Top seed Simona Halep took the first semi-final berth at the Italian Open on Saturday when Kazakh rival Yulia Putintseva retired during their match on Saturday. The world number two was leading 6-2, 2-0 in the quarter-final clash on clay…
*UNILAG alumnus bags 50-years imprisonment for raping student on campus (Nation) *Outrage as truck crushes Okada rider to death on Lagos/Ibadan Expressway (Vanguard)
UNILAG alumnus bags 50-years imprisonment for raping student on campus (Nation) An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday sentenced John Otema, an alumnus of the University of Lagos, to 50-years imprisonment for raping a 19-year-old student of…
*Lagos security guard shoots motorist over deflated tyre (Punch) *Lagos extends market hours (Nation)
Lagos security guard shoots motorist over deflated tyre (Punch) A security guard, Lawrence Ajigboye, has been arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly shooting a car owner, Obasi Ogbonaya, in the thigh around the Energy filling…
*Police dismantle fraud syndicate, foil multi-million looting (Nation) *N1m damages: EKEDC appeals court judgment (Guardian)
Police dismantle fraud syndicate, foil multi-million looting (Nation) Attempts by a fraud syndicate to steal N25million from a local bank and $220,000 from a foreign bank have been foiled by operatives of the Lagos State Rapid Response Squad (RRS) following…
*1 die, many injured in Customs, smugglers face-off (DailyTrust) *SARS arrested boy on errand, demanded N500,000 – Mother (Punch)
1 die, many injured in Customs, smugglers face-off (DailyTrust) One person died while many others were injured on Tuesday in Ogun State as Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) officials engaged some suspected smugglers in a face-off. The deceased, according to the…
*Father repeatedly defiled 10-year-old daughter, doctor tells court (Punch) *Lagos Fire: 17 including pregnant woman injuried, 4 buildings collapsed – LASEMA (Guardian)
Father repeatedly defiled 10-year-old daughter, doctor tells court (Punch) A driver, Ogbar, 51, repeatedly defiled his 10-year-old daughter in their home in Lagos, a medical doctor, Dr Oyedeji Alagbe, told the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday…
*Mother, son jailed three years for Internet fraud (Punch) *Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: More buildings for demolition over interchange, flyovers (Vanguard)
Mother, son jailed three years for Internet fraud (Punch) The Federal High Court in Lagos, on Tuesday, sentenced one Mrs Damilola Adeyeri and her son, Alaba, to three years’ imprisonment for defrauding an American of the sum of $82,570. Justice…
Wuhan Open: Wimbledon champion Simona Halep retires with injury (BBC)
Wimbledon champion Simona Halep retired from the Wuhan Open after sustaining a lower back injury in her third-round match against Elena Rybakina in China. The world number six, who ended the year as world number one in 2017 and 2018,…
*Nigeria diminished with killing of Fasoranti’s daughter – Obasanjo (Nation) * Fasoranti’s daughter: Don’t blame us when we strike back- Gani Adams (Punch)
Nigeria diminished with killing of Fasoranti’s daughter – Obasanjo (Nation) Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday declared the country has been diminished by the killing of Mrs Funke Olakunri on Friday. Mrs. Olakunri is the daughter of elder statesman leader,…
French Open 2019: Simona Halep loses to unseeded teenager Amanda Anisimova (BBC)
American teenager Amanda Anisimova has reached the semi-finals of the French Open with a straight sets win over defending champion Simona Halep. Romanian third seed Halep, 27, lost 6-2 6-4 to the unseeded 17-year-old. Anisimova had never won a match…