Police arrest blogger, who accused EMoney of killing Junior Pope (Sun)
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested an online blogger, Stanley Okoruwa for allegedly defaming international businessman, Emeka Okonkwo, popularly known as E Money .
The suspect ,who was paraded before newsmen on Monday at State Command headquarters, Ikeja, confessed to the crime and claimed to have used the offending video to boost his followership online Stanley in the said video had accused the businessman of having illicit affairs with the wife of the late Nollywood star ,John Odonwodo, aka Junior Pope’s wife .
He also accused the businessman of being responsible for the death of the late Nollywood star ,who died in a boat accident . Read more
Sanwo-Olu faults AGF for including Lagos in LG autonomy suit (DailyTrust)
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says the state is fully complying with the Local Government autonomy already and as such shouldn’t be dragged to court alongside 35 other states.
The federal government had filed a suit at the Supreme Court against the 36 state governors over the LG autonomy.
In a suit marked SC/CV/343/2024, the federal government, through attorney-general of the federation (AGF) Lateef Fagbemi, urged the apex court to issue an order, prohibiting state governors from arbitrary and unlawful dissolution of democratically elected local government leaders. Read more
Lagos set to generate power from solid waste, signs deal with Dutch firm (ThisDay)
Lagos State has taken a major step towards turning tonnes of solid waste generated in the metropolis to usable energy.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, formalised a partnership with a Dutch firm, Harvest Waste Consortium, for the construction of a high efficiency Waste-to-Energy plant on Epe landfill, which will utilise advanced technology to generate clean energy from municipal solid waste, commercial and industrial waste.
The innovative waste management solution is expected to take some 40,000 homes off the national electricity grid, as the technology would enhance energy security and diversification, generating between 60 and 75 megawatts of baseload electricity annually. Read more
SDP candidate Ajaka rejects Kogi Gov tribunal ruling (Nation)
The gubernatorial of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kogi State, Alhaji Murtala Yakubu Ajaka has said his loss at the tribunal to Governor Usman Ododo is a temporary setback, declaring he is prepared to pursue the case to the highest court.
Ajaka, who was reacting to the verdict of the Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which dismissed his petition against Governor Ododo, said in a statement that: “A long walk to freedom has just begun”
According to him: “Today, I come before you with a heavy heart, but also with a fire of optimism burning in my soul. We have just received the news that our election petition has been unsuccessful at the tribunal. Read more
Imo: Police demote officer caught extorting motorists in viral video (Tribune)
The Imo State Command of the Nigeria Police has confirmed the rank demotion of one of its officers caught extorting money from motorists along the Owerri-Onitsha express road.
The officer, identified as Inspector Isong Osudueh, was captured in a viral video collecting money from drivers on the busy road and, in some cases, handing them change.
The officer’s extortion video, attached to the Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU), has continued to generate criticism from social media users, with many condemning the act in its entirety. Read more
17-year-old Nigerian offered full scholarships to study software engineering (Punch)
A 17-year-old student, Emmanuela Ilok, has reportedly been awarded full scholarships to study Software Engineering by some of the world’s prestigious universities, including Stanford, MIT, Yale, UPenn, Princeton, and Columbia.
Education activist and CEO of Educare, Alex Onyia, shared Ilok’s accomplishments in a post on his X page on Sunday.
“This is Emmanuela Ilok, the brilliant 17-year-old who received full scholarships to study Software Engineering at Stanford, MIT, Yale, UPenn, Princeton, and Columbia University,” Onyia wrote. Read more
Police arrests 4 soldiers, 1 NSCDC agent over trailer hijacking in Rivers (Vanguard)
In a breakthrough operation, the Rivers State Police Command has arrested four serving personnel of the Nigerian Army and one personnel of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for their involvement in trailer hijacking and goods diversion.
The suspects, identified as West Isaac, Abdul Musa, Mgbe Geoffrey, Innocent Okwoli (soldiers), and Jabila Kammangar (NSCDC agent), were arrested on May 25, 2024, following a tip-off from a reliable source.
