LASU authorities don’t cage any union, SSANU replies dismissed ASUU officers (Guardian)
The Senior Staff Association of Non-academic Staff Union (SSANU) in Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, says no union is caged by the institution’s authorities. Mr Saheed Oseni, Chairman, SSANU-LASU, made the clarification on Saturday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. Oseni was reacting to an allegation made by the dismissed officers of ASUU-LASU that the university authorities had caged all unions from saying the truth about the happenings in the institution. Read more
Five RRS operatives arrested for alleged extortion of N5,000 (Nation)
Five policemen attached to the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command had been arrested over alleged extortion of N5,000 from a woman. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the RRS said through its Twitter handle that the men were arrested on Friday in Ajah area of the state. “Our officers at Ajah extorted N5,000 from a lady; our Ops officers went in search, arrested and detained them at Alausa Headquarters of the squad. Read more
Xenophobia: Go back to South Africa, Obasanjo advises returnees (Punch)
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised Nigerians who were evacuated from South Africa to be ready to go back to the country if a bilateral commission meeting scheduled between President Muhammadu Buhari and South African Read President, Cyril Ramaphosa yielded a positive outcome. The former President also enjoined the leadership of South Africa and Nigeria to be ready to compromise and make the right statements that would encourage evacuated Nigerians to go back to South Africa. Read more
Magu asks Army to demand EFCC clearance from NGOs in North-East (Punch)
The acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, has called on the Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj. Gen. Olusegun Adeniyi, to ensure that humanitarian organizations moving cash in the North-East secure clearance from the commission as part of measures to check terrorist financing in the region. Read more
Buhari charges Nigerians on culture identification (Guardian)
President Muhammadu Buhari has charged Nigerians to promote and preserve their cultural heritage, saying that the culture of the people is the identity which gives them due to recognition. Buhari made the call during the 2019 Olojo festival held at the palace of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi’s in Ile-Ife on Saturday. Read more
Kogi guber election: Miyetti Allah endorses Bello (Nation)
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has adopted Gov. Yahaya Bello as its candidate for the forthcoming Nov. 16 governorship election in the state. The National Organising Secretary of the group, Alhaji Aliyu Saleh, who made the declaration at a news conference in Lokoja on Saturday, directed Fulanis in the state to immediately embark on Ruga-to-Ruga campaign for the re-election of Bello. Read more
Zamfara gov shuts school, suspends workers over desecration of Qur’an (Punch)
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has sent all staff of Shattima Model Primary School, Gusau, on indefinite suspension following the desecration of the holy Qur’an in the school. “The school has also been shut pending full investigation by the state Basic Education Commission,” said a statement issued in Gusau on Saturday by Yusuf Idris, the Director-General, Press Affairs to the governor. Read more
Kaduna house: Police arrest seven, hand over 300 rescued children (Punch)
The Kaduna State Police Command said that it had handed over to the State Government the 300 inmates of a rehabilitation centre at Rigasa in Kaduna, rescued on Thursday. Parents of some of the children had disputed police claims that the inmates were being abused and held against their wish. Read more
DSS loses two personnel in car crash (Nation)
The Department of State Service on Friday September 27, 2019 lost two of its personnel in a fatal car crash. A statement by the Public Relations Officer,Department of State Services, National Headquarters, Abuja, Dr Peter Afunaya, indicated that the incident occurred in the evening at Gidan Busa Katari, along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway. Read more
Yellow Fever outbreak: Death toll rises to 16 in Bauchi (Punch)
The Executive Chairman of the Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, has disclosed that the death toll in the recent Yellow Fever outbreak in the State has risen to 16 out of 20 confirmed cases. Mohammed who gave the updates in an interview with newsmen in his office in Bauchi at the weekend said the increase in the death toll followed the rejection of vaccination by some citizens during the statewide vaccination. Read more
Police intercept van fully loaded with Indian Hemp in Ekiti (Nation)
