*20 kidnapped medical students: Police kill kingpin, arrest 2 others (Nation)*Acting CJN Kekere-Ekun, worthy role model — Oluremi Tinubu (Tribune)

20 kidnapped medical students: Police kill kingpin, arrest 2 others (Nation) The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, revealed on Sunday, August 25, that the leader of the gang involved in the abduction of medical students, who were rescued on…

*I underwent two brain surgeries in Nigeria —  Zack Orji breaks silence (Vanguard)*Inside the most expensive school in Nigeria (Punch)

I underwent 2 brain surgeries in Nigeria —  Zack Orji breaks silence (Vanguard) Nollywood veteran, Zack Orji has revealed how he underwent two brain surgeries in Nigeria. Orji made this revelation in an interview with Channels TV on Sunday. The…

*Hoodlums kill army commander, 2 majors, captain, others (DailyTrust)*Police nab woman for staging own kidnap (Sun)

Hoodlums kill army commander, 2 majors, captain, others (DailyTrust) The military high command on Saturday vowed to go after some youths, who reportedly killed 16 of its personnel attached to 181 Amphibious Batallion in Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta…

*Most kidnappings in FCT are stage-managed – Wike (Channels)*Crude oil production now 1.65m bpd — Edun (Tribune)

Most kidnappings in FCT are stage-managed – Wike (Channels) The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said that most incidents of kidnapping in the nation’s capital were stage-managed by people. Wike stated this during a chat…

*NDLEA arrests 70-year-old Lagos grandma, son in Mushin cannabis bust (Leadership)*Xmas: My gov’t will continue palliative measures to alleviate suffering of Nigerians – Tinubu (DailyTrust)

NDLEA arrests 70-year-old Lagos grandma, son in Mushin cannabis bust (Leadership) Christmas cheer turned into cold bars for a 70-year-old Lagos woman and her son after operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) raided their Mushin home and…

*Lagos to divert traffic at Marina for rail project for over 7 months (Guardian)*Evans: 2 ex-soldiers in court, deny being accomplices (Tribune)

Lagos to divert traffic at Marina for rail project for over 7 months (Guardian) The Lagos State Government has announced plans to divert traffic on the National Theatre and Marina axis for the next seven months for works on the…

Buhari allocates houses to Tunisia ’94 Eagles

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the allocation of 3-bedroom house to each member of the Super Eagles squad that won the African Cup of Nations in Tunis, Tunisia, in 1994.  This, according to a release by his spokesman, Malam Garba…

*EFCC nabs two for alleged N768.5m fraud (Punch)*Lagosians, commuters lament deplorable state of Aswani, Emzor access roads (Guardian)*Court remands Christmas Eve armed robbery suspect (Vanguard)

EFCC nabs two for alleged N768.5m fraud (Punch) Operatives of the Lagos zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested two suspected fraudsters, Konne Barieeba and Osuji Obieze, for allegedly obtaining the sum of N768,585,000 by false…

*Alleged rape: Baba Ijesha to appear before court on June 24 (Punch)*No loss of life in Marina fire outbreak -LASEMA (Guardian)

Alleged rape: Baba Ijesha to appear before court on June 24 (Punch) Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka alias Baba Ijesha is to be arraigned at an Ikeja Special Offences Court on Thursday over allegations of sexual assault of a minor. Baba…

FIFA ban: CAS’ panel sits March 19 as Siasia appeals for funding (DailyTrust)

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has now set up a panel of jurists that would hear the appeal filed by former Super Eagles’ Chief Coach Samson Siasia against world football governing body FIFA following the life ban slammed…

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