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*Fake policeman nabbed with Indian hemp in Lagos (Punch)*LASWA warns boat operators against flouting safety regulations (Vanguard)

Fake policeman nabbed with Indian hemp in Lagos (Punch) A man, David Omoruyi, has been arrested by policemen attached to the Area ‘E’ Command of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly having in his possession a fake police identity…

Sunrise News
*Lagos mum pours hot water on daughter for refusing to hawk(Punch)*Lagos bans concerts, carnivals, street parties as COVID-19 cases surge (Guardian)

Lagos mum pours hot water on daughter for refusing to hawk (Punch) Anger has got the better of a food vendor in the Oshodi area of Lagos, Mrs Mary Omifunto, after she emptied a pot of hot water on her…

Sunrise News
*Lagos commissions library, ICT centres in schools (Guardian)*Gov Sanwo-Olu recommends investment on entrepreneurship for quality education in LASU (Vanguard)

Lagos commissions library, ICT centres in schools (Guardian) In a bid to boost learning and digital skills in Lagos State schools, Special Assistant to the Governor on Education, Mr. Tokunbo Philip Wahab, in company of the Tutor-General/Permanent Secretary Education District…

Sports
Marcus Rashford to be given special BBC award

England and Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has been honoured for his work to raise awareness of child food poverty in the UK. He will be given a special award at the BBC Sports Personality show next month. Rashford, 23,…

Sunrise News
*Police arrest four suspected robbers in Lagos (Punch)*LASUBEB begins tracking 20,993 absentee pupils (Nation)

Police arrest four suspected robbers in Lagos (Punch) Four suspected armed robbers said to have been terrorising some parts of Lagos State have been arrested by the police. It was gathered that the suspects, Suleiman Babajide, Mustapha Michael, Daniel Gideon…

Sports
Fernandes scores twice as Man Utd close in on knockout stages

Bruno Fernandes says he turned down the chance to score his first Manchester United hat-trick in their Champions League win over Istanbul Basaksehir to keep his word to team-mate Marcus Rashford. After driving a half-volley into the net from the…

Sunrise News
*#EndSARS: Police framed, detained me for 48 days, extracted 2 of my teeth, man tells panel (Sun)*2 sisters jailed 10 years for stealing N1.7m (Punch)

#EndSARS: Police framed, detained me for 48 days, extracted 2 of my teeth, man tells panel (Sun) A Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) brutality victim, Okoli Agwu Abunike, yesterday accused police lawyer of slapping him four times when he went to…

Sunrise News
*Sanwo-Olu awards scholarship to children of deceased policemen (Thisday)*Tragedy averted as fire guts petrol station in Lagos (Punch)

Sanwo-Olu awards scholarship to children of deceased policemen (Thisday) Police officers lynched in the wake of the violence instigated by the nationwide youth demonstration against police brutality will not die in vain, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has pledged.…

Sunset News
*Lagos approves full reopening of markets (Thisday)*South-West senators visit Lagos State, sue for peace (Vanguard)

Lagos approves full reopening of markets (Thisday) Lagos state governor Babajide Sanwoolu has approved the full reopening of both food and non food markets. The markets were closed in March as part of measures to curb the spread of COVID-19.…

World
School meals: Boris Johnson facing calls to meet Marcus Rashford

Boris Johnson is facing calls to meet with footballer Marcus Rashford to discuss his free school meals campaign. The government has ruled out extending meal vouchers for vulnerable children in England to the holidays, saying it has already increased welfare…

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