#RevolutionNow: Protest capable of causing uncontrollable crisis, says Uche Nwosu (Nation)
The governorship candidate on the platform of Action Alliance (AA) in Imo, Mr Uche Nwosu, has urged Nigerians to shun the call for “RevolutionNow” protest saying it is capable of causing uncontrollable crisis in the country. Nwosu gave the advice in an interview with journalists in Abuja on Friday while reacting to the protest organised by Mr Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of African Alliance Congress (AAC) and Publisher of Sahara Reporters. He called for support for President Mohammadu Buhari from all Nigerians by contributing their quotas, rather than embarking on a revolution. Read more
Tekno stripper video: Police grill owner of display truck (Punch)
The Lagos State police command has grilled the owner of the display truck rented by musician, Tekno, to shoot a music video with half-dressed women in Lagos. It was learnt that the owner of the truck, Stanley Ugboha, who was grilled at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, told the police that he did not know that Tekno was planning to use his truck for the obscene act. Ugboha, it was learnt, was granted bail along with others who were interrogated. Read more
Wike places N30m bounty on Bobrisky (Punch)
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared a notorious criminal known as Bobrisky wanted. Wike also placed a N30 million bounty on his head. He urged anyone who has information about Bobrisky that could lead to his arrest to come forward with such information. He also called for information about the killers of a Director with the state government, who was killed during the Choba community crisis. Read more
I will reclaim my mandate —Niger PDP gov candidate (Punch)
Umar Nasko, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Niger State, has said that he is confident the election tribunal will rule in his favour and declare him the winner of the governorship election in the state. In his Sallah message made available to newsmen on Friday, Nasko urged Muslim faithful to pray for the country, adding that the harassment, killings and the heated dimension the 2019 election took will do no one any good. Read more
Bayelsa Polls: INEC fires REC after resignation (Punch)
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Friday sacked the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Cross River State, Dr. Frankland Briyai. Briyai had announced his resignation on Thursday. He said he wanted to contest the forthcoming Bayelsa governorship election scheduled for November 16. However, the commission claimed it had yet to receive his resignation letter. Read more
Arafat: Gbajabiamila urges Nigerian pilgrims to pray for unity (Nation)
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila has urged Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia to pray for the country’s unity as they join Muslims globally to observe Arafat. Gbajabiamila made the plea in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Lanre Lasisi, on Friday. Arafat, a 230 feet granite hill about 20 km east of central Mecca in the plain of Arafat is also known as the “Mount of Mercy.” Read more
Presidential panel, FIRS partner on recovery of tax revenues (Guardian)
The Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP) is to panel with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), to recover tax revenues from companies who hitherto have been evading payment. Ms Lucie-Ann Laha, the panel spokesperson in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, said that the Panel Chairman, Mr Okoi Obono-Obla, made this known when he received Mr Tunde Fowler, the FIRS Chairman on a visit. Read more
Ogun police arrest murder suspect five months after (Punch)
Men of Ogun State Police Command have arrested a fleeing murder suspect, Nureni Oladosu, popularly known as Otelee over the murder of two persons in Iwoye Village via Ilaro five months ago. The suspect reportedly killed one Onifade Ajani with a dane gun on March 27 2019, for yet-to-be known reason. Oladosu also reportedly killed another person, Olatunji Ayinla while the people in the community were trying to apprehend him for killing Ajani. Read more
US shootings: Trump says ‘serious’ talks on gun control under way (BBC)
US President Donald Trump says “serious discussions” are taking place between congressional leaders on “meaningful” background checks for gun owners following two mass shootings. On Twitter, Mr Trump also said he had spoken to the gun lobby group National Rifle Association (NRA) so their views can be “represented and respected”. The NRA opposes extensive checks. Read more
Man used nail scissors to try and stab fellow passenger’s neck (Metro)
A man asked ‘do you want to die tonight?’ as he launched an attack on a fellow passenger on a train home. Paryce Duncan, 24, armed himself with a pair of nail scissors and attacked his victim at random on a train from London Bridge to Norwood Junction. The target, a man in his 20s, was sat on his own listening to music when Duncan approached and punched him just after midnight on April 18 last year. Read more
UK economy shrinks for the first time since 2012 (BBC)
The chancellor has told the BBC that he does not expect the UK to slide into recession after data showed the economy shrank by 0.2% between April and June. Sajid Javid was speaking after the Office for National Statistics said the economy had contracted for the first time since 2012. The surprise decline came after Brexit stockpiles were unwound and the car industry implemented shutdowns. The pound slid after the data was released, raising fears of a recession. Read more
Pope warns against nationalism as Italy faces power struggle (Guardian)
Pope Francis warned Friday against European nationalism, raising the “frightening” spectre of Hitler in comments published a day after Italy’s far-right interior minister bid to strengthen his hold on government. Matteo Salvini, whose rallying cry is “Italians first”, pulled his support from the coalition government Thursday and called for snap elections. He tried to create a “sovereignist” front to challenge the powers of European Union authorities ahead of EU elections earlier this year. Read more
Russian Arctic panic-buying over rocket accident radiation (BBC)
There has been panic-buying of medical iodine in Russia’s far north, following a brief radiation spike linked to a rocket accident, Russian media report. Pharmacies’ stocks of iodine are reported to be running out in the cities of Arkhangelsk and Severodvinsk. Iodine can block the thyroid gland’s take-up of radioactive iodine, but the pills can also cause medical problems. Read more
