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Sunday night's show only drew 5.9 million viewers - the lowest ever X Factor loses another million viewers as only 5.9 million watch Sunday night's show X Factor had a disappointing start to this year's series, with just 5.9 million people tuning into Sunday night's show - over one million LESS than Saturday's premiere episode. According to initial figures, numbers for the show dipped below six million last night. On Saturday there was an average of 7.11 million for the launch show, meaning 1.2 million didn't come back for the second X Factor visit of the weekend.

Immediate past Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Godswill Akpabio, has been admitted at the National Hospital Abuja after being involved in a motor accident this morning. Akpabio His siren-blaring convoy was said to have crashed into other vehicles, with the former governor sustaining injury. The extent of his injury was not disclosed by the doctors at the National Hospital, who claimed that it was the family that had the right to do so.

Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty Michael Jackson’s presence at the annual MTV Video Music Awards was among the most anticipated of celebrity guest appearances when he was still alive and scorching stages one effortless dance move at a time, and to this day, not many VMA performances can top MJ’s medley masterpiece from the 1995 show.

Jason Merritt/Getty Images Sure, it might be MTV's Video Music Awards, but it was also date night for Kim Kardashian and Kanye West! The Video Vanguard Award winner and his pregnant wife arrived at the awards show together, with Kim glowing in a brown gown and Kanye wearing his standard laid-back uniform of casual T-shirt, sweatshirt and pants with the legs pulled up. The monochrome look was finished with his Yeezy Boosts, of course.

Real Madrid's Gareth Bale celebrates after scoring his side's fifth goal against Real Betis on Saturday Speculation began to increase late last night that Manchester United are willing to make one final bid of £72.5m for Gareth Bale. Louis van Gaal hasn’t exactly been subtle in his assessment that his Manchester United squad lack a Galactico, in the mould that many other clubs boast.

JOSE Mourinho has turned on the core group of players that delivered him Premier League success in 2014-2015. Singling out Eden Hazard, who he predicted could reach Cristiano Ronaldo’s level this season, and the rest of his senior stars, Mourinho’s patience is running out after just four rounds of the Premier League.

Huawei, a leading global Information and Communications Technology (ICT) solutions provider, has launched the Agile Network Solutions in Nigeria at the 2015 Huawei Network Congress (HNC) West Africa in Lagos with the theme: ‘From Agility to Imagination’ focusing on introducing SDN technology as well as upgrading customer experience.

According to a report in the Mirror of UK, the 28-year-old Nigeria international is a dad to a four-year-old son and a one-year-old daughter after short relationships with the women. He is now dating Russian businesswoman Olga Diyachenko. A spokesperson of Mikel confirmed to The Sunthat the Nigeria midfield star is a proud father.

History was made on Friday in the Nigeria Police Force when the Inspector General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase, ratified the appointment of Ag. ACP Olabisi Kolawole as the first Female Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO. The Ogun State University Law graduate, who is also a graduate of the Nigeria Police Academy, was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2002.

A total of 57,743 Nigerians are living as refugees in various camps in the Republics of Cameroon, Chad and Niger, the National Emergency Management Agency has said. According to NEMA, the Nigerian refugees live in eight different camps in Cameroon, four in Niger and in two locations where they take shelter in Chad.

The main opposition political party, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) has accused their ruling counterpart of All Progressives Congress (APC) of using illegal means to thwart victory in Rivers and Akwa-Ibom states. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh denounced the APC of using state security agencies to subvert the victory their rival party achieved in the governorship election for Rivers and Akwa-Ibom States.

Former Kogi state governor, Audu Abubakar has won APC's governorship ticket for Kogi state governorship election which holds in November this year. At the state primaries which held in Kogi state today August 30th, Audu won the majority of the 3044 votes in the party primary election that ended around 4:00 am today. Congrats to him.

Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) has released the identities of 21 alleged commanders and front-line members of the Boko Haram terrorist group arrested in different parts of the country. In a statement signed by Mr Tony Opuiyo, the DSS explained that the successful arrest is a result of the services’ “re-strategised measures to combat the insurgency menace”. The suspects are said to have been arrested in Lagos, Kano, Plateau, Enugu and Gombe States between July 8 and August 25, 2015.

Swansea seek three in a row against Manchester United, Chelsea face further defensive issues and a crunch early-season stramash at Villa Park   José Mourinho, Scott Sinclair, Jesús Navas and Ander Herrera all face big weekends in the Premier League. Composite: PA/Getty Images/Rex Shutterstock 1) Thauvin’s time as Arsenal come to Toon

There was outrage in the ruling All Progressives Congress party on Thursday over the announcement of new appointments by President Muhammadu Buhari. Leaders of the APC complained that the appointments were mostly in favour of the North and Northerners. "The President does not consult before making most of these appointments and I can tell you that Nigerians are going to term the party and the President as a northern party and the President of Northern Nigeria," a leader of the party said on Tuesday.

After a long silence, a former governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu, has opened up on the ongoing corruption allegations hanging around the neck of his successor, Babatunde Fashola. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Tinubu distanced himself from Fashola’s ordeals, saying that he was not working against him from being appointed by President Buhari.

President Mohammadu Buhari has appointed Engr. Babachir David Lawal as Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, in what appears to be the end of speculation that the position had been zoned to the South East or the South-South by the All Progressive Congress, APC.

Social network hit 1bn user milestone on Monday, but Mark Zuckerberg maintains it is still ‘just the beginning of connecting the whole world’   Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the social network’s 1bn milestone. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images As the fictional Sean Parker might put it: ‘A million people logging in to Facebookon a single day isn’t cool. You know what’s cool? A billion people’.

Ikechukwu The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended an Arik Air crew member, Chibuzor Oliver Ikechukwu over his alleged role in the 20 kilogramme of cocaine seizure by the United Kingdom Border Force at Heathrow Airport. Ikechukwu, 35, who works as a catering loader was found to have subverted airport security by concealing cocaine in catering supplies.

Quinn Swales was killed in the same Zimbabwean park where Cecil the lion was illegally hunted. Photo / Supplied Five New Zealanders were shielded from a marauding lion by an experienced Zimbabwean safari guide who was killed in the strike. The Kiwis emerged unscathed and have been hailed for their bravery in Monday's attack in the Hwange National Park, in Zimbabwe.

State Security Minister David Mahlobo. File photo. Image by: Foto24 / Brendan Croft / Gallo Images Fifteen South African teenagers have been prevented from joining overseas terrorist groups through government intelligence operations, State Security Minister David Mahlobo said yesterday. In April, a 15-year-old girl was intercepted at Cape Town' s airport intending to join Islamic State . The terrorist group had recruited her through social media .

The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has announced the nullification of the purported suspension of the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh. This was contained in a statement by the PDP National Legal Adviser, Victor Kwon, on Thursday in Abuja. It noted that contrary to the suspension of the National Publicity Secretary, the party‘s NWC, at its Wednesday meeting, reiterated its implicit confidence in his ability and actions that had stabilised the party so far.

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State on Thursday said he had bought his private jets before his election as the state governor in 2011. Okorocha was reacting to the report that he bought two private jets since he was elected into office. Civil servants in the state had earlier called on the governor to sell his private jets and use the proceeds to pay their salary arrears.

Bodies were found in a truck parked on one of the main migration routes from eastern to western Europe Forensic police officers inspect a parked truck in which migrants were found dead off a highway outside Vienna on Thursday. PHOTO:REUTERS The number of migrants found dead in a truck off a highway outside of Vienna has been raised to more than 70, from an initial estimate of between 30 and 50, spokesmen for the Austrian interior ministry and police said Friday.

Former Minister of Works, Mike Onolememen | credits: govtoday.com.ng A former Minister of Works, Mr. Mike Onolememen, has denied the allegation by the Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, that the Goodluck Jonathan-administration paid the sum of N140bn to consultants for the construction of the Second Niger Bridge.

