Protest: Price of perishable foodstuff crashes in Lagos (Nation) Some perishable food prices have crashed by about 50 per cent amid the ongoing nationwide hunger protest, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The protest with hashtag #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria is planned…
*Sexual Assault: Appeal Court affirms 5-year conviction of Baba Ijesha (ThisDay)*Davido reacts to 2024 US presidential debate, says it’s ‘worst ever’ (Sun)
Sexual Assault: Appeal Court affirms 5-year conviction of Baba Ijesha (ThisDay) The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division on Friday affirmed the judgement of a Lagos State High Court, which sentenced Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, popularly called Baba Ijesha to five…
*Passengers overpower bandits in Zamfara, kill 1, seize 2 AK-47 rifles (Vanguard)*Lagos: FRSC records 111 road crashes, 17 deaths in 3 months (DailyTrust)
Passengers overpower bandits in Zamfara, kill 1, seize 2 AK-47 rifles (Vanguard) In a courageous act, the family of a bride-to-be and a group of passengers thwarted a kidnapping attempt by killing a terrorist in Zamfara State. PRNigeria reports that…
*Lagos lauds Gbajabiamila over Surulere general hospital (Punch)*2 die in Ogun Christmas day crash (DailyTrust)
Lagos lauds Gbajabiamila over Surulere general hospital (Punch) The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has commended the Chief of Staff to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, for facilitating the upgrade and…
*Port Harcourt refinery begins operations – FG (Vanguard)*FG reopens Third Mainland Bridge after repairs (Channels)
Port Harcourt refinery begins operations – FG (Vanguard) The Federal Government has confirmed that the Port Harcourt Refining and Petrochemical Company in Rivers State has commenced operations. The federal government announced that the facility commenced operations on Wednesday December 20,…
*Axe-wielding man hacks 100-year-old grandmother to death (Punch)*IWD: NBA celebrates female pioneers in legal profession (Nation)
Axe-wielding man hacks 100-year-old grandmother to death (Punch) A 37-year-old man, identified as Artur B., hacked his 100-year-old grandmother, Amalie G., to death using an axe. The incident happened on Monday in Hamburg, Germany, according to a Daily Mail report…
Ighalo gets N122m as Saudi Al-Hilal reach Club World Cup final
Saudi Arabia billionaire prince, Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud, has promised to give Nigerian international, Odion Ighalo, and other players of Saudi club Al-Hilal one million Saudi Riyal (£222,000) each for reaching the Club World Cup final. The Saudi…
*How Ataga’s body was found on his birthday, by witness (Nation)*Why I wasn’t close to my dad as a child – Davido (Punch)
How Ataga’s body was found on his birthday, by witness (Nation) A Lagos high court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square, heard yesterday how the family and friends of SuperTV owner Usifo Ataga searched for him until they found his body…
Lawal, Adepoju back Rohr on plans to recall Ighalo
Some former internationals have tacitly supported the subtle plans by the Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, to bring Odion Ighalo out of retirement to play for the national team again. In a chat with Daily Trust yesterday,…
*Food stuffs: Northern traders agree to resume north to south movement (Punch)*Resident raises alarm as disbanded SARS ‘returns’ to Lagos roads (Nation)
Food stuffs: Northern traders agree to resume north to south movement (Punch) After about six days, the Leadership of Cattle and Foodstuff dealers under the aegis of Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria, on Wednesday, agreed to…