*Court remands 2 cousins over alleged murder of Maersk MD’s wife (Guardian) *Hoodlum kills Lagos community leader during police raid (Punch)

Court remands 2 cousins over alleged murder of Maersk MD’s wife (Guardian) An Igbosere High Court in Lagos on Wednesday remanded two cousins: Olamilekan Goke and Akande Adeyinka, at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre over alleged rape and murder of the…

*Detectives arrest popular nightclub owner over alleged money laundering (Guardian) *Another building collapses in Magodo, kills one (Vanguard)

Detectives arrest popular nightclub owner over alleged money laundering (Guardian) Popular nightclub owner and Instagram celebrity, Okechukwu popularly called ‘Cubana Chief Priest’ has been arrested by detectives attached to the Inspector General of Police Monitoring Unit. Okechukwu is the proprietor…

Vertonghen could miss end of season at Spurs as ‘he wants to leave’

Jan Vertonghen could miss the end of the Premier League season with the Spurs defender unlikely to accept a contract extension, according to reports. The 33-year-old defender’s current deal expires in the summer, though there is still doubt about what…

*LASG discharges 21 more patients (Guardian) *My dad died of treatable pneumonia – Daughter of 61-year-old patient rejected by LUTH, LASUTH, six others (Punch)

LASG discharges 21 more patients (Guardian) The Lagos State Government has announced the recovery and discharge of 21 more coronavirus patients, who tested negative twice to the virus. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu said in a statement on Saturday that the figure…

John Terry reveals what he messaged team-mates after Chelsea appointed Jose Mourinho

Former Chelsea captain John Terry admits he was ‘petrified’ when the Blues appointed Jose Mourinho in 2004. The Portuguese boss arrived at Stamford Bridge on the back of making Porto Champions League winners, just 12 months after he guided the…

*Sanwo-Olu blames late airport, border closures for COVID-19 spread (Punch) *Redeem Church Youths host Lagos Shift Online, as Elegbe speaks (Leadership)

Sanwo-Olu blames late airport, border closures for COVID-19 spread (Punch) Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said the delayed closure of the country’s borders, seaport, and airports, including the failure of returnees to self-isolate, caused the spread of COVID-19. He…

*Police storm Lagos ritualists’ den, arrest suspect (Punch) *Lagos adopts biosecurity measures at abattoirs (Nation)

Police storm Lagos ritualists’ den, arrest suspect (Punch) A suspected ritualist, Dona Asogbo, has been arrested by the personnel of the Lagos State Police Command. PUNCH Metro gathered that the suspect was arrested when the personnel stormed a ritualists’ den…

*More trouble for house owners as FG moves to reclaim Abule Ado (Tribune) *Lagos begins contact tracing of 3rd COVID-19 case (Vanguard)

More trouble for house owners as FG moves to reclaim Abule Ado (Tribune) There appear to be more problems for the residents of Abule Ado as the Federal Government has begun moves to reclaim the land from the Lagos State…

*3 men held for ‘removing’ human skull from public cemetery (Nation) *Stakeholders lament poor utilisation of UBE Fund in Lagos (Guardian)

3 men held for ‘removing’ human skull from public cemetery (Nation) The police in Lagos have arrested three men for alleged vandalism on a public cemetery and removal of a human skull. The suspects Dauda Tijani, 42, Olawale Shodolamu, 70,…

*Lagos trader sells fake Total engine oil in Oyo, Anambra (Punch) *NRC to start hourly train services on Lagos-Ibadan route (Nation)

Lagos trader sells fake Total engine oil in Oyo, Anambra (Punch) Nnamdi Eze, a trader in the Iyana Ishashi area of Lagos, allegedly into adulterated oil, has run out of luck following his arrest by the police. Eze, 32, reportedly…

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