A team of detectives, led by the Divisional Police Officer, Ikeja Police Station, CSP Gbenga Ogunsaki, has arrested one Miss Deborah Nwachukwu, 23, for stealing a Toyota jeep, cash and items worth N1 million. DSP Bala Elkana, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), said this in a statement released to newsmen on Sunday....

READ FULL AT https://firstreportsonline.com/23-year-old-girl-arrested-for-stealing-a-jeep-phones-worth-n1m/ First Reports

The United States President, Mr Donald Trump has mocked the leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi who died on Sunday following the U.S. raid in Syria. President Trump who addressed the nation said al-Baghdadi died like a dog, adding that he ran into a dead-end tunnel, whimpering, crying and screaming all the way....

Watch shocking video at https://firstreportsonline.com/he-died-like-a-dog-donald-trump-mocks-isis-leader-abu-bakr-al-baghdadi-video/ First Reports

BREAKING: Atiku vs Buhari: Supreme Court fixes date for hearing of appeal...

READ FULL AT https://firstreportsonline.com/breaking-atiku-vs-buhari-supreme-court-fixes-date-for-hearing-of-appeal/ First Reports

The Minister of Youths and Sports has disclosed that members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) will start earning the newly signed minimum wage....

READ FULL AT https://firstreportsonline.com/breaking-corps-members-to-earn-minimum-wage/ First Reports

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the renaming of the Federal Ministry of Communications as Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy.

Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja....

READ FULL AT https://firstreportsonline.com/ministry-of-communications-changes-name-gets-fec-approval/ First Reports

The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, has approved the payment of arrears of the new minimum wage as agreed upon by the Organised Labour and the Federal Government.

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, made this known when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council meeting held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday....

READ FULL AT https://firstreportsonline.com/minimum-wage-fec-approves-consequential-adjustments-gives-deadline-for-payment-of-arrears/ First Reports

Here are the top ten (10) Nigerian news covered by leading Nigerian Newspapers on Wednesday, October 23, 2019.

1. Three Nigerians injured in fresh xenophobic attacks in South Africa

Three Nigerians have been injured in fresh xenophobic attacks in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. This comes less than a week after a Nigerian, Ikenna Otugo, was reportedly stabbed to death by unknown assailants in Empangeni, South Africa.

The President of the Nigerian Union South Africa, Adetola Olubajo, confirmed the attacks, saying the incident began in the early hours of Tuesday....

READ FULL AT https://firstreportsonline.com/10-latest-nigerian-news-october-23-2019/ First Reports

Midfield maverick Hakim Ziyech is likely to return for Ajax Amsterdam when they host Chelsea in the Champions League on Wednesday. Ziyech pulled out of international action for Morocco last week and missed Ajax’s win over last-placed RKC Waalwijk in the Dutch league but coach Erik ten Hag said he was likely to feature in the Group H match....

READ FULL AT https://firstreportsonline.com/uefa-key-ajax-player-returns-against-chelsea/ First Reports

Here are the top ten (10) Nigerian news covered by leading Nigerian Newspapers on Tuesday, October 22, 2019.

1. Court orders forfeiture of Saraki’s Ikoyi houses

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday ordered the forfeiture of houses in Ikoyi belonging to former Kwara State governor and ex-Senate President, Bukola Saraki.

Justice Mohammed Liman made the temporary forfeiture order following an ex parte application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The EFCC said the landed property “lying and known as No. 17A McDonald Road, Ikoyi,” was reasonably suspected to have been acquired with proceeds of unlawful activity.

2. Kwankwaso attacked in Kano

READ FULL AT https://firstreportsonline.com/10-latest-nigerian-news-october-22-2019/ First Reports

Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola, widely known as DJ Cuppy has revealed her desire to give birth after popular singer, Davido and his fiancee, Chioma welcomed a baby boy on Sunday. DJ Cuppy who is the daughter of oil-magnate and billionaire, Femi Otedola, congratulated Davido and Chioma on the arrival of their son....

READ FULL AT https://firstreportsonline.com/otedolas-daughter-wants-to-give-birth-after-davido-chioma-welcomed-baby/ First Reports

The Managing Director, Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Alhaji Usman Gur says the Federal Government in collaboration with international donor agencies has set aside over 1.61 billion dollars to ensure constant power supply in the country.

Gur, who is also the Chief Executive Officer of the TCN revealed this on Sunday in Kano while briefing newsmen at the Kumbotso power sub-station. According to him, the project will be carried out under the Transmission Rehabilitation Expansion Programme.

“We are rehabilitating and expanding to degree 20, 000 Mega Watts by 2022 across the country,” he said...

