Chartered accountant disappears on way from office (NewTelegraph)
A 26-year-old chartered accountant, Ms. Lateefat Adewura Belo, appears to have simply disappeared into thin air while returning from office.
Lateefat was said to have gone missing on May 15 while returning from her office at Ikeja and heading home to Gowon Estate, Egbeda.
Although nobody is sure of what happened to Lateefat, her family, however, believed that she had been abducted. Read more
Again, EFCC arrests eight suspected fraudsters in Lagos (Independent)
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Lagos Zonal office, has arrested eight suspected fraudsters for an alleged involvement in internet crime.
Tony Orilade, Acting Head, Media and Publicity,EFCC, said the suspects are: Adesanmi Abiodun, Olasupo Emmanuel, Segun Amudah, Aina Oladipo and Babatunde Olawuyi.
Others are: Oluwaseyi Emmanuel Fagbemiro, Felix Onyebuchi and Abdulazeez Ismaila. Read more
MPC directs CBN to restrict banks access to bonds, treasury bills (Nation)
Banks’ access to government securities is to be restricted, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele said yesterday.
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), said the CBN boss, directed the apex bank to initiate policies or regulations that will facilitate the restriction.
Emefiele spoke at the end of the MPC meeting in Abuja. Read more
Air travel records 18m passengers, 11 per cent traffic surge (Guardian)
The aviation industry has recorded an upsurge in passenger traffic, with no fewer than 18 million passengers now travelling the Nigerian airspace in a year.
The surge, compared with the 2017 figures, represents about 11 per cent increase in passenger traffic.
Similarly, the marginal growth trend continued in the first quarter (Q1) of 2019, with no fewer than 3.5 million passengers travelling through the airports.The Q1 report released by the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), showed an increase of 76,397 passengers and 2.23 per cent growth compared to the 3.43 million passengers recorded in the first quarter of 2018. Read more
Regulate price of flour, say bakers (Nation)
The Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria has called on the Federal Government to stop the planned increment in the price of flour.
A statement by its National Secretary, Jude Okafor, noted that the price of a 50kg bag of flour should not cost more than N8,500 as against the current price of N10,500.
The statement reads: “As partners in business, 90 per cent of our members are heavily indebted and produce at a loss because they are not allowed to cut standards to break through.” Read more
FIRS will exceed N5.32t revenue collection in 2019, says Fowler (Nation)
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) yesterday promised to surpass in 2019 the N5.32 trillion it made last year.
The N5.32 trillion remains its highest yearly collection so far.
In a paper titled: “The imperatives of regulatory processes, procedures and compliance in the Nigerian business sector” presented at a forum organised by the Nigerian-German Business Association in collaboration with The Nation in Lagos, FIRS Chairman Babatunde Fowler said the agency realised N1.6 trillion between January and March. Read more
Prince Charles agrees to meet Trump during state visit to UK (Independent)
Britain’s Prince Charles has agreed to meet with US President Donald Trump during his state visit to the United Kingdom in early June, CNN reported.
Trump and Charles, heir to the UK throne, are expected to meet for afternoon tea at Clarence House, the official residence of the Prince and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. Read more
Ciara off to Harvard for 3-day certificate programme (NYDailyNews)
Ciara has been accepted to Harvard, joining other celebs for 3-day certificate program
Ciara is the latest boldfaced name to jump on the Ivy League bandwagon.
The “Level Up” singer announced on Instagram that she was accepted into Harvard Business School’s Executive Education program in Business of Entertainment, Media and Sports.
“I always dreamt of going to college, but by God’s grace, my music career took me on a path that I’m so thankful for…” Read more
Man Booker International prize: Jokha Alharthi wins for ‘Celestial Bodies’ (Guardian)
Jokha Alharthi, the first female Omani novelist to be translated into English, has won the Man Booker International prize for her novel Celestial Bodies.
Alharthi, the £50,000 award’s first winner to write in Arabic, shares the prize equally with her translator, American academic Marilyn Booth. Celestial Bodies is set in the Omani village of al-Awafi and follows the stories of three sisters: Mayya, who marries into a rich family after a heartbreak; Asma, who marries for duty; and Khawla, waiting for a man who has emigrated to Canada. Read more
T20 World Cup Africa: Nigeria beats Botswana by 11runs (Nation)
Nigeria bounced back from their opening loss to Kenya with 11runs win over Botswana at the T20 World Cup Africa holding in Kampala, Uganda.
Today, the Nigerian side will be aiming for another victory when they host neighbour – Ghana in their third of the competition in its bid to find relevance in the competition.
