Shocking !!! Middle-aged woman shot dead in Osogbo

An unidentified woman was shot dead by gunmen on motorcycles in Osogbo, Osun State capital in the early hours of yesterday.

The reasons for the killing of the victim, who was a daily-paid menial worker, could not yet be ascertained.
The woman was reportedly shot dead in front of the popular Orisunbare market.
Traders and passers-by reportedly ran in different directions to avoid being hit by stray bullets.

The body of woman lay on the road side.
Eyewitnesses said the hoodlums were riding on commercial motorcycles popularly known as Okada around 9.45 am when they shot the aged woman.
An eyewitness, who preferred anonymity, said:  “The old woman is one of those people doing menial job for bricklayers and masons, working in construction sites.
“She was heading to Old Garage area where they normally wait for bricklayers, who may come to pick them for daily paid job at construction sites.
“The boys were on Okada and they swiftly opened fire on the woman and she died on the spot.
“The policemen later came to the scene and cordoned off the area. The corpse of the woman was taken away in their vehicle.”

Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of Osun State Police command, Mrs. Folasade Odoro, confirmed the incident.
She disclosed four suspects have been arrested for the killing. - The Nation

Tragic !!! 3 die, 50 injured in luxurious bus accident

Three persons, a male and two females, died in an auto accident on the Auchi-Okene axis of the Benin-Lokoja road yesterday morning.

The spokesman of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Bisi Kazeem, confirmed the incident in an SMS to our correspondent.
Kazeem said 50 others, including a child, were injured and had been taken to the hospital for treatment.
He said a white Mercedez Benz Chisco Paradiso luxurious bus conveying 82 passengers was involved in the lone accident.

The cause, according to the spokesperson, is brake failure.
“The crash occurred at about 4 am at the Sharp Corner Checkpoint on the Okene end of the road.
“It was caused by brake failure. A FRSC rescue team arrived at the scene 20 minutes later and took the injured and corpses to the General Hospital in Okene (Kogi),” he said. 
Kazeem reiterated FRSC’s advice to motorists to regularly check their vehicles and ensure they were road worthy before putting them on the highway. - The Nation

Politics : Return or resign — Charly Boy to lead anti-Buhari protest in Abuja

Charly Boy, entertainer and activist, will on Monday lead a protest to demand that President Muhammadu Buhari resume office or resign.

According to a statement which a coalition of civil society groups issued on Saturday, the protest would take place in Abuja.
The groups promised to continue their protest – a sit-in – at the Unity Fountain in Abuja until the president either returns or resigns.

“Today is the 90th day since President Muhammadu Buhari left the country on a medical tourism in London,” the statement read.
“We are writing to inform the general public, local and international media, civil society groups that Mr Charles Oputa, AKA Charlie Boy and other prominent Nigerians will be leading the Monday daily sit-out at the Unity Fountain by 10am.
“The flag-off of the daily sit-out will commence with a procession from the Unity Fountain to Aso Rock by 9am prompt.

“The London leg of the protest which is scheduled to hold at the Abuja House, London by 11am (UK time) will be led by Comrade Chidi Cali, Barrister Bob and several others. - Cable Nigeria 

Shocking !!! ‘Many killed’ as gunmen invade Catholic church in Anambra

An unspecified number of people have reportedly been killed at St Phillip’s Catholic Church in Ozubulu, a town in Ekwusigo local government area of Anambra state.

A witness said some gunmen, who concealed their identities with masks, broke into the church around 6am when the first mass service was holding.
NAN quoted a witness as saying after they gained entry, the gunmen identified a particular man whom they shot.
He said the gunmen then went on rampage and “shot at the remaining worshippers numbering over 100”.

The source reportedly said some worshippers who were critically injured died on their way to the Nnamdi Azikiwe Teaching Hospital in Nnewi, the state capital.
Security personnel have cordoned off the church, which has since been deserted by worshippers.
Willie Obiano, governor of the state, Garba Umar, commissioner of police in Anambra, have visited the scene of the attack. -Cable Nigeria

Transfer news : Chelsea 'no chance' on Sandro

Chelsea have been told they have "no chance" of signing Alex Sandro by Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri.

