Saturday 15 August 2015

Buhari mourns Borno deputy governor

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said he received with shock and immense sadness, news of the death of the Deputy Governor of Borno State , Alhaji Zannah Mustapha.

According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President extended condolences to the deceased’s family and friends on behalf of himself and the Federal Government.

Romelu Lukaku scored two first-half goals and Ross Barkley added another as Everton claimed their first victory of the Premier League season by winning 3-0 at Southampton on Saturday.

The Nigerian Customs Service, Federal Operation Unit Zone C, on Saturday destroyed 600 cartons of smuggled frozen turkey and chicken in Benin, Edo State.

To celebrate Jay-Jay Okocha's birthday, we look back at the career of one of the genuine greats of the African game.

Aside from being perhaps the most outrageously gifted Nigerian footballer of all time, Okocha was a walking riddle, a moral and philosophical sticking point. In many ways, he ran counterpoint to the very fabric of the national worldview; hedonism is very much an acquired taste, and at that, a recent one.

PUNCH

*Osinbajo's protocol officers, organisers clash at Ooni's burial

*Aregbesola absent at Ooni's burial

*Commercial activities paralysed in Ife

*Anambra attracts N472bn investments in 18 months

*Corruption allegations, blot on Fasholas administration

Adeleke University Offers Scholarship To Girl Allegedly Raped By UNILAG Lecturer

The management of Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State, has offered to give a scholarship to the 18-year-old admission seeker allegedly raped by a part-time lecturer of the University of Lagos, Mr. Akin Baruwa.

Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Danduje, has urged the Federal Government to deploy more police personnel in the state, saying the status of Kano as a commercial nerve centre and as the most populous state in the country makes the call imperative.

The immediate past Chairman of INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega has been appointed Pro Chancellor and Chairman of Council of the Plateau State University.

The NUC Executive Secretary, Julius Okojie, said the 11 affected private universities were given two years to get their full operational licenses, but failed to get in in three.

The affected universities are:-

* Wesley University of Science and Technology

* Landmark University

Nigeria police decorate six officers with new ranks

Six newly promoted police officers have been decorated by the Nigeria's Ondo State Police Commissioner, Isaac Eke .

Nigeria's electoral body will continue to cooperate with election petition tribunals to ensure free, fair and uninterrupted justice.

Boko Haram Islamists killed 10 people, including two soldiers, and torched several homes during a raid in northern Cameroon, security sources said Thursday.

The Adamawa State Government on Friday announced that it has earmarked N200 million to engage prayer warriors in seeking divine intervention towards ending the state’s lingering security challenges.

The Senate, yesterday, constituted an ad-hocCommittee to carry out a holistic investigation into the management of funds appropriated to the power sector from the Olusegun Obasanjo civilian administration to date.

Announcing the 13-man ad-hoc committee, yesterday, Senate President, Bukola Saraki urged members of the committee to consider their reputation and integrity and come up with a report that would be acceptable to Nigerians. He lamented that a lot of money had been spent on the sector with no results, while Nigeria is still faced with the challenge of power supply.

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro on Wednesday said the United States owes Cuba millions of dollars due to the economic damages it has caused the island through its 55-year-old trade embargo.

“Cuba is owed compensation equivalent to damages, which total many millions,” he said in an open letter published on Cuba Debate, a government-run news website.

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THE SUN

*Okowa urges Buhari to complete Second Niger Bridge, other projects

*Ex-MEND leaders back FG on Amnesty probe

*FG hires KPMG, PWC to audit NNPC, CBN, others

*EFCC investigating alleged looters -Lamorde

*Ife shut down for Ooni

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge and Galaxy Note 5 Unvieled

Samsung has released 2 new large high-end Android handsets:The Galaxy S6 Edg and Galaxy Note 5. Both phones have 5.7in(14.5cm) screens and are going on sale earlier this year than their previous generations.

Liverpool have reportedly completed the signing of 17-year-old Nigerian striker Taiwo Awoniyi.

According to reports, Liverpool have won the race for Awoniyi, who is set to undergo a medical at Anfield and sign a professional contract imminently on his 18th birthday.

Nigerian Films Make It To India's Woodpecker Film Festival‏

Nigerian Films to have big presence in 3^rd Woodpecker International Film Festival to be organised in

New Delhi, India

9 Nigerian films selected for World Panorama section of the festival
The festival will be organised from Sept 17-20, 2015 at Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi

Nigerian Films will soon be showcased on the big screen in 3^rd Woodpecker International Film Festival (WFF).

Fidel Castro Born August 13, 1926 (age 89) .Infamous Cuban dictator and revolutionary who came to power in 1959 and served as his country's Prime Minister until 1976 and it's President from 1976 to 2008.

Odigie-Oyegun

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday felicitated with the National Chairman, All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, on his 76th birthday anniversary.

