Presidential Poll: Court adjourns Obi’s petition against Tinubu till May 17 (Vanguard) The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, PEPC, sitting in Abuja has deferred further proceedings on the petition the candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi, filed to…
*Lagos bishop raped me twice –Female pastor (Punch)*7 feared dead after drinking tea at wedding in Kano (DailyTrust)
Lagos bishop raped me twice –Female pastor (Punch) A 23-year-old student of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko in Akure Ondo State, (names withheld) on Tuesday, narrated to an Ikeja Special Offences and Domestic Violence Court how she was allegedly raped…
Osimhen surpasses Weah’s goals record
Nigeria international Victor Osimhen on Sunday became the highest scoring African in Serie A history after netting Napoli’s only goal in their 1-0 win over Fiorentina at the Diego Maradona stadium, PUNCH Sports Extra. Osimhen saw one penalty saved before…
Football fans urge Osimhen to replicate club form for country
Football fans have called on Nigeria international,Victor Osimhen, to replicate club form for the national team as Napoli bag Serie A title on Thursday night. Some fans who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on Friday…
*Troops rescue 16 kidnapped Chibok girls with children in Borno (Tribune)*Returnee students recount ordeal in Sudan, Egypt (Sun)
Troops rescue 16 kidnapped Chibok girls with children in Borno (Tribune) Troops of Operation Hadin Kai, North-East, in Sambisa forest, have rescued 16 kidnapped Chibok school girls, who are now women with children. Speaking to journalists at Maimalari Cantonment in…
*Lagos Fire Service rescues 8-year-old boy from drowning (Guardian)*Lagos PDP suspends chairman, deputy pending outcome of court case (NewTelegraph)
Lagos Fire Service rescues 8-year-old boy from drowning (Guardian) Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service (LSFR), yesterday, rescued a eight-year-old boy, Onyeka Umeh, from a pool at the end of Pastor Ojediran Street behind Oba’s Palace, Ejigbo, Lagos. The agency…
*3,298 inmates on death row in Nigeria – NCoS (DailyTrust)*NYSC presents cheques to family of Lagos corps member crushed (Vanguard)
3,298 inmates on death row in Nigeria – NCoS (DailyTrust) No fewer than 3,298 inmates across the custodial centres in Nigeria are on death row, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), has revealed. Its Public Relations Officer, Mr Abubakar Umar, disclosed…
*8 kidnapped female students escape from captivity in Kaduna (Channels)*107 stranded Nigerians arrive from Libya (Vanguard)
8 kidnapped female students escape from captivity in Kaduna (Channels) The eight female students at Government Secondary School, Awon in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State have escaped from the hands of their abductors. The students were kidnapped by…
*Flood sweeps 4-year-old boy away in Lagos (Punch)*Dino Melaye clinches PDP guber ticket in Kogi (DailyTrust)
Flood sweeps 4-year-old boy away in Lagos (Punch) Parents of a four-year-old boy, Chukwuemeka Okoro, and their neighbours are currently troubled over their inability to retrieve the boy’s body almost one week after he was washed away by a flood…
*Fire guts warehouse in Lagos (Punch)*Bandits Invade Female Hostel In Zamfara, Abduct Students (DailyTrust)
Fire guts warehouse in Lagos (Punch) A fire incident occurred at Flux Logistics warehouse in the Ikeja Area of Lagos State and left a property destroyed. It was gathered that no casualty was recorded. The fire affected the company’s warehouse…