Actor, Chidi Mokeme, loses cousin to hit-and-run driver in Portland, sister to illness*Court slams fine on Customs over arbitrary jack up of PAAR (Tribune)

Actor, Chidi Mokeme, loses cousin to hit-and-run driver in Portland, sister to illness (Vanguard) Nollywood actor, Chidi Mokeme, Thursday, announced the death of his cousin Nicole Mokeme who was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Portland and his sister Ebele…

*Lagos teacher flogs pupil over homework, victim vomits, dies (Punch)*Lagos Govt, Lekki Adult Literacy Vocational Centre partner on literacy (ThisDay)

Lagos teacher flogs pupil over homework, victim vomits, dies (Punch) A Junior Secondary School 2 pupil of Simple Faith Schools, Agbara, Lagos State, Emmanuel Amidu, has died at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Surulere. The victim’s father, Akinola Amidu, claimed…

*Police investigate murder of corps member in Abuja (Guardian)*Husband attempts to abscond as wife gives birth to quadruplets (Vanguard)

Police investigate murder of corps member in Abuja (Guardian) Homicide detectives at the Police Command headquarters, Garki, Abuja have commenced investigation into the gruesome murder of female corps member, Stephanie Se-ember Terungwa Edward Achado. Stephanie was declared missing on April…

*ASUU Strike: I haven’t been to school since I got admission – Rema (DailyTrust)*Chrisland: Share s3x tape, risk 14-year jail term -Lagos (Punch) 

ASUU Strike: I haven’t been to school since I got admission – Rema (DailyTrust) Nigerian music star, Divine Ikubor popularly known by his stage name Rema, has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its…

*Police uncover Indian hemp plantation, arrest 7 suspects in Ogun (Punch)*Anxiety over resumption of tolling on Lagos Bridge (DailyTrust)

Police uncover Indian hemp plantation, arrest 7 suspects in Ogun (Punch) Operatives of the Ogun State police command have uncovered a large expanse of land cultivated for the planting of India hemp. The operatives also arrested seven suspects they allegedly…

*1 week after attack, 168 train passengers remain unreachable (Guardian)*Grieving husband tackles Lagos hospital as wife dies during childbirth (Punch)

1 week after attack, 168 train passengers remain unreachable (Guardian) One week after terrorists attacked a train in Kaduna State, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), yesterday, said that 168 passengers are yet to be accounted for. Last week Monday, terrorists…

*Woman bathes 12-year-old girl with hot water in Cross River (Guardian)*FG halts N600b electricity subsidy, confirms power tariff hike (Punch)

Woman bathes 12-year-old girl with hot water in Cross River (Guardian) A 12 -year-old girl (name withheld) was bathed with a mixture of hot water and oil by her auntie, one Christiana Nfon Ipkebe, over missing N500 in Cross River…

*EFCC arrests suspect on FBI wanted list, others for $100m fraud (Guardian)*2023: Lagos PDP reaffirms determination to wrestle power from APC (Independent)

EFCC arrests suspect on FBI wanted list, others for $100m fraud (Guardian) Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested one Osondu Victor Igwilo and three others for a $100m fraud. EFCC in a statement said Igwilo…

*Sylvester Oromoni: Student died while Dowen was investigating bullying allegations – Principal (Channels)*MTN customers will get free access to Davido’s 02 Arena concert’ (ThisDay)

Sylvester Oromoni: Student died while Dowen was investigating bullying allegations – Principal (Channels) The Principal of Dowen College, Lagos, Adebisi Layiwola, has told a coroner’s inquest that the school was in the process of investigating an allegation that Sylvester Oromoni…

Nigeria is a great country -Ehi Braimah

On January 10, 2022, I was sitting by the swimming pool of Protea Hotel in Benin City with my brother and associate, Moses Ajayi. Every December, Ajayi and his folks take family and friends, tourists and visitors to the pristine…

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