Lagos investigates engineer’s death at construction site (Punch)
The Lagos State Safety Commission has launched an investigation into the death of a civil engineer, Olalekan Oloruntoba, who reportedly died while operating a crane at a construction site in the state, PUNCH Metro exclusively reports.
The safety commission, through its spokesperson, Adewunmi Okoh, announced on Saturday that an investigation was underway. This statement followed an inquiry from our correspondent regarding the commission’s response to the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Several sources who witnessed the September 23 incident declined to reveal the construction site’s location, fearing their identities might be exposed. Read more
Assaulted Driver: Police caution lawmaker, others against intimidation (Channels)
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has taken over an assault incident which involved a Bolt driver Stephen Abuwatseya and a federal lawmaker Alex Mascot Ikwechegh.
The police said the assaulted e-hailing App driver reported the incident at the Maitama Divisional Headquarters in the nation’s capital.
The police also warned Nigerians including the lawmaker against using the name of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, to intimidate other citizens. Read more
Rev. Father kidnapped in Edo (Dailytrust)
A Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Thomas Awhome Oyode, has been reportedly kidnapped by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers in Edo state.
The incident happened at Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary School, Ivanokpodi, in Agenegbode, Etsako East local government of Edo state.
It was gathered that the gunmen stormed the seminary on Sunday at about 7pm, kidnapped the Reverend Father and whisked him into the bush. Read more
My mother carried me for 3 and a half years; my birth was a miracle – Amosun (Vanguard)
Former Governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun, revealed that his late mother carried him for three and a half years, calling his birth nothing short of a miracle.
He noted that many people struggled to believe he was a human being at birth due to the unusually long gestation period.
Amosun made this revelation during the 25th remembrance prayer for his late mother, Alhaja Rafatu Sanusi-Amosun, held at the Amosun family residence in Abeokuta. Alhaja Sanusi-Amosun passed away on October 27, 1999. Read more
Lagos PDP founding members move to revive party, align with Jandor, others (Nation)
The PRIMROSE Movement, comprising founding members of PDP in Lagos State, has aligned with 2023 party’s governorship candidate, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran’s (Jandor) camp ,to revive the party.
The movement, led by Chief Dapo Sarumi, a former Information Minister, also aligned with the loyalists of the PDP Deputy National Secretary, Mr Setonji Koshoedo, to bring the party to its feet in the state.
Mr Gbenga Ogunleye, the Spokesperson for the 2023 Lagos PDP governorship candidate, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos. Read more
Women still struggling to find place in Nigerian politics –Remi Tinubu (DailyTrust)
The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has lamented that Nigerian women are still battling to get their place in politics and governance as a result of sustained policies that put them at a disadvantage.
She stated this at the ‘‘International Legislative Dialogue on Women and Constitution Amendment in Nigeria’’ held in Abuja on Monday.
The dialogue was organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Amendment with support from the Policy and Legal Advocacy Center (PLAC) and funded by the European Union. Read more
Former board member, Oyewumi advocates support for NYSC (Tribune)
A former member of the National Governing Board of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Prince Kunle Oyewumi has appealed to the Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande to ensure that presidential assent is given to the NYSC Trust Fund bill in order to strengthen the scheme.
Emphasizing the importance of the NYSC to national development, Oyewumi who also chaired the NYSC Reforms Committee stressed that the scheme has consistently promoted youth empowerment, national integration and cohesion.
The businessman while commending the Minister for his passion and commitment to the cause of the Nigerian youth, appealed to the executive and legislative arms of government to ensure the passage of the NYSC Trust Fund bill into law for the sake of the corpers in the interest of nation building. Read more
Bobrisky to face fresh criminal charges as panel indicts 4 prison officers (Punch)
Controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky, may face fresh criminal charges over claims that he served his jail term in a private apartment and bribed officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to drop money laundering charges against him.
Sunday PUNCH exclusively gathered that a panel set up to investigate the claims recommended that he should face defamation and criminal charges.
Bobrisky was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment on April 12 for abusing the naira. He was released from prison on August 5.
Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter team up for a surprise duet of Espresso during New Orleans Eras Tour stop (DailyMail)
Taylor Swift returned to The Eras Tour stage for day two of her three back-to-back performances at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.
After mesmerizing fans with songs from her massive song catalog, the pop superstar, 34, surprised some 65,000 fans when she brought out rising star Sabrina Carpenter, her former show opener, for a duet.
Fans may recall, Carpenter, 25, had the honor of opening up for Swift in the summer of 2023, when she hit the stage in Mexico City, and continued on with the The Eras Tour opener throughout 2023 and into the beginning of the current year. Read more
Tyler, The Creator opens up about ‘terrifying’ pregnancy scare with older woman (HipHopDx)
Tyler, The Creator has revealed on his new album Chromakopia that he almost had a child with an older woman.
The revelation comes on the song “Hey Jane,” which finds the Odd Future founder describing his whirlwind of emotions after learning that he had accidentally gotten a lover pregnant.
“I didn’t pull out, wow, I’m disappointed in me, this ain’t like me / How could be I reckless? This ain’t my lifestyle / Never had no scare in my life ’til now / Ain’t in no space to raise a goddamn child,” he raps over dreamy synths and electric keyboards that evoke his Goblin-era sound. Read more
Jeremy Allen White transforms into Bruce Springsteen in first look at new biopic (NME)
A first look at Jeremy Allen White in character as Bruce Springsteen for the upcoming biopic has been released.
The Bear actor will portray the rock icon in Deliver Me From Nowhere, which focuses on the creation of The Boss’ 1982 album ‘‘Nebraska’’.
