GRAPHITTI NEWS : 2016-09-18

Saturday, September 24, 2016

Corbyn Calls For Unity After UK Labour Party Leadership Re-Election

Jeremy Corbyn celebrates his victory following the announcement

Jeremy Corbyn has urged Labour to unite behind him after his overwhelming victory against leadership challenger Owen Smith.

During his UN address, President Muhammadu Buhari said that devastation created by Boko Haram had been compounded with climate change (AFP Photo/Drew Angerer)

Civil rights groups on Friday berated the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration for incurring a ₦2.2tn domestic debt in the last one year.

Hindatu Umar Photo: BBC

A 25-year-old woman has become the chairperson of one of the biggest and oldest councils in Kebbi state in the north of Nigeria, a region where women are politically relegated for cultural reasons.

Argungu is well known for its annual fishing festival Photo: AFP

In this Jan. 17, 2015 photo, Claudia Rankine attends the 46th NAACP Image Awards Nominees' Luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Rob Latour/Invision/AP)

Gene Luen Yang, a prize-winning author and the national ambassador for young people's literature, and Claudia Rankine, one of poetry's brightest and most innovative stars, are among this year's 23 MacArthur fellows and recipients of the so-called "genius" grants.

Senator Shehu Sani (Kaduna Central Zone)

Human rights activist and senator representing Kaduna Central Zone, Shehu Sani, has condemned calls for the sale of national assets to exit Nigeria economic recession, saying that such decision may worsen the situation of the country.

DG/CEO NiMet, Dr Anthony Anuforom (right) the DG/CEO Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) Mr Moses Oluwatoyin Beckley, who was on a courtesy to NiMet, Abuja to strengthen their relationship on hydrological management

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, NIHSA, said on Thursday that 99 Local Government Areas in 30 states had been affected by flood, which also killed 29 persons so far.

Governor Dr Seriake & Dr Mrs Rachael Dickson

Dr. Rachael Dickson, wife of the Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has been delivered of a set of quadruplets in the United States of America.

A statue of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi in Accra, Ghana, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016. Professors at a university in Ghana's capital are campaigning for the removal of a new statue of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi. (AP Photo/Christian Thompson)

Professors at a university in Ghana's capital are campaigning for the removal of a new statue of Indian independence leader Mohandas Gandhi.

Mourners pay their respects at an improvised altar to those killed in post-electoral violence in Libreville ©Marco Longari (AFP)

Gabon's disputed election, which culminated Saturday with the constitutional court's confirmation of President Ali Bongo's victory, is the latest in a long list of violence-tinged ballots in Africa:

Governors Okay Sale Of Government Assets, Concessioning To Tackle Recession

Minister of State, National Planning and Budget, Hajia Zainab Ahmed, Minister, National Planning and Budget, Senator Udo Udoma and Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun Photo: Philip Ojisua

• Pass vote of confidence in Udoma, Adeosun

Governors of the 36 states have endorsed proposals of the Federal Government Economic Management Team (EMT) under President Muhammadu Buhari to tackle the economic recession.

Hungry Youths Snatch Food Packs From Trekking Pupils

Photo: AP Photo/Sunday Alamba

If you are one of the parents whose children trek to school from home, a new development in Minna, Niger State capital will get you worried.

From left, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin, Rome mayor Virginia Raggi, Italian soccer federation president Carlo Tavecchio and Italian olympic committee president Giovanni Malago present Rome's logo as one of the host cities of the Euro 2020 European soccer championships, in Rome, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

A day after rejecting Rome's bid for the Summer Olympics in 2024, Mayor Virginia Raggi said the city is "honored" to host matches for the 2020 UEFA European Championship.

Footballer Victor Emenayo reacts to accusations made by azerbaijani media that he's over 40 and not 23

Nigerian striker, Victor Emenayo, has got the Azerbaijanis in an uproar: about what? His age, of course!

Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of Facebook

Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of Facebook, has promised to make available US$3 billion to help scientists cure, prevent or manage all diseases.

Broadband across Africa has improved over the years but it still lags behind global standards, experts say Photo: AFP

South Africa plans to invest 2.5bn rand (£139m; US$189m) on broadband networks across the country over the next three years, Bloomberg news agency reports.

