South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party has lost its outright majority for the first time in a devastating blow for the party once led by Nelson Mandela. The ANC has dominated South African politics since winning in the first…
*2 rescued as boat capsizes in Lagos (Vanguard)*Obaseki: How I discovered my deputy was working against me (DailyTrust)
2 rescued as boat capsizes in Lagos (Vanguard) Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service on Friday, rescued two men from drowning after their boat capsized on the Eko Atlantic Ocean by the Eko Hotel and Suites section, Victoria Island. The…
South African court orders Zuma back to jail
South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal ruled on Monday that former President Jacob Zuma should return to prison to finish his sentence for contempt of court. The court said the decision to release Zuma on early medical parole was unlawful.…
*Lagos Assembly CSO, others brutalise lawyer over council poll suit (Punch)*Sallah ram sales at Kara market halt movement on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (Guardian)
Lagos Assembly, CSO, others brutalise lawyer over council poll suit (Punch) A lawyer, Yakubu Eleto, has accused some workers at the Lagos State House of Assembly, led by the Chief Security Officer, of brutalising him when he attempted to serve…
*Navy intercepts 162 bags of suspected smuggled rice in Lagos offshore (Guardian)*Otedola Bridge accident kills 1, injures 2 (Nation)
Navy intercepts 162 bags of suspected smuggled rice in Lagos offshore (Guardian) The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT on routine patrol recently intercepted a wooden boat with 162 bags of foreign parboiled rice off the shore of Lagos. This is…
*Lagos COVID-19 cases on sharp increase -Sanwo-Olu (Vanguard)*Lagos OPC man stabs member to death over cultism (Punch)
Lagos COVID-19 cases on sharp increase -Sanwo-Olu (Vanguard) Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday said the state is experiencing a steep increase in the number of daily confirmed COVID-19 cases. Sanwo-Olu made this known on the Update of…
*Lagos Yoruba Nation rally: Sanwo-Olu orders probe of lady allegedly killed by stray bullet (Vanguard)*Lagos task force nabs 71 miscreants, impounds 227 motorcycles (Punch)
Lagos Yoruba Nation rally: Sanwo-Olu orders probe of lady allegedly killed by stray bullet (Vanguard) Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babjide Sanwo-Olu has ordered immediate thorough investigation into the death of a lady allegedly killed by a stray bullet in Ojota,…
*Yoruba Nation: 14-year-old drink seller killed by stray bullet in Lagos (Punch)*#YorubaNationNow trends on Twitter as secessionists defy police (Guardian)
Yoruba Nation: 14-year-old drink seller killed by stray bullet in Lagos (Punch) A yoghurt seller, identified simply as Jumoke, has been killed by bullets reportedly fired by a security operative dispersing Yoruba Nation agitators at Ojota, Lagos State. Our correspondent,…
South Africa’s Zuma gets 15-month jail term for contempt of court
South Africa’s top court on Tuesday handed former president Jacob Zuma a 15-month jail term for contempt of court following his refusal to appear before graft investigators. “The Constitutional Court can do nothing but conclude that Mr Zuma is guilty…