Hardship: Ex-Sokoto Gov donates N1b to fill gaps his tenure created (DailyTrust)
The former Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa on Wednesday donated N1 billion as endowment to the people of the state.
Bafarawa ruled the state for eight years, between 1999 and 2007.
He explained that the gesture was born out of his desire to ensure he fills whatever gaps he might have created while in office. Read more
Spotify celebrates 10th anniversary of Wizkid’s hit song ‘‘Ojuelegba” (Nation)
Spotify Africa has celebrated the 10th anniversary of Wizkid’s iconic single “Ojuelegba”, a song that has revolutionised the music industry and solidified Afrobeats’ global presence.
“Celebrating 10 years of @wizkidayo’s Ojuelegba. Forever a classic”, they wrote on X.
“Ojuelegba” has achieved remarkable success, amassing over 55 million streams on Spotify since its release in 2014. Read more
Police bust fake job syndicate, rescue 16 hostages in Rivers (Leadership)
The Rivers State Police Command has dismantled a notorious job racketeering syndicate that allegedly specialised in advertising fake employment vacancies to defraud unsuspecting job-seekers.
The crackdown, which occurred in the Igwuruta area of Ikwerre local government area of the State, also led to the rescue of 16 victims held hostage by the syndicate.
According to the State’s Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, the syndicate was uncovered after the command’s Octopus Strike Force responded to a distress call from concerned residents who suspected a hostage situation at the compound where the gang operated. Read more
Court to rule on suit seeking Ganduje’s removal September 23 (Punch)
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed September 23, 2024, for the judgment in a suit seeking the removal of Dr Abdullahi Ganduje as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress.
At the previous sitting on July 5, the presiding Judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo, had fixed Wednesday, September 18, to deliver judgment in the suit but the matter was not listed in the Court’s cause list today.
Upon inquiry, it was revealed that the judgement was not ready and parties in the suit had earlier been communicated by the court registrar for a new date. Read more
FCT residents groan over difficulty to access FG’s N40k rice (Vanguard)
Many residents of the Federal Capital Territory have been experiencing difficulty accessing the Federal Government’s 50Kg bag of rice at N40,000.
A News Agency of Nigeria correspondent, who visited the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) headquarters, a payment centre, revealed that hundreds of residents were seen waiting to be attended to.
The people who crowded in front of the office complex said they had been coming since on Monday when the process began, without making headway. Read more
Police arrest Third Mainland Bridge vandal, hunt for others (Punch)
Operatives of the Onikan Division of Lagos Police Command have arrested one Suspect, Yakubu Yusuf, for vandalising a segment of the Third Mainland Bridge railings.
This was disclosed in a statement on X.com by the Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday.
According to the statement, Yusuf was arrested following information received by the division on the activities of some vandals operating along the Old School of Nursing area of the Third Mainland Bridge. Read more
NAFDAC shuts down illegal cosmetics factory in Lagos (Channels)
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down an illegal factory producing counterfeit cosmetic products at Benue Plaza, Trade Fair Complex in Lagos State.
Disclosing this in a post on its X handle on Tuesday, the agency said the factory was shut down after its operatives raided the location and discovered various unregistered chemicals and packaging materials, along with expired products that were being revalidated for sale.
During the operation, over 1,200 cartons of fake cosmetic products were seized by NAFDAC. Read more
How my daughter was bullied during NYSC — Gov Makinde (Tribune)
In a heartfelt address to National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde shared a personal anecdote about his daughter’s experience at the Lagos State Orientation Camp, highlighting her encounter with bullying and offering advice to the youth on facing challenges with confidence.
On Tuesday, Governor Makinde encouraged Nigerian youths to approach the future with resilience and optimism, despite the nation’s current difficulties.
Speaking at the Lagos State Orientation Camp during the passing out ceremony of the current NYSC batch, Makinde shared a poignant moment from his personal life to bolster his message. Read more
Yahaya Bello remains wanted, not with us – EFCC (DailyTrust)
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dismissed the claims by the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, that he honoured the invitation of the anti-graft agency.
The commission specifically said the former governor remains wanted for alleged N80.2billion money laundering charges.
