Ogun wife hires hoodlums, plots husband’s kidnap over stinginess (Punch)
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command on Monday arrested a housewife, Memunat Salaudeen, for allegedly hiring three men to kidnap her husband.
The wife, who accused her husband of being stingy, was reported to have hired the accomplices — Olayinka Lawal, Asungba Nura and Usman Oluwatoyin — to kidnap her husband and take a ransom from him.
Nemesis, however, caught up with them when the police apprehended the suspects during a stop and search on the Papa-Itori Road.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday, said the suspects were apprehended around 6.30pm by a Federal Highway Patrol team, led by Inspector Sunday Imohiosen. Read more
LAWMA MD vows to get rid of illegal dumpsites in Amuwo Odofin (Independent)
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, CEO of Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, has vowed to direct energy and resources, to the clearing of several illegal dumpsites around FESTAC Town and the entire Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area of the state.
He made the promise at a stakeholders’ meeting with residents and various interest groups, on LAWMA’s community clean-up campaign, at the council secretariat, FESTAC Town, where he assured them of total clearance of the heaps of refuse within a couple of weeks, with their cooperation and attitudinal change.
Odumboni frowned at the poor environmental hygiene of the residents, as he bluntly condemned their nonchalant approach to waste management and environmental care.
He stressed that the situation could not continue like that for a community once known as the cleanest in the state. Read more
God raised you, Obi Cubana’s wife breaks silence amid EFCC probe (DailyTrust)
Ebele Iyiegbu, wife of businessman and socialite known as Obi Cubana, has described her husband as a hardworking man, who was raised by God.
Ebele said this while reacting to his arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
DSS DG’s son under fire for calling Obi Cubana man of dignity
Obi Cubana in EFCC custody
The anti-graft agency had picked Obi Cubana up over alleged money laundering and tax fraud.
On Tuesday, his wife took to her Instagram page to express support for her husband.
Sharing his picture, she wrote, “He is a HARD WORKER. He is a LEADER… and He is GREAT!”
“I call him Nwachinemelu! Okpataozueora worldwide. Oji uno eme ogo. Read more
UNILAG commissions Marine Police Post, boosts security at varsity’s waterfront (Independent)
Determined to boost security in and around the institution, the University of Lagos (UNILAG) on Tuesday commissioned the Marine Police Post located at the university’s waterfront.
Speaking at the event on Tuesday, Vice Chancellor of UNILAG, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the project, and acknowledged the support of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (Tetfund) for the project.
Prof. Ogundipe said that the Police Marine Post, which “was funded by the Tetfund grants that we got, will definitely improve our security network in connection to UNILAG and the neighbourhood. It is not only here.”
“I know that the Police have their gunboat around Iwaya, Makoko and Oworonshoki. This will complement the security network around this place as well as on the Third Mainland Bridge.” Read more
NCC hosts stakeholder engagement on 5G spectrum auction (Sun)
As part of activities lined up for the implementation of the Fifth Generation (5G) Technology Deployment Plan in the country, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to host a stakeholder engagement forum this week. The forum will afford industry stakeholders the opportunity to discuss the draft Information Memorandum (IM) for the upcoming auction of the 3.5 gigahertz (GHz) spectrum band.
Scheduled to hold at the Lagos Marriot Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, Thursday November 4, 2021 at 10:00 am prompt, the Commission has confirmed that the attendance at the event is open to all interested stakeholders in the telecoms sector and beyond.
The decision to host the stakeholder engagement is in keeping with the provisions of the Nigerian Communications Act (NCA) 2003 and NCC’s distinctive tradition of robust stakeholder consultation on all telecom regulation-related issues.
In June, the Commission inaugurated a committee to develop the IM for the auction of 3.5 GHz spectrum band, which will be utilised for early deployment of 5G technology services in the country. Read more
Amotekun arrests herbalist, accomplice with coffin hosting dismembered corpse (Punch)
The Ogun State Command of Security Network, codenamed Amotekun, has arrested two suspected ritualists with a casket of a dismembered corpse in Ijebu-Igbo.
