Widower paralysed after police brutality in Lagos (Punch) A commercial bus driver, Adewale Oseni, is seeking justice after he was allegedly brutalised by a police officer identified simply as Supol Akeem attached to Makinde Police Station in Oshodi, Lagos. Oseni…
*Panic in Lagos community as notorious cultists escape from custody (Nation)*Dust over disappearance of Nigeria Air after ‘launch’ (DailyTrust)
Panic in Lagos community as notorious cultists escape from custody (Nation) Apprehension has gripped residents of Ajegunle community in Olodi Apapa LCDA following the escape from custody of notorious cultists handed over to the police by the people. It was…
*Police Assault: Katsina journalist didn’t get fair hearing, says colleague (DailyTrust)*Nigeria Air’s plane lands in Abuja airport (Vanguard)
Police Assault: Katsina journalist didn’t get fair hearing, says colleague (DailyTrust) A Katsina-based journalist has said that the embattled female journalist in Katsina State, Ruqayya Aliyu Jibia, who was alleged to have been assaulted by the police in the state…
*Small businesses grounded as naira scarcity bites harder (DailyTrust)*CBN ends cash swap programme in rural areas (Punch)
Small businesses grounded as naira scarcity bites harder (DailyTrust) The continued naira scarcity in all parts of Nigeria has grounded countless small and medium businesses and pushed millions of families to increased poverty. Their troubles stem from the fact that…
*Axe-wielding man hacks 100-year-old grandmother to death (Punch)*IWD: NBA celebrates female pioneers in legal profession (Nation)
Axe-wielding man hacks 100-year-old grandmother to death (Punch) A 37-year-old man, identified as Artur B., hacked his 100-year-old grandmother, Amalie G., to death using an axe. The incident happened on Monday in Hamburg, Germany, according to a Daily Mail report…
*Soldier kills Commander, 2 others, self in Sokoto (Leadership)*Policeman standing trial over murder of Lagos lawyer knows fate on April 3 (Vanguard)
Soldier kills Commander, 2 others, self in Sokoto (Leadership) A soldier has gone berserk, killing his commander and two others before committing suicide at Forward Operating Base, Rabah, in Sokoto State. The soldier, identified as Lance Corporal Nwobobo Chinoso of…
*Over 100 women protest murder of traditional ruler in Ebonyi (Vanguard)*LP’s Rhodes-Vivour confirms alliance talks with PDP in Lagos (Guardian)
Over 100 women protest murder of traditional ruler in Ebonyi (Vanguard) Emotions ran high Thursday morning as women numbering over 100 came out en masse to protest the brutal murder of their Monarch in the Umuezeokoha community of Ezza North…
*Vote-buying: EFCC intercepts N32.4m in Lagos (Punch)*Our logo missing on ballots, Ondo Labour Party laments (Vanguard)
Vote-buying: EFCC intercepts N32.4m in Lagos (Punch) The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday intercepted the sum of N32,400 million allegedly suspected to be used for vote buying in Lagos State. The spokesperson for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, in…
Cousins “rob, kill” tricycle operator in Ogun (DailyTrust)*Naira Scarcity: 2 killed, many injured in Lagos, Ogun, Ondo protests (Sun)
Cousins “rob, kill” tricycle operator in Ogun (DailyTrust) Police Command in Ogun State has arrested two cousins, Damilola Famoriyo and Akinbayo Emmanuel Abiodun for allegedly hacking one Amos Oyemechi Chuckwuka to death after snatching his tricycle. The suspects were arrested…
*Lagos concert: Attendees lament Burna Boy’s late entry (Punch)*How peacemaker ended with amputated arm in Kano (DailyTrust)
Lagos concert: Attendees lament Burna Boy’s late entry (Punch) Fans of music star, Burna Boy, lamented on the singer’s late entry to his Lagos concert on Sunday night. Angry attendees took to Twitter to call out the singer for starting…