APC crisis: Buhari, Osibanjo, Tinubu, Govs meet next week to determine Oshiomhole’s fate (Punch)
Barring any last minute changes, a leadership meeting of the All Progressives Congress will hold next week to determine the fate of the embattled National Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole, Saturday PUNCH has learnt. A prominent member of the party, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue, confided in one of our correspondents, in Abuja, on Friday that as a precursor to this meeting, the party’s National Leader, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, and Oshiomhole, met in Paris, France, on Thursday. Tinubu had gone to France ahead of the President’s visit to the country. Read more
No political gang-up can stop Sanwo-Olu – Lagos APC (Nation)
The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday, said its governorship candidate, Mr Jide Sanwo-Olu, would defeat all opponents to win the 2019 election. The Assistant Publicity Secretary of the party in the state, Mr Abiodun Salami, told our reporters in Lagos. He was reacting to a statement by a group of opposition political parties on Friday, which that Sanwo-Olu was not a popular candidate and that he could not win the state in 2019. Read more
Impeachment: Seven Ondo lawmakers injured as thugs invade assembly (Vanguard)
No fewer than seven of the 18 members of the Ondo State House of Assembly who impeached the Speaker, Bamidele Oloyelogun and his Deputy, Iroju Ogundeji were injured yesterday as thugs invaded the assembly complex. Lawmakers injured include the new speaker and his deputy, Olamide George and Bimbo Fajolu, Gbenga Araoyinbo, Malachi Coker, lfedayo Akinsoyinu, Vincent Obadiah and Siji Akindiose. Read more
We are returning Nigeria’s cotton industry to `good old days’ – PMB (Leadership)
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday pledged the commitment of his administration to revive the ‘good old days’ when the cotton and textile industry employed hundreds of thousands of Nigerians. The president stated this when he received the Chief Executive Officer of Vlisco Group, David Suddens, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday. President Buhari welcomed the proposed investment of 200 million dollars by the company in Nigeria, which would, in turn, create 700,000 jobs. Read more
‘We’ve created 77,000 jobs in two years’- Obaseki (ThisDay)
Edo State Governor, Mr. Gowin Obaseki, yesterday claimed that his administration in the last two years, has so far created 77, 200 jobs out of the 200,000 jobs he promised during his electioneering campaign. Obaseki made the claim while addressing a Youth Summit with the theme: ‘Pathway to Prosperity’, as part of events marking his second years of office. He said his administration believed in youth, hence it chose to commence Alagholaro Summit with them because the future of Nigeria was on their shoulders. Read more
California wildfires: 250,000 flee monster flames ravaging state (BBC)
At least nine people have died in the most destructive wildfires ripping through north and south California. More than 250,000 people have been forced to flee their homes to avoid three major blazes in the state. Firefighters were powerless in stopping a wildfire destroying the northern town of Paradise, where 35 people are missing. Read more
Triple car bombings in Mogadishu kill at least 18 people, police say (CNN)
A series of car bombings killed at least 18 people and injured 45 in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Friday, Police Capt . Daahir Kulane said. Two car bombs were detonated between the Sahafi Hotel and another one detonated behind the hotel, police told CNN. Col. Qasim Ahmed Roble, Somali police spokesman, told reporters five attackers attempted to storm the hotel but were shot and killed by police. Read more
Trump pushes back at Michelle Obama (CNN)
President Donald Trump pushed back at former first lady Michelle Obama and former President Barack Obama over a forthcoming memoir in which the former first lady said she would “never forgive” Trump for his role in the “birther” movement. “She got paid a lot of money to write a book and they always expect a little controversy,” Trump said. Read more
Jamal Khashoggi murder: Turkey ‘shared Khashoggi tapes’ with Saudi, US (BBC)
Turkey says it has shared recordings related to the murder of the journalist and writer Jamal Khashoggi with the US, the UK, Saudi Arabia and others. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan repeated his assertion that Saudi Arabia knew who had killed Khashoggi. Khashoggi, a critic of Saudi rulers, was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on 2 October. Saudi Arabia has admitted he was murdered there, but denied suggestions its royal family was involved. It had initially maintained the writer had left the consulate unharmed. Read more
New blow to Theresa May as EU leaders demand scrutiny of Brexit deal (Guardian)
Theresa May has been dealt a blow in the Brexit negotiations by EU leaders ahead of a crunch week during which the Brexit secretary, Dominic Raab, had been expected to visit Brussels to unveil the negotiated agreement. Ambassadors for the EU27, including France and Germany, told the European commission that they would need to scrutinise any deal reached with the British before it was made public. Read more
Trump cancels Armistice cemetery visit ‘due to bad weather’ (SkyNews)
