Police recover corpse of Bolt driver declared missing in February (DailyTrust) Aiyu Eromosele Thomas, a drive of taxi hailing app, Bolt, who was reported missing in February, has been found dead. The family had cried out and appealed to security…
*I was pressurised to manipulate Abia guber election – INEC Returning Officer (DailyTrust)*DSS confirms plots to introduce interim government in Nigeria (Guardian)
I was pressurised to manipulate Abia guber election – INEC Returning Officer (DailyTrust) Prof. Nnenna Oti, Returning Officer for the Abia State governorship election, has confessed that she was offered bribe to manipulate the election. Exactly a week ago, Alex…
*Bandits kidnap 23, kill one in Kaduna community (Vanguard)*Presidential polls: Outcome of election results manipulated –TMG (Sun)
Bandits kidnap 23, kill one in Kaduna community (Vanguard) Twenty three people were allegedly kidnapped while one was killed by bandits at the Dogon-Daji community along the Abuja-Kaduna road near Kagarko in Kaduna State. Although the police could not be…
*Many feared kidnapped on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (DailyTrust)*Female students of Lagos Schools emerge winners at 2022 ESGN Essay competition (Guardian)
Many feared kidnapped on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (DailyTrust) An unspecified number of motorists were feared kidnapped along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Friday. The development generated tension along the expressway as several vehicles aborted the trips to their destination and drove in…
Sports Ministry secures Ibadan camp for Olympic Eagles
The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has secured a camping base for the U23 men’s national team, otherwise known as Olympic Eagles, ahead of the team’s Africa U23 Cup of Nations qualifying fixture against their Tanzanian counterparts this…
CHAN Qualifier: Super Eagles defy rain, train ahead of Ghana clash
The Super Eagles B team on Friday defied the heavy rainfall in Abuja to train ahead of their African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifying clash against the Black Galaxies of Ghana. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Eagles…
*National Association of Seadogs says anti-Tinubu song taken out of context (Guardian)*Lagos-Ibadan traffic: Hoodlums create tunnel, extort desperate motorists (Punch)
National Association of Seadogs says anti-Tinubu song taken out of context (Guardian) The National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity) has debunked the backing of any candidate for the office of the President or any other office in the 2023 general…
*Lagos driver crushes LASTMA officer to death (Punch)*Ajegunle residents lament disaster, insecurity, neglect (Guardian)
Lagos driver crushes LASTMA officer to death (Punch) A yet-to-be-identified driver has crushed an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Jamiu Issa, to death in the Lekki-Ajah area of the state. A statement by the spokesperson for the…
Etuhu, Siasia, others’ match-fixing cases bad for Nigeria’s image, says Udeze
In recent times, Nigerian footballers have been enmeshed in match-fixing and other corruption charges either by the world football-governing body, FIFA or some national associations, a situation that has cast doubts on the integrity of players from the country. A…
Don’t exonerate Yusuf yet, Gara Gombe cautions Rohr (Vanguard)
Football administrator and Higher Institutions Football League promoter, Ahmed Gara-Gombe has cautioned Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr to withhold his support for his assistant, Salisu Yusuf who has been ensnared in a bribe for jersey scandal. Yusuf was caught on tape…