NEWS UPDATE - Wednesday, 171214 **NIGERIA NEWS** ---------------------------- • Happy Birthday to Buhari at 72. - • Jonathan congratulates Buhari at 72. • Old people, cause of Nigerias troubles. - Jonathan. • 2015: Supreme Court dismisses appeal on Jonathan’s eligibility. • Forget all d propaganda, Southwest will vote massively for Jonathan in 2015. - Gov Mimiko. • US government exposes Tinubus fraudulent past. • Jonathan plotting to block me from emerging Buhari’s running mate. - Tinubu. • Tinubu threatens legal action, wants to become Buharis running mate. • Sahara Reporter’s story on Tinubu malicious, false. - Abayomi. • APC to name Buhari’s running mate Wednesday. • Barring any last minute change in plans, Prof Osinbajo may emerge Buhari’s running mate. • Don’t vote based on religious sentiments. - Pastor Kumuyi, Deeper Life Bible Church: Says religious considerations in politics have failed d nation. • Reps row over 2015 budget presentation. • Okonjo-Iweala presents N4.357trillion 2015 federal budget to National Assembly Wednesday. • Court decides on House probe of Diezani Wednesday. • Tambuwal: Court stays proceedings indefinitely. • Police denies tear gassing Tambuwal. • Mark’s security details tear-gassed Tambuwal, others. - DPO. • Students protests over distribution of voter cards in Lagos. • Normalcy returns to NASS as lawmakers resume. • 10 Reps defect from PDP, APC: 4 move from PDP to APC; 5 defect from APC to SDP; I female lawmaker moves to PDM from PDP. • Jonathan, Mu’azu meet PDP Reps in Aso Villa. • I never knew about Stella’s tummy tuck surgery. - Obasanjo. • Maku calls for cancellation of Nasarawa PDP gubernatorial primary election. • APGA guber candidate petitions INEC over non-conduct of PDP primary in Zamfara. • Plateau: Aggrieved PDP aspirants support Pwajok. • Enugu PDP Primaries: Court gives PDP, INEC one-day ultimatum. • PDP may miss INECs deadline in 12 states. • Enugu: Gov Chime budgets N96.7billion for 2015. • We deployed ICT to prevent rigging in Osun election. - Aregbesola. • Justice Sulaiman Kawu sworn-in as new Kwara Chief Judge. • Oyo assembly confirms state CJ’s appointment. • NYSC member displays a drone built by him at Orientation Camp. • Fuel Scarcity: Nigerian govt to meet striking oil workers Wednesday. • Oil workers vow to sustain nationwide strike. • Oil price slump will not ground Lagos economy. - Fashola. • Oil Prices: Nigeria not taken by surprise. - Jonathan. • Alison-Madueke appointed president of gas exporting countries. • Degree-holding junior police personnel to get promotion. • African Development Bank okays $500million to establish Nigeria’s Development Bank. • 65% of Niger Delta teachers ICT deficient. - NDDC. • Misgivings on census worry Yero, NPC boss. • Reps ask NERC to stop hike in electricity tariff. • Nwobodo’s son buried in uncle’s house. • Workers protest in Rivers over LG autonomy. • Court asks IGP to investigate Alaafin of Oyo for criminal activities. • $1 billion excess crude money missing as FAAC meeting ends in confusion. • SEC, NNPC, top list of agencies stealing billions of federal revenues. - Govt. Report. • 7 fraudsters working with Australian con-man, Stephen Davis arrested: Confess they were recruited to concoct lies and fabricate stories. • DSS parades ex-aide of Gov. Shettima of Borno, 6 other fake Boko Haram mediators. • I was paid to indict Modu Sheriff as Boko Haram sponsor. - Abubakar Yusuf, alias Baba Sani, a Boko Haram member/Negotiator. • No time limit for returning Chibok girls alive. - Presidency. • Insurgency: Displaced Nigerians will not vote... - INEC. • Nnamani’s trial stalled againam • Ex-Edo SSG, others know fate February 20. • Tompolo’s warships dangerous to national security. - Sagay. • Tompolo bought no warships. - NIMASA DG. • NIMASA vows to rid Nigeria of sea pirates, kidnappers. • 2 human parts dealers arrested at Atan Ota area in Ogun state. • Man jailed 63-years for N4.9million fraud. • Log falls from Timber lorry crushing an 18-year-old boy to death in Osun: Anger in Osun community over teenager’s killing. • Pakistani bags 10-year imprisonment for heroin trafficking. • Police recover 231 stolen cows in Niger. **FOREIGN NEWS** ---------------------------- • Almost 200 Ethiopian health workers arrive in West Africa to fight Ebola. • AU insures Nigerian Ebola volunteers. • Ebola: Guinea bans Christmas, New Year celebrations. • Islamists mount air raid near Libyan oil terminals. • African leaders urge West to act on Libya. • US: Obama has signed a $1.1billon Spending Bill into law. • Oil plunges below $55 a barrel in US. • 15 Taliban gunmen shot and killed 141 pupils in a school in Pakistan before they were overpowered by forces and killed. • Pakistan brings back death penalty after attack. • Malala condemns Pakistan terror attack. • School Massacre: Pakistan declares 3-days of mourning. • Deadly car bombings hit Yemeni city: Bomb misses militants, 31 killed including 20 Yemeni schoolchildren. **SPORTS NEWS** --------------------------- • Dream Team sets for phase ll camping. • Football superstar Thierry Henry quits professional soccer. • England Capital One Cup Quarter Final Matches: - Sheffield 1 - 0 Southampton - Derby County 1 - 3 Chelsea
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