Dele Oyewale, the spokesman of the agency clarified this in a terse statement sent to journalists in Abuja on Wednesday amidst several enquiries. Read more
Demi Lovato apologises to Alyson Stoner for letting fame get to her head between Camp Rock movies (EW)
Demi Lovato regrets behaving poorly on the set of Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam.
In the new documentary “Child Star”, the “Heart Attack” singer, who uses she/they pronouns, sat down with her Camp Rock costar Alyson Stoner, who uses they/them pronouns. Over the course of their conversation, the two actors discussed how their attitudes shifted between the first and second Camp Rock movies, which were released on Disney Channel in 2008 and 2010.
“I felt like more of an equal when I did Camp Rock, because the first one we were all at the Grand [hotel],” Lovato said. “Okay, the memories are flooding! I do know we had a lot of cast dinners at the restaurant,” Stoner added. Read more
Cardi B and Offset sued for not paying to use mansion in “Like What” music video (HNHH)
Cardi B and Offset are being named in a brand-new lawsuit, according to TMZ. This is stemming from one of the handful of singles that the former has put out this year, “Like What (Freestyle)”. At the time, the on and off hip-hop couple were on, and the former Migos member was supporting her vision for the track. He is the credited director for the single’s music video, which is why both are facing this legal issue right now. The majority of the visuals were taken at a luxurious and modern mansion Beverly Hills, California.
There was a rental fee, but allegedly, Cardi B and Offset never forked over the money. In fact, the plaintiff, which is the owner of the property, claims they didn’t because they knew it was expensive. Knowing that, the rapper’s representatives allegedly contacted the homeowner and said that a random client was trying to film a TikTok video. Due to that lie, he wiped away the rental fee. Read more
Woman who sold everything for £265k world cruise thrown off ship after WhatsApp comments (Mirror)
Jenny Phenix, 68, learned she would no longer depart on the journey of her dreams after she made several complaints about ongoing delays and other issues in a group chat
A woman who sold everything for a $350,000 (£265,585) dream trip around the world was banned from the cruise after her private WhatsApp comments came to light.
Jenny Phenix, 68, a divorced mum-of-two from Florida, sold off her possessions, liquidated her businesses and had been living out of a suitcase ahead of the three-year Villa Vie Odyssey’s maiden voyage. But following ongoing delays, Ms Phenix shared her frustrations with fellow passengers in the WhatsApp group that the vessel would not be docking in Miami where she was expecting to collect remaining items for the cruise. Read more
Islamist armed groups terrorize civilians in Burkina Faso — Human Rights Watch (AfricaNews)
The Human Rights Watch group has warned about the ever-increasing cases of attacks on civilians by the Islamist armed groups in Burkina Faso.
The rights group further said that the armed groups have massacred villagers, displaced people, and Christian worshipers.
They claim the group has killed at least 128 civilians across Burkina Faso since February 2024 in attacks that violate international humanitarian law and constitute war crimes. Read more
Delta passengers left with bloody noses and ears after severe cabin pressure issues (NBC)
Passengers said a pressurization issue on a Delta Air Lines flight Sunday left them with bloody noses and ears.
A spokesperson for the airline company said that Flight 1203 from Salt Lake City to Portland, Oregon, was unable to pressurize above 10,000 feet.
Crew members “followed procedures to return to SLC where our teams on the ground supported our customers with their immediate needs,” the company said in a statement. Read more
Michael Jackson’s children Prince and Paris pay tribute to uncle Tito following Jackson 5 singer’s death (Independent)
Michael Jackson’s children Prince and Paris Jackson have paid tribute to their uncle Tito following his sudden death at the age of 70 on September 15.
The Jackson 5 founding member and Michael’s older brother passed away from a suspected heart attack while driving from New Mexico to Oklahoma,family friend and former Jackson family manager Steve Manning told Entertainment Tonight.
Taking to Instagram Stories on Monday, Paris, 26, shared a throwback photo of her late father – who passed away in June 2009 – and Tito, which she captioned: “Rest in transition Uncle Tito,” along with a red heart emoji. Read more
Junos backtrack on shelving reggae, gospel, children’s categories (CBC)
Juno Awards had previously announced it had dropped the 3 categories for the Vancouver 2025 awards show.
The Juno Awards are reversing course on their plan to shelve three awards after strong blowback from the music community.