Nigeria's Warri refinery has been shut down temporarily and operations will resume by Tuesday, a spokesman for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said on Thursday. Oil sales account for about 70 percent of government revenue in Africa's top crude producer. It imports most of the fuel used by its 170 million inhabitants, however, because of its ageing, inefficientrefineries in Warri, Kaduna and Port Harcourt.

Ibrahim Lamorde, EFCC Chairman The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has written to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission indicating his plan to recall all police officers who have so far served in the commission for five years, authoritative sources at the police headquarters in Abuja reavealed. In a letter, with reference number CB/33/80/IGP.SEC/Abj/Vol.52/60, and dated July 14, 2015, Mr. Arase directed the EFCC to compile a list of all officers in the category, and forward to his office without delay.

The National Universities Commission has released a list of illegal degree awarding institutions operating in Nigeria. The schools were published in the NUC’s weekly bulletin dated August 24. According to the bulletin, the NUC Executive secretary, Julius Okojie, warned that those who patronise the schools, do so at their own risk.

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State says former Minister of the Niger Delta, Mr Godsday Orubebe is afraid of President Muhammadu Buhari’s planned probe of several billions of naira squandered on the East-West road and on the Amnesty programme under his watch as Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs, adding that this is the basis for his latest outburst in the media.

President Barack Obama has renewed calls for tighter gun control in the United States after two journalists were shot on live television. President Barack Obama says shooting deaths dwarf terrorism. Photo: Getty US President Barack Obama has revealed his frustration at the lack of progress with legislation around firearm regulation. The comments came following the shooting of TV reporter Alison Parker, 24, and Adam Ward, 27, on Wednesday (local time) as they filmed an on-air morning news segment.

• Manchester United captain hits eighth treble for the club in 4-1 victory • ‘I am very happy with him,’ says Louis van Gaal after beating Club Brugge   Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney and Ander Herrera celebrate another goal in the 4-1 win against Club Brugge. Photograph: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Wayne Rooney said after scoring the hat-trick against Club Brugge that ended a 10-game run without a goal for Manchester United and secured them a place in the Champions League group phase that he had never doubted himself .

Two blasts wreaked havoc on the night of 12 August at the port, where about 700 tons of sodium cyanide were stored. Photo: Hong Kong: China’s top prosecutor is holding 10 officials and port executives as well as a senior transport ministry official under criminal detention for alleged neglect of duty and abuse of power in the Tianjin warehouse explosions that killed at least 139 people, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.

Blessing Okagbare |The hopes of Nigeria winning a medal in the individual events suffered a huge blow on Wednesday when Blessing Okagbare did not show up for the women’s 200m of the ongoing IAAF World Athletics Championships in Beijing, China. The situation has left many confused. Gabriel Okon, who is the head coach of Team Nigeria in Beijing, said Okagbare copped a hamstring in her warm-up and had to withdraw from the race but some other sources in China suggest she was not prepared for the race.

Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila The Lagos State National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal has fixed September 28, 2015 to give judgment in a petition challenging the victory of the All Progressives Congress lawmaker representing Surulere Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila.

Vester Flanagan, known as Bryce Williams, posts film on Facebook of him killing Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward live on air in Moneta, Virginia. He then turned gun on himslef following police chase

Nigeria's state oil company has cancelled its contract for the delivery of crude to the country's refineries in Warri, Port Harcourt and Kaduna, it said on Wednesday. Oil sales account for about 70 percent of government revenue in Nigeria, Africa's top crude producer, but the country imports most of the fuel used by its 170 million inhabitants because of its inefficient, ageing refineries.

