WORLD NEWS: BELARUS - NIGERIA; Nigeria wins bid to manage Belarus’s satellite for 15 years

Nigeria has made history in the global space technology market by becoming the first country in the Sub-Sahara Africa to manage a foreign satellite.

This followed the emergence of Nigerian Communications Satellite (NigComSat) limited, the operator of NigComSat-R, the Nigerian Communication Satellite as the winner of a bidding process to provide In-Orbit test (IOT) and carrier Spectrum Monitoring (CSM) services for Belintersat-1 Satellite.

NEWS: NIGERIA - Ambode’s convoy apprehends Airforce cadets for locking boy in car trunk

The convoy of the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday apprehended two Airforce cadets in Mile 12 area of the State while dehumanizing an artisan, Dahiru Lawal for allegedly breaking the windscreen of a Chrysler Stratus car with registration number KRD 267 DV.

NEWS: NIGERIA - Buhari to spend N18.1 billion on Presidential Villa

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari apparently plans to spend more money than his predecessor Goodluck Jonathan to run the presidential villa in the capital Abuja. If approved by the National Assembly, the Nigerian leader will spend 18.1 billion naira (about $91 million) on the State House in 2016, which is 11.5 billion naira more than what Jonathan’s administration spent this year and 5.9 billion naira more than the amount spent in 2014, according to Nigeria’s Premium Times newspaper, which cited details from the proposed 2016 budget.

NEWS: NIGERIA - Road crashes reduced by 33 per cent during Christmas — FRSC

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), has said that road crashes across the country was reduced by 33 per cent during the Christmas period.

This is contained in a statement by Bisi Kazeem, Head, Media Relations and Strategy in the commission and made available to journalists on Monday in Abuja.

WORLD NEWS: SEVERE WEATHER - NASA WARNS THAT THE CURRENT EL NINO COULD BE AS WORSE AS THE 1998 RECORD

The US space agency Nasa has warned that the effects of the current El Nino weather phenomenon could be as bad as those of 1998, the strongest on record.

That El Nino played havoc with world weather systems and was blamed for several extreme weather events.

WORLD NEWS: UK - PHOTOS; Homes evacuated and power cuts as Storm Frank hits UK

Storm Frank has battered parts of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland leaving more severe floods in its wake.

Scotland bore the brunt of the bad weather with hundreds of homes evacuated in the Borders towns of Dumfries, Hawick and Peebles. More photos after the cut>>>

WORLD NEWS: US storms: Missouri floods close Mississippi near St Louis

A five-mile (8km) section of the Mississippi River near St Louis, Missouri, has been closed to vessels as rising water levels caused "hazardous conditions", the US Coast Guard said.

Storms and tornadoes have lashed the region in recent days, swelling rivers and causing flash flooding.

WORLD NEWS: ENTERTAINMENT (US) - Bill Cosby charged with indecent assault

Prosecutors in Pennsylvania have filed the first sexual assault charges against US comedian Bill Cosby.

Mr Cosby, 78, has been charged with aggravated indecent assault over an alleged incident in 2004 involving a former local university employee.

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Entertainment: Football - Ronaldo wins Goal's Salon D Or

The Real Madrid star has once again claimed Goal's prize to recognise outstanding hair in the football world, as voted for by readers

Gist: Lol - Filipino priest grounded by church for gliding on hoverboard during mass

Lol. Things we see every day. A priest in the Philippines has been suspended by the church after video shared on social media showed him gliding on a hoverboard while preaching during mass.

WORLD NEWS: US ELECTION 2016 - Donald Trump 'to spend $2m a week on campaign'

US Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump says he is planning to spend $2m (£1.3m) a week on campaign advertising.

Mr Trump said he would bring out "substantial" adverts in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina ahead of primary elections in February.

WORLD NEWS: CAR - Voting due to begin in CAR elections

Polls are due to open in the Central African Republic in delayed presidential and parliamentary elections aimed at restoring stable government after years of turmoil.

Thirty candidates are vying to replace interim leader Catherine Samba-Panza.

NEWS: NIGERIA - How we’ll fund N5,000 welfare scheme —Lai Mohammed

THE Federal Government, yesterday, explained how it would fund the N5,000 monthly welfare payment to vulnerable Nigerians just as it reaffirmed that the Boko Haram insurgency had been technically suppressed.

KONGA ONLINE MALL UPDATE: If your value proposition’s right, people’ll use your platform, says Konga.com boss

One of Nigeria’s largest online malls, Konga.com, has unveiled an innovative payment solution, called KongaPay, that allows customers to perform one-click payments for their transactions, creating better shopping experience for them.

NEWS: NIGERIA - N1.04tr fine: NCC challenges court jurisdiction in MTN suit

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has challenged the competence of the suit filed by MTN Nigeria Communications‎ Limited, asking that the suit be dismissed.
The commission, through its consortium of lawyers, led by Dr. Wale Babalakin, Dr. Onyechi Ikpeazu, Mr. Paul Usoro, Mr. Ahmed Raji, all Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs), asked the Federal High Court in Lagos, where the suit was filed by MTN, to decline jurisdiction.

NEWS: NIGERIA - Shettima meets Civilian JTF, donates N20m for members

Following recent attacks by Boko Haram insurgents on some parts of Borno State, Governor Kashim Shettima yesterday met with members of youth volunteers involved in counter insurgency operations popularly known as ‘Civilian JTF,’ appreciating their gallant efforts, he unveiled welfare packages for them.

NEWS: NIGERIA -FG announces reduction of petrol price by 50 kobo

With effect from January 1, 2016, petrol will sell for N86.50 per litre, as the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency’s (PPPRA) yesterday announced a 50 koko reduction in the pump price. At present, the official price of petrol is N87.


A press statement by Farouk Ahmed, executive secretary of the PPPRA, announcing this said:

WORLD NEWS: US -Close encounter between U.S. warship and Iranian rocket

A U.S. aircraft carrier came within about 1,500 yards of an Iranian rocket while operating in the Strait of Hormuz, a Pentagon official told CNN.

While transiting the strait that sits at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, the USS Harry S. Truman had the encounter while the Iranian Revolutionary Guards were conducting a live-fire exercise in the area on Saturday, according to Cmdr. Kyle Raines, a U.S. Central Command spokesman.

NEWS: NIGERIA - Man, 28, docked over alleged theft, presentation of fake US currency

A 28-year-old man, Musa Bukar, was yesterday arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court over alleged stealing and presentation of fake United States dollars to a customer.