Killer naval ratings: Police refused to take my report, says trader (Punch)
A spare parts trader, Cletus Ben-Onyejimbe, has revealed how efforts to report an affray that led to the murder of a peacemaker, Collins Osagie, were allegedly frustrated by the police at the Okokomaiko division.
Osagie was tortured to death last Monday by a group of naval ratings led by Petty Officer Awosanya Olufemi of the CND Apapa Naval Base.
Olufemi had bought an item worth N250 from Ben-Onyejimbe at his shop in Iyana Isasi, in the Okokomaiko area of Lagos State.
He wanted to return the item, but the refusal of the trader to refund his money led to a fight between them.
Osagie offered to settle the dispute, including refunding the N250. Read more
Man seeks compensation for school seized by Jakande in 1979 (Guardian)
Former proprietor of State Community High School, Akowonjo, now Community Grammar School Akowonjo, Alimosho, Lagos State, Ambassador Ade Oluwole Babalola, has reiterated his call to have the school, which was seized from him in 1979, returned.
The 68-year-old visually impaired administrator has sent a Save-My-Soul appeal to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu after several attempts to get the previous administrations of Bola Tinubu, Babatunde Fashola and Akinwunmi Ambode to effect his wish were fruitless.
Babalola said his school was taken over during the free education programme of the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) by Governor Lateef Jakande in 1979.
According to him, “effort made for compensation by Alhaji Jakande was aborted by the Buhari coup of 1983. Read more
Dubai resident allegedly defrauds Lagos businessman of N1.1m (Punch)
A businessman, Chukwu Mbaonyeka-John, has accused a software engineer, Henry Izuchukwu, of defrauding him of N1,150,000 over a failed business deal.
PUNCH Metro gathered that Mbaonyeka-John, who operates in the Ikeja area of Lagos, paid Izuchukwu, who resides in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the money to purchase cartons and other accessories for his phone business.
However, after receiving the money, it was alleged that Izuchukwu reneged on the agreement to supply the products and also refused to refund Mbaonyeka-John.
Speaking to PUNCH Metro, Mbaonyeka-John said Izuchukwu took advantage of living in another country to defraud him. Read more
LASEPA seals church, eatery, warns environmental violators (Guardian)
The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) has warned facility owners who flout the state environmental laws after the partial reopening of the socio-economic activities, particularly religious and hospitality sectors, to desist or face the full wrath of the law.
General Manager, LASEPA, Dr Dolapo Fasawe, gave the warning during an enforcement exercise on Monday, which led to the sealing of a private home situated at No. 21B, Akin Ogunlewe Street, Victoria Island; Christ The Convener Stone (Redeemed Church) at 7, Oguntona Crescent, Gbagada Phase 1; Home Town Eatery at 7, Addo Langbasa Road, Ajah and NAHMAN Construction Site at 7/9 Reeve Road, Ikoyi for environmental violations and breaching the peace within their host communities under the guise of business activities. Read more
UNILAG: Ex-Governing Council member accuses Ogundipe of flouting contract law (Punch)
A retired Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Boniface Oye-Adeniran, has demanded a thorough investigation of the suspended Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe.
According to him, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission should commence investigation into the award of contracts “in direct violation of extant regulations” of UNILAG and the country.
He alleged that some Tertiary Education Trust Fund projects were executed and paid for without due process and contrary to the university’s financial regulations of 2016. Read more
I never sat over UNILAG VC’s case, judge says as he strikes out suits (Vanguard)
Justice J.I. Essien of the National Industrial Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday urged the University of Lagos (Unilag) Governing Council and the Senate to embrace peace.
The judge gave the advice while striking out two suits challenging the removal of the university’s Vice-Chancellor (VC), Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe.
The suits also challenged Ogundipe’s replacement with Prof. Theophilus Soyombo by the governing council.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ogundipe and the Senate of the University had filed applications before the court to discontinue the suits.
“Controversy is not good for the image of a university. Read more
Driver breaks into churches, steals musical instruments (Punch)
A commercial driver, Oluseyi Osuolale, who allegedly broke into two churches and carted away musical instruments, appeared before an Osun State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo on Tuesday.
He was arraigned on four counts bordering on burglary and stealing.
