Roommate of man accused of dating Lagos teenager stabbed to death (Punch) One Toheeb and his friends are currently on the run after allegedly stabbing one Akin Okebukola to death in the Alakuko area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered…
AFN should embrace peaceful resolution of crisis – Are
The Director of Grassroots Sports Development in the Ministry of Youths and Sports, Dr. Ademola Are, has urged the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) to respect the ministry in a bid to end the leadership crisis rocking the federation. It…
*Attempted murder: Hospital MD to be re-arraigned (Punch) *Man kills friend over N100 debt in Lagos (Guardian)
Attempted murder: Hospital MD to be re-arraigned (Punch) The wife of the Medical Director of Excel Medical Centre, Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos, Dr Ifeayinwa Orji, who was charged alongside her husband, Ejike, for the alleged attempted murder of 17-year-old Somtochukwu…
We won’t abandon coach Toblow in death, says AFN boss (Guardian)
Acting president of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Olamide George, says the federation would play active role in the burial of late coach Tobias Igwe also known as Toblow. Toblow, the greatest grassroots coach from Nigeria and the African…
*Rotarians honour Lagos first baby of the year (Guardian) *Motorcyclists lament police harassment, extortion in Lagos (Punch)
Rotarians honour Lagos first baby of the year (Guardian) As part of efforts aimed at putting smiles on the faces of mothers, members of the Rotary Club of Lagos Central yesterday honoured the first baby of the year at…
*Lawyer sues Dana Airlines over 11-hour flight delay (Punch) *Court sentences man for smoking aboard Air Peace flight (Guardian)
Lawyer sues Dana Airlines over 11-hour flight delay (Punch) A legal practitioner, Babajide Idowu, has filed a lawsuit at the Federal High Court in Lagos against Dana Airlines Limited for allegedly delaying his flight for over 11 hours without adequate…
AFN Board members reject Guasau’s ’emergency’ congress (ThisDay)
Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Vice-President, Honourable Olamide George has said that the Federation’s Annual General Congress (AGM) scheduled to hold on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 in Awka, Anambra State is illegal and remains postponed. George insisted that the less…
Ministry angry with AFN’s technical director over athletes protest (Guardian)
Some top officials in the Ministry of Youths and Sports are said to be angry with the Technical Director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Sunday Adeleye, over his alleged refusal to respond to a query following a petition…