Lagos hoodlum shoots lady dead on election day, flees (Punch)
A hoodlum, identified simply as Adedeji, aka Skye, has allegedly shot a lady, Halimat Abowaba, to death on Abeokuta Street, behind the Agege Stadium, in the Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State.
PUNCH Metro gathered that Adedeji, alongside other hoodlums, were celebrating the victory of a political party on Abeokuta Street when he suddenly brought out a gun and started shooting indiscriminately.
In the process, one of the stray bullets reportedly hit Abowaba, who was in front of her mother’s drinking joint on Abeokuta Street. Read more
Presidential Poll: Imo, Rivers Results Were Manipulated – Yiaga Africa (DailyTrust)
Yiaga Africa has said the results of Saturday’s presidential election from Imo and Anambra are inconsistent with its projections for the states.
This is contained in its post-election statement titled, ‘The 2023 presidential elections are once again a missed opportunity: INEC must be fundamentally reformed’.
It was jointly signed by Dr. Aisha Abdullahi, for Chair Watching The Vote; and Samson Itodo, Executive Director Yiaga Africa. Read more
Experts decry continuous impact of cash scarcity on economy (Guardian)
As the scarcity of cash continues to bite harder, experts have warned that the national economy will suffer the long-term negative effects if nothing is done to address the situation urgently.
Following the redesign of the national currency and the withdrawal of the old currency notes, there has been scarcity of cash running into two months. The scarcity has forced many small businesses, which depend on cash transactions, to shut down while citizens are faced with difficulty accessing cash for their daily expenses.
Director of the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE), Dr. Muda Yusuf, in an interview with The Guardian yesterday, said the cash crunch is slowing down economic activities and taking a heavy toll on small businesses. Read more
PS commends Lagos gov’s development agenda (Punch)
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs, Mrs Kikelomo Bolarinwa, has commended Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for implementing his T.H.E.M.E.S agenda.
The acronym, T.H.E.M.E.S, represents the six pillars of the state’s strategic development agenda, namely, Traffic Management and Transportation, Health and Environment, Education and Technology, Making Lagos a 21st Century Economy, Entertainment and Tourism, as well as Security and Governance.
According to her, the agenda has improved innovation in the state’s transportation sector. Read more
Lagos adopts online payment, registration into model colleges (Nation)
The Lagos State Government has adopted an online payment model for registration and screening tests in its model colleges and upgraded Junior Secondary Schools.
In a statement by the Director, Lagos State Examination Board, Mr. Orunsolu Adebayo.
He stated that the registration, which has already started, will end on May 5, adding that the development was in line with the state government’s policy to ensure seamless payment and access to its services. Read more
YWCA advocates healthy lifestyle, early screening to prevent cancer, others (ThisDay)
The Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA), Lagos branch, says maintaining a healthy lifestyle and early diagnosis will go a long way to prevent cancer and other illnesses.
The association said this in Lagos during its medical outreach, as part of activities marking the World Cancer Day.
The event featured seminars on lifestyle and healthy living by Dr. Omolola Odigwe; breast cancer by Dr. Kehinde Adeniran; cervical cancer by Mrs. Yetunde Jacobson-Folaji; and prostate cancer by Dr. Damilola Akinlawon. Read more
APC Vice Chair begs Tinubu to begin reform of party (Leadership)
National vice chairman (North West) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Malam Salihu Moh Lukman, has asked the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to as a matter of urgency conduct far-reaching reforms in the governing party.
Lukman, who said this should be one of the top priorities of the incoming president, noted that Tinubu would be held accountable on his promises of renewed hope and expectations of most Nigerians.
According to him, purging the APC National Working Committee (NWC) of unaccountable leadership and abuse of office was long overdue, even as he cited the inability of the party’s national leadership to render annual financial reports to any organ of the party as part of the need for the reforms. Read more
Reps majority leader, Doguwa, remanded in prison (Vanguard)
A Senior Magistrate Court, sitting in Kano, yesterday remanded the Majority Leader, House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, in prison, after he was arraigned on five-count charge bothering on criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, unlawful possession of firearms, mischief and incitement of public disturbance.
