Buhari’s media aide, Adesina, threatens PUNCH State House reporter (Punch)
The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on Monday, unleashed a torrent of abuse and threats on PUNCH’s State House Correspondent, Mr John Ameh. Ameh and other journalists were at the Press Gallery of the Presidential Villa, Abuja when Adesina, a former President of the Nigeria Guild of Editors, walked in and, without exchanging courtesies, began to scream and gesticulate aggressively at the correspondent in the full glare of his colleagues. Read more
You shouldn’t have quit, Joe Abah tells BudgIT’s Seun Onigbinde (Punch)
Political Economist and Public Service Reforms advocate, Dr. Joe Abah, has explained to Seun Onigbinde the implications of accepting public office appointment after being a critic of the same administration. He told Onigbinde that, since he had opted to accept the job offer, he should have stayed on it. Read more
Soludo, Rewane, Salami named in Buhari’s new economic team (Punch)
President Muhammadu Buhari has replaced the Economic Management Team with an Economic Advisory Council, the Presidency said on Monday. The replaced EMT was chaired by the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo. The new EAC Buhari named on Monday had Prof Doyin Salami as the Chairman. Read more
Minimum wage: FG, labour meeting end in deadlock (Punch)
The discussions between the Federal Government and the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council over the N30,000 national minimum wage ended in a deadlock again as both parties refused to shift ground. A source in the labour movement said after the meeting held on Monday that the representatives of government were not serious. Read more
Tribunal judgment: Truth has prevailed, says Makinde (Punch)
Oyo State Governor, Mr Seyi Makinde, on Monday, described the victory of the Peoples Democratic Party on which platform he won the March 9, 2019 governorship election in the state, at the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, as the triumph of truth over falsehood. This was as the governor appreciated the people of the state for standing by him before, during and after the election. Read more
Rivers APC cancels congresses over court order (Punch)
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress said it had cancelled the ward, local government and state congresses slated for September 17, 21 and 28 respectively. The State Publicity Secretary of the APC, Mr. Chirs Finebone, said the congresses were put on hold as a result of the court order that restrained the party from holding the exercise. Read more
Appoint more judges to Abuja Federal High Court —Acting CJ (Punch)
Acting Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, on Monday urged Federal Government to appoint more judges to the Federal High Court. Justice Tsoho during the special session to mark the commencement of the Federal High Court 2019/2020 legal year in Abuja, said that this will help reduce the workload of judges. He said that the Federal High Court judges were overburdened with work in the outgone legal year. Read more
Nigeria’s Deputy Speaker becomes ECOWAS 4th Legislature MP (Guardian)
Rep. Ahmed Wase, Deputy Speaker, Nigeria’s House of Representatives, has been sworn in as a new Member of the ECOWAS Parliament during the Second Extra-Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament in Monrovia, Liberia. The Media and Communications Unit of the ECOWAS Parliament made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Read more
ECOWAS Parliament appeals to Nigeria to reopen borders (Punch)
The ECOWAS Parliament on Monday appealed to the Nigerian government to reopen its closed borders as it hampers on the implementation of free trade movement within the ECOWAS region. Speaker of the Parliament, Hon. Moustapha Cisse Lo, made the call in a statement at the opening of the 2nd Extra Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament in Monrovia, Liberia. Read more
It’s propaganda to say churches have money —Pastor Sam Adeyemi (Punch)
The Senior Pastor of Daystar Christian Centre, Sam Adeyemi, on Monday said that most churches in the country were financially stranded due t0 lack of financial management skills by their leaders. Speaking at a news conference organised by the Christian Financial Accountability Association in Lagos, Adeyemi said that many churches spent money without proper monitoring and records. Read more
Zimbabwe doctors protest at ‘abduction’ of union leader (BBC)
Hundreds of doctors have marched through the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, to condemn the alleged abduction of their union leader. Peter Magombeyi had organised a series of strikes over poor pay and working conditions in recent weeks. On Saturday, he sent a WhatsApp message alleging he had been kidnapped by three men. He has not been seen since. Read more
David Cameron says Boris Johnson ‘wrong’ to prorogue Parliament (Metro)
