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Monday 30 November 2015

Pope Francis Leaves Africa Back To Rome

Pope Francis left the capital of the Central African Republic on Monday after a three-nation tour of Africa, his first trip to the continent.
The leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics was heading to Rome after a trip that also took him to Kenya and Uganda.


Man Gives 'Cheating' Girlfriend The Greatest Surprise Of Her Life. Video

A heartbroken man deceives his cheating girlfriend into thinking he is about to propose ... only to reveal what he thinks she has been doing behind


Kenyan Police arrest Iranian-trained suspects planning attacks in Kenya

Two Kenyans are in police custody for allegedly being members of an Iranian spy network linked to terror. The Inspector General of the National Police Service, Joseph Boinnet, says the suspects – Abu-Bakr Sadiq Louis And Yassin Juma - travelled to Iran last month before returning to Kenya and planned to launch attacks on several undisclosed strategic installations and foreign missions. Boinnet says the suspects have given police useful information about their intended terror mission and would be arraigned in court once investigations are completed. The police boss refused to disclose where the two suspects were arrested but said police are yet to confirm whether the Iranian spy agency is linked to al Shabaab or Islamic State group.     KTN NEWS

Burkina Faso should announce provisional election results

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Burkina Faso should announce provisional results on Monday from an election to choose the West African country’s first new leader in decades, the head of the electoral commission said.
Sunday’s peaceful election comes after longtime leader Blaise Compaore was toppled in a popular uprising in October 2014 in which demonstrators faced down the security forces over his attempt to extend his tenure.


Kogi Polls: Faleke Writes Oyegun Again

Late Prince Abubakar Audu’s running mate in the November 21 election, James Abiodun Faleke, has declined to pair with Alhaji Yahaya Bello, who has been named the party’s candidate for the supplementary election on Saturday, insisting that he should be declared governor-elect on the APC platform.

The APC looked set to win the election but the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared it inconclusive, following the inability of some registered voters to vote in 91 units.


Obama Pays Tribute To Victims Of Paris Attacks

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 President Barack Obama laid a solitary rose at a remembrance for the casualties of the Paris attacks on Monday not long after touching base in the city, going by the Bataclan, the show corridor where the deadliest paris attacks occurred amid the attack somewhere in the range of two weeks back.

Obama, who is nearby for global converses with control environmental change, was joined at the site by French President Francois Hollande not long after Air Force One touched down around midnight neighborhood time.


TB Joshua, Others To Be Arraigned Today Over Synagogue Building Collapse

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The trustees of Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, will Monday, November 30, 2015 be arraigned before a Lagos State High Court in Ikeja over the collapse of a six-storey building in the church on September 12, 2014, which led to the death of 116 persons.

Senior Pastor of the church, Prophet T. B. Joshua is one of the trustees.



Sylva Will Win The Poll, As The People Of Bayelsa Goes To The Ballot Come December 5th - Pollsters

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A non-governmental organisation, Election Frontline, has insisted that former Governor Timipre Sylva, will beat the incumbent Governor, Seriake Dickson, in this Saturday’s governorship poll in Bayelsa State.
Sylva is the candidate for the All Progressives Congress while Dickson is flying the flag of the Peoples Democratic Party.
The Survey Administrator, Election Frontline, MacPepple Joshua, in a survey result released last week, predicted Sylva’s victory over Dickson.
But Dickson had described the survey as fake, noting that the proof of the pudding is in the eating.
The governor, who made his position through his campaign organisation, the Restoration Campaign Organisation, had claimed that the survey team was made up of APC card-carrying members led by MacPepple Joshua.


Sunday 29 November 2015

We Are Yet To Select Audu’s Replacement – APC

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied reports making the rounds that it has selected a candidate to replace Prince Abubakar Audu, who died just before the November 21 gubernatorial election in Kogi State was declared “inconclusive” by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).


Nigerian Government To Collaborate With Niger Delta Ex-Militants To Achieve Peace In The Region.

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The Federal government has reiterated its willingness to partner with ex-militants in the oil rich Niger Delta region to ensure protection of lives and properties in the region.
Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme for former Niger Delta militants, Brig-Gen. Paul Boro (rtd) revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is willing to engage relevant stakeholders to address insecurity in the region.


