‘I can’t be deported,’ woman who threatened Nigerians in TikTok boasts (Leadership)
A Canada-based Nigerian woman, Amaka Patience Sunnberger, has sparked controversy after dismissing the possibility of her arrest or deportation following a call by the Nigerian House of Representatives demanding her prosecution by the Canadian government.
In a video that went viral on X.com (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, Sunnberger, who claims to hold Canadian citizenship, asserted her immunity from legal actions in Canada, contrasting the country’s legal system with that of Nigeria.
Speaking in Pidgin English, Sunnberger said, “Somebody just send me message, say them arrest me, say them wan deport me, with passport? I be Canada pikin,” she state. “See am now, I dey house, why I go dey lie?” Read more
Actress Uche Ogbodo cries out over loss of stores (Nation)
Movie star, Uche Ogbodo, has shared a heartbreaking post on Instagram, revealing that she and her husband have lost their stores.
Although the cause of the loss remains unclear, Uche expressed her deep sorrow, stating that she has been in pain for months.
She shared old videos of her store, saying it’s like watching her heart bleed. Read more
‘‘We can’t be intimidated,’’ says NLC’s Ajaero after police interrogation (Vanguard)
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero, has declared that the union will not be intimidated by external pressures, following his appearance at the Intelligence Response Team, IRT, headquarters in Abuja on Thursday.
Ajaero, who was invited by the police to address allegations of terrorism financing, cybercrime, subversion, criminal conspiracy, and treasonable felony, arrived at the IRT office at 10:17 a.m. and left shortly after 11:15 a.m.
He was accompanied by prominent human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN), activist Deji Adeyanju, and other senior NLC officials. Read more
Beaten & Bruised: This final-year LASU student is crying for justice (DailyTrust)
Udouko Ememabasi, a student at the Lagos State University (LASU), has cried out for justice after enduring an attack on the alleged order of her landlord, Idowu Shodipo, and his mother.
In a chat with Daily Trust, Ememabasi said trouble started when she and her friend, Eseh Gift Uduoghene, returned home at about 8pm on August 12, 2024, and found a waste bin in front of their room.
“We asked our neighbour if he knew who put the dustbin there. He said it was our landlord. We went to meet the landlord but met his mother in her shop and asked why her son did that.” Read more
Afam Osigwe sworn in as 32nd NBA President (Channels)
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Afam Osigwe, has taken taken his oath of office and has been inaugurated as the 32nd President of the Nigerian Bar Association.
Osigwe will lead the association alongside other newly sworn-in national officers of the bar for the next two years.
He takes over from the immediate past president of the association, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Yakubu Maikyau. Read more
Police kill notorious A’Ibom kidnap kingpin (Punch)
Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have neutralised a notorious kidnapping kingpin and leader of the Bling Bling Marine Strike Force, one Ubong Effiong Archibong, alias ‘Condiment.’
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Timfon John, disclosed this in a statement issued in Uyo, the state capital, titled “Notorious Kidnap Kingpin/Sea Pirate Meets Waterloo” on Thursday.
She stated that the suspect was killed in a gun battle with operatives of the Command at his hideout in Uyanga Community, Cross River State, and a G3 rifle with ammunition was recovered from him. Read more
A’Ibom CP dies after undergoing surgery in Lagos (NewTelegraph)
The Commissioner of Police, Akwa Ibom State Command, Waheed Ayilara, has been pronounced dead by medical experts after undergoing surgery in a Lagos State hospital.
Ayilara was pronounced dead by medical experts at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja where he undergo the surgery.
Ayilara’s demise on Thursday came barely six months after his redeployment to Akwa Ibom State Police Command to boost security in the state. Read more
Elections: We will win Edo, southeastern states, says Ganduje (Sun)
Umar Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has stated that his party will recapture Edo State in the next Governorship Elections on September 21, 2024.
Ganduje said, “Edo, which is coming on the 21st of September, I believe our campaign is in high spirits. We are getting ready for that election, and we believe we will be able to recover our state because it was an APC state, but due to internal wranglings, we lost it to the PDP. However, we are sure we will recover that state.”
He made this known while speaking to members of the Kano Correspondent Chapel of the NUJ in his office on Thursday. Read more
Grandma, 89, lost in Alps for 5 days survives by befriending fox (Metro)
A grandma survived four nights lost in the Alps by befriending a fox and drinking rainwater.
Giuseppina Bardelli, 89, was foraging for mushrooms on August 21 when she became dizzy and tumbled 20ft into a gully around Monterecchio.
Her son, Sergio, raised the alarm his mum was missing and summoned helicopters and drones to help with the search. Read more
Woman who took vulnerable man’s mobility scooter and left him to die in freezing conditions is jailed (Independent)
A woman who stole a vulnerable man’s mobility scooter, dragged him along the ground and “cruelly” left him to die in freezing conditions has been jailed.
Kimberley Ann Hawkins, 41, previously admitted killing Neil Shadwick after taking his scooter outside a Tesco superstore in Gloucestershire on 22 January last year.
Hawkins sped away on the scooter, dragging the father-of-two as he desperately clung on for up to a minute, before later dumping the vehicle on Bisley Old Road in Stroud, where it was found by a member of the public at about 8am. Read more
Barry Keoghan just joined the star-studded cast of 1 of next year’s most-hyped movies (HuffPost)
Barry Keoghan has become the latest addition to the cast of the Peaky Blinders movie.
On Thursday afternoon, it was revealed that the Oscar nominee would be joining Cillian Murphy in the upcoming movie adaptation of the hit BBC drama.
