Lagos releases guidelines on abortion (Vanguard)
The Lagos State Government has developed and launched guidelines for the development of safe and lawful abortion services within the ambit of the state’s criminal law.
The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Health, Dr Olusegun Ogboye, presented a 40-page policy document tagged “Lagos State Guidelines on Safe Termination of Pregnancy for Legal Indications” at a stakeholders’ engagement on Tuesday.
Dr. Ogboye said the need was borne out of the desire for evidence-based data and information for health workers in public and private sectors.
Ogboye explained that while therapeutic termination of pregnancy is permissible under the law in Lagos State, the post-procedure absence of clear guidelines has stalled the effective implementation at appropriate levels of care resulting in preventable deaths. Read more
Lagos to reward 12 outstanding teachers with cars (Punch)
The Lagos State Government has said it would reward the efforts of 12 teachers who have put in their best to raise the quality of teaching and learning in the state in 2021.
The state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, in a statement on Tuesday, noted that this recognition is part of the Annual Education Merit Awards initiated by the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
Omotoso added that the committee members are private education administrators and public sector technocrats, stating that 3,529 applicants were screened and 22 semi-finalists were selected who will compete for 12 cars for the 2021 awards for outstanding teachers. Read more
Hajj: Lagos to refund intending pilgrims as Saudi declines additional slots (DailyTrust)
Lagos State Government has disclosed its decision to refund intending pilgrims who were unable to make it to this year’s hajj, following the inability of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to secure proposed slots for them.
Commissioner for Home Affairs, Prince Anofi Elegushi, disclosed this while giving update on the current Hajj operations being carried out by the State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board.
He assured that the State Government would make the process seamless for intending pilgrims who wish to seek a refund.
He recalled that the COVID-19 pandemic did not allow airlifting of pilgrims since 2020, giving rise to an increase in backlog.
“When Saudi Arabia authorities gave the go ahead for pilgrims to be airlifted this year 2022, we had over 4,000 intending pilgrims that have registered with the State. A total of 1,562 slots were allocated to Lagos State by NAHCON and these were used up immediately by the State contingent. Read more
Population Commission plans trial census in nine Lagos councils (Punch)
The National Population Commission has commenced a training workshop to conduct trial census in nine local government areas across Lagos State.
The Federal Commissioner of NPC, Lagos State, Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.
According to a statement made available to The PUNCH, Salu-Hundeyin made this known during a 12-day training to equip 104 field personnel, consisting of facilitators, supervisors and enumerators drawn mainly from communities within the selected areas.
He said, “The trial census, which is a dress rehearsal, is to evaluate all aspects of the census operations before the main census on a limited scale. The specific objectives are to assess the quality of the evaluation area maps, determine requisite educational qualifications for enumerators, estimate the workload of the enumerators and logistics support for the main census among others. Read more
Disquiet in Lagos PDP over choice of deputy governorship candidate (DailyTrust)
There is a growing disquiet among the political leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State over the choice of the deputy governorship candidate of the party for the 2023 general elections.
The Lead Visioner, Lagos4Lagos Movement, Abdul-Lateef Olajide Adediran (Jandor), who won the ticket of the party is yet to pick his running mate.
The ruling All Progressives Congress is expected to retain the Babajide Sanwo-Olu/Obafemi Hamzat ticket, which won the 2019 election.
The PDP had, last Wednesday, commenced the screening of nominees for deputy governorship positions. The party pencilled five nominees.
JAMB laments lack of transparency in admission process (Punch)
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has accused some tertiary institutions of learning in the country of being in the habit of opting for ‘crooked options’ by failing to disclose admission offers granted to candidates.
The PUNCH reports that JAMB had, in 2021, said it uncovered no fewer than 706,189 undisclosed admission offers granted to candidates by tertiary institutions.
According to the board, the admission offers granted were done outside of the Central Admissions Processing System.
The board’s Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, in JAMB’s latest bulletin made available to The PUNCH on Tuesday, said, “It is disheartening today to still see some institutions opting for the crooked option that lacks transparencies or accountability through undisclosed admission offers.” Read more
We’ve taken 10 drug barons out of circulation – Marwa (Leadership)
Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen Buba Marwa (retd) has disclosed that the agency has taken 10 major drug barons out of circulation.
