Residents of Iyana-Isashi community of Lagos State were recently thrown into confusion, when a young lady suddenly went dumb after she visited a lover she met of Facebook in Lagos. It was learned that the young lady, who hails from…
*Man arraigned for beating policeman, stealing N80,000, beret (Punch)*Sanwo-Olu to enrol 2 underage children forced to skip school in Lagos (Leadership)
Man arraigned for beating policeman, stealing N80,000, beret (Punch) A 21-year-old man, Stephen Monday, has been arraigned before an Ebute Meta Magistrate’s Court, Lagos State, on charges of assault and theft. The defendant allegedly assaulted a policeman, Inspector Folorunsho Lawal,…
*Pastor kidnaps Catholic priest, begs God for forgiveness (Punch)*Banker gets N1m bail for alleged N600,000 fraud (Vanguard)
Pastor kidnaps Catholic priest, begs God for forgiveness (Punch) The operatives of the Imo state police command have arrested one pastor Izuchukwu Anoloba, 35, and others for kidnapping a Catholic priest, Fidelis Ekemgba. Parading the suspects and others, the state…
*Court remands 61-year-old man over alleged N10.8m land scam (Guardian)*Opportunities in Lagos critical to South-West economic aspirations ― Sanwo-Olu (Tribune)
Court remands 61-year-old man over alleged N10.8m land scam (Guardian) A Chief Magistrate Court, sitting in Ebute- Metta, Lagos has ordered the remand of a 61-year-old man, Olasupo Alimi over N10.8 million allegedly obtained from two prospective land buyers fraudulently.…
*Hoodlums rape, kill 24-year-old graduate in Benue (Punch)*We’ve no hidden agenda on #EndSARS panel report — Sanwo-Olu (Sun)
*Hoodlums rape, kill 24-year-old graduate in Benue (Punch)*We’ve no hidden agenda on #EndSARS panel report — Sanwo-Olu (Sun) Hoodlums rape, kill 24-year-old graduate in Benue (Punch) A 24-year-old lady, Joy Onoh, was on Wednesday murdered by some hoodlums in Makurdi,…
*Man arrested for defiling neighbour’s 13-year-old in Lagos (Punch)*Only God can take my life, says Tinubu (Guardian)
Man arrested for defiling neighbour’s 13-year-old in Lagos (Punch) A man, Sunday Ukeme, has been arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s 13-year-old daughter in the Akodo area of the state. The state…
*Tinubu returns to Nigeria after 3-month UK medical trip (Punch)*Anxiety as ritual killings, Yahoo-plus, rape cases spread (DailyTrust)
Tinubu returns to Nigeria after 3-month UK medical trip (Punch) The National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, returned to Nigeria on Friday after about a three-month medical trip to the United Kingdom, where he underwent…
Mark Zuckerberg apologises for six-hour Facebook outage
Facebook’s founder Mark Zuckerberg has apologised for the “disruption” caused after its social media services went down for almost six hours – impacting more than 3.5bn users worldwide. The billionaire said sorry after an internal technical issue took Facebook, Messenger,…
*Pastor raises alarm over threats to life, seeks govt protection (Tribune)*Ikeja Electric customers to experience outage from Oct. 11 (Guardian)
Pastor raises alarm over threats to life, seeks govt protection (Tribune) A cleric, Pastor Michael Ogunyemi has cried out for government and security protection for him and his family from people threatening his life for preaching against killings of innocent…
Are online Friendships real friendships? – Gbubemi Atimomo
…reflections on social media friendships The first social media network I joined was Hi5, sometime in the mid-2000s. One of my cousins who lived abroad had sent me an invitation link. I wasn’t sure what to expect: I trusted her,…
