New Exco pledges to rid Ladipo market of cultism, extortion (Guardian)
The newly inaugurated executive of the Ladipo Amalgamated Automobile Spare Parts Market Association has promised to rid the market of cultism and preserve safety of sellers and buyers. In recent times, there has been a surge in the nefarious activities of cultists, which culminated in the murder of one of the traders at the Canal in the Odo Aladura Unit of the market. President General of Ladipo Amalgamated Automobile Spare Parts Market Association, Mr. Jude Chikere Nwankwo, in an interview with The Guardian, said:“Cultism has been a serious challenge in the market before my assumption of office, but in my manifesto and during my campaigns, I promised traders that security will be a top priority in my agenda. Before now, the market was confronted with various challenges, ranging from cultism, baranda (agent sellers), and extortion of money from our customers, among others. Read more
Atiku Most Qualified To Fly PDP’s Flag – Enweruzo (Independent)
Hon. Victor David Enweruzo, former Lagos House of Assembly candidate, is the Coordinator, Lagos Atikulated Agenda 2019, a mainstream organisation canvassing for the presidency of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Dr. Enweruzo spoke to EJIKEME OMENAZU on the organisation’s vision and why Nigerians should give Atiku the chance to rule. Excerpt: Read more
Dogara perfects last-minute defection, continues APC talks (Punch)
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has kept his next political destination close to his chest amid growing speculations that he will finally pitch his camp with the Peoples Democratic Party. Findings by SUNDAY PUNCH showed that as of Saturday, Dogara had not made any contrary official declaration on his continued loyalty to the All Progressives Congress or whether he would defect to the PDP as rumoured or not. Read more
Tambuwal: APC Can’t Return to Aso Rock in 2019 (Thisday)
Sokoto State Governor and a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal saturday noted that the All Progressives Congress (APC) would be defeated in the 2019 presidential election. Tambuwal, one of the actors that ended the PDP rule in 2015, noted that he was confident of clinching the PDP presidential ticket in the face of various political gladiators seeking to run on the PDP platform. Read more
Buhari appoints Masanawa, Minjibir, Orewa, Kazeem to run security printing firm (Vanguard)
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Abbas Umar Masanawa as Managing Director of the Nigeria Security Printing And Minting Company, (NSPMC). The president also approved the appointments of Abubakar Sule Minjibir, Chris Orewa and Tunji Kazeem as Executive Directors in the company. Read more
Aggrieved Unionists Plot Dismissal of NLC Chairman (ThisDay)
The Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Ekiti State, Mr. Ade Adesanmi may be removed by some aggrieved members over undue loyalty to the state governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose and apathetic posture to the protest declared to ensure payment of salaries and pensions.Adesanmi’s predecessor in office, Mr. Ayodeji Aluko had garnered the support of the immediate past Chairman of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in the state, Mr. Kolawole Olaiya to oust the NLC chairman. Read more
2019: Four years is enough for me to fix, transform Delta, says Pat Utomi (Punch)
A renowned political economist and one of the governorship aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in Delta State, Prof. Pat Utomi says four years was enough for him to develop a masterplan that will fix and transform the state to the envy of others in Nigeria. The former presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress stated that he was committed to serving only one term of four years if elected in the 2019 general elections, adding that it would be a thing of natural justice to give the ticket of the APC to an aspirant from his Delta North Senatorial District to battle incumbent Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Read more
Primaries: APC governors, lawmakers, godfathers in battle royal (Guardian)
“Indirect primary is a maternity room for corruption. So, I stand with direct primaries.” This is the latest submission of Senator Shehu Sani, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who represents Kaduna Central Senatorial District.The view also represents the position of many members of the ruling party in the National Assembly, whose chances of returning to the National Assembly in 2019 is threatened by not-too-good relationship with their state governors or godfathers. Read more
Obama, Bush bid McCain Farewell (Guardian)
Meghan McCain, John McCain’s daughter opened his memorial service with a tearful and impassioned tribute, posing her father’s legacy. She said her father was a “great man” and she encouraged others to live up to his example, setting a tone that echoed the senator’s own fighting spirit as services began yesterday at the Washington National Cathedral. She said: “We gather here to mourn the passing of American greatness — the real thing, not cheap rhetoric from men who will never come near the sacrifice he gave so willingly, nor the opportunistic appropriation of those who lived lives of comfort and privilege while he suffered and served.” Read more
Trump Not Welcome At John McCain Memorial Service (Independent)
A motorcade bearing the body of Senator John McCain departed the US Capitol and was en route early on Saturday to the Washington National Cathedral for a memorial to be attended by political leaders, but not by President Donald Trump. Former presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush will lead mourners in the cathedral service for McCain, the longtime Arizona senator and Vietnam war hero whose bids for the White House were dashed by the two men. Read more
Venus Tips Serena to Win U.S. Open (Independent)
Venus Williams says she believes her sister, Serena, could be on track to claim her seventh U.S. Open title if she maintains the form she showed in their third-round clash on Friday. The seven-time Grand Slam champion was humbled 6-1 6-2 by her younger sister in their 30th career meeting and she said it was the best she had seen Serena play against her. Read more