Woman alights from cab, jumps into Lagos Lagoon (DailyTrust)
A woman said to be in her thirties has decided to end it by jumping into the lagoon on Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos State.
Daily Trust learnt that the woman had disembarked from a cab and headed towards the railing of the bridge. She was said to have consequently plunged into the water.
The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, in a situation report said a search and rescue team had been mobilised to look for the woman.
He said, “Upon arrival of the LRT at the incident scene, investigation revealed that a lady in her late thirties (30s) plunged into the Lagos lagoon. Read more
Police warn motorists against driving on ‘one-way’ route along Lagos-Ibadan expressway (Guardian)
The Ogun state police command has cautioned motorists and motorcyclists to stop driving on a one-way route during traffic, especially on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
This is contained in a statement by the police spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, on Wednesday.
“The Ogun state police command has observed with dismay the rate at which motorists and motorcyclists are driving against traffic whenever there is little traffic jam in any of our highways, most especially on Lagos-Ibadan expressway,” Oyeyemi said.
Oyeyemi stated that this indiscipline and barbaric attitude by vehicle users have led to many accidents and loss of lives.
He gave an instance where a truck driver, who was driving against traffic, crushed three people in the Obada Oko axis. Read more
Payment of traffic fines with POS, at patrol points illegal – FRSC (Guardian)
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said it does not receive payment for fines on traffic offences through Point of Sale (PoS) machines.
FRSC public education officer Bisi Kazeem in a statement said the corps does not also “permit the use of POS machines nor receive payment for fines of traffic offences on patrol points.”
Kazeem said the E-Tablet is part of efforts to introduce technology into its operations and “fade out the use of booking sheet which is a manual way of recording traffic offenders information and replace it with a digital booking device.
The corps explained that the introduction of the device is targeted at improving robust data collection and speeding up on-the-spot synchronisation of traffic offenders information into the national database. Read more
We’re monitoring Twitter under new owner – Lai Mohammed (Punch)
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said that the Federal Government is monitoring Twitter closely under the new ownership of Elon Musk.
The FG had in 2021 banned the social media platform, claiming it was being used as a medium to spread fake news and hate speech in an attempt to destablisie the country’s unity.
However, the minister who spoke at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday, said there is no intention of banning the platform again.
The minister reportedly said since the new ownership, he had been asked severally if another ban was coming. Read more
Lagos plans development framework for MSMEs (Punch)
The Lagos State Government has concluded plans to launch a franchise framework development initiative for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the state.
The government explained that the programme is designed towards expanding the frontiers of the local market in line with the government’s efforts to upscale the growth of entrepreneurship in the state.
This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Sustainable Development Goals and Investment, Mrs. Solape Hammond.
She noted that the fair evolved out of the need to strengthen the existing public-private business ecosystem with the aim of developing the sub-sector. Read more
No plan to ban any social media platform again, but… – FG (Vanguard)
The Nigerian government has said it has no intention of banning any social media platform in the country again.
The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday.
According to the Minister, the federal government will not sit by and allow any platform whatsoever to throw our nation into crisis.
The government however, noted that it will continue to monitor developments around microblogging platform, Twitter, following its takeover by a new owner. Read more
Hoodlums set Ogun INEC office on fire (Guardian)
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters office in Abeokuta, Ogun state was set on fire by some suspected hoodlums.
The incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday morning.
It was reported that the hoodlums made their way through the outer gate of the INEC office, and lit the building with fire from behind.
It was also gathered that the thugs allegedly drenched bread loaves in gasoline before throwing them into the structure at various angles to light up the INEC headquarters. Read more
Residents protest alleged plan by Gov Oyetola to depose Osun monarch (Leadership)
Some residents of Osogbo, the Osun State capital, on Thursday morning, trooped out to the streets of the city to protest against an alleged plan to dethrone the Ataoja of Osogboland, Oba Jimoh Olanipekun Oyetunji (Larooye II).
The protesters, who stormed the streets of Osogbo with placards bearing different inscriptions, warned of the consequences of the plan to depose the monarch, whom they said they had confidence in his leadership as their traditional leader.
Some of the inscriptions on their placards read; “Don’t Cause Confusion in Osogbo”, “Stop the Attempt to Depose Oba Jimoh”, “Efura oo, Ijoba Ipinle Osun fe da Rukerudo Sile” “Ataoja of Osogbo is Our King”.
Recall that the State government through the chief press secretary to Governor Gboyega Oyetola, Ismail Omipidan, had in a release alerted the public of an attempt to incite people of the State against the governor. Read more
Pregnant Abby De La Rosa confirms Nick Cannon is the father of her third child, his 12th (PageSix)
Life will certainly not be cheaper by the dozen for Nick Cannon, who is gearing up to welcome his 12th child.
