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The star said when she learned the "ambush" had been set up she was no longer interested in speaking to the man she once took under her wing Oprah with Calvin Mitchell Oprah Winfrey has spoken out after she was confronted by a man claiming to be her secret son outside of the Late Show in New York earlier this month. The startled American star could be seen in an awkward encounter with Calvin Mitchell, who claimed to have been raised by the presenter before they became estranged 20 years ago. Oprah, 62, can be seen acknowledging the now truck-driver's presence, putting her hand on his chest as he attempted to engage her in conversation.

The Nigerian army on Wednesday said it had killed more than 30 Boko Haram insurgents and recovered arms and ammunition during an operation near Sambisa forest in BOrno. This is contained in a statement issued by the acting spokesperson of the army, Col. Sani Usman, in Abuja. The statement said the army had also rescued people held hostage by the insurgents during the operation carried out by troops of the 28 Task Force Brigade, deployed to Bitta and Pridang.

They said the more you look, the less you see. Yet here is a better explanation to that common expression which I have found very edifying if we are to understand the workings of Emmanuel Amuneke, Head Coach of Nigeria's U-17 team. Wise counselorship noted that ‘ we should not place too much confidence in unreliable sources or untested claims’ and it is on this premise that I’m devoting some attention to the stern-looking coach of the Golden Eaglets.

Popular reggae artist, Majek Fashek, says mental health is very important in the lives of people and a nation and mentally ill people have great potentials and talents. Fashek spoke at the 46th Annual General Conference and Scientific Meeting of the Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria (APN) in Lagos on Wednesday. Fashek said, “mental health is not a yardstick to look down upon people. “There is need to create a system to manage or rehabilitate people who are not mentally balanced and as well create more awareness on mental health challenges and appropriate management.

Central African Republic will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on Dec. 13, the electoral commission said on Wednesday, reviving delayed efforts to restore democracy in a country rocked by fighting since 2013. The polls were initially to have been held on Oct. 18 but were postponed, in part due to violence in the capital. A run-off presidential vote will be held on Jan. 24 if needed, state radio said.

THE CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF, LT.-GEN. TUKUR BURUTAI (R), DECORATING WITH A MEDAL, BRIG.-GEN. VICTOR EZUGWU, THE COMMANDER, OF THE 28 TASK FORCE BRIGADE FIGHTING INSURGENTS, DURING THE CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF’’S VISIT TO MUBI IN ADAMAWA ON WEDNESDAY The Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, has decorated 2,903 soldiers currently fighting the Boko Haram terrorists in Mubi, Adamawa.

THE Senate, yesterday, queried the N63.5 billion approved for the construction of the second Runway for the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, saying it was an attempt to ‘steal and rape’ Nigerians of the country’s common patrimony. Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja run-way It, however, called on the government to urgently construct a second runway at the airport and urged it to ensure that due process and diligence was followed in the award of contracts for the construction.

The Chinese and U.S. navies are set to hold high-level talks over tensions in the South China Sea after a U.S. warship challenged Beijing's territorial assertiveness in the disputed waterway this week. The U.S. chief of naval operations Admiral John Richardson and his Chinese counterpart Admiral Wu Shengli would hold an hourlong video teleconference on Thursday, a U.S. official said. Both officers initiated the meeting to discuss recent operations in the South China Sea as well as naval ties, the official said. It will be the third such video teleconference between naval chiefs from the United States and China.

After fears Lamar wouldn't pull through, the NBA player has began to make positive progress The athlete has spoken out Kobe Bryant has said that Lamar Odom's recovery is 'truly remarkable'. The basketballer was one of the many left fearing for his friend's life when he was found unconscious in a Navada brothel earlier this month. However after Lamar remained unresponsive for several days, he began to make positive strides from his hospital bed.

Nigerian born striker, Kelechi Iheanacho were among the goalscorers as Manchester City eased into the Capital One Cup quarterfinals with a 5-1 win over Crystal Palace. With Sergio Aguero still injured, the spotlight remains on City’s other forwards and Bony set them on the way to a comfortable win at the Etihad Stadium with a fine header. The lively 19-year-old Iheanacho then got in on the act after Kevin De Bruyne had maintained his recent scoring streak with City’s second.

The Reds skipper was one of three in his team to fluff their kicks - but he may have been distracted by this Sky Sports Major laser: Rooney has light shone at him as he looks at the penalty spot Wayne Rooney had a laser shone at his eye - moments before missing a penalty inManchester United's Capital One Cup defeat to Middlesbrough. Rooney was one of three players to miss in the shootout as the Championship side won 3-1 on penalties.

THE Bayelsa State Government has denied claims by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that it was planning to raise fresh loan, which it said was meant to prosecute the forthcoming governorship election in the state. Sylva: APC leader and Dickson: Bayelsa State governor A statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, said the purported claim of a fresh loan was misplaced and a clear mischief on the part of the opposition party in the state.

