Today's Newspaper Headlines

THISDAY
Tambuwal, Shettima, Ajimobi, Umana Others Win
APC Governorship Primaries
PDP Suspends Bamanga Tukur, Gurin for Anti-party
Activities
FG, GE Sign $1bn Investment Plan
Five PDP Govs Visit Obasanjo in Abeokuta
Scores Feared Killed in Another Gombe Attack
Ogwuche Asks Court to Order His Release, Accuses
SSS of Holding Him Illegally
FG Explains Cancellation of Soldiers’ Training by
American Security Experts
Clark: APC Could Plot to Poison or Kill Jonathan
Nda-Isaiah: Nigeria Will Not Survive If Jonathan
Remains President.
Atiku Reaffirms Cordial Relationship with Obasanjo
SUN
PDP risks losing Abia over imposition of
candidates, coalition warns
Rivers guber: Aggrieved aspirants threaten protest
votes against Jonathan
PDP suspends Tukur as face-off reopens
2015: 5 PDP govs, Obasanjo in closed-door
meeting
PDP primaries: Uduaghan faces uphill task as
Clark, Tompolo unite
Coffin at PDP secretariat
PDP guber aspirant expresses worry over mass
defection in Akwa Ibom
Islamic group accuses FG of fuelling Boko Haram
crisis
NATION
Oil price fall will not affect Nigeria – Jonathan
Kebbi Chief of Staff resigns
Several killed as gunmen attack Gombe
2015: APC blasts Jonathan, vows to fight
corruption if elected
PDP suspends Tukur
Accept result of the primary – Tinubu
Jonathan honours Prof. Osundare
Nigeria in a bad situation – Obasanjo
I’ve reconciled with Obasanjo, Atiku tells Catholic
Bishops
Governorship poll: Peaceful APC primary in Niger
Gemade withdraws from PDP Senate race.
PUNCH
Tambuwal, Ambode, others win APC governorship
ticket
Five PDP govs meet Obasanjo over Jonathan,
economy
You’ve not shown leadership, Kolade tells
Jonathan
APC leaders most corrupt, Presidency replieS
Mark visits Mu’azu over automatic tickets for PDP
senators
Court orders FG to provide lawyer for Charles Okah
Private sector raises $34m to fight Ebola
NDLEA razes N120m drugs in Katsina
LASG seeks help to tackle gender-based violence
Group asks parents to watch against sexual abuse
TRIBUNE
APC gov primaries: Tinubu begs Lagos aspirants
•Jubilation over Ambode •Tambuwal, Umana ,
Ajimobi, Ahmed, Amosun win
2015: 5 PDP govs beg OBJ •My comments on
Nigeria not to run down
Naira stays under pressure •As FG slashes oil price
benchmark
Why training of Nigerian soldiers by US was
cancelled —FG
PDP suspends Bamanga Tukur
Gunmen bomb police station, bank, schools in
Gombe
PDP inaugurates national convention committee
Police defuse bomb near Jos schools
GUARDIAN
Re: Lagos PDP primaries and caucus war
‘We shouldn’t neglect human development in
governance’
‘I’ll take Niger State to greater level’
‘Suleiman as PDP joker in Sokoto guber race’
Jafojo, Finnih, others defect to APC
Gemade quits PDP Senate primaries, may join APC
Ogun dep gov joins SDP, may contest against
Amosun
VANGUARD
APC Primaries: Ambode tops in Lagos as
Tambuwal, Umana, Emerhor, others win
My comments against Jonathan not to castigate
him - Obasanjo
Tinubu charges APC Lagos aspirants to accept
outcome of primaries
2015: Opposition could kill Jonathan to take over
govt — Clark
Why Nigeria cancelled US military training – FG
PDP govt represents corruption - Oyegun
korocha kicks off cleanliness, beautification
competition in 637 communities
Don’t build up sentiments for post-election
violence, groups warn politicians.

