Man arraigned for beating policeman, stealing N80,000, beret (Punch) A 21-year-old man, Stephen Monday, has been arraigned before an Ebute Meta Magistrate’s Court, Lagos State, on charges of assault and theft. The defendant allegedly assaulted a policeman, Inspector Folorunsho Lawal,…
Analyzing the stages of booze in Nigeria -Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
“Stage One – The Mood Jocose. Stage Two – The Mood Morose. Stage Three – The Mood Bellicose. Stage Four – The Mood Lachrymose. Stage Five – The Mood Comatose.” Ayi Kwei Armah: The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born …
*Court remands 61-year-old man over alleged N10.8m land scam (Guardian)*Opportunities in Lagos critical to South-West economic aspirations ― Sanwo-Olu (Tribune)
Court remands 61-year-old man over alleged N10.8m land scam (Guardian) A Chief Magistrate Court, sitting in Ebute- Metta, Lagos has ordered the remand of a 61-year-old man, Olasupo Alimi over N10.8 million allegedly obtained from two prospective land buyers fraudulently.…
*I’ll never leave my baby daddy to become a wife – Uche Ogbodo (Nation)*Anxiety, fear as “Defend Lagos” rally to counter #EndSARS memorial protest (Nation)
I’ll never leave my baby daddy to become a wife – Uche Ogbodo (Nation) Actress Uche Ogbodo has stated she will never leave her baby daddy to become someone else’s wife. The film star while in a question and answer…
Court jails Zuckerberg’s impostor, 4 others for internet fraud in Kwara
A 21 year-old Jatto Umar, who claimed to be the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, in order to defraud unsuspecting victims via online relationship was on Thursday convicted and sentenced to jail by a Kwara State High Court, sitting in…
Mark Zuckerberg apologises for six-hour Facebook outage
Facebook’s founder Mark Zuckerberg has apologised for the “disruption” caused after its social media services went down for almost six hours – impacting more than 3.5bn users worldwide. The billionaire said sorry after an internal technical issue took Facebook, Messenger,…
*Police arrest man for allegedly killing poly student for ritual (Punch)*Provide morgage for Lagos residents, Sanwo-Olu tells LBIC (Guardian)
Police arrest man for allegedly killing poly student for ritual (Punch) It’s sunset at dawn for 20-year-old Toluwalase Kembi, a polytechnic student awaiting industrial training. A visit to her friend in the Ikorodu area sadly led to her death allegedly…
*Pregnant mother slumps as fire kills 2-year-old son in Lagos (NewTelegraph)*How Lagos is dying (Vanguard)
Pregnant mother slumps as fire kills 2-year-old son in Lagos (NewTelegraph) Tragedy struck at the Ikotun area of Lagos on Friday night when fire razed a building leaving a two-year-old boy dead and others injured. The tragic incident, which occurred…
Mark Zuckerberg deepfake: Facebook refuses to bite bait (BBC)
Facebook has said it will not remove a manipulated video of its chief Mark Zuckerberg from Instagram, in which he appears to credit a secretive organisation for his success. The clip is a “deepfake”, made by AI software that uses…
Facebook’s new privacy mantra an ‘excuse to dodge responsibility’ says MP (Metro)
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has laid out some extensive plans to make the social network more private. But his motives have been blasted as an “excuse to dodge responsibility” by an MP. Damian Collins, who chairs the House of Commons…