Federer Ends Djokovic's Streak; Halts 28-Match Unbeaten Run To Reach Shanghai Final

Roger Federer, pictured, beat Novak Djokovic in straight sets (AP)

Roger Federer halted Novak Djokovic's 28-match unbeaten run in China as the Swiss defeated the world number one to book his place in the final of the Shanghai Masters, AP/Reuters report.

ELECTRICITY BILL PALAVER: N8m Debt - Power Cut In NASS Raises Security Concerns

NASS (credit: thetrentonline.com)

As federal lawmakers resume from their two weeks recess on Tuesday, concerns over security of lawmakers have arisen, following power cut to the National Assembly Complex by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), The Nation reports.

Manitoba Hydro International Performance Under Review; Over 2,000MW Undelivered Daily, Says NERC

The Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) yesterday revealed that 10, 000 Mega Watts (MW) of electricity is stranded in Nigeria, noting that on daily basis the country records 2,000MW that is not delivered to the national grid.

NBA Demands Ekiti Court’s Reopening

Nigerian Bar Association

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) yesterday said it was alarmed by the continued closure of the Ekiti State High Court and other courts in Ado-Ekiti, The Nation reports.

Yousafzai, Satyarthi Win Nobel Peace Prize

2014 Nobel Peace Prize Winners: Malala Yousafzai (L) and Kailash Satyarthi (R)

Children's rights activists Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan and Kailash Satyarthi of India were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize Friday.

naijaGRAPHITTI Blog Wishes Linda Ikeji Blog Well – Google Restores Linda Ikeji Blog

Linda Ikeji (Photo source: 360Nobs.com)

So what actually happened? In a new twist to the ongoing plagiarism scandal, blogger Linda Ikeji has had her blog restored by Google. 

Away Goals Rule Has Become Outdated, Says Blatter

Sepp Blatter, FIFA president. Credit: Barcroft media

The away goals rule used for settling the outcome of two-legged knockout ties has "fallen behind the times" and needs rethinking according to FIFA president Sepp Blatter.

Imprisoned Syrian Activist Wins PEN Pinter Prize

Mazen Darwish, the head of the Damascus-based Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM), and fifteen of his colleagues were arrested by Air Force Intelligence officers during a raid on the centre on 16 February. (Photo credit for main image: rsf.org; Inset: syriafreedomforever.wordpress.com)

An imprisoned Syrian journalist and human rights activist has won a major a writing award celebrating free speech, Associated Press reports.

Publisher Removes President Jonathan’s Name From List Of Richest African President

Screensnip of Richest Lifestyle website (credit: richestlifestyle.com)

The publishers of RichestLifestyle.com on Thursday removed President Goodluck Jonathan’s name from the Richest African Presidents 2014 list, Leadership/The Trent report.

WHO: Nigeria Not Ebola-Free Until October 20

Photo source: logbaby.com

Despite last month’s declaration that Nigeria no longer had any case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), the World Health Organization (WHO) says Nigeria can’t be officially designated Ebola-free until October 20, The Cable reports.

World Bank In New Development Initiative, Launches Public-Private Infrastructure Plan

World Bank Group President Mr Jim Yong Kim (credit: talkvietnam.com)

The World Bank on Thursday launched a new initiative that would bring together governments, development institutions and private investors to form public-private partnerships for infrastructure.

EBOLA OUTBREAK: 6 In Madrid Hospital For Ebola Observation

Medical staff wearing protective clothing arrives at the apartment building of the Spanish nurse infected with Ebola in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Two doctors who treated a Spanish nursing assistant diagnosed with Ebola have been admitted to a Madrid hospital for precautionary observation, bringing to six the number being monitored at the center, health officials said Thursday.

Modiano, Writer Of Memory And Guilt Under Nazi Occcupation, Wins Nobel Literature Prize

French writer Patrick Modiano

French writer Patrick Modiano has won the 2014 Nobel Prize for Literature for works that made him "a Marcel Proust of our time" with tales often set during the Nazi occupation of Paris during World War Two, the Swedish Academy said on Thursday.

