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AllAfrica News: Nigeria

• Italian Police Arrest Seven Persons for Forcing Nigerian Women Into Prostitution
  [Guardian] Italian police said on Thursday that seven people who lured Nigerian women to Italy "with voodoo rituals" and then forced them into prostitution have been arrested in Nuoro, Sardinia.
  
  
• Community Threatens to Sue Nnamdi Kanu Over Alleged Taboo
  [Guardian] Nri community in Aniocha Local Government Area of Anambra has threatened to sue Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, for alleged taboo in Nri culture.
  
  
• House Committee Embargoes NHIs Budget Pending Appearance of Health Minister
  [This Day] Abuja -The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Health Services, Hon. Chike Okafor, yesterday disclosed the resolve of the committee and the position of the House to suspend budget consideration for the National Insurance Health Scheme (NHIS) pending the appearance of the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole.
  
  
• IPOB Does Not Have Right to Stop Anambra Election - Obi of Onitsha
  [Vanguard] The Chairman of Anambra State Traditional Ruler's Council and the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe, has cautioned the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, over its statement on 'No referendum, No election' in Anambra state, saying that no one has the right to stop the slated November 18, gubernatorial election in Anambra state.
  
  
• Navy to Establish Naval War College in Cross River
  [This Day] Calabar -The Nigerian Navy has announced that it has decided to establish a Naval War College in Cross River State.
  
  
• Nigerian Govt Suspends Crude Oil Exploration in Chad Basin
  [Vanguard] The government has said that it has suspended crude oil exploration in the Borno State and would only resume if it gets sufficient security clearance guaranteeing the safety of its personnel and operations.
  
  
• Makarfi Proposes Bot Takeover During PDP Leadership Crisis
  [Premium Times] The National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has proposed that its Board of Trustees, BOT, should assume the leadership of the party anytime the party has leadership crisis.
  
  
• Nigeria's Current Revenue Sharing Formula 'Illegal', Senate Declares
  [Premium Times] The Senate has called for a review of Nigeria's revenue sharing formula to give states and local government areas greater share than what they get in the current formula, which gives more to the federal government.
  
  
• Govt Begins Work On 2018 Budget
  [Premium Times] The Federal Government has commenced the process towards the 2018 budget, with the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udoma, continuing his consultations on the draft 2018-2020 Medium Term Expenditure Framework, MTEF, with the leadership and heads of relevant committees of the National Assembly.
  
  
• Govt Inaugurates Task Force On Maternal Mortality
  [Daily Trust] The Federal Ministry of Health has inaugurated a taskforce to fast track the reduction of maternal mortality in the country, particularly in six northern states.
  
  
• Shettima to Governors - Stop Stealing
  [Daily Trust] Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno, has advised governors in the country to stop pilfering from the public treasury with the aim of accumulating wealth.
  
  
• RMAFC Unearths Over N115 Billion Tax Liabilities Against Govt, States
  [This Day] Abuja -A tax recovery exercise carried out by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has uncovered a staggering N115 billion tax liabilities established against some federal and states' ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), as well as local government councils spread across 30 states of the federation.
  
  
• Enugu Police Evacuates Unexploded Biafra War Bomb
  [This Day] Enugu -The Enugu State Police Command of the Nigeria Police yesterday successfully evacuated an object suspected to be unexploded ordinance which was used during the Nigeria/Biafra Civil war, almost 50 years ago.
  
  
• The Rebel Who Paid the Price
  [Guardian] Had Dr. Olu Onagoruwa died 25 years ago, his obituary would have been on the front page of the Daily Times. He would have made the front pages of many other national newspapers and the cover of several magazines. With profound pathos, I recall a quotation about Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia for 50 years until he was deposed in 1975. I cannot recollect the title of the book or the author now. The author stated about Selassie, who in his years on the throne was referred to as the King of Kings, Elect o
  
  
• Stakeholders Berate Underutilisation of Inland Waterways
  [Guardian] The need for optimal utilisation of the nation's inland waterways has been brought to the fore, as maritime industry stakeholders recount the huge loss of opportunities to underutilisation of the water resources.