Tobi Amusan has won the 100m hurdles gold at the Commonwealth Games. She did it in a Commonwealth Games record 12.30 seconds. She is also the first Nigerian track and field athlete and the second in history to successfully defend…
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Lagos man, 32, allegedly rapes teenager, gets bail (Punch) A 32-year-old man, Abiodun Olalekan, has been arraigned before Chief Magistrate Patrick Adekomaiya of the Badagry Magistrate’s Court in Lagos for allegedly defiling an 18-year-old girl. Olalekan was charged with two…
Ijebu Ode residents hold rally for Tobi Amusan
Hundreds of youths and women in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State held a rally in celebration of hurdler Tobi Amusan, who on Monday became the first-ever Nigerian athletics world champion and record holder, The PUNCH reports. Ijebu Ode-born Amusan, 25, ran a…
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I take my family’s welfare seriously —Lecturer with 18 children (Punch) A lecturer at the Umar Bn Khattab College of Education, Kaduna State, Mohammed Sulaiman, trended on social media after he shared his photographs with his wives and 18 children,…
*Terrorists release 3 train passengers (DailyTrust)*2 Nigerians killed in nightclub shooting in Canada (Vanguard)
Terrorists release 3 train passengers (DailyTrust) Three passengers of the Kaduna-bound train that was attacked in March have regained freedom. They were freed 24 hours after terrorists released a disturbing video where the victims were seen being flogged. Daily Trust…
Buhari celebrates Amusan, Brume over World Athletics feats
President Muhammadu Buhari has celebrated the winner of the women’s 100m hurdles gold at the World Athletics Championship 2022, Tobi Amusan, thanking her for promoting Nigeria’s image on the world stage. Amusan, on Sunday, in Oregon, USA became the first…
*Lagos market leaders visit Jandor, decry incessant market closure (Independent)*Lagos commissioner warns land grabbers over illegal encroachment (Punch)
Lagos market leaders visit Jandor, decry incessant market closure (Independent) Market leaders from various major markets across Lagos State Saturday made a solidarity visit to the Lagos State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), governorship candidate, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran also called…
I’ll do my best, Brume promises as Nigeria searches for first medal
Long jumper, Ese Brume, has promised to do her best to end Nigeria’s search for a medal at the Oregon 2022 World Athletics Championships, which ends tomorrow in the United States. Efforts by Nigeria’s male and female sprinters have not…
*Lagos couple lose four children to midnight fire (Punch)*Housekeeper bags life imprisonment for defiling boss’ children (Guardian)
Lagos couple lose four children to midnight fire (Punch) A couple, Chukwudi Micheal and Bolani Micheal, have been inconsolable after losing four children to a fire that gutted their two-room apartment on Tapa Road, Oke-Oko, Isawo, in the Ikorodu area…
*Cult clash: Police nab 6 notorious Eiye members over Sagamu mayhem (Sun)*NDLEA Intercepts Meth Consignments At Lagos Airport (Channels)
Cult clash: Police nab 6 notorious Eiye members over Sagamu mayhem (Sun) Police in Ogun State have arrested members of a notorious cult group who have been on the wanted list of the command for their roles in various deadly…