Teenager fakes own kidnap with lover, demands N30m from family (Punch) The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a teenager, Ujunwa Offiah, for allegedly conspiring with her boyfriend, Blessed Ifesinachi, to fake her kidnap and demand N30m ransom from her…
*Stock market reacts to recession, loses N8bn (Guardian)*4th Mainland Bridge: Lagos seeks support of boundary communities (Punch)
Stock market reacts to recession, loses N8bn (Guardian) Trading on the equities sector is already responding to economic recession, as the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) reopened on a downturn yesterday, causing the market capitalisation to depreciate by N8 billion. The…
*Court remands three suspected human part dealers (Punch)*Ex-governors’ pension: Sanwo-Olu’s example should be replicated in S’West states -YCE (Sun)
Court remands three suspected human part dealers (Punch) An Ilorin magistrates’ court has ordered the remand of two herbalists, Jamiu Agbomola and Abiodun Lekan, and a bricklayer, Wasiu Kareem, in the Federal Correctional Service Centre, Ilorin, Kwara State. The three…
*Stray bullet kills policeman during protest inside police station (Sun)*#EndSARS: Army deployed at least 7 vehicles to Lekki Tollgate, CCTV reveals (Vanguard)
Stray bullet kills policeman during protest inside police station (Sun) A policeman was reportedly shot dead when some protesters were being chased out from the premises of Ado central Police Divisional headquarters in the Ekiti State capital. An eyewitness told…
Democrats secure majority in US House of Representatives but by slimmer margin – AP
The Democratic Party has reportedly held its majority in the House of Representatives, despite suffering upsetting defeats in several individual races from GOP candidates. The Democrats have netted at least 218 seats in the House, which would allow them to…
*Ruling family asks EFCC to investigate Oniru monarch (Guardian)*Traders, residents count losses as fire guts Lagos shanties (Punch)
Ruling family asks EFCC to investigate Oniru monarch (Guardian) The Omowunmi Abisogun ruling house of Iruland, Lagos has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate Oba Omogbolahan Lawal, the Oniru of Iruland over alleged misappropriation of…
USA Elections 2020: Lessons for INEC and Nigerian electorate – Magnus Onyibe
Two things that distinguish the November 3, 2020 general elections in the United States of America (USA) from the previous ones are the mail-in voting and early-voting which saw former Vice President and the candidate of the Democratic Party, Joe…
