Neymar Signs New Five-year Deal With Barcelona

Neymar has signed a new five-year contract with Barcelona, which keeps him at the club until 2021.
The Nou Camp club announced earlier this week, that they had reached an agreement with the Brazilian. But he officially put pen to paper on Friday.
Barcelona have fixed his buy-out clause at £181m for the first year, £200m for the second and £226m for the remaining three years of his new deal.
In a statement earlier this week, the La Liga champions said: “Since his arrival at the club, Neymar has cemented his position as one of the best players in the world thanks to his outstanding talent.
“The Brazilian finished third in the 2015 Ballon d’Or award behind the winner his team-mate Leo Messi. After three seasons with FC Barcelona, Neymar’s statistics are outstanding.
“In 141 games for the club he has scored 85 goals, 15 in his first season, 39 in his second and 31 in his third.”
Neymar joined Barcelona from Santos in 2013.

Herbalist sent me to bring my late sister’s bones for rituals – Suspect confesses in Ogun [PHOTO]

By Danielle Ogbeche on October 2, 2016

Two suspected ritualists have been apprehended in Ogun state with human bones. The suspects, Wole Oke, 38, and Wasiu Adesina, 30, were nabbed on Saturday by police operatives attached to the Oke Itoku Division, led by the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, CSP Abeni Farinre.
Confirming the arrests, the state Police spokesperson, ASP Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement made available to newsmen at the weekend, said the duo was arrested at Ijebu, Idi-aro area of Abeokuta, the state capital, by police officers on patrol.

The statement noted that Oke and his accomplice, upon sighting policemen, took to their heels with a leather bag containing human bones, adding that the police gave them a hot chase and apprehended them.
The statement read: “On searching the bag with them, it was discovered that it contained human bones.
“Upon interrogation, one of the suspects, Wole Oke, confessed that they were the bones of his sister who died four years ago.
“He further stated that one herbalist sent him to go and bring it for money ritual purpose.

“The Commissioner of Police in the state, Ahmed Iliyasu, has ordered the transfer of the suspects to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, SCIID, for further investigation.
“He also directed that the herbalist mentioned be arrested without further delay,” the statement added.
The police image maker reiterated that the state will not contain ritualists and crime suspects alike as the command was working tirelessly to see to their end.

 

Buhari working himself to the bones for Nigeria – Tunde Bakare

 
A good leader must have wisdom and courage to take those actions that need to be taken. What I’ll implore President Buhari to do is to let Nigerians know concerning the things that will start happening in October. He should let them know that, ‘See, this is where we are and this is where I want to go and to go between here and there, there’s a gulf and we need to blow the bridge. These are the materials we’re using to build the bridge.
“These are the men I want to use and I’m giving them so-so timeline to deliver. This will encourage the people to know their president is talking to them and we pray that the communication should continue, but as far as working is concerned, the man is working himself to bones. I also think the APC should put its house in order and stop fighting because when a chicken starts to eat its intestine, the end is near,” Bakare added.
Speaking further on the President’s focus on fighting corruption and how it is believed to be affecting other areas of governance like the economy, he stated, “In fact, I don’t think President Buhari is the one fighting corruption. I only said it’s his vision. He’s not the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, he’s not the Attorney General of the Federation, he’s not the Inspector-General of Police.
“What needs to happen is to have a formidable team with clearly stated responsibilities. The President is one man and can’t do all the things I’ve enumerated on his own. When you have a team that is working together, things will improve because you cannot say this is what I will do and leave the other areas to suffer. It’s not going to augur well for the country. There seems to be a disconnect somewhere.
“However, in the month of October, I’m sure we will begin to smile. We may not laugh but I’m sure we will begin to see certain changes in certain directions,” the cleric said.

Enugu Rangers confirmed NPFL champions

Chisom Egbuchulam scored a hat-trick, as Enugu Rangers sealed their Nigeria Professional Football League title win, with a 4-0 thumping of El-Kanemi Warriors.

It is their first NPFL title in 32 years.
Imama Amapakabo’s men could have been named champions last week, after they beat Ikorodu United in Abeokuta, but were made to wait until the last game.

The Flying Antelopes finished on 63 points from 36 matches, three points ahead of second-placed Rivers United.
Both teams will represent Nigeria in next year’s CAF Champions League, while third-placed Wikki Tourists will play in the CAF Confederation Cup.

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India police arrest two Nigerian men for fraud

as his sister and asked for Rs 8 lakh to transfer some money and jewellery through a courier to his relatives.
“He claimed that the courier was stuck in legal processes at the customs department in Goa and he needed to get it delivered quickly as his wife had expired.
“Rai agreed to transfer the money to his account. As soon as the money was transferred, Collins disappeared. After some time, Rai received a call from the custom department, which raised questions regarding the parcel she had sent, and realised that she was duped.
“A team from Goa Police approached them in Delhi with technical surveillance. A joint team was formed to track the accused. The duo was arrested from Mahavir Enclave in south Delhi,” Yadav stated, adding that three laptops, seven data cards, 36 SIM cards and 26 mobile phones, three USB pen drives, were recovered from the suspects.

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Edo election: Ekiti IPAC lauds INEC’s neutrality

The Ekiti State chapter of the Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, has praised the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for maintaining substantial neutrality in last week’s gubernatorial election in Edo state, urging the commission to replicate same in the November 26 governorship poll in Ondo State.
It also commended the electoral body over the way it settled the logjam created by the presentation of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu as candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, during the Edo governorship election.
The Ali Modu Sheriff and Ahmed Makarfi factions of the party had presented two different candidates for the election, which was eventually won by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Godwin Obaseki. INEC had discretionally recognized Ize-Iyamu, who was put forward by the Makarfi
group.

