News Headlines Today: [Mon-09-Nov-2015]

 

Below are top headlines from some Nigerian newspapers today...

The Sun

Fulani herdsmen are mercenaries, armed robbers 'CAN

Wanted Boko Haram member arrested at Abuja airport

10,000 policemen, dogs for HID Awolowo's burial

Biafra: MASSOB taunts Britain

5,000 Biafran loyalists protest in Enugu

Taraba: 8 killed, 30 injured over gov's sack by tribunal

Buhari's first FEC meeting holds Wednesday

NNPC starts oil exploration in Chad Basin soon

Port-Harcourt refinery shuts down

Bayelsa decides: Defections hit PDP ahead of poll

Kogi decides: PDP gives kudos to Buhari for disowning Audu

Don't trust PDP, APC 'Waritimi, DPP candidate

Leadership, bane of PDP-Osifo, ex- Edo Chief of Staff

Chile 2015: Heroic Eaglets!

How Nigeria can avoid economic recession by experts

Money laundering: Govt loses huge funds via poor compliance systems in banks

Conoco Phillips: Oando debt profile down to $500m

Ekiti to get N10bn from excess crude account 'Fayose

House arrest: Dasuki heads to court

Delta: Gunmen kill LP Assembly candidate

I consult tortoise before I go for operation ' Robbery suspect

Port-Harcourt refinery shuts down

Buhari, bring back our roads

Election tribunals: Weep not for APGA

Akwa Ibom election and the limits of propaganda

Today In History

 

Today is Friday, Oct. 30, the 303rd day of 2015. There are 62 days left in the year.

In 1735, the second president of the United States, John Adams, was born in Braintree, Massachusetts.

In 1905, Aspirin,developed by the German company Bayer,went on sale in Britain for the first time

In 1910, The founder of the International Red Cross,Henri Dunant,died

In 1974, Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in the eighth round of a 15-round bout in Kinshasa, Zaire (zah-EER'), known as the "Rumble in the Jungle," to regain his world heavyweight title.

In 1984 in Liverpool, the surviving members of the 'Beatles' Pop group were given the freedom of the City, George Harrison refusing to attend

In 1987, a cloud of poisonous gas passed over south west Britain,caused by a fire in Nantes,western France

In 1988, 6,516 couples were married at a mass ceremony in Seoul,Korea

In 1991, The Queen opened the 'Queen Elizabeth II'bridge over the Thames,linking Thurrock and Dartford

In 2000, comedian, television host, author and composer Steve Allen died in Encino, California, at age 78.

In 2007, Patricia Olubunmi Foluke Etteh resigned as the Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives (June-Oct, 2007) after weeks of calling for her resignation for alleged corruption.

Today's Birthdays:

1935 Michael Winner, Film director,'Death Wish', etc

1986 Nigeria's superstar Iceprince Zamani

Thought for Today: "There are things that are known and things that are unknown; in between are doors." — William Blake, English poet (1757-1827).

Things you need to know in Tech. today

1. Reviews for the new Apple TV are out. 

Generally, reviews are positive and try to portray the device as the best ever. See HERE for review of the Apple Tv.

2. Samsung reported its Q3 earnings last night. 

Samsung posted an operating profit, but warned that next year is going to be tough for its smartphone division.

3. More than 200 of the UK's most high-profile technology entrepreneurs have signed an open letter to David Cameron, asking him not to reduce the level of skilled migration. 

Some signees include the founders of Google DeepMind, Citymapper, Shazam, and SwiftKey.

5. Sony released its earnings yesterday. It made a healthy profit. 

The company's smartphone division, however, was the only part of the business to make a loss. See HERE

6. Amazon reportedly, is planning to launch its own shopping channel which would let customers buy items right off the screen. 

       The shopping channel is expected to launch next year.

7. YouTube officially launches its subscription service, YouTubeRed.  We hear it costs $9.99 (£6.54) per month and removes ads on YouTube. See HERE for more details

Today In History: October 2nd

Public Holidays/Observances Today              -             October 2

Batik Day (Indonesia) Hari Batik Nasional

Christian: Feast of the Guardian Angels

Gandhi's birthday-related observances: Gandhi Jayanti (India)

International Day of Non-Violence

Independence Day (Guinea) From France in 1958

Mehregan, according to Iranian civil calendar (Iran)

National Custodial Worker Day

Name Your Car Day

World Smile day... 

Birthdays                                                        -             October 2

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi   (Passive resistant Indian leader)   Oct. 2, 1869

Historical Events                                         -                 October 2

1895: 1st cartoon comic strip is printed in a newspaper

1986: Sikhs attempt to assassinate Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi

1990: Chinese plane explodes, about 100 die

1998: Bank Mandiri, bank terbesar di Indonesia didirikan

2012: 20 Students were gunned down in Mubi, Nigeria

Today in History: October 1st

Today October 1st many years ago, the following happened.

1911 - Italy declared war on Turkey over control of Tripoli.

1918 - Bulgaria pulls out of World War I.

1949 - The Berlin Airlift is officially halted after 277,264 flights.

1960 - Fifteen African nations are admitted to the United Nations.

2009 - Earthquakes in Sumatra kill more than 1,115 people.

1908 - Henry Ford introduced the first mass-produced automobile on the market

             —the Model T car to the market. Each car cost 825.

1936 - General Francisco Franco became head of the insurgent Spanish government.

1954 - British colony of Nigeria became a federation

1971 - Walt Disney World opened in Orlando, Florida.

1960 - Nigeria gained independence from Britain (National Day)

1963 - Nigeria became a republic within Commonwealth

1979 - Nigeria adopts constitution. Alhaji Shagari became the president

1982 - Haruna Babangida Nigerian footballer was born

Today In History: September 27th

On September 27th 1954, Nigeria's Richest man of God with the largest church structure in the world, Pastor David Oyedepo was born.

On September 27th 1967, Uche Okechukwu – Retired Nigerian international soccer player was born

On September 27th 2003 NigeriaSat-1, Nigeria's first satellite was launched into orbit as an earth observation satellite.

And most importantly On September 27th 3 decades ago, my amazing sister Mrs. Efe Andrew  was born. More blessings sis. Happy Birthday!

Today In History: Michael Jackson Remembered - 4 Years In Mind

Michael Jackson in 1980

 King of Pop, singer/songwriter Michael Joseph Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana, on August 29, 1958. As a child, he performed as the lead singer of the Jackson family's popular Motown group, the Jackson 5. Jackson went on to become one of the most internationally famous award-winning solo pop sensations to date. 

Michael

On June 25, 2009, Michael Jackson died. His death stirred controversy and was ultimately ruled a homicide. Dr. Conrad Murray, who had been caring for the pop star at the time of his death, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter on November 7, 2011, later receiving a four-year prison sentence.

At the age of 13, Jackson launched a solo career in addition to his work with the Jackson 5.

Michael Jackson in 2009

  He made the charts in 1971 with Got to Be There from the album of the same name.