***HIGH POINT:
*Ajimobi has no right to create beaded kings, says Olubadan*
*Police arrest 26 suspected kidnappers, promote 6,455 officers*
*Woman divorces one of two husbands*
*Protest rocks Edo as truck kills two children, seven others*
*Furious uncle breaks two-year-old’s head for soiling bed*
*JAMB pegs varsity admission cut-off mark at 120, poly 100*
*Accurate data crucial for inclusive development, growth ‘ LASG*
*Those asking Buhari to resign should get their heads examined by Gov. Ortom*
*We must Help Buhari to Succeed, Atiku charges Nigerians*
*JAMB pegs varsity cut-off mark at 120*
*UTME: 569,395 candidates score over 200 marks ‘ Registrar*
*Anambra Poll: APC has no preferred candidate, says Izunaso*
*Cross River Govt. discovers more solid mineral deposits*
*Tell Nigerians how N1.3 trillion was spent, PDP challenges Osinbajo*
*We no longer issue visas to Nigerians ‘ Netherlands Embassy*
*Fayose denies saying he’ll commit suicide If Buhari returns alive*
*Buhari’s speech, a missed opportunity- PDP*
*Osinbajo hails ECOWAS bank for infrastructure funding, development*
*Customs impounds Army camouflage uniforms*
*Buhari orders Service Chiefs to tackle IPOB’s secret army, Boko Haram, others*
*Nigerians’re sick, tired of Fani-Kayode’s divisive write-ups, utterances against Buhari ‘ Group*
*Military ‘will step up operations*
*Olubadan: I still oppose chieftaincy law*
*Constituents threaten to recall Ben Bruce for non performance*
*Nigeria ranks third in global internet crimes behind UK, U.S., says NCC*
*Boost for agric financing as CBN rolls out new rules*
*You can’t spend public money to bailout DisCos, NLC tells Fed Govt*
*Presidency: rodents have damaged Buhari’s office*
*Primary health care: Making states role count*
*Kwara PDP crisis deepens as Makarfi peace parley fails*
*2019: Osoba group tackles Amosun over APC congress results*
*PDP’ll shock APC in 2019 ‘Delta Speaker*
***BUSINESS:
*World Bank Projects: Monitoring team ranks Edo high on Transparency, job creation*
*Pig: Livestock of tremendous profitability*
*Equities market appreciates by 1.03%, 21 gainers emerge*
*Utomi floats $135m commodities exchange*
*CBN: Forex monthly demand jumps to N588b*
*FAAC July revenue drops to N387.31b*
*Nigeria, China to tackle low quality products import*
*Danbatta seeks passage of Data Protection, Electronic Transaction bills*
*Digital banking: New thinking with technology*
*NNPC alerts on international crude oil fraudsters*
*Fraudsters circulating forged crude oil allocation letters, says NNPC*
*Govt revenue declined by N183.2bn in July*
*FG may adopt selective minimum wage increase ‘Osinbajo*
*DMO puts MDAs’ outstanding loans at N178bn*
*Nigeria loses N610bn annually to agencies’ biometric duplication*
*Delta plans daily flight from Nigeria to US*
*Kwara invests N7bn in road projects*
*NLC opposes releasing N38bn to Discos for meters*
***SPORTS:
*I’ll coach Quadri for free – Ekun*
*Falconets coach invites 30 for Tanzania tie*
*‘Tevez, others used banned drugs at 2010 W’Cup’*
*Obaseki inaugurates 11-Man Committee to set up Edo Sports Commission*
*2017 Afrobasket: Akhator hopeful against Guinea*
*274 changes in 19 ties – Have teams ‘devalued’ the EFL Cup*
*5-Star Prospect Mitchell Robinson Reportedly to Skip College, Focus on NBA Draft*
*500m release clause for Asensio*
*Aaron Judge’s Streak of Games with a Strikeout Ends at 37*
*Abdullahi tips Eagles to win CHAN 2018*
*AFCON 2019: Cameroon Not Ready’ Ahmad*
*Afridi’s 42-ball ton helps Hampshire reach Finals Day*
*AfroBasket 2017: Nigeria opens camp in Lagos*
*AfroBasket Women 2017: D’ Tigress records fourth win, faces Senegal*
*Amuneke: Happy Rohr invited Physically Built Players With Experience And Pace For Cameroon Match*
*Andrew Wiggins Cuts Ties with Agent After Max-Contract Negotiations*
*Argentina have the best attack in the world’ – Icardi looking forward to working with Messi and Co.*
*Arsenal send Jenkinson, Bramall to Birmingham*
*D’Tigress crush Guinea, set for Senegal test*
*GTBank holds camp for students, coaches*
*Shearer leads praise for 200-goal Rooney*
*Chelsea commend Aluko after racism claims*
*SEA Games: Myanmar fans beaten up at stadium*
*Stranded Nigerian wrestlers join team in Paris*
*Wikki’s Jonathan excited after scoring against Remo*
*SWAN, others set for Futsal challenge*
*Barcelona sue Neymar for €8.5m over contract breach*
***WORLD:
*Angola’s ruling party candidate says he won’t ‘share power’ with dos Santos*
*Boko Haram’s use of child bombings up four-fold from last year: UNICEF*
*Sierra Leone disaster: 5,000 victims to get temporary shelter – govt*
*Angola elects MPs and president as dos Santos bows out*
*Angola electoral system: How parliament determines the president*
*Angola seeks to roll back oil dependency to diversify economy through agriculture*
*Angola: Campaigns hit homestretch ahead of general election*
*Angolan electoral commission agrees to vote counting at polling stations*
*Over 4,000 Angolan security officials deployed to restive Cabinda*
*Ex-Mozambican president praises Angola’s dos Santos for bowing out*
*African Union satisfied with Angola elections preparations*
Good morning……