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Police deploy counter-terrorism teams for Imo, Kogi rerun elections

Judicial panel report on Shiite-Army clash not credible: Intersociety •Says probe a waste of time

Abuja court jails bricklayer for stealing 2 packets of Maggi cubes

Wikipedia partners Nigerian NGOs to celebrate women

Lagos Govt. advises widows and retiring public servants to take advantage of skill acquisition training

2 early front-runners emerge in race for new UN Secretary-General

SABMiller awaits Chinese approval before granting AB InBev nod

House of Reps, ousted Appropriation Committee Chairman wash dirty linen in the public

Education Minister directs the teaching of Islamic Religious Studies and Christian Religious Studies as separate subjects

FG considers tax on fuel, diesel, kerosene and gas

Oil workers cry out to Buhari, beg for protection from Avengers

Minister meets key players in UK Digital TV Switch Over, assures of Nigeria’s readiness

6 state governors for vocational training in Germany

DSS operatives handcuff, whisk away publisher for alleged links with Niger Delta Avengers

Lagos seeks improvement in ease of doing business in the state

Ekiti Government, Catholic Church battle in court over levy

Buhari nominates two new Supreme Court Justices

FG okays 14 solar investors to generate 1,125 megawatts of electricity

Zimbabwe war veterans dump Mugabe and his ruling party

Sexual harassment claims: Rupert Murdock takes over as Fox News CEO as Ailes resigns

19 soldiers, 3 civilian JTF wounded in Boko Haram ambush, others missing •Troops fight back, kill many terrorists

Today’s Weather: NiMET forecasts cloudy conditions, thunderstorms in the North, rain showers elsewhere

We’ll explore new opportunities in gas, technology to resuscitate economy —Buhari

EFCC kicks against bail for Agbele

10 Imo monarchs suspended for alleged disobedience, indiscipline (PLUS: List of affected royal fathers)

Abia PDP splits fire as parallel EXCO emerges

Senate to FG: Evacuate Nigerians stranded in South Sudan

No plan to pull out of CAN —Northern Christians

Brutalised kid: Court refuses bail to 2 suspects

Yudala launches Surulere store, 2 others

Foreign Affairs Minister absolves lawmakers of sexual misconduct in U.S

El-Rufai to demolish 1,300 houses

ACF warns those calling for the restructuring of Nigeria

Appeal Court gives students green light to sue school authorities over unlawful expulsion or rustication

Critical oil and gas national assets under serious threat: NNPC