We have arrested 97 Shiites over attack on officers in Abuja – Police (DailyTrust)
The Nigeria Police Force said it has detained 97 members of the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), known as the Shi’ite group, for prosecution, following the clash with the group in Abuja on Sunday.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the clash resulted in the death of two policemen and three sustaining serious injuries.
NAN also reports that three patrol vehicles were set ablaze by the Shiites during the clash. Read more
Car thief caught disassembling Toyota Yaris for parts in Lagos (Punch)
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested one Monday Julius for stealing a Toyota Yaris car in the Oshodi area of the state.
This was disclosed in the statement posted on X.com on Monday.
According to the statement, the 39-year-old suspect was arrested by officers of the Ilupeju division of the command after investigating the incident of the stolen car. Read more
Africa has no reason to be poor — Obasanjo (Tribune)
Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has emphasized that Africa has no reason to be poor, given the continent’s abundant resources.
Obasanjo made this statement on Monday during the opening ceremony of the FESTAC Africa Festival at the Jomo Kenyatta Stadium in Kisumu, Kenya.
The former head of state expressed that Africa’s impoverished condition is not from God but rather a consequence of the poor mentality among Africans. Read more
FG to transform PFI into enterprise (Nation)
The Federal Government has announced its decision to transform the Presidential Fertiliser Initiative (PFI) into a fully-fledged enterprise.
The Executive Director of Portfolio Management at the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI), Tajudeen Datti Ahmed announced this during the PFI-NPK stakeholders roundtable in Abuja on Monday.
Ahmed stated that the transformation is crucial to elevating the PFI beyond its current status as an initiative. Read more
Godfatherism: I’ll be a man of my own if elected Edo gov, says Ighodalo (Channels)
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming September 21, 2024 governorship election in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo, says he will make independent and informed decisions if elected governor of the state.
Ighodalo, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Monday, said he won’t repeat some of the mistakes of people in government, especially around managing relationships with predecessors.
He assured voters in the state that he was not coming into government to serve the interest of any godfather. Read more
Didn’t expect another NBA invite after trending over sneakers, Mungo Park suit — Shettima (Vanguard)
Vice President Kashim Shettima had the audience in stitches on Monday when he remarked that he never imagined he would be invited to speak at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) conference again after last year’s “sneakers saga”.
Shettima recalled trending on social media for nearly a month after being photographed wearing sneakers with a loose-fitting suit at the NBA event.
He humorously noted: “Just before we won the elections and got sworn into office, thanks to that NBA conference in this same Lagos, at this same venue, I trended on the internet for almost a month for wearing sneakers. Read more
Lagos floats sustainability summit to champion city’s resilience (Nation)
The Lagos state government has floated the sustainability summit as part of efforts to advance its vision of realising the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The summit is organised by the Office of Sustainable Development Goals (OSDG), in collaboration with the Lagos State Safety Commission (LSSC) and Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA).
The 2024 edition, themed ‘Building a Resilient and Sustainable Lagos’, will hold in September at the Eko Hotels and Suites. Read more
Gunmen kidnap Rivers revenue board director (DailyTrust)
Aribibia Fubara, a Director with the Rivers State Board of Internal Revenue Service, has been abducted.
Fubara was said to have been whisked by gunmen who reportedly used a speedboat to the Marine Base axis of Port Harcourt from Okirika waterfront.
The miscreants who were about six in number reportedly shot indiscriminately into the air, causing pandemonium. Read more
Mariah Carey says her mother and sister died on the same day (THR)
Mariah Carey shared on Monday that her mother and sister died on the same day last weekend.
“My heart is broken that I’ve lost my mother this past weekend. Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the same day,” the Grammy-winner told The Hollywood Reporter. “I feel blessed that I was able to spend the last week with my mom before she passed. I appreciate everyone’s love and support and respect for my privacy during this impossible time.”
Carey did not share the causes of death for either women, nor their ages. THR reached out for further comment. Read more
WHO calls for 6-month, $135 million global plan with Africa’s CDC to stop mpox spread (UPI)
The World Health Organization on Monday revealed a joint global plan with Africa’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stop the spread of mpox after declaring it a global health emergency.
Ongoing mpox outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its neighboring countries can be controlled and stopped but require aid and effort from across a broad worldwide spectrum, a WHO official says.
“Doing so requires a comprehensive and coordinated plan of action between international agencies and national and local partners, civil society, researchers and manufacturers, and our Member States,” WHO’s Director-General Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus wrote Monday in a news release. Read more
RFK Jr.’s daughter said he once beheaded a whale with a chainsaw. A Ben Affleck dating rumour unearthed the story (People)
Another dead animal story involving Robert F. Kennedy Jr. resurfaced over the weekend, following an unusual series of events stemming from Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s divorce news.
In the aftermath of Affleck and Lopez’s split, rumors began spreading that Affleck was beginning to date Bobby’s 36-year-old daughter, Kick Kennedy. (One PEOPLE source says Affleck and Kick are “hanging out,” while another says, “I don’t think they even know each other. There’s definitely nothing going on.”)
In the absence of concrete answers, internet users began hunting for more information on Kick — soon they had dug up and circulated an unrelated 2012 interview with Town & Country where Kick tells a gruesome story of her father beheading a whale. Read more
Man killed 3 siblings, niece in murder-suicide in New York suburb after mother’s death, police say (NBC)
A man on Long Island in New York killed his three siblings and his niece Sunday before turning the gun on himself on the front lawn of the home he shared with his recently deceased mother, police said.
