*Another fuel tanker explodes in Jigawa (DailyTrust)*Navy receives helicopters procured by defence ministry for operations (Punch)

Another fuel tanker explodes in Jigawa (DailyTrust) A fuel laden tanker has gone up in flames in Jigawa State, North West Nigeria. The incident which happened at Jigawa-Kano border, caused panic among bystanders. Aliyu M. A., Public Relations Officer of…

*Lagos invites bidders to build power plants (Punch)*No Nigerian actor can buy Range Rover from acting income – Bimbo Manuel (Vanguard)

Lagos invites bidders to build power plants (Punch) The Lagos State Government has called on independent power producers and energy solution firms to submit bids for constructing gas-fired power plants to bridge the state’s persistent electricity gap. The Ministry of…

*VP Shettima hosts released #EndBadGovernance protesters in Aso Rock villa (Leadership)*#EndBadGovernance protest: Private schools owners offers scholarships to released minors (Vanguard)

VP Shettima hosts released #EndBadGovernance protesters in Aso Rock villa (Leadership) 114 minors and adults, previously detained following #EndBadGovernance protests, have arrived the Presidential Villa on Tuesday afternoon after being discharged by the Federal High Court in Abuja. Justice Obiora…

Obasanjo reacts to claim his father is Igbo (Punch)*Okada riders responsible for attack on BRT bus — Lagos police (Punch)

‘It just makes me laugh,’ Obasanjo reacts to claim his father is Igbo (Punch) Former President Olusegun Obasanjo for the first time reacted to the claim of his Igbo paternity, declaring that such insinuation makes him laugh. This is just…

*How I lost everything after divorce – Carolyna Danjuma (NewTelegraph)*Hardship: Reps to slash salaries by 50% (Sun)

How I lost everything after divorce – Carolyna Danjuma (NewTelegraph) Nollywood actress, Carolyna Hutchings has recounted how she lost everything following her divorce from her estranged husband, Musa Danjuma. Taking to her Instagram page on Wednesday, the actress revealed that…

Minimum wage: We’re working internally to fast-track process, Osifo assures (Sun)*Alleged Bribery: Ganduje, wife to appear in court Thursday (NewTelegraph)

Minimum wage: We’re working internally to fast-track process, Osifo assures (Sun) The President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Festus Osifo, has assured Nigerians that labour is actively working to push the federal government to announce a new minimum wage…

*NASU, SSANU to commence nationwide protest, Monday (Tribune)*Lagos impounds 9,370 vehicles in 6 months (Leadership)

NASU, SSANU to commence nationwide protest, Monday (Tribune) Following the recent breakdown of dialogue between the Ministers of Education and Labour, and the Joint Action Committee of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and Senior Staff…

*Cholera spreads as death toll rises to 53 (Sun)*Senior customs official dies during engagement in National Assembly (Leadership)

Cholera spreads as death toll rises to 53 (Sun) The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed that death from cholera outbreak has risen to 54 and spread to 31 states. Director General, Jide Idris, at a press conference…

*20-year-old nabbed for abducting 5 children in Lagos (Punch)*Cholera: Death toll increases to 24 in Lagos (Vanguard)

20-year-old nabbed for abducting 5 children in Lagos (Punch) There was palpable tension in Ojurowo, Folumo in the Isale Eko area of Lagos Island, Lagos State, on Friday after members of the public caught an unidentified woman for kidnapping and…

*Truck crushes 5-year-old girl (Punch)*Hasty settling of sacked LWC staff emoluments a diversionary tactic by Lagos, AUPCTRE, RDI allege (ThisDay)

Truck crushes 5-year-old girl (Punch) The Police Command in Lagos State says a five-year-old girl, simply identified as Bosede, was crushed to death by a truck while crossing the Iganmu-Apapa Expressway with her mother. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP…

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