*Bandits give villagers 48 hours to recover bodies of their colleagues killed in Niger airstrike (Sun)*School principal suspended for sexual assault of student in Katsina (Leadership)

Bandits give villagers 48 hours to recover bodies of their colleagues killed in Niger airstrike (Sun) Tension, apprehension in Niger communities as armed bandits have given the people of Wurukuchi and Nakuna communities in Shiroro Local Government Area of the…

*Penis chopped off in botched circumcision (Vanguard)*Tribunal: Atiku files appeal at Supreme Court, seeks nullification of judgment (Channels)

Penis chopped off in botched circumcision (Vanguard) A 22-year-old man had his penis chopped off in a botched circumcision at age 10. He has had a compensation award of £500,000 reduced to just £20,000 after the Malay government appealed against…

*Lagos to deploy new platform, PayVIS to track, fine traffic offenders (Guardian)*Lagos landlords accuse police of protecting hoodlums while demolishing buildings (Punch)

Lagos to deploy new platform, PayVIS to track, fine traffic offenders (Guardian) The Lagos State government has launched a number plate detection platform, PayVIS, which will capture vehicle offenders whenever they violate traffic laws and then bill them. PayVIS is…

*Okei-Odumakin tasks Sanwo-Olu on road maintenance (Independent)*Tenant arraigned for biting off landlord’s lip (DailyTrust)

Okei-Odumakin tasks Sanwo-Olu on road maintenance (Independent) Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, President, Women Arise for  Change Initiative, has called on Lagos State Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to tackle road dilapidation to reduce hardship. Okei-Odumakin said in an interview with the News Agency…

Ozil, Rashford, Rudiger, Kanoute, other world stars join Nigerians’ protest against police brutality

Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil, Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford, Ghana’s goalkeeper Fatau Dauda, Chelsea duo of Tammy Abraham, and Antonio Rudiger, as well as former African Footballer of the Year, Frederic Kanoute, have lent their voices to the protest against police brutality…

*Ajayi’s family writes Lagos agency over land grabbers’ intrusion (Guardian)*Lagos plans fish processing centre for farmers (Punch)

Ajayi’s family writes Lagos agency over land grabbers’ intrusion (Guardian) Some months after the death of the founder of First Foundation Hospital, Dr Olutosin Ajayi, a lawyer, Mr. Akinjide Isola, has called on the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA)…

Arsenal star Mesut Ozil refuses to take pay cut on £350,000-a-week wages

Arsenal star Mesut Ozil has reportedly refused the club’s request to take a pay cut on his £350,000-a-week wages to ease the Gunners’ financial worries during the coronavirus pandemic. The Gunners released a statement on Monday afternoon to confirm that…

*Six arrested at suspected kidnappers’ den in Lagos (Guardian) *COVID-19: Lekki hospital asks visitors in last 10 days to self-isolate after two staff tested positive (Vanguard)

Six arrested at suspected kidnappers’ den in Lagos (Guardian) Residents with the help of soldiers yesterday uncovered a tunnel used by suspected ritualists at Ladipo bus-stop, Agege Motor Road, Lagos State, while six suspects have been arrested with efforts ongoing…

*2020: Sanwo-Olu’s wife welcomes first babies in four Lagos hospitals (Vanguard) *LASU student’s killer pastor not our member – C&S (Punch)

  2020: Sanwo-Olu’s wife welcomes first babies in four Lagos hospitals (Vanguard) Wife of Lagos State Governor, Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, today, welcomed and presented gifts items to the first babies of the year in four state-owned health facilities. The facilities…

Arteta aims to solve Ozil issue as Chelsea clash looms (Guardian)

Mikel Arteta has backed Mesut Ozil to make the most of his fresh start as Arsenal’s new manager prepares for his home debut against Chelsea on Sunday. Ozil has become a polarising figure at Arsenal after several seasons of lacklustre…

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