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Pressure is rising on Catalonia's President Carles Puigdemont over his regional government's drive for independence from Spain. He had been due to make a statement to clarify his position, but the move has been suspended , officials said. The Spanish Government plans to strip the regional government and Mr Puigdemont of their powers Article 155 of the Spanish constitution lets Madrid take control of institution, police and finances. Mr Puigdemont declared independence after a referendum on 1 October, which was ruled illegal by Spain's constitutional court. But the Catalan leader immediately suspended implementations, calling for talks. The Spanish from Mr Puigdemont was expected on Thursday. Large crowds gathered outside the regional government building in Barcelona, with many hoping that he would declare independence. There had also been speculation that might suspend the drive for independence and call regional elections in a effort to avoid  direct rule from Mad...

Kenya's are voting amid tight security in  re-run of the presidential election, which is being boycotted by the main opposition. A teenage boy was shot by police and later died amid clashes in Kisumu, an opposition stronghold where some have blocked access to polling stations. President Uhuru Kenyatta was declared the winner in an august vote,but it is being held again over "irregularities". Turnout appears high in ruling party strongholds but lower elsewhere. Mr Kenyatta  is seeking a second term.opposition leader Raila Odinga has pulled out of the contest. The polls opened at 06:00 [03:00 GMT] with tens of thousands of police and other security staff deployed to protect voters and polling stations. International observers have scaled down their missions for security reasons. One voter in Nairobi's Mathare Slum, taxi driver David Njeru, 26, told the AFP news agancy: "it is my duty to vote. Last time the queue was all around the block and i waited six h...

Japanese prime Minister Shizo Abe has promised to "deal firmly" with North Korea after exit polls suggested he won a clear victory in Sunday's election.  Mr Abe had said he called the election a year early in order to increase his mandate amid a number of 'crises"facing the country.  Among them was the increasing threat that Pyongyang. The initial exit polls suggested Mr Abe had done just that, retaining his two-thirds "super-majority".  This is vital to his ambition to revise Japan's post-war pacifist constitution - enacted by the country's American occupiers in 1947 - Article 9 of which calls for the complete renunciation of war.  Japan has worked around the rule by stating that its army exists for the purposes of defence, but Mr Abe has long made it clear that he wishes to revise the rule.  He said he would try to "gain support from as many people as possible" for the task.  Speaking after the exit polls, reported by the p...

Nigerian pop singer, Davido, is bound to be having sleepless nights at the moment, not because he's sick, but principally, because of the turn of events in his life following the death of his friends, Tagbo and Dj Olu, who both died on different days under mysterious circumtances. And in the midst of the tragic circumstances, a fake autopsy and toxicology report of Tagbo's death went viral on the social media,yesterday, exonerating the pop singer from having any hand in the death of his friend. The fake autopsy said to have been copied from a U.S based website, went viral almost immediately on the social media,yesterday. Reports said the autopsy was actually for Kenneka Jekins, the American teenager who walked into a hotel freezer and died. According to the report,the Medical Examiner's Office autopsy revealed that alcohol was a substancial factor in the death of 35-year-old Tagbo Umeike, the friend of Davido who died on his birthday. the result also showed that he h...

Paris Saint German and Brazil forward Neymar was one of the first five names that award organizers France Football revealed from the shortlist, along with Real Madrid duo Luka Modric and Marcelo, Juventus forward Paulo Dybala and Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante.  Barca and Uruguay striker Suarez, Madrid defender Sergio Ramos, Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho, Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak and Napoli forward Dries Mertens were named in the second phase of the announcement, followed by Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne, Tottenham's Kane,Bayern Munich's Lewandowski, Manchester United's David De Gea and Roma's Edin Dzeko.  Neymar,who left Barcelona to join PSG this summer in a World-record move, came third in the voting in 2015 and was fifth last year, while Suarez has yet to make it into the final three-man selection.  Madrid star Ronaldo, who beat Lionel messi and Antoine Griezmann to the award last year, is expected to be annouced among the nominees...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has filed charges against two oil service companies and their directors for allegedly defrauding a bank of over 7 billion Naira.  Ogbor Kehinde Eliot, Godwin Okoronkwo, Danium Energy services Ltd and Petrosol  Energy Limited in the charge before a federal high court in Lagos, were alleged to have defrauded Fidelity Bank Plc of 7.8 Billion Naira.  The accused persons are yet to be arraigned.  EFCC, in the charge by prosecuting counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo, said the accused on or about October 5, 2016 in Lagos, with intent to defraud, conspired to induce Fidelity Bank Plc to deliver to Danium Energy services Ltd the sum of N1,573,146,000. The commission said it was under the false pretense that Total Nigeria Plc contracted Danium Energy services Ltd o supply 10,000 Metric Tons of Automotive Gas Oil [AGO] for the sum of N1,990,440,000. The alleged offence is contrary to section 8 [a] of the Advance Fee Fraud and oth...

The Corporate Affairs Commission [CAC],says it has made provisions for foreign investor planning to invest in Nigeria to register their companies from UK, USA and China without coming into the country. Register-General of CAC, Mr Bello Muhmud, who made this known at a formal presentation of Q Quality Management Service [QMS] standard certification to the commission in Abuja, said that the certification of international standard organisation [ISO] had enhanced the service delivery of the commission. He added that the commission obtained its first certification based on NIS ISO 9001:2000 standard in 2007. Muhmud said that as a result of the introduction of the introduction of NIS ISO 9001:2008 standards, the Commission converted and obtained a new certification in 2010 for a period of three years that expired in 2013. He said that in recognition of the process made by the Commission, SON on July 31, recertified CAC QMS to NIS ISO 9001:2015 standard and a certificate of conformity ...

