Mohammed Sanusi, General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) headed by Amaju Pinnick, on Monday said he could only be sacked by a body recognised by CAF or FIFA. Sanusi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja…
Senators sue AGF, DSS, police for alleged plot to remove Saraki (Punch)
Two lawmakers, Senator Rafiu Adebayo and Senator Isa Misau, have sued the Attorney-General of the Federation, the police, the Department of State Services, the Senate and seven others in order to stop the attempts to remove Senate President Bukola Saraki.…
Why I paid Obasanjo a visit –Bukola Saraki (Punch)
The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has disclosed what he called “the main reason” why he visited ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta on Monday. Saraki had held a closed-door meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo at the latter’s pent house within…
PDP is behaving like a militant organisation – Presidency (Vanguard)
The Presidency on Monday said that the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was behaving like a militant group instead of following the democratic tenets in its activities on national issues. This is as the Presidency has also said that the victory…
Court adjourns suit challenging Executive Order 6 until Aug. 30 (Vanguard)
The Federal High Court Abuja on Monday adjourned until Aug. 30, the suit challenging the Presidential Executive Order No. 6 of 2018 on the preservation of assets connected with corruption and other relates offences.The vacation judge, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, fixed…
157 Lagos prison inmates set to write WASSCE, 2 pursue PhD (Sunnews)* Ikeja residents groan over power outage, union suspends picketing (Guardian)
THISISLAGOS MORNING NEWS UPDATE AUGUST 14, 2018 157 Lagos prison inmates set to write WASSCE, 2 pursue PhD (Sunnews) The Lagos Prisons Command says education behind bars is getting more interesting with two of its inmates already pursuing their…
Teen Choice Awards 2018: The winners list (CNN)
This year’s blockbuster movies and the tops of the music charts were big winners at the Teen Choice Awards Sunday at the Forum in Los Angeles. This year’s event honored the best in film, television, music, sports, fashion, comedy and…
Ekundayo to defend IBF title in Lagos (Punch)
Larry Ekundayo will defend his International Boxing Federation European title in Lagos, his commercial agent, Ben Gray, has disclosed. Gray said this during a reception for Ekundayo at the Nigeria High Commission in London on Thursday, an emailed statement on…
Lindsay Lohan apologizes for #MeToo comments (CNN)
Lindsay Lohan has apologized for “any hurt and distress caused” by comments she made on the #MeToo movement, according to People magazine. “I feel very strongly about the #MeToo movement and have the utmost respect and admiration for the women…
V.S. Naipaul, Nobel-winning novelist, dies at 85 (CNN)
Nobel Prize-winning novelist V.S. Naipaul, who was born in Trinidad but lived most of his life in England, died in his London home Saturday, Britain’s Press Association reported, citing Naipaul’s wife. He was 85. In awarding him the $1 million…