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A member of the Senate, Senator Olusola Adeyeye, representing Osun Central constituency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress has been made the new Senate chief whip of the 8th Nigerian Senate. Adeyeye was nominated for the position by the Senate South-west caucus. This was made known when the Senate president, Senator Bukola Saraki read out a letter from the South West APC caucus at the plenary session on Wednesday, September 30. The Senate president had skipped reading the ministerial list which was submitted to the hallowed chambers as directed by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Amid the speculation concerning the ministerial list, President Muhammadu Buhari has come up with the first crucial appointment in his cabinet. According to Premium Times, the Nigerian leader broke the news about the Ministry of Petroleum head on Tuesday, September 29, in New York in the course of the Global Leaders’ Summit on Countering ISIL and Violent Extremism.

PHOTO: AFP ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: Death toll of Pakistani pilgrims in Mina stampede has reached 45, the state-run Pakistan Television reported on Tuesday. Quoting Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Muhammad Yousaf, the channel reported that 53 Pakistanis were still missing.

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Burkina Faso soldiers have seized control of a military camp held by Presidential Security Regiment (RSP) officers, who refused to disarm in the wake of a failed coup earlier this month.

The Lagos State Government says it has started the preparation of intending pilgrims for pilgrimage to Jerusalem. It added that physical and spiritual fitness of the intending pilgrims was important to the success of the journey.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insists his side can still qualify for the Champions League last 16 despite sitting pointless at the bottom of Group F after losing to Olympiakos.

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Tuesday said 10 more corpses of deceased Nigerian pilgrims had been identified, bringing the number of pilgrims who died at Mina stampede, to 64.

Bukola Saraki, Senate President, Nigeria Nigerian senators on Tuesday passed a vote of confidence on the senate president, Bukola Saraki, seeking to shore up support for the embattled leader who is facing corruption charges.

Vincent Enyeama will not play in Lille’s next two matches, as he is getting ready to bury his mother. The Super Eagles goalkeeper and captain, arrived in Nigeria last weekend ahead of the funeral. Enyeama was suspended for Lille’s last game against Reims last Friday, following his red card against Rennes. But he is eligible to feature against Nantes at home on Tuesday and Montpellier on Friday.

NASA found evidence of liquid water on the Red Planet, which means there is the potential for life beyond Earth. Martian streaks painted by water. Photo credit: NASA We seem to discover water on Mars about once a year. Well, that’s not quite true: We’ve known Mars has water for quite a while. However, there are a lot of mysteries still to solve about how that water behaves and where it’s located. In particular,

• NERC targets 100% revenue collection • Eko Disco to abolish fixed charge The Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) is targeting 100 per cent revenue collection when the new tariff is effected in October. Speaking with The Nation in a telephone conversation yesterday, its Chairman, Dr. Sam Amadi said the Distribution Electricity Companies (Discos) which are looking forward to tariff and revenue increase are yet to ramp up their payment.

Prophet Mohammed's Mosque in Medina The Agency of General Presidency for the Prophet’s Mosque Affairs in Media, Saudi Arabia, has appointed six interpreters to translate Friday sermons into the Hausa language as well as in French, English, Urdu, Chichewa, and Turkish. The translated version of the sermons would be broadcast on various FM radio frequencies, including Hausa (107.2FM), English (105.5FM), Urdu (105FM), Chichewa (99FM), French (99.5FM), and Turkish (107FM).

The Egbin Power Plc, Nigeria’s largest generation plant, is now generating above 1,000mw consistently into the national grid, chairman of the company, Mr Kola Adesina, has revealed. Giving an update on the activities of the company in Lagos recently, Adesina noted that “this is the first time since inception of the power plant that it will achieve the feat because of the continuing investment and upgrade activities on the plant by the new investors – Sahara Power Group and Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO).”

Berlin: A 19-year-old girl was strangulated to death by her father after she was caught stealing condoms from a shop to have sex with her boyfriend. Asadullah Khan, 51, who hails from Pakistan, killed his daughter Lareeb on 28 January this year for bringing dishonour to the family.

