CKN Nigeria News Headlines..Friday 17th May 2013

·         Mimiko, Oke, others back Jonathan

·         Create conducive environment for artisans, Fashola urges FG

·         Nigerians must stand by the military –Ribadu

·         Terror charge: Kabiru Sokoto to file no-case submission

·         Court discharges Leadership journalists as FG withdraws charges

·         Despite independence, Nigeria not free –Akpabio

·         Senate orders probe of plans for 2013 flooding

·         ‘Jonathan must run in 2015’

·         Post-election violence: FG disburses N5.7bn to eight states

·         Lagosians spend over N1bn on parties monthly –Govt

·         They’re shielding my husband’s killers —Oyerinde’s wife

·          AGRICULTURE OUR MAJOR CONCERN-WADA

·         ‘BAYELSA READY FOR FLOOD’

·         ‘PLAN TO UPGRADE DENTAL SCHOOL TO DEGREE-AWARDING INSTITUTION IN ADVANCED STAGE’

·         JOURNALISTS TASKED ON ETHICS

·         KANO DISTRIBUTES BEDDINGS TO HOSPITALS

·         FOUR ARRAIGNED OVER ‘ILLEGAL’ LAND POSSESSION

·         No ethnic cleansing in NIMASA - DG

·         Insecurity: FG deports 19,000 illegal immigrants

·         ACF to monitor soldiers in state of emergency zone

·         Contempt: 4 councillors bag 3-month jail in Rivers

·         FG pegs domestic debt at 60% of total debt stock

·         Abiola’s friendship with IBB, Abacha led to his death - Don

·         Rivers aircraft controversy: Govt officials express shock over company’s denial

·          Air Force jets, gunships to attack Boko Haram targets

·         Anxiety over Amaechi’s security

·         Aviation unions threaten to shut airspace on Monday

·         ACN cautions as Senate debates state of emergency Tuesday

·         NNPC must render crude oil sales account, says Akpabio

·         Rivers PDP crisis: Speaker’s, CoS’s security detail withdrawn

·         Kano CAN to critics: offer better option

·         UN Sec.-Gen expresses concern

·         Sultan, CAN sue for peace

·         Emergency rule reflects Nigeria’s worsening insecurity – U.S