We have arrested 97 Shiites over attack on officers in Abuja – Police (DailyTrust) The Nigeria Police Force said it has detained 97 members of the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), known as the Shi’ite group, for prosecution, following…
*FG grounds Arik Air over $2.5m debt (DailyTrust)*Group gives N2m grants to ex-s3x workers for business (Vanguard)
FG grounds Arik Air over $2.5m debt (DailyTrust) Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, has ordered the grounding of Arik Air. The development has put many passengers of the airline in disarray. Our correspondent gathered that the…
Alcaraz wins 5-set Wimbledon thriller as Sinner, Gauff cruise
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz defeated close friend Frances Tiafoe in a roller-coaster five sets to reach the Wimbledon last 16 on Friday as Jannik Sinner and Coco Gauff breezed through. Alcaraz won 5-7, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (7/2), 6-2 on the…
*Tinubu launches National Resettlement Scheme for conflict victims (Nation)*N2b pension fraud: Court orders final forfeiture of Abdulrasheed Maina’s property (Sun)
Tinubu launches National Resettlement Scheme for conflict victims (Nation) President Bola Tinubu, has called on Nigerians to come together in solidarity against the common threats that undermine the nation’s collective well-being, saying that Nigeria has endured too much. The president…
*Sanwo-Olu, South West governors in closed-door meeting (Channels)*Scrap dealers in Nigeria take action against vandalism (Sun)
Sanwo-Olu, South West Governors in closed-door meeting (Channels) The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has received South-West governors, who are currently in Lagos for their zonal meeting. Governor Sanwo-Olu, accompanied by his deputy, Kadri Hazmat, received Governors Lucky Aiyedatiwa of…
*Flood takes over long bridge on Lagos-Ibadan expressway (Tribune)*NRC blames Abuja-Kaduna train derailment on track vandalism (Nation)
Flood takes over long bridge on Lagos-Ibadan expressway (Tribune) Flooding has overtaken the long bridge on the Warewa axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, causing severe traffic congestion. The flood resulted from a heavy downpour that began on Thursday afternoon, rendering…
*‘I don’t have to suffer for supporting Tinubu’, actress Toyin Abraham replies trolls (Leadership)*Fleeing robbery suspect gunned down in Delta (Sun)
‘I don’t have to suffer for supporting Tinubu’, actress Toyin Abraham replies trolls (Leadership) Nollywood actress and movie producer, Toyin Abraham, has replied Netizens asking her to reveal the plans President Bola Tinubu discussed with her as a presidential candidate…
*Rivers police arrest man for raping pastor’s pregnant wife to death (Punch)*Again, Organised Labour walks out of negotiations (Vanguard)
Rivers police arrest man for raping pastor’s pregnant wife to death (Punch) Men of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested a suspect identified as Emeka, who allegedly led the gang rape of the wife of a Pastor, Mrs. Chigbewejim…
*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…