The star has paid tribute to his friend after reports of his alleged suicide nickcannon/Instagram Nick Cannon posted a tribute to Sam Sarpong on Instagram Nick Cannon has paid tribute to June Sarpong's brother Sam after he allegedly committed suicide. The star revealed that the Yo Momma co-host - who reportedly died on Thursday, according to Us Weekly - was part of his "crew" and called for people to look out for those who matter to them. Sharing a black and white snap of the friends, Nick wrote: "#Crew #Love #RIP #SamSarpong We have to remember to lift each other up, because we all we got out here. #GreatSpirit #GreatSoul #GreatHeart #GoneTooSoon (sic)"

(Getty Images) Defending champions of the FIFA U-17 World Cup championships Nigeria, advanced to a quarter-final meeting against Brazil.

Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai The Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, on Wednesday in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, launched the circulation of large posters carrying photographs of wanted Boko Haram terrorists including the supposed leader of the insurgents, Abubakar Shekau.

COURT OF APPEAL AFFIRMED THE JUDGMENT OF THE RIVERS STATE GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION TRIBUNAL WHICH DISMISSED THE PETITION FILED BY LABOUR PARTY CHALLENGING THE ELECTION OF GOVERNOR NYESOM EZENWO WIKE

The Blues suffered a meltdown against West Ham on Saturday and there is an increasing bemusement within the squad at Mourinho's behaviour Jordan Mansfield On the brink: Will Mourinho be axed after Saturday's clash with Liverpool? Chelsea's senior players are braced for Jose Mourinho’s departure – with many believing it is a case of ‘when not if’ their manager is axed. Dressing-room sources are adamant that there has been no rebellion against Mourinho - but there is an increasing bemusement at the behaviour of the Portuguese manager. The Blues boss had already been hit by a £50,000 fine and a suspended one-match stadium ban for criticising referee Bob Madley after the home defeat by Southampton earlier this month.

The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has suspended all regulatory services to MTN Nigeria until its pays the N1.04 trillion ($5.2bn) fine for flouting its directive to deactivate 5.2 million incomplete subscriber identification module (SIM) cards on its network, Consequently, the share price of MTN Group reacted failing by 12 per cent yesterday. LEADERSHIP had yesterday reported that NCC fined MTN Nigeria N1.04 trillion ($5.2bn) for not deactivating incomplete SIM cards on its network.

Hammersmith Medical Research has placed a newspaper advert seeking healthy people to take part in clinical trials for a vaccine for this particular illness Vaccination: Willing volunteers are being sought A research lab is calling for volunteers willing to be injected with Ebola in a bid to find a cure for the disease. Hammersmith Medical Research is holding clinical trials to try and discover a vaccine to prevent more people dying in West Africa.

With her daughter's former partner in a rehab centre, the Kardashian matriarch treated him as she took his kids to see the star Splash, Getty Kris Jenner reportedly took Scott Disick 's three children to visit him in rehab this weekend. The ex-boyfriend of Kourtney Kardashian - who recently entered a treatment centre in Malibu, California - was treated as their kids went to see him on Sunday. In pictures obtained by Entertainment Tonight, Kris can be seen in her striped pyjamas as she made the visit after attending Kim's baby shower earlier the same day.

Khloe Kardashian's estranged husband is also thought to have caught pneumonia which reportedly left permanent scarring on his lungs WENN/AKM-GSI Long road to recovery: Lamar's organs are reportedly damaged Lamar Odom's organs were reportedly so badly damaged by his near-fatal overdose at a Las Vegas brothel that he is on dialysis and may need a kidney transplant, it was claimed last night. The former NBA star is still battling back to health after waking from a coma following his collapse at Dennis Hof's Love Ranch in Nevada earlier this month.

NIGERIANS have been thrown into confusion over whose authority supersedes on the issue of electricity tariff increase. No sooner than President Muhammadu Buhari, assured Nigerians that there will be no hike until supply improved significantly, than the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, last week declared a new tariff regime effective from November 1. Stakeholders note that the new tariff is more than 40 percent higher than the current levels and will be the second time in nine months, even as there has been no significant improvement in the electricity supply situation in the country.

The former TOWIE hunk followed fiancée Jacqueline Jossa's lead and denied the accusations He has rubbished the allegations Dan Osborne has laughed off cheating claims - while saying the two club girls have embarrassed themselves. The former TOWIE hunk, who is engaged to EastEnders actress Jacqueline Jossa , was recently accused of chatting up a single mum and her pal. After hitting on both of them, the pair allege that Dan offered them a chance to go back to his hotel room with him - but they refused.