World Bank The World Bank on Wednesday said it would soon start the disbursement of $140m (N27.58bn) under its assisted Community and Social Development Project to 26 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The bank, in a statement issued in Abuja and made available to our correspondent, said about $200m (N39.4bn) had been disbursed under the first phase of the project, thus bringing the total amount provided under the programme to $340m (N66.98bn)

A former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has urged embattled former Lagos state governor, Babatunde Fashola to make peace with the All Progressive Congress (APC) leader Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The PDP chieftain, took to his official twitter handle @Reallffk to advise Fashola to bury the hatchet with Tibunu before its too late

Former governor of Akwa Ibom State and Senate Minority Leader, Chief Godswill Akpabio has raised objection to the tendering of the forensic report on materials used for the Akwa Ibom North-West senatorial district election. The tribunal had on May 8th, 2015, granted the petitioners request to inspect, copy and scan election materials used in the disputed March 28th,2015 Akwa Ibom North-West senatorial election.

The former Bishop of the Akure Anglican Diocese Rt. Rev. Emmanuel Gbonigi‎ has described as unacceptable what he called the dominance of the helm of affairs by northerners The cleric said it was wrong for the north to produce the president, Senate President, speaker of the house of representatives as well as the Chief Justice of Nigeria.

Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole has been described as a villa sycophant who is willing to switch allegiance to whoever is in power. Ex-Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe, took a swipe at Oshiomhole for his consistent attack on Ex President, Goodluck Jonathan.

NIMC records 7m registration The National Identity Card will confirm Nigeria’s population and those entitled to vote, President Muhammadu Buhari said as he was registered on Monday. This is even as Chris Onyemenam, director-general, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), said that so far about 7 million Nigerians had been captured in NIMC’s database.

So how did Kardashian succeed in that fast slim-down? Even so, Kourtney has been taunting Scott with racy photos on social media, and he’s been dropping baffling hints that he’s back inher good graces. And when Caitlyn brought up Kris Humphries’ “transphobic” tweet, Scott said: “To be honest, I don’t know if every man in the world is going to be as comfortable as I am”. “Who’s teatoxing with me?”

Nigeria's defence chief of staff, Gabriel Olonisakin, is currently in Chad Republic to discuss the deployment of 8, 700 strong Multi National Joint Task Force, MNJTF, to confront Boko Haram. The defence headquarters said in a statement that the Chiefs of Defence Staff from the Lake Chad Basin Commission member countries met in N'Djamena to discuss operational plans against the terrorist group.

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja blamed past administrations for the current situation in which Nigeria is forced to spend billions of Naira annually on alleged subsidies for petroleum products. Speaking at a meeting with the Chairman and members of the Revenue Mobilisation,

President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, set up a 13-member panel to probe two of his predecessors, late Umaru Musa Yar'Adua and Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, on procurement of arms and ammunition for the Armed Forces. The investigative committee's mandate is to identify irregularities and make recommendations for streamlining the procurement process in the Armed Forces.

Public Protector Thuli Madonsela. Former Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) group CE Lucky Montana has come out swinging against Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s report on maladministration at the parastatal. Speaking to Radio 702 on Tuesday morning‚ Mr Montana said Ms Madonsela was not a judge and that he would challenge for a review of her report in court.

Plateau State governor Simon Lalong yesterday took his kinsman and suspended comptroller-general of the Nigerian Immigration Service, David Parradang, to Aso Villa to plead with President Muhammadu Buhari. Parradang, a native of Plateau State, was last Friday suspended from office indefinitely over allegations of illegal recruitment exercise and the porous state of the Immigration Service.

The Federal Capital Territory permanent secretary, John Obinna Chukwu, has assured Ban Ki-Moon, UN secretary-general, of the commitment of the Federal Government to complete and handover the damaged United Nations Common Building in six months. The permanent secretary gave the assurance after the laying of wreath in honour of the victims that died in the unfortunate bomb attack on the UN House on August 26, 2011.

With Juan Cuadrado headed to Juventus on a season long loan it looks like the reigning champs will have more options going forward. Juventus appear to be moving closer to the expected signing of Chelsea's Juan Cuadrado after releasing pictures of the winger being welcomed in Italy.