As production begins on the film ahead of its release in 2025, the first photo of White as Springsteen has been released, showing the star donning the musician’s look. Read more
David Harris death: The Warriors actor dies, aged 75 (Independent)
The actor David Harris, best known for his role in the cult classic film The Warriors, has died, aged 75.
His daughter Davina Harris revealed to The New York Times that the star, who had cancer, passed away on 25 October.
Harris was born on 18 June 1949 in New York City and studied acting at the High School of Performing Arts and then later the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Read more
British rock band The Darkness announce Belfast gig (BelfastTelegraph)
Award winning British rock band The Darkness have announced a headline show in Belfast next summer.
The band will be performing at Custom House Square August 9, 2025 alongside guests ASH and Bad nerves, as part of their UK headline tour.
The tour will follow the debut of their new album ‘Dreams On Toast’ in March 2025. The track list will feature some of their classic tunes including their household hit ‘Believe In A Thing Called Love’. Read more
Egypt urges 2-day truce as Israel kills 1,000 during northern Gaza siege (AlJazeera)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has proposed a two-day truce in Gaza that would potentially pave the way for a long-term ceasefire, as Israel’s genocide has killed more than 1,000 Palestinians in the northern areas of the Strip in less than a month.
El-Sisi’s proposal, which includes exchanging four Israeli captives held in Gaza for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, came as thousands of trapped civilians endure relentless Israeli attacks that have killed at least 50 people, including five journalists, since Sunday.
At a news conference in Cairo on Sunday, el-Sisi said the 48-hour lull in fighting and prisoner exchange would be followed by more talks in the next 10 days, with the hope that negotiators could hammer out a peace deal. Read more
Paedophile who made ‘chilling’ AI child abuse images jailed in landmark case (Independent)
A man has been jailed for 18 years after creating AI-generated images of child sexual abuse in an “utterly chilling” landmark case.
Hugh Nelson, a 27-year-old from Bolton with a Masters degree in graphics, pleaded guilty to 11 offences in August at Bolton Crown Court, including three counts each of distributing and making indecent images.
The former student accepted requests from individuals via online chatrooms for “bespoke” explicit images depicting children being harmed both sexually and physically, and used pictures of real children to create some of the computer-generated images, the court heard. Read more
Ethiopian runner Yomif Kejelcha breaks men’s half-marathon world record (AfricaNews)
Ethiopian runner Yomif Kejelcha made every second count as he broke the men’s half-marathon record by just one second Sunday.
Kejelcha finished strongly in the Spanish city of Valencia to set a time of 57 minutes, 30 seconds, knocking a single second off the record set in 2021 by Ugandan runner Jacob Kiplimo in Lisbon, Portugal.
Kejelcha is a former world championship silver medalist in the 10,000 meters and holds the indoor world record for the mile, which he set in Boston in 2019. Read more
Real Madrid and La Liga condemn abuse of Barcelona players (DW)
Real Madrid on Sunday strongly condemned the racist behavior of its fans at the El Clasico football match, which saw Madrid thumped 4-0 by rival FC Barcelona on Saturday.
Several Black Barcelona players, including 17-year-old phenom and Spanish national team player Lamine Yamal, faced racist insults during the game.
Yamal, for instance, was targeted with abuse after becoming the youngest player ever to score a goal in El Clasico, the name for the match between Spain’s two biggest clubs.
Real, Spain’s La Liga and its governing football body RFEF, as well as numerous government and police agencies, all condemned the situation, promising swift and harsh punishment for the perpetrators. Read more
Milwaukee Bucks fall to Brooklyn Nets, 115-102 (Fox)
Cam Thomas scored 32 points, Dennis Schroder added 29 and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 115-102 on Sunday in their home opener to give coach Jordi Fernandez his first victory.
The Nets pulled away in the fourth quarter after opening with two road losses in their first season under Fernandez, a native of Badalona, Spain.
Thomas scored 11 in the final period to surpass the 30 points he had averaged in the first two games. Read more
Bob Santos expects a Beterbiev-Bivol rematch to be similar to the first (BoxingScene)
Bob Santos is looking forward to a rematch between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol with keen interest and anticipates another close encounter between the Russian greats.
Earlier this month Beterbiev, 39, triumphed over 33-year-old Bivol in a close undisputed light heavyweight championship fight which saw judges award the former a 115-113, 116-112, and 114-114 majority decision victory in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Santos says the rematch could be different, but only if one of the two fighters manages to land a surprise shot to change the dynamics of the bout. Read more
Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauff top marketability list as Emma Raducanu slides (Tennis365)
Novak Djokovic may be at the back end of his remarkable career, but he remains the most marketable asset in men’s tennis.
That’s the verdict emerging from the Sports Pro Most Marketable list, that has assessed the commercial value of the biggest stars in world sport.
Featuring a host of enduring legends and some new additions, this is an intriguing glance at a sporting landscape that can offer those at the top of the list as much financial reward off the pitch and court as they can win on it. Read more
Shohei Ohtani partially dislocates left shoulder during World Series Game 2, status TBD (NBC)
Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani partially dislocated his left shoulder during the seventh inning of Saturday’s Game 2 of the World Series against the New York Yankees when he tried to steal second base.
Ohtani’s status for Monday’s Game 3 in New York is unclear. Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts said Ohtani “had a little left shoulder subluxation” and would get image testing either Saturday night or Sunday.
Ohtani clutched his left forearm after being tagged by shortstop Anthony Volpe for the final out in the inning on a feet first slide. He laid near the bag for a couple minutes before being tended to by trainers and leaving the field. Read more