Fayose alleges INEC, Police compromised in Osun governorship election (Guardian)
Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose on Friday alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Police and other security agencies were compromised in favour of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the recently-concluded Osun state governorship election. Read more
PDP Primaries: Those anticipating chaos will be disappointed – David Mark (Nation)
Former Senate President and PDP Presidential Aspirant, Senator David Mark on Thursday said that those anticipating chaos and disintegration of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would be disappointed as the PDP will emerge stronger and more united after the Presidential Primaries. Read more
NSCDC discovers $144,000 fake notes in uncompleted building (Punch)
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Maiduguri Command, said it discovered counterfeit currencies, amounting to 144,000 US dollars in an uncompleted building at Shagari low-cost Housing Estate in Borno State. Read more
Delta starts fumigation of IDPs camps (Nation)
Chief John Nani, Delta Commissioner for Environment, on Friday said that the ministry had started fumigation of the various Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps across the state. Nani, who made this known in Asaba, said that the fumigation of the IDPs camp was part of the government efforts to create a comfortable environment for the flood victims. Read more
FRSC disowns fake appointment letters in circulation (Sun)
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has disowned the fake employment letters of appointment into the corps currently in circulation in the country, describing it as a scam. This is contained in a statement signed by the agency’s Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday. Read more
Gunmen attack Jos metropolis, wipe out family of 9 (Vanguard)
Unidentified gunmen have allegedly killed family of nine in Rukuba road community of Jos North Local Government Area, a development that sparked up tension in the community and other parts of Jos metropolis. A resident of the area, who prefers anonymity, told newsmen that the gunmen attacked the community on Thursday night. Read more
Edo, WAEC train teachers to improve learning outcomes (Nation)
he Edo State Commissioner for Education, Hon. Emmanuel Agbale, has said that the Governor Godwin Obaseki led-administration will continue to focus on improving the capacity of teachers in the state, to improve their competence. Read more
Burundi suspends foreign NGOs to force compliance with new law (Guardian)
Burundi has decided to suspend the activities of most foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) until they comply with a new law imposing tighter controls on their operations. Silas Ntigurirwa of the National Security Council (CNS) said most of the estimated 130 foreign NGOs in the country “were not compliant” with a January 2017 law governing their operations. Read more
India lifts ban on women entering shrine (BBC)
Women of all ages will be allowed to enter India’s Sabarimala Temple, one of Hinduism’s holiest sites, after the country’s Supreme Court overturned a centuries-old ban Friday, the latest in a succession of progressive judgments to come out of the top court in recent weeks. A five-judge bench struck down the religious ban on women aged 10 to 50 from entering the temple in southern Kerala state, ruling it to be discriminatory and arguing that women should be able to pray at the place of their choice. Read more
7.5 magnitude earthquake rocks Indonesia (Punch)
Indonesia was rocked by a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake Friday, with the national disaster agency saying that “many” buildings had collapsed in the aftermath of the huge tremor. There were no immediate reports of deaths or injuries. Read more
Merkel plans to meet Macron, Putin, Erdogan in October (Punch)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday she and the leaders of Turkey, Russia and France planned to hold a summit next month on the situation in war-ravaged Syria. “We are in favour of a four-way meeting with the presidents of Turkey, Russia and France and myself because the situation (in Syria) is still fragile,” Merkel told reporters after talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Read more
EU’s Brexit chief puts Commission ambition on hold (Guardian)
Senior EU official Michel Barnier said Friday he would not to seek his political group’s nomination to become president of the European Commission and instead will focus on negotiating Brexit. Barnier, a 67-year-old former French agriculture minister, has taken the lead in drawing up terms for Britain’s European divorce with representatives of Prime Minister Theresa May’s government. Read more
Valiant D’Tigress fall to USA in FIBA Women’s World Cup quarterfinal (Guardian)
After winning the first quarter, D’ Tigress succumbed to a resurgent USA in the quarter-final of the FIBA Women’s W0rld Cup in Tenerife, Spain. The United States of America’s women basketball team shook off an inauspicious start to qualify for the semi-final with a 71-40 win over D’Tigress. Read more
Emery eyes seven in a row as revived Arsenal face Watford (Guardian)
Unai Emery believes restoring Arsenal’s confidence has been the key to his side’s revival as they look to make it seven successive wins when they face Watford on Saturday. When Emery took charge at the Emirates Stadium in the close-season, the Arsenal manager found his squad’s morale was at a low ebb after the disastrous final years of the Arsene Wenger era. Read more
US power into early Ryder Cup lead despite Woods defeat (Vanguard)
The United States made a strong start to the Ryder Cup at Le Golf National on Friday as Jim Furyk’s men claimed a 3-1 lead after the opening session despite a defeat for Tiger Woods and Patrick Reed. The US team are bidding to win the trophy for the first time on European soil since 1993, and made an excellent start. Read more
Wuhan Open: Injured Wang heartbroken as Kontaveit, Sabalenka reach final (Punch)
Wang Qiang’s dream run at the Wuhan Open in China ended in heartbreak on Friday as she retired injured from her semi-final with Anett Kontaveit, while Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the final with an emphatic win over Ashleigh Barty. Wang, China’s new great tennis hope, had to stop with Estonia’s Kontaveit leading 6-2, 2-1, while the hard-hitting Sabalenka beat Barty 7-6 (7/2), 6-4. Read more
2 whistle blowers arrested for alleged false information against bank MD (Vanguard)
The Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property has arrested two whistle blowers for allegedly misleading it with false information. Newsmen report that the alleged false information was provided against Mr Emmanuel Mbaka, foremost real estate developer and Managing Director of Platinum Mortgage Bank. Read more