Prince Charles cancels trip to Jos over security concerns (Punch)
The Prince of Wales has cancelled his trip to Jos in Plateau State, Nigeria, over security concerns, following months of deadly clashes between nomadic herders and farmers in the restive region. Mailonline reports that Prince Charles and his second wife, Camilla, arrived in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Tuesday, on the tail end of a West African tour that has included Gambia and Ghana. Read more
BRT operator to assemble buses in Lagos next year (Punch)
The operator of the Bus Rapid Transit system in Lagos, Primero Transport Services Limited, has said its bus assembly plant being built in the state will begin operation in the second quarter of next year. The Managing Director of the firm, Mr Fola Tinubu, disclosed this in Lagos on Tuesday. Read more
Ooni to celebrate Moremi in Lagos to empower women (Nation)
In an effort to empower women against oppression, the Ooni of Ife has initiated a musical drama to propagate African woman’s values of courage and strength as demonstrated by Queen Moremi Ajasoro. The 90-minute drama will be showcased from December in Lagos, according to Princess Ronke Ademiluyi, the Cultural Ambassador to Queen Moremi. Read more
Made-in-Ghana soup attracts buyers at Lagos fair (Punch)
Ghanaian entrepreneurs are making fortunes selling sachet soup, known as Shito(black chili sauce) at the ongoing Lagos International Trade Fair, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. A NAN correspondent at the fair reports that many women were seen on Wednesday besieging the Ghana stand at the fair to buy Shito, packaged in 500g and selling for N1,000 per sachet. Read more
Prince Charles honours Adepeju Jaiyeoba with Commonwealth Point of Light award (Punch)
Prince Charles on Tuesday honoured Adepeju Jaiyeoba, with a Commonwealth Point of Light award during his visit to Nigeria. On the Twitter handle of the Prince, @ClarenceHouse, it was revealed that the award was for Jaiyeoba’s work in establishing a foundation that provides delivery kits to women in rural communities. Read more
26,000 Cameroonian Refugees in Nigeria, Says Commission (ThisDay)
Over 26,000 Cameroonian have been officially registered as refugees in Nigeria, the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) have said. Speaking to our correspondent on phone, the spokeswoman of the Nigerian refugee agency, NCFRMI, Halima Abdullahi said as at the end of September 2018, 26,000 refugees were officially registered by both her agency and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Read more
Trump claims ‘huge victory’ despite Democrats winning House (Independent)
The Democrats have won back control of the House of Representatives in a midterm election victory that will check Donald Trump’s agenda over the next two years and lead to a multitude of investigations into his business dealings and his administration. Read more
Trump threatens Democrats over investigations after they take House (Guardian)
The Republicans fell hard in conservative-leaning metro areas and big cities, the New York Time’s Jonathan Martin points out. The underlying question being whether Trump’s 2016 coalition holds for 2020. Will places like this return to the Republican fold in 2020? Or will Trump’s (presumed) presence in that race set up an even sharper repudiation of Trump Republicanism? Read more
Stacey Abrams refuses to concede Georgia governor’s race (CNN)
Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams is not conceding the Georgia governor’s race to Republican candidate Brian Kemp, arguing that the high stakes contest is too close to call. CNN has not projected a winner in the Georgia governor’s race, but Kemp is ahead in votes with 99% of precincts reporting. Read more
Madagascar starts voting in a bid to end poverty, corruption (Leadership)
Millions of voters in Madagascar queued in long lines early on Wednesday to vote in a presidential election as the Indian Ocean Island struggles to create jobs, fight poverty and end corruption. Queues started forming as early as 6.00 a.m. in the capital, Antananarivo. Read more
Robot surgery experts ‘left the theatre before the end of heart operation’ (BBC)
Experts assisting surgeons in a robotic heart operation on a man who later died left the theatre early, an inquest has heard. Stephen Pettitt, 69, suffered multiple organ failure and died days after the procedure at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle in March 2015. The inquest heard the lead surgeon had declined training in the use of the advanced Da Vinci robot. Read more
AT&T is about to cut internet service to customers accused of piracy (TechSpot)
AT&T is breaking precedent by cutting off internet service to those who have been accused of pirating content. Numerous warnings were sent out previously, but this does welcome a new era of how customers can be treated without necessarily following strict procedures. For the first time ever, AT&T is about to stop providing internet services to more than a dozen subscribers over piracy related matters. Of the accused, each customer should have received no less than nine warnings of their activities from owners of content. Read more
Manchester United ‘welcome’ to stay at Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville’s Hotel Football (SkySports)
Ryan Giggs has welcomed Manchester United to stay at the hotel he co-owns with Gary Neville to help the duo’s former club avoid traffic on the way to home matches. United are investigating a number of options after embarrassingly delays to their arrivals for Champions League games against Valencia and Juventus at Old Trafford, Sky Sports News understands. Read more
I’ll like to have a club, I don’t have to own Arsenal – Dangote (Vanguard)
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, had said he would like to have a club and that it does not have to be Arsenal. He was reported to have considered buying a football club other than London-based Arsenal if controlling shareholder Stan Kroenke refuses to sell. Dangote in an interview with Bloomberg TV at the New Economy Forum in Singapore said: “We’ll have an excess amount of cash to start playing around with.” Read more
Celebs and the US midterms: Who backed who? (Sky)
The US midterms were a chance for celebrities to get political, with many nailing their colours to the mast and encouraging fans to vote ahead of the election. Katy Perry, Rihanna, Diddy, Oprah and Taylor Swift – who spoke out on her political opinions publicly for the first time last month – were among those out in force before the vote. Read more
Nicki Minaj signs Nigerian musician as first official artiste (TVC)
Nicki Minaj has signed Nigerian singer/producer Parker Ighile as her first official artist. The “Super Bass” singer broke the news on her Twitter a few hours ago. The pair was first spotted together, hand-in-hand, in London a few days ago. They have since recorded a track titled “Hell Yeah” featuring and produced by Parker. It will feature on Nicki’s upcoming album due for release on Monday 19 November. Read more
Chinese staff forced to drink urine and eat roaches (BBC)
Managers at a Chinese firm have been jailed for making staff who failed to reach sales targets drink urine and eat cockroaches, local media report. Police took action after videos emerged showing workers being whipped with a belt and drinking a yellow liquid. Read more
Gunmen abduct Kogi Speaker’s brother, wife, two others (Punch)
The brother of the Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly, Matthew Kolawole, his wife and two others have been abducted by unknown gunmen. They were allegedly kidnapped on Monday on Oshokoshoko-Kabba Road by unidentified hoodlums who appeared in Army and Police uniforms. Read more
Man kills wife, brother after catching them ‘in the act’ (Punch)
A Russian man, Oleg Kirkunov, 54, has been arrested by police for allegedly killing his wife and his brother after he allegedly caught them making love in the spare room in his house. Kirkunov told police his brother Evgeny had joined him and his wife Olga Sukhanova, 44, for a meal and drinks at their home in the Russian city of Ufa. Read more