Police arrest man for allegedly impersonating military officer (Guardian)
The police command in Lagos State says it has arrested a 28-year-old man, Samuel Msughter on the Epe/Ijebu Road for allegedly impersonating a military officer.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to journalists on Friday in Lagos.
He said the suspect, who was fully dressed in military uniform, was arrested while escorting goods to its destination.
“The suspect specialises in escorting goods in full army uniform.
“However, investigation is ongoing to unravel the full extent of his criminality, especially with the uniform.
“The suspect will be charged to court at the end of investigation,’’ Hundeyin said. Read more
Dane accused of killing wife, daughter know fate May 20 (Nation)
A Lagos High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square, (TBS) has adjourned till May 20 for judgment in the case of a Danish man, Peter Nielsen, accused of killing his Nigerian wife Zainab and three-and-a-half-year-old daughter.
Justice Bolanle Okikiolu-Ighile was scheduled to deliver the judgment on Friday.
But court officials told The Nation that judgment was not ready, necessitating rescheduling of the date.
Justice Okikiolu-Ighile had fixed fixed May 6 for judgment after proceedings on March 1, 2022, when the court took submissions and adopted the final written addresses of the prosecution and the defence. Read more
Alleged $420,000 ransom: Court orders Evans’s co-defendant to open defence (Guardian)
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Aduba, an ex-soldier and Evans are charged with
kidnapping a businessman, Mr Sylvanus Ahamonu, and collecting a $420,000 ransom from his family.
Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo ruled that prosecution established a prima facie case against Aduba,
adding that his no-case submission dated Feb. 23 failed.
“I have carefully considered the submissions of the prosecution and the defence.
“The court, at this stage, is not to review evidence of the prosecution but to see whether
the prosecution has enough evidence before the court to warrant the defendant to defend himself. Read more
Only court can release Kanu, Buhari tells South East leaders (Independent)
President Muhammadu Buhari has again told the South East leaders that only court of law could release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
Kanu has been in detention over allegation treason and other criminal charges.
Buhari who spoke on Friday at a meeting with South East Leaders in Abakaliki during his two-day working visit, was reacting to a renewed call for release of Kanu by the South East leaders.
He lamented the worsening insecurity in South East region and the nation in general.
He reiterated that anyone seen carrying Ak-47 apart from security agents must be treated as criminal and vowed that terrorist and banditry must be flushed out for peace to reign. Read more
Tinubu to Opponents: Let’s see who wins (Vanguard)
National leader of the All Progressive Congress and presidential aspirant in 2023 election, Ashiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has thrown a poser to his opponents, daring them to try and see who wins the party’s ticket and the election proper.
He also observed that the reward system in APC was poor, promising to change the system if elected president next year.
Tinubu also said he would address the economic and security challenges if given the opportunity.
Tinubu, who is a former governor of Lagos State spoke on Thursday evening in Abuja when he hosted the Forum of Former Deputy Governors of Nigeria (FFDGN). Read more
Rivers wins as Supreme Court rules on disputed 17 oil wells (Punch)
Rivers State floored Imo State at the Supreme Court on Friday over the disputed 17 oil wells.
The court in its judgement also ended the political arrangement on the sharing of revenue from the oil wells.
The apex court ruled that the oil wells located in Ndoni and Egbema communities belong to Rivers in its verdict.
The Supreme Court, had February 2022 fixed May 6 for judgment in the legal battle between Rivers and Imo states over the ownership of 17 oil wells in their territories. Read more
Nigeria to become gold jewelry destination — Minister (Guardian)
Mr Olamilekan Adegbite, Minister of Mines and Steel Development (MMSD), says Nigeria will soon become gold jewelry making destination.
Adegbite made this know on Friday in Abuja while conducting graduation ceremony for 21 selected youths trained on jewelry making.
According to him, Federal Government is making effort to make sure value is added to raw gold mined locally to attract foreigners and make Nigeria gold jewelry destination.
He said that the training as first of its kind was organised to strengthen the local production of jewelry, create jobs, increase livelihood standards and the creativity of Nigerians. Read more
Former Zamfara gov Yerima joins presidential race (Nation)
Former Zamfara Governor Senator Ahmed Yerima has joined the 2023 presidential race.
