How escapades of Kwara Medical doctor shocked residents (DailyTrust)
Residents of Kaiama, a local government area in the northern part of the state, are yet to get over the shock of the news about Adebowale, their once beloved harmless medical doctor who reportedly turned to be their greatest enemy.
Speaking about the supposed gentle personality of the doctor, one of the residents, Mohammed Ndaji said, “It is difficult to believe that he can hurt a fly. He hardly talks; and even when he does, he does so softly. When we started noticing some things about him, it was initially difficult to confront or accuse him.”
The police in Edo State had arrested the 36-year-old self-confessed killer after the murder of one Emmanuel Yobo Agbovinuere, his regular driver whenever he was in town.
Agbovinuere had sought help for a protracted leg pain, but he got a lethal injection from his ‘friend,’ who stole his car in the process. Read more
Man dies during sex, another commits suicide in Lagos (Sun)
A man has died during sex, while another committed suicide in different locations of Lagos.
It was gathered that a male guest at Crown Inn Hotel, Adeniji Adele area of the state, had lodged in company with a lady for a short time service.
According to a worker at the hotel, the lovers ordered drinks and locked themselves inside the room making love, but after one hour, the lady came out and pretended that she was going to buy something outside the hotel.
The worker told the Police that they didn’t suspect that the lady was deceiving them that she was going to purchase something across the road, ” until after the time that they booked had expired, and we decided to find out why they did not want to respect the time . When we knocked at the door, there was no response, so it dawned on us that the lady who told us that she was going to buy something had not yet come back, so when we opened the door, we discovered a naked man who had died on the bed. Read more
Sanwo-Olu unveils Ketu-Ojota Peace Park, restates commitment to THEMES agenda (Independent)
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has officially unveiled the Peace Park at Ketu-Ojota, saying that it would serve as a source of convergence, unity and tourist attraction to Lagos residents, especially youths in the state.
Speaking at the formal commissioning of the Peace Park in Lagos on Saturday, Governor Sanwo-Olu said the initiative was to ensure peaceful existence among residents of the state.
The governor said the event was a clarion call to residents of Lagos State that they have a listening government, adding that the administration is committed to fulfilling its promises.
He noted that the government is committed to changing the face of Lagos to a bigger and better state, as well as touching lives in a deliberate and consistent manner. Read more
Rotary sensitises traders on disaster reduction (Nation)
Rotary District 9110 (Lagos and Ogun States) has celebrated the 2022 International Day for Disaster Reduction with a sensitisation of traders in Holloway Market, Oke-Arin, Lagos Island.
Representative of the Lagos Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, Mrs. Toyin Oguntola, who spoke on the ‘causes and preventive measures of flooding’, identified environmental infractions, water pollution, waste in drainage channels and fire outbreak, as some causes of flooding.
She, however, urged the people to adhere to preventive measures, such as, proper waste disposal, reduction in water pollution and a change in social and behavioral mindset, so a cleaner Lagos devoid of flooding and other environmental disasters can be achieved.
Rotary District Governor Omotunde Lawson noted that the event formed part of the club’s focal points in the area of environmental sustainability. Read more
ASUU: I pray such strike doesn’t occur again — UNILAG VC (DailyTrust)
The Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, says he is excited at the decision of lecturers in public universities to return to classes, praying such a strike would not occur again.
He said this while reacting to the directive of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to its members to return to classes, following the suspension of its eight-month-old industrial action.
Ogundipe, who spoke on the sidelines of an event at the university, said he was excited that the entire issue, which had kept students in affected institutions out of school, was being handled the way it ought to be.
He said that there was no university anywhere in the world without the students, adding that the institution was going to ensure that they returned to campus as soon as possible. Read more
Why I called #LekkiShooting photoshopped — Ex-General Enenche (Punch)
A former Director of Defence Information, Major General John Enenche (retd.), who described the #LekkiShooting incident as “photoshopped” and “cropped” has given the reasons behind his claim in 2020.
