Businessman being investigated for N75m fraud dies during COVID-19 test (Punch) A businessman, Godwin Julius, who was being investigated for alleged involvement in a N75m fraud, has died while being tested for COVID-19 at the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba, Lagos…
Edo Governor, Godwin Obaseki, leaves APC
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has reportedly formally resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to a Channels TV report, Obaseki made the announcement on Tuesday after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The…
*Lagos commission verifies clubs, bars for reopening (Guardian) *4 Americans, 2 Indians, 2 Poles, 1 Brazilian among 48 patients discharged in Lagos (Tribune)
Lagos commission verifies clubs, bars for reopening (Guardian) The Lagos State Safety Commission has commenced physical verification of all social clubs in the state ahead of the planned reopening. The exercise was led by the Director-General (DG) of the safety…
*Lagos dislodges land grabbers from Lekki (Nation) *Motorists lament barricades, gridlock on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (Punch)
Lagos dislodges land grabbers from Lekki (Nation) Lagos State Government has dislodged suspected land grabbers from some parcels of land in Ajah. An enforcement exercise was carried out by officials of the Lagos State Taskforce on Land Grabbers (LSTFLG) on…
Edo 2020: APC disqualifies Obaseki, two others from primary
The All Progressives Congress has declared the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, and two others ineligible to contest in the July 22 governorship primary election in Edo State. The screening committee announced the disqualification while presenting its report to the…
Edo APC primary: Obaseki meets with President Buhari
Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on Monday visited President Muhammadu Buhari. The visit is coming ahead of the governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress, APC, scheduled for this month. Although the meeting is ongoing as of the time…
APC, Buhari, Tinubu eulogise Oshiomhole at 68
The All Progressives Congress (APC), President Muhammadu Buhari, and National Leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu have hailed the National Chairman of the ruling party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, as a courageous and resilient mobiliser. They gave the eulogy, yesterday…
*How SARS operatives arrested serial car thief (Vanguard) *Awala Boys: Teenage hoodlums terrorise Lagos community, kill three (Punch)
How SARS operatives arrested serial car thief (Vanguard) For 29-year-old Joseph Femi, removing Vanagon buses from where they are parked, is like child’s play, no matter how tight the security lock is. This is because he boasted to have a…
Sanwo-Olu congratulates Asiwaju at 68
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on his 68th birthday. Sanwo-Olu in a message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Gboyega Akosile, described the former…
Court suspends Oshiomhole as APC chairman
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Jabi, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered an interim suspension of Adams Oshiomhole as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress.Delivering a ruling on an application for an interlocutory injunction, Justice Danlami Senchi,…