*Health commissioners hail Tinubu over plans to bring back ‘Japa’ doctors (Nation)*Police lock church after service turns violent in Abuja (Punch)

Health commissioners hail Tinubu over plans to bring back ‘Japa’ doctors (Nation) Nigeria Health Commissioners’ Forum has lauded President Bola Tinubu for approved the National Policy on Health Workforce Migration to address exodus of Nigerian doctors abroad. The thirty-six commissioners…

England star Raheem Sterling to return to Qatar World Cup after burglary at family home

England star Raheem Sterling will return to the team’s World Cup base in Qatar ahead of the Three Lions’ quarter final tie against France on Saturday after flying home when intruders broke into his family home. The forward missed England’s…

*52-year-old woman sets parents, aged 85 and 80, ablaze (Tribune)*Lagos Taskforce vows to restore sanity to Oshodi, impounds 100 vehicles (Vanguard)

52-year-old woman sets parents, aged 85 and 80, ablaze (Tribune) The police in Lagos State have begun investigations into the circumstances surrounding the drugging and setting ablaze of an 85 -year-old man and his 80-year-old wife, by their 52-year-old biological daughter.…

*We don’t have documents backing N6.7b fuel subsidy payment, CBN tells Reps (Guardian)*Lagos empowers 2,145 indigent citizens (Punch)

We don’t have documents backing N6.7b fuel subsidy payment, CBN tells Reps (Guardian) The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), yesterday, disclosed that it had no documents backing the N6.7 trillion fuel subsidy payment claim of the Federal Government. Its Governor,…

*Lagos pastor in court for land grabbing, forgery (Punch)*Lagos urges occupants near collapsed Apapa building to relocate (Guardian)

Lagos pastor in court for land grabbing, forgery (Punch) The pastor of Christ Salvation Divine Ministries International, Rev Godwin Godwin, has been arraigned before the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Oshodi for alleged forgery of documents and illegal sale…

*Guard electrocuted while plucking pawpaw in Lagos (Punch)*Core investors reject concession plan of Lagos Trade Fair complex (Sun)

Guard electrocuted while plucking pawpaw in Lagos (Punch) A security guard, Uchena Harrison, has been electrocuted while attempting to pluck pawpaw from a tree at his workplace in the Abule Oshun area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the…

Raheem Sterling tests negative for coronavirus after attending Usain Bolt party

Raheem Sterling has tested negative for coronavirus and has been included in Gareth Southgate’s England squad for the upcoming matches against Iceland and Denmark. The Manchester City winger is currently on holiday and had attended the birthday party of Jamaican…

*Sanwo-Olu swears-in Governing Councils of Lagos tertiary institutions (Nation) *UNILAG governing council confirms Ogunsola acting VC (Punch)

Sanwo-Olu swears-in Governing Councils of Lagos tertiary institutions (Nation) Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday inaugurated and swore-in the newly constituted Governing Council for all the tertiary institutions in the state. The swearing-in ceremony took place at the…

*Two kids die as Lagos building collapses during downpour (Punch) *Youths block Lekki-Epe highway, ground activities over bad roads (Guardian)

Two kids die as Lagos building collapses during downpour (Punch) Two yet-to-be-identified children lost their lives on Wednesday after being trapped in the rubble of a storey building that partially collapsed in the Gafari Balogun area of Ogudu, Lagos State.…

Football needs more black managers – Sterling

Progress in the fight against racism will only come in football when more black players become managers, England and Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling says. Thousands of people have taken part in anti-racism marches in the UK, following the death…

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