The ex-General who made the list of the 1,234 members of the Presidential Campaign Council of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, had come under fire on social media for his stance on the #LekkiShooting incident, which led Obi to declare that the LP would review the campaign council list and issue an updated list in due course.
On Friday night, however, Enenche released a press statement on his official Twitter page, @EnenchejohnEne1, addressing the issue raised. He said he only declared that the shooting was photoshopped because of an oath of allegiance he swore on commission into the military service.
He said, “Dear country men and women, following my appointment on the campaign council of Labour Party, there were reactions on the social media about my pronouncement concerning a video shot at the scene of #EndSARS incident at Lekki toll-gate on October 20, 2020. Everyone that commented in anyway was right based on the information at their disposal and individual analysis. Read more
Amosun will fall, fail again – Abiodun (Vanguard)
The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has hit back at his predecessor in office, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, declaring that he would fail in his anti party politics aimed to scuttle his reelection bid in 2023.
Abiodun who flayed Amosun for playing “dirty politics” and openly declaring to work for the emergence of a governorship candidate of another party next year, said that the former governor would fall once again as he did in the 2019 governorship election.
The immediate past governor at an interview recently declared that he would work against Governor Abiodun and support Biyi Otegbeye, the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) come 2023.
But Abiodun during a meeting with members of the Nigeria Automobile Technicians Association (NATA), held at the June 12 Cultural Centre, Abeokuta, on Friday, dismissed the former governor’s outburst as an “empty threat of a falling man”, adding that “my second term is already ordained by God”. Read more
Lady nabbed for allegedly stabbing boyfriend to death (Punch)
The Nasarawa State Police Command says it has arrested one Alice Mulak for stabbing her boyfriend to death in the Karu Local Government Area of the state.
The disclosure was made in a statement to City Round in Lafia on Friday by the state police spokesperson, DSP Ramhan Nansel.
The statement indicated, “Police operatives attached to Mararaba ‘A’ Division in Nasarawa State led by CSP Musa Babayola have arrested one Alice Mulak ‘F’ of Ungwan Gwari, Karu LGA for stabbing her boyfriend to death with a knife.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the incident happened behind City Rock Hotel, Mararaba at about 0330hrs when the deceased and his girlfriend engaged themselves in fisticuffs as a result of a misunderstanding. The suspect was arrested and the knife used in perpetrating the offence was consequently recovered based on the directives of the Commissioner of Police, Adesina Soyemi.” Read more
Minister inaugurates Ekiti airport as Fayemi leaves office (Punch)
The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, on Saturday, inaugurated Ekiti State Agro-Allied Passenger International Airport to the delight of Ekiti people who were excited about the landing of the first aeroplane in the state.
Coincidentally, the airport along Ijan-Ado road in the state capital marked the last project inaugurated for use by the administration of Dr Kayode Fayemi shortly before he was pulled out of office as governor at a modest occasion at the Government House.
The Ekiti State Governor-elect, Biodun Oyebanji, would be inaugurated as governor of the state on Sunday, October 16, 2022, for a term of four years following the expiration on Saturday, October 15 of the four-year tenure of Fayemi.
Sirika disclosed that the Federal Government would site a cargo facility at the airport, saying the Ekiti Airport was “an extremely very important project” which would facilitate the import and export of goods and commodities and drive the state economy. Read more
Syd Barrett to be subject of new documentary, ‘Have You Got It Yet?’ (NME)
Syd Barrett is to be the subject of a new documentary titled Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett And Pink Floyd.
According to Deadline, the upcoming film was co-directed by Roddy Bogawa and the late graphic designer Storm Thorgerson. The latter was the co-founder of Hipgnosis, the London-based firm that specialised in creating album cover art for rock acts.
The company made the iconic artwork for Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ (1973), ‘Wish You Were Here’ (1975) and more. Thorgerson had known Barrett – who died in 2006 – since the ’60s, and went to high school with him and Roger Waters.
