At least one person is dead and another 19 injured after two massive tornadoes hit the US state of Nebraska.The tornadoes shattered the town of Pilger, about 100 miles northwest of Omaha. The National weather service said dual tornadoes touched down within roughly 1.6 kilometers of each other. Jerry Weatherholt, Stanton county commissioner, said half…
Acceptance speech by John Odogie Oyegun, APC, newly elected National chairman on June 14, 2014
Observance of Protocol by the Chairman…. I want to say in very unambiguous terms that I, John Odigie Oyegun, am highly gratified, honoured, to be standing before you this day as the newly elected; not just newly elected, the first duely elected chairman of our great party, the APC. I am humbled by the great…
Nigerian Vessels to Undergo Extra Security Checks in U.S.
The United States Government has imposed stiff Conditions of Entry, CoE, on vessels originating from Nigerian ports prior to entering U.S. ports, the U.S. Consular General in Lagos has said in a press statement. According to the statement issued on Thursday, any vessel calling from Nigeria ports will henceforth have to “meet certain security measures…
Chibok Girls: Court restrains police from arrestingprotesters
An Abuja High Court has issued a restraining order barring the Nigerian Police, Mohammed Abubakar, Inspector General of Police, IGP, and Joseph Mbu, Abuja commissioner of police, CP from arresting any of the ‘Bring Back Our Girls’ protesters in Abuja. The court gave the order while ruling on a 10-count suit filed by Dino Melaye,…
Pakistan: Karachi Airport Attacked Again By Militants
For the second time in two days, Karachi Airport, Pakistan is forced to shut down after militants again, launched attack on airport security forces. The attack, which took place earlier on Tuesday, was targeted at the Airport Security Forces academy near Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport, the airport’s manager said. It could not be immediately ascertained…
Armed Militants Free 1,000 Iraqi Prisoners
Not less than 1,000 inmates of the Iraqi Central Prison were freed today as hundreds of militants took forceful control of key portions in Mosul, Northern Iraqi city. Senior police officials said the gunmen who are believed to be members of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, ISIS, also took control of the Mosul…
Extra-Judicial Killing: Court Begins Hearing July 10
Justice Oyindamola Ogala of Court 53 of Lagos High Court has fixed July 10 for the hearing of a criminal case involving the gruesome murder of four traders allegedly by some policemen in Surulere, Lagos on July 1, 2001. While the case was mentioned yesterday at the court, none of the respondents was present. The…
One Dead in Ekiti Violence
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State and members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, were on Sunday attacked by the Police during the party’s campaign in preparation for the gubernatorial election on June 21, 2014. “You have killed one person, whose interest are you protecting,” Fayemi challenged Felix Uyanna, commissioner of police Ekiti State command…
NGE Berates Army over NewspaperSeizure
The Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE has criticized the Nigerian Army for seizing copies of some national newspapers on Friday. The NGE stated this in a statement issued on Friday. The NGE decried what it described as a random, forceful seizure of PUNCH, Leadership and The Nation newspapers in Lagos and Kaduna including South-South and…
UNILAG, LASU Students On Rampage over fee hike
Students of the University of Lagos are currently staging a protest at the entrance of the school campus in Akoka, Yaba, Lagos. According to reports, the students are protesting the school authority’s demand that some students pay N20,000 for late editing or registration forms. The students first converged at the University’s Senate Building…
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