*Suspected drug addict beats father to death in Kogi (Guardian)*Lagos Assembly passes VAT, open grazing bills (Punch)

Suspected drug addict beats father to death in Kogi (Guardian) A 21-year-old suspected drug addict, identified as Muhammed Yusuf, has allegedly committed patricide by beating his septuagenarian father, Alhaji Ibrahim Yusuf, to death. The suspect was said to have been…

*Decomposing corpse of man found in Lagos bush (Punch)*Union to Sanwo-Olu: evacuate Lagos indigenes in UNIJOS (Nation)

Decomposing corpse of man found in Lagos bush (Punch) Officials of the Lagos State Ministry of Health have recovered the decomposing remains of a yet-to-be-identified man from a bush in Odogunyan, in the Ikorodu area of the state. PUNCH Metro…

*Lagos goes tough on manufacturers of counterfeit products (Nation)*FRSC to investigate video of stray cow on Third Mainland Bridge (Punch)

Lagos goes tough on manufacturers of counterfeit products (Nation) Manufacturers of counterfeit products in Lagos State now risk imprisonment or huge fine, Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN) has said. Onigbanjo represented Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the first…

*Protesters storm Lagos APC secretariat, reject candidates (Punch)*Lagos residents lament delayed repair of burnt airport bridge (Guardian)

Protesters storm Lagos APC secretariat, reject candidates (Punch) Protesters from the Somolu Local Government Area on Tuesday besieged the secretariat of the All Progressives Party in Lagos State to express their grievances against the list of candidates for chairman and…

*Slain job seeker buried, as alleged killer explains how she was murdered (ThisDay)*We’ve completed over 1, 097 projects covering 970 schools – Sanwo-Olu (Guardian)

Slain job seeker buried, as alleged killer explains how she was murdered (ThisDay) The prime suspect in the murder of Miss Iniubong Umoren, a 26-year-old graduate of Philosophy of the University of Uyo (UNIUYO), Uduak Frank Akpan, has finally explained…

*#OccupyLekki: Sanwo-Olu never directed police to brutalise protesters, says commissioner (Punch)*Obalende: Lagos Govt resolves NURTW, RTEAN fracas (Guardian)

#OccupyLekki: Sanwo-Olu never directed police to brutalise protesters, says commissioner (Punch) The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has vowed to ensure that police officers who allegedly brutalised #OccupyLekkiTollgate protesters on Saturday are brought to book. The Lagos State Commissioner for…

*My wife is promiscuous, sleeps around – man tells court (DailyTrust)*Protests brewing in Lagos as judicial panel hands over Lekki toll gate (Guardian)

My wife is promiscuous, sleeps around – man tells court (DailyTrust) A 42-year-old businessman, Olayinka Oyeniyi, on Monday told an Igando Customary Court in Lagos State that his wife, Sekinat was promiscuous and has slept with many men. Oyeniyi said…

*Lekki shootings: Sanwo-Olu has lost credibility, says FSD (Punch)*Be patient with government, Lagos lawmaker tells youths (Guardian)

Lekki shootings: Sanwo-Olu has lost credibility, says FSD (Punch) A group, the Federal Social Democrats, says the credibility and integrity of the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, have been diminished by the alleged shooting of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers…

US Open 2020: Dominic Thiem fights back to beat Alexander Zverev

Austria’s Dominic Thiem clinched his first Grand Slam title after a gritty fightback from two sets down stunned Alexander Zverev in the US Open final. Second seed Thiem, 27, had lost his previous three major finals and looked destined for…

*Teenager crushes Lagos trader with mother’s car (Punch) *Why Lagos adopted phased school reopening, by commissioner (Guardian)

Teenager crushes Lagos trader with mother’s car (Punch) An attempt by a 16-year-old boy to test his driving skills with his mother’s car at the Arena Shopping Mall, Oshodi, Lagos State, has cost a life. PUNCH Metro learnt that the…

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