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…
*2 men sentenced to death for armed robbery in Lagos (Punch)*Oworonshoki-bound lane of Third Mainland Bridge closes weekend (Guardian)
2 men sentenced to death for armed robbery in Lagos (Punch) A Lagos State High Court in Ikeja has sentenced two men, Moshood Ogunshola and Wasiu Lekan, to death by hanging. The convicts were arraigned before Justice S.S. Ogunsanya on…
*Lagos names 132 Iponri housing units after Babatunde Fashola (Independent)*Nigerian Student shines in International Human Rights essay contest (Vanguard)
Lagos names 132 Iponri housing units after Babatunde Fashola (Independent) The Lagos State Government on Wednesday named the 132 housing units at Iponri after the former Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola. The Iponri LagosHOMS situated in Surulere Local Government Area consists…
*#EndSARS: Panel demands autopsy for slain policeman (Punch)*COVID-19 violation: Club VICTORIA boss begs Lagos governor, others over closure (Guardian)
#EndSARS: Panel demands autopsy for slain policeman (Punch) The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry probing allegations of rights abuses against the police, on Friday, directed Mrs Olamide Erinfolami, the widow of Inspector Ayodeji Erinfolami, who was killed during the…