The man, Joseph DeLucia Jr., 59, believed he would be cut out of his mother’s will and displaced, Nassau County Police Detective Capt. Stephen Fitzpatrick said at a news conference Monday.
Police said DeLucia shot his siblings — Joanne Kearns, 69; Frank DeLucia, 71, and Tina Hammond, 64 — as well as Hammond’s daughter, Victoria Hammond, 30, on Sunday, two days after his mother’s funeral. DeLucia’s mother, Theresa DeLucia, died Aug. 19 at age 95 and her funeral was Aug. 23, Fitzpatrick said. Read more
Animated ‘Everybody Still Hates Chris’ to premiere Sept. 25 (UPI)
Everybody Still Hates Chris, a new animated show from Comedy Central, will premiere in September.
Chris Rock will narrate the series as “Adult Chris,” with the younger version of Chris to be voiced by Tim Johnson Jr.
The original show, Everybody Hates Chris, was a live-action series based on Rock’s lived experiences and aired on UPN and The CW between 2005 and 2009. Read more
US Army Private King who fled to North Korea to plead guilty to 5 charges (StraitsTimes)
U.S. Army Private Travis King, who last year ran into North Korea and was taken into custody there, will plead guilty to five charges, including desertion, while taking responsibility for his conduct, his lawyer said in a statement on Monday.
The U.S. Army charged King with crimes ranging from desertion for running into North Korea in July to assault against fellow soldiers and solicitation of child pornography, Reuters reported late last year.
He was charged by the Army with 14 offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, after his release from North Korean custody in September. Read more
France President Macron rules out left-wing government amid bitter deadlock (NewArab)
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday ruled out naming a left-wing government to end the country’s political deadlock, saying it would be a threat to “institutional stability”.
While Macron said he would start new talks Tuesday to find a prime minister, left-wing parties reacted with fury to his announcement, calling for street protests and the impeachment of the president.
Macron has held protracted talks on a new government since elections in July gave a left-wing alliance the most seats in parliament but not enough to govern. Read more
Coco Gauff eases into second round at Flushing Meadows as Jan Choinski loses marathon match (SkySports)
Coco Gauff cruised into the second round of the US Open to make the perfect start to her title defence, as Britain’s Jan Choinski lost a gruelling match in the men’s draw.
Gauff only dropped two games as she beat French player Varvara Gracheva 6-2 6-0 and looked back on form after a disappointing build-up to the tournament this month.
Meanwhile, Choinski fought back from two sets down to force a decider but eventually lost 2-6 3-6 7-5 7-6 (7-5) 3-6. Read more
Nigeria’s 1st-ever Olympic medalist, Maiyegun, dies in Austria (DailyTrust)
Nigerian boxing legend, Nojim Maiyegun, is dead.
He died aged 83 on Monday in Vienna, Austria, where he had been living for years after leaving the country.
The Olympic medallist’s death was confirmed in a Facebook post by his confidante, Rudolfine Soultan.
“My Jimmy died. I can’t say more about this right now because it’s just horrible. The day after tomorrow, we would have been together for 17 years,” Soultan wrote. Read more
AFCON 2025 qualifiers: We‘II beat Benin, Rwanda – Super Eagles stars boast (CompleteSports)
Super Eagles duo, Wilfred Ndidi and Alex Iwobi are optimistic the team will beat Benin Republic and Rwanda in their opening two games of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
The West Africans will be up against the Cheetahs of Benin Republic at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo on Saturday, September 7.
The three-time African champions will then face the Amavubi of Rwanda at the Amahoro Stadium, Kigali three days later. Read more
Sven-Goran Eriksson’s tear-jerking final public message before his death (Metro)
Former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson delivered a tear-jerking message in his final public appearance prior to his death in which he revealed his hope that football fans would remember him.
The Swede, who passed away aged 76 on Monday following his battle with pancreatic cancer, was in charge of England’s ‘Golden Generation’ men’s football team from 2001 to 2006.
Eriksson revealed in January that he had a ‘best case a year’ to live and a new documentary about his life was released on Amazon Prime last Friday. Read more
Sid Vicious, WrestleMania star and WWF champion, dies at 63 (People)
Two-time WWF champion Sid Vicious has died. He was 63.
The pro wrestler’s son Gunnar Eudy announced the death of his dad — born Sidney Eudy — in a Facebook tribute on Monday, Aug. 26.
“I am deeply saddened to share that my father, Sid Eudy, has passed away after battling cancer for several years,” Gunnar wrote about Sid, who was also known in the ring as Sycho Sid and Sid Justice. “He was a man of strength, kindness, and love, and his presence will be greatly missed.” Read more
Man City agree £21.2m Saudi Arabia move for Cancelo (BBC)
Manchester City have agreed a £21.2m deal with Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal to sell defender Joao Cancelo.
Personal terms are not thought to be a problem, although Cancelo is yet to agree to the move.
If he does, the 30-year-old is expected to sign a three-year contract, ending his five-year stay at Etihad Stadium.
City manager Pep Guardiola said this month Cancelo could play for the club again. Read more