Man kills 11-yr-old boy while testing locally made gun in Delta (Vanguard)
A 26-year old man, Mr. Ogaga Kome has allegedly shot and killed an 11-year old boy, Hosanna Merritt while testing a locally made gun at Ozoro, Isoko North Local Government Area, Delta State.
Police Public Relations Officer of the State command, Mr. Bright Edafe, who disclosed this, in a statement, said the suspect who had fled after the incident had been arrested and currently in police custody.
The statement noted that the DPO Ozoro Police Station on 22/8/2022, received a report that “one Ogaga Kome ‘m’ aged 26 years old while testing a locally made gun in his house allegedly shot and killed one Hosanna Merritt ‘m’ aged 11years in Ozoro, and fled immediately after the incident.
“The Command alerted members of the public on the incident and solicited for information that will aid the arrest of the suspect. Read more
Traffic robbers arrested for terrorising Lagos highway (Punch)
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of three traffic robbers for robbing unsuspecting members of the public of their valuables in the Ilubirin area of the state.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement on Thursday, said the suspect, Charles Igbadoh, was arrested with two others, Odinaka Obiadu and Micheal Adeniyi.
He said, “Officers of Adeniji-Adele Police Division of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a traffic robber notorious for dispossessing motorists of their belongings at the Ilubirin end of the Third Mainland Bridge.
“The suspect, Charles Igbadoh, was arrested following constant patrol by police officers in the area. Further investigation led to the arrest of his receivers, one Odinaka Obiadu and Micheal Adeniyi. Read more
APM Terminals: Lagos-Ibadan Standard Gauge instrumental to our green agenda (ThisDay)
Terminal Manager, APM Terminals Apapa, Steen Knudsen, has said the construction of the new standard gauge line by the federal government is key to supporting the Nigerian economy as it would provide a cost-efficient means of moving cargo inland from the port. He noted that this is in line with the company’s agenda of making its entire supply chain eco-friendly, by using the synergies of moving more cargo in one go.
Speaking during an interactive session with journalists, Knudsen said APM Terminals is a global terminal operator that has deployed international best practices in facilitating trade in Nigeria.
“While a narrow-gauge railway line connecting to Kano is in operation at the terminal, the construction of the new standard gauge line by the Federal Government will further enhance the delivery of cargo through the rail.
“Once the Standard Gauge becomes operational, we are hopeful that a lot more cargo will move on the rail which will also help our green agenda because moving cargo on rail is much more environmentally friendly than by trucks,” Knudsen said. Read more
Lagos lawyer petitions Army chief over inspector’s murder (Punch)
The legal firm led by the human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has requested the Chief of Army Staff, Major General Leo Irabo, to investigate the alleged torture and killing of officers of the Lagos State Police Command by some privates of the Nigerian Army at the Trade Fair area of Lagos-Badagry Expressway, Lagos State.
PUNCH Metro had reported that an inspector, serving with the Lagos command, Orukpe Monday, had died from the torture he allegedly received from soldiers who attacked him and his colleagues while carrying out their duties earlier this month.
It was gathered that the soldiers descended on the policemen after the officers stopped vehicles in their lane to allow a truck to connect to the expressway, killing Monday during the altercation.
Another Inspector, Igbafe Ojo, reportedly tortured by the soldiers, was taken to the Ojo Military Cantonment hospital for treatment. Read more
N6t Fuel Subsidy is a fraud ― Customs boss (Tribune)
Comptroller General of Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Hameed Alli, on Thursday faulted the over N6 trillion allegedly being paid as fuel subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in 2022 fiscal year by Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited.
The NCS helmsman disclosed this while defending the NCS presentation on the 2023-2025 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Policy Paper (FSP), held at the instance of the House Committee on Finance, chaired by Hon. Abiodun James Faleke.
He alleged that the 98 million litres of PMS daily consumption rate allegedly being brandished could not be substantiated scientifically, adding that over 38 million litres of PMS released daily in excess of actual consumption into the Nigerian market finds its way out of the country. Read more
NANS to state varsities: Resume work, your decision to join strike unpatriotic (Vanguard)
THE National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has faulted the decision of state universities to join ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU.
To this end, the leadership of the Nigerian students’ body, which labelled the action of lecturers of public universities in Nigeria as ‘unpatriotic and wicked’, asked those of state universities to immediately detach from the action and resume work.
