Abducted nurse Alice Loksha escapes Boko Haram captivity after 6 years (Channels) A Nigerian nurse who was kidnapped by Islamic State-affiliated jihadists has escaped after six years in which she was forced into two marriages, it was announced Friday. The…
*Outrage as Agege LG demolishes 30-year-old private school building (Vanguard)*Nigeria@64: Lagos monarch calls for full autonomy for local councils (Nation)
Outrage as Agege LG demolishes 30-year-old private school building (Vanguard) The management of a school, Edwards Private School in Agege, Lagos State, and the Agege Local Government Area, are currently locked in a heated argument over the demolition of the…
*FG okays 18-year age limit for WAEC, NECO (Nation)*Borno commissioner dies in his room (DailyTrust)
FG okays 18-year age limit for WAEC, NECO (Nation) The federal government has banned individuals below the age of 18 from sitting for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and National Examinations Council (NECO). The announcement was made by the…
*I was asked to make $10k weekly, gang-raped for porn apps – Nigerian girl trafficked to Ghana (Vanguard)*12-year-old herder killed in fresh Plateau attack (DailyTrust)
I was asked to make $10k weekly, gang-raped for porn apps – Nigerian girl trafficked to Ghana (Vanguard) When William Wilberforce and other abolitionists achieved their aim of ending slavery, little did they know that this act of man’s inhumanity…
*1 feared killed, Lagos market shut down over clash (DailyTrust)*Pasuma: I quit football for music (DailyTrust)
1 feared killed, Lagos market shut down over clash (DailyTrust) Commercial activities in the Oluwole Market in Ogba, Ojodu Local Council Development Area of Lagos State were grounded on Friday morning as Yoruba and Hausa clashed. It was learnt that…
*Lagos: Taskforce impounds fresh 497 motorcycles (DailyTrust)*Maritime workers reject 50% NPA’s IGR deduction (Vanguard)
Lagos: Taskforce impounds fresh 497 motorcycles (DailyTrust) The Lagos State Taskforce on Environment and Special Offences Enforcement Unit says it has seized 497 more commercial motorcycles for allegedly contravening traffic laws in the state. The agency’s spokesperson, Mr Gbadeyan Abdulraheem,…
*Customs collects N1.172t at Apapa Port in 2023, decorates promoted officers (Guardian)*CBN sacks Boards of Union, Keystone and Polaris Banks (Channels)
Customs collects N1.172t at Apapa Port in 2023, decorates promoted officers (Guardian) The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) collected N1.172 trillion in revenues from Apapa Port in 2023. Area Controller of the NCS at the ports, Comptroller Babajide Jaiyeoba, made the…
*Lagos doctor, Olaleye, convicted for rape appeals judgement (Punch)*Abuja “one chance” victim not abandoned by hospital, says Wike’s panel (Channels)
Lagos doctor, Olaleye, convicted for rape appeals judgement (Punch) The Medical Director, Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Dr. Olufemi Olaleye, has asked the Court of Appeal to set aside the judgment of the lower court which convicted him of rape. The…
UNILAG researchers unravel novel Parkinson’s genetic risk factor in Africans (Guardian)*Man dies as soldiers, residents clash in Lagos (Punch)
UNILAG researchers unravel novel Parkinson’s genetic risk factor in Africans (Guardian) Researchers from the University of Lagos (UNILAG) have uncovered a genetic variant that increases the risk of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) in Africans and African admixed populations, as part of…
*Abducted pastor mistaken as kidnapper killed in Ogun forest (Punch)*Fresh supremacy battle in APC (Sun)
Abducted pastor mistaken as kidnapper killed in Ogun forest (Punch) The family of Pastor Adeniyi Adisa, a chartered accountant, has demanded for justice over the murder of their son, whom they alleged died in the hands of some youths and…