The court, presided over by Magistrate Ibrahim Mansur Yola, remanded the House leader in prison till March 7, 2023, when the case comes up.
Doguwa was arraigned before the court by the Kano State Commissioner of Police. Read more
Malaysian man loses RM1m in life savings in 14-second scam call (Mashable)
All it took was 14 seconds for a Malaysian man to lose his savings of RM1 million (US$223,539).
The 39-year-old man, identified as Lee by the Borneo Post Online, said he had received a call from someone claiming that they were from Malaysian courier service provider, Poslaju.
14 seconds is all it took.
Sensing something amiss, Lee – who hails from Kuching, Sarawak – hung up. Out of curiosity, he checked his bank account. That was when he noticed that a bank withdrawal of RM1 million had been made. Lee said he didn’t receive nor provide any authorization.
Worried, he quickly called the bank and made a police report. Following this, he sought help from the Democratic Action Party (DAP). Read more
Michael B. Jordan receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (FilmNews)
Michael B. Jordan has been honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The Creed actor was presented with the 2,751st star as part of a ceremony staged in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
Addressing the crowd, Michael insisted he was “extremely humbled and grateful” to be recognised by officials at the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. Read more
Remains of baby found in search for missing newborn of aristocrat and partner (Metro)
The body of a baby has been found after an urgent hunt for Constance Marten and Mark Gordon’s child.
Speaking at a press conference at Sussex Police HQ, Detective Superintendent Lewis Basford said: ‘It is my very sad duty to update this afternoon, police officers searching a wooded area close to where Constance and Mark Gordon were arrested, discovered the remains of a baby.
‘A post-mortem examination will be held in due course. A crime scene is in place and work at the location is expected to continue for some time. Read more
Busy Philipps joins Mean Girls musical movie as Mrs. George (DailyMail)
The cast of the Mean Girls musical movie keeps getting bigger, with Busy Philipps signing on for the Paramount Plus project.
The 43-year-old actress will take on the role of June George, the outlandish mother of the leader of The Plastics clique, Regina George (Renee Rapp).
The role originated in the 2004 movie by Amy Poehler, with Kerry Butler taking over the role for the stage.
Philipps joins a cast that also includes Angourie Rice, Auli’i Cravalho, Bebe Wood and many more. Read more
500 Words: BBC Breakfast to relaunch children’s writing competition (BBC)
BBC Breakfast is to relaunch the children’s writing competition 500 Words, three years after it was dropped from Radio 2.
First launched by Chris Evans on Radio 2’s breakfast show in 2011, the popular UK-wide competition continued with his successor Zoe Ball until 2020.
It will return this September, supported again by the Queen Consort.
The BBC’s chief content officer, Charlotte Moore, said the corporation was “thrilled” to announce its return. Read more
Blink-182 Tour dates postponed due to Travis Barker finger injury (Billboard)
Blink-182‘s Latin American fan base will need to wait to see the band on its forthcoming world tour, as drummer Travis Barker required surgery after injuring his ring finger not once, but two separate times during rehearsals for the band’s reunion trek.
“This has been something we’ve been aiming to do for so long and we work so hard and we just kind of had one of those freak accidents that nobody saw coming,” lead singer Tom DeLonge shared in an Instagram video on Wednesday (March 1). “Travis needs to go in and have surgery on his finger and we have to get that well. We have to get that strong before we can do anything else. This is just so sad.
“These were the biggest shows we ever played,” DeLonge continued. “These are some of the most important places in the world for a band. This is like the pinnacle of our career, coming down and playing for you guys. So I really want you all to know, we are devastated and we plan to come back.” Read more
Station master arrested over deadly Greece train collision that has killed dozens (ABC)
A man has been arrested over the collision of a passenger and a freight train in central Greece that has killed at least 43 people and injured dozens, the government and police sources say.
