*4 killed as hoodlums abduct 5 (Punch)*NDLEA arrests insurgents’ drug supplier, intercepts 7.6 tons of illicit drugs (Channels)

4 killed as hoodlums abduct 5 (Punch) No fewer than four persons have allegedly been killed while one other was said to have escaped death as unknown persons reportedly abducted five men in Oke Irinja, Owode Yewa, Ogun State. PUNCH…

*Court remands 33-yr-old man for rape, murder of woman, 55, in Ondo (Leadership)*Court remands businessman in prison over alleged $26k fraud (Guardian)

Court remands 33-yr-old man for rape, murder of woman, 55, in Ondo (Leadership) For allegedly raping and killing a 55-year-old woman, Mrs Deborah Abiodun, a 35-year-old man, James Emmanuel, has been remanded by a Chief Magistrate Court in Akure, Ondo…

*Yemi Alade to thrill fans at AFCON opening ceremony (DailyTrust)*BBC documentary: To me, TB Joshua is a man of God — Ronke Ojo (Tribune)

Yemi Alade to thrill fans at AFCON opening ceremony (DailyTrust) Nigerian Afro beats sensation Yemi Alade is set to perform at the opening ceremony of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Saturday in Abidjan. The singer confirmed this…

*Lagos hospital elevator still unreplaced 5 months after killing officer (Punch)*NDLEA arrests 28-year-old female bandits’ ammunition supplier (Nation)

Lagos hospital elevator still unreplaced 5 months after killing officer (Punch) Five months after an elevator accident led to the death of a House Officer, Dr Vwaere Diaso, at the General Hospital, Odan Lagos, the equipment was yet to be…

*Motorists, commuters stranded in Lagos flood (Nation)*Troops kill 7 terrorists in Kaduna community, recover weapons (Punch)

Motorists, commuters stranded in Lagos flood (Nation) Heavy downpour on Friday left some parts of Lagos enveloped by flood. Traders, motorists and residents in affected areas groaned over the flood that characterised the heavy downpour. Our Correspondent observed that sections…

*We must succeed by all means, Tinubu Declares (ThisDay)*Court restrains Rivers Assembly from impeaching Fubara (Channels)

We must succeed by all means, Tinubu Declares (ThisDay) President Bola Tinubu has declared that his administration would certainly succeed in its effort to turn the country around and deliver on the expectations of Nigerians, who voted him into office.…

*Tribunal declares PDP’s Ombugadu Nasarawa governor, sacks APC’s Sule (Guardian)*Motorists decry constant reopening of Long Bridge expansion joints (Punch)

Tribunal declares PDP’s Ombugadu Nasarawa governor, sacks APC’s Sule (Guardian) The Governorship Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa, has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), David Ombugadu, as the new governor of the state. The governorship…

US Open 2023 results: Coco Gauff beats Aryna Sabalenka in New York

American teenager Coco Gauff fulfilled the potential she has long promised by landing her first Grand Slam title with a fightback win over Aryna Sabalenka in the US Open final. Gauff, seeded sixth, started slowly in front of an expectant…

*Panic as fire breaks out at MMIA old terminal (DailyTrust)*Tribunal declares Natasha winner of Kogi Central Election (Vanguard)

Panic as fire breaks out at MMIA old terminal (DailyTrust) A section of Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) old terminal, Lagos, has been gutted by fire. It was learnt that the incident happened in the early hours of Wednesday following…

*7 die in building collapse at Borno IDP camp (Punch)*Cameroon notified us 7 days after opening Lagdo Dam – FG (DailyTrust)

7 die in building collapse at Borno IDP camp (Punch) Seven people were killed and two others injured when a building collapsed in a camp for people displaced by jihadist violence in northeast Nigeria’s Borno State, militia sources and a…

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