Lagos CP orders trial of officers seen assaulting suspect in viral video (Vanguard)
The Police Command in Lagos State says four of its officers are currently undergoing an orderly room trial for unprofessional conduct.
The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the trial in a statement on Wednesday.
Hundeyin said operatives of the command also arrested 27 civilians for allegedly assaulting police officers on lawful duty, including a traditional ruler. Read more
Lagos Floods: Pupil swept away, 2-storey house collapses as many displaced (DailyTrust)
Floodwaters have swept away a pupil after two days of continued heavy downpour in many parts of Lagos State left many communities submerged.
The rain, which started on Tuesday, continued pouring till Wednesday, inundating the nooks and crannies of the state, impeding movement and leaving many residents stranded as they could not go out for work or business.
Daily Trust gathered that a primary six pupil simply identified as Joshua was swirled away by the flood in Ikosi, Ketu area of Lagos State. Read more
Police arrest popular prankster, Zfancy (Punch)
A popular Nigerian prankster and social media influencer, Ubani Zion aka ZFancy, has been arrested by the operatives of the Nigeria Police Force National Centre for Cyber Crimes.
The prankster, it was gathered, was arrested around 11 am on Wednesday in Abuja.
A top source at the centre told our correspondent that the prankster was arrested in connection with one of his pranks. Read more
Ogun Kidnapping: Police rescue 3 Indians, 1 Nigerian, eliminate two suspected kidnappers (Sun)
The Ogun State Police Command has said three Indians and a Nigerian who were kidnapped on June 30 at the Ilisan axis of the Sagamu-Ijebu Ode-Benin Expressway have been rescued.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Abiodun Alamutu, made the disclosure at a press briefing held at the Command’s Headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
Some foreign nationals were reported to have been abducted by gunmen at the Ilishan axis of the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode- Benin Expressway on June 30. Read more
RMAFC seeks EFCC help to recover unremitted revenues from MDAs (Vanguard)
The Chairman of Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) Mr. Muhammad Shehu has called for greater collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to plug revenue leakage in government agencies and recover unremitted revenues from Government agencies.
He made the call when he paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede in his office, today, in Abuja.
Mr. Shehu said,” We are calling on EFCC for more collaboration, not only in the area of enforcement but also intelligence gathering and data sharing with respect to government revenue from any source. Read more
Troops foil terrorist attack on Kaduna village, neutralise 2 (Channels)
The Nigerian Army says its troops deployed for counter-terrorism operations in Kaduna State have foiled a terrorist attack on a village in the state, killing two of the terrorists.
A statement from the Department of Army Public Relations said troops, acting on intelligence, intercepted four armed terrorists on motorbikes at a known terrorists’ crossing point in Kurmin Aja, in the Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State, just moments before their planned strike.
The statement added that the troops, in a well-executed ambush, engaged the terrorists in an intense firefight and neutralised two of them, while others fled with gunshot wounds into a nearby forest. Read more
South East Reps Caucus backs out-of-court settlement for Kanu’s release (Nation)
The South East caucus of the House of Representatives has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to consider releasing the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and others in a similar situation as part of ways of resolving the security crisis in the South East.
The 43 lawmaker sais they were in support of the out-of-court settlement being discussed between lawyers to the detained IPOB Leader and the representatives of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice at the resume hearing of the case against him.
The statement was signed by Deputy Speaker Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu (Abia); Deputy Minority Whip George Ozodinobi (Anambra); the leader of the South East caucus, Enwo Igariwey (Ebonyi); Deputy Leader of the caucus, Nnolim Nnaji (Enugu) and the Secretary of the caucus, Miriam Onuoha (Imo). Read more
Aggrieved youths set INEC office ablaze in Benue (DailyTrust)
Some aggrieved youths in Benue State burnt down the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Sankara, headquarters of Ukum Local Government Area, on Wednesday.
National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, confirmed this in a statement.
Olumekun quoted Prof. Sam Egwu, Resident Electoral Commissioner for Benue as saying the youths invaded the facility around 2pm. Read more
Beyoncé floors Teyana Taylor & Victoria Monét by showing love to their Usher tribute (HipHopDX)
Beyoncé has stunned Teyana Taylor and Victoria Monét by showing the two singers some love for their tribute to Usher at the 2024 BET Awards.
On Instagram Stories, Queen B reposted clips of Taylor and Monét performing Usher’s “Bad Girl” as part of a lengthy tribute to the R&B legend that also included Latto, Childish Gambino and Keke Palmer, among others.
Former G.O.O.D. Music artist Taylor caught wind of Beyoncé’s post and expressed disbelief and excitement at the shout-out. Read more
I’m not leaving, Biden says, as pressure to drop out grows (BBC)
US President Joe Biden worked to calm senior Democrats and staff on his campaign on Wednesday, as reports suggested he was weighing his future after his disastrous debate with Donald Trump last week.
Mr Biden held a closed-door lunch with Vice-President Kamala Harris at the White House as speculation mounted over whether she would replace him as the party’s candidate in November’s election.
The pair then joined a call with the broader Democratic campaign where Mr Biden made clear he would remain in the race and Ms Harris reiterated her support. “I’m the nominee of the Democratic Party. No one’s pushing me out. I’m not leaving,” he told the call, a source told BBC News. Read more
Mum admits giving terminally-ill son, 7, morphine dose to ‘quietly end his life’ (Metro)
A terminally-ill mum has admitted giving her dying son a large dose of morphine to ease his pain and ‘quietly end his life’.
Antonya Cooper’s son Hamish was just five when he was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma – a rare childhood cancer – and aged seven when he died at home on December 1, 1981.
