Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe tells Andy Murray she sometimes misses prison

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has told Andy Murray she ‘sometimes misses’ the prison environment and the friends she made in the six years she was jailed in Iran. The British Iranian national, who was released in March, spoke to the tennis champ,…

*Military deactivates 57 illegal refineries, apprehend oil thieves (Guardian)*Lagos blames old infrastructure for water shortage (Punch)

Military deactivates 57 illegal refineries, apprehend oil thieves (Guardian)  Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation Delta Safe have in three weeks discovered and destroyed 57 illegal refining sites and apprehended 21 oil thieves in Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers. The…

*CBN raises cash withdrawal limits (Vanguard)*Fuel scarcity: Depots dry up, Nigerians face bleak Christmas (Punch)

CBN raises cash withdrawal limits (Vanguard) The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has raised its weekly cash withdrawal limits set for individuals and corporate organisations to N500,000 and N5 million, respectively. The earlier limits pegged individual cash withdrawals per week…

Andy Murray to participate in Davis Cup in Glasgow as GB team announced

Andy Murray has been selected to take part in the Davis Cup in Glasgow as the British team was announced. The three-time Grand Slam champion has been named in the Great Britain team set to compete in his native Scotland…

*Labour Party seeks action over attacks on voters in Lagos (Punch)*Okada Ban: Hoodlums, riders attack police (Independent)

Labour Party seeks action over attacks on voters in Lagos (Punch) The Labour Party has called on the President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency in Lagos State following alleged attacks on intending voters in the State. The…

*BRT driver told Bamise, ‘Fine girl, it’s only you I’ll pick’ – Brother of slain 22-year-old (Punch)*Faulty fuelling system caused Ibadan–Lagos train flop, says NRC (Guardian)

BRT driver told Bamise, ‘Fine girl, it’s only you I’ll pick’ – Brother of slain 22-year-old (Punch) Siblings of the 22-year-old lady, Bamise Ayanwole, who went missing after boarding a Bus Rapid Transit vehicle in Lagos and her dead body…

*NDLEA: Singers Zinoleesky, Mohbad in our custody (Nation)*Lagos Assembly adopts recommendation on staff housing, board bill 2021 (Leadership)

NDLEA: Singers Zinoleesky, Mohbad in our custody (Nation) The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has confirmed the arrest of singers Zinoleesky and Mohbad. The singers, who are signed under Marlian records, were arrested after a midnight raid on their…

*Kanu pleads innocence to fresh terrorism charge, objects to commencement of trial (Vanguard)*Lagos heads to US for Red line trains (Nation)

Kanu pleads innocence to fresh terrorism charge, objects to commencement of trial (Vanguard) The detained leader of the Indegenious People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, on Wednesday, pleaded not guilty to the freshly amended 15-count treasonable felony charge the Federal…

*Be open on collapsed building in Ikoyi, Frank tells Lagos govt (Leadership)*Ikoyi Building: SON begins investigation into cause of collapse (NewTelegraph)

Be open on collapsed building in Ikoyi, Frank tells Lagos govt (Leadership) A former deputy national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Friday, called on the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, to tell Nigerians…

*Sales rep arraigned for allegedly stealing 160 crates of beer (Punch)*#EndSARS Anniversary: celebrities, youths hold memorial procession at Lekki Tollgate (Channels)

Sales rep arraigned for allegedly stealing 160 crates of beer (Punch) A 33-year-old sales representative, Funmi Willoughby was on Wednesday docked in a Badagry Magistrates’Court for allegedly stealing 160 crates of beer worth N357,100. The police charged Willoughby, whose address…

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