EPL: Iwobi wins MOTM, hails Lampard

NIGERIAN midfielder Alex Iwobi was voted Man Of The Match as Everton beat West Ham 1-0 at Goodison Park to end a six-game winless run. The 26-year-old provided the assist for Neal Maupay, who fired in to hand Everton the…

*Despite N11m medical expenses, hit-and-run victim dies at LASUTH (Vanguard)*Osinachi’s mother, sister accuse husband of complicity in late singer’s death (Nation)

Despite N11m medical expenses, hit-and-run victim dies at LASUTH (Vanguard) She was energetic, aspiring and promising with determination to live and work abroad which she diligently pursued despite all odds and her prayers were answered when she got a visa…

*Court remands man for insulting married woman (Tribune)*Sustainable power supply key to greater Lagos vision ―Commissioner (Tribune)

Court remands man for insulting married woman (Tribune) A Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, on Thursday ordered that a man, Rabiu Usman, who pleaded guilty to insulting a married woman unprovoked, be remanded pending sentencing, Magistrate Michael Bawa, fixed…

*El-Rufai’s Wife: I’m ready to die in the hands of kidnappers (DailyTrust)*NIN hitches: JAMB to conduct mop up exam for late applicants – Registrar (Vanguard)

El-Rufai’s Wife: I’m ready to die in the hands of kidnappers (DailyTrust) The wife of Kaduna State Governor, Hajiya Asia El-Rufai, has said no ransom should be paid to her abductors if she is kidnapped.  Addressing participants of a peace…

Iheanacho loses POTM award to Lingard

Leicester City forward Kelechi Iheanacho’s ambition of joining Osaze Odemwingie as the second Nigerian to win the English Premier League Player of The Month award on more than one occasion was on Friday thwarted by West Ham’s Jesse Lingard. The…

*4 Ogun teenage cultists arrested in Lagos (Punch)*Gang of robbers busted in Lagos Guest House (PMNews)

4 Ogun teenage cultists arrested in Lagos (Punch) Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command in the Alakuko area of the state on Friday arrested four suspected cultists. The suspects, it was gathered, came from Ogun State for reprisal attacks…

*Distressed building: Agency cordons-off 3-storey, issues 7-day evacuation ultimatum (Guardian)*Osborne Foreshore residents debunk rumours of planned violence (Tribune)

Distressed building: Agency cordons-off 3-storey, issues 7-day evacuation ultimatum (Guardian) The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has cordoned off a distressed three-storey building in Oshodi with a seven-day evacuation ultimatum on traders and residents to save lives. The ultimatum…

*Police deploy operatives to boarding schools in Lagos (Guardian)*Court remands 4 over burglary in Lagos (DailyTrust)

Police deploy operatives to boarding schools in Lagos (Guardian) The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu, has fortified security in and around boarding schools in Lagos State to protect students, staff and their facilities. The police boss yesterday, in…

*Lagos community cries out over insecurity, govt’s neglect (DailyTrust)*Fulfill N2b promise to victims of Soba community, Adams urges FG, Lagos (Guardian)

Lagos community cries out over insecurity, govt’s neglect (DailyTrust) Residents of Orile Iganmu in Lagos at the weekend called on the state government, donor agencies and nongovernmental organisations (NGOs)to come to their aid over the ravaging poverty and insecurity in…

*Guns recovered as landlord shoots okada union chair over rent (Punch)*Lagos APC warns against mayhem over reopening of Lekki tollgate (Guardian)

Guns recovered as landlord shoots okada union chair over rent (Punch) A landlord, identified simply as Afuye, has been arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly shooting his tenant, Olaoluwa-Daniel Yaya, over outstanding rent at their…

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