*Jonathan denies masterminding House bribery scandal; EFCC set to charge Farouk Lawan for corruption as he surrenders to police, detained; knows fate Friday*
*Govt spends N1.44tr in five months, generates N1.29tr*
*Shake up in SEC, as 7 Arunma Oteh’s loyalists get redeployment letters; SEC board disbanded, Bolaji Ibrahim Bello named Acting DG; Oteh may resume in 2 weeks; knows fate in 3 weeks*
*DANA Air Crash Investigators Assess Possible Fuel Contamination*
*DPR admits fraud in downstream sector*
*2006 Sosoliso Crash: Pilot couldn’t see runway because airport didn’t have diesel*
*Air Nigeria resumes operations*
*CBN may review cash-less policy, mum on cheque truncation date*
*Service Fine: GSM Operators reach payment deal with NCC; Telecoms firms ready to pay N1.17b fine, says NCC*
*Nigeria takes 10% of global infant deaths*
*FG has released N17bn as part of the subsidy for fuel delivered in 2012: Ngozi Okonjo Iweala*
*Oil marketers must refund fraudulent subsidy claims – FG*
*Exorcism Slap: Court fixes July 12 for judgment in suit against Bishop Oyedepo*
*Akpabio tasks European Union on Niger Delta projects*
*Okorocha condemns families’ co-operation with kidnappers*
*Husband sets court ablaze for dissolving his marriage in Katsina *
*Lagos orders buses off illegal parks, issues ultimatum to Danfo drivers*
*A’Ibom House passes pensions bill for workers*
*NDLEA seizes marijuana in Oyo*
*Nigeria Air Force to inaugurate helicopter flying school in Enugu*
*Plateau state government threatens to invoke “no work, no pay” principle against striking local council workers*
*Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola swears in 14th Chief Judge of the State, Justice Ayotunde Adeyoola Phillips; orders immediate suspension of awards of honorary degrees in LASU*
*Taraba NYSC: 12 Batch ‘B’corps members absconded*
*Ondo, Jigawa boost healthcare, others*
*2 Division of the Nigerian Army Headquarters in Ibadan inaugurates a General Court Martial to try 14 soldiers*
*Kwara Assembly urges FG to re-award road contract*
*5 million farmers to receive FG’s support*
*UBTH records first knee replacement surgery*
*Lagos introduces 5-in-1 vaccine for children immunisation*
*37 prisoners on death row in Edo, says Controller of Prisons*
*Former commissioners in Ondo endorse Mimiko for second term*
*Parties get INEC materials for Edo guber race*
*Vice-President Namadi Sambo says the conduct of the Edo governorship election on July 14, will be free and fair*
*Northern APGA leaders allege plot to destabilise party*
*Igbo Leadership Development Foundation (ILDF) commences massive enlightenment campaign ahead of 2015 presidential elections*
*Senate concludes arrangements to move against unequal distribution of infrastructural facilities in the country*
*”My husband padlocks my manhood’,” Gay Nigerian man cries*
*Suu Kyi to visit Swiss parliament*
*Canada MPs in 24-hour budget vote*
*Egypt court dissolves Islamist-led parliament; Brotherhood angry at ruling*
*UN rights expert prevented from visiting Darfur*
*Solar plane team awaits date for new Moroccan flight*
*Liberia’s Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says she is working with Ivory Coast leader to deal with deadly border attacks*
*Kenya: Former MP and Moi era detainee Otieno Mak Onyango awarded Sh20m compensation for illegal detention after abortive 1982 coup*
*A man is stabbed with his own Samurai sword, after trying to scare off intruders in his east London home*
*Obama challenges on vague Romney tax, budget plan*
*Family Members say no need for inquiry into Late Malawian President’s death*
*Namibia’s Aids orphans forced into early parenting*
*Egypt braces for political turmoil after court ruling*
*Francois Hollande’s ex demands respect after Valerie Trierweiler tweets support for political rival*
*Russia says no new deliveries of military helicopters were made to Syria; confirms repair of helicopters under old contracts *
*U.N. chief warns of lack of resources in hunt for Joseph Kony*
*Tunisian groups call off Friday demos after being banned*
*Japan police hold final Tokyo gas attack fugitive*
*Sudan: Western Bahr El Ghazal Governor backs international arbitration of border dispute*
*South Africa’s Malema to apologise over ‘racist girl’ insults*
*Syria: Rebels turn to homemade bombs*
*U.S. says American jailed in Cuba cannot walk*
*Colombian lawmakers approve peace talks law*
*Zambia: PF gives UK company contract to print ballot papers for July bye-election*
*China suspends officials who beat a woman and then forced her to undergo an abortion 7 months into pregnancy; apologises to woman forced to abort*
