NEWS UPDATE - 241014 **Nigeria News** • 2015: I’ll seek re-election for Presidency, Jonathan declares by accepting his adoption by PDP to be their presidential candidate; Sets up declaration committee for his re-election bid. • 2015: Okada, Tricycles operators declare support for Jonathan. • President Jonathan leaves for pilgrimage to Israel today: To join other Nigerian pilgrims in a prayer session for d well-being and progress of d country at an Inter-denominational Service in Jerusalem on Sunday. • Nigeria-Israel relations will improve security, economy. - Opara. • Jonathan faults allegations of rights abuse against security agents: Says human rights abuse allegations against Nigerian security agencies is being exaggerated. • Boko Haram releases over 50 women, girls recently abducted from Borno, Adamawa villages. • Boko Haram: Continuous abductions, gun and bomb attacks kill cease fire hopes. • Boko Haram negotiator blames delayed rescue of Chibok girls on opposition politicians. • Osun State Gov, Aregbesola backs Jihad, opposes Boko Haram. • A member of d British Parliament, Lord Paul Boateng urges Nigerian lawmakers to fear God. • PDP Govs to APC: FG not secretly funding us. • PDP committed to successful election. - David Mark, Senate President. • Presidential Bid: Femi Falana knocks Buhari for taking N27.5million loan to purchase APC Nomination Form. • APC presidential candidate should emerge through balloting. - Nda-Isaiah, APC Presidential Aspirant. • 36 govs to fight autonomy for LGs. • Gov Dickson, Dame Patience Rift Deepens: First Lady, 10 aides quit Dickson’s govt; Patience Jonathan, resigns as Perm Sec in d Bayelsa State Civil Service. • A Yoruba socio-cultural group, d Afenifere Renewal Group vows to vote out APC. • 2015: Gov Amaechis kinsmen endorse Jonathan, Wike. • Rivers: Amaechi made me minister to reduce my influence in d state. - Nyesom Wike. • First Lady, Patience Jonathan backs Wike’s governorship bid. • Shagari, Babalola, Amadi, Paulinus, others pick PDP nomination forms ahead of 2015. • 2015: My relationship with Wammako cordial. - Shagari. • N3.3billion New Govt House: You’re wicked, insensitive, Fayose tells Fayemi. • No plans to remove Fayose. - Ekiti State Assembly. • Ekiti: Reps condemn assault on judiciary. • Ekiti: Gov Fayose tells political office holders not to expect their salaries until he had paid d state workers. • Adamawa: EFCC quizzes ex-acting gov, Fintiri over inflation of contracts. • Osun: Aregbesola did not ask for re-run election. - APC. • INEC orders Imo aspirants to remove campaign billboards. • National Economic Council okays CBN’s N100billion ranches fund disbursement. • Oritsejafor takes a swipe at politicians who engage in fetish and diabolical things to win elections. • Northern Youth Assembly to invite UN over $9.3million arms deal. • Planned sack of workers: Court stops Julius Berger. • Constitutional Amendment: NLC, TUC threatens crippling nationwide strike over minimum wage. • Minimum Wage: Labour accuses Nation Assembly, Govs of treachery. • Reps seek increment in NYSC allowances. • FG moves to stop Fulani cattle movement. • Power Outages: Help on d way, FG tells Nigerians. • Private sector investments in sugar sector now N50billion. - FG. • Fashola urges elimination of mother-to-child HIV transmission. • NEMA identifies 743,062 displaced persons, calls for collective intervention. • Wizkid, 2Face thrill at first ever International Concert. • KSA, others to thrill at Havana Classic. • What a Daughter: Pastor Chris daughter stands by her Mum in divorcing her father. • FG dismisses media reports, denies banning ponmo consumption in Nigeria. • Ebola: FG sends 250 experts to Liberia, Others. • Bauchi Bomb Blast: Death toll rises to 17. • Electric sparks causes fire at Lagos airport. • Cyber crime convicts risk jail term, as Senate prescribes 7-years imprisonment for Yahoo boys, other cyber-related crimes. • EFCC recovers N550,000 for blind woman. • Akwa Ibom Police Command foils terrorist attack. • Abducted ex-NBA President, Okey Wali released after 12-days in captivity. • Rape victims storm National Assembly: Appeal to lawmakers to pass VAPP Bill. • Prison is my university, says freed suspect. • Friend, spiritualist, arrested over involvement in d murder of Awwal Umar, a student of Baze University, Abuja, over N7million loan. • A 23-year-old Nigerian, Dominic Adesanya, has been arrested for jumping d North lawn fence of d White House in Washington, DC. **Foreign News** • Ebola: Official WHO death toll near 5,000. • Ebola Crisis: Guinea begins compensation payments. • Rwandan lawmakers condemn BBC Untold Story programme. • Zambia celebrates 50-years of independence. • Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe’s wife announces candidacy to succeed husband as president. • Canada honors heroes of d shootings in Ottawa. • Shooting in Canada’s parliament raises fears of ISIS connection. • Bizarre: Man chops off his own penis after girlfriend told him he was no good in bed. • Nokia returns to profit after handset sale to Microsoft. **Sports News** • Latest FIFA Ranking: Nigeria drops to 42 in world ranking, 9th in Africa. • Federal High Court annuls NFF election that ushered in Amaju Pinnick as President. • Nigeria is not a serious football nation, says Keshi. • Eagles can’t beat us in Nigeria, Bafana Bafana coach Ephraim Mashaba boasts. • EUROPA League: - Group A Borussia Monchengladbach 5 - 0 Apollon Limassol Villarreal 4 - 1 FC Zurich - Group B Club Brugge 1 - 1 FC Koebenhavn Torino 2 - 0 HJK - Group C Partizan Beograd 0 - 4 Besiktas Tottenham Hotspur 5 - 1 Asteras Tripolis - Group D Celtic 2 - 1 Astra Giurgiu Salzburg 4 - 2 Dinamo Zagreb - Group E Estoril 1 - 2 Dinamo Moscow PSV Eindhoven 1 - 1 Panathinaikos - Group F Dnipro 0 - 1 FK Karabakh Inter 0 - 0 Saint Etienne - Group G Rijeka 3 - 1 Feyenoord Standard Liege 0 - 0 Sevilla - Group H FC Krasnodar 2 - 4 Wolfsburg Lille 0 - 0 Everton - Group I Slovan Bratislava 0 - 3 Sparta Prague Young Boys 2 - 0 SSC Napoli - Group J AaB 3 - 0 Dynamo Kyiv Steaua Bucuresti 2 - 1 Rio Ave - Group K Dinamo Minsk 0 - 0 Guingamp PAOK Thessaloniki FC 0 - 1 Fiorentina - Group L Trabzonspor 2 - 0 Lokeren --------------------------------------------- ---- Please Report Any Suspicious Person, Group Or Object(s) To The Law Enforcement Agents, As Doing So Can Help Curb Corruption, Crimes, Destruction Of Properties & Save Lives!!!
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