Davido confirms he’s getting married to Chioma in 2023 (Tribune)
David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has confirmed that he will be getting married to Chioma Rowland, the mother of his son, Ifeanyi Adeleke, in 2023.
This was made known in an InstaStory post of a popular UK-based Nigerian pastor and Davido’s close ally, Tobi Adegboyega.
In the short video, Adegboyega could be seen hailing Chioma, calling her “our wife, our real wife”. In response, Davido who confirmed they will be getting married next year said “Hundred per cent, going down, 2023.”
An obviously delighted Chioma appreciated the pastor in return and said, “Thank you so much, sir”.
In 2018, Davido released a hit single titled “Assurance”, and dedicated it to Chioma. The song was accompanied by a romantic video which featured Chioma. Read more
MC Oluomo to hold rally for Tinubu on Sunday (Punch)
The Chairman of Lagos State Parks and Garages Management Committee, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, has announced the proposed solidarity rally for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, scheduled to hold in the state on Sunday, October 9, 2022.
The Chairman had earlier postponed the scheduled rally citing logistics problems.
Akinsanya, in a statement he signed and posted via his Twitter account, announced that the proposed five-million-man walk will be held to support the re-election bid of the Lagos State Governor, Bababjide Sanwo-Olu, and his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat.
The statement said, “Tinubu-Shettima and second term of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu/Hamzat solidarity walk still holds on Sunday. Read more
Lagos court jails Italian for illegal possession of landlord’s property (Channels)
The Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja has convicted and sentenced an Italian woman, Floriana De Stefani, to three years imprisonment for laying claim to a property belonging to her landlord, Waterside Properties Limited.
Justice Mojisola Dada jailed the foreigner after she found her guilty of one of the six counts brought against her by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The judge, in her judgment, held that the convict used forged documents to claim the property where she was a tenant after the death of her husband, Luca Signorelli.
The court specifically found her guilty of using false documents and counterfeit seals to confer ownership of the property on herself. Read more
Lagos Parks Administration cancels daily levy, introduces N20k weekly (DailyTrust)
Lagos State Parks Administration, which emerged from the recently dissolved state branch of the Road Transport Employees Association of Nigeria, has abolished payment of daily levy by its members.
The Chairman Caretaker Committee of the parks administration, Oba Sulaimon Adeshina Ashade, said members will now pay N20,000 levy weekly.
He also appealed to all the aggrieved members and all tricycle associations affiliated to the union in the state to shield their swords and give peace a chance.
Oba Ashade, the Oniba of Iba, made the appeal at a stakeholder meeting recently held at the union’s office in Akesan, Lagos, noting that it was imperative for all to forgive one another and embrace peace. Read more
ValueJet begins commercial operations, introduces promo (Leadership)
ValueJet, Nigeria’s newest domestic airline is set to begin commercial operations in October 2022. This was announced on Tuesday during the official launch of the Nigerian domestic airline at Providence Hotel, Ikeja, GRA, Lagos.
The event which featured notable personalities, agencies, travel agents within the aviation sector, provided an opportunity to showcase the brand and its service offering to the Nigerian public.The airline which was founded in July 2018, is offering a new and flexible airfare pricing scheme to make flying more affordable and accessible for every air traveler in the Nigerian domestic air travel market, while offering passengers free trips on their first flights.
According to the chairman, ValueJet, Adekunle Soname, the company’s business model is poised towards ensuring that Nigerians have access to affordable flights through competitive pricing.
“Our mission is to reinvent air travel with our unique value proposition of safety, comfort, convenience, experience, and high value for money. We are pleased to be able to make air travel more affordable to everyone, underlined by our payoff line, Wings for Everyone.” Read more
NDLEA destroy 15 hectares Indian Hemp farm in Ogun (NewTelegraph)
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ogun State Command, has destroyed 15 hectares of Indian Hemp farm in Imosa enclave in Ijebu-East Local Government Area of the state.
The exercise was carried out in collaboration with Ogun State Government.
The exercise was carried out under the supervision of the state commander of NDLEA, Archie-Abia Ibinabo and the state’s commissioner for Forestry, Taiwo Oludotun with the Chief Security Adviser to the state governor, the Commander of the State Security Outfit (Amotekun Corps) and some top government functionaries.
