Police under fire as car crash kills 3 on Lagos Lekki Bridge (Punch)
A fatal car crash at the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge toll gate in Lagos has resulted in the death of three young individuals and ignited controversy over the handling of the incident by the police.
The accident, which occurred around 1:00 am on Monday, involved two cars carrying approximately eight people.
A social media user, Dr Love #Drweloveu, who shared details of the incident on Monday via X, said, “18-year-old driver killed 3 of his friends in an accident. Police arrested the remaining 2 survivors. The driver was about 18 years old and without a driver’s licence.” Read more
Tinubu presides over FEC meeting (Nation)
President Bola Tinubu is currently presiding over the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja.
Meanwhile, the FEC has congratulated the people of Edo, especially the APC family in the state, on their “fantastic outing” in last Saturday’s governorship election.
Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, who expressed the Council’s feelings at the commencement of the meeting, also praised President Tinubu’s commitment to free and fair elections, stating that the APC’s huge victory, which had eluded the party for over eight years, was a testament to the President’s dedication to democracy. Read more
Flooding: Taraba directs residents along River Benue valley to relocate (Leadership)
The Taraba State Government has directed residents of the state living along the River Benue valley to relocate to safer areas or face risk of being affected by flood.
The directive followed the announcement by the authorities of Lagdo Dam from the Republic of Cameroon that the dam managers have started releasing water from the dam.
A statement by the state’s Commissioner for Information and Re-orientation, Hon. Zainab Jalingo which was made available to LEADERSHIP on Monday, called on the public, especially residents along the River Benue Valley to urgently relocate to safer areas. Read more
Sanwo-Olu: Technology will enhance governance, impact economic growth (ThisDay)
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has assured Nigerians that the state will continue to invest in technology to deliver government services to the people, insisting that technology will address inefficiency in governance, advance development and impact economic growth.
Sanwo-Olu said this in Lagos at the weekend, while addressing industry stakeholders during the Nigeria eGovernment Summit 2024, organised by DigiServe Network Services Limited.
The governor who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information, Science and Technology, Ibilola Kasumu, said Nigeria e-Government Summit 2024, reaffirmed the government’s commitment to harnessing technology’s potential to drive inclusive growth, enhance service delivery and foster transparency. Read more
Ogun commercial drivers protest multiple levies (Punch)
Some commercial drivers operating in the Mowe-Ibafo-Arepo areas of Ogun State stormed the expressway on Monday to protest multiple levies imposed on them by transport union workers, commonly known as Agberos.
Our correspondent, who monitored the protest, gathered from the drivers that they were subjected to arbitrary fees, which have caused them significant hardship.
The drivers, mainly minibus operators, lamented that the transport union fare, a cumulative sum of N4,000 per day, was increased to N6,000 on Monday. Read more
EU announces €5.4m aid to flood victims in Nigeria, 4 other countries (DailyTrust)
The European Union has released €5.4 million in humanitarian aid to help the most affected populations in the aftermath of the devastating floods in Chad, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, Mali and Burkina Faso.
More than 4.4 million people are estimated to be affected in the six countries.
Floods have led to the destruction of houses, public health facilities, water systems, schools and sanitation facilities as well as roads, infrastructures, and agricultural areas. Read more
FG threatens to sanction public, private buildings violating accessibility Laws (Vanguard)
Federal Government has threatened to shut down financial institutions in Nigeria that violate the accessibility law on the movement of persons with disabilities.
Mr Ayuba Gufwan, the Executive Secretary of National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Abuja.
Gufwan, while reacting to a case of alleged discrimination of one PwD Mr Chris Agbo, a Wheelchair User at one of the popular banks in Area 3, on Sept. 18, by the Bank’s staff. Read more
NOUN VC reassures students on resolution of technical glitches (Tribune)
The Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Professor Olufemi Peters, has assured the students of the institution that the management is working hard to resolve all their concerns on examinations, course materials, technical glitches with the university portal, and others.
