Lagos gridlock: IYC urges FG to open N’Delta ports as way out (Vanguard)
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has urged the Federal Government to direct the Ministry of Transport to open the neglected sea ports in the Niger Delta to decongest ports in Lagos. Its leader, Mr Roland Pereotubo, on Wednesday urged the government to direct importers and exporters to the ports in Niger Delta area to reduce the gridlock in Lagos ports. “As the nation is groaning over the congestion of the sea ports in Lagos, which has been causing… Read more
EFCC arraigns businessman for providing false information (The Nation)
A businessman, Rashid Huthman, who the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) accused of providing false information to an official of the commission on Wednesday appeared in an Ikeja Special Offences Court in Lagos. The EFCC charged Huthman alongside his company, Complete Leisure Estate Ltd with making false information to a public official. The EFCC counsel, Mr Nkereuwem Anana, alleged that the accused committed the offence between June 22, 2016 and Feb. 15, 2017 in Lagos. “The defendant knowingly provided… Read more
Buhari arrives Maiduguri for COAS conference (The Nation)
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday declared open the 2018 Chief Of Army Staff (COAS) Conference in Maiduguri, Borno State. The conference was originally scheduled to hold in Edo State, but it was moved to Maiduguri… Read more
Customs confiscates N572m goods, arrests 11 (The Nation)
The Federal Operations Unit, Zone B of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kaduna, confiscated goods with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N572 million in the past three months. The Controller of the unit, Comptroller Mohammed Mustapha, made this known on Wednesday in Kaduna while taking journalists round the confiscated goods. He said that 11 suspects were arrested in connection with the seized goods, adding that they would be charged to court at the conclusion of investigations. Read Also: Customs seizes Tramadol… Read more
NGO condemns fake picture of alleged killing of soldiers in circulation (The Nation)
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), an NGO, has condemned the fake picture of the killing of some Nigerian Soldiers on the social media platform. The CITAD Hate Speech Project Coordinator, Alhaji Hamza Ibrahim, made this condemnation in a statement on Wednesday in Bauchi. “The picture, which has gone viral on the social media, shows two gentlemen in a Nigerian military uniform; one is dead while the other is crying loudly. ”Those circulating the image claimed it… Read more
Court sentences two scavengers to three months imprisonment (The Nation)
An Upper Area Court in Kuje, (FCT) on Wednesday, sentenced two scavengers, Musa Umar, and Sani Lawal, to three months imprisonment each for stealing a generator set valued at N80, 000. The Judge Abdulahi Abdulkareem, sentenced the scavengers without an option to pay fine, adding that cases of theft at the moment was becoming rampant in the area. Umar, 25, and Lawal, 28, all residents of Anguwan Lado Area in Kuje, had pleaded guilty to two counts of joint act… Read more
Over 150,000 additional PVCs ready for collection in Ebonyi–REC (The Nation)
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ebonyi has taken delivery of 150,892 additional Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) following the recent ’ Continuous Voters Registration(CVR). The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof. Godswill Obioma, announced this at a meeting with the chairmen and secretaries of political parties in Ebonyi on Wednesday in Abakaliki. He said that the commission received 179,550 PVCs from the previous registration, adding that 69,545 PVCs had been collected by their owners. Obioma said that over 110,000 cards… Read more
Ukraine-Russia sea clash staged, says Putin (BBC)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine’s leader, Petro Poroshenko, of trying to boost his ratings ahead of 2019 elections with a naval confrontation off Crimea. Russian FSB border guards opened fire on two Ukrainian gunboats and a tug before seizing the Ukrainian crews…Read more
Gordon Elliott confirms Samcro will run at Newcastle (Sky Sports)
Gordon Elliott quashed rumours Samcro will sidestep the BetVictor Fighting Fifth Hurdle by confirming his stable star “definitely runs” at Newcastle on Saturday. Despite suffering a shock defeat on his seasonal reappearance at Down Royal earlier this month, the Gigginstown House Stud-owned six-year-old is a best-priced 9-2 second-favourite for the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham in March behind dual winner and 5-2 favourite Buveur D’Air…Read more
Eden Hazard to miss Chelsea’s Europa League match against PAOK (Sky Sport)
Maurizio Sarri has admitted he is worried about the impact another injury is having on Eden Hazard’s form. Eden Hazard will miss Chelsea’s Europa League match against PAOK on Thursday with a minor injury, says Maurizio Sarri. The forward recently recovered from a back injury, but the Chelsea head coach says his star player has now sustained an ankle problem. However, Sarri is confident Hazard will be fit to return for Chelsea’s match against Fulham on Sunday, live on Sky Sports, saying: “Hazard is not a serious injury….Read more
Irish club apologise after falsely reporting player’s death (BBC Sports)
An amateur Irish football club have apologised after falsely reporting the death of one of their players. Dublin club Ballybrack FC had informed the Leinster Senior League that Fernando Nuno La-Fuente had died in a traffic accident. Their game against Arklow Town on Saturday was postponed while a minute’s silence was held before other fixtures. However, it emerged that La-Fuente is alive in his native Spain and the league has launched an investigation….Read more
AY, Omoni Oboli make Hollywood debut (The Nation)
Nigeria’s Ayobami ‘AY’ Makun and Omoni Oboli will make their debut in a Hollywood animation film, “Elliott: The Littlest Reindeer”. Though the characters AY and Oboli would voiced in the film scheduled to premiere on Dec. 14, remain unknown. The Christmas-themed film also features Hunger Games star, Josh Hutcherson, Dead pool actress, Morena Baccarin, Jeff Dunham, Martin Short and John Cleese. The animation follows Blitzen- one of Santa’s sleigh pulling reindeers- announcing his retirement on December 21, giving a… Read more
Stephen Hillenburg, creator of ‘SpongeBob SquarePants,’ has died (CNN)
Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of the animated show “SpongeBob Squarepants,” has died following a battle with the neurodegenerative disease ALS. “[Hillenburg] was a beloved friend and long-time creative partner to everyone at Nickelodeon, and our hearts go out to his entire family,” the network said in a statement to CNN on Tuesday….Read more
Early morning fire destroys one room, seven shops in Kano (The Nation)
The Kano State Fire Service on Wednesday said that an early morning fire affected one room and seven shops at Weatherhead Road, SabonGari, in the Kano metropolis. The spokesman of the service, Alhaji Saidu Mohammed, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano. Mohammed explained that the incident happened at about 2:19 a.m. on Wednesday, though he could not immediately estimate the value of the goods lost in the incident. He said… Read more
Driver in court for alleged theft of employer’s truck (The Nation)
A 21-year-old driver, David Uruwah, who allegedly disappeared with his employer’s truck on Wednesday appeared before a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos. Uruwah, whose address was not provided, faces three-count charge of stealing, conduct likely to cause breach of peace and fraudulent conversion to which pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, Insp Ben Ekundayo, said the accused committed the offences on Nov. 16, at Abel Sowo International Company Ltd,Tincan Island Apapa, Lagos. Ekundayo said that the accused disappeared with the company’s truck with… Read more