WhatsApp may exit Nigeria over FG’s demands, $220m fine (Tribune) Barely a week after being fined $220 million by Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) for a data privacy violation, WhatsApp is considering suspending its operations in the…
*Lagos: We’ll enforce Court order confining protesters – Police (Tribune)*Residents killed as bomb explodes at ‘‘local joint’’ in Borno (DailyTrust)
Lagos: We’ll enforce Court order confining protesters – Police (Tribune) As nationwide protests are set to commence on Thursday, August 1, the Lagos State Police Command has pledged to ensure peace and order throughout the state. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the…
*Terrorists attack Borno police Station, 2 feared killed (Channels)*CSO distances self from nationwide protest, gives reason (Tribune)
Terrorists attack Borno police Station, 2 feared killed (Channels) Suspected Boko Haram terrorists on Sunday attacked Jakana Police Station in the Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State, killing a police driver and a woman. The terrorists also set ablaze…
*Family of lady killed in Lagos apartment demands justice (Punch)*NLC, TUC suspend planned strike action for 30 days (Leadership)
Family of lady killed in Lagos apartment demands justice (Punch) The family of slain Foejiro Ojite have asked police authorities to ensure that her killers are brought to book. PUNCH Metro gathered that Foejiro, 31, was killed in her apartment…
Simone Biles wins record eighth US all-around title as comeback continues
Simone Biles broke a 90-year record by winning her eighth all-around title at the US Gymnastics Championships. Her win comes less than a month after the four-time Olympic champion returned to competition, following a two-year break to work on her…
*Lagos Fire Service rescues 8-year-old boy from drowning (Guardian)*Lagos PDP suspends chairman, deputy pending outcome of court case (NewTelegraph)
Lagos Fire Service rescues 8-year-old boy from drowning (Guardian) Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service (LSFR), yesterday, rescued a eight-year-old boy, Onyeka Umeh, from a pool at the end of Pastor Ojediran Street behind Oba’s Palace, Ejigbo, Lagos. The agency…
Denzel Washington, Simone Biles to receive Presidential Medals of Freedom
President Joe Biden will present the nation’s highest civilian honour, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 17 people, including actor Denzel Washington, gymnast Simone Biles and the late John McCain, the Arizona Republican with whom Biden served in the U.S.…
*Court sentences man to 25-years imprisonment for defiling one year old (Guardian)*Engineer in court for alleged laptop theft (Vanguard)
Court sentences man to 25-years imprisonment for defiling one year old (Guardian) A 38-year old bus conductor, Seun Aina was on Tuesday sentenced to 25-years imprisonment by an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court for defiling a 15-month-old toddler.…
Simone Biles wins Tokyo Olympics beam bronze on emotional return
Simone Biles said she was proud of herself after winning bronze in the beam final at the Tokyo Games in an emotional return to the Olympic gymnastics competition. The American had not competed since last week’s team final, where she…