Ghana will also be hoping to record their first victory having lost to Namibia and Kenya. Read more
Christian Pulisic: ‘There’s a champion mentality at Chelsea’ (Guardian)
Early afternoon at Stamford Bridge and the man who could yet prove to be the only new face in Chelsea ranks next season was still pinching himself to be here at all.
Christian Pulisic has had six months to contemplate life in the Premier League, having pushed to see out the season in fruitless pursuit of the Bundesliga title with Borussia Dortmund. “I’m still trying to take it all in,” he said. “It’s been a huge dream of mine, to play here in England. So to be here is incredible.” Read more
W’Cup: NFF gives Super Falcons semi-final target (Independent)
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has charged the Super Falcons to reach the semi-final of the FIFA Women’s World Cup that will kick off in France next month.
The 8th edition of the tournament will kick off June 7 and ends July 7 in France. Nigeria are one of the 24 teams taking part in the tournament. Read more
Manchester City and PSG should be thrown out of Europe, says La Liga president (Guardian)
Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain are “playthings of a state” who should be kicked out of European competition for violating Financial Fair Play rules, the La Liga president has said.
Javier Tebas, who has run Spanish football’s top league for the past six years, also warned English clubs they would be making a huge mistake if they backed a proposed new European Super League as it would “ruin” domestic football. Read more
FIFA briefs Flying Eagles on new laws of the game (Independent)
Flying Eagles have been fully schooled on best practices, moves and gestures to avoid on-field at the FIFA U20 World Cup finals opening in Poland on Thursday.
Immediately after the FIFA arrival meeting, traditionally held to welcome participating teams to the FIFA World Cup, FIFA referee instructor Jerome Damon took the players and officials on the new laws of the game, which would hold sway at the finals. Read more
Chukwu: I’ll return to Nigeria in sound health (NewTelegraph)
1980 Africa Cup of Nations winning Captain, Christian Chukwu, has expressed a strong feeling and optimism that he will return to Nigeria in sound health, following the surgery and treatment he received in London.
Chukwu travelled out of Nigeria last week Thursday, in company with his wife, sister and a doctor from the medical crew of the Super Eagles, all of whom the soccer legend said had encouraged him to remain positive about his chances of making full, concrete recovery. Read more
Record London Marathon entries pass 450,000 (Reuters)
More than 450,000 runners have entered the ballot for next year’s London Marathon, breaking the event’s own world record for registrations, organizers said on Tuesday.
The final total of 457,861 applicants from Britain and overseas represents a 10.5% increase on last year’s 414,168 bidding for a place in the world’s most popular marathon. Read more
Kano Pillars, Niger United continue winning streak as Seasiders draw again (Guardian)
Kano Pillars Handball Club maintained their 100 per cent record in the on-going Prudent Energy Handball League by recording their seventh win in the competition, which resumed yesterday in Abuja.Pillars defeated Sokoto Rima 24 to 14 to continue their match towards the top of the league, which is currently occupied by Safety Shooters.
In yesterday’s game, Pillars showed that they meant business with their coordinated display. They buried most of their chances while restricting their opponents from doing the same. It was close early in the game but once Pillars pulled away in the second half, Sokoto Rima found it hard to keep up with their opponent. Read more
Black armbands, a minute silence for Ogbeide at NPFL matches (DailyTrust)
As a mark of honour for the late technical adviser of Lobi Stars of Makurdi, Solomon Ogbeide, the League Management Company has directed coaches, Players and Officials to wear black armbands during fixtures of MatchDay 22 on Sunday, May 26.
In addition, the LMC said a one-minute silence will be observed before the kickoff at all the match venues in honour of the veteran coach. Read more
Mike Okonkwo football competition draws 72 teams (Guardian)
Organisers of the Mike OKonkwo football competition have revealed that 72 teams are participating in the 17th edition of the championship, which kicked off at the NIS pitch of the National Stadium, Lagos at the weekend.
The grassroots football tournament, which is organised by the Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM), will end on August 31. It has 64 male and eight female teams competing for honours in the championship. Read more
Solskjaer offers Pogba captaincy (Punch)
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is ready to offer Paul Pogba a captaincy role at Old Trafford in an effort to convince the midfielder to stay at the club, sources have told ESPN FC.
Solskjaer is looking for a new captain with Antonio Valencia set to leave on a free transfer at the end of the month.
Ashley Young, who signed a new one-year deal in February, is in line to take over from Valencia as club captain but with Solskjaer looking to sign a new right-back this summer, the 33-year-old is likely to have to settle for a reduced role next season meaning on-pitch captain duties are up for grabs. Read more