Parents forget 5-year-old daughter at German airport
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police in germany say a couple left their five-year-old daughter behind at the airport after returning from a holiday2 reutlingen police said that officers spotted the child wandering aimlessly and alone around the terminal at nearby stuttgart airport late monday2 fox news reports that the girl was taken to the airport police station but her mother called shortly afterward to ask whether her daughter had been found2 police said the mother explained to officers that the family had driven home in separate cars and each believed the girl to be with the other parent2 the child was eventually handed over to her father who had returned to pick her up2 it wasnt clear how long the child had been abandoned at the airport by her parents2

Lagos primary: Deputy gov. Adebule abandons Ambode
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the lagos state deputy governor dr idiat oluranti adebule on tuesday abandoned governor akinwunmi ambode to support mr babajide sanwo-olu in the two-horse race to pick the ticket to represent the all progressives congress apc in the 2019 governorship election1 adebule told newsmen at ward a and d in iba local council development area of lagos where she participated in the governorship primary of the apc that she would endorse the candidate chosen by the party1 the party has chosen a man and it is that man that i will support and followshe said1 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that when the deputy governor arrived at the ward some of her aides came with sanwo-olus posters and banners1 at the ward accreditation started at about 10.36 a. m.as party electoral officials arrived1 there was no formal announcement of the results as the accreditation was brief1 many party members at the venue started singing the praises of sanwo-olu1

Just In: Lagos governorship primary nullified
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ebri said the panel was waiting for the party chairman alhaji tunde balogun to provide certain information that would enable them post people to the wards2 the apc national working committee nwc panel on tuesday cancelled the exercise that took place earlier in the day in the lagos governorship primary election saying the preparatory process for the election had just been concluded2 the preparatory process had just been concluded for the primaries. the primary is to begin anytime soon2 there was no election. election materials are being sorted. the stage is set and election begins anytime from now. we have guidelines and we will stick to the guidelines2 because of the political tension in the state we decided to be very careful very methodical. as party men peace is more important to us than victory2 we want a kind of victory that will be celebrated by both parties2 we want an election that will be credible and in line with the guidelines the extant rules and the laws of the country2 and that is what we have done. we are ready to go to the field and execute this. so that at the end of the day we will not be accused of partisanship. lagos is very important to us and it is a flagship of the apc ebri said2 he said that the panel was ready to give the most credible primary to the state and would contact the national headquarters for information on the preparatory process2 it takes a lot of work for the main show to take place2 we are ready to give the state the most credible election2 we will contact the national headquarters on the timing for the release of materials. it is not our fault that this exercise took this long2 the chairman of the panel chief clement ebri spoke at a news conference in alausa ikeja2 we have two aspirants and we need to be fair to both parties. the information we demanded for came in about an hour ago. and we had to struggle this period to balance the equation2 now that we are ready we will contact the national headquarters on the situation and the right time will be announced ebri said2 he said that five persons from the local organising committee and four for each ward would be posted 2 they will all go out to ensure the primary is conducted. we all understand the terrain in the state especially as it concerns the traffic situation. so the materials are available now and ready for deployment2 the national secretariat advised us to use ballot papers and we came into lagos with thousands of them. but during the stakeholders meeting it became obvious that the state chapter of the party was not ready for such primary2 they claimed that there was time to educate the members and others. and based on the submission made at the stakeholders meeting on monday some changes were made he said2 ebri said the panel was advised to conduct the open ballot in a manner that would be objective to all parties2 and that is one of the adjustment we made to accommodate views of the stakeholders. for us the stage is set and the primary should commence any moment from now he said2 earlierthe chairman lagos apc balogun said the election held and it was free fair and credible2 when asked if the panel supervised the election he said he would not be able to answer that2 according to balogun he only saw observers and could not tell2 we are awaiting the panel to declare the result he said2

