The Kano state commissioner of police, Mr. Aderenle Shinaba has confirmed the reports
Sunday, July 27, 2014
Photo: Another Bomb Blast Averted in Kano by Police
The Kano state commissioner of police, Mr. Aderenle Shinaba has confirmed the reports
Bomb blast hit Kano Catholic church kills 5
5 people have now been confirmed dead following a bomb was tossed to the premises of St. Charles Catholic Church in the Sabon Gari part of Kano City soon after church service around 1pm today July 27th
Confirming the incident, Mr Frank Mba, the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police stated that five persons including two women, two men and a soldier securing the premises of the church were killed in the attack as worshipers were leaving the church premises after service. Others were injured
Confirming the incident, Mr Frank Mba, the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police stated that five persons including two women, two men and a soldier securing the premises of the church were killed in the attack as worshipers were leaving the church premises after service. Others were injured
International Inspections Found no Violations on Part of Russia at Border with Ukraine
International inspections have not registered any violations on part of Russia, including undeclared military activity, at the border with Ukraine, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman said on Sunday.
"According to the results of [international]inspections, no violations or undeclared military activity on the part of Russia have been registered at border areas with Ukraine," Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said.
Some 18 international inspection teams have visited Russia’s border areas with Ukraine over the last four months in the framework of the Vienna Document 2011 and the Treaty on Open Skies.
UK Foreign Office Recommends British Citizens to Refrain From Visiting Libya - Report
The British Foreign Office advises UK citizens against travelling to Libya and urges those who are currently in the country to leave immediately due to increasing violence, BBC reported on Saturday.
According to the Foreign Office, between 100 and 300 Britons could be staying in Libya at present. The UK embassy in Tripoli remains open but operates with limited staffing, providing “very limited” consular support.
Malaysia Airlines in Total Strategy Revision Following Two Tragedies in Half Year
Malaysia Airlines is planning to take a range of measures, aimed to restore the image of the flag carrier and reshaping the airline strategy following two deadly tragedies over the past six months, The Telegraph reported on Sunday.
“Our major shareholder, the Malaysian government, has already started a process of assessing the future shape of our business and that process will now be speeded up as a result of MH17,” the agency quoted the airline’s commercial director Hugh Dunleavy.
“This tragedy has taught us that despite following the guidelines and advice set out by the governing bodies, the skies above certain territories are simply not safe,” he writes.
“MH17 has shown us that airlines can no longer rely on existing industry bodies for this information,” he elaborated.
Pope Francis Urges Not to Repeat WWI Mistakes
Paris Calls for Immediate Ceasefire in Middle East – French Foreign Ministry
French authorities call for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East, according to the statement made by Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on Saturday.
“This morning the Israeli offensive in Gaza resumed. Supporting numerous international statements on this issue, France calls for immediate extension of the humanitarian pause, a real ceasefire and start of negotiations,” Fabius was quoted as saying in the communique.Continue.
“Whatever the reasons are nothing can justify continuation of the bloodshed, destruction and deaths,” French Foreign Minister stressed.
US Indirectly Admits Ukraine’s Missile Systems Present near Donetsk when MH17 Crashed
The United States has indirectly admitted that Kiev’s air defense systems were present near Donetsk when the Malaysia Airlines plane crashed, thus confirming the data of Russian satellites, a senior source in the Russian Defense Ministry told RIA Novosti on Sunday.
"In his statement, the White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest implicitly acknowledged that Ukraine’s air defense systems had been present in the Donetsk area, although he claimed they had not been operating," the source said, commenting on Earnest’s words that the missile that hit the flight MH17 was launched from the area controlled by the militia.
Mother whose 3-yr old son went missing finally admits she battered him to death,hid body in a bush (Photos)
The mother of three-year-old Mikaeel Kular, who sparked a vast public search when he vanished from his Edinburgh home, has admitted battering him to death and hiding his body in a bush.
