*Concerns as 1 Pound trades for N1000 at parallel market (DailyTrust)*Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso face Nigerians in debate today (Punch)

Concerns as 1 Pound trades for N1000 at parallel market (DailyTrust) The sharp fall of the naira against the foreign currencies continues this weekend with the British Pound crossing N1000 in the parallel market. There are fears that the dollar…

*Confession: How I killed Super TV boss – Chidinma (Punch)*Lagos residents lament looming epidemic from overflowing wastewater plant (Guardian)

Confession: How I killed Super TV boss – Chidinma (Punch) A Lagos High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square on Tuesday watched the video recording of the lifeless body of the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga, allegedly…

*NDLEA uncovers cannabis, tramadol in crayfish sack (Punch)*Again, early morning fire destroys property worth millions of naira at Balogun Market (Sun)

NDLEA uncovers cannabis, tramadol in crayfish sack (Punch) The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has uncovered 15 parcels of cannabis and 600 grams of tramadol concealed in a sack of crayfish for export to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This is…

*Lagos father carrying child’s corpse escapes lynching (Punch)*Lagos residents raise health concerns  over deplorable state of Oko-Oba abattoir (Guardian)

Lagos father carrying child’s corpse escapes lynching (Punch) The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of four suspects for allegedly attempting to kidnap a 10-year-old girl in the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin,…

*Lovers sell their baby for N500k in Ebonyi (Vanguard)*Firefighters avert gas explosion in Lagos (Nation)

Lovers sell their baby for N500k in Ebonyi (Vanguard) Police in Ebonyi have arrested a 20-year-old mother of a baby boy and her lover, who sold their baby to a maternity home operator for N500,000. The mother, Ola China, 20,…

*Akeredolu apologises to clerics over Muslim-Muslim ticket (Punch)*Amid parents’ ordeal, Ekweremadu’s daughter begs public for kidney (DailyTrust)

Akeredolu apologises to clerics over Muslim-Muslim ticket (Punch) The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has apologised to Christian clerics over the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress. He also appealed to them to help talk to their followers…

*Oniru Building Collapse: Stop playing politics with human lives, Lagos APC tells PDP (Independent)*I became a singer straight from UK prison – Burna Boy (Nation)

Oniru Building Collapse: Stop playing politics with human lives, Lagos APC tells PDP (Independent) The Lagos state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has chided the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the recent building collapse that happened in Oniru…

*Commercial activities grounded as cultists engage in supremacy battle (Vanguard)*Sanwo-Olu opens Badagry Int’l Slave Market Museum (Nation)

Commercial activities grounded as cultists engage in supremacy battle (Vanguard) Commercial and social activities on Thursday, August 25 were grounded in Ijanikin/Otto communities as cultists within both communities engage in a fierce supremacy battle. The crisis started last week when…

*ISWAP Leader, others feared killed as NAF bombards more terrorists’ stronghold in Sambisa forest (Sun)*FG begins work to reclaim road from Ladipo market (Guardian)

ISWAP Leader, others feared killed as NAF bombards more terrorists’ stronghold in Sambisa forest (Sun) A Nigerian Air Force (NAF), fighter jet engaged in the ongoing counter insurgency operations in the north east has bombarded a logistic base and stronghold…

Joshua loses to Usyk by split decision

Anthony Joshua’s bid to recapture the unified heavyweight titles ended in disappointment as Oleksandr Usyk produced a terrific performance to win by split decision in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. In a clash billed as the Rage on the Red Sea, a…

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