Lagos APC defies NWC, declares Sanwo-Olu governorship candidate
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ebri had said that the primary would be rescheduled as the state chapter has no power to conduct the party governorship primary election on its own2 breaking news2 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that the announcement was in contrast of the pronouncement of the electoral panel which had declared that election did not hold in lagos2 nan reports that both parties had on monday at a meeting disagreed on the pattern of primary to adopt without reaching a consensus2 balogun thanked party members for coming out en masse to participate in the primary saying that their participation reflected their belief in democracy2 i am aware that conflicting information has been circulating on our primary election but i must tell you that the election was held and it was free and fair2 it would be very painful to disenfranchise the over 1.5 million members who voted across the 245 wards in the state2 at the end of the exercise mr babajide sanwo-olu polled 970 851 votes and gov. akinwunmi ambode scored 72 901 votes.with this mr babajide is declared winner2 i thank party members for participating in the election and their dedication to democracy he said2 apc lagos state @apclagos1 this was contrary to the position of the clement ebri-led national working committee appointed electoral panel which had earlier nullified the election that produced sanwo-olu as winner1 announcing the results to newsmen in ikeja balogun said that sanwo-olu polled 970 851 votes to defeat gov. akinwunmi ambode who polled 72 901 votes1 however the lagos state chairman of the party alhaji tunde balogun announced sanwo-olu as the winner of the primary1 watch the declaration here1 the lagos state chapter of the all progressives congress apc has declared mr babajide sanwo-olu as winner of tuesdays governorship primary1 the state party cbairman hon tunde balogun announced at the state party secretariat acme just now the results as follows1 akinwunmi ambode 729011 babajide sanwo olu9708511 babajide sanwo olu emerged as the party candidate1 meanwhile the national leadership of apc said it had postponed the governorship primary in lagos state indefinitely to douse tension generated within the party in the state1

Lagos: Sanwo-Olu in, Ambode out
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ebri had said that the primary would be rescheduled as the state chapter has no power to conduct the party governorship primary election on its own2 i thank party members for participating in the election and their dedication to democracy he said2 at the end of the exercise mr babajide sanwo-olu polled 970 851 votes and gov. akinwunmi ambode scored 72 901 votes.with this mr babajide is declared winner2 it would be very painful to disenfranchise the over 1.5 million members who voted across the 245 wards in the state2 i am aware that conflicting information has been circulating on our primary election but i must tell you that the election was held and it was free and fair2 balogun thanked party members for coming out en masse to participate in the primary saying that their participation reflected their belief in democracy2 nan reports that both parties had on monday at a meeting disagreed on the pattern of primary to adopt without reaching a consensus2 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that the announcement was in contrast of the pronouncement of the electoral panel which had declared that election did not hold in lagos2 sanwo-olu promised to be fair and relate with everyone irrespective the divide to move the state forward1 this was contrary to the position of the clement ebri-led panel which had earlier declared the election that produced sanwo-olu as winner as a nullity1 however the lagos state chairman of the party alhaji tunde balogun had announced sanwo-olu as the winner of the primary1 announcing the results to newsmen in ikeja balogun said that sanwo-olu polled 970 851 votes to defeat gov. akinwunmi ambode who polled 72 901 votes1 the lagos state chapter of the all progressives congress apc had earlier declared mr sanwo-olu as winner of tuesdays governorship primary1 the chairman of the lagos state apc governorship primary mr. clement ebri addressed the press on wednesday to formally uphold the result earlier released by the lagos state chairman of the party1 he also thanked members of the party and also the general public including non-lagos people for their continued support1 sanwo-olu on wednesday praised the leadership of apc and the defeated governor of lagos for a free and fair conduct of the primary1 he therefore declared sawon-olu winner of the primary1 ebri said that the incumbent governor akinwumi ambode scored 72901 votes to drop out of the race while mr. babajide sanwo-olu scored 970851 votes to clinch the apc ticket for the 2019 governorship election1 the national working committee of the ruling all progressives congress apc may have finally accepted the outcome of tuesdays governorship primary in lagos state putting to rest the controversy surrounding the exercise1

Minister Khadija Ibrahim defeats son to clinch APC Reps ticket in Yobe
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hajiya khadija ibrahim minister of state foreign affairs has defeated her step son mohammed ibrahim to clinch the all progressives congress apc ticket for damaturugulanigujbatarmuwa yobe federal constituency1 prof abba gambo the returning officer of the election which ran into the night announced on wednesday that khadijah polled 1295 votes to defeat mohammed who scored only 15 votes1 the news agency of nigeria nan gathered that in spite of pressures mounted on mohammed to step down for his fathers wife he refused1 nan reports that two other contenders including the serving representative alhaji abdullahi kukuwa and alhaji ahmed buba stepped down for the minister1 the minister commended abdullahi and ahmed for withdrawing from the race to support her win the election1 senator bukar ibrahim who stepped down his re-election bid against governor ibrahim gaidam did not attend any of the party primary elections including the one contested by his wife and son1 meanwhile some delegates condemned the inability of khadija ibrahim to settle her differences with the step son at home to avoid running against each other1 mairo shuaibu a delegate from tarmuwa local government told nan that the inability of the family to settle their differences for the son to step down for his step mother speaks of the instability in the house1