Coscharis Motors, representatives of Jaguar Land Rover in Nigeria, recently demonstrated the outstanding qualities of the two brands during its Jaguar Land Rover ‘Ride and Drive,’ event at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos. The ‘Ride and Drive’ which has become an annual event in the calendar of Jaguar Land Rover in Nigeria was attended by Jaguar Land Rover customers, the motoring press and prospective customers of the brand.

The 35-year-old mum-to-be has found a distinct pregnancy style with her love of figure-hugging dresses She was ridiculed for her outfit choices when she was expecting daughter North, but it seems Kim Kardashian has her pregnancy style nailed on this time around. The mum-to-be wowed at the InStyle Awards with a stunning Valentino gown which hugged every curve and proudly flaunted her huge baby bump. Kim, who celebrated her 35th birthday last week , is almost eight months pregnant and will welcome a son in December.

EVERY political feud has its own cacophony,an atmosphere that sets it apart.There is no place in Nigeria right now that the bad and ugly sides of our politics are in full display as it is in Rivers State.In the past two years or more,the power struggle in that oil rich state is no less than war.Uncommon violence is always unleashed.

 More than 92 percent of voters in Congo Republic approved a change to the constitution that will allow President Denis Sassou Nguesso to run for a third consecutive term at elections next year, results of a referendum showed on Tuesday. Turnout in the referendum held on Sunday was 72 percent, according to figures read by the electoral commission on radio. The opposition boycotted the poll and a senior opposition leader said it should be annulled due to low turnout.

Orji Uzor Kalu loves his mother, no doubt. The business mogul and politician is ready to drum it into any ear that he is what he is because of the willingness and courage of his mother. But how far would that love for mother go to influence his decision, especially in the looming political decision he has to make? In June when the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) admitted the national leader of the Reality Organisation, Chief Eunice Uzor Kalu as a frontline member of the party, the message was clear that the son would go the way of the mother even if the son has been having his lips sealed as has become the practice for him lately.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has against the advice of its predecessor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Emir of Kano strengthened its exchange rate peg slightly to N196.97 to the dollar on the interbank market yesterday, from the mark of N197.00 set two weeks ago, traders said. Sanusi had asked President Muhammed Buhari to devalue the naira and remove fuel subsidy. Traders said the regulator had announced the change in currency peg via a message, making this the 10th adjustment since the bank introduced tight currency controls in February.

JOSE MOURINHO'S representatives have made contact with Inter Milan and PSG as his future at Chelsea comes under increasing threat. Jose Mourinho's job at Chelsea is on the line The Portuguese could be sacked by owner Roman Abramovich if Chelsea lose to Liverpool on Saturday in the lunchtime kick-off.

The Ooni -designate father flanked by his wife (right) and Adeyeye's elder sister, Sola. Photo: Adesoji Adeniyi. The people of Ife were in joyous mood on Monday after Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi from Giesi Ruling House‎ was named the Ooni-designate by kingmakers and the Osun State government. A group of jubilant‎ crowd, carrying a large portrait of Prince Adeyeye marched to the residence his father, Prince Ropo Ogunwusi, at NTA Road, Mukoro area of Ife, to share their joy with the family.

Britain’s Foreign Office has confirmed the five victims of Sunday’s whale-watching accident were British citizens. The whale-watching boat carrying 27 sightseers sank late Sunday, apparently after hitting rocks near Tofino, killing five people and sending 18 others to hospital. “It is with deep sadness that I can confirm five British nationals have lost their lives when the whale-watching boat they were on sank off Western Canada on Sunday,” Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said in a statement.

The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Jos on Monday upheld the election of Simon Lalong as governor of Plateau state. Simon Lalong: election upheld The tribunal dismissed the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) gubernatorial candidate, Gyang Pwajok, for lack of merit. Pwajok had challenged the victory of Gov. Lalong of the All Progressives Congress, (APC). Chairman of the three-man tribunal, Justice Johnson Candid0, held that the all the petitions presented by the petitioners where based on documentary hearsay.

Following the filing of fresh charges of illegal possession of foreign and local currencies said to have found in the houses of former National security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd), the ex-NSA has protested the plan by the Federal Government to arraign him in a secret trial. Former national security adviser of ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, Sambo Dasuki (R), speaks with his lawyer Ahmed Raji, during his trial at the federal high court in Abuja, on September 1, 2015. Nigerian prosecutors on September 1, 2015 slapped a charge of unlawful possession of arms against Dasuki. Dasuki was arraigned on a “one-count charge of being in possession of firearms without licence,” Prosecutor Mohammed Diri told the federal high court in Abuja. AFP PHOTO

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Yakubu Dogara, has congratulated, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on his appointment as the new Ooni of Ife. ‎ This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Turaki Hassan, his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, in Abuja on Monday. Gov. Raufu Aregbesola, had approved the appointment of Ogunwusi of Guesi Rulling House, after his selection by the Ife Kingmakers.

