#HEADLINES

=President  Jonathan has written to both the House of Representatives and the Senate indicating his decision to postpone the 2014 budget presentation indefinitely.

= The Chief Medical Director, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Prof. Temitope Alonge, has said that the on-going strike embarked upon by resident doctors of the teaching hospital will end by the end of November.

= The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says two of its major laboratories have been accredited by the American Association of Laboratory Accreditation.

= The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) has listed Nigeria as one of the countries to visit next year.

= The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, says more than 4,000 police officers are serving in various peacekeeping missions worldwide.

= Officials say at least 19 people have been killed in a suicide attack on an African Union base in the Somali town of Beledweyne near Ethiopia's border.

= Opponents and supporters of Egypt's military-backed government have taken to the streets to mark the second anniversary of bloody protests.

= At least 22 people have been killed and more than 140 injured in a double suicide bombing outside the Iranian embassy in the Lebanese capital Beirut.

= Golden Eaglets defender Friday Njengo has died after more than nine months in hospital following a road accident.

= UEFA president Michel Platini has said it's ridiculous to think he can help France's cause to reach the 2014 World Cup and that missing out on Brazil will not be the end of the world.

= Justin Bieber has become embroiled in a Mexican mystery after representatives for the country's president denied the singer's claims he met with the leader before a concert.