Donald Trump has cancelled his visit to a US war cemetery due to “bad weather” as world leaders mark 100 years since Armistice Day. The US president was due to fly by helicopter to Belleau Wood cemetery about 55 miles (80km) east of the French capital this afternoon. Read more
DJ Cuppy’s new video fails to impress (Vanguard)
DJ Cuppy, billionaire Femi Otedola’s daughter, has released a new video. But the reactions that it triggered certainly were not what she was expecting. She announced the release of the video, Charged Up, on Friday, via a tweet, asking her Twitter followers to click on a link. Read more
Spice Girls tickets: Extra London and Manchester tour dates added due to overwhelming demand (Independence)
Spice Girls have added two new dates to their upcoming UK tour after the initial batch of tickets sold out in minutes. The iconic girl group will play an additional show in Manchester on the 31 May and one in London on the 14 June. Fans of the group complained online that they were unable to purchase tickets as seller Ticketmaster struggled with demand for tickets. The site posted on Twitter: “It’s a VERY busy morning and we’re selling tickets fast. To ensure fair access some of you may see queue pages, please follow the instructions.” Read more
Walt Disney To Launch Streaming Service (Guardian)
The Walt Disney Company will launch a “Disney+” streaming service in the United States late next year, boosting it with live-action shows spun from hit “Star Wars” and Marvel hero films. Disney chief executive Bob Iger revealed the name of the previously announced streaming service during a quarterly earnings call on Thursday, promising an impressive slate of films and series. Read more
Man sent letter bomb to Bitcoin firm ‘over password reset’ (BBC)
A man has been jailed for sending a “potentially lethal homemade bomb” to a Bitcoin firm in London – after it refused to reset his password for him. The Met Police, which investigated the case, said detectives could “only identify one possible reason” for the Swedish national’s actions. He had emailed the company, Cryptopay, in August 2017, to ask that he be sent a new password. Cryptopay, however, refused, saying this contravened its privacy policy. Read more
Cardiff leave it late to see off 10-man Brighton and secure only second Premier League win (Telegraph)
On his 100th match in charge of Cardiff City, Neil Warnock received the most precious of gifts: a 90th-minute winner from his favourite on-field son. Sol Bamba, the blood-and-thunder defender who, Warnock jokes, is better than Virgil van Dijk, blasted home from close range after Cardiff found themselves in the unfamiliar position of having utterly dominated this match after Brighton were reduced to 10 men. Read more
Messi returns to Barcelona squad following broken arm (Goal.com)
The superstar has been absent for three weeks but returns to the squad for this weekend’s La Liga encounter. Lionel Messi is in line to make his return from a broken arm on Sunday against Real Betis after being named in Ernesto Valverde’s squad. Messi endured an awkward fall when colliding with Sevilla’s Franco Vazquez in the 4-2 win on October 20 and fractured his arm in the process, ruling him out for three weeks. Read more
Eagles can do well without Mikel, says Adegoke Adelabu (Guardian)
Former Green Eagles winger, Adegoke Adelabu says football-loving Nigerians should not lose sleep over the absence of team captain, Mikel Obi from the Super Eagles squad. Coach Gernot Rohr left out Mikel from his list of invited players for the crucial 2019 AFCON qualifiers against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa next week. Mikel was not also part of the two matches the Eagles played against Seychelles and Libya, which Nigeria won. Read more
Leicester City to honour Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha with statue outside of stadium (KweseESPN)
Leicester City will honour their late chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha with a statue outside the Premier League club’s King Power Stadium following his death in a helicopter crash last month. The 60-year-old Thai billionaire died on Oct. 27 with four others when his helicopter crashed next to the stadium after a match. His son and vice-chairman Aiyawatt confirmed the commissioning of a statue in a personal tribute in a souvenir programme to be given to all fans at Saturday’s home Premier League game against Burnley. Read more
Baby among four dead after being hit by car chased by police (Metro)
A one-year-old baby is among four people dead after a car being chased by police crashed into their vehicle on Friday. Two men aged 35 and 50 and a 41-year-old woman were also killed when their VW Touran was struck by a black VW Golf at 8.50pm. The little boy was pronounced dead at the hospital and three other passengers in the people carrier including a three-year-old girl were also injured. Read more
We were deceived to rob for free – Carjackers (Punch)
Four suspected members of a robbery gang operating on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, Lagos State have been arrested by the police. City Round gathered that the suspects – Friday Olute, Kingsley Sabastine, Gafaru Rasaq and Musa Hassan – were tracked down by operatives of the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team following a petition by one Ifeanyi that they carjacked his Toyota Corolla car at gunpoint in the Igando area of the state. Read more
