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Friday 28 October 2016

Naira strengthens against dollar at interbank market

The Naira on Friday appreciated against the dollar at the official interbank market, the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports.

The Nigerian currency gained 50k to exchange at N304.50, from N305 posted on Thursday.

At the Bureau De Change,

The governor of Ondo state, governor Mimiko run to Buhari over recent crises in his state towards the forth

The legendary artist is set to launch a video of his song title "I hate what you do me".

Jose Mourinho has confirmed that Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not injured but still needs time to adjust to the Premier League following his summer move from Borussia Dortmund.

Mkhitaryan has made just four appearances

Nigerian veteran Comedian, Godwin Komone, known popularly by his stage name, Gordons, has stated that he will be the happiest person in the world if the federal government place a ban on giving of

The Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, says the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission to accept Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party was evidence

“Just kiss. I don’t even wait. I sort of get away with things like that." —Donald Trump

FBI probes newly discovered Hillary Clinton emails 'discovered during the investigation into Anthony Weiner's sexting' as Trump hails news 'bigger than Watergate'

FBI reopens Clinton email investigation

· New emails 'discovered during probe into Anthony Weiner's sexting'

She is alleged to have split from her billionaire fiancé James Packer following a dramatic fight in September. But Mariah Carey was still wearing her engagement ring (inset) when she

stepped out for dinner at celebrity hotspot Nobu

One person was killed and another injured when a bomb went off on Gesr Suez Street in Egypt, also known as Suez Bridge, in Heliopolis on Friday.

As part of its core mission of empowering the youths and women of the south-east region of Nigeria,

Chilean researchers are seeking conservation aid to protect a collection of mummified human remains found in northern Chile. Chinchorro mummies are seen inside

Sean Turner died in March 2012 from a brain haemorrhage after previously suffering a cardiac arrest, six weeks after he underwent corrective heart surgery. A Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsman inquiry

China's first home-made aircraft carrier has been completed.

“I need you to knock on doors. I need you to

Singer Oritsefemi is among so many Nigerian fathers who are over-protective of their daughters and he has no apologies for that. As much as many people thought he was joking on Instagram recently when he warned men to stay away from his

Federal Lawmaker Hails Passage Of Sexual Harassment In Tertiary Institution. Many lecturers has been using their position to torment

Business activities are flourishing in Daura, Katsina State, as the ancient town goes agog as President Buhari’s daughter weds on Friday.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that supermarkets, shops, soft drink sellers and commercial motorcyclists were recording a boom

An All-Yoruba Congress has been scheduled to be held in Kumasi between 9^th and 11^th March 2017, organisers have announced during a press conference held at the Accra International Press Centre yesterday.
The media programme simultaneously kicked off activities prior to the main event next year.
In his address

Reports in Ghana reveal that former President Jerry John Rawlings has declined the offer to join the league of recipients for this year’s national honours.
The event, scheduled for the Accra International Conference Centre on Saturday, will see awardees going home with gold medals valued at $20,000 each.
Tsatsu Tsikata, former

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has assured the public and a group of protesters of its fairness and readiness to attend to all issues referred to it without any delay.
This was disclosed in a press release issued by the commission’s head of media and publicity, Wilson Ujuwaren in Abuja.

Former Belgium boss Georges Leekens was named Algeria coach on Thursday, two days after losing his job at Belgian club Lokeren.
The Algerian Football Federation said that Leekens, 67, had been chosen to replace Serbian Milovan Rajevac, who was sacked following Algeria's home draw

Walter Mazzarri has revealed that Isaac Success will play no part when Watford face Hull City in Saturday’s English Premier League encounter.
The Nigerian suffered an injury in the Hornets’ 1-0 win against Middlesbrough two weeks ago – which ruled him out of their 0-0 draw against Swansea.
The Italian tactician during his pre-match briefing lamented the absence

As he faced the press to talk about the upcoming game against Alaves, Zinedine Zidane was clear as to why there was a perceived problem with Cristiano Ronaldo so far this season; that the Portuguese has set the bar so high in the first place.

