Tension rises as 8 soldiers, cops feared killed in Imo (Punch) The Imo State Police Command has vowed to fish out the killers of the security operatives who were on Tuesday murdered in Umualumaku, Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of…
*How 26 villagers drowned during bandits, operatives shootout in Sokoto (DailyTrust)*LASEMA rescues accident victim (Vanguard)
How 26 villagers drowned during bandits, operatives shootout in Sokoto (DailyTrust) No fewer than 26 corpses of residents of Duma village in Tureta Local Government Area of Sokoto State have been recovered. The victims reportedly drowned in an attempt to…
*Court remands man for allegedly defiling 11-year-old girl (Guardian)*2 in court for allegedly receiving stolen SIM card (Nation)
Court remands man for allegedly defiling 11-year-old girl (Guardian) An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded a 20-year-old unemployed man, Oriyomi Sanni, who allegedly defiled an 11-year-old girl. Magistrate Mrs O.A Layinka, who did not take Sanni’s plea, ordered that…
*Yoruba Nation rally: Coroner’s inquest into salesgirl’s death begins (Punch)*Traders move to avert total closure of Ladipo spare parts market (Guardian)
Yoruba Nation rally: Coroner’s inquest into salesgirl’s death begins (Punch) A coroner’s inquest into the death of Jumoke Oyeleke, the salesgirl, who was allegedly killed by a stray bullet during the Yoruba Nation rally in Lagos on July 3, began…
*Hushpuppi paid Abba Kyari N8m to detain Chibuzo, FBI alleges (Punch)*IGP appoints DCP Disu to replace suspended Abba Kyari (Nation)
Hushpuppi paid Abba Kyari N8m to detain Chibuzo, FBI alleges (Punch) The Federal Bureau of Investigation has alleged that money laundering suspect, Abass Ramon, aka Hushpuppi, paid N8m or $20,600 to the embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, to…
Olympics: Nigerian wrestlers to prepare in Poland
Nigeria wrestlers will travel to Poland for the Poland Open Ranking Series in preparation for the 2020 Olympics Games. Four Nigerian female wrestlers: Odunayo Adekuoroye, Blessing Oborududu, Aminat Adeniyi and youngster Adijat Idris have already qualified for the Tokyo Games.…
Oborududu appeals for individual, corporate support ahead of Tokyo 2020 Olympics
African champion, Blessing Oborududu, says she still awaits sponsorship deals in the form of the adopt-an-athlete initiative of the Ministry of Sports and Youth Development to enable her qualify for the Olympics in the forthcoming Africa/Oceania qualifiers holding between March…
Igali banks on Oborududu, Onyebuchi, as battle for medals begins in Budapest (Guardian)
Eight-time African champion Blessing Oborududu and Commonwealth silver medalist, Blessing Onyebuchi, are scheduled to battle for the qualification round in today’s fixtures of the 2018 Senior World Wrestling Championships holding in Budapest, Hungary. In the 68kg weight category, Oborududu, a…