7.6 quake was 196 km deep and centred 82 km southeast of Feyzabad in a remote area of Afghanistan Pakistani paramedics treat a girl injured in an earthquake at a hospital in Peshawar.Image Credit: AFP Kabul, Afghanistan: A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake killed at least 70 people as it rocked south Asia on Monday, including 12 Afghan girls crushed to death in a stampede as they tried to flee their collapsing school. Thousands of frightened people rushed into the streets in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India as the quake shook a swathe of the subcontinent.

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has strongly advised the Golden Eaglets to put behind Friday’s 2-1 loss to Croatia in Coquimbo and refocus their mind on greater performance at the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Going by the analysis of Practical Motoring, an auto magazine, the latest brand from the stable of Toyota Motor, the Fortuner, is a class above rivals such as the Isuzu MU-X, Holden Colorado 7 and Mitsubishi Challenger.

A Chinese biotechnological company announced on Sunday it has developed the world’s first 3D blood vessel bio-printer, which makes it possible to produce personalized functional organs.

Governor Idris Wada of Kogi State has called on President Muhammed Buhari not to play politics with the issue of bail out fund earmarked for states saying that Kogi is yet to get its portion months after fulfilling the necessary documentation.

•Oba Ogunwusi King unveiled at 2:49am The Osun State government this morning named Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi (40) as the Ooni of Ife.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday dismissed the call for further devaluation by the Emir of Kano, and immediate past Governor of the bank, Mallam Muhammad Sanusi II, saying there would be no further devaluation of the naira. Sanusi on Friday had faulted the decision of the CBN and the federal government not to further devalue the naira, and also to retain fuel subsidy.

Photo: Raad Adayleh, AP Israel's prime minister says the country "has an interest" in round-the-clock video surveillance at a sensitive Jerusalem holy site. Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday the cameras will allow Israel "to refute the claim" that Israel is changing a longstanding arrangement at the site that allows Jews to visit but not pray.

Syria's civil war in pictures Pro-government protesters hold pictures of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his late father, Hafez al-Assad, during a rally in Damascus, Syria, on March 18, 2011. Bashar al-Assad has ruled Syria since 2000, when his father passed away following 30 years in charge. An anti-regime uprising that started in March 2011 has spiraled into civil war. The United Nations estimates more than 220,000 people have been killed.

THE broad avenues lined with lilac trees in Harare show no images of 91-year-old President Robert Mugabe, but his presence towers over the country he has ruled for 35 years. "The whole country is on standby. We are just waiting for him to die," said Evans, a taxi business owner. Complaints abound about Mugabe's authoritarian rule, which is seen as having ravaged what was once one of the region's most promising economies.

Ruling CCM faces challenge from cluster of opposition parties Tanzanian women queue to cast ballots at a polling station on Sunday in Zanzibar, Tanzania. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES Tanzania went to the polls Sunday in the most closely contested election in its history and the first that poses a substantial challenge to its one-party rule. East Africa’s most populous country and second-largest economy has been ruled by Chama Cha Mapinduzi, or CCM, whose uninterrupted dominance since the late 1970s is now challenged by a cluster of opposition parties, the biggest of which is Chadema.

Rivers State Elections Petition Tribunal, sitting in Abuja, yesterday, nullified the April 11 election that brought Governor Nyesom Wike to power. The three-man tribunal, headed by Justice Suleiman Ambrosa, upheld the petition filed against the election by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its gubernatorial candidate in the state, Hon. Dakuku Peterside.

UEFA chiefs are set to hold emergency talks on Monday Michel Platini's 90-day suspension is likely to be extended The FIFA presidential election will take place in February  UEFA chiefs will hold emergency talks on Monday to decide whether to remain loyal to Michel Platini and have 24 hours to decide if they should back an alternative candidate to succeed FIFA president Sepp Blatter. With Platini's 90-day suspension likely to be extended by ethics investigators before the February election, Uefa have to decide whether to shoehorn Dutch FA boss Michael van Praag into the race or do a deal with a non-European candidate.

A 32-year-old Los Angeles woman is claiming that she was impregnated by the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, and is now suing his estate. Kiera Johnson, the married mother of two, claims that she was raped by the ghost of Michael Jackson – and her white husband Ken Johnson is sticking by her side. Kiera claims she was watching the 2 hour Michael Jackson 30 Year Anniversary Special on DVD which aired on HBO in 2001 when she suddenly dozed off during the performance of Thriller. It was at that point, things went horribly wrong.

On January 17, this year, the leadership of an association of Igbo Communities of Lagos and Ogun states led by Ohaneze Ndigbo Ogun State, Ogbueti Nkeze paid a visit to a former President,  Gov Ibikunle Amosun Olusegun Obasanjo, to seek his guidance on the then fast approaching presidential election. The Igbo President in the state Nkeze said; ‘’The visit was meant to identify with the former President and seek his guidance in the next political dispensation.’’