RevolutionNow: Our protest march misunderstood —AAC Stalwart (Punch)
A stalwart of African Action Congress and member of the Take it Back Movement, Mr Elias Ozikpu, on Monday said the recent RevolutionNow march organised by the movement and some groups was not to force a takeover of government. Ozikpu made the clarification while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos. NAN reports that the RevolutionNow march organised by AAC presidential candidate and leader of the Take it Back Movement, Mr Omoyele Sowore along with some groups was disrupted nationwide by law enforcement agents on August 5. Read more
El Zakzaky set for India medical trip (Guardian)
Leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Sheikh Ibrahim El Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat, are set to depart the country for his medical treatment in India. The leader of the Shiites arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport and will leave for New Delhi, India with a chartered flight. El Zakzaky was granted permission to go for treatment at an Indian Hospital by the Kaduna State High Court. Read more
Robbery: Police arrest over 100 suspects along Mile 2-Badagry Expressway (Punch)
The Lagos State Police Command said that over 100 armed robbery suspects were arrested on the Mile 2-Badagry Expressway between January and August, 2019. Mr Mohammed Ali, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations), Lagos State Police Command, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Monday. He spoke in reaction to public complaints on incessant armed robbery on the Mile 2- Badagry Expressway. Read more
IPOB remains proscribed, says Ebonyi Govt (Nation)
Ebonyi state government on Friday warned members of the Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB) against organizing any activity in the state. It also maintained that the group remained proscribed in the country. Members of the group had a week ago organized a protest in Abakaliki against the suspended proposed RUGA settlement for herdsmen and other policies of federal government. Read more
Oyetola has performed without commissioners, aide says (Guardian)
The Osun State Government on Friday said it has done well even without having a full-fledged cabinet to pilot the affairs of the state. Oyetola has been criticized by opposition figures and some analysts for being slow to name his cabinet or articulate economic policies since his victory over Ademola Adeleke of the People’s Democratic Party. However, Oyetola’s Senior Special Assistant on Strategic Communications, Charles Adeyemi, in a chat with The Guardian said there is “no vacuum” in the state government. Read more
Hausa community leader condemns killing in Akwa Ibom (Punch)
The Head of Hausa community in Akwa Ibom State, Alhaji Hassan Sadauki, has condemned the August 8 killing of Mr Friday Etor, a farmer from Ikot Obio Nso, Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of the state, by suspected herdsmen. Sadauki made the condemnation while reacting to the incident, during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Uyo on Monday. The community leader noted that the Hausa/Fulani settlers in the state had coexisted for years with the farmers without any such incident. Read more
We are tackling drug abuse holistically – NAFDAC (Guardian)
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says the agency is upping its gait to curb the menace of drug abuse in the country. Dr Abubakar Jimoh, the Director, Public Affairs of the agency, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview on Monday in Abuja. According to Jimoh, the agency is tackling the menace of drug abuse holistically from the regulatory perspective, enforcement and from public sensitisation awareness campaign. Read more
Nigerian appointed Surgeon-In-Chief at US hospital (Guardian)
A Nigerian medical doctor Oluyinka Olutoye has been appointed as the Surgeon-In-Chief at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Ohio, United States. Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the largest and most comprehensive pediatric hospitals and research institutes in the United States. Olutoye, a medical degree graduate from Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, will also be appointed professor and the E. Thomas Boles chair of pediatric surgery at The Ohio State University (OSU) College of Medicine. Read more
FG earmarks N100billion for research in tertiary institutions —Don (Punch)
The Provost, Adeyemi College of Education Ondo, Dr. Samuel Akintunde, has disclosed that the Federal Government has allocated the sum of N100billion to boost research activities in tertiary institutions across the country. According to him, the money which was earmarked through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund and dedicated as National Research Fund was aimed at boosting the academic development and enhancing skills in project proposal writing and research activities. Read more
Gunmen kidnap college of education provost in Benue (Nation)
The Benue Police Command said on Monday that gunmen have kidnapped the Provost, College of Education, Katsina Ala, Mr Tsavwua Gborigyo. The State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Catherine Anene, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi that the provost was abducted during the weekend. Anene disclosed that the provost was kidnapped at Ihugh in Vandiekya on his way back from a burial. Read more