NANS president, Sunday Asefon, in a statement to this effect, yesterday, said ASUU had lost the support of Nigerian students, given the unpatriotic disposition displayed by them in extending their strike indefinitely.
Asefon said students would no longer support the union’s call for intervention as he accused the body of being self-serving.
Asefon alleged that the decision to extend the industrial action after six months was easy for ASUU because they keep employment at various private universities around the country.
In a swift reaction, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, ASUU President, said his union did not ask for students’ help before it embarked on a strike.
Nigeria slowly moving towards dictatorship, says Jonathan (DailyTrust)
The former president stated this at the 70th birthday celebration of Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, held at Sheraton Hotel in Abuja.
Speaking on the theme of the event, ‘Nigeria’s Unfinished Greatness: Next Steps’, Jonathan urged Nigerians to remain vigilant and united to choose leaders that will lead the nation to the promised land.
He said, “The task before all of us is not to lower our guard, lest the democracy we cherish today, succumbs to threats and recedes into fascism tomorrow and there are signs already.
“Looking at the states and so on, we are derailing towards quasi fascist form of government but democracy is not only about winning elections alone, it is about accommodation.
“We as leaders at the centre and at the state level, especially at this time when elections are coming must accommodate different views.”
Jonathan urged the youths that have registered for the 2023 elections to endeavour to walk their talk by making sure they vote on election day.
Dignitaries at the occasion were Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu; his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima; Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi; Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong and Secretary to Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha.
Others were Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos, Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom, former governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha; and former governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson. Read more
2023: Nigeria has entered a critical stage – INEC (DailyTrust)
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the nation has entered a critical stage ahead of the 2023 general elections.
INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this at an ‘Expert Meeting on Conducting Elections in Volatile Security Environment’, organised in collaboration with the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) in Abuja, on Thursday.
He said all hands must be on deck to ensure the success of the elections.
“Activities towards the 2023 General Election will enter the critical stages this month. In the next 19 days that is on 20th September 2022, the commission will publish the final list of candidates for national elections (Presidential, Senatorial and House of Representatives) as provided in Section 32(1) of the Electoral Act 2022 and the Timetable and Schedule of Activities released by the commission.
“This will be followed on 4th October 2022 by the publication of the final list of candidates for State elections (Governorship and State Houses of Assembly). Campaign in public by political parties will officially commence on 28th September 2022 as provided by Section 94(1) of the Electoral Act 2022,” Yakubu said.
“This is the best way to complement our efforts to ensure transparent elections in which only the votes cast by citizens determine the winner,” Yakubu said. Read more
NANS wants varsity lecturers sacked over indefinite strike (ThisDay)
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has urged the federal government to apply its power to “hire and fire” any employee while dealing with the university lecturers over the declaration of indefinite strike.
It accused the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) of advertently promoting the private universities, where many of them currently work and have their wards.
NANS considered the decision by ASUU to declare indefinite strike after six months of warning industrial action as not only “unpatriotic and unnecessary, but wicked and definitely meant to collapse the public universities and promote private ones.”
The student union President, Sunday Asefon, stated these in a statement while reacting to ASUU declaration of indefinite strike last week to press for some pending demands for lecturers.
Asefon stated that such decision was easy for ASUU to take because many of their leaders don’t have their wards in public universities and that many lecturers are employees of various private universities across the country. Read more
Kano constitutes committee to investigate collapsed building (Sun)
The Kano State Government has constituted a committee to investigate the immediate and remote cause of the building collapse at the busy GSM Market on Beirut Road in the metropolis.
The state commissioner for information, Muhammad Garba announced this while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the council meeting held at the Executive Council Chambers.
He said the committee was mandated to investigate whether building regulations were complied with in raising the structure, its architectural design as well the cost involved for the materials used.
Garba pointed out that the other terms of reference of the committee include determining whether the building code has been complied with as well as whether there is approval by the government for the building.
The commissioner added the committee is to make any other recommendation to the government on the unfortunate incident. Read more
Lindsay Lohan confirmed for new Netflix rom-com (Metro)
Lindsay Lohan’s comeback is officially on and we’re living for it.
The Mean Girls actress, 36, took some time out of the spotlight recently but is returning to our screens with a bang in new Netflix rom-com, Irish Wish.
She is set to take on the starring role of Maddie in the upcoming flick, which is set at a wedding in Ireland.
The official synopsis reads: ‘When the love of her life gets engaged to her best-friend, Maddie puts her feelings aside to be a bridesmaid at their wedding in Ireland. Read more
Twitter gives in to user requests for edit button
Published (BBC)
Twitter is finally giving its users the new feature they have most requested – an edit button.
