*Petrol scarcity worsens in Lagos, Abuja, Kano as marketers blame depot price hike (DailyTrust)*Controversy surrounds fire at Lagos WAEC building (Punch)

Petrol scarcity worsens in Lagos, Abuja, Kano as marketers blame depot price hike (DailyTrust) The scarcity of petrol is said to be worsening in Lagos, Abuja, Kano and across other states with marketers blaming an increase in the private depot…

*Okada charged me N20k because of traffic, says BBNaija’s Erica (DailyTrust)*Why over 200 soldiers applied for retirement — Army (ChannelsTV)

Okada charged me N20k because of traffic, says BBNaija’s Erica (DailyTrust) Nigerian Actress and Reality TV star, Erica Nwelem, has shared a video of herself boarding a commercial motorcycle popularly known as Okada despite its ban in Lagos state. In…

*Flooding: Lagos, Ogun residents lament losses worth millions (Punch)*Extortion: Police silent over DPO’s extortion of POS operators (Guardian)

Flooding: Lagos, Ogun residents lament losses worth millions (Punch) Residents of certain parts of Lagos and Ogun states have lamented losing property worth millions of naira to the incessant rainfall that led to flooding and the attendant destruction of properties.…

*Be open on collapsed building in Ikoyi, Frank tells Lagos govt (Leadership)*Ikoyi Building: SON begins investigation into cause of collapse (NewTelegraph)

Be open on collapsed building in Ikoyi, Frank tells Lagos govt (Leadership) A former deputy national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Friday, called on the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, to tell Nigerians…

*1 feared dead as vehicles crash on Third Mainland Bridge (Guardian)*Tribunal orders Multichoice to pay FG N900b tax backlog (Punch)

1 feared dead as vehicles clash on Third Mainland Bridge (Guardian) One person is feared dead in an accident that occurred on the Third Mainland Bridge in Iyana Oworo area of Lagos State on Wednesday. An eyewitness said the victim…

*Lagos to divert traffic at Marina for rail project for over 7 months (Guardian)*Evans: 2 ex-soldiers in court, deny being accomplices (Tribune)

Lagos to divert traffic at Marina for rail project for over 7 months (Guardian) The Lagos State Government has announced plans to divert traffic on the National Theatre and Marina axis for the next seven months for works on the…

*Lagos pastor in court for land grabbing, forgery (Punch)*Lagos urges occupants near collapsed Apapa building to relocate (Guardian)

Lagos pastor in court for land grabbing, forgery (Punch) The pastor of Christ Salvation Divine Ministries International, Rev Godwin Godwin, has been arraigned before the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Oshodi for alleged forgery of documents and illegal sale…

*EFCC nabs two for alleged N768.5m fraud (Punch)*Lagosians, commuters lament deplorable state of Aswani, Emzor access roads (Guardian)*Court remands Christmas Eve armed robbery suspect (Vanguard)

EFCC nabs two for alleged N768.5m fraud (Punch) Operatives of the Lagos zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested two suspected fraudsters, Konne Barieeba and Osuji Obieze, for allegedly obtaining the sum of N768,585,000 by false…

*Residents decry onslaught of traffic robbers, cultists, urge governor to swing into action (Guardian)*5 killed as hoodlums clash over election banner in Lagos (Punch)

Residents decry onslaught of traffic robbers, cultists, urge governor to swing into action (Guardian) Olamide Iwayemi is still very shaken and in disbelief, a week after he, along with his wife were attacked and robbed in front of their estate…

*Residents panic as robbers attack 10 Lagos homes in three days (Punch)*Sexual Assault: Police grant actor, Baba Ijesha, bail (Leadership)

Residents panic as robbers attack 10 Lagos homes in three days (Punch) Residents of Ifelodun, Kuburatu-Agbede and other areas in the Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area of Lagos State have been living in fear after armed robbers invaded 10 houses and…

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