I spent N1m, sleeping with 2 prostitutes daily, for one month – Kidnap suspect (Vanguard)
Operatives of the Intelligence Response Team of the Nigeria Police Force Intelligence Bureau FIB-IRT have arrested four suspected members of a kidnap syndicate that abducted wife of a popular Rivers-based businessman, eight months ago.
The woman, Mrs Hussana Adamu, was on her way to drop her children at school when the armed kidnappers intercepted her near Casablanca Club , Government Reserved Area , Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
They dragged her out of her car and ordered her into their operational vehicle before zooming off, with haze of dust billowing .
She was released a week later, after payment of N20 million ransom. Read more
Rescue efforts ongoing for lady who jumped into lagoon – LASEMA (Nation)
Adetutu Adedokun, the DSS personnel who jumped into the lagoon in Lagos, is yet to be rescued, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), has said.
She jumped into the lagoon some days ago after an alleged argument with her fiancee while in an Uber car on the third mainland bridge.
Giving an update on the search efforts, to the Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu,said: “Men of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services, LASWA and officials of the Department of State Services are currently on the ground working together to search for the victim.”
The Public Education Officer, Lagos State Fire Service, Amodu Shakiri, also stated the same. Read more
Otedola gifts DJ Cuppy house worth N2.6b on her birthday (Vanguard)
Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola has left his daughter, Florence who is popularly known as DJ Cuppy shocked after he gifted her a country house worth £5,000,000(N2.6bn).
The popular disc jockey turned 30 on Friday. She revealed the gift she got from her dad as she shared a screenshot of a conversation she had with the business mogul.
In their chat, Cuppy accused her father of forgetting her 30th birthday to which he replied that such could never happen.
He further told her that he had instructed a certain person (Andy) at Barclay Bank to buy her a country house worth £5,000,000. Moreso, Otedola further said he could not think of a befitting present for the DJ as she has always made him proud. Read more
Lagos First Lady, Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu gives laptops, learning materials to school children (ThisDay)
Wife of Lagos State Governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-olu, yesterday gave out laptops, tablets and other educational materials to school children from the 36 states of the country.
The First Lady presented the gifts to the selected school children who were participating in the ongoing National Festival for Arts and Culture (NAFEST) tagged ‘Eko NAFEST 2022’ when she hosted them at the State House Marina.
The governor’s wife, who is Mama NAFEST 2022, said the decision to host the children at her official residence “was intentional to give you a sense of history,” adding, “We want you to be part of the history too.”
“We have decided to invest in our children, we do not play with our children at all. Read more
Portable set to marry pregnant lover (Punch)
During the week, there were reports that controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola, aka Portable, had impregnated his lover, and had introduced her to his wife Bewaji. This was even as he allegedly brought the pregnant lady to live with him and his family.
Bewaji reportedly got angry, but she was begged by family members, and she agreed to let things go.
However, a source close to the singer confirmed to Saturday Beats that Portable plans to marry the pregnant lover called Keji. According to the source, Portable met her at a birthday party.
The source said, “The name of the girl is ‘Keji’, and he has been dating her for about eight months. They met between January and February at the party of a guy nicknamed, ‘Ogo Hookup’, in Agege, Lagos. Read more
Obaseki sets N60b IGR target for 2023 fiscal year (Guardian)
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Friday set an Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) target of N60 billion for the 2023 fiscal year in the state.
Obaseki disclosed this during the sixth edition of the yearly Alaghodaro Investment Summit in Benin.
The News Agency of Nigeria NAN reports that the summit is organised yearly to mark the anniversary of Obaseki in office and showcase the progress being recorded in transforming the state.
The theme of the event was Edo’s Transformation: Partnerships, Resilience, Impact. Read more
Group honours 109-year-old war veteran, others (Punch)
The Nigeria Legion on Friday in Abuja, honoured a 109-year-old Nigerian Army veteran, Mr Mele Ture, and others who fought World War I and II for their selfless services to humanity.
The National Chairman of the Legion, Major General Abdulmalik Jibril (retd), said the awardees were being honoured because of the role they played during the wars which brought honour to the country.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the event, which was organised in collaboration with the Green Heroes Foundation has the theme, “Celebrating Our Heroes”.
According to Jibril, the whole essence of the event is to celebrate Nigerian heroes by bring them together and reassuring them we still appreciate their sacrifices through securing the territory. Read more
UI graduates now accepted at NYSC Orientation Camps- official (Guardian)
The management of the University of Ibadan (UI) says it has taken action to resolve the challenges its graduates are facing with registration at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camps.
In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Saturday, Mrs Joke Akinpelu, the Principal Assistant Registrar, Public Communications, UI, said that graduates of the institution were now being registered in camp.
