*Okada charged me N20k because of traffic, says BBNaija’s Erica (DailyTrust)*Why over 200 soldiers applied for retirement — Army (ChannelsTV)

Okada charged me N20k because of traffic, says BBNaija’s Erica (DailyTrust) Nigerian Actress and Reality TV star, Erica Nwelem, has shared a video of herself boarding a commercial motorcycle popularly known as Okada despite its ban in Lagos state. In…

*Terror Attack: NRC suspends Lagos-Kano, Ajaokuta train services (Punch)*LIRS to launch whistle-blower initiative Friday (Nation)

Terror Attack: NRC suspends Lagos-Kano, Ajaokuta train services (Punch) The Nigeria Railway Corporation has suspended the Lagos-Kano and Ajaokuta train services  due to fear of terrorist attacks. Multiple sources in the Ministry of Transportation and the NRC  confided in one…

*Senate summons Emefiele as dollar hits N700 (DailyTrust)*Lagos govt blocking our campaigns, posters, Jandor alleges (Punch)

Senate summons Emefiele as dollar hits N700 (DailyTrust) The Senate has summoned the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, over the depreciation of naira. This followed a motion by Senator Olubunmi Adetunmbi (APC, Ekiti North). Naira…

*Man hacks Oniru’s Facebook, defrauds professor of N500,000 (Punch)*POS operator docked for allegedly stealing employer’s N2.7m (Guardian)

Man hacks Oniru’s Facebook, defrauds professor of N500,000 (Punch) A Federal High Court in Lagos State has remanded a man, Agbolade Agbolahan, in prison for allegedly hacking the Facebook account of the Oniru of Iruland, Oba Abdulwasiu Omogbolahan, and defrauding…

*Kidnapped Kaduna Catholic priest, 5 villagers killed (DailyTrust)*Masked men, task force arrest Okada riders, passengers (Punch)

Kidnapped Kaduna Catholic priest, 5 villagers killed (DailyTrust) The kidnapped Kaduna Catholic priest, Very Rev. Fr. John Mark Chietnum, has been killed by his abductors. Another priest, Rev. Fr. Donatus Cleopas, who was kidnapped with him, has, however, escaped from…

*Kuje: INTERPOL gets fleeing inmates’ data, border security heightened (Punch)*Catholic priest abducted in Benue (Guardian)

Kuje: INTERPOL gets fleeing inmates’ data, border security heightened (Punch) The Federal Government on Thursday began uploading the data of 60 escaped terrorists and other criminals to the International Criminal Police Organisation database. As of press time, it was learnt…

*Fuel shortage hits Lagos as scarcity bites harder in Abuja, Oyo (Vanguard)*Lagos intensifies campaign against domestic, sexual violence, inducts members of Kings Club (Guardian)

Fuel shortage hits Lagos as scarcity bites harder in Abuja, Oyo (Vanguard) There were indications, weekend, that the fuel shortage noticed in Lagos and its environs would worsen, as independent marketers said they have not been supplied for days. An…

*Lagos tenant rapes neighbour’s 16-year-old daughter, commits suicide (Punch)*Lagos police arraign three suspects for lynching commercial sex worker (Guardian)

Lagos tenant rapes neighbour’s 16-year-old daughter, commits suicide (Punch) A man, identified only as Kayode, has committed suicide after his neighbour’s daughter accused him of raping her twice at their house in the Oja-Amukoko area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro…

*How we survived gunshots, bombs, falling roof, Owo church attack victim narrates ordeal (Vanguard)*Lagos police arrest 12 suspected cultists, 2 drug peddlers, recover hard drugs (Guardian)

How we survived gunshots, bombs, falling roof, Owo church attack victim narrates ordeal (Vanguard) One of the survivors of Sunday’s attack at the St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, John Nwogwu, said he was bombed after running to…

*Lagos youth kills girlfriend, sleeps with corpse six days (Punch)*NURTW: We’ve alerted Lagos CP on imminent danger — Tricycle association (Vanguard)

Lagos youth kills girlfriend, sleeps with corpse six days (Punch) A man, Ifeanyi Njoku, has been arrested for allegedly killing his girlfriend, Precious Okeke, 24, in an estate at Badore, in the Ajah area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered…

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