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1. Pirates Kidnap 12 Crew Members of Swiss Ship [VOA] Twelve crew members of a Swiss commercial ship have been taken hostage by pirates who attacked the vessel as it sailed off the coast of Nigeria.
   
   
2. Cholera Outbreak in Nigeria's Northeast Kills Nearly 100 [Deutsche Welle] The United Nations says at least 97 people have died of cholera in northeastern Nigeria over the past two weeks. As well as the outbreak, the region is grappling with attacks by local militant group Boko Haram.
   
   
3. #OsunDecides2018 - Polling Units That Will Decide Osun's Next Governor [Premium Times] The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has scheduled the conclusion of the Osun State governorship election for Thursday September 27.
   
   
4. INEC Declares Osun Governorship Election 'Inconclusive', Sets ReRun for Sep 27 [Premium Times] The electoral commission, INEC, has declared the Osun State governorship election "inconclusive."
   
   
5. National Assembly Postpones Resumption to October 9 [Daily Trust] The National Assembly has postponed its resumption earlier slated for Tuesday, Sept 25 to October 9.
   
   
6. Govt Promises to Utilise Loans From China for Projects [Guardian] The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to use monies borrowed from the Chinese government for the development of Nigeria.
   
   
7. Wizkid Threatens to Block His Chilld's Mother On WhatsApp [Leadership] The young lady who is in her 20s took to social media to explain lots of things the singer has done to her and her son. Oluwanishola in a series of shocking posts corroborated the claims of the singer's second babymama who had earlier called him out for being a deadbeat father. Citing examples and sharing screenshots of her chats, Oluwanishola talked about how Wizkid is always begged, forced by family members to pay for his child's school fees. It's always war to get the singer to pay his 7-year-old child'
   
   
8. #OsunDecides2018: Adeleke, Oyetola to Battle in Re-Run Election [Premium Times] A re-run will be declared for the Osun State governorship election due to the margin of victory between the two leading candidates, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt.
   
   
9. Presidency - 'Nigeria Should Adopt 6-Year Single Term' [Daily Trust] A retired Permanent Secretary, Chief Robert Audu has called for the adoption of a 6-yr single tenure, starting with President Muhammadu Buhari.
   
   
10. Osun Election Rerun Holds Thursday [Daily Trust] Osogbo, Lagos, Abuja -A rerun of the Osun State governorship election will hold on Thursday, September 27, 2018, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said yesterday.
    
    
11. No Basis for Declaring Osun Polls Inconclusive - Saraki [Daily Trust] Senate President Bukola Saraki said there was no basis whatsoever for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare the Saturday governorship election in Osun State inconclusive.
    
    
12. Experts Speak On Expectations From Today's MPC Meeting [Daily Trust] Abuja and Lagos -Ahead of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) which holds its fourth meeting of the year today and tomorrow, analysts at FSDH Research believe that the most appropriate monetary policy decision under the current economic and financial market situation is to hold policy rates at the current levels despite new pressure points.
    
    
13. FIRS Generates N13 Billion From Billionaire Tax Defaulters [Daily Trust] The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has generated N12.66 billion in tax revenue about a month after it commenced substitution of accounts of recalcitrant billionaire taxpayers.
    
    
14. Ghana to Deport 72 Nigerian Women Allegedly for Sex Work [Daily Trust] Accra -Seventy- two Nigerian ladies arrested for illegal entry into the country and for engaging in prostitution are to be deported, according to the Ghanaian authorities.
    
    
15. CBN, MTN and 4 Banks - What Lessons? [Leadership] The furore generated so far on the $8.1billion and N5.87billion sanction by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on MTN Nigeria and four banks has been one of mixed grill, laced with sentiments depending on which divide one belongs to. Some felt CBN's action amounted to witch-hunting, forgetting the apolitical stance of the Bank. Some canvassed that CBN should have been circumspect in handling the matter as its decision may send out wrong signals from a country in dire need of foreign investments. To others,
    
    
16. 'Atiku Has What It Takes to Guranttee PDP Victory in 2019' [Leadership] A Group under the auspices of Waziri Frontiers Network (WFN) has called on the main opposition party, People's Democratic party (PDP) to consider givinhbthe party's ticket to former vice President Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, saying he has what it takes to guarantee victory for the party come 2019.
    
    
17. Why Higher Oil Prices Cripple the Economy [Vanguard] The crash in the Naira exchange rate from N199=$1 in Dec. 2015 to almost N500=$1, by January 2016, was popularly attributed to the erosion of Nigeria's foreign reserves from a relatively lofty perch around $60bn to a less exotic retreat of about $35bn.
    
    
18. Buhari 'Ll Complete East-West Road - Presidency [Vanguard] Uyo -The Presidency, weekend, reiterated the commitment of President Muhammadu Buhari to complete the East-West Road project.
    
    
19. What Osun Result Means for Buhari [Vanguard] As President Muhammadu Buhari deplanes in New York this morning, he possibly will have an unusual gait. The bearing of electoral invisibility which had trailed his way since his emergence was given a direct poke in the country he left behind yesterday.
    
    
20. Atiku, Saraki, CDD React to Osun Governorship Election Results [Premium Times] A former vice president and opposition Peoples Democratic Party presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar, and Senate President Bukola Saraki have extended support to the party's Osun State governorship candidate, Ademola Adeleke.
    
    
21. Fintechs, Banks Await Regulation On Open Banking [This Day] Operators of financial technology (fintech) companies and banks have urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) be more innovative in designing the framework for open banking in the country.
    
    
22. Before Banks Downsize Loan Portfolio to Businesses [Guardian] Reports that banks in the country have been reducing their loan portfolio to businesses should not be taken lightly by the power elite and those who have responsibility to manage the economy.
    
    
23. Men Are Like Babies When It Comes to Sex - AfroCandy [Vanguard] U.S.-based Nigerian actress and singer, Judith Mazagwu, popularly known as Afrocandy is a bundle of tricks, who gets even more mysterious as more as you try to understand her.
    
    
24. Saraki Faults Declaration of Osun Poll Inconclusive [This Day] Abuja -Senate President Bukola Saraki has disagreed with the Independent National Electoral Commission over its declaration that Osun gubernatorial election results were inconclusive.
    
    
25. National Assembly Extends Recess By Two Weeks [This Day] Abuja -The National Assembly has extended its annual vacation by two weeks. The Assembly which went on annual vacation on July 24 is now to reconvene on Tuesday, October 9.
    
    
26. WHO Alerts On Rise in Alcohol-Related Deaths [Guardian] The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised the alarm on the rise in alcohol-related deaths globally.
    
    
27. Experts Raise the Alarm Over Maternal Death Rate in Kaduna [Guardian] Kaduna -Health officials in Kaduna State, under the Maternal and Peri-Natal Deaths Surveillance and Responses (MPDSR), have said that the state recorded about 123 maternal deaths out of 10,453 deliveries in 30 secondary and tertiary facilities between January and June this year.
    
    
28. Stock Exchange's Premium Index Gets 49% Returns in Three Years [Guardian] After three years of establishment, the seven listed companies constituting the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Premium Board Index raised activities on the platform with a 48.53 per cent gain.
    
    
29. Makarfi Faults Inconclusive Results, Hopeful of PDP's Victory [Guardian] Kaduna -A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Senator Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, has said that the party is sure of victory despite the re-run elections declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
    
    
30. Labour Declares Stand Today On Minimum Wage [Guardian] The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is not ruling out strike to reopen stalled negotiations on its demand for better wages, NLC president, Ayuba Wabba, told The Guardian in an exclusive interview yesterday.