She is alleged to have split from her billionaire fiancé James Packer following a dramatic fight in September. But Mariah Carey was still wearing her engagement ring when she stepped out for dinner at celebrity hotspot Nobu in Malibu on Thursday evening,

At least three people were killed on Friday after a bus ferrying pupils from western Kenya to Nairobi collided with a shuttle at Sachangwan on the Eldoret-Nakuru highway.

The Nation.co.ke team at the scene said among the dead are the driver of the matatu belonging to Prestige Shuttle, a woman and her baby.

There was breach of the peace at the Isale-Oyo Community High School, Oyo town, after some pupils of the college reportedly set ablaze some classrooms over mass failure in their examination.

It was learnt that the aggrieved pupils stormed

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated senior lawyer, educationist and philanthropist, Afe Babalola, as he turns 85 on October 30, 2016.
President Buhari joined members of Aare Babalola’s family, close associates, professional colleagues and the academia in celebrating Mr. Babalola’s achievements.
“The president reaffirms that the legal luminary’s lifestyle exemplifies discipline, diligence, honesty and wisdom,

Nollywood actress Tamara Eteimo is celebrating a big achievement in her career. The actress recently won the 2016 African Culture Image Award in the USA as the Best Supporting Actress. She clinched this award for her role in the movie ‘Fallen’produced by Uduak Isong Oguamanam.
The actress who was excited about her win,

Today, Hillary Clinton and First Lady Michelle Obama brought more than 11,000 people to Winston-Salem, North Carolina for their first-ever joint rally.
As the two pointed out, this election has become more than just a difference

Report emerged that 232 people have been executed by the Islamic State fighters near Mosul in Iraq on Thursday, Al Jazeera quoted a spokeswoman as saying

The 92-year-old with NINETY-SEVEN wives: Nigerian says Allah 'helps him keep control of them all'... but warns other men: 'I don't recommend having more than two'

But Mr Bello sees his matrimonial crusade as 'divine', and instead of heeding the ruling, opted instead to add to his nuptial tally.

I am still going to marry more. I will keep marrying them for as long I am alive. If it was up to me, I would have married maybe two wives, but what I am doing is divine Mohammed Bello Abubakar

He has now tied the knot 107 times - although 10 of his marriages ended in divorce. Rumours of his death circulated in his homeland last week,

Aminata*, 17, was taken by the Islamic group from her hometown Borno State in Nigeria two years ago and married off to an insurgent.

She had no choice but to live with the group who made her 'witness terrible things.'

I came in contact with Boko Haram insurgents in my hometown in Borno State, north-eastern Nigeria.

They saw me at

my uncle’s house during their first attack on our town. I have lived

A British banker accused of killing two Indonesian sex workers tortured one for three days with pliers and sex toys before forcing her to lick the toilet, a court heard. Rurik Jutting, 31, was high on cocaine when he filmed himself slitting the women's throats in a 'horrifying' attack in his luxury Hong Kong flat in 2014, prosecutors said. The Cambridge University graduate today pleaded

A patient has collapsed and died after waiting on the queue to be treated for over four hours.

Witnesses told said David Wekesa Kibui arrived at the hospital shortly after 8am in the company of his wife Emily and proceeded straight to a queue as they waited to be attended to.

But four hours later, witnesses say, he had not been attended to.

According to his wife,

The United States embassy in Gigiri, Nairobi, including its consular section, will remain closed today following the shooting death of a man near the gate on Thursday.

According to a statement posted on the embassy's website, the consular will resume business on October 31.

However, emergency services for US citizens will be available, the embassy said.

A man was shot dead outside the embassy after he stabbed a General Service Unit (GSU) officer with a knife.

A statement released by the embassy confirmed the shooting, adding that “no Embassy personnel were involved”.

The suspect was trying to forcibly gain entry into the embassy when he was blocked by the Kenyan officer at the gate.

The attacker stabbed the GSU officer in the head and right hand before the officer gunned him down.