AAUA student’s rape: Ondo police to arraign soldier Wednesday (Punch)
The Ondo State Police Command on Monday said it would arraign a soldier who was allegedly involved in the rape of a student of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko. The suspect, Lance Corporal Sunday Adelola, allegedly raped the victim, a 300-level student of the Department of Religous and African Studies of the AAUA, at a military checkpoint along Ikare Akoko-Akungba Akoko road, two weeks ago. Following the alleged rape, it was gathered that Lance CorporalAdelola had been dismissed by the authorities of the Nigeria Army before he was handed over to the police for onward prosecution. Read more
Nursing mother dies assisting falling dad in Anambra (Nation)
A 21-year-old woman reportedly lost her life while attempting to save her father from a tree fall in Umungada village, Umuomaku in Orumba South local government area of Anambra state. The deceased, Chinwendu Ike, a nursing mother was crushed by the weight of her father, Mr. Samuel Ike while falling from a pear fruit tree. Speaking to newsmen on Monday, the deceased’s mother, Franca Ike, said her daughter was inside the house when the father climbed the tree. Read more
Ivorian singer DJ Arafat dies in road crash (Punch)
DJ Arafat, an Ivorian singer with a huge following in francophone Africa, has died after a road accident in Abidjan, the state broadcaster RTI said on Monday. “Death of artist DJ Arafat… today at 8 am as a result of a road accident overnight,” it tweeted. According to messages and pictures circulating on social media, he had been driving a motorbike and smashed into a car. Critically injured, he was taken to an Abidjan hospital, where he later died. Read more
Death toll climbs to 75 in Tanzania fuel tanker blast (Punch)
The death toll from a fuel truck explosion in Tanzania rose to 75 on Monday as four more people succumbed to their injuries, a hospital official said. “We deplore four new deaths. Their bodies are currently resting at the morgue while we wait for relatives to identify them,” said Aminiel Aligaesha, spokesman for the National Hospital in the economic capital, Dar es Salaam. Funeral services which began Sunday were expected to continue Monday as the country concluded a period of national mourning declared by President John Magufuli. Read more
Hong Kong protests: Airport cancels flights as thousands occupy (BBC)
Hong Kong International Airport cancelled all departures on Monday, as thousands of anti-government protesters occupied and caused disruption. Passengers have been told not to travel to the airport, which is one of the world’s busiest transport hubs. In a statement, officials blamed “seriously disrupted” operations. Many of those protesting are critical of the actions of police, who on Sunday were filmed firing tear gas and rubber bullets at close range. Read more
Donald Trump mocked accents of South Korean and Japanese leaders at controversial fundraiser (Metro)
Donald Trump mimicked the accents of the Japanese and South Korean leaders at a controversial Hamptons fundraiser. The President of the United States impersonated South Korean President Moon Jae-In while recalling how Moon had caved in to US negotiations. Speaking at a fundraiser held in the upmarket Long Island town of Bridgehampton on Friday, Trump also mocked Japanese leader Shinzo Abe as he discussed their negotiations over trade tariffs. Read more
Italian politicians try to stop push for elections (BBC)
The heads of Italy’s political groups will decide on Monday when to hold a no-confidence vote, days after nationalist leader Matteo Salvini announced he was pulling the plug on the populist coalition government. Mr Salvini wants snap elections, but faces a challenge from his ex-coalition partner and the opposition centre left. Ex-Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is calling for a caretaker government. A final decision on the next step rests with the president. Read more
Black-eyed ‘failed terrorist’ smirks in court after mosque shooting (Metro)
The suspect in an attempted terrorist attack at a mosque in Norway that left just one person with minor injuries appeared in court today with two black eyes. Philip Manshaus, 21, smirked at photographers as he was accused of killing his teenage stepsister before attempting to shoot worshippers at the Oslo mosque last Saturday. As well as the two black eyes, his face and neck were marked with visible deep scratches. It is not known how he received the injuries. Read more
Argentine leader Mauricio Macri trounced in primary vote (BBC)
Conservative Argentine President Mauricio Macri suffered a resounding defeat in primary elections on Sunday. The primary, in which presidential candidates from all parties take part, was won by his left-wing rival, Alberto Fernández. Mr Macri, whose austerity measures have turned many voters against him, is hoping to win a second term in office in the presidential poll on 27 October. But analysts say his chances of beating Mr Fernández now look very slim. Read more
‘Thief’, 16, gets mauled to death by three pit bulls while ‘trespassing’ in man’s yard (Metro)
A suspected teenage thief was mauled to death by three guard dogs while he trespassed in a fenced in backyard, it was claimed. The boy, named locally as Nelson Cabrera, 16, did not live at the home in Irving, Texas where the fatal attack occurred early Saturday morning, police say. Authorities are yet to formally identify the child, with local news station KXAS-TV reporting Cabrera would have turned 17 on Sunday. Read more
