Tribunal upholds Sanwo-Olu’s victory, dismisses PDP, LP’s petition (Vanguard) The Lagos Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has dismissed the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate, Olajide Adediran against the election of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr…
*FG gives N5b to each state as palliatives (DailyTrust)*Naira Marley visits NDLEA, urges Nigerian youths to stop doing drugs (Guardian)
FG gives N5b to each state as palliatives (DailyTrust) The federal government has announced a N5billion palliative to each state of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to cushion the impact of the removal of the petrol subsidy.…
*”‘It’s N53 per day,” Sowore slams Tinubu over N8k cash palliatives to Nigerians (Punch)*DisCos move to hike tariff, seek NERC’s nod (DailyTrust)
“‘It’s N53 per day,” Sowore slams Tinubu over N8k cash palliatives to Nigerians (Punch) Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s administration over his initiative to give N8,000 cash palliatives to 12 million Nigeria in six months.…
*Resident doctors issue 2-week ultimatum ahead proposed strike (Nation)*Lagos killer-cop dismissed for shooting generator repairer dead (Punch)
Resident doctors issue 2-week ultimatum ahead proposed strike (Nation) The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has given the Federal Government a two-week ultimatum to meet its demands. It stated the ultimatum, which ends on July 19, is supposed to…
*Nigerian lady, Joyce Ijeoma collapses while attempting Guinness World Record for longest massage (Vanguard)*Fake Result: JAMB slams 3-year ban on Mmesoma (Sun)
Nigerian lady, Joyce Ijeoma collapses while attempting Guinness World Record for longest massage (Vanguard) Nigerian lady, Joyce Ijeoma, who set out to achieve a 72-hour body massage on individuals has collapsed. Ijeoma collapsed while on the attempt at the venue…
*Couple in court for rape, assault of 19-year-old house girl (Punch)*Supreme Court: Osun people’s will survived anti-masses plots of powerful forces — Adeleke (Tribune)
Couple in court for rape, assault of 19-year-old house girl (Punch) An Ogudu Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, on Tuesday, remanded a couple, Omolara Alashe, 36 and her husband, Ramoni Lateef, 40, for allegedly assaulting and raping their 19-year-old…
Bobby Cannavale, Robert De Niro and Rose Byrne comedy ‘‘Inappropriate Behavior’’ gets UK deal
Signature Entertainment has acquired UK and Irish rights to Bobby Cannavale, Rose Byrne and Robert De Niro road-trip comedy Inappropriate Behaviour from Mister Smith Entertainment. The film also stars Vera Farmiga (The Conjuring), Rainn Wilson (The Office), Whoopi Goldberg (Ghost)…
*Again, fire guts vehicle on Third Mainland Bridge (Vanguard)*10-year-old raped, killed in Lagos, comedienne Princess alleges (Punch)
Again, fire guts vehicle on Third Mainland Bridge (Vanguard) Barely 24 hours after seven passengers were burnt to death in the Iyana-Oworo area of Lagos, another bus reportedly went up in flames on the Third Mainland Bridge. The incident occurred…
*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…
Kunio Hagio, ‘face man’ artist who created famed ‘Raging Bull’ movie poster, dead at 74
Kunio Hagio’s poster art for “Raging Bull” smolders with a ferocity that could make a boxer facing such an opponent want to flee the ring. Using oil paint, pencils and an airbrush, he created a sweat-drenched, bruised, hyper-realistic portrait of…