Probe Jonathan now! - Some Nigerians in diaspora

· In the face of overwhelming evidence, most of us can't understand why GEJ is still walking free. About time he's invited to clear the air

In pictures, • Vice President Osibajo SAN meets with US based Nigerian Cancer Specialist in Boston, USA on 27th Oct 2016

Attack on Chevron gas line lead to about to 500 to 600 megawatts of Electricity

Tuesday’s attack on Chevron’s gas line by militants in the Niger Delta has affected the flow of gas to some power plants, leading to a loss of about 500 to 600 megawatts of electricity, our correspondent has learnt.

A source at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation told our correspondent that it was one of the lines transporting untreated gas from the fields to the Escravos gas plant that was attacked and not the export terminal line, as claimed by the militants.

The NNPC source said, “This is going to affect power supply; the Chevron gas plant won’t be able to produce as much gas as it should as from Wednesday.

“But the good thing is that Forcados is back, even though not fully. So, I expect that with Forcados being back, some of the gas plants will be back and this may neutralise the impact of the latest attack. So, there may be no serious noticeable drop in power supply if Forcados comes back fully by this weekend.”

The Niger Delta Avengers had on Tuesday claimed that it attacked an export line operated by Chevron Nigeria Limited at Escravos in the Warri South West Council Area of Delta State.

It was the first attack by the militant group on an oil facility since it announced a ceasefire and nominated the Chief Edwin Clark-led Pan Niger Delta Group to hold talks on its behalf with the Federal Government.

The NDA, in a statement signed by its spokesman, Mudoch Agbinibo, warned multinational oil companies to stop repairs on any facility earlier attacked by its strike force.

The statement read, “Today at about 3:45am, our strike team 06 took down Chevron’s Escravos export pipeline at Escravos offshore. This action is to further warn all the IOCs that when we warn that there should be no repairs pending negotiation/dialogue with the people of the Niger Delta, it means there should be no repairs.”

Culled from Punch

Ondo 2016 Governorship Election: INEC Releases list of Candidates

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has released the list of candidates for the Ondo state 2016 Governorship election. The list comprises of names 28 governorship candidates and their running mates. Here is the complete list.
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	STATE	NAME OF CANDIDATE	SEX	PARTY	AGE	QUALIFICATION	REMARKS
	ONDO
1	GOVERNOR	AMUDA OLADARE	M	A	55	MBA
	DEPUTY	AMBODE ALEXANDER ABIODUN	M	A	51	PHD
2	GOVERNOR	YINKA OLOYEDE OROKOTO	M	AA	54	LLB, BL.
	DEPUTY	ABIOLA OJO	M	AA	46	B. TECH
3	GOVERNOR	FRANCIS ADETUWO OGUNJUMELO	M	ACPN	68	FCMA, FCA
	DEPUTY	IKUSIKA GRACE OLANIKE	F	ACPN	63	NCE
4	GOVERNOR	OLUSOLA ALEX OKE	M	AD	60	LLB, BL.
	DEPUTY	DAUDA GANNY OLUWADARE	M	AD	59	ADV. DIPLOMA
5	GOVERNOR	MARGARETA MODUPE OGUNYOKU (OJO)	F	ADC	60	DIPLOMA
	DEPUTY	AGANMAYO ISEOLUWA	M	ADC	34	ND
6	GOVERNOR	OLUYI FOLASHADE HELLEN	F	APA	47	GRADE II
	DEPUTY	OWOEYE DAMILOLA JONATHAN	M	APA	36	NABTEB
7	GOVERNOR	OLUWAROTIMI ODUNAYO AKEREDOLU	M	APC	60	LLB, BL
	DEPUTY	ALFRED AGBOOLA AJAYI	M	APC	47	WAEC
8	GOVERNOR	FRANCIS ADEYEMI ALAO	M	APGA	61	MSC
	DEPUTY	FAMUSIPE RUFUS IDOWU	M	APGA	51	NCE
9	GOVERNOR	FUNMILAYO JENYO ATAUNOKO	M	BNPP	43	SSCE
	DEPUTY	OLAJOBI OLALEKAN ABIMBOLA	M	BNPP	45	BA. HONS
10	GOVERNOR	FASUA PETER OYELEYE	M	CPP	55	B.SC
	DEPUTY	OWOLABI SALIU YUSUF	M	CPP	68	M.SC
11	GOVERNOR	ADEEYO MATTHEW BOLORUNDARO	M	DPC	59	B. TECH
	DEPUTY	OLAIYA REMILEKUN MARGARETH	F	DPC	42	SSCE

