 53% as prices rise
*Buhari: From Washington with dignity
*Nigeria earns N472bn from cocoa, others
*New JAMB cut-off mark against the poor ' Oludotun
*Making Iran's nuclear deal work
*I have access to my husband's bank account -Dj Atte's wife
*I don't regret marrying a Nigerian ' Oyinbo Princess
*Police confirm Senate forgery
*FG queries Perm Sec over NIMASA leadership tussle
*Benue varsity students dump colleagues corpse at VCs office
*Buhari used financial creativity to save debtor states Osinbajo

*Plan to negotiate with Boko Haram laudable Ex-General
*Tinubu behind Toyin Sarakis EFCC ordeal Sen. Waku
*Probe: Dont humiliate Jonathan, Igbo group warns Buhari
*Theres no perfect govt in the world Alamieyeseigha
*My father goes to farm at dawn daily ' Ahmed Joda's son
*Jonathan was unserious about fighting corruption ' Akanbi

BBC
*Colombia halts air strikes on Farc
*Petition as Saudis shut French beach
*Yemen truce after civilian deaths
*US college ends Cosby professorship
*Cameron to discuss IS threat in Asia
* US defends Ukraine military exercises
*Huge blaze destroys Vegas hotel roof
*The dangerous health legacy of war
*Van Gaal confirms Di Maria absence
*Hundreds attend Sandra Bland funeral
*Ozil can have best season - Wenger
*F1 not as exciting as past - Alonso

VANGUARD
*We don't need foreign aid ' Buhari
*Trigger happy policeman shoots dead taxi driver, sick passenger
*Expelled medical student kills self, one other in auto crash
*Outrage over alleged DSS interference in Rivers election petition
*Reps' Leadership Crisis: Dogara to compensate Gbajabiamila, others

*EDO 2016: The people, not political leaders, will decide their next governor ' Edebiri
The phones no longer ring By Reuben Abati
*Buhari promise on Chibok girls' rescue: FG should not negotiate with Boko Haram ' Ejiofor,
*Raising Entrepreneurs is Governor Okowa's Passion ' Kingsley Emu
*Nigeria can get $15bn yearly investment from America ' Prof. Ekpo
*Financial experts laud Oteh's appointment by World Bank

*$2bn Bailout Fallout: Buhari didn't dash us money, says Gov. Dave Umahi
*2018 W/Cup: Eagles won't underrate any team ' Oliseh
*Messi's foundation stone in Gabon stolen
*Goal spree shows Wenger doesn't need to spend big
*I want to score goals, win trophies ' Costa
*Whoever says acting is not lucrative is lying ' Bukky Fagbuyi
*I have no qualms with sex roles ' Regina Chukwu

*I went three days without bathing to record a song ' Adasounds
*Veteran Actress, Sola Sobowale, showers Reagan students with gift items
*There's sexiness in all I do because I exude confidence ' Shaffy Bello

*16 year old Nigerian designer, tumisola ladega wins Jimmy Choo bursary prize
*Sexual Abuse: I didn't rape her, we had sex ' Timaya
*Kehinde Bankole delves into music
*New Hollywood-Nollywood movie
*Our pregnant women are dying mysteriously ' Lagos, Ogun boundary community

CNN
*Clinton denies sending classified emails on private server
*Trump fans shrug off McCain drama
*Al-Shabaab kills Somali MP
*College pulls Cosby professorship
*Bomber kills 20 in Cameroon
*Watch: Massive fire engulfs Vegas hotel pool deck
*Obama: 'Bad things happen' when you treat people differently
*Obama, Kenyatta's fathers were political adversaries

*Obama lectures Kenyan president on gay rights
*Blatter and Putin put on united front at 2018 draw
*Nearly 600 terror suspects arrested, more airstrikes on ISIS
*U.S. drones aim at Al-Shabaab
*Trump bars newspaper from event over editorial
*UK outlines plan against ISIS
*Handyman charged with murder