Estate electrician, accomplice attack Maersk MD, kill wife (Punch)
Two suspects, Ade Akanbi and Olamide Adegoke, have been arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command for attacking the Managing Director of Maersk Nigeria, Gildas Tohouo, and stabbing his wife, Bernadett, to death at the couple’s residence on No. 1 Luggard Avenue, Ikoyi, Lagos State.
It was learnt that the suspects also stabbed the man and forced him to drink a substance suspected to be acid.
While the corpse of the wife had been evacuated and deposited in the mortuary, the man is battling for his life in hospital. Read more
Fowler hands over to Nami as FIRS boss (Nation)
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of a new board for the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), subject to Senate confirmation.
A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, also said the President has nominated a renowned tax consultant, Muhammad Nami as the new chairman.
According to the statement, “Mr. Muhammad, a Tax, Accounting and Management professional, with highly rated qualifications and professional practice and licenses from relevant professional bodies, has almost three decades of practical working experience in Auditing, Tax Management and Advisory and Management services to clients in the banking, manufacturing, services and public sectors as well as non- profit organisations. Read more
Senate panel, Akpabio faceoff over NDDC gets messier (Guardian)
The face-off between the Senate and the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, over the fate of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) got messier yesterday as both parties traded allegations of fraudulent practices in the agency.
Also, the two parties traded blame on the delay in the inauguration of the NDDC board which was confirmed by the Senate last month.
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on NDDC, Peter Nwaoboshi, in a response to an allegation of being placed on a monthly consultancy pay of N1 billion by the commission, allegedly made by the Interim Management Committee (IMC), challenged the agency to publish the facts, if any, to substantiate the accusation. Read more
Court slams N1m bail on estate agent over alleged fraudulent property sale (Vanguard)
A 59-year-old man, Agbomabini Kolawole, who conspired with others and obtained N8 million under false pretences from a woman to sell a building to her was on Monday granted N1 million bail by an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Y.O. Aje-Afunwa granted the bail application and ordered that the defendant should produce two sureties as a condition for the bail.
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Aje-Afunwa said that the sureties must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and should be gainfully employed.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kolawole, who resides at Agege area of Lagos, is facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, obtaining money under false pretences and stealing. Read more
Senator converted constituency project to private hotel – ICPC (Punch)
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Offences Commission on Monday said a senator representing Imo State diverted a constituency project to his personal hotel.
The ICPC commissioner in the state, Udonsi Arua, made the claim during the celebration of the 2019 United Nations International Anti-Corruption Day in Owerri.
Arua equally alleged that another federal lawmaker, who procured tricycles and buses for constituency project, also packed them in his residence without giving them to his constituents. Read more
FG outlaws weights above 45,000 tonnes on roads (Nation)
The Federal Government will no longer allow weights above 45,000 tonnes on any road across the country.
Works and Housing Minister Babatunde Fashola broke the news on Monday when he hosted national executives and trustees of Public Transport Owners of Nigeria Association (PTONA).
The minister expressed commitment to the various road construction projects across the country. Read more
Why Kalu’s trial was fast-tracked, by Appeal Court President (Punch)
The trial of former Abia State Governor Orji Uzor Kalu was concluded on time due to strict compliance with the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) of 2015, Court of Appeal President Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa said on Monday.
She said the effective implementation of the law will curb criminal trial delays.
Before the law was enacted, Kalu’s and others’ trial lasted for over 10 years due to interlocutory appeals that suspended proceedings at the lower courts. Read more
Chilean military plane ‘disappears’ with 38 aboard (BBC)
A military plane with 38 on board has disappeared en route to Antarctica, Chilean air force says in a statement.
The C-130 Hercules transport aircraft went missing around 06:00 local time (21:00) after taking off from the southern city of Punta Arenas.
Among the missing are 17 crew members and 21 passengers, who were travelling to provide logistical support. Read more
Democrats lay out impeachment case against Trump (Guardian)
Democrats laid out their case Monday for the impeachment of Donald Trump, branding the US president a “clear and present danger” to national security as they prepared to issue formal charges against him.
Four months after a whistleblower sparked the investigation of Trump for seeking illicit political favors from Ukraine, Democrats said there was abundant evidence that he had committed bribery, abused his power and obstructed the investigation.
“President Trump’s persistent and continuing effort to coerce a foreign country to help him cheat to win an election is a clear and present danger to our free and fair elections and to our national security,” said Daniel Goldman, counsel for the Democrats. Read more
Ukraine and Russia agree to implement ceasefire (BBC)
Ukraine and Russia have agreed to implement a “full and comprehensive” ceasefire in eastern Ukraine by the end of 2019, after top-level talks.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky met face to face in Paris on Monday.
Five-and-a-half years of fighting between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed rebels have cost 13,000 lives. Read more
Arsenal gain first win under Ljungberg (BBC)
Arsenal came from behind to end their nine-match winless streak as Freddie Ljungberg enjoyed his first victory as interim manager at the expense of his former club West Ham.
Eighteen-year-old Gabriel Martinelli marked his full Premier League debut by side-footing an equaliser which cancelled out Angelo Ogbonna’s deflected first-half opener at London Stadium.