12	GOVERNOR	FALANA OLAMIDE JULIANA	F	DPP	33	B.TECH
	DEPUTY	LAWRENCE KEHINDE FESTUS	M	DPP	42	WAEC
13	GOVERNOR	ODEDEYI OLUMUYIWA JOHN	M	HDP	40	B.SC
	DEPUTY	OLOWOKANGA SAMUEL	M	HDP	57	B.SC
14	GOVERNOR	SAMUEL OLUWATOYIN AKOGUNRIN	M	ID	37	B.SC
	DEPUTY	FAMUAGUN OLUWATOSIN MOSES	M	ID	35	ND
15	GOVERNOR	DANIEL OLUDARE OGUNGBEMI	MKOWA	KOWA	36	LLB, BL
	DEPUTY	FAUSAT ADEOLA ALIU	F	KOWA	62	NCE
16	GOVERNOR	ADEUTI STEPHEN TAYE	M	LP	65	MBA
	DEPUTY	AKINBAMIRE ADEBAYO BENSON	M	LP	60	PGD
17	GOVERNOR	OBAYORIJU JIMOH ABASS	M	NCP	46	HND
	DEPUTY	OWOLABI OLALEKAN STEPHEN	M	NCP	35	B.SC, PGD
18	GOVERNOR	OLUWADARE BADA	M	NNPP	63	BM & S
	DEPUTY	JONATHAN AJINDE SUNDAY	M	NNPP	59	WAEC, RN
19	GOVERNOR	AYIBIOWU MOSES IGE	M	NUP	43	MBA
	DEPUTY	OJO AKINWALE OLADAPO	M	NUP	42	M.SC
20	GOVERNOR	OLUWASEGUN ODIDI	M	PDC	45	B.SC
	DEPUTY	OLATUNJI LEO SEGUN	M	PDC	39	LLB, BL
21	GOVERNOR	JIMOH IBRAHIM FOLORUNSO	M	PDP	49	LLB, MPA	COURT ORDER
	DEPUTY	ALABI EBENEZER OMOTAYO	M	PDP	49	B.SC	COURT ORDER
22	GOVERNOR	ADENIYAN ABIODUN DANIEL	M	PPA	44	B.SC
	DEPUTY	OLADELE TOLANI BAMITALE	F	PPA	38	HND
23	GOVERNOR	ORUNMOLUYI TEMIDOLA OLAGBEGI	F	PPN	55	GRADE II
	DEPUTY	ONISEMO MICHAEL OLADAPO	M	PPN	36	HND
24	GOVERNOR	ARIGBEDE ROLAND GBENGA	M	PRP	39	OND

	DEPUTY	OLADELE PAUL OLUWASESAN	M	PRP	36	B.SC
25	GOVERNOR	OLU AGUNLOYE	M	SDP	68	B.SC, PHD
	DEPUTY	MODUPE AKINDELE MARTINS	F	SDP	43	HND
26	GOVERNOR	OLUGBENGA AKINWALE FALAIYE	M	UDP	42	B.SC
	DEPUTY	SEIBU LAMIDI	M	UDP	51	B.ED
27	GOVERNOR	AIDI BOLARINWA ELIJAH	M	UPN	49	LLB, BL, MBA
	DEPUTY	TIEWEI JULIUS	M	UPN	56	B.SC
28	GOVERNOR	ANTHONY ADENIYI ADENIRANYE	M	YDP	37	MSC
	DEPUTY	EGBEOLA OLAWALE MARTINS	M	YDP	39	B.SC

Friday 28 October 2016

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