Boko Haram kills 13 people in fresh Borno attack (Nation)
Boko Haram insurgents have killed 13 people and sacked two villages overnight in the restive town of Konduga in Borno State, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Brig.-Gen. Bulama Biu, confirmed the attack yesterday in Maiduguri, the state capital. Biu said troops repelled the invaders, who he said had repeatedly attacked communities in Konduga Local Government Area for years. Read more
Fraudsters collecting death benefits of living workers — PenCom (Punch)
Some unidentified fraudsters under the disguise of being relatives of workers and retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme have been approaching Pension Fund Administrators to collect the pensions of contributors. According to information obtained from the National Pension Commission, the fraudsters, who have been deceiving the PFAs with fake documents, have successfully collected the pension benefits of some living workers and retirees after providing ‘evidences’ that they are dead. Read more
How Ondo chief was murdered by house help (Nation)
The police in Lagos yesterday gave an insight into how Credit Switch Chairman, Chief Ope Bademosi, was allegedly stabbed to death by his Togolese cook at his Park View home in Ikoyi, Lagos. The cook, who was only identified by his first name, Sunday, had been declared wanted by the police. He allegedly murdered his boss on October 31, three days after he was brought from Ondo. Read more
Akwa Ibom people don’t want to be caged further, says Udom (Guardian)
How prepared are you and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to meet the determined challenge of All Progressives Congress (APC) in next year’s elections? The level of confidence here has no probability in it. We are talking about the biggest party in Africa, the largest party that has units everywhere. There’s nowhere you enter in Nigeria and mention PDP and people will be lost. Read more
Zimbabwe ‘excited to drill for oil’ after new survey (BBC)
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced the discovery of potential oil and gas deposits in the north of the country. Australian mining firm Invictus Energy, in partnership with the government, is to determine whether commercial drilling is feasible. An exploration well would be sunk by Invictus in Muzarabani district within two years, the president said. Read more
Trump threatens to shoot migrants who throw stones at US military (Punch)
President Donald Trump on Thursday warned that soldiers deployed to the Mexican border could shoot Central American migrants who throw stones at them while attempting to cross illegally. Trump told journalists at the White House that a group of several thousand migrants walking through Mexico towards the US border had thrown rocks “viciously and violently” at Mexican police. Read more
Sanctions on Khashoggi killers weeks away – Pompeo (Guardian)
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said it may take “a handful more weeks” before Washington has enough evidence to impose sanctions on individuals responsible for the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The murder has placed strain on the decades-old alliance between the United States and Saudi Arabia and tarnished the image of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto ruler. Read more
De Bruyne injury as Man City beat Fulham (BBC)
An injury to Kevin de Bruyne took the shine off a convincing win for Manchester City as the Carabao Cup holders eased past Fulham to advance to the quarter-finals. Spanish teenager Brahim Diaz scored in each half with his first senior goals to set up a last-eight meeting with Leicester or Southampton. Read more
Bolt’s Australian football dream collapses (Punch)
Sprint king Usain Bolt’s attempt to become a professional footballer with Australia’s Central Coast Mariners collapsed on Friday as his trial period was terminated after contract talks failed. The eight-time Olympic champion had been trying out with the A-League side for an indefinite period since arriving in August, hoping to fulfil a childhood dream to become a soccer player. Read more
Thriller in Paris as Khachanov maintains supremacy over Isner (Guardian)
Russia’s Karen Khachanov defeated American John Isner, 6/4; 6/7(9); 7/6(8) in a thrilling battle of serves that lasted two hours and 28 minutes. Their match on Court 1 eclipsed other contests of the day, including Djokovic’s victory over Damir Dzumhur, who retired at 6/1; 2/1; Alexander Zverev’s 6/4; 6/2 defeat of Diego Schwartzman; and Marin Cilic victory over Grigor Dimitrov 7/6 (5); 6/4. Read more
Undergraduate cultists arrested after a successful hit (Punch)
Five undergraduates of a tertiary institution in Owerri, Imo State, have been arrested for alleged involvement in secret cult activities. The Imo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps said the youths were nabbed after an alleged cult operation. The suspects were identified as Odili Ugochukwu (29), Jacob Emmanuel (20), Amakor Nnaemeka (19), Ihedioha Osita (20) and Ekeh Chima. Read more
