20 kidnapped medical students: Police kill kingpin, arrest 2 others (Nation) The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, revealed on Sunday, August 25, that the leader of the gang involved in the abduction of medical students, who were rescued on…
*Face the law, police tell driver using Google map (Punch)*FG waives penalties, interests on outstanding tax liabilities till Dec 31 (Vanguard)
Face the law, police tell driver using Google map (Punch) The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, has told a driver to face the law for violating traffic rules while being led by Google Maps on Saturday night.…
*Burna Boy smokes more weed than Snoop Dogg -Ed Sheeran (Guardian)*Lagos coroner summons Naira Marley, Prime Boy, Sam Larry over MohBad’s death (Nation)
Burna Boy smokes more weed than Snoop Dogg -Ed Sheeran (Guardian) Ed Sheeran in a recent interview with Conan O’Brien has spoken on the amount of weed that Nigerian Afrobeat singer Burna Boy consumes. The British singer who has had…
*72.6% of foreign-trained doctors failed assessment test-MDCN (Sun)*FG issues 2-week timeline for passport processing, clears over 204,000 backlog (Vanguard)
72.6% of foreign-trained doctors failed assessment test-MDCN (Sun) Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), on Wednesday, inducted new 205 foreign-trained medical doctors and dentists who were successful in the assessment test conducted by the Council recently. The induction exercise…
*Lagos begins clearing shanties, obstructions along Red Rail Line project (Nation)*1 killed, 6 arrested as Katsina students clash over female schoolmate (Channels)
Lagos begins clearing shanties, obstructions along Red Rail Line project (Nation) The Lagos State government on Saturday began clearing shanties and reclaiming Right of Way (RoW) of the Red Rail project corridor from Agbado, Ogun, to Ebute Metta, Lagos. The…
*Residents lynch 22-year-old tailor in Lagos (Guardian)*Drama as doctor arrested for organ harvesting ‘‘runs mad’’ in cell (DailyTrust)
Residents lynch 22-year-old tailor in Lagos (Guardian) A 22-year-old apprentice, identified as Hakeem Mujib, was beaten to death by residents in Lagos Island on suspicion of being a spy to armed robbers. The Guardian gathered that the deceased had gone…
*NLC threatens nationwide strike over further increase in fuel price (Nation)*#BBNaijaAllStars: This season would have been better without level up housemates — Princess (Tribune)
NLC threatens nationwide strike over further increase in fuel price (Nation) The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Monday said it would embark on strike if there is a further increase in the pump price of petroleum without the Federal Government…
*Rowdy session as Senate defers Keyamo’s screening (DailyTrust)*Doctors death: Lagos sacks, blacklist Odan general hospital (Guardian)
Rowdy session as Senate defers Keyamo’s screening (DailyTrust) The ongoing screening of the last ministerial nominee at the Senate has turned rowdy. The nominee who is the former Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo, was taking his questions when…
*Army intercepts truck load of ammunition en route Anambra (Sun)*APC postpones NEC, caucus meetings indefinitely (DailyTrust)
Army intercepts truck load of ammunition en route Anambra (Sun) Troops of 192 Battalion Nigerian Army (NA) operating in 81 Division Area of Responsibility have busted an international ammunition smuggling syndicate, while transporting a truck load of smuggled ammunition to…
*Siblings jailed for damaging widow’s shop over witchcraft allegation (Punch)*Emefiele sues DSS, court to rule on rights enforcement suit July 13 (Channels)
Siblings jailed for damaging widow’s shop over witchcraft allegation (Punch) An Ekiti State Chief Magistrate Court, Ado Ekiti District, has sentenced two siblings, Sunday Arowosoki, 25, and Gbolaga Arowosoki, 23, to 30 months imprisonment (15 months each) for assault and…