African Games: Ese Brume leaps to gold, defends long jump title

Nigeria’s Ese Brume leaped to gold in the women’s long jump event of the African Games, jumping a record 6.92 meters to defend her title in Accra, the Ghanaian capital on Thursday night.  She won the title in 2019 in…

*Massive flood looms in Nigeria as Cameroon set to open dam (DailyTrust)*Lagos warns motorists against use of defective, no number plates (Guardian)

Massive flood looms in Nigeria as Cameroon set to open dam (DailyTrust) The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has warned Nigerians to prepare for the massive flood in the coming days as Cameroon is expected to open Lagdo Dam situated…

*Fans lambast Toolz on Twitter for promising to display her nudes to celebrate Arsenal’s win tonight (Vanguard)*Rampaging cultists kill 3 in Lagos community (Punch)

Fans lambast Toolz on Twitter for promising to display her nudes to celebrate Arsenal’s win tonight (Vanguard) Celebrity On-Air-personality, Toolz Oniru, has promised to post her nakedness, if Arsenal football club of England wins Crystal Palace football club, on Friday…

*4 suspected cultists nabbed in Badagry (Punch)*2023: Lagos voters almost hitting 7m – INEC (DailyTrust)

4 suspected cultists nabbed in Badagry (Punch) Men of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested four members of rival cult groups over nefarious and criminal activities. They were said to have been nabbed in the Badagry area of the…

*Lagos goes tough on manufacturers of counterfeit products (Nation)*FRSC to investigate video of stray cow on Third Mainland Bridge (Punch)

Lagos goes tough on manufacturers of counterfeit products (Nation) Manufacturers of counterfeit products in Lagos State now risk imprisonment or huge fine, Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN) has said. Onigbanjo represented Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the first…

*47 Yoruba Nation agitators regain freedom (Guardian)*Lagos Island may go under by 2050 (Nation)

47 Yoruba Nation agitators regain freedom (Guardian) Forty-Seven out of the 48 Yoruba Nation agitators arrested by the police during the July 3 rally in Ojota, Lagos, have regained their freedom from custody. The Guardian learned yesterday they were released…

AFN hails triple jump record holder Usoro

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria has hailed athlete, Ruth Usoro, after she set a new Nigerian record in triple jump on Saturday in the US. The athletics body said Usoro’s feat was a sign that Nigeria had bright prospects at…

*Roommate of man accused of dating Lagos teenager stabbed to death (Punch)*Banks ready to fund Lagos rail projects –Egube (Sun)

Roommate of man accused of dating Lagos teenager stabbed to death (Punch) One Toheeb and his friends are currently on the run after allegedly stabbing one Akin Okebukola to death in the Alakuko area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered…

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