Ambode submits APC governorship form (Punch)
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has reportedly submitted his nomination form, despite alleged fallout between him and the All Progressives Congress National Leader, Bola Tinubu. According to Dele Momodu, he submitted the form on Wednesday in Abuja. The incumbent Lagos governor picked the APC nomination and expression of interests forms on Monday in Abuja. Read more
Sit-at-home: Ebonyi police commissioner, Ohaneze youths warn IPOB (Nation)
Commissioner of Police in Ebonyi state, Musa Kimo has warned members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, not to use the sit-at-home exercise to harass and intimidate law-abiding citizens of the state. Kimo, who gave the warning on Wednesday during his maiden prese briefing in Abakaliki, said responsible law-abiding citizens should go about their lawful businesses, assuring their security. Read more
Court remands two herdsmen for alleged robbery (Punch)
An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded two herdsmen, Abubarkar Mohammed, and Mohammed Isha, for allegedly robbing people on the Ilorin-Ogbomosho highway on Aug. 28. Police Prosecutor, Insp. Abdullahi Sanni told the court that the suspects were arrested, following information received from residents of Olorunsogo community along the highway. Read more
Prisons decongestion: 205 inmates in Kebbi, Sokoto regain freedom (ThisDay)
Following efforts by the Presidential Committee on Prisons Reform and Decongestion, 205 inmates in Kebbi and Sokoto prisons have regained their freedom. A total of 135 of the inmates were released from prisons in Kebbi State, while the remaining 70 were from prisons in Sokoto State. Read more
Resurgence of rain worsens Oshodi-Apapa traffic gridlock (Vanguard)
The relative respite enjoyed by motorists plying the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway following the intervention of the Federal and Lagos State Governments seems to have been cut short no thanks to persistent rainfalls experienced in the Lagos metropolis in recent time. The resurgence of the traffic gridlock following the rains has been compounded by the absence, from their duty posts, of security officials assigned to control trucks and other articulated vehicles and ensure orderliness on the dual carriageway. Read more
Mark Appoints Senator Kure Campaign DG (ThisDay)
Peoples Democratic Party Presidential hopeful, Senator David Mark, has appointed Senator Zainab Abdulkadir Kure as the Director General of his campaign organisation. In a press release by his media Adviser, Mr Paul Mumeh, Kure, who was first lady of Niger State between 1999 and 2007, was in the Senate between 2007 and 2015. Read more
Don’t run unaccredited courses, COREN, ABUAD warn institutions (Daily Times)
The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria(COREN) and the Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), have harped on the need for tertiary institutions to run accredited courses, warning that it is illegal not to do so. The institutions, which gave the warning on Wednesday when COREN’s accreditation team visited ABUAD’s College of Engineering to assess the university pointed out that such accreditation is carried out by the National Universities Commission (NUC) and other regulatory agencies. Read more
Man accused of defiling 10-yr-old boy remanded in prison (Vanguard)
A Kano Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ordered the remand of a 45-year-old man, Yusuf Usman, for alleged defilement of a 10-year-old boy. Usman, who resides at Dandishe Quarters, Kano, had pleaded not guilty to a one-count charge of committing an unnatural offence. The Prosecutor, Insp Pogu Lale, had told the court that one Mubarak Hamza, reported the case at Dala Police Division in Kano on July 30. Read more
T.B. Joshua honours victims of Synagogue building tragedy
Prophet T.B. Joshua has penned a touching tribute in honour of those who died exactly four years ago in the infamous building incident at The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) on September 12th 2014. “Whether we die young or old, what matters is the grace to continue living hereafter,” Joshua began in a message published on his social media accounts, emphasising that the 116 victims of the controversial incident, including 85 South Africans, “slept in the Lord”. Read more
South Korea to propose joint Olympics with North at summit (Guardian)
South Korea plans to propose a joint hosting of the 2032 Summer Olympics with North Korea at next week’s summit in Pyongyang, sports minister Do Jong-hwan said Wednesday, according to a Yonhap report. Do will make the proposal when he accompanies President Moon Jae-in to the North Korean capital for a third summit with Kim Jong Un from Tuesday, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said. Read more
US readies for ‘big one” as Hurricane Florence approaches Carolinas (Guardian)
People fleeing North and South Carolina clogged coastal highways early Wednesday as Hurricane Florence, a monster Category 4 storm, bore down on the US east coast for a direct hit in a low-lying region dense with beachfront vacation homes. President Donald Trump, warning residents to get out of the way, said the federal government was “ready for the big one that is coming.” Read more
Pope calls bishops to ‘child protection’ meeting in February (Guardian)
Pope Francis will host a meeting in February of senior bishops from around the globe to discuss “the protection of minors”, the Vatican announced on Wednesday. The Catholic Church has been hit by a series of child abuse scandals in recent years, with widespread allegations of cover-ups, including against the pope himself. Read more
I chose folk music to avoid sounding Like Davido, Wizkid – Johnny Drille (Daily Times)
Johnny Drille, who recently teamed up with Simi for a song, ‘Hallelujah,’ has insisted that the fear of sounding like Davido and Wizkid made him settle for folk music. The Mavin singer said he knew the only way he could be heard was to do a music that was different. Read more
2019 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers: We’re ever ready to represent our fatherland — D’Tigers (Vanguard)
Members of the senior national men’s team, D’Tigers, on Wednesday said that they were always excited over any opportunity to represent their fatherland and would do everything for the team’s success. Some of them who spoke in Lagos said that the entire team operated like one big and happy family and were prepared to help develop the sport. Read more
Conor McGregor: UFC fighter Michael Chiesa to sue Irishman over bus attack (BBC)
Conor McGregor is being sued by UFC fighter Michael Chiesa, who claims he suffered physical, emotional and financial damage following the Irishman’s attack on a bus in April. McGregor threw a metal dolly into the window of a bus carrying fighters at a UFC media day at Brooklyn’s Barclay’s Center on 5 April. Read more