He disclosed this yesterday during the UN Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking 2022 themed “Addressing Drug Challenges in Health and Humanitarian Crisis” at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
According to him, this year, the theme is “Addressing Drug Challenges in Health and Humanitarian Crises.” The theme turns the spotlight on an aspect of the drug problem that is critical for Nigeria and indeed the world at large.
He said barons, dealers, kingpins and those who are the masterminds of the trafficking network, must be arrested. Read more
Netflix ushers Nigerians into July with new titles, collections (Tribune)
Streaming platform, Netflix has hinted about the collection of movies that will be released for the month of July as it urged its subscribers to get set to be thrilled once again.
In a statement released to Tribune Online on Monday in Lagos, Netflix stated that as part of its plan to keep millions of its subscribers entertained and thrilled, it will be hosting on its platform some of the most-anticipated Nigerian movies for the new month.
According to the statement released by Chado Eyitayo, its team lead and media strategist, July ushers in the second half of the year with unlimited thought-provoking and fascinating titles that would them you at the edge of your seats.
From the licensed title category comes the trio of Prophetess, The Ghost and the Tout too and My Village people to keep you reeling with laughter and not forgetting Local titles already streaming on the service – Blood Sisters, Man Of God, Ayinla, Dazzling Mirage and much more. Read more
Zamfara Assembly passes banditry, terrorism bill
(Nation)
The Zamfara State House of Assembly yesterday passed a bill to provide a law for the prohibition and punishment for banditry, cattle rustling, cultism, kidnapping, terrorism and other incidental offences. 2022.
The executive bill sent to the House by Governor Bello Matawalle was passed during the Assembly’s plenary.
Presenting the bill before the House, the Deputy House Leader and Chairman, House Committee on Justice and Judiciary, Nasiru Bello-Lawal (APC- Bungudu West) called on the lawmakers to deliberate and agree on the bill.
Bello-Lawal called on members of the House to read the bill and allow it to be given its third reading. Read more
2 suspects killed, 6 officers injured in Canada bank robbery (Guardian)
Two suspected bank robbers were killed Tuesday during a shootout with police in western Canada that left six officers injured, local authorities said, adding that a possible third suspect was still missing.
“This remains an ongoing police incident with the heavy police presence in the area,” said Saanich police chief Dean Duthie at a press conference.
Around 11:00 am (1800 GMT), two armed suspects entered a bank in Saanich, a city of approximately 114,000 outside the British Columbia capital of Victoria, police said in a statement.
“Multiple officers responded to the scene and encountered the armed suspects who fired at police. Two suspects were shot by police and died at the scene,” the statement said, adding that no bank employees or members of the public were physically injured.
“It’s hard because we have members in the hospital right now suffering from serious injuries,” Duthie said. Read more
Ray Donovan actress Mary Mara found dead after drowning in river while swimming (DailyStar)
Ray Donovan actress Mary Mara, 61, drowned while swimming, it has been reported.
Mara, who appeared in several other TV shows, including Law and Order, apparently drowned while swimming on Sunday (June 26) in the St. Lawrence River off Cape Vincent in New York.
She is best known for her main role as Inspector Bryn Carson on Nash Bridges and primetime dramas ER and Law & Order, as well as playing Mrs. Sullivan on Ray Donovan in 2013.
Mara was visiting her sister, said Sergeant Jack Keller, a spokesperson for the State Police. Read more
Kevin Spacey documentary in the works (FilmNews)
U.K. broadcaster Channel 4 has commissioned a two-part documentary about the sex crime allegations against Kevin Spacey.
The House of Cards actor is currently facing multiple charges of sexual assault in the U.K. courts, with a trial likely to be set for the end of the year or early 2023.
On Monday, Channel 4 bosses announced they had commissioned the new documentary, Spacey Unmasked, from director Kira Phillips, producer Kathy Haywood, and executive producers Dorothy Byrne and Mike Lerner.
