Basketballer LeBron James signs lifetime deal with Nike

NBA star +LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers has signed a lifetime deal with shoe and apparel company +Nike 
It is not clear how much the deal is worth but it is believed to be the first lifetime deal in Nike's 44-year history.
"We can confirm that we have agreed to a lifetime relationship with LeBron that provides significant value to our business, brand and shareholders," Nike said in a statement.
"We have already built a strong LeBron business over the past 12 years, and we see the potential for this to continue to grow throughout his playing career and beyond."

Kaduna State Government dissolves VIO, Sacks all officers

The Kaduna State Government on Tuesday announced the dissolution of the state’s Vehicle Inspection Office.
A statement by Samuel Aruwan, the spokesman to the governor, disclosed that the closure of the VIO was due to the corruption and indiscipline of the personnel, and their lack of respect for the public.
The statement also said an Executive Order giving immediate effect to this decision had been signed by the Governor, Nasir El-Rufai.

TalkZone: Can't get this married man off my mind

On TalkZone, we are looking at a 21 years old lady story. Something has been bothering me for some time now. I am a customer service representative-business administrator by profession. I have been working in this capacity since January. I get along with my colleagues. We held a small party for the former principal before she went off.
The present principal stated that we should be really close. To me, knowing that the former principal and I were close, I thought it would be work related. He asked for my number, and it took me about a week and some days before I eventually gave it to him. His response was, "Finally". I smiled, then we talked as good colleagues. However, one day when he was on the road, he asked me to do an activity and send it to him, which I did. Another response was, "God know, that's why I love you so." I replied saying, "Ok".
We started to have some real conversations after I went to a water park and he saw all my pictures in my
swimwear. At first, I was against dating my co-worker, but this man makes me feel good. We got intimate, not sexual, though. We kiss and have phone sex a lot. Whenever I go to his place and we attempt to have sex, he can't because he is a minister and he is married. He did give me oral sex without me returning the favour.

Fleeing burglar killed by alligator in Florida Lake

United States (AFP) – An 11-foot- (3.5 meter-) long alligator killed a burglary suspect who apparently jumped into a Florida lake to evade arrest, police said on Tuesday.

Police said Matthew Riggins, 22, went missing on November 13, after telling his girlfriend that he planned to go to the town of Barefoot Bay to commit burglaries with another suspect.

Ten days later, divers found Riggins' body -- missing parts of both legs and an arm -- in a lake in the town. 

Nigeria: NAFDAC destroyed banned Substances and unregistered Drugs worth fifteen million Naira

The Nigerian National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control NAFDAC in Kebbi on Monday destroyed banned substances and unregistered drugs worth fifteen million naira. 
The leader of the NAFDAC team, Abdulsalam Osigis,with other officials of the Agency, traditional leaders and stakeholders destroyed the substances at Kola, an outskirt of Birnin Kebbi.
Osigis said 95 per cent of the destroyed substances were expired drugs, substandard and fake drugs and cosmetics. 
He added that the Agency would ensure that the sale and consumption of illegal substances, drugs and cosmetics were prevented through constant monitoring and inspection of goods sold to the public.
NAFDAC Coordinator in Kebbi, Garba Adamu, said that the Agency would continue to confiscate illegal substances, drugs, unregistered products and consumables to safeguard the society. 
He expressed concern about the proliferation of sale and consumption of banned, unregistered and expired drugs in societies, stressing that intensive awareness campaign would be conducted to discourage such acts.
Permanent Secretary in the state’s Ministry of Health, Mohammed Kende, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Babale Yauri, commended NAFDAC and assured it of the state government’s support and cooperation.

Nigeria: Vice President Osinbajo Eulogizes the Ooni Throne

Vice-President ,Yemi Osinbajo has identified honesty, integrity, and hard work as integral attributes of the Yoruba race.

Osinbajo who made this knon in Ile-Ife during the coronation of the new Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, as the 51st Ooni of Ife described the coronation as rare and very historic in all ramifications, especially to the people of Ile-Ife and the entire Yoruba race.

He also used the occasion to remind the new Ooni of the great responsibility before him.

Speaking at the occasion, Oba Ogunwusi noted Ile-Ife will experience tremendous growth through industrialization and developmental for employment opportunity of youths in the area.

Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi was appointed as the 51st Ooni of Ife in replacement of predecessor, Oba Okunade Sijuwade who died in London on July 28, 2015.

Nigeria: Independent National Electoral Commission Declares Bayelsa Polls Inconclusive

Independent National Electoral Commission has cancelled Saturday’s Bayelsa State governorship election in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area one of the state’s eight LGAs. 

INEC said the decision was taken because of violence, the abduction of electoral officials and ballot box snatching. 

INEC returning officer announced that he could not make a return yet as the result from Southern Ijaw local council, with 120,827 registered voters was not available. 

The INEC resident commissioner then announced that the election in the local council has been cancelled due to violence, ballot box snatching and other electoral offences adding that a new date for the election will be announced later. 

In the results announced for the 7 local councils, incumbent Governor Seriake Dickson has 105,748 votes, while Timipre Sylva of the APC has 72, 594 votes.

Southern Ijaw how ever will voters are expected to decide the winner.

Nigeria: NMA to FG, Impose more taxes on breweries, tobacco, GSM firms

The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has called on the Federal Government to ensure the implementation of one percent of taxes accrue-able from breweries, tobacco and telecommunication companies operating in Nigeria to fund the health sector.
The body also said these categories of companies should be made to pay more taxes to provide facilities in public health institutions in the country due to the nature of services they render.
Speaking after a week- long National Executive Council meeting in Ado Ekiti yesterday, NMA president, Dr Kayode Obembe, who read the communiqué, lamented the shortage of medical personnel in the country, which ratio stands at one doctor to 6,000 patients, instead of one to 600 as recommended by the World Health Organisation
The week-long meeting which also featured games, free health mission, lecture series and other activities was tagged Ekiti 2015.
Obembe, who called on the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria to accredit more public health facilities for the training of interns, added that the upgrading of some of the state and federal hospitals and their subsequent accreditation by Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria would help in promoting residency training for more experts to be available in the hospitals.

Nigeria: Manufacturers spend N500b yearly on power

Manufacturers spend about N500billion yearly for maintaining their power plants, the Chairman, Economic Policy Committee (EPC), Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Reginald Ike Odiah, has said.
He lamented that irregular electricity supply was taking a huge toll on manufacturers despite the handover of the 18 successor companies of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) to new core investors under the privatisation about two years ago.
Oduah told The Nation  on  the sideline of the Annual General Meeting of the MAN, in Ikeja that a situation where manufacturers spend a whopping N500billion yearly for fuelling, running and maintaining their power plants, along with other additional costs of providing infrastructural deficiencies,  was not good for business.

Boko Haram: Nigerian Police tighten security in Nation’s Capital

There was heightened security in the Federal Capital Territory on Sunday, following security alerts by the United States Embassy and the Department of State Services which indicated that terrorist groups planned to attack the FCT.

Security was beefed up at many public places including markets, hotels, shopping malls, motor parks and religious centers across the FCT.

The US Embassy in Nigeria had on Friday said it received information that groups “associated with terrorism” might be planning attacks against hotels in the country that were frequented by westerners.

In a brief message directed to the US citizens, the embassy said it had no further information regarding the timing or method of any planned attacks.

“The US Mission advises all US citizens to be vigilant when at hotels and around areas frequented by expatriates and foreign travellers … locations where large crowds may gather; and government facilities,” the statement said.