According to the police investigation, the suspects were part of a larger criminal syndicate specializing in armed robbery, hijacking, and goods diversion. They had been terrorizing the Rivers State axis, hijacking trailers and diverting goods worth millions of naira. Read more
Ekiti to launch education for out-of-school girls (Nation)
Ekiti State government will launch the second chance education programme to assimilate out-of-school girls and adolescents between the ages of 10 and 20 into the formal school system.
Commissioner for Information Taiwo Olatunbosun said this in Ado-Ekiti after an assessment tour of the World Bank-assisted Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning Projects across the state.
Olatunbosun said the programme, tagged ‘Ekiti State Girls’ Finishing School’, would begin in September to give girls who dropped out due to financial difficulties, unplanned pregnancies, GBV, among others, another opportunity to complete school. Read more
Rancher and 34 cows he was feeding struck dead by lightning (Metro)
A Colorado rancher feeding his cattle was struck to death by lightning along with 34 of his cows.
Mike Morgan, 51, was giving his animals food from a trailer when the bolt hit him around 2pm on Saturday, said the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.
Bystanders and first responders performed life-saving measures on Morgan but he was pronounced dead at the scene. Read more
Rafah is “hell on Earth”, warns UN agency head (Sky)
The southern Gazan city of Rafah has become “hell on Earth”, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has said.
According to the Hamas-controlled health ministry, at least 45 people were killed in a tent camp after an Israeli airstrike on Sunday, described by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a “tragic mistake”.
Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of UNRWA, said some of the agency’s staff are “unaccounted for” and “many” civilians have been injured. Read more
‘I’ve forgiven racists who killed my son Stephen Lawrence – but not the police who failed us’ (Mirror)
Stephen Lawrence’s father Neville says he has forgiven the racists who stabbed his son to death in 1993 but refuses to accept the scale of the Met’s failure to prosecute the killers
The dad of Stephen Lawrence has revealed he has forgiven his son’s racist killers but not the Metropolitan Police after their blunders left them free for years.
Neville Lawrence, now 82, said his “grief has no ending” and told of his enduring pain to “identify the human cost” of the police’s failings. He said: “I have let go of my anger towards Stephen’s killers and found forgiveness, because anger and bitterness are corrosive. I can find no such forgiveness towards the Metropolitan Police. Read more
Shooting between Egyptian, Israeli personnel near Rafah kills 1 Egyptian (AlJazeera)
The “competent authorities” are investigating the death of a member of an Egyptian security team in a shooting near the Rafah border zone, Egypt’s military spokesperson says.
Earlier on Monday, Israel’s military said it was also investigating reports of an exchange of fire between Israeli and Egyptian soldiers near the crossing between Egypt and the besieged Gaza Strip.
“The competent authorities in the Egyptian Armed Forces are investigating a shooting incident near the border strip in Rafah, which has led to the death of one of the personnel securing the area,” Egyptian Colonel Ghareeb Abdel Hafez Ghareeb said on X, formerly Twitter. Read more
Cam’ron explains how $120k ‘it is what it is’ investment turned into $20m deal (HipHopDx)
Cam’ron has shared the story behind his success in sports media by elaborating on his journey from rap to podcasting.
During a discussion panel at Black Enterprise’s 2024 Disruptor Summit earlier this month, the Dipset MC looked back on how he kickstarted It Is What It Is in 2023.
“I did three–four episodes by myself,” he began. “I actually invited Ma$e to be a guest on the show and he was like, ‘Yo man, this is really dope — do you want to go half on it?’ And I’m like, ‘Yeah, we can go half, let’s do it.’ Read more
Richard Dreyfuss’ alleged sexist, transphobic comments at Jaws event cause audience members to walk out (People)
A Jaws screening and Q&A with the film’s star, Richard Dreyfuss, in Massachusetts ended in walkouts after the 76-year-old actor allegedly made sexist and transphobic comments.
