Atlanta rapper 21 Savage has been arrested by immigration officials who say he is actually from the UK, reports say. The rapper, Shayaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, came to the US in July 2005 aged 12 and failed to leave when his…
Maltese port manager shot dead in Somalia (BBC)
A Maltese port manager has been shot dead in Somalia’s northern semi-autonomous Puntland state, officials say. Paul Anthony Formosa, who was the construction project manager for DP World, was killed inside Bossasso port. Islamist militant group al-Shabab has said it…
Venezuela’s Maduro warns of civil war (BBC)
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has said he cannot rule out the possibility of civil war as pressure mounts on him to stand down. In a TV interview, he warned that US President Donald Trump would leave the White House “stained…
Marcus Rashford ignored Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s instructions against Leicester (Metro)
Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford ignored Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s instructions during the Red Devils’ 1-0 win against Leicester. The Norwegian made it eight wins out of nine as caretaker boss thanks to Rashford’s effort in the first half at the…
*Ambode will no longer be removed – Tinubu (Punch) * Lagos APC elders settle Ambode, House of Assembly rift (Nation)
Ambode will no longer be removed – Tinubu (Punch) A national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, on Sunday said that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos would no longer be removed from office. Tinubu, who spoke after a…
*Lagos records 134% rise in sexual abuse, domestic violence (Punch) * Onnoghen to ask CCT chair to disqualify self for alleged fraud (Punch)
Lagos records 134% rise in sexual abuse, domestic violence (Punch) The 2018 report of the Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team of the Ministry of Justice, Lagos State, has shown a 134 per cent increase in cases of rape, defilement…
*Osinbajo survives helicopter crash (Nation) *Onnoghen’s trial, proof of deeper rot in judiciary – SANs (Punch)
Osinbajo survives helicopter crash (Nation) A Presidential Fleet helicopter has crashed near Kabba in Kogi state. An impeccable Presidency source told The Nation that the helicopter was conveying Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. “The Vice President and his brother were among…
*I only touched her private parts, I didn’t penetrate – Motorcyclist arrested for defiling seven-year-old cousin (Punch) * CCT serves Onnoghen trial notice (Nation)
I only touched her private parts, I didn’t penetrate – Motorcyclist arrested for defiling seven-year-old cousin (Punch) Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a commercial motorcyclist, Itoro Udoh, for allegedly defiling his seven-year-old cousin. The victim is…