Lagos APC gov ticket: GAC backs direct primary, promises fairness (Punch)
The Governor Advisory Council (GAC) of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State on Monday backed the direct primary adopted by the party. The 22-man council, which is the highest decision making organ of the party and headed by the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, said there would be a level-playing field for the three aspirants jostling for the governorship ticket of the party. Read more
No going back on direct primary, say Lagos APC elders (Nation)
The Gubernatorial Advisory Committee (GAC) of the Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday said there is no going back on the proposed direct primary for governorship aspirants. The party elders said the three aspirants -Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, former Commissioner for Establishment, Training and Pensions Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and former Works Commissioner Dr. Obafemi Hamzat-will struggle for the ticket at the shadow poll scheduled for Saturday. Read more
APC won’t field opportunists like Saraki, Dogara –Oshiomhole (Punch)
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, has vowed that the party will not field people he described as opportunists who seek to use the party’s platform to pursue their selfish interests. He said the party had learnt from its past mistakes and was prepared to make amends by ensuring that “bread and butter politicians” were not given the party’s tickets to contest the forthcoming general elections. Read more
FG to revoke licences of oil firms over gas-flaring (Vanguard)
The Federal Government, yesterday, disclosed that from next year, it would commence the revocation of the licences of oil companies that failed to stop flaring of gas in their operations in the country. Speaking at the 2018 Buyers’ Forum/Stakeholders’ Engagement organised by Gas Aggregation Company of Nigeria, GACN, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu, also stated that the Federal Government would launch the infrastructure revamp programme in November. Read more
Troops kill seven Boko Haram terrorists, rescue 73 hostages (ThisDay)
The Nigerian Army said yesterday night that seven Boko Haram terrorists have been killed by troops while 73 hostages have been rescued during two operations. The operations took place in Borno State. The Director of Army Public Relations, Brig Gen Texas Chukwu said in a statement that some weapons were also recovered from the terrorists. Read more
Benue SUBEB ex-boss jailed 12 years for embezzlement (Punch)
The Benue State High Court in Makurdi has sentenced a former Chairman of the Benue State Universal Basic Education Board, Anum Iho, to 12 years’ imprisonment for embezzling the funds meant for the training of teachers in the state. Iho was jailed alongside a former SUBEB official, Donald Anageende, who bagged seven years’ imprisonment. The court handed down the verdict last Thursday. Read more
NSCDC arrests 54 suspected oil thieves in Rivers (Punch)
No fewer than 54 suspected oil thieves have been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Rivers State command. The security outfit also reportedly seized 12 trucks, three boats, two buses, one vessel, a car, and 170 drums of adulterated petroleum products. The NSCDC state Commandant, Mr Haruna Mohammed, while parading some of the suspects at the state command in Port Harcourt on Monday, said they were apprehended in different areas of Rivers State through the synergy with other security agencies. Read more
12-yr-old girl, 2 others shot as violence erupts in Osogbo
Heavy gunshots rang out between the Police and suspected political thugs in Alekuwodo neighbourhood of Osogbo, yesterday, as battle for the control of one of the five polling units where re-run election is scheduled to hold on Thursday raged. A 12-year-old girl and two men, who were not involved in the violence, sustained gunshot wounds, Premium Times learned from witnesses and medical personnel who attended to the victims. Read more
Rod Rosenstein, Mueller investigation overseer, to leave US Justice Dept (Sun)
Rod J. Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, was considering resigning on Monday, days after private discussions were revealed in which he talked about invoking the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump from office and secretly taping him to expose chaos in the administration. Read more
13th NUSSA Games begins at UNILORIN (Sun)
The 13th Nigerian Universities Staff Sport Association (NUSSA) Games was flagged-off on Sept.22 at the Main Bowl of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), with no fewer than 3, 000 sportsmen and women who are workers of various Nigerian universities. Read more
Jonathan wins Coca-Cola golf tournament (Vanguard)
Johnathan Ukoko has won the third leg of the Coca-Cola golf tournament tagged ‘’Road to Mauritius’’ which held at the Ikoyi Golf club, Lagos over the weekend. The golf tournament was hosted in order to celebrate and honour Coca-Cola’s loyal customers across Nigeria. Johnathan carded 84 net to win the men’s category of the golf tournament and qualified for a trip to participate in the AfrAsia Mauritius Open Pro AM tournament which holds in November, courtesy Coca-Cola Nigeria. Alaba Adetunji, who carded 80 gross, won the ladies category and will join Johnathan alongside four golfers that emerged from the golf tournament held at Ibadan and Abuja, to represent Nigeria in the Mauritius Open. Read more
Luka Modric wins FIFA Best Player of the Year award (Guardian)
Croatian and Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric on Monday night pipped Liverpool’s talisman Mohammad Salah and Ronaldo to win the 2018 FIFA Best Player of the Year Award. The Real Madrid midfielder won the Best FIFA Men’s Player award for guiding Croatia to the World Cup final and winning a third consecutive Champions League trophy with Real Madrid. Read more
Didier Deschamps wins FIFA best coach of the year (Guardian)
France’s World Cup-winning coach Didier Deschamps won FIFA’s best coach of the year prize on Monday in recognition for his work in leading Les Bleus to success in Russia. Deschamps beat off competition from Zlatko Dalic, who led Croatia to the World Cup final before losing 4-2 to France, and his former French team-mate Zinedine Zidane, who won a third consecutive Champions League title with Real Madrid before resigning in June. Read more
Man, pregnant wife, brother die after eating poisoned food (Punch)
Three family members have reportedly died in their sleep in Bayelsa State after having a dinner suspected to have been poisoned. The incident occurred in Azikoro, a suburb of Yenagoa, the state capital, on Friday. The deceased, who hailed from Ozallah community, in the Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State, were identified as Orji Igwenta (husband), Nkem Igwenta (wife) and Obinna Ogbani, Orji’s brother. Read more
Filling station attendant allegedly defrauds employer (Punch)
A filling station attendant, Abdulmalik Semiu, has been arrested for allegedly defrauding his employer. PUNCH Metro learnt that the 21-year old, who worked with Iyasuna Filling Station in the Agidingbi area of Lagos, allegedly stole from sales made at the pump. Semiu allegedly tampered with the Point of Sales machine and stole from the company for about three weeks. Read more
I have no regrets kidnapping APC chairman’s son – Suspect (Punch)
A female kidnap suspect, Fatima Muhammed, says she has no regret kidnapping the four-year-old son of Bukar Dalori, the Borno Chairman of the All Progressives Congress. Fatima spoke on Monday when she was paraded shortly after her arrest in Maiduguri. “I committed the crime because I love money. I have no regrets for the crime I committed and even if it is my own child, I will kidnap him for money. Read more