Addressing journalists in Ado Ekiti on Sunday, the IPAC chairman in
Ekiti, Dr Dele Ekunola, said INEC has done the country proud by conducting a credible election that complied substantially with provisions of the Electoral Act.
On the crisis rocking the state chapter of the party, which polarized the body into two, Ekunola clarified that the feuding groups had fused into one after reconciliation, which he said led to the
election of new executives recently in the state.
Those elected were: Dr Ekunola as Chairman, Hon Ilesanmi Omolayo(Vice
Chairman), mallam Jimoh Saheed (Secretary), Fred Iyaniwura(Publicity
Secretary), Chief Moses Awogbemi(Financial Secretary), Rufus
Alabi(Treasurer) and Ileanmi Josiah(Assistant Secretary).
Ekunola particularly expressed satisfaction with INEC’s disposition to
neutrality, which he said made the opposition PDP to be able to give
the ruling party, APC, a run for its money in the highly pulsating and keenly contested election.
“When the election was postponed from September 10 to October 28, I
felt the INEC only postponed the evil day. But it gladdens my heart
that nobody died during the election. No bloodshed, no arson attack
and even the protest that was held by the PDP against the election
were peaceful.

“INEC even settled the PDP confusing candidature with ease. We all the
existing political parties in the state are pleased with INEC neutrality.
“All these showed that democracy has taken a deep root in Nigeria and
we appeal to INEC to repeat the same feat in Ondo State,” he said.

Goodnews! Kerosene To Sell For N150 In Fuel Stations Nationwide

Dr Maikanti Baru, the group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that the official pump price of kerosene is now N150 per litre.
According to The Guardian, the NNPC boss, who stated this during a courtesy visit to the Ogun state Governor Ibikunle Amosun in Abeokuta, recently, called on other retail outlets to emulate the NNPC mega stations that sell the product at N150 per litre, from N180 per litre.
He said: “We are committed to promoting the use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) as an alternative choice for home cooking, which is also available at our NNPC retail stations.”
He also expressed the readiness of the NNPC to complete the ongoing Escravos to Lagos Pipeline System 2 (ELPS2) project in the last quarter of this year to boost gas to power in the country.
Baru said the 36-inch and 342-kilometre gas pipeline project would double the capacity of the existing ELPS, thereby improving gas supply to Ogun and environs, adding that the recent achievement of security agencies in safeguarding the Atlas Cove to Mosimi System 2B pipeline would not have been possible without the support of the host communities and state government.
In a similar development, Ismaila Chafe: President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said Nigeria would be saving 10 billion Dollars annually from importation of petroleum products as the nation’s four refineries would soon be fully repaired.
The president disclosed this in a nationwide broadcast to mark the nation’s 56th Independence Anniversary on Saturday.
The President frowned at the situation where half of the nation’s foreign exchange earnings were being spent on importation of petroleum and food items.
He attributed the current socio-economic hardship being experienced in the country to inability of the previous administrations to save for the “rainy days’’.
“Historically about half our dollar export earnings go to importation of petroleum and food products, Nothing was saved for the rainy days during the periods of prosperity.
“We are now reaping the whirlwinds of corruption, recklessness and impunity.
“There are no easy solutions, but there are solutions nonetheless and government is pursuing them in earnest.
“We are to repair our four refineries so that Nigeria can produce most of our petrol requirements locally, pending the coming on stream of new refineries. That way we will save 10 billion USD yearly in importing fuel.’’
He said there were only two system collapses between June and December 2015, while the over-all system suffered 16 system collapses between March and July 2016 alone. In this respect, the Mambilla Hydro project, after many years of delay is taking off this year.
Buhari said his administration’s economic revival strategy was centred on the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing.
According to him, the ministry will lead and oversee the provision of critical infrastructure of power, road transport network and housing development.
He said power generation in the country had steadily risen since his administration came on board from three 3,344 megawatts in June 2015, to a peak of 5,074 megawatts in February.
“For the first time in our history, the country was producing five thousand megawatts.’’
He, however, lamented that renewed militancy and destruction of gas pipelines had continued to cause acute shortage of gas and constant drop in electricity output available on the grid.
The president also noted an appreciable improvement in power transmission between June 2015 to September 2016.
He said there were only two system collapses between June and December 2015, while the over-all system suffered 16 system collapses between March and July 2016 alone.
He attributed the incidents to vandalism by Niger Delta militants.
“As I have said earlier, we are engaging with responsible leadership in the region to find lasting solutions to genuine grievances of the area but we will not allow a tiny minority of thugs to cripple the country’s economy.
“In the meantime, government is going ahead with projects utilizing alternate technologies such as hydro, wind, and solar to contribute to our energy mix.
“In this respect, the Mambilla Hydro project, after many years of delay is taking off this year.’’
According to the president, contract negotiations for the Mambilla project are nearing completion with Chinese firms for technical and financial commitments.
He said the project would be jointly financed by Nigeria and the Chinese-Export-Import Bank.
Buhari said power purchase agreements on 14 Solar Power Projects had been concluded.
“Hence, the plan to produce 1,200 megawatts of solar electricity for the country will be realized on schedule,’’ he said.
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