The battle for the control of the National Assembly seems to be getting tougher – outside the two chambers. Despite the defection of some senators and members of the House of Representatives from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the…
Ambode urges corps members to report security risks (Nation)
Fresh set of corps members serving in Lagos State have been asked to help the government with security by reporting anything suspicious. Governor Akinwunmi Ambode gave this charge at the swearing in for Batch B Steam 1 Corps members…
Gunmen abduct Melaye in Abuja (Nation)
Senator Dino Melaye has been reportedly abducted by unknown gunmen in Abuja. Senator Ben Murray Bruce disclosed this on hi twitter handle – @benmurraybruce – on Thursday. According to him, the Kogi West senator was abducted on his way to…
Osun 2018: Drop Adeleke as flagbearer, seven PDP gov aspirants tell party (Punch)
Seven governorship aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State have asked the national leadership of the party to rescind its decision on the nomination of Senator Ademola Adeleke as the candidate of the party in the September 22…
Lagos police CP orders arrest of 4 policemen for ‘indiscriminate shooting’ (Punch)
The Lagos Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi has ordered the arrest of four policemen, who allegedly fired some shots at Airport tollgate, hitting one Tunde Adeparusi, which left him injured. In a statement issued by the command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP…
Dozens injured as hundreds of migrants storm Spain’s Ceuta border with Morocco (Telegraph)
Some 400 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa reached Spain on Thursday after storming a double barrier between Morocco and the Spanish territory of Ceuta, with some attacking security forces with quicklime, police said. The scramble over the barrier is the biggest…
German FA boss rejects Ozil racism charge, but admits mistake (Channelnewsasia)
The chief of the German Football Association (DFB) on Thursday (Jul 26) rejected accusations of racism by Mesut Ozil, but admitted he should have done more to protect the midfielder against discriminatory abuse. In a four-page statement announcing his decision…
Macron accuses press, opposition of blowing up Benalla Affair (France24)
French President Emmanuel Macron has come under fresh criticism after appearing to dare opponents to take him on over a scandal surrounding his senior bodyguard and ripping into the media for “talking nonsense”. Critics say Macron’s office failed to properly…
Some defected APC senators on their way back, Senate Leader claims (Punch)
The Senate Leader, Ahmed Lawan, on Wednesday night claimed that some of the senators that defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress on Tuesday have already expressed their desire to return to the fold. Lawan made the claim in an…
Biafra Zionists reject cleric’s plea for Buhari’s apology over killings (Guardian)
Members of the Biafra Zionists Federation (BZF) yesterday said they were not interested in apology being sought from President Muhammadu Buhari over killings across the country. The group said it would inaugurate the cabinet members that would serve in the…