*Veteran Yoruba actor, Charles Olumo ‘‘Agbako’’ dies at 101 (Vanguard)*Sanwo-Olu, Edun, others hail Adebutu for building Media Centre (Leadership)

Veteran Yoruba actor, Charles Olumo ‘‘Agbako’’ dies at 101 (Vanguard) Veteran Nollywood actor Abdulsalam Sanyaolu, popularly known as Charles Olumo or “Agbako,” has passed away at the age of 101. Bolaji Amusan, popularly known as Mr. Latin and the President…

El-Rufai sues Kaduna Assembly over N432b probe (Nation)*Fire outbreak at Dangote refinery (DailyTrust)

El-Rufai sues Kaduna Assembly over N432b probe (Nation) Former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has filed a lawsuit against the Kaduna Assembly over the results of a ₦432 billion investigation by an ad-hoc committee. The suit, filed by…

*COP28: Tinubu, King Charles meet to strengthen Nigeria-UK partnership (Guardian)*Lagos Assembly begins assessment of deplorable roads (Tribune)

COP28: Tinubu, King Charles meet to strengthen Nigeria-UK partnership (Guardian) President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday announced he met with King Charles of England with a view to strengthening the partnership between Nigeria and the United Kingdom (UK). Tinubu disclosed…

*Drug addict arrested for stabbing Lagos cleric to death (Punch)*Police arrest 3 suspects for killing bread thief in Bayelsa (ThisDay)

Drug addict arrested for stabbing Lagos cleric to death (Punch) A 30-year-old man identified simply as David, who is said to be under the influence of hard drugs, has allegedly stabbed a cleric, Akeem Ojiwusi, to death around Odekeye close,…

*Family, corps members remember corper killed in Lagos train-bus accident (Guardian)*#EndSARS: Court orders Lagos govt to pay assaulted Uber driver N5m (Punch)

Family, corps members remember corper killed in Lagos train-bus accident (Guardian) The family and corps members serving in Lagos, yesterday, recounted the ordeal of Miss Aina Oreoluwa Juliana Oreoluwa, one of the victims of the Lagos train-Bus accident last Thursday,…

*Troops rescue 14 kidnap victims, neutralise bandit in Kaduna (Guardian)*Old notes: Mixed reactions trail Supreme Court judgement (Vanguard)

Troops rescue 14 kidnap victims, neutralise bandit in Kaduna (Guardian) Troops of Sector Four of “Operation Whirl Punch’’, and Special Forces of the 167 Battalion of the Nigerian Army have cleared a bandits hideout in a fierce encounter in Kaduna…

Hugh Grant speaks out after being linked to film adaptation Of Prince Andrew’s Newsnight interview

Hugh Grant has shot down rumours he could play Prince Andrew in a film adaptation of his infamous Newsnight interview. On Thursday, it was revealed the story behind the Duke Of York’s “car-crash” appearance on the BBC was being adapted…

Melissa McCarthy, Hugh Grant to star in Jerry Seinfeld’s movie ‘Unfrosted’

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld has signed on to direct his first live-action movie, Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story, for Netflix. Seinfeld also co-wrote the film with Spike Feresten, Andy Robin and Barry Marder. “We will not sugarcoat the truth. “UNFROSTED” coming to…

*Normalcy returns to Lekki area of Lagos (Vanguard)*Lekki Shootings: Soldiers’ barracks have been identified, says Falana (Punch)

Normalcy returns to Lekki area of Lagos (Vanguard) Normalcy has returned to the Lekki-Ajah area of Lagos State, as commuters and residents now ply the road with little or no obstruction. The New Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Correspondent reports that…

*Ajayi’s family writes Lagos agency over land grabbers’ intrusion (Guardian)*Lagos plans fish processing centre for farmers (Punch)

Ajayi’s family writes Lagos agency over land grabbers’ intrusion (Guardian) Some months after the death of the founder of First Foundation Hospital, Dr Olutosin Ajayi, a lawyer, Mr. Akinjide Isola, has called on the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA)…

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