Lagos residents lament high cost of food (Guardian) For months, Nigerians have been lamenting a continuous increase in prices of goods and services. In Lagos, the nation’s commercial nerve centre, prices of goods have increased drastically with residents and traders…
*Boko Haram claims responsibility for missing Air Force jet, releases video of dead pilot (DailyTrust)*Easter: Prices of perishables soar in Lagos markets (Vanguard)
Boko Haram claims responsibility for missing Air Force jet, releases video of dead pilot (DailyTrust) The Boko Haram sect has claimed responsibility for bringing dowm the missing Jet of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). A jet deployed against the sect…
Okowa’s appointees in Aniocha North pay WAEC fees for 100 indigent students
At least 100 more indigent students have benefited from the ongoing Delta State Political Appointees in Aniocha North (SPAAN) project on payment of West African Examination Council (WAEC) enrollment fees. Chairman of the WAEC enrollment Committee of the group, Mr…
Okowa’s father, Okorie Okowa, is dead
The father of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, Chief Arthur Okorie Uzoma Okowa is dead. He died in the early hours of Thursday at the age of 88. The Governor’s father who hails from Owa-Alero, Ika North East Local…
Okowa mourns Nollywood filmmaker, Chico Ejiro
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has expressed sadness over the passing away of veteran Nollywood filmmaker, Mr Chico Ejiro, who died on Friday in Lagos after a brief illness. The governor mourned the deceased in a statement by his Chief…
*Lagos inspector rapes undergraduate, threatens suicide (Punch)*Festac residents laud police handling of post-EndSARS protests (Guardian)
Lagos inspector rapes undergraduate, threatens suicide (Punch) A police inspector attached to the Agbado Police Station, Lagos State Police Command, Adelakun Amubieya, has been arrested for allegedly raping an undergraduate, Joy (not real name), in the Ipaja area of the…
*PwC senior partner drowns in Lagos, police probe aides (Punch) *Two brothers, three others in EFCC net for alleged internet fraud (Nation)
PwC senior partner drowns in Lagos, police probe aides (Punch) The Deputy Country Senior Partner, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Nigeria, Tola Ogundipe, is dead. PUNCH Metro learnt that Ogundipe went missing on Saturday while boating on a coast near Lagos. The…
*195 held for ‘cultism, gangsterism’ in Lagos (Nation) *COVID-19 testing remain free, Lagos govt says (Tribune)
195 held for ‘cultism, gangsterism’ in Lagos (Nation) Operatives of the Lagos Police Command arrested 195 youths for alleged cult and gangster clashes in different parts of the state. The suspects were arrested between March 20 and June 4 for…
Delta State discharges 2 COVID-19 patients
Delta State has discharged two COVID-19 patients from the isolation centre in the state. Governor Ifeanyi Okowa made this known on his verified Twitter handle Tuesday tweeting: “Dear Deltans, it is my pleasure to announce the discharge of two of…