Burkina Faso goes to the Ballot to Elect new President Today.

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First free election in 30 years heavily influenced by legacies of former liberation comrades Thomas Sankara and Blaise Compaoré
One is dead and the other in exile, but the shadows of former presidents Thomas Sankara and Blaise Compaoré loom large over Burkina Faso as the country chooses a new government on Sunday.

Nearly 5.5 million people are expected to vote in presidential and parliamentary elections to replace the interim government that has ruled since a popular uprising forced Compaoré out of office more than a year ago.

“This is definitely the most open election since the country’s independence,” analyst Cynthia Ohayon told Reuters. “You actually don’t know who is going to win, even though there are front-runners.”
Jazz, rivalry and revolution: Burkina Faso recalls spirit of Sankara


The Bayelsa People Have Endorsed Me- Seriake Dickson

 
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 Bayelsa State Govenor, Seriake Dickson who is also Peoples Democratic Party Gubernatorial Candidate has said that he is confident he will come out victorious in the coming polls because communities in the state have endorsed him.
In an interview with Vanguard, he explained that unlike the All Progressives Candidate, Chief Timpre Sylva who has been travelling around in Helicopters, he has been using Canoes to visit all the rural communities in the state.


We Cant Make You Kogi Governor Elect. APC To Faleke

 
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) running mate in the governorship election in Kogi State, Mr. Abiodun Faleke, is not disposed to the party’s choice of Alhaji Yahaya Bello as replacement for the late Prince Abubakar Audu.
Faleke yesterday wrote a second letter to the party’s national chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun in apparent reaction to the APC decision to pick Bello to replace Audu ahead of the supplementary election scheduled for this weekend. He insisted that he is not prepared to give up his ‘mandate’ for any reason whatsoever.
He said he is the rightful person to step into the late Audu’s shoes, and pleaded the application of the ‘doctrine of necessity’ used in the crisis that trailed the demise of President Umaru Yar’Adua in 2010.
The letter came on a day supporters of the late Audu took to the streets at Itobe in Ajaokuta Local Government area of the state protesting against Bello’s choice.
The protesters blocked the bridge across River Niger which connects areas in Kogi Central, including Anyingba and Dekina.


Wladimir Klitschko Looses His Championship To Tyson Fury.


Tyson Fury is new world heavyweight champion
   
 


Britain’s Tyson Fury was crowned the new world heavyweight champion on Saturday after a unanimous points win over Wladimir Klitschko, who suffered his first defeat in eleven years.
The 27-year-old Fury was awarded the fight in Duesseldorf 115-112, 115-112 and 116-111 by the judges to take Klitschko’s WBA, IBF, IBO and WBO belts as the Ukrainian suffered his first defeat since 2004.
The new champion celebrate his victory by signing Aerosmith’s “Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” in the ring.
“I want to thank my lord and saviour Jesus Christ for giving me this victory,” said a tearful Fury who has now won all 25 of his professional fights.
“I have worked hard everyday for this moment — it’s a dream come true.


Saturday 28 November 2015

David Mark Should Go Home And Rest. Nigerians Speak


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The court of Appeal sitting in Markurdi has nullified the election of Senator David Mark.

Granting the applications of the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Benue South, Mr Donald Onjeh, the Appeal Court ordered that a fresh poll be conducted within 90 days.

Reacting to the news on social media, many Nigerians applauded the decision of the court. See their reasons from their comments below.

One commenter said, Nobody dey even hear him voice for Senate. Is like he became fed up as a senator when his party failed to produce majority, thereby denying him the SP.

Another stated, Good decision from the court. He should go home and rest after 16 years as a senator. It’s time for a younger leader to represent that district in the senate.

Yet another comment, It is high time David Mark hang his boots. l wonder what he will in the coming campaigns be telling his people he would do for them that he failed to do as Senate President for 8 years and his non contribution in the present senate will not help him!

And another, DAYBREAK 2015!
Fellow nairalanders, please join me to celebrate the liberation and emancipation of my people ‘The Idoma nation’ on this day that the cry of the oppressed has been answered in the appellate court.
This is indeed a victory for democracy and a damn of a new day!