The NDLEA boss, said the agency got winded of the plantation as a result of the information provided by members of the public, which necessitated the action put up by the officers of the command to set the farm on fire after its discovery. Read more
Lagos House of Assembly aspirant heads to Supreme Court to reclaim mandate (Tribune)
Lagos State House of Assembly aspirant for Ikorodu Constituency II, on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Oluwatosin Onamade, has approached the Supreme Court to reclaim his electoral mandate.
Onamade was an aspirant in the May 27, 2022 APC primary election which, according to him, was fraught with fraud and misconduct.
To seek redress, he dragged the Lagos APC, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and purported candidate for Lagos House of Assembly, Ikorodu Constituency II, Hon. Abiodun Moshood Aro before the Federal High Court but had the case dismissed.
Dissatisfied with the ruling, Onamade approached the Court of Appeal. Read more
Chimamanda Adichie receives Harvard’s highest honour (Punch)
Globally-renowned Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has received the highest honour of Harvard University, the W. E. B. Du Bois Medal.
She received the medal at a ceremony on Thursday.
The W. E. B. Du Bois Medal is Harvard’s highest honour in the field of African and African American studies. It is awarded to individuals in the United States and across the globe in recognition of their contributions to African and African American culture and the life of the mind.
The Hutchins Center for African and African American Research had stated that the medal was for people “who embody the values of commitment and resolve that are fundamental to the Black experience in America”.
Other recipients include Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Laverne Cox, Agnes Guns, Raymond J McGuire, Deval Patrick and Betye Saar. Read more
FG Earmarks N470bn for ASUU as Buhari proposes N20.51t budget for 2023 (DailyTrust)
The federal government has earmarked N470 billion for revitalisation and salary enhancement in tertiary institutions in the 2023 budget proposal.
Funding for the revitalisation of public universities is among the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), which has been on strike since February.
While presenting the N20.51 trillion 2023 budget estimate to the joint session of the National Assembly on Friday, President Muhammadu Buhari renewed his appeal to university lecturers to show a better appreciation of the country’s current situation and return to the classroom.
The N20.51trn estimate is N750 billion higher than the N19.76trn projected in the approved 2023 to 2025 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP), partly to accommodate ASUU’s demands.
The striking university lecturers, who are demanding N1.2trn, had earlier rejected a proposal of N150bn by the federal government for the first quarter of 2023. Read more
Beyoncé brands accusation by Right Said Fred ‘false’ and ‘disparaging’ (Metro)
Beyoncé has branded an accusation by Right Said Fred that she was too ‘arrogant; to ask permission to sample their music ‘false’ and ‘disparaging.’
The singer, 41, hit back after the group this week made the allegation at the 2022 Broadcast Music Inc Awards in the Savoy Hotel, London, saying she used their 1991 song I’m Too Sexy without consent in her Alien Superstar track.
Right Said Fred – brothers Fred and Richard Fairbrass – claimed that the Halo hitmaker didn’t contact them prior to releasing her track, which features on her new album, Renaissance.
‘Normally the artist approaches us but Beyoncé didn’t because she is such an arrogant person, she just had probably thought, “Come and get me” so we heard about it after the fact when you did. But everyone else, Drake and Taylor Swift, they came to us,’ the band told The Sun. Read more
Justin Bieber cuts ties with Kanye West for attacking wife Hailey: report (PageSix)
Justin Bieber has reportedly ended his friendship with Kanye West after the Yeezy CEO attacked his wife, Hailey Bieber, on social media.
Sources told TMZ on Saturday that the “Peaches” singer, 28, and Rhode Skin founder, 25, both think West, 45, went “too far” and they are “hurt” by his comments.
Justin, in particular, believes he has always been supportive of the “Can’t Tell Me Nothing” rapper, but feels the need to stand up for his spouse, insiders also said.
Earlier this week, West called out Hailey after she defended Vogue editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson for criticizing the designer’s controversial “White Lives Matter” T-shirts. Read more
Country superstar Keith Urban reveals why he has decided to put family first (DailyMail)
Keith Urban put family first this Christmas as he opted to tour around Australia instead of filming the next season of The Voice.
The country music star, 54, left the singing show to kick off the Down Under leg of The Speed Of Now World Tour based on the titular album he released in 2020.
