Car dealers, owners win as court slams N500m damage on Nigerian Customs (Sun) The Federal High Court, Lagos, has ordered the Nigerian Customs Services (NCS) to pay N500 million to the Registered Trustees of Auto Dealers in Lagos. In an…
New book chronicles the history of Osun State as it marks 32nd anniversary
A new book that tells the definitive history of Osun State, from its creation in 1991 to the end of Rauf Aregbesola’s administration in 2018, is set to be launched on 27 August, the same day the state celebrates its…
*Hoodlums burn BRT bus over commercial bus driver’s death (Vanguard)*Petition: Tribunal grants Jandor substituted service on Sanwo-Olu, Rhodes-Vivour (Guardian)
Hoodlums burn BRT bus over commercial bus driver’s death (Vanguard) An unidentified commercial bus driver was yesterday, killed in an auto crash involving his vehicle and a Bus Rapid Transit, BRT, on Ikafo bridge in the Ogudu area of Lagos.…
FG opens new Passport Office in Lagos to address ‘shortage gap’
The Federal Government has opened a new passport office in the Alimosho area of Lagos State. Interior Minister Rauf Aregbesola during the launching on Monday, explained that it is part of a move to address the “shortage gap” in passport…
*Lagos: Police kill 2 ex-convicts in gun duel (DailyTrust)*Lagos-Ibadan: Robbers strike again, escape, police make excuse (Punch)
Lagos: Police kill 2 ex-convicts in gun duel (DailyTrust) Two members of a robbery gang involved in series of attacks on Ajegule, Lagos, and its environs were on Saturday shot dead during a gun battle with the police. The killed…
*Osun housewife accused of killing husband commits suicide (Punch)*Atiku opens up on Tinubu, Obi (Sun)
Osun housewife accused of killing husband commits suicide (Punch) Ifeoluwa, accused of setting ablaze her Cairo, Egypt-based husband, Bolu Bamidele, in their house at Koka community in Osun State has committed suicide. Bamidele was said to have sustained severe injury…
*Delta workers rape employer, kill victim, husband (Punch)*NDLEA witness testifies in alleged drug deal against Abba Kyari, others (Guardian)
Delta workers rape employer, kill victim, husband (Punch) The Delta State Police Command has paraded over 45 suspects for various criminal offences ranging from kidnapping, robbery, cultism, baby factory, murder, among others. The Commissioner of Police, Delta State, Muhammed…
*Notorious bandit bags traditional title in Zamfara (Tribune)*NDLEA arrests 27-year-old drug queen with narcotics in fetish bowls at Lagos Airport (DailyTrust)
Notorious bandit bags traditional title in Zamfara (Tribune) The Emir of Yandoto in Zamfara State, Alhaji Garba Marafa, has conferred the traditional title of Sarki Fulani to one of the most notorious bandits operating in Zamfara and Katsina states. It…
Osun poll: Aregbesola deletes post on Adeleke’s victory
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has deleted a post where he broke his silence on the outcome of the just-concluded Osun State governorship election. This was after the post had gone viral Sunday morning. In a statement, the Media…
Free Akara at Aregbesola’s home, minister still expected
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has yet to arrive at his polling unit hours after voting has commenced in the Osun State Governorship election. Residents also said they have yet to sight Aregbesola, whom they said usually arrived in…
