HOW OVER 717 PILGRIMS DIED IN MECCA. #HAJJSTAMPEDE.

No fewer than 717 pilgrims were killed on Thursday, while 863 were injured during a stampede which occurred at an Islamic event held in the city of Mina, about two miles from Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

The event was one of the last rituals of theHajj season, an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, which is known as “stoning the devil.”

The Thursday tragedy is the deadliest in the city since 1990 when 1,426 people died in a similar stampede. In 2006, the stampede killed 363 people, Al Jazeera reports.

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Arsenal's midfielder Flamini scored 2 goals to help his team knock Tottenham Hotspur out of the Capital One cup.

READ GQ'S EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH NICKI MINAJ & MEEK MILL.

Here's a ten second recap of the Drake Vs Meek Mill beef saga. Meek Mill claims Drake doesn't write his own raps, Drake writes raps—plural—that embarrass Meek Mill, the internet follows with a trillion terabytes worth of memes to provide some institutional memory of the lyrical ass whooping. The photos you're looking at now happened to be shot the day Drake released Meek's first diss record, "Charged Up." On set at the shoot, between photos, Meek tweeted: "Baby lotion soft." The world disagreed.

In retrospect, it didn't really matter that Meek lost a rap battle. Because he still has the girl. Meek Mill and Nicki Minaj are the power couple hip-hop's always wanted. Though they're constantly compared to Jay Z and Beyonce, Jay and Bey are more like United Nations ambassadors at this point. Where as, every day with the Meek and Nicki is the Solange elevator ride—fiery, spontaneous, unpredictable, publicist heart-attack inducing.

With tweets and money flying everywhere, we sat down with 2015's Bonnie and Clyde to silence their relationship haters once and for all.

EKITI PEOPLE DEFY IMAMS, TROOP OUT IN MASS TO COLLECT GOVERNOR FAYOSE'S RAM & RICE.

Muslims in Ekiti State on Tuesday defied the purported directives by some of their leaders not to accept Sallah Rams, bags of rice and other types of food items from Governor Ayo Fayose, as they trooped in their numbers to the government house, Ado Ekiti, to collect the rams distributed by the governor for Eid-el-Kabir celebration.

The League of Imams and Alfas, Ekiti State had last week urged Muslims to reject the gifts on the allegation that their members were not adequately represented in Fayose’s appointments.

Though, another group had countered the League of Imams and Alfas for that action, describing those behind the directive as impostors.

READ THE DETAILS OF SENATE PRESIDENT @BUKOLASARAKI'S TRIAL. #SARAKIONTRIAL.

The third citizen, Senator Bukola Saraki eventually appeared in court on Tuesday, 22nd September 2015 to face charges levelled against him by the Code of conduct tribunal.

Here is a report of what transpired at the tribunal

INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE ORDERS INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED DEFILEMENT OF 6-YR-OLD GIRL BY 6 NURSING STUDENTS. #SAYNOTORAPE.

Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, has directed Edo State Commissioner of Police, Mr. James Ezike, to investigate the alleged defilement of a 6-year-old girl (names withheld), by three students of School of Nursing, Benin-City.

The suspects include Kennedy, Paul Aghama and Jeffery.

The IG in the directive signed by his Principal Staff Officer, Idowu Owohunwa, ACP, also directed the Commissioner of Police to revert the earlier decision of the office of the AIG Zone 5 which in its report said the 6-year-old girl defiled herself by using instruments to penetrate her private part.

VIOLENCE MARS APC GOVERNORSHIP PRIMARIES IN BAYELSA STATE.

The Governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Bayelsa State was, yesterday, characterised by confusion,controversy and alleged hijack of the electoral process from the Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole-led Electoral Committee.

Former Governor of the state Chief Timipre Sylva won a parallel exercise organised by the state executive of the APC without Oshiomhole and some members of his committee with 726 of the 807 votes cast.

He was retunred as winner by Mr. Nelson Alakgba, a member of the primary committee. Timi Alaibe, who was not present scored four votes.

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SENATE PRESIDENT BUKOLA SARAKI DOCKED, PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO ALL 13 COUNTS.

The trial of the Senate President, Dr. Olubukola Saraki, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, sitting in Abuja,commenced on a dramatic note this morning, with the accused person, refusing to mount the dock.

The trial tribunal, headed by Justice Danladi Umar, called up Saraki’s case at exactly 10:32am.

However Saraki’s has been docked and pleaded not guilty to the 13 corruption charges.

A GOVERNOR'S INSENSITIVITY - NIGER STATE GOVERNOR UNDER FIRE OVER CHELSEA VS ARSENAL MATCH.

Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani has come under criticism following his trip to London to watch Saturday’s Premier League game between Chelsea and Arsenal.

Residents of the state on Monday described the governor’s visit to Stamford Bridge as “frivolous” considering the financial problems of the state.

However, the governor explained on his Twitter page that he was at Stamford Bridge to watch the match at the instance of Chelsea midfielder Mikel Obi, who plans to set up a football academy in the state.

TAXI DRIVER RAPED & MURDERED 14-MONTH-OLD BABY AFTER HER MOTHER REFUSED TO HAVE SEX WITH HIM. #SAYNOTIRAPE.

Acording to Daily Sun SA, the deal between the young mother and the man, a taxi driver was that they would go drinking and then have sex afterwards but when she changed her mind the man kidnapped, raped and murdered her baby.

