APC govs visit Wike in Rivers (Punch) Some governors elected under the platform of All Progressives Congress are currently meeting with the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, ahead of the 2023 election. The governors include Kayode Fayemi; Rotimi Akeredolu and…
*After 10 years, Lagos land agents get N1.2m fine for stealing N22.2m, prosecutor fumes (Punch)*Lagos arraigns driver for alleged reckless driving, manslaughter (Guardian)
After 10 years, Lagos land agents get N1.2m fine for stealing N22.2m, prosecutor fumes (Punch) Justice R.I.B. Adebiyi of the Lagos High Court sitting at Ikeja, on Tuesday, sentenced two land agents, Emmanuel Adejo and Obi Fortune, to two-year imprisonment…
*Woman sets 10-year-old daughter on fire in Ogun (Guardian)*Police officers reject N300,000 bribe, return N600,000 paid into account (Punch)
Woman sets 10-year-old daughter on fire in Ogun (Guardian) Operatives of the Ogun State police command have arrested a housewife and mother of five for pouring petrol on her 10-year-old daughter and setting her ablaze. The suspect, Aisha Tijani, was…
*Court remands church founder over member’s death (Punch)*Court remands 3 for allegedly robbing 4 people at gunpoint (Sun)
Ondo court remands church founder over member’s death (Punch) A Magistrate Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State, has remanded a female pastor, Prophetess Sarah Abuloye, in the correctional centre, over the death of a member of her church. The…
*Man arraigned for beating policeman, stealing N80,000, beret (Punch)*Sanwo-Olu to enrol 2 underage children forced to skip school in Lagos (Leadership)
Man arraigned for beating policeman, stealing N80,000, beret (Punch) A 21-year-old man, Stephen Monday, has been arraigned before an Ebute Meta Magistrate’s Court, Lagos State, on charges of assault and theft. The defendant allegedly assaulted a policeman, Inspector Folorunsho Lawal,…
AFCON 2021: Eguavoen bans Pinnick from Super Eagles’ dressing room
Super Eagles interim coach, Augustine Eguavoen, has said Amaju Pinnick, the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), will no longer be allowed to speak to the players during half-time breaks. Pinnick was present in the dressing room during the…
*Randy man, 43, arrested for alleged rape of 80-year-old Nasarawa woman, blames devil (Punch)*NCC alerts Nigerians to new ransomware attacking organisational networks (Guardian)
Randy man, 43, arrested for alleged rape of 80-year-old Nasarawa woman, blames devil (Punch) The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a 43-year-old man, Mr Dan’asabe Eddo, for allegedly raping an 80-year-old woman in the state. The state Police Public…
*Stop MC Oluomo from kingship, monarch’s family begs gov (Punch)*Lagos Assembly honours outgoing CP Odumosu (Guardian)
Stop MC Oluomo from kingship, monarch’s family begs gov (Punch) The Olushi Onigbesa royal family has appealed to the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to stop the Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Mr Musiliu Akinsanya…
NFF awaits Napoli doctor’s final words on Osimhen’s AFCON appearance
With barely 24 days to the start of the 33rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) officials are fervently waiting for the final word from Napoli doctors on whether injured forward, Victor Osimhen,…
*Lagos says over 1.9m doses of Covid-19 vaccines administered in the state (Guardian)*COVID-19 infections rise by 326.67% in one week, Nigerians shun safety rules (Punch)
Lagos says over 1.9m doses of Covid-19 vaccines administered in the state (Guardian) The Lagos State Government has said that 1,912,394 doses of AstraZeneca and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines had been administered so far in the state. This was disclosed on…