FC Barcelona break billion dollar revenue record
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reutersnan fc barcelona announced it has become the first sports club to post annual revenues exceeding 1 billion1 la liga champions barcelona presented their annual accounts on tuesday showing earnings of 1.05 billion for the 201718 fiscal year breaking its own income record for the fifth successive year and posting a profit for the eighth consecutive year1 barca said the rise in revenue was driven by increased income from television rights from the champions league and the august 2017 sale of brazilian forward neymar to paris st germain for a record 222 million euros 257 million transfer fee1 leganes rodrigo tarin in action with barcelonas luis suarez reuterssergio perez1 the club also announced a record budget of 1.105 billion for this season which needs to be approved at a general assembly on oct. 201 the club added that its debt amounted to 181.3 million as of june 301 the extraordinary income from payment of neymar jrs buyout clause has been compensated in next years budget through improved commercial and sponsorship revenue media rights exploitation of the stadium and transfer of players the club said in a statement1 this is the first time that revenue has surpassed 1bn a huge step up from 2016171

Ronaldo denies abominable rape accusation
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cristiano ronaldo on wednesday categorically denied accusations by a former model who says the portuguese superstar raped her in a las vegas hotel penthouse suite in 20091 i firmly deny the accusations being issued against me tweeted the 33-year-old who plays for juventus in italys serie a. rape is an abominable crime that goes against everything that i am and believe in1 keen as i may be to clear my name i refuse to feed the media spectacle created by people seeking to promote themselves at my expense he said1 my clear conscious sic will thereby allow me to await with tranquillity the results of any and all investigations he added1 kathryn mayorga 34 of las vegas accused ronaldo in a 32-page complaint filed last month with a district court in nevada of raping her on june 13 20091 las vegas police this week said they were reopening a case filed on that date but did not identify the victim or the alleged perpetrator1 mayorgas lawyers are to hold a news conference in las vegas at 300 pm pacific time 0000 gmt on wednesday to discuss the case1

Messi dazzles Tottenham at Wembley
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that was only a brief respite for tottenham as valverdes team doubled their lead in the 28th minute1 lionel messis wembley masterclass and a sublime strike from ivan rakitic got barcelona back in the groove as they clinched a pulsating 4-2 victory against tottenham on wednesday1 but the spanish champions have fond memories of the english national stadium where they won the european cup in 1992 and 2011 and they were revitalised by the sight of the iconic venue1 aided by a rush of blood from tottenham goalkeeper hugo lloris barcelona went ahead after only 92 seconds as philippe coutinho scored their quickest champions league goal since 20051 rakitic stole the spotlight midway through the first half when the croatia midfielder struck with a thunderous half-volley1 in a dramatic second half tottenhams harry kane reduced the deficit before the majestic messi added barcelonas third1 erik lamelas deflected strike kept tottenham in the hunt but messi capped a mesmerising performance in the final moments to give barca a second successive group-stage victory as they emerged from their recent struggles1 tottenham are in danger of crashing out at the group stage for the second time in three years1 mauricio pochettinos side have lost both of their group matches after a 2-1 defeat at inter milan in their opener1 they head to psv eindhoven for their next european fixture on october 24 knowing a win is essential as they already trail barca and inter by six points1 it took messi less than two minutes to show reports of barcas demise were greatly exaggerated1 taking possession on the halfway line messi was pressured by son heung-min but his devastating response was simply sublime1 messi twisted away from son as if swatting away an annoying fly then unfurled a perfectly-weighted pass that picked out jordi albas run behind tottenham defender kieran trippier1 alba alertly picked out coutinho on the edge on the penalty area and with lloris having needlessly rushed off his line the former liverpool forward was able to fire into the empty net1 it was a bad mistake by lloris in the french world cup winners first appearance since august after a torrid period marred by a thigh injury and his arrest for drink-driving1 messi magic1 tottenham were decimated by injuries to christian eriksen dele alli and mousa dembele and it took 25 minutes before they finally had a shot when kane brought a routine save from marc-andre ter stegen1 ernesto valverdes side arrived in london for the champions league group b tie amid a mini-crisis after failing to win their last three la liga games1 once again the creation and execution were breath-taking1 messi clipped a pass to luis suarez before coutinho smartly hooked the ball back from the touchline to the edge of the area where rakitic launched himself into the air for an agile half-volley that flashed past lloris1 messi was toying with tottenham and it seemed only a matter of how many barcelona would win by when he glided away for a shot that struck a post early in the second half1 spellbound by messis magic tottenham backed off again moments later as the striker hit the woodwork for a second time1 yet kane gave tottenham a lifeline when the england forward netted against the run of play in the 52nd minute1 powering into the barca area with intent kane side-stepped nelson semedo and planted a powerful low strike into the far corner for his 10th goal in 12 champions league appearances1 messi had the perfect response in the 56th minute when he cantered onto albas pass and side-footed past lloris1 tottenham refused to surrender and lamela set up a tense finale when his 66th minute shot deflected off clement lenglet and flew past ter stegen1 but messi had the last word when he slotted home from albas cross to ease barcas nerves in the 90th minute1 in other results1 group a1 atletico madrid 3 1 club brugge borussia dortmund 3 0 monaco1 group b psv eindhoven 1 2 inter tottenham hotspur 2 4 barcelona1 group c paris saint germain 6 1 fk crvena zvezda napoli 1 0 liverpool1 group d ftlokomotiv moscow 0 1 schalke 04 ftporto 1 0 galatasaray1 match report by afp1

