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*Drug Abuse: Lagos building one of Africa’s largest rehab centre (Tribune)*UI, UNILAG, Covenant listed in World Best University ranking (Guardian)

Drug Abuse: Lagos building one of Africa’s largest rehab centre (Tribune) Lagos State government, on Monday, said it is currently building a rehabilitation centre, considered to be one of the largest in Africa, to address issues of increasing victims of…

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*”Repentant” bandit nabbed for robbery in Katsina (DailyTrust)*NIPOST clamps down 4 illegal courier operators in Lagos, begins prosecution process (ThisDay)

“Repentant” bandit nabbed for robbery in Katsina (DailyTrust) The Katsina command of the Nigerian Police Force on Wednesday paraded Abdullahi Mai-Rafi, a “repentant” bandit over alleged armed robbery, cattle rustling and kidnapping. Mai-Rafi of Kofar Marusa Lowcost, Katsina was arrested…

Sunrise News
*Decomposing corpse of man found in Lagos bush (Punch)*Union to Sanwo-Olu: evacuate Lagos indigenes in UNIJOS (Nation)

Decomposing corpse of man found in Lagos bush (Punch) Officials of the Lagos State Ministry of Health have recovered the decomposing remains of a yet-to-be-identified man from a bush in Odogunyan, in the Ikorodu area of the state. PUNCH Metro…

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*Baba Ijesha’s sexual assault trial continues today (Guardian)*Promoters defraud tourists of N4m in Canadian visa scam (Punch)*Lagos gives 3-day quit notice to illegal structures owners at Maroko, Lekki (Guardian)

Baba Ijesha’s sexual assault trial continues today (Guardian) The trial of embattled Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, also known as Baba Ijesha, against child molestation, which began yesterday at the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, will continue today.…

Sunset News
*After raping me twice, kidnappers threatened to rape my two sons -Widow (Vanguard)*How women danced to relieve stress in Lagos (Leadership)

After raping me twice, kidnappers threatened to rape my two sons -Widow (Vanguard) An Abuja-based widow, Mrs Olurunfemi   Stella, has described her experience in the kidnappers’ den as harrowing. Olurunfemi and her two sons were kidnapped recently, on their…

Sunset News
*LASU student bags 21 years’ imprisonment for raping fellow students (Nation)*Iyabo Ojo bags 2 award nominations amid TAMPAN fallout (Punch)

LASU student bags 21 years’ imprisonment for raping fellow students (Nation) An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday sentenced a student of Lagos State University (LASU), Afeez Ogunbowale, to 21 years imprisonment for involvement in armed robbery and rape of…

Sunset News
*New APC nomination fee for Lagos LG poll outrageous, says group (ThisDay)*Sanwo-Olu: Lagos completed 1,097 school projects in two years (Nation)

New APC nomination fee for Lagos LG poll outrageous, says group (ThisDay) The new nomination guidelines for Lagos local government poll aspirants by the All Progressives Congress (APC) is drawing criticisms from different quarters. One of such is coming from…

Sports
Ash Barty defiant over No. 1 status after winning Miami Open

Ashleigh Barty defended her Miami Open title on Saturday, with her opponent Bianca Andreescu forced to retire from their final, before launching a passionate defence of her status as the sport’s world No. 1. Barty, the one-time Grand Slam champion…

Sunset News
*Family of 5, homeless as Lagos landlord seizes property, locks them out for owing rent (Vanguard)*Develop waterways to ease transportation hardship in Lagos, indigenes urge government (Tribune)

Family of 5, homeless as Lagos landlord seizes property, locks them out for owing rent (Vanguard) A family of five the Olalekan Baloguns of European Quarters, Meiran area of Lagos, has been rendered homeless after their landlord allegedly seized their…

Sunrise News
*NDLEA intercepts N2bn drugs at Lagos airport (Punch)*Lagos local elections will hold at appropriate time – APC (Sun)*Lagos accounts for 12.15% as states debts hit N4.2t (Punch)

NDLEA intercepts N2bn drugs at Lagos airport (Punch) Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted illicit drugs worth over N2bn at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. The Head of the MMIA Command of the NDLEA,…

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