There’s buzz that Barack Obama’s next memoir will come out just after the 2020 election — with a publication date on either Nov. 10 or Nov. 17, sources exclusively told Page Six. Insiders said that Crown Publishing Group will announce…
*COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu vows to re-impose total lockdown if residents continue to violate guidelines (Vanguard) *Social distancing: Crowded banks, bus stops as lockdown eases in Lagos, FCT (Punch)
COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu vows to re-impose total lockdown if residents continue to violate guidelines (Vanguard) The Lagos State Government says it will not hesitate to re-impose total lockdown in the state if residents continue to violate guidelines on the easing of…
*Lagos communities resort to self-help, keep vigil to check rising invasion by robbers (Guardian) *Military deployed in battle against Lagos, Ogun gangs (Nation)
Lagos communities resort to self-help, keep vigil to check rising invasion by robbers (Guardian) After a day of rage across communities in Agege, Alimosho, Ejigbo and Oshodi areas of Lagos State yesterday, the president’s broadcast at 7:00 p.m. which extended…
*Another man jumps from cab into Lagos Lagoon (Punch) *Three docked over alleged theft of N400,000 property (Tribune)
Another man jumps from cab into Lagos Lagoon (Punch) Another young man, who is yet to be identified, around midnight on Thursday, leapt from an Uber car and jumped into the Lagos Lagoon. This is coming barely 10 days after…
US election 2020: Democrats respond to Obama’s warning (BBC)
Democratic presidential candidates have given their reaction to a warning by former President Barack Obama against moving too far left in politics. Mr Obama’s rare intervention into the Democratic race was a talking point at campaign events on Saturday. Some…
US election 2020: Obama issues warning to ‘revolutionary’ Democrats (BBC)
Former US President Barack Obama has issued a warning to Democratic presidential candidates, cautioning them against policies that are not “rooted in reality”. Mr Obama said Democrats risked alienating voters if they lurched too far to the left politically. The…
Nigerian singer Rema makes Obamas’ summer playlist (Punch)
Mavin Record’s signeee, Rema, made Barack Obama’s 2019 Sure Playlist with his song, ‘Iron Man.’ News Agency of Nigeria reports that the former US President shared the list on his twitter handle @BarackObama on Saturday. He shared a list of 44…
Obama has nothing to apologize for, says Biden (Guardian)
Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden said Thursday he was “surprised” at the intensity of debate-night criticism levelled at his onetime boss Barack Obama, saying the popular ex-president has nothing to apologize for. “I must tell you, I was a little surprised…
Donald Trump scrapped Iran nuclear deal ‘to spite Obama’ new leak claims (Metro)
Donald Trump is accused of abandoning the Iran nuclear deal to spite his predecessor Barack Obama in another memo written by the UK’s former ambassador to the US that has leaked today. Sir Kim Darroch described the move as an…
Julián Castro set to launch presidential bid with San Antonio speech (Guardian)
Julián Castro, the federal housing secretary under Barack Obama, is expected to announce his presidential bid on Saturday with an address in his home city of San Antonio, Texas, where he served for five years as mayor. The 44-year-old, who…