NFF Electoral Appeal Committee annuls Pinnick’s victory

The Electoral Appeals Committee, Nigeria Football
Federation (NFF) has nullified the September 30
polls that produced the Amaju Pinnick-led
executive, the, has nullified the same elections.
Addressing Journalists in Abuja on Thursday,
Chairman of the Electoral Appeals Committee,
NFF, Okey Ajunwa said other committee members
who “hastily” upheld the September polls are not
legal practitioners and were ignorant of the law.
“None of them is a lawyer, I am the lawyer and I
know the law, I have gathered the results of the
committee and I will read them out in accordance
to FIFA and CAF rules,” Mr. Ajunwa told journalist
today in Abuja.
He declared: “The Elections of Amaju Pinnick is
hereby nullified and he is been banned from
parading himself as the President of the Nigeria
Football Federation.”
Mr. Pinnick said his decision was based on the
fact that the Electoral Committee for the election
was illegally composed and that no FIFA observer
was on ground during the elections.
He also ruled that the election was marred by
violence and abuse.
Accordingly Ajunwa questioned why the poll was
held in Delta State, the home of Mr. Pinnick, and
said another contestant for the office, Shehu
Dikko, was wrongly disqualified on the elections
day.

Today's Newspaper Headlines

VANGUARD
40m Nigerian youths still unemployed - NECA
APC presidential aspirants sign undertaking to
remain in party after primaries
Falling oil prices: No more business as usual,
Alison-Madueke warns
Damaturu, Maiduguri Aattacks : 38 policemen, 6
soldiers, 106 others dead
EKITI JAIL BREAK: APC accuses Fayose of
complicity
Nigeria Nationwide league secures N20m
sponsorship deal
Kano mosque blast: Why we dared invaders to
save lives — Witnesses
THISDAY
FG Reviews Oil Benchmark to $65/bl, Resubmits
MTEF
APC Presidential Aspirants Sign Bond Not to Quit
Party
Ayeni’s NATCOM to Acquire Moribund NITEL for
$252.25m
Bomb-laden Vehicle Destroyed in Konduga, Female
Bomber Caught in Maiduguri
Nigeria Records Improvement, Ranked 39th on
Corruption Index
State of Jersey to Return £315m Abacha Loot
FEC Approves N470.5bn for Roads, Bridges
Nigerian Military Training Cancellation Baffles US
Experts
US Advises Nigeria on How to Tackle Gender-
based Violence
Presidency Commends Senate for Anti-impeachmen
t Stance against Jonathan
Mark: Let’s Go Spiritual against Boko Haram
NATION
Normalcy returns to Damaturu amidst panic
Deportation: Nigerian petitions Chinese embassy
Tambuwal: Hearing on suit against IGP stalled
Jonathan administration abides by law, tolerance
– Presidency
FG to deliver higher value system to Nigerians –
Jonathan
APC clears Buhari, Atiku, others for presidential
primaries
Oil prices: Nigeria must be more competitive –
Minister
8,000 delegates to elect APC presidential candidate
in Lagos
Politics: First Lady seeks more involvement for
disabled persons
SUN
Soyinka to U.S: We don’t need excuses
Impeachment: Senators disagree over Jonathan
Dog gets grand burial in Lagos
Ekiti prison attack: 274 inmates still at large, 46
recaptured –Minister
2015: South East plans third force for presidential
race
53 Boko Haram terrorists killed
INEC doesn’t rig elections if people want their
votes to count –Ayilara, Oyo Resident Electoral
Commissioner
I’ll flush out APC from Rivers –Wike
PUNCH
Jonathan to senators: Focus on national issues
not impeachment
13-year-old flees home with suspected lover
APC picks presidential candidate in Lagos Dec 10
Onabanjo’s daughter resigns from Amosun’s govt
3,000 delegates to pick APC Lagos gov candidate
Nigeria now 39th most corrupt nation, says TI
Onabanjo’s daughter resigns from Amosun’s govt
Tukur heads for A’Court over PDP chairmanship
seat
2015: Jega says elections in N’East depend on
security
GUARDIAN
Ikoli, heading for Senate, resurrects history
Lagos airport cargo terminal reopened
193 escaped Ekiti prisoners recaptured
Era of secrecy in judiciary over, says CJN
FEC okays N430.5b for road projects
Hope rises as military flushes out insurgents from
‘captured’ towns
NFF Polls Appeals’ Committee upholds Pinnick’s
election
We have had no contact with NFF over Eagles’ job,
says Shorunmu
Enosoregbe, Idoko, Atseye take centre stage, as
quarterfinals hold
TRIBUNE
Heavily armed protesters invade pdp headquarters
•Lock out Mu’azu, wrap coffin with Wike’s posters
8,000 delegates to pick APC presidential candidate
Will APC hold Lagos gov primaries today?
Mark fails to resolve Oyo PDP guber crisis
Presidency cautions senators over bid to impeach
JONATHAN
£315m Abacha loot ‘coming back to Nigeria’
Opposition leaders profitting from insurgency - PDP
193 Ado-Ekiti Prison inmates recaptured
Policeman, 1 other killed as robbers attack Edo
PDP senatorial aspirant.