Meghan has made Prince Harry less popular, says Farage (BBC)
Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has criticised members of the royal family, describing the late Queen Mother as an “overweight, chain-smoking gin drinker”. He also said the Duke of Sussex’s popularity had “fallen off a cliff” since he met his wife, Meghan. The former UKIP leader made the comments while attending a right-wing conference in Australia. His spokesman denied Mr Farage called Prince Harry “the prince of wokeness”. Read more
Teenagers called girl, 10, ‘terrorist’ when she asked if she could play with them (Metro)
A 10-year-old Sikh girl was told ‘no you can’t play, because you’re a terrorist’ by a group of teenagers in a park. Munsimar Kaur, shared her ordeal in a hearbreaking video on her dad’s Instagram account and said greater ‘exposure and knowledge’ was needed to fight racism. She also said the mum of a girl she was playing with told her daughter to get away because Munsimar was ‘dangerous’. Read more
Gianfranco Zola makes Tammy Abraham prediction after Chelsea’s defeat to Manchester United (Metro)
Gianfranco Zola has defended Tammy Abraham following Chelsea’s 4-0 defeat to Manchester United and predicted that the striker will come good under Frank Lampard. Abraham, 21, who has earned Lampard’s trust after a successful loan spell at Aston Villa and a promising pre-season, started alongside fellow academy product Mason Mount, 20, in a new-look Chelsea team at Old Trafford. Read more
Inaki Williams: Athletic Bilbao striker signs nine-year contract (BBC)
Athletic Bilbao striker Inaki Williams has signed a nine-year contract with the Spanish club. Williams, 25, has signed until 2028 and his new deal includes a 135m Euro (£125m) release clause. The contract is one of the longest ever handed to a player but does not surpass the 10-year agreement Real Betis handed Brazilian winger Denilson in 1998. Read more
Danny Murphy explains why Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold reminds him of David Beckham (Metro)
Danny Murphy has lavished praise on Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold by saying his crossing is as good as David Beckham’s used to be. The 20-year-old has established himself as Jurgen Klopp’s first-choice right-back over the past two seasons with his quality of delivery adding another dimension to Liverpool’s attack. Read more
Joshua v Ruiz: Eddie Hearn dismisses speculation over Saudi Arabia bout (BBC)
Promoter Eddie Hearn says Andy Ruiz Jr has signed to fight Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia despite speculation he has not committed to the bout. The unified world heavyweight champion, 29, has not shared any fight details on social media since the 7 December rematch was announced on Friday. His trainer Manny Robles says “there’s a reason why” Ruiz has kept silent. Read more
Rio Ferdinand rips into Paulo Dybala over failed Manchester United transfer move (Metro)
Rio Ferdinand admits he’s ‘happy’ Paulo Dybala did not end up at Old Trafford as he does not have the ‘right minerals’ to play for Manchester United. Juventus were ready to let Dybala leave in a part-exchange deal for Romelu Lukaku in the summer, but United pulled out of the move, predominately due to the forward’s apparent reservations about joining the Red Devils. Read more
Simone Biles wins record-equalling sixth US Gymnastics Championships title (BBC)
American Simone Biles became the first woman in almost 70 years to win a sixth all-around title at the US Gymnastics Championships in Kansas City. The 22-year-old, a four-time Olympic gold medallist, scored 118.5, with 16-year-old Sunisa Lee second on 113.5. The win moves her level with Clara Schroth Lomady, who won her sixth US all-around title in 1952. Biles became the first woman to attempt and land a triple-twisting, double back manoeuvre during her floor routine. Read more
Nate Diaz insists three-year hiatus from UFC had nothing to do with Conor McGregor (Metro)
Nate Diaz will be three days shy of three years out of the octagon when he steps in to face Anthony Pettis at UFC 241 this Saturday. The fan favourite is set to make his comeback against his long-time lightweight rival at welterweight after two mega-fights against Conor McGregor in 2016. Diaz has not fought since losing the rematch to McGregor in August 2016, but denied he sat out three years of fighting waiting for a trilogy fight. Read more
Red Bull: Alexander Albon to replace Pierre Gasly (BBC)
Red Bull will replace French driver Pierre Gasly with Alexander Albon for the rest of the season. Thai Albon, 23, has been promoted from the team’s sister outfit Toro Rosso, with Gasly going the other way. Gasly, 23, is sixth in the championship with 63 points. Team-mate Max Verstappen is third with 181. Read more
Tom Daley record broken by 13-year-old Oleksii Sereda (BBC)
Ukraine’s 13-year-old diving sensation Oleksii Sereda has become the sport’s youngest-ever European champion after winning 10m platform gold in Kiev. Sereda is three months younger than Tom Daley was when the Briton won his maiden European title in 2008, at the age of 13 years and 10 months old. “I was a little nervous, but I’m happy that I could win,” he said. Read more
