*Abule-Ado explosion: Lagos pays N2.5m to victims’ families (Punch) *Emergency food market has achieved its goals – Lagos govt (Tribune)

Abule-Ado explosion: Lagos pays N2.5m to victims’ families (Punch) The Lagos State Government has commenced the payment of compensation to the next of kin of those who lost their lives in the explosion that rocked the Shoba community in the…

*Coronavirus: Sanwo-Olu orders closure of all markets, stores in Lagos (DailyTrust) *Lagos court remands nine suspected cultists (Punch)

Coronavirus: Sanwo-Olu orders closure of all markets, stores in Lagos (DailyTrust) Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has ordered the closure of all markets and stores in the state except markets that sell food, water, medicines, medical equipment and other essential…

Tottenham knocked out of Champions League by Leipzig

Tottenham Hotspur’s Champions League campaign came to an end as they were well beaten by RB Leipzig in the last 16. The German club – who were only formed 10 years ago – led 1-0 from the first leg in…

*Coronavirus patient attempts to escape Lagos isolation centre (Punch) *Face masks, hand sanitizers sold out in Lagos following Coronavirus scare (DailyTrust)

Coronavirus patient attempts to escape Lagos isolation centre (Punch) Following the detection of the first case of the novel Coronavirus disease and the placing in quarantine of the patient, identified as a 44-year-old Italian, at the Infectious Disease Hospital in…

*Man nabbed for allegedly killing, dumping mistress by roadside in Lagos (Guardian) *Man, 56, remanded for defiling neighbour’s 10-year-old girl (Punch)

Man nabbed for allegedly killing, dumping mistress by roadside in Lagos (Guardian) Homicide detectives attached to the State Criminal Intelligence and Investigations Department (SCIID), Panti, Yaba, Lagos State are investigating the circumstances behind an alleged killing and dumping of the…

*Lagos closes road for railway project (Nation) *Court to give verdict in case of father accused of testing daughter’s virginity (Guardian)

Lagos closes road for railway project (Nation) The Lagos State Government will from 8pm today close down Jonathan Coker Street at Fagba area till 6am the next day to allow the installation of the rubber panels on the Lagos-Ibadan standard…

Son strikes late to edge Spurs past Villa in five-goal thriller

Son Heung-min struck deep into stoppage time as Tottenham’s chances of Champions League football next season were boosted by a 3-2 win at Aston Villa on Sunday. A third consecutive Premier League victory lifts Spurs up to fifth – which…

*Eight arrested for killing policeman, churchgoer, woman in Lagos (Punch) *Two remanded for allegedly defiling minor, neighbour’s daughters (Guardian)

Eight arrested for killing policeman, churchgoer, woman in Lagos (Punch) The Lagos State Police Command, on Wednesday, said it had arrested three suspects, Paul Peter, Rasaki Ibrahim and Damilare Abimbola, for allegedly killing one Kayode Babalola in the Alapere area…

*Hamzat apprehends commercial drivers for driving against traffic (Guardian) *MFM G.O shows other side (Nation)

  Hamzat apprehends commercial drivers for driving against traffic (Guardian) The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, on Saturday apprehended two commercial drivers and their buses for driving against traffic. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…

*Lagos rescues 31 children, pledges support to physically challenged kids (NewTelegraph) *Two died, three injured on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (Guardian)

Lagos rescues 31 children, pledges support to physically challenged kids (NewTelegraph) The Lagos State government Thursday said that it had rescued about 31 under-aged children across the state from street begging or roaming around. New Telegraph learnt they were rescued…

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