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Punch Five feared dead in Lagos explosions B’Haram attacks military post, kills 16 soldiers B’Haram war worse than civil war, President insists Soldiers’ attack: NSA apologises to Tambuwal Abuja blast kills 21 Police arrest 20 suspected B’ Haram members in Enugu Jet: Court bars IG from arresting Diezani, others Kaduna killings: Death toll rises to 66 ‘B’Haram plans to attack 50 towns in Borno’ Expect more peaceful elections in 2015, says AIG Anti-Jonathan forces behind bombings, says PDP FG approves N14.7bn contract for FCT community Death of pregnant mothers worries Fashola’s wife Nigeria’s education curriculum defective, says Lekan Are Drama as Kutigi sends out journalists from plenary FG makes N30tn from oil, gas, others – NEITI PenCom directors can’t own pension firms – Bill Oil theft occurs daily in Ogoniland –Shell

In case you haven't heard, R&B legend R Kelly has a transgender daughter with ex-wife and star of Hollywood exes, Andrea Kelly. 14 year old Jaya Kelly (pictured right) now goes by the name Jay after she revealed she/he has identified as male since he was 7 years old. She's dumped her female clothes and strictly wears clothes and even cut her hair. Jay admitted that her father recently found out about her transition to a boy but her mum and sister have known for a while and are supportive. Well, R.Kelly may know that his daughter now calls herself a boy but he's definitely having difficulty coming to terms with it. When asked about it during an interview at the WCGI Summer Jam this week, R.Kelly shut the reporter up when he referred to Jaya as his son.   "Well, first off don’t start by calling her my son. As far as that’s concerned, always believe what you see - with your own eyes that is. That’s the best way to go about this business. I’v

Punch • Ekiti election was fraudulent, says Aregbesola • Defection: Court adjourns suit against Amaechi, others indefinitely • Cameroon arrests 40 B’ Haram suspects • Insurgents subject women, girls to servitude, sex slavery –Report • B’Haram shot at FG panel members in Borno –Akinyemi • Lagos didn’t steal W’Bank education funds – Fashola • FG threatening Amaechi’s life, Rep alleges • Govs want funding included in infrastructure master plan • National Conference: Committee okays Diaspora voting in 2015 • Reps to debate Tambuwal’s alleged harassment by soldiers • Jonathan unveils N3tn Centenary City • Aide wasn’t forced to indict Fani-Kayode –EFCC • 2015: FG considers tenure extension for IG • ‘Non-prosecution of oil thieves harms economy’ • We won’t call off strike – LASU workers • We paid FG $44bn in five years – Shell • Cashless policy goes nationwid

Punch State pardon fuels corruption, says El-Rufai World Bank okays $495.3m for northern farmers Fayemi, APC concede defeat Osun poll: Oyegun, Tinubu meet Oyinlola Don’t scuttle 2015 polls, Jonathan urges Nigerians Lagos urges councils to mobilise residents for exercises NAFDAC to shut open-market pharmacies Ekiti: Jonathan can lose re-election, Saraki says Delegates okay life imprisonment for rapists B’Haram has killed 14 district heads – Shehu of Borno Sambo, Tukur, others visit Arisekola’s family LASG to screen commercial vehicles from July 1 Baraje urges speedy freedom for Chibok girls Terrorism: Security agencies intensify surveillance in S’East Bamidele, Mimiko congratulate Fayose Messi saves gambler £200,000 I’m excited to break winless jinx –Keshi Nothing extraordinary about Messi – Onazi

Punch Fayemi’s rally: FG stops Amaechi, Oshiomhole Jet scandal: Court halts Diezani’s probe Arisekola-Alao for burial today Jonathan appoints Bode George’s wife as NDLEA boss Adamawa accounts frozen by EFCC –Nyako SON threatens to demolish Onitsha multi-storey buildings Stop acting like a rebel group, PDP tells APC Six lawmakers list impeachable offences against Amaechi I am alive –Olubadan CJN, Adoke, Wali, others pay tributes to Oputa Jonathan agreed to serve one term –Ex-Nasarawa gov President banks on Abacha’s son for Kano votes Tension as delegates debate suspected 486 B’ Haram members Our workers deserved to be celebrated ─ LASG FG threatens to stop absentee delegates’ allowance Eagles mustn’t underrate Bosnia – Ogu Wrong time to blame anybody – Enyeama Nigeria ready for Bosnia – Onazi

60 year old Mrs Omolara Irurhe (pictured above) who had been looking of a child for over 30 years reportedly gave birth to a baby girl this past Monday June 16th through the Invitro Fertilization (IVF) treatment at a Specialist Hospital in Lagos. The Nation reports that Mrs Irurhe, who has been married for 31 years, started the IVF treatment in 2010 and said her faith in God and her believe in modern medicine helped her go through the process, after many years of childlessness in marriage. She said her husband, Mr Adekunle Irurhe's Catholic belief of one man one wife made him not to marry another woman and stood by her through all the years.

