*Sanwo-Olu, Obasa meet Lagos GAC over rejection of 17 (Nation)*Tinubu reacts to Gabon military coup, opens talks with AU leaders (Guardian)

Sanwo-Olu, Obasa meet Lagos GAC over rejection of 17 (Nation)  Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Speaker Mudashiru Obasa have met with the State Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC).  GAC is the highest decision-making body of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in…

*Seun Kuti: “Temper justice with mercy”, Peter Okoye apologises, begs police (Vanguard)*Another Nollywood actor dies (DailyTrust)

Seun Kuti: “Temper justice with mercy”, Peter Okoye apologises, begs police (Vanguard) Nigerian singer, Peter Okoye of P-Square has apologised to the Nigeria Police on behalf of his colleague in the music industry, Seun Kuti, who had a conflict with…

Gianluca Vialli leaves Italy role to focus on second battle with cancer

Former Chelsea favourite Gianluca Vialli has left his role with the Italian national team to battle cancer for a second time. The 58-year-old, who is Italy’s team co-ordinator and was part of the backroom team that won the delayed European…

*Flooded Lagos-Ibadan Expressway worsens gridlock (Punch)*Sanwo-Olu celebrates Hamzat at 58 describes him as committed partner (Independent)

Flooded Lagos-Ibadan Expressway worsens gridlock (Punch) The secretariat area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, was on Monday flooded, thereby worsening the existing traffic on the expressway in Lagos. The gridlock spanned the flooded secretariat area to the Long Bridge area of…

*Families throng Lagos cemetery as fallen tree breaks graves (Punch)*Lagos communities fret over exposed vandalised petroleum pipeline (Guardian)

Families throng Lagos cemetery as fallen tree breaks graves (Punch) A windstorm, which uprooted an ancient tree at Abari Cemetery, in the Lagos Island East Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, has disrupted the peace and quiet in the…

Italy coach Roberto Mancini tests positive for Covid-19

Italy coach Roberto Mancini has tested positive for coronavirus. The 55-year-old, who managed Manchester City from 2009-13, is asymptomatic and in self-isolation at his home in Rome. The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) confirmed that Mancini had returned a positive test…

*Lekki shootings: Army files papers, lists top generals, senior officers as witnesses (Punch) *Lagos discovers more COVID-19 cases in another school (Vanguard)

Lekki shootings: Army files papers, lists top generals, senior officers as witnesses (Punch) The Nigerian Army has filed papers at the registry of the Lagos State Panel of Judicial Inquiry probing the alleged shooting of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki…

Mancini sure of football returning to boost Italy amid COVID-19 pandemic

Italy head coach Roberto Mancini hopes football in the country can return as soon as possible. Like all major competitions across the world, Serie A is on hiatus as part of efforts to combat the spread of COVID-19, with northern…

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