Suspected thugs ‘assault’ woman for refusing forcible eviction (Nation)
A woman identified as Mrs. Nike Olowo was on Monday assaulted by thugs allegedly sent by the new owner of her house, to evict her.
The incident occurred at 1, Owokoniran Street, off Liasu Road, Council in Ikotun area of Lagos State.
It was gathered that the woman had requested to be given two weeks so that she could get another accommodation and move out, but the new owner would have none of it.
A neighbour alleged that the thugs tried to remove the door, which she resisted and they descended on her. Read more
37 FRSC officials arrested for extortion (ThisDay)
Thirty-seven officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) were arrested by the Joint Inter-Agency Team led by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for extorting money from motorists in six states across the country.
A statement from the spokesperson of the ICPC, Rasheedat Okoduwa, said a raid was carried out by the team after a complaint from the FRSC management. The statement added that the complaint came from Kaduna, Bauchi, Abia, Rivers, Kogi and Ogun states. Read more
Police nab three students for alleged rape (Nation)
Men of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested three students of the School of Health Technology, Akure, for allegedly gang-raping a female student of the institution.
The suspects, according to the command, are Aderoboye Damilola, Eyitayo Charles and Blessing Michael.
They were alleged to have committed the crime last Wednesday at the home of the boyfriend of the victim. Read more
Nigeria heading for fiscal crisis – Presidency (Sun)
The Presidency Monday, raised the alarm that the country might be heading for a fiscal crisis unless urgent steps were not taken to halt the negative trends in target setting and realisation in government revenue.
This was even as it said that under the Muhammadu Buhari administration, the number of taxable adults have risen from 10 million to 20 million as concerted efforts were still on-going to bring a lot more into the tax net. Read more
FIRS Boss, Fowler not under investigation – Presidency (Vanguard)
Following reports making the rounds in some media outlets, it is necessary to state categorically that the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Babatunde Fowler, is not under any investigation. Fowler According to the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the letter from the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, on which the purported rumour of an investigation is based, merely raises concerns over the negative run of the tax revenue collection in recent times. Read more
Abdulsalami, Tambuwal, Sani-Bello seek financial autonomy to judiciary (ThisDay)
Former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd); Sokoto State Governor, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal; and Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello have appealed that the judiciary be granted full autonomy to enable them carry out their duties unbiased and independently.
The trio spoke in Minna, the Niger State capital, yesterday at the opening ceremony of the training of Magistrates and District Court Judges of the state. Read more
Economy: NGO advocates more investment in maternity sector (Independent)
March Health Care Initiative (MHI), an NGO, on Monday said investing in Nigeria’s maternity protection would produce a healthier and productive workforce as well as a stronger economy.
Mrs Olubunmi Aiyedun, the President, Maternal Adolescent and Reproductive Child Healthcare Initiative (MARCH Healthcare Initiative), disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. Read more
Unions prepare for ‘mother of all strikes’ (Nation)
Universities across the country are on a five-day recess following an industrial strike, which started yesterday, report Okodili Ndidi, Owerri; Bolaji Ogundele, Warri; Kolade Adeyemi, Kano; Bassey Anthony, Uyo; Rasaq Ibrahim, Ado Ekiti; Rosemary Nwisi, Port Harcourt and Sampson Unamka.
Senior Staff Union (SSANU) National President Samson Ugwoke has accused the Federal Government of complicating the implementation of its agreement with the union and the Non-Academic Staff Union (SANU). He said the government’s failure to agree to their demand for the payment of N30 billion would lead to what he described as ‘mother of all strikes’. Read more
Finally, Igbo in Germany apologises to Ekweremadu (Vanguard)
Igbo living in Germany has on Monday apologized to the former deputy senate president, Dr. Ike Ekweremadu, over the attack on him by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, living in Germany.
Disclosing this in a statement signed by Uche Anichukwu, Special Assistant to Ekweremadu on Media, Igbo in Germany frowned at the attack, describing it as ‘senseless’. Read more
Why we didn’t reject NLTP, by Benue government (Guardian)
Benue State Government has explained that it did not reject the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP) because the National Economic Council (NEC), which has the 36 state governors as members, approved it.