Boxing may be axed from Olympics
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the ioc warned in july that boxing could still be axed from the 2020 tokyo olympics if the aiba did not put its house in order1 boxing risks being thrown out of the olympics unless the sports ruling body addresses grave concerns regarding its governance the international olympic committee executive board said1 the executive board of the ioc today expressed its ongoing extreme concern with the grave situation within the international boxing association aiba and its current governance the board said in a statement1 these include the circumstances of the establishment of the election list and the misleading communication within the aiba membership regarding the iocs position1 the executive board meeting in buenos aires where the youth olympic games begin on saturday said the troubles in the aiba affect not just the reputation of aiba and boxing but of sport in general1 therefore the ioc reiterates its clear position that if the governance issues are not properly addressed to the satisfaction of the ioc at the forthcoming aiba congress the existence of boxing on the olympic programme and even the recognition of aiba as an international federation recognised by the ioc are under threat1 a strongly worded ioc statement on wednesday warned that the international boxing association aiba must tackle governance issues at its upcoming congress or it could face sanctions1 in february the ioc said they were worried by the nomination of uzbek businessman gafur rakhimov for the aibas interim presidency1 however rakhimov who has been linked to organized crime by the us treasury department is now the only candidate for the presidency to be voted on at the aiba congress in moscow in november1 in attempting to force change at the aiba this year the ioc had already suspended financial contributions from the ioc to the aiba1 even though the ioc believes sweeping change is needed at the aiba the governing body voiced support for boxers themselves1 at the same time we would like to reassure the athletes that the ioc will as it has always done in such situations and is currently doing at the youth olympic games buenos aires 2018 do its utmost to ensure that the athletes do not have to suffer under these circumstances and that we will protect their olympic dream1

Misau, Gamawapick BauchiPDP senatorial tickets
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by mohammed ahmed kaigama2 senators suleiman gamawa and isa misau who defected to the peoples democratic party pdp recently have picked the partys senatorial tickets unopposed mr wilson iorshe the chairman of the election panel has said2 iorshe announced this in bauchion wednesday saying malam garba dahiru also scored 382 votes to fly the partys flag in bauchi south senatorial district defeating former director-general of federal radio corporation of nigeriafrcn malam ladan salihu who got 372 votes2 he also said senators gamawa and misau would represent bauchi north and bauchi central senatorial districts respectively2 the panel therefore affirmed their nominations as the senatorial candidates of pdp in the next general election he said2 the chairmansaid the election was conducted in the three senatorial districts peacefully and that only 20 invalid votes were recorded during the exercise2 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that the two serving senators suleiman gamawa and isa misau defected from the apc to the pdp recently2

