*Prepare for above-normal rainfall, Lagos tells residents (Punch)*LASU VC advocates gender parity in leadership positions (Tribune)

Prepare for above-normal rainfall, Lagos tells residents (Punch) The Lagos State Government has advised residents to prepare for above-normal rainfall, which will start in the first week of April and cease in December. This was made known by the Commissioner…

Novak Djokovic withdraws from Indian Wells because of vaccination status

World number one Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from this week’s Indian Wells Masters event with the Serb unable to enter the United States. The 22-time Grand Slam winner, 35, had applied for special permission to enter the US because he…

*Troops rescue 14 kidnap victims, neutralise bandit in Kaduna (Guardian)*Old notes: Mixed reactions trail Supreme Court judgement (Vanguard)

Troops rescue 14 kidnap victims, neutralise bandit in Kaduna (Guardian) Troops of Sector Four of “Operation Whirl Punch’’, and Special Forces of the 167 Battalion of the Nigerian Army have cleared a bandits hideout in a fierce encounter in Kaduna…

*Lagos hoodlum shoots lady dead on election day, flees (Punch)*Presidential Poll: Imo, Rivers Results Were Manipulated – Yiaga Africa (DailyTrust)

Lagos hoodlum shoots lady dead on election day, flees (Punch) A hoodlum, identified simply as Adedeji, aka Skye, has allegedly shot a lady, Halimat Abowaba, to death on Abeokuta Street, behind the Agege Stadium, in the Agege Local Government Area…

*Police cancel political rallies in Kano as violence escalates (DailyTrust)*ADC releases 5,000 polling agents for Peter Obi in Rivers (Vanguard)

Police cancel political rallies in Kano as violence escalates (DailyTrust) The Kano State Police Command has cancelled all political rallies in the state following clashes between supporters of the ruling All Progressive Congress and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). The…

*Council of State backs new cashless policy (Vanguard)*How I found out my student was my nursery school teacher –Lecturer (Punch)

Council of State backs new cashless policy (Vanguard) The Council of State meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, gave their support to the naira redesign policy but with a caveat that the Governor of Central Bank of…

*Fuel, cash scarcity: Youths protest in Ondo, Ogun, Edo (Vanguard)*Man collapses during street fight, suspect arraigned (Punch)

Fuel, cash scarcity: Youths protest in Ondo, Ogun, Edo (Vanguard) Commercial activities were disrupted, yesterday, in parts of Ondo, Ogun and Edo states over new naira notes and fuel scarcity. Irate youths set up bonfires on the road and blocked…

*Cash Crunch: PDP accuses APC of mopping-up cash for vote-buying (Vanguard)*Court remands Lagos lecturer for alleged incest (Nation)*Buhari hails Tems for winning Grammy Award (Guardian)

Cash Crunch: PDP accuses APC of mopping-up cash for vote-buying (Vanguard) The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress and its Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu of economic sabotage. The main opposition party accused the APC…

*ICPC arrests woman selling new Naira notes (Vanguard)*Shot bizman tackles police for releasing Lagos hotelier (Punch)

ICPC arrests woman selling new Naira notes (Vanguard) The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has arrested a woman, Omoseyin Oluwadarasimi Esther, with Twitter handle @SimisolaofLala, for selling new naira notes on social media.  This was contained…

Novak Djokovic says he ‘emotionally collapsed’ after Australian Open win

For almost two decades, we have become accustomed to Novak Djokovic winning grand slams. But seeing the world No. 1 sobbing on the floor as he celebrated his Australian Open victory with his family and team was a first. He…

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