He told The Daily Telegraph on Friday he was trying to balance his schedule with wife Nicole Kidman so they could take their children to visit their grandparents and extended family for the holidays.
‘My mum just turned 80 and Nic’s mum, who knows how many Christmases we get with anybody ever but particularly with our mums, I really cherish that chance to spend Chrissy with them and our family in Aus,’ he said. Read more
God of War: Ragnarok’ goes gold a month before launch (NME)
God of War: Ragnarok has gone gold a month before it is released, Sony‘s Santa Monica Studio has announced on Twitter.
“We are thrilled to announce that God of War: Ragnarok has gone gold,” the studio said on its Twitter page, before thanking fans and its partners “for supporting us over the course of development”. It finished by mentioning that we’re “almost to launch and can’t wait for you to play”.
A game going gold in 2022 doesn’t carry the exact same meaning as it used to. In previous years, it referred to the creation of a “gold master” which is a finalised version of the software that is sent to manufacturers to create discs, cartridges and other physical forms of the media.
It used to mean the game was finished, but in the digital age of live service and constant updates, the work doesn’t stop here for Santa Monica Studio. The game is likely to continue to be in development leading up to release, and post-release will receive updates, patches and bug fixes no doubt. Read more
Date set for Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor Who farewell (RTE)
Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker will make her final appearance as the Time Lord this month, the BBC has announced.
A feature-length special, titled The Power of the Doctor, will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Sunday 23 October to end Whittaker’s time on the sci-fi series, which she has starred in since 2017.
This episode is the last of three specials this year and will see Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor fight for her existence against some of her deadliest enemies – The Master, the Daleks and the Cybermen.
This will be the first time the three classic adversaries of the Doctor all feature in a single storyline since the show returned to BBC One in 2005. Read more
Lord of the Rings star lands next lead role (DigitalSpy)
The Lord of the Rings star Viggo Mortensen landed his next role, in a film directed by… Viggo Mortensen!
As reported by Deadline, the actor is starring in and helming a Western love story called The Dead Don’t Hurt, which begins production on October 12 in Canada, although it will also shoot in Mexico.
The film features Mortensen as a Danish immigrant named Holger Olsen, who begins a relationship with a “fiercely independent” French Canadian named Vivienne Le Coudy, played by The Girl in the Spider’s Web and Old’s Vicky Krieps.
They move to a quiet town to start a life together, but the Civil War tears them apart. Vivienne has to try and navigate both her loneliness and the trio of a corrupt mayor, a violent young man and his powerful father. Once Holger returns, the pair will have to come to terms with how they’ve changed. Read more
Ukraine invasion: Russia says 3 people killed in blast targeting crucial Crimea bridge (NewArab)
A powerful truck explosion seriously damaged Russia’s road-and-rail bridge to Crimea on Saturday, hitting a prestige symbol of Moscow’s annexation of the peninsula and the key supply route to Russian forces battling to hold territory captured in southern Ukraine.
The blast on the bridge over the Kerch Strait, for which Russia did not immediately assign blame, prompted gleeful messages from Ukrainian officials but no direct claim of responsibility.
Russian investigators said three people had been killed, probably the occupants of a car travelling near the truck that blew up.
Russia seized Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 and the 19-km (12-mile) Kerch bridge linking it to Russia’s transport network was opened with great fanfare four years later by President Vladimir Putin, who drove a construction truck across it.
Pressure mounts on Waldrum after Falcons fifth loss (Punch)
Super Falcon coach, Randy Waldrum, has come under pressure following his side recent 2-0 defeat away to Japan in Nadeshiko on Thursday.
Mina Tanaka scored twice within a four-minute second half span when the Falcons lost all discipline to hand the 2011 world champions victory. It could have been more, with goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie earning her place with multiple saves.
The defeat was his side’s fifth in a row and the nine time Women’s Africa Cup of Nations champions have let in 10 goals scoring two goals.
Despite guiding the Falcons to a fourth place finish at the recent Women’s Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Morocco, Waldrum, 66, is increasingly under pressure to keep his job ahead of the 2023 World Cup. Read more
Dzeko 3rd oldest player to hit 100 Serie A goals (FootballItalia)
Inter striker Edin Dzeko has become the third-oldest player to reach 100 Serie A goals after Goran Pandev and Sergio Pellissier.
