GRAPHITTI NEWS : 2016-09-04

Friday, September 09, 2016

New Owners Planning Formula One Evolution Not Revolution

Formula One is to be taken over by Liberty Media

Liberty Media will continue to build Formula One on the solid foundations laid down by Bernie Ecclestone after its takeover, according to the sport's new chairman.

The Standards Organization of Nigeria has disclosed that it had no opportunity to verify 90 per cent of the products imported into the country between September and December 2015.

The Independent National Electoral Commission has postponed the September 10 gubernatorial election in Edo State.

Atletico And Real Madrid Lose FIFA Appeals Against Transfer Bans

Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid have lost their appeals against transfer bans

FIFA has rejected appeals from Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid against their transfer bans for breaching rules governing the transfer and registration of players aged under 18.

Rev Dr Olasupo Ayokunle

The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev Dr Olasupo Ayokunle, has denied ever accusing the United States of supporting the governing All Progressives Congress in the 2015 elections.

END CHILDHOOD STATELESSNESS IN SOUTH AFRICA -- CHANGE.ORG

The department of home affairs had wanted to apply for leave to appeal against a judgment of the high court in Pretoria‚ which declared that the child was a South African citizen.

Kenya's Samwel Kimani has won the first gold medal of the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games in the Men’s T11 5000m (for blind competitors with guides)

This undated photo provided by The Trust for Public Land shows Ackerson Meadow in Yosemite National Park, Calif. Visitors to the park now have more room to explore nature with the announcement on Wed. Sept. 7, 2016 that the park's western boundary has expanded to include Ackerson Meadow, 400 acres of tree-covered Sierra Nevada foothills, grassland and a creek that flows into the Tuolumne River. This is the park's biggest expansion in nearly 70 years, and will serve as wildlife habitat. (Robb Hirsch/The Trust for Public Land via AP)

Robin Wainwright could have cashed-in on pristine grassland and forest he owned along the border with Yosemite National Park — building an upscale resort for a few fortunate guests.

#ChangeBeginsWithMe

Politicians are fond of promising change in their election campaign, but that usually involves changes to the country.

The #BringBackOurGirls group on Wednesday said it would defy the ban on public protests by the Nigeria Police Force and carry on with its rally.

Inaugural winner of the UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award, Major Aichatou Ousmane Issak. Photo: MINUSMA

A female soldier from Niger has been awarded the UN's first ever prize for peacekeepers who focus on the impact that armed conflict can have on women.

At a ceremony in London, the UK Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Baroness Joyce Anelay, presents Major Aichatou Ousmane Issak of Niger with the inaugural Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award for her work in integrating gender perspectives into peacekeeping activities. Photo: UK Ministry of Defence

Abubakar Shekau began leading Boko Haram in 2009 AFP Photo

Two factions of the Boko Haram sect in Monguno area of Borno State engaged in a bloody fight over leadership tussle, sources told the AFP on Thursday.

IS declared Abu Musab al-Barnawi Boko Haram's leader last month Boko Haram video

Opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games in Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, on September 7, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Tasso Marcelo

Rio de Janeiro opened the Paralympic Games on Wednesday with samba, parading wheelchairs, giant balloons — and political protests — at the famed Maracana stadium.

Teodorin Nguema Obiang Mangue denies the charges

The son of Equatorial Guinea’s president, who also serves as his deputy, is face trial in France on money-laundering and corruption charges, French judges have decided.

Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos

The Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, on Tuesday said there was no going back on the Federal Government’s plan to concession the four major airports in the country.

Williams is trying to win her seventh US Open

Serena Williams was pushed hard by fifth seed Simona Halep before coming through in three sets to reach the semi-finals of the US Open in New York.

Nishikori (left) beat Murray for only the second time in nine meetings

Britain's Andy Murray made his earliest Grand Slam exit of the year as Japan's Kei Nishikori fought back to win their US Open quarter-final in five sets.

From left: Former Head of Interim National Government, Chief Ernest Shonekan; President Muhammadu Buhari; former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar; and former President Goodluck Jonathan, during the Council of State meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja yesterday Image source: The Punch

The Council of State yesterday ratified the appointments of six additional commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Chief Thomas Ekpemupolo Photo credit: Paul Iseme/image source: lindaikeji’sblog

The father of a former Nigerian militant leader has died after sustaining injuries during a government military campaign aimed at halting attacks on infrastructure in the oil-producing Delta region, his spokesman said late on Wednesday.

Darren Seals, a prominent organizer for the Ferguson protests in response to the killing of a black teenager by a white police officer in 2014, has died. He is the second Ferguson, Missouri activist to be found shot and in a burning car.

Mischief makers claiming country had been flooded with ‘poisonous’ rice -Ebegba

The National Biosafety Management Agency on Wednesday described as untrue claims that there were genetically modified rice in the Nigerian market.

Wozniacki, Kerber To Clash For US Open Final Spot

Caroline Wozniacki defeated injured Latvian Anastasija Sevastova in a two-set match ©Kena Betancur (AFP)

Caroline Wozniacki's dramatic resurgence continued when the former world number one defeated a hobbling Anastasija Sevastova to reach a fourth US Open semi-final.

