*Pastor seeks divorce, accuses wife of defamation (Vanguard)*Court remands applicant for allegedly shooting man in groin (Sun)

Pastor seeks divorce, accuses wife of defamation (Vanguard) A 48-year-old pastor, Nosa Abume, on Monday approached an Igando Customary Court in Lagos to nullify his 17-year-old marriage accusing his wife of defaming his character. “My wife is making statement that…

Motor racing – Hamilton and Verstappen risk penalties in Brazil

Formula One title rivals Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton both faced possible sanctions on Saturday after being accused of breaking the rules ahead of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. On a day of drama in Brazil after qualifying for a…

*Buried in rubble of 21-storey Ikoyi building, surrounded by corpses, we thought the end had come – Survivors (Punch)*Lagos bridges turn abodes for hoodlums (Sun)

Buried in rubble of 21-storey Ikoyi building, surrounded by corpses, we thought the end had come – Survivors (Punch) He shook his head intermittently in disbelief, wiping off tears with his right palm. For about two minutes, Nurudeen Solagbade, could…

*Man, 30, charged with peddling 6.3kg hemp (Guardian)*Prohibited routes: Taskforce impounds 410 okadas on Lagos roads (Tribune)

Man, 30, charged with peddling 6.3kg hemp (Guardian) The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has charged a 30-year-old man, Matthew Kolapo, before a Federal High Court, Lagos, with peddling restricted drugs. The defendant is charged on one count of…

*Drug Abuse: Lagos building one of Africa’s largest rehab centre (Tribune)*UI, UNILAG, Covenant listed in World Best University ranking (Guardian)

Drug Abuse: Lagos building one of Africa’s largest rehab centre (Tribune) Lagos State government, on Monday, said it is currently building a rehabilitation centre, considered to be one of the largest in Africa, to address issues of increasing victims of…

*Trader docked for allegedly biting off woman’s nipple (Nation)*Many rendered homeless as fire razes houses, shops in Makoko (Punch)

Trader docked for allegedly biting off woman’s nipple (Nation) A 25-year-old trader, Tasuru Abdullahi, on Friday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court charged with biting off a woman’s nipple. The police charged Abdullahi, whose address was not given with sexual…

*Angry father allegedly kills 7-year-old daughter to avenge wife’s infidelity (Vanguard)*Students laud LASG for evacuating colleagues from Plateau (Guardian)

Angry father allegedly kills 7-year-old daughter to avenge wife’s infidelity (Vanguard) Her name is Favour. The last time she set her eyes on her mother was in December 2019, when she was barely five years old. With tears in her…

*Lagos Yoruba Nation rally: Sanwo-Olu orders probe of lady allegedly killed by stray bullet (Vanguard)*Lagos task force nabs 71 miscreants, impounds 227 motorcycles (Punch)

Lagos Yoruba Nation rally: Sanwo-Olu orders probe of lady allegedly killed by stray bullet (Vanguard) Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babjide Sanwo-Olu has ordered immediate thorough investigation into the death of a lady allegedly killed by a stray bullet in Ojota,…

*Again, FG shuts Eko bridge for repairs (Punch)*In Lagos, families struggle to survive as food prices soar (Guardian)

Again, FG shuts Eko bridge for repairs (Punch) The Federal Government on Friday said it would shut the Ijora ramp of Eko Bridge from midnight, to be able to fix a major expansion joint undergoing rehabilitation. The Federal Controller of…

*LASTMA officials absconded with my bleeding wife, stole N150,000 – Businessman (Punch)*Lagos partner FG on Southwest development plan (Guardian)

LASTMA officials absconded with my bleeding wife, stole N150,000 – Businessman (Punch) A Dubai-based businessman, Jude Eze, has accused some personnel of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority of absconding with his bleeding wife, Sophia, during an arrest. It was…

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