The Saltburn actor is the latest addition to the cast after Golden Globe-nominated star of Dune and The Greatest Showman, Rebecca Ferguson, was confirmed to be playing a new character last month. Read more
Francis Ford Coppola says James Gandolfini helped inspire ‘‘Megalopolis’’ script (IndieWire)
Francis Ford Coppola is detailing just how influential late icon James Gandolfini was on “Megalopolis.”
Coppola told Rolling Stone that his long-gestating script for the epic was almost greenlit back in 2001. During that time, Coppola conducted table readings of an earlier “Megalopolis” draft with actors Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Edie Falco, and Uma Thurman. While none of these stars appear in the 2024 feature, it turns out that “Megalopolis” has a deeper Sopranos connection beyond just Falco being part of the initial ensemble. Read more
ABBA demand Trump cease playing their music at campaign events (Consequence)
ABBA have joined the chorus of artists demanding that Donald Trump cease playing their music at campaign rallies.
The legendary pop group has instructed its record label, Universal Music, to inform Trump’s campaign that it does not have permission or license to use its music, according to Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet.
“Together with the members of Abba, we have discovered that videos have been released where ABBA’s music/videos has been used at Trump events, and we have therefore requested that such use be immediately taken down and removed,” Universal Music said in a statement released on Thursday, August 29th. Read more
NCT’s Taeil exits K-Pop group following sex crime allegations, label confirms (Variety)
SM Entertainment — the K-pop agency home to NCT, Aespa, Riize and more — has announced a member of NCT has been removed from the band following an accusation of an unspecified sexual abuse.
In a statement uploaded to X, SM Entertainment said 30-year-old Taeil had been “accused in a criminal case in relation to a sexual crime.” A spokesperson for the agency told Variety, “While assessing the facts related to this matter, we recognized the severity of the issue and determined that he can no longer continue team activities. After discussing with Taeil, it’s been decided that he will withdraw from the team.” Read more
EU’s top diplomat seeks sanctions against Israeli ministers (AlJazeera)
The European Union’s foreign policy chief has urged the bloc’s 27 member states to impose sanctions against some Israeli ministers for their “hate messages” against Palestinians.
Josep Borrell, speaking before the EU’s foreign and defence ministers’ meeting in Brussels on Thursday, said Israeli ministers had made statements that go “clearly against international law and is an invitation to commit war crimes”.
He did not name the ministers. However, in recent weeks Borrell has publicly criticised far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich for statements he described as “sinister”. Read more
D’Tigress: Paris Games’ showing helps Nigeria to 8th in FIBA rankings (Vanguard)
Nigeria has jumped four places in the latest edition of the FIBA World Ranking Women, moving into the top 10 of the rankings and eighth place.
Nigeria, represented by D’Tigress, the senior national women’s basketball team, had entered the history books a few weeks ago at the Paris Olympic Games.
D’Tigress had secured two wins from three games for the first time to become the first African side (either male or female) to compete in the quarter-finals at the Olympics. Read more
AFCON 2025 Qualifier: Rohr unveils squad for Super Eagles clash (CompleteSports)
Benin Republic head coach, Gernot Rohr on Thursday unveiled a 25-man squad for his side’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying tie against the Super Eagles of Nigeria.
Captain Steve Mounie, Jodel Dossou and veteran goalkeeper Saturnin Allagbe are some of the regular stars named in the squad by Rohr.
Mounie and Dossou were on target in Benin’s 2-1 victory over the Super Eagles in June. Read more
My wife packed my bags for China after seeing salary, bonuses – Ideye (Punch)
Former Nigeria forward, Brown Ideye, on Wednesday, revealed his wife’s reaction after she saw his proposed salary and bonuses when the Chinese Super League team, Tianjin TEDA, wanted to sign him.
He said though he had not planned to ply his trade in China, the monetary compensation that came with the TEDA’s deal changed the story.
In a post on his X.com account, the AFCON 2013 winner said after he told his wife the numbers, she immediately packed his bags and prepared him for travelling the next day. Read more
Kylian Mbappe hacked as Twitter account makes Man Utd transfer claim, insults Lionel Messi (Mirror)
Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe’s social media was hacked with posts about ‘MBAPPE’ token hitting 90,000 sales along with a Manchester United transfer tease and a comment on the Cristiano Ronaldo-Lionel Messi rivalry.
Mbappe’s Twitter /X account was hacked overnight and released the token ‘MBAPPE’ along with several posts about Manchester United and Ronaldo ’s long-standing rivalry with Lionel Messi. The tweets have since been deleted.
Mbappe fired a bunch of Manchester United-centric tweets. First he posted “Manchester is Red” before talking about infamous United social media account @UTDTrey, insisting he had “the best account on ft”. Read more
Newcastle’s Trippier announces England retirement (BBC)
England defender Kieran Trippier has announced his retirement from international football.
The 33-year-old was capped 54 times with his only goal coming against Croatia in the 2018 World Cup semi-final defeat in Moscow.
The Newcastle right-back, who made his debut in 2017 under former manager Gareth Southgate, captained England three times.
“I never thought as a young lad from Bury that I would play for my country let alone achieve 54 caps,” Trippier posted on social media. Read more
Fever’s Caitlin Clark breaks WNBA rookie 3-point record (NBC)
No. 22 just hit No. 86…and counting.
With a triple in the first quarter of Wednesday’s game against the Connecticut Sun, Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark made history.
Clark became the new holder of the most WNBA triples made as a rookie, cashing in her 86th of the season.
The 22-year-old did so with a stepback jumper over star defender Dijonai Carrington early in the first period. Read more
