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A man and a woman mourn next to a body of one the victims of a blast targeting a wedding ceremony in Gaziantep, Turkey. (Ihlas News Agency via REUTERS At least 22 people were killed and 94 others were injured when a bomb exploded at an outdoor wedding in southern Turkey, the provincial governor’s office said late Saturday. Gaziantep Province Gov. Ali Yerlikaya said the blast during the wedding in the city of Gaziantep, near the border with Syria, was a terror attack. Mehmet Tascioglu, a local journalist, told NTV television that the huge explosion could be heard in many parts of the city. Ambulances raced to the scene as authorities attempted to get a handle on the resulting carnage. Photos taken after the explosion showed several bodies covered with white sheets. Police sealed off the site of the explosion and forensic teams moved in. Hundreds of residents gathered near the site chanting “Allah is great” as well as slogans denouncing terrorist attacks. There was no immediate cl

Brazil men’s team have won the gold medal of the Rio Olympics beating Germany 5-4 after penalty shootout’. Details later.

Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress The All Progressives Congress (APC) has assured aspirants seeking to contest the Ondo State gubernatorial election on the party platform of no preferential treatment. The APC Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, said this on Saturday in Abuja during a meeting to settle all disputes and allay the fears of the aspirants. The gubernatorial aspirants had accused the party chairman in the state, Chief Isaac Kekemeke, of adopting, endorsing an aspirant and tampering with the delegates’ list. The party members in the state promptly suspended Kekemeke. Assuring the aspirants of fair play, Odigie-Oyegun paid tribute to all the aspirants for promptly responding to the call for the peace meeting. ”It indicates quite clearly your commitment that Ondo state returns to the fold of progressive party. ”We have had extensive, frank discussions and have reached some very basic and fundamental understanding that will guid

CP Fatai Owoseni, Lagos State Police Commissioner Daniels Ekugo Violence was recorded in Agidingbi in Ojodu Local Council Development Area of Lagos State on Saturday during the celebration of the Isese festival as thugs went round the community attacking residents. The thugs also destroyed several properties in the community worth millions of Naira. According to the residents, trouble started when some youths following a masquerade attacked football fans watching the Nigeria-Honduras match at a viewing centre in the community. During the mayhem, the hoodlums broke bottles, smashed doors of shops and properties within the community. One of those attacked, Mr Alesh, owner of a business centre vandalized by the hoodlums said: “We were watching football while the Isese procession was taking place, we were not part of the procession but suddenly the hoodlums started attacking viewers and vandalising properties. For me, as you can see, I lost thousands of Naira here which they took, an

Oba Rilwan Akiolu Lagos monarch, Oba Riliwan Akiolu I, on Saturday, urged Nigerians to be patient in spite of the hard times in the country, assuring them that all will be well. “I am confident that the economy of the country, under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari, will change for good because our president is focused,’’ Akiolu told newsmen in his palace. The royal father, who spoke during the celebration of the Isese Festival in Isale Eko area of Lagos Island, said that the present hardship was a prelude to a better tomorrow. “Let us cooperate with the government. Do not take laws into your hands and always inform the security agencies wherever there are criminal activities,’’ Akiolu said. He appealed to the Niger Delta Avengers to stop bombing oil facilities and put their grievances on the table for the government to address. “I want to use this medium to appeal to the Niger Delta Avengers to give peace a chance. “I agree to some extent with them that certain th

JAMB: The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it was looking forward to establishing more examination centres in the Diaspora to cater for candidates willing to study in Nigeria. The board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos. According to him, the board is determined to ensure that more candidates are given the opportunity of writing the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) within and outside the country. He said that it was also to ensure that the examination was brought closer to some candidates who had constraints coming down to Nigeria to sit for the examination. “We have plans of conducting this examination in more foreign countries like the U.S. and a few others. “We are working with the embassies of such countries which are our contacts for the project. “The possibility of getting this actualized depends on how fast they are able to

Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has urged the relevant stakeholders in public and private sectors to salvage the nation’s culture and tradition from extinction. The monarch spoke on Saturday in Lagos at the 3rd festival colloquium of the 50th anniversary of Lagos State with the theme: “Tourism Potential in Yorubaland: Landmarks, Culture and History”. Ogunwusi said that culture, tradition and tourism were tools for fostering development, eradicating poverty and emancipating the down trodden in the society. “Culture and tradition bound us more than religion and it is important that we keep them for our heritage to be known and told. “Gradually, we are losing the values of these cultures and tradition because they have been misconstrued in so many ways. “Contrary to many assumptions, traditionalists and our forefathers are not idol worshippers. “Traditionalists give glory, honour and adoration to God the Almighty which the

The leadership of the Benikrukru Community in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta has insisted that Chevron Nigeria Ltd.(CNL) must halt its operation at Abiteye oil field. This is contained in a press statement signed by the community Chairman and Secretary, Mr Victor Eseimieghan and Boan Ojogun respectively and made available to newsmen on Saturday in Warri. The community leaders were reacting to the Friday publication in a national daily in which the oil company was asked to disregard the order to stop operation. “Our attention has been drawn to a publication by the Chairman and Secretary of the Egbema Gbaramatu Communities Development Foundation (EGCDF), Mr Michael Johnny and Jude Ukori respectively. “The publication calls on Chevron to disregard the ultimatum issued by Benikrukru Community because the body does not enjoy the support of the community and that security agents should be on alert. “The leadership of the Benikrukru Community wish to

Dream Team Nigerians have hailed the national U-23 team, Dream Team VI, for consoling them with its 3-2 win over Hunduras to secure the football bronze medal of the ongoing Rio Olympic Games in Brazil. The U-23 team had won the men’s Olympic football gold medal 1996 in Atlanta, U.S. and took the silver at 2008 Beijing Games. On the whole, Nigerians are happy that they recorded the country’s name on the Games medals log else it would have been a shame shameful outing for Nigeria, the fans said. Christian Chukwu, a former coach of the Super Eagles, told NAN that the team’s good performance gave them the desired victory against Hunduras. “They exhibited the desire to win. I’m glad that they played as a team and played a coordinated game to win the bronze medal. “They also listened to their handlers and that was why they were able to create good chances and scored goals. “If only they played this way against the Germans in the semi-finals, we would have gone home with the silver me

Nigerian players congratulated each other after the victory Layi Adesiyan, Osun State Director of Youths, Sports and Special Needs on Saturday praised Nigeria Dream Team VI for winning the only bronze medal for Nigeria in the ongoing 2016 Rio Olympics. The National U-23 team defeated Honduras 3-2 in the semi-final match in Belo Horizonte to book the third place in men football event. The U-23 team defeated Japan 5-4 in their opening match, beat Sweden 1-0 in their second game to qualify for the semi-final match. They lost 0-2 to Columbia in their last stage group .They also lost 0-2 to Germany in their quarter-final match on Wednesday. Adesiyan advised the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to maintain the U-23 team for the next the Super Eagle. “We celebrate Dream Team for the work well done. I was afraid when the Honduras scored their two goals within 20 minute. Assuming they got the chance to equalise, only God knows what would have happened to lovers of football. “They have

Gov. Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa State Flood have destroyed 120 houses and washed away farms and other valuables worth million of naira in Jahun Local Government Area of Jigawa. Rep. Sai’du Yusif (APC-Jahun/Miga) made the figure known to newsmen after visiting the victims to sympathise with them. Yusuf said the report received from the victims, indicated that about 120 houses, foodstuffs and other valuables were destroyed by flood. The lawmaker, accompanied by Chief Whip, Rep. Alasan Doguwa and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) official, said he came to sympathise with the victims. Yusuf said he came in company of Alasan, who represented the Speaker, Rep Yakubu Dogara, to assess the level of damages caused by the flood for appropriate action. The chief whip donated N500,000 to the victims to assuage their sufferings. Yusuf declined comments on his donation, saying “it is between me and God’’. It was learnt that he donated cash, 50 sacks of maize, 50 bundles of wrappers