***HIGH POINT:
*Airports concession: FG must get it right*
*Don’t waste time on 2019 Presidency, PDP tells Fayose*
*Sheriff absent at North East PDP peace meeting*
*PDP needs strong candidate to win 2018 Ekiti poll*
*Obiano retains running mate*
*Qatar Airways passengers protest delayed flight at Lagos airport*
*Why plain-clothes security personnel are restricted at airports*
*NATA calls for more mechanic villages in Lagos*
*Algorithm of sowing and reaping*
*Need for improved services at Yankari Game Reserve*
*Tackling weak corporate governance in banks*
*British Airways sacks stewardess for racist rant against Nigerian passengers*
*Housemaid jailed 13 years for stealing employer’s $5,000*
*Prisoners contribute N5,000 for sick inmate of Delta prison*
*Farmer kills step-daughter under drug influence, seeks forgiveness*
*Police detain newspapers vendors, demand N60,000 bribe for bail*
*One dies, five injured in Ogun auto crash*
*Police arraign woman for stabbing husband to death*
*Police parade five for kidnapping in Ekiti*
*Man abandons wife after birth of triplets*
*Police arrest 31 suspected kidnappers, kill five in shoot-out*
*Suspected cop killer nabbed in Nasarawa*
*Niger undergraduate faces murder charge*
*British Airways sacks stewardess behind racist Snapchat rant against Nigerian passengers*
*Wives not cause of PSquare’s rift ‘Keyamo*
*Nigeria’s unity not negotiable ‘ Senate*
*Nnamdi Kanu and alleged friends in high places*
*CAN declares October 1 prayers day*
*Southeast youths want poverty among rural women addressed*
*NYSC rescucitates farm settlements*
*Kidnappers scaring away investors ‘ Dangote*
*Melaye refuses to abandon plenary, frustrates INEC’s to serve him notice*
*S-East govs to rehabilitate, empower IPOB members ‘ Umahi*
*Edo festival in London: Lady mechanic, others get award*
*Ambode backs restructuring, unveils 20ft Awolowo statue*
*Osinbajo tasks African tax administrators on BEPS*
*LASG raises agencies’ monitoring, surveillance capacities*
*Lagos lawmaker affirms defection to APC*
*Abia gov’s wife equips 44 skills acquisition graduates*
*Councillors strive to imbibe spirit of confidence in Nigerians*
*Making telecoms masts safer around people*
*Biafra that we forgot almost 50 years ago, things are now happening as if we were in 1967*
*Obi is our coach, he is good ‘ Obaze*
*I’ll complete link roads Obiano abandoned ‘ Nwoye*
*CAN leaders, Consensus Project pray for Chidoka*
*How Nnewi became the political bride*
*CD tasks Obiano on security*
*Panic grips C-River political appointees as Ayade orders audit*
*EFCC challenges pardon granted state officials by Tambuwal*
*The media doesn’t even use FOI Act like CSOs and lawyers ‘ Femi Adesina*
*We won’t support further verification exercise ‘ NUP*
*Trustfund Pensions gives updates on new trends*
*Spread producers position on health, product segmentation to win consumers’ hearts*
*Fringe liquid dish washing soap manufacturers pressurize majors*
*InstinctWave takes summit to Ghana*
*Managing hate speeches*
*Campaign Manual: Between Obaze and Obiano*
***BUSINESS:
*Hurricane Harvey, Irma: Impact on Nigerian auto industry*
*Exit from recession still fragile, says CBN*
*FG raised N6.3bn from savings bond in seven months*
*NCC woos investors into Nigeria’s $70bn telecoms industry*
*N8bn CBN scam: Court adjourns ruling in bankers’ bail request*
*Ex-Afren bosses to face charges over $400m Nigeria deals*
