*Nigerians groan over effects of 7.5% VAT on petrol prices (Punch)*Tinubu heads for Paris in first official trip (DailyTrust)

Nigerians groan over effects of 7.5% VAT on petrol prices (Punch) Nigerians have begun to lament the effects of the introduction of a 7.5 per cent Value-Added Tax on the price of premium motor spirit, otherwise known as petrol. This…

F1 star Lewis Hamilton spotted with Shakira in Barcelona

Whenever, wherever — another sign that perhaps Shakira and Lewis Hamilton are meant to be together. The singer and Formula 1 star were spotted together after Sunday’s F1 Spanish Grand Prix race, where Hamilton finished second, matching his best performance…

*Tears as 17-year-old dies of electrocution in Lagos (Guardian)*Policeman in court for defrauding businessman of N128m (Punch)

Tears as 17-year-old dies of electrocution in Lagos (Guardian) It was a shattered dream for Funmilayo Oseni, as hope of seeing her son, Fawaz Oseni, fulfill his destiny was dashed. The 17-year-old boy was electrocuted on May 26, 2023. Oseni,…

*Foundation donates 10,000 plastic bottles to Lagos school as tuition fees (Leadership)*Police arrest grandmother, 39 others for kidnapping, robbery (Guardian)

Foundation donates 10,000 plastic bottles to Lagos school as tuition fees (Leadership) In a bid to support education in Nigeria, the Helen Trust Care Foundation recently paid a visit to Morit International School in the remote area of Ajegunle in…

*OAU final-year student mobbed to death for alleged theft (Channels)*5 Lagos men in court for murder, kidnapping (Punch)

OAU final-year student mobbed to death for alleged theft (Channels) Okoli Ahinze, a 500-level student of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife has been beaten to death over alleged theft. It was gathered that the deceased was beaten to death…

*Prophet, wife flee country after DSS arrest (Punch)*Suspected yahoo boy lynched in Ondo for crushing 4 to death (Nation)

Prophet, wife flee country after DSS arrest (Punch) The Founder, RIG Nation and Pioneer Church, United Kingdom, Prophet Tomi Arayomi, has announced the relocation of his family out of the country, until a “better Nigeria.” Arayomi and his wife Tahmar,…

*Opay agent charged with theft of N.3m (DailyTrust)*Killer herdsmen raid Benue community, kill policeman, 45 others (Punch)

Opay Agent Charged With Theft Of N.3m (DailyTrust) An Opay agent, Rabi’u Isah Gaida, has been arraigned before a Kano Shari’a court sitting in Kwana Hudu for breach of trust,o cheating and theft. The prosecutor, Aliyu Abidin Murtala, told the…

*How pastor raped teenager while playing sermon (Punch)*Bandits Kill Newborn, Release Abducted Mother (DailyTrust)

How pastor raped teenager while playing sermon (Punch) A teenager has narrated how she was allegedly raped and deflowered by one Pope Paul, a youth pastor in the Deeper Life Bible Church in Lagos state. The 19-year-old survivor appeared before…

*How results will be transmitted during gov polls – INEC (Punch)*EFCC arraigns Indian for alleged $200k theft in Lagos (Channels)

How results will be transmitted during gov polls – INEC (Punch) The Independent National Electoral Commission has given an insight into how polling unit results will be transmitted during the governorship elections across the states of the federation on Saturday.…

*Love Gone Sour: Inside story of police sergeant who killed lover, self in Kwara (DailyTrust)*Oil marketers, tanker drivers resume loading at depots nationwide — NMDPRA (Vanguard)

Love Gone Sour: Inside story of police sergeant who killed lover, self in Kwara (DailyTrust) Residents of Agba Dam in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State woke up to a gory scene on Thursday when a mobile police…

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