More than 800 residents of the town of Mizia were evacuated overnight and during the day on Sunday after the swollen river Skut submerged large parts of the town under up to three metres of water, the interior ministry said.
Sunday, August 3, 2014
2 Drown, 900 Evacuated In Bulgaria Floods
More than 800 residents of the town of Mizia were evacuated overnight and during the day on Sunday after the swollen river Skut submerged large parts of the town under up to three metres of water, the interior ministry said.
Daniel suffering from overdose of political prostitution -Kashamu
He spoke against the backdrop of a statement credited to Daniel on Sunday in some national newspapers where the ex-governor described Kashamu, a chief of the PDP in Ogun State, as “suffering from political inexperience and over-confidence”.
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Northern youths back Atiku for 2015 Presidency
Northern youths on Sunday in Kaduna asked former Head of State and Chief of the All Progressive Congress, Maj-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari(retd.), to shelve his ambition of contesting the 2015 presidential election. Instead, they asked Buhari to support his kinsman and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the flag bearer of the main opposition party in 2015.
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5 die in Sokoto road accident
Five persons from the same family have been reportedly killed in a road accident that occurred on Saturday on Shagari-Tureta road in Sokoto State.
The News Agency of Nigeria learnt that the deceased were members of the family of the District Head of Dogon Daji in Tambuwal local government area, Alhaji Shehu Umar, .
The deceased included the son of the district head, his daughter, two grand children and his 74-year-old younger sister.
They were said to be travelling from Dogon Daji to Abuja on a condolence visit when their vehicle collided with a petroleum tanker.
The bereaved the District Head, described the accident as “an act of God”.
The Spokesman for the state Police Command, DSP Al-mustapha Sani, confirmed the accident in an interview with NAN.
One Killed after Gunmen Attacked Christian Worshippers in Kaduna
TheNation reports the incident happened in the early hours of Sunday when the gunmen invaded Catholic Church during service, shooting sporadically. Eyes witness said one of the youth guarding the Church was killed while several others injured are receiving treatment at various hospitals in the area.
The eyewitness said:
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By-Election: We’ve Enough Qualified Candidates, We Don’t Need Ribadu, Says Adamawa PDP
The party was reacting to media reports that it was wooing former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Nuhu Ribadu, to join the PDP and contest the election on its platform.
The state PDP chairman, Chief Joel Madaki, who spoke while addressing party stakeholders at Government House, Yola, on Friday, boasted that the party has many qualified people in its ranks to win the governorship poll.
Chibok girls Drugged, radicalized and used as suicide bombers
The source spoke about the possibility that the girls had been indoctrinated by the terrorists in the last three months of their captivity, hypnotized or posibly drugged and sent into various parts of Nigeria and beyond with a view to carrying out deadly missions. The source, who has contacts with the Boko Haram leadership, pointed out that it may be difficult to change radical orientation of the girls, who may now see their malevolent disposition as an act of righteousness.
FG reduces electricity target to 5,000MW
Plans to generate above 6,000 megawatts of electricity by December 2014 may have hit the rocks as the Federal Government on Saturday announced that its new target by the end of the year is now 5,000MW.
The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, stated in Abuja on Saturday that the Central Bank of Nigeria would clear up the N25bn gas-related debts of the power sector in order to boost stakeholders’ confidence in the industry.
She said,
African/American Leaders Summit: US to test Pres. Jonathan’s aides, other Africans for Ebola
You can find reports that the US is likely to screen a delegation from Nigeria and other affected African countries billed to go to the African/American Leaders Summit on Monday August 4th in Washington DC, for contact with Ebola. In accordance with Reuters, president Obama said some African participants will undoubtedly be screened because it's important that they protect US from the outbreak.
Continue.."Folks who are from these countries that have even a marginal risk, or an infinitesimal risk of having been exposed in some fashion, we’re making sure we’re doing screening.” Obama said.
Sudan floods render thousands homeless
At least 184 people were injured and 6,100 families were displaced many of whom were from the Nile and North Kordofah states, the SUNA news agency reported on Saturday.
“Twenty-two districts in eight states were affected by flooding and heavy rain,” the report said citing the federal health ministry.