Pregnant Abby De La Rosa — who is already mum to Cannon’s 1-and-a-half-year-old twin boys, Zion and Zillion — confirmed her unborn child’s suspected father Tuesday night with a funny meme shared via her Instagram Story.
The text read, “1 night with a Libra can turn into 3-4 years be careful,” to which she replied, “ damn! lol 1 night turned into 4 years and 3 kids real quick…I see no lies here smh. y’all be safe out there.”
Cannon’s Oct. 8 birthday makes him a Libra. Read more
Lauren London on New L.A. Love Story Puma Collection, Honoring Nipsey Hussle, and Working With Hype Williams (Complex)
Lauren London has become a beacon for authenticity, and she’s carrying that energy into her second collection with Puma named L.A. Love Story dropping Nov. 11.
The footwear and apparel collection is inspired by Los Angeles, the city that raised her, and celebrates London’s love for her hometown, and the community that shaped her into who she is today. The items also feature an ode to her longtime partner, the late Nipsey Hussle, who had as much love and fervor for the city as she does. Some pieces in the collection are also emblazoned with a motto the rapper taught her: “It’s not on you, it’s in you.”
“LA is where I was born and raised and it really is such a thick stitch in my quilt,” London tells Complex. “The ‘Love Story’ part is just my love letter to LA in this clothing. And mostly on every piece, there is a quote that Nip would always say to me. And so that’s another honor and piece on the clothing that is dedicated to him.”
“As cool as the clothes are, it’s not even about that. It’s about who’s wearing it,” she adds. “And for me, just in my life, I owe so much to Hussle and I just always want to honor him and all that I do.” Read more
KARA to reunite on stage for 1st time in 7 years at the 2022 MAMA Awards (NME)
The 2022 MAMA Awards have announced that veteran Korean girl group KARA will be reuniting on stage for the first time in over seven years for a performance during the ceremony.
The announcement was made via the MAMA Awards’ official Twitter page today (November 10), which marked the second-generation K-pop group’s first performance as a complete unit in over seven years. This year’s edition of the annual MAMA Awards is set to take place across two days later this month on November 29 and 30 at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka, Japan.
According to a separate report from Newsen, KARA – comprising all members Heo Young-ji, Nicole, Kang Ji-young, Gyuri and Seungyeon – will reportedly perform on the first day of the awards ceremony. Their much-anticipated performance is also said to include the premiere of a new song from their upcoming 15th-anniversary comeback album ‘Move Again’, the full release of which will coincide with their on-stage reunion. Read more
Adidas slammed over plan to sell Yeezys under new name (Newsweek)
Kanye West fans have slammed Adidas’ decision to rename his Yeezy collection after the sportswear company dumped him over antisemitic comments.
Adidas severed ties with the rapper — who has officially changed his name to Ye — last month after a series of controversial incidents including a string of allegedly antisemitic tweets in which he wrote he was “going death con 3 on Jewish people.”
The company told Newsweek in a statement it would “stop the Adidas Yeezy business with immediate effect” because “does not tolerate antisemitism and any other sort of hate speech.”
Adidas said in its statement that it was “the sole owner of all design rights to existing products as well as previous and new colorways under the partnership.” Read more
”Finally” Snoop Dogg’s legendary life story coming to the big screen (USAToday)
The D-O-Double-G is getting a big screen biopic.
Universal Pictures announced Wednesday the studio is developing a film to bring Snoop Dogg’s legendary life story to the big screen.
“What’s his name? Snoop Dooogggyyy Doooooggg. That’s right, we’re partnering with the Dogg Father himself @SnoopDogg to bring his legendary life-story to the big screen,” the studio tweeted.
“Finally,” the 51-year-old rapper tweeted Wednesday afternoon alongside emojis of fire and a fist bump. Read more
‘‘The Office’’ Star Rainn Wilson makes drastic name change to highlight climate emergency (Deadline)
Rainn Wilson, who is best known for his role as Dwight Schrute in the U.S. version of The Office and was also recently seen in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, has changed his name to ‘Rainnfall Heat Wave Extreme Winter Wilson’ to raise awareness about the environmental crisis and rapid warming of the Arctic region.
Wilson made the change to support a campaign being run by climate change awareness body Arctic Basecamp, of which he is a board member, to coincide with the United Nation’s COP 27 meeting which is currently taking place in Egypt.
“With the help of my scientist friends at Arctic Basecamp, I’ve changed my name to Rainnfall Heat Wave Extreme Winter Wilson. This is not a joke, I’m as serious as the melting Arctic, which amplifies global risks including extreme weather events around the globe,” said Wilson in a video address posted on the social networks by Arctic Basecamp. Read more
Daniel Craig ”happy” and ”so much fun” since quitting James Bond, says co-star Dave Bautista (HuffPost)
Actor Dave Bautista has said his co-star Daniel Craig seems a lot happier now he’s left the James Bond franchise behind.