Rhapsody of Realities

Thursday, December 4th .
Pastor Chris
It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth
nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are
spirit, and they are life (John 6:63).
Genesis 1 tells us how in the beginning, God
created the heaven and the earth. He did it with
words! When Jesus ministered, He ministered with
words; He changed things with words. Every word
He spoke came to pass. When He spoke to blind
eyes, they opened; when He commanded deaf ears,
they were unstopped. Once, He said to a man with
a withered arm, “Stretch forth thine hand”; the man
did, and his withered arm was perfectly restored
(Matthew 12:13). Even when He raised the dead,
He did it with words; He was a master of words.
He knew what to do with words.
His extraordinary use of words captivated even the
soldiers that were sent to arrest Him. When they
got to Him, they probably forgot their mission and
stood listening to Him instead, overwhelmed by the
power, and excellence of His words. They just
couldn’t arrest Him. When the chief priests and
Pharisees asked them, “Why have you come
without him?” The officers said, “…Have you heard
the way he talks? We've never heard anyone speak
like this man” (John 7:46 MSG).
When the people listened to Jesus, they didn't
want to leave His presence. Mark 12:37 says “…
And the common people heard him gladly.” They
came by their tens of thousands; the multitude
thronged Him. The Word reports how, they were
with Him in the desert and wouldn’t go home for
three days, forgetting also that they hadn’t eaten,
as they listened to the Master speak words of life.
When He cast out devils in the synagogue, the
Bible says the people present were “…all amazed,
and spake among themselves, saying, What a word
is this! for with authority and power he
commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come
out” (Luke 4:36). The Pharisees talked about the
demons, but Jesus talked to the demons with
authority. Halleluiah! He inspires me; I’m turned on
by His love, and by His example. He was a master
of Words.
PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you for giving me your Word
to live by, I utter words of faith continually,
knowing that my words are filled with power to
produce results for your glory, in Jesus’ Name.
Amen.
Further Study: Mark 11:23 For verily I say unto
you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain,
Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea;
and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe
that those things which he saith shall come to
pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. ;
James 3:13 Who is a wise man and endued with
knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good
conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
Daily Scripture Reading
1-Year Bible Reading Plan: 1 John 5,
Daniel 3-4
2-Year Bible Reading Plan: Revelation 7:1-10,
Amos 1-2

Indian TV presenter slapped live on air by audience member for wearing revealing clothes

Gauahar Khan is slapped by a male
audience member who took offence to
her revealing dress while she was
presenting Raw Star - a TV singing
competition.

TV presenter and Model Gauahar Khan was left
distressed after an audience member got up on
stage and slapped her for wearing clothes that he
considered to be too revealing.
The attacker, Akil Malik, 24, was offended by the
Indian TV presenter's backless outfit which she
wore while presenting Raw Star at Film City in
Goregaon, Mumbai.
Mumbai Police revealed that Malik thought
Gauahar Khan should not have worn such a short
dress as she is a Muslim woman.
Malik has been arrested and charged with
molestation after the incident which left Gauahar
Khan clearly shaken as the footage shows.

