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Former Kogi State Governor, Abubakar Audu; Photo credits: savidnews.com The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Candidate, Abubakar Audu, who died on Sunday while vote counting in the elections was still ongoing, would be buried in his hometown, Ogbonicha, today.

The annual awards event didn't fail to deliver on the glamour and gossip as a host of stars took to the stage Getty Top prize: The band won the artist of the year award One Direction scooped the top gong - the artist of the year award - at Sunday's American Music Awards. The four-piece won the accolade for the second year running and also won the best pop/rock album for a third consecutive year, with the album Made In The A.M. "It's absolutely incredible to receive this award two years in a row. It's a testament to how incredible our fans are," Louis Tomlinson said.

ESPN FC's Paul Mariner and Alexis Nunes dissect a disastrous day for Rafa Benitez's Real Madrid in El Clasico. Dermot Corrigan recaps what you need to know from the weekend's La Liga action, as the Clasico ends in a Barca win and Atletico Madrid pick up another win. 1. Benitez picked Florentino Perez's team, but that won't necessarily save him Real Madrid manager Rafa Benitez was in characteristically obstinate form at Friday's pregame news conference.

former president Goodluck Jonathan said the reason Obasanjo’s third term bill failed was because of the strong resistance from the national assembly. Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed delight at the award of Doctor of Science Education in Political Science given to him by Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijegun. The former president described the award as an honour to all who worked with him in his entire life. The University of Education will confer the award on the former president on Saturday, November 28 during the institution’s convocation ceremony.

Rampant spying by governments, spates of large scale hackings, and a general atmosphere of vulnerability over the Internet and mobile networks has made many look at heavily encrypted services and devices just to feel safe even while swimming in this digital age. Silent Circle has been one of the loudest voices in that market, putting out not only encrypted communication services but also an encrypted communication device: the Blackphone. Sadly, one of its most recent endorsers is one that the startup could do without, the Islamic State, more notoriously known as ISIS.

The Associated PressOfficials remove a man from the scene following a shooting in New Orleans' 9th Ward on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015. Police spokesman Tyler Gamble says police were on their way to break up a big crowd when gunfire erupted at Bunny Friend Park. (Michael DeMocker/NOLA.com The Times-Picayune via AP) MAGS OUT; NO SALES; USA TODAY OUT; THE BATON ROUGE ADVOCATE OUT; THE NEW ORLEANS ADVOCATE OUT; MANDATORY CREDITmore + Hundreds of people were gathered at a New Orleans playground for a block party and music video shoot when two groups in the crowd opened fire on each other, wounding 16 people in the shocking Sunday evening violence, police said. Police were on their way to break up a big crowd at Bunny Friend Playground when gunfire erupted at the park in the city's 9th Ward, the police said in a statement Sunday.

  This year’s American Music Awards may have awarded the best musicians in the country, but it did not fail to show support to France as Celine Dion offered a special tribute performance. During the show that aired on Sunday, Dion sang the French song “Hymne L’Amour” by Edith Piaf, to show the event’s support for the victims of the Paris bombing on Nov. 13. Celine Dion, 47, was introduced on stage by actor and band vocalist Jared Leto. At the start of her song, a picture of the Eiffel Tower and Paris was projected behind her.

Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale says he is not thinking about a return to the Premier League. The Wales international, 26, played in Real's 4-0 home defeat by Barcelona in El Clasico on Saturday. Bale has scored 30 goals in 65 La Liga games since his world record £85m move from Tottenham in 2013, but has not netted for his club since August. "My plan when I first started playing was to try to reach the pinnacle - and Real is the pinnacle," he said. "I am enjoying my time here. Now I'm here, I want to win trophies and to win titles, and just do the best I can for my career.

Andy Murray will hope to lead Great Britain to a first Davis Cup triumph for 79 years Andy Murray will find his form and help Great Britain to victory if the Davis Cup final goes ahead next weekend, says former GB number one Tim Henman. Britain will attempt to win the team title for the first time since 1936 when they take on Belgium from Friday. Murray is set to head to Ghent after two defeats at the ATP World Tour Finals in London last week. "I think Britain will win 3-1 but it won't be easy. Away on clay is never easy," Henman told BBC Sport.

Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer to win ATP World Tour title Novak Djokovic capped a remarkable season with victory over Roger Federer to claim a record fourth straight ATP World Tour Finals title. The world number one from Serbia broke serve three times to win 6-3 6-4 in 80 minutes at London's O2 Arena. Djokovic also made amends for defeat by six-time champion Federer in the group stage on Tuesday.

Wyre Davies reports from Mauricio Macri's victory rally in Buenos Aires Conservative Mauricio Macri has been confirmed as the winner in Argentina's presidential elections after his ruling party opponent conceded. With almost all votes counted, Mr Macri led Daniel Scioli by 51.5% to 48.5%. He danced on stage at a victory rally at his Buenos Aires headquarters and thanked his staff for their support.

Security remains tight at the Radisson Blu and other major hotels in Bamako  Mali has begun three days of national mourning following Friday's militant Islamist attack on a hotel in the capital, Bamako, in which 19 people were killed. Malian and international troops stormed the Radisson Blu hotel to free guests and staff being held hostage. Two gunmen were killed. Two separate Islamist groups have said they carried out the attack. Investigators have yet to determine the number and nationality of the gunmen.