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…
*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…
*Lagos housewife accuses husband of N71m fraud, assault (Punch)*Commotion As Flood Takes Over Lokoja-Abuja Highway (DailyTrust)
Lagos housewife accuses husband of N71m fraud, assault (Punch) A 47-year-old man, Lucky James, has been arraigned before Chief Magistrate L.A. Owolabi of the Samuel Ilori Court, Ogbà, Lagos State, on charges of defrauding his wife, Mrs Tega James. Our…
*Lagos driver crushes LASTMA officer to death (Punch)*Ajegunle residents lament disaster, insecurity, neglect (Guardian)
Lagos driver crushes LASTMA officer to death (Punch) A yet-to-be-identified driver has crushed an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Jamiu Issa, to death in the Lekki-Ajah area of the state. A statement by the spokesperson for the…
Ibadan hospital rejected late Eagles star – Shorunmu
Former Super Eagles goalkeeper Ike Shorunmu has told Saturday PUNCH a private hospital in Ibadan declined treating Ajibade Babalade before the retired 3SC defender died in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Friday afternoon. According to Shorunmu, Babalade’s teammate at…
*Dad in court over alleged defilement of five-year-old daughter (Punch) *Lagos receives 50 noise pollution complaints in 1 week (Vanguard)
Dad in court over alleged defilement of five-year-old daughter (Punch) A 29-year-old man, Adekunle Adebiyi, is currently cooling his heels in police custody in Lagos for allegedly defiling his five-year-old daughter, Bola (pseudonym). Adebiyi reportedly committed the crime following a…
Premature relocation to Europe hindering goalkeepers’ development, says Shorunmu
Former Super Eagles Goalkeepers’ Trainer, Ike Shorunmu, has attributed the poor quality of goalkeepers in the domestic league to Nigerian youngsters’ undue quest to move to Europe even before developing their skills. Shorunmu, who recalled that in the past goalkeepers…
*Man who posted wife’s battered face on Facebook arraigned, granted N500,000 bail (Punch) *Market leaders champion containment of coronavirus spread in Trade Fair (Vanguard)
Man who posted wife’s battered face on Facebook arraigned, granted N500,000 bail (Punch) A Lagos-based man, Sulaiman Maiyegun, aka Afobaje, who allegedly battered his wife and bragged about it on Facebook was on Friday arraigned before the Igbosere Magistrates’ Court…
Shorunmu: Eagles will get better (NewTelegraph)
Former Super Eagles goalkeeper trainer Ike Shorunmu has backed Nigeria’s senior national team that the team will with time get its balance right as the team continue to concede goals in match situation following consecutive games where the team have…
Greedy agents killing Nigerian football, says Ike Shorunmu (Guardian)
Former Super Eagles Goalkeeper, Ike Shorunmu believes that greedy football agents were killing Nigerian football with their quest to make quick money through selling immature domestic players to obscure foreign clubs. Shorunmu said Nigerian national teams were not doing well…