U.S. Central Command release video showing what it says are a series of air strikes on Monday on IS warehouses near Fallujah. Rough Cut (No reporter Narration)

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North Korea’s state media broadcasts a new documentary showing leader Kim Jong Un piloting a plane by himself. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

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Liberians got a chance to interact better on December 31st as authorities in the country lifted the curfew imposed to curb the spread of Ebola so that people could attend New Year’s Eve church services.

The United Nations’ health agency did not comment directly on the one-night suspension but called for authorities to keep up “social distancing” measures and encourage people to avoid large gatherings.

Liberia introduced the curfew in September at the height of an epidemic that has killed more than 3,400 people inside its borders and at least 4,400 more in Sierra Leone and Guinea, according to figures from the World Health Organization.

The virus, which causes vomiting, diarrhea and bleeding, is spread by contact with the bodily fluids. It has no known cure.

Churches that held services observed measures to prevent the spread of Ebola such as hand washing, temperature testing and avoiding over-crowding on

The midnight to 6 a.m. curfew was reimposed the following night.

Meanwhile, Medecins Sans Frontieres, a medical charity that has been at the forefront in the fight against Ebola in West Africa, has warned of complacency in Liberia.

“Whilst progress has been made, it is of great concern to everyone at MSF that the population is now much less vigilant about Ebola and health promotion messages are being pushed aside,” said MSF field communications coordinator Caitlin Ryan.

The rate of new cases has slowed in Liberia and health officials say the next phase of the fight against the virus will involve deploying teams of health workers to identify chains of infection.

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Six people have been confirmed death in a car bomb explosion in Maiduwa village of Fika Local Government Area of Yobe, state north east Nigeria.

An officer of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Maiduwa Town, who pleaded anonymity told Channels Television that the bomber boarded a commercial Volkswagen Golf Car with the explosive devices from Fika Town heading to Potiskum, the commercial nerve center of the state.

He further revealed that five kilometers after takeoff, the car ran into a coming vehicle, killing six people on the spot as the explosive devices went off prematurely.

The NURTW officer also said the incident happened around 1:00PM today (Wednesday) with the survival of the Volkswagen Golf Car driver and one other teenager who have both been taken to Fika General Hospital.

Authorities are yet to confirm the incident.

Maiduwa is 65 kilometers to Potiskum town east of Damaturu the Yobe state capital

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The Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha has presented the sum of 141.2 billion naira to the Imo State House of Assembly as the total budget for the 2015 fiscal year.

While presenting the budget tagged “Budget of Total Rescue and Sustainability” to the Imo State House of Assembly, the governor said 43% will be allotted to recurrent expenditure, totaling 60.7 billion naira while 57% will be allotted to capital projects, totaling 80.5 billion naira.

He said the policy thrust of the 2015 budget is derived from the rescue mission agenda of the his administration which anchored on a 4 year development plan that derived its bearing from the vision of his administration which are belief in God, free education, massive infrastructural development and increased agricultural production to ensure food sufficiency and food security.

The governor added that the 2015 budget will mainly focus on delivery of social services to the people of Imo State.

Governor Okorocha said the expected revenue projections for 2015 is 119.7 billion naira for recurrent items and capital receipts of 21.5 billion naira.

The 2015 budget is just less than five percent increase from the 2014 budget which is 137.7 billion naira.

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A survivor of the ferry fire in the Adriatic Sea says a lack of information during the incident caused some people to jump into the sea, costing them their lives. Jennifer Davis reports.

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Tottenham Hotspur youngster, Musa Yahaya and FC Porto’s Chidera Eze, have promised to be with the Flying Eagles squad by the January 15 deadline given to them.

“We have been following up on the release of the foreign pros called up for the African Youth Championship and so far the signals have been very encouraging,” said team secretary Auwal Aliyu Ibrahim.

“For instance, Musa Yahaya is off to Malaysia for an invitational tournament with the Spurs youth team and he has called to say he will join us as soon as he returns.

“Chidera Eze has also assured he will come in before the January 15 deadline set by the coach for all overseas-based players to report to the training camp in Kaduna.”

Sweden-based Taiwo Awoniyi and Musa Muhammed are so far the only pros now training with the African Youth Championship-bound squad.