Thorgerson passed away in 2013 at the age of 69. Per a statement, Have You Got It Yet?… “was completed by Bogawa with StormStudios photographer Rupert Truman and producer Julius Beltrame after Storm’s untimely death”. Read more
Discrimination against Afro hair is racism, pure and simple (Metro)
At primary school, I remember fending off hands that plunged themselves into my curls uninvited (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto)
I still remember the feeling of euphoria after I had my hair chemically straightened for the first time when I was 16.
It may have burnt my scalp, damaged my hair to the point of extreme breakage, and meant I stopped swimming for years (as relaxer negatively reacts with chlorine) – but I didn’t care.
I finally had the sleek, swishy ponytail I had always dreamed of.
Despite my mum telling me again and again how beautiful my natural hair was, external influences were stronger – and the overwhelming message from outside our home was that Afro hair like mine was not beautiful. Read more
Thousands call for Tunisian president to go (BBC)
Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Tunisia’s capital to demonstrate against the president.
Parallel demonstrations by political movements who are deeply opposed to each other were held in Tunis.
Both groups denounced Kais Saied as an autocrat who is reversing the democratic progress made since the 2011 uprising.
They also demanded accountability for the country’s economic crisis which has seen food and fuel shortages.
Critics of Mr Saied accuse him of staging a coup and attempting to turn Tunisia back into an autocracy – a system of government run by one person with absolute power. Read more
Eminem ‘in talks about headlining’ Glastonbury 2023 as Arctic Monkeys are also rumoured in line-up (Metro)
Eminem is reportedly ready to sign on the dotted line (Picture: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for MTV/Paramount Global)
Eminem is reportedly in talks about headlining Glastonbury 2023.
The 49-year-old rapper is set to join The Arctic Monkeys as a headliner on the Pyramid stage next summer.
A source revealed: ‘Eminem is wanted for a huge slot at Glastonbury and has been in talks for yonks.
‘His dates all line up and if they can get him on board, it will be the first time he has ever played at the festival.’ Read more
Fans descend on Canadian town where Rambo was filmed to celebrate its 40th anniversary (DailyMail)
It was Rambo-mania in the town of Hope, British Columbia, as stars from the film, their family members and fans gathered to celebrate the 40th anniversary of one of the most iconic action movies of all time last weekend.
The district of Hope, a town with a population of less than 7,000 situated amid the Cascade Mountains around two hours east of Vancouver, doubled as the fictional town of Hope in Washington State for the 1982 movie.
Filming of the Sylvester Stallone classic began all the way back in November 1981 and lasted until the following April.
The movie spawned four sequels, the most recent of which, Rambo: Last Blood, was released in 2019, to mediocre reviews. Read more
BTS to reunite for free concert in support of South Korea’s World Expo bid (National)
Record-breaking K-pop group BTS are reuniting for a concert on Saturday in South Korea’s southern port city of Busan, which is bidding to host the World Expo 2030.
Titled BTS in Busan, the free concert is set to take place at 6pm local time (1pm in the UAE) and is expected draw about 100,000 fans to the Busan Asiad Main Stadium as well as designated areas in Busan, which is more than 300 kilometres south-east of capital Seoul.
The concert comes after the seven-piece band announced a break in June from group musical activities to pursue solo projects, raising questions about their future.
With BTS’s oldest member, Jin, who is turning 30 next year, facing South Korea’s mandatory military service, the country’s defence minister said in August that BTS might still be able to perform overseas while serving in the military. Read more
Climate protesters charged after dousing van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ with tomato soup (Global)
Two women have been charged with criminal damage after climate change protesters threw soup over Vincent van Gogh’s painting “Sunflowers” at London’s National Gallery, British police said on Saturday.
A video posted by the Just Stop Oil campaign group, which has been holding protests for the last two weeks in the British capital, showed two of its activists on Friday throwing tins of Heinz tomato soup over the painting, one of five versions on display in museums and galleries around the world.
The gallery said the incident had caused minor damage to the frame but the painting was unharmed. It later went back on display.
Police said two women, aged 21 and 20, would appear later at Westminster Magistrates’ Court charged with “criminal damage to the frame of van Gogh’s Sunflowers painting.” Read more
Uzoho: How he turned his Old Trafford dream to reality (Punch)
Manchester United fan Francis Uzoho was just moments away from finishing one of the greatest goalkeeping displays ever seen on an apprehensive Thursday night at Old Trafford.