Ogun APC produces 2 governorship candidates
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he added that the exercise was conducted through the open secret ballot system in accordance with the party guidelines on direct primaries2 two governorship candidates have emerged in the ogun state chapter of the all progressives congress apc following two parallel primaries held on wednesday2 the two groups claimed they held the authentic primary as ordered by the nwc2 muhammad ndabawa who led the nwc electoral committee members declared that abiodun who hails from ogun east senatorial district scored 102305 votes from the 236 wards across the 20 local governments to emerge the candidate2 according to ndabawa jimi lawal scored 51153 votes abimbola ashiru 29764 senator gbenga kaka 17771 abayomi hunye 9110 votes and adekunle akinlade 23 443 votes2 ndabawa said that the declaration of abiodun as winner is subject to ratification by the national working committee of the party2 he also said he was not aware of the exercise that produced akinlade2 our committee is the authentic body constituted by the nwc to conduct and supervise governorship primary in the state in line with the party guidelines and constitution ndabawa said2 the chairman of the party in the state chief derin adebiyi who announced the alternative results at the party secretariat in abeokuta also claimed that the direct primaries were conducted across the 236 wards of the state2 while the state chairman of the party chief derin adebiyi declared the house of representatives member adekunle akinlade as the winner the electoral panel sent by the national working committee declared oil mogul prince dapo abiodun the winner2 according to him six aspirants contested for the governorship position including mr jimi lawal mr abayomi hounye and the former state commissioner for commerce and industry mr bimbo ashiru2 others are a former deputy governor of the state sen. adegbenga kaka the chairman of the corporate affairs commission chief dapo abiodun and akinlade who is representing ipokiaegbado-south federal constituency at the house of representatives2 a breakdown of the result announced by adebiyi on local government basis shows that akinlade won in all the 20 council areas of the state. scoring a total of 190987 votes2 mr. jimi lawal came second with a total of 5 046 votes while abiodun came third with 3 648 votes2 ashiru scored 898 kaka 833 and and hounye 208 votes to emerge fourth fifth and sixth2 adebiyi said that the primaries were supervised by the independent national electoral commission inec and security agencies2 the chairman who described the national electoral committee of the party as being compromised said the committee was not in town to conduct the primaries2 he explained that the committee had continued to postpone the exercise which was originally scheduled to hold on saturday2 adebiyi said the party leadership is vested with the responsibility of overseeing the affairs of the party in the state2

APC governorship primary result sparks protest in Ebonyi
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by douglas okoro3 addressing the protesters the state apc chairman pastor eze nwachukwu appealed to the aggrieved party faithful to remain calm as their matter would be looked into2 members of the apc in ebonyi numbering about 500 besieged the states party secretariat in abakaliki chanting various songs in condemnation of the primary election2 the protesters carried placards with various inscriptions such as say no to fake lists prof. odoh is our choice in ebonyi we dont want fake delegates from ikwo and ezza south on prof. we stand among others2 the protesters alleged that the delegate lists from ikwo and ezza council areas were doctored2 the protesters were supporters of prof. bernard odoh who came second in the contest with a total of 519 votes as against 785 votes garnered by sen. sonni ogbuoji who was elected the flag-bearer2 the aggrieved apc members led by mr samchi mgbada alleged that the delegates list from the aforesaid council areas were manipulated to favour a particular candidate2 prof. odoh had earlier at a press conference rejected the outcome of the primary election alleging fowl play in the entire process2 protest erupted in abakaliki the ebonyi state capital on wednesday following the outcome of all progressives congress apc governorship primary held on sunday2 meanwhile ogbuoji at a press briefing at his campaign office in abakaliki dismissed odohs position on the outcome of the poll alleging that he endorsed the delegates list which emanated from the national secretariat of the party2 at that point we had a challenge before us. we now asked that the national legal adviser of the party be reached for him to explain to us why we have certified true copies that were not the same2 but he insisted that the list from abuja was the valid copy as far as they were concerned. at that point it would be openly said that they denied knowledge of the one in the state isnt it2 at that point odoh who was seated at the front row raised his hand and said that this exercise cannot afford to be in futility2 and so the national body that has come must be allowed to do their job that we are wasting our time here that we should allow them to do their job ogbuoji said2 meanwhile a senatorial aspirant for ebonyi central zone chief enyi enyi has threatened to resist the contentious delegates list should the electoral committee attempt to use it for senatorial primary election2 he alleged that the delegate lists used by the electoral committee did not emanate from the congresses of may this year2

Parents forget 5-year-old daughter at German airport
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police in germany say a couple left their five-year-old daughter behind at the airport after returning from a holiday2 reutlingen police said that officers spotted the child wandering aimlessly and alone around the terminal at nearby stuttgart airport late monday2 fox news reports that the girl was taken to the airport police station but her mother called shortly afterward to ask whether her daughter had been found2 police said the mother explained to officers that the family had driven home in separate cars and each believed the girl to be with the other parent2 the child was eventually handed over to her father who had returned to pick her up2 it wasnt clear how long the child had been abandoned at the airport by her parents2

