Lagos: Taskforce impounds fresh 497 motorcycles (DailyTrust)
The Lagos State Taskforce on Environment and Special Offences Enforcement Unit says it has seized 497 more commercial motorcycles for allegedly contravening traffic laws in the state.
The agency’s spokesperson, Mr Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday in Lagos.
The Lagos State Taskforce on Environment and Special Offences Enforcement Unit says it has seized 497 more commercial motorcycles for allegedly contravening traffic laws in the state.. Read more
Maritime workers reject 50% NPA’s IGR deduction (Vanguard)
Organised labour in the nation’s maritime sector has rejected a circular from the Ministry of Finance which directed a 50 per cent deduction from the internally generated revenue, IGR, of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, into the federation account, arguing it portended great danger for port operations and development.
Acting under the aegis of Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria MWUN, and the Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government Owned Companies, SSASCGOC, NPA branch, the organised labour branch, instead advocated 30 per cent IGR deduction.
“We recommend that 30 percent of the revenue internally generated by the Authority could be automatically deducted whilst 70 percent is left for the Authority to accomplish its overhead costs and statutory responsibilities, failure of which the Union would have no other option than to withdraw the services of its members from all Ports formations nationwide,’’ the unions said.
At a briefing yesterday in Lagos, leaders of the two in-house unions, Prince Adewale Adeyanju and Akinola Bodunde, President-General of MWUN and President of SSASCGOC NPA branch, called on President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the matter to avoid a looming industrial unrest. Read more
Gunmen free 7 inmates in Imo prison attack, kill cop (Channels)
The Imo State Police Command has confirmed an attack on a Correctional Service Farm Settlements, in Umualomoke community in the Okigwe Local Government Area of the state leading to the release of seven inmates, the abduction of the officer in charge of the farm settlement, and the death of a police inspector.
In a statement by the police spokesman, Henry Okoye, the Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, has deployed the Command’s Special Tactical Squad to go all out in synergy with the military and other sister security agencies and hunt down those responsible for the attack.
He also confirmed that the gunmen also attacked the residence of the lawmaker representing Imo North Senatorial District, Patrick Ndubeze, located within the area. Read more
AFCON: Tinubu to host Super Eagles Tuesday (Leadership)
President Bola Tinubu is set to host the Super Eagles team on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Recall that the Super Eagles lost 2-1 to the host Ivory Coast at the finals of the 2023 African Nations Cup (AFCON) tournament on Sunday night.
After the game, President Tinubu had saluted the Super Eagles for their tenacious performance in the final of the Nations Cup. Read more
Lagos nurses protest new certificate verification guidelines (Punch)
Nurses from both public and private hospitals in Lagos State on Monday protested against the new guidelines for verification of certificates.
The nurses under the aegis of Naija Nurses Forum expressed displeasure over what they described as oppression, urging the Federal Government to reopen the verification portal without conditions.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria issued a memo dated February 7, 2024, revising the guidelines for verification of certificates by nurses and midwives. Read more
UK minister Kemi Badenoch visits first British independent school in Nigeria, West Africa (Nation)
The United Kingdom (UK) Minister for Business and Trade, Kemi Badenoch, on Monday, February 12, visited the Charterhouse School, the first British independent school in West Africa.
The visit is aimed at building on the UK government’s commitment to supporting Nigeria’s desire to offer high-quality education at home.
Badenoch toured the construction site of the new campus located in Lekki Ajah, Lagos with the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Girls Education, Helen Grant. Read more
Blame Buhari not Tinubu for economic hardship, Sanusi tells Nigerians (Tribune)
Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Mohammed Sanusi, has said rather than blaming President Bola Tinubu for the present hardship in the country, accusatory fingers should be pointed at his immediate predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, over the way he handled the economy.
The former emir of Kano, who spoke virtually on Sunday at a religious event in Abuja, maintained that the immediate past administration failed to properly manage its economic policies.
According to him, Buhari turned a deaf ear to reasonable advice on how to take Nigeria out of its economic woes. Read more
Police raid black spot in FCT, arrest 307 suspects (Channels)
Tactical teams of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command have, through the newly launched operation velvet, raided a marked black spot, Gidan Dambe in Dei-Dei-Zuba axis and arrested 307 suspects.
The Command in a statement on Monday by its spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, said one English Pistol with 15 rounds of 9mm ammunition was recovered from one Ibrahim Tukur who claimed to be a DSS personnel.
