U.K: Junior Doctors Suspend Strikes To Allow Talks

Strike action by thousands of junior doctors has been suspended, the British Medical Association has said.

United States: Abortion Clinic Shooting Victims Identified; An Iraq War veteran, a university police officer and a mother-of-two were shot dead at the Planned Parenthood clinic.

Ke'Arre Stewart (L), Garrett Swasey and Jennifer Markovsky were killed

Three people who were shot dead after a gunman opened fire at an abortion clinic in Colorado Springs have been identified.

Syria: 75% Of Labour Members Against Airstrikes

"Syria: It's Complicated"

*Jeremy Corbyn is urged to "show leadership" and order his MPs to vote against military action as he meets with his shadow cabinet.

Tech Billionaires Team Up For Green Energy: Moguls including Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg are pooling cash to fund technology that will increase the world's energy output.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is involved in the project

A 'who's who' of tech billionaires is investing in a clean energy fund to find new ways to generate green power.

Prince Harry Gives Top Honour To Tutu; The South African archbishop praises the prince for his charity work in Lesotho, saying he is "very touched" by his commitment.

 "Prince Harry Meets Desmond Tutu"

Prince Harry has started his official tour of South Africa by presenting Archbishop Desmond Tutu with the Order of the Companions of Honour.

United States: Flooding And Ice Storms Kill 14 Over Thanksgiving; Ice and freezing rain caused accidents in Texas and Oklahoma

Weather fronts caused flooding and ice storms in parts of the US

Thousands are left without power and homes are evacuated after a storm front hits the Plains and Midwest.

BREAKING NEWS: Kogi Poll: INEC Confirms Bello As Replacement For Audu

After Days of in-fighting and raising of dusts between the running mate of the late Abubakar Audu, James Faleke and Yahaya Bello, on who will replace Audu, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed request made by the All Progressives Congress for the nomination of Bello for the supplementary election in Kogi state.

Puppy Rescued After Boiling Water Attack; Tuffy was nursed back to a health by a team from Animals Asia. WARNING: Graphic images of the dog's injuries follow

The pup endured months of treatment after being thrown from a building but is now being looked after by the woman who saved him.

COP21: Obama Urges Leaders To 'Rise To Moment'

"Obama: Let Us Build In Ambition"

The US President calls on world leaders to show they share a sense of responsibility to tackle climate change at a Paris summit.

[Photos]: Political Thugs Took Over The APC Secretariat In Kogi State Earlier today

See Photos Of The New RRS Patrol Cars In Lagos.

Rebranded Rapid Response Squad (RRS) patrol vehicles stationed in strategic points across Lagos.

[PHOTOS] Former President Goodluck Jonathan Escapes Assassination Attempt In Bayelsa

Suspects

Goodluck Jonathan, the immediate past president of Nigeria, has narrowly escaped the death in Bayelsa state today, November 30.

Kogi Election: Faleke Picks Audu’s Son As Running Mate

Adeleke

The running mate to the late Prince Abubakar Audu in the November 21 governorship election in the state, Mr James Faleke, has vowed to reclaim the mandate of the people of the state given freely to the APC during the election.

Former President Goodluck Jonathan not attacked - Police

Goodluck Jonathan

The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Asinim Butswat, of The Bayelsa State Police Command has debunked reports that former President Jonathan was attacked in his state. According to him, a group of hungry youths mistook a convoy of the former President for one of the governorship candidate on electioneering ahead of the December 5 election.

B-O-M-B-S-H-E-L-L: Northern Muslim elite laid foundation for B’ Haram –Kukah

Matthew Kukah

Eniola Akinkuotu

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, says terrorism in Nigeria indirectly created by northern leaders, who used religion to deceive poor Muslims.

Building collapse: Court adjourns arraignment of TB Joshua, others

Ramon Oladimeji

A Lagos State High Court in Ikeja has adjourned further proceedings in the charges filed against the Registered Trustees of the Synagogue Church of All Nations and others till December 11, 2015.

Nigeria: Truck crushes pastor, motorcyclist on way to church

Scene of the accident

Afeez Hanafi

Tragedy struck on Sunday around 8am after a truck crushed a pastor, Ojo Mattew, and a commercial motorcyclist, popularly called okada rider, to death on Oyero Road, Ijoko, in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State.

Pope visits mosque in turbulent CAR neighbourhood

AFP

Pope Francis ventured into one of the world’s most dangerous neighbourhoods on Monday to beg Christians and Muslims to end a spiral of hate, vendetta and bloodshed that has killed thousands over the past three years.

Kogi poll: Faleke, Bello supporters clash in Abuja

John Alechenu, Abuja

There was an outbreak of violence at the National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress between supporters of Yahaha Bello and James Faleke on Monday.