The prosecutor, Jacob Akintunde, said the defendant sometime in August 2020, conspired with others and entered into the Christ Apostolic Church, Household of God District, and a branch of the Deeper Life Bible Church in Osogbo, and stole Yamaha keyboard, sound mixer, lead guitar, bass guitar and television set, all valued at N632,000. Read more
Proposed PIB will create sustainability in oil, gas sector – Slyva (Vanguard)
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, says the proposed Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), will create wide varieties of features that will drive sustainability of the oil and gas sector.
Sylva stated this at the Virtual Nigeria Energy Transformation Summit (NEITS), organised by Society of Petroleum Engineers on Tuesday.
The theme of the summit is “Changing Global energy landscape: Strategies for industry sustainability”. Read more
New US rules make it harder for asylum seekers to work (Aljazeera)
Broad regulatory changes go into effect on Tuesday, restricting and delaying some asylum seekers from legally working in the US in what refugee advocates have said is an attempt to make the lives of persecuted people more difficult, in keeping with the anti-immigrant strategy of the administration of US President Donald Trump.
A series of broad rules issued by the US government that began taking effect on August 21 and finished Tuesday change procedures on obtaining “employment authorization documents” (EAD) necessary for legal employment in the US “are irrational”, Mariko Hirose, a lawyer with the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP), told Al Jazeera. Read more
It will take ‘a miracle’ for Wisconsin man shot by police to walk again: family lawyer (CBC)
The family attorney for a Black man shot by police in Kenosha, Wis., said Tuesday he is paralyzed and it would “take a miracle” for him to walk again.
Police were captured on cellphone video shooting Jacob Blake in the back on Sunday, igniting new protests over racial injustice in several cities, just three months after the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police touched off a wider reckoning on race.
“They shot my son seven times, seven times, like he didn’t matter,” said Blake’s father, who is also named Jacob Blake and who spoke to reporters alongside other family members and lawyers. “But my son matters. He’s a human being and he matters.” Read more
RNC 2020: Melania Trump to take centre stage on second night (BBC)
The normally limelight-shunning US First Lady Melania Trump will take centre stage at the Republican convention as she makes the case for her husband’s underdog re-election bid.
The party conference’s second night is also hearing from the president’s children Eric and Tiffany Trump.
President Donald Trump will address the convention’s final night on Thursday.
He currently trails his Democratic challenger Joe Biden in opinion polls ahead of November’s election. Read more
Scientists say Elon Musk’s satellite network will permanently mar our view of the stars (RT)
Clear, unobstructed images of the stars above will “no longer be the norm,” a group of US scientists warned, thanks to Elon Musk’s network of Starlink satellites. But Musk is not the only businessman who may blot out the sky.
Musk launched his Starlink project last year with a lofty goal: to bring high-speed internet access to the remotest corners of our planet, using tens of thousands of low-Earth orbit satellites (LEOsats) to ensure blanket coverage. To that end, he’s already fired several hundred of these devices into orbit, with the most recent launch – three weeks ago – seeing another 60 shot into the sky.
Scientists have already warned Musk that these satellites have clouded their vision of the heavens and interfered with their research. According to a new report by more than 250 scientists, astronomers, engineers and other stargazers, however, the change will likely be permanent. Read more
It’s now illegal for Zimbabwe schools to expel pregnant girls (Aljazeera)
Zimbabwe has made it illegal for schools to expel pupils who get pregnant, a measure women’s rights campaigners said would help tackle gender inequality in the classroom and stop many girls from dropping out of school.
A legal amendment announced last week seeks to reinforce a 1999 guideline that was patchily implemented, and comes as school closures due to coronavirus raise fears of a rise in sexual abuse and unwanted pregnancies.
Many parents of pregnant girls, or the girls themselves, decide to quit schooling due to the pregnancy, and schools do not always do enough to encourage them to stay, officials say. Read more
Fire crews working to pen in huge, deadly California wildfires (CBC)
Aided by weather and reinforcements, firefighters were cautiously optimistic Tuesday about their progress to pen in California wildfires that have killed at least seven people, with four more reported to be missing, as more than 1,200 homes and other buildings burn.
A warning about dry lightning and strong winds that could spark more fires was lifted for the San Francisco Bay Area on Monday morning, a huge relief to commanders battling three enormous blazes in the area and in California’s wine country north of San Francisco.
Firefighters in wine country have cleared containment lines around 25 per cent of the fires there that have scorched more than 1,424 square kilometres and destroyed more than 930 buildings. It is now the second-largest blaze in California history. Read more
Elton John’s ex-wife ‘attempted suicide’ during their honeymoon (BBC)
Sir Elton John’s ex-wife, Renate Blauel, tried to take her own life during the couple’s honeymoon in 1984, according to legal papers filed at the High Court in London.