The suspects were arrested following a tip-off that some persons were sighted with a casket in the middle of the night.
The Field Commander of Ametokun in the state, David Akinremi, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abeokuta, the state capital.
The statement read, “At about 8pm of yesterday (Monday), Amotekun operatives in Ijebu Igbo received an information that some persons were sighted bringing in a casket into a house in Fara area of the town. Read more
Deportee dumps 2 daughters inside well in Osun (Sun)
A deported woman, who reportedly dumped her two daughters inside well water in Osogbo, Osun state, has blamed her action on economic hardship.
The woman, whose name was yet unknown, claimed that she was deported from Omar in the United Arab Emirate, where she had been working and living peacefully.
It was gathered that the woman perpetrated the act at Koledowo street, Ibuaje area, behind Ilesa Motor Park, along Ilesa, Osogbo, on Monday evening.
The incident, however, caused pandemonium in the area when residents discovered what happened. Read more
Assault on Odili, APC’s plot to hijack 2023 elections – PDP (Leadership)
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that the assault on Justice Mary Odili of the Supreme Court is a renewed plot by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to hijack the 2023 general elections as it did in 2019.
The party described the attack on Justice Odili as horrendous, rascally, irresponsible, completely unjustified and should not be swept under the carpet on the guise of misleading whistleblower operation.
The party’s national publicity, Kola Ologbondiyan, said this is more so as the paw prints of the APC are visible in the incident, in its desperation to cow the judiciary and subvert the cause of justice ahead of the 2023 elections.
“It is clear that the attack on Justice Odili is part of a renewed script by the APC. Nigerians will recall how, ahead of the 2019 election, former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, was clandestinely yanked off from his hallowed chamber, preparatory to the massive rigging that characterized the 2019 presidential election. Read more
Middle Belt bishops insist on 2023 presidency (Sun)
Bishops from the Middle Belt have called on Nigerians to support the region produce the country’s president in 2023.
The clerics, under the aegis of Middle Belt Bishops’ Council, decried the trend where since 1999, nobody had occupied Aso Rock Presidential Villa from any of the Middle Belt or North Central states.
Speaking on behalf of the bishops, Edward William, flayed the political class for restricting the contest for the post of president to candidates from the far north and south, while leaving out the Middle Belt as if they were second or third rate citizens.
He said a Middle Belt president in 2023 was the only way to show that the zone, which he said had held the country since independence in 1960, was also a part of Nigeria. Read more
Girl, 4, missing from campsite for 2 weeks found in locked house (Metro)
A missing four-year-old girl has been found safe more than two weeks after she went missing from a campsite in Australia.
Police broke into a locked house and found Cleo Smith in one of the rooms.
She has now been reunited with her relieved family, while a man is in police custody.
The case generated huge media attention, with some comparing it to that of Madeleine McCann who disappeared from holiday accommodation in Portugal in 2007. Read more
2 dead after 7-storey fall at Abba tribute concert (BBC)
Two people have died and another has been injured after a person fell seven floors at a concert hall in Sweden.
Around 1,000 people had gathered at the Uppsala Konsert & Kongress hall near the capital, Stockholm, for an Abba tribute concert on Tuesday evening.
But 30 minutes before the show was due to begin, a person fell and landed in the open foyer on the ground floor.
They landed on two people, police said. The person who fell died as did one of the people they hit. Read more
Owen Paterson: Tory MPs try to overthrow colleague’s 30-day suspension from House of Commons for breaching lobbying rules (SkyNews)
Colleagues of a Conservative MP given a 30-day suspension from the House of Commons for breaching lobbying rules will tomorrow attempt to overthrow his punishment.
Last month, a standards body ruled that former Conservative minister Owen Paterson should be suspended from the Commons for lobbying on behalf of two companies.