Federal Polytechnic Nekede No.1 in Nigeria: NBTE
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other criteria include proportion of academic staff showing the right mix that is chief lecturer and principal lecturer down to assistant lecturer and ability of institution to introduce programme in new and emerging fields2 the federal polytechnic nekede owerri in imo is the best polytechnic in nigeria according to the national board for technical education nbte2 kazaure explained that the polytechnic emerged the best after scoring 85.08 per cent in the assessment of 112 federal state and private polytechnics in the country in the pilot ranking of nigerian polytechnics2 he said that the exercise covered 20152016 and 2062017 academic sessions2 he said that the federal polytechnic ilaro ogun came second with 73.08 per cent while kaduna polytechnic kaduna state came third with 72.31 per cent2 other polytechnics in the top 10 included the polytechnic ibadan oyo state ranked fourth with 67.69 per cent federal polytechnic bida niger fifth 65.38 per cent and auchi polytechnic auchi edo sixth with 63.85 point2 institute of management and technology imt enugu enugu state seventh with 62.31 per cent. federal polytechnic offa kwara rufus giwa polytechnic ondo state and yaba college of technology yaba lagos state were ranked eighth with 60.77 per cent2 federal polytechnic oko anambra was ranked 11th with 60.00 per cent and federal polytechnic idah kogi occupied the 12th position with 59.23 per cent2 the nbte boss also said that when disaggregated by ownership the federal polytechnic nekede also emerged the best federal polytechnic in the country followed by federal polytechnic ilaro and kaduna polytechnic2 the polytechnic ibadan imt and rufus giwa polytechnics were the highest ranked among state polytechnics while lagos city polytechnic is the highest ranked private polytechnic and the 16th in the country2 dorben polytechnic and heritage polytechnic were the second and third best private polytechnic in the country2 kazaure explained that the polytechnics were ranked based on total number of programmes with full accreditation in the last two years and percentage of programmes with full accreditation2 the executive secretary of the board dr masaudu kazaure made this known in kaduna on thursday at the end of the second regular meeting of the nbte governing board. the meeting was chaired by prof. modupe adelabu2 they were equally assessed based on capacity building of staff both within and outside nigeria teaching quality including staff student ratio and ratio of full-time to part-time staff2 other areas are availability of current campus master plan strategic plan and academic brief percentage of academic staff with relevant higher qualification and professional registration and 7030 technology-non-technology enrolment ratio.2 another consideration was the incorporation of entrepreneurship education into the institutes curriculum and fully established entrepreneurship development centre he said2 he said other issues discussed by the board borders on quality assurance accreditation resource inspection visits and proliferation of illegal technical and health institutions in the country2 he said that 191 out of the 239 programmes in 41 polytechnics visited for accreditation between june and september 2018 were granted full accreditation while 48 got interim accreditation2 he also said that 117 programmes were scrutinised for resource inspection within the same period and 94 programmes were granted interim accreditation to commence operation while 23 were denied2 four proposed private polytechnics were also visited for approval and licensing within the period under review and only one was recommended while three were asked to remedy some identified deficiencies2 the governing board also approved a memorandum of understanding with environmental health officers registration council of nigeria to reduce the burden of duplication of quality assurance visitation and accreditation activities2 the board also agreed to hold meetings with relevant stakeholders to put an end to proliferation of illegal technical institutions and unapproved private health institutions operating in the county2 the board particularly commended the effort of the kaduna state commissioner for health dr paul dogo for expressing concern to the board on illegal health institutions operating in the state he said2 kazaure added that the board equally frowned at the conversion of colleges of agriculture to polytechnics by some state governments and agreed to take necessary actions to put a stop to the development. nan fdy2

Riot in Epe after man killed at APC Primary
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lawal complained that the security in epe was loose because there were no police officers at the polling unit when the attack occurred2 some houses and vehicles were burnt in epe lagos east on thursday as political violence erupted following the killing of a supporter of one of the aspirants contesting to represent the all progressives congress in the house of representatives election next year2 he was shot by hoodlums who attacked a polling unit in ward 4 after voting had taken place and party members were awaiting the declaration of the result2 four persons were cleared to contest for the apc ticket to the house of representatives. they are wale raji the incumbent lanre odubote a former rep member remi adebowale and segun olulade a member of the house of assembly2 voting had ended at ward 4 when the gunmen arrived at about 4.15 pm and shot alooma a witness mr akeem lawal said2 he said the hoodlums stormed the polling unit after learning that their candidate had lost2 the person killed was identified as idris alooma said to be 30 years old2 a nan reporter who monitored the election reports that some aggrieved youth set houses and vehicles ablaze across epe community after the killing of alooma2 the divisional police officer in epe csp adeyeri sunday told nan that one of the suspects who attacked alooma had been arrested adding that his team would do everything humanly possible to arrest other suspects and bring them to book2 the direct primaries to elect the candidates for both the house of representatives and the senate were held at the 19 wards in the epe federal constituency2 senator gbenga bariyu ashafa cleared to run unopposed for the lagos east senate seat by the apc national working committee had an opponent in bayo osinowo a four-time member of the state of house of assembly2 voting started at about 345 p.m. in many of the wards in ibonwon ikosi-ejirin epe recreation centre and ogunmodede among others2 results are being awaited2

