Manpower shortage: One officer doing job of two policemen — IGP Egbetokun (Tribune) The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has disclosed a plan of his administration to double the manpower strength of the Police Force in the country,…
*Ondo court dissolves 23-year marriage as woman changes children names to lover’s (Vanguard)*Corruption: Don’t bring returns to my office, IGP warns police officers (Tribune)
Ondo court dissolves 23-year marriage as woman changes children names to lover’s (Vanguard) A Customary Court sitting in Akure, Ondo state, has dissolved a 23-year marriage between a Lagos-based church founder, Prophet Obayan and wife, Prophetess Chibuzor Obayan, and resolved…
*Petrol tanker falls, spills content in Lagos (Punch)*Gunmen Abduct 4 Nasarawa Varsity Students (Leadership)
Petrol tanker falls, spills content in Lagos (Punch) A petrol-loaded tanker fell around Stadium Bridge, inward Ojuelegba Surulere in Lagos state on Tuesday This was disclosed in a statement made available to PUNCH Metro by the Public Relations Officer, Lagos…
*Tribunal upholds Sanwo-Olu’s victory, dismisses PDP, LP’s petition (Vanguard)*MohBad: Pastor Bakare knocks late singer’s ‘unpleasant lifestyle’, name (Punch)
Tribunal upholds Sanwo-Olu’s victory, dismisses PDP, LP’s petition (Vanguard) The Lagos Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has dismissed the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate, Olajide Adediran against the election of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr…
*7 die in building collapse at Borno IDP camp (Punch)*Cameroon notified us 7 days after opening Lagdo Dam – FG (DailyTrust)
7 die in building collapse at Borno IDP camp (Punch) Seven people were killed and two others injured when a building collapsed in a camp for people displaced by jihadist violence in northeast Nigeria’s Borno State, militia sources and a…
*FG gives N5b to each state as palliatives (DailyTrust)*Naira Marley visits NDLEA, urges Nigerian youths to stop doing drugs (Guardian)
FG gives N5b to each state as palliatives (DailyTrust) The federal government has announced a N5billion palliative to each state of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to cushion the impact of the removal of the petrol subsidy.…
*Revenge Porn: Police invite Lagos bizman, probe bribe-seeking cop (Punch)*LAWMA to begin sealing properties without waste bins Friday (Channels)
Revenge Porn: Police invite Lagos bizman, probe bribe-seeking cop (Punch) The Lagos State Police Command has invited a Lagos-based businessman, Amarah Kennedy, for questioning over the circulation of nude photos of his ex-lovers. The PUNCH reports that Kennedy has continued…
Pope Francis meets movie director Martin Scorsese as pontiff resumes audiences after fever
Pope Francis has met film director Martin Scorsese as the pontiff resumed holding audiences after a bout of fever forced him to cancel engagements this week. A Vatican schedule of his appointments for Saturday showed the 86-year-old pontiff had received…
*Why I won’t pray for late Murphy Afolabi — Islamic cleric (Punch)*Labour Party disowns Lamidi Apapa (Guardian)
Why I won’t pray for late Murphy Afolabi — Islamic cleric (Punch) An Islamic cleric, Sheikh Yelma’e, has said Islam forbids him from praying for the departed soul of popular actor, Murphy Afolabi, because he mostly used his roles in…
*We’ll invite IPOB to protect us in Lagos, Igbo leader threatens (DailyTrust)*TASUED lecturer arraigned for demanding sex, N100k (Punch)
We’ll invite IPOB to protect us in Lagos, Igbo leader threatens (DailyTrust) The Eze Igbo, Ajao Estate, Lagos, Fredrick Nwajagu, has vowed to invite members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to Lagos to secure properties of Igbo…