“UI is already doing what the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) requires of it and the prospective corps members from the institution are now being accepted in camp,” Akinpelu said.
NAN recalled that a few days ago, graduates of some universities including UI and the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, (UNN) who reported to the NYSC orientation camps across the country were not registered by officials. Read more
Britney Spears’ ups and downs in one-year of freedom after conservatorship hell (Metro)
Today marks a poignant day for Britney Spears as it has officially been one year since she was freed from her controversial conservatorship.
Prior to this, dad Jamie Spears had been in control of the Toxic singer’s wellbeing and financial matters for 13 years – leading passionate fans to campaign for her release through the #FreeBritney movement.
In a court hearing on Friday, November 12, 2021, Judge Brenda Penny made the historic ruling to end the court order after more than a decade, handing the mom-of-two her life back.
In the year since, a lot has changed for the pop icon but the spotlight has never been brighter. Read more
Iranian actress who starred in Oscar-winning film faces arrest after posing without headscarf (Metro)
Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti, who starred in The Salesman, could face being arrested after she posed without a headscarf.
The 38-year-old uploaded a photo of herself without her headscarf in protest of the regime she has been critical of in the past.
In the image, the film star can be seen standing against flowery wallpaper, holding up a hand written sign that read, ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ in Kurdish.
She was previously handed a five month sentence for sharing a video of a ‘morality’ police officer attacking a woman for not wearing a hijab on a street in Iran. Read more
Disney+’s Percy Jackson TV show cast Hamilton star Lin-Manuel Miranda (DigitalSpy)
Disney+’s Percy Jackson TV series has added a brand new cast member to its roster, and this time, it is Hamilton star Lin-Manuel Miranda.
The show’s Twitter account announced earlier this week that the Tick Tick Boom director will be joining the ever growing cast as the messenger of the gods, Hermes.
“A message from the messenger god himself: Lin-Manuel Miranda is Hermes in #PercyJackson and the Olympians, an Original series coming to Disney+!” the caption read.
They also posted two pictures of the actor alongside a chair with his character name and the show’s logo on it. Read more
Banksy artworks appear on destroyed buildings in Ukraine (Aljazeera)
British renowned street artist Banksy appears to have confirmed that he is behind artwork which recently appeared in Ukraine.
Banksy, whose identity remains unknown, posted on Instagram on Friday evening pictures of street artwork on a destroyed building, captioned “Borodyanka, Ukraine”.
Borodyanka, a suburb of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, has been heavily bombed since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of its neighbour on February 24.
The work shows a girl apparently doing a handstand on chunks of broken masonry on the grey wall of a war-damaged house. Read more
Joni Mitchell announces new live album of comeback Newport Folk Festival performance (NME)
Joni Mitchell has announced plans to release her comeback Newport Folk Festival performance as a live album.
Earlier this summer, Mitchell performed a surprise set at the legendary music festival – which she last appeared at in 1969 – delivering a 13-song “JONI JAM” set that featured Carlile on the tracks ‘Carey’, ‘A Case Of You’ (for which Marcus Mumford was also welcomed out) and ‘Big Yellow Taxi’.
In a new rare interview with Elton John on his Rocket Hour radio show for Apple Music, Mitchell revealed that plans are in place to release the performance as an album.
John said: “I’ve seen you through music, and of course your incredible rehabilitation, but music has helped you so much and it’s beautiful to watch you evolve. And people out there, you haven’t heard things from the Newport Folk Festival yet, but I think there’s going to be an album coming out of that one?” Read more
Tupac Shakur’s stepfather to be freed from prison after more than 35 years (NBC)
After more than 35 years in prison, Mutulu Shakur, Tupac Shakur’s stepfather, will be released on parole on Dec. 16, when he’ll spend what are expected to be his final days among family and friends.
The U.S. Parole Commission in October granted a request to release Shakur, an activist and holistic health care advocate, now 72, according to court documents obtained by NBC News. The decision to grant parole was made public on Thursday.
Shakur has several health issues, most notably stage-3 multiple myeloma, a blood cancer that can affect the bones and kidneys. He is being held at a federal medical center in Lexington, a prison in Kentucky for incarcerated people who require care.
“There are a lot of tears of joy,” Jomo Muhammad, an organizer with the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, who has been working to free Shakur, said of the decision. “There’s still disbelief because we were steadying ourselves for another denial. Now folks are excited about being able to reunite Mutulu with his family. We were crying together. It’s a long time overdue.” Read more
US midterms: Senate race neck and neck as Democrat Mark Kelly wins Arizona (BBC)
US President Joe Biden’s Democrats have inched closer to keeping control of the Senate, with a projected win in Arizona following the midterm elections.
