#HEADLINES

= The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) says Nigeria is not ripe for the privatization of electricity sector.

= The Senate is investigating the whereabouts of N500 billion Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) cash.

= The House of Representatives has proposed stiffer penalties for manufacturers, marketers and hawkers of counterfeit and fake drugs in the country.

= Fct Minister, Bala Mohammed says the legislative and constitutional process that led to the creation of the Federal Capital Territory has failed to give the city the legal and administrative character it deserves.

= Indian police in Goa said have arrested a local man in connection with the killing of a Nigerian, whose death has triggered protests and heightened tensions in the holiday state.

= A court in Egypt has upheld an earlier ruling that banned the Muslim Brotherhood and ordered its assets confiscated. The lawyers for the Islamist group had asked the Cairo Court for Urgent Matters to halt the implementation of the Sept. 23rd ruling.

= Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he wants peace with the Palestinians, and hopes visiting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry can return negotiations to a place where a historical agreement can be achieved.

= The coach of Nigeria’s U-17 team Manu Garba has warned that the World Cup final between three-time champions Nigeria and Mexico on Friday will be a game of wits.

= In Tennis… World Number two Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer for the second time in three days to get his ATP World Tour Finals defence off to a solid start.

= In Basketball….. Dallas Mavericks broke a five-game home losing streak to the Los Angeles Lakers with a 123-104 win.

= A remake of the groundbreaking 1970's miniseries Roots which was about several generations of a slave family is in development by the History channel. The US Company confirmed it had acquired the rights after reaching a deal with Mark Wolper, whose father David made the 1977 original.