*S-West govs, IGP meet in Lagos over Amotekun (Vanguard) *Motorists stranded on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as gridlock persists (Nation)

S-West govs, IGP meet in Lagos over Amotekun (Vanguard) South-West states’ governor and the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, Thursday, held a security summit on Community Policing, Operation Amotekun, in Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja. The meeting is coming on the…

Ighalo in United squad for Chelsea clash

Odion Ighalo will be in the Manchester United squad for the Premier League clash with Chelsea next Monday despite missing a training camp in Spain due to fears he could be denied re-entry into Britain if restrictions against the outbreak…

*62-year-old man in court for allegedly swindling sister of N2.4m (Tribune) *LASG dislodges land grabbers from Agege land (NewTelegraph)

62-year-old man in court for allegedly swindling sister of N2.4m (Tribune) A 62-year-old man, Fatai Omopariola, who allegedly swindled his sister of N2. 4 million on Friday, on appeared in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court. The police charged Omopariola, who…

*Oko-Oloyun murder: Police vow to arrest culprits (Guardian) *Sanwo-Olu’s open-door policy commended (Nation)

Oko-Oloyun murder: Police vow to arrest culprits (Guardian) The Oyo State Police Command, yesterday, said a team of crack detectives from the Homicide Section of State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Iyaganku was questioning some staff and two police escorts…

*Billionaire’s dismembered body found in Lagos bush (Punch) *Why I killed, butchered businessman, prime suspect confesses (Guardian)

Billionaire’s dismembered body found in Lagos bush (Punch) The dismembered body of a business mogul, Ignatius Adunukwe (identified as Odunukwe on the social media), has been recovered from a bush in the Ajah area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered…

Relying on Abraham always for goals won’t help us, Lampard advises (Guardian)

Chelsea head coach, Frank Lampard, said the Blues cannot rely on striker, Tammy Abraham, after their shock 1-0 Premier League loss away to Newcastle United. Isaac Hayden snatched a last-gasp winner as Chelsea failed to make their dominance count in…

*Pipeline fire hits Lagos surburb (Guardian) *20 coaches arrive for Lagos-Ibadan, Abuja-Kaduna train services (Punch)

Pipeline fire hits Lagos surburb (Guardian) A pipeline suspected to have been vandalised by oil thieves burst into flames Sunday night at Abule Egba area of Lagos State. A resident of the area told The Guardian that the fuel from…

*Ogudu under bridge accident claims one life, 12 others injured – LASEMA (Tribune) *Nigerian children rescued from human traffickers in Ivory Coast (Guardian)

Ogudu under bridge accident claims one life, 12 others injured – LASEMA (Tribune) One person died and 12 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in an auto accident involving a commercial Volkswagen bus, popularly called Fanagon, at Ogudu area in…

*Eight arrested for killing policeman, churchgoer, woman in Lagos (Punch) *Two remanded for allegedly defiling minor, neighbour’s daughters (Guardian)

Eight arrested for killing policeman, churchgoer, woman in Lagos (Punch) The Lagos State Police Command, on Wednesday, said it had arrested three suspects, Paul Peter, Rasaki Ibrahim and Damilare Abimbola, for allegedly killing one Kayode Babalola in the Alapere area…

*Lagos begins clean-up of Victoria Island, Ikoyi on Friday (Nation) *Family kicks as man guarding telecommunications mast dies (Punch)

Lagos begins clean-up of Victoria Island, Ikoyi on Friday (Nation) The Lagos State Special Committee on the Clean-Up of Ikoyi and Victoria Island, recently resuscitated by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, will commence the full enforcement of all environmental and traffic laws…

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