On Wednesday, some Tory MPs will seek to avoid Mr Paterson having to face a punishment by arguing that the investigation into the matter by the standards commissioner had flaws.
In October, Mr Paterson was found to have “repeatedly used his privileged position” to benefit Randox, a clinical diagnostics company, and Lynn’s Country Foods, a meat processor and distributor. Read more
British military wastes billions and fails to learn from mistakes, watchdog says (National)
Billions of pounds of taxpayers’ money have been wasted as the Ministry of Defence continually fails to learn from its mistakes, the House of Commons’ spending watchdog has said.
The public accounts committee on Wednesday published a highly critical report accusing the department of having a “broken” system for procuring military equipment.
The cross-party committee said it was “extremely disappointed and frustrated by the continued poor track record” on procurement by the ministry.
With the waste “of taxpayers’ money running into the billions”, the MPs called for the Treasury and the Cabinet Office to review the ministry’s model for delivering equipment. Read more
Lady Gaga had ‘psychological difficulty’ snapping out of the role of Patrizia Gucci after ‘living and speaking as her’ (Metro)
Lady Gaga has revealed the process for filming House of Gucci was a difficult one, as she had trouble snapping out of the role.
The singer, real name Stefani Germanotta, 35, will play Patrizia Gucci in the upcoming film by Ridley Scott, and embraced the character so much that it was hard to leave her on set at the end of the day.
She told Vogue: ‘I had some psychological difficulty at one point towards the end of filming. I was either in my hotel room, living and speaking as Reggiani, or I was on set, living and speaking as her.
‘I remember I went out into Italy one day with a hat on to take a walk. I hadn’t taken a walk in about two months and I panicked. I thought I was on a movie set.’ Read more
Britney Spears’ father Jamie files request to ‘immediately terminate’ her conservatorship (People)
Jamie Spears has requested the immediate termination of his daughter Britney Spears’ 13-year conservatorship.
In new court documents filed on Nov. 1 and obtained by PEOPLE, Jamie’s attorney Alex Weingarten writes that Jamie, 69, believes that “Britney’s recent testimony and requests to take personal control of her estate and affairs have made clear that continuing the Conservatorship is contrary to her desires.”
Therefore, “Jamie sees no reason why the Conservatorship should continue for any amount of time and asserts he has no interest in the Conservatorship continuing.”
Weingarten adds that Jamie’s request is “unconditional” and he “does not make this request subject to a demand for releases or compensation.” Read more
Netflix launches first games on smartphones (BBC)
Netflix is launching its first games worldwide as it seeks to break into the game subscription market.
Starting Tuesday, the company will roll out updates to its Netflix app on Android smartphones, showing what games are available for download.
To begin with, five mobile games are included for Netflix subscribers.
The company is promising more to come – with no adverts in the game and no in-app purchases like those common in other mobile games. Read more
Safety Babes move nearer title as men’s challenge enters final day (Guardian)
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)’s Safety Babes, yesterday, boosted their chance of winning the title after beating the Defender Babes 23 to 27 in the female category of the Prudent Energy Handball Premier League holding at the M.K.O. Abiola National Stadium, Abuja.
In the other match, Imo Grasshoppers outmuscled Kada Queens 32 to 24 to finish strongly on the table but missed out in their title chase.
Bayelsa Queens on the other hand, managed to beat Seasider Babes 31 to 30 in an unimportant contest for the Lagos based Seasiders who had come to the championship with the hope of winning the premier league.
The Police Machine team, which escaped relegation in the male category, had defeated Plateau Vipers 29 to 26. Read more
Lewandowski scores Bayern hat-trick (BBC)
Robert Lewandowski marked his 100th Champions League appearance with a hat-trick as Bayern Munich beat Benfica to reach the knockout stages.
Lewandowski headed in Kingsley Coman’s cross and then set up Serge Gnabry’s backheel finish.
Morato pulled one back before Lewandowski had a weak, low penalty saved in the centre of the goal.