Uzoho, in goal for Omonia Nicosia, made 12 eye-popping saves against his boyhood club, before being beaten in stoppage time by substitute Scott McTominay’s winner to send Old Trafford into rapturous celebrations.
It was the reverse fixture of the group stage clash between the struggling English giants and the minnows from Cyprus in the Europa League.
United had managed a 3-2 win in the first fixture, after falling behind, with Uzoho on the bench. Read more
Brentford condemn racist abuse suffered by England World Cup hopeful Ivan Toney (Metro)
Ivan Toney has revealed he was racially abused after starring in Brentford’s victory over Brighton on Friday.
Toney scored both goals in Brentford’s 2-0 Premier League win, and on Saturday morning shared screenshots of an Instagram direct message calling him a ‘black c***’.
‘I wasn’t even going to post this but I woke up angry,’ Toney wrote on his Twitter account.
It is not the first time Toney has spoken out about racial abuse, with him and Brentford team-mate Rico Henry taking to social media to say that their families were targeted after the Bees won 3-2 at Everton in May. Read more
Frustrated Leicester held to goalless draw by Palace (Guardian)
Leicester climbed off the bottom of the Premier League table on Saturday but failed to make their superiority count in a frustrating goalless draw with Crystal Palace.
The stalemate at the King Power Stadium leaves Brendan Rodgers’ team level on five points with Nottingham Forest, who have an inferior goal difference.
Leicester, with 24 goals conceded this season, have the leakiest defence in the Premier League and although they were solid at the back, they were unable to find their cutting edge in the autumn sunshine.
The home side had the bulk of the possession and the better chances in the first half but clear-cut opportunities were few and far between. Read more
Godfrey is Toffees fastest player – Iwobi (Punch)
Everton star Alex Iwobi has claimed that Ben Godfrey is the fastest player at the club and not Anthony Gordon.
Frank Lampard seems to have turned it around at Goodison Park. The Toffees have looked good this season, and Iwobi has been one of their star performers in his new central midfield position.
In an interview with the Premier League, the Nigerian has claimed that Gordon is actually ‘very rapid’, but there’s one player at the club who’s even faster than him – Godfrey.
“Anthony’s very rapid, you know? He could be one of the quickest in the team. Read more
Man Utd’s Greenwood arrested on suspicion of breaching bail (Guardian)
Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood has been arrested over an alleged breach of bail conditions, British police said on Saturday.
The 21-year-old was first held in January over the alleged rape and assault of a young woman after images and videos were posted online.
He was also questioned on suspicion of making threats to kill.
Greenwood has been on bail since.
A police spokesman said: “Greater Manchester Police are aware of an allegation regarding a 21-year-old man breaching his bail conditions and an arrest has been made on Saturday, 15 October 2022.
“Enquiries are ongoing at this time.” Read more
Manny Pacquiao uses wild hologram technology to face off vs DK Yoo ahead of exhibition (Express)
Manny Pacquiao may not have been able to attend the press conference of his upcoming exhibition fight, but he still managed to make a unique appearance through incredible hologram technology. Boxing icon Pacquiao was promoting his bout against South Korean Youtuber DK Yoo, with the pair due to go to battle for charity in Seoul in December.
The cutting edge technology allowed Pacquiao to respond naturally to his opponent as they faced off, despite not being in the same room. DK Yoo, who boasts over 600,000 Youtube subscribers, was involved in the unusual virtual staredown with the ‘PacMan’ in Thursday’s press conference in Los Angeles.
It was the first time the technology has ever been used to promote a combat sports event, and it appeared to have achieved its objective by drawing eyes towards the fight in an otherwise non-eventful press event.
Philippine great Pacquiao retired in August 2021 after losing his final professional bout against Yordenis Ugas following a unanimous decision. But he has now come out of retirement to take on social media sensation DK Yoo in the exhibition clash on December 10. Read more