READ FULL AT https://firstreportsonline.com/finally-nigeria-to-enjoy-24-hour-power-supply-as-fg-sets-aside-1-61bn-tcn/ First Reports

The Federal Government has pledged its full support for the successful hosting of the 2019 All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), as the country prepares to host the glamorous event in Lagos from November 20 to November 23.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the pledge in a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday. ...

READ FULL AT https://firstreportsonline.com/excitement-as-fg-pledges-support-for-afrima/ First Reports

David Adedeji Adeleke, better known by his stage name as Davido has welcomed a baby boy after his wife, Chioma, put to birth on Sunday, October 20, 2019.

The singer on Saturday evening had announced that he was in the delivery room with his wife whose labour had stated. Davido took to Twitter on Sunday to announce the arrival of his prince, saying, “OMOBA TI DE!!! DAVID ADEDEJI ADELEKE Jr I!! D PRINCE IS HERE!!!! 20 – 10 – 2019 !!! Love you, my STRONG WIFE!!! I LOVE YOU!!!!!”...

READ FULL AT https://firstreportsonline.com/davidos-chioma-gives-birth-to-baby-boy/ First Reports

It was tears of apprehension that flowed down the cheeks of Mercy Eke as she awaited her punishment from Big Brother after Tacha Akide was disqualified. Tacha, 23, was butted off the show on Friday night for violence and intent to harm Mercy...

Watch video at https://firstreportsonline.com/mercy-cries-over-fear-of-disqualification-video/

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo to resign from office in order to face corruption allegation levelled against him by Mr Timi Frank. Recall Osinbajo on Wednesday had threatened to waive his constitutional immunity in order to clear his name from the alleged N90 billion corruption....

READ FULL AT: https://firstreportsonline.com/resign-vacate-office-now-pdp-tells-osinbajo/ (C) FIRST REPORTS

President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly ordered the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola not to authorize State Governors to fix federal roads if they will ask for refund....

READ FULL AT: https://firstreportsonline.com/dont-ask-for-refund-if-you-repair-fg-roads-buhari-to-govs/ (C) FIRST REPORTS

The federal government has begun payment of the new minimum wage to civil servants in the country. Those who have received the payment as their August salaries were junior public workers from grade 1 to 6.

This was confirmed on Sunday, September 22, by Lawrence Amaechi, the national president of the Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU), The Nation reports....

READ FULL AT: https://firstreportsonline.com/new-minimum-wage-labour-confirms-receipt-of-payment-from-fg/ (C) FIRST REPORTS

There was palpable excitement as Funke Akindele widely known as Jennifer on Sunday, September 22, visited the Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) Housemates.

The Jennifer’s Diary Actress used the visit to inspire the 10 remaining Housemates and also to promote her products and brand....

WATCH AT: https://firstreportsonline.com/jennifer-visits-bbnaija-inspires-housemates-video/ (C) FIRST REPORTS

The Professor was silent when a member of his own church Eunice Olawale was maliciously killed by Muslim Extremists in Abuja on 9th July 2016. Till date the perpetrators have neither been caught nor prosecuted....

His supervisory role of Trader Money and other key departments have been taken over by “The Presidency” amidst targeted allegations of corruption while the Vice President has been relegated to the position of the official Consoler-in-chief of the Federation, galavanting the length and breath of the country sharing condolence messages at burial requiems....

READ FULL AT: https://firstreportsonline.com/yemi-osinbajo-and-the-fifth-columnists-by-dr-attah-essien/ (C) FIRST REPORTS

All was not well on Saturday, September 21, as Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) Housemates, Tacha and Omashola engaged each other in a verbal fight over a “rope.”

The altercation resulted in Tacha calling Omashola ‘goat,’ while the latter also responded bitterly by calling the Port Harcourt first daughter unprintable names....

Watch video: https://firstreportsonline.com/tacha-fights-omashola-calls-him-goat-video/ (C) FIRST REPORTS

Three Housemates in the Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) season four – Elozonam, Diane and Cindy – have bagged one strike each on Saturday, September 21....

READ WHY AT: https://firstreportsonline.com/bbnaija-elozonam-diane-cindy-bag-strike/ (C) FIRST REPORTS

A suspected serial killer, Gracious David-West, 39, arrested by the police has admitted killing at least seven women in hotels in Lagos, Owerri and Port Harcourt.

The suspect was arrested on Thursday, following CCTV footage which showed him leaving an unnamed hotel in Port Harcourt, after he allegedly killed the lady he slept with the previous night. David-West confessed to killing the seven women to newsmen on Friday after his arrest by the Rivers Police command....

