***HIGH POINT:
*Saraki’s Facebook critic, Baba: I would have been jailed if not for 30 lawyers who fought my case for free*
*It’s power devolution or N’Delta Republic, militants tell FG*
*Boko Haram attacks: 70 lecturers quit UNIMAID*
*Insecurity reducing Nigeria to a failing state*
*ICPC: Presidency must drop affected nominees, says CACOL, CDHR*
*Utomi disowns Biafran group*
*Baby dies in hot car as grandma thinks she dropped her at daycare*
*Gunmen kill Ekiti prince in hotel*
*Herdsmen planning more attacks —Ortom*
*FG may fund Lagos-Ibadan Expressway from supplementary budget*
*Igbo will stay in North forever, says Ganduje*
*I don’t feel betrayed by those who refused to help me –Shan George*
*BOKO HARAM: Parents donate girls for suicide bombings ‘ Army*
*West Africa herdsmen plotting to invade Benue to stop anti-grazing law ‘ Ortom*
*CIPM tasks practitioners to remodel leadership style*
*Okowa’s aide laments violence against Nigerian youths*
*Enugu govt discovers 6,000 ghost workers, pensioneers*
*Ibadan to have second edition of Glo Laffta Fest*
*Alvan Ikoku college workers issue strike notice*
*Ex Agitators Promise To Build Peace In N Delta*
*Badoo attacks again: I survived after assailant targeted my head with grinding stone ‘ Precious, 14-yr-old girl*
*Borno LG boss linked with B/Haram threatens to sue*
*Why Edo can’t take foreign loans now ‘ Obaseki*
*Anambra poll: Rowland Owie heads ADP’s 10-man committee*
*NLC tells FG to investigate Kogi over bail-out fund*
*How Osun over-subscribed 917 hajj slots for 2017*
*We watched in astonishment as navy men attacked Ogbeh Ijoh shrine*
*Marketers tasked on innovation*
*Toyin Aimakhu is not my enemy – Adeniyi Johnson*
*Bolt loses world title, ends individual career with bronze*
*Nigeria, a parable of old Jerusalem*
*I’m an Anglican, I believe in heaven but not hell — Akintan, 90, classmate of Fawehinmi, Clark*
*I’ll invite those who mocked me to my children’s dedication — 61-year-old mother of triplets*
*Dad returned all cars, property day he left government — Olu Onagoruwa’s son*
*I regret not delivering Ijebu State to my people — Kashamu*
*Truck crushes three to death in Ogun*
*Indecent dressing causes rape, says MURIC*
*I didn’t budget N9.1bn for new lodge in Lagos —Emmanuel*
*Take me to Supreme Court, Ngilari tells EFCC*
*States owing us benefits — Ex-gov, deputies*
*Igbo will stay in North forever, says Ganduje*
*Cash crunch hits Reps, shun visits to constituencies*
*2019: No way for Buhari, Atiku,others ‘ Arewa youths*
*Nigeria: Ominous signs of fracture linger on*
*WE MUST RESTRUCTURE TO SEPARATE, OR FUSE TOGETHER ‘ JOSEPH ACHUZIA, PRESIDENT GENERAL, IPOB*
*Blame agitations on bad leadership ‘Hon Joe Edionwele*
*Ekiti 2018: Imposition of candidates can’t work in APC ‘ Yinka Akerele, APC guber aspirant*
*Udom denies planning N9.1bn governor’s lodge in Lagos*
*100 PDP members defect to APGA in Anambra*
*Nasarawa to launch health insurance scheme*
*Primate Udofia charges Nigerians on goodwill as church commissions cathedral*
***BUSINESS:
*Manufacturers spent N129.95bn on independent power in 2016 – Report*
*MedView Airline boss, Bankole, asks FG to encourage indigenous airlines*
*Nothing as good as working for yourself ‘ Oluwafunmilayo Okeowo, MD, FAE Envelopes*
*Budget: FG raises non-oil GDP projection to N104tn*
*Tying civil servants’ pay rise to performance*
*Kwara Speaker, 23 lawmakers take to farming*
*Government’s enforcement of pension remittance weak – Ibraheem*
*Petroleum, gas policies not enough for oil sector revamp — Operators*
*Use electronic devices with some caution*
*Nigeria’s air passenger volume to grow by 7% annually*
*Foreign investors eye Nigerian cheaper assets*
*CBN tightens liquidity, as interbank lending rate multiplies*
*Intervene in Kogi labour crisis, NLC tells FG*
*eTranzact records 20% growth in revenue*
***SPORTS:
*Community Shield: Moses, Iwobi go to war*
*Leicester: Iheanacho’s injury won’t be long*
*CIC old boys, ex-Rangers play out draw in Charlotte*
*AfroBasket Women 2017: Madu, Mohammed four others storm D’ Tigress camp in Nigeria*
*McGregor will be outclassed,’ Khan says*
*Justin Gatlin dethrones Usain Bolt in 100m final*
*Bolt loses world title, ends individual career with bronze*
*I want to be NBA’s greatest player — Oladipo*
*Karate federation picks athletes for Africa Junior Championship*
*London 2017: Okagbare battles Bowie in semis, Enekwechi, Ibadin crash out*
*Helsinki to Beijing: Nigeria’s best moments at IAAF World Championships*
*Cameroon ‘not ready’ to host 2019 Africa Cup of Nations*
*Iheanacho injured in Leicester debut*
*Terry frustrated as Hull hold Villa*
*Liverpool down Bilbao to cap impressive pre-season*
*Fans hail Neymar as PSG stroll to opening win*
*Ronaldo ‘wants England return’ – Reports*
***WORLD:
*Ethiopia to help retake strategic Somali town of Leego from Al-Shabaab*
*Kenya polls should not be a matter of life and death: EU mission chief*
*Congo republic fights ratings downgrades as IMF reports hidden debts*
*Zimbabwe opposition parties unite to kick out Mugabe in 2018 polls*
*US Ouakam suspended for 7 years after stadium tragedy*
*Mrs Obama’s birthday message to ‘phenomenal guy’ Barack*
*Senegal ruling coalition wins big parliamentary majority*
*Archbishop of Canterbury visits Buhari in London*
*Ethiopia state of emergency served its purpose but minor threats exist*
*Unless ANC MPs are ‘bewitched’: Zuma will survive no-confidence vote*
*Kenya: News of raid on opposition head office described as ‘fake news’*
*Car bomb kills at least one in centre of Somali capital*
*Women candidates face curses and worse in Kenyan elections*
*UN Security Council imposes new sanctions on North Korea*
*US ‘prepared to do whatever it takes’ on N Korea*
*Venezuela’s attorney general ousted*
*Search called off for 3 missing Marines*
*Eric Bolling suspended from Fox News amid lewd texting scanda*
*Good morning…..