Yerima, who spoke to State House Correspondents after his meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, said he would be focusing on three critical areas of needs, including insecurity, poverty and ignorance.
Yerima, who caught national attention when he introduced the Shari’a legal code in running Zamfara as Governor, also said he would be picking the APC nomination and expression of interest forms immediately.
“I’m here this afternoon to inform Mr. President of my intention to participate in the 2023 elections and to contest the office of the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. I’m going to, insha Allah, purchase my forms today and officially declare this afternoon. Read more
Jaywon releases new album ‘Jahbahlee’ (Independent)
Gifted Afropop artiste, Jaywon has finally released his highly anticipated album titled ‘Jahbahlee’.
The project consists of 14 tracks featuring Portable, Timaya, Tanasha Donna, Namenj, Apass, Fameye and a host of others African artistes who added their melodious vocal dexterity to the album.
Asked what inspired the name of the album, the ‘Zelle’ crooner said: “First, Jahbahlee or Jabali is an African origin word from Swahili, which means “strong”,“rock” or “strong as a rock.”
“It also implies a dependable family member which is something I can definitely relate to because its reflecting my life. In as much as I have experienced greatness in my career journey, there are parts of it that people don’t see and don’t know.”
“I was literally dealing with all sorts while putting this album together. But I sailed through because of the strength and courage God put in me, making me strong enough to bear and carry all that burden to my promised land. It takes a ‘Jahbahlee’ to do that. The satisfaction of that victory made me feel reinvigorated, like a newborn, a strong champion.” Read more
Biden names Karine Jean-Pierre press secretary as Jen Psaki steps down (Guardian)
Joe Biden has named his new press secretary, after it was announced that Jen Psaki will leave the administration, expected to become a TV host at MSNBC.
Karine Jean-Pierre, currently the principal deputy press secretary, will be taking over the role after Psaki leaves in mid-May. Jean-Pierre, a political analyst, was Kamala Harris’s chief of staff during the vice-president’s presidential campaign in 2020 and served on Barack Obama’s campaigns in 2008 and 2012. She was also an adviser and spokesperson for MoveOn.org, a progressive Pac.
Jean-Pierre will be the first Black person and first out gay person in the role. She has filled in for Psaki on several occasions, most recently while her predecessor was quarantining with Covid-19.
“She is passionate. She is smart and she has a moral core that makes her not just a great colleague, but an amazing mom and human,” Psaki said on Twitter. “Plus, she has a great sense of humor.” Read more
Rolling Stones share two unreleased gems from ‘Live At The El Mocambo’ live album (MusicNews)
The Rolling Stones have shared two previously unreleased gems from their famed 1977 Toronto club show.
‘Tumbling Dice’ and ‘Hot Stuff’ were recorded at the pair of secret gigs at the 300-capacity El Mocambo venue in March 1977, and they are featured on the upcoming ‘Live At The El Mocambo’ album, which is being released next Friday (13.05.22) in honour of the ‘Start Me Up’ hitmakers’ 60th anniversary.
Available on double CD, 4 LP Black Vinyl, 4 LP Neon Vinyl and digitally, the full set from the March 5 show and three bonus tracks from the March 4 show make up the track-listing.
The new mix is by Bob Clearmountain – the producer who worked on the ‘Satisfaction’ group’s 1981 LP ‘Tattoo You’.
Only four of the performances have previously appeared on the ‘Love You Live’ album in September 1977. Read more
NASA reveals what the inside of black hole actually sounds like (Metro)
It’s Black Hole Week at NASA and to celebrate, the space agency has released the soundtrack of an actual black hole.
On Wednesday, Nasa gave us a glimpse inside a black hole at the centre of the Perseus galaxy cluster, more than 200 million light-years away from Earth.
Perseus is known to be a 11 million-light-year-wide bundle of hundreds of galaxies shrouded by hot gas.
In 2003, astronomers discovered that the pressure waves sent out by the black hole at the centre of Perseus caused ripples in the hot gas surrounding it that could be translated into a sound note. However, this was not audible to the human ear. Read more
Liam Neeson tackles his racism controversy in ‘Atlanta’ cameo (NME)
Liam Neeson has made a cameo appearance in the latest episode of Atlanta, which deals with his past racism controversy.
