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Wednesday, 16 November 2016
Missing Nigerian Journalist Found Dead
Adeyinka Adeparusi, a renowned photojournalist and
editor of Naij.com who was declared missing on Sunday, was found dead on
Tuesday.
Mr. Adeparusi left his Kugbo, Abuja apartment on his motorcycle at
around 1:00 p.m on Sunday. After not returning home, Mr. Adeparusi’s
neighbors, friends and colleagues placed several calls to his mobile
phoneIndian tycoon hosts £59m wedding for daughter amid cash crunch
A controversial Indian mining tycoon has taken over a royal palace and flown in Brazilian dancers at a reported cost of 5bn rupees (£59m) to celebrate his daughter’s wedding.
Up to 50,000 people were expected on Wednesday at the sprawling Bangalore Palace, a mock Tudor castle in southern India, to celebrate the wedding of Gali Janardhan Reddy’s daughter, who was married in a Hindu ceremony earlier in the day. Local media criticised the extravagance at
Putin Withdraws Russia From International Criminal Court
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to withdraw Russia from the International Criminal Court, which rules on such grave charges as genocide and crimes against humanity. Putin’s decree, published Wednesday on the Kremlin’s website, comes a day after
Horrible: 3 Dead, Scores Injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Multiple Accident
Tragedy struck on Wednesday at the
popular Lagos-Ibadan Expressway following a multiple accident that
claimed three lives, leaving many others injured with varying degrees of
injuries.
The incident which involved six vehicles occurred at about 3am at Kara bridge, outward Lagos state.
Confirming the incident, the General
Manager, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Mr. Adesina
Tiamiyu, said the agency received a distress call about
Pilots, Engineers Write FG, EFCC on Danger Posed by Caverton’s Helicopters
A concerned group of National
Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) has written a
petition to the Federal Government and the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) over the neglet of Nigerian Pilots and Aircraft
Engineers currently working for Caverton Helicopters Nigerian Ltd.
The company is an indigenous helicopter service provider supporting oil and gas industry in Nigeria.
In the petition signed
Michelle Obama Has Repeatedly Faced Racism as First Lady. Here’s How She Responded
First Lady Michelle Obama was recently called an “ape in heels” by a West Virginia official whose racist remark in a Facebook post sparked a firestorm that ended with her being placed on leave and a town mayor’s resignation. While Obama has not yet publicly commented on the widely reported “ape” dig, she has previously detailed the racism she had encountered on
3 minutes ago Nasarawa State Police Command arrests 4 over alleged killing of boy for ritual
The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested one Mr Emmanuel Ishaya of Ushata village in Nasarawa Local Government area for allegedly killing Isaac Joshua, his friend’s seven-year-old son, for ritual.
DSP Idrissu Kenedy, the Command’s Spokesman, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lafia.
Train that derailed in Croydon killing seven people was travelling at 43.5mph in a 12mph zone, investigators say
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said the tram, which was carrying about 60 people, was travelling at 43.5mph in a 12mph zone.In its interim report, it said there was no evidence of any track defects, or obstructions on the track.The investigation also found no malfunction of the braking system.
The tram derailed last Wednesday morning shortly after coming out of a tunnel with a 50mph speed limit.
‘I’m going to kill the President Elect’: A now former CEO explains (and regrets) a Facebook post
People have made some extreme statements about Donald Trump. He has been compared to Adolf Hitler. Opponents are already calling for his impeachment. Some said his election last week drove them to contemplate suicide. Others have publicly wished for his death. But few have gone as far as Matt Harrigan, the former chief executive of the cybersecurity start-up PacketSled, who, in a series of Facebook posts on
Sambo Dasuki declined offer to attend father’s burial – FG
Former
National Security Adviser and first son of the late 18th Sultan of
Sokoto Ibrahim Dasuki, Col Sambo Dasuki (rtd) rejected offer to visit
the father while he was in hospital, the Minister of Interior, Abdul
Rahman Danbazau said in Sokoto yesterday. The Minister also said Sambo rejected another offer to
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Nigerian Lady stabbed by her ex-boyfriend’s friend wants justice .
Lady stabbed by her ex-boyfriend’s friend she tried to help, wants justice . According to Edward E Onoriode who shared the story on Facebook: Precious is the name of the woman in the picture below. Precious is a Facebook friend who poured out her heart to me on phone yesterday for more than 2 hours. Her story is so emotional, heartbreaking and really touching. She cried heavily while explaining her ordeal to me and I couldn’t console her but to cry with her also.
President Obama tours Greek's ancient Acropolis before delivering speech later Wednesday on final overseas trip.
President Barack Obama toured Greece's most famous ancient monument, the Acropolis citadel, and was due to deliver a speech to the Greek people later Wednesday as he winds up the first leg of his final foreign tour as president and heads from Greece to Germany.
Obama entered the complex through the Propylaea, the monumental
Appeal court revokes death sentences issued against Morsi, Brotherhood members
The Cairo Appeal Court revoked on Tuesday death and prison sentences issued against former president Mohamed Morsi and 130 other defendants for escaping the Wadi Al-Natrun prison on 28 January 2011.
The prosecution earlier recommended the court to accept the appeal; however, the prosecution’s recommendation was advisory not obligatory.
The case included
Senate Passes Maritime University
The bill for establishment of Nigerian Maritime University at Okerenkoko in Delta State, on Wednesday scaled second reading at the Senate, months after Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, announced scrapping of the project.
The bill sponsored by James Manager (PDP-Delta) was unanimously supported by the senators after the mover’s lead debate, making case for the establishment of the university.
Court dissolves marriage over hubby’s inability to pay dowry
A Grade “C” Customary Court sitting at Iseyin in Oyo State on Wednesday dissolved a marriage contracted five years ago over inability of a husband to pay dowry.
A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Azeez Akeusola watched calmly as court terminated his marriage to his wife Rashidat, due to his inability to pay dowry and other allegations.
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