CKN Nigeria News Headlines..Thursday 18th July 2013

·         22 Indian school children die after eating free lunch

·         Russia puts US ties above Snowden’s assylum request

·         Pirates hijack tanker off Gabon as shipping risks spread

·         World celebrates Mandela’s 95th birthday today •As he remains hospitalised

·         Eating brown rice could reduce risk of breast cancer, diabetes - Nutritionist

·         How South-West Senators voted on LG autonomy

·         Ekiti PDP crisis: Deputy chairman rejects acting chairman’s suspension •Chairman stands suspended - PRO, Director of Information

·         Osun REC crisis: PDP’s counsel writes Jega

·         Respect rule of law on press council, NPAN tells Jonathan

·         Excess crude account down by $7b to $5b

·         Scholarship for 50 Boko Haram orphans

·         $1.092b Malabu oil deal: I’m ready for transparent investigation, says AGF

·         Press freedom under threat, says NPAN

·         CONSIDER YOUR ORDEAL AS WILL OF ALLAH, AL-MUSTAPHA URGED

·         ‘LG AUTONOMY MEANT TO CREATE FRICTION’

·         BIZMAN SUES KANO GOVT OVER N493M DEBT

·         ...TARABA ASSURES OF SAFETY

·         KWANKWASO TASKS CORPS MEMBERS ON COMMUNITY DEVT

·         NASARAWA KILLINGS: COMMISSION BEGINS PUBLIC HEARING TODAY

·         ABU POSTPONES POST-UTME

·         UNIJOS CONTINUES POST-UTME SCREENING, ASKS CANDIDATES TO DISREGARD ASUU

·         COMMISSIONER DEMANDS WRITTEN APOLOGY FROM STF OVER RAID

·         GOMBE GOVT SUSPENDS PINDIGA EMIR

·         JTF Uncovers 124 Bags of Hemp in Borno Church

·         Derivation: Bayelsa Communities Want FG to Revert to 1982 Revenue Act

·         South Africans Celebrate Mandela's 95th Birthday

·         Envoy: Al-Bashir Was Confident of his Safety in Nigeria

·         Why NERC is Sceptical About Planned Review of EPSR Act

·         Court Orders N’Assembly to Disclose Allowances of Two Edo Lawmakers

·         FG Earmarks N10bn for Cassava Bread

·         Lawmaker: Presidency Encourages Ministers to Disrespect N’Assembly

·         MTN Faces N3bn Suit for Breach of Contract with Subscribers

·         Militant Youths Shut Down NDDC Office in Imo

·         Lagos Commences Power Generation from Organic Wastes

·         Gowon, Obasanjo Extol Akinkugbe at 80

·         Presidency Blames IOCs for Proliferation of Oil Theft