Man arrested for allegedly cutting off 11-year-old boy’s hand (Guardian)
The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested a fish farmer, Jeremiah Obifor, 61, for allegedly cutting off the hand of an 11-year-old boy, Goodluck Amechi. The Spokesperson of the police in Lagos state, DSP Bala Elkana, said in a statement in Lagos on Sunday that the man cut off the boy’s hand who he suspected had come to steal his fish. Elkana said that the suspect was arrested after the victim’s foster mother, Doris Isaac, reported the matter at the Okoko, Police Station. Read more
14.2m Nigerians took drugs in 2018 – NDLEA (Nation)
No fewer than 14.2 million Nigerians consumed illicit drugs in 2018, the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has disclosed. Chairman of the agency, Col. Mohammad Abdallah (rtd) told reporters in Ilorin, at the sideline of sent forth ceremony organised for the retiring commander of Kwara state command, Ona Ogilegwe. Represented by his Chief of Staff, Femi Oloruntoba, Abdallah said “everybody is alarmed at the with which abuse drugs these days.” Read more
Ugwuanyi is my political leader says Nnamani (Punch)
A former Governor of Enugu State and Senator-Elect, Chimaroke Nnamani, has distanced himself from any godfather role in the state. He said the incumbent Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, who facilitated his election into the Senate, remained his political leader. Nnamani in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, expressed appreciation to Ugwuanyi, who according to him, “gave me the opportunity to rejig my political career.” Read more
Ayade would be first gov to implement 30,000 minimum wage – NLC (Nation)
The Cross River State chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Benedict Ukpepi, has urged workers in the state to have faith that Governor Ben Ayade would implement the N30, 000 minimum wage, given that the governor who takes welfare seriously has been consistent with prompt payment of workers’ salaries since he assumed office. According to him, Ayade is likely going to be the first governor in the country to implement the new minimum wage. Read more
Sylva faults Bayelsa on N120bn loan claims (Nation)
Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva at the weekend faulted the claims of the state government that it inherited N120bn loan from him in 2012. Sylva, who spoke in Yenagoa through his Media Assistant, Julius Bokoru, said the administration of Governor Seriake Dickson spent eight years obsessing about him instead of focusing on providing the dividends of democracy to many Bayelsans living below poverty line. Read more
Censors Board warn youths against pornographic, violent films on internet (Punch)
Mr Adedayo Thomas, Executive Director, National Film and Video Censors Board, has advised youths against watching and sharing pornographic, violent and other unwholesome video contents on the internet. He gave the advice on Monday at a capacity building on film classification and rating for youths in Darazo Local Government Area of Bauchi State. Over 200 youths, including young filmmakers, were trained by officials of the board as ‘Community Ambassadors’ of the NFVCB against unclassified films and harmful video contents. Read more
Buhari, 14 others bag community merit awards (Nation)
Oba Yakubu Buhari, the Olomu of Omupo in Kwara and 14 other distinguished indigenes of the community, were on Saturday honoured with meritorious awards by the community. Each of the awardees were presented with a certificate at a ceremony to mark the 9th coronation anniversary of Oba Buhari, who ascended the throne on June 12, 2010, as the paramount ruler of Omupo community. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the monarch was recently promoted and presented with a staff of office as a second class traditional ruler by the last administration in the state. Read more
Police arrest man for slapping nurse on duty (Punch)
A yet-to-be-identified man was arrested by the police on Saturday for slapping a nurse identified as Angela at Okwe General Hospital, Asaba, Delta State. The man claimed that the nurse abandoned their loved one who was on emergency when policemen from B’ Division Station stormed the hospital premises. He told the police that when he arrived in the hospital, there was nobody to attend to his relative. Read more
Medical officer advises youths to donate blood to reduce stress, heart diseases (Nation)
Mr Awe Adegoke, a medical officer from the Department of Dermatology, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile Ife, Osun, has advised youths in particular and the general public to always donate blood to save lives. Adegoke said that blood donation was voluntary in a press statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday. The medical personnel added, “If you donate blood, you are giving life to someone in need of it. There is no substitute for human blood as scientists are yet to discover that.” Read more
US army vehicle damaged in mine explosion in Niger (Guardian)
A US army vehicle was damaged in a mine explosion in western Niger, but there were no fatalities, and the US military was investigating whether the incident was hostile, embassy and local security forces said on Sunday. The incident occurred in Ouallam in the Tillaberi region, not far from the border with Mali, where four US soldiers and five Niger soldiers were killed in an ambush in 2017, according to the sources. “A US mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicle was damaged in Niger” on Saturday, the US embassy in Niamey said in a statement. Read more
Kazakhstan election: Hundreds arrested in poll protests (BBC)
Police in Kazakhstan have arrested hundreds of people protesting against a poll to elect the country’s first new president in 30 years. The election was called after long-time leader, Nursultan Nazarbayev, 78, stepped down in March. His hand-picked successor, interim President Kassym Jomart-Tokayev, is widely expected to win the vote. Read more
