*Lagos Fire Service rescues 63-year-old plumber trapped in 120-meter-deep well (Nation)*FG dismisses list of ambassadorial nominees, says no appointments made (Vanguard)

Lagos Fire Service rescues 63-year-old plumber trapped in 120-meter-deep well (Nation) In a daring operation, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service saved a 63-year-old plumber, Akin Kuboye, who became trapped in a 120-meter-deep well while working behind a bungalow…

*Pastor nabbed over alleged killing of church member in Oyo (Leadership)*Lagos: Many injured in multiple auto crash (DailyTrust)

Pastor nabbed over alleged killing of church member in Oyo (Leadership) An Ibadan, Oyo State-based pastor, Peter Oluwalolese, has been apprehended by the police operatives for allegedly killing a member of his church for crowd-pulling ritual. Oluwalolese, who pastors a…

*Ondo Poll: ‘We can’t trust you,’ PDP’s Agboola Ajayi scores INEC low (Channels)*‘Nigeria’s failing status confirmed under emilokan’, Obasanjo taunts Tinubu (DailyTrust)

Ondo Poll: ‘We can’t trust you,’ PDP’s Agboola Ajayi scores INEC low (Channels) The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Ondo governorship election Ajayi Agboola Ajayi has scored the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) low in the…

*Another Chinese expatriate ‘kills’ Nigerian who rejected love advances (DailyTrust)*EFCC arrests 20 suspected internet fraudsters in Abuja (Vanguard)

Another Chinese expatriate ‘kills’ Nigerian who rejected love advances (DailyTrust) Ocheze Ogbonna, a female crane operator at Inner Galaxy Steel Company, Umuahala-Obuzor in Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State, has been allegedly killed by a Chinese national who…

*Drainage worker dies in Lagos tunnel after 5 days of search and rescue (Vanguard)*Man arrested for vandalising streetlights on Lagos 3rd mainland bridge (DailyTrust)

Drainage worker dies in Lagos tunnel after 5 days of search and rescue (Vanguard) The Lagos State Emergency Management Authority (LASEMA) has confirmed the death of a man trapped in an underground tunnel for five days around the Onipanu area…

*How N60k betting win sparked Lagos market clash – Eyewitnesses (Vanguard)*Under-bridge apartments: Ejected tenants may face prosecution (Punch)

How N60k betting win sparked Lagos market clash – Eyewitnesses (Vanguard) The alleged refusal of a betting agent to pay the N60,000 won by a staker sparked the ethnic clash that erupted at the popular Oke Odo Market in Agbado…

How Super Eagles unite Nigerians — Ehi Braimah

As we await the outcome of the 2023 African Cup of Nations final game between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire in Abidjan, Nigerians are expectant and the excitement across the country’s palpable. Having come this far…

*Pastor, 2 others arrested for trafficking 12 children (DailyTrust)*2 die, 2 others injured in lone accident on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway (Guardian)

Pastor, 2 others arrested for trafficking 12 children (DailyTrust) The operatives of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have apprehended a Pastor  Simon Kado, and two others for allegedly trafficking 12 children from Nasarawa State. The FCT Commissioner of Police,…

Super Eagles edge South Africa in dramatic AFCON semi-final penalty shootout

The Super Eagles of Nigeria are through to the final of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) for the first time since winning the competition back in 2013 after battling through a pulsating penalty shootout in a thrilling semi-final encounter…

*‘Our husbands don’t touch us at night because of heat’, Rivers women protest (DailyTrust)*We’re worried by rising living costs, Niger, Kano protests – FG (Vanguard)

‘Our husbands don’t touch us at night because of heat’, Rivers women protest (DailyTrust) There was a mild drama in the Diobu area of Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, on Tuesday, as some women marched to the office of Port…

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