Money-seeking council officials block Lagos road, beat drivers (Punch) A truck driver, Muhammad Adejumo, was on Saturday assaulted by some council officials who mounted a roadblock at the Isheri Roundabout in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State. Adejumo…
*Lagos couple who lost 4 children to fire disaster appeals for help (Independent)*Peter Obi’s presence excites worshippers at RCCG convention (Punch)
Lagos couple who lost 4 children to fire disaster appeals for help (Independent) A Lagos couple, Chukwudi Micheal and Bolani Micheal, who lost four of their children in a fire incident that razed their two-bedroom apartment has appealed to well-meaning…
*2 policemen arrested for searching civilian phones in Lagos (DailyTrust)*Lagos rail opens 2023, transports 500k daily – Sanwo-Olu (Punch)
2 policemen arrested for searching civilian phones in Lagos (DailyTrust) The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two policemen for allegedly searching the phones of some civilians on Saturday along Osbond Way, Ikoyi The policemen were caught on camera searching…
*2 crushed to death while fighting on expressway in Oshodi (Vanguard)*Terrorists release train passenger shot in captivity, 4 others (DailyTrust)
2 crushed to death while fighting on expressway in Oshodi (Vanguard) Two male adults were on Tuesday, crushed to death during a fight at Oshodi-Oke inward Gbagada Expressway in Lagos State. The incident occurred at day time, adjacent LASTMA office…
Beyoncé releases new album ‘Renaissance’ as singer calls out leakers
Beyoncé dropped her seventh solo album, “Renaissance,” on Thursday night as scheduled, calling out those who leaked the album two days early, and thanked her fans for being patient. “So, the album leaked, and you all actually waited until the…
*Lagos man, 32, allegedly rapes teenager, gets bail (Punch)*Terrorism scare: Okada riders resist ban as FCT police begin enforcement (Guardian)
Lagos man, 32, allegedly rapes teenager, gets bail (Punch) A 32-year-old man, Abiodun Olalekan, has been arraigned before Chief Magistrate Patrick Adekomaiya of the Badagry Magistrate’s Court in Lagos for allegedly defiling an 18-year-old girl. Olalekan was charged with two…
Beyonce shares track-listing for comeback album Renaissance
Beyoncé has shared the 16-song track-listing for her eagerly-awaited comeback album ‘Renaissance’. After dropping the lead single, house mega-hit ‘Break My Soul’, and teasing the striking album artwork, the 40-year-old Grammy winner has unveiled the songs on her follow-up to…
*Tinubu names Kashim Shettima as running mate (Guardian)*Lagos Flood: Jandor sympathises with victims, sets up disaster recovery team across 20 LGAs (Vanguard)
Tinubu names Kashim Shettima as running mate (Guardian) Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu has named former Borno State governor Kashim Shettima his running mate. Shettima will be Tinubu’s vice-presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections…
*‘Yahoo boy’ bags 12 months jail term (Guardian)*Magodo residents lament as policemen lead land grabbers to excavate wetland (Punch)
‘Yahoo boy’ bags 12 months jail term (Guardian) Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of a Federal High Court, Lagos, yesterday, convicted and sentenced an internet fraudster, popularly called ‘Yahoo Boy’, Lekan Bibire Usman, to 12 months imprisonment. The judge convicted him following…
*How Arabic teacher allegedly assaulted 9 pupils sexually in Lagos – Nurse (Punch)*Black marketers take over as fuel scarcity bites harder in Lagos (DailyTrust)
How Arabic teacher allegedly assaulted 9 pupils sexually in Lagos – Nurse (Punch) A nurse, Oluchi Nwoke-Okoi, on Monday told an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court how an Arabic teacher, Farouk Adam, allegedly fingered his nine Islamic pupils,…