Police teargas Saraki, Secondus, Tambuwal, Lamido, Kwakwanso, others (Independent)
The Police on Friday teargassed President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, National Chairman of People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus and Gombe State Governor, Ibrahim Dankwambo. Others teargassed were, Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku, former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, Senator Dino Melaye, Senator Ben Bruce, presidential aspirant, Danti Baba Ahmed and others. Read more
Osun Election: Protesters against result mentally unstable – Aregbesola (Nation)
Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, on Friday described those protesting against the result of Osun State governorship election as being mentally unstable. The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, and the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus were among the PDP leaders that staged a protest against the outcome of the election at the national headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja. Read more
Buhari meets Anyim, Uduaghan, Marafa at Aso Rock (Vanguard)
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Anyim Pius Anyim, former Governor of Delta State and senatorial candidate in the 2019 election, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan at the State House Abuja. Read more
Violent confrontations, gunshots greet Benue PDP senatorial primaries (Punch)
Violent confrontations and gunshots have marred the senatorial primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party in Makurdi, during which at least 10 persons were reportedly injured. Several people on Thursday night sustained severe injuries, with over 20 vehicles badly damaged during the party’s Benue South senatorial district primary elections, held at Aper Aku Stadium in Makurdi, the Benue State capital. Read more
NSCDC rescues 12 victims of human trafficking in Edo (Nation)
The Edo Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has rescued about 12 victims of human trafficking and child labour in the past five months. Mr Makinde Ayinla, State Commandant of the Corps, disclosed this on Friday in Benin during a one day workshop on the menace of human trafficking and illegal migration. Read more
PDP chieftain, Nwaoboshi, re-arraigned over alleged money laundering (Guardian)
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC ) on Friday re-arraigned a People’s Democratic Party’s chieftain, Peter Nwaoboshi, a serving senator, before a Federal High Court in Lagos for allegedly laundering N322 million. The commission re-arraigned Nwoboshi along with Golden Touch Construction Projects Ltd. and Suiming Electricals Co. Read more
Crisis: Taraba evacuates 383 students from UniJos (Independent)
The Taraba Government said on Friday that it had evacuated 383 students from the University of Jos (UniJos) following renewed killings in the Plateau State capital, with a student confirmed dead. The Special Adviser to Governor Darius Ishaku on Students Affairs, Mr Samson Tor-Musa, disclosed this to newsmen in Jalingo. Read more
Traders protest planned demolition of shops (Nation)
Traders at Agbo-Edo market, Nkwo Nnewi, Anambra State, on Friday protested attempted plans by the state government to demolish marked out 320 stalls in the market. The traders also called for the immediate suspension of what they called “over taxation” by their market leaders. The protesters, who shut down the market, marched round major streets in the industrial community to press home their demands before culminating at the palace of the Nnewi traditional ruler, Igwe Kenneth O. Orizu III. Read more
Zimbabwe to cut government jobs in savings drive (Guardian)
Cash-strapped Zimbabwe will cut public sector jobs to help stem ballooning expenditure, the country’s finance minister said Friday. Recently-appointed Mthuli Ncube said job cuts were among austerity measures needed to revive the moribund economy as the southern African country reels under a debt of $16.9 billion. Read more
Spain, Morocco in talks to repatriate migrant minors (Punch)
Madrid and Rabat are in talks to repatriate thousands of Moroccan minors who arrived in Spain alone without their parents, a Spanish interior ministry spokesman said Friday. The Spanish government estimates that about 10,000 minor migrants are living in Spain without their families — 70 percent of them from Morocco. Read more
Russian fighter plane crashes near Moscow (Independent)
A MiG-29 Jet Fighter crashed on Friday during a test flight in the region of Russia’s capital, local media reported. “The pilots lost control of the plane during the flight, so they flew it to a deserted place and ejected themselves. “The pilots were not hurt,” a statement by the plane’s producer United Aircraft Corp. was quoted by media as saying. Read more
Bafana have advantage over Eagles — Baxter (Vanguard)
South Africa’s national team coach, Stuart Baxter is staying confident over his side’s chances of making it to the Africa Cup of Nations ahead of Nigeria, as he says Bafana Bafana still have an advantage over the Super Eagles. Baxter is flaunting his side’s 2-0 win away to the Eagles in Uyo on the opening day of the qualifiers for AFCON 2019, which he feels will make a world of difference on the last day. Read more
CAF to use VAR in Champions League and Confederation Cup finals (Guardian)
The Confederation of African Football have announced that the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) will be used in the final of both the CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup in November and December respectively. VAR was first used in Africa in February 2018, when Wydad Casablanca played TP Mazembe in the Caf Super Cup at the Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco. Read more
Gundogan out, Sane in as Loew names Germany squad (Punch)
Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan was left out as Germany coach Joachim Loew named a 23-man squad for upcoming Nations League matches against the Netherlands and France. Gundogan hobbled off clutching his hamstring in the 2-1 Champions League win at Hoffenheim in midweek. Read more
Bale fit to play as Madrid target win against Alaves (Punch)
Real Madrid coach Julen Lopetegui has confirmed Gareth Bale is fit and ready to play as Real Madrid look to end their goal drought against Alaves on Saturday. Madrid have gone three games without scoring, after their surprise Champions League loss to CSKA Moscow on Tuesday followed a draw against Atletico Madrid and defeat to Sevilla. Read more
Omosexy named among most influential Africans (Vanguard)
Nollywood’s award-winning Diva and humanitarian, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, has been honoured as one of the 100 most influential people of African descent by the United Nations. Newsmen report that the thespian made this known on her Instagram page. Read more
British don says Nigerians can’t claim ownership of highlife music (Punch)
A British music professor, John Collins, has said that Nigerians cannot claim ownership of the highlife genre of music. Collins, who was reacting to a claim by Ghanaian dancehall artiste, Jupitar, that “Highlife is not Ghanaian music”, said the comment was not accurate, reports Myjoyonline. Read more
Dissolve my marriage, as I’m sex-starved, man pleads with judge (Punch)
A man has pleaded with a customary court sitting in Ibadan to dissolve his marriage because his wife has starved him of sex for two years of their seven-year marriage. The petitioner, Mr. Wahab Olabamiji, had approached the court seeking the dissolution of his marriage because his wife, Tawakalitu, denied him of sex. Read more