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Lagos State and Oyo State Governors, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola and Abiola Ajimobi respectively have approved Thursday, June 12, 2014 as a work free day in commemoration of June 12, 1993 election, which is believed to have been won by the late M.K.O. Abiola. Both made statements.

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The quest by Nigeria to get Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke to become the Secretary General of the powerful Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries failed on Wednesday following the decision of the members to extend the tenure of the incumbent Secretary General, Abdullah al-Badri reports New telegraph.

Al-Badri’s tenure was extended till June 30, 2015. The decision subsequently torpedoed the move by Nigeria to once again emerge the organisation’s top official. The initial move to push Alison-Madueke to occupy the position was to solve the deadlock over the post created by opposing candidates from Saudi Arabia and Iran, Iraq’s Oil Minister, Abdul Kareem Luaibi had said on Tuesday.

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Nigeria Poliotics: A joint meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus and the National Convention Committee of the party have agreed on a zoning arrangement.

Punch correspondent learnt that the meeting which ended 3: 14 am on Wednesday zoned the following positions;

South-South – Chairman, Deputy National Secretary and Deputy National Legal Adviser.

South West – National Legal Adviser, Deputy National Chairman and National Financial Secretary.

South East – National Organising Secretary, National Auditor, Deputy Finance Secretary and Deputy Women Leader

North Central – National Publicity Secretary, National Women Leader, Deputy Treasurer and Deputy Welfare Secretary

North East – National Secretary, National Youth Leader and Deputy National Auditor.

North West – Welfare Secretary, Deputy National Chairman, National Treasurer and Deputy National Organising Secretary.

Each of the six geo-political zones will also produce the following; One Zonal National Vice Chairman, one zonal Women Leader, one zonal Youth Leader and one Ex-Officio each.

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Lagos: Police recover fresh human head from man reports New Telegraph.

The Lagos State Police Command Tuesday arrested a man in possession of suspected human skull. The suspect, Mustapha Bakare, 38, was said to have been arrested at the Orile area of Ajegunle, by Anti-Robbery Policemen, attached to the Orile Police Station.

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EMENIKE: ‘I AM NO MESSIAH’ reports African football.

Emmanuel Emenike dismissed suggestions that the Nigerian fans will be relying on him to guide the Super Eagles past the group stages. The Fenerbahce striker has cooled expectations and admits only a team effort will see them escape their group.

The African Cup of Nations holders kick-off their 2014 World Cup campaign against Iran in Curitiba on June 16.

“No, that is wrong. I appreciate the fans for their love. I am not the Messiah in Eagles, I am here to contribute my quota to the team,” the 27-year-old told AfricanFootball.com

“If I have an opportunity to score, I will, and if it is any of my teammates, I will celebrate because what matters is the result and not goal scorers. So, I need them and they need me to make the team great. I will not bow to any opponent until the final whistle,” Emenike concluded. Nigeria will look to become the first team from the African continent to reach the semifinals at the World Cup.

The Super Eagles were drawn in Group F alongside Argentina, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Iran.

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Traders at the Wuse Market in Abuja, Nigeria  closed their shops due to a bomb scare, reports Daily Independent.

A  News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who visited the market reported that the traders left their shops when an alarm was raised about an object suspected to be an improvised explosive device sighted in the market. Consequently, FCT authorities sealed off the market.

Mr Benedict Annie, one of the traders, said: “I came to the market this morning and met people outside, and was told that the market has been locked. I don’t know what is happening; we don’t know if they got any information about anything from anywhere.

Reacting to the situation, the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Altine Daniel, however, told NAN on telephone that the police were in the market on a routine check. She denied that a bomb was found in the market.

However, It was learnt that three markets, the Wuse, Garki and Utako were closed from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. based on intelligence report that bombs were planted in the markets. The markets have, however, been reopened for business.

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‘Beckham’s Miami stadium plans rejected’ reports Manchester Evening News.

Beckham’s plan was to build a 25,000-seater stadium in between the Miami Heat’s American Airlines Arena and a park which is currently nearing completion, in a project which involved filling in a strip of water to use as the base for the stadium. But those plans have now been rejected, and Beckham must go back to the drawing board in his search for a plot.

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Good morning and welcome. Yes! World Cup is a mere 24 hours away. Can’t wait.

Nigeria, the African champions touched down for the World Cup as scheduled in Sao Paulo on Tuesday night from their pre-tournament camp in the United States. Wow! That’s a mean feat bearing in mind the notoriety of NFF’s disorganisation skills. A year ago, Nigeria arrived three days late for the Confederations Cup in Brazil. Yes, 3 days. As expected, they did not give a good account of themselves, speak less of a continent. They were in disarray after a player strike over bonuses caused delays and threatened to throw the World Cup warm-up tournament into chaos.

Late Tuesday, the Nigerians were transferring through Brazil’s huge commercial hub to their World Cup base in the city of Campinas, around 100km north of Sao Paulo. The 2013 African Cup of Nations winners will play Iran in their opening game in Group F in Curitiba on Monday. 

I don’t want to imagine how Brazilians must be feeling right now. The football crazy nation is expectant. They simply expect to win. Period. Brazil meets a no push over Croatia is the tournament’s curtain raiser.