LASTMA arrests traffic mayor, impostor for illegal operation (Punch)
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has confirmed the arrest of a member of its Special Traffic Mayor, Ibrahim Abu, and an impostor, Olamide Oshin, for illegally apprehending a logistic motorcyclist in the Mobolaji Bank-Anthony Way area of the state.
The spokesperson for the agency, Olumide Filade, in a statement on Friday, said Abu obtained another mayor’s reflective jacket number to print a fake identity card for Oshin to operate unlawfully, adding that the two of them had been handed over to the police.
He said, “Two purported Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Special Traffic Mayors, Ibrahim Abu and Olamide Oshin, were arrested yesterday by a patrol team from LASTMA Headquarter on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, around 12.30pm at the Sheraton Hotel bus stop, Mobolaji Bank-Anthony Way, for illegally apprehending a logistic motorcyclist.
“Remember that there have been incidences of impersonation of LASTMA personnel by some unscrupulous members of the public in time past. This is one of such cases which the agency has vowed to handle with the laws of the state. Read more
Prominent Lagos PDP chieftain, Oyefusi, resigns (Independent)
The 2019 Lagos East Senatorial Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Princess Abiodun Oyefusi has resigned her membership from the main opposition party in the state.
Oyefusi, who is one of the prominent leader of the party in Ikorodu, made her decision to leave the party known in a letter titled: ‘RESIGNATION OF MEMBERSHIP FROM LAGOS PDP’, dated August 18, 2022 and made available to newsmen on Friday.
While expressing regret over her resignation, she explained that it was due to the current part towed by the Lagos chapter of the party, which she has continuously struggled with since the conduct of elections and cannot seem to reconcile with her principles and ethos, as well as political beliefs, and did not see it as the best for Lagos State.
She said it was necessary for her to step aside from the party to avoid the compromise of her political ethos of party supremacy. Read more
Monarch gets staff of office (Nation)
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has presented the staff of office to Oba Abiodun Muslim Ogunbo, the Ogudu Oke-Oshadi I, as the first monarch of Ogombo Land.
The event was held at the new monarch’s kingdom in Eti-Osa Local Government. It was attended by the lawmaker representing Eti-Osa in the House of Assembly, Babajide Obanikoro; Deputy Majority Leader Noheem Adams; local government Chairman Saheed Bankole, among other dignitaries.
Sanwo-Olu, represented by his Special Adviser on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Robert Bolaji, urged indigenes to back the monarch in preserving sanctity of the stool.
He said: “… this installation signifies progress, because Ogombo Kingdom will no longer have a Baale but an Oba; and he is one who is ready to improve lives of the people of Ogombo, and usher in prosperity, peace and progress in the kingdom…” Read more
2 men in court for assaulting pregnant woman (DailyTrust)
Two men, Chinwendu Kalu, 28 and Emeka Ugochukwu, 20, who allegedly assaulted a pregnant woman, on Thursday appeared at an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court, Lagos.
The defendants whose residential addresses were not provided, are standing trial on a two-count charge of assault and bodily harm preferred against them by the police.
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The Magistrate, Miss K. A. Ariyo, granted the defendants bail in the sum of N200,000 each with two sureties each in like sum.
She ordered that the sureties be gainfully employed and must show evidence of tax payments to the Lagos State Government. Read more
LinkedIn Local Lagos set to hold 3rd edition (Vanguard)
The organisers of LinkedIn Local Lagos, Kayode Abass and Joel Pereyi & co, have said that the LinkedIn Local Lagos third edition will bring together the creme of the Lagos business community face to face with the most sought out professionals in every industry.
According to the organizers, “This year’s edition promises to be even better as all industries are well represented. Speakers include Yemi Faseun; CEO, YF TAlent, LAra Yeku; HR leader, coach, and author, Gbenga Adigun, Founder/CEO, Rebar Perfecta, Ifeoluwa Dare-Johnson; CEO, Co-founder, Healthtracka, Abiodun Animasaun; Fmr Country Director, Chippercash, Funmi Bucknor; Founder, HRmadam Consulting and a host of other industry experts.
“This event will also showcase Networking mixers padded in between keynote addresses, HR sessions, and tech/crypto panel sessions to name a few.
“LinkedIn Local – Lagos is a conference styled meet-up by LinkedIn members in Lagos where attendees can meet their LinkedIn connections face to face to build & strengthen lifelong relationships. It will feature a mix of keynotes, breakout sessions, and panel discussions, all with the aim to provide actionable insights, discuss industry trends and share best practices for using LinkedIn. Read more
Gunmen shoot, kill lawyer in Zamfara (Channels)
Armed men on Thursday shot and killed a legal practitioner in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital.