Nigeria: Petrol won’t sell above N100 without subsidy –Experts

Though the biting petrol scarcity across the nation is not showing any sign of ending, experts in the oil and gas sector are insistent that now is the right time for the Federal Government to hands off the payment of subsidy on the product, OKECHUKWU NNODIM, writes

Nigeria: APC peace moves in Kogi crumble

James Faleke, Yahaya Bello

Niyi Odebode, John Alechenu and John Ameh

There were indications on Sunday that moves by the All Progressives Congress to resolve the crisis created by the death of its governorship candidate in Kogi State, Prince Audu Abubakar, had failed.

Politics: Tension heightens as Faleke, Bello’s supporters clash at APC national secretariat

FALEKE and BELLO

By Levinus Nwabughiogu

The atmosphere around the national secretariat of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Abuja has become tense following a clash between supporters of Yahaya Bello and Hon. James Faleke.

Nigeria: APC has concluded arrangements to rig Bayelsa’s governorship election – PDP

Sylva: APC leader and Dickson: Bayelsa State governor

By Henry Umoru

Ahead of Saturday, December 5 Bayelsa State Governorship Election by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP yesterday raised alarm that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC has concluded arrangements to rig the poll through the use of cloned Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs and fake security agents.

BIAFRA: Ohanaeze seeks unconditional release of Radio Biafra boss

Nnamdi-Kanu in court

By Emeka Mamah, Francis Igata, Peter Okutu, Chimaobi Nwaiwu & Chinonso Alozie

The apex Igbo organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday, rose from its Imeobi (highest decision organ) meeting in Enugu and called on the Federal Government to release Nnamdi Kanu, the detained Director of Radio Biafra and leader of IPOB, unconditionally.

How N65bn Abacha loot was spent – Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala * Say it was spent on roads, electricity, others

This was contained in the documents the World Bank sent to Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, following enquiries made by SERAP on how the money, tagged Abacha loot was spent.

Interview: Biafra is dead and buried – Akinjide

Akinjide served as minister of education in the Tafawa Balewa’s cabinet in the First Republic and as minister of Justice and Attorney General in the Second Republic government of President Shagari. Akinjide was a frontline member of the defunct National Party of Nigeria, NPN and served as the party’s legal adviser prior to his appointment as attorney general.

Nigeria: Buhari leaves Malta for France, joins world leaders at COP21

President Buhari and President Hollande of France

By Levinus Nwabughiogu

President Muhammadu Buhari was believed to have left Malta where he participated in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) for Paris, France Sunday evening to join about 150 other world leaders for the Conference of Parties 21 (COP21) on climate change.

Nigeria: Bello arrives APC secretariat, may be unveiled as Audu’s replacement

Yahaya Bello

By Levinus Nwabughiogu

Barring any changes, the All Progressives Congress, APC would any moment from now unveil Mr. Yahaya Bello as its governorship candidate for Kogi State supplementary polls this Saturday.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have released new pictures of their baby daughter Charlotte; The photographs of the young royal were taken by her mother at their family home in Sandringham as she reached six months. - By Rhiannon Mills, Royal Correspondent

Princess Charlotte was photographed playing with a toy dog

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have released new photos of their baby daughter Charlotte to mark her turning six months old.

L.A: A newborn baby girl has been found buried alive under rubble down a hole in a footpath; The infant, believed to have been born within the last two days, had been wrapped in a blanket and hidden under debris.

Play video "Newborn Baby Buried Alive"

The infant, believed to have been born within the last two days, had been wrapped in a blanket and hidden under debris.

U.K: Two curry restaurants are closing a week because there are not enough qualified chefs to cook the food.

"Curry Crisis Over Chef Shortage"

It's as synonymous with British cuisine as fish and chips but the much loved Indian curry is in crisis.

Boxing: Fury Ends Klitschko's Heavyweight Reign; The British boxer says it was his "destiny" to become world champion as he dethroned the experienced Ukrainian.

Play video "Fury: The Icing Moment On The Cake"

British boxer Tyson Fury has been crowned new world heavyweight champion after a unanimous points win over Wladimir Klitschko.

Oksana Bobrovskaya: Mystery over deaths of Russian MP and her husband after their car exploded...There is speculation the former special services member killed his wife with a grenade after accusing her of cheating.

Oksana Bobrovskaya died in the blast along with her husband

A female MP in Vladimir Putin's United Russia party and her husband have died after an explosion in their car.

This man shot a waitress dead after she told him not to smoke in a restaurant

Mount has been charged with first-degree murder Pic: Harrison County Jail

Johnny Max Mount pulled out a handgun and shot a waitress in the head after she told him to stub out his cigarette, officers say.

Colorado Shooting: Cabin-dwelling recluse ‘Planned Parenthood gunman' was once a happily married father and art dealer – but became a pot-smoking oddball who sought sadomasochistic sex online after divorce

Police have identified the gunman suspected of killing three people and injuring nine at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood clinic. Above, a mugshot of Robert Dear

The suspect accused of killing three people in an attack on a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado was once a happy father and art dealer who painted and listened to rock music, a report has revealed.

David Beckham embarrasses son Brooklyn by calling him out for borrowing his clothes Dad David teased his 16-year-old son in front of millions of people for 'rocking the old school Ralph Lauren'

David couldn't help himself

We've all been there - posing in front of the mirror with a retro item of clothing borrowed from your parent's wardrobe.

