Pastor jailed 2 years for stealing chemicals (Punch) An Ondo State Magistrate Court, sitting in Akure the state capital, has sentenced a man, Mr Friday Okeneji, to two years imprisonment for stealing some chemical substances worth a sum of N130,000.…
Caster Semenya wins appeal at European Court of Human Rights
Double Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya was discriminated against by rules forcing her to lower her testosterone levels in order to compete, the European Court of Human Rights has found. The 32-year-old South African was born with differences of sexual…
*5 men in court over alleged theft of spirits, wine worth N20m (Vanguard) *Lagos Police Nab ‘Ijora Badia Most Wanted Cultist’ (DailyTrust)
5 men in court over alleged theft of spirits, wine worth N20m (Vanguard) Five men on Tuesday appeared in a Magistrates’ Court in Yaba, Lagos State over alleged theft of exotic spirits and wine worth N20 million, belonging to their…
Caster Semenya: IAAF president Lord Coe hopes South African will return to track (BBC)
IAAF president Lord Coe says he hopes Caster Semenya returns to compete in athletics “within the regulations”. The 800m world and Olympic champion will not race at the World Athletics Championships in Doha because of new rules governing testosterone levels in female…
Caster Semenya joins South African football team JVW (BBC)
Two-time Olympic 800m gold medallist Caster Semenya has joined a South African women’s football team. The 28-year-old is unable to compete without taking testosterone-reducing drugs following a rule change by the IAAF, athletics’ governing body. It means she cannot defend…
Caster Semenya cleared to compete by Swiss court (BBC)
Caster Semenya will not need to take testosterone-reducing medication to compete after a Swiss court temporarily suspended a new IAAF ruling. The Olympic 800m champion, 28, last month lost her challenge to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) against…
*LASG impounds 3,000 motorcycles in 5 months (Guardian) * WAEC apprehends supervisors, candidates involved in exam malpractice (Punch)
LASG impounds 3,000 motorcycles in 5 months (Guardian) The Lagos State Task-Force on Environment and Special Offences (Enforcement) said it had impounded more than 3,000 commercial motorcycles for various traffic offences in the state between January and May. Mr Adebayo…
*Rain wreaks havoc in Lagos, Ogun, destroys buildings, others (Punch) *My wife denies me sex over my small penis – Pastor tells court (Independent)
Rain wreaks havoc in Lagos, Ogun, destroys buildings, others (Punch) A downpour that lasted about two hours, on Monday, wreaked havoc on different parts of Lagos and Ogun states, destroying property and telecommunications infrastructure, and uprooting trees. Many residents of…