Labourer dies in Lagos church soakaway (Punch) A labourer identified simply as Dogo has died after falling into a septic tank belonging to a church in Badore, Ajah area of Lagos State. It was gathered that the incident happened on…
*Ex-Nasarawa deputy gov regains freedom after N4m ransom (DailyTrust)*Popular Ibadan online trader found dead in hotel (Nation)
Ex-Nasarawa deputy gov regains freedom after N4m ransom (DailyTrust) Prof Onje Gye-Wado, a former deputy of Nasarawa State, who was abducted on Thursday night, has been released after a ransom of N4 million. Daily Trust had reported how the professor…
Tiger Woods’ ball from 1997 Masters fetches $64k
A golf ball Tiger Woods gave to a 9-year-old boy during the 1997 Masters has sold for more than $64,000. Woods handed the ball to Julian Nexsen during his final round, after he made a bogey on the fifth hole.…
*Naira Scarcity: Journalist dies while trekking to office (DailyTrust)*Court jails woman 18 years for child stealing, convict indicts lawyer (Punch)
Naira Scarcity: Journalist dies while trekking to office (DailyTrust) An Ibadan-based radio presenter popularly known as Baba Bintin slumped and died on his way to work in the early hours of Saturday. Daily Trust reports that the presenter died on…
*Bandits kidnap 23, kill one in Kaduna community (Vanguard)*Presidential polls: Outcome of election results manipulated –TMG (Sun)
Bandits kidnap 23, kill one in Kaduna community (Vanguard) Twenty three people were allegedly kidnapped while one was killed by bandits at the Dogon-Daji community along the Abuja-Kaduna road near Kagarko in Kaduna State. Although the police could not be…
*Few days after release, fake new N1,000 notes in circulation (Vanguard)*No crisis over Oloja of Lagos stool, says family (Guardian)
Few days after release, fake new N1,000 notes in circulation (Vanguard) Few days after the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, released the redesigned naira notes in the denominations of N200, N500 and N1,000, fake copies of the new N1000 naira…
*Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: Gridlock worsens amid road work suspension (Punch)*Nigerians react as ICPC detains D’Banj’s over N-power fraud allegation (Guardian)
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: Gridlock worsens amid road work suspension (Punch) The gridlock at the Longbridge, Ogun State end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway caused by the reconstruction of the road, has worsened despite the company handling the project, Julius Berger Nigeria Limited,…
*Why my husband tried to killl me at midnight — Mother of 4 (Vanguard)*Bamise: Police conduct forensics on BRT vehicle, await result (Punch)
Why my husband tried to killl me at midnight — Mother of 4 (Vanguard) A mother of four, identified as lya Nifemi, has narrated why her husband, Awelewa, attempted to slaughter her at Powerline, Ijoka in Akure South Council area…
*Police bust baby factory in Nasarawa (DailyTrust)*Lagos: Residents raise traffic concerns as political parties hold rallies (Guardian)
Police bust baby factory in Nasarawa (DailyTrust) The police in Nasarawa State have bust a baby factory at New Karu, Karu LGA, and rescued six girls and a six-month-old baby. In a statement, command’s spokesman, DSP Ramhan Nansel, said a…