Give us Naira Marley’s transaction history, EFCC tells Mastercard, Visa (Punch)
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has written Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. to furnish it with details on credit cards used by musician, Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley. The commission said the cards recovered from the artiste during his arrest were used for alleged identity theft and credit card fraud. According to court documents obtained by The PUNCH, the EFCC’s letters to Visa and Mastercard – titled, ‘Investigation Activities’ – were dated May 13, 2019, three days after it arrested Naira Marley. Read more
Eid-el-Fitri: Oyetola provides free train from Lagos (Nation)
For the third time since assumption of office six months ago, Osun State Governor Adegboyega Oyetola has provided free train for indigenes and others travelling from Lagos to the state for religious celebration. The free train service for those travelling for the Eid el-Fitri will depart the Iddo Terminus in Lagos on Monday June 3, stopping over in Abeokuta and Ibadan among others, before arriving at the Nelson Mandela Train Park Station in Osogbo at an estimated arrival time of 6pm. On Thursday June 6, the train will make a return trip to Iddo Terminus in Lagos, stopping over in Oyo and Ogun states after taking off at 10am from the Nelson Mandela Train Park Station in Osogbo. Read more
Buhari raises alarm over serious security problems in OIC Member States (Guardian)
President Muhammadu Buhari has alerted that many Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states are grappling with serious security problems, including terrorism, violent extremism and armed criminality. The President stated this when he read the collective statement of African countries at the 14th Summit of the OIC in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. In the statement read on Saturday, Buhari said the situation had been compounded by series of political crises in the affected countries. Read more
Buhari hosts Lake Chad Security Summit June 12 (Punch)
President Muhammadu Buhari says he will host leaders of the Lake Chad Basin Commission to an informal Security Summit on the sidelines of his forthcoming Second Term inaugural ceremonies slated for June 12 in Abuja. The president made this known during a bilateral meeting with the Chadian President Idris Deby Itno in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, on the sidelines of the meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Saturday. According to the president, the summit is to come up with new strategies to bring to a permanent end, the Boko Haram terrorism being faced by the countries of the Lake Chad region. Read more
President’s wife, again tackles Social Investment Programme over support to poor (Guardian)
Wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, has urged the National Social Investment Programme (N-SIP) to support poor people in Katsina State including those devastated by banditry. Mrs Buhari who was in Batsari, Katsina State on Saturday to distribute relief materials to victims of banditry, noted that although N500 billion was released by the Federal Government to assist vulnerable Nigerians, only a few had benefited. Read more
Date of Abia Assembly inauguration shifted to June 11 (Punch)
The inauguration ceremony of the seventh Abia State House of Assembly has been shifted to Tuesday, June 11, 2019. The event was earlier fixed for Thursday, June 6, 2019. The shift was made public in a statement by the Clerk of the state Assembly Mr. Johnpedro Irokansi. Read more
APC south-south chairmen pass vote of confidence on Oshiomhole (Nation)
State Chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the South South geo-political zone have thrown their weight behind the National Chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. They accused the Deputy National Chairman (North), Senator Lawal Shuaibu of trying to cause disaffection within the party. Rising from an emergency meeting in Abuja, the state Chairmen expressed confidence in the leadership of the Oshiomhole, saying allegations of high headedness level against Oshiomhole by his deputy were not true and baseless. Read more
FG calls on Nigerians to support fight against tobacco (Guardian)
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Mr Abdullahi Mashi, has urged Nigerians to support the fight against tobacco to avert lung diseases and other tobacco-related conditions in the country. Mashi made the call in Abuja on Saturday at the commemoration of 2019 World No Tabacco Day.This year’s theme is “Tobacco and Lung Health”. Mashi said that the event sought to raise awareness on the magnitude of illnesses and deaths from lung diseases, including cancer of the lungs, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pulmonary tuberculosis. Read more
