Family escapes death as building collapses in Lagos (Punch) Family members living in the boys’ quarters behind a storey building on No 49 Oyinlola Street, Off Adealu Bus Stop, Iyana Ipaja, Lagos State, escaped death by a whisker when the…
Fayose escapes abduction
Isaac Fayose, younger brother of Ekiti state former governor, Ayodele Fayose on Monday evening escape attempt to kidnap him by unknown gunmen. Fayose wrote on his Facebook page that while traveling to Lagos state some unknown gunmen attacked his vehicle…
Alleged Fraud: Judge’s absence stalls Fayose’s trial
The money laundering trial of a former Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose, was on Monday, stalled before a Federal High Court Lagos as the trial court did not sit. The trial which was fixed for continuation on Monday, could…
*Sexagenarian dies as friend steals ATM card, withdraws N700,000 (Punch)*Fayose dumps Atiku, says power must shift to South (DailyTrust)
Sexagenarian dies as friend steals ATM card, withdraws N700,000 (Punch) The family of a 60-year-old man, Isak Wahab, has been thrown into mourning after he reportedly died from shock after an unauthorised withdrawal of N700,000 from his bank account. His…
*Fuel Scarcity: NNPC warns against inflating price, threatens sanctions (Independent)*Lagos police arrest Timaya over hit-and-run allegation (Guardian)
Fuel Scarcity: NNPC warns against inflating price, threatens sanctions (Independent) The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd has warned oil marketers against selling petrol above the official price. Speaking at a joint press briefing with Major Oil Marketers Association of…
*3 suspected kidnappers arrested on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (Punch)*Customs Apapa Command generates N159.58b (Nation)
3 suspected kidnappers arrested on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (Punch) Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested three members of a kidnap syndicate, who have been terrorising commuters along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The suspects Nathaniel Jacob, 24, from Nasarawa State;…
Pastoralists and Farmers Conflicts in Nigeria: Time for Fulani capitalism, not herdsmen terrorism – Magnus Onyibe
Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka’s country home in the forest area of Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, has reportedly been invaded allegedly by herdsmen. Although the police denied the invasion of Soyinka’s sanctuary, he has confirmed that the peace of his abode…
*N.7m bill holds woman who delivered quadruplets after five years of marriage (Guardian) *Man stabs neighbour to death over alleged promiscuity (Punch)
N.7m bill holds woman who delivered quadruplets after five years of marriage (Guardian) It is not yet uhuru for Nonso and Maureen Anyaegbu following the delivery of their quadruplets on August 6 as they cannot settle the estimated N700, 000…
*Lagos boat mishap: 7 died, 14 rescued as search ends (Guardian) *2,430 virus patients decline to show up for treatment (Nation)
Lagos boat mishap: 7 died, 14 rescued as search ends (Guardian) The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said 14 people were rescued alive and seven died at the end of the rescue operation of a…
How I escaped attacks in Ekiti — Fayose (Punch)
A former Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayo Fayose, on Friday said he escaped attack by a whisker while leaving the House of Assembly in Ado Ekiti, the state capital. Fayose, who appeared at the Assembly on Friday on the invitation…