*NAFDAC: ‘‘Our mother died for nothing,’’- late Dora Akunyili’s son (Vanguard)*Egbin station shut, power generation reduces by 676MW (Channels)

NAFDAC: ‘‘Our mother died for nothing,’’- late Dora Akunyili’s son (Vanguard) Edozie Akunyili, son of a former Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, late Dora Akunyili, has expressed grief over the failure of…

*Navy arrest 14 crew members, fishing trawler in Bayelsa (Sun)*Lagos seals 19 event centres for safety violations (Leadership)

Navy arrest 14 crew members, fishing trawler in Bayelsa (Sun) The Nigerian Navy has handed over a fishing trawler, MFV Seven Star 1 to the Federal Department of Fisheries in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Two of the 14 crew member of…

*Killing of Omobolanle: Reps seeks alcohol consumption ban on police (Guardian)*Drama in Senate over Buhari’s N23.7tn loan request (Punch)

Killing of Omobolanle: Reps seeks alcohol consumption ban on police (Guardian) The House of Representatives has called for a ban on police officers from consuming alcohol and other hard substances capable of inhibiting their sense of reasoning. Adopting the motion,…

*Dr Femi Olaleye: Court bars journalists as alleged rape victim testifies (Vanguard)*Actress Iyabo Ojo unveils lover on 45th birthday (Punch)

Dr Femi Olaleye: Court bars journalists as alleged rape victim testifies (Vanguard) Justice Ramon Oshodi of the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, Ikeja, on Wednesday ordered that the court should be vacated during proceedings in the trial of Dr…

*4 to die by hanging for conspiracy, armed robbery, others (Guardian)*Alleged violence: Davido’s cousin Sina Rambo, wife split (Punch)

4 to die by hanging for conspiracy, armed robbery, others (Guardian)  An Ado- Ekiti High Court, on Monday, sentenced four persons: Ojo Ajaiyi, 22; Matthew Osalade, 23; Adebisi Ogundare, 23 and Busayo Adeniyi, 23 to death by hanging for armed…

*Independent marketers vow to shut fuel stations (Tribune)*Adeleke commence payment of state workers salaries (Guardian)

Independent marketers vow to shut fuel stations (Tribune) Petroleum products marketers under the aegis of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), have threatened to shut down fuel stations this week if the Federal Government through the Nigerian National…

*Alleged N6b Money Laundering: Absence of defence counsel stalls Mompha’s trial (Vanguard)*Lagos police arrest 11 suspected cultists (Punch)

Alleged N6b Money Laundering: Absence of defence counsel stalls Mompha’s trial (Vanguard) The absence of the defence counsel to Ismaila Mustapha (alias Mompha), on Wednesday stalled  the trial in the alleged six billion Naira money laundering against him. The News…

*1,200 artisans now jobless over Tejuoso Market inferno (Vanguard)*I never thought i’d marry devil, Skales laments one year after marriage (DailyTrust)

1,200 artisans now jobless over Tejuoso Market inferno (Vanguard) No fewer than 1,200 artisans have been rendered jobless in Yaba, Lagos, following the inferno which ravaged the tailoring section of the popular Tejuoso Market. The artisans, who specialise in fabric…

*Masqueraders carted away N550,000 after attack on Plateau church – Pastor (Punch)*Lagos to begin construction of Lekki airport in 2023 – Spokesperson (Channels)

Masqueraders carted away N550,000 after attack on Plateau church – Pastor (Punch) Pastor John Dashe, the clergyman in charge of the Grace of God Mission Church, Shikal-Talbut, Lantang North Local Government Area of Plateau State, has said that masqueraders who…

Mariah Carey plans to re-release rock album

Mariah Carey plans to release a new version of her alt-rock album. The ‘Fantasy’ singer secretly recorded ‘Someone’s Ugly Daughter’ under the moniker Chick in the late 1990s, but her record company had reservations and ultimately released a re-recorded version…

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