Sanwo-Olu slams new fees on Lagos vehicles, parts dealers (Nation) Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has ordered immediate compliance of vehicles and spare part dealers, to the state’s transport sector law of 2018, especially in the area of operational…
Michael Jordan’s trainers sell for record $2.2m
A pair of trainers once worn by basketball legend Michael Jordan has sold for $2.2m (£1.7m) at auction, becoming the priciest shoes ever sold. The signed sneakers – which Sotheby’s had estimated would fetch $2m to $4m – are among…
Iconic Kobe Bryant Jersey sells for $5.8m at auction
A jersey worn by US basketball legend Kobe Bryant — who died three years ago in a tragic helicopter accident — sold at auction for $5.8 million on Thursday. The sale by Sotheby’s in New York set a new record…
*Panic as Oluomo, Istijaba’s boys clash in Lagos (Punch)*Teenager killed, shops razed as petrol tanker explodes in Lagos (Channels)
Panic as Oluomo, Istijaba’s boys clash in Lagos (Punch) Some members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers and the Tricycle Owners and Operators Association of Nigeria clashed on Friday in Lagos. The PUNCH gathered that the fight caused…
*Trial of Danish man accused of killing Nigerian wife, kid stalled (Guardian)*Man docked over alleged kidnap of toddler (Vanguard)
Trial of Danish man accused of killing Nigerian wife, kid stalled (Guardian) The trial of a Danish, Peter Neilsen, accused of killing his Nigerian wife and their daughter, was on Monday stalled due to the defendant’s delay in filing an…
*Traffic Snarl: Lagos on lockdown, motorists, commuters cry, as ‘area boys’ take over (Vanguard)*FESTAC Town’s allottees’ tale of woes (Nation)
Traffic Snarl: Lagos on lockdown, motorists, commuters cry, as ‘area boys’ take over (Vanguard) After what will appear as a temporary respite, traffic gridlock has once again reappeared on most Lagos roads, leaving residents, especially commuters, in untold agony as…
*Allow merit in selection of LASU VC, Group, alumni tell Sanwo-Olu (Vanguard)*Expert to LASG: Start planning for 40m residents now (NewTelegraph)
Allow merit in selection of LASU VC, Group, alumni tell Sanwo-Olu (Vanguard) A group of lecturers at the Lagos State University, LASU, The Liberators and members of the Alumni Association of the institution have appealed to the Visitor to the…
“Evil people ascribing fake stories to me”
Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity), Femi Adesina, has called out an online publication he did not name for ascribing fake stories to him. In a statement Sunday, Adesina said that the “online newspaper published by a so-called…
Lakers, LeBron James look to put gritty Heat, Jimmy Butler away
The Lakers were just seconds away from an NBA title, confetti machines at the ready courtside. Then Jimmy Butler and the Heat ripped that celebration away from them. The pain was written on the Lakers’ faces as they trudged off…