Three days after Americans voted, the BBC’s US partner CBS estimates Democrat Mark Kelly has beaten Republican challenger Blake Masters.
That would leave the Senate at 49 Democratic seats and 49 Republican seats.
Just Nevada and Georgia are yet to be decided. Read more
Kirikiri edge Babani on penalties to win 3rd Ajegunle Peace Cup (Vanguard)
Kirikiri road and Babani street had to decide who went home with the third Ajegunle Peace Cup trophy via penalties after they were inseparable for the duration of the game.
Kirikiri scored in the first half from the spot before being reduced to 10 players and held on until the final quarter of the game. Babani’s resilience paid off when Daniel Opara headed in the equalizer.
Other scoring opportunities were not converted and they had to settle for penalties which Kirikiri won 3-2 and went home with the one million naira prize money.
Director General of Ajeromi Ifelodun Sports Council, McAnthony Anaelechukwu in his post match reaction restated the need for sponsors who will like to keep the competition alive. Read more
Peseiro axe Iheanacho, Awoniyi, Musa for Portugal clash (Punch)
Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro has left out captain Ahmed Musa, Premier League strikers Kelechi Iheanacho and Taiwo Awoniyi, while he called up inform Victor Osimhen and Paul Onuachu for next Thursday’s friendly against World Cup-bound Portugal at the Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon.
Both Osimhen and Onuachu are the leading scorers in the Italian and the Belgian league respectively.
Peseiro recalled the quartet Onuachu, Tyronne Ebuehi, Oghenekaro Etebo and Joe Aribo while handing debut call-ups to Boavista defender Bruno Onyemaechi and Fenerbahce’s Bright Osayi-Samuel
The Super Eagles have also invited uncapped Bruno Onyemaechi, who is based in Portugal. Read more
Marcelo Bielsa, Former Leeds boss, favourite to become the next Bournemouth manager (Eurosport)
The long search for the vacant permanent Bournemouth managerial position has come down to former Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa and the club’s current caretaker Gary O’Neil, with Bielsa looking to be the favourite in the eyes of the Bournemouth board.
Most recently at Leeds, Bielsa’s only job in English football so far, he got the side back into the Premier League after a 16-year absence. They finished ninth the season after their promotion, and Bielsa was then sacked in the February of last season after a string of poor results.
According to reports from The Telegraph, Bielsa has been in constant contact with Bournemouth’s owners for several weeks now.
A decision on whether the board will hire Bielsa or continue with O’Neil is expected to be made after Bournemouth’s Premier League match against Everton on Saturday at the Vitality Stadium. Read more
Son Heung-min: Tottenham star named in South Korea World Cup squad despite injury (BBC)
South Korea have named Son Heung-min in their 26-man World Cup squad after the Tottenham forward declared himself fit for the tournament.
Son, 30, had been a doubt after having surgery on a fractured eye socket suffered earlier this month.
But he assured South Korea fans on Wednesday that he will play in Qatar.
Coach Paulo Bento says he is not sure when Son can start training again, ahead of their first game against Uruguay on 24 November. Read more
Fernando Alonso spotted in Red Bull HQ with Horner and Marko sparking conspiracy theory (Express)
Fernando Alonso was captured on camera chatting to Red Bull chiefs Christian Horner and Helmut Marko in the Red Bull motorhome prior to Brazilian Grand Prix qualifying. The trio were full of smiles while sat around a table alongside Max Verstappen’s manager Raymond Vermeulen. An FIA official was stood in the background.
Fans have taken to social media with a number of conspiracy theories, most of which involved Alonso moving from Apline to Red Bull or their junior team, AlphaTauri.
“Alonso for alpha tauri 2026,” one fan posted. And another added: “Alonso to Red Bull 2027.”
While another was excited by the prospect of Alonso teaming up with Horner, writing: “This is 100% the real story. ALO v. HAM? No thanks. ALO v. VER? Nah. But ALO/Horner v. Everybody? That’s top tier.” Read more
Alcaraz powerless as Nadal and Tsitsipas eye number 1 spot (France24)
Carlos Alcaraz will spend a nervous week watching the ATP Finals as Rafael Nadal and Stefanos Tsitsipas bid to usurp the Spanish teenager as year-end men’s world number one.
The top-ranked Alcaraz is powerless to stop his rivals because he is out with an abdomen injury he suffered at the Paris Masters over a week ago.
Nadal will hope he has shaken off the rustiness he displayed in Paris when he lost in his first singles match in two months after spending time at home in Mallorca with his wife and newborn son. The 36-year-old fell to American journeyman Tommy Paul.
The surest way for Nadal, who won the Australian and French Open titles in 2022 and is ranked second, to finish year-end number one for a sixth time is by winning the title in Turin. Read more