I had a pleasant phone call from my dear friend, Benjamin Uzoka alias Avenger, who had the distinction of winning a world cup as a teenager! Incidentally, his teammate and also my friend, Arthur Ebunam, has also called me up…
*Lagos debunks graduate internship programme on social media (Guardian)*I’ll be Nigeria’s president if it pleases God – Peter Obi (Sun)
Lagos debunks graduate internship programme on social media (Guardian) The Lagos State Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment has debunked a viral social media post about an ongoing graduate internship programme. The director of public affairs, Babatunde Adele, said in…
*Court remands displaced person for raping 9-year-old (Guardian)*Presidential Tribunal to reconvene Tuesday, hear Obi’s petition Wednesday (DailyTrust)
Court remands displaced person for raping 9-year-old (Guardian) A Makurdi Chief Magistrate’s Court on Monday remanded a 30-year-old Internally Displaced Person (IDP), Titus Atime, in a correction centre. Atime was remanded for allegedly having forceful sexual intercourse with a nine-year-old…
Golden Eaglets resume camp Wednesday, says Ugbade
Nigeria’s Under 17 Men’s Football team, Golden Eaglets will resume camp on Wednesday after taking a break due to the general elections. Mr Nduka Ugbade, Coach for the U-17 team, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, saying…
*Brave Ondo man fights robber attempting to rape wife, grabs gun (Punch)*Lagos police arrest three traffic robbers, recover stolen items (Guardian)
Brave Ondo man fights robber attempting to rape wife, grabs gun (Punch) The Ondo State Police Command on Wednesday said it arrested no fewer than 14 suspected criminals in different parts of the state. Some of the suspects were identified…
*Abuja woman dismembered, stuffed in sacks, residents suspect ritualists (Punch)*62-year-old Gbajabiamila arraigned for defrauding UK-based Nigerian of N30m (Guardian)
Abuja woman dismembered, stuffed in sacks, residents suspect ritualists (Punch) The dismembered remains of a yet-to-be-identified lady have been found in the Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory. The corpse, which was found by a river in the community…
*I was defrauded N36m after meeting river goddess – Woman (Punch)*Lagos reiterates commitment to save lives, prevent building collapse (Independent)
I was defrauded N36m after meeting river goddess – Woman (Punch) An 88-year-old woman, Tawakalitu Ilumoka, has told Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting at Ikeja, Lagos State, how she was allegedly defrauded of N36m by one…
When Nigeria won her first world cup in 1977 – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Not many Nigerians know that the country won a world cup in football back in 1977. Most Nigerians would regale you with stories of 1985 when Nigeria won the maiden Kodak Under-16 world cup through the Nduka Ugbade-led team. The…
26 years after, Ugbade still baffled by exclusion from US ’94 Eagles
It is 26 years since Nigeria made its debut at the biggest football event in the world, the World Cup, hosted by the United States. At the Mundial, which was eventually won by Brazil, the Super Eagles were rated as…
*Lagos security guard, neighbour arrested for defiling minors (Punch) *Police detains Naira Marley over Funke Akindele’s house party (Guardian)
Lagos security guard, neighbour arrested for defiling minors (Punch) Personnel of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested one Christian Chikezie for allegedly having sexual intercourse with his neighbour’s nine-year-old daughter in the Ikorodu area of the state. PUNCH Metro…