The lawyer, Barrister Benedict Azza was killed when the gunmen made an attempt to abduct him at his residence at Saminaka area, bye-pass in Gusau.
Sources say the lawyer made an attempt to escape by rushing to his car and driving off into the main road, however, the assailants pursued him and shot him three times.
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Zamfara State confirmed the killing of the lawyer in a statement on Friday by the chairman, Barrister Junaidu Abubakar. Read more
Anambra Police arrest syndicate who blackmail victims with their nude photos (ThisDay)
Police in Anambra State have arrested a syndicate consisting of two male and two female members, who specialised in luring victims with love advances and taking nude pictures of them, which they later use for blackmail.
A statement issued by the state Police Command’s spokesperson, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, stated that the group was arrested in Umunya, Oyi Local Government Area of the state.
Ikenga said: “Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects use the social media to lure their unsuspecting male victims into fake love/friendship affairs.
“They, thereafter, take the victim to a room, where one of them, Obianuju Nduba, engages the victim in a foreplay, while other members of the gang would force themselves into the room, take nude pictures and videos of the victims, which they use to force the victims into transferring huge sums of money to them. Read more
FG seals 4 illegal fertiliser blending plants in Kano (DailyTrust)
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has sealed four illegal fertiliser blending plants, operating without registration in Kano State and confiscated a truckload of adulterated fertiliser.
It was learnt that the ministry’s task force during inspections discovered that the plants, aside from blending without due authorisation, were also mixing substandard components to produce adulterated fertiliser and sell it to farmers in the state.
The sealed plants are Albarka Agor-Allied and Chemical Fertiliser and Nagarta Agro Fertiliser, both in Zara community of Kumbotso Local Government Area, Samu Alheri plant in Jido community of Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area and one other retail shop in Getso market of Gwarzo Local Government Area of the state.
According to the Director, Fertiliser Control Officer of the Farm Inputs Support Department of the Ministry, Oke Sunday, the inspection is necessary to rid Nigerian markets of adulterated fertiliser and ensure that no firm produces fertiliser without government’s approval. Read more
BBNaija: Chichi teases Deji as she twerks on him (Vanguard)
Big Brother Naija Level one housemate Chichi gave her love interest, Deji and the viewers a much-awaited show of her dancing skills.
Recall tht Deji recently revealed to Big Brother that the exotic dancer has hinted on nursing romantic feelings for him.
The brief moment was packed with enough ‘wows’ to replicate an ambulance siren and testament to Chichi’s exotic dancing skill.
Lawmaker threatens legal action against Abia govt over abandoned projects (Vanguard)
Member representing Aba South state constituency, Hon. Obinna Ichita, has threatened legal action against the Abia State Government over retinue of abandoned projects in his constituency.
The lawmaker who made the threat in a press statement said that the State Government had not shown cause that it could be trusted for execution of contracts it awarded.
Hon. Ichita who was responding to the recent announcement by the State Government that it had awarded contracts for State Intervention projects, said non of similar projects awarded in the past was ever executed, hence, it would be difficult to believe that the latest ones would be delivered ess than 10 months to the end of the current administration.
“The reported award of contract for state intervention projects is sheer subterfuge and a big insult on the collective intelligence of Abia people”, Ichita said, adding that “Abia people cannot fall for such a hackneyed diversionary tactic”. Read more
Cineworld: Over 100 cinemas across UK under threat as major chain files for bankruptcy (Mirror)
As many as 102 cinemas in the UK could be at threat of closing after it was revealed Cineworld is preparing to file for bankruptcy within weeks.
Thousands of jobs in the UK could be at risk after weeks of bad news for Cineworld including a tumbling share price.
Shares have fallen by more than 81% to a record low of 1.8 pence, with the company expected to file for insolvency in the UK.
A similar ‘chapter 11’ petition is also set to be filed in the US, The Wall Street Journal reports. Read more
Ryan Gosling reportedly in talks for ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ prequel with Margot Robbie (NME)
Ryan Gosling is reportedly in discussions to play a character in a planned Ocean’s Eleven prequel alongside his Barbie co-star Margot Robbie.
News of Robbie’s casting in the Warner Bros. prequel was confirmed earlier this year. Now, a new report claims that Gosling is being considered for a part in the film.
