Police confirm Naira Marley, Sam Larry’s assault on MohBad (Vanguard)
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that there are ample evidences that Nigerian singer, Naira Marley and socialite, Balogun Olamilekan Eletu aka Sam Larry assaulted late singer Mohbad, while the deceased was alive.
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, made the disclosure on Friday, while giving an update into the ongoing investigation of Mohbad.
He said, ”While Abdulazeez Fashola (Naira Marley) and Samson Balogun Eletu (Sam Larry) denied allegations of criminal liability in the death of Mohbad and pleaded an alibi to justify their not being complicit in the incidents that occurred from 10th to 12th September, 2023, there are ample electronic and credible witnesses’ evidence linking them to cyberbullying, threat to life, assault occasioning harm and conduct likely to cause breach of peace against the deceased in his lifetime following their roles in the incidents that occurred at The Chandelier Club and Elegushi Beach in June, 2023 as well as the alleged assault on Mohbad in October, 2022 around the residence of Naira Marley at Lekki.” Read more
Customs intercepts 20 containers of expired tomatoes at Tin-Can Ports (Tribune)
The acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, on Friday, announced the Service Interception of 20 containers loaded with expired tomato concentrate at Tin-Can Island port, Lagos.
The Customs boss while displaying the seizure, said the concentrate was seized by the Port and Terminal Multiservice Limited (PTML), command of the service on the 8th of August 2023.
The acting Customs CG revealed that the container numbers used to import the expired concentrate are as follows: ACLU 2790243, GCNU 1275582, GCNU 1303278, GCNU 1336137, GCNU 1361905, GCNU 1316824, GCNU 1323314, GCNU 1324727, GCNU 1326210, SEGU 3388813. Read more
Tribunal dismisses PDP’s petition, upholds Otti’s election (Channels)
The Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, Abia State, has dismissed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s petition against the election of Governor Alex Otti for lacking merit.
The court also confirmed Otti as the duly elected governor of Abia State.
The tribunal, which dismissed the petition brought by Ambrose Ahaiwe and the PDP challenging the outcome of the March 18, 2023 poll, on Friday, was led by Justice H.T.D. Gwadah. Read more
Court sentences Mike Ozekhome’s kidnappers to 20-year imprisonment (Nation)
A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, on Friday, convicted and sentenced two of the four defendants alleged to have kidnapped Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, to a 20-year-jail term each.
Justice Binta Nyako, in a judgment, held that the prosecution had been able to establish the counts preferred against Kelvin Ezeigbe and Frank Azuekor, who were 1st and 2nd defendants, beyond reasonable doubt.
Justice Nyako held that the sentence would run from the day of their arrest. Read more
Police recover car stolen from Anambra in Lagos (Punch)
Men of the Zone 2 Police Command, Lagos have arrested a suspect, Ugomsinachi Maxwell, who allegedly belongs to a gang that specialises in snatching cars at gunpoint.
He was said to have been arrested in Lagos while trying to sell a car he snatched in Anambra State.
The Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, Hauwa Adamu, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Thursday. Read more
Communal Clash: Osun imposes 24-hour curfew on 2 LGAs (Guardian)
The Osun Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Ifon and Ilobu, in Orolu and Irepodun Local Government Areas of the state, respectively, over ongoing communal clashes in the area.
This is contained in a statement in Osogbo on Friday by Mr Kolapo Alimi, the state’s commissioner for information and public enlightenment.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that both communities in the two local government areas have been clashing over a parcel of land. Read more
Groups fault INEC on manual transmission of Bayelsa guber results (Vanguard)
A Coalition of Pro-democracy Organisations in Nigeria, has faulted the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s plans to transmit the results of the Nov.11 Bayelsa governorship election manually.
The group said this in a statement jointly signed by Mr Olufemi Lawson, the National Secretary, Campaign for Democracy (CD) and Mr Atani John, the Niger Delta Democratic Vanguard in Lagos on Friday.
The Coalition of Pro-democracy Organisations in Nigeria is an amalgamation of groups committed to ensuring transparency, fairness, and accountability in the electoral process.
