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…
*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…
*1 week after attack, 168 train passengers remain unreachable (Guardian)*Grieving husband tackles Lagos hospital as wife dies during childbirth (Punch)
1 week after attack, 168 train passengers remain unreachable (Guardian) One week after terrorists attacked a train in Kaduna State, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), yesterday, said that 168 passengers are yet to be accounted for. Last week Monday, terrorists…
*Contractor kills girlfriend, writes wife, commits suicide (Punch)*Lagos task force arrests 2 pickpockets (Guardian)
Contractor kills girlfriend, writes wife, commits suicide (Punch) A contractor, Hakeem Oladimeji, has allegedly committed suicide after killing his yet-to-be-identified girlfriend in the Bariga area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that Oladimeji, who lived in Ogun State, was with…