On Saturday, May 25, Dreyfuss spoke at The Cabot theater in Beverly, Massachusetts, at an event billed as “An Evening with Richard Dreyfuss + Jaws Screening.” Attendees expected behind-the-scenes secrets from the film, but were allegedly treated to the actor’s thoughts on trans youth and the Academy Awards’ inclusivity rules instead, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
No transcript from the event — at which Dreyfuss entered wearing a dress, at first, to a background track of Taylor Swift’s “Love Story” — has been made public, but social-media posts suggest his alleged comments began while he was speaking about Barbra Streisand and escalated from there. Read more
Taylor Swift performs for 1st time in Portugal: “I left my heart in Lisbon’’ (UPI)
Pop music star Taylor Swift performed for the first time in Portugal during the weekend.
“It’s official, I left my [heart] in Lisbon,” Swift posted on X on Sunday.
“My first time in Portugal and you all made me feel like I was right at home. I’ll seriously never forget the way you treated us, the overwhelming love and passion and hands in the air and dancing and how you screamed every lyric!! Muito obrigada.” Read more
Pingua vows to come back and break Okpekpe race course record after winning at 10th edition (CompleteSports)
Edward Zakayo Pingua has revealed why he failed to break the 28:28 Okpekpe International 10km Road Race course record set last year by Daniel Simiu Ebenyo and vows to come back next year stronger to attack the record.
The Kenyan, who came into the 10th edition of the race as the favourite to not only win but also attempt to break the course record after running 27:49 in January in Ibiza, Spain could only run 29:31 to claim the title.
Pingua revealed he was not pushed hard enough by his opponents, especially the Ethiopian, Haftamu Gebresilase, the only other athlete to have broken 28 minutes over the 10km road distance before the race. Read more
Hall of Famer Bill Walton, 2-time champ at UCLA and in NBA, dies (ABC)
Basketball legend Bill Walton, who led the UCLA Bruins to two national titles before winning two championships during his NBA career, has died at the age of 71 after a prolonged battle with cancer.
Walton died Monday while surrounded by his loved ones, his family said in a statement released by the NBA.
“Bill Walton was truly one of a kind,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement. Read more
Leclerc never believed in Monaco GP ‘curse’ narrative (F1i)
Charles Leclerc says he never believed in the “curse” narrative that emerged following his past failures to win the Monaco Grand Prix, his all-important home race.
Last weekend in the Principality, the Monegasque finally conquered his coveted home event, the emotional milestone win marking the culmination of several seasons of near misses and heartbreak for the local hero.
The long-awaited victory goes beyond a simple podium finish for Leclerc. It represents a mental hurdle cleared and a significant turning point in the Ferrari charger’s career. Read more
Rafael Nadal loses in first round, says ‘good chance’ 2024 was final French Open (UPI)
Rafael Nadal, of Spain, says there is a “good chance” he just played in his final French Open after losing in the first round to Alexander Zverev, of Germany, on Monday but indicated nothing is official for now.
He was beaten by the No. 4 seed, who at 27 is 10 years younger, 6-3 7-6 (7-5) 6-3.
Nadal was ranked 275th in the world after being injured for the past two years. Read more
Spanish court rules in favour of Super League creators (BBC)
Uefa and Fifa were wrong to ban clubs from joining the breakaway European Super League, a Spanish court has ruled.
Madrid’s commercial court said the European and world governing bodies were practising anti-competitive behaviour and abusing their dominant position.
However, Uefa says the ruling is not an endorsement of the ESL or backing of any proposal. Read more
Mike Tyson is ‘doing great’ after health scare on flight (NBC)
Former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson suffered a medical scare while on a flight from Miami to Los Angeles on Sunday and had to be tended to by paramedics, his representatives said.
They said in a statement that the 57-year-old boxer is now doing well.
“Thankfully Mr. Tyson is doing great. He became nauseous and dizzy due to an ulcer flare up 30 minutes before landing. He is appreciative to the medical staff that were there to help him,” they said in the statement. Read more