LG polls: Bayelsa SIEC chairman quits over alleged threats (Punch)
Dr Bertola Perekeme, the Chairman of Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission has resigned his position, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. In his resignation letter dated May 31, Perekeme cited threats to his life and that of his family members as reasons for his decision. However, he hoped that the development would not jeopardise the council polls scheduled for August 10. Read more
Serve people or quit- Ohanaeze, COSEYL tell Governors (Nation)
Igbo group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has charged Governors and politicians in Igboland to serve the people who elected them into the office or quit from politics. The spokesman of the group Chuks Ibegbu also warned the governors against looting public funds and asked Ndigbo to watch their elected officials and what they do with funds that accrue to the zone. In a similar development, the leadership of Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL) has called on all the governors in the Southeast not to renege in fulfilling their campaign promises. Read more
Fayemi to inaugurate Ekiti 6th Assembly on June 6 (Guardian)
The Ekiti Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi will on Thursday, June 6, inaugurate the state’s sixth Assembly in Ado-Ekiti. The Clerk of the House, Mr Tola Esan, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen in Ado-Ekiti on Saturday. According to him, this proclamation by the governor signifies the inauguration of the sixth Assembly. Read more
I paid Zamfara workers May salary despite financial difficulties say, Matawallen-Maradun (Guardian)
Gov. Bello Matawallen-Maradun has said that he paid Zamfara civil servants May salary despite the financial difficulties he inherited. The governor said this is in a statement issued on Saturday in Gusau by the Acting Director of Press Affairs, Malam Yusuf Idris.The statement said Matawallen-Maradun told newsmen that one of his administration’s policies was to improve the welfare and working conditions of civil servants in the state. “When I took over the affairs of Zamfara State I met government owing workers May salary which I have already directed for its payment. Read more
NAPTIP seeks military cooperation against human trafficking (Guardian)
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons (NAPTIP) has sought the cooperation of the Armed Forces in the fight against human trafficking in the country. The Acting Director Defence Information – DDI, Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, said in a statement on Saturday that the Director-General of the agency, Ms Julie Okah-Donli made the appeal during a visit to the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Abayomi Olanisakin. Read more
Woman, 30, allegedly kills daughter in Enugu (Punch)
Enugu State Police Command on Saturday said it has arrested a woman said to be 30 years old for allegedly killing her daughter. The suspect identified as Ijeoma Nnaji, a native of Amankanu Amuri in Nkanu West Local Government Area was alleged to have killed her child, Chiemerie Nnaji who was a year and five months old on Thursday, May 30, 2019, for yet to be identified reasons. Read more
Lagos’ll be largest city in the world by 2100 – Mercer (Punch)
Global consulting firm, Mercer, has projected that Lagos will be the largest city in the world by the year 2100 with a population of over 88 million residents. A statement quoted the company’s Head of Strategy and Geographic Expansion, Pearl Siffel, as saying this during the launch of a new study in partnership with a human resources and management consulting firm, EZ37 Solutions. Read more
Jonas Savimbi: Angola’s former Unita leader reburied after 17 years (BBC)
The former leader of Angola’s Unita rebel group, Jonas Savimbi, is being reburied 17 years after his death. Thousands of former Unita fighters wearing white T-shirts emblazoned with images of Savimbi attended the ceremony in his home village of Lopitanga. His 2002 death brought an end to one of Africa’s longest civil wars. His remains were finally handed over to his family on Friday following confusion earlier in the week. Read more
Virginia Beach killings: City names 12 victims of mass shooting (BBC)
Officials in the US city of Virginia Beach have named the 12 people killed by a gunman who went on a rampage in a municipal building on Friday. City manager Dave Hansen said the victims – 11 local authority workers and one contractor – “leave a void we will never be able to fill”. The gunman shot indiscriminately before dying in a gun battle with police. Read more