Rosdeep Adekoya, 34 reported the toddler missing to police four days after ‘losing her temper’ and beating him brutally when he was sick following a trip to a Nando’s restaurant.
He was left with more than 40 injuries including devastating internal wounds which killed him two days after the beating – but she had not taken him to a doctor because of his bruises.She then wrapped his body in a duvet cover, put it in a suitcase and hid it in a bush behind her sister’s house 25 miles away.
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Depressed Security Guard Commits Suicide At Mr Biggs Restaurant In Ogun State -
Circumstances surrounding the suicide committed by a security guard at the popular eatery, Mr. Biggs, at Alagbole, Ogun State, southwest Nigeria, have been revealed. The security man, who was identified by the police as Bolaji Akinrounwi, hanged himself near the staircase on Wednesday morning with his belt.
He did not leave any note or give any hint of his intention before he was found in the morning by another guard who scaled the fence to open the gate.
However, before he hanged himself, he was said to have deleted some of the numbers on his phone.
P.M.NEWS witnessed the frantic efforts by the manager of the eatery to identify his acquaintances through some numbers found in his phone but all to no avail. Workers at the fast food restaurant who spoke with P.M.NEWS on the tragedy said they did not know why the man decided to take his own life.
The workers who refused to disclose their identities also disclosed that they didn’t notice any strange behaviour or sign from their late colleague.
It is “Totally Unacceptable”! Babaginda Condemns Bombings.
The former military president General Ibrahim Babaginda has condemned the bombings in the country, most especially the bomb attacks in Kaduna.
“It is callous and inhuman for anyone to goad this country on the path of perfidy, a path that is laid with landmines and bombs. This is totally unacceptable.” he said.
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9 year old boy falls & dies in soakaway in Lagos(Photo)
Chadian Robbers Arrested Over Robbery At Omisore’s Ikoyi House “I Rob To Marry 2nd Wife”
The suspected hired killers who recently attacked Senator Omisore’s Ikoyi home have been arrested.
The suspects said they are from Chad and that their intention for attacking the senator’s home was to rob and not to kill as earlier reported. One of the suspects, 29-year-old Abdulahi narrated how they carried out the operation successfully.
Read his confession below:
Saturday, July 26, 2014
Terrorists Won’t Deter Us From Transforming Nigeria – Jonathan
He therefore called on all Nigerians to remain strong and resolute in defence of freedom, unity, law and order, peace, security and progress of the nation.
Jonathan made the pledge in his Eid-el-Fitri message made available to journalists in Abuja.
19 Years old Ghanaian Lady, Nahnah Abynah Commits Suicide after S3xual Intercourse Tape Leaks
Soldiers Gun Down Three Shiites Today In Zaria, Death Toll Now 30
A Shiites lady felled by Nigerian soldiers' bullet
“Around 9 a.m. local time today, a group of soldiers in military vehicles and armored tanks, opened fire on people at the Husainiyyah, killing three people on the spot while injuring at least 10,” said the source. He added: “Prior to today's attack, the soldiers took two more corpses to the mortuary of the [Ahmadu Bello University] Teaching Hospital.
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16 church members suffocate, one dies at service
According to eyewitnesses, the worshipers were doing their Friday night vigil with a generator close by when they started to collapse one by one. Residents of Eziukwu road where the worship centre is located woke up this morning to find the worshipers unconscious. There were initial fears that they'd all died but all of them, except a 6 year old boy, recovered in the hospital.
Man spends 23years behind bars for allegedly failing to bribe policeman
A shaft of pain knifed through his facial contours as he recounted the grisly experiences he had in prison for more than 23 years. Prior to 1989, Calistus Ike had dreamt of becoming a very successful business man.
Little did he know that he was going to spend seven years as an awaiting trial inmate and another 16 years on the death row.
As the first son and bread winner of his family at that time, Ike, had all his dreams quashed after he was sentenced to death following his refusal to pay N200 bribe to the policeman that investigated an allegation against him.Continue..
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