PHOTO: AFP      ISLAMABAD:  The death toll from one of the worst stampedes during Hajj pilgrimage has hit 1,100, among them 42 Pakistani pilgrims, officials confirmed on Monday. The revised tally came a day after Pakistan’s Religious Affairs Minister Sardar Yousaf told a news conference in Saudi Arabia that 36 Pakistanis were among the stampede victims.

©AP The 1.4m pupils at Kenya’s state schools scheduled to sit their final exams this week have no idea whether there will be anyone to invigilate the tests, let alone mark them. FirstFT is our new essential daily email briefing of the best stories from across the web The public sector teachers needed for the work are in the fifth week of a strike that is pitting President Uhuru Kenyatta against the judiciary,

In his speech Monday before the United Nations General Assembly, longtime Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe noted that "respecting and upholding human rights is the obligation of all states," enshrined in the U.N. Charter. But, he added, that charter doesn't "arrogate the right to some to sit in judgment over others in carrying out this universal obligation."

Former Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Reuben Abati, has harped on the need for spokespersons to be good managers of information. Abati, said this Abeokuta on Monday, on the sidelines of the 2015 annual lecture of the Ogun State Correspondents’ Chapel, Nigeria Union of Journalists. According to him, many journalists failed to understand the nature of his job and wanted him to react to certain national issues which were delicate.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has declared that the fight against insurgency in the North-east has suffered serious setback under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Spokesman of the party, Olisa Metuh who said this yesterday at a press briefing in Abuja claimed that no significant investment has been made by the All Progressives Congress-led administration in terms of military training and purchase of needed equipment. But reacting through a terse text message, the APC spokesman,

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign is telling outright falsehoods about Hillary Clinton’s iPad. Clinton campaign senior adviser and spokeswoman Karen Finney told Jake Tapper on CNN Monday that Clinton did not have her iPad when she set up her private email server, and that she wasn’t using her iPad for email. Clinton has been criticized for using multiple devices, including an iPad and a Blackberry, to access her personal email network, which contained classified national security information.

 The U.S. military carried out an airstrike Tuesday on the northern Afghan city of Kunduz one day after Taliban insurgents fought their way into the major city, driving back stunned security forces in a multi-pronged attack that saw Afghan and U.N. officials fleeing for their safety. The U.S. airstrike early Tuesday was carried out “in order to eliminate a threat to the force,” according to U.S. Army Col. Brian Tribus, a spokesman for the U.S. and NATO missions in Afghanistan.

This should be a drama-filled week, as President Muhammadu Buhari finally submits his mysterious ministerial list to the embattled senate, with its war-prone head, Dr.Bukola Saraki. And for those who think the senate president is cowering in fear, ready to play ball as a result of his current ordeal, well, forget it. Saraki is bristling and getting ready for war with the forces arrayed against him. If I were in shoes, I would be doing the same because even a meek sheep, like our people say, fights back when its back is against the wall. And Saraki’s back is really against the wall right now. You don’t dock a proud, cow-owning Fulani,

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in New York called on the international community to urgently redouble its efforts to strengthen mechanisms for dismantling safe havens for proceeds of corruption. Addressing world leaders at the 70th General Assembly of the United Nations, President Buhari reaffirmed his administration’s determination to frontally confront the twin evils of corruption and illicit financial outflows as he also urged his counterparts to do more to return stolen funds and assets to their countries of origin.

President of Russia Vladimir Putin Picture: Getty Analysis: By calling for a grand alliance against Isil, the Russian leader ignores the fact that one already exists and has been in action for over a year

And that's just about everything until tomorrow's event makes it all official Tomorrow's the big day: Google's autumn Android event, which is expected to spill the beans on the new Nexus phones, a new Chromecast,

Nigeria’s D’Tigress did not really break a sweat blowing out lowly Guinea in Sunday’s only game of Afrobasket Women championship in Yaounde, Cameroon, as they won 100 points to 47.

