*Gridlock builds as trailer overturns on Otedola bridge (Punch)*13 Chibok rescued girls-turned mothers unveiled as rehabilitation of victims takes centre stage (Guardian)

Gridlock builds as trailer overturns on Otedola bridge (Punch) A trailer carrying a crane on Thursday overturned on the Otedola bridge near the Alausa secretariat in Lagos causing traffic to build in the area. Our correspondent who passed by the…

*Wife denies being held hostage by husband (Nation)*Lagos reiterates commitment to timely delivery of Lekki regional road (Independent)

Wife denies being held hostage by husband (Nation) A private worker, Mrs Juliet Akaeze, has denied that she and her children were held hostage by her husband, Felix Akaeze, a staff member of FIRS, at their residence in Chevron Drive,…

IGP disbands special monitoring units in Lagos, Port Harcourt, says they can’t conduct criminal investigations

The acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the immediate disbandment of the IGP Monitoring Satellite offices in Lagos and Port Harcourt, Rivers State with immediate effect. He disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja while speaking at his…

*COVID-19: 2021 WASSCE to start by August not May – WAEC (Punch)*Drug trafficker excretes 113 wraps of cocaine worth N423m at Lagos airport (Tribune)

COVID-19: 2021 WASSCE to start by August not May – WAEC (Punch) The West African Examinations Council, Nigeria, says the 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination will commence in August and not May. WAEC also debunked reports by some…

Buhari appoints Usman Baba as acting IGP

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, as the acting Inspector-General of Police with immediate effect. The Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, reportedly disclosed this to State House correspondents in Abuja on Tuesday.…

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