Osinbajo joins presidential race, meets 12 APC governors (Punch) After months of speculation and consultation, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday joined the presidential race ahead of the primary of the All Progressives Congress which comes up next month. Osinbajo at…
*Coastal Road: Lekki residents seek Dangote’s intervention (Independent)*2023: I’m set to take over from Sanwo-Olu, says APC member, Animashaun-Ajiboye (Punch)
Coastal Road: Lekki residents seek Dangote’s intervention (Independent) Lekki Estates Residents and Stakeholders Association (LERSA), the umbrella body representing estates and communities from 1004 Estate to Epe in Lagos State, has appealed to businessman, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, for help in…
*NDLEA arrests 15 Nigerians, foreigners, seizes 187,791kg drugs in Lagos (Vanguard)*Lagos Assembly aspirant, Akinwale begins distribution of free JAMB forms (Sun)
NDLEA arrests 15 Nigerians, foreigners, seizes 187,791kg drugs in Lagos (Vanguard) The Special Area Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Apapa, Lagos, yesterday disclosed that 15 persons, including Nigerians and foreigners, were arrested in the last six…
Djokovic returns for Dubai Open in danger of ceding tennis top spot to Medvedev
Tennis star Novak Djokovic returns to competitive action on Monday night in Dubai facing the prospect of losing his status as world number one even if he wins the tournament. Djokovic, 34, had led the ATP rankings for seven weeks…
Novak Djokovic deported from Australia after losing snd visa appeal hearing
Novak Djokovic has left Australia after judges upheld the government’s cancellation of his visa and his deportation. Three Federal Court judges upheld a decision made on Friday by the immigration minister to cancel the 34-year-old Serb’s visa on public interest…
Australian Border Force investigating whether Novak Djokovic made false travel claim
The Australian Border Force is investigating whether Novak Djokovic incorrectly declared he had not travelled and would not do so for two weeks before his flight to Australia, in the latest twist in the tennis star’s visa cancellation saga. Questions…
Djokovic: Covid infection gave him vaccine exemption, lawyers say
Tennis star Novak Djokovic had a vaccine exemption to enter Australia after a Covid infection on 16 December, his lawyers say in court documents. Djokovic was denied entry to Australia after landing in Melbourne this week to play in the…
*Coroner’s inquest into death of Sylvester Oromoni begins Jan 15 (Punch)*School Resumption: Lagos frowns at non-compliance, says many private schools still on holiday (Vanguard)
Coroner’s inquest into death of Sylvester Oromoni begins Jan 15 (Punch) A coroner’s inquest into the death of 12-year-old Sylvester Oromoni (Junior), a pupil of the Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, will commence on January 15, 2022, The PUNCH has learnt.…