The operatives of Ekiti police command have intercepted a vehicle in Ise-Ekiti, the headquarters of Ise/Orun Local Government Areas of the state, fully loaded with bags of weeds suspected to be Indian hemp. The suspects who were heavily armed were arrested by the police at about 7.45 am when the monthly sanitation programme, which normally cause restriction of human and vehicular movements, was ongoing. Read more
White House restricted Trump call transcripts – US media (BBC)
The White House has restricted access to transcripts of some of President Donald Trump’s calls with foreign leaders, US media report. Officials said notes about calls to leaders including Russia’s Vladimir Putin and the Saudi crown prince had not been handled in the usual way. They say aides severely curtailed who saw them in a bid to stop leaks. Read more
Nigel Farage probed by police for vowing to ‘take knife to pen pushers’ (Metro)
Police are investigating Nigel Farage after he vowed to ‘take the knife to pen pushers in Whitehall’. The Brexit Party leader, who was on a nationwide conference tour, made the comments during a rally last week in Newport, south Wales. But he doubled down when later asked about it, tweeting: ‘I should have said “take the axe”, which is a more traditional term for cuts.’ Read more
Fears of fraud and terror attacks plague Afghanistan presidential election (Metro)
Afghans went to the polls today to choose their president despite militant violence and electoral fraud which has plagued the country for two decades. Taliban fighters attacked several polling stations in a bid to detail the Western-backed government, warning voters to stay at home or face the consequences. Despite two policemen and one civilian losing their lives, tens of thousands of people still made their way to polling booths. Read more
Rodrigo Janot: Brazil ex-prosecutor admits plan to kill judge (BBC)
A judge in Brazil has issued a restraining order against a former attorney general after he admitted carrying a gun inside the Supreme Court to kill one of the justices. Rodrigo Janot served as chief public prosecutor for four years until 2017. He led the prosecutions for corruption of ex-presidents Michel Temer, Dilma Rousseff and Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva. Read more
Cuba decries US Castro ban at United Nations (Guardian)
Cuba slammed the United States at the United Nations Saturday for barring former president Raul Castro and his family from entering the country. Washington announced travel sanctions on Thursday that made Castro — brother of late revolutionary leader Fidel Castro — and his relatives ineligible for travel to America. Read more
Jeremy Clarkson’s daughter risks his wrath as she slams middle-aged men who criticise Greta Thunberg (Metro)
Jeremy Clarkson’s daughter has slammed middle-aged men for criticising Greta Thunberg – as the Grand Tour star branded the climate change activist a ‘spoilt brat’. Emily Clarkson made her feelings known on Twitter, referring to a tweet by John Bishop in which the comedian praised the 16-year-old for being an inspiration and ‘breathing life’ into the debate surrounding climate change.’ Read more
Yemen war: Houthi rebels claim mass capture of Saudi troops (BBC)
Houthi rebels in Yemen say they have captured a large number of Saudi troops after a major attack near the border between the two countries. A Houthi spokesman told the BBC that three Saudi brigades had surrendered near the Saudi town of Najran. He said thousands of soldiers had been captured and many others killed. Saudi officials have not confirmed the claim. Read more
Thomas Cook staff owed seven weeks of pay forced to use foodbanks (Metro)
Furious Thomas Cook staff slammed their ‘greedy bosses’ after learning colleagues have been forced to use food banks after the company’s dramatic collapse on Monday. Many are still waiting for seven weeks worth of pay and are seething at bosses for awarding themselves £50 million in bonuses as the world’s oldest travel firm struggled to survive. Read more
College professor delivers three-hour lecture with student’s baby on her back (Metro)
A college professor has been heralded on social media for carrying a student’s baby on her back while delivering a three-hour lecture. Ramata Sissoko Cissé carried the child in a homemade wrap throughout the biology lesson because her 19-year-old student couldn’t find a babysitter. A picture of Dr Cissé, 51, a professor at Georgia Gwinnett College in Lawrenceville, Georgia, has since gone viral on social media. Read more
Pit bull puppy dies protecting owner’s children from venomous snake (Metro)
A eight-month-old pit bull died as he tried to protect his owner’s children from a vicious snake. Zeus was bitten four times after running in front of brothers Oriley and Orion outside their family home. The pair had no idea the coral snake was approaching as the loyal dog leaped in to save them. Read more
Spitting Image show plots return to TV after 23 years (BBC)
Satirical puppet show Spitting Image hopes to return to the small screen, 23 years after it last aired. New episodes of the comedy, described as “public service satire” by co-creator Roger Law, will take on Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, among others. “It’s pretty chaotic out there. As far as I’m concerned, it’s better than shouting at the television set,” he told the Guardian. Read more
