Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Tuesday morning (Aug 25th 2015)

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Good morning! Here are 10 things you need to know this morning:

1. President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday accepted an invitation from the United Nations Secretary-General, Mr Ban Ki-moon to a meeting of world leaders in New York to strategize against extremism. The President's acceptance was disclosed by Femi Adesina, the president's Adviser on Media and Publicity. The meeting will hold on September 28.

2. The former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.) has been charged to court by the Department of State Services, DSS, over alleged illegal possession of firearms. In a statement by a DSS official, Tony Opuiyo, on Monday in Abuja, Dasuki was charged to court for owning firearms without licence. 3. Following the continuous media attacks on former Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, a former Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, has advised the immediate past Governor to go and make peace with his former boss, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu ,before things get out of hands.

4. President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the National Security Adviser, Maj. Gen. Babagana Monguno (retd.),to set up an investigative committee with the mandate of identifying irregularities in all arms' procurement deals since 2007 to 2015. Consequently, the NSA has already set up the committee.

5. There is palpable fear in the Bayelsa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the health status of former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the State, Col. Sam Inokoba (rtd), who recently joined the party. Report says he collapsed during a Town Hall meeting in Nembe, Bayelsa State on Saturday and has since been put under intensive care at a hospital.

6. Report has it that the Plateau State Governor, Mr. Simon Lanlong, on Monday accompanied the suspended Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, David Parradang, to the Presidential Villa, Abuja, apparently to beg President Muhammadu Buhari. Report however claimed the suspended NIS boss could not meet the President in person as he had to wait for the governor to discuss with the president on his behalf. . 7. The Chief Matron, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mrs. Caroline Oriola Monday reportedly died in her office within the assembly premises. It was gathered that she had gone to the office on Saturday, but her corpse was found in her office by a cleaner, who had gone to clean the clinic. Naija New

8. The lawyer of the four suspects paraded in connection with the recent bank robbery in Ikorodu, Lagos State, Barr. Akanbi has dragged the Inspector General of Police before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, claiming that his clients confessed to the crime under duress and were given bad publicity without being charged to court.

9. Report says lawmaker were yesterday divided over the plan to probe the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Lamorde, over alleged diversion of stolen funds recovered from looters. It was reported that while the Senate leadership said the probe would proceed as scheduled on Wednesday, members of the Peoples Democratic Party in the senate objected to the probe.

10. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that the sale of its 2016 application form will begin on Aug. 31 to end Jan. 15, 2016 .This is contained in a statement issued by the board's Head of Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin. Nigeria News