Leroy Sane’s sweet half-volley and two Lewandowski chips, either side of a Darwin Nunez goal, sealed victory.
Lewandowski’s second involved a wonderful first touch and finish from Sane’s pass – and he then latched onto Manuel Neuer’s long ball and dinked the ball over Odysseas Vlachodimos from near the edge of the box. Read more
Canelo Alvarez predicts he will stop Caleb Plant in “seven to nine rounds” (Mirror)
Canelo Alvarez has predicted he will knockout Caleb Plant in “seven to nine rounds” ahead of their undisputed super middleweight title fight this weekend.
Alvarez and Plant will meet on November 6 in Las Vegas to crown the first-ever undisputed 168lb champion in boxing history.
They faced off for the first time in September at a press conference in Los Angeles, with Alvarez shoving Plant and both men taking a shot at each other.
Whilst addressing the media at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Tuesday afternoon, Alvarez said becoming an undisputed champion means a lot for his boxing legacy. Read more
Ziyech strike seals Chelsea win over Malmo (Guardian)
Chelsea moved to the brink of sealing their place in the Champions League last 16, but the defending champions were made to work hard for a 1-0 win over Malmo in Sweden on Tuesday.
Hakim Ziyech broke the home side’s resistence 11 minutes into the second-half as the Moroccan tapped home from Callum Hudson-Odoi’s inch-perfect cross.
Thomas Tuchel’s men moved onto nine points from four games, level with Juventus at the top of the Group H and six clear of third-placed Zenit St Petersburg.
The Italian giants welcome Zenit in Turin later on Tuesday.
Tuchel resisted the temptation to make wholesale changes despite cruising past the Swedish champions 4-0 on home soil two weeks ago. Read more
Tottenham ‘close to agreeing an £8.5m-per-year deal with AC Milan star Franck Kessie’ (DailyMail)
Tottenham are reportedly already closing in on their first signing of the Antonio Conte era in AC Milan midfielder Franck Kessie.
The midfielder has attracted interest from all around Europe including Manchester United and Barcelona ahead of his contract expiring at the San Siro next summer.
However, according to CalcioMercato via The Sun, the 24-year-old is now ‘close’ to securing a move to north London worth £8.5million per year following talks with the player’s agent George Atangana.
The report indicates that the deal would be subject to Atangana receiving maximum commission, with Kessie’s wages working out to just shy of £165,000 per week. Read more
Paul Scholes highlights major concern over two Man Utd players following Atalanta draw (Metro)
Manchester United legend Paul Scholes believes Harry Maguire isn’t yet back to his best and is also concerned by Raphael Varane’s latest injury.
The Red Devils came from behind twice to secure a point against Atalanta in the Champions League on Tuesday night as Cristiano Ronaldo bagged both goals.
Maguire came in for criticism for Atalanta’s second goal after playing Davide Zapata onside and then reacted slow to get back and block the forward’s shot.
The night was made even worse for United when Varane limped off with a hamstring injury putting him in serious doubt for their clash with Manchester City on Saturday. Read more
Rugby: Former All Blacks doctor John Mayhew on link between concussion and dementia in wake of Carl Hayman diagnosis (Herald)
Former All Blacks doctor John Mayhew says more studies need to be done to determine a direct link between concussions and the risk of dementia, but it’s a potential problem rugby bodies must be aware of.
In the wake of ex-All Black Carl Hayman’s early-onset dementia and probable chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) diagnosis at the age of 41, Mayhew told Newstalk ZB’s Kerre McIvor that people shouldn’t jump to conclusions about the causes.
“Obviously, we don’t know the cause of his dementia and just because he’s a prominent ex-All Black and played rugby, there’s not always a definite cause or link between the two,” Mayhew said.
“But it’s certainly very sad news and certainly rugby is aware of the risks of head injury and the chronic effects. We still don’t know if it’s a direct link between several concussions and the risk of dementia in later life, so it’s unfounded. Read more