Why Abba Kyari will remain in Kuje Prison despite N50m bail (DailyTrust)
Although a Federal High Court in Abuja granted him bail in the sum of N50 million, suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, will not be released, Daily Trust can report.
Kyari, who is facing charges of failure to declare assets alongside his siblings, was granted bail on Thursday.
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) had filed a 24-count charges against DCP Kyari, his brothers Mohammed Baba and Ali before the court over his failure to declare properties allegedly linked to him in the asset form. Read more
Tinubu sets up committee on tax reforms, names Taiwo Oyedele as chairman (Channels)
President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms.
This latest move the presidency says is in consonance with Tinubu’s promise to remove all barriers impeding business growth in Nigeria,
According to a statement on Friday by the president’s Special Adviser on Special Duties, Dele Alake, the committee will be chaired by Fiscal Policy Partner and Africa Tax Leader at PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Mr. Taiwo Oyedele. Read more
N805m Fraud: Supreme Court quashes Nwaoboshi’s conviction (Sun)
The Supreme Court has quashed the conviction and sentence of Senator Peter Nwaoboshi representing Delta North senatorial district at the Senate.
Senator Nwaoboshi who is currently held in Ikoyi correctional facility, Lagos state, was sentenced to seven years for offences bordering on fraud and money laundering.
But in a split decision of four-to-one, the apex court on Friday, ordered his immediate release from the Ikoyi prisons where he is currently held. Read more
Lagos bizman’s family condemns nude posts, sister disowns suspect (Punch)
Ebere, the sibling of a Lagos-based businessman, Amarah Kennedy, who allegedly circulated the nude photos of two single mothers he dated, has condemned his action.
The woman, who lives abroad, said Kennedy had disgraced their family and urged law enforcement agencies in the state to track down his location and arrest him.
While denying having a hand in the ordeals of the victims, she said she publicly disowned him due to his alleged criminal actions. Read more
Sanwo-Olu meets with Spain ambassador to boost businesses in Lagos (Guardian)
The Executive Governor Of Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has held a meeting with the Ambassador of Spain to Nigeria, Juan Sell, in order to boost businesses in the state.
Sanwo-Olu, taking to his official Twitter handle on Friday disclosed this after meeting with Sell at the Lagos House in Marina.
“I received the Ambassador of Spain to Nigeria, Mr. Juan Sell, who came with members of his team to pay us a courtesy visit at the Lagos House in Marina,” he said. Read more
NANS lauds JAMB on sanctity of UTME, seeks pardon for Mmesoma (Vanguard)
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has commended the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, under the leadership of Prof. Isaq Oloyede for maintaining the integrity and sanctity of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, it conducts.
The association, in a statement by the Vice President, External Affairs, Comrade Akinteye Afeez, said the commendation became necessary going by the test to which the Board’s activities were put to recently and from which it came out untainted.
This is just as the body called for pardon for Miss Mmesoma Ejikeme, the girl at the centre of the highest scorer debacle that engulfed the Board recently. Read more
Bayelsa hands over rescued fishermen to Sao Tome and Principe (Nation)
The Bayelsa State Government has formally handed over three fishermen who lost their way on the Gulf of Guinea to the Sao Tome and Principe’s Head of Mission in Nigeria.
Speaking in Government House, Yenagoa, during the formal handover Governor Douye Diri lauded the local fishermen in Okpoama community in Brass Local Government of the state, who rescued their fellow fishermen on the Atlantic Ocean.
He said they demonstrated the true spirit of an Ijaw man, who cares for his brothers and humanity in general. Read more
Olajengbesi lauds quality of Adeleke’s commissioners, advisers (Independent)
Pelumi Olajengbesi, an Abuja-based human rights lawyer has described as outstanding and stellar, the quality of commissioners and special advisers assembled by Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State.
In a statement on Friday, Olajengbesi, who is also a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and a grassroot politician in Osun State, said with the right team of technocrats carefully handpicked by the governor, the steady progress and geometric development of the people of Osun State is certain.
Olajengbesi, a Managing Partner at Abuja-based law firm, Law Corridor, tasked the appointees to work harmoniously with Senator Adeleke for the progressive development and growth of the state. Read more
Keke Palmer’s baby daddy Darius Jackson returns to social media but deletes her photos (DailyMail)
Keke Palmer’s baby daddy Darius Daulton Jackson has returned to social media after a brief break on Thursday.
But he made some major changes to his pages.
The star deleted photos of his baby mama Keke Palmer. Together they have a newborn son named Leodis.
It appears as if Darius has perhaps broken up with Keke after a tough week. Read more
Vanderpump Rules star Ariana Madix joins Dancing with the Stars (UPI)
Vanderpump Rules star Ariana Madix has joined the cast of Dancing with the Stars.
Madix and DWTS judge Derek Hough announced Friday that Madix will appear as a contestant in Season 32.
“Say goodbye to the drama and hello to the dance floor,” Hough said on Good Morning America.
The full Season 32 cast will be announced Sept. 13 on GMA. Read more
Malmö announced as host city for Eurovision Song Contest 2024 (ITV)
The Swedish city of Malmö has been chosen to host the 68th Eurovision Song Contest next year.
It comes after Sweden’s Loreen clinched victory at this year’s competition in Liverpool for a second time with her power ballad, Tattoo.