The coalition said that it took the decision to challenge INEC plans after a stakeholders meeting in Abuja on Thursday. Read more
BUK Centre, others proffer solutions to declining reading culture (DailyTrust)
The Nigeria Centre for Reading, Research and Development (NCRRD) of Bayero University, Kano, along with other stakeholders in the early-grade education sector, has proffered solutions to address the declining reading culture in the country, especially among early grades.
Speaking during the 4th National Conference on Children’s Books and the Teaching of Early Grade Reading in Nigeria organised by the NCRRD in Kano, on Thursday, the stakeholders regretted the increasing negative impact of poor reading culture and its effect on the academic performance of school children, while seeking urgent attention of concern authorities for holistic change.
The director, NCRRD, Professor Talatu Garba, explained that the theme of the conference “Innovative Methodologies for Research and the Teaching of Early Grade Reading in Nigeria” was conceived to proffer solutions to the declining reading culture, especially in early childhood. Read more
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour film has already reached $100m in presale tickets (AmericanSongwriter)
Taylor Swift definitely has the power.
In addition to breaking all kinds of records and recently reaching the 1 billion streams club on Spotify, as reported by Deadline, her Eras Tour film has already sold more that $100 million in advance tickets globally. And the movie isn’t set for release until October 13.
According to the AMC movie chain, when the film does open, it’s set to screen in close to 8,500 theatres across 100 countries. Read more
Mary Poppins star Glynis Johns says turning 100 ‘‘doesn’t make any difference’’ (People)
Mary Poppins star Glynis Johns is 100!
The actress, who played the role of Winifred Banks in the 1964 musical, turned 100 on Thursday.
Despite being on the earth for ten decades, Johns revealed in a recent interview that she doesn’t feel any different.
“It doesn’t make any difference to me,” Johns told ABC7 after she was asked what 100 felt like. “Well, I looked very good for every age.” Read more
British prime minister says traditional understanding of gender is “common sense” (CNA)
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak asserted on Wednesday that the fact that “a man is a man and a woman is a woman” is “common sense.”
Sunak, who assumed office last October and is leader of the Conservative (Tory) Party, made the comments during a speech at his party’s annual gathering in Manchester, England, October 4.
“[W]e shouldn’t get bullied into believing that people can be any sex they want to be. They can’t. A man is a man and a woman is a woman — that’s just common sense,” Sunak said as reported by the Washington Post. Read more
Japanese anime ‘‘The Concierge’’ set for North America theatrical release via Crunchyroll (THR)
Anime specialty company Crunchyroll revealed Thursday that it has acquired all North American rights to the upcoming Japanese animated feature “The Concierge”. The company, a subsidiary of Sony, plans to release the film in North American theaters early next year.
The film is a feature adaptation of Tsuchika Nishimura’s beloved manga series “The Concierge at Hokkyoku Department Store”, which follows Akino, a trainee concierge, who works at a special store where the customers are all animals and the most valued among them are extinct species.
Directed by Yoshimi Itazu from the fabled production company Production I.G (Ghost in the Shell, Psycho-Pass, Haikyuu!), The Concierge made its world premiere to positive reviews this past June at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and its North American premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival. It will get its Japan release by Aniplex on Oct. 20. Read more
Oscars: Ireland submits documentary ‘‘In The Shadow Of Beirut’’ for International Feature race (Deadline)
Stephen Gerard Kelly and Garry Keane’s documentary In The Shadow of Beirut has been submitted as Ireland‘s entry for the 2024 Oscar International Feature Film race.
The film, which is executive produced by Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton and Siobhan Sinnerton of HiddenLight Productions, was selected Thursday by the Irish Film & Television Academy, which last year selected The Quiet Girl for its submission. That film, directed by Colm Bairéad, became the first Irish film to be nominated in the category.
For “The Shadow of Beirut”, first-time filmmaker Kelly spent five years living among the film’s four featured families in the Sabra and Shatila neighborhoods outside Beirut as it became engulfed in economic and political crisis following a 1882 massacre there. The film’s dialogue is primarily in Arabic. Read more
Jamie Foxx pays tribute to Django Unchained actor, dead at 53 (NYPost)
Keith Jefferson, an actor who appeared in a plethora of Quentin Tarantino films, most notably Django Unchained, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood and The Hateful Eight has died.
