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                          A suicide bomber has killed 15 worshippers at a Shia religious ceremony in north-eastern Nigeria's Potiskum town, a Shia leader has said. Security forces killed another five people after arriving at the scene and opening fire, he said. The military has not commented on the allegation. No group has said it carried out the attack, but suspicion is bound to fall on militant Sunni Islamist group Boko Haram. It denounces Shias, a minority in Nigeria, as non-Muslims. The bomber detonated himself after joining worshippers who were marching to mark Ashura, a solemn day when Shias mourn the martyrdom of Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, in 680 AD at Karbala in modern-day Iraq, witnesses told the BBC Hausa service. A police officer at the scene who requested anonymity told the AFP news agency : "It was a huge crowd and many of them were affected."

                They've been celebrating Halloween as a family this weekend, attending several fancy dress events with their two-year-old daughter Blue Ivy in tow. But it was back to business as usual for musical superstars Beyoncé and Jay Z on Sunday afternoon as they headed out in New York City. See Photos below. Continue...

    A 16-year-old stabbed teacher Ann Maguire to death as judge sentences him to 20 years in prison with a minimum of 20 years after he admitted murdering teacher Ann Maguire. It came as prosecutors released a photograph of the classroom at Corpus Christi Catholic College in Leeds, where the teenager - then aged 16 - stabbed Mrs Maguire, 61, as she taught in April. Continue.....

                     Skye Bank Plc at the weekend paid the 80 per cent balance for Mainstreet Bank’s shares, beating today’s deadline. Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) and investment banking industry sources confirmed the payment and the completion of the acquisition. Sources said Skye Bank paid N100 billion to AMCON on Friday as balance for the acquisition, which was valued at N120 billion. Continue...

                 Happy Birthday to you Toke Makinwa ( @tokstarr ) We wish you all the love & beauty you can muster. The TV/radio presenter and vlogger turns 30 today, November 3, 2014. She shared photos on her Instagram page this morning with a caption: I woke up this morning filled with praise to God. God has brought me far ya’ll, I am the one the world thought nothing good will come from, the rejected stone but from the ridiculous God brought the miraculous. He lifted my head, he has brought me this far and my spirit man is confident that this is just the beginning. This year has been one filled with proof of Gods unfailing promises to me. He blessed me beyond my imagination. I am full and bursting with testimonies and I ask myself how many will I share? Thank you Lord for blessing me with a new year, thank you for strangers that have become friends, thank you for family, thank you for my career and all the heights you give, thank...

                          In a move that will raise the stakes in the rapidly evolving Nigerian cement market, leading cement manufacturer, Dangote Cement Plc, has announced huge cuts in the price of the essential product. In a step that will make cement cheaper than it has ever been since 2005, the new price regime announced by the Group Managing Director of Dangote Cement, Mr. Devakumar Edwin, said the company has pegged the Dangote 32.5 cement grade at N1,000 per 50kg bag, while the higher 42.5 grade is to sell for N1,150 per bag. The new prices exclusive of the Value Added Tax (VAT) represents about 40 per cent discount on the prevailing market price of the product which is currently sold for N1,700 irrespective of the grade, across the country. Continue....

                        DETROIT — For President Obama, the last and loneliest campaign is about to end. While Obama's Democrats struggle to keep control of the U.S. Senate — a battle with profound implications for his last two years in office — the president has been relatively absent from the campaign trail. During a weekend rally at Wayne State University, Obama said he needs Democrats in office to help push an agenda that includes minimum wage hikes, equal pay for women, aid to education and improvements to health care. "I want you to feel a sense of urgency," Obama told backers, asking them to get out the vote ahead of Tuesday's election. Continue...

                          A British banker is facing murder charges in Hong Kong over the killing of two women in an upscale apartment in the city's central district of Wan Chai -- where one of the victims was discovered stuffed inside a suitcase on the apartment balcony. The suspect, a 29-year-old man identified as Rurik Jutting, appeared before a magistrates' court in Hong Kong on Monday facing two charges of murder. Continue...