Former prime minister David Cameron says he does not think Boris Johnson was right to suspend Parliament, which he went on to describe as ‘counter productive’. In an interview with ITV News, Mr Cameron was asked if he thought Boris Johnson was right to prorogue Parliament for five weeks. Mr Cameron replied: ‘I don’t. We’ll wait for what the courts say. I don’t think it was illegal. Read more
Trump expects ‘close’ Israeli election (Guardian)
US President Donald Trump on Monday predicted a close Israeli election as his ally Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks to retain power in a neck-and-neck race. “Big election tomorrow in Israel,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “It’s going to be close… it’s a 50/50 election.” Israel is holding its second election in five months on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu battling for his political survival. Read more
Turkey says three million could return to safe zone in Syria (BBC)
Turkey’s president has said that up to three million Syrian refugees could return to their country to live in a “safe zone” in the north. Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the zone – which is already being set up in co-operation with the US – needed to be extended for the goal to be met. US-backed Kurdish fighters earlier moved back from a strip of Syrian territory along the Turkish border. Read more
Man stabbed grandfather, 71, to death after ‘voices told him to kill someone’ (Metro)
A man who stabbed a grandfather to death after hearing voices in his head that told him to ‘kill someone or they’d take over his brain’, has been sectioned under the mental health act. David Fleet, 21, attacked Lewis Stone, 71, while the pensioner was out walking his dog near the Borth Wildlife Animal Kingdom in Mid Wales. The judge said Mr Stone was ‘at the wrong place at the wrong time’, in what he described as a ‘horrific event’. Read more
Thailand Tiger Temple: More than half have died since rescue (BBC)
More than half of the 147 tigers that were rescued from a controversial Thai Buddhist temple just three years ago have died, officials have said. A total of 86 tigers have died since they were moved from the Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua temple, a tourist attraction known as Tiger Temple, in 2016. Thailand’s park service said many had died of a virus, having been weakened by the stress of relocation. Read more
Outraged mother hits out at daycare for feeding her baby another woman’s breast milk (Metro)
A mother has removed her baby from a daycare center after she saw him drinking another woman’s breast milk. Jessi Werkmeister said she was shocked when she picked her son up from Wee Care Childcare in Fenton, Missouri and saw a worker feeding him from a bottle that was not his. Werkmeister said her son was born four weeks early and suffers from ‘tummy issues,’ so she had been feeding him with a special formula. Read more
Rome stall owner refuses reward for €2,000 cash find (BBC)
A young man who found a wallet containing €2,000 (£1770; $2200) in cash on the street in Rome refused a reward after returning it to its owner. Mossan Rasal, a 23-year-old Bangladeshi citizen, went directly to the police after spotting the item on the pavement in the Italian capital on Friday. It was then arranged for the owner to collect the wallet from Mr Rasal. Read more
Pigeon poops on politician during TV interview about pigeon poop problem (Metro)
A pigeon pooped on a politician’s head while he was interviewed about a train station overrun by defecating birds. Democratic State Representative Jaime Andrade was talking to a reporter at a Chicago Transit Authority stop dubbed ‘pigeon poop station,’ when a bird demonstrated how the nickname originated. Read more
112-year-old White Sox fan finally gets to see his first game for his birthday (Metro)
A Chicago White Sox fan finally got to see his first game for his 112th birthday after rooting for the team for over a century. CP Crawford was born on August 25, 1907, just one year after the White Sox defeated the Cubs to claim their first World Series. His loyalty to the team was cemented after the White Sox won their second World Series in 1917, when he was ten years old, but he has never been able to attend one of their games. Read more
Adele’s ex-husband Simon Konecki ‘agrees to joint custody’ of son Angelo following divorce (Metro)
Adele’s ex-husband Simon Konecki has reportedly agreed to provide joint custody of their six-year-old son, Angelo, just days after the singer filed for divorce. Simon, 46, also agreed that all financial issues surrounding the end of the couple’s marriage should be handled ‘in private mediation’, according to legal documents obtained by The Blast. Read more
Constance Wu hits back at constant race questions (Metro)
