ICC has ‘no legitimacy’, Trump tells UN (Punch)
US President Donald Trump used a speech before the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday to accuse the International Criminal Court of lacking any legitimacy, saying it violated “all principles of justice.” “As far as America is concerned, the ICC has no jurisdiction, no legitimacy, and no authority,” Trump said of the world court. Read more
You are free to withdraw from Osun gov rerun, APC tells PDP (Punch)
The All Progressives Campaign Council for the Osun Governorship Election has urged the party’s members in the areas where the state’s election rerun will be held on Thursday to ignore the alleged rantings of the PDP and turn out en masse to vote for the ruling party. In a statement in Abuja by the Chairman of the Council’s Media Committee, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Council said the threat by the PDP to challenge, in court, the Independent National Electoral Commission’s declaration of last Saturday’s election as inconclusive was nothing but sheer bravado. Read more
Ambode not planning to sack 57 council chairmen – sources (Vanguard)
Multiple sources in Alausa, the seat of Lagos State Government on Tuesday dismissed claim in the social media suggesting that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode was planning to sack all the 57 chairmen of Local Government Areas and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the State. The claim, which was circulated by an online newspaper, had claimed that the governor was secretly perfecting moves to sack the council chairmen on or before Friday this week for allegedly supporting another governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Jide Sanwo-Olu. Read more
How I rebuffed Buhari’s invitation thinking it was 419 – FEPSAN President (Vanguard)
The President of Fertiliser Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN), Mr Thomas Etuh has narrated how he rebuffed an invitation by President Muhammadu Buhari to discuss the advancement of fertiliser value chain in Nigeria. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Etuh narrated the funny conversation that ensued between him and the Chief of Staff to the President, Alhaji Abba Kyari who had called him to come for a meeting. Read more
Again, CBN holds MPR at 14%, seeks speedy budget implementation (Punch)
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday left the Monetary Policy Rate unchanged at 14 per cent. The CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, announced the decision of the committee at the end of a two-day meeting held at the apex bank’s headquarters in Abuja. He explained that seven members of the committee that attended the meeting agreed to maintain the current monetary policy stance while three voted to increase the rate. Read more
Court Adjourns Certificate Forgery Suit against Adeleke Indefinitely (ThisDay)
The Certificate forgery suit instituted by two chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) against the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ademola Adeleke, has been adjourned indefinitely by a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Bwari, Abuja. The court action seeking disqualification of Adeleke from participating in the governorship election on the grounds of not possessing requisite educational qualification was adjourned Sine Die by Justice Othman Musa following the non appearance in court of the plaintiffs as well as their counsel, Bankole Akomolafe. Read more
APC warns PDP Chairman Secondus on his utterances, conduct (Guardian)
The ruling All Progressives Congress on Tuesday cautioned the National Chairman of the opposition People’s Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, against his conduct and utterances capable of bringing his person into disrepute. “We advise Prince Secondus not to descend to the level unexpected of his office, less he enters the boxing ring with its attendant mud and dirt,” APC said in a statement signed by its acting National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena. Read more
IPOB accuses Ohanaeze of betrayal, sabotage of Igbo interest (Sun)
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has accused the pan-Igbo Socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, of betrayal and sabotage of Igbo interest. The group said that Ohanaeze has not achieved any tangible thing that has benefited the entire Igbo land rather it allegedly connived with the perceived enemies of the Ndigbo to proscribed and tagged IPOB a terror group while the Fulani herdsmen go about killing innocent citizens. Read more
Motorcyclist, passenger crushed by truck on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (Guardian)
A motorcyclist and his passenger were on Monday crushed to death in an accident involving a truck and a motorcycle on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. My Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Public Relations Officer of Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria in Abeokuta, said the incident happened close to a Connoil filling station on the highway.
IPAC seeks support for INEC to tackle vote-buying (Nation)
The Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC ) in Bauchi State has urged security agencies. Anti-graft bodies and media to support INEC in tackling the problem of vote-buying ahead of the 2019 elections. Alhaji Musa Mato the IPAC Secretary in the state, made the appeal in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria in Bauchi on Tuesday. Read more
Man arraigned for ‘stealing’ at eatery (Nation)
The Police on Monday arraigned a 22-year-old man, Olatunde Kehinde, before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged theft. The defendant of no fixed address is standing trial on a count charge of theft. The prosecutor, Insp Johnson Okunade, told the Court that the defendant committed the offence on September 17 in Ado-Ekiti. Read more
Man, 36, lynched over burglary in Anambra (Nation)
A 36-year old man was on Tuesday reportedly lynched by an angry mob in Amansea, Awka North local government area of Anambra State. The victim, whose identity was yet to be ascertained, was said to have severally burgled into people’s apartments at Amawarri area of the community. The Nation gathered that he was already dead before the arrival of the police who stormed the area following a tip-off. Read more
Britain’s Labour party keeps door open to staying in EU (Guardian)
A key figure in Britain’s main opposition Labour party said Tuesday that remaining in the European Union should not be ruled out if there is a second Brexit referendum. Brexit spokesman Keir Starmer told the left-wing party’s annual conference that campaigning for another vote on Britain’s relationship with the EU should be an option. “It’s right that parliament has the first say” on any Brexit deal the government strikes with Brussels, he told delegates in Liverpool, northwest England. Read more
Iran in the spotlight as Trump, Rouhani set for UN clash (Guardian)
A showdown looms at the United Nations over Iran on Tuesday as President Donald Trump and Iranian leader Hassan Rouhani are set to square off during the world’s biggest diplomatic gathering. On the opening day of the General Assembly debate, Trump and Rouhani are to take their turn at the podium four months after the US president ditched the Iran nuclear deal. Read more
FIFA takes another step toward reintroducing agent licences (Guardian)
FIFA are set to reintroduce licences for player agents and has adopted, in principle, a limit on player loans. FIFA’s ‘Football Stakeholders Committee’ approved “the introduction of licences and exams for agents” at a meeting in London, according to a source close to the discussions. The governing body of world football did away with agent licences in 2015. Read more
Liverpool’s Van Dijk faces fitness test ahead of Chelsea clash (Nation)
Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk faces a fitness test ahead of Wednesday’s League Cup clash with Chelsea, although fellow defender Dejan Lovren is available, manager Juergen Klopp said on Tuesday. Van Dijk sustained a knock to an earlier rib injury and was substituted in the second half of Liverpool’s 3-0 victory over Southampton on Saturday. Read more