Mr Jollof’s wife sues VeryDarkMan for N500m (Vanguard) The wife of popular Nigerian comedian Mr. Jollof, Esinjemiyotan Atsepoyi, has filed a defamation lawsuit against Martins Otse, known as VeryDarkMan, demanding N500 million in damages. The lawsuit comes after a series…
*WhatsApp may exit Nigeria over FG’s demands, $220m fine (Tribune)*IGP says cops murdered, injured in protests, puts officers on red alert (Channels)
WhatsApp may exit Nigeria over FG’s demands, $220m fine (Tribune) Barely a week after being fined $220 million by Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) for a data privacy violation, WhatsApp is considering suspending its operations in the…
*Abuja church general overseer evicts estranged wife, 6 children (Punch)*Praying man drowns at Lagos beach (DailyTrust)
Abuja church general overseer evicts estranged wife, 6 children (Punch) A popular pastor, Stanley Ogbonna, has allegedly driven his estranged wife, Chioma, and six children out of their house in Abuja. Ogbonna, a General Overseer of the God’s Spring Assembly,…
*Tension as 3 Okodu oil workers shot dead (Leadership)*14 in police net over alleged cultism in Imo (Vanguard)
Tension as 3 Okodu oil workers shot dead (Leadership) Palpable fear has gripped the agrarian host community of the multi-billion Naira Okodu Oil Company Plc as three of its workers were killed by gunmen on Monday while working on their…
Father slumps, dies while trying to bail sons at police station (DailyTrust)*Lagos seals church complex for environmental pollution (Punch)
Father slumps, dies while trying to bail sons at police station (DailyTrust) An elderly man, Alhaji Muftau Mohammed of Gbeganu Area of Minna, Niger State capital, slumped and died at Morris Police Division, where he had gone to bail two…
*Eid-el-Fitr: Tinubu calls for unity, felicitates Muslims (Tribune)*Super Falcons qualify for Olympics first time in 16 years (Channels)
Eid-el-Fitr: Tinubu calls for unity, felicitates Muslims (Tribune) President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has felicitated the Muslim Ummah at Eid-el-Fitr, describing it as an auspicious occasion that signifies the end of Ramadan; a hallowed season which reflects total submission to God…
*Car dealers, owners win as court slams N500m damage on Nigerian Customs (Sun)*Family panics as 2 children go missing in Lagos (Punch)
Car dealers, owners win as court slams N500m damage on Nigerian Customs (Sun) The Federal High Court, Lagos, has ordered the Nigerian Customs Services (NCS) to pay N500 million to the Registered Trustees of Auto Dealers in Lagos. In an…
*Family mourns Akeredolu’s death, to announce burial arrangement later (Tribune)*Nigeria being re-engineered for prosperity of all, not for elite minority – Tinubu (Vanguard)
Family mourns Akeredolu’s death, to announce burial arrangement later (Tribune) The family of the late Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, CON, expressed profound sorrow as they confirmed the peaceful passing of the revered patriarch. The Governor, esteemed as a courageous, compassionate,…
*IGP to hold police supervisors responsible over extortion of citizens (Guardian)*Security operatives arrest notorious cultists after attack on Amotekun in Osun (Vanguard)
GP to hold police supervisors responsible over extortion of citizens (Guardian) The Inspector General of Police, IGP Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has made it clear that supervisory officers would be held responsible for policemen caught extorting Nigerians. Police spokesperson Olumuyiwa Adejobi…
*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…