According to Puck News, Gosling has been in talks to star in the movie that will have a bigger budget than the previous Ocean’s films.
If the prequel does materialise it will mark the fifth Ocean’s movie since the franchise was rebooted by Steven Soderbergh in 2001. Read more
Bron Studios boards Bear Grylls’ coming of age animated movie ‘Endangered’ (Variety)
Explorer and TV personality Bear Grylls is telling his coming-of-age story in an animated movie produced with Bron Studios.
“Endangered” will chart the story of how the former British soldier set out on a path to become an adventurer. It will follow an ordinary teenage boy who finds himself “plunged into a world of action, exploration and danger” as the newest recruit of a covert, kids-only emergency rescue organization: the Secret Ops Squad.
In the film, an animated 14-year-old Grylls finds his feet among a five-strong team of intrepid teens. With the young adventurer exchanging his school classroom for the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra, “Endangered” showcases the natural world, and spotlights environmental issues like deforestation and species extinction.
Developed at the U.K.’s Pinewood Studios, “Endangered” is produced by Bron Studios, Platinum Files and Bear Grylls Adventures. Read more
GOP candidate says call for Garland’s death was ‘facetious’ (APNews)
A Republican candidate for Congress in western New York said in a radio interview that U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland “should be executed” for authorizing a search former President Donald Trump’s home, before clarifying later in the show that he wasn’t being serious.
Buffalo-area businessman Carl Paladino made the comment in an interview with Breitbart News Saturday on Aug. 13. During the interview, Paladino was criticizing President Joe Biden for what he said was a lack of leadership and disengagement from government.
“So we have a couple of unelected people who are running our government, in an administration of people like Garland, who should be not only impeached, he probably should be executed,” Paladino said. “The guy is just lost. He’s a lost soul. He’s trying to get an image, and his image, his methodology is just terrible. To raid the home of a former president is just — people are scratching their heads and they’re saying, ‘What is wrong with this guy?’” Read more
Busta Rhymes called out by Funk Flex in latest new music challenge (HipHopDX)
Busta Rhymes is the latest rapper to be called out by Funk Flex for not releasing much in the way of new music in a while.
After successfully calling out the likes of Juelz Santana, Conway The Machine and Fabolous in recent weeks, the Hot 97 DJ has now turned attention to the Flipmode general challenging him to get a new track into his hands in the next six days.
“Busta Rhymes, you are making a lot of tour money. I see you putting out independent records, holding onto a lot of bread. You’ve been getting money for alooooooot of years,” Flex said on his radio show on Thursday night (August 18).
“If anybody sees Busta Rhymes, you call him and you at him and you tell him I challenge him to get me a song in six days. Busta Rhymes, do you accept the challenge or not?” Read more
Red Hot Chili Peppers to receive Global Icon Award and perform live at 2022 MTV Video Music Awards (Billboard)
Red Hot Chili Peppers will receive the Global Icon Award and perform live at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, which are set to air Sunday, Aug. 28 at 8 p.m. ET/PT from Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
Foo Fighters were the recipients of the Global Icon Award last year. Lady Gaga won a similar award in 2000. Hers was dubbed the MTV Tricon Award.
The Global Icon Award, which the VMAs imported from MTV’s Europe Music Awards (EMAs), “celebrates an artist or band whose unparalleled career and continued impact and influence has maintained a unique level of global success in music and beyond, leaving an indelible mark on the music landscape,” according to MTV.
This will be Red Hot Chili Peppers’ fourth performance at the VMAs. The band performed “Give It Away” in 1992, “Warped” in 1995 and “Californication” in 2000, when they received the Video Vanguard Award. Read more
Ukraine: UN’s Guterres in Odesa, warns food crisis not over (DW)
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has visited the Ukrainian port of Odesa, where grain exports are moving after a monthslong blockade. He says food insecurity is still a huge issue in developing countries.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday that there was “still a long way to go” in resolving the global food crisis sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
On a visit to Ukraine’s port city of Odesa, where grain exports are flowing after a nearly six-month Russian blockade, he said developing countries now needed financial aid to buy Ukrainian wheat and barley.
“It is time for massive and generous support so developing countries can purchase the food from this and other ports — and people can buy it,” Guterres said. Read more
NFF fixes Sept 30 for excos election (Punch)
The Nigerian Football Federation has fixed September 30, 2022, as the date for the NFF Elective Congress 2022.
The body also approved the suspension of the provisions of the NFF Statutes (2010) and the NFF Electoral Code (2009).
