*Lagos welder brutalises sexagenarian, wife over electricity bill (Punch)*Residents lament bad roads, insecurity in FESTAC Town (Guardian)

Lagos welder brutalises sexagenarian, wife over electricity bill (Punch) A sexagenarian, Paul Okedare, and his wife, Funke, are in pain after a co-tenant, identified only as Tunde, allegedly brutalised them at their residence on Unity Street, in the Ikotun area…

Tottenham beat Brentford to reach EFL Cup final

Jose Mourinho said Tottenham Hotspur had been rewarded for taking the Carabao Cup seriously as they moved to within one game of a first trophy in 13 years with a semi-final win over Brentford. Spurs have not claimed silverware since…

*‘Tricycle, motorcycles not in Lagos transport masterplan’ (Punch)*Effective policing requires meticulousness, planning, says Sanwo-Olu (Guardian)

‘Tricycle, motorcycles not in Lagos transport masterplan’ (Punch) The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Frederic Oladeinde, has said that the state is banning Keke and Okada because they are not in the state’s transportation master plan. He said this in…

*Lagos mum pours hot water on daughter for refusing to hawk(Punch)*Lagos bans concerts, carnivals, street parties as COVID-19 cases surge (Guardian)

Lagos mum pours hot water on daughter for refusing to hawk (Punch) Anger has got the better of a food vendor in the Oshodi area of Lagos, Mrs Mary Omifunto, after she emptied a pot of hot water on her…

*Court rejects Genesis prophet’s post-conviction bail application (Punch)*COVID-19: Lagos Assembly tasks Sanwo-Olu on second wave (Sun)

Court rejects Genesis prophet’s post-conviction bail application (Punch) The Lagos State High Court in Ikeja, on Tuesday, rejected the post-conviction bail application filed by the Senior Shepherd-in-Charge of the Celestial Church of Christ, Genesis Global, Prophet Israel Ogundipe. Justice Olabisi…

*How ASUU strike turned me to a newspaper vendor – Student (Vanguard)*Court remands teenager for allegedly burning ex-lover’s girlfriend to death (Guardian)

How ASUU strike turned me to A newspaper vendor – Student (Vanguard) A 400L Computer Science Student with the Federal University Lokoja, (FUL), Thomas Kehinde has decried the prolonged strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU),…

Underrate Arsenal at your peril – Mourinho warns Spurs players

Jose Mourinho does not expect Tottenham to be complacent in Sunday’s north London derby despite the mixed recent form of rivals Arsenal. The Portuguese manager criticised members of his squad following the 3-3 draw with LASK on Thursday. He believes…

*Families of slain police officers get N60m in Lagos (Nation)*Fourth Mainland Bridge: 795 houses to go, say FG, Lagos govt (Punch)

Families of slain police officers get N60m in Lagos (Nation) Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday presented cheques worth N60million to families of police officers who lost their lives during the violence that trailed the #EndSARS protests The governor presented the cheques of…

*Lagos inspector rapes undergraduate, threatens suicide (Punch)*Festac residents laud police handling of post-EndSARS protests (Guardian)

Lagos inspector rapes undergraduate, threatens suicide (Punch) A police inspector attached to the Agbado Police Station, Lagos State Police Command, Adelakun Amubieya, has been arrested for allegedly raping an undergraduate, Joy (not real name), in the Ipaja area of the…

Mourinho hails ‘special’ Kane after win

Manager Jose Mourinho hailed Harry Kane’s “special” qualities after the striker’s 150th Premier League goal earned Tottenham victory at West Brom. A third successive league victory temporarily lifted Spurs to the top of the table on Sunday before Leicester replaced…

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