10 suspected Yahoo boys held in Lagos (Nation) Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Office, have arrested 10 persons for alleged involvement in internet-related fraud. The suspects are: Jonathan Daniel Adebayo, Lawal Waidi Seun, Adeosun…
*‘Pregnancy’ stopped kidnappers from raping my wife, says victim (Nation)*LASU appoints Damola Oke acting vice chancellor (ThisDay)
‘Pregnancy’ stopped kidnappers from raping my wife, says victim (Nation) Mr Gbenga Ibikunle, who was kidnapped alongside his wife at Uso village along the Akure-Owo highway has said that his wife lied she was pregnant to avoid her being raped…
Ahmad ineligible for CAF presidential election
Ahmad Ahmad is set to lose his role as President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) after its Governance Committee declared him ineligible to stand in this year’s election. Two of the five candidates have been approved to appear…
Nasarawa United draw 1-1 against Kano Pillars
Nasarawa United Football Club on Sunday drew 1-1 with visiting Kano Pillars Football Club in a Day three match of the 2020/2021 Nigerian Professional Football League at the Lafia Township Stadium. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the first…
Monkey Village demolition is savage treatment of urban poor- CEE-HOPE
Occupants of the recently demolished informal housing settlement in the Opebi area of Lagos State known as Monkey Village, are still licking their wounds days after the demolition exercise. Amongst the severely affected is a Non-Governmental Organisation, the Centre for…
Outgoing LASU VC urges community to support his successor
The outgoing Vice-Chancellor (V-C) of the Lagos State University (LASU), Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun (SAN), has urged the entire LASU community to support the administration of whom would be his successor in office. He also advised them to ensure that the…
Don’t be demoralised by kidnapping, Kaigama urges catholic priests
Archbishop of Abuja Catholic Archdiocese, Most Rev. Dr. Ignatius Kaigama, has condemned the incessant kidnapping of catholic priests and other ministers of God, describing it as molestation of the church. Kaigama, in his homily on Sunday at St. Anthony’s Parish,…
NIN registration may be suspended to avoid spreading Covid-19 – Mamora, Health Minister
Dr Olorunnimbe Mamora, Minister of State for Health, Monday said that the ongoing registration and National Identification Number enrolment may be suspended due to the rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country. As at yesterday, 100,087 cases…
2 traffic robbers nabbed in Lagos
Men of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested two persons, Dada Owolabi and Kolawole Olawoye, for allegedly dispossessing unsuspecting members of the public of their valuables inside traffic in the Ogudu/Alapere area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The state Police…
#EndSARS: Lagos police stations still in ruins as operatives battle rising insecurity
More than 10 weeks after the destruction of many police stations in Lagos during the #EndSARS protests, the rebuilding of the affected facilities is yet to commence, thereby stalling policing activities in various communities and parts of Lagos, Daily Trust…