On episode 3 of MTV Shuga Naija, Tobi and Leila are caught in a situation most couples have found themselves; neither of you has a condom just when things are getting really interesting. Leila absolutely refuses to try any other…
South Africa let me down, says ousted Mugabe (Enca)
Former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe says South Africa should have sent troops instead of a team of negotiators to prevent his ouster by the military last year. Mugabe said his regional neighbours betrayed him “in a sense”, in an interview…
* Monkeys, the thieves of Lagos posh estate (Punch) * Estate agent, 37, bolts with “Suya” man’s N.5m in Lagos (Vanguard)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE MARCH 24, 2018 Monkeys, the thieves of Lagos posh estate (Punch) It looks serene: sitting quietly at the boundary of Lagos and Ogun states, tucked in the middle of the chaos offered by Lagos, the…
Dapchi Schoolgirl: We were flown in Planes and taken over Rivers in Boats (ThisDay)
More curious details about how the Dapchi schoolgirls were returned to their town by Boko Haram on Wednesday morning have emerged, with one of the girls telling a British newspaper, The Guardian, that they were flown in planes, and taken over rivers…
Oba’s Curse: Come and take your pubic hairs, pants in our shrines – Native doctors beg victims of sex slavery (Vanguard)
For those, who doubted the efficacy of the curse on human traffickers by the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare 11, the calls on trafficked girls to come and take their pubic hairs and pants from shrines are indeed a direct…
Lagos govt, trucks battle for control of bridges, roads (DailyTrust)
The Lagos State government and the Nigerian Navy have again ordered truck drivers to vacate bridges and major roads as government battles the intractable traffic gridlock as trucks wait to access the Apapa port in Lagos. The long, snaky lines…
Police to establish Explosives Ordinance Training School in Borno (Guardian)
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, yesterday disclosed that the Police plan to establish an Explosive Ordinance Training School in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, to train more personnel to address life-threatening issues relating to explosive ordinance handling…
Agbado/Oke-Odo council boss, residents back Ambode (Nation)
Ahead of next general elections, chieftains and members of All Progressives Congress, APC, and community leaders in Agbado/Oke Odo Local Council Development Area on Thursday unanimously endorsed Governor Akinwunmi Ambode for second term in office. Speaking during the endorsement rally…
We’ll deal with politicians making fortunes from abductions, says Buhari (Guardian)
President Muhammadu Buhari has warned that security agencies would deal severely with those he described as “unscrupulous characters” who make political fortune out of schoolgirls’ abductions in the country. Receiving 107 schoolgirls and two primary school pupils from Dapchi, Yobe…
Couture company Ralph and Russo emerges as clear favourite to design Meghan Markle’s wedding dress (Uk.style)
It’s official; Ralph and Russo is the clear front-runner rumoured to have designed Meghan Markle’s wedding dress. On Tuesday, it was announced that Ladbrokes has suspended bets on the fashion house after a suspicious influx of predictions. Due to the short space…