Nigel Farage claims he is ‘banned’ from meeting Donald Trump during state visit (Metro)
Nigel Farage has accused Downing Street of being ‘petty’ and ‘small minded’ for allegedly banning him from meeting Donald Trump next week. The Brexit Party leader said Number 10 had told the US president’s team not to meet him during his state visit – a move he branded ‘absolutely ludicrous’. Mr Farage said a friend in Washington had informed him that Theresa May’s office had told Mr Trump’s entourage: ‘Don’t meet this guy.’ Read more
Blast at Russian explosives plant injures 42 (Punch)
A blast at a major explosives plant in central Russia Saturday injured 42 people and damaged nearly 200 buildings nearby, said local officials, Russian news agencies reported. The explosion happened at the “Kristall” factory in Dzerzhinsk about 400 kilometres (250 miles) east of Moscow, in the Nizhny Novgorod region. A local health ministry official quoted by the TASS news agency said 42 people had suffered light or moderate injuries, an increase on earlier estimate. Read more
Donald Trump says Boris Johnson would be ‘excellent’ Tory leader (BBC)
Donald Trump has said Boris Johnson would be an “excellent” choice for the Conservative Party leadership. In an interview with the Sun ahead of his visit to the UK, Mr Trump said: “I think Boris would do a very good job.” The US president said other candidates had sought his endorsement, adding: “I could help anybody.” Read more
Nanda Devi: Search for eight climbers missing in Himalayas (BBC)
A group of eight climbers has gone missing while climbing India’s second highest mountain. The team, which included at least three people from the UK, started to climb the 7,816-metre Nanda Devi East peak in the Himalayas on 13 May. When they didn’t return to the base camp as planned, a search and rescue team was sent to try to find them. However, a local official has warned that heavy rains and snowfall is affecting the search. Read more
Khloe Kardashian goes back to high school as she takes superfan to prom (Metro)
Khloe Kardashian went back to high school for the night as she took a superfan to their prom. And we are honestly so jealous. Fan Narbeh – who goes by Narbeh Kardashian on Instagram, naturally – made a splash at his school dance as he showed up with an actual A-Lister on his arms. Read more
F/Eagles settle down in Lodz ahead win or exit clash against Senegal (Nation)
After managing to qualify for the knock out stage of the ongoing FIFA U-20 World cup in Poland, Flying Eagles have settled down in Lodz ahead of the Monday decider against African brothers Senegal. The Paul Aigbogun led side posted a disappointing outing against USA in the second group match and managed to hold group leaders Ukraine to a 1-1 draw on Thursday but moved on as one of the best third placed teams, thanks to an impressive run in the opener when the team won 4-0 against Qatar. Read more
Former Arsenal player, Jose Antonio killed in auto crash (Punch)
Former Arsenal, Real Madrid and Spain star Jose Antonio Reyes has been killed in a car crash, his hometown club Sevilla said on Saturday. He was 35. Reyes, who shot to fame at Sevilla before a switch to Arsenal, followed by spells at Real and Atletico Madrid, was on the books with second-tier Spanish club Extremadura. “We couldn’t be confirming worse news. Beloved Sevilla star Jose Antonio Reyes has died in a traffic collision. Rest in peace,” Sevilla, where he spent two four-year spells, said on Twitter. Read more
Perrie Edwards jets to Madrid to support Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain ahead of Champion’s League Final (Metro)
Liverpool are getting ready to take on Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League Final, in Madrid. And Perrie Edwards is among those out there in Spain ready to cheer boyfriend Alex Oxlade Chamberlain on. Taking to Instagram, the Little Mix star shared a video of herself with her friends and family, as they tucked into some dinner. Read more
Naomi Osaka speaks out after shock French Open defeat ends hopes of Calendar Grand Slam (Metro)
Naomi Osaka did not hide her disappointment after suffering a surprise third round exit at the French Open and remarkably confessed she had already had the Calendar Grand Slam in her sights. The Japanese No. 1 put in a woeful performance on Suzanne Lenglen, with 38 unforced errors flying off her racquet, and tumbled out to doubles No. 1 Katerina Siniakova. Her 6-4 6-2 humbling was a miserable end to what’s been a terrific year of Grand Slam tennis for the world No. 1, who was chasing a hat-trick of major titles here at Roland Garros. Read more
