LA Lakers lose season opener, Durant shines on Nets debut (BBC) NBA champions the Los Angeles Lakers were beaten 116-109 by the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday’s opening night of the new season. The Clippers’ Paul George scored 26 of…
*LASU hikes tuition by 168% for new students (Punch)*Lagos govt bans burial in homes (Guardian)
LASU hikes tuition by 168% for new students (Punch) Lagos State University has increased tuition of new students by 168 per cent, The PUNCH has learnt. Our correspondent gathered that new students of the university would pay N67,048.50 as against…
NBA champions LA Lakers pay tribute to Kobe Bryant after title win
The Los Angeles Lakers paid tribute to Kobe Bryant after winning their first NBA title in a decade. Five-time NBA champion Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash in January alongside his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others. He spent…
LeBron James emerges in 2nd half to push Lakers to brink of NBA title against Heat
LeBron James woke up from his gameday nap Tuesday and decided it was time to send his Los Angeles Lakers teammates a message. He grabbed his phone and told the Lakers they were facing a must-win game. “I felt that…
*Lagos committed to mass housing delivery, to deliver additional 3,004 units – Sanwo-Olu (Guardian)*Wrong definitions: We’ve updated our dictionaries, Oxford tells Lagos court (Punch)
Lagos committed to mass housing delivery, to deliver additional 3,004 units – Sanwo-Olu (Guardian) The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday affirmed his administration’s commitment to affordable mass housing delivery through models that incorporate private sector partnership and…
*How we swap real phones with fake ones – suspects (Vanguard) *Flood sweeps away two children in Lagos (Punch)
How we swap real phones with fake ones – suspects (Vanguard) Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of the Lagos State Police Command have smashed a syndicate that specialized in advertising telephones on an online marketplace- Jiji.com, only to…
NBA play-offs: LA Lakers victory levels series with Portland Trail Blazers
The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 111-88 to level their Western Conference play-off series at 1-1 in Orlando, Florida. Anthony Davis top-scored for the Lakers with 31 points in their first post-season win since the 2012 semi-finals.…
NBA: Kyle Lowry leads Toronto Raptors to win over LA Lakers
Kyle Lowry starred in the Toronto Raptors’ 107-92 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Orlando. The 34-year-old finished with 33 points, 14 rebounds and six assists while London-born OG Anunoby contributed 23 points. LeBron James led the Lakers’ charge…
*COVID-19: Lagos shuts Eti-Osa Isolation Centre (Punch) *School Resumption: Lagos govt rolls out guidelines (Vanguard)
COVID-19: Lagos shuts Eti-Osa Isolation Centre (Punch) Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State says the Eti-Osa Isolation Centre has been closed down, with effect from Friday night. Sanwo-Olu announced the closure at Lagos House, Marina, during the 17th update on…