Ms Blauel said she took an overdose of Valium after the star told her “the marriage was not working and that he wanted her to leave” three days into their stay in St Tropez.
The claims emerged as part of Ms Blauel’s £3m damages claim against Sir Elton, over allegations he broke the terms of their divorce deal.
The German-born sound engineer was married to Sir Elton for four years, and has kept a low profile since the end of the marriage in 1988. Read more
Raonic cruises to Western & Southern Open quarters after straight set win over Murray (CBC)
Novak Djokovic’s neck felt much better, and his tennis looked much better, in a 6-2, 6-4 victory over unseeded American Tennys Sandgren at the Western & Southern Open on Tuesday that improved the No. 1-ranked man to 20-0 in 2020.
“Actually, I’m pleasantly surprised with the way I recovered and felt today — just overall, physically, but also with the neck, specifically, because that was a little bit of a concern,” said Djokovic, who will be eyeing his 18th Grand Slam title when the US Open begins next week. “Going back four, five days, I did struggle quite a lot.”
Canada’s Milos Raonic also advanced to the quarterfinals after a 6-2, 6-2 win over Britain’s Andy Murray. Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., had 10 aces and won 88 per cent of first-serve points. Read more
Rolfo strike takes Wolfsburg past Barcelona into Women’s Champions League final (BBC)
Fridolina Rolfo’s second-half goal took Wolfsburg through to a fifth Women’s Champions League final as they beat Barcelona 1-0 in San Sebastian.
The Sweden striker pounced as the ball came to her from Ewa Pajor’s attempted overhead kick, settling a tight match.
“We were a little bit lucky but I’m so proud that we did it,” Rolfo told BT Sport.
Wolfsburg, twice Champions League winners, will face Paris St-Germain or Lyon in Sunday’s final (19:00 BST).
The two French sides meet each other in the second semi-final in Bilbao on Wednesday. Read more
Lionel Messi wants out of Barcelona in wake of humiliating defeat (CBC)
Lionel Messi has told Barcelona he wants to leave the club after nearly two decades with the Spanish giants.
The club confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday that the Argentina great sent a document expressing his desire to leave.
The announcement comes 11 days after Barcelona’s humiliating 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarterfinals, one of the worst defeats in the player’s career and in the club’s history. Read more
Manchester United’s Harry Maguire found guilty of assault (Aljazeera)
Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has been found guilty of assault and handed a 21-month suspended sentence following his arrest after a brawl last week on the Greek island of Mykonos.
Two other defendants – including Maguire’s brother, Joe – were also found guilty on similar charges and handed 13-month sentences, court officials in Greece said on Tuesday.
Maguire was withdrawn from the England squad for the matches against Iceland and Denmark, England manager Gareth Southgate announced after the verdict. Read more
Rodrigo Moreno: Leeds United agree deal to sign Valencia striker (BBC)
Leeds United have agreed a deal with Valencia to sign forward Rodrigo Moreno.
The Spain international, 29, had a loan spell with Bolton in 2010-11 and initially joined Valencia on loan from Benfica in 2014.
He went on to score 59 goals in 220 games for the La Liga club, helping them win the Copa del Rey in 2018-19.
“Valencia want to thank Rodrigo Moreno for his commitment and effort over the last six seasons,” the club tweeted.
“We wish him all the best in this new stage of his career at Leeds United.”
Rodrigo, who was born in Brazil, has scored eight goals in 22 games for Spain since making his debut in 2014. Read more
British gymnastics coach steps aside amid allegations athletes were ‘forced to eat from baby plates’ (RT)
The head coach of the British gymnastics team, Amanda Reddin, has temporarily stepped aside after multiple allegations of physical misconduct and abuse were levelled against her.
Several elite gymnasts, including Olympic bronze medalist Amy Tinkler, claimed to have been subjected to constant abuse and physical mistreatment while performing for the national team under Reddin’s guidance.
“On Friday, and only in response to media pressure, I was emailed informing me that my complaints had been dealt with and the matter closed,” Tinker wrote on Twitter, informing her followers that British Gymnastics had snubbed her complaints about Reddin.
“The way I received this information made mesick. It reinforced mine and every gymnasts’ fear, which is that their complaints aren’t dealt with fairly and independently. Read more