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…
*Police nab phone thief, accomplice escapes (Punch) *Bar owner stabs footballer to death in Lagos (Punch)
Police nab phone thief, accomplice escapes (Punch) The police have arrested a 22-year-old man, Fatai Aliu, for allegedly snatching the phone of a woman entering a bus at Agbara bus stop, Badagry. A witness, Babalola Oladipupo, told PUNCH Metro that…
*Three bag jail term for $215,084.75 Internet scam (Guardian) *Sanwo-Olu inaugurates ferries, says okada, Marwa ban irreversible (Punch)
Three bag jail term for $215,084.75 Internet scam (Guardian) Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court, Ikeja, Lagos has sentenced Obaro James Omemi, Ehizojie Slyvanus Omokhuale and Eghosa Atekha Osunde to one year in prison each for an offence…
*Police begin enforcement of tricycle, okada ban in Lagos (Guardian) *Teenager disappears after leaving home for school clearance (Punch)
Police begin enforcement of tricycle, okada ban in Lagos (Guardian) Following the decision of the Lagos State government to restrict motorcycles and tricycles popularly known as Okada and Keke Marwa respectively from plying major highways and some roads in 15…
*Reconstruction: Anger as gridlock grounds Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (NewTelegraph) *Friends tell court how Kolade Johnson was allegedly killed by policeman (Tribune)
Reconstruction: Anger as gridlock grounds Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (NewTelegraph) Motorists were held for several hours yesterday as gridlock grounded vehicular movements on the ever-busy Lagos-Ibandan Expressway. The hold-up forced some commuters to abandon their vehicles and trek for several kilometres. Those…
‘Fury, Wilder’s fight points to a historic heavyweight event’ (Guardian)
Tyson Fury’s rematch with Deontay Wilder is the most significant in two decades of the heavyweight division, according to the 5 Live Boxing team. Briton Fury and Wilder will meet on 22 February having drawn in 2018. The American’s WBC…
*2020 Budget Implementation: LIRS to generate N500bn (Guardian) *Joy as Nigeria doctors separate conjoined twins (BBC)
2020 Budget Implementation: LIRS to generate N500bn (Guardian) The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) is to generate N500 billion toward the implementation of the 2020 budget, the state Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr Sam Egube, has said.…
Tyson Fury breaks silence on his split with former coach (Metro)
Tyson Fury felt he had no option but to ditch his now former trainer Ben Davison ahead of his rematch with Deontay Wilder because he was ‘going stale’. The Gypsy King parted company with Davison, the man who had been…
Fury, Wilder rematch set for February 22 in Las Vegas (Guardian)
Tyson Fury’s rematch with WBC world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder will take place in Las Vegas on February 22, both fighters have confirmed. Briton Fury, 31, drew with undefeated American Wilder, 34, in December 2018. Wilder, whose WBC belt will…
