Lagos lawmaker Olawale slumps, dies at APC campaign flag-off in Jos (NewTelegraph)
A member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, representing Mushin Constituency II, Sobur Olayiwola Olawale has slumped and died in Jos, Plateau State.
The lawmaker has the nickname: ‘Omititi’, was in Jos where he attended the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign flag-off for Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday.
He was said to have died on his way back to Lagos, but still in Jos. Olawale was born in 1964.
Honourable Femi Saheed, representing Kosofe Constituency II has confirmed the sudden death of Olawale but the Assembly is yet to issue an official statement. Read more
Ataga’s murder: Chidinma to testify in trial within trial Nov 17 (Guardian)
Justice Yetunde Adesanya has fixed November 17, 2022 for Chidinma Ojukwu the suspect in murder of the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga, to testify in trial within trial to ascertain whether she was coerced or induced to make a statement that she killed Ataga.
The trial judge fixed the date yesterday, after the testimony of the second prosecution witness.
Ojukwu, a supposed 300-level Mass Communication undergraduate of the University of Lagos, is standing trial over the alleged murder of Ataga, alongside her sister, Chioma Egbuchu and Adedapo Quadri.
When the case was called yesterday, the Deputy Director of Prosecution, Mrs. Adenike Oluwafemi led Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Olufunke Madeyinlo in evidence, who told the court that she was part of the team that arrested and interrogated the first defendant, (Ojukwu). Read more
Court orders remand of 6 suspected land grabbers at Ikoyi Prison over attack on construction company (Independent)
A Lagos Chief Magistrates Court has ordered that six suspected land grabbers arraigned before it be remanded in Ikoyi Correctional Centre until they perfect the bail conditions given to them by the court.
The six suspects were on Monday arraigned before the Tinubu Chief Magistrate Court in Lagos State for allegedly attacking a construction engineering company in the Araromi Ale area of Badagry Expressway in the state.
The accused persons were identified as Ayuba Olabimtan, Moses Mathew Balogun, Ajose Ademola, Thomas Idowu Akilapa l, Johua Ajose and Keke Sunday.
The six alleged land grabbers were arrested following a petition to the Deputy Inspector General in charge of ‘D’ Department of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Area 10, Abuja. Read more
Fuel subsidy to end in 2023 – Finance minister (Punch)
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, says the Federal Government will do away with petroleum subsidy by June 2023.
Ahmed said this on Tuesday in Abuja during a press conference to mark the end of the 28th National Economic Summit.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that fuel subsidy gulped N2.565tn between January and August 2022.
Also, in the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework, the Federal Government proposed to spend N3.3tn on fuel subsidy between January and June 2023. Read more
RTEAN insists it will not recognise LASG’s caretaker committee (DailyTrust)
The leadership of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) yesterday insisted that its members will not pay any levy to the caretaker committee constituted by the Lagos State Government, describing the caretaker’s activities as illegal.
RTEAN’s National President, Alhaji Musa Mohammed, said the association would resist the move to extort its members through the committee.
It would be recalled that the state government on September 29, suspended all activities of RTEAN and dissolved its elected executives in the state following crises in Ojo and Lagos Island.
Prior to the ban, the leadership of RTEAN had announced the suspension of one of its Lagos State Vice-Chairmen, Mr Oluwaseyi Bamgbose, popularly known as Student, for instigating unrest in the association. Read more
Burna Boy, Tems get 65th Grammy Awards nomination (Vanguard)
Burna Boy and Tems and were among the nominees for the 65th annual Grammy Awards announced on Tuesday.
While Tems was nominated alongside Future and Drake in the Best Melodic Rap Performance category for the song, ‘Wait for U’, Burna Boy received a nomination for the song ‘Last Last’ in the Best Global Music Performance category.
Burna Boy is not new to the Awards as he got his first award in 2021 for Best Global Music Album for his 2020 album ‘Twice as Tall’.