There Are Fifth Columnists In Armed Forces, Says Defence Chief

Air Marshal Alex S. Badeh, Nigeria's chief of defence staff (AP Photo/Olamikan Gbemiga)

The Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, has alerted the nation to the presence of fifth columnists in the Armed Forces, The Nation reports.

Is This True? Jonathan Ranked 6th Richest African President

President Goodluck Jonathan has been ranked the sixth wealthiest leader in Africa by Rich Lifestyle, a US-based website. 

As Liberian Duncan Dies In The US, 591 Nigerians To Fight Ebola In Liberia, Sierra Leone

Bound by tragic fate: Sawyer and Duncan, both carried Ebola to other countries from Liberia and both succumbed to disease.

Several press reports carry the death of Thomas Eric Duncan the Liberian who arrived Texas, US and later was diagnosed positive for Ebola.

DRAMA IN POLITICS - Nyako’s Deputy Is Governor As High Court Sacks Fintiri

Ngillari (left) taking the oath of office administered by Justice Audu Lawal in Yola…yesterday PHOTO: NAN

When you wish to make sense of governance and political leadership in Nigeria, our leaders would act in a manner to thwart you giving them the benefit of the doubt. Why can't political issues in Nigeria be more straightforward? Who did not wish to see Ngilari who had been deputy governor for seven years take office? Why was he purported to have resigned in the first place, if indeed he had not resigned properly? GRAPPHITTI NEWS can report that these are some of the questions watchers of our political development are asking connection with the political drama playing out in Adamawa politics.

FORMULA ONE: Jules Bianchi, Formula One Driver, Remains In Critical Condition; Marussia F1 Team Ask For Patience

Marussia driver Jules Bianchi of France waves during drivers' parade before the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, central Japan, on Sunday. (Shizuo Kambayashi/The Associated Press)

The parents of Formula One driver Jules Bianchi are travelling to Japan to see their son, who is in intensive care with a severe head injury after a crash during the Japanese Grand Prix, GRAPHITTI NEWS can now report.

Thomas Eric Duncan, Texas Ebola Patient Fighting For Life With US Drug Finished As Scientists Predict 75% Chance Ebola Will Reach France, 50% For UK By End October

Workers dressed in hazardous material suits stand at the apartment unit where a man diagnosed with the Ebola virus was staying in Dallas, Texas, October 5, 2014.(Reuters / Jim Young)

The first patient to be diagnosed with Ebola in the US is in critical condition at a Dallas hospital and is not receiving any of the new experimental drugs for the virus, which has killed over 3,400 people in Africa, media reports say.

Three UK-Based Researchers Win 2014 Nobel Prize For Medicine

A giant screen displaying the image of British-American researcher John O'Keefe and Norwegian duo May-Britt Moser and Edvard I Moser in Stockholm, Oct. 6, 2014. Photo by AFP

American-British scientist John O'Keefe and married Norwegians May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser won the 2014 Nobel Prize for medicine for discovering the brain's "inner GPS" that makes it possible to orient ourselves in space and help understand diseases like Alzheimer's, the award-giving body said on Monday, according to Haaretz and Reuters.

Synagogue Church Building Collapse: ‘South African Families Still Waiting For Bodies’

Phumla Williams, acting SA government spokesperson. (credits: radiokulmiye.com)

Families of South Africans who died in the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) collapse have an indefinite wait for the return of the bodies – which continue to decompose, the South Africa government said.

Sultan, Gov Wamakko Advocate Creation Of State Police

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar III and Gov. Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State have advocated the creation of State Police in the country to tackle the growing insecurity in the country.

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar III and Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State have advocated the creation of state police in the country to tackle insurgency, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.

Nobel Literature Prize To Be Announced Thursday

Nobel season upon 2014

The panel that awards the Nobel Prize in literature says it will announce the winner of the 2014 award on Thursday.