I’ve never been declared mentally unstable, Sanwo-Olu tells INEC (Punch)
The Lagos State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says he has never been declared unfit and having unsound mind at any point in time. This is contrary to allegations levelled against him by the Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode. The governor on September 30, 2018 while addressing a World Press Conference alleged that Sanwo-Olu was once a patient at the Gbagada General Hospital, Lagos, where he underwent rehabilitation. Read more
Primaries: Governor offered Oshiomhole $500,000 bribe in cash (Nation)
Fresh details yesterday indicated that the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole became a target after refusing $500,000 bribe cash from a governor. The governor wanted the APC chairman to adopt his anointed governorship candidate. But Oshiomhole insisted on applying the guidelines of the party for primaries. Also, there were indications that the APC leadership tried its best to strike a fair deal with Governor Rochas Okorocha on a 55-45 per cent basis. Read more
Atiku returns from Dubai this week, plans campaign (Punch)
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and his team have prepared several documents with which he plans to launch his campaign, SUNDAY PUNCH has learnt. One of them is an 18-page document, a copy of which was obtained by our correspondent in Abuja on Saturday. Read more
Nwosu: Campaign organisation will fight to last drop of blood, says DG (Guardian)
Angered that Senator Hope Uzodima’s name was, on Friday night, pasted on the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) notice board in Owerri as Imo governorship standard-bearer on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC), the campaign organisation of a frontline aspirant and Governor Rochas Okorocha’s son-in-law, Chief Uche Nwosu, has rejected INEC’s decision, vowing that the aspirant and members of the organisation would fight with the last drop of their blood to ensure that Nwosu was fielded to contest next year’s gubernatorial election. Read more
My invitation, quizzing by DSS not strange — Oshiomhole (Punch)
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has described his reported detention and grilling by the operatives of the Department of State Services last week as normal. Specifically, Oshiomhole said it was not the first time he would be a guest of the DSS, starting with his days as a labour activist. Read more
EFCC probes Akwa Ibom over withdrawal of another N6.5b from account (Nation)
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is probing some Akwa Ibom State officials for alleged withdrawal of N6.5billion in cash from an imprest account. The cash was said to have been diverted from a derivation account to the imprest account of the Ministry of Justice/ Office of the Accountant-General in the state. But following intelligence report, EFCC discovered that the allocation was gradually withdrawn in cash for “unknown purposes.” Read more
We are at war with fanatics, kidnappers – Kaduna Bishop (Vanguard)
he Catholic Archbishop of Kaduna Diocese, Most Rev. Matthew Man-Oso Ndagoso, has warned that the challenge in the northern part of the country is not that of Christians versus Muslims but a war with “fanatics, kidnappers, terrorists and opportunists who are criminals in every sense of the word, killing and maiming innocent Nigerians regardless of religion, ethnicity and political leanings”. Read more
Couple, daughter, mother-in-law die in Anambra crash (Punch)
An accident on Saturday at Nkwelle Ezunaka Junction in the Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State claimed the lives of a man, his wife, daughter and mother-in-law. It was gathered that the accident involved a tipper and a Toyota Camry. The victims, who were rushed to a nearby hospital, were confirmed dead on arrival. Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Haruna Mohammed, said the corpses of the victims had been deposited in a morgue. Read more
Ebola death toll passes 200 in DR Congo (BBC)
More than 200 people have now died in the latest outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to health officials. About half the victims were from Beni, a city of 800,000 in the North Kivu region, the national health authority said. A vaccination programme has so far inoculated about 25,000 people. However, health minister Oly Ilunga said armed rebels were continuing to harass medical teams. Read more
Mid-term elections 2018: Florida orders recount of votes (BBC)
Florida has ordered a machine recount of votes for state governor and senator following Tuesday’s closely fought mid-term elections, officials say. Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner said that as unofficial results in both races had fallen within a margin of 0.5%, a recount was required by law. The two ballots are among the most important yet to be decided. US President Donald Trump responded to the news by accusing Democrats of trying to “steal” the elections. Read more
Julius Aghahowa: Football gave me everything in life (Nation)
Well, it depends on individuals. Some people after football go into coaching and some people after football they go into business while some other people once they retire that is the end. As for me, after football I decided to go into business. While I was still playing I got into real estate business and upon retirement I decided to take it to a higher level. I did not want to idle because I’ve always been the up and doing type. Read more
Bosso keeps Pillars waiting (Vanguard)
Coach Ladan Bosso’s transfer policy is keeping his expected move to Aiteo Cup runners-up, Kano Pillars on hold, SundayVanguardsports has exclusively gathered. The former Flying Eagles and later U23 Olympic Eagles handler had emerged top target for the Sai Masu Gida side as replacement for Musa Ibrahim. Read more
‘Fantastic Foyth’ scores first goal in Spurs win (BBC)
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino praised “fantastic” defender Juan Foyth after he scored the winning goal against Crystal Palace – a week after conceding two penalties on his Premier League debut. The 20-year-old Argentine headed in from close range when he reacted quickest after Harry Kane’s header had been partially blocked. It was only his second league appearance, after he had conceded two penalties – scored by Ruben Neves and Raul Jimenez – during Spurs’ 3-2 victory at Wolves last Saturday. Read more
Mourinho takes swipe at Aguero ahead of City clash (Guardian)
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has taken a veiled swipe at Manchester City star Sergio Aguero before Sunday’s derby showdown at the Etihad Stadium. Mourinho said of Aguero that “there are little things in his game I am not a fan of”, although he declined to elaborate further when asked., Aguero, City’s all-time leading scorer, was criticised heavily by Mourinho after a 0-0 draw with United at the Etihad in April 2017. Read more