WEDNESDAY HEADLINE NEWS.

Good Morning, Headline News For Today

**LOCAL NEWS**

DAILY TIMES

*PDP apologises for misrule of 16 years

*I will not contest for political office again ' IBB

*Easing traffic gridlock at Apapa Port

*Buhari sacks 17 permanent secretaries

*SARO WIWA:The tears will never end

*BIAFRA: Time to right the wrongs

DAILY TRUST

*Party apologises to North for fielding Jonathan

*Suswam sold Benue shares worth N8.3bn - Gov Ortom

*Ministers will mean nothing without portfolio LP chair

*Count me out of PDP rebranding conference IBB

*Osinbajo storms Kogi to canvass support for Audu

*Ishaku says Taraba tribunal judgement an accidental discharge

*EFCC: Olu-Kayode accuses Buhari of "insensitivity" over Magu appointment

*N3.1bn scam: Suswam gets N100m bail

*Kuje community laments robbery attacks

*Police rescue 11 trafficked girls in Lugbe

*Kwara to establish 100 megawatts power project

*How we intend to make agribusiness a new frontier Dangote

*BVN: Civil servants salaries trapped over name changes

*Abuja Disco launches super electricity vending with 300 new points

*Mikel, Iheanacho swell Eagles camp

*Buhari to reward Eaglets 30 years after 85 victory

*Siasia dumps Pyagbara, picks Sokari, 25 others for Morocco camp

NATIONAL MIRROR

*Purge judiciary of bad eggs, Darius urges Buhari

*No guinea worm scourge in Ebonyi 'Umezurike

*Buhari swears in ministers today

*APC Reps fight dirty, exchange blows over committee slots

*Tragedy in Enugu as woman, daughter drown in well

*Excessive form of Islam' worries Senegal Govt

*CACOL condemns Lamorde's sack

Osinbajo urges Kogi people to join change train

*US cautions against violence during Kogi, Bayelsa polls

*Ekiti ex-speaker faces court as assembly fails to reverse impeachment

*INEC deploys 3,700 smart card readers for Kogi governorship election 'REC

*World Diabetes Day: Nigeria leads Africa with 3.9 million cases

*Two-thirds of world's population is infected with herpes, WHO

*Why Nigeria must review its abortion laws

*Queen Amina of Zazzau' comes to Abuja

Subjecting Nollywood to scholarly critique

*2Face, Arinze for 'Goodwill Ambassador Awards

*Group urges Buhari to make SMEs economic priority

*Arik Air airlifts 17.3m passengers in 9 yrs

*W/Cup qualifier : Oliseh not 100% fit to face Swaziland

*Chile 2015 U-17 World Cup win: Golden Eaglets return, gets presidential reception

NEW TELEGRAPH

*War in N'Assembly over committee posts

*Nigeria's loss to pipeline vandalism hits N2.8trn

*One dead, two injured as police disperse Biafran protesters

*Babangida to PDP: Count me out of your rebranding

*Energy drink increases heart disease risk in young adults

*Oshiomhole leads Sylva's campaign, vows to beat PDP

*Banks under fire over enforcement of BVN policy

*Customs move to replace N26.4bn unserviceable scanners at ports

*US election: Jeb Bush to change debate strategy

*Siasia picks 26 for Morocco camp

*Super Eagles storm Swaziland Thursday

*Chelsea, West Ham chase Okonkwo

*Buhari to redeem China '85 pledge

**WORLD NEWS**

BBC

*Trump's migrant plan attacked by rivals

*Singles Day nears $4bn in first hour

*Jewish centre killer sentenced to death

*Colombia's Farc 'ends gun purchases

*Private jet crashes into Ohio homes

*New York raises state workers' wage

*China's Singles Day sparks online spree

*Men working at HK bookstore disappear

*No safe haven for gay Ugandans in Kenya

*How hackers took on US banks

*Golden Horn named horse of the year

*South Dakota tribe burns marijuana crop

*Nigeria protests over Biafra arrest

UK MIRROR

*Jealous man 'shot, dismembered  then burnt love rival after  discovering affair with one of his  girlfriends'

*Hollywood superstar with 'long list  of famous exes diagnosed with HIV'

*Baby died after dad tried to change her nappy while 'horribly drunk'

*Man who shot wife then posted  picture of dead body on Facebook  'acted in self defence'

*Female drug dealer stashed  cocaine in 'intimate area' when her  house was raided by cops

*Bayern Munich to offer Pep  Guardiola £17M-A-YEAR to turn  down Premier League

*Chelsea must NOT sack Jose  Mourinho despite shock slump  insists ex-England boss Sven Goran  Eriksson

*Natasha Hamilton reveals why her  Celebrity Big Brother pals won't be  invited to her wedding

*Want to live out your days in style?  You need to start saving in your 20s

*Former US President Jimmy Carter  'responding well to cancer  treatment'

ROUND UP

*16-Carat Pink Diamond Sets World Auction Record, Fetches $28.5 Million - Forbes

*A crowd of 10,000-plus went nuts for Trump in Illinois last night ' pundits are still underestimating him - Business Insider

*A daughter's reluctant journey - BBC

*A free-speech conference inflamed racial tension at Yale University and drew protesters - Business Insider

*A popular app that promised to show you who viewed your Instagram account may have been stealing passwords - Business Insider

*Advertisers, Focus On The Adults And Leave The Kids Alone - Huffington Post

*Alibaba's Singles Day Blowout Racks Up $5B in Sales in First 90 Minutes - Wired

*Allen Toussaint, New Orleans R&B legend, dies at 77 - CNN

*An Immigration Fight Gives Jeb Bush His Best Moment Of The Entire Debate Season - Huffington Post

*Anastasia Lin, Canada's Miss World, Says She's Being Targeted By China - Huffington Post

*Apple Music Now Works on Android, Too - Wired

*ARM Announces Cortex-A35 To Bolster Mobile Device Growth In Emerging Markets - Forbes

*Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan cannot wait for the Fed to hike rates (BAC) - Business Insider

*Ben Carson quips: 'Thank you for not asking what I said in the 10th grade - Business Insider

*Ben Carson Says Donald Trump's Tax Plan Is More Fair Than His Own - Huffington Post

*Blake Shelton to host 2016 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards - CNN

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