A Moscow court on Tuesday ordered Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to prison for 3½ years for violating the terms of his probation while he was recuperating in Germany from nerve-agent poisoning. With time he has previously served under house…
*Customer molests food seller’s five-year-old daughter in Lagos (Punch)*We’re tactically ready to resist any protest in Lagos, Police warn (Vanguard)
Customer molests food seller’s five-year-old daughter in Lagos (Punch) A man, Nnamadi Emdriuokhe, has been arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly molesting a five-year-old girl in the Festac area of the state. PUNCH Metro gathered…
*Oyan Dam to release ‘highest’ water volume October, Lagos warns (Punch)*Lagos police arrests 2 FSARS operatives over extortion, intimidation of citizens (Vanguard)
Oyan Dam to release ‘highest’ water volume October, Lagos warns (Punch) The Lagos State Government has warned residents, especially those close to the banks of the Ogun River, that more water will be released from Oyan Dam this month (October).…
Vladimir Putin’s home has a walk-through disinfectant tunnel to guard against coronavirus
A special disinfectant tunnel has been installed in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s house to protect him from coronavirus, state news agency RIA-Novosti reported Tuesday. The walk-through facility has been built into Putin’s Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow. The Russian leader has…
Putin dismisses rumours he uses body doubles for security
Vladimir Putin said he was offered the chance to use a body double in the early 2000s, but rejected the idea Russian President Vladimir Putin has admitted he was offered the chance to use a body double for security purposes,…
*Lagos records first case of Coronavirus in Nigeria (Punch) *Beggars in Lagos urged to pick up a vocation, get skilled (Guardian)
Lagos records first case of Coronavirus in Nigeria (Punch) The Lagos State Ministry of Health has confirmed the first case of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria. The state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, in a statement around 1.40 am on…
*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.…
Trump jokes to Putin: Don’t meddle in elections! (BBC)
US President Donald Trump has appeared to make light of Russian election interference during a meeting with the country’s leader, Vladimir Putin. A smirking Mr Trump wagged his finger at the Russian president and said: “Don’t meddle in the election,…
Kim Jong-un in Russia for Vladimir Putin summit (BBC)
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has arrived in the far east of Russia for a summit with President Vladimir Putin. Mr Kim arrived in the Pacific Coast city of Vladivostok for his first talks with the Russian president by train.…
Kim-Putin: North Korean and Russian leaders to meet for first time (BBC)
North Korean state media has confirmed that leader Kim Jong-un will travel to Russia “soon” for his first ever meeting with Vladimir Putin. While no date has been announced, the Kremlin has also said the two will meet “in the…