Reps move to reduce powers of CBN governor (Vanguard) A bill to create the position of Chairman of the Board of the Central Bank of Nigeria, separate from the position of the governor, scaled second reading in the House of…
*No man’s land: Rhodes Vivour cautions Obasa against divisive laws (Punch)*INEC ad hoc officers allege difficulty in uploading presidential election results (Guardian)
No man’s land: Rhodes Vivour cautions Obasa against divisive laws (Punch) The Labour Party governorship candidate in Lagos state for the 2023 election, Gbadebo Rhodes Vivour has condemned the comments made by Rt. Hon Mudasiru Obasa, Speaker of the state…
*Jealous lover bags jail term for bathing ex-girlfriend with acid (Punch)*NEC suspends subsidy removal (Vanguard)
Jealous lover bags jail term for bathing ex-girlfriend with acid (Punch) A 32-year-old carpenter, Onyekachi Agu, poured acid on his ex-girlfriend and his rival was on Wednesday sentenced to seven years imprisonment by a Lagos State High Court sitting in…
*Lagos commuters stranded as commercial drivers protest extortion by ‘‘agberos’’ (Vanguard)*Nobody can chase you from Osun, Adeleke assures Aregbesola (Punch)
Lagos commuters stranded as commercial drivers protest extortion by ‘‘agberos’’ (Vanguard) Commuters on Wednesday were left to trek long distances to their various destinations after commercial bus drivers refused operating to protest against daily exorbitant fees collected by officials of…
*Axe-wielding man hacks 100-year-old grandmother to death (Punch)*IWD: NBA celebrates female pioneers in legal profession (Nation)
Axe-wielding man hacks 100-year-old grandmother to death (Punch) A 37-year-old man, identified as Artur B., hacked his 100-year-old grandmother, Amalie G., to death using an axe. The incident happened on Monday in Hamburg, Germany, according to a Daily Mail report…
*Son kidnaps father, collects N2.5m ransom (DailyTrust)*CBN bans over-the-counter withdrawal of new notes (Punch)
Son kidnaps father, collects N2.5m ransom (DailyTrust) The Kwara State Police Command has arrested one Issa Naigheti for allegedly kidnapping his father and collecting a ransom of N2.5m. Ajayi Okasanmi, spokesman of the command, who disclosed this said the suspect…
*Why I declined to marry terrorist commander – Train attack victim (Punch)*Brothers remanded in prison for ‘‘enticing’’ married woman (DailyTrust)
Why I declined to marry terrorist commander – Train attack victim (Punch) Lois Azurfa, a 21-year-old undergraduate, who was among the 65 passengers in the Abuja-Kaduna train kidnapped by terrorists on March 28, 2022 has shared her 191-day traumatic experience…
*Power-drunk ex-defence chief’s son damages car, beats owner (Punch)*Govt agencies, marketers agree to end petrol scarcity in 48 hours (Vanguard)
Power-drunk ex-defence chief’s son damages car, beats owner (Punch) A naval officer, Kayode Petinrin, has been accused of assaulting a Lagos motorist, identified simply as Sola, in the CMS area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the officer also…
*Midnight gunshots, burglars terrify Lagos community (Punch)*Lagos: 11 women die from domestic violence in 20 months (Guardian)
Midnight gunshots, burglars terrify Lagos community (Punch) Residents of Abule Taylor community in the Abule Egba area of Lagos State have lamented incessant gunshots every midnight in the area. The residents, who spoke to our correspondent, also decried the activities…
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…