CKN Nigeria News Headlines..Thursday 27th June 2013

·         Atuche, wife must answer N25bn theft charge – EFCC

·         Minister, Speaker call for crackdown on drug barons

·         Don’t deregulate minimum wage, workers warn Senate

·         Political parties not deepening democracy —Sambo, don

·         LASG grants loans to residents, urges repayment

·         Fayemi, Speaker plead with striking teachers

·         Reps reject Jonathan’s budget amendment proposals

·         Withdraw convicts’ execution directive, rights groups tell Jonathan

·         Explosion rocks Lagos Atlas Cove

·         Senate confirms Kekere-Ekun as S/Court justice, Akinkuotu as NCAA DG

·         Oando declares N5bn dividends

·         Hezbollah: FG finally arraigns Lebanese suspects

·         N25bn debt: NLNG may declare force majeure over gas exports

·         Court strikes out Sylva’s suit against Dickson

·         France condemns execution of prison inmates in Edo

·         Nasarawa killings: Al-Makura inagurates 9-man judicial commission of inquiry

·         Security outfit arrests 4 sea pirates, robbers in Ondo

·         TECHNICAL GROUP VALIDATES MIGRATION POLICY

·         MINISTER SCORES JONATHAN HIGH IN HANDLING WOMEN AFFAIRS

·         CONTEMPT: COURT ORDERS EFCC CHAIRMAN IMPRISONED

·         ROAD EMPLOYERS TO TACKLE DRUNKEN DRIVEN

·         REPS WANT RELIEF MATERIALS FOR DALA RAINSTORM VICTIMS

·         TRIBUNAL SETS JULY 16 FOR CASE AGAINST USENI

·         TRANSFORMER THEFT ROCKS JIGAWA AGENCY

·         US SHALE OIL DISCOVERY NO THREAT TO NIGERIA’S ECONOMY- PRESIDENCY

·         SENATE PLEDGES IMPROVED BUDGET FOR NATIONAL THEATRE

·         YOUTHS SEEK 30% REPRESENTATION IN GOVT