Fayose’s N1.3bn poultry fraud suit still in court –APC
The All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State has faulted claims by Governor Ayodele Fayose that he had been discharged and acquitted by the Federal High Court in the alleged N1.3bn poultry project.Vanguard
PDP must avoid going from frying pan to fire – Bode George
Thisday
Buhari Confirms FG in Talks with N’Delta Militants
President Muhammadu Buhari has finally confirmed that his administration is in talks with Niger Delta militants with the help of oil companies and law-enforcement agencies to find a lasting solution to the insecurity in the region.Daily Trust
Opportunists working to tear Bauchi APC apart — Zungur
Nura Muhammed Zungur, a
political activist, youth leader and founding member of the ruling All
Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi State, in this interview, speaks
on recent happenings in the party at the state and national levels.
Leadership
Troops Kill 42 Insurgents, Rescue 80 Women, Children
Following confirmed intelligence report on the convergence and massing up of dislodged Boko Haram insurgents at Gangere village in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, with intent of carrying out attack on some isolated communities, troops on fighting and clearance patrol Codenamed “Operation TIGER CLAW” on Tuesday 19th July, 2016, swooped on terrorists killing 42 Boko Haram insurgents, while unconfirmed number of the insurgents escaped with gunshot wounds.The Nation
Economy will pick up in Third Quarter, says Udoma
The economy is in recession, the government admitted yesterday.Daily Independent
Wike accuses INEC , police of plots to rig rerun election
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has alleged that the National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmud Yakubu, was working with the Acting Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to rig the forthcoming National Assembly rerun elections in the state.New Telegraph
Avengers: Oil workers must leave Niger Delta now
The Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) yesterday told oil workers and foreigners to vacate all oil fields and terminals in the Niger Delta as soon as possible. This is as the group claimed that it has attacked the Qua Iboe export pipeline.Newswatch
NFF gives reasons for Le Guen’s rejection of Super Eagles job
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Tuesday in Abuja confirmed that Frenchman Paul Le Guen has rejected the job of Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles it offered him.Daily Times
Army averts repeat of Ikeja bomb explosion
The Nigerian Army Ordnance Corps said it has completely destroyed
obsolete and unserviceable ammunition belonging to the Nigerian Navy, in
a move to avert a repeat of 2002 explosion at the Ikeja Cantonment
Ammunition Transit Dump (ATD).
