Super Eagles to face Ghana, Mali in friendly games

Nigeria’s Super Eagles will take on Ghana’s Black Stars and Les Aigles of Mali in two top-grade friendly matches in the Moroccan city of Marrakech later this month. Both matches have been put together by NFF’s FIFA Match Agent, Jairo…

*LAWMA seals market over poor sanitation (Punch)*FG, governors agree to establish state police (Tribune)

LAWMA seals market over poor sanitation (Punch) The Lagos Waste Management Authority, on Thursday, sealed Ire-Akari Market in the Isolo area of Lagos over poor sanitation. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s  Senior Special Assistant on New Media, Jubril Gawat, disclosed this on…

*Nigerian student breaks record in SAT (DailyTrust)*Presidential Tussle: 7 Supreme Court Justices to determine Tinubu, Atiku, Obi’s fate (Vanguard)

Nigerian student breaks record in SAT (DailyTrust) Sochima David Chukwudi, a student of the Nigerian Tulip International College (NTIC), has broken a record in the Scholastic Aptitude Test, also known as the SAT, where he scored 1590 out of the…

*FG to shut 3rd Mainland Bridge 24 hours for repairs (Punch)*NNPC assures Nigerians of fuel sufficiency for 30 days (Guardian)

FG to shut 3rd Mainland Bridge 24 hours for repairs (Punch) The Federal Government on Thursday announced the closure of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos starting from midnight of Saturday, October 21 to midnight of Sunday, October 22 to…

*Lawyer petitions LASTMA over ambush, illegal arrest, detention of vehicle (Vanguard)*2,588 children sexually, emotionally abused in 12 months, says Lagos (Guardian)

Lawyer petitions LASTMA over ambush, illegal arrest, detention of vehicle (Vanguard) A journalist and lawyer, Osa Director, has petitioned the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency, LASTMA, over the ambush, illegal arrest and detention of his vehicle. Director, in the petition,…

*Pastor sentenced to death for impregnating, killing choir mistress, 2 others (Tribune)*Reps declare Nigeria Air launch a fraud (Punch)

Pastor sentenced to death for impregnating, killing choir mistress, 2 others (Tribune) A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has sentenced a pastor, Chidiebere Okoroafor, to death by hanging for murder. Okoroafor, who is the General Overseer of…

*Midnight gunshots, burglars terrify Lagos community (Punch)*Lagos: 11 women die from domestic violence in 20 months (Guardian)

Midnight gunshots, burglars terrify Lagos community (Punch) Residents of Abule Taylor community in the Abule Egba area of Lagos State have lamented incessant gunshots every midnight in the area. The residents, who spoke to our correspondent, also decried the activities…

*Victims recount losses as another gas explosion kills five in Lagos (Guardian)*LASEMA confirms five dead in Lagos gas explosion (Nation)

Victims recount losses as another gas explosion kills five in Lagos (Guardian) An early morning gas explosion in the Baruwa area of the densely populated Ipaja metropolis, Lagos State, has left at least five persons dead. This is coming some…

Eagles-target Dessers may consider Belgium call-up

Cyriel Dessers has hinted that he could still play for Belgium despite committing his international future to the Super Eagles, The PUNCH reports. The striker is eligible to play for Nigeria through his mother, who is from Lagos, and also…

*Lagos conducts over 42, 000 COVID-19 tests as 177 die (Guardian) *Lack of affordable healthcare led to my wife’s death during childbirth – Lagos welder (Punch)

Lagos conducts over 42, 000 COVID-19 tests as 177 die (Guardian) The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Sunday said that the state tested a total of 42,348 samples for COVID-19 as at July 3. Abayomi, who…

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