Trump accuses Twitter of gagging conservatives (Guardian)
US President Donald Trump took to Twitter once again Sunday to accuse the messaging platform of gagging conservative voices — a “Giant Mistake!” that he said runs counter to freedom of expression. “Twitter should let the banned Conservative Voices back onto their platform, without restriction,” he wrote. “It’s called Freedom of Speech, remember. You are making a Giant Mistake!” Read more
Moldova crisis: Snap elections called by interim president (BBC)
Moldova’s political crisis has escalated, with the interim president calling snap elections on 6 September. Pavel Filip, who was appointed by the Constitutional Court to temporarily step in for Igor Dodon, also dissolved the parliament. But the parliament declared Mr Filip’s moves illegal, saying the country’s state institutions had been seized. Read more
Bride, 13 others killed in Philippine truck accident (Punch)
Thirteen people including a bride-to-be and two children were killed when the truck they were riding on after attending a traditional pre-wedding ceremony rolled over on a mountain road, police said Sunday. The dump truck was carrying 53 passengers in eastern Camarines Sur province on Saturday and was going down the highway when it lost control, injuring dozens of other people, said San Fernando town police investigator Victor Quinao. Read more
River Elbe sinking: Restored 19th Century ship goes down (BBC)
A 19th Century ship that had only recently undergone an expensive restoration has sunk in Germany after a collision with a container vessel. Several people aboard the No 5 Elbe schooner were injured in Saturday’s incident on the Elbe River near the northern city of Hamburg. But all 43 people were quickly evacuated by rescue boats nearby. Read more
Death row killer refused to apologise for murdering family before execution
Susanne Reid came face to face with a killer on death row for murdering his wife’s family just days before he was executed. Triple murderer Billie Wayne Coble has spent 30 years in jail after the August 1989 shooting of his wife’s parents Robert and Zelda Vicha and her brother Bobby in Texas. However, Coble, 70, refused to apologise to the family as he met the Good Morning Britain presenter. Read more
Rohr announces 23-man squad for AFCON (Guardian)
Nigeria’s Super Eagles Coach Gernot Rohr Sunday announced his 23-man team for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Leicester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho and Rotherham United central defender Semi Ajayi are left out of the squad. Captain John Obi Mikel, Chelsea duo Kenneth Omeruo and Ola Aina, Arsenal’s Alex Iwobi, goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa and eighteen other players will be on the plane to Ismailia this afternoon. Read more
Play as team to get results, Dilichukwu urges Super Falcons (Punch)
Onyedinma Dilichukwu, former Chairperson, Nigerian Women’s Professional Football League, has urged the Super Falcons to play as a team to achieve results at the ongoing World Cup in France. Dilichukwu gave the advice on Sunday in Lagos State following a disappointing 0-3 loss to Norway in their opening match on Saturday. She told the News Agency of Nigeria that the Super Falcons started well but lost concentration as the match progressed. Read more
Italy come from behind to beat Australia (BBC)
Italy fought back from a goal down to beat Australia in stoppage time and pull off a big shock at the end of the best contest of the Women’s World Cup. Juventus star Barbara Bonansea struck both goals in the second half for the Italians, who have qualified for the finals for the first time in 20 years, winning it from close range in the fifth minute of added time. Australia captain Sam Kerr had earlier given the Group C favourites a first-half lead as she tucked in the rebound after her penalty was saved. Read more
Cristiane becomes oldest World Cup hat-trick scorer as Brazil beat Jamaica (BBC)
Brazil striker Cristiane became the oldest person to score a World Cup hat-trick as her treble handed debutants Jamaica a 3-0 loss. The South American champions were missing legendary forward Marta, the all-time leading scorer in Women’s World Cups, through injury in Grenoble. But they got their Group C campaign off to a flying start as Cristiane headed the first before tapping home a second. Read more
Pickford scores penalty and saves another in England shootout win (BBC)
Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford scored one penalty then saved another as England beat Switzerland in a shootout to finish third at the inaugural Uefa Nations League finals. The Everton player hammered home the Three Lions’ fifth spot-kick before saving Josip Drmic’s effort. The penalty drama came after a lacklustre 120 minutes had ended 0-0. Read more
IAAF ‘frustrated’ as Russian ban upheld (Guardian)
The IAAF has been left “frustrated” by Russian back sliding on issues critical to the country’s reintegration into global track and field, a top official said Sunday. Rune Andersen, head of the doping task force for the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), said he had recommended to the 27-strong IAAF Council that it uphold its ban on Russian athletes, first imposed in 2015 over mass state-sponsored doping. Read more
PSG midfielder Julian Draxler responds to Tottenham transfer link (Metro)
Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Julian Draxler insists he has no intention of joining Tottenham this summer. Earlier this week, reports claimed that Tottenham have been offered the chance to sign the 25-year-old in a £35 million deal. Draxler scored five goals and registered 12 assists for PSG this season but it’s claimed that the French champions are looking to offload the Germany international. Read more