Explosion: NNPC commiserates with Lagos, victims (Punch) The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has commiserated with the Lagos State Government and victims of the tanker explosion which occurred on the Otedola Bridge in the early hours of Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020.…
Top Boko Haram commander, 4 wives surrender
A top Boko Haram commander has surrendered alongside his four wives to troops of the Nigerian Army. Also, seven bandits have been killed and eight kidnapped victims rescued from bandits at Fankama and Sabon Layi area of Faskari Local Government…
Nigerian Army has killed over 1,015 Boko Haram insurgents since April
The Nigerian Army said it had eliminated over 1,015 Boko Haram terrorists in different encounters with the insurgents in the Northeast from April 4, 2020 till date. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, disclosed this on Sunday…
Soldier fighting Boko Haram kills four colleagues, injures others
A Nigerian Army corporal fighting insurgency in the North-East has shot dead four of his colleagues, injuring two others. The acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col Sagir Musa, said in a statement the unnamed corporal also shot himself during the…
*One stabbed to death in Lagos cult clash (Guardian) *Organised labour to begin warning strike Wednesday over minimum wage (Nation)
One stabbed to death in Lagos cult clash (Guardian) Barely a week after three suspected cultists were killed in separate clashes in Lagos around Ikorodu and Ajah, the cult war moved to Ilasa area of the state yesterday in a…
*Clampdown on noise pollution: Lagos shuts eight religious houses (Vanguard) *National Theatre: Consortium wants CBN to stop action on purported takeover (Nation)
Clampdown on noise pollution: Lagos shuts eight religious houses (Vanguard) The Lagos State Government, through the state Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, has sealed off eight religious outlets comprising of Mosques and Churches across the State for persistent environmental pollution and…
*Robbers attack passengers on BRT bus in daylight (Punch) *Lagos, power holding company to scale up electricity supply (Independent)
Robbers attack passengers on BRT bus in daylight (Punch) Men of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Corps on Friday botched a robbery attack on passengers of a BRT bus, arresting two suspects – Kenechukwu Chukwuka and Adam Isiak. The suspects, six…
*Alfa accused of leaking nude pictures of businesswoman, bags 2 years for N37.6m fraud (NewTelegraph)*Lagos serves 7-day abatement ultimatum to traders, transporters to clear gridlock (Guardian)
Alfa accused of leaking nude pictures of businesswoman, bags 2 years for N37.6m fraud (NewTelegraph) An Alfa (Islamic Cleric), Awojobi Ganiu, was on Thursday sentenced to two years in prison for defrauding a United States-based businesswoman, Mrs Oluwatoyin Akinwole of…
Sanwo-Olu hosts 81 Div commander, pledges support for military schools
The Lagos State Government will be supporting secondary schools established by the military formation across the state to increase access to education for residents. The move was disclosed on Wednesday by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu while receiving the General Officer Commanding…
Who will love me now that Boko Haram has killed my man?
I used to feel so good with him just lying next to me. Who will dry my tears now? Who will make me smile like he used to do by just showing up? When 21 years ago he came into…