*Senate alleges poor budget implementation, summons Adeosun, Udoma*
*N336bn released for capital projects in first quarter ‘ Adeosun*
*Bugatti may go electric with fastest car’s successor*
*Airport concession: Experts warn FG against revenue loss*
*Banks, pension managers, others stake N105bn on sukuk bond*
*Dana, Med-View plan charity match for Independence Day*
*Industrial goods sector leads market’s N140.5bn decline*
*FG releases N336bn in first quarter*
*Toyota to invest $373.8m in five plants*
*Exit from recession will impact positively on investors’ confidence ‘ LCCI*
*SBC deepens customer affinity with retained price*
*Naira further appreciates to 359.89/$ in NAFEX*
*Customs monthly revenue at Seme border up 40.4%*
*LG’s V30 smartphone to burst mobile market*
*Find new options for broadband investment, ITU tells African ICT policymakers*
*How ministries, agencies waste Nigeria’s resources*
*GTX NOTEBOOK: Zinox equips students with legacy tab*
*IPI becomes 2017 Microsoft’s fastest growing solutions provider*
***SPORTS:
*FIFA 2018 WCQ: I’m not interested in Zambia mind games ‘ Ighalo*
*Nigeria’s tricks won’t stop Zambia from World Cup ‘ Coach Nyirenda*
*Laloko absolves Ezenwa of blame*
*GOtv Boxing Night 12: Organisers promise adequate security*
*Mendy set for long injury absence ‘ Guardiola*
*Ronaldo marks milestone, in-form Kane fires Spurs*
*Carragher: Benitez’s reign will be short*
*20,093 shots: Golf’s longest hole complete*
*250 golfers to battle at 57th Independence Golf Tourney*
*A.J. Green Joins Only Marvin Harrison and Larry Fitzgerald with Rare Feat*
*Aaron Judge Breaks Mark McGwire’s Rookie Home Run Record*
*Africa’s only female soccer president to stand for re-election*
*AJ Styles vs. Baron Corbin for US Title Announced at WWE Hell in a Cell 2017*
*Akpom gets inspiration from Sanchez*
*Alli Commends Okowa, Says Asaba Track Will Produce Fast Times*
*Aluko’s Reading Drought Continues, Aina Loses With Hull*
*Antonio Conte helped Spartak thwart Liverpool ‘ Carrera*
*APOEL Nicosia 0-3 Tottenham: Harry Kane Bags Hat-Trick To Give Spurs The Win*
*Arena calls anthem protests ‘appropriate’ but cites U.S. Soccer policy forbidding them*
*Arewa Vs Ndigbo Novelty Match: Osinbajo To Honor Football Match*
*ASABA 2018: Alli commends Okowa, says tracks will produce fast times*
*Bale & Ronaldo star in Madrid win – Champions League round-up*
*Bale is back in form ‘ Zidane lauds Madrid attacker*
*Barcelona’ Man City’ Europe’s possession kings revealed to be Celtic*
***WORLD:
*Seven arrested at Egyptian concert after raising rainbow flag*
*Blind female Ethiopian lawyer wins global award for promoting disability rights*
*5-year-old Chibok boy paralyzed after brutal Boko Haram attack healed*
*Tanzania to license blogs, websites as part of new online media regulation*
*Swazi King picks 14th wife weeks after annual Reed Dance ceremony*
*Libyan rival parties hold peace talks in Tunisia*
*Ethiopia’s occupation of Eritrea, threat to Horn of Africa: U.N. told*
*Chaotic scenes in Ugandan parliament as MPs debate age limit motion*
*Angola begins post-dos Santos era as Lourenco is officially sworn in*
*’David’ Mugabe stood up to ‘Goliath’ Trump at U.N. – Zimbabwe veep*
*Ethiopia govt admits hundreds killed in ethnic clashes, Oromos worst affected*
*Tanzania’s ‘tech’ sex-education for adolescents*
*Sudan upbeat over end to U.S. sanctions after escaping latest travel ban*
*Good morning*
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