*Archbishop Martins advises govt to tackle insecurity, inflation (Sun)*Tinubu condoles Makinde, Ibadan indigenes over Olubadan’s transition (Independent)

Archbishop Martins advises govt to tackle insecurity, inflation (Sun) The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. (Dr) Alfred Adewale Martins has advised the government to tackle the challenges of insecurity and high inflation rate through policy reappraisal and other proactive…

*Why Lagos, Kano need 1% extra allocation in proposed revenue formula, by Sanwo-Olu, Ganduje (Nation)*FG expels unauthorised developers from Lagos National Stadium, concludes verification exercise (Leadership)

Why Lagos, Kano need 1% extra allocation in proposed revenue formula, by Sanwo-Olu, Ganduje (Nation) Lagos and Kano States’ Governors Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Abdullahi Ganduje have given reasons their states deserve extra 1 per cent in the proposed revenue sharing…

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer out as Manchester United manager after string of poor results

Manchester United have confirmed the departure of manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, one day after the club suffered a humiliating 4-1 Premier League defeat at Watford. Solskjaer has overseen a disappointing start to the season, with the club sitting in seventh…

*Court jails Lagos prince, other for cybercrime (Punch)*Lagos diverts traffic at Yaba for Red Line railway for 3 months (Vanguard)

Court jails Lagos prince, other for cybercrime (Punch) Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin has imposed a six-month jail term on one Adedoyin Oyekan, who claimed to be a prince from the Kosofe Local…

*Pastor, 6 others die after suya, fruit juice meal in Abia (Punch)*Lagos police task citizens on security as church donates gadgets (Guardian)

Pastor, 6 others die after suya, fruit juice meal in Abia (Punch) The Abia Government has appealed for calm over the death of one Sunday Ugba, a Deacon at the Assemblies of God Church, who died on Monday night, along…

*Motorists protest enforcement of temporary one-way rule along Apapa-Oshodi Expressway (Guardian)*Brain Drain: Over 500 Nigerian doctors take Saudi recruitment test in Abuja (DailyTrust)

Motorists protest enforcement of temporary one-way rule along Apapa-Oshodi Expressway (Guardian) It was an agonising moment for commuters traversing Oshodi to Mile-Two in Lagos yesterday as commercial motorists mounted a roadblock along the expressway in protest against erection of a…

*Buhari, Osinbajo, Jonathan, Atiku, others at Yusuf Buhari’s wedding ceremony (Tribune)*Lagos lawmakers, others move against drug abuse (Guardian)

Buhari, Osinbajo, Jonathan, Atiku, others at Yusuf Buhari’s wedding ceremony (Tribune) President Muhammadu Buhari alongside eminent Nigerians and other dignitaries were at the solemnisation of holy matrimony of his son, Yusuf and Zahra, daughter of the Emir of Bichi held…

*Court remands man for insulting married woman (Tribune)*Sustainable power supply key to greater Lagos vision ―Commissioner (Tribune)

Court remands man for insulting married woman (Tribune) A Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, on Thursday ordered that a man, Rabiu Usman, who pleaded guilty to insulting a married woman unprovoked, be remanded pending sentencing, Magistrate Michael Bawa, fixed…

*NDLEA intercepts 35 wraps of cocaine, drugs en route Italy, Turkey (Guardian)*Apapa gridlock my greatest headache –NPA director (Punch)

NDLEA intercepts 35 wraps of cocaine, drugs en route Italy, Turkey (Guardian) The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says it has recovered 35 wraps of cocaine from a lady passenger at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos.…

*Open grazing to attract 3-year jail term as Ogun Assembly passes bill (DailyTrust)*Lagos driver arraigned over alleged theft of N1.9m goods (Punch)

Open grazing to attract 3-year jail term as Ogun Assembly passes bill (DailyTrust) The Ogun State House of Assembly has passed a bill banning open grazing. The bill, which was passed at plenary on Thursday, puts offenders at the risk…

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