Peters stated this during a virtual town hall meeting he held with the students of the University, a statement by the Director, Media and Publicity of NOUN Ibrahim Sheme said on Monday.
The innovative meeting, which was called to address a broad range of students’ concerns, highlighted the NOUN management’s efforts to improve examination systems, course material distribution, and refund processes. Read more
Florence Pugh teams up with Sebastian Stan and David Harbour in Marvel’s exciting Thunderbolts* trailer (People)
Florence Pugh is leading Marvel’s next superhero team up.
On Monday, Sept. 32, Marvel Studios debuted the first teaser for Thunderbolts*, with Pugh, 28, and David Harbour reprising their Black Widow roles of Yelena Belova and Alexei Shostakov. The new film sees Yelena return to her adoptive father Alexei, feeling a sense of depression following the events of that movie and Hawkeye.
Set to the PIxies’ 1988 hit “Where Is My Mind?,” Thunderbolts* meets many of its leads — the movie also features Marvel characters John Walker (Wyatt Russell), Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko) and Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen) — at standstills in their lives. Read more
Emily Blunt’s daughters thought she was the ‘meanest person’ in The Devil Wears Prada (EW)
Emily Blunt’s first major movie role was so cutting that it left a lasting impression on its audience—including the two who live in her house.
As Miranda Priestly’s haughty assistant Emily in The Devil Wears Prada, Blunt cuts through the Runway magazine office like an icy stiletto (the blade, not the shoe). Her performance in the 2006 film is so forceful, in fact, that Blunt’s daughters with husband John Krasinski, 10-year-old Hazel and 7-year-old Violet, started to look at her in a whole new light.
“They thought I was the meanest person they’ve ever met,” Blunt, 41, told Page Six at the 18th Annual American Institute for Stuttering Gala in New York City on Sep. 16. Read more
Car completely swamped by floods after entire major road submerged in water (Metro)
Heavy rain has wreaked havoc on railways and roads, leaving a car submerged on a major carriageway after flash flooding.
The A421 turned into a murky lake after flooding in Bedfordshire, closing the entire carriageway in both directions.
It comes as heavy rain is forecast to continue until late tonight, with more than a month’s rain expected in some areas today alone. Read more
Man charged in apparent Trump plot wrote ‘This was an assassination attempt,’ court filing shows (NBC)
The man charged in connection with an apparent assassination attempt against Donald Trump in Florida this month dropped off a box at a person’s home that included a letter that declared, “This was an assassination attempt,” a court document revealed Monday.
The note came to light in a U.S. District Court filing asking that Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, be held in pre-trial detention.
Law enforcement was contacted by a civilian on Sept. 18 who said that Routh had dropped off a box at his residence several months earlier, the filing said. The witness opened the box after learning of the Sept. 15 incident at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida. Read more
Iran ready to resume nuclear negotiations immediately: Foreign minister (AlJazeera)
Iran is ready to start a new round of nuclear negotiations, the country’s foreign minister has said.
In a social media post, FM Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Tehran is ready to open talks on Iran’s nuclear programme this week, should others prove willing. However, the recently appointed moderate acknowledged that heightened regional tensions make reviving the process a challenge.
“If the other parties are ready, we can restart the negotiations during this trip,” Araghchi said. Iran’s top diplomat is due in New York this week to attend the United Nations General Assembly, with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian expected to deliver a speech on Tuesday. Read more
Usher explains deleted tweets after Diddy rumours run rampant (HipHopDx)
Usher has explained why all of his tweets were deleted after conspiracy theories linked him to Diddy‘s sex trafficking and racketeering case.
Over the weekend, eagle-eyed fans noticed that all of the singer’s posts on X (formerly Twitter) had been wiped, leading to unfounded speculation that the move was somehow related to Puffy’s recent arrest.
After the commotion, Usher returned to the social media platform to set the record straight. Read more
Kathryn Crosby, actress and widow of Bing Crosby, dies at 90 (People)
Kathryn Crosby, an actress and the widow of the late Bing Crosby, has died. She was 90 years old.