Adeh added that other exhibits such as motorcycles, wraps of marijuana, illicit substances and valuables reasonably suspected to have been stolen from innocent residents were equally recovered. Read more
Kemi Elebute-Halle pays condolence visit to family of slain Ekiti monarchs (Independent)
Governorship Candidate of Action Democratic Party (ADP) during 2022 gubernatorial election in Ekiti State,Erelu Kemi Elebute-Halle has paid a condolence visit to the family of late Elesun of Esun-Ekiti,Oba David Babatunde Ogunsakin,who was one of the monarchs murdered on Monday by yet to be identified gunmen, stating that the late Monarch loved and worked for the development of his community with all his might.
Erelu Kemi Elebute-Halle,who was accompanied by her husband,Haim,was received by the wife of the late Monarch,Olori Yetunde Ogunsakin and other family members, described Oba Ogunsakin’s death as a personal loss to her.
Recalled just last year,the late Oba Ogunsakin installed the former ADP governorship candidate and her husband as the Erelu Okin and Aare Okin of Esun Kingdom. Read more
Alicia Keys’ Super Bowl performance pitch-corrected in YouTube recording (THR)
The NFL set the internet ablaze on Monday with theories that a recording of Alicia Keys‘ halftime appearance was pitch-corrected before its release on YouTube.
Keys dazzled as the first guest of Usher’s Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show on Sunday, beginning her performance with “If I Ain’t Got You” seated at a red piano with a massive matching cape behind her. In the opening note of the song, many fans heard Keys’ voice crack. Clips of the vocal stumble spread across the internet, but many later noticed it was missing from the official recording of the performance later uploaded to YouTube. Read more
Selena Gomez shares new PDA-filled photos of life with boyfriend Benny Blanco (People)
Selena Gomez enjoys cozying up with her boyfriend!
The singer, 31, and her 35-year-old boyfriend Benny Blanco showed their love for each other on Instagram Monday. Gomez posted a series of photos of the two cuddling with one another.
“My bes fwend,” she captioned the post.
Blanco replied: “Das my bes fwend.” Read more
Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift snap selfie with Machine Gun Kelly at Chiefs’ Super Bowl 2024 afterparty (PageSix)
Travis Kelce’s longtime friend Machine Gun Kelly turned out following the Kansas City Chiefs’ 2024 Super Bowl win.
The “Bloody Valentine” rocker showed up at the team’s afterparty in Las Vegas on Sunday night and managed to snap a selfie with the tight end and his girlfriend, Taylor Swift.
Kelce, 34, can be seen sticking his tongue out as the “Style” singer, also 34, and Kelly, who is semi cut out of the photo, smile for the camera. Read more
‘‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’’ trailer: Freya Allan befriends heroic chimp (UPI)
20th Century Studios is giving a glimpse of the new film ‘‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’’.
The studio shared a trailer for the sci-fi action movie Sunday during Super Bowl LVIII.
‘‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’’ is a sequel to War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) and the fourth film in the Planet of the Apes reboot franchise featuring Andy Serkis as the chimpanzee Caesar.
The new movie takes place “several generations in the future following Caesar’s reign, in which apes are the dominant species living harmoniously and humans have been reduced to living in the shadows.” Read more
Gillian Anderson is Emily Maitlis in trailer for drama about Andrew interview (Standard)
Gillian Anderson bears an uncanny resemblance to Emily Maitlis in the first teaser for the Netflix drama about her explosive interview with the Duke of York.
In the footage for the film ‘‘Scoop’’, she can be heard saying: “This is the story, the only story, I want it for us.”
The trailer shows Maitlis preparing for the Newsnight interview, touching up her makeup and breathing deeply before grilling Andrew over his relationship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. Read more
Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds reunite in new ‘‘Deadpool 3’’ teaser (NME)
Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds reunited in the new teaser for ‘‘Deadpool 3’’, which aired during the Super Bowl 2024.
As well as being a big night for American football and music, the Super Bowl broadcast also traditionally features a number of highly-anticipated trailers and teasers.
