In midterm elections that are widely seen as a referendum on President Trump’s tenure, a deeply polarized electorate will choose a new House, one-third of the Senate, and governors in states that will be crucial to the 2020 presidential campaign.…
Saudis tampered with CCTV cameras after Khashoggi murder (Aljazeera)
Turkish media have reported that staff at Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul tried to dismantle security cameras to help cover up the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The pro-government Sabah newspaper reported on Tuesday that the Saudis tried to…
Ekweremadu, Wife, Son escape assassination attempt (ThisDay)
The Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, and son on Tuesday morning escaped being assassinated by armed attackers. The armed men, according to a release by Ekweremadu’s media aide, Uche Anichukwu, evaded the security at the Deputy Senate…
Breaking: Labour suspends planned strike, FG to pay N30,000 (Vanguard)
The organized labour has suspended planned strike After the prolonged argument, Vanguard gathered that the Tripartite Committee set up by the Federal Government agreed on N30,000 new minimum wage. At the end of the first meeting of the tripartite committee…
DStv and GOtv beams UEFA Champions League
Matchday four in the group stage of the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League is headlined by the return matches between Juventus and Manchester United, Internazionale and Barcelona, as well as Atletico Madrid and Borussia Dortmund . The latter clash between the…
Girl, 11, murdered by stepfather after ‘bravely’ defending her mother who was being stabbed to death (Telegraph)
An 11-year-old girl was murdered by her stepfather after she “bravely came to the help of her mother” who was being stabbed to death in “a sustained and brutal episode of violence” at their home, a court heard. Christopher Boon,…
FG wants Google to extend free WiFi to market (Punch)
The Federal Government has called for the extension of Google Station’s free WiFi services to markets in Nigeria. The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, disclosed this in Lagos on Friday while declaring open the 32nd Lagos International Trade Fair. He…
What are the 2018 midterm elections and why do they matter? (Guardian)
Americans head to the polls on Tuesday for their first chance to pass judgment on Donald Trump’s presidency since he took the White House in 2016. Will Republicans will be able to keep control of both chambers of Congress? Or…
Wife vows to stand by husband who stabbed her 46 times (Metro)
A young woman whose cheating husband was jailed for 20 years after stabbing her 46 times has vowed to stand by him, a court has heard. Shannon Barnard, 21, suffered 14 stab wounds to her chest and breasts alone, and…
Gates Foundation Pulls Funding From Charity Chaired by Saudi Crown Prince Over Khashoggi Killing (Times)
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is cutting ties with a charity chaired by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, becoming the latest western organization to take a step back from Saudi Arabia and the Crown Prince himself following the…