Dave appeared alongside the former 007 star in the 24th Bond film, Spectre, and more recently reunited with him for the new Knives Out film Glass Onion.
In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, Dave admitted he noticed a big change in his co-star since the first time they worked together seven years ago.
“[Daniel] was really put through it on Bond,” he claimed. “You could feel that he was under a lot of pressure. Read more
Bao Tong, former top aide of Chinese leader Zhao Ziyang, dies at 90 (Guardian)
Bao Tong, the most senior Chinese Communist party official jailed over the Tiananmen pro-democracy movement, has died four days after his 90th birthday.
The former top aide of the reformist leader Zhao Ziyang, a sympathiser of the student-led movement that was crushed by the military in 1989, died early on Wednesday morning in Beijing, his son Bao Pu said in a brief Twitter post.
His daughter Bao Jian said in another post that “he was still full of hope for this land”. She quoted him as saying on his 90th birthday on Saturday: “Man has a minor historical existence in the world … whether I turn 90 or not is insignificant, but what is important is that we strive for today and the future … and to do what we can, should and must do.” Read more
Lukaku, Hazard make Belgium’s World Cup squad (Guardian)
Belgium head coach Roberto Martinez has included injured striker Romelu Lukaku and playmaker Eden Hazard in his 26-man squad for the World Cup in Qatar.
Inter-Milan striker Lukaku has been suffering with a hamstring injury and has only played twice since August and is currently sidelined for his club Inter Milan.
However, Martinez had previously stated that as long as Lukaku could feature in one of the team’s Group F games against Canada, Morocco or Croatia, then he would make it to the tournament.
Having named four players on a stand-by list: Bryan Heynen, Alexis Saelemaekers, Dodi Lukebakio and Jason Denayer, Martinez has until 24 hours before Belgium’s first game against Canada on November 23 to draft them into the squad if anyone is not fit. Read more
Costa Rica beat Nigeria 2-0 in int’l friendly (Vanguard)
Costa Rica defeated the Super Eagles of Nigeria 2-0 in an international friendly game in the early hours of Thursday morning.
This was the first encounter between both sides at the senior level.
The Super Eagles who were led by Coach Salisu Yusuf paraded home-based players in the encounter played at the Estadio Nacional de in San Jose.
Costa Rica, who are bound for the World Cup opened the scoring in the 7th minute via Oscar Duarte after the former Arsenal forward set him up. Read more
World Cup 2022: England squad features Maddison, Rashford and Wilson (BBC)
Leicester midfielder James Maddison has been included in England’s 26-man squad for the Fifa World Cup in Qatar.
Manager Gareth Southgate has also picked Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford and Newcastle striker Callum Wilson, Manchester City full-back Kyle Walker and Arsenal defender Ben White.
But AC Milan centre-back Fikayo Tomori, Brentford striker Ivan Toney and West Ham forward Jarrod Bowen miss out.
England face Iran in their World Cup opener on 21 November (13:00 GMT). Read more
”Unfit” Lukaku named in Belgium squad for World Cup (RFI)
Romelu Lukaku was selected in the Belgium squad for the World Cup announced on Thursday despite coach Roberto Martinez admitting the Inter Milan striker was “medically unfit”.
Lukaku has played just twice for Inter since the end of August because of a hamstring injury. He returned briefly in October but suffered a recurrence of the problem.
“Romelu is medically unfit, I think that’s quite clear,” Martinez said as he revealed his 26-man squad for Qatar.
“Romelu is at the moment receiving treatment and is entering that period that until the 22nd of November — 24 hours before our first game — he has the opportunity to get himself fully fit.” Read more
Lando Norris misses Brazilian GP media day with food poisoning (ESPN)
Lando Norris will skip the media day for Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix after contracting food poisoning, although McLaren does not expect him to miss the race.
Norris became unwell this week after arriving in Sao Paulo.
The team confirmed on Thursday, the media day for any F1 race weekend, that Norris will stay at his hotel to rest instead of going to the circuit.
Brazil is one of three events this year being held under the “sprint” format, meaning on Friday there is just one practice session before a qualifying session. Read more
Andreescu and Fernandez lift Canada past Italy at Billie Jean King Cup (CalgaryHelrald)
Canada earned two singles wins Thursday to lock up a victory over Italy at the Billie Jean King Cup.
Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., defeated Elisabetta Cocciaretto 7-6 (3), 6-3 in the opener of the best-of-three tie at Emirates Arena.
Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., then blanked Martina Trevisan 6-0, 6-0 in just 44 minutes to secure the team win.
Fernandez later returned to the indoor hardcourt with Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski for a doubles match against Jasmine Paolini and Lucia Bronzetti. Read more