The Bosnia international found the net during the first half of today’s trip to Sassuolo at the Mapei Stadium.
It was his 100th goal in the Italian top flight, achieved at the age of 36 years and 205 days, on his 244th Serie A appearance.
This puts Dzeko third in the chart of oldest players to reach this peak. Read more
Kylian Mbappe knocks Lionel Messi off top of Forbes’ soccer rich list (CNN)
Ever since he led France to glory at the 2018 World Cup, Kylian Mbappe has been anointed as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo’s eventual successor on the pitch.
Off the pitch, however, no one perhaps expected the Frenchman to overtake the soccer greats with the speed in which he has after the 23-year-old was named by Forbes as the world’s highest-paid soccer player.
According to Forbes, the Paris Saint-Germain forward will earn an estimated $128 million for the 2022-23 season before agents’ fees, a record in the magazine’s annual rankings.
Messi, 35, drops to second at $120 million, with Manchester United’s Ronaldo, 37, third on $100 million. Read more
Late drama at St Johnstone sees Celtic concede stoppage-time equaliser before grabbing last-gasp winner (IrishIndependent)
Giorgos Giakoumakis netted the winner for Celtic in a dramatic finale to their cinch Premiership clash against St Johnstone in Perth.
Defender Alex Mitchell scored a stoppage-time equaliser for St Johnstone to cancel out Andrew Considine’s 42nd-minute own goal and Celtic looked set to drop points for the second consecutive away match in the league.
But Giakoumakis turned home Alexandro Bernabei’s cross in the fifth minute of time added on to earn the Hoops a 2-1 win and consolidate their position at the top of the table.
The champions had wasted opportunities to extend their half-time lead and Joe Hart pushed Stevie May’s shot on to the post as Saints came into the game as an attacking force in the final quarter. Read more
Carlos Sainz feeling ‘fed up’ after latest pole position near-miss in Japan (PlanetF1)
After getting to within a tenth of pole position, Carlos Sainz admitted his frustration at his close-but-no-cigar qualifying results after the latest session at Suzuka.
Max Verstappen nabbed pole position ahead of both Ferrari drivers, Charles Leclerc and Sainz both within 0.057s of the World Champion-elect, with the Spaniard having another near miss for a possible P1 start at the Japanese Grand Prix.
Having gone close to securing pole in Hungary, Singapore and the Netherlands, Sainz thinks he knows where he went wrong this time around in Japan on his final flying lap, but is growing frustrated with not quite getting himself on pole – and hopes to get over that hurdle before the end of the season.
“It was a good lap, clean all the way until the last chicane,” said Sainz after qualifying. Read more
Oleksandr Usyk ‘considering dropping back down to cruiserweight division to secure more belts’ (DailyMail)
Heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk is considering dropping down to his former cruiserweight division in pursuit of more belts.
Usyk, 35, stepped up from his traditional weight class in his two bouts with Anthony Joshua, defeating the Brit on both occasions to claim the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles.
With a unification bout against Tyson Fury uncertain anytime soon owing to disagreements over scheduling, Usyk has mooted the possibility of him dropping down in weight again.
Speaking to Parimatch, Usyk said that the difficulty in being a heavyweight was the amount he had to eat, not the ‘giants’ he had to come up against in the ring. Read more
Novak Djokovic reveals what Medvedev told him after ‘surprise’ retirement from Astana semi (Express)
Novak Djokovic has revealed what Daniil Medvedev told him straight after the Russian’s surprise retirement from a closely-contested Astana Open semi-final. The second and fourth seeds did battle on Saturday afternoon but the walkover result came from nowhere, allowing Djokovic to waltz through to the final where Stefanos Tsitsipas is waiting.
Saturday’s meeting between the two tennis heavyweights was hotly-anticipated and Medvedev struck the first blow by taking the first set 6-4. Djokovic battled his way back into it by edging a tie-break in the second but the whole thing was thrown up in the air before the third set got underway.
Seemingly out of nowhere, and without calling his trainer, Medvedev had words with a bemused-looking Djokovic and then the umpire before it became clear that he planned to retire from the match.
Along with the packed-out crowd in Kazakhstan, Djokovic didn’t see it coming and revealed what was said in the exchange. Read more