*Soldiers invade Ogun community, kill 2, label victims Boko Haram terrorists (Punch)*Magodo Saga: Sanwo-Olu agrees to allocate 549 plots to landowners (Vanguard)

Soldiers invade Ogun community, kill 2, label victims Boko Haram terrorists (Punch) Two men, Sale Abacha and Malummodu Ibrahim, have been shot dead by soldiers in the Adigbe area of Abeokuta, Ogun State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the soldiers, who…

Djokovic nowhere to be seen as tennis world gears up for Australian Open

While the “will he or won’t he” question remains for No. 1 Novak Djokovic and his participation in the Australian Open, the rest of the tennis world returns to work this week to prepare for the season’s first major beginning…

*How Iya Funmi died in Mushin gas explosion after displacement from former ‘puff puff’ stand (Vanguard)*12 suspects arraigned over killing of police officer in Lagos (Channels)

How Iya Funmi died in Mushin gas explosion after displacement from former ‘puff puff’ stand (Vanguard) Emotions have continued to run high following the death of Iya Funmi in Tuesday’s gas explosion on Ojekunle Street, off Ladipo Street, in the…

*Family laments death of 18-year old Ojuade as Odumosu visits (Guardian)*Sex worker slits Lagos trader’s stomach with blade, victim dies (Punch)

Family laments death of 18-year old Ojuade as Odumosu visits (Guardian) It was lamentation galore for the family of the 18-year old girl, Monsurat Ojuade, who was allegedly killed by a team of detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department,…

*EFCC invites SCOAN disciples for alleged looting of late T.B Joshua’s money vault (Guardian)*UNILAG visitation panel alleges contracts splitting, procurement Act violation (Punch)

EFCC invites SCOAN disciples for alleged looting of late T.B Joshua’s money vault (Guardian) There are indications that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) may have invited 20 disciples of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) for questioning…

*Suspected drug addict beats father to death in Kogi (Guardian)*Lagos Assembly passes VAT, open grazing bills (Punch)

Suspected drug addict beats father to death in Kogi (Guardian) A 21-year-old suspected drug addict, identified as Muhammed Yusuf, has allegedly committed patricide by beating his septuagenarian father, Alhaji Ibrahim Yusuf, to death. The suspect was said to have been…

*Pastor, 6 others die after suya, fruit juice meal in Abia (Punch)*Lagos police task citizens on security as church donates gadgets (Guardian)

Pastor, 6 others die after suya, fruit juice meal in Abia (Punch) The Abia Government has appealed for calm over the death of one Sunday Ugba, a Deacon at the Assemblies of God Church, who died on Monday night, along…

*Lagos goes tough on manufacturers of counterfeit products (Nation)*FRSC to investigate video of stray cow on Third Mainland Bridge (Punch)

Lagos goes tough on manufacturers of counterfeit products (Nation) Manufacturers of counterfeit products in Lagos State now risk imprisonment or huge fine, Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN) has said. Onigbanjo represented Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the first…

*Alleged bribery: Admitting Hushpuppi sent N300,000 for clothes, caps disgraceful, HURIWA slams Abba Kyari (Punch)*Gbajabiamila celebrates Nigeria’s first comprehensive cancer centre (Tribune)

Alleged bribery: Admitting Hushpuppi sent N300,000 for clothes, caps disgraceful, HURIWA slams Abba Kyari (Punch) Human Rights Writers Association has faulted a Commissioner of Police, Mr. Abba Kyari, for facilitating the purchase of clothes and caps by Ramon Abbas, aka…

*Baba Ijesha’s sexual assault trial continues today (Guardian)*Promoters defraud tourists of N4m in Canadian visa scam (Punch)*Lagos gives 3-day quit notice to illegal structures owners at Maroko, Lekki (Guardian)

Baba Ijesha’s sexual assault trial continues today (Guardian) The trial of embattled Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, also known as Baba Ijesha, against child molestation, which began yesterday at the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, will continue today.…

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