Lagos and the global livability index (Guardian)
It is with more than a little shame and discomfiture that the state of Lagos, and indeed the country at large, should receive the latest Global Livability Index, which rated Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre as the third worst city in the world for humans to live in. In the 2018 edition of an annual report released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), Lagos was ranked 138 out of 140 nations, being only ahead of Dhaka (Bangladesh) and Syria’s war-torn Damascus. Read more
The Devil Is A Servant of God, By Femi Aribisala (PremiumTimes)
Orji Kalu lauds Ugwuanyi’s respect for Buhari, other leaders (Vanguard)
Former Governor of Abia State and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State for the respect he has continued to accord President Muhammadu Buhari and other leaders in the country irrespective of political affiliations. Read more
I’m done making babies, says Timaya (Vanguard)
Singer, Enitimi Alfred Odom, popularly known by his stage name, Timaya, has revealed that after three children from two baby mamas, he is done with the business of making babies and ready to get back to work. Read more
Plateau: Gunmen kill Speaker’s head driver, one other (Nation)
Unidentified gunmen have killed Mr Azi Magaji, the head driver to the Plateau House of Assembly Speaker, and Mr Edward Ankpa, a security personnel with the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) DSP Terna Tyopev, the Plateau Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Jos. Tyopev said the killing occurred Saturday night in Zarazong community of Jos North Local Government Area of the state. Read more
Adeosun: Buhari may settle for clemency (Guardian)
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Today is the 50th day since the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) exemption certificate forgery allegation against Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun broke, and President Muhammadu Buhari is yet to act. But sources from Ogun, the embattled minister’s home state hinted that the Federal Government may have reached a position on the matter, seeing that the case against the minister appears watertight. To save face, the Buhari administration may be considering ‘pardon’ for the minister, ‘in view of the great works she has done for government — bailing out the country from recession and stabilizing the economy. ’ Read more
APGA Snubs Buhari, Zones Presidency to North (ThisDay)
Ahead of the 2019 General election, the Board of Trustees (BOT) of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) at the weekend disclosed the plan to resolved to pick its presidential candidate from the North. The party rejected the decision to adopt President Muhammadu Buhari as its presidential candidate, noting that its decision was founded on sound political principles, values, and ideology. The party disclosed the decision after a critical deliberation in Awka, Anambra State, saying it had zoned the presidential candidacy to the north while the vice presidential candidate would be of South-east extraction. Read more
2019 election: Coalition will uproot Buhari, says PDP (Punch)
The Peoples Democratic Party has expressed hope that the coalition will unseat President Muhammadu Buhari. The National Chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus, said this in an interview with one of our correspondents in Abuja on Saturday. Read more
Buhari greets Olubadan at 90 (Guardian)
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji, on his 90th birthday anniversary today. President Buhari, in a statement signed by Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, yesterday, congratulated the royal father for a life well lived, as he turns a nonagenarian, extending warm greetings to his family, friends and entire domain who continue to enjoy the grace and wisdom of fatherhood and exceptional leadership. Read more
$3.3bn Egina FPSO Sails to 200,000bpd Offshore Field (ThisDay)
Nigeria’s oil and gas sector is set to record another milestone as the $3.3 billion Floating Production Storage Offloading (FPSO) unit built by Samsung Heavy Industries of Korea (SHI) for the 200,000 barrels per day capacity Egina oilfield will sail away in the early hours of today (Sunday) from LADOL Free Zone in Lagos to the offshore field, investigation has revealed. Read more
Uche Agbo ready for Super Eagles, Lawal insists (Guardian)
Former International, Garba Lawal, has said that it would do the country a lot of good to have Standard Liege’s midfielder, Uche Agbo in the Super Eagles line-up at this time. Lawal spoke against the backdrop of the 24-man list released by manager, Gernot Rohr to prosecute the September 7 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Seychelles. Read more