On Friday night Sept. 18th, 20 year old Asithandile Mazomba allegedly went drinking with a taxi driver in Kanana Section, Tembisa in Ekurhuleni, South Africa but took her 14-month-old daughter, Elam, with her to the tavern.

A friend of the young mother told Daily Sun, that Asithandile and the driver agreed at the tavern they would go to her place later and he would sleep over.

GOV AMBODE SUBMITS LIST OF 36 WOULD-BE COMMISSIONERS & SPECIAL ADVISERS TO ASSEMBLY FOR SCREENING.

Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday presented the list of would-be executive council members to the House of Assembly for screening.

The governor’s list, made up of top technocrats, politicians and strategists, was read at plenary yesterday by the Clerk of the House, Ganiyu Abiru.

There were 36 names, made up of 23 commissioners and 13 special advisers. Six ex-exco members, three ex-lawmakers made the list.

SENATE PRESIDENT BUKOLA SARAKI SET TO FACE CODE OF CONDUCT TRIBUNAL TODAY.

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Monday said he would appear before the Code of Conduct Tribunal on Tuesday (today) to face a 13-count charge of false asset declaration levelled against him by the Code of Conduct Bureau.

Saraki’s promise to appear before the CCT as a “law-abiding citizen” followed failed judicial battle on Monday to stop his arrest and trial by the tribunal.

“I will be there, I have nothing to hide. One was exercising his own right both at the Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal. So, I will appear before the tribunal. The most important thing is that I believe in the process and I will ensure that I am there tomorrow morning,” he told journalists covering the Senate in Abuja.

READ HOW 20 NIGERIANS DIED IN MECCA.

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, yesterday, confirmed the death of 20 Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia during this year’s Hajj.

Chairman of the commission, Abdullahi Mukhtar, disclosed this at a pre-Arafat meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

He said 14 pilgrims died from cardiac arrest and other ailments, while six lost their lives in the September 11 crane crash incident.

#UNILAGRAPE - UNILAG LECTURER DOCKED FOR RAPE LAMENTS NEGATIVE MEDIA COMMENTS. #SAYNOTORAPE.

The courtroom of a Lagos Magistrate Court sitting in Ikeja was filled to capacity on Monday as a University of Lagos lecturer, Dr. Afeez Baruwa, who is standing trial for allegedly raping an 18-year-old admission seeker, showed up in court for trial.

This was just as the counsel for the defendant, Kunle Abimbola, lamented the negative press coverage given to his client’s case, adding that such publications already presumed the defendant to be guilty.

It was reported on September 10 that Baruwa, a lecturer from the univeristy’s Distance Learning Institute, who had been in remand at the Krikiri Prison since August 7, failed to show up in court.

COMMISSIONER NOMINEES IN CROSS RIVER TO TAKE APTITUDE TEST.

Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, on Monday, said that nominees for appointments as commissioners in the state will undergo a mandatory integrity and aptitude test.

The governor, in statement through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Christian Ita, said the nominees would have to undergo the aptitude test before their names would be forwarded to the state House of Assembly for confirmation.

Ayade also on Monday terminated the contract of firms handling the evacuation of refuse in Calabar metropolis for not living up to their responsibilities.

FG DECLARES THURSDAY & FRIDAY AS PUBLIC HOLIDAYS FOR SALLAH CELEBRATION..

The Federal Government has declared Thursday September 24th and Friday September 25th as public holidays to mark this year's Id-El-Kabir celebration.

The public holiday declaration was contained in a statement released today by the Director of Press, Ministry of Interior, Yusuf Isiaka Alhaji on behalf of the Ministry's Permanent Secretary Abubakar Magaji.

HOW FULANI HERDSMAN ABDUCTED OLU FALAE.

Former Secretary to the Federal Government, Chief Olu Falae has been kidnapped.  He was reportedly snatched from his residence on Oba-Ile Road. Akute,  Ondo state.

The 77-yr-old politician who was also a former Minister of Finance has been living in Akure since retirement.

Born on September 21, 1938, the former Finance minister was kidnapped by over 20 Fulani herdsmen who invaded his farm and attacked his over 200 workers.

CODE OF CONDUCT TRIBUNAL ORDERS IGP TO PRODUCE BUKOLA SARAKI IN 24HRS. CC: @POLICENG.

The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), has ordered the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, to arrest and bring the Senate President, Bukola Saraki before the Tribunal on Tuesday, by 10am.

Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Danladi Umar, gave the ruling on Monday, after Saraki for the second time, failed to show up before the Tribunal.

HOW HID AWOLOWO DIED.

The oxymoron, peaceful death, has probably never been more appropriate to describe the passing on of a person than the death of the matriarch of the Awolowo clan, Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo, who died on Saturday, two months short of her 100th birthday.

According to the account of her last moments, published by the Tribune newspaper, Chief HID Awolowo, as she was fondly called in the media, woke up at about 8 a.m. and got ready to host a meeting of the committee set up to plan her centenary birthday. The meeting was billed to hold at10 a.m. in a living room of her residence at Ikenne-Remo, Ogun State.

In her usual style, she responded cheerfully to the greeting of Managing Director, African Newspapers of Nigeria PLC, Publishers of the Tribune newspaper, Edward Dickson, and those of her children, grand children and great grand children that arrived for the meeting.