In a 2019 interview with The Independent while promoting the revenge film Cold Pursuit, the actor recounted a story where he admitted he once went looking for a “Black bastard” to kill after learning a close friend had been raped by a Black man.
Recalling the incident, Neeson said: “I went up and down areas with a cosh, hoping I’d be approached by somebody – I’m ashamed to say that – and I did it for maybe a week, hoping some ‘Black bastard’ would come out of a pub and have a go at me about something, you know? So that I could kill him.”
His comments were put back under the spotlight in the Atlanta episode ‘New Jazz’, where Alfred Miles, aka Paper Boi (Brian Tyree Henry), has a sequence of hallucinatory encounters after consuming “Nepalese space cakes” in Amsterdam.
One encounter involves meeting Neeson at a bar called “Cancel Club”. In the segment, Neeson reiterates the interview was coming from a place of shame, but apologises if his comments “hurt people”. Read more
Forest Whitaker to receive honourary Palme d’Or prize at Cannes (RFI)
Academy Award-winning actor Forest Whitaker will receive the honourary Palme d’Or at the opening ceremony of this month’s Cannes Film Festival.
A director, producer and humanitarian activist to boot, Whitaker is no stranger to the Croisette, having won best actor in 1988 for his portrayal as jazzman Charlie Parker in Clint Eastwood’s film “Bird”, and having returned many times since.
Whitaker is to join the prestigious circle of previous Palme d’Or recipients including Jodie Foster, who received the prize in 2021, Jeanne Moreau, Bernardo Bertolucci, Manoel de Oliveira, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Agnès Varda and Alain Delon.
The award, to be presented during the live broadcast of the opening ceremony on 17 May, recognises not only his on-screen talent, but his strong humanitarian commitment to important issues. Read more
Rose Ayling-Ellis welcomes increased respect for the deaf community (BelfastTelegraph)
Actress Rose Ayling-Ellis has hailed the increased respect being given to the deaf community, affording them “the support they’re supposed to have”.
Ayling-Ellis, 27, who has been deaf since birth, found fame starring as Frankie Lewis in BBC soap EastEnders and went on to become the first deaf contestant to win Strictly Come Dancing.
On Sunday, Ayling-Ellis will make her debut in the CBeebies story corner and become the first celebrity to sign a CBeebies bedtime story.
Speaking to CBBC’s Newsround, she praised the passing of a Bill in the House of Lords to legally recognise British Sign Language (BSL) as an official language in England, Wales and Scotland. Read more
Colin Firth open to another Mamma Mia! movie (FilmNews)
Colin Firth would happily take part in a possible third Mamma Mia! movie.
The Oscar-winning actor played Harry, one of Amanda Seyfried’s character’s possible fathers, in the 2008 jukebox musical, which featured the songs of ABBA. He and the rest of the original cast returned ten years later for 2018’s Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, which was another box office smash.
When asked if there was a glimmer of hope for another instalment, Colin said on Good Morning America that more films are a possibility and he would be keen to reunite with his cast members once again.
“I think it could happen,” he said on Thursday. “If you manage to make a second one, I guess you can make a third, a fourth, and a fifth. It was already a miracle… And if people want it, I would do it just to see my friends again on some beautiful island.” Read more
Eagles’ World Cup ouster still hurts – Amuneke
(Punch)
Over a month after the Super Eagles failed to qualify for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, Emmanuel Amuneke, ex-assistant coach of the team says he is yet to overcome the trauma of missing from football’s showpiece event in Asia, The PUNCH reports.
The Eagles played Ghana in the final round of the play-offs but lost 1-1 on aggregate on the away goal rule to miss out of the competition for the first time in 16 years.
Speaking with The PUNCH, Amuneke said, “When it comes to football, I’m passionate about it and equally passionate about my job.
“I pray I’m in a position to bring back the smile to the faces of Nigerians because we are all sad about missing the World Cup. There will always be better days, but we just need to learn from the previous lesson and see how we can do better. Read more
Roma’s ‘sense of family’ key to reaching Europa Conference League final – Jose Mourinho (ESPN)
Jose Mourinho said a “sense of family” between his AS Roma club and their supporters was the biggest reason they reached the final of the Europa Conference League.
