US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday afternoon, according to the State Department. Blinken is fully vaccinated and boosted, the department said in a statement, and he is experiencing “mild symptoms.” He had tested negative…
*Lagosian shot, robbed: Police deny him report, hospital rejects him for not having a police report (Vanguard)*LAWMA boss tasks Apapa residents on clean environment (Tribune)
Lagosian shot, robbed: Police deny him report, hospital rejects him for not having a police report (Vanguard) Operatives attached to the Ijanikin Division of the police force in Lagos State, on Wednesday morning, refused to give a police report to…
Tinubu bashing and matters arising -Ehi Braimah
Since Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Jagaban Borgu, announced that he would contest the February 2023 presidential election, it would appear that all hell has been let loose. In the aftermath…
*Gunmen Break into Abuja Homes, Abduct Residents, Kill Housewife (DailyTrust)*Lagos State students demand ban on daytime movement of articulated vehicles (Sun)
Gunmen Break into Abuja Homes, Abduct Residents, Kill Housewife (DailyTrust) A housewife simply identified as Salamatu was shot dead when kidnappers stormed Piri community in Kwali Area Council of Abuja. At least eight residents were reportedly abducted in the incident…
*Lagos magistrate slams traffic officers, orders release of impounded car, motorist demands compensation (Punch)*Dowen school: Family demands Coroner Inquest into Sylvester Omoroni’s death (Guardian)
Lagos magistrate slams traffic officers, orders release of impounded car, motorist demands compensation (Punch) A magistrate has ordered the release of a vehicle impounded by officials of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit, aka task force, over…
*#EndSARS: No killing at Lekki Tollgate, Lagos counters panel (DailyTrust)*Lagos NGO exploits sick children, women for alms begging, victims rescued (Punch)
#EndSARS: No killing at Lekki Tollgate, Lagos counters panel (DailyTrust) The Lagos State Government has rejected the claim by the Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and Other Matters that nine persons were killed…
Biden credits South African scientific community for quickly notifying the world about Omicron
President Joe Biden opened his remarks on Monday about Omicron by crediting the “scientific community in South Africa” for its “transparency” in sharing information about the new variant with the rest of the world. “To their credit, the scientific community…
*Evans: Scared witnesses can testify online, court rules (Nation)*Firefighters struggle to rescue goods worth N500m from Lagos fire (Nation)
Evans: Scared witnesses can testify online, court rules (Nation) Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of an Ikeja Special Offences Court, has granted permission to two witnesses who do not want to appear in court to testify against kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, alias…