Former Manchester United footballer and ex-Wales manager Ryan Giggs has been cleared of allegations he assaulted his ex-girlfriend and her sister. It comes after charges were withdrawn by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) at a hearing at Manchester Crown Court.…
*Man drags in-law to court over wife’s refusal to return home (DailyTrust)*Lagos lists risks of high-rise buildings (Punch)
Man drags in-law to court over wife’s refusal to return home (DailyTrust) A businessman, Isma’il Ibrahim, on Tuesday dragged one Zainab Muhammad, his mother-in-law, to a Shari’a Court at Rigasa Kaduna, for allegedly refusing to allow his wife return to…
*Money-seeking council officials block Lagos road, beat drivers (Punch)*Lagos becomes co-owner of Odu’a Investment Company (ThisDay)
Money-seeking council officials block Lagos road, beat drivers (Punch) A truck driver, Muhammad Adejumo, was on Saturday assaulted by some council officials who mounted a roadblock at the Isheri Roundabout in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State. Adejumo…
*Nigeria brings home 12,000 displaced people despite instability (Guardian)*Motorists, passengers attack armed robbers with stones on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (Vanguard)
Nigeria brings home 12,000 displaced people despite instability (Guardian) Nigeria has brought home around 12,000 people who fled violence in the northwest of the country earlier this year, including from neighbouring Niger, an official and a returnee said Wednesday. The…
*Lagos amputee hawker celebrates birthday, set to open supermarket (Punch)*Dreaded Lagos robber Samuel Ayooluwa caught with two pistols (PMNews)
Lagos amputee hawker celebrates birthday, set to open supermarket (Punch) Things are fast falling into place for Mary Daniel, the 26-year-old amputee water hawker and her life is showing significant transformation. The single mum, who used to sell bottled water…
Ryan Giggs charged with assaulting 2 women
Wales manager Ryan Giggs has been charged with causing actual bodily harm to a woman in her 30s and common assault of a woman in her 20s. He has been charged with three offences after police were called to reports…
Ryan Giggs will not take charge of Wales games following arrest
Former defender Robert Page will stand in for Ryan Giggs for the next three Wales matches Manager Ryan Giggs will not be involved in Wales’ three matches in November, with assistant Robert Page taking charge of the team. Giggs has…
*Panel rejects LCC’s request to ‘take back’ Lekki tollgate (Punch)*Lekki Tollgate: Surveillance camera stopped recording at 8 pm – LCC MD (Vanguard)
Panel rejects LCC’s request to ‘take back’ Lekki tollgate (Punch) The Judicial Panel of Inquiry probing the alleged shootings of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers on October 20, 2020 at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos has declined the request by the…
*Lekki looting: Sanwo-Olu promises owners tax relief, support (Punch)*Mixed reactions over Lagos probe panel (Guardian)
Lekki looting: Sanwo-Olu promises owners tax relief, support (Punch) The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has promised to assist the tenants and shop owners at the Circle Mall in Lekki to bounce back to business following the recent looting…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer should be ‘very pleased’ with Anthony Martial’s performance against Wolves, says Ryan Giggs (Metro)
Ryan Giggs has singled out Anthony Martial’s performance against Wolves for praise and backed the forward to thrive in a more central position for Manchester United. Martial and Marcus Rashford are expected to lead the line and score the bulk…
