Enugu CJ constitutes deputy gov’s impeachment panel

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A panel of enquiry will today (Wednesday) begin investigation into allegations leveled against the Deputy Governor of Enugu State, Mr. Sunday Onyebuchi.

The panel will conduct its proceedings in one of the conference rooms in the office of the Chief Judge of Enugu State, Justice A. I. Umezulike, at the headquarters of the state High Court.

Justice Umezulike constituted the seven-man panel on Tuesday, following the commencement of impeachment proceedings against the deputy governor by members of the state House of Assembly.

Robbery suspects reveal how his brother recruited him into robbery

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20-year-old Morgan Udama, a member in a 4-man robbery crew arrested yesterday August 4th by police officers mounted on Okota Isolo Police Station in Lagos, while confessing, said he was recruited into criminal life by their own older brother, Oche, who's the kingpin of the robbery gang.

Morgan, a native of Oju in Benue State said he arrived to Lagos the other day Monday July 28th to live along with his brother who'd promised him a much better job which unknown to him was armed robbery

Earthquake hits central South Africa

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A 5.3 magnitude earthquake hit central South Africa today, shaking buildings in Johannesburg and surrounding areas. The US Geological Survey said the tremor was centred in Orkney, 170 km southwest of Johannesburg, an area with a high concentration of deep gold mines. Lindy Sirayi, a guesthouse owner in Orkney, said the tremor broke glass lampshades and cracked a wall, and that dogs started barking during the quake, which lasted about a minute. She said she received a telephone call informing her that two people were injured at a nearby mine. The quake was also felt in Pretoria, the South African capital, and Hartbeespoort, a nearby resort town. The area has periodic, moderate tremors, though the quake on Tuesday was one of the strongest in recent years. There are no immediate reports of casualties. 

Ebola Scare: South Korean University Cancels Invitation For 3 Nigerians

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A South Korean university has rescinded an invitation for 3 Nigerians to go for a conference while several South Korean medical volunteers called off a visit to West Africa amid growing concerns about the spread of the deadly Ebola virus.

  
According to Reuters, the Duksung Women's University in Seoul said in a statement the school "politely withdrew" its invitation for three Nigerian students to attend an international conference that it is co-hosting with the United Nations starting from Monday.
  

Ebola: Two Liberians Dropped Dead on Street after No one Agreed to Touch Them

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Health workers, on Sunday, turned up in Monrovia, Liberia's capital to remove two bodies of possible victims of the Ebola virus, four days after they dropped dead there when nobody would take them to hospital. 

Reuters reports that Nema Red, a resident of Clara Town, said the two men who lay dead in the street for days had shown symptoms of Ebola such as bleeding and vomiting. 

"They started seeking help from the community to take them to the hospital, but community members ran for their lives ... they both gave up and dropped dead on the
ground in the streets of Clara Town," she said, saying they lay there four days. 

Ebola: The Rise And Fall Of Africa

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Today I write in fear, like every other residents of the only black continent in the world. Our world is ravaged by a dreadful holocaust and our existence under extreme threat. Africa, as the world knows it may soon become a park of flirt and death. The over one billion men and women, boys and girls, young and old may soon become extinct.

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Inhuman: Unknown Ritualists Plucks the Eyes of a 9 year Old Boy in Bauchi

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The Bauchi State Police Command has disclosed that some unknown ritualists attacked and removed the eyes of a nine-year-old boy in Toro Local Government Section of the state.  The command's spokesman, DSP Haruna Mohammed, who confirmed the incident said around 2.30 pm yesterday, unknown assailants, suspected to be ritualists, attacked and removed the eyes of a nine-year-old Haruna Dahiru of Badiko ward in Toro Local Government Section of the state.  It was learnt that the victim was rearing cattle at Babujaye in Gumau village when the ritualists trailed his movement to a solidarity area where they attacked him.

According to the Haruna,

Sierra Leone capital now in grip of Ebola

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The traditional healer was not at home when Saudatu Koroma arrived at his clinic in the bustling Wellington neighbourhood of Sierra Leone’s capital. This probably saved his life. Saudatu was suffering from the incurable Ebola virus, the first person to contract the disease in the capital, and was on the run from the hospital.

“She couldn’t eat … couldn’t sleep,” said Sulaiman Foday, a neighbour who was present at the time. Foday watched as police and a medical team arrived at the scene to recover the patient, who was by now lying on the floor of the healer’s house.

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CAR: French troops kill several Former Seleka fighters

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French peacekeepers killed several militiamen after they came under attack while on patrol in the Central African Republic, an officer with the African peacekeeping force said Tuesday.  Backed by war planes, the French troops opened fire using heavy weapons on gunmen from the former rebel movement Seleka who attacked them when they entered the northern town of Batangafo on Monday, the officer told AFP on condition of anonymity.

Several ex-Seleka fighters were killed, he added without saying whether there were any French casualties.

“The clash lasted for hours and loud explosions frightened many residents who fled to the bush,” the officer said.

