Court discharges 6 #Endsars protesters (Vanguard) An Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s Court on Thursday discharged and acquitted six men charged with breach of the public peace during the 2020 #Endsars protest. They are: Daniel Joyinbo, 31, Adigun Sodiq, 28, Kehinde Shola,32,…
Lagos court frees man after 15 years in prison without trial (Vanguard)*2 men to die by hanging for robbery, rape, murder (ThisDay)
Lagos court frees man after 15 years in prison without trial (Vanguard) An Ikeja High Court on Monday ordered the release of a man, Kazeen Adeshina, after spending 15 years in a correctional facility without charge or trial. The News…
*Tinubu approves N50k grant, N155b food package for households (Punch)*‘I was paid N50k′, Abuja resident caught with bandits’ ammunition confesses (DailyTrust)
Tinubu approves N50k grant, N155b food package for households (Punch) President Bola Tinubu has approved the National Construction and Household Support Programme during the National Economic Council meeting on Thursday in Abuja. According to a statement issued by the presidential…
*IGP appoints AIG Longe as 1st female Force Secretary (Leadership)*Senate passes bill to regulate cattle rearing business in Nigeria (NewTelegraph)
IGP appoints AIG Longe as 1st female Force Secretary (Leadership) The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has appointed Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Yetunde Longe, as the first female Force Secretary in the history of the Nigeria Police Force…
*Nigerian woman makes history, emerges first African Lord Mayor of Leeds (Punch)*Nigeria was bleeding when I took over – Tinubu (DailyTrust)
Nigerian woman makes history, emerges first African Lord Mayor of Leeds (Punch) A Nigerian woman, Abigail Katung, has been announced as the 130th Lord Mayor of Leeds City in England, becoming the first person of African descent to hold the…
*Trafficking: Police in Lagos rescue 10 teenage girls, arrest 2 suspects (Vanguard)*After 7 years, Banky W survives another cancer surgery (Tribune)
Trafficking: Police in Lagos rescue 10 teenage girls, arrest 2 suspects (Vanguard) The Police Command in Lagos State says it has rescued 10 teenage girls, who were allegedly being trafficked to some West African countries for prostitution. The Lagos Command…
*Abuja church general overseer evicts estranged wife, 6 children (Punch)*Praying man drowns at Lagos beach (DailyTrust)
Abuja church general overseer evicts estranged wife, 6 children (Punch) A popular pastor, Stanley Ogbonna, has allegedly driven his estranged wife, Chioma, and six children out of their house in Abuja. Ogbonna, a General Overseer of the God’s Spring Assembly,…
*Obaseki initiates peace between Benin Palace, Enigie (Channels)*Police arrest suspects for alleged killing of 3 in Abuja (Nation)
Obaseki initiates peace between Benin Palace, Enigie (Channels) gic situations.Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has initiated a peace process into the legal issues involving the Oba of Benin, Ewuare II and two suspended dukes of the Benin kingdom, Professor Gregory…
*Lagos uncovers 86 rooms under bridge where tenants pay N250k yearly (Vanguard)*Police nab 3 fake EFCC operatives (DailyTrust)
Lagos uncovers 86 rooms under bridge where tenants pay N250k yearly (Vanguard) Lagos State‘s Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, revealed on Wednesday that 86 partitioned rooms were discovered beneath the Dolphin Estate Bridge in Ikoyi, Lagos Island.…
*How dog attack sparked outrage in Nasarawa community (DailyTrust)*Indiscriminate hikes in sachet water price unacceptable – FCCPC (Vanguard)
How dog attack sparked outrage in Nasarawa community (DailyTrust) Trouble erupted in New Madina, Juwape Phase 2, Maraban Gurku, Nasarawa State, when Abdul Zuru, a resident fell victim to a vicious dog attack. The incident occurred as Zuru made his…