*Ondo police arrest housemaid, son over killing of boss (Punch)*Tinubu signs Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria bill into law (Guardian)

Ondo police arrest housemaid, son over killing of boss (Punch) The Ondo State Police Command has arrested three persons in connection with the death of a woman, Mrs Iyanuoluwa Adamolekun, in Arigidi Akoko in Akoko North-West Local Government Area of…

Di Maria joins Benfica as free agent for 2nd stint

Angel Di Maria’s career in Europe came full circle on Wednesday when the winger rejoined Portuguese side Benfica, the club he played for between 2007 and 2010 when he moved from Argentina. “Welcome home, Di Maria!” the club said following…

*Leah Sharibu: FIDA, CSOs, stakeholders call for unconditional release (Vanguard)*Finnish police release Ekpa, pro-Biafran agitator, hours after grilling (Guardian) 

Leah Sharibu: FIDA, CSOs, stakeholders call for unconditional release (Vanguard) Five years after Leah Sharibu, one of the Dapchi schoolgirls was kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents; she is yet to be released and seems to have been forgotten. She was…

*Driver remanded for throwing faeces at LASTMA official (Punch)*My father gives me N30,000 for each child I abduct — Female kidnapper (Guardian)

Driver remanded for throwing faeces at LASTMA official (Punch) A bus driver has been prosecuted for stripping himself naked and smearing officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority with faeces to prevent the seizure of his vehicle. The LASTMA…

PSG players Angel di Maria and Marquinhos have homes burgled during match

The family homes of Paris St-Germain players Angel di Maria and Marquinhos were burgled while the French champions played Nantes on Sunday. Argentina midfielder Di Maria was substituted in the 62nd minute of the 2-1 defeat after being told about…

*#EndSARS: Sanwo-Olu called me to say Col Bello was shooting at Lekki, Gen tells Lagos panel (Punch)*Lagos targets 4,000 unemployed youths for jobs (Guardian)

#EndSARS: Sanwo-Olu called me to say Col Bello was shooting at Lekki, Gen tells Lagos panel (Punch) The Commander, 9 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Brig Gen Musa Etsu-Ndagi, representing the Nigerian Army on the Lagos State Security Council, has said he…

Angel di Maria: Paris St-Germain forward banned for four matches after Marseille defeat

Paris St-Germain forward Angel di Maria has been banned for four matches for his role in a bad-tempered Ligue 1 defeat by Marseille on 13 September. Di Maria, 32, was accused of spitting at Marseille defender Alvaro Gonzalez during a…

*Dismissed cop jailed seven years for killing Lagos resident (Punch)*Woman seeks justice for son blinded by cultists (Guardian)

Dismissed cop jailed seven years for killing Lagos resident (Punch) Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Lagos State Special Offences Court, on Wednesday, sentenced a dismissed policeman, Ologunowa Ojo, to seven years’ imprisonment for killing one Taiye Akande. PUNCH Metro had…

*UNILAG: Buhari suspends Babalakin, Ogundipe, sacks acting VC (Guardian) *Hoodlums stab Lagos motorist to death defending a jaywalker (Punch)

UNILAG: Buhari suspends Babalakin, Ogundipe, sacks acting VC (Guardian) The Federal Government has directed the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Wale Babalakin, to recuse himself from official duties relating to the institution. Spokesman of…

Stop fighting your brother, northern youths caution Igbo politicians (Vanguard) * Ekweremadu insists on inclusiveness in PDP (Nation)

Stop fighting your brother, northern youths caution Igbo politicians (Vanguard) Northern Youth Leaders Forum, NYLF, has cautioned South-East leaders to stop using youths who are not even northerners to fight their brother. They were reacting to the statement credited to…

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