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Militants under the aegis of Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), have vowed to blow up more pipelines in Delta state – The NDA says it will keep vandalizing pipelines until the Federal Government meets with their terms – They claim that the government is exploiting the Niger Delta people The NDA which claimed responsibility for blowing up the Forcados terminal pipeline in Delta state, recently, has served notice of attacks on more oil installations in the region until the FG addresses its grievances. “Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), Forcados terminal is our latest casualty.

Donald is right at home in Westeros. What do you get when you put a power-hungry Donald Trump in a power-hungry TV show? You get a hilarious parody of the Republican presidential candidate, whose talking head was superimposed on a number of characters from the hit HBO TV series Game of Thrones. Insiders, an ABC political news show helmed by satirist Huw Parkinson, has long used video mashups that meld pop culture references and skewered politicians into entertaining bits.

The scarcity of foreign exchange for importation of raw materials by local industries is adversely affecting the sector as over 50,000 workers have lost their jobs in Abuja in the last two months. The President, Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Tony Ejinkeonye, confirmed the job losses in an exclusive interview with our correspondent in Abuja. Similarly, the President, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, Mr. Frank Jacobs, said that about 10 companies had formally notified the association about their intention to shut down operations before the end of this month.

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a visually impaired man, Dr. Samuel Ankeli, as his Senior Special Assistant with responsibility for his dealings with persons living with disability. Dr. Ankeli headed the Directorate of Persons with Disability at the Buhari/Osinbajo APC presidential campaign headquarters, the first of any such department in a political party in Nigeria. He led a team that successfully mobilised a large number from the more than 24 million disabled persons in the country to support the All Progressives Congress candidate and his running mate during the 2015 presidential election campaign.

Comrade Peter Esele is the immediate past president of the Trade Union Congress (TUC). TUC is one of the two pivotal and foremost Organized Labour Movement umbrellas for workers in Nigeria. In this interview, Esele explains why he is aspiring to succeed Comrade Adams Oshiomhole as Governor of Edo State in 2016 on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and why Edo people are one. SEBASTINE EBHUOMHAN reports. What is it that brought you here today? I am interested in the position (of governorship ticket) to be chosen by the delegates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as its gubernatorial aspirant in the next election. That is why I am moving around.

  Apple Inc on Monday urged the creation of a government panel on encryption, the latest salvo in a standoff over a locked iPhone linked to the San Bernardino shooting that has escalated into a public relations battle between the revered technology company and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook also sent a letter to employees Monday morning, making clear the company's hardline stance refusing to make software to unlock the phone addresses broader issues, not just a single device linked to a grisly attack.

Midfielder John Obi Mikel wants interim manager Guus Hiddink to extend his stay at Chelsea beyond the current season, despite the Dutchman confirming his intention to leave the club in May. Hiddink replaced Jose Mourinho in December and has lost just once in 13 games in all competitions with the same squad that suffered their worst start to a league season since 1978 under the Portuguese. "Obviously, definitely I want him to stay," Mikel, who has featured in 11 games for Hiddink after falling out of favour under Mourinho, told British media.

DESPITE opposition from some quarters, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ali Modu Sheriff, yesterday declared that he would not resign his new appointment. The Board of Trustees of the PDP rose from a meeting in Abuja yesterday night stating that it had rejected Sheriff as national chairman of the party. Addressing journalists shortly after the meeting, the BoT led by its acting chairman, Senator Walid Jibril, ‎said in a paragraph statement:

File (Bang) Khloe Kardashian says remarrying Lamar Odom would be 'the best dream'. The 31-year-old reality TV star has been looking after her estranged husband since he collapsed at a Nevada brothel last year following an alcohol and drugs binge and while they are currently just friends, Khloe isn't ruling anything out.

  At 106 years old, she's seen more than a dozen presidents come and go, but Virginia McLaurin says she can finally die happy after meeting President Barack Obama. Video of the centenarian shaking her groove with excitement quickly went viral on the Internet after last week's Black History Month reception at the White House. The grandmother told The Associated Press that when she saw the president and first lady Michelle Obama in the flesh, "I was so happy, I started dancing." "I've come a long ways, a long ways," McLaurin said in an interview outside her Washington home. "I just didn't think I'd ever live to go this far in the world."

Premier League is our biggest rival - Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu The Premier League is a greater threat to Barcelona than traditional rivals Real Madrid, according to Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu. The 20 top-flight teams in English football will share £5.136bn for live domestic TV coverage from next season, with even the bottom club getting £99m. That financial power concerns Bartomeu.

  The prime minister says his only agenda is what is best for the country Leaving the European Union would threaten jobs and put the UK's economy at risk, business leaders from some of Britain's biggest companies have said. Bosses - including those of BT, Marks & Spencer and Vodafone - signed a letter published in the Times, saying an EU exit would deter investment in the UK. However, Leave.EU said leaving would cut "unnecessary" regulation and costs.

FA Cup highlights: Shrewsbury 0-3 Man Utd  Louis van Gaal allowed himself a rare smile as he conducted his post-match media briefing by the side of the pitch at Shrewsbury Town's Greenhous Meadow. The haunted look that followed the Premier League defeat at Sunderland and the humiliating Europa League loss at Danish minnows FC Midtjylland was temporarily replaced by the satisfaction of an easy 3-0 win at the League One strugglers in the FA Cup fifth round. The respite only lasts until Thursday when they must beat Midtjylland at Old Trafford to keep those European aspirations afloat - but is it already too late for Van Gaal to salvage his Manchester United career?

Water supply has been partially restored in the Indian capital, Delhi, where up to 10 million were affected after protesters sabotaged a key canal. The army took control of the Munak canal in neighbouring Haryana state on Monday after Jat community protesters, angry at caste job quotas, seized it. Delhi Water Minister Kapil Mishra said the "crisis was still not over" and urged people to use water carefully. The city's schools, which were closed because of the crisis, have reopened.