Within nine minutes, Nicolas Pepe had curled a magnificent second into the top corner and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang fired in a third. Read more
My drive for success pushes me to greater glory – Oshoala (Punch)
Super Falcons and Barcelona striker, Asisat Oshoala, has said her hunger for success pushes her to want more in the sport.
The 25-year-old, who is in contention for the African Women’s Player of The Year award, admitted that her drive for success for both club and country made her put in the best performance during games.
With three of the last five African Player of The Year awards and a UEFA Champions League silver medal, as well as boasting 16 goals from 22 matches this year, Oshoala expressed optimism about winning her fourth award as Africa’s best women’s footballer. Read more
Relieved, Enyimba plot Paradou AC’s fall (Guardian)
Enyimba heaved a collective sigh of relief on Sunday when the referee ended their clash with San Pedro FC. The 1-0 win gave the Peoples Elephant their first three points of the group stage after a faulty start on matchday one.
The players, their officials and fans celebrated the win as if they had already qualified for the semifinals of the Confederation Cup.
Explaining the team’s satisfaction after the game, Enyimba Chairman, Felix Anyansi Agwu said the win has raised the team’s confidence level, adding that they would now play their remaining games knowing they have the ability to beat any team in the group. Read more
200 golfers for 2019 Tiger Open (Nation)
NO fewer than 200 golfers are expected to feature at the 24th Tiger Amateur Open Golf Championship scheduled for between December 13 and 15 at the Tiger Golf Club (TGC), Adekunle Fajuyi Cantonment, Odogbo, Ibadan.
The Tiger Open is the biggest amateur golf tournament in Nigeria in which golfers compete in various categories for prizes.
The captain of the club, Alfred Amubioya told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday in Ibadan that the 2019 edition would be unique because of its composition. Read more
Rory McIlroy: World number two turned down Saudi Arabia event offer (BBC)
Rory McIlroy has ruled out competing in next month’s European Tour event in Saudi Arabia, despite being offered a large appearance fee.
World number one Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson are among big names who will be in action at the Saudi International in late January.
“It’s just not something that would excite me,” the Northern Irishman told the Golf Channel on Monday. Read more
Nobody will force NPFL players on me – Rohr (Punch)
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has admitted he won’t bow to pressure to invite players from the Nigerian Professional Football League insisting that only the outstanding stars of the NPFL will get a chance to prove their mettle in his team.
Rohr has come under heavy criticisms after overlooking home-based players for the senior national team but the Franco-German tactician remains adamant that there are no players in the NPFL better than those in his current squad.
“They need to be consistent first and show me that they are good enough to compete with the players already in the team else it will be difficult as I won’t just invite a player to the team for just the cause,” Rohr revealed. Read more
Lionel Messi to miss Inter clash (Independent)
Lionel Messi has been rested for Barcelona’s Champions League clash with Inter on Tuesday after scoring a hat-trick in a 5-2 win over Mallorca at the weekend.
The 32-year-old helped the Spanish champions go back to the top of La Liga on Saturday, as he celebrated winning a record sixth Ballon d’Or at the start of the week with another superb display.
Messi’s 35th La Liga hat-trick saw him snatch Cristiano Ronaldo’s long-held record for trebles in the division, with Antoine Griezmann and Luiz Suarez also getting in on the act for Barca. Read more
Maikaba, Oladapo among LBA nominees for November NPFL awards (Guardian)
Nigeria’s foremost League Awards, the League Bloggers Awards, has shortlisted four coaches and players each, in its monthly Coach and Player of the Month awards for November 2019.
Nominees for the Coach of the month award include previous winners; Abdul Maikaba of Plateau United and Lobi Stars’ Gbenga Ogunbote.
Enyimba’s Usman Abdallah is also listed, while Caleb Esu of debutants, Akwa Starlets, gets his first ever nomination.
In the race for the Player of the Month Award are the quartet of Ibrahim Mustapha (Plateau United), Daniel Jackson (Wikki Tourist), Austin Oladapo (Enyimba) and Isaac George (Akwa Starlets). Read more
Nkiyu: Why I dumped Nasarawa Utd (Nation)
FORMER Nasarawa United Head Coach Bala Nkiyu has revealed that he left the club due to refusal of the new club management to discuss fresh contract terms at the beginning of the new season after the Alan Cup pre- season tournament in Kano.
The former Flamingoes coach said initially he was not willing to take the team to the pre- season tournament in Kano which the team won but decided to lead them after pleas by the former chairman.
He said when the league season was about to kick off, he approached the new club chairman Ibrahim Osanga to inform him of his intention to leave if he was not ready to renew the contract he signed with the former management but he was not forthcoming. Read more
Maguire says top four in sight for improving Manchester United (Vanguard)
Harry Maguire has the top four in his crosshairs after Manchester United’s thrilling derby triumph at Manchester City lifted them to fifth in the Premier League table.
A week that started with manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer under pressure after a below-par performance in a home draw against promoted Aston Villa ended with a second memorable victory in a matter of days.
Fresh from deservedly seeing off Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham 2-1 on Wednesday, United won by the same scoreline at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday thanks to a breathtaking start and impressive gameplan. Read more
