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Barely five days after the widely spread report of the death of former Bayelsa governor, Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha, a large number of Nigerians still think it is a charade of some sort. Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha This might be as a result of the escapades of the 62-year-old politician who has been at the fore front of various controversies in the fight against corruption in Nigeria. Going through online news pages, some of the comments you can readily find under the story of Alamieyeseigha’s death are: ‘Alams is not dead. Stop the lies‘, ‘we cannot be fooled again, it’s all a lie’, ‘hmmn..if he can disguise as a woman to escape justice, he can also fake his death to escape justice this time’….

Oscar Pistorius will be released from prison in Pretoria on Tuesday, following a ruling by South Africa's department of correctional services Oscar Pistorius is escorted by police officers as he leaves the high court in Pretoria, South Africa. (File) Photo: AP/Themba Hadebe Oscar Pistorius to be released from jail and moved to house arrest on Oct. 20, it was announced on Thursday. In a statement, the South African department of correctional services said: "[The board] approved the placement of offender Oscar Pistorius under correctional supervision as from 20 October 2015. "The parole board considered all submissions, including the offender's profile report, the directives of the Parole Review Board and the submission of the victim's family."

 "We in Turkey will now lead the wave of change in the Middle East. We will continue to be the pioneer in this wave of change." Thus did then-Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu define his country's role in the Middle East in a speech to Parliament in April 2012, amidst the backdrop of the Arab Uprisings. Turkey's leadership now finds itself in much the same position as the U.S. neo-cons in the post-2001 era, whose plans to export democracy to the Middle East foundered upon the doomed invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq.

A senior Ukrainian rebel leader has rejected a Dutch report that concluded a Russian-made missile downed MH17 over Ukraine in 2014, killing 298 people. Aleksandr Zakharchenko told the BBC the investigation into the disaster "hadn't been carried out properly at all". Meanwhile, Russia's aviation chief called on the UN aviation body to open a fresh investigation on Wednesday.

Nigeria international, John Obi Mikel has been mentioned by Turkish Super League club, Besiktas as a possible transfer target in January. The Chelsea midfielder, hasn’t enjoyed enough playing time at the Stamford Bridge and Besiktas club President Fikret Oman is looking to maximise that situation to offer the Nigerian more playing time. Fikret Oman opined that Besiktas are thinking of a move for John Obi Mikel.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Wednesday said the 2016 African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifier between the Super Eagles and Etalons of Burkina Faso would now hold on Saturday. The 2016 CHAN final round first leg qualifier between the home-based senior national teams was earlier scheduled for Sunday.

Former Lagos State Governor has once again cleared the air over the controversial N78 million spent for the upgrade of the website – www.tundefashola.com under his watch as governor in the state. The former governor, who indirectly addressed the issue after the question, ”Did you really open a Website with 78Million Naira?” was raised by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe at the senate while he, Fashola was undergoing screening as a ministerial nominee at the senate chambers said he doesn’t sign checks or award contracts.