The Nigerian permanent mission to the United Nations lead by Ambassador Joy Ogwu, has purportedly messed up the formal schedule of President Muha President Buhari at the 70th general Assembly of the United Nations The Cable reports that mismanaging resulted in several missed opportunities and uncomfortable moments for Buhari and his official team. Naij.com has reported earlier that the president missed a very important session on Boko Haram insurgency.

Customers besiege banks as BVN registration deadlines expires The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that 32 million active bank accounts have yet to be enrolled on the Biometric Verification Number (BVN). In a statement in Abuja weekend, Alhaji Mu’azu Ibrahim, CBN Director,

THE leadership of the organised labour has denied the report credited to the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, that the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki who is facing trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal over alleged false asset declaration should resign.

Saraki’s arraignment before CCT will die a natural death Why Awolowo, Aminu Kano’s alliance did not fly in 1979 I didn’t betray Awolowo in 1983 by running against him

Jose Mourinho will aim to turn Chelsea's fortunes around in the Champions League after their continued struggles in the EPL. Jose Mourinho's current team will be up against his former team FC Porto but he will encounter an old enemy.

An Iranian protester throws a tomato at the Saudi Arabia's Embassy in Tehran Picture: AP/Vahid Salemi The Saudis are not taking responsibility for the Mina stampede which saw 769 people killed during the hajj pilgrimage

Secretary of State John Kerry with Sergey V. Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, on Sunday. The Iraqi military announced Sunday that it had agreed to share intelligence about the Islamic State with Russia, the Syrian government and Iran,

New York–President Muhammadu Buhari in New York, United States of America on Sunday stated that the prosecution of those suspected to have looted the treasury of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, will begin soon.

Recently, terms like 'Monkey test' and ‘Time service’ have become a trending topic in the Android community. More and more users have reported that it's nearly impossible to get rid of these two apps. After days of research,

God weeps for sexual abuse of children, the pontiff says during the last day of his first visit to the US

Oh no he diiiidn’t (Picture: Getty/PA/Metro) As you may have noticed the Pope Francis is on tour (like a total LAD). He hung with President Obama for a while, before arriving in Philadelphia where he seemed to throw shade at Donald Trump.

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(Picture: Giphy) A research team led by Thomas R. Watters of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum reported that over the last billion years or so, the core of our only natural satellite has cooled and contracted.

Barcelona has called for clarity from FIFA after world football's governing body appeared to refuse permission to register Arda Turan in light of Rafinha's injury.

Suspected members of dreaded Boko Haram terrorists invaded three communities of Sabon Gari, Kafin Hausa and Bakin Dutse of Madagali LocalGovernment Area of Adamawa State,

The Department of State Service (DSS) recently received a much awaited list of 36 ministerial nominees for security screening. While DSS carries on the screening indications appeared that three immediate past governors, Babatunde Fashola, Rotimi Amaechi and Kayode Fayemi, have supposedly failed.

Kim Kardashian flaunts her generous curves and ample derriere in nude bodysuit as she shares never-before-seen snaps from raunchy Juergen Teller shoot

A stampede at one of the last rituals of the Hajj – the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca –killed more than 700 people with another 805 declared injured in the holy city, Mina, Saudi Arabia.

The Nigerian military has been able to dismantle an important Boko Haram base in Ladu Dumbawa, Guzamala LGA of Borno state thanks to the efforts of three residents of the area.

(CNN)Bodies piled upon bodies. A few people still moving while others appear lifeless. Rescue workers struggling to reach those still alive by pulling the dead out of the way.

 At least 10 Muslim worshippers performing Eid al-Adha prayers were killed on Thursday when an Islamic State suicide bomber disguised as a woman blew himself up at a mosque run by Yemen's Houthi group, security sources said.

Buhari, Prayer Budget and the Independence Anniversary Celebrations Whereas many Nigerians are excited to read about the reduction by the Federal government of the budget for this year’s anniversary celebrations, they are likely to overlook the fact that the ‘prudent’