Man bags 1-year jail term for stealing during church vigil (DailyTrust) An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court, on Friday, sentenced a 21-year-old man, Afolabi Samuel, to one-year imprisonment for stealing a Tecno phone valued at N76,000 and N52,000 cash. Samuel, of no…
*Lagos to open Agege-Pen Cinema bridge today (Punch)*NSCDC bursts illegal foreign SIM card dealer (Vanguard)
Lagos to open Agege-Pen Cinema bridge today (Punch) Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, will open the Agege-Pen Cinema Bridge to vehicular movement on Friday (today), The PUNCH has learnt. A top government official, who chose to remain anonymous, told our…
UFC 253: Could Israel Adesanya become UFC’s next transcendent superstar?
In a story that reads like it was plucked from one of his beloved comic books, undefeated UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya looks destined to transcend the sport. Earlier this month, he joined global football star Neymar in signing a…
*COVID-19: ‘Cut-off marks into Lagos model colleges will be very high’ (Nation)*3 dead as truck plunges into Lagos river (Punch)
COVID-19: ‘Cut-off marks into Lagos model colleges will be very high’ (Nation) The Lagos State Education Commissioner, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo, has said the cut-off mark for the Entrance Examination into the JSS1 classes in its 16 junior model colleges and…
*Policeman arrested as girlfriend dies in Lagos hotel (Punch)*I am the chosen one, Eletu of Iruland says (Guardian)
Policeman arrested as girlfriend dies in Lagos hotel (Punch) A police sergeant, Anthony Kachukwu, has been arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command after his girlfriend, Justina Omofuma, died in one of the rooms of the Exclusive Mansion…
Israel Adesanya not fazed by Paulo Costa’s challenge
As the countdown to the September 26 UFC 253 fight begins, Nigerian born New Zealand-based Mixed Martial Art (MMA) fighter, Israel Adesanya, has vowed to show his challenger, Paulo Costa, that he is a true fighter. The fight, a Pay…
*Banker forges customer’s cheque, steals N22.3m (Punch) *Judge’s ex-house help arraigned for ‘stealing’ $38,000 jewellery (Nation)
Banker forges customer’s cheque, steals N22.3m (Punch) A banker with the Polaris Bank, Babatunde Keshinro, was on Monday arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly forging a customer’s cheque and stealing the sum of N22.3m. Keshinro was…
Adesanya, Whittaker UFC fight pits New Zealand against Australia (Guardian)
The ‘big’ fight between Nigerian-born Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) interim middleweight titleholder, Israel Adesanya and Robert John Whittaker on October 6 in Melbourne will rekindle the sports rivalry between New Zealand and Australia. While Adesanya, who hails from Odogbolu, Ogun…