Bandits kidnap another Catholic priest in Kaduna (Punch) Bandits in the early hours of Monday abducted Reverend Father Emmanuel Silas of the St. Charles Catholic Church, Zambina, in the Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Chancellor, Kafanchan Catholic…
*Mechanic union ex-chairman assaults 2 Lagos panel beaters, victims go dumb (Punch)*PDP Lagos in crisis as gubernatorial aspirants reject delegates list (ThisDay)
Mechanic union ex-chairman assaults 2 Lagos panel beaters, victims go dumb (Punch) There was pandemonium in the Amule area of Ayobo, Lagos State, on Saturday, when members of the Nigeria Automobile Technicians Association, Ayobo unit, reportedly engaged in a fight…
*Woman sets 10-year-old daughter on fire in Ogun (Guardian)*Police officers reject N300,000 bribe, return N600,000 paid into account (Punch)
Woman sets 10-year-old daughter on fire in Ogun (Guardian) Operatives of the Ogun State police command have arrested a housewife and mother of five for pouring petrol on her 10-year-old daughter and setting her ablaze. The suspect, Aisha Tijani, was…
*I phone my daughter in Ukraine every hour – Father of Nigerian medical student (Punch)*NCC discovers software that steals user’s banking app login details for Android devices (Tribune)
I phone my daughter in Ukraine every hour – Father of Nigerian medical student (Punch) Pastor Matthew Adeleye, whose daughter is a medical student in Ukraine, says he has been speaking with her every hour since war broke out in…
*Lagos police explains visit to Brooks Estate, Magodo (Guardian)*Lagos blames multiple police checkpoints for Apapa traffic (Sun)
Lagos police explains visit to Brooks Estate, Magodo (Guardian) Lagos Police Command has warned that any restriction deliberately put in the way of officers in any estates in Lagos will no longer be tolerated. The command spokesperson, Adekunle Ajisebutu, who…
*Lagos hoodlums hack NURTW boss at home, shoot him dead in hospital (Punch)*Customs impounds timber, charcoal worth N7b from smugglers in Lagos (Leadership)
Lagos hoodlums hack NURTW boss at home, shoot him dead in hospital (Punch) A leader of the National Union of Road Transport Workers in Lagos State, Kunle Ajibade, has been murdered by suspected hoodlums in Ijeshatedo, in the Surulere area…
Okoye allays fears on shoulder injury
Super Eagles’ first choice goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye has played down his shoulder injury in the Eredivisie match between Sparta Rotterdam and Ajax. In a tweet posted by the shot-stopper immediately after the match, Okoye said the shoulder injury is not…
*LAWMA to shut down Olusosun landfill for 48 hours (Guardian)*2 feared dead in Lagos BRT, commercial bus crash (Punch)
LAWMA to shut down Olusosun landfill for 48 hours (Guardian) Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has concluded plans to shut down Olusosun landfill at Ojota, Lagos, for a period of 48 hours, to enable the authority carry out palliative works…
Rohr may drop Okoye as Eagles set to maintain perfect record
Goalkeeper Maduka Okoye, who in recent matches has been Super Eagles’ first choice shot stopper, may not be in goal today as Nigeria hosts Central African Republic (CAR) in a Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifier. The match at the Teslim…