The NFF approved the date at the NFF executive committee meeting held at the Best Western Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos State on Thursday. This was contained in a communique made available to journalists on Friday by NFF spokesman, Ademola Olajire.
The congress also approved that the present NFF executive committee remain in office to conduct the 30th September 2022 elections. Read more
Anthony Gordon: Frank Lampard says he would be naive to offer assurances forward will stay at Everton (BBC)
Everton boss Frank Lampard says the club wants Anthony Gordon to stay, but added he would be naive to offer any assurances over the forward’s future.
The Toffees rejected a new formal offer of about £45m from Chelsea for academy graduate Gordon earlier this week.
The 21-year-old made his Everton debut in January 2020 and signed a five-year contract eight months later.
“Anthony Gordon is an Everton player,” said Lampard. “And that’s enough for me.” Read more
Thomas Tuchel admits he is struggling to accept Mike Dean apology for not sending Cristian Romero off (DailyMail)
Thomas Tuchel has been left unimpressed by Mike Dean admitting he made a mistake on Cristian Romero’s hair pull on Marc Cucurella.
The Chelsea boss revealed he was underwhelmed by VAR official Dean’s comments accepting he should have ordered a review of Romero’s tussle with Cucurella in Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Tottenham.
Romero pulled Cucurella to the ground by his hair before Harry Kane headed in an added-time leveller at Stamford Bridge.
Tuchel and Antonio Conte were both sent off at full-time in the fall-out, with the Blues boss immediately lamenting Kane’s goal standing. Read more
Dubois: It would be better for me if Joshua beats Usyk (BoxingScene)
Daniel Dubois envisions an all-British showdown whenever his number is called to challenge for the heavyweight title.
For now, it would require him somehow getting a crack at lineal/WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (32-0-1, 23KOs). The Londoner is also banking on Anthony Joshua (24-2, 22KOs) to bring back home the WBA/IBF/WBO/IBO titles he conceded in a twelve-round, unanimous decision to Oleksandr Usyk (19-0, 13KOs) last September. Their rematch is set for August 20 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with Usyk as a healthy betting favorite to prevail.
An upset win by the former two-time titlist wouldn’t at all bother at least one contender in waiting.
“I hope AJ wins,” Dubois told iD Boxing’s Rob Tebbutt. “I can’t picture it in my head but I hope he wins. I hope he goes out there and puts it on Usyk, takes it to and really roughs him up. It would be better for me if Joshua wins. For the heavyweights out there, it’s better if Joshua wins. Read more
Cincinnati sensation Ben Shelton reveals what he finds admirable about Roger Federer (TennisWorld)
Promising American Ben Shelton, 19, revealed that growing up he looked up to Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Shelton is one of the most promising American talents as this summer he has reached two Challenger finals, as well as the Cincinnati Masters last-16.
Growing up, Shelton looked up to Federer in many ways as he felt the Swiss was the perfect example of how one should behave on and off the court. “I definitely looked up to Federer. Nadal is the clear choice because I’m a lefty, as well.
I kind of liked the classiness of Fed, the aura around him and the way he carries himself on court in victory and defeat,” Shelton said, per Sportskeeda. “He was kind of like a good role model on the court, off the court, how he handled the press, just a class act.
I definitely enjoyed watching him play tennis growing up.” Read more
Kevin Durant responds to bizarre ‘Hard Knocks’ rip job over his Achilles (NYPost)
Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant didn’t skip leg day on Wednesday.
During Tuesday’s episode of HBO’s “Hard Knocks” — which is chronicling the Detroit Lions training camp — Durant caught some heat from John Brown, the father of Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown.
“You got to train your whole body,” said Brown, a two-time Mr. Universe bodybuilder in the 1980s, who also won Mr. World three times.
“Kevin Durant and these guys, messed his Achilles up. I have a question for guys like Kevin Durant. When’s the last time you did a calf raise?” Read more
England v South Africa: Ben Stokes keeps hosts clinging on in first Test (BBC)
South Africa opener Sarel Erwee, with 73, was the first to put the Proteas in a commanding position, a lead of 27 with seven first-innings wickets in hand.
But Stokes bounced out Erwee, then had Rassie van der Dussen lbw as part of a South Africa slide from 160-2 to 210-6.
The rot was stopped by Marco Jansen and Keshav Maharaj, who shared a vital partnership of 72 from only 75 balls.
With England looking tired and the game slipping away, Stokes had Maharaj hook to Matthew Potts for 41, leaving Jansen unbeaten on 41 and South Africa 289-7, an advantage of 124. Read more