*Vehicle knocks groom dead on wedding day in Nasarawa (Nation)*Lagos resumes clampdown of illegal abattoirs, veterinary premises April 19 – Commissioner (Guardian)

Vehicle knocks groom dead on wedding day in Nasarawa (Nation) A gay atmosphere was turned into a mournful one in Ikyangedu community, Keana Local Government Area, Nasarawa State last Saturday as a would be groom was knocked dead by a…

*Armed thugs attack #EndSARS protesters in Lagos (Guardian)*Lagos denies sponsoring thugs to disrupt #EndSARS protests (Nation)

Armed thugs attack #EndSARS protesters in Lagos (Guardian) Armed thugs attacked protesters in Alausa area of Ikeja in Lagos State. The scene of the attack was close to Lagos Government secretariat, Lagos State House of Assembly, governor’s office and a…

*Residents allegedly kill, dump bodies of three robbery suspects in Lagos canal (Vanguard) *COVID-19: Lagos Govt inaugurates Landmark Isolation Centre (Nation)

Residents allegedly kill, dump bodies of three robbery suspects in Lagos canal (Vanguard) Aggrieved residents allegedly killed three suspected members of a robbery gang who invaded Igando community, a Lagos suburb, Tuesday. The suspects according to residents were members of…

*Lagos police command returns N705,000 to owner (Vanguard) *We’ll deliver Lagos-Ibadan standard rail line by April –Amaechi (Punch)

Lagos police command returns N705,000 to owner (Vanguard) A Civil Society Organisation, The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC), has commended the Lagos State Police Command for returning the sum of N705,000 extorted from one Kareem Jamiu, by…

*Flood sweeps 11-year-old boy, rescuer to death, destroys property in Lagos (Guardian)*Sanwo-Olu launches endowment fund for pediatrics at LASUTH (Sun)

Flood sweeps 11-year-old boy, rescuer to death, destroys property in Lagos (Guardian) Tragedy struck residents of Aboru and Iyana-Ipaja in the Alimosho area of Lagos on Saturday as the flood swept away an 11-year-old boy and his rescuer, one Wasiu…

*Why Jimi Agbaje’s billboards, posters were removed – LASAA (Guardian) * Obasanjo inviting God’s anger, says Oshiomhole (Nation)

Why Jimi Agbaje’s billboards, posters were removed – LASAA (Guardian) The Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA) has come out to defend the removal of the billboards and posters of the Lagos State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate,…

Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge sets new marathon world record in Berlin (CNN)

Kenyan Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge set a new marathon world record Sunday, winning the Berlin race in 2 hours, 1 minute and 39 seconds. Kipchoge finished with “a new world record that will be remembered for decades,” the Berlin Marathon…

London Marathon: Kenyans Kipchoge and Cheruiyot celebrate double win (BBC)

Kenyan runners have dominated this year’s London Marathon, with Eliud Kipchoge winning his third title, while Vivian Cheruiyot won the women’s race. Kipchoge finished in two hours, six minutes and 27 seconds in front of Ethiopia’s Tola Shura Kitata (2:05:00)…

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