Tems, whose full name is Temilade Openiyi, also received a nomination for being part of Beyonce’s ‘Renaissance’ album. Read more
IGP moves to end kidnappings on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (Guardian)
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered end to incessant attacks and kidnappings along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The IGP, who had been briefed about the security situation on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway by Commissioners of Police in charge of Lagos, Ogun, and Oyo State commands, ordered immediate restructuring of the security architecture on the expressway to ensure protection of life and property as well as forestall kidnappings and other ugly incidents.
A statement by the police spokesman, CSP Muyiwa Adejobi, stated: “The IGP similarly emphasised that the police authority is not insensitive to the prevailing security challenges on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, but has rather been engaged with charting a path towards decimating the security issue and strategically eliminating the threats along the expressway; hence the on-the-spot assessment of the black-spots along the way by the CPs of Ogun and Oyo on the directives of the IGP for enhanced safeguard of the expressway.”
“The Inspector-General of Police, therefore, pledges adequate operational support in form of technology-based and tactical operational assets for the commissioners of police in charge of Lagos, Ogun, and Oyo, and heads of tactical operational units in the area to combat the current trend of crimes and criminality on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Read more
Diri carpets minister for downplaying Bayelsa flood (Punch)
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, visited Bayelsa State on Tuesday, several days after this year’s floods had started receding.
Receiving her during a courtesy call in the Government House, Yenagoa, Governor Douye Diri said the minister’s visit was long overdue given the flood disaster in the state.
He told Farouq that she would have had a better perception of the flooding in the state if she had visited during the peak of the catastrophe, stressing that the ravaging floodwaters started receding before her visit.
Diri, represented by his deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, said, “If you had visited us at the peak of the flood, you would have better appreciated what we as a government and people went through. Read more
Beyoncé leads nominations for the 2023 Grammy Awards (NPR)
Beyoncé is the top artist nominated in the 65th annual Grammy Awards, set for Feb. 5 at the Crypto.com center in Los Angeles. The full list of nominees is on Grammy.com.
She is now tied with her husband Jay-Z for the most Grammy nominations by any musician. If she wins three more awards, she will match classical conductor Georg Solti for the most Grammy wins.
Beyoncé’s nine nominations were scattered across several different categories. One is for “Be Alive,” from the film King Richard, in the Best Song Written For Visual Media category, and the rest are for tracks from Renaissance, which is up for album of the year. “Break My Soul” is a nominee for Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best Dance/ Electronic Recording; “Virgo’s Groove” is up for Best R&B Performance; and “Plastic Off the Sofa” is up for Best Traditional R&B Performance. Read more
Anne Hathaway’s The Princess Diaries getting new sequel at Disney (People)
Miracles happen, once in a while, when you believe! Today’s miracle is that a third “Princess Diaries” movie is in development.
According to an insider with knowledge of the project, “Supergirl” writer Aadrita Mukerji will pen the script for Disney, marking the third installment in the Anne Hathaway-led series. That said, Hathaway has not struck a deal to return yet, but has been openly supportive of the franchise continuing. Reps for Hathaway did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.
The first two “Princess Diaries” films starred Anne Hathaway as Mia Thermopolis, who learns very suddenly that she is actually a princess, and the heir apparent in the country of Genovia. Her grandmother, Queen Clarisse Renaldi, was played by Julie Andrews in both films.
In recent months, Andrews cast doubt on another movie ever being made, telling Jimmy Fallon in June, “Honestly, I doubt it, because I’m that much older, and Annie’s that much older.” That said, Andrews said in the same interview that there was talk of a third movie “many, many years ago.”
Google to pay record $391m privacy settlement (BBC)
Google will pay $391.5m (£330m) to settle allegations about how it collects data from users.
The technology giant tracked the location of users who opted out of location services on their devices, 40 US states said.
Google has been told to be transparent about location tracking in the future and develop a web page telling people about the data it collects.
It is the largest privacy-related multi-state settlement in US history.