“Kevin Spacey is one of the most highly honoured and admired actors of our age,” Byrne said in a statement. “His brilliance has won him two Oscars and multiple other awards. Critically acclaimed on both sides of the Atlantic for his film work, he led the Old Vic for 11 years of remarkable success, becoming one of the most important figures in London’s cultural life, a friend to some of its leading figures, making regular appearances in society columns. These films will follow the unfolding story of the allegations of abuse against him and the resulting court cases.” Read more
Christian Bale would play Batman again — under one condition (NYPost)
Christian Bale is open to doing another Batman movie — if Christopher Nolan is on board to direct again.
The Oscar-winning actor played the titular tole in the “Dark Knight” trilogy from 2005 to 2012, revealing to Screen Rant what it would take to get him back in the Batsuit.
“I had a pact with Chris Nolan,” Bale told the publication. “We said, ‘Hey, look. Let’s make three films, if we’re lucky enough to get to do that. And then let’s walk away. Let’s not linger too long.’
“In my mind, it would be something if Chris Nolan ever said to himself, ‘You know what, I’ve got another story to tell.’ And if he wished to tell that story with me, I’d be in.” Read more
Music Exec Chaka Zulu, longtime manager of Ludacris, wounded in Atlanta shooting (People)
A music executive and manager of Ludacris was shot Sunday night in Atlanta.
The Atlanta Police Department confirms that Chaka Zulu was wounded in the shooting, which occurred around 11:35 p.m. Two other men were also shot.
The shooting happened in a parking lot outside a restaurant in Buckhead, an Atlanta neighborhood, WSB-TV reports.
All three men were transported to a local hospital, where one died, according to the APD. Read more
Drake moves past Kanye West and Eminem on all-time Number One album list (NME)
Drake has earned his 11th US Number One album with the release of his latest LP, ‘Honestly, Nevermind’.
Earlier this month, the rapper surprised fans with the release of his seventh studio album. The 14-track record arrived on streaming platforms at midnight just hours after he announced its arrival on Instagram.
Leaning more on a house infused sound, with production coming from Black Coffee and Gordo, ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ divided fans, but not enough to stop the album from topping the US Billboard chart.
Led by the track ‘Falling Down’, the rapper’s latest record earned 204,000 equivalent album units in its first week of release in the US, with 11,000 being pure album sales. It also scored 250.23million streams, making it the fourth-largest streaming week behind Bad Bunny’s ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’, Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’, and Future’s ‘Never Liked You’. Read more
At least 40 found dead inside lorry trailer in southern Texas (LBC)
It may be the deadliest tragedy among thousands where people have died attempting to cross the border from Mexico in recent decades.
A US official says at least 40 people have been found dead inside a lorry trailer in a presumed migrant smuggling attempt in southern Texas.
The official says 15 others in the truck were taken to hospitals in San Antonio, where the bodies were found on Monday.
The official spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the information had not been authorised for public release. Read more
Ndugba, Iroegbu lead D’Tigers’ 12-man squad to FIBA African World Cup qualifiers (Guardian)
NBA G League star, Ikenna Ndugba and free agent, Uchenna Iroegbu, are top of D’Tigers’ 12-man list released by the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) for the third window of the FIBA Africa World Cup qualifiers, which begins in Kigali, Rwanda, on July 1.
Ndugba plays for Greensboro Swarm in the United State’s developmental league, just like another member of the squad, Michael Gbinijie, who plays for Santa Cruz Warriors.
There are four home-based players in the squad. They are Michael Okiki of Gombe Bulls, Michael Oriakhi of Rivers Hoopers, Ibe Agu of Custom, Abuja and Victor OKoko of Rivers Hoopers.
Other members of the team to be coached by Alan Major and assisted by Ogoh Odaudu are Ben Emelogu (Rouen Metropolitan, France), Chimezie Metu (Sacramento Kings), Christian Mekowolu (Casademont Zaragoza, Spain), TK Edogi (Kolin, Czech Republic) and Emmanuel Omogbo (H.Izrael, Israel). Read more
Okagbare: Nigeria disqualified from World Championships women’s relay (Punch)
Nigeria have lost their potential qualification place for the women’s 4×100-metre relay at next month’s World Athletics Championships in the United States of America.
Head of the Athletics Integrity Unit, Brett Clothier, made this known in a statement on Monday.
According to him, this is because Blessing Okagbare, who was part of the team that secured Nigeria’s qualification, was found to have committed anti-doping rule violations.