“If you see an edited Tweet, it’s because we’re testing the edit button. This is happening and you’ll be OK,” the company tweeted.
It is currently testing the feature and will roll it out in the coming weeks to subscribers of Twitter Blue, which costs $4.99 (£4.33) per month.
Tweets will be available to edit a few times in the 30 minutes after posting.
Twitter Blue is currently available in the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand – but initial tests will be limited to just one country. Read more
Putin to snub Gorbachev funeral due to work schedule (Guardian)
Vladimir Putin will not attend the funeral of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, the Kremlin has said, in what will be seen as an extraordinary snub by the Russian president.
Gorbachev, who died on Tuesday at 91, will also not receive an official state funeral, a Kremlin spokesperson indicated, making him the first leader since Nikita Khrushchev not to be given that honour.
The spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, said schedule constraints meant Putin would not attend a public farewell ceremony at Moscow’s House of Unions, or the funeral at Novodevichy cemetery on Saturday. “Unfortunately, the president’s work schedule will not allow him,” Peskov said.
Putin did pay his respects to the Soviet leader on Thursday morning, leaving flowers by Gorbachev’s coffin at the mourning hall of Moscow’s Central Clinical hospital. Read more
Willow Smith says mother Jada faced death threats as a Black artist making metal music (Metro)
Willow Smith has said her mother Jada faced death threats when she was younger as a Black artist making heavy metal music.
The Meet Me At Our Spot hitmaker has followed in her mother’s footsteps to pursue a career in music, but pointed out the horrific obstacles Jada faced.
Jada formed the nu metal band Wicked Wisdom in 2002. They supported Britney spears on various dates on her Onyx Hotel tour, and performed at Ozzy Osbourne’s Ozzfest.
Speaking about her mum, Willow said: ‘Oh, my goodness. She was getting death threats. It was a crazy amount of stuff going on. Read more
Kanye West takes aim at outgoing Adidas CEO and Kid Cudi in fake newspaper headline (Billboard)
Extra, extra: another day, another fake headline by Kanye West. The rapper used social media to slam both the outgoing CEO of Adidas and Kid Cudi on Thursday (Sept. 1).
“KASPER RØRSTED ALSO DEAD AT 60,” the headline reads on a faux copy of The New York Times Ye posted on his Instagram, referencing the Danish businessman stepping down as head of the sportswear brand after six years as CEO. (In June, West feuded publicly with Rørsted, calling out the CEO in a lengthy Instagram post for alleged “blatant copying” of his Yeezy Slides designs.) The 21-time Grammy winner captioned his post, “God Loves Us.”
However, the Yeezy Gap designer’s legions of followers were also quick to hone in on the fine print below the giant headline, which continues, “I know what you’re thinking… who is Kaspar? but even less importantly, who is Kid Cudi?” Read more
Biden says ‘Maga forces’ threaten US democracy (BBC)
Supporters of Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” (Maga) agenda are a threat to democracy, President Joe Biden has said.
“Maga forces are determined to take this country backwards,” he said in a primetime speech in Pennsylvania.
Top Republican Kevin McCarthy hit back that Mr Biden had “severely wounded America’s soul”.
The duelling speeches come two months before mid-term elections, which will decide the power balance in Washington.
The Democratic president delivered his speech on Thursday night from Independence Hall in Philadelphia, where the US Declaration of Independence was signed. He picked up his 2020 campaign theme of restoring the “soul of America”. Read more
Guinea junta stands by timetable for 2025 Africa Cup (DailyMail)
Guinea’s ruling junta has told a Confederation of African Football mission that it will meet the timetable for staging the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN).
CAF has sent a team to the impoverished and volatile West African state to assess its progress for hosting the tournament.
Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, who appointed himself president after taking power in a coup in September 2021, met with the scrutineers on Wednesday.
“They came with a message, and this message was, ‘Is 2025 feasible for us (Guineans) or not?’, Sports Minister Lansana Bea Diallo said. Read more
Chelsea complete signing of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Barcelona (Metro)
Chelsea have completed the signing of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Barcelona on transfer deadline day.
The former Arsenal striker joined the Catalan giants back in January following a controversial exit from north London in which he fell out with boss Mikel Arteta and was stripped of the club’s captaincy over disciplinary issues.
