Lagos closes road for railway project (Nation) The Lagos State Government will from 8pm today close down Jonathan Coker Street at Fagba area till 6am the next day to allow the installation of the rubber panels on the Lagos-Ibadan standard…
*Coronavirus patient discharged after giving birth to baby with no infection (Metro) *After six hours, rescuers suspend search for 22-year old man who jumped inside Lagos lagoon (DailyTruat)
Coronavirus patient discharged after giving birth to baby with no infection (Metro) A woman infected with coronavirus gave birth to a healthy baby girl, according to reports. The 33-year-old was initially transferred back to the fever ward while her child…
*Agony on Lagos-Ibadan expressway (Nation) *ADC slays Lagos state govt over Okada, keke ban (Vanguard)
Agony on Lagos-Ibadan expressway (Nation) December 2019 and January this year came with some bad news from the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The newspapers captured the horror in screaming headlines: ‘Three die, three injured’; ‘Accident kills five, injured nine’; and ‘travellers groan…
Emmanuel Adebayor joins Paraguay’s Olimpia
Former Real Madrid and Manchester City forward Emmanuel Adebayor has joined Olimpia, the reigning Paraguayan champions announced on Tuesday. The Togo forward, who also played for Arsenal, Tottenham and Crystal Palace during a decade-long stay in the English Premier League,…
Man City into EFL Cup final despite defeat
Pep Guardiola says Manchester City need to “learn to be more clinical” after they made difficult work of reaching their third successive Carabao Cup final. Guardiola’s side will face Aston Villa at Wembley on 1 March – despite losing the…
*Overhead bridges: 36 persons arrested for crossing expressway in Lagos (Guardian) *Housewife arraigned for alleged assault on house help (Nation)
Overhead bridges: 36 persons arrested for crossing expressway in Lagos (Guardian) The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) said it has arrested 36 persons for allegedly crossing the highways indiscriminately. The Corps Marshal of the Agency, Mrs Gbemisola Akinpelu, a…
*Billionaire’s dismembered body found in Lagos bush (Punch) *Why I killed, butchered businessman, prime suspect confesses (Guardian)
Billionaire’s dismembered body found in Lagos bush (Punch) The dismembered body of a business mogul, Ignatius Adunukwe (identified as Odunukwe on the social media), has been recovered from a bush in the Ajah area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered…
Palace earn dramatic draw at Man City (Nation)
Manchester City’s faint title hopes suffered another damaging blow as Fernandinho’s 90th-minute own goal gave Crystal Palace a point in a remarkable finish at Etihad Stadium. Two Sergio Aguero goals in the last 10 minutes had turned a thrilling game…
*Don’t compromise when drivers come for test, LASG tells LASDRI staff (Nation) *Motorcyclist killed as LASTMA official, driver struggle for steering wheel (Punch)
Don’t compromise when drivers come for test, LASG tells LASDRI staff (Nation) Lagos State government on Saturday urged staff of Lagos State Drivers’ Institute (LASDRI) not to compromise whenever drivers come to the institute for test and certification. The Permanent…