Man City keep nerve to see off tough Everton challenge (Guardian)
Riyad Mahrez and Raheem Sterling calmed Manchester City’s nerves on Saturday as the Premier League champions overcame a searching test to beat feisty Everton 3-1 and keep leaders Liverpool in their sights. Pep Guardiola’s team came into the match at Goodison Park knowing they could not afford to fall further behind Jurgen Klopp’s high-fliers, who earlier extended their perfect record with a win at Sheffield United to stretch their lead to eight points. Read more
‘It’s not funny!’ – Gary Neville slams Everton star Jordan Pickford for laughing during Manchester City win (Metro)
Gary Neville has hit out at Jordan Pickford after the Everton goalkeeper was seen laughing during the side’s 3-1 defeat at home to Manchester City. City’s victory took them back to within five points of Premier League leaders Liverpool, but it was a tense affair at Goodison Park with Pep Guardiola’s men made to work hard for the win. Read more
Frank Lampard hopeful N’Golo Kante will return for Chelsea’s clash with Lille (Metro)
Chelsea boss Frank Lampard is hopeful that N’Golo Kante will return from his hamstring problem to face Lille in the Champions League. Kante has had a frustrating start to the season fitness-wise after an ankle injury kept him out of Chelsea’s matches with Norwich, Sheffield United, Wolves and Valencia. The 28-year-old midfielder returned for Chelsea’s 2-1 defeat at home to Liverpool and scored a fine solo goal in the second half at Stamford Bridge. Read more
Christian Pulisic admits he’s ‘very frustrated’ with lack of game-time after Chelsea beat Brighton (Metro)
Christian Pulisic has admitted he’s ‘very frustrated’ after Frank Lampard once again left him on the bench during Chelsea’s 2-0 win over Brighton. Graham Potter’s side impressed in the first half and managed to keep Chelsea at bay until the 50th minute when Adam Webster’s clumsy foul on Mason Mount allowed Jorginho to score from the penalty spot. Read more
Paul Merson tells Arsenal boss Unai Emery how to inflict more misery on Solskjaer and Manchester United (Metro)
Paul Merson has told Unai Emery how to inflict more misery on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer when Arsenal meet Manchester United on Monday. The Red Devils are only eighth in the Premier League after six fixtures having been beaten by West Ham last weekend. Solskjaer’s side also underwhelmed during the week in their Carabao Cup tie against League One side Rochdale, only progressing in the competition on penalties. Read more
Lewandowski fires Bayern top after Leipzig crash (Guardian)
Philippe Coutinho shone again and Robert Lewandowski made history for Bayern Munich as the defending champions went top of the Bundesliga on Saturday with a nervy 3-2 win at Paderborn after Leipzig crashed against Schalke. While Bayern was squeezing past bottom club Paderborn, Leipzig was shocked 3-1 at home to Schalke to surrender top spot. Read more
Alexis Sanchez scores, sees red as Inter stay top (Punch)
Alexis Sanchez scored and was sent off in an eventful first Inter Milan start as his new club maintained their perfect start to the season with a 3-1 win at Sampdoria to stay top of Serie A ahead of champions Juventus, who eased past SPAL 2-0. Manchester United flop Sanchez moved to Italy on a season-long loan deal after failing to live up to expectations at Old Trafford and the Chilean international made a big impact in Genoa, deflecting in Stefano Sensi’s long-range opener after 20 minutes and tapping in another Sensi cross two minutes later. Read more
Real stay top after draw with Atletico (BBC)
Real Madrid stayed top of La Liga after maintaining their unbeaten domestic start with a goalless draw at city rivals Atletico Madrid. In a first half of few clear-cut chances, Diego Costa was inches away from sliding home Thomas Partey’s low cross. Gareth Bale should have given Real the lead in the second but blazed Nacho’s cross over the bar. Read more
World Athletics Championships: Christian Coleman wins 100m gold in 9.76 seconds (BBC)
Christian Coleman shrugged off the controversy of his build-up to the World Championships to win the 100m final in 9.76 seconds. The pre-event favourite, who avoided a ban for three missed doping tests, finished well clear of defending champion and fellow American Justin Gatlin, who clocked 9.89 in Doha. Canada’s Andre de Grasse took bronze in 9.90. Read more
Mercedes F1: Four staff sacked over discrimination of racist or religious nature. (BBC)
Four staff members have been sacked by the Mercedes Formula 1 team after an investigation into discrimination. The team have confirmed the individuals were dismissed on 2 August this year over “breaches of our diversity and equality policy”. No details have been released about the incidents, but they are understood to be of a racist or religious nature. Read more