Nigeria brings home 12,000 displaced people despite instability (Guardian) Nigeria has brought home around 12,000 people who fled violence in the northwest of the country earlier this year, including from neighbouring Niger, an official and a returnee said Wednesday. The…
*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…
*Dariye, Nyame finally released from prison (DailyTrust)*Joint forces comb Ogbomoso forests after killing of hotelier, LAUTECH student (Guardian)
Dariye, Nyame finally released from prison (DailyTrust) Former Governors of Plateau and Taraba states, Senator Joshua Dariye, and Jolly Nyame, have been released from Kuje correctional facility in Abuja. This is coming three months after their pardon by the Council…
*APC govs visit Wike in Rivers (Punch)*Man narrowly escapes assassination in Lagos (Independent)
APC govs visit Wike in Rivers (Punch) Some governors elected under the platform of All Progressives Congress are currently meeting with the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, ahead of the 2023 election. The governors include Kayode Fayemi; Rotimi Akeredolu and…
*Sexagenarian dies as friend steals ATM card, withdraws N700,000 (Punch)*Fayose dumps Atiku, says power must shift to South (DailyTrust)
Sexagenarian dies as friend steals ATM card, withdraws N700,000 (Punch) The family of a 60-year-old man, Isak Wahab, has been thrown into mourning after he reportedly died from shock after an unauthorised withdrawal of N700,000 from his bank account. His…
FG reverses ban on international basketball
The Federal Government has rescinded its decision to suspend Nigeria’s basketball teams from all international competitions. The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Youth and Sports Development Ismaila Abubakar disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday. He said the…
*Customer, friends lynch, burn Lagos sex worker for keeping Quran in room (Punch)*Burna Boy faces police probe for the second time in six years (Guardian)
Customer, friends lynch, burn Lagos sex worker for keeping Quran in room (Punch) The Lagos State Police Command has charged three suspects to court for allegedly beating a prostitute, Hannah Saliu, to death and setting her corpse ablaze for keeping…
*‘Terrorists in helicopter’ kill 32, shell houses, church in Southern Kaduna (Guardian)*Police debunk planned attack on Lagos (Punch)
‘Terrorists in helicopter’ kill 32, shell houses, church in Southern Kaduna (Guardian) Inhabitants of Adara community in the southern part of Kaduna State have said that about 32 persons lost their lives in an alleged helicopter-aided attack by terrorists, who…
*NDLEA arrests 15 Nigerians, foreigners, seizes 187,791kg drugs in Lagos (Vanguard)*Lagos Assembly aspirant, Akinwale begins distribution of free JAMB forms (Sun)
NDLEA arrests 15 Nigerians, foreigners, seizes 187,791kg drugs in Lagos (Vanguard) The Special Area Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Apapa, Lagos, yesterday disclosed that 15 persons, including Nigerians and foreigners, were arrested in the last six…
*Court sentences 23-year-old man to life imprisonment over defilement (Guardian)*YABATECH emerges best polytechnic in Nigeria for third time (Punch)
Court sentences 23-year-old man to life imprisonment over defilement (Guardian) A Lagos Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court sentenced a 23-year-old security guard, Blessing Okon to life imprisonment for defiling a 14-year-old student. Trial Justice Abiola Soladoye convicted Okon yesterday…