THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE APRIL 7, 2018 Strange things we did after oil spill —Lagos community residents (Nation) There is still no respite for residents of Isheri Oshun community, a suburb of Ijegun area of Lagos State, after the…
Boko Haram has not been decimated, Okoh insists (Guardian)
The Primate of All Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Most Rev Nicholas Okoh, has insisted that Boko Haram has not been decimated, as being claimed by government, and called on government to take certain steps to document the insurgency problems, so that…
Offa bank robbery: 30 feared dead (Punch)
The number of persons that lost their lives to the bank robbery in Offa, Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, on Thursday may have risen to 30, Saturday PUNCH has learnt. This was a sharp increase in the 12,…
Commonwealth Games: D’Tigers suffer 65-110 shock defeat to New Zealand (Guardian)
The Nigerian national basketball team, D’Tigers, were defeated on Friday by New Zealand in their first men’s preliminary round match at the on-going Commonwealth Games holding in Gold Coast, Australia. D’Tigers, who are in Pool A alongside hosts Australia, New…
Drama as sacked Kogi police chief is reinstated (Guardian)
Sacked Kogi State Police Commissioner Mr. Ali Janga was yesterday restored to his former position after meeting the seven-day ultimatum to re-arrest six suspects who escaped from custody in the Senator Dino Melaye’s case. Janga, according to the Inspector General…
Aflatoxin: The new danger in groundnuts (SUN)
Studies have shown that consuming a handful of nuts a day can improve the quality of sperm in men, but eating nuts with aflatoxin can be fatal. Yes, groundnut, which contains zinc that helps improve sperm quality is also highly susceptible to…
Coalition storms INEC office, demands Mantu’s prosecution for alleged electoral malpractices (Punch)
A coalition of civil society group, #OurMumuDonDo, on Friday stormed the Independent National Electoral Commission headquarters in Abuja, to demand for the prosecution of a former deputy senate president, Ibrahim Mantu, for alleged electoral malpractices. The group, in a letter…
‘Once we’re dead, we’re dead’: Dolce and Gabbana say label will die with them (Guardian)
Italian fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana say the Dolce & Gabbana label will die with them. “Once we’re dead, we’re dead. I don’t want a Japanese designer to start designing Dolce & Gabbana,” Gabbana, 55, said in an…
China bans online sale of Bibles (Newsweek)
The Bible appears to have been pulled from all online retailers in China this week, as Beijing continues to crack down on religious freedom. Searches for “Bible” on Chinese marketplaces, such as Taobao and Dang Dang, Beijing’s equivalent of eBay, did not…