Kendall Jenner strips NAKED and rides a horse - is this her sauciest snap to date? The reality star and model certainly knows how to horse around

Woah there, Kendall Jenner. Instagram/kendalljenner

Kendall Jenner stripped down and saddled up for arguably her sexiest snap to date.

EastEnders star Jessie Wallace breaks leg walking dog and causes filming issues

Cast on: Actress Jessie Wallace out walking her pet dog and, inset, what she may be wearing. W8 Media / Splash News

Set to reappear with Shane Ritchie in the soap seven months after they left for Spain, the actress who plays Kat is being filmed from the waist up to avoid revealing her leg cast

X-Factor: Simon Cowell pays £100 every time he lights up at X Factor Studios because of smoking rules

Lighting up: Simon Cowell loves to smoke so much that he's prepared to pay for it WeirPhotos / Splash News

The X Factor judge is such a fan of having a ciggie that he's prepared to take the financial hit every time he sneaks a quick puff

I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here: Lady Colin Campbell's husband couldn't 'touch' her when he found out she'd been raised a boy

Lord Colin Campbell speaks out over ex-wife

The I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here star was briefly married to the aristocrat in 1974, keeping her regal sounding title

The Cock-and-Bull Story Of Sambo Dasuki – By Bayo Oluwasanmi

Dasuki

It is not uncommon for cowards to stage different con tactics to escape all responsibilities for their criminal acts. The most popular and the most successful one is feigning illness.

PRESIDENT BUHARI WILL ALWAYS TELL NIGERIANS THE TRUTH – Femi Adesina

Mr. Femi Adesina, SA On Media to The President

Our attention has been drawn to the latest statement by the PDP spokesman, Olisa Metuh alleging that President Muhammadu Buhari is “demarketing Nigeria”.

OPEN Letter to Buhari and Obasanjo on BIAFRA by Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo

Madam Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo

If they want a Biafra Republic, let them separate from the rest of Nigeria. The Igbo youth have started a revolution the Yoruba and Hausa youths have long be scared of facing. It will take such a revolution to CHANGE Nigeria. Jobs, education, quality of life has diminished in Nigeria. As a Social media influencer and community activist, I know that social media will take this into a new direction.

PRINCE ABUBAKAR AUDU: THE VICTORY OF THE DEAD AND THE HELPLESSNESS OF THE LIVING

David Warwick, well-known actor of Dr Samuel Johnson’s Day, acquired a considerable fortune in his years on the stage. One day he was showing Dr Johnson, his friend, his new home; its gardens, statuary, painting, furniture, and other luxuries.

The Many Faces of Slavery and Imperialism – by Philip Amiola

The world was recently taken aback by news of a London-based Nigerian doctor, Emmanuel Edet, and his wife who were found guilty of enslaving one Ofonime Sunday Inuk for 24 years. As pathetic as the case is, it is only one of many such cases, most of which never come to light. Ben Cooley touched on this when he revealed that Hope for Justice – the charity he heads – has liberated more than 70 slaves this year alone. Education is supposed to liberate us and help us become more rational. However, as this revelation from the UK shows, education as we have it is apparently not enough.

Nigeria: Attack on Shiite procession: Boko Haram claims responsibility

•Death toll rises to 22

The terror sect, Boko Haram, yesterday claimed responsibility for Friday’s suicide bombing on a Shiite procession in Kano State that claimed 21 lives on the spot.

Nigeria: SYNAGOGUE BUILDING COLLAPSE: ENGINEERS FOR TRIAL TOMORROW

Prophet TB Joshua

The Lagos State government is to arraign in court tomorrow trustees of Synagogue Church and the building engineers contracted to supervise the church’s collapsed building.

Nigeria: Confusion in PDP as aspirants insist primaries didn’t hold in Taraba

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) appears stuck with its plan to appeal against the recent decision of the Taraba State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal that nullified the April election of Mr. Darius Ishaku as governor of the state.

FG didn’t tamper with ministers’ salaries, perks – Presidency

Buhari

• FG didn’t tamper with salary package, says Presidency

The Presidency denied yesterday that it had tampered with the remuneration of the newly appointed ministers. According to additional information received last night, the ministers’ package is same with what obtained in the Jonathan Administration.

Nigeria: Kidnappers free Samson Siasia’s Mother

Siasia

Madam Beauty Siasia, the kidnapped 72-year-old mother of Nigeria’s Under 23 Coach, Samson Siasia, regained freedom yesterday after 12 days in captivity.

Nigeria: Kogi: Faleke rejects Bello in fresh letter to Oyegun •Wants APC to apply ‘Doctrine of Necessity’ •Audu supporters launch protests, block roads

Faleke and Bello

The All Progressives Congress (APC) running mate in the stalemated governorship election in Kogi State, Mr. Abiodun Faleke, is not disposed to the party’s choice of Alhaji Yahaya Bello as replacement for the late Prince Abubakar Audu.