Cousins “rob, kill” tricycle operator in Ogun (DailyTrust)
Police Command in Ogun State has arrested two cousins, Damilola Famoriyo and Akinbayo Emmanuel Abiodun for allegedly hacking one Amos Oyemechi Chuckwuka to death after snatching his tricycle.
The suspects were arrested on Thursday, February 9, in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi who confirmed the arrest of the suspects to journalists in Abeokuta on Saturday, said the suspects allegedly killed Chuckwuka and dumped his body at a riverbank in Ijebu-Ode.
Oyeyemi said, the suspects were arrested following information received by policemen attached to the Obalende Divisional Headquarters, Ijebu Ode, on the 13th of December 2022, that a dead body which was later identified as that of a tricycle rider was found on the riverbank at the Agoro area of Ijebu Ode. Read more
Naira Scarcity: 2 killed, many injured in Lagos, Ogun, Ondo protests (Sun)
Two persons were killed and many injured when pandemonium erupted in Lagos, Ogun and Ondo states on Friday owing to the scarcity of naira notes.
The protest, which started from Lagos, escalated to Ogun State along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. It claimed two lives and injured many.
In Lagos, many banks were attacked, especially at Lekki and Ajah areas of the state.
The crisis started in the popular Mile 12 Market, Lagos when some traders rejected old Naira notes from customers. The customers took to the streets when they failed to convince the traders that the case was in the court and that the state government had instructed that people should continue to trade with old Naira notes. Read more
Sanwo-Olu calls for calm amidst fuel, naira scarcity crises (Punch)
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has appealed to Lagosians to remain calm amidst the fuel and naira scarcity crises resulting in chaos in the state.
Sanwo-Olu made the appeal in a live conference on Saturday.
Speaking, the governor noted that it was necessary to address residents in the state in view of the ongoing situation in the country, regarding the change of currency notes and the fuel scarcity and its attendant hardship.
Naira Redesign: CIBN sues for calm, reassures banks will remain open (Guardian)
The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) said it was liaising with the Body of Banks CEOs to address the current challenges caused by the cash swap and scarcity of the redesigned banknotes.
Dr Ken Opara, President/Chairman of Council, CIBN, said this in a statement on Saturday in Lagos.
He said that the banks would continue to remain open to serve the public as long as it was safe to do so. Read more
Gunmen bomb Ogidi police area command, kill 3 policemen (Vanguard)
Gunmen have again attacked the Ogidi Police Area Command in Idemili North local government area of Anambra State, killing three policemen in the process.
It was the second time in five days the hoodlums attacked the station. During the first attack, one of the gunmen was killed and the policemen on duty were able to drive them away.
This time, they succeeded in causing colossal damage by burning the building and destroying other valuable items in the area command. Read more
5 parties adopt Atiku for presidency (Punch)
Barely a week to the 2023 general election, five out of the 18 political parties in Nigeria have adopted the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar.
The five parties announced this at the grand finale of the PDP’s presidential rally holding at the Mahmud Ribadu Square, in Yola, the Adamawa State capital on Saturday.
The parties are the Allied Peoples Movement, African Democratic Congress, National Rescue Movement, Action Alliance and Action Peoples Party. Read more
Police arrest female gunrunner, 7 others in Zamfara (Channels)
Police in Zamfara State have arrested a female gunrunner who specialises in supplying arms and ammunition to bandits operating in the state
The spokesperson of the State Police Command Mohammed Shehu made this known while addressing newsmen at the police headquarters in Gusau town the state capital on Friday.
Shehu said the woman, Fatima Sani, 35 years old, was arrested following an intelligence report that she was bringing arms and ammunition to bandits in Zamfara State from Lafiya town in Nasarawa State. Read more
I can never work for Tinubu, says Segun Oni (DailyTrust)
Ex-Governor of Ekiti State, Segun Oni, has denied working to actualise the Presidential bid of Sen. Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate in the coming 2023 general election.
This is contained in a statement by the Director of Media and Publicity, Segun Oni Campaign Organisation, Mr Jackson Adebayo, on Friday in Ado-Ekiti.
Oni, who was the candidate of the Social Democratic Party, (SDP) in the last governorship election in Ekiti described a statement credited to Mr Oyetunde Ojo and South West Agenda, (SWAGA) of working with Ex- Gov. Ayo Fayose to actualise Tinubu’s Presidential bid as “a very dishonest statement and a cheap lie”. Read more
Judge Mathis, People’s Court canceled by Warner Bros. after more than 2 decades (Variety)
The verdict is in: Syndicated court staples “Judge Mathis” and “The People’s Court” will both end their run at the end of this season, Variety has confirmed.
“Judge Mathis” will wrap after 24 seasons, while this most recent iteration of “The People’s Court” wraps after its 26th season. Season 24 and Season 26, respectively.
Both shows come from Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Telepictures Productions and are distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. According to insiders, the decision was made due to the declining nature of the daytime syndication landscape. As local TV stations shrink their syndication dollars and the advertising marketplace shrinks for daytime syndication, first-run syndication has become a trickier landscape. At the same time, station groups have been expanding their local news broadcasts, also in a bid to save money. Read more
Pet Shop Boys take ”Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live” tour to Eden Sessions (ITV)
The Pet Shop Boys will be performing at Cornwall’s Eden Project this summer.
The show will be part of the duo’s greatest hits tour and will take place at the Eden Sessions on 28 June.
Pet Shop Boys Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe are one of the most successful duos in UK music history.
