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Monday, September 15, 2014
Avoid campaigns until 90days to election, INEC tells parties
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300 drug addicts escape from rehab in Vietnam
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Euronews Responds to Unfair Coverage Claims Over Putin Video
The Euronews editorial staff in a statement obtained by RIA Novosti Monday denied recent allegations of unfair coverage following a controversial video showing Ukrainian security forces firing at a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"Euronews is constantly and vigorously providing facts without any judgment and in any case with respect. It was not our intention to offend any of the parties involved, but to serve our audiences everywhere with the bare facts of this report," the channel's editorial staff said.Continue..
Man Alleges Wrongful Deportation to Nigeria
Copperfield who claimed to have no Nigerian affiliation whatsover said he was wrongly deported to Nigeria after being charged for burglary in America. He has approached the court seeking a declaration that the Nigerian Immigration Service erred when it received him into the country as a repatriated citizen on September 18, 2013. He is also demanding a sum of N10m as special and general damages against the defendants in his suit.
2 Nigerians & an Isreali arrested for smuggling $9.3m into South Africa
According to South Africa's City Press newspaper, the money which was in bundles of unused $100 bills packed in three suitcase were transported in a small business jet, a bombadier Challenger 600 with a Nigerian crew and piloted by Captain Tunde Ojongbede.
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Man arraigned in court for allegedly raping foreigner
Anyanwu, a resident of 721 Road, D Close, Block 2, Festac Town, Lagos, is standing trial on a two-count charge of assault and rape. The prosecutor, Cpl. John Iberedem, told the court that the accused committed the offences on August 15 at his residence. Continue...
Photo: Robber Meets his death while trying to steal from a transformer at Iju
Nigerian man passes on after jumping off 3rd floor during drug raid in India
A 35 year old Nigerian person known as Obyeka Anwanbukwa suspected to be involved in drugs peddling died on Saturday September 13th after jumping from the window of a 3rd floor flat from a higher rise (pictured above) during a drug raid in Akash Bhavan in the Bhaunagar section of Pimple Gurav in India
In accordance with reports, a shared team of India's Narcotic Control Bureau, NCB, and some police officers, stormed the apartment where in fact the deceased and his other Nigerian friends were staying around 8 on Saturday night and while being interrogated, Obyeka allegedly ran off and jumped from third floor of the building. He died of his injuries a couple of hours later.
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Sunday, September 14, 2014
Stay away from Rivers schools, Amaechi tells FG
The Minister of State for Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, had last week promised that the Federal Government would soon begin to give some schools in the state a facelift.
Wike, who made the promise during the foundation laying for the Federal Junior Model Secondary School in Ogu/Bolo, specifically said the Federal Government would build additional classroom blocks at the Birabi Memorial Secondary in Bori, Khana Local Government Area.
No automatic ticket for Buhari, others –APC
This was coming ahead the allegation that some leaders of the party had been planning to give automatic ticket to Buhari, a development that was said not to be favoured by Abubakar Atiku, Rabiu Kwankwaso and Senator Bukola Saraki’s groups within the party.
But the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the APC would not give automatic ticket to Buhari.
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Jonathan has failed the North, says ACF
The pan-northern socio-political organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum, rose from an emergency meeting with non-governmental organisations on Sunday and declared that President Goodluck Jonathan had failed the region in terms of security.
It said there was a deliberate attempt to emasculate the north economically, reduce its numerical strength and divide its people along religious and political lines.
The ACF, through its Chairman, Ibrahim Coomassie, stated that the general belief was that the Jonathan administration never liked the North.
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He was a patriot, say Fayemi, Adeyeye
The Minister of State for Works, Prince Adedayo Adeyeye, has described the death of civil war hero Brigadier-General Benjamin Adekunle (retd.), as a painful loss to the Yoruba nation in particular and Nigeria.
He said, “We can only pray to God for the repose of the soul of this patriotic Nigerian, who was among those who put their lives on the line to sustain our country.”
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Photos: Synagogue building had no govt approval, Gov.Fashola visits site
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Boko Haram attacked our building ─ T.B. Joshua
Joshua, who told members of his church on Sunday not to be afraid, said the attack was targeted at him and not at them.
The prophet made it clear that the collapse of the six-storey building at around 11.45am on Friday which led to the death of no fewer than 16 persons was a Boko Haram attack.
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Four die in Lagos boat accident
No fewer than four persons died in a boat accident in Okera Nla, Ikorodu, Lagos when a boat conveying 22 passengers capsized.
Our correspondent learnt that the boat, which took off from Okera Nla, Ikorodu and was heading for Bayeku, capsized at about 7.30pm on Saturday evening.
While officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority were able to rescue 17 passengers alive, four had already died, and only their bodies were recovered.
Nkiru Sylvanus bags New Appointment in Imo
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#3: International Celebrities You Did Not Know Are Nigerians
OSITADIMMA UMENYIORA {NFL Player}
Osi is a British- American football player born on November 16, 1981 to Nigerian parents.
The award winning football player he is one of three British-born players to have won a Super Bowl ring. Osi is an outside linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL).
In July 2014,Osi Umenyiora got married to Miss Universe 2011, Leila Lopes .
#4: International Celebrities You Did Not Know Are Nigerians
CHIWETEL EJIOFOR {British-Nigerian Actor}
Kiev, Donetsk Militia Swap 146 Prisoners in East Ukraine
The swap follows a groundbreaking ceasefire agreement in Belarus' capital Minsk on September 5 where Ukraine, Russia and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) agreed to exchange all captives held by Kiev and militias in the breakaway eastern regions, in what they described as an “all-for-all” prisoner exchange.
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