The other foreign pros called up include Moses Simon, Kingsley Madu, Isaac Success, Kelechi Iheanacho and Chidiebere Nwakali.

Meanwhile, the team led by coach Manu Garba will open 2015 with an endurance drill in the morning of New Year’s day.

“We will begin 2015 with hard work,” said Flying Eagles assistant coach Nduka Ugbade.

“There is still a lot of work to be done before our first match at the AYC and so we cannot afford to relax even for a day.

“All celebrations therefore have to be put on hold until we have met some of our targets.

“Our New Year’s day will be when we would have qualified for the World Cup in New Zealand.”

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Candidates seeking elective positions under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State may have to wait a while as an Abuja High Court has fixed Monday, January 5, 2015 to hear a plethora of applications filed by parties from the state.

At the resumed hearing of the suit, lawyer to the PDP, Dr Alex Izinyon challenged the motion filed by Mr Solomon Umoh seeking to vacate the order of the court restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from accepting, publishing or recognizing any list of candidates that may be submitted to it by the Anambra State executive of the party for the 2015 general elections.

Mr Umoh however opposed the argument of Doctor Alex Izinyon.

He told the court that having been served with multiple applications by Dr Izinyon, including a preliminary objection, he needed time to respond to the issues raised by the National Executive Committee of the PDP as it affects the lists of candidates from Anambra state.

Having listened to the arguments of both parties, Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf granted the prayer of Mr Umoh and adjourned the matter for hearing till Monday , January 5, 2015.

It will be recalled that three parallel primary elections were conducted in the state to elect flag-bearers for the party in the 2015 elections.

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Apart from Emem Eduok, who is in Tunisia and Igudia Godwin, who replaced Erhun Obanor, who is with the U23 national side, all invited Super Eagles players are in Abuja with technical crew comprising Dan “the Bull’ Amokachi, Houandinu Valere and Ike Shorunmu.

Amokachi who addressed the players after lunch on Wednesday, told them to brace up for the challenge of training only seven days for two grade A international friendlies against Cote ‘D Ivoire and Sudan in Abu Dhabi. He added that only 19 players from the 25 invited to camp will make the trip and that current form and not sentiments or past appearance in the team’s camp will be the yardstick for selection.

Meanwhile, Super Eagles Assistant Coach, Houandinou Valere, has cleared the air on talks that he intends to drag the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), to the Court of Arbitration for Sports in Switzerland, noting that even if he has outstanding salaries to collect he will never do such a thing.

People should stop causing unnecessary friction between myself and my employers through insinuations and false reports as I want to take the NFF to CAS. I don’t have such intention and will never do that because we are loyal employees of the NFF” he said in Abuja.

The Super Eagles had their first work-out at the mainbowl of the Abuja National Stadium On Wednesday evening.

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The Yobe State Governor, Mr Ibrahim Gaidam has praised the Nigerian Army and other security agencies for their efforts in salvaging Damaturu, the state capital and other major towns that came under attack recently by members of the Boko Haram.

Damaturu, Potiskum, Damagum and Geidam were within the month of December 2014 come under severe attacks by the militant group the Boko Haram with the intention of taking over the four towns.

Mr Ibrahim Gaidam while launching the 2015 Emblem Week in Damaturu which also witnessed the decoration of two military officers noted with pride the professional attitudes of the offices and men of the Nigerian Army and assured them of every support.

Governor Gaidam maintained that there is no better time to appreciate the Nigerian Army and other security agencies in the state than now considering their efforts in salvaging Damaturu, Potiskum, Damagum and Geidam from the hands of insurgents and criminals in the state.

He also assured that his administration will continue to accord priority to their needs and urged them to sustain the tempo.
He promised to continue giving the assistance of N1 million often presented to families of those killed in active service, adding that his government will continue to foot the medical bills of those injured while in active service.

While congratulating promoted officers, he urged them to continue to carry on with the service of their fatherland.

The Commander of the 27 Task Force Brigade, Damaturu, Colonel Usman Yusuf, thanked the governor for his frequent assistance to the Nigerian Army and assured that the army will continue to work assiduously towards protecting people and territorial integrity of the country.

The Commander also charged the elevated offices to use their wealth of experiences in tackling insurgency and other criminal acts in the state and beyond.

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