The state had rejected establishment of cattle colonies, Rural Grazing Area (RUGA) settlements and grazing reserves previously proposed by the Federal Government to curb farmers-herders’ clashes across the country. Read more
Why I left Chelsea for Arsenal – Luiz (Independent)
David Luiz said he left Chelsea to join Arsenal because of his “ambition” and to experience a “new challenge”.
The 32-year-old centre-half made his Gunners debut in Saturday’s 2-1 Premier League home win over Burnley after his move on transfer deadline day.
Chelsea, who beat Arsenal in the Europa League final, came third in the league last season with Arsenal fifth. Read more
Arum brands Hearn ‘stupid’ over Ruiz Jr, Joshua II fight announcement (Guardian)
Bob Arum has branded Eddie Hearn stupid for announcing Anthony Joshua’s rematch with Andy Ruiz Jr before the Mexican had signed a contract, reports metro.co.uk.
Since Matchroom and Joshua confirmed the rematch would take place in Saudi Arabia, Ruiz Jr has come out and insisted he has not agreed to that location.Team AJ have already faced criticism for staging the fight in a country accused of a host of human rights abuses, and Arum believes Hearn overplayed his hand.He told Villainfy Media: ‘I think Eddie Hearn showed how stupid he is by making the announcement that the fight was in Saudi Arabia before he signed Ruiz to a contract. Read more
1st Lagos State Inter-Club Boxing Challenge begins (Vanguard)
The maiden edition of the Lagos State Inter-Club Boxing Challenge kicks off today at the Rowe Park Sports Centre, Yaba, Lagos, and ends on Thursday.
Sponsored by Mr. Adewunmi Ogunsanya, Chairman, MultiChoice Nigeria and GOtv Boxing, the tourney will feature about 150 senior male and female boxers across weight categories drawn from boxing clubs in the state. Read more
Enyimba striker Bashir returns for Rahimo (DailyTrust)
Enyimba striker Abdulrahman Bashir has fully recovered from the knee injury which ruled him out of the CAF Champions League first leg preliminary round tie away to Rahimo.
Club officials confirmed to Goal.com that the lethal striker is back to his usual best and he is available for selection for this weekend’s second leg tie in Aba. Read more
Messi, Ibrahimovic in running for 2019 Puskas Award (Nation)
Argentina international and Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi and LA Galaxy forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic are in running for this year’s Puskas Award.
FIFA released the 10-player shortlist of nominees Monday. The annual prize handed each year to individual who scores the ‘most beautiful’ goal of the year. Read more
Brazil’s Dani Alves scores winner on Sao Paulo debut (Guardian)
Brazil veteran Dani Alves scored the winning goal on his debut for Sao Paulo on Sunday, weeks after signing a three-year deal with the club.
Alves, 36, found the back of the net in the 40th minute to score the only goal of the game against Ceara.
Alves and Spanish international Juanfran, 34, are the stars for Sao Paulo, who snapped up both players after their contracts with European clubs expired. Read more
Inter Milan want Sanchez Deal (Independent)
Inter Milan have registered their interest in Alexis Sanchez with Manchester United, sources have told ESPN FC.
The Serie A side, who have already signed Romelu Lukaku from Old Trafford this summer, are hoping to negotiate a loan deal for the Chile international before the Italian transfer deadline on Aug. 23. Read more
Nigerian football coaches optimistic FIFA ban on Siasia will be lifted (DailyTrust)
The Association of football coaches in Nigeria has said there is nothing to worry about over the recent ban slammed on one of them by the world football ruling body, FIFA over bribery and match fixing. Last Friday, FIFA announced life ban for Coach Samson Siasia, a former Super Eagles, U-20 and U-23 coach after it said in a statement that he has been found guilty of “having accepted that he would receive bribes in relation to the manipulation of matches in violation of the FIFA Code of Ethics.” Read more
Bayern completes signing of Coutinho from Barcelona (Leadership)
Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich have signed Barcelona midfielder Philippe Coutinho on loan for the season, the two clubs confirmed on Monday.
Bayern will pay a loan fee of 8.5 million euros and pay his wages. They have the option of making the deal permanent for a fee of 120 million euros. Read more