The performance will be a ”celebration” of their career which dates back to the 1980s. Read more
Dua Lipa concerned new album could leak online (MusicNews)
The ‘Levitating’ singer’s record company bosses are desperately trying to ensure recordings for the highly-anticipated LP are secure after a song she worked on with Pharrell Williams appeared online this week, with the offcut from ‘Future Nostalgia’ the latest in a series of unreleased tracks from the 27-year-old pop star to have made it into the public domain.
A source told The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre column: “Over the past month or so countless demos and rejected songs from Dua have been appearing online.
“It’s annoying as they didn’t make the album for a reason but obviously the main concern is to know if information about her third album is next. Read more
Disney’s Lilo & Stitch live-action movie adds Hangover star (DigitalSpy)
The Hangover and Bob’s Burgers actor Zach Galifianakis has landed himself a role in Disney’s upcoming live-action Lilo & Stitch movie.
Details about the film, and the actor’s role, are being kept under wraps (according to Deadline, while TheWrap believes he will be playing Pleakley), but most of these live-action adaptations of animated Disney favourites have stuck very close to the originals.
In the case of Lilo & Stitch, the film is the tale of a young girl named Lilo and her close encounter with the galaxy’s most wanted extraterrestrial – Stitch. Read more
Sean Penn premieres love letter to Ukraine at Berlin fest (France24)
Sean Penn premiered “Superpower”, his admiring portrait of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at war, telling the Berlin film festival Saturday the movie was also a wakeup call about Americans’ own fragile democracy.
The two-time Oscar winner was in Kyiv making a documentary about Zelensky’s rise from comedian to national leader when Russia invaded nearly one year ago.
In a series of interviews on that first terrifying night and during the initial months of the onslaught, Penn and Zelensky built up what they both call a close friendship. Read more
Russia has committed crimes against humanity, says Kamala Harris (Guardian)
The Biden administration has formally concluded that Russia committed crimes against humanity during its nearly year-long invasion of Ukraine, Kamala Harris has said.
“In the case of Russia’s actions in Ukraine we have examined the evidence, we know the legal standards, and there is no doubt: these are crimes against humanity,” the US vice-president and former prosecutor said in prepared remarks delivered in a speech at the Munich security conference on Saturday.
“And I say to all those who have perpetrated these crimes, and to their superiors who are complicit in those crimes, you will be held to account.” Read more
AFCON U20: My boys want to be the best — Bosso (Sun)
Coach Ladan Bosso has declared his Flying Eagles want to be the best at the U20 AFCON, which kicks off Sunday in Cairo, Egypt, and to do that they are prepared to beat the best teams in Africa.
The seven-time African champions begin their 2023 U20 AFCON campaign against fellow West Africans Senegal Sunday night in Cairo.
The Junior Eagles have landed in Egypt armed with an impressive record of 19 games unbeaten, 86 goals scored and 10 goals conceded, since they finished top of the U20 AFCON WAFU B qualifying tournament in Niger Republic in May 2022. Read more
Arsenal finish with a flourish to defeat Aston Villa in 6-goal thriller (RTE)
Arsenal twice battled back from behind as an injury-time own goal from Emiliano Martinez helped them to a hard-fought victory at Aston Villa and breathed new life into their Premier League title bid.
The former Arsenal goalkeeper and World Cup winner could do nothing as Jorginho’s fine strike cannoned off the crossbar and against the back of his head to settle a thrilling contest in favour of the Gunners.
Ollie Watkins and Philippe Coutinho had put the home side ahead on two occasions, only for fine strikes from Bukayo Saka and Oleksandr Zinchenko to level for Arsenal. Read more
Jim Ratcliffe issues official statement detailing plans for Manchester United takeover (Mirror)
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has confirmed he has launched a bid to take over majority ownership of Manchester United.
Britain’s richest man, who is the chairman of INEOS, has formalised his interest in wresting control from the Glazer family, who announced the Red Devils were up for sale in November. Ratcliffe confirmed he was pursuing a takeover in January and he is one of the parties that tabled a bid for the club ahead of the soft deadline for offers on Friday.
A statement released on Saturday lunchtime read: “Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS have submitted a bid for majority ownership of Manchester United Football Club. We would see our role as the long-term custodians of Manchester United on behalf of the fans and the wider community. Read more
Nick Kyrgios leaps to Matteo Berrettini’s defence and compares earnings to Jannik Sinner (Express)
Nick Kyrgios has leapt to the defence of Matteo Berrettini after the Italian was accused of prioritising advertising and commercial opportunities over his career on court. Italian tennis icon Nicola Pietrangeli recently slammed his compatriot for not focusing on tennis and claimed that Jannik Sinner was in fact the nation’s best player.
Pietrangeli said that world No. 23 Berrettini’s legs ‘don’t move in the way they should’ on court, and claimed he is more concerned with becoming a media star rather than dedicating himself to winning tennis matches.
And Pietrangeli also believes rising youngster Sinner is already a more accomplished player than Berrettini, who was defeated by Brit Andy Murray in an epic Australian Open first round match in Melbourne last month. Read more
Mikaela Shiffrin finishes world championships with slalom silver behind Canadian surprise (NBC)
Mikaela Shiffrin finished the world Alpine skiing championships with silver in her best event, the slalom, feeling the fatigue of two weeks of racing that included three medals, one gold and parting with her longtime coach earlier this week.
She finished 57 hundredths behind surprise Canadian winner Laurence St-Germain combining times from two runs in Meribel, France. German Lena Duerr earned bronze.
“It’s quite an unbelievable day after everything after these last two weeks,” Shiffrin said on the Swiss SRF broadcast. “It’s been the full range of emotions. For me, like a totally complete world championship with disappointment and excitement and triumphs and stress and everything. To finish today with another medal, that’s crazy.” Read more