Lagos empowers 600 vulnerable women (Nation)
In its bid to promote entrepreneurial activities among vulnerable women towards self-reliance, Lagos State government, through the Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, has empowered over 600 women with free skill acquisition training and start-up packs in 3 local government areas namely: Alimosho, Apapa and Yaba local government areas. Read more
Buhari to religious leaders: Shun partisan politics or lose respect (Nation)
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday told religious leaders in the country to eschew partisan politics to avoid rubbishing their status and losing public respect. He made the call while speaking at the Interfaith Initiative for Peace Conference in Abuja. The President urged religious leaders to play the roles they had played in 2015 that brought about a peaceful election. Read more
Southeast PDP leaders: We’re unaware of Obi’s choice as presidential running mate (Nation)
Southeast leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said yesterday that they were unaware that the party’s presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, had picked former Anambra State governor, Mr. Peter Obi as running mate in next year’s election. Governors Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu State), Dave Umahi (Ebonyi) and Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia) as well as Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, former House of Representatives Speaker Emeka Ihedioha and former Ebonyi Governor Sam Egwu, among others, said the report of Obi’s nomination remains a rumour to them, for now. Read more
Death toll rises to 24 in Abia pipeline explosion (Nation)
The death toll from Friday’s oil pipeline explosion in two Abia communities in Osisioma Local Government Area of the state has risen to 24, Commissioner of Police Anthony Ogbizi, has said. The state Commander of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps Benito Eze confirmed to newsmen on Friday that 19 persons, including a nursing mother, died on the spot. Briefing newsmen in Umuahia yesterday after visiting the scene of the explosion, Ogbizi said that the number of deaths had risen to 24. Read more
Boulders litter Uganda villages crushed by deadly landslide (Guardian)
On a muddy outcrop on the banks of the Sume river, grief-stricken families gaze at enormous boulders that stand testimony to the force of the deluge which engulfed their homes. Hundreds of newly-deposited rocks, each the size of a van, litter the riverbanks after Thursday’s landslide which killed 42 people and swept away nearly 150 homes. Read more
Thousands rally in Chicago against Trump’s ‘anti-woman agenda’ (Guardian)
Thousands of people made their disdain for President Donald Trump heard Saturday at a rally and march in Chicago aimed at galvanizing support for Democrats in the upcoming November midterm elections. A giant “Baby Trump” flew over the crowd. Trump was depicted as “El Diablo” on a high-flying flag. Demonstrators waved “Vote Blue” banners — the message was unmistakable. Read more
Deadly blast hits female candidate’s rally in Afghanistan (Independent)
A bombing attack hit an electoral rally in Afghanistan as a female candidate was about to give a speech. The Taliban had decried the upcoming parliamentary vote and several politicians have recently been killed. At least 14 people were killed over 30 wounded when a motorcycle laden with explosives blew up during a campaign rally in Rustaq, north Afghanistan, on Saturday. “There are a number of wounded people in critical condition,” police spokesman Khalil Aser said. Read more
Ighalo’s hat-trick powers Nigeria to victory over Libya (Guardian)
Three goals from Odion Ighalo and a curling strike from Samuel Kalu led the Super Eagles to a comprehensive four-goal win over Libya at the Godswill International Stadium, Uyo in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match. It didn’t take long before the Super Eagles asserted their dominance in front of the bouncy home fans. Libyan goalkeeper, Mohamed Al Ouhichi was culpable for the first goal when he tried to do too much on the ball and subsequently lost the ball to Changchun Yatai’s Ighalo. Read more
Shehu, Onazi miss trip to Tunisia (Vanguard)
As the Super Eagles prepare to depart on Monday for the reverse leg of the 2019 AFCON double header against Libya in Sfax, Tunisia, two influential members of the squad, Ogenyi Onazi and Abdullahi Shehu won’t be traveling with the team. Coach Gernot Rohr disclosed that Shehu, who was stretchered out of the match in Uyo will not recover fully before the Tuesday match, while Onazi who has been sidelined due to injury for sometime now was definitely out of the squad. Read more
Nurmagomedov threatens to quit UFC (CNN)
Russian fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov has threatened to quit UFC in the wake of his victory over Conor McGregor in Las Vegas at the weekend. Nurmagomedov’s countryman Zubaira Tukhugov — a rostered featherweight fighter — has been pulled from a fight against Artem Lobov following the brawl that broke out after Saturday’s fight. In the chaos that ensued Tukhugov exchanged blows with McGregor after climbing into the ring. Read more
La Liga games in the US ‘not fair for anyone,’ says Liga MX president (CNN)
Enrique Bonilla, president of Mexico’s top-flight football division Liga MX, has told CNN Sport that he is against the proposed decision to host a La Liga game in the United States or Canada. In August, Spain’s top-flight league announced a 15-year marketing deal with US-based sports media company Relevant, which included a provision for the annual match. Read more
Classmates save 14-year-old Nigerian and family from being deported from Ireland (Guardian)
In what can only be described as a commendable act, the classmates of a 14-year-old Nigerian boy identified as Nonso Muojeke have saved the teenager and his family from being deported from Ireland. It is learnt that he alongside his mother and older brother have lived in Ireland since he was two after his father died in 2007. His mother relocated to Ireland to escape ill-treatment but her application for an asylum had been declined and the family was served a deportation order. Read more