His goals helped Xavi’s side qualify for the Champions League last term but Barcelona’s perilous financial plight, added with the arrival of Robert Lewandowski, has prompted them to cash in on the 33-year-old forward.
Aubameyang, who scored 92 goals across 163 games for Arsenal, has signed a two-year contract at Chelsea with an option for a further 12 months with the Blues understood to be paying a fee in the region of £10million. Read more
Top seed Swiatek cruises into US Open third round (BBC)
World number one Iga Swiatek came out on top in a meeting of Grand Slam champions as she beat Sloane Stephens to reach the US Open third round.
Two-time French Open winner Swiatek saw off American Stephens, who won the 2017 US Open, 6-3 6-2.
Swiatek will next face American Lauren Davis who beat 28th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova 0-6 6-4 7-6 (10-5).
Sixth seed Aryna Sabalenka produced a remarkable comeback to beat Estonia’s Kaia Kanepi and advance.
The Belarusian, a semi-finalist at Flushing Meadows last year, came through 2-6 7-6 (10-8) 6-4 in a rollercoaster match. Read more
Serena, Venus Williams out of US Open doubles (Punch)
Serena and Venus Williams’ glittering Grand Slam doubles career was brought to an abrupt end at the United States Open on Thursday as the reunited sisters crashed out in the first round against Czech duo Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova.
The Williams sisters – in what was almost certainly their final outing together as a Grand Slam doubles duo – slumped to a 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 loss at the Arthur Ashe Stadium.
The American pair – winners of 14 Grand Slam crowns and three Olympic gold medals – had not played together in a doubles tournament since 2018.
But they were handed a wild card into the draw for this year’s US Open just weeks after Serena indicated she planned to retire following the tournament. Read more
Fernando Alonso apologises to ‘legend’ Lewis Hamilton (RTE)
Fernando Alonso apologised on Thursday for calling Lewis Hamilton an idiot after they collided at last weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix and said his heat of the moment comments were blown out of proportion.
The double world champion had also said on team radio, in a broadside heard by a global television audience, that the Mercedes driver only knew how to start and drive in first place.
Hamilton, a seven-time world champion, is Formula One’s most successful driver of all time with 103 wins — some of his more spectacular ones coming after he fought back through the field.
Talking to reporters ahead of this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, Alpine’s Alonso recognised his first lap outburst had made huge waves. Read more
Sancho seals 3rd successive win for Man Utd (BBC)
Manchester United reeled off their third successive Premier League win under new manager Erik ten Hag to ensure Leicester City’s troubled start to the season continued at King Power Stadium.
Jadon Sancho’s smooth finish from Marcus Rashford’s pass after 23 minutes maintained United’s recent revival and allowed them to build on victories at home to Liverpool and away to Southampton.
United remained largely in control against an out of sorts Leicester, who remain bottom as they search for their first league win of the season and who, along with manager Brendan Rodgers, felt the impatience of the home fans.
Visiting keeper David de Gea was forced into a fine save from James Maddison’s free-kick in the second half but otherwise United were rarely troubled, with Casemiro emerging as a substitute and Cristiano Ronaldo, another late replacement, coming close with an acrobatic bicycle kick. Read more
Luke Donald delighted with changes to Ryder Cup Qualification Process (Eurosport)
Luke Donald has expressed delight with the changes to Ryder Cup qualification, with the big announcement being the captain’s picks doubling from three to six.
Team USA made that change prior to the 2021 Ryder Cup, which gave Steve Stricker greater flexibility compared to his Team Europe counterpart Padraig Harrington.
Stricker’s team comprehensively regained the Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits, and will defend it in Rome next year.
While Harrington only had three picks, his successor Donald will be able to select six players – with the other six coming via qualification. Read more
Logan Paul reveals he’s not interested in fighting Andrew Tate after social media ban (TalkSport)
YouTuber-turned-boxer Logan Paul is expected to return to the ring later this year, but it won’t be against controversial internet celebrity Andrew Tate.
In August, the 27-year-old expressed an interest in fighting Tate, a former kickboxer who had previously called out his younger brother, Jake Paul, who is now expected to face UFC legend Anderson Silva in October.
Tate, who is American but grew up in Luton, first rose to prominence when he was kicked off the 17th season of Big Brother over a video that emerged of him hitting a woman in an exchange he has since called consensual.
As of late, the 35-year-old self-proclaimed trillionaire has become a viral star due to a combination of wacky world views and extravagant lifestyle that anyone who uses TikTok may be familiar with. Read more