How I paid $1m ransom to Evans: Witness
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he said they were made to drive round anambra from awka to ozubulu also to ekwuluobia and the environs until they were asked to stop at oba2 a witness izuchukwu ezeuko on thursday told an igbosere high court in lagos how he dropped 1 million dollar ransom for the alleged kidnap kingpin chukwudumeme onwuamadike popularly known as evans2 ezeuko a manager in udujis firm made the revelation while giving evidence at the ongoing trial of evans2 the manager who was the fifth witness in the trial said he agreed to travel from lagos to the south east to drop the ransom in order to save his boss life2 evans is facing two separate charges bordering on conspiracy to kidnap kidnapping and attempted murder before justice adedayo akintoye2 in the first charge evans is standing trial alongside joseph emeka ugochukwu nwachukwu and victor aduba2 in the second charge he is standing trial alongside joseph emeka linus okpara and victor aduba2 at the resumed trial of the case on thursday ezeuko narrated how he paid one million dollar ransom in two tranches of 800 000 and 200000 dollars to the kidnappers of his employer2 the witness said that on sept. 7 2015 his employer came to the factory at agbara as usual2 according to him at 5.00 p.m. he got a call that his employer who had left the factory for home was kidnapped2 however after some weeks of the alleged kidnap on oct. 10 2015 he got a call from a private number who said he should speak with his boss2 my boss then spoke to me and said if i want him alive i should go to the east to deliver money to the alleged kidnappers2 i went to festac town and met mr edwin uduji the victims brother who arranged the first 800 000 dollars for me to travel with2 on october 11 i drove to the east with the victims elder sister and in the east a voice gave us instructions on how to drop the money ezeuko said2 the ransom was to save mr. james uduji then held hostage by evans2 it was at oba that the voice asked the victims sister to come down from the vehicle with the money2 the voice directed her to an uncompleted building where she dropped the money. it was dark so we did not see the person who picked the money ezeuko told the court2 he said two weeks after the 800 000 dollar ransom was dropped and the kidnappers released his boss2 however towards the end of october his boss asked him to take another 200 000 dollars to the kidnappers because the kidnappers were still threatening his life2 ezeuko said he took the money down to east and was asked to drop it on the onitsha expressway by the voice that gave him instructions2 however during cross-examination counsel to evans mr olarewaju ajanaku asked ezeuko if he informed the police that such ransom was to be paid or gave the call logs of the person he interacted with the to the police2 the witness said he did not inform the police about the ransom before paying and did not give the call logs to the police2 however another witness sgt. kingsley harold gave evidence concerning the first charge in which evans is standing trial alongside joseph emeka ugochukwu nwachukwu and victor aduba over the kidnap of mr donatus2 harold said after evans was arrested he was asked to make a statement at the special anti-robbery squad sars office in ikeja but evans said he was not too good in writing2 he said evans however asked him to write the statement for him adding that the statement was recorded in an open office in the presence of senior police officers and other people who came to the office for other cases2 he said the statement was recorded in a conducive environment between 2.00 pm and 3.00 pm adding that the defendant was cautioned before making the statement2 however the defendant s counsel opposed the admissibility of such statement and a trial-within-trial was conducted to ascertain the admissibility of such evidence2 after listening to the arguments justice akintoye adjourned until oct. 8 for continuation of trial2