US Open 2016

Sharon Olds had aslo won the TS Eliot prize for poetry

One of the country's leading poets, Pulitzer Prize winner Sharon Olds, has won a US$100,000 lifetime achievement award.

Muhammad Sanusi II, emir of Kano and former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has recommended steps President Muhammadu Buhari must take to revive the Nigerian economy.

Nigeria's military has liberated large swathes of land from Boko Haram but a ride with an army convoy, all guns firing for fear of ambush, shows how far the northeast is from normality after a brutal Islamist insurgency that has displaced millions.

Côte d'Ivoire Evicts Thousands Of Cocoa Farmers To Save Forests

Cocoa farmer inside Mont Peko National Park Image source: lesoir.be

Before the morning mists had broken over Côte d'Ivoire's Mont Peko National Park, thousands of newly homeless cocoa farmers and their families began to stir, fetching water and lighting cooking fires outside Sylvain Zongo's church at the forest edge.

Ahmed Salkida

The Department of State Services has arrested Ahmed Salkida, a journalist, who was declared wanted by the Nigerian Army last month.

The Nigerian government says it is set to launch the “Change Begins With Me’’ campaign, “to entrench the values of accountability, integrity and positive attitudinal change” in Nigerians.

Serena Williams secured a record-breaking victory at the US Open (AP)

Serena Williams sealed a record-breaking 308th grand slam victory by beating Yaroslava Shvedova in the US Open fourth round.

Fuel dispensing

Petroleum product marketers have demanded an upward review in the pump price of the Premium Motor Spirit (also known as petrol).

“Operation Crocodile Smile”

*Army impounds speedboats

Four soldiers lost their lives yesterday when their boat capsized in Bayelsa State as the military began its Operation Crocodile Smile to crack down on agitators in the Niger Delta.

Man United Removes Plaque Commemorating Legendary Coach From Directors’ Box

A statue of former Manchester United manager Matt Busby. © Phil Noble / Reuters

English football club Manchester United have removed a plaque in memory of legendary Scottish coach Sir Matt Busby and moved season tickets for his family from the exclusive director’s box at their famous Old Trafford stadium

Côte d'Ivoire's gold medalist in taekwondo Cheick Sallah Cisse (L) is congratulated by Côte d'Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara on September 5, 2016 during a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Abidjan ©Sia Kambou (AFP)

The Côte d'Ivoire's president has rewarded Cheick Sallah Cisse, the country's first ever Olympic gold medallist, with a new house and a 50 million CFA franc (€75,000, US$84,000) cash bonus.

The world's two biggest oil producers Saudi Arabia and Russia said Monday they had agreed to "act together" to try to stabilize oil prices, but failed to make headway on a production freeze.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte called Barack Obama a "son of a whore" on Monday as he vowed not to be lectured by the US leader on human rights when they meet in Laos.

Fuel dispensing

The Nigerian government will not increase the pump price of petrol despite a demand that it should do so, officials have said.

In this photo taken on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016, a health official administers a polio vaccine to a child at a camp for people displaced by Islamist Extremist in Maiduguri, Nigeria. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

The World Health Organization has confirmed a third case of polio in an area of Nigeria newly liberated from Boko Haram Islamic extremists, the Rotary Club said Monday, amid fears the disease could resurge in neighboring countries.

Members of South Africa's ANC chanted slogans outside its headquarters on Monday demanding President Jacob Zuma step down in a rare public show of anger in the ruling party after its worst election performance since the end of apartheid in 1994.

The situation at Luthuli House right now... ANC FIGHT CLUB! #OccupyLuthuliHouse vs #DefendLuthuliHouse (Image source: Leandri J van Vuuren ‏@Lean3JvV on Twitter

Local watchdog Save Our Soccer said 81 foreign footballers and coaches were playing in Indonesia without the correct permit ©Patrick Hertzog (AFP)

Indonesia threatened Monday to punish foreign footballers working without proper permits after a watchdog claimed scores of overseas players and coaches had illegally joined local clubs.

A section of Dangoma Community

Out of the blues, Dangoma hit the headlines with the reported discovery of high grade nickel in the community.

Dangoma, a community 15 kilometres from Kafanchan, headquarters of Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State, is Nigeria's home of "world class and highly unusual" nickel discovery.

Isidore Okpewho

A foremost scholar of Oral Literature and award-winning novelist, Isidore Okpewho, has died at 74.

Farouk Miya (right) scored to qualify Uganda for the 2017 Nations Cup in Gabon

Uganda have qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time since 1978 after beating Comoros on Sunday.

Fuel dispensing

Fuel marketers in the country have called for the removal of the cap on the pump price of fuel.

Firefighters search for missing victims after Typhoon Lionrock made landfall in Iwaizumi, Iwate prefecture on September 2, 2016

The death toll from a devastating typhoon in northern Japan rose to 14, officials said Friday, as another powerful storm approached the country's south.

The House of Representatives has postponed by one week its anticipated resumption, The Punch learnt in Abuja on Sunday.

Senator Dino Melaye

Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to shake up his cabinet, recommending the dismissal of three top government officials.

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