Constance Wu has revealed that she struggles with feeling like she has to represent all Asian women in the media. The 37-year-old actress was profiled in The New Yorker, where she spoke out about her experience as an Asian-American woman. When asked how she feels about constantly having to address her race in interviewers, the actress quipped back: ‘When Tom Cruise is in an interview, people aren’t like, “What’s it like to be a white actor?” Read more
Minister of sports to resolve Dennerby departure (Guardian)
Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare has promised to wade into the situation concerning the coach of the Nigeria women’s national football team, Thomas Dennerby. The Swedish coach, who signed a two-and-a-half-year contract to lead the Super Falcons in January 2018, left the country amidst talks of quitting his role over claims that some influential members of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) were interfering in his work. Read more
Missing Kenyan boy featured in Roma social media campaign found (BBC)
A Kenyan boy who featured in a missing child social media campaign launched by Roma has been found and returned to his family. An image of the child, 13, was featured on Twitter alongside one of Henrikh Mkhitaryan when the midfielder secured his loan move from Arsenal. It comes after a girl from London was found after appearing next to the Serie A side’s new signing, defender Mert Cetin. Read more
Gary Neville slams ‘poor player’ Sokratis Papastathopoulos after Arsenal draw at Watford (Metro)
Gary Neville has not held back on his criticism of Arsenal defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos after his mistake led to Watford’s first goal in the 2-2 Premier League draw on Sunday. The Greek centre-back was attempting to play out from the back from a goal kick when his pass was diverted into the path of Tom Cleverley by Gerard Deulofeu. Read more
Lampard says ‘time is right’ for Chelsea’s young gun Abraham (Guardian)
Frank Lampard said Chelsea’s transfer embargo did not force his hand to play young forward Tammy Abraham, who has surged to the top of the Premier League goalscoring charts. With Chelsea currently banned from bringing in new players, Lampard has relied heavily on Abraham and fellow youngsters Mason Mount and Fikayo Tomori. Read more
Gary Neville explains how their defence will cost Manchester City the Premier League title (Metro)
Manchester City will not be able to win the Premier League title with John Stones and Nicolas Otamendi playing at centre-back, says Gary Neville. City have suffered in central defence after the departure of Vincent Kompany over the summer and a long-term injury to Aymeric Laporte that will keep him out until at least January. Read more
Napoli’s Llorente aiming for ‘revenge’ in Liverpool rematch (Guardian)
Fernando Llorente warned he was looking for revenge on Liverpool in Napoli’s Champions League opener on Tuesday, after being beaten by the Reds in last season’s final with former club Tottenham. The Spanish striker, 34, signed a two-year deal with Carlo Ancelotti’s side in the summer after being released by Tottenham and is looking for some payback for Spurs’ defeat in Madrid. Read more
Andrew Robertson an injury doubt for Liverpool’s Champions League clash with Napoli (Metro)
Andy Robertson is a doubt for Liverpool’s trip to Napoli in the Champions League on Tuesday night due to a knock. The Scotland captain could not train on Monday, but has traveled to Italy with manage Jurgen Klopp hoping he will recover in time to take his regular spot at left-back. The injury concern has only been described as a ‘slight knock’ by the club, and is extremely unlikely to keep Robertson out of Sunday’s trip to Chelsea even if he does miss the clash with Napoli. Read more
Aston Villa’s Anwar El Ghazi aims headbutt at team-mate Tyrone Mings during West Ham clash (Metro)
Aston Villa players Anwar El Ghazi and Tyrone Mings got into a heated exchange during the first half of Villa’s clash with West Ham on Monday night, with the Dutchman appearing to aim a headbutt at his team-mate. During a largely uneventful first period at Villa Park, the home side conceded a corner and Mings was unhappy with El Ghazi’s defensive contribution in the build-up. Read more
Cavani and Mbappe will miss Real Madrid clash, confirm PSG (Guardian)
Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani have lost the race to be fit for Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League visit of Real Madrid, the French champions confirmed on Monday. Mbappe injured a thigh and Cavani his hip last month, and PSG said the two strikers will resume the full training by the end of the week after revealing they would miss Wednesday’s clash at the Parc des Princes. Read more
Allyson Felix: Six-time Olympic champion in US team for Worlds for ninth consecutive time (BBC)
Six-time Olympic champion Allyson Felix has been selected in the USA team for the World Athletics Championships for a record ninth consecutive time. Felix, 33, only returned to competitive racing at the Great North City Games last week, just 10 months after giving birth to her first child by emergency caesarean. Read more