Nigeria has lopsided structure — Gani Adams
The National Coordinator of the Oodua Peoples Congress and a delegate representing the South-West at the National Conference, Gani Adams, speaks with OLUSOLA FABIYI on the achievements recorded at the confab and other national issues.
19 year old boy suffocates his own 4year old brother in Oyo state
19 year old Rilwan Ahmed (pictured above) did the absolute most unthinkable thing, he killed his own brother. Based on a written report by Tribune, Rilwan took his 4 year old half-brother Waris Ahmed to an uncompleted building close very close to their residence at Oloko village in Ibadan, Oyo State, tied a bit of cloth across his face, which makes it hard for him to breathe, then tied his legs, and left him there. Life slowly ebbed out of him as he struggled to breathe. His body was discovered there 3 days later. Read the entire following the jump
Buhari’s attempted assassination and Nigeria’s crossroads
Imagine going to a physician and telling him that you just mistakenly ingested a certain substance and that you wondered whether it would hurt you or not. And the physician sends you home with the instruction that the substance may make you healthier or kill you.
You probably will question the competence, even sanity, of the physician. Yet, the attempted assassination of Muhammadu Buhari presents Nigeria with a parallel paradox. On the one hand, it can galvanise a much more unified approach to the Boko Haram challenge or it could portend an unimaginable horror.
Saturday, August 2, 2014
Osun political thugs will be dealt with - Pres. Jonathan
The President, who said this at the Peoples Democratic Party mega rally in Osogbo City Stadium, added that despite protests by some parties, he would make sure that Osun State was well-policed during the election.
Jonathan, who walked round the pitch, alongside other PDP leaders, waving at the thousands of party supporter who had filled the about 30, 000-capacity stadium before his arrival, also restated his commitment to making sure that the votes of Nigerians count.
Stop legislative recklessness in Nasarawa, Falana tells Jonathan
Falana said on Saturday that the wave of impeachment in some parts of the country was part of the “planned manipulation” of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party to “rig the 2015 general election.”
He added that the Presidency could no longer be distanced from the “legislative recklessness” in Nasarawa State.
"Being a Second Wife is Not a Crime"' - Nkiru Sylvanus
“I had an interview on the television where I was asked if I could be a second wife for any reason and I said yes. You can never say never because anything is possible, life is full of surprises. Being a second wife is not a crime, it is not something you do and get condemned for life. If you find the right person and he is married and willing to take you
into his home and you are willing to accept the challenges, then why not give it a chance. So if I find myself in that situation where I find a man that I love, appreciate and want to spend the rest of my life with and he is married, I would follow my happiness.
Ukrainian Troops Moving Tochka-U Missile Launchers to Donetsk - Militia
Independence supporters of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic said on Saturday that the Ukrainian government troops are moving Tochka-U short-range ballistic missile systems to Donetsk.
“The Ukrainian Army is moving to Donetsk Tochka-U [NATO reporting name SS-21 Scarab] missile complexes. The enemy’s columns of BM-30 Smerch and BM-27 Uragan have been spotted,” the Donetsk militia said in its Twitter microblog.
American Doctor infected with Ebola Arrives in U.S. for Treatment
Osun 2014: Students deny endorsing Aregbesola
The Coalition of Osun State Students’ Movement has denounced the endorsement of Governor Rauf Aregbesola for a second term by the National Association of Osun State Students and the Joint Campus Committee, saying they did not reflect the views of the students in the state.
Leaders of the group, who addressed a press conference in Osogbo, said it was unfortunate that the NAOSS and the JCC, that had earlier organised solidarity protest in support of the striking lecturers of Osun State-owned tertiary institutions, would endorse the governor while the workers were still on strike.
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10 Excuses That Are Keeping You From Reaching Your Goals
I understand that it’s very difficult to change yourself because it requires a sufficient dose of confidence, clarity, commitment and courage. If you get rid of different excuses you’ll be able to grow both mentally and physically. It’s actually easier than you think, you just need to catch yourself in the act and replace your excuses with positive alternatives. Here are ten excuses that are keeping you from reaching your goals. I hope this article will help you start fighting excuses today.
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