Tambuwal gets Sokoto’s PDP gov ticket (Punch)
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has rewarded the Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, with the party’s governorship ticket for the 2019 election, an investigation by SUNDAY PUNCH has revealed. Tambuwal is on the list of the party’s 36 governorship candidates being prepared to be submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission. Read more
My VP position won’t clash with Obiano – Obi (Punch)
Ex-Anambra State Governor and vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Peter Obi, has said his position will not clash with that of the state governor, Willie Obiano, if elected into office. Obi said this in a statement issued by his media aide, Mr Val Obienyem, on Saturday, according to the News Agency of Nigeria. Read more
Military plans another Python Dance as Kanu speaks today (Punch)
The Defence Headquarters, Abuja, said on Saturday that the military would conduct another round of Operation Python Dance in the South-East, since there were clearer indications that the founder of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has resurfaced from his hideout. The military authorities also said the court would take necessary steps to continue his prosecution. Read more
Now it is time for us to negotiate with Nnamdi Kanu – Fani-Kayode (Vanguard)
After mysteriously disappearing from Umuahia in Abia State in the wake of his confrontation with troops of the Nigerian Army, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), Nnamdi Kanu, according to a former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, spoke with him, yesterday, on phone from Jerusalem. Read more
EFCC: How Obanikoro settled Fayose with N1.2b (Nation)
All is set for the commencement of the trial of the immediate past former Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose following the filing of 11 charges against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The agency is accusing Fayose of benefitting from N4.65billion slush funds allocated by the Office of National Security Adviser(ONSA) by the Jonathan Administration. Read more
Nigerian woman has first child at 67 (Nation)
For 39 years, a Nigerian couple prayed and hoped fervently for a child of their own. The wife, 67, went from one hospital to another in Nigeria and India to have the fruit of the womb. The couple consulted doctor after doctor. They went through various tests and procedures. But they refused to give up. Read more
Pope Francis to rebuild churches destroyed by Boko Haram (Nation)
Catholic Churches across the country will on today contribute funds, part of which will be used to rebuild churches burnt by the Boko Haram sects in the northern part of Nigeria. National Director, Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS), Rev. Fr. George Ajana, disclosed this in Abuja while briefing newsmen on the forthcoming World Mission Sunday celebration to be held on October 21. Read more
Massive dam threatens Egypt’s part of Nile (CNN)
Look at Egypt on Google Earth and you will see a green line snaking through a sand-colored landscape, fanning out into a triangle in the north. This emerald ribbon is the vegetation that grows on either side of the Nile River and around its delta. It is Egypt’s only fertile land — and testament to the country’s reliance on this fabled waterway. Read more
Trump ‘not satisfied’ over Saudi’s death (BBC)
US President Donald Trump says he is “not satisfied” with Saudi Arabia’s account of the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. On Friday, Saudi Arabia for the first time admitted that Mr Khashoggi was dead, saying he was killed in a “fist fight” in its Istanbul consulate. But that explanation has met with scepticism. Read more
US to leave nuclear treaty with Russia (BBC)
The US will withdraw from a landmark nuclear weapons treaty with Russia, President Donald Trump has confirmed. Speaking to reporters, Mr Trump said Russia had “violated” the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty. The deal banned ground-launched medium-range missiles, with a range of between 500 and 5,500km (310-3,400 miles). Read more
Mourinho provoked on touchline as Man Utd held (CNN)
Ross Barkley’s goal deep in stoppage time ensured Chelsea remain unbeaten in the Premier League as Maurizio Sarri’s team earned a 2-2 draw with Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Barkely’s equalizer sparked febrile scenes on the touchline with former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho incensed by a member of the home team’s support staff — Marco Ianni — crossing into the United technical area. Read more
Injured Messi to miss three weeks after Barcelona vs Sevilla game
Lionel Messi is expected to be out for three weeks with a fractured right arm but his last contribution was to help send Barcelona back to the top of La Liga on Saturday. Messi scored and then went off injured as Barcelona vs Sevilla game ended 4-2 at Camp Nou, in a six-goal thriller that never looked like ending in anything other than a home win. Read more
I Don’t Care About Manny Pacquiao, Says Mayweather (Independent)
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is no longer interested in fighting a rematch against Manny Pacquiao, as the Filipino star is now being managed by Al Haymon, and he’s going in another direction for his next bout rather than facing Floyd in 2019. Pacquiao, 39, is headed towards a fight against Adrien ‘The Problem’ Broner in early 2019. Floyd is trying to be relevant, but he’s going about it the wrong way by targeting UFC fighters and looking to make a retread fight against a shot Pacquiao. It’s kind of sad. Read more
Police uncover bodies of Abia pastor, two church members (Punch)
Policemen attached to the Criminal Investigation Department in the Abia State Police command have uncovered the decomposing body of one Pastor Blessed Kelechi in his residence at Umuobia Housing Estate, Olokoro, a suburb of Umuahia, the state capital. The deceased was the pastor of a new generation church known as the Winds of Glory located at Ohokobe village in Umuahia. Read more