She became the first woman to win Eurovision twice, while Sweden equalised with Ireland’s record seven wins. Read more
Warner Bros defends South China Sea map after Vietnam ban (AlJazeera)
Warner Bros studio has said a map of the South China Sea in its film “Barbie” has no political significance after Vietnam announced it would ban the upcoming release for featuring China’s controversial nine-dash line.
Vietnam’s Department of Cinema this week said it would deny a licence for the film, which was due to hit the country’s screens on July 21, over a scene that features a map showing China’s expansive claims over the South China Sea.
“The map in Barbie Land is a whimsical, child-like crayon drawing,” Warner Bros said in a statement on Thursday. Read more
Drake fans think he shaded Kendrick Lamar during Chicago tour stop (HipHopDX)
Drake seemingly took a shot at Kendrick Lamar during the opening night of his It’s All a Blur Tour this week — or so fans think.
The 6 God kickstarted his joint tour with 21 Savage at Chicago’s United Center on Wednesday night (July 5), marking his first cross-country trek in half a decade.
During the show, Drake paused for a brief intermission where he addressed the crowd and spoke about his upcoming album For All the Dogs, which he announced last month to coincide with his new poetry book Titles Ruin Everything. Read more
Bruce Springsteen pokes fun at being cut off by Hyde Park during return to London stage (Standard)
Bruce Springsteen laughed off his set being cut short by Hyde Park as he took to the stage for the first of his two headline dates in the capital.
The musician and his E Street Band returned to London for the first time since 2016 for a three-hour show at American Express presents British Summer Time Hyde Park on Thursday.
The New Jersey native, who famously plays three to four hour-long sets, kicked off his 27-song set at 7pm to seemingly avoid the venue’s 10.30pm curfew, which he breached back in 2012. Read more
US plans to send controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine (BBC)
The US is planning to send Ukraine a cluster munitions package to help in its counteroffensive against Russia, US media reports.
Ukraine has been asking for the weapons for months amid an ammunition shortage.
Cluster munitions – which are banned by more than 100 countries – are a class of weapons that contain multiple explosive bomblets called submunitions. Read more
Osimhen demands €7m to sign new Napoli deal (Punch)
Victor Osimhen has demanded a salary of €7m annually to extend his current deal with Napoli, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
Napoli, who have already opened talks to extend Osimhen’s contract, are keen on inserting a hefty €200m release clause in the new deal, Get Italy football news stated.
The Nigeria international helped the Partenopei win their first Serie A title in 33 years, and emerged the leading scorer in Italy’s topflight with 26 goals in 32 games in 2022/23. Read more
Defender William Saliba commits to Arsenal with new long-term contract (BelfastTelegraph)
William Saliba has become the latest big-name Arsenal star to commit his future to the club after signing a new long-term contract.
The France defender played a pivotal role as the Gunners ultimately came up short in their Premier League title tilt last season and has now agreed fresh terms at the Emirates Stadium.
Saliba, 22, was an ever-present in the league until he suffered a back injury during the Europa League defeat to Sporting in mid-March – an issue that would ultimately rule him out for the remainder of the campaign. Read more
Lauren James says Chelsea boss Emma Hayes has ‘‘helped me get back to being myself again’’ (Football365)
Lauren James has praised Chelsea manager Emma Hayes for helping her get “back to being myself again” as the England forward heads into her first World Cup.
Having rejoined the Blues two summers ago from Manchester United, James had limited game time in 2021-22 before shining as a regular in Hayes’ team last season as they once again won the Women’s Super League and FA Cup double, and reached the Champions League semi-finals.
The 21-year-old has also impressed for England after making her debut against Austria last September, and with 11 caps and one goal for the Lionesses under her belt, James is now preparing for her first major tournament as a senior international as part of the squad for the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand that gets under way in just under two weeks. Read more
Sabalenka survives scare to beat Gracheva at Wimbledon (Eurosport)
Aryna Sabalenka survived a scare to reach the third round at Wimbledon, coming from a set down to beat French youngster Varvara Gracheva.
The second seed found herself in serious trouble after surrendering the opening set, but she grit her teeth to launch a fightback and eventually triumph 2-6 7-5 6-2.
It was far from a complete performance from the Australian Open champion, who was unable to compete at the All England Club last year due to the tournament’s ban of Russian and Belarusian players. Read more
Wolff doubles down on F1 new team stance (RN365)
Toto Wolff has said that any new prospective Formula 1 teams must showcase a “accretive” element and cannot simply join the grid based on their nationality.
It comes after FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem has urged for “common sense” to prevail over whether to let the joint venture between Andretti and Cadillac to become an 11th team in F1.
There is the opportunity to increase the grid size to 12 teams in the future, with the FIA President confirming that “more than five” entries were submitted during the Expressions of Interest process. Read more
Pro disqualified from US Women’s Open after 5 holes (GolfMonthly)
LPGA Tour rookie, Natthakritta Vongtaveelap, saw her debut start at the US Women’s Open come to an abrupt end after the Thai golfer was disqualified after just five holes.
Vongtaveelap was even par through five holes but was not allowed to continue after USGA officials found that her caddie, Jinsup Kim, had used a rangefinder on multiple occasions.
Players on the LPGA Tour are allowed to use the distance measuring devices in regular Tour events as well as the first two Majors of the season, the Chevron Championship and the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Read more