British world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua praised Oleksandr Usyk for being bold in challenging him for his belts after just two bouts at the weight. Joshua is set to face World Boxing Organisation mandatory challenger Usyk in London on Saturday,…
*Traffic robbers arrested by Sanwo-Olu arraigned (Punch)*23-year-old man kills lover, rapes her corpse (Vanguard)
Traffic robbers arrested by Sanwo-Olu arraigned (Punch) The suspected traffic robbers arrested by the convoy of the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, have been arraigned before a Magistrates’ Court in Ebute Meta. The suspects were arrested while attempting to…
*Eid-el-Kabir: Police assure adequate security in Lagos (Vanguard)*LASG seals 16 firms over tax evasion (Leadership)
Eid-el-Kabir: Police assure adequate security in Lagos (Vanguard) The Police Command in Lagos State, on Monday, said it had deployed adequate human and material resources to different parts of the state in preparation for a hitch-free Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The Commissioner…
*Wife exposes pastor who staged own kidnap to extort brother (Nation)*Lagos #EndSARS panel awards N10m to Kolade Johnson’s family (Punch)
Wife exposes pastor who staged own kidnap to extort brother (Nation) A self-proclaimed pastor resident in Maraba, Nasarawa State has been arrested for arranging his own abduction in order to extort money from his wealthy family. Forty-seven-year-old Richard Onyekachukwu said…
*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…
*Ladipo auto spare parts market risks closure over environmental issues (Guardian)*How truck crushed tricycle, killed three occupants in Lagos (Punch)
Ladipo auto spare parts market risks closure over environmental issues (Guardian) There are indications that the Lagos State Government may be constrained to close the multi-billion naira Ladipo International Spare Parts Market in Mushin over alleged environmental infractions. The market,…
*Man kills roommate, sells body parts for rituals (Guardian)*Abuja-bound nutritionist missing for 18 days between Ogun, Lagos (Punch)
Man kills roommate, sells body parts for rituals (Guardian) A 34-year-old man, Okpegboro Avwerosuo, has allegedly killed his roommate in Sagbama Town, Sagbama Local Government Area (SALGA) of Bayelsa. Okpegboro was alleged to have sold the deceased’s vital organs to…
*Shattered dreams for late Asaniyi’s fiancée, family (Guardian)*Panic as hoodlums attempt to burn Ile-Epo police station in Lagos (Punch)
Shattered dreams for late Asaniyi’s fiancée, family (Guardian) It was not difficult to know that the Asaniyis have lost a gem and life support. The gloomy faces and the sober mood that pervaded their country home at Iyanuoluwa Estate, New…
*Soldiers avenging airman’s death arrest Lagos residents, destroy vehicles (Punch)*Marriott hotels debuts in Lagos (Guardian)
Soldiers avenging airman’s death arrest Lagos residents, destroy vehicles (Punch) Commercial drivers, motorists, traders and commuters around the Capa and Mosafejo areas of Oshodi, Lagos State, were thrown into confusion on Thursday when men of a joint military task force,…
*Lagos teenage factory worker killed in industrial accident on resumption day (Punch)*Police arrest ‘cultist, traffic robbers’ in Lagos (Nation)
Lagos teenage factory worker killed in industrial accident on resumption day (Punch) Seventeen-year-old Babatunde Abdulrahmon has succumbed to the injuries he sustained on the day he resumed work as a mixer at a manufacturing company, Mingyi Trading Company Limited, Satellite…