Today's News Headlines - 6/8/2015

Good Morning Fellow Nigerians!

Punch reports that the Naira has risen to 219 after CBN dollar sale!!!

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THE NATION

*EFCC identifies owner of $2.1m seized cash

*IGP: rules forgery beyond Senate

*NNPC sacks Group Executive Directors

*Elite used Boko Haram for selfish interests, says Minimah

*Osun Assembly's panel dismisses judge's petition against Aregbesola

*Corruption, leadership hamper NDLEA's drug war

*Four suspected Boko Haram terrorists arrested in Borno village

*Troops clear Gwoza-Yamteke road of explosives, landmines

*Court rejects Saraki's protest against Senate forgery suit

*Sexually transmitted diseases can be cured naturally

*MFM rewards 108 First Class students with N54m

*We are improving Nigerians' welfare in our university

*Senate summons CBN governor over state of economy

*GSM operators get seven-day ultimatum to deactivate pre-registered SIMs

*NNPC targets 90% output from refineries

*Foreign investors eye Bayelsa's Atala oil field

PUNCH

*PIB must adequately address royalty issues ' Egboga

*Oil slump worsens indigenous firms' problems

*Naira rises to 219 after CBN dollar sale

*Boko Haram kill seven in Borno communities

*Gulf of Guinea: Buhari orders takeover of Nigeria's airspace

*EFCC probing Mimikos govt, says Olanusi

*Kogi wont depend on FG for survival Baba-Ali

*Blame successive governments for NNPC inefficiency ' Ogbeifun

*Stakeholders set agenda for new NNPC GMD

*Fraudsters solicit money in Lagos dep govs name

*Lagos releases 11bn for pension payment

*Ambode warns perm secs against compromise

DAILY INDEPENDENT

*Migrant Boat Carrying Hundreds Capsizes Off Libya Coast

*At Least 24 Killed, 25 Rescued After Trains Derail In India

*Finally, Buhari Kick-Starts Ogoniland Clean-Up

*Okowa Inaugurates 30-man Advisory/Peace Building Council

*Buhari's U.S. Trip Didn't Cost N2.2b

*Buhari Expresses Concern About Huge Aviation Debts

*Malaysian PM Confirms Debris From MH370

*Cameroon Repatriates 12,000 Nigerians

*uhari Orders Quick Action On Re-establishment Of Nigeria Airways

*Buhari Behind DSS's Arrest Of Rivers, A'Ibom RECs ' IYC

*Buhari's Probe Of Jonathan In Order ' Omene

*NFF Wants Ghana Friendly In London

*Oritshefemi, Others, Excite Fans As Regal Gin Celebrates Fela

CNN

*Bush stumbles into debate night

*Gadhafi's son beaten on tape

*Hostage threat in 'ISIS video

*NY escapee 'drunk' when shot

*Donald Trump calls for 'civil' debate

*Boy, 11, charged over tot's death

*Kelly Osbourne's Trump slam backfires

*Cazorla: We can beat the big teams

*World's greatest free diver feared dead

*Al Qaeda branch calls for new attacks on U.S.

*Flooding in Asia displaces millions; death toll rising rapidly

*Answer on MH370 could come this week

*Holy cow! India is making billions from beef

*India reverses ban on pornography websites

*Russia to burn banned Western food

*Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy announce split

*Idris Elba becomes the first Maxim cover man

*Gay Pride launched in Uganda

*Amnesty report slams killings by police

DAILY TRUST

*Tribal, religious sentiments fuel B/Haram crisis ' Minimah

*Pharmacy students offer free services to 10,000 persons

*Don tasks govt to prioritise child education

*Students call for tricycle to ease campus transportation

*UNIBEN student bags YEW global youth award

*Arewa Students send SOS to govt, corporate organisations

*In UK university degree is not for everyone ' Essex graduate

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Man survives burns as fuel catches fire at Lugbe

*False information of suspect lands woman in prison

*MTN in talks with CBN over $600m debt repayment

*Forex ban: Nigeria can save N860bn from solid minerals, says expert

*Petroleum price may crash next week ' IPMAN

*Customs seizes N28m smuggled frozen poultry

*Support Oliseh or forget int'l football for ten years ' Peterside

*Super Falcons break camp, returns next week

BBC

*Corrupt Brazilian executives jailed

*Russia and France agree Mistral deal

*Last Madoff fraud defendant jailed

*Deepwater drill company gains $735m

*MH370 mystery resolution 'closer

*Hants beat Bears in rain-hit game

*Gunman' dead in US cinema shooting

*US drone strikes Syria from Turkey

*Drone delivers drugs to US prison

* Norway camp reopens after 2011 massacre

*Arsenal 'close to European success