Vanguard
IPOB accuses DSS of deceit over charges against Kanu
The Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB has said that contrary to the misleading reports allegedly sponsored by the Department of State Services, DSS, on the charges preferred against its leader and Director of Radio Biafra.
Leadership
FG Still Dialoguing With Niger Delta – Kachikwu
The Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has said that it is not true that the Federal Government is working against the people of the Niger Delta region.
Guardian
‘Nigeria’s private sector downturn eases slightly in September’
A report from Stanbic IBTC Bank’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) has showed that Nigeria’s private sector downturn eased slightly in September, when compared to thatin August, 2016.
Punch
NDDC Debunks Bayelsa’s Claim On Road Rehabilitation
The Niger Delta Development Commission has debunked claims by the Bayelsa State Government on the rehabilitation of 14 roads in the state.
The Sun
FG, World Bank seal $1.3bn SMEs deal
The Federal Government at the weekend reached an agreement with the World Bank Group and other development partners for the release of about $1.3billion for the funding of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with the planned takeoff of the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN).
Thisday
Staff of Ajaokuta Steel Kidnapped in Kogi
A nurse with the Ajaokuta Steel Company, Roland Omosegbon, was at the weekend kidnapped along the Kabba-Obajana road in Kogi State by unknown gunmen.
Premium Times
Arrest of Judges: APC defends Buhari, attacks Wike, PDP
The All Progressives Congress, APC, is concerned about the desperation of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and some of its governors to drag the President into circumstances surrounding the raids of the homes of some judges by the State Security Service (SSS).
The Nation
CJN deplores arrest of judges
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mahmud Mohammed has expressed discomfort over Saturday’s arrest of some judicial officers by men of the Department of State Services (DSS).