Monday, May 16, 2016
Girl Kidnapped In Satellite Town, Lagos (photos)
Commotion At House Of Reps Over Kachikwu
Members of the house are divided over a motion to admit Ibe Kachikwu, minister of state for petroleum, into the green chamber.
Kachikwu is expected to explain the reason for the hike in the price of petrol from N86.5 to N145.
Femi Gbajabiamila, leader of the house, had moved the motion for the lower legislative chamber to admit Kachikwu into its fold.
Man Kills His Baby At Umuchima, Imo While Beating His Wife
A Barber simply identified as Chinedu, has accidentally killed his baby after a fight erupted between him and his wife on Thursday Morning.
This happened at Umuchima Village, in Owerri West Local Government Area.
Umuchima is one of the villages, where off-campus lodges are located in IMO State, especially for students of from Federal University of Technology, Owerri and students of Federal Polytechnic Nekede.
Ministry Probes Lai's Memo Leakage
Everest Amaefule
The Ministry of Information and Culture has launched an inquest into how a memo from the ministry requesting for a loan to fund the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed’s trip to China was leaked.
NEMA Officials At The Scene Of Ogun Building Collapse Today
Petrol: No Alternative To Deregulation- FG
…Says policy in best interest of economy
ByEmma Ujah,
The federal government has said that there is no alternative to the new policy of deregulation of the price of petrol and appealed to the leadership of labour unions and all Nigerians for understanding, as the current hardship would not last long.
Saraki Seeks More Powers For ECOWAS (photos)
Senate president Bukola Saraki has pushed for more powers for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, if the aim of the subregion to achieve full integration is to be realized.
Saraki made this statement while giving a speech at the opening of the First Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja. He said;
"The ECOWAS sub-region has come a long way in pursuit of integration and development. However, what is clear today is that we need to do more. Other regional bodies including those who we inspired have moved faster towards integration than we have.
Walid Jibril Appointed As PDP Chairman, Ojo Maduekwe Appointed As Secretary
House Of Reps Summons Ibe Kachikwu Over Fuel Subsidy Removal
The House summoned the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, on Sunday, to appear today and explain why the government jacked up the pump price of petrol to N145 from N86.50k. The minister is to address lawmakers at the session to be presided over by the Speaker, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, beginning by 12pm.
Buhari And Wike Meet In Abuja, At The Presidential Villa b
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met briefly behind closed door with Rivers State Governor, Mr. Nyesom Wike. The meeting which was held inside the President’s office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja did not last up to 30 minutes. Wike arrived for the meeting at about 2pm and left a few minutes after. The agenda of the meeting was not made public. The governor also did not speak with State House correspondents at the end of the short meeting. While Buhari belongs to the All Progressives Congress, Wike is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party. He has been having a running battle with his predecessor who is currently the Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi. Amaechi who was the Director-General of Buhari’s campaign organisation has been accused of diverting the state’s fund when he was the governor to sponsor the APC campaign. The minister had since denied the allegation, insisting that he is not a corrupt government official.
Petrol: NANS Protest Peacefully In Owerri
The youths in their numbers took to the streets of Owerri the capital of Imo State, causing heavy gridlock and carrying placards with various inscriptions.
EFCC Arraigns Orji Uzor Kalu In Court Today Over Fraud(photos)
The ex-governor is alleged to have, amongst other offences, while he was the Governor of Abia State in 2003, procured Slok Nigeria Limited to retain its account domiciled with a commercial bank in the sum of 200 million Naira and that the sum formed part of the funds illegally derived from the treasury of Abia State government through another commercial bank.
Man with half-head complains after his £195 a week benefits is slashed and he is deemed fit to work (photos)
A man who had a portion of his head removed after suffering from stroke has complained and hit out at authorities, after his £195 per week benefits as a disabled person was slashed to £117 after he was told to go find a job as he is 'mentally capable' of working.
Kenny Bailey, 50, has been receiving £195 a week since his stroke in 2014 meant he was unable to work.
The pressure on Kenny's brain was so intense following his stroke that surgeons had to remove part of his skull to relieve it.
This is Russia's Response to NATO’s Activities Near Its Border
NATO is continuing its military buildup along Russia’s borders. However, Russia is responding to every step the alliance takes by deploying new defensive weapons at its borders.
NATO Concerned Over 'Russia’s Military Dominance' in Black
Earlier this week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Russia is increasing military dominance in the region.
Why Russia May Not Need Hmeymim Base to Continue Crushing Daesh in Syria
Russia may reconfigure its aerial task force and deploy the country’s only aircraft carrier The Admiral Kuznetsov to the Syrian coast, the author suggested. The deployment may take place in July.
Maryam Mairo Tambuwal Visits Remand Facility, Donates Foodstuffs And Beds
Her Excellency Hajiya Maryam Mairo Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, wife of the sokoto state governor and Chairperson MMAWT legacy initiative today visited the remanded facility .
She interacted with the inmates, who were detained in the home due to alleged various offences.
The inmates who are minors were all interviewed by Hajiya Maryam and the honourable Commissioner Ministry for Women Affairs, Hajiya Kulu Abdullahi Sifawa.
The Enemies Within.....Looters, Saboteurs & Terrorists!!
A manufacturing company did the unusual when it sent emails to its staff to tell them that the enemy of the company had been captured. Those who were interested in its identity should proceed to the conference room. Those who went found a life sized coffin. Inside it was a big mirror. The message was not lost on the staff. They were, as they looked at themselves in the mirror, individually, and collectively, the enemies of the company.
Customs Officer Destroys Arik Air’s Equipment Over Delayed Flight
On May 1, 2016, a Customs Comptroller in charge of Port Harcourt, Mr. Olarenwaju Tajudeen bought an Arik Air flight ticket to Port Harcourt from Lagos for 5:00 pm at about 4:38 pm and when he learnt that there was another 3:00 pm flight to the same destination, he chose to go with the earlier flight.
Ibadan Pastor Rapes 7-Year-Old In Church (photo)
Written by: Oluwatoyin Malik
A sign of the end time was manifested by a 62-year-old pastor in Ibadan, Pastor Isaiah Ojo, when he allegedly took the seven-year-old daughter of his friend and fellow pastor, Bidemi (not real name), laid her on the altar of his church and had carnal knowledge of her.
Sunday, May 15, 2016
Man chokes 8 year old girl unconscious in a restaurant and carries her into the bathroom stall
3 people killed over who has the right to work at a cemetery
Three people were killed on Saturday when a mass brawl involving hundreds of men broke out at the Khovanskoye cemetery in Moscow, involving 200 immigrants from former Soviet Central Asia and residents from Russia's volatile North Caucasus.
A spokesman for Moscow's health department said in a statement:
"At the moment, we have 26 injured and three dead." "Twenty-three people were hospitalised, four of them with serious injuries," the official said.
Photos: Two men arrested for causing a traffic accident in which two Cambodian men were killed
Two Cambodian men were instantly killed at 11:00pm on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 along Route 4 between 165-166 km, located in Taney village, Jerng Kork commune, Prey Nup district, Sihanuk Vills, Cambodia after a traffic accident, allegedly caused by a Nigerian driver Obiora Dozie Frank, 32, and his friend. Vzondo Farian, 33.
Domestic Violence: Man attacks his Cambodian wife at a bar (photos)
A Nigerian man on Thursday, May 12 attacked his Cambodian wife at a bar called Candy Bar, located in Psa Kandal commune, Doun Penh district, Cambodia, causing injury to her head. The man was stopped by others at the place and reported to the police while the woman was taken to the hospital to be treated. If he can do this in public, imagine what he would do in private.
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