*Lagos taskforce impounds 470 motorcycles (DailyTrust)*137 freed schoolchildren arrive Kaduna (Punch)

Lagos taskforce impounds 470 motorcycles (DailyTrust) The Lagos State Taskforce led by Shola Jejeloye, a Chief Superintendent of Police, has impounded 470 motorcycles in a week-long operation. A statement by Gbadeyan Abdulraheem Director, Press & Public Affairs, Lagos State Taskforce…

*Strike: FG, Labour on collision course (Sun)*NUPENG, ASSBIFI mobilise members for action (Nation)

Strike: FG, Labour on collision course (Sun) /The Federal Government and the organised labour appeared to be headed on a collision course over the planned nationwide strike. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) had at…

*2 rescued as boat capsizes in Lagos (Vanguard)*Obaseki: How I discovered my deputy was working against me (DailyTrust)

2 rescued as boat capsizes in Lagos (Vanguard) Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service on Friday, rescued two men from drowning after their boat capsized on the Eko Atlantic Ocean by the Eko Hotel and Suites section, Victoria Island. The…

Man Utd’s Greenwood faces attempted rape trial next year

Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood will face trial next year on charges of attempted rape, controlling and coercive behaviour, and assault, a judge said on Monday. Greenwood, 21, arrived at court in Manchester, northwest England, wearing a hoodie bearing the…

Pandemonium as Alaba International traders protest extortion by RTEAN (Vanguard)*Police teargas Lagos physically-challenged protesters (Nation)

Pandemonium as Alaba International traders protest extortion by RTEAN (Vanguard) Pandemonium broke out in Alaba International Market, Ojo area of Lagos State on Wednesday, when some aggrieved traders protested extortion by members of Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, RTEAN,…

*Teenagers drug, set calabash on friend, victim dies (Punch)*Rico Swavey: NMA calls for caution, partners LASG on investigation (Nation)

Teenagers drug, set calabash on friend, victim dies (Punch) There was tension in Temu, a community in the Ikosi-Ejinrin Local Council Development Area, Epe, Lagos State, on Wednesday, following the death of a 20-year-old student, Nureni Kekereowo. The Senior Secondary…

*Lagos police arrest ‘most wanted’ cult killer, suspected armed robbers (Guardian)*Snakes, alligators have taken over Ikorodu government warehouse, terminal, freight forwarders raise alarm (Tribune)

Lagos police arrest ‘most wanted’ cult killer, suspected armed robbers (Guardian) Operatives of Lagos State Police Command have arrested the ‘most wanted’ alleged serial cultist killer, Segun Agodo, at Odonguyan outskirts of Ikorodu. According to the spokesman of the command,…

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer explains why he wanted to sign Edinson Cavani for Man Utd

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists the opportunity to sign a seasoned winner in Edinson Cavani was too good to turn down. Paris Saint-Germain’s all-time record goalscorer was released by the Ligue 1 champions at the end of last season, having been…

*Vandal electrocuted while stealing Lagos transformer cable (Punch)*CP visits family of lady gang-raped to death, commissions office complex at Ejigbo (Guardian)

Vandal electrocuted while stealing Lagos transformer cable (Punch) A suspected vandal, Kabiru Ismaila, has been electrocuted while allegedly stealing a transformer cable in the Adamo area of Ikorodu, Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that Ismaila led some hoodlums to Owu…

Uncapped trio Calvert-Lewin, Saka and Barnes in England squad

Calvert-Lewin is in his first England squad after being selected for this month’s matches against Wales, Belgium and Denmark. Leicester’s Harvey Barnes and Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka also get first call-ups. Mason Greenwood and Phil Foden, who were sent home from…

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