Multiple Grammy Award-winning Rapper Nelly has been arrested after a woman accused him of raping her in his tour bus. he was arrested on Saturday in Auburn, state of Washington in the northwestern part of U.S, according to reports. Police in Auburn said a woman called the emergency 911 just before 4:00 am local time  [11:00 GMT] "to report that she was sexually assaulted by a male, who is known as the rapper Nelly." After police investigated the incident , "at 4:37 am Nelly was taken into custody and booked" at the local jail, the police statement read. the alleged assault reportedly took place on the tour bus hours after Nelly had performed at the White River Amphitheater just east of Auburn. A lawyer for Nelly vehemently denied the charges. Nelly - born Cornell Haynes Jr. - "is the victim of  completely fabricated allegation," his attorney Scott Rosenblum told AFP in a statement.   "Our initial investigation clearly establishes this allega...

Startimes is bringing to viewers live coverage of the ongoing FIFA U-17 World cup Tournament, showing the India sporting and cultural prowess as the land of the Gandhi's host the tourney with the slogan, 'Football Takes Over'. The tournament opening encounter will be in New Delhi's Jawaharla Nerhru Stadium and will pitch Colombia and Ghana in Group A. the Second game will feature New Zealand vs Turkey in Group B on 6th October. According to India's tournament local organizing commitee director Javier Ceppi, this will be the first time that India  is hosting a FIFA  tournament. He stated that "It will be also the first time and Indian team will play in a FIFA competition. in recognition of the increasing excitement about the beautiful game in India, 'Football Takes Over' was the first and most fitting choice as the official slogan for the tournament. Twenty-four teams will trade tackles for the coveted trophy. From Africa are Ghana,Guinea,Mali, an...

All is now set for the Aquafina Elite Model look Nigeria 2017 edition. the theme for this year's competition is 'Africa Rising: Haute Couture' and will take place tomorrow,Sunday, 8th October, 2017 at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos. the aim is to showcase the potential of Haute Couture in Africa to the World through Fashion pieces and catwalks.  Part of the vision of Elite Model look Nigeria is to make Modeling dreams come true and inspire African youths. This year with the 10th anniversary, the focus is not only to impact lives through modeling, but also to promote a new generation of great African youths. The internationally recognised competition is known for discovering supermodels such as; Cindy Crawford, Gisele Bundchen, Alessandra Ambrosio including Nigerian supermodels such as Chika Emmanuella, Mayowa Nicholas, Victor Ndigwe and recently Davidson Obennebo, who was the first African to win the World Finale in the last 33 years. This platform has given these mo...

The Nigeria Army on Friday said it had transferred 760 suspected Boko Haram members to Borno Government for reintegration into the society. Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, the Deputy Director,Army Public Relations, Theater Command Operations Lafiya Dole, disclosed this in a statement issued in Maiduguri. Boko Haram  members arrested. Nwachikwu said that the suspects were handed over to the government at the Bulunkutu state Rehabilitation Center, Maiduguri. He disclosed that the suspects were arrested during the ongoing crackdown on the insurgents in the North-East by troops of the operations Lafiya Dole. He explained that the suspects were cleard after interrogations and investigations by the Joint Intelligence Center [JIC] of the Theater command. He added that suspects were handed over to the state government by the Coordinator of the JIC, Brig.-Gen. Abdulrahman Kuliya. "The JIC has cleared 760 suspects. the crackdown on Boko Haram terrorists is yielding positive results, culmina...

The U.S. military cancelled a planned military exercise with United Arab Emirates "out of respect for the concept of inclusiveness and shared regional interests," amid the ongoing crisis in the Gulf, a spokesman said Friday. In June, several nations in the region, led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, launched moves to severe diplomatic ties and isolate Qatar, charging that Doha supported Islamist extremist groups and had developed strong ties with Iran. "This is primarily a political issue between Gulf nations," a spokesman for U.S. central command said. "we will continue t support inclusive security Cooperation events in the region and encourage all partners to work together toward common solutions to enable security in the Middle East region." Doha denies supporting extremists. Qatar shares natural gas reserves with Iran and the countries enjoy friendly relations, which have grown stronger as a result of the boycott on the small natio...

Former big brother Naija winner and rapper,  Efe has revealed the most expensive thing he bought  with his N25 million  after he left the house.                            Efe Efe told Soundcity that he has the habit of buying shoes, adding that it was actually the most expensive thing he got with his money. According To him,  he sees shoes and just select and buy, adding,  "I love shoes a lot in fact,  I have more shoes than clothes." He said "After winning Big Brother  Naija (BBN), I ordered for a lot Of shoes from a friend via WhatsApp and that should be the most expensive thing I bought since wining N25 million. The rapper said his friends help him pick shoes online. "If I tell you now you'll  be surprised ,it's my  shoes........ not this one am wearing. I have a guy , he picks shoes and sends to me via WhatsApp, I order and buy them.

Super Eagles Assistant coach, Salisu Yusuf, on Thursday said the players were in good mood and ready to  conquer Zambia on Saturday in their World Cup qualifying match. Yusuf said that the Super Eagles were Mentally and Physically fit to overcome the Chipopolo of Zambia in Uyo. The coach said that he had absolute confidence in not just his player but their management because they were on top of the cracker between the two countries. "The Super Eagles are in very positive mood for the game against Zambia on Saturday," Yusuf said. He appealed for the support of  Nigerians, saying it was necessary for the team to be victorious in the match to be played at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo, Akwa Ibom,Nigeria. The Super Eagles are ahead of the other teams in Group B with 10 points and are followed by Zambia with Seven points. Nigeria started the world cup qualification campaign in what many soccer pundits predicted to be the group of death in a blistering form with a defea...