‘Passengers’ pretend to pay Lagos Uber driver, snatch car at gunpoint (Punch)
An operator of a ridesharing service, otherwise known as Uber, is counting his losses after a three-man robbery gang snatched his car at gunpoint while pretending to pay him transport fare around an Automated Teller Machine point in the Obalende area of Lagos State. The driver, who gave his name only as Seun for security reasons, was waiting for the passengers to withdraw money from the ATM when one of them suddenly brought out a gun. Read more
Embattled Adeosun leaves Nigeria (Daily Trust)
Following her resignation, Nigeria’s former finance minister, Kemi Adeosun has left the country, sources close to her have said. Mrs Adeosun, finance minister since November 2015, stepped down from office on Friday after owning up to parading a forged youth service scheme certificate. Read more
Osun: What Nigerians are saying about the alleged freezing of Adeleke, Davido’s accounts by EFCC (Punch)
Reactions have trailed the alleged freezing of the bank accounts of the Osun State Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke, and those of his family members, including singer, Davido by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The PDP has already condemned the action of the anti-graft agency, and called on President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the EFCC to unfreeze the accounts. Read more
Ministers who resigned under Buhari’s administration (Daily Trust)
Three ministers have resigned since the inception of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration in 2015. They are Mrs Kemi Adeosun: She was appointed as the minister of Finance by President Muhammadu Buhari in November 2015. However earlier in the year, the former minister was said to have illegally obtained her NYSC exemption certificate to get into public office. Read more
I regret helping Ortom become governor, says Akume (ThisDay)
Former governor of Benue state, Senator George Akume, has said that he made a grevious mistake by supporting Samuel Ortom in 2015 to emerge as governor of Benue state. He said that he realised the kind of person the governor was after he recently dumped the All Progressives Congress Party for the Peoples Democratic Party. Read more
Osinbajo extols late Idahosa, asks Christians to be tolerant (Punch)
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has admonished Christians in the country to remain tolerant as they contribute their quota to nation building. Osinbajo gave the admonition at the 50th anniversary of the Church of God Mission International (CGMI) held in Benin on Saturday. Read more
Nigeria’s Ambassador to Qatar, Abdullahi Wase, is Dead (ThisDay)
The Ambassador of Nigeria in Doha, Qatar, Ambassador Abdullahi Bawa Wase, is dead. The envoy died on Friday after a protracted illness. Wase, a non-career diplomat from Plateau State, was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in July 2016. In a statement by the Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson, Dr Tope Elias-Fatile, on Saturday Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, expressed shock over the death of the ambassador. Read more
Egypt court orders arrest of Mubarak’s sons (Punch)
An Egyptian court on Saturday ordered the arrest of the two sons of former President Hosni Mubarak on charges of stock market manipulation, state media reported. The Cairo Criminal Court accuses Alaa and Gamal Mubarak of being involved in making unlawful profits of about 500 million pounds (about 28 million dollars) from manipulating stock market shares. Read more
Police arrest protesters at new Istanbul airport site (Punch)
Turkish police on Saturday arrested at least 20 people, including an AFP photographer, as they broke up a protest against work-related deaths and poor conditions at the construction site of Istanbul’s third airport, touted to be the world’s largest airport when completed. The security forces moved in to break up the protest by dozens of people following a wave of arrests on Friday. Read more
Typhoon Mangkhut: 14 killed as storm batters Philippines (BBC)
Some 14 people have been killed in a massive storm which brought destruction to the northern Philippines, a presidential adviser says. Typhoon Mangkhut ripped through the Philippines’ main island of Luzon, and is now moving west towards China. The storm tore off roofs, felled trees, triggered 42 landslides and caused extensive flooding. Mangkhut unleashed winds of 185km/h (115mph) as it careered from east to west across the north of Luzon. Read more
‘Mariachi musician’ gunmen kill three in Mexico City (BBC)
Gunmen dressed as traditional mariachi musicians have killed at least three people and wounded at least seven in Mexico City. The armed men opened fire at a road crossing on the edge of the Plaza Garibaldi, a major tourist attraction packed with mariachi bars, police said. The gunmen then fled from the scene on motorbikes. Plaza Garibaldi borders the notorious Tepito district, home to the violent La Union drugs gang. Read more
Liverpool beat Tottenham to maintain perfect start (Daily Trust)
Georginio Wijnaldum scored his first away goal in the Premier League to help Liverpool stay top with a 2-1 win at Tottenham Hotspur. Liverpool began strongly and thought they had taken the lead in the opening minute but Roberto Firmino’s effort was ruled out for offside. Read more
Barca win to maintain 100% start (BBC)
Barcelona scored two goals in three second-half minutes to come from behind and beat Real Sociedad to maintain their 100% start to the La Liga season. The champions trailed after 12 minutes when they failed to clear a free-kick and Aritz Elustondo lashed in. But Luis Suarez scrambled the ball home in the 63rd minute before Ousmane Dembele converted at another corner. La Real could have been further in front but missed three chances shortly before the Barcelona goals. Read more
Teebillz Reacts to Wizkid, Tiwa Savage’s Suggestive Routines (ThisDay)
The widespread speculations on the amorous relationship between music stars, Tiwa Savage and Wizkid leaves no hope of petering out so soon, rather it continues to gather strength as each passing day new and interesting episodes unfolding. Ever since the screen diva separated from her husband in 2016, tongues have not stopped wagging on her alleged enamoured dealings with 24 years old ‘Pakurumo’ crooner. Read more
John Legend Joins ‘The Voice’ (ThisDay)
After recently acquiring the EGOT status- the term for someone who has won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award – John Legend joins the NBC reality show ‘The Voice ‘as coach. He will join fellow singers Kelly Clarkson, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton. Legend who won an Emmy on Saturday as a praoducer of NBC’s ‘Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert’, is also nominated for best actor in a limited series or movie for “Jesus Christ Superstar,” in the 70th prime-time Emmy Awards ceremony scheduled for Monday. Read more