Ms Cooper, a former chair of Neuroblastoma UK, who lives in Abingdon in Oxfordshire, said her young son had been ‘in a lot of pain’ by the end of his life. Read more
Hurricane Beryl batters south coast of Jamaica (AfricaNews)
Hurricane Beryl was roaring toward Jamaica on Wednesday, with islanders scrambling to make preparations after the powerful Category 4 storm earlier killed at least six people and caused significant damage in the southeast Caribbean.
In Kingston, people boarded up windows, fishermen pulled their boats out of the water and workers dismantled roadside advertising boards to protect them from the lashing winds.
Kingston resident Pauline Lynch said that she had stockpiled food and water in anticipation of the storm’s arrival. With wind already whipping a light rain, Lynch said, “I have no control over what is coming so I just have to pray that all people of Jamaica is safe and we don’t suffer no deaths, no loss.” Read more
Waitress pushed into Lake of the Ozarks by dine-and-dashers as she tried to serve bill (NBC)
Authorities are investigating a dine-and-dash attack during which a waitress was allegedly pushed into the Lake of the Ozarks by patrons who abandoned their bill.
The female server at Fish & CO restaurant in Camdenton, Missouri, was “pulled into the lake” after a group she was serving left without paying their bar tab on Friday, the Camden County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
Surveillance footage obtained by NBC affiliate KY3 of Springfield, showed the group of patrons leaving the restaurant and walking down a dock to a boat. The server then ran after them to catch up to them. The camera doesn’t catch the alleged confrontation but a boat was seen leaving the dock soon after. Read more
Ariz. husband arrested after his wife disappears under mysterious circumstances (People)
The husband of a missing Arizona woman has been arrested as police investigate her disappearance as a possible homicide.
The Flagstaff Police Department announced in a press release on Tuesday, July 2, that officers arrested Daniel Paduchowski, 58, on a charge of aggravated assault as they continue to probe into his wife Kelly Paduchowski’s disappearance.
“This investigation is ongoing and the number one priority is to locate Kelly, however based on current evidence and information it is believed that Kelly may be the victim of a homicide,” police said in the statement. Read more
Putin and Xi hail ‘stability’ of China-Russia partnership on SCO sidelines (AlJazeera)
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have hailed their country’s “partnership” on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (CSO), a regional security bloc founded by the duo as a counterpoint to Western might.
Speaking on the sidelines of the summit in Astana, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, both Putin and Xi commended the grouping’s expanding membership, which includes the Central Asian countries, as well as India, Iran and member-in-waiting Belarus. They also continued to portray the China-Russia relationship as a stabilising force in chaotic times.
Putin said the SCO was “strengthening its role as one of the key pillars of a fair multipolar world order”. However, he maintained that the “cooperation is not aimed against anyone, we are not creating any blocs or alliances, we are just acting in the interests of our peoples.” Read more
Ex-Super Eagles manager Finidi returns to Rivers United as head coach (Leadership)
Rivers United have appointed Finidi George as their new head coach.
Finidi was unveiled by the former Nigeria Premier Football League champions in Port Harcourt on Wednesday.
Rivers United had sacked its long-serving tactician, Stanley Eguma, towards the end of last season. Read more
Jessica Campbell becomes first full-time female NHL assistant coach (UPI)
Jessica Campbell on Wednesday became the NHL’s first full-time assistant coach, making history the second time after first breaking the glass ceiling in the AHL.
NHL coaching veteran Bob Woods also was hired to assist new Seattle Kraken head coach Bob Bylsma.
Bylsma said in a statement, “I had conversations with multiple coaches and different coaches. That led to Bob and Jessica.” Read more
Mark Cavendish makes history with record-breaking stage win at Tour de France (Independent)
Mark Cavendish made history with a record-breaking 35th stage win at the Tour de France, sprinting to victory in Saint-Vulbas.
Having missed out on the chance to contest the sprint finish on Stage 3 after being caught up in a crash, Cavendish surged to victory on Stage 5, surviving a chaotic dash to the line by showing all of his veteran nous.
Cavendish surpassed the great Eddy Merckx as the outright record-holder at the French Grand Tour having drawn alongside the Belgian in 2021. Read more
The kind of foreign coach NFF should hire for Super Eagles –Ikhana (CompleteSports)
Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has been advised by Kadiri Ihana to hire a foreign coach for the Super Eagles whose primary responsibilities must be qualifying for major championships and developing Nigerian football, Completesports.com reports.
Ikhana, a former Nigeria international and onetime Super Falcons Head Coach said in an exclusive chat with Completesports.com that the NFF should contract a foreign coach who is hungry for success and with total commitment to developing Nigerian football.
Ikhana who is a strong advocate for indigenous coaches reiterated that recent issues in the Super Eagles, regarding coaching the top coaching job, has forced him to join the call for the hiring of sound foreign coaches for Nigeria’s two national football teams, the Super Eagles and Super Falcons. Read more
Osaka beaten by Navarro as Gauff goes through (BBC)
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka paid the price for too many errors as she lost in straight sets to 19th seed Emma Navarro.
The 26-year-old, playing at Wimbledon for the first time in five years, was beaten 6-4 6-1 in the second round.
The defeat means Osaka has still not progressed beyond the third round at Wimbledon after four attempts. Read more
Sinner, Alcaraz move on at Wimbledon as Osaka slumps on Centre Court return (JapanToday)
Title rivals Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz reached the Wimbledon third round on Wednesday as Japanese superstar Naomi Osaka was demolished on her return to Centre Court after a five-year absence.
Australian Open champion Sinner defeated Italian Davis Cup teammate Matteo Berrettini 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/4), 2-6, 7-6 (7/4) in a three-hour 42-minute duel.
Berrettini, the 2021 runner-up, fired 65 winners, including 28 aces, past the top seed and carved out four breaks of serve to two. Read more