Plot to unseat Tambuwal fails

The bid by Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) to unseat the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal through an
ex-parte application has failed, reports Thisday.
The trial judge Justice Ahmed Mohammed of a
Federal High Court in Abuja has asked the
party to put Tambuwal on notice.
The PDP through of one of its members in the
House, Abiodun Akinlade, had approached the
court seeking an order of mandamus to compel
the Speaker to vacate his seat having dfected
from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress
(APC).

PDP also prayed the court for an alternative
order directing the Deputy Speaker of the House
of to declare the Kebbe/Tambuwal seat vacant
by an order of mandamus.

TODAY'S NEWSPAPER HEADLINES

PUNCH
Impeachment: Anti-Jonathan senators meet today
APC rules out Fashola as vice presidential candidate
Fight for Nigeria’s survival, Obasanjo tells youths
Kano bombing: Nigeria being misgoverned, says Sultan-led JNI
I’ll end insurgency if elected President – Buhari
I’ll recover my stolen mandate from Aregbesola –Omisore
Boko Haram attacks Shani, kills many
We lost 200 to insurgents – Igbo group
Insurgency: We should revisit francophone policy, says minister

SUN
2015: Polls must hold –Tambuwal
PDP Reps caucus vows to stop impeachment moves against Jonathan
Lagos PDP wants Obanikoro to withdraw from guber race
Obasanjo is APC godfather-Kashamu
Colonel named in arms deal
PDP holds parallel primaries in Anambra
Boko Haram: We lost 200 people in Borno -Igbo

THISDAY
Adadevoh Wins SEC Integrity Award
World AIDS Day: Jonathan to Sign HIV Anti-discriminatory Bill Soon
Insecurity: Nigeria in Serious Crisis, Says Aregbesola
LASG: We Are Not Owing Doctors for Any Work Done
CJN Promises to Leave Behind an Efficient Judiciary
Kashamu Berates Obasanjo for Criticising JONATHAN
PHN to Make $1m Health Investment in Nigeria Through Innovation Challenge
Afenifere: Jonathan’s Attempt to Woo Yoruba Belated
PDP Reiterates Commitment to Issue-based Campaign
Atiku: I’m the Best of All APC Aspirant
Buhari Tasks Nigerians to Be Vigilant

NATION
Police kill 3, injure 17 in Kebbi
Why military can’t crush Boko Haram- Buhari
Kano blast: Kwankwaso pleads with Boko Haram
Fake police officer arrested with rifles, charms
Ebola death toll ‘nears’ 7,000
Switzerland votes on immigration quotas
Ogu scores first goal in Israel
Sarkozy wins French opposition party vote
Aircraft veers off runway at Ilorin airport
Eleven drown as bus plunges into river
Kano blast: Atiku cancels 68th birthday dinner in honour of victims

TRIBUNE
Anger over Kano blast spreads •Jonathan calls for prayers from religious leaders Emir donates N20m worth drugs
Kano bomb attack, sin against God —Pope •As Tinubu, S\East
Buhari prays for Jonathan’s impeachment •Explains how he’ll repay
FG, states agree on financial autonomy to judiciary
Tambuwal expresses worry over 2015 polls
Boko Haram attacks Borno village •Kills scores, burns churches, houses
Tension as Adamawa PDP primaries committee disappears
Ahmed scales APC screening
FG to clear arrears of police pensions from Dec
Nobody can impose any candidate on us in APC —Atiku

GUARDIAN
Navy arrests five oil thieves in Rivers, impounds 120,000 litres of stolen diesel
Onwenu seeks more elective positions for women
INEC asks court to nullify suit on new polling units
PDP urges issue-based campaigns, decries ‘politics of insults’
PHN to invest $1m in Nigeria’s health sector
How not to imperil PDP’s interest in Ogun’
Open primary will produce credible APC flagbearer, Atiku insists