Commuters groan, businesses shut as Sango-Ota road collapses (Punch) The deplorable condition of the Sango-Ota end of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Ogun State, has continued to compound the woes of residents and business owners in the area. Our correspondent, who visited…
*Great-grandma collapses, dies while climbing Lagos bridge (Punch)*Blackout in Lagos as electricity workers begin strike (Guardian)
Great-grandma collapses, dies while climbing Lagos bridge (Punch) There was confusion on Monday at the Berger area of Lagos State after a yet-to-be-identified great-grandmother slumped while climbing a pedestrian bridge. PUNCH Metro gathered that the woman, believed to be in…
Tinubu to meet Obasanjo over presidential bid today
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, is billed to meet former President Olusegun Obasanjo today in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Daily Trust reports. The meeting is part of his ongoing consultation and fence-mending process to actualise his…
How rising diesel price’ll affect fish farmers – Obasanjo
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has said the skyrocketing price of diesel will make fish farmers stumble into bankruptcy. Obasanjo decried that the state of the Nigerian economy was affecting the aquaculture sector, adding that fish farmers may ‘sink’. Obasanjo said…
New Olowu meets Obasanjo, begins traditional rites
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday, received the newly selected Olowu of Owu kingdom, Prof. Saka Matemilola, at his old residence in Ita-Iyalode, Abeokuta, Ogun state capital. Obasanjo, the Balogun of Owu kingdom, assured the monarch of his support and…
Nigerian politicians and 2023 primary elections hangovers — Magnus Onyibe
If the hangovers were the type that one feels after a revelry, or binge with friends after which one is reluctant to go back to work the next day, it would not have mattered much. That is because, excessive alcoholic…
*Do you know you can spend 2 years in prison for being unfaithful to your partner? (DailyTrust)*LASBCA seals site of collapsed three-storey building in Lagos (Channels)
Do you know you can spend 2 years in prison for being unfaithful to your partner? (DailyTrust) A former Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Aliyu Giwa, has warned Nigerians to stay faithful to their partners or risk two…
Graham Douglas, former aviation minister, dies in Abuja
Alagbo Graham Douglas, a former minister of labour and productivity, is dead. A close associate, who disclosed this to Daily Trust, said Douglas died in Abuja in the early hours of Monday. The deceased was a two-time minister and a…
2023: Obi promises to make nation’s economy productive
A presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Peter Obi, has said he will initiate policies and programmes that will transform Nigeria from a “consumption economy to productive one”. Obi said this on Thursday, when he came for…
Buhari congratulates Obasanjo at 85
President Muhammadu Buhari felicitates with former President Olusegun Obasanjo on his 85th birthday, joining family, friends and associates in celebrating the joyous occasion on behalf of the Federal Government and Nigerians in general. According to a statement by Special Adviser…