Customs begin probe of officer demanding bribe at Lagos airport (Punch) A female officer of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has been caught on camera demanding N5,000 bribe from a passenger at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport. PUNCH Online reports…
CAF Awards : Tinubu hails Osimhen, Oshoala, Nnadozie
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigeria’s Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen, on winning the CAF 2023 Men’s Player of the Year award. This is contained in a statement of Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and…
*Nigeria in darkness as national grid collapses again (Guardian)*FG denies plan to increase tax (Vanguard)
Nigeria in darkness as national grid collapses again (Guardian) Nigeria’s electricity grid has once again thrown the country into darkness as the government operated system went down Monday afternoon. The system collapsed at about 1pm cutting down electricity from 4,032.80…
*Catholic priest remanded for impregnating teenager (DailyTrust)*OAU students defy rain to rally support as colleague continues 50-hour hand wash-a-thon (Tribune)
Catholic priest remanded for impregnating teenager (DailyTrust) Rev. Fr. Nwaigwe Stephen, a Catholic Priest in Anambra state, has been remanded for allegedly raping and impregnating a teenager. An Awka Chief Magistrates’ Court, otherwise known as the Children, Sexual and Gender-Based…
*I only beat my wife to correct her, man tells court (Punch)*Elevator Accident: Probe of doctor’s death still ongoing – NMA (Guardian)
I only beat my wife to correct her, man tells court (Punch) A father of four, Lukman Soladoye on Tuesday appeared before a Shari’a court sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna for beating his wife, Kemi Soladoye, and their four children.…
*Driver surrenders to police after crushing LAWMA officials to death (Punch)*Nigerian mother of 2 found dead in her UK home (Vanguard)
Driver surrenders to police after crushing LAWMA officials to death (Punch) The driver of the Honda Saloon car with number plate EPE 984 DV that rammed into the Lagos State Waste Management Authority sweepers while they were discharging their duties…
*Fear as ‘terrorist’ engages security operatives in gun battle in Minna (DailyTrust)*Melody Fidel wins The Future Awards Africa Prize for ‘Service To Young People’ (Leadership)
Fear as ‘terrorist’ engages security operatives in gun battle in Minna (DailyTrust) There was pandemonium at Minna, Niger State Capital, when a suspected member of Boko Haram sect engaged security operatives in a gun duel in the wee hours of…
*Presidential Tussle: Anxiety as Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, APM begin battle at Supreme Court (Vanguard)*Emergency responders prevent gas tankers explosion in Lagos (Nation)
Presidential Tussle: Anxiety as Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, APM begin battle at Supreme Court (Vanguard) President Bola Tinubu and his antagonists-Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Mr Peter Obi and the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, will resume the battle for the presidency, today, at…
*3 die in Ekiti crash (Punch)*Mohbad: More celebrities speak up as Nigerians sign petitions to ban Marlian Music label (Leadership)
3 die in Ekiti crash (Punch) Three persons were, on Friday, crushed to death in an accident that occurred along Ilupeju – Itapa Road in Oye Local Government area. The accident involved a truck and a motorbike conveying the three…
*NLC ends strike, asks members to prepare for indefinite action (Leadership)*Lagos moves to end child deaths (Punch)
LC ends strike, asks members to prepare for indefinite action (Leadership) The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday ended its two-day warning strike over unmet agreements by the federal government on the consequences of fuel subsidy removal, with a directive to…