DAMASCUS (AFP) – Two Western journalists were among 26 people killed Wednesday as Syrian forces pounded the rebