NEWS BYTE

THE NATION
*EFCC identifies owner of $2.1m seized cash
*IGP: rules forgery beyond Senate
*NNPC sacks Group Executive Directors
*Elite used Boko Haram for selfish interests, says Minimah
*Osun Assembly's panel dismisses judge's petition against Aregbesola
*Corruption, leadership hamper NDLEA's drug war

*Four suspected Boko Haram terrorists arrested in
Borno village
*Troops clear Gwoza-Yamteke road of explosives, landmines
*Court rejects Saraki's protest against Senate forgery suit
*Sexually transmitted diseases can be cured naturally
*MFM rewards 108 First Class students with N54m

*We are improving Nigerians' welfare in our university
*Senate summons CBN governor over state of economy
*GSM operators get seven-day ultimatum to deactivate pre-registered SIMs
*NNPC targets 90% output from refineries
*Foreign investors eye Bayelsa's Atala oil field

PUNCH
*PIB must adequately address royalty issues ' Egboga
*Oil slump worsens indigenous firms' problems
*Naira rises to 219 after CBN dollar sale
*Boko Haram kill seven in Borno communities
*Gulf of Guinea: Buhari orders takeover of Nigeria's airspace

*EFCC probing Mimikos govt, says Olanusi
*Kogi wont depend on FG for survival Baba-Ali
*Blame successive governments for NNPC inefficiency ' Ogbeifun
*Stakeholders set agenda for new NNPC GMD
*Fraudsters solicit money in Lagos dep govs name
*Lagos releases 11bn for pension payment
*Ambode warns perm secs against compromise

DAILY INDEPENDENT
*Migrant Boat Carrying Hundreds Capsizes Off Libya Coast
*At Least 24 Killed, 25 Rescued After Trains Derail In India
*Finally, Buhari Kick-Starts Ogoniland Clean-Up
*Okowa Inaugurates 30-man Advisory/Peace Building Council
*Buhari's U.S. Trip Didn't Cost N2.2b
*Buhari Expresses Concern About Huge Aviation Debts

*Malaysian PM Confirms Debris From MH370
*Cameroon Repatriates 12,000 Nigerians
*uhari Orders Quick Action On Re-establishment Of Nigeria Airways
*Buhari Behind DSS's Arrest Of Rivers, A'Ibom RECs ' IYC
*Buhari's Probe Of Jonathan In Order ' Omene

*NFF Wants Ghana Friendly In London
*Oritshefemi, Others, Excite Fans As Regal Gin Celebrates Fela
CNN
*Bush stumbles into debate night
*Gadhafi's son beaten on tape
*Hostage threat in 'ISIS video
*NY escapee 'drunk' when shot
*Donald Trump calls for 'civil' debate
*Boy, 11, charged over tot's death
*Kelly Osbourne's Trump slam backfires
*Cazorla: We can beat the big teams

*World's greatest free diver feared dead
*Al Qaeda branch calls for new attacks on U.S.
*Flooding in Asia displaces millions; death toll rising rapidly
*Answer on MH370 could come this week
*Holy cow! India is making billions from beef

*India reverses ban on pornography websites
*Russia to burn banned Western food
*Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy announce split
*Idris Elba becomes the first Maxim cover man
*Gay Pride launched in Uganda
*Amnesty report slams killings by police

DAILY TRUST
*Tribal, religious sentiments fuel B/Haram crisis ' Minimah
*Pharmacy students offer free services to 10,000 persons
*Don tasks govt to prioritise child education
*Students call for tricycle to ease campus transportation
*UNIBEN student bags YEW global youth award
*Arewa Students send SOS to govt, corporate organisations
*In UK university degree is not for everyone ' Essex graduate
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Man survives burns as fuel catches fire at Lugbe
*False information of suspect lands woman in prison
*MTN in talks with CBN over $600m debt repayment
*Forex ban: Nigeria can save N860bn from solid minerals, says expert
*Petroleum price may crash next week ' IPMAN

*Customs seizes N28m smuggled frozen poultry
*Support Oliseh or forget int'l football for ten years ' Peterside
*Super Falcons break camp, returns next week

BBC
*Corrupt Brazilian executives jailed
*Russia and France agree Mistral deal
*Last Madoff fraud defendant jailed
*Deepwater drill company gains $735m
*MH370 mystery resolution 'closer
*Hants beat Bears in rain-hit game
*Gunman' dead in US cinema shooting

*US drone strikes Syria from Turkey
*Drone delivers drugs to US prison
* Norway camp reopens after 2011 massacre
*Arsenal 'close to European success