The Houston, Texas native, who was battling cancer, was 53.
On Thursday, Jamie Foxx announced the news of his longtime friend and co-star’s death on Instagram, writing that “this one hurts.” Read more
At least 100 killed as Syrian military college hit in drone attack (AlJazeera)
A drone attack on a military college in Syria’s Homs province during a graduation ceremony has killed at least 100 people and wounded 240 more, a war monitor and the Syrian health minister have said.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said more than 100 people were killed and 125 injured. An official in the alliance backing Syria’s government said the toll was about 100.
Health Minister Hassan Al-Ghabash gave a lower figure, telling state television 80 people had been killed, including six children, but that about 240 people had been injured. There were concerns the death toll could rise further as many of the wounded were in serious condition. Read more
Ajayi eyes return to EPL with West Brom (Nation)
Super Eagles defender Semi Ajayi said he hopes to spend as long as possible at West Brom in the hope he can help the club to restore their Premier League status.
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Ajayi is into his fifth year at Albion and still has another year left on his current contract beyond this year but, after enjoying a taste of the top flight previously, he has reaffirmed how much he is enjoying his time at The Hawthorns and hopes to help them back there.
Ajayi, who’ll head off to AFCON when he represents Nigeria in the New Year, is currently out of the starting XI after picking up a minor injury and hasn’t immediately been restored to the line-up upon his return after strong showings from Cedric Kipre and Kyle Bartley, but he remains fully committed to the long-term cause. Read more
Nigeria could host FIFA World Cup in 40 years – Peterside (Channels)
A former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Idah Peterside, has said Nigeria would be ready to host the World Cup in the next 40 years at which the country would have experienced some level of stability.
Speaking on Friday’s edition of Sunrise Daily, Peterside expressed scepticism about the nation’s readiness to host the World Cup anytime soon.
“On record presently, the only playing field which we have is a grass stadium and it is the Uyo stadium, but 20 anything(years) is still very long maybe in the next 40 years, we would have had some kind of stability,” he said. Read more
Footballer Paul Pogba faces 4-year ban after failing 2nd anti-doping test (France24)
Juventus and France midfielder Paul Pogba’s ‘B’ sample has confirmed the presence of testosterone, a source close to the case told AFP on Friday.
The 30-year-old former Manchester United player, a World Cup winner in 2018, faces a ban of up to four years.
The original test by the Italian anti-doping agency (Nado) showed the presence of testosterone metabolites. Read more
4 PSG players suspended after anti-gay chants (ESPN)
Paris Saint-Germain players Randal Kolo Muani, Ousmane Dembele, Achraf Hakimi and Layvin Kurzawa have been handed one-match suspensions for their role in anti-gay chants, the Ligue de Football Professionnel (IFL) said on Thursday.
During last month’s Ligue 1 match against Marseille at the Parc des Princes, PSG fans were heard celebrating with anti-gay chants directed at Marseille, and reports said PSG players were also involved.
Ligue 1 handed the players suspensions from Oct. 10 and decided to close the Auteuil stand at the Parc des Princes for two matches, one of which was suspended. Read more
Alcaraz “feels ready” for Shanghai after Beijing disappointment (France24)
Shanghai Masters top seed Carlos Alcaraz said Thursday he was ready for the tournament and would change what he did wrong in Beijing, where he crashed out of the China Open this week.
The world number two said he had been “out of my mind” during his semi-final match against Jannik Sinner in the Chinese capital, which the Italian won 7-6 (7/4), 6-1.
Asked on Thursday how he would avoid cracking under pressure again in Shanghai, where he is the favourite in Novak Djokovic’s absence, the 20-year-old said he had to “do my homework”. Read more
Hearn targets Benn-Eubank for December 23, still in talks for Joshua-Wilder (BoxingScene)
Eddie Hearn, promoter for heavyweight contender Anthony Joshua, indicates that his fighter could very well return on the same card as the proposed grudge match between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr.
Everything depends on the finalized date for the undisputed showdown between heavyweight champions Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk.
No date has been confirmed for Fury-Usyk, but December 23 in Saudi Arabia has been mentioned. Read more