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…
*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…
*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…
*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…