Buhari, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said he joined the party chairman’s friends and political associates in celebrating his remarkable life of service.

TRIBUNE

*Policemen stop journalists from covering tribunal's proceedings

*No automatic ticket for Wada 'pdp

*Security crucial to credible election 'INEC chairman

*NSE honours Jega in Lagos today

*APC candidates tear-gassed at INEC headquarters

Rivers PDP Request EFCC to probe Amaechi over fraud allegations

PDP Rivers state chapter has drawn a request to the EFCC over claims that Rotimi Amechi the immediate past governor of the state, engaged in corrupt practices while he served as Governor.The deputy chairman of the party who made this known to newsmen in Port Harcourt yesterday August 11th, called on President Buhari to be fair in his fight against corruption and ensure that Amaechi is investigated by EFCC.

He said..

The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has said it has no plan to give automatic ticket to Governor Idris Wada of Kogi State in order to enable him run for a second term in office.

The Anambra State chapter of the APC on Wednesday warned the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the Igbo socio-cultural organisation, to stop setting agenda for President Buhari.

MEMBERS of the House of Representatives, Wednesday asked the Federal Government to imortalise Late Sam Okwaraji, a footballer that played for the national team in the late 80s.

US policeman who killed black teenager sacked

A policeman who killed an unarmed black teenager during a suspected burglary at a Texas car dealership last week has been fired for “making decisions that had catastrophic outcomes”, the city’s police chief said.

Arlington officer Brad Miller, 49, could also face criminal charges once police complete their investigation, Will Johnson, the police chief, said.

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PUNCH

*Ebonyi, German firm plan Salt Lake City

*MAN meets CBN on new forex guidelines

*Market capitalisation sheds N54bn

*Ransome-Kuti's trial continues today

*Account for N5bn recruitment fund, Reps tell police

*Nigerian returnees accuse Cameroonian police of theft

PDP stakeholders in moves to win 2019 election

Top members of the PDP, including the former Governor of Kaduna State, Sen. Ahmed Makarfi and immediate past Minister of Environment, Laurentia Mallam, a founding member, Osita Nwaneri, amongst others, met, Monday in Abuja, in order to proffer solutions to the protracted crisis rocking the party. "PDP is a moving vehicle that stopped somewhere and about to be restarted. It is not dead." They said.

INEC commends NUJ over successful conduct of Election

INEC has congratulated the NUJ over the successful conduct of its election at the recent 5th National Triennial Delegates Conference in Abuja.

Former Super Eagles winger,Tijani Babangida has been named as special assistant and liaison to new coach,Sunday Oliseh.

Google, the US technology company, is reorganising under a new moniker – Alphabet – in a move underscoring its founders’ ambitions to pursue ventures far beyond the company’s internet search core, from self-driving cars to cutting-edge medical research.

The Ife traditional council in Osun State today finally confirmed the death of the Ooni of Ife, Okunade Sijuwade Olubuse II. Speaking through the the Awara of Iwara-Ife.

The Nigerian currency, the Naira, on Monday depreciated further, trading at N225 to the dollar at the parallel market.

Similarly, the currency was traded at N341 to a pound sterling while one Euro was traded for N243.

VANGUARD

*Buhari cancels govt delegation to Hajj, to save $1m

*Chieftaincy titles for Tinubu, Obasa, others at coronation of new Ayangburen's

*Maltreatment of robbery suspect: Nigerian army to punish erring soldiers

*Federal teachers protest unpaid salaries

*Nigeria not a rich country ' Buhari

NNPC disowns fake facebook account of GMD

The NNPC yesterday, drew the attention of members of the public especially stakeholders in the global oil and gas industry to the existence of a spurious facebook account purportedly belonging to its newly appointed GMD, Emmanuel Kachikwu.

This is a press statement from the office of Senate president, Bukola Saraki. Read below:

On Thursday, August 6th, 2015, SaharaReporters published a totally fabricated report entitled: “Nigeria’s Senate President Saraki Lied In His Official Election Forms” on its website.

The West African Examinations Council has released the May/June 2015 Senior School Certificate Examination results, withholding 118,101 candidates’ results out of the 1.5 million students that sat the examination.

A former Governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba, says former President Olusegun Obasanjo, is too critical of people and sees nothing good in anyone.Osoba said this during an interview with journalists in Lagos on Saturday.

Dolapo Oni

The Martell 300, worldwide celebration of the 300th anniversary of the Cognac House, took place in Lagos last night (August 8), as Martell hosted 80 VIPs, in Black-Tie, to the fine craftsmanship of this great Cognac House.

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*Spy Kids
*Assassins
*Desperado, etc

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Saturday 15 August 2015

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Tuesday 11 August 2015

The Ife traditional council in Osun State today finally confirmed the death of the Ooni of Ife, Okunade Sijuwade Olubuse II. Speaking through the the Awara of Iwara-Ife.

Monday 10 August 2015