Most kidnappings in FCT are stage-managed – Wike (Channels) The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said that most incidents of kidnapping in the nation’s capital were stage-managed by people. Wike stated this during a chat…
*Police officer crushes 1 to death, injures 3 others in Ogun (Vanguard)*Over 50 bandits killed in Taraba – Police (Channels)
Police officer crushes 1 to death, injures 3 others in Ogun (Vanguard) A Senior Secondary School student of Mayigi Community High School, Ilase in Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State, Miss Adeleye Eniola was on Thursday crushed to death…
Okocha, Diouf, Song, others headline inaugural African Heroes Penalty Cup – Organisers
Organisers of the inaugural African Heroes Penalty Cup have announced the participation of some of Africa’s finest football stars in the tournament scheduled to hold in Lagos later in the year. The organisers of the event, ABAJ Multilinks, at a…
*Nigerian man caught smuggling 83,000 cigarettes into UK (Vanguard)*”You were selected not re-elected”, Falz tackles Sanwo-Olu (Punch)
Nigerian man caught smuggling 83,000 cigarettes into UK (Vanguard) The United Kingdom authorities have arrested a Nigerian national trying to smuggle more than 83,000 cigarettes into Newcastle International Airport. According to Daily Mail, Samuel Onyemenam was intercepted in the UK…
*IGP orders restriction of vehicular movement on Saturday (Tribune)*I’ve no godfather, only mentors – Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour (Vanguard)
IGP orders restriction of vehicular movement on Saturday (Tribune) The inspector-General of Police (IGP) has ordered the restriction of vehicular movement during the governorship and house of assembly elections on Saturday. This is contained in a statement signed Thursday by…
*I buried my dad with Yahoo money, says 21-year-old (Punch)*Lagos chieftaincy tussle: Family faults installation of new baale (Guardian)
I buried my dad with Yahoo money, says 21-year-old (Punch) A 21-year-old man, Ifeanyi Egbuwu, has been sentenced to one-year imprisonment for Internet fraud. Egbuwu was arrested on August 2, 2022, by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
*Ex-convict arrested for stealing generators in Lagos (Punch)*LASTMA advocates establishments of more traffic safety clubs in schools (Independent)
Ex-convict arrested for stealing generators in Lagos (Punch) Officials of the Rapid Response Squad have arrested an ex-convict, Yekini Opeyemi, 35, for stealing two generators around the Odo-Iya Alaro, Ojota area of Lagos State. Opeyemi, who was reportedly working as…
*Lagos evicts Alaba Rago traders, says market now criminal den (Punch)*Cancel gospel crusade in Abia — IPOB warns Kumuyi (Vanguard)
Lagos evicts Alaba Rago traders, says market now criminal den (Punch) The Lagos State Government has given the occupants and traders of Alaba Rago a 14-day ultimatum to vacate the market. The government gave the eviction notice through a joint…
*1 week after attack, 168 train passengers remain unreachable (Guardian)*Grieving husband tackles Lagos hospital as wife dies during childbirth (Punch)
1 week after attack, 168 train passengers remain unreachable (Guardian) One week after terrorists attacked a train in Kaduna State, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), yesterday, said that 168 passengers are yet to be accounted for. Last week Monday, terrorists…