A Google official said: “Consistent with improvements we’ve made in recent years, we have settled this investigation, which was based on outdated product policies that we changed years ago.” Read more
Candace Cameron Bure praised as ”bold” by daughter Natasha for standing ‘firm in her faith’ after gay marriage controversy (DailyMail)
Natasha Bure commended her mother Candace Cameron Bure for ‘choosing Christ before all’ after the Full House vet faced backlash for saying her new TV network would focus on ‘traditional marriage’ rather than gay couples.
Bure, 46, was slammed after revealing in an interview with the Wall Street Journal that she expected the new TV network she was now making Christmas films with, the Great American Family network, would not feature same-sex couples in starring roles. ‘I think that the Great American Family will keep traditional marriage at the core,’ she said.
On her Instagram Stories, Natasha praised her mother for being ‘bold’ and standing ‘firm in her faith’ – before she addressed the controversy directly by posting a family photo to her account.
Offset pays tribute to Migos bandmate Takeoff (NME)
Offset has shared a lengthy emotional tribute to his late Migos bandmate Takeoff.
Takeoff, real name Kirsnick Khari Ball, was shot and killed at a bowling alley in Houston, Texas in the early hours of November 1. He was 28 years old.
Last week, the late rapper’s uncle Quavo paid his respects to Takeoff for the first time since his death.
Now, fellow bandmate Offset has done the same in a lengthy Instagram post. Read more
Poland considers invoking NATO Article 4 after Russian-made missile hit village, killing 2 people (CNN)
Two Polish citizens were killed by a Russian-made missile on Tuesday, raising fears that Russia’s war in Ukraine could spill over into NATO territory.
It remains unclear where the missile was fired from, and why it fell in Poland.
The missile landed outside the rural Polish village of Przewodow, roughly the same time as Russia launched its biggest wave of missile attacks on Ukrainian cities in more than a month.
At the site of the explosion, about four miles west from the Ukrainian border, local media showed an image of a crater and upturned farm vehicle. CNN cannot independently confirm the photos. Video taken by a resident, which was geolocated and confirmed by CNN, shows a large smoke plume in the center of the village. Read more
Donald Trump, who tried to overturn Biden’s legitimate election, files to run again (NPR)
Donald Trump, who tried to overthrow the results of the 2020 presidential election and inspired a deadly riot at the Capitol in a desperate attempt to keep himself in power, announced he is running again for president in 2024
“I am announcing my candidacy for president of the United States,” Trump, 76, said, flanked by massive American flags, at his Mar-a-Lago club and home in Palm Beach, Fla.
Trump claimed, “Your country is being destroyed before your eyes.”
The announcement — and official filing — came just a week after the 2022 midterm elections, which saw a lackluster performance from Trump-backed Republican candidates in key Senate races and competitive House elections. As a result, Democrats were able to retain control of the Senate. Read more
Super Eagles’ camp bubbles as Nigeria dares Ronaldo, Portugal (Guardian)
Head Coach, José Santos Peseiro, has the full compliment of invited players as three-time African champions, Nigeria, get set for what could be a fiery international friendly with Portugal in Lisbon, tomorrow.
In camp are goalkeepers Francis Uzoho, Maduka Okoye and Adebayo Adeleye; defenders William Ekong, Chidozie Awaziem, Kevin Akpoguma, Calvin Bassey, Tyronne Ebuehi, Bruno Onyemaechi, Bright Osayi-Samuel and Ebube Duru; as well as midfielders Wilfred Ndidi, Oghenekaro Etebo, Frank Onyeka, Alex Iwobi and Joseph Ayodele-Aribo.
The forwards in the camp are Moses Simon, Cyriel Dessers, Terem Moffi, Paul Onuachu, Emmanuel Dennis and Ademola Lookman. Forward Samuel Chukwueze was being expected last night.
