*NSCDC arrests eight for selling JAMB forms above official price (Nation) *19-year-old housewife kills husband in Katsina (DailyTrust)

NSCDC arrests eight for selling JAMB forms above official price (Nation) The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lagos Command, on Monday paraded eight men, allegedly involved in selling the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) forms above its…

*Oko-Oloyun murder: Police vow to arrest culprits (Guardian) *Sanwo-Olu’s open-door policy commended (Nation)

Oko-Oloyun murder: Police vow to arrest culprits (Guardian) The Oyo State Police Command, yesterday, said a team of crack detectives from the Homicide Section of State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Iyaganku was questioning some staff and two police escorts…

Ceballos looking to cut Arsenal loan spell short (DailyTrust)

Arsenal midfielder Dani Ceballos is looking into the possibility of cutting his loan spell from Real Madrid short this month. Ceballos is on a season-long loan at the Emirates and wants regular football to try and force his way into…

*Billionaire’s dismembered body found in Lagos bush (Punch) *Why I killed, butchered businessman, prime suspect confesses (Guardian)

Billionaire’s dismembered body found in Lagos bush (Punch) The dismembered body of a business mogul, Ignatius Adunukwe (identified as Odunukwe on the social media), has been recovered from a bush in the Ajah area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered…

Mikel Arteta agrees with Alexandre Lacazette’s criticism of Arsenal players (Metro)

Mikel Arteta says he agrees with Alexandre Lacazette’s claim that Arsenal are ‘naive’ and must be ‘nastier’ in the decisive moments of matches. The Gunners have surrendered one-goal leads in their last two matches and ended up drawing to Crystal…

*Explosion victims narrate ordeals, count losses as death toll rises to five (Guardian) *Diesel-laden tanker falls, catches fire in Lagos (Punch)

Explosion victims narrate ordeals, count losses as death toll rises to five (Guardian) After the raging fire following Sunday night’s pipeline explosion at Abule Egba area of Lagos State was put out by a combined team of firefighters and emergency…

*Reconstruction: Anger as gridlock grounds Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (NewTelegraph) *Friends tell court how Kolade Johnson was allegedly killed by policeman (Tribune)

Reconstruction: Anger as gridlock grounds Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (NewTelegraph) Motorists were held for several hours yesterday as gridlock grounded vehicular movements on the ever-busy Lagos-Ibandan Expressway. The hold-up forced some commuters to abandon their vehicles and trek for several kilometres. Those…

*Ogudu under bridge accident claims one life, 12 others injured – LASEMA (Tribune) *Nigerian children rescued from human traffickers in Ivory Coast (Guardian)

Ogudu under bridge accident claims one life, 12 others injured – LASEMA (Tribune) One person died and 12 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in an auto accident involving a commercial Volkswagen bus, popularly called Fanagon, at Ogudu area in…

Pressure on Pepe, Lacazette with Aubameyang suspended, says Arteta (Punch)

The pressure is on record signing Nicolas Pepe and Alexandre Lacazette to score goals with Arsenal’s leading scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang suspended for three matches, according to manager Mikel Arteta. Aubameyang took his tally to 16 goals in all competitions this…

*Lagos pledges continued support for armed forces (Guardian) *Man bags seven years jail term over land fraud (Punch)

Lagos pledges continued support for armed forces (Guardian) Lagos State Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday pledged the state’s continued support for the armed forces. Sanwo-Olu, who was represented by the state Head of Service, Mr Hakeem Muri-Okunola, made the pledge…

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