Insurance firm AIG sues Kardashians bodyguard
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two years after kim kardashian was robbed at gunpoint in paris her insurance company aig is suing her former bodyguard and his security firm in the united states for 6.1 million2 the lawsuit was filed on wednesday in delaware by aig which accuses pascal duvier and the company he worked for protectsecurity of breach of contract2 celebrity website tmz which first reported the suit says duvier left the luxury residence where kardashian had been staying during paris fashion week in october 2016 and followed two of her sisters to a nearby club2 as a result kardashian was left without security. the lawsuit also accuses duvier of failing to plug a number of breaches at the property that allowed the masked gunmen to enter tmz reported2 five men tied her up gagged her and locked her in a bathroom before making off with jewels worth 10.6 million including a diamond ring gifted by rapper husband kanye west which she had flaunted on instagram2 aig is seeking the 6.1 million that it paid kardashian after the robbery holding the bodyguard and firm negligent tmz said2 duvier no longer works for the mother of three2 french justice charged 11 suspects in connection with what was the largest robbery of an individual in france for 20 years. only one piece a diamond-encrusted cross has been recovered2 the suspected ringleader aomar ait khedache told investigators he had struggled to find a buyer for kardashians 18.88-carat ring complaining it was too recognizable and that he had given it to an unidentified third party2

Tunisian Jaziri stuns Zverev World No.5
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german second seed alexander zverev suffered an early exit at the china open as he went down 7-64 2-6 6-4 to tunisias malek jaziri on thursday3 the world number five appeared to have righted the ship after losing the opener in a tiebreak but paid the price for failing to convert his opportunities3 jaziri 34 executed an audacious tweener to win a point at 2-5 down in the second set and although zverev still levelled he went onto claim his third victory over a top five opponent this season3 up next for the world number 61 is a first tour meeting with nikoloz basilashvili. the georgian ranked 34 in the world overcame spains fernando verdasco 7-63 6-43 italys fabio fognini thumped andrey rublev 6-4 6-3 and will take on world number 45 marton fucsovics for the first time3 hungarian fucsovics beat surprise french open semi-finalist marco cecchinato of italy 6-4 6-23 its going to be a tough match because he fucsovics is great he played really well today fognini currently ranked 11th in the race for the atp world tour finals said3 top seed juan martin del potro who has already clinched his place in next months season-ending tournament in london will meet serbias filip krajinovic on friday3 briton kyle edmund takes on dusan lajovic in another last-eight clash3

Ex-rap mogul Marion Suge Knight jailed 28 years
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as part of his agreement with prosecutors to plead no contest the legal equivalent of guilty to the lesser offence of manslaughter all other charges in the case were dropped. two separate criminal cases in which he was charged with robbery and making criminal threats were also dismissed3 former rap mogul marion suge knight was sentenced in a los angeles courtroom on thursday to 28 years in prison for manslaughter in the death of a man he ran over with his pickup truck outside a hamburger stand in 20153 he admitted then to using a deadly and dangerous weapon on jan. 29 2015 when he ran down two men with his pickup truck in an altercation outside tams burgers that spilled over from a quarrel on the nearby set of a tv commercial for the film straight outta compton3 carter later died of his injuries. the second man cle bone sloan was left with a badly mangled left foot and head injuries. knight who was out on bail in a robbery case at the time fled the scene but was later arrested3 knight had previously contended that he accidentally struck the two men with his vehicle while trying to flee what he thought was an ambush attempt3 had knight been convicted of murder and attempted murder as originally charged he faced a life sentence with no eligibility for parole for 25 years3 the sentence appeared to forestall any chance of a future recording business comeback for knight 53 known as much for repeated run-ins with the law as for his career as a hip-hop executive promoting the likes of snoop dogg dr. dre and tupac shakur during the 1990s3 judge ronald coen said knight had earned the equivalent of 4.2 years credit for time served in pretrial detention. he also is eligible to shave another 15 percent or 4.2 years off his term for good behaviour while in prison meaning he could end up serving nearly 20 years before release3 seated beside his lawyer and wearing an orange jail uniform and horned-rimmed glasses the burly bald ex-college football player showed no visible emotion as sentence was pronounced. he did not address the court3 knight previously served more than half of a nine-year term for violating the probation he received in 1995 for an assault on two aspiring rappers at a hollywood recording studio3 the probation violation stemmed from a scuffle involving knight at a las vegas hotel in september 1996 hours before shakur was shot to death while riding in a car with knight on the las vegas strip. knight was slightly wounded in the attack3 knight was later named by police as a suspect in the shooting death of rival rap artist christopher wallace known as notorious b.i.g. but was never charged. both rap murders remain unsolved3 in 2002 the year after his release from prison a federal racketeering probe of knight and his record label was closed with the company pleading guilty to misdemeanour tax charges. the onetime college football star and gangsta rap pioneer eventually lost control of his label in bankruptcy proceedings3