Tomorrow’s encounter at the 50,000-capacity Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon is the first-ever full international between both countries, and it promises fireworks with Portugal heading to the FIFA World Cup finals in Qatar the following day and Nigeria eager to blood a crop of new frontliners after failing to make the train to Qatar. Read more
NFF to axe foreign-born players in national teams (Sun)
NFF President, Ibrahim Gusau has suggested that foreign-born players do not possess the mentality to play African football.
The new NFF boss also hinted that the number of foreign-born players in the Super Eagles would be reduced going forward.
He, however, noted that the country couldn’t rely on the home-based players alone to bring back the glory days in Nigerian football.
“As for me, what to do is try and see how we can reduce the higher number of the Nigerian born diaspora players in the team,” Gusau explained. Read more
Gareth Bale and Wales squad arrive in Qatar 6 days before their 1st game in a World Cup since 1958 (DailyMail)
Wales’ World Cup including LAFC star Gareth Bale have landed in Qatar as the countdown continues to the tournament getting underway.
Rob Page’s side jetted off from Cardiff Airport on Tuesday, six days before Wales first game in a World Cup since 1958.
The 26-man squad that were selected for the major tournament left the Vale Resort base near Pontyclun to head off to Cardiff City’s Stadium to receive a farewell before boarding the plane to Doha, Qatar.
They have since arrived in the Qatari capital ahead of their opening match against USA on Monday evening. Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo encourages Inter Miami move after David Beckham begins transfer talks (Mirror)
Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly interested in joining David Beckham’s Inter Miami, as the fallout from his sensational interview with Piers Morgan continues.
Ronaldo, 37, has left his Manchester United future in doubt after launching a scathing attack on the club’s owners the Glazers and manager Erik ten Hag. He’s also criticised their appointment of ex-boss Ralf Rangnick and club legends Gary Neville and Wayne Rooney.
United are waiting for the full interview to be released on Wednesday and Thursday before they decide what action to take. Some critics have urged them to sack Ronaldo, while others believe they should let him leave Old Trafford in the January transfer window.
According to The Sun, Miami owner Beckham wants to lure Ronaldo to Florida ahead of the 2023 MLS campaign. Miami are one of the most ambitious clubs in the United States, as they are also believed to be interested in the likes of Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez. Read more
Lando Norris takes aim at F1 stewards after receiving punishment for Leclerc incident (Express)
Lando Norris has criticised the F1 stewards after he was punished following an incident with Charles Leclerc in Brazil. The McLaren driver collided with the 25-year-old while fighting for third place at the Interlagos circuit, shortly after the first safety car restart.
The officials concluded that Norris “touched the kerb at the apex and understeered into the car of Leclerc”. The Brit was handed a five-second time penalty in the race, along with two penalty points – his first collision-related penalty of the season.
Although the penalty had no impact on Norris’ finish as he retired before the end of the race due to an electrical problem, the young F1 star was not happy with his punishment. “I think it’s so difficult for them to put themselves in my shoes in this instance,” Norris said after the race.
“Charles went around the outside, the first thing you learn in racing is normally not to go around the outside and normally people need to leave a lot of space. We’re in one of the quickest parts of the track, he’s in a risky position, not me. Read more
Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield announce ‘‘Holy Ears’’ cannabis partnership (BoxingScene)
One of the most infamous sporting scandals of the 1990s will be commercialized in a new line of cannabis-infused edibles, it was announced Monday. (Photo by Tyson 2.0)
Heavyweight greats — and former blood rivals — Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield have come together to form a new cannabis company called Carma Holdings, which also includes Tyson’s existing cannabis company, Tyson 2.0. Their first product will be “Holy Ears,” which is described as “all-natural, vegan and gluten-free; and will be offered in THC, Delta 8 and other hemp-cannabinoid varieties.”
Tyson 2.0 already boasts a popular cannabis product called Mike Bites. The new company, Carma, will roll out Holyfield’s standalone cannabis line next year.
The partnership comes 25 years after the duo was involved in one of the most surreal and shocking incidents in the sports world, their 1997 heavyweight rematch that saw Tyson bite off a piece of Holyfield’s ear. Read more