Early flakes News Mon, 30 Oct 2017

**NIGERIA

*NANS threatens FG with mass action over Maina saga

*Buratai restates objectives of military operations

*NBA ex-chief, Olanipekun, advises on how to defeat corruption

*Lawyer dares President Buhari to visit prisons

*Contractors fault Delta government over unpaid debts from executed projects

*Suspected cultists rape girl as part of initiation rites

*Police move against drug abuse in nightclubs, hotels

*Two lovers found naked, dead in car after sex

*$5.5bn loan: LP warns Buhari, says economy moving towards stagnation

*FG sets up panel on prison decongestion

*Dep gov lauds Army over facelift at premier oil well site

*Oil/gas communities allege marginalisation by Nigerian oil bloc owners

*Experts fault Buhari’s economic policies, anti-graft war, others

*UNICAL shops for N1.2b credit facility to boost agriculture

*Diaspora BVN: Tension over forfeiture threat

*Running business in Nigeria is like swimming against the tide – Manny Igbenoba

*‘ERGP will help Nigeria achieve sustainable growth’

*SON destroys sub-standards products worth N10m

*Construction sector records 13% growth –NBS

*IMF, CBN differ on 2018 inflation expectations

*FAAN intensifies effort at sanitising Lagos airport

*Air Peace lists achievements in 3yrs of operation

*Customs begins testing cargo clearance device

*Amaechi to sack unqualified staff at MAN, Oron

*IMF Wants Nigeria To Stop Tax Holidays

*Cassava glut: Farmers, processors squabble over prices

*Naira Closes At 363/Dollar, CBN Sells Forex To Manufacturers, Airlines

*PDP Chair: S’West Group Rejects George, Others Backs Secondus

*Politics not opportunity to amass wealth, says Buhari

*Access Bank posts N72.9b pre-tax profit in Q3

*Reps’ N6.1bn exotic cars malfunction 90 days after delivery

*SARS policemen shoot at moving car, injure businessman, friend

*Nigerian basketballer killed in US

*ISIS threatens Messi, Neymar

*PDP chair: S’West group rejects George, others backs Secondus

*INTERPOL yet to get fresh request for Maina’s arrest –Source

*Police gun down suspected cattle rustler

*Ondo okays tuition for secondary school pupils, parents kick

*N500bn running cost: Court grants application against N’Assembly

*Aare Ona Kakanfo: Alaafin to install Gani Adams January 13

*Policeman attacks immigration officer, breaks jaw, tooth

*Dasuki resists appearing in court for Metuh’s trial

*Maina: EFCC finds £6m pension cash in UK bank

*OGZA orders 10-year audit of Intels for ‘unlawful operations

*IMF: banks must recapitalise

*Police to quiz Omisore over 2014 assault on Adeleke

*Security breach: NCC summons telecom chief executives to Abuja

**AFRICA

*In Kenya, polarizing election re-run rekindles ethnic tensions

*Man killed with arrows in Kenyan village on edge over elections

*Kenya opposition leader calls for calm in slum hit by deadly violence

*Somalia sacks police, security bosses after deadly bombing

**WORLD

*Killing of Maltese journalist silences anti-corruption voice

*BDS Gulf organises conference to protest normalisation with Israel in Kuwait

*Kim Jong-un praises cosmetics factory staff for making North Korea's women 'more beautiful'

*PNG says Australia responsible for hundreds of asylum seekers when detention camp closes

*South Korea, China nuclear envoys to meet in Beijing - South Korea government

*We won’t shut down Al-Jazeera, says Qatar emir

**SPORTS

*NWFL condemns Police’ attack on Taraba Queens

*Federer Claims Eighth Swiss Indoors Crown

*Anthony Joshua’s Nose ‘Not Broken’, says Doctor

*ITTF Challenge: Omotayo eyes knockout stage at Belgium Open

*Nigerian basketballer killed in US

*ISIS threatens Messi, Neymar

*Takam protests Joshua defeat, seeks rematch

*300 golfers set for Kwara Open

*Dikko deserves FIFA role – Egbe