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1. Widows of Ogoni Leaders Killed By Abacha Sue Shell in Netherlands [Premium Times] The widows of four of nine men executed by Nigeria's military regime in 1995 have filed a civil lawsuit seeking compensation and an apology from Royal Dutch Shell.
   
   
2. Buhari On Life Support - Says Governor Fayose [Guardian] Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose yesterday disclosed that the health situation of President Muhammadu Buhari has worsened, and that he has been on life support since June 6 at a West-End, London hospital.
   
   
3. Govt Formally Declares Meningitis Outbreak Over‎ [Premium Times] After the disease had caused about 1,166 deaths over 23 weeks in 25 states, the Nigerian government has finally declared the meningitis epidemic over in the country.
   
   
4. Notorious Kidnapper Evans Sues Nigeria Police [Premium Times] Notorious kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, otherwise known as Evans, on Wednesday dragged the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, and three others before the Federal High Court in Lagos for alleged illegal detention.
   
   
5. Security Agencies Search Ex-VP Namadi Sambo's House [Premium Times] Heavily armed security operatives on Wednesday raided the residence of a former vice president, Namadi Sambo, in Kaduna.
   
   
6. Former Taraba Governor Danbaba Suntai Dies [Premium Times] A former governor of Taraba State, Danbaba Suntai, is dead.
   
   
7. Govt Is Failing Us, University of Maiduguri Lecturers, Staff, Students Say [Premium Times] Trade unions in the University of Maiduguri have described the federal government as insensitive to the security threats by Boko Haram in the varsity, alleging that the government's inaction on the security situation was helping in giving boost to Boko Haram ideology.
   
   
8. Afcon Qualifiers - Bafana Will Fall in South Africa, Pinnick Brags [Leadership] The president of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick has vowed to revenge Super Eagles' 2-0 loss to Bafana Bafana in the reverse leg of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nation (AFCON) qualifying group E match in South Africa.
   
   
9. Top Crimes Commission Investigator Shot [Premium Times] A top investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on June 24, 2017 escaped death by the whiskers when gunmen opened fire on him in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
   
   
10. Spain Deports 23 for Drug, Immigration Offences [Daily Trust] Lagos -No fewer than 23 Nigerians were yesterday repatriated from Spain, five days after the deportation of 34 other Nigerians from six European countries.
    
    
11. Lagos Govt to Appeal Court Order Halting Nigeria Slum Demolitions [Thomson Reuters Foundation] The Lagos state government has rejected a High Court ruling that it stop a programme of evictions on the city's waterfront that has left more than 30,000 Nigerian fishermen and their families homeless.
    
    
12. Vigilante to Die By Hanging for Setting Goat Thief Ablaze [This Day] The Supreme Court has sentenced a member of a local vigilante group in Benue State, Moavega Igba, to death for killing one Kyernum Kervo 15 years ago for stealing goat meat.
    
    
13. 72 Metric Tonnes of Yam Leave Nigeria for Europe, U.S. Today [Leadership] Efforts by the federal government to diversify the economy is beginning to yield results, as the federal government is set to export 72 metric tonnes of yam to Europe and the United States today.
    
    
14. ‎Police React to Boko Haram Video, Say Only Two Officers Missing [Premium Times] After it denied last week that none of its female personnel was abducted by Boko Haram insurgents during the ambush along Maiduguri-Biu road last week, the police in Borno State on Wednesday confirmed that two of its personnel, including one woman, are missing after the attack.
    
    
15. Acting President Approves Appointment of 14 Heads of Tertiary Health Institutions [Premium Times] The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, has approved the appointment of 14 Chief Medical Directors and Medical Directors in Federal Teaching Hospitals, Federal Medical Centres and Specialty Hospitals in Nigeria.
    
    
16. Keep Off Roads or Risk Shut Down, Lagos Govt Warns Traders [Premium Times] The Lagos State Government on Wednesday warned traders in the habit of displaying their wares on the road for sale beyond the confines of the market thereby causing traffic gridlock and other environmental nuisance to desist henceforth, otherwise markets where such illegal activities are perpetrated would be shut down till further notice.
    
    
17. Meet the Nigerian Woman Who Survived 10 Days in Sahara Desert [Premium Times] A 22-year-old Nigerian woman attempting to migrate into Europe via the harsh Sahara Desert survived after being abandoned by traffickers for 10 days.
    
    
18. Nigeria Extractive Industry Revenue Disclosure Hits U.S.$500 Billion [Guardian] The Nigerian extractive industry has so far disclosed $500 billion to the Federal Government since the inception of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).
    
    
19. ‎Why We Amended 2017 Budget - House of Reps [Premium Times] The House of Representatives has said it amended the 2017 budget of the power, works and housing ministries because it was skewed in favour of a section of the country.
    
    
20. Nine Nigerian Widows Sue Shell Over Hanging of Husbands By Abacha [Vanguard] Four Nigerian women are taking legal action in the Dutch courts against Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell accusing it of complicity in the 1990s executions of their husbands by the Nigerian military, Amnesty International said Thursday.
    
    
21. U.S. Accuses Nigeria of Using Child Soldiers [Vanguard] A United States 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report has accused Nigeria of involving children under the age of 18 in its military operations in "hostile environments."
    
    
22. Meet Evans Lawyer, Ogungbeje, Known for 'Unpopular Cases' [Vanguard] Just when Nigerians thought no lawyer will step out to defend notorious billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike a.k.a. Evans, Voice Olukoya Ogungbeje has proven an exception.
    
    
23. Activists, Political Leaders Call for Abolishment of Maltreatment of Widows [Vanguard] Human rights activists and political leaders in Nigeria have called for a concerted action aimed at abolishing all cultural and behavioural practices militating against the full exercise of the rights and privileges of widows in Nigeria. They spoke at the African Widows' Summit in commemoration of second International Widows Day, pioneered by the Felix King Foundation at the Best Western Hotel, Benin City, Edo State Nigeria.
    
    
24. Why We Have Not Arraigned Evans - Police [Guardian] Reasons were given by the police high command this morning why billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, decided to drag the Nigeria Police to court over his continuous detention.
    
    
25. Nigeria Begins Yam Export to Europe [Daily Trust] The Federal Government will today formally flag off the export of yam to Europe, Agriculture Minister Audu Ogbe has said.
    
    
26. President's Health - Fayose, Buhari Support Group in War of Words [Vanguard] Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, were yesterday engaged in a war of words over the health of President Muhammadu Buhari. While Fayose said President Buhari has been on a life-support devise since June 6, at a West-End Hospital in London, the Buhari Media Support Group, BMSG, dismissed his claim as a tissue of lies.
    
    
27. Mop-Up Exam - JAMB Asks Candidates to Print Slip [Vanguard] Abuja -The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has directed candidates scheduled for mop-up examination to print their examination slip today 28th June, 2017.
    
    
28. Gunmen Shoot EFCC Investigator in Port Harcourt [Daily Trust] Port Harcourt -A top investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Austin Okwor has been shot by gunmen in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
    
    
29. CBN Lifts Foreign Exchange Market With $195 Million [Leadership] The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday announced an intervention in various segments of the inter-bank market to the tune of $195m. This is coming on the first day of transaction after the Eid-el-Fitr celebration, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) during which the Naira maintained a stable stance against the US Dollar.
    
    
30. Boko Haram Terrorists Are Dying Men Trying to Survive, Buratai Insists [Leadership] Chief of Army Staff, (COAS), Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai yesterday said Boko Haram terrorists have been so decimated that what was being witnessed now was like the case of dying men trying to survive.