Lagos supports innovators, tech firms with N100m grant (Punch) No fewer than 23 young innovators and tech firms have been awarded a grant of N100m by the Lagos State Government. According to a statement on Wednesday, the grant is to…
*Truck crushes bride-to-be to death in Lagos (Punch) *Housewife falsely accuses Lagos businessman of attempted rape (Punch)
Truck crushes bride-to-be to death in Lagos (Punch) Family and friends of a bride-to-be, Immaculate Okochu, who was crushed to death by a truck, have taken to their various social media handles to mourn her demise. PUNCH Metro learnt that…
*1 die, many injured in Customs, smugglers face-off (DailyTrust) *SARS arrested boy on errand, demanded N500,000 – Mother (Punch)
1 die, many injured in Customs, smugglers face-off (DailyTrust) One person died while many others were injured on Tuesday in Ogun State as Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) officials engaged some suspected smugglers in a face-off. The deceased, according to the…
*House of Reps assesses effects of tank farms location on Lagos residents (Vanguard) *Assembly considers punishment for cultists’ parents (Punch)
House of Reps assesses effects of tank farms location on Lagos residents (Vanguard) The House of Representatives on Tuesday assessed the effects of the location of petroleum tank farms and the operators’ activities on the residents of Ijegun-Egba and Kirikiri…
*Lagos establishes LASRERA to regulate real estate sector (Vanguard) *Woman arrested for aiding son’s escape after raping 9-year-old girl (Tribune)
Lagos establishes LASRERA to regulate real estate sector (Vanguard) Lagos State Government has set up an agency, Lagos State Real Estate Regulatory Authority, LASRERA, to monitor activities of estate agents and tenancy transactions in the state. The Special Adviser to…
*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,…
US government death penalty move draws sharp criticism (BBC)
The US federal government’s move to resume executions after a 16-year hiatus has drawn sharp criticism from rights groups and leading Democrats. Several candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination called for the death penalty to be abolished. On Thursday Attorney…
Harris emerges as frontrunner to oust Trump as rivals circle (Guardian)
Early 2020 presidential candidate Kamala Harris introduced herself to American voters Monday by drawing a sharp contrast with Donald Trump, offering a robust defense of her progressive positions a day after formally declaring her White House bid. By launching her…