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Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom-Emmanuel Reports have revealed that Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom was inside the Reigners Bible Church International building in Uyo when it collapsed during a worship session on Saturday. The governor who was the special guest of honour at the consecration service of the Founder of the church, Apostle Akan Weeks, as a bishop, however, escaped unhurt’. The Reigners Bible Church International building, situated on Uyo Village Road, was still under construction when it collapsed. Its iron rafters caved in as the service was ongoing. A witness disclosed that the building collapsed 30 minutes after the governor arrived. ”When we were about taking offering, 30 minutes after the governor came in, the building caved in. Security operatives took him away,’’ he said. A visit to the scene revealed that security operatives had cordoned off the entire building while trying to rescue those trapped in the debris. Another witness, Miss Uduak Effiong, said...

Adama Barrow, left, accused Mr Jammeh of damaging democracy Gambian President Yahya Jammeh must hand over power after defeat in elections, The UN Security Council has said. President Jammeh initially conceded to Adama Barrow in last week’s vote but has since refused to accept the end of his 22-year rule. Mr Barrow said he was sure the military supported him as the country’s new leader. The UN added that a handover should come without condition or delay. President Jammeh initially appeared to concede after results showed he had lost, but on Friday said he “totally” rejected the result. His statement was condemned by The African Union (AU), who described it as “null and void”. President Jammeh’s reluctance to accept the result has also been criticised by the US and neighbouring Senegal. A heavy military presence has been reported in the Gambian capital, Banju, but the streets have remained calm. The BBC’s West Africa correspondent, Thomas Fessy, says the main question now is wh...

Explosion in Istanbul stadium At least one explosion has been heard outside Istanbul’s Besiktas sports stadium, Turkish media and witnesses say. There are reports of several people wounded, in what appears to have been an attack on riot police. Ambulances and police were seen rushing to the scene, and TV footage showed a fire burning outside the stadium. Turkey has seen a recent spate of militant attacks in major cities that have left dozens of people dead. The blast on Saturday happened two hours after a football match between Besiktas and Bursaspor, two of Turkey’s top teams, ended. Local media reported that fans had already dispersed. Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said at least 20 people had been injured.

Jamie Vardy scored his first hat-trick since his three goals for Fleetwood against Ebbsfleet on 21 February 2012 Jamie Vardy scored a hat-trick as Leicester City pulled off a stunning victory over an out-of-sorts Manchester City. The Foxes were 2-0 up in five minutes as Vardy ended his 10-game run without a Premier League goal by slotting home, and Andy King curled in moments later. It was 3-0 within 20 minutes as Vardy added another after skipping past visiting keeper Claudio Bravo, and he completed his hat-trick by intercepting a misplaced John Stones pass and finishing from a narrow angle. Aleksandar Kolarov, with a free-kick, and Nolito scored late consolation goals for the away side. They have now lost back-to-back league games for the first time since Pep Guardiola took over in the summer, and are four points adrift of leaders Arsenal. For defending champions Leicester, victory ended a five-game run without a league win and moved them up to 14th. Man City pay for chaotic ...

Lionel Messi (right) scored twice to take his season’s total to 22 goals Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona reduced the gap to La Liga leaders Real Madrid with a dominant win against bottom side Osasuna. Luis Suarez hit the post as the Catalan team dominated the first half but could not find a breakthrough. Home forward Sergio Leon chipped against the Barca crossbar before Suarez broke Osasuna’s resistance by tapping in Jordi Alba’s low cross. Left-back Alba also provided the second, cutting back from the left byeline for Messi to clip into the far corner. And the Argentina forward sealed a routine victory with a fine individual goal, dancing into space inside the home penalty area before drilling in. Real, who started the weekend with a six-point lead over Barca, host struggling Deportivo La Coruna later on Saturday (19:45 GMT). Barcelona’s bid for a third successive La Liga title has faltered in recent weeks, with a trio of frustrating draws enabling rivals Real Madrid to...

Stefano Okaka’s previous Premier League goal was in May 2010 for Fulham Stefano Okaka scored his first goals for Watford as they came from behind to beat out-of-form Everton in the Premier League. Okaka, signed from Anderlecht in the summer, flicked in a superb backheeled effort in the first half, before heading home following a corner after the break. In between, Sebastian Prodl powerfully nodded in from Jose Holebas’ whipped cross. Everton had gone ahead on 17 minutes as Romelu Lukaku slotted in from Gareth Barry’s inch-perfect, first-time pass, and the Belgian headed in a late consolation. The Hornets had lost three of their past four league games, and looked like stretching that sequence when they fell behind early on. But they drew inspiration from striker Okaka’s stunning opener, the Italian’s first goal in the Premier League since scoring for Fulham in May 2010. His second was helped by slack Everton defending, which allowed him to head in at the near post. Despite thei...

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State being checked by the card reader The prevailing peaceful atmosphere in the ongoing rerun election in Rivers State has been shattered with the reported killing of a man in Bodo, Gokana LGA, by armed men suspected to be operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The operatives stormed the Saint Pius College at about 11.45am, ordered everybody to lie down, and began to shoot sporadically before carting away some election materials. The man shot was identified as Meebara Kormaga, a 25-year-old that came out to vote. More later.