The 59-year-old station master of a train station in the city of Larissa testified before a prosecutor and was arrested, a government official said.
A police official said the prosecutor laid misdemeanour charges against him. Read more
Iheanacho frustrated by Leicester’s missed FA Cup opportunity (Guardian)
Kelechi Iheanacho admits Leicester blew their FA Cup chance after a last-16 defeat to Blackburn, reports independence.co.uk. Tyrhys Dolan and Sammie Szmodics scored to book Rovers a quarter-final spot for the first time in eight years with a 2-1 win on Tuesday.
Iheanacho grabbed a second-half consolation – meaning he has 18 goals in 24 FA Cup appearances – but knows the Foxes missed their chance.
“It’s so disappointing, especially at home,” he said. “It wasn’t good enough. If you don’t do what you need to do, you get punished. Obviously, that’s gone now, we need to look forward to the Premier League, but we need to do more. Read more
Osimhen almost lost his sight – Italian surgeon (Punch)
According to Dr. Gianpaolo Tartaro, the plastic surgeon who operated on Victor Osimhen’s face when he suffered a facial injury in November 2021, the Nigeria international almost lost his eyes, after the Nigeria international was hurt in a clash of heads with Inter Milan defender Milan Skriniar in Napoli’s 3-2 defeat at the San Siro.
Osimhen required surgery, which involved placing six plaques and 18 screws on his face after a scan revealed the Napoli star forward had suffered multiple fractures to the cheekbone and orbital bone.
The former Lille forward was sidelined for over two months and has played with a protective mask ever since. Read more
Arsenal extends lead, Man United and Grimsby into FA Cup quarters (TorontoStar)
As Arsenal pushed further ahead in the race for the Premier League title on Wednesday, Manchester United moved a step closer to a second trophy this season by advancing to the quarterfinals of the FA Cup.
The biggest celebration of the night, however, was reserved for Grimsby Town’s fans after the fourth-division club produced a famous cup upset to beat top-flight Southampton 2-1.
Tottenham was also the casualty of a cup shock — losing 1-0 to second-tier Sheffield United. Read more
Dortmund and Leipzig do battle in the chase for Bayern’s crown (France24)
With Bayern Munich wobbling, the clash between Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig on Friday, the two sides most likely to snatch the Bavarians’ crown, comes at a pivotal time.
Despite Union Berlin’s stunning run, as well as brave challenges from Eintracht Frankfurt and Freiburg this season, Dortmund and RB Leipzig remain the two sides with the best chance of stopping Bayern’s quest for an 11th straight title.
In the six seasons since Leipzig’s promotion for the 2016-17 season, the two have regularly wrestled for the runners-up spot, with Dortmund finishing second three times, Leipzig twice and Schalke once, in 2017-18. Read more
PGA Tour moves toward elite field with no cuts for 2024 (ABC)
The PGA Tour is moving toward an elite schedule in 2024 with 16 designated events — half of them with no more than 80-man fields and no cuts — along with a chance for players on the outside to play their way in.
Still to be finalized are which events get the $20 million prize funds and details for how players can earn a spot in the field.
Players were apprised of the changes in a memo Wednesday from PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan in which he wrote, “There is no doubt in my mind that we made decisions that will transform and set the future.” Read more
Djokovic eyes elusive gold at Paris Olympics (StraitsTimes)
Novak Djokovic is hoping the Paris 2024 Games will be his most successful Olympics to date, as he continues to chase the gold medal that has so far eluded him.
After notching an impressive straight-sets victory over Dutch world No. 39 Tallon Griekspoor on Wednesday to reach his 13th Dubai Tennis Championship quarter-final in as many appearances, Djokovic spoke about his ambitions for the Olympic Games next year.
“I hope that I’ll be able to play healthy for next year’s Paris Olympics,” said Djokovic, whose best showing at the Games so far came in 2008 when he won bronze in singles. Read more