READ FULL AT: https://firstreportsonline.com/shocking-serial-killer-reveals-where-he-picks-girls/ (C) FIRST REPORTS

Amidst political speculations and postulations against 2023, Governor Udom Emmanuel has diffused plan to seek third term using a surrogate as a successor. The Governor cleared the air while interacting with the leadership and some members of Mboho Mkparawa Ibibio, foremost socio cultural organization of the Ibibio youths, that stormed Government House gate to herald his arrival following his victory at the Governorship petitions tribunal....

READ FULL AT: https://firstreportsonline.com/2023-udom-emmanuel-speaks-on-his-successor/ (C) FIRST REPORTS

Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs has issued fresh conditions to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on the award of new contracts.

FIRST REPORTS report that Senator Akpabio had recently decried the poor performance and huge debts owed by NDDC which according to him stood at N2 trillion...

READ FULL AT: https://firstreportsonline.com/akpabio-gives-nddc-conditions-for-awarding-new-contracts/ (C) FIRST REPORTS

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila (APC-Lagos) on Friday in Abuja, expressed disappointment over the failure of the Service Chiefs to honour the invitation of the house to discuss issues of insecurity in the North East. The speaker while calling off the meeting said that the representatives sent by the Service Chiefs were not acceptable to the leadership of the house. He said that there was no call placed to his office to explain their absence, saying, “I am just seeing their accountants and representatives.”...

READ FULL AT: https://firstreportsonline.com/invitation-gbajabiamila-to-report-service-chiefs-to-buhari/ (C) FIRST REPORTS

Die hard fans and regular viewers of Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) season four have projected Tacha, 23, as the potential winner of reality Television Show.

This comes despite the immunity bought by Mercy, a strong contender for the N60 million grand prize to stay in the House till Day 99. Tacha, the Port Harcourt first daughter started the BBNaija game with 20 other Housemates, and 5 more were added midway....

READ FULL AT: https://firstreportsonline.com/fans-tip-tacha-to-win-bbnaija-season-four/

The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom has declared Governor Udom Emmanuel as the duly elected governor of Akwa Ibom State as it struck out the Petition filed by Nsima Ekere of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Recall Udom Emmanuel of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) defeated Mr Ekere who contested on the platform of APC in the March 9, 2019 governorship election....

READ FULL AT: https://firstreportsonline.com/breaking-udom-emmanuel-floors-nsima-ekere-at-tribunal/ (C) FIRST REPORTS

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday gave a sum of N20,000 to each of the second batch of 315 Nigerians evacuated from South Africa. The fresh batch of returnees arrived a week after another 187 Nigerians fleeing xenophobia came back from South Africa.

Okoma, a returnee said that he had been in South Africa for six years without a job and slept in the street every night....
----
READ FULL AT: https://firstreportsonline.com/xenophobia-nigerians-narrate-ordeal-as-lasg-gives-n20000-each-to-315-returnees/ (C) FIRST REPORTS

Foremost Public Relations Consultant, Hon Matthew Koffi Okono, has sued Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel, and the Akwa Ibom State Government, over alleged theft of intellectual property. The suit dated September 16, 2019, with registration number HU/292/2019, is before the Akwa Ibom State High Court, Uyo....

READ FULL AT: https://firstreportsonline.com/property-theft-man-drags-udom-emmanuel-to-court-demands-n5-bn/ (C) FIRST REPORTS

The Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) has called on Nigerians to appeal to the Federal Government to implement the new minimum wage with adequate consequential adjustments to avoid the looming industrial crisis. The organised labour under the auspices of the Trade Union Side (TUS) of the council made the call on Tuesday following failure to reach an agreement with the government over non-implementation....

READ FULL AT: https://firstreportsonline.com/minimum-wage-industrial-crisis-looms-in-public-service/ (C) FIRST REPORTS

The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa has rendered an apology to Nigeria over the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa. Recall that properties and businesses belonging to Nigerians and other foreigners were looted, destroyed by South Africans in renewed xenophobic attacks few weeks ago....

READ FULL AT: https://firstreportsonline.com/breaking-xenophobia-south-africa-apologise-to-nigeria/ (C) FIRST REPORTS

All is set for Nigeria’s permanent representative in the United Nations, Prof Tijjani Muhammad Bande to take office as President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). FIRST REPORTS report that Prof Tijjani Bande was elected President of the UNGA by acclamation after being the only candidate that stood the election in June 2019....

READ FULL AT: https://firstreportsonline.com/tijjani-bande-assumes-united-nations-ga-presidency/ (C) FIRST REPORTS