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1. ECOWAS Court Stops Nigerian Govt From Sanctioning, Prosecuting Twitter Users [Premium Times] The ruling followed the suit filed against the government by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP).
    
   
2. Buhari Asks National Assembly to Approve Supplementary Budget [Premium Times] His request was conveyed in a letter to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, who read it at the start of the plenary on Tuesday.
    
   
3. Govt Sets Up Team to Engage With Twitter Over Suspension [Vanguard] President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of the federal government's Team to engage with Twitter over the recent suspension of the operations of the microblogging and social networking service in Nigeria.
    
   
4. Lagos Overtakes Nairobi As Africa's Leading Startup Hub [Premium Times] Abuja ranked third nationally, fell 12 spots to 466th, while Port Harcourt decreased by six spots to 906th.
    
   
5. Senate Confirms Faruk Yahaya As Nigeria's Army Chief [Premium Times] The confirmation was sequel to the adoption of a report presented by Aliyu Wamakko, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Defence.
    
   
6. National Assembly's Roof Leaks During Rainfall, Despite Billions Spent On Renovation [Premium Times] The situation did not stop the lawmakers from proceeding with plenary even as cleaners battled to get rid of the water.
    
   
7. Cholera - 289 Nigerians Killed in Six Months - Official [Premium Times] Between January and June 22, 2021, a total of 10,833 suspected cholera cases have been reported including 112 laboratory confirmed cases.
    
   
8. Group Releases Names of 1,499 Killed in 10 Years [Daily Trust] A coalition of women and civil society groups under #SecureOurLives is compiling the names of the hundreds of Nigerians killed across the country with the idea of building a database for victims of conflict and insecurity in the country.
    
   
9. Media Laws' Amendment Not Plot to Gag Media - Senate [This Day] The Senate yesterday dismissed insinuations that the ongoing efforts by the National Assembly to amend the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Act and other media laws are a ploy to gag the media and stifle freedom of expression.
    
   
10. Seven Years After Chibok, Mass Kidnapping of Students Becoming a Norm [Premium Times] Over 700 students have been kidnapped from their schools since December.
     
    
11. Twitter Ban - Nigeria Can't Be Ruled By Laws of Multinationals - Lai Mohammed [Vanguard] Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed, yesterday, said that Nigeria as a sovereign country cannot be ruled by either the policies or laws of a multinational corporation not matter "how powerful" it may be.
     
    
12. Afro-Pop Singer, Prince Shizzy, Explores 'Missing Creativity' in New Single "Down Low." [Premium Times] Prince Shizzy, who was born in Lagos and studied Bioscience at the University of Camerino, Italy, says he is targeting a global audience in his latest single.
     
    
13. Lagos Assembly Approves Sanwo-Olu's N85 Billion Request [Premium Times] The House says it speedily approved the governor's request since it was for the implementation of infrastructure development in the state
     
    
14. Highest-Grossing Movies in Nigeria in Q1 2021 [Premium Times] Funke Akindele's blockbuster movie, 'Omo Ghetto,' accounted for 48 per cent of revenues and 47 per cent of attendance in Nigerian cinemas.
     
    
15. Farouk Lawan Jailed Seven Years for Taking $500,000 Bribe From Billionaire Femi Otedola [Premium Times] "Count One of the charges is not based on suspicion but on credible evidence. The defendant (Mr Lawan) corruptly asked for $3million and received a $500,000 bribe in two tranches from Femi Otedola," the judge says.
     
    
16. Buhari Approves Govt's Team to Engage With Twitter Over Ban [This Day] President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of the Federal Government's team to engage with Twitter over the recent suspension of the operations of the microblogging and social networking service in Nigeria, the Ministry of Information has disclosed.
     
    
17. Twitter Ban - Social Media Not Food, Let's Go Back to Old Ways of Life - Buhari's Rep [Vanguard] President Muhammadu Buhari's representative in the House of Representatives, Hon. Fatihu Mohammed has asked Nigerians to do away with social media and return to the old way of life.
     
    
18. Twitter Raised Funds for #EndSARS in Nigeria - Lai Mohammed [Vanguard] Abuja -- Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said that the suspended Twitter bankrolled the famous #EndSARS protests in Nigeria last year.
     
    
19. NBA Celebrates 50 Years Call to Bar of Three Members in Warri [Vanguard] National President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Mr Olumide Akpata has lauded the Warri branch of the body for celebrating the 50 years Call to Bar of three of its eminent members, Chief Thompson Okpoko, SAN, Alaowei Broderick Bozimo and Dr Young Oshevire Esombi.
     
    
20. Lagos Council Chairman Dies [Premium Times] Mr Olatunji is the current chairperson of Eti-Osa LCDA and also won the APC primary to run for the forthcoming July 24 election.
     
    
21. Another Tanker Explodes On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway [Premium Times] Last November, at least two people died while 29 vehicles were razed following a tanker explosion at the Kara Bridge of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
     
    
22. How to Prevent Childhood Deaths From Pneumonia in Nigeria - Medical Doctor [Premium Times] Medical doctor urges Nigeria to address harmful norms, behaviours and practices that put children at greater risk of pneumonia.
     
    
23. 41-Year-Old Lawyer Appointed Olupo of Ajasse-IPO [Premium Times] Ismail Yahaya succeeds Sikiru Atanda, who died in February, as the Olupo of Ajasse-Ipo.
     
    
24. Alleged $500,000 Bribe - It's Judgement Day for Farouk Lawan [Premium Times] Mr Lawan was accused of taking $500,000 bribe from billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, to remove his companies from the list of firms indicted for fraud in the fuel subsidy regime in 2012.
     
    
25. #EndSARS Protester Who Gave Birth in Prison Granted N10m Bail [Daily Trust] Kemisola Ogunniyi, the #EndSARS protester who was delivered of a baby in prison, has been granted N10 million bail.
     
    
26. Senate Confirms Yahaya As Chief of Army Staff [Vanguard] The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Major General Farouk Yahaya as the Chief of Army Staff.
     
    
27. Poor Grid Power Supply Raises Production Cost for Plastic Manufacturers [Vanguard] The absence of a regular power supply from the national grid is increasing costs for some manufacturers of plastic products.
     
    
28. Tokyo Olympics - Do-or-Die for Team Nigeria Relay Teams [Daily Trust] ... As Lagos Athletics Open championship offers final chance
     
    
29. Troops Arrest Suspected Bandit in Possession of Military Kits - Army [Vanguard] The Nigerian Army says its troops operating along Mokwa-Jebba road, intercepted and arrested a fleeing bandit in a vehicle traveling from Zuru to Ibadan during a stop and search operation on Sunday.
     
    
30. PDP Has No Effective Alternative to Current War Against Insecurity - APC Chieftain [Vanguard] AN All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain in Cross River State, Chief Chris Agara, said the People's Democratic Parry, PDP, has not proffered any effective alternative to the fight against insecurity outside releasing press statements criticising the government on state insecurity in parts of the country.