The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced that President Muhammadu Buhari polled a total of 14, 842,072 across the 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory during the party’s direct Presidential Primary to emerge as its 2019 candidate. Governor-Elect of…
Rep member defeats brother to clinch PDP ticket in Kano (Punch)
Alhaji Nasiru Sule-Garo, a member of the House of Representatives representing Gwarzo/Kabo Federal Constituency, Kano State, has defeated his younger brother to clinch the House of Representatives ticket on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party. Sule-Garo, who is an elder…
Nigeria athletes chase medals as Youth Olympic Games begin (Punch)
Nigerian athletes are hoping to win medals in their various events as the 2018 Youth Olympic Games begin in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Saturday. The country will be represented by 17 athletes in seven sports at the quadrennial event, which…
FIBA ranks D’Tigress 19th after fine World Cup outing (Punch)
Following their record-breaking performance at the just-concluded 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup, Nigeria’s women’s national basketball team, D’Tigress, have emerged as the highest climbers in the new rankings released by world basketball-governing body FIBA on Friday. According to the…
Probe Skye Bank directors, minister orders CBN, NDIC (Punch)
The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) to fully investigate and prosecute all the directors and executive management members, who contributed to the collapse of the…
Gridlock as pothole causes accident in Lagos (Punch)
Hundreds of motorists and commuters plying the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway groaned in frustration on Wednesday as they were stuck in gridlock caused by a trailer accident at the Isheri-Oke end of the expressway. The accident, which occurred around 5.30am, reportedly happened…
FUNAAB postgraduate student accuses Lagos host of rape (Punch)
A postgraduate student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, has accused a man, Adesoji Orenowo, of raping her in his house at European Quarters, Meiran, Lagos. Punch Metro gathered that the 24-year-old met Orenowo at a wedding ceremony in…
Catholic priest dies four days after escaping kidnappers’ den (Punch)
The Chaplain of the Seat of Wisdom Catholic Chaplaincy of the Petroleum Training Institute, Effurun, Delta State, Very Rev. Fr. Dr Louis Odudu, who recently escaped from a kidnappers’ den, is dead. Odudu died on Wednesday, four days after he…
3,089 cases of sexual, domestic violence and all the other crimes
What is a city without crime? Every Friday, thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Don’t get caught!!! Lagos records 3,089 cases of sexual, domestic violence in 8 months…
Teenagers sell stolen laptop for N2,000 in Lagos (Punch)
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested two teenagers for allegedly breaking into a shop on Jakande Estate, in the Ejigbo area of Lagos State, and stealing a laptop. The police also arrested two others – 27-year-old Adejagun…