*Nationwide manhunt in progress for NY surgeon*
*Oakland police faulted for handling of Occupy*
*UK School dinner blogger banned*
*SA: R11m spent on hiring vehicles*
*ECOWAS budgets $30bn for ‘improved business environment’ scheme*
*Allen Stanford gets 110 years for $7 billion swindle*
*Ghana: 79 patients benefit from free reconstructive and plastic surgeries*
*Philippine authorities say Al-Arabiya’s bureau chief and two Filipino crew are missing on a southern island*
*Rio+20 summit: India to oppose Europe’s terms, but will help Brazil*
*US, Europe, Japan scared of Iran oil sanctions*
*South Africa hopes tax reform will boost shipping *
*US FDA urges removal of Korean seafood products*
*Wal-Mart China in new food scare*
*Australia orders its biggest polluters to pay carbon tax; 294 organizations affected*
*China’s biggest milk producer recalls baby formula with ‘unusual’ levels of mercury*
*American drivers turn to smaller, better engines*
*Jury Sides with Costner in BP Spill Lawsuit*
*Bilfinger Berger to sell 90% of its investment in its Nigerian business, Julius Berger Int’l, to Julius Berger Nigeria by the end of 2012*
*Departed RIM chiefs get $15 million going away gift*
*Microsoft to buy Yammer for more than $1 billion*
*Dell is “strategic” bidder for Quest*
*Facebook to file motion, discuss Nasdaq role in IPO*
*Judge gives Apple reprieve in patent case versus Google*
*Singapore’s Unemployment Up Slightly, Job Vacancies Decline in Q1 2012*
*Merkel says Germany’s Ability to Rescue Euro Zone is Limited; Britain fights euro zone threat with 100 billion pound credit boost*
*Abu Dhabi Shares Gain most in 2 Weeks as Oil Rise Boosts Outlook *
*Kiwibank looks to cardless withdrawals*
*Deutsche Bank completes the first cross-border yuan payment transaction under PBOC’s new scheme*
*Japan Airlines aims to relist shares by September*
*China cuts banks reserve ratios a second time as Europe threatens growth*
*Bank of England, UK Treasury to ease tight credit*
*Bank of Ghana alarmed over dollarisation of the economy*
*Uganda banks move to cut lending rates*
*EAC member countries raise budgetary spending by 20%*
*Bank of Japan keeps policy interest rate, easing programs unchanged ahead of Greek vote*
*Hong Kong stocks open higher, with exporters rebounding; Hang Seng Index up 0.7%*
*South Korea’s Hyundai Oilbank scrapped plans for an IPO that was expected to raise at least $1 billion*
*AIG says about $30 million worth of shares of AIG common stock are owned by the U.S. Treasury as remaining investment*
*Asia stocks rise amid hopes for central bank help*
*Stocks in Europe see modest gains in early-morning trades*
*U.S. stocks hit session highs in final hour; Dow’s up 188 points*
*UK Councils invest £167m in tobacco*
*Texas financier R. Allen Stanford sentenced to 110 years for Ponzi scheme; Stanford sentence is 40 years less than Madoff; 100 years more than his lawyers had asked for*
*Man files suit against Bristol Palin*
*Dane Rumble opens jewellery store*
*Obama turns to NYC celebrities for campaign cash*
*Bob Seger among Songwriter Hall of Fame inductees*
*Mo Ibrahim offers $100,000 to young Africans*
*Music entertainer, D’banj set to launch his music label called D’Koko Master (DKM) records*
*Naomi Watts moving to London to prepare for Princess Diana role*
*Donny Osmond weeps after learning baby news*
*Chris Brown and Drake nightclub brawl: Innocent girl caught in the middle*
*Adam Levine’s acting career takes off with movie role*
*Muhammad Ali & grandson star in Louis Vuitton ad*
*Woman athlete arrested for rape in India*
*Injured Cath Cheatley retires from cycling*
*Joe Paterno’s family releases will*
*Mickelson, Watson find rough start at US Open; Tiger Woods starts stron*
*Miami Heat hold off another late Oklahoma City Thunder rally to tie NBA Finals series 1-1*
*CAF mourns Ghana’s Jordan’s passing*
*Athletics Australia refuse to give Genevieve LaCaze special treatment*
*Manchester City to sell Carlos Tevez, Edin Dzeko, Emmanuel Adebayor & Roque Santa Cruz, to raise funds to buy striker Robin van Persie; considers swapping Aleksandar Kolarov for Andrea Ranocchia*
*Shenhua still chasing Drogba*
*”Kalaba” Mupopo Sets Banyana Goal*
*Comic Omid Djalili apologises for mocking soccer star*
*Kotoko striker Toure signs for Petrojet*
*India invites Super Eagles for Nehru Cup*
*Enyeama sure of victory, as Amavubi arrives in Calabar*
*Senate panel queries auctioning of Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium facilities*
*UEFA fines Germany, Portugal*
*Fulham sign George Williams from MK Dons*
*Ghana FA Vice President passes away*
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