Saidu Mohammed, the Managing Director, Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemical Company, says the refinery would run at 100 per cent capacity by 2015. Mohammed made the assertion at a workshop organised by the company for energy correspondents in Kano on Friday. The two-day workshop has the theme: “Managing Information in the Oil and Gas Industry .” Mohammed said that due to the improved operational efficiency of the company at the moment, the plant operated at 60 per cent capacity. “Major units of the fuel section of the refinery, including the crude, fluid catalytic cracking unit has been re-streamed to provide the desired output,” he said. Mohammed added that one of the foreign crude storage tanks had been successfully rehabilitated. According to him, the contract for the rehabilitation of the remaining two tanks had been awarded. He said the company had met with the host communities, adding that several water boreholes had been built for them.

An Indian woman said Thursday she was gang-raped by four officers at a police station, the latest in a string of shocking sex attacks in the troubled state of Uttar Pradesh. The woman said she had gone to the station overnight on Monday in the state’s Hamirpur district to seek her husband’s release when she was attacked. “At 11:30pm when there was no one in the room the sub-inspector took me to his room and raped me inside the police station,” the woman told CNN-IBN.

A twenty-Four year old Olaoluwa Hallowed Oluwadara Wednesday received a Ph.D award in Mathematics at the convocation ceremony of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) for 2012/2013 academic session.   Oluwadara, whose thesis was adjudged the best in Engineering and Science, having made Cumulative Grade Point Average of 5.0, was described as the youngest Ph.D holder in Africa. He was able to finish the programme within the three years of stipulated period.   He got two first and second degrees in Mathematics (Pure Option) and Physics in 2007 and 2008 respectively, at the age of 18, from the Universite de Bangui, Central African Republic.   Speaking on behalf of his colleagues, Oluwadara said his achievement was not only “a personal triumph but a triumph of Mathematics as a useful subject of study in Nigeria.”

Punch • US lambasts Tinubu over ‘rig and roast’ threat • June 12: Abiola’s family demands apology • Kwankwaso tacklesJonathan over Sanusi • Dora Akunyili’s remains arrive • World Cup begins • Gunmen attack police station in Kano • Obama blasts gun laws, calls for soul searching • Free primaries’ll make PDP win in 2015 – Mu’azu • Jonathan chides politicians over provocative statements • She became a professor under me – Nebo • Fashola slashes LASU fees • Media clampdown, ploy to capture Ekiti State – APC • Track funding sources of terrorism, CDS tells banks • Confab okays scrapping of pilgrims boards • Jonathan, Sambo, ministers eulogise Akunyili at tribute session • I didn’t insist on Echejile –Keshi • Eagles won’t disappoint – Keshi • Making new species without sex • Hard tooth brush can wreck your teeth Vanguard • Excitement, as World Cup begins today • Sanusi: FG wants to kill me - Kwankwso • Lamido’s presidential ambition tears Jigawa PDP apart • FEC dedicates session to late Aku

Punch Boko Haram abducts 20 women near Chibok – Reports I was locked up at Kano airport, says Amaechi Three feared dead as Sanusi receives staff of office Robbers kidnap two sisters, demand N150m ransom Lawmakers got N50m each to defect – Oshiomhole FG to establish shops for solid minerals’ exportation Group protests imposition of candidates in APC We made innocent mistake – PDP Jonathan yet to congratulate Sanusi Northern govs congratulate ex-CBN boss Buhari group blames Jonathan, PDP for Kano riots Akunyili’s corpse arrives this week Soldiers ground Jos over Sambo’s botched visit Lecturer confessed to planning Jihad–SSS ‘Ozekhome paid N40m ransom to kidnappers’ Uzoenyi is good replacement for Echiejile –Ekpo Rooney scares rivals —Beckham Brazil can win sixth crown —Oscar

Best Male  Anselmo Ralph (Angola)  Davido (Nigeria) – Winner Diamond (Tanzania) Donald (South Africa)  Wizkid (Nigeria) Best Female  Arielle T (Gabon) Chidinma (Nigeria) DJ C’ndo (South Africa) Efya (Ghana) Tiwa Savage (Nigeria) - Winner 

Punch • Female suicide bomber attacks Gombe barracks • One dies as police attack Fayemi, supporters • Protests in Kano  as Sanusi becomes Emir • My mother’s final moments – Akunyili’s daughter • Clampdown: As military returns to its old ways • FG grounds Amaechi’s chartered aircraft • FG’ll develop coal fields to generate electricity – Sada • ‘Jonathan can’t stop Deziani from appearing before N’Assembly’ • Confab mourns Akunyili • Sanusi Lamido Sanusi: New Emir of Kano • Oshiomhole mourns Ado Bayero • Ahmed, Atunwa hail ex-CBN gov choice • Akunyili’s death devastating, – Mimiko, Oritsejafor • Dickson, Chukwu eulogise late ex-minister • Corpses litter Borno villages • Nadal wins ninth French Open title • Eagles must learn from USA defeat –Eguavoen