He explained that six days after Okagbare evaded sample collection in June 2021, she competed in the 4x100m relay event at the Nigeria Olympic Trials, with her relay squad qualifying for this year’s World Championships. Read more
Morocco 2022: Randy keen to avoid another defeat to South Africa (DailyTrust)
The Super Falcons Coach, Randy Waldrum has said the female senior national team are better prepared to get the maximum points when they face Bayana Bayana of South Africa in their opening match of the 12th Women Africa Cup of Nations taking place in Morocco.
Speaking to NFF TV, the American coach acknowledged the potency of their opponents while recalling the 4-2 loss to the South African side at the maiden edition of the Aisha Buhari Cup at the Mobolaji Johnson Stadium, Onikan, Lagos last year.
“I am thinking of qualifying for the World Cup as it has always been the goal even though we want to win the Nations Cup. I think we are prepared as regards our previous games and we have to thank the president for giving us the opportunity to play those games.
“We have a lot of attacking options to choose from and we have lots of players that can interchange. We will be more prepared against South Africa this time and we are looking forward to the match. They are a quality team and one of the best in Africa,” he said. Read more
Man City expecting Chelsea bid for Sterling (Sky)
Manchester City are expecting to field an opening offer from Chelsea for Raheem Sterling after Thomas Tuchel engaged the England international over how he would fit in at Stamford Bridge.
The forward heads a shortlist of the manager’s attacking targets and enters the final year of his contract with the Premier League champions, who are grateful for his service and will not obstruct his desire for greater minutes and status elsewhere.
Pep Guardiola has repeatedly stated “I don’t like to keep players that are unhappy” and is open to allowing Sterling’s exit this summer, even to a Premier League rival, on condition that an acceptable bid in the region of £50m is tabled.
Tuchel is desperate to add a decisive edge in the final third to cure Chelsea’s goal scoring issues. Read more
Toronto FC’s Lorenzo Insigne feels no pressure as MLS’ top earner (ESPN)
Lorenzo Insigne may be viewed as one of Major League Soccer’s most significant signings but the Italy international shrugged off the notion that he was under any pressure when Toronto FC introduced their prize recruit on Monday.
MLS has seen a flurry of big name signings in recent months, including Wales international Gareth Bale, who joined LAFC on Monday after his departure from LaLiga champions Real Madrid.
But it is Toronto FC’s ability to secure a talent like Insigne, 31, in his prime that is being recognised as a watershed moment for MLS as it tries to shrug off a reputation as a well-paid final stop for international players in the downside of their careers.
“The minute we signed Lorenzo our profile was raised,” said Toronto FC president Bill Manning. “We’re seeing interest in our club from abroad in some ways like we’ve never seen it before. Read more
Kyrie Irving says he’s opting in to $36.5 million option with Brooklyn Nets (ABC)
Kyrie Irving is opting into his $36.5 million option with the Brooklyn Nets for next season, he told The Athletic on Monday.
“Normal people keep the world going, but those who dare to be different lead us into tomorrow,” Irving told The Athletic. “I’ve made my decision to opt in. See you in the fall. A11even.”
Irving had created a list of teams he would have liked the Nets to consider working with on a sign-and-trade deal if they couldn’t agree on terms for him to stay in Brooklyn, but the Los Angeles Lakers were the only team known to be interested, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Without the ability to find a sign-and-trade deal, Irving plans to exercise his player option, sources confirmed. He has until 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday to file paperwork to opt in. Read more
Ferrari MGU-K identified as major weakness for Haas (F1News)
Ferrari’s MGU-K is the biggest hurdle facing the Haas team at the moment after a number of failures in the last few rounds of the year.
Magnussen was delayed in his garage for some of qualifying in both Bahrain and Imola, before suffering failures that put him out of both the Monaco Grand Prix and the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
The issues all stemmed from Ferrari’s power unit, and while it is not certain exactly where the problems came from, Auto Motor und Sport believe that the issue at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was down to the MGU-K.
Mick Schumacher, meanwhile, suffered a problem during practice in Monaco – along with Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas – with the same fate befalling him in Montreal while he was in a position to score points. Read more