Romelu Lukaku given “new Chelsea return date” as Mauricio Pochettino eyes transfer resolution

Romelu Lukaku’s Chelsea return date has been changed to July 17 with the forward looking to secure an exit before then. The Belgian, along with several of his team-mates, was expected back for pre-season training on either Wednesday or Thursday.…

*2 Chibok girls escape from Sambisa (DailyTrust)*1st Davido UK tour gave me breakthrough in Showbiz— Billyque (Tribune)

2 Chibok girls escape from Sambisa (DailyTrust) Two of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls have escaped from their captors. Sources told Daily Trust that the girls escaped from Sambisa forest, on Sunday, as a result of intense military operations. A security…

*Evacuating Nigerian students from Sudan impossible at this time — FG (DailyTrust)*Customs intercept 553 parcels of cannabis sativa in Seme (Vanguard)

Evacuating Nigerian students from Sudan impossible at this time – FG (DailyTrust) The federal government says the evacuation of Nigerians in Sudan is not possible at the moment. Nigerians trapped in the ongoing crisis in Sudan have been begging to…

Man stabs friend to death over debt, lands in jail (Punch)*Anti-Datti Comment: Why I opposed Soyinka – Chimamanda Adichie (DailyTrust)

Man stabs friend to death over debt, lands in jail (Punch) A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has remanded a man, Bitrus Wurawa, for allegedly stabbing one Ezekiel Yohana to death with a jackknife at Kara Market, in…

*Opay agent charged with theft of N.3m (DailyTrust)*Killer herdsmen raid Benue community, kill policeman, 45 others (Punch)

Opay Agent Charged With Theft Of N.3m (DailyTrust) An Opay agent, Rabi’u Isah Gaida, has been arraigned before a Kano Shari’a court sitting in Kwana Hudu for breach of trust,o cheating and theft. The prosecutor, Aliyu Abidin Murtala, told the…

*Portable set to release new single after bail (Guardian)*4 Lagos ex-convicts nabbed for kidnapping, robbery (Punch)

Portable set to release new single after bail (Guardian) The embattled musician Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, is set to release a new music single detailing his 72-hour detention and a brief stay at the Ilaro correctional centre in…

*Why Nigerians should prepare for more hardship – NGO (Punch)*Gunmen set ablaze Imo High Court, destroy files (DailyTrust)

Why Nigerians should prepare for more hardship – NGO (Punch) The report by the National Bureau of Statistics that about 133 million Nigerians live in poverty would be a recipe for a new dimension of hunger never witnessed in Nigeria,…

Lukaku returns to Milan after World Cup tribulations

Inter star Romelu Lukaku has returned to Milan following his tough time of things at the World Cup in Qatar. The 29-year-old Belgian striker came into the tournament carrying a hamstring injury and he didn’t start in any of their…

*Banker stops 64-year-old from delivering N600k to soothsayers (Punch)*Man kills mother-in-law, worshipper inside Lagos church (Vanguard)

Banker stops 64-year-old from delivering N600k to soothsayers (Punch) Two suspected fraudsters, posing as prophets, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for attempting to extort N600,000 from a 64-year-old woman in Lagos. According to the police, the…

*Woman alights from cab, jumps into Lagos Lagoon (DailyTrust)*Police warn motorists against driving on ‘one-way’ route along Lagos-Ibadan expressway (Guardian)

Woman alights from cab, jumps into Lagos Lagoon (DailyTrust) A woman said to be in her thirties has decided to end it by jumping into the lagoon on Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos State. Daily Trust learnt that the woman had…

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