Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Senate President backs national conference (What do you think ?)
President of the Senate, David Mark, on Tuesday said the call for national conference by certain sections of the country was in order in view of the discontent in the polity.
Mark, while welcoming senators from their seven-week annual vacation, said every matter about the union of ethnic groups that made up the country should be opened to discussion though with the proviso that the dismemberment of the country should be a no-go area.
He said that the country could not continue to shy away from discussing national issues in view of the discontent in the polity and present global realities.
Continue after the break.
"How my Dad Died" - Late Agagu's first son reveals
In an interview with one of Nigeria's dailies, he said, “He just had a medical examination, which showed that he had a little cholesterol, and was hypertensive.
“There is diabetes in our family, but it’s nothing major; it was just something he had been dealing with for the past 10 to 15 years. So, there was no inkling that something was about to happen,”
Continue after the break.
Spain-Based Nigerian Arrested With 364 wraps of Coke (₦72m) in Lagos.
 |
| Francis Bawaba |
Continue after the break.
Oando Plc. reacts to Mr Ibori’s Assets revelation
Oando Plc. has reacted to the revelation that Mr Ibori hid some of his assets in the company and money passed from Oando’s accounts to Ibori’s Swiss accounts.
A three-week confiscation hearing began at London’s Southwark Crown Court on Monday where Sasha, a British prosecutor, told the court that Mr Ibori hid some of his assets in Oando and money passed from the company’s accounts to Ibori’s Swiss accounts.
Continue after the break.
Mallam Nasir El-Rufai responds to CAN, dismisses their threat
NBC Stops radio stations from playing Wizkid's The Matter & Phyno's Man of the Year
US Navy Yard Shooting spree leave 13 Dead; As Shooter got Killed
The violence started unfolding around 8.20am on Monday, when several shots were fired inside the southeast Washington facility. People frantically ran down stairs to get out of the building. Mr Todd said: “They were pushing. They were shoving. People were falling down. As we came outside, people were climbing the wall trying to get over the wall to get out. …. It was just crazy.” Security agencies have launched full investigation into the incident
.
UniJos Undergraduates Steal ₦2B Electronically From Union Bank
Continue after the break.
Iran ambitious space program: Set to send Cat to the space.
Country’s senior space program official, Mohammad Ebrahimi, said Iran's next space capsule could carry the Persian cat. So far, Iran has reportedly sent worms, a turtle, and a mouse into space. Moreover, the country claims that in February it successfully shot a monkey outside Earth's atmosphere and returned it safely. Though photos raised questions about whether the same animal was shown in pre- and post-flight images.
So who’s next? Perhaps, finally a human…
Russia's chief justice in "stable condition" in Accra
The Russian embassy in Ghana is providing all necessary assistance to Chairman of the Russian Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev who has been injured in a road crash, a Russian diplomatic source told RIA Novosti Tuesday.
Lebedev was involved in a car accident and transported to a military hospital in [Ghana's capital] Accra for medical treatment, the source said. The Russian embassy in Ghana is providing him with all necessary assistance.
Continue after the break.
Don’t be scared: Climate change forecasts were wrong
Top climate scientists have admitted their global warming forecasts are wrong and our planet is not heating at the rate they claimed it was. The final draft of a report to be published by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) later this month.
Continue after the break.
Continue after the break.
Mavin Boss: Donjazzy reveals the secret behind his success
Donjazzy is undoubtedly a “GIVER”..now he says he not just helps people but actually pays his Tithe.. How many people actually believe giving 10% of your earnings to a church guarantees success. I know alot of successful friends who swear it works.I also know many who feel its ridiculous to give 10% when you aren’t sure if it will endup as contribution to fund a pastor’s extravagant lifestyle… Agree…. See his tweet after the break.
Monday, September 16, 2013
Syrian children lethally injected before cameras for war propaganda videos - French journalist
Thierry Meyssan, a French journalist and political activist, gives an account of the Syrian chemical gas attack concluding that the attack was fabricated. In his research he cites the contradictions which appeared in the reports on the attack made by the US, Britain, and France.
To begin with, Meyssan makes a list of five things claimed by the secret services which he deems illogical.
Continue after the break.
West vows to increase backing for Syrian rebels
Britain, France and the United States on Monday agreed to step up their backing for rebels fighting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
The three powers also agreed at talks in Paris that Assad would face "serious consequences" if he fails to comply with a UN resolution setting out a timetable for the handover of Syria's chemical weapons to international control, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said.
Continue after the break.
Provide the source of Oritsejafor’s Private Jet or else...CAN tells El-Rufai
Controversial politician & ex-minister for the Federal Capital Terrotory, Mallam Nasir El Rufai, has been given a 7-day ultimatum by the Christian Association of Nigeria to reveal to Nigerians who offered the Leader of CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, his personal jet or else risk having his dirty figure exposed to the public. The Christian Association also asked El-Rufai to get a Mental test.
Continue after the break.
Almost 60 children end up in hospital over wrong vaccination - India
Close to 60 children were rushed off to a hospital located in eastern India after they were accidentally told to swallow a hepatitis B vaccine instead of the necessary polio drops, according to officials. Sweating and vomiting were some of the side effects children experienced after being given an oral hepatitis vaccine, which is usually injected. The incident occurred in a village in West Bengal on Sunday, as stated by health authorities.
Continue after the break.
Inhuman: Prost*itute In kastina Kills Her 4-Day-Old Baby With Rat Poison
A 4-day-old baby boy has been gruesomely murdered by his own mother who
fed him with a N40 rat poison. Binta Shuaibu, 20, conspired with her
friend, Hindatu Umar, 27, to commit the dastardly act in Katsina State.
Read the story below and what she said led her in committing the crime.
Continue after the break.
"I Will Stop £3000 Visa Bond" says, UK Deputy PM
Hope rose yesterday for Nigerian first time visitors to the United Kingdom, who may be affected by the planned introduction of £3,000 (about N700,000, (visa bond as British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg vowed to block the implementation of the policy.
The British Government plans a new visa policy that will
see some “high risk” first time visitors deposit £3,000 in bond before being given visas.Continue after the break.
Arik Flight Makes Emergency Landing As Nigerian Woman Gives Birth on Plane
Continue after the break.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)