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Monday 18 April 2016

Scotland: Nigerian man left brain damaged after he was attacked by two teenagers in Glasgow


Strathclyde Police 

Two teenagers have admitted attempting to murder a man in an attack which left their victim severely brain damaged.

Saraki's Trial: Code of Conduct Tribunal stands down the case; trial now everyday


Senate President Bukola Saraki

The Code of Conduct Tribunal today stood down Senator Saraki's case due to the absence of the prosecuting lawyer, Rotimi Jacobs. He was said to be attending another case at the appeal court this morning while the CCT case was supposed to be on.

Ecuador Earthquake in Photos; 272 confirmed dead; Government declared a state of emergency


The 7.8 magnitude Ecuador earthquake

At least 272 people have been confirmed dead and more than 1,500 people injured after Ecuador was hit by its most powerful earthquake in decades.

NIGERIA: Man caught selling kerosene mixed with palm oil as petrol in Lagos


The criminals are taking the advantage of the fuel scarcity in Nigeria to the next level.

Oyo State Anti Kidnapping Law: Governor assents death penalty for Kidnappers; Read details here


Governor Ajimobi and the Speaker

Content Of The Law

As contained in the law, a convicted offender would be liable to life imprisonment if the victim is released or rescued unhurt upon the payment of a ransom while the kidnapper would be compelled to pay back the ransom.

Nigeria: APC Chairman, Oyegun's message to Fayose and those criticising Buhari


Oyegun

After the news broke out that Governor Fayose of Ekiti went to China and even wrote the Chinese government not to grant President Buhari any loan because he has already recovered looted funds running into billions of dollars, therefore Nigeria can afford not to borrow to finance her budget. This move has generated heated arguments among Nigerians all over the world, especially on the social media. Many agreed with Fayose and others have been lambasting him for taking his criticism of Buhari too far. 

Corruption: Brazil Lower House Begin Impeachment Process against the President

President Dilma Rousseff

Brazil's lower house has voted to start impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff over charges of manipulating government accounts.

Grazing Commission Bill: When Men Die That Cattle May Live!!! By Reno Omokri


Nigeria is not the only country where nomadic pastoralists herdsmen come and go. In Kenya, they have the Maasai herdsmen who have been herding cattle around the Nile Valley area from the days of Joseph in ancient Egypt. Other nations have their own form of pastoralists too. But never in the history of the 20th and 21st Century has the world encountered a scenario such as that which stares Nigeria in the face, whereby Fulani pastoral Herdsmen simultaneously and nationally and almost systematically are wiping out indigenous Nigerians for the benefit of their cattle.

Boy abandoned to die by his family makes wonderful recovery; baby Hope was accused of witchcraft and left to die on the street


Then and Now

Anja Ringgren Lovén, the founder of the African Children's Aid Education and Development Foundation (ACAEDF), received a phone call about a two to three-year-old boy who had been abandoned by his family