*FG restates partial closure of Eko Bridge June 4th (Guardian)*Police impound 70 Okadas, declare fresh clampdown on Lagos errant riders (Punch)

FG restates partial closure of Eko Bridge June 4th (Guardian) The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, on Thursday said Eko Bridge would be partially shut from midnight, Friday, June 4th for rehabilitation. Popoola, who said this…

*3 suspected kidnappers arrested on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (Punch)*Customs Apapa Command generates N159.58b (Nation)

3 suspected kidnappers arrested on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (Punch) Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested three members of a kidnap syndicate, who have been terrorising commuters along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The suspects Nathaniel Jacob, 24, from Nasarawa State;…

Tiger Woods car crash: Golfing great drove at almost double the speed limit

Tiger Woods was driving close to double the 45mph speed limit when he crashed in February, according to Los Angeles County’s sheriff. The 15-time major champion, 45, had to be “extricated from the wreck” of his car by firefighters and…

*Lagos keeps mum over murder suspects’ release, corpse’s missing hand (Punch)*Motorists groan as Marine Bridge repairs progress (Guardian)

Lagos keeps mum over murder suspects’ release, corpse’s missing hand (Punch) The Lagos State Ministry of Justice has kept mum over the alleged release of two murder suspects –Ogunbayo Waliu and Mukaila Salami – from custody. The suspects, who are…

*Abandoned day-old baby rescued in Lagos (DailyTrust)*Man in court for allegedly belonging to secret cult (Vanguard)

Abandoned day-old baby rescued in Lagos (DailyTrust) The Lagos State Police Command has rescued an abandoned day-old baby boy at Oko Oba, a suburb in the state. According to the police spokesperson, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, a good citizen found the…

Tiger Woods is back in the video game business

Tiger Woods is back in the game — digitally, at least. Woods has signed a long-term partnership with the company behind the “PGA Tour 2K” video game series, returning the 15-time major champion to an industry he once dominated with…

*Lagos residents decry fatalities caused by one-way drivers, riders (Guardian)*Woman, 29, docked over alleged assault on neighbour (DailyTrust)

Lagos residents decry fatalities caused by one-way drivers, riders (Guardian) The family of Jegede in Oke-Afa, Ejigbo area of Lagos, was yesterday thrown into mourning over the loss of their son, Kehinde Jegede, 20, who was killed by a commercial…

*Our co-tenants gagged me with cloth, took turns to rape me, teenager cries out (Vanguard)*Lagos police arrest 3 kidnappers in Mushin (Punch)

Our co-tenants gagged me with cloth, took turns to rape me, teenager cries out (Vanguard) A 16-year-old girl who was ganged raped by two of their co-tenants has revealed that she was at home with her younger siblings at Efunye…

Tiger Woods awake and responsive after crash, police investigating cause

Police on Wednesday sought to determine what caused Tiger Woods to swerve off a Southern California road in his sport utility vehicle, colliding with a tree and rolling down a hillside in a crash that left the golf great seriously…

*Man stabs neighbour to death with broken bottle (Punch)*Gridlock: NPA, Lagos meet as Trucks E-Call-Up begins (DailyTrust)

Man stabs neighbour to death with broken bottle (Punch) A man, Sunday Amaefula, has been arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly stabbing one Chibuike Nwanne to death with a broken bottle in the Mafoluku area…

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