*2 Immigration officers barred from Lagos Airport for extorting 14-year-old girl (DailyTrust)*Lagos man allegedly defrauds 2 brothers N2.3m after ‘visa to Dubai’ promise to play football (Vanguard)

2 Immigration officers barred from Lagos Airport for extorting 14-year-old girl (DailyTrust) The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has withdrawn the On-Duty Card (ODC) of two officials of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport…

Serena and Venus Williams: “We’re still twinning after all this time!”

Venus Williams said she and sister Serena are still twins after all this time. The two American tennis stars said it as she posted a photo of the two wearing white dresses while in Miami. Serena and Venus posed for…

*LASU student bags 21 years’ imprisonment for raping fellow students (Nation)*Iyabo Ojo bags 2 award nominations amid TAMPAN fallout (Punch)

LASU student bags 21 years’ imprisonment for raping fellow students (Nation) An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday sentenced a student of Lagos State University (LASU), Afeez Ogunbowale, to 21 years imprisonment for involvement in armed robbery and rape of…

*Police officer gives birth to triplets in Ogun (DailyTrust)*Sexual assault: Baba Ijesha denied bail, case transferred to high court (Punch)

Police officer gives birth to triplets in Ogun (DailyTrust) A female police officer serving in Ogun State Police Command has given birth to triplets – two boys and a girl. The female officer, Bolaji Senjirin, was delivered of the triplets…

Serena completes comeback to beat Venus in 31st meeting between sisters

There was zero interaction between the two, not even a furtive glance, when Venus Williams walked past Serena Williams in the Top Seed Open’s warmup area Thursday before their 31st matchup as pros. Moments later, both headed to the court,…

*Truck crushes bride-to-be to death in Lagos (Punch) *Housewife falsely accuses Lagos businessman of attempted rape (Punch)

Truck crushes bride-to-be to death in Lagos (Punch) Family and friends of a bride-to-be, Immaculate Okochu, who was crushed to death by a truck, have taken to their various social media handles to mourn her demise. PUNCH Metro learnt that…

*1 die, many injured in Customs, smugglers face-off (DailyTrust) *SARS arrested boy on errand, demanded N500,000 – Mother (Punch)

1 die, many injured in Customs, smugglers face-off (DailyTrust) One person died while many others were injured on Tuesday in Ogun State as Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) officials engaged some suspected smugglers in a face-off. The deceased, according to the…

Venus Williams ‘brought to tears’ by Black Lives Matter protests

Venus Williams revealed she was ‘brought to tears’ by the ‘solidarity that has erupted across the USA’ during the Black Lives Matter protests. Williams, the American seven-time Grand Slam champion, believes the protests have merely ‘scratched the surface of the…

*Lagos records another five COVID-19 related deaths (Vanguard) *Sanwo-Olu appoints Olusanya as acting Agric Commissioner (Vanguard)

Lagos records another five COVID-19 related deaths (Vanguard) The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday announced five COVID-19 related deaths for Lagos State, increasing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 72. The NCDC made the disclosure in its…

*20-year-old sells newborn for N130,000 (Nation) *Air force men lead hoodlums to demolish Lagos buildings (Punch)

20-year-old sells newborn for N130,000 (Nation) A 20-YEAR-old woman arrested by the police for selling her newborn for N130,000 to suspected traffickers yesterday said the money she took was for her upkeep and that she gave the child away because…

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