The teaser opens at Wade Wilson’s (played by Reynolds) birthday party, where he tells his friends and family: “It’s been a challenging few years, for sure, but I’m happy – and that’s because of each and every one of you. I’m the luckiest man alive.” As he blows out the candles on his cake, though, a knock at the door interrupts the festivities and rips him away from the party. Read more
Israeli airstrikes kill dozens of Palestinians in Rafah as military rescues 2 hostages (PBS)
Israeli forces rescued two hostages early Monday, storming a heavily guarded apartment in the Gaza Strip and extracting the captives under fire in a dramatic raid that was a small but symbolically significant success for Israel. Heavy airstrikes that provided cover for the operation killed at least 67 Palestinians, according to health officials in the beleaguered territory.
The plight of the hostages has profoundly shaken Israelis, and the rescue in densely populated Rafah briefly lifted the spirits of a nation still reeling from Hamas’ cross-border raid last year that started the war. Israel has described Rafah — a city on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip where 1.4 million Palestinians have fled fighting elsewhere — as the last remaining Hamas stronghold in the territory and signaled that its ground offensive may soon target the city. Read more
Rookie sensation Victor Wembanyama dominant in Spurs 122-99 rout of Raptors (CTV)
Victor Wembanyama had a triple-double to power the San Antonio Spurs to a 122-99 rout of the Toronto Raptors on Monday to snap a seven-game losing skid.
The No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft finished with 27 points, 14 rebounds and a career-high 10 blocks for San Antonio (11-43). He also had five assists.
Devin Vassell had 25 points for the Spurs, including five three-pointers, and six assists. Read more
AFCON: Super Eagles fought gallantly – Sanwo-Olu (Punch)
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has commended the Super Eagles of Nigeria for their performance at the just concluded 2024 Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d’Ivoire.
This was as he said the Nigerian team fought gallantly to the finals of the tournament.
The hosts, Cote d’Ivoire became the reigning champions after beating the Nigerian team 2-1 in the Africa Cup of Nations final on Sunday night at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium. Read more
West Ham ‘‘increasingly frustrated’’ with Moyes as they look at replacements amid mood change (Football365)
According to reports, the “mood has changed” at West Ham United and they are “looking at potential replacements” for David Moyes.
After securing two straight top-seven finishes in the Premier League, Moyes was under pressure last season as West Ham ended up 14th in the table.
Their Europa Conference League run ended up saving Moyes. Jarrod Bowen netted a last-minute winner as the Hammers beat Serie A outfit Fiorentina in the final. Read more
Atlético Madrid captain Morata out 3 weeks with knee injury (ESPN)
Atlético Madrid striker Álvaro Morata sustained a bone contusion and sprained the internal lateral ligament of his right knee during their 1-0 defeat by Sevilla, the LaLiga club said on Monday.
Sources have told ESPN that Morata, the joint-top scorer in the Champions League this season with five goals from six matches, is set to miss around three weeks but is determined to return in time for the second leg of the Champions round-of-16 tie against Inter Milan on March 13 for a potential comeback. He will miss the first leg against Inter on Feb. 20.
Morata had limped off the pitch in tears during the 46th minute of the game against Sevilla on Sunday. Read more
Kenya’s world-record marathon runner Kelvin Kiptum killed in car crash (AlJazeera)
Kelvin Kiptum, Kenya’s world record-holding marathon runner, has died in a car crash.
The death of the 24-year-old, who was driving in western Kenya on Sunday evening when his car rolled over, has left the world of athletics in shock.
Kiptum lost control of the vehicle, and the young running sensation and his Rwandan coach, Gervais Hakizimana, were killed on the spot, a local police officer said. A female passenger who sustained injuries was rushed to the hospital. Read more
Tyson Fury promoter worried about Oleksandr Usyk ‘‘crying to the referee’’ (Express)
Tyson Fury’s promoter, Frank Warren, has called Oleksandr Usyk a “crybaby” ahead of their rescheduled fight – and hopes the referee will remain strong and refuse to pander to his antics.
The bout was meant to happen on Saturday in Saudi Arabia but has been postponed until May 18 due to an injury Fury sustained during training. If the fight is delayed again, either Fury or Usyk will be fined £10 million by Saudi Royal advisor Turki AlAlshikh.
Warren believes that Usyk often complains about body shots during his fights, which he thinks is a weakness. He expressed these views on the Toe2Toe podcast, saying: “He’s previously complained and moaned when he gets caught to the body. Now he’s in there with a guy who is the master of taking advantage of any weakness. He does it a lot Usyk, he ‘crybabies’ to the ref. Read more