Dana plane, speeding car in near-collision on Lagos airport taxiway

A mishap was averted at the airside of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos when a speeding vehicle had a near collision with a Dana Air plane taxiing to take off on Runway 18L of the airport. The unfortunate incident, which…

*Beware! Lagos airport’s car park unsafe for travellers, vehicles (Guardian)*Lagos, royal family showcase history of late monarch (Punch)

Beware! Lagos airport’s car park unsafe for travellers, vehicles  (Guardian) For the third time in less than a week, the Seymour Aviation Multi-level Car Park at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, has recorded multiple vandalisation of vehicles at the fee-for-service…

*Kumuyi reveals how Deeper Life pastor recovered from COVID-19, says COVID-19 real (Guardian)*‘My 2nd wife threatened to kill my first wife, children’ (DailyTrust)

Kumuyi reveals how Deeper Life pastor recovered from COVID-19, says COVID-19 real (Guardian) The General Superintendent of Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor William Kumuyi, has reaffirmed that COVID-19 is real following his personal observation with his junior pastors and reassures…

Customs begin probe over gun-laden container seized in Lagos

Officials of the Nigeria Customs Service attached to the Tin Can Island Command in Lagos State have intercepted a container loaded with arms and ammunition, Sunday Punch has learnt. The owner of the container reportedly said the consignment contained electronics…

*Customs intercepts container suspected to be loaded with arms at port complex (Guardian)*Lagos gives update on Oke Afa Sawmill fire incident (DailyTrust)

Customs intercepts container suspected to be loaded with arms at port complex (Guardian) The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Tin Can Island command on Saturday confirmed the interception of a container suspected to be laden with arms and ammunition. The Public…

*Pastor kidnaps Catholic priest, begs God for forgiveness (Punch)*Banker gets N1m bail for alleged N600,000 fraud (Vanguard)

Pastor kidnaps Catholic priest, begs God for forgiveness (Punch) The operatives of the Imo state police command have arrested one pastor Izuchukwu Anoloba, 35, and others for kidnapping a Catholic priest, Fidelis Ekemgba. Parading the suspects and others, the state…

*Lagos records zero conviction as 213 die in seven years, 145 building collapsed in 13 years (Punch)*Lagos trains social workers on sign language (Nation)

Lagos records zero conviction as 213 die in seven years, 145 building collapsed in 13 years (Punch) No fewer than 213 persons have lost their lives in seven major building collapse incidents in Lagos State in the last seven years,…

*#EndSARS: Uber driver manhandled by policemen (Guardian)*#EndSARS panel compensation: Lagos pays N420m, NBA faults Akwa Ibom, Ogun, Oyo, Benue for shunning payments (Punch)

#EndSARS: Uber driver manhandled by policemen (Guardian) An Uber driver, Adedotun was beaten, brutalized, pepper-sprayed and forcefully dragged into a black maria by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force during the #EndSARS memorial which took place at the Lekki tollgate…

Rice farmers oppose return of impounded commodity to traders

Rice farmers under the umbrella of the Rice Processors Association of Nigeria (RIPAN), yesterday kicked against the directive by the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to return the smuggled goods it…

*Customs invade Lagos market, cart away rice, money (Punch)*Lagos plans five new schools for dropouts (Guardian)

Customs invade Lagos market, cart away rice, money (Punch) Controversy has trailed the invasion of the Better Life section of the Ikotun Market in Lagos State by men of the Nigeria Customs Service. While some of the traders claimed that…

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