Shehu Sani quits APC (Punch)
The senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani, has resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress. The Senator in a letter dated October 19 and addressed to the chairman of APC, Adams Oshiomhole, did not give reasons for his action. Read more
Those who called me ‘Okoro-Hausa’ cannot rule Imo – Okorocha (Independent)
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Imo State has vowed never to allow those it said derided Governor Rochas Okorocha as “Okoro-Hausa” and “Alhaji in Government House” to rule the state. The party has also warned those who branded it as Boko Haram party and harassed members of the party with armed personnel in 2015, to make any valid claim in the party unless they first apologise to the governor and APC members in the state. Read more
FG to employ only qualified teachers — Minister (Punch)
Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has said that a database of qualified unemployed teachers is being gathered nationwide to ensure such people are employed into the teaching profession. Adamu disclosed this while monitoring the 2018 Batch B Teacher Professional Qualifying Examination in Abuja on Saturday. Read more
Police bans use of tinted glasses, cover plate number (Nation)
Plateau State Police Commissioner, Austin Agbonlahor has banned Government officials, politicians and the public from indiscriminate used of tinted glasses and covering of number plates as armed robbers and kidnappers used same to unleash terror on innocent public. Agbonlahor in a press statement signed by Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Tyopev Mathias Terna said the police will take a adequate measures to check mate such unholy behaviors next week. Read more
Motorists commend FG over rehabilitation of roads in Ile-Ife (Vanguard)
Mr Wale Bamidele, the Public Relations Officer (PRO), National Union of Road Transport Workers, (NURTW), Ile-Ife Branch, Ibadan Bus Unit, has commended the Federal Government for rehabilitating roads in Ife kingdom. Bamidele gave the commendation on Saturday in Ie-Ife during an interview with newsmen. Read more
Imams call for space for religious leaders in EFCC, ICPC operations (Nation)
Islamic scholars have called for inculcation of religious leaders into the operations of the anti-graft agencies like the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC). They believe that, inculcation of Muslim and Christian scholars into the operations of the agencies will go a long way in reducing corruption and killings in the country to the bearest minimal. Read more
Gunmen abduct six children from Cameroon school (Guardian)
Gunmen have abducted six children from a school in Bamenda, the capital of the northwestern, English-speaking Northwest region of Cameroon, a teacher there told AFP. “People attacked the high school yesterday (Friday) at 11:00 am (1000 GMT),” a teacher in Bamenda told AFP. “Six pupils have been abducted.” The information was confirmed by a source close to the security services in Bamenda. Read more
IS frees six Syria Druze women, children after three-month ordeal (Guardian)
The Islamic State group has released two women and four children among 27 surviving Druze hostages it seized during a deadly July attack on the minority community’s heartland in southern Syria. State television broadcast footage of the six arriving in the city of Sweida on Saturday, joyful at being reunited with their families but haggard after their three-month ordeal. Read more
China opens world’s longest bridge Oct. 24 (ThisDay)
China will open the world’s longest sea bridge to traffic from 24 October. The 55-kilometre-long bridge linking Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao took six years of preparations and eight years to build. Construction began on 15 December 2009 and is expected to slash travel time from Hongkong to mainland China from three hours to 30 minutes. Read more
Turkey will ‘reveal whatever happened’ in Khashoggi death (Guardian)
Turkey vowed Saturday to reveal all details of the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi after Saudi Arabia admitted he was killed at its Istanbul consulate, state media reported. “Turkey will reveal whatever had happened. Nobody should ever doubt about it,” said Omer Celik, spokesman for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), the Anadolu news agency reported. Read more
Julian Assange sues Ecuador for ‘violating his rights’ (CNN)
WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange has directed his legal team to launch proceedings against the government of Ecuador for “violating his fundamental rights.” In a statement, WikiLeaks said Friday Ecuador had “threatened to remove his protection and summarily cut off his access to the outside world.” Read more
Mourinho infuriated as Chelsea salvage unbeaten record (Punch)
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho had to be restrained by stewards in the aftermath of Ross Barkley’s 96th minute equaliser to salvage Chelsea’s unbeaten record under Maurizio Sarri in a thrilling 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge. Mourinho took exception to the celebrations of one of Sarri’s backroom staff, Marco Ianni, who ran in front of the Portuguese on the touchline, as he seemed set for a sweet victory over his old club after Anthony Martial scored twice to cancel out Antonio Rudiger’s opener. Read more
Real Madrid suffer fourth loss in five games (BBC)
Real Madrid suffered their fourth loss in five games and set an unwanted record with a defeat by Levante at the Bernabeu. The result put further pressure on coach Julen Lopetegui, whose side remain fifth in La Liga, three points behind leaders Alaves and a point behind Barcelona, who have yet to play. Read more
Couple defrauded of N2.6m for six plots of land in Lagos (Punch)
A Lagos-based engineer, Mr. David Ojo and his wife, Foluke, have yet to recover from their loss after they were allegedly defrauded of N2,650,000 by a real estate consultant. The couple reportedly paid the sum to the consultant, Mr. David Alfred, for six plots of land they bought in the Epe area of Lagos. They were said to have been issued a receipt and a survey plan. Read more