Ish'aq Oloyode, registrar of Joint Admission and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has said the examination body would abolish scratch cards from 2017.

Arsene Wenger on the touchline before kick-off in Arsenal's EFL Cup third round match against Nottingham Forest (INSET The Frenchman was unveiled on the pitch of Arsenal's old Highbury Stadium 20 years ago back in 1996)

*Arsene Wenger is celebrating 20 years since he was unveiled as Arsenal manager on Thursday *The Frenchman has won three Premier League titles and two league and cup doubles at the club*He helped revolutionize the English game and make the Premier League what it is today

When Arsenal sacked Bruce Rioch in the summer of 1996, the first name on everyone's lips as the potential successor was the legendary Johan Cruyff.

Gas flaring (Photo: DW/K.Gänsler)

• LG boss wants oil multinationals sanctioned

No fewer than 13 lives have been lost in the last two months to gas flaring in six communities of Warri South West and Ndokwa West councils of Delta State.

The ferry capsized in Banaripara in south Bangladesh

At least 13 people died when an overcrowded ferry capsized and sank in southern Bangladesh Wednesday and around a dozen more remain missing in the country's latest river accident.

Joseph Idiong, director-general of the Association of Nigerian Exporters, has advised the federal government to request Nigerians with oil blocks for single digit interest loans to address the current recession in the country.

A Cameroonian policeman patrols in Kourgui, in the extreme northern province, west of the Nigerian border, on September 16, 2016 ©Reinnier Kaze (AFP)

With his finger on the trigger, ready to fire his weapon in an instant, a policeman keeps an eye on people passing in the centre of Maroua, capital of Cameroon's Far North region that has been a target of Boko Haram Islamists.

In Bloomberg Article, Buhari Outlines Plans To Boost Ailing Economy

President Muhammadu Buhari addressing World Leaders at the 71st General Assembly of United Nations in New York 7000/21/9/2016/ICE/HB/BJO/NAN

President Muhammadu Buhari was a guest writer on Tuesday for Bloomberg, the US business and financial information company.

US President Obama met with President Buhari in a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 71st edition of the UN General Assembly on September 20th

More than US$1 billion in debt and financing commitments from U.S. agencies and private investors is set to be announced on Wednesday for U.S. President Barack Obama's signature Africa energy initiative, Power Africa, a top USAID official said.

Manchester United's Anthony Martial walks off the pitch after he was hurt during the English Premier League soccer match between Watford and Manchester United at Vicarage Road in London, Sunday Sept. 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)

Lying flat on the Vicarage Road pitch, it seemed Anthony Martial's game could be prematurely over.

Map of Kaduna State with affected LGAs highlighted

Another earth tremor on Tuesday rocked the Kwoi community in Jaba Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

Pep Guardiola Wants Agent Apology Before Yaya Toure Returns For Manchester City

Yaya Toure has only played once for Manchester City this season Getty Images

Yaya Toure will not play for Manchester City again until his agent apologizes for recent remarks in the media, manager Pep Guardiola has said.

Green exercise is defined as activities such as dog walking in natural spaces

So-called "green exercise" provides health benefits worth £2.2 billion a year to adults in England, according to research.

Former Brazilian footballer Pelé. / AFP Photo / Adrian Dennis

World renowned footballer, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, popularly known as Pele, will arrive in Nigeria tomorrow to begin a three-day visit that will see him joining some of the country’s soccer legends in mentoring youths drawn from across the nation in the rudiments of the game.

Sen. Aisha Al-Hassan

Minister for Women Affairs, Aisha Jumai Al-Hassan, slumped yesterday at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Fufore Local Government Area of Adamawa State.

Part of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) which is under construction.

Kenya's massive railway project to build a new line linking the capital, Nairobi, to the north-west town of Naivasha, has hit another snag after an environment agency issued an order to suspend plans including construction of the railway on part of the Nairobi National Park.

Francine Niyonsaba Photo: AFP

Burundi’s Francine Niyonsaba’s, who won silver in the women's 800m at the Olympics in Rio, is the first African whose details have been linked on the Fancy Bears hacking site.

Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, on Monday, declared that judges, who in the recent past in the country, gave conflicting judgments from courts of concurrent jurisdiction, were being investigated based on petitions against them.

Qatar To Create Its Own 'Wall Street'

World Cup 2022 host Qatar's attempts at economic diversification comes as it faces an estimated budget deficit of more than US$12 billion in 2016, its first in 15 years ©Patrick Baz (AFP)

Qatar plans to establish its own version of New York's "Wall Street" financial district, a senior official said Monday, as the emirate seeks to cut its reliance on oil and gas.

Jehu Kwasu

A graduate of Political Science, Jehu Kwasu, has narrated how he impersonated the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah and defrauded prominent Nigerians of millions of naira.

Swiss commodity traders accused of deliberately blending toxic fuel and dumping it in West Africa are blaming African governments for failing to invest in refineries and newer vehicles to lower exhaust emissions that cause respiratory and other diseases.

Gunmen on bicycles reportedly killed at least eight people outside a church after a morning service in the village of Kwamjilari in Borno state.

The family of Evangelist Martins Oko-Oboh has called on the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies in the country to help find the missing evangelist, his wife and three children after attacks on Nandu and Kabamu villages in Kaduna State by suspected herdsmen.

Real Madrid's James Rodriguez, left, struggles against Espanyol's Gerard Moreno during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Espanyol and Real Madrid at RCDE stadium in Cornella Llobregat, Spain, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Real Madrid equaled a record set by rival Barcelona as James Rodriguez and Karim Benzema scored in a 2-0 defeat of Espanyol on Sunday in the Spanish league.

Police released this photo of Ahmad Khan Rahami NYPD

New York officials have identified a suspect wanted for questioning over Saturday's blast in the Chelsea area in which 29 people were injured.

South African students clash with police to protest against the increase in university fees outside in Pretoria on October 23, 2015 ©John Wessels (AFP)

South Africa on Monday gave universities the go-ahead to raise student fees by up to eight percent, as campuses braced for a resurgence of protests that shook the government last year.

Alhaji Yusuf Maitama Sule

A former Minister of National Guidance, Alhaji Yusuf Maitama Sule, has said public officers convicted of looting public funds should be barred from partaking in partisan politics and holding public office.

Mr Machar is in Khartoum AFP

Riek Machar, the deposed Vice President of South Sudan, may be on his way to South Africa after the country offered to give him refuge, a leading Kenyan newspaper reports, quoting government spokesman Manoah Episisu.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro (C) attends the 17th Non-Aligned Summit in Porlamar, Venezuela September 17, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Marco Bello

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Sunday that OPEC and non-OPEC countries were close to reaching a deal to stabilize oil markets and that he aimed for a deal to be announced this month.

President Muhammadu Buhari after arriving in New York ahead of his participation at the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly yesterday.

The Presidency will install plagiarism detection software in the computers of its speechwriters to prevent a recurrence of plagiarism in presidential speeches, sources in the State House have disclosed.

INEC chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu

• Concern over chair’s links with S/South gov.

Desire of the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to honour an international invitation may have informed the decision to reschedule the Edo State governorship poll for Wednesday, September 28, a work day.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama speaking during a press briefing at the UN secretariat in New York

The Nigerian government on Friday in New York announced it would push for the creation of an agency to cater for the peculiar needs of youth in the world during the 71th United Nations General Assembly.

Charmian Carr (Photo: Davidson & Choy Publicity)

Charmian Carr, known for her role as Liesl Von Trapp in The Sound of Music, died Saturday. She was 73.

Manchester United's Wayne Rooney walks from the pitch past the Watford team mascot 'Harry the Hornet' after losing the English Premier League soccer match between Watford and Manchester United at Vicarage Road in London, Sunday Sept. 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)

The footballing divide in Manchester is becoming clearer a month into the season.

Murder Charge After UK Man Fatally Stabbed Leaving Work

Tobi Animashaun was stabbed as he left work (Metropolitan Police/PA)

A 23-year-old has been charged with murder after a man was fatally stabbed as he left work.

Bahman Golbarnezhad is the first athlete to die during Paralympic competition, the International Paralympic Committee said.

Iranian cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad died following a crash at the Rio Paralympics on Saturday.

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