The outspoken Portuguese coach told Roma supporters ahead of their 1-0 semifinal, second leg win over Leicester City that they shouldn’t come to the stadium just “to watch” the game, but rather “to play” it.
The fans did their job, creating a suffocating atmosphere for 90 minutes and Mourinho did this by helping his Roma side complete a 2-1 aggregate victory against their Premier League opposition.
“It’s a victory for a family,” Mourinho said, “Not just the one that was on the pitch and on the bench, but also inside the stadium. That is our greatest achievement, this empathy and sense of family we have created with the fans.” Read more
Moyes sorry for kicking ball at ball boy during West Ham’s Europa League exit (Guardian)
David Moyes apologised for losing his cool after West Ham’s manager was sent off for lashing out at a ballboy as his side’s hopes of reaching the Europa League final were ended by Eintracht Frankfurt.
Moyes, who was disappointed after West Ham fell to a 3-1 defeat on aggregate, admitted that he had no defence after he lost his cool with a time-wasting local goal. “I kicked a ball back at the ball boy so I apologise for that,” the Scot said. “He threw it very softly at me.”
West Ham were up against it after losing Aaron Cresswell to a foolish red card after 19 minutes. Cresswell was dismissed for denying a clear goalscoring opportunity when he fouled Jens Petter Hauge and Frankfurt, who will face Rangers in the final in Seville, made the most of their numerical advantage when Rafael Borré scored the only goal of the game.
Moyes, who criticised Frankfurt’s coaching staff for appealing for Cresswell to be sent off, was proud of his side’s efforts with 10 men. “Things didn’t go for us that night,” he said. “I’m really proud of the players. How they played with 10 men was fantastic. Other teams would have folded. But the boys here are great. Tough boys. Read more
A frustrated Sergio Garcia says he ‘can’t wait to leave this tour’ (StraitsTimes)
Spain’s Sergio Garcia, the 2017 Masters champion, blurted out angry comments on Thursday (May 5) at the Wells Fargo Championship that indicated he could be planning to join the upstart LIV golf series.
His comments came as he was searching for a lost ball following his tee shot at the par-five 10th hole on his way to an opening three-under 67 at TPC Potomac in suburban Washington.
Garcia pulled his tee shot into tall grass left of the fairway and found his ball after a lengthy search, but was told by a US PGA Tour official that he had taken 90 seconds beyond the three-minute limit that rules allow to search for a missing ball.
After arguing that he had not started looking for the ball until he reached a certain area where he knew it landed, well after the official had started the clock, Garcia’s frustration boiled over. Read more
Kerr throws subtle shade at Brooks after ‘dirty’ foul, suspension (NBC)
Steve Kerr has already made it known he has a serious issue with Dillon Brooks’ Flagrant 2 foul on Gary Payton II during Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals Tuesday night.
On Thursday, the Warriors coach hit the Memphis Grizzlies guard-forward with another jab, albeit more subtle this time.
The team won’t retaliate against the Grizzlies for the violent play, Kerr said Wednesday, which left Payton with a fractured left elbow.
But when asked how Golden State plans to keep things from getting too chippy in the games to come, Kerr snuck in some shade toward Brooks just hours after the NBA announced he has been suspended for Game 3. Read more
Jannik Sinner reacts to clinching his 100th ATP match win (TennisWorld)
World No, 12 Jannik Sinner was thrilled after recording his 100th ATP match win as he is happy that his hard work is paying off. On Wednesday, Sinner saw off Australian Alex de Minaur 6-4 6-1 in the Madrid second round. It wasn’t a big final or something like that but still it was a match that Sinner will never forget.
Sinner, who turned professional in 2018, clinched his first ATP win in 2019 April, when he won his first round match in Budapest. Three years and a month later, Sinner has 100 ATP match wins under his name. Sinner is just 20 years old and considered as one of the most promising and talented players on the ATP Tour.
Sinner is someone who has been tipped to win Masters and Grand Slam titles in the future.
“I have gone my own way. I remember the first win and now I am here at 100 wins.