Israel Withdraws troops out of Gaza

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Israel has announced the withdrawal of all of its troops to “defensive positions” outside the Gaza Strip.
The move came moments before the latest truce – brokered by Egyptian mediators late on Monday – came into force at 08:00 local time (05:00 GMT). Israel claims the main aim of the conflict – to destroy militants’ tunnels – has been achieved.  Gaza officials say the four-week conflict has killed 1,800 Palestinians. Some 67 Israelis have also died.

“The Israel Defence Forces will be redeployed in defensive positions outside the Gaza Strip and we will maintain those defensive positions,” Israeli military spokesman Lt-Col Peter Lerner said.

Earning more money from your business

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As a venture advances in age, there will be a need to increase the revenue accruing from it. IFE ADEDAPO writes on how this can be achieved

Professionals say most people start their business with the hope and dream of working for themselves and aiming for a financial independent life after working for other people.

However, experts say their dreams may turn into nightmare if care is not taken, because most small businesses find it difficult to cope with marketing, customer service, personnel, and product or service fulfilment all at once.

To sit back and relax after years of investing requires hard work and dedication at the beginning.

Russia Says NATO Revives 'Cold War' Rhetoric to Justify Military Spending

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The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday that NATO has revived its 'Cold War'-type propaganda against Moscow to justify the alliance’s military buildup and defense spending.
In a Sunday interview with French newspaper Midi Libre, Rasmussen said the alliance would draw up new defense plans in the face of alleged "Russia's aggression" against Ukraine, and again encouraged NATO countries to increase their defense spending.  "It's all done to justify the alleged need to 'rally its ranks' in the face of an imaginary external threat to NATO, to increase military expenditure and to boost the demand for the alliance in the 21st century," the ministry said.
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Ebola: No scientific proof of bitter cola potency – Minister

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The Health Minister, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, has said there is no scientific evidence of bitter cola potency in the cure and prevention of Ebola virus disease.

The research work that people are laying claims, to according to the minister is inconclusive.

It would be recalled that in 1999, a former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Maurice Iwu, alongside some American researchers conducted a research that showed that extract from bitter cola tend to neutralize the effects of virus. But the outcome of that research work has not been scientifically confirmed to be true or not.

Oyinlola Finally defects to APC

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The estranged National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party and a former Governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, has said that he will defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress in Osogbo today.

When contacted on the telephone by our correspondent, on Monday, Oyinlola, who confirmed that he would join the APC, said: “So it is. I am joining the APC.”

Ijaws mad Pres. Jonathan Didn't Appoint Their Brother As Police IG

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From what omo oodua  gathered, Mr. Zuokumor enjoyed accelerated promotion because of Jonathan and he was promoted about three times within a space of just five years.

But Ijaw leaders considered the appointment of Suleiman Abba as a move to appease northern interests ahead of the 2015 elections. Ijaw leaders were said to have made futile efforts to get Mr. Zuokumor to succeed the immediate past IGP, Mohammed Abubakar...

FG not involved in Kaduna bombings – IGP

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The Acting Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has declared that findings by police investigators on the July 23 twin bombings in Kaduna State indicated that the Federal Government had no hand in the attacks.

A former Head of State and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari, who was reportedly the target of the attacks, escaped by the whiskers. His convoy, including the vehicle he was traveling in was however badly damaged by the blasts.

Critics of the government, including the leadership of the APC had raised the alarm, accusing the federal government of having a hand in the attempt on Buhari’s life.

Al- Makura appears before panel, dismisses allegations

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Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State has dismissed as spurious and unfounded the 16-count allegations of misconduct levelled against him by the state House of Assembly.

His lawyers also urged the panel to “enter a notice of dismissal of the impeachment notice served on the governor for wants of proof” of the allegations.

Another hero is gone: Young Captain killed in Borno today (photos)

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 Captain Benjamin Toyiring Sule was killed in the line of duty in a ambush in Bama, Borno State today August 4th by Boko Haram men. He got married just last November. He was posted to Borno state just four months ago. He's survived by his parents, siblings and young wife. Too sad! May his soul rest in peace....
Sun re o !!

Japanese Sanctions against Russia May Go into Force on August 5 - Reports

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The Japanese sanctions against Russia, announced last week, may come into effect on Tuesday, the Kyodo news agency reported, citing a diplomatic source.  Japan's government may approve the package of sanctions during a cabinet meeting on August 5, which would bring them into effect in the second half of the same day, the agency said.

On July 28, the Japanese government released a list of new sanctions against Russia amid the Ukraine crisis. The sanctions foresee the freezing assets of people "involved in the Crimea annexation and responsible for destabilizing the situation in Ukraine."
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Gunmen kidnap Bayelsa Speaker’s brother

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Gunmen in early hours of Monday abducted Mr. Iniokpoemi Benson, a younger brother to the Speaker of Bayelsa House of Assembly, Mr. Kombowei Benson. Their state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hilary Okpara, who confirmed the incident, said the victim was abducted at about 3am at his residence in Korokorosei village in Southern Ijaw local government part of the state. Okpara told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview in Yenagoa that the authorities special anti-kidnap squad was on the trail of the kidnappers. 

“We have got information on the incident, the DPO in the area and the Assistant Commissioner of Police have briefed me and the good thing is that we have known the direction the hoodlums are heading to so we shall round them up,” Okpara said.

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