33 banks boost small-scale industries with N4bn; FG, States share N143bn; Obasanjo tasks African leaders on security; Grenade kills teenager in Lafia; November now deadline for NITEL’s sale; Rivers Assembly protests, adjourns indefinitely over murder of legislator; Gov Haruna sacks commissioner; Yorubas will decide over Obasanio at the appropriate time – Ige; Gana commends Haruna’s achievements; Nigeria, Niger Rep take inventory of border resources; Gov Yar’Adua signs Sharia bill into law; Sarah Jibril lambasts critics of Sharia; Lagos CJ refutes media reports; Boni Haruna warns board members against corruption; Anglican bishop to expel priests in secret cult; Pipeline fire threatens Ogoni land; Danger signals from the banks; Buhari, Dikko| and Oputa; NATO plans to disarm Albanian that co n d itio n s are not rebels; NDDC is broke, says MD; GSM charges outrageous -N LC; Workers disrupt Nigeria Airways operations again; Giwa tasks FG on GSM; APC sets up website for Nigerian dealers; Nigeria may lose N58b to vandalisation -Shell boss; NICON boss tasks . Plateau govt on insurance; Behind the sacking o f NAMA Boss; Jigawa to spend N40m on monuments; NULGE rejects new revenue formula; Muslim youths condemn ban on use of affected imported product; Displaced persons threaten hunger strike; House faces N900m fine over bribery scandal; Group opposes Adesina’s re-election; Issues in the new revenue allocation formula; Ondo commissioner questioned over N23m theft; Man jailed over N30,000 forged cheque; M an, 50, falls victim of police bullet; Three PDP members remanded in prison custody for conspiracy; Ex-Army major charged with robbery; Eight ritualists in police net; Fake NAFDAC officials arrested; Work starts on Gwarimpa Housing Estate; Patients decry poor services in Garki General Hospital; Com m unity leader calls for increased security in Tasha; Lawal, Tchoutang not wanted at Roda; Velappan slams Afro-Asian stadia; Canadian Embassy lambast Sports Ministry; There are no mafia in Super Eagles –Erico; Samaranch goes back to hospital; Maradona regrets taking drugs; Amodu wants NFA to clarify his status.