Unveiled: The humanitarian worker gunned down by errant soldier (DailyTrust) The identity of the humanitarian worker gunned down in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State has been unveiled. Daily Trust had reported how a soldier opened fire on a…
*Ataga: I was forced to sign prepared police statement, says Chidinma (Punch)*Many escape death as explosion rocks storey building in Lagos (Vanguard)
Ataga: I was forced to sign prepared police statement, says Chidinma (Punch) Chidinma Ojukwu, the alleged killer of the Chief Executive Officer, Super TV, Usifo Ataga, on Thursday, told a Lagos State High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos,…
*Alleged N6b Money Laundering: Absence of defence counsel stalls Mompha’s trial (Vanguard)*Lagos police arrest 11 suspected cultists (Punch)
Alleged N6b Money Laundering: Absence of defence counsel stalls Mompha’s trial (Vanguard) The absence of the defence counsel to Ismaila Mustapha (alias Mompha), on Wednesday stalled the trial in the alleged six billion Naira money laundering against him. The News…
Drake and 21 Savage’s ‘‘Her Loss’’ debuts at #1
Drake and 21 Savage are again at the top of the charts, as their collaborative project Her Loss debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. The Nov. 4 release sold 404,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, making it…
List of Winners and Nominees of the MTV EMAs
The MTV EMAs was broadcast on Nov. 13 across MTV’s global network in more than 170 countries and on Pluto TV in select territories across the U.S., Latin America and Europe, and on Comedy Central in Germany. It will be…
*DSS silent on official who jumped into Lagoon (Punch)*Student allegedly kills sex-worker for stealing his phone (Guardian)
DSS silent on official who jumped into Lagoon (Punch) The Department of State Services has declined comment on the reported suicide of one of its official, Adetutu Adedokun, who jumped into the Lagoon on Thursday. The Uber driver whose vehicle…
Hushpuppi bags 11 years, 3-month imprisonment in US (Punch)*Oyo court jails couple, convicts 16 others for Internet fraud (Guardian)
Hushpuppi bags 11 years, 3-month imprisonment in US (Punch) Ramon Abass popularly known as Hushpuppi has been sentenced to 11 years and three months imprisonment by the United States District Court sitting Central District of California for money laundering conspiracy…
*Commuters groan as Lagos commercial buses begin strike over extortion (Channels)*CHELE completes construction of $1.5b Lekki Deep seaport, hands over to Tolaram (Sun)
Commuters groan as Lagos commercial buses begin strike over extortion (Channels) Many commuters were stranded on Monday as the Joint Drivers’ Welfare Association of Nigeria (JDWAN) commenced a seven-day strike over “multiple and excessive extortion” by the Parks Management Committee…
*Petrol scarcity worsens in Lagos, Abuja, Kano as marketers blame depot price hike (DailyTrust)*Controversy surrounds fire at Lagos WAEC building (Punch)
Petrol scarcity worsens in Lagos, Abuja, Kano as marketers blame depot price hike (DailyTrust) The scarcity of petrol is said to be worsening in Lagos, Abuja, Kano and across other states with marketers blaming an increase in the private depot…
*Police, Okada riders clash on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (Punch)*Lagos not expecting ‘massive Bayelsa-like’ flooding, says Environment Ministry (Channels)
Police, Okada riders clash on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (Punch) Tension erupted on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Friday as an Okada rider was reportedly hit by a policeman’s bullet. The details of the situation are still sketchy. However, an official of the…