Publicist Harlan Boll confirmed the news to The New York Times on Sunday, Sept. 22, sharing that Kathryn had died at her home in Hillsborough, Calif., on Friday, Sept. 20. The star died of natural causes, ABC News reported, citing a family spokesperson.
An actress who went by the name Kathryn Grant, she first made several uncredited appearances in films throughout the early 1950s, including several of filmmaker Phil Karlson’s like The Phenix City Story, 5 Against the House and Tight Spot, all in 1955. Read more
AFCON 2025Q: Libya drag Super Eagles to Benina (CompleteSports)
Bottom team Libya has opted to host Group D leaders Nigeria at the Martyrs of Benina Stadium, in their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying Matchday 4 encounter. The facility is located in the city of Benina, some 19 kilometres outside the country’s second city, Benghazi.
Known previously as Hugo Chávez Stadium, the stadium is a 10,000-capacity facility with an artificial turf.
Both countries will do a Matchday 3 battle at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo on Friday, 11th October, before the clash in the city at the edge of the Mediterranean Sea on Tuesday, 15th October. Read more
Anthony Joshua issues statement on retirement after Daniel Dubois KO (Mirror)
Anthony Joshua was knocked out by Daniel Dubois in the fifth round to lose his challenge for the heavyweight world title at Wembley
Anthony Joshua still believes he can become a three-time heavyweight champion despite being knocked out by Daniel Dubois.
Joshua was attempting to win a world title for the third time when he challenged Dubois at Wembley on Saturday night – but he was dropped three times before being stopped in the fifth round. Joshua then insisted he would not retire after suffering his fourth career defeat – and has now said he is confident he can still win back his crown. Read more
Enyimba scale through’, Rangers crash out in CAF Cups (Nation)
Enyimba International FC of Aba remains the only Nigerian team left in the continental cup after the Aba-based side advanced to the group stage of the CAF Confederation Cup at the expense of Etoile Filante of Burkina Faso following a penalty shootout.
Both teams failed to score in both legs of this clash and it needed a penalty shootout to decide the overall winners.
Enyimba shaded it 3-2 to move ahead in the competition. Read more
Man City-Arsenal: Erling Haaland avoids sanction for ball throw – source (ABC)
Erling Haaland will not face punishment for throwing the ball at Gabriel Magalhães in the aftermath of Manchester City’s stoppage-time equaliser against Arsenal, a source told ESPN.
Cameras caught Haaland throwing the ball against the back of the Arsenal defender’s head after John Stones had scored to make it 2-2 at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
The incident was missed by on-field referee Michael Oliver, but it was spotted by video assistant referee John Brooks, who decided it did not constitute violent conduct. A source told ESPN that the FA are happy that the incident was dealt with at the time and Haaland will not face retrospective action. Read more
Emma Raducanu to miss China Open with foot injury (SkySports)
Emma Raducanu will miss the China Open with a foot injury that “needs time to heal”.
The former US Open winner posted a statement on social media, saying: “Hello, last week in Seoul I sprained some ligaments in my foot which unfortunately need some more time to heal.
“It means I can’t play in Beijing but I hope to be back competing as soon as I can.” Read more
Caitlin Clark shrugs off black eye, expects better Fever effort vs. Sun (UP)
IIndiana Fever phenom Caitlin Clark shrugged off a loss — and a black eye that came from it — in her WNBA playoff debut, while pledging to “be a lot better” in the next game of the series with the Connecticut Sun.
Clark made just 4 of 17 shot attempts for 11 points in the 93-69 setback Sunday in Uncasville, Conn. The unanimous Rookie of the Year selection made just 2 of 13 attempts from 3-point range, but chipped in eight assists, four rebounds and three steals.
The No. 6 Fever must beat the No. 3 Sun in Game 2 of the best-of-three series to avoid first-round elimination. Read more