The Blues had a bid, reported to be in the region of £60m, for the left-back turned down earlier this summer.
Sandro, capped seven times by Brazil, joined Juventus from Porto in August 2015 and has since won successive Serie A and Coppa Italia titles.
He was in London on Saturday as part of the side which fell to a 2-0 defeat against Tottenham at Wembley.
After that game, Allegri said: "Alex Sandro is a Juventus player and he will stay one."
When further pressed about the 26-year-old eventually moving to Stamford Bridge, he added: "No chance."

President Trump fights back over his 17-day New Jersey break

Barack Obama was repeatedly lambasted by Republicans over the amount of time he spent swinging a golf club, having played 333 times during his two terms. But the current president's enthusiasm for the sport seems to match that of his predecessor.

Mr Trump's decision to abandon the White House  for more than a fortnight has led critics to question his work ethic and devotion to the job.

The president's aides have insisted that the trip is what they billed as a "working vacation".

Mr Trump entered the fray himself on Saturday evening, inevitably turning to Twitter to do so.

He told his 35 million followers that he had left the White House to allow long planned building work to be carried out.

Mr Trump added that his time at the club at Bedminster in rural New Jersey would be filled with meetings and calls.

It is understood that one of the key tasks at the White House will be to replace the 27-year old heating and cooling system, finishing work which began under the previous administration.

Those that remain in Washington will be redeployed to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, rather than being expected to remain in the West Wing without air-conditioning during the city's sweltering summer.

The South Portico steps are being renovated for the first time since 1953. The West Wing is being redecorated and recarpeted and even the Oval Office is being refurbished.

Mr Trump's absence will be comparatively brief, unlike Harry Truman who spent nearly four years living in nearby Blair House while the crumbling official presidential residence underwent comprehensive renovation.

It was while Mr Truman was in Blair House that two Puerto Rican nationalists mounted an unsuccessful assassination attempt in November 1950 - killing a White House police officer.

With an extensive personal property portfolio - including an opulent apartment in Manhattan, an estate at Mar-a-Lago in Florida and the Bedminster golf club, the current president is not short of alternative accommodation.

He also has the option of Camp David, the rustic official country retreat in Thurmont, Maryland, just over 60 miles outside Washington. - The Telegraph

Shocking !!!! Baby girl found dead in hot car after grandmother believed she had dropped her at daycare

A four-month-old infant was found dead after she was left inside a vehicle for most of the day in Oklahoma. Her grandmother had thought she had left the girl at a daycare centre before going to work.

"She apparently had thought that she dropped off the child this morning, which she had not," Mark Opgrande, a spokesman with the Oklahoma County sheriff's office told KFOR news channel.
"After she got off work, she drove back to Luther to stop by the child care centre.
"They informed her that she did not drop off the child and they went, proceeded to look for the child inside the daycare. They couldn’t find her. That’s when they went out to the vehicle, and then discovered her outside in the back of the car. She was deceased."

The fire department was called to Apple Creek Learning Centre in Luther at around 5.30pm on Friday. The four-month-old was found still inside the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.
The grandmother, whose name has not yet been released, is being interviewed by police investigators at the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office who will prepare a report and send it on to the attorney’s office.
"She’s being questioned, she’s obviously distraught, this is a tragic situation and that’s why we remind parents all the time. It’s hot out and things like this aren’t supposed to happen, but they do.”

The grandmother has custody of the baby. No charges have so far been filed.
A Facebook post by the daycare announced news of the baby’s death: “We have some very very sad news from Apple Creek. A tragic accident with one of our beloved babies. I ask everyone to pray for this precious family. Please. Nothing happened AT Apple Creek but it did occur in our parking lot.”
Every year, around 37 children die in the US after being left in a car, according to Kids and Cars. The safety organisation said that the month of July was a record high for hot car deaths. This year, 29 children died of heatstroke in the US after being left in a car.

This represented "the highest we’ve ever had,” said Jan Null a meteorologist with the Department of Meteorology & Climate Science at San Jose State University. He has logged the statistics on the No Heatstroke website.The previous record as of 31 July was 28 deaths in 2010. Null explained it was “a year where we ended up with 49 deaths for the year.” - Independent