Junos head Allan Reid posted a message on his Instagram Tuesday saying that given the feedback the organization has decided to reinstate the categories for the 2025 show.
He said the children’s album, reggae recording and Christian/gospel album of the year categories will be part of the honours handed out next year in Vancouver. Read more
Hezbollah pagers that exploded were made in Hungary, Taiwanese company says (Fox)
Hundreds of pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria in an apparent operation targeting members of Hezbollah bore the brand of a Taiwanese company, though the firm’s chair told reporters Wednesday that another company in Budapest manufactured the devices.
Near-simultaneous detonations of pagers used by members of the Iran-backed Hezbollah terror group killed at least 12 people, including two children, and wounded nearly 3,000 on Tuesday.
Taiwanese pager firm Gold Apollo said in a statement that the firm had licensed its AR-924 brand of pager to BAC Consulting KFT, based in Hungary’s capital, and was not involved in the production. Read more
Lookman listed Serie A joint best performer (Nation)
Atalanta‘s Ademola Lookman and Udinese‘s Florian Thauvin were the best-performing players in Serie A round 4, as emerged from average player ratings in Italian sports papers.
Serie A Round 4 in the 2024-25 campaign is in the history books and two clear winners emerge from the latest fixtures in Italy’s top flight.
Strikers Lookman and Thauvin received the highest ratings over the weekend as both played key roles in their teams’ victories. Read more
Ricky Hatton pinpoints Anthony Joshua’s biggest improvement (DailyMail)
Ricky Hatton believes Anthony Joshua has undergone a significant transformation since his back-to-back losses to Oleksandr Usyk and expects an all-out ‘war’ between AJ and Daniel Dubois this weekend.
Joshua and Dynamite Dubois will go toe-to-toe at Wembley stadium this weekend in front of a record-breaking 96,000 fans as part of the first Riyadh Season card to be held in the UK.
A win over Daniel Dubois on Saturday night will place AJ in the elite company of three-time heavyweight world champions, joining the likes of Lennox Lewis and Muhammad Ali. Read more
No rivalry between me and Osimhen – Batshuayi (CompleteSports)
Galatasaray forward Michy Batshuayi has disclosed that there is no rivalry between him and Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen.
Recall that the Nigerian international joined the Turkish giant from Napoli this summer.
The former Lille star netted on his debut against Rizespor at the weekend. Read more
Italy’s World Cup icon Schillaci dies aged 59 (BBC)
Italian icon Salvatore Schillaci, the top scorer at the 1990 World Cup, has died aged 59.
Schillaci, better known as ‘Toto’, scored six goals to win the Golden Boot at the 1990 World Cup on home soil.
Italy lost in the semi-finals, but Schillaci was also awarded the Golden Ball as the best player and gained hero status. Read more
Italy’s World Cup icon Schillaci dies aged 59 (BBC)
Italian icon Salvatore Schillaci, the top scorer at the 1990 World Cup, has died aged 59.
Schillaci, better known as ‘Toto’, scored six goals to win the Golden Boot at the 1990 World Cup on home soil.
Italy lost in the semi-finals, but Schillaci was also awarded the Golden Ball as the best player and gained hero status.
Schillaci was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2022. Read more
Erik Ten Hag hails Marcus Rashford’s return to form at Manchester United (Forbes)
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has welcomed Marcus Rashford’s return to goalscoring form in the last week.
Rashford has scored three goals in his last two games; one against Southampton on Saturday in a 3-0 win at Southampton in the Premier League, and two against Barnsley at Old Trafford on Tuesday in a 7-0 win in the Carabao Cup.
“The goals not only have to come from Marcus Rashford,” Ten Hag said. “We need more goal scorers but I know from my first season here when he scores then it’s easier for the team when you have a player in your squad who is a guarantee for goals.” Read more
Alliance adds Mullan, Lee for Indianapolis (Sportscar365)
Alliance Racing has added Colin Mullan and Jackson Lee to its lineup for this weekend’s Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America round at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Both drivers will be making their first starts with the Indiana-based squad this weekend as part of a two-car effort, with full-season drivers Andre Lagartixa and Will Edwards teaming up aboard the second car.
Mullan and Lee come from different racing backgrounds, with the former having already won races in sports car competition after moving into cars at a young age. Read more