The US has formally asked Switzerland to extradite the seven FIFA officials arrested in Zurich in May.
Thursday, 2 July 2015
Nigerian Government Calls for Vigilance As Ebola Virus Resurfaces in Liberia
Following the resurgence of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Liberia at the weekend, the federal government on Wednesday urged Nigerians to remain vigilant and adhere to hygienic and other preventive measures to guard against the deadly disease.
6 Children Drown, As Boat Capsizes in Lagos
LAGOS —Tragedy struck, yesterday, at Irawe area of Ojo, Lagos State, after a canoe conveying 14 schoolchildren capsized. Six children reportedly drowned, while eight others, including the driver, were rescued.
Wednesday, 1 July 2015
6 Persons Missing, 3 Soldiers Injured In Ambush In Plateau State
Six persons have been declared missing in an ambush in Pang village in Heipang, Barkin Local Government of Plateau, according to Capt. Ikedichi Iweha, spokesman for the Special Task Force (STF).
Floods Submerge 20 Houses, Render 1,000 Homeless In Akwa Ibom
No fewer than 20 residential houses have been submerged and over 1,000 people rendered homeless following a three-day downpour in Afaha Ikot-Eyo Edo in Esit Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.
Village head of Afaha Ikot Eyo Edo, Chief Samuel Ikene, who gave the account of the damage resulting from the downpour during a chat with journalists in Esit Eket on Tuesday said “since the rains started on Sunday, floods ravaged the community and rendered people homeless.”
“Some people have parked their property to the neighbouring village for shelter. We don’t have a place to sleep and even clothes to wear,’’ the village head lamented.
The monarch lamented that the floods also destroyed property and farmlands worth millions of Naira in the area.
The community, he said, has generally suffered considerable losses from the effect of flooding which he blamed on lack of good drainage system in the area.
He therefore called on the state government and other relevant stakeholders to come to the aid of the people and the community.
A resident of the community, Mr. Bassey Ussoh reported to Daily Independent that the houses were submerged because the flood went beyond window and penetrated the houses before overcoming them.
He lamented that the flood also destroyed his valuables and pleaded with the state government and public spirited individuals and organisations to come to their assistance with relief materials to cushion the effect of the damage.
Another victim, Madam Lovina Etim, complained that the ravaging floods had compounded the sufferings of the people.
She appealed to the government to intervene both with relief materials and good drainage systems.
“As I was in the house, the flood just covered the house and destroyed my property and my personal effects. We shouted and some people came to rescue us from the flood. Now my children and I are taking refuge in the neighbouring village,’’ she lamented.
Source:
Daily Independent Newspaper
Nigerian Military Arrest Man Linked To Boko Haram Abduction of Chibok Schoolgirls
LAGOS, Nigeria -- Nigerian troops have arrested a businessman accused of "participating actively" in Boko Haram's mass abduction of nearly 300 schoolgirls from the northeastern town of Chibok last year, Nigeria's Defense Ministry said Tuesday.
Armed Militants Invade Customs Base in Akwa Ibom; Kill Customs Officer, Cart Away Rifles
Heavily armed men suspected to be Niger Delta militants on Monday invaded the Nigerian Customs Service Base in Oron, Akwa Ibom State, killing an officer and carting away 10 rifles.
Tuesday, 30 June 2015
Boko Haram Leader Arrested In N’djamena, Chad
A Chadian Public Prosecutor, Alghassim Khamis, said on Tuesday that one of the key Boko Haram leaders, Baana Fanay, who has been coordinating trafficking of weapons in Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad was arrested on Sunday in N’Djamena.
Gunmen Kidnap Wife of Former Acting Governor of Bayelsa State, South-South, Nigeria
Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped Madam Martha Binabo, the wife of former Speaker of Bayelsa State House of Assembly and the state former Acting Governor, Rt. Hon Nestor Binabo.
Radio Biafra, A Stitch In Time...
In two separate newspapers articles published in 2006 and 2009 in the New Sentinel and Sunday Trust, and credited to one of us, the manner Boko Haram’s total disregard for civil values was the point of discourse. The report in question warned that government’s disregard of this rebellious inclination of the group would amount a calculated catastrophe to society. The authorities ignored this at society’s general peril.
Major Counterterrorism Exercise Holds in London
Police officers, soldiers, emergency services and intelligence officials are taking part in London's largest counter-terrorism exercise to date.DSS Allowed Back Into Aso Rock After Heated Arguments
PERSONNEL of the Directorate of State Services (DSS) and men of the
Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI) posted to the Presidential
Villa, Abuja, to protect President Muhammadu Buhari nearly exchanged
blows on Monday at the Presidential Villa as the DSS personnel attempted
to gain access into the offices.
Breaking News! Indonesia Military Transport Plane Crashes in Medan
A military transport plane has
crashed in a residential neighbourhood of the Indonesian city of Medan
in northern Sumatra, officials say.
Abducted Chibok School Girls 'Compelled To Join Boko Haram'
Some of the Chibok schoolgirls
kidnapped in Nigeria have been forced to join Islamist militant group
Boko Haram, the BBC has been told.
Tension Heightens in Anambra As Boko Haram Prisoners Allegedly Arrive Ekwulobia Prisons
There is fresh anxiety in Anambra State following reports that 47 Boko Haram suspects have been relocated to Ekwulobia Prisons in Aguata Local Government Area of the state.
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