Mexico violence: Nine bodies found hanging from bridge (BBC)
Mexican police have found the bodies of nine people hanging from a bridge and seven more corpses hacked up and dumped on the road. The massacre in the city of Uruapan in the western Michoacán state is thought to be gang-related, prosecutors say. A banner hanging from the bridge reportedly bore the initials of one of Mexico’s most powerful drug cartels. Read more
Three-year-old girl walks for first time after doctors said it may never happen (Metro)
Doctors had told Mollie Wincott, 22, that her three-year-old daughter Mia might never be able to walk. The little girl suffers from Joubert Syndrome, a genetic brain development disorder which hinders her ability to walk and speak. Mia was also born with two holes in her heart, which meant she had to stay in intensive care when she was a baby. Read more
Bullfighting returns to Majorca after partial ban overturned (BBC)
Bullfighting is returning to Majorca after a partial ban on the practice was overturned by Spain’s top court. Part of a law adopted by the regional parliament had banned the killing of bulls during fights. But Spain’s constitutional court ruled against that ban, arguing that it was an essential part of the sport. Read more
Policewoman marries dreaded gangster she met in court (Nation)
At first glance, it seems like a story straight from a Bollywood potboiler. Payal, a constable from Uttar Pradesh, first met Rahul Tharasana (30), a gangster, at a court in Greater Noida where his case was being heard. Rahul was accused of murdering a trader named Manmohan Goyal and had been arrested on May 9, 2014. He is also accused in over a dozen cases of loot and murder. Read more
Rapper T-Pain reveals intimate details on decision to introduce threesomes into marriage (Metro)
Rapper T-Pain has confirmed he has threesomes with his wife and more power to them, we say. The 33-year-old married Amber Najm in 2003 at the age of 18, and the two have three children, a daughter and two sons. But now the superstar has confirmed that since 2009 the pair have often welcomed a third person in to their bedroom, although they do not have an open marriage. Read more
Frank Lampard reveals why Chelsea agreed to let David Luiz join Arsenal (Metro)
Chelsea boss Frank Lampard says he had a number of ‘honest conversations’ with David Luiz before the defender’s move to Arsenal. The Brazilian completed an £8million move to Arsenal on Thursday after he shocked the Blues with his desire to join the Gunners. Luiz did not train on Thursday after intimating his intention to join Arsenal and some reports claimed the centre-back had fallen out with Lampard. Read more
Emery still undecided on Arsenal captaincy (Guardian)
Arsenal coach Unai Emery has said he is yet to complete his decision on the captains for the side after a raft of new players and the departure of the former captain, Laurent Koscielny. Emery said he has decided on three of his captains but he is yet to fill the remaining two slots as he wants five captains for the season. “At the moment we have three captains: Xhaka, Mesut and Nacho, and I want to take two more because my opinion is the same as it was in the pre-season with five,” Emery said on Friday. Read more
Pochettino concerned by transfer window ‘mess’ (Punch)
Mauricio Pochettino fears the decision to shut the Premier League transfer window before many of the other major leagues could “create a mess” at Tottenham Hotspur. Pochettino signed Fulham’s Ryan Sessegnon and Giovani Lo Celso from Real Betis on Thursday’s deadline day after breaking their transfer record on Lyon’s Tanguy Ndombele earlier in the window. But clubs in Italy, Spain and Germany, who all start their domestic seasons later than the Premier League, still have several weeks to sign players from England. Read more
Arsenal heroes Ian Wright and Kanu send messages to Alex Iwobi after move to Everton (Metro)
Alex Iwobi has received the blessings of some Arsenal greats after leaving the club for Everton on transfer deadline day. The Nigeria international made the switch to Goodison Park for an initial fee of £28m on Thursday, while the Gunners brought in Kieran Tierney and David Luiz on deadline day. The 23-year-old made 149 appearances for Arsenal, scoring 15 goals in all competitions and winning the FA Cup in 2017. Read more
Champions League hero, Lucas Moura, extends Tottenham contract (Punch)
Tottenham Hotspur forward Lucas Moura has signed a one-year contract extension that will keep him at the Premier League club until 2024. The 26-year-old’s new deal is a reward for his superb end to last season, which included a hat-trick in Tottenham’s thrilling Champions League semi-final win at Ajax. Lucas was a key player in Spurs’ run to the final in Madrid — lost to Liverpool — also scoring the late group stage equaliser at Barcelona that took them into the last 16 before his semi-final heroics. Read more
Bruce excited by Newcastle’s forward line ahead of Arsenal opener (Punch)
Newcastle United’s new-look attack has the potential to cause plenty of problems for their Premier League rivals this season, manager Steve Bruce said ahead of Sunday’s opener against Arsenal. Newcastle signed Brazilian forward Joelinton from Bundesliga side Hoffenheim for a club-record fee reported to be around 40 million pounds. They also signed winger Allan Saint-Maximin from Nice, before completing a deadline day move for former striker Andy Carroll. Read more
Two people found guilty of taking photos of dead soccer player, Sala (Punch)
Two workers from a British CCTV firm pleaded guilty on Friday to accessing graphic mortuary footage, later circulated on social media, of the body of the late Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala, who was killed in a plane crash in January. Sala, 28, was flying from his previous club Nantes in western France to Wales to join Cardiff City when the Piper Malibu aircraft disappeared over the English Channel. Read more
Tiger Woods pulls out of opening play-off event with injury (Punch)
Tiger Woods withdrew from the Northern Trust ahead of his second round on Friday with a “mild oblique strain” after struggling to an opening 75 the previous day. The 43-year-old has failed to find his best form since ending an 11-year major championship drought with a stunning victory at the Masters in April after recovering from spinal fusion surgery. The 15-time major champion stuttered to a four-over first round on Thursday which left him tied-116th out of 120 starters in the opening FedEx Cup playoff tournament in New Jersey. Read more