Lagos shuts damaged Alapere footbridge, begins emergency repairs (Nation) The Lagos State Government says it has temporarily closed Alapere Pedestrian Bridge which was damaged by an articulated vehicle, and began immediate remedial works on sections that need urgent attention. A…
Navalny’s new trial to start Monday in his prison camp
A controversial trial of prominent Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was scheduled to officially start on Monday, his lawyer said. The Moscow Municipal Court travelling some 260 kilometres to the prison camp where Navalny is being held for the proceedings. Navalny…
Navalny: Russian opposition leader Navalny moved to solitary confinement
Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says he has been transferred permanently to solitary confinement. Mr Navalny said the move took place just days before a planned family visit, and was aimed at silencing him. He was already facing 11…
*Lagos LG Polls: Group threatens legal action against LASIEC (Leadership)*Nigeria records 1.6m grams of Gold production in 5 years – Minister (Guardian)
Lagos LG Polls: Group threatens legal action against LASIEC (Leadership) A pro-democracy group, United Foundation for Survival and Sustainability, has implored the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) not to conduct elections into the 37 additionally created local government councils…
*20 inmates to write 2021 UTME at Ikoyi Custodial centre (Vanguard)*SON seizes N600m worth of substandard tyres (DailyTrust)
20 inmates to write 2021 UTME at Ikoyi Custodial centre (Vanguard) No fewer than 20 inmates have indicated interest to write the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The Spokesperson of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) in Lagos State Command,…
*Lagos keeps mum over murder suspects’ release, corpse’s missing hand (Punch)*Motorists groan as Marine Bridge repairs progress (Guardian)
Lagos keeps mum over murder suspects’ release, corpse’s missing hand (Punch) The Lagos State Ministry of Justice has kept mum over the alleged release of two murder suspects –Ogunbayo Waliu and Mukaila Salami – from custody. The suspects, who are…
*Kano onion sellers lament effect of food ban (DailyTrust)*Couple seeks help for upkeep of quintuplets after six-year barrenness (Guardian)
Kano onion sellers lament effect of food ban (DailyTrust) Some onion farmers and marketers in Kano State are lamenting over the effect of the blockade of food items to the southern part of the country. To protest the recent attacks…
*Court orders CBN to immediately unfreeze 20 #EndSARS protesters’ accounts (ThisDay)*#EndSARS: Youth rep to sue CBN as court unfreezes accounts (Punch)
Court orders CBN to immediately unfreeze 20 #EndSARS protesters’ accounts (ThisDay) Justice Ahmed Mohammed of a Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to immediately unfreeze 20 bank accounts linked to protesters and promoters…
Alexei Navalny sentenced to prison term for violating probation as protesters detained
A Moscow court on Tuesday ordered Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to prison for 3½ years for violating the terms of his probation while he was recuperating in Germany from nerve-agent poisoning. With time he has previously served under house…
*NDLEA intercepts 3.30kg cocaine in Lagos airport (Punch)*Unemployed man in court over unlawful possession of 3 cell phones (Vanguard)
NDLEA intercepts 3.30kg cocaine in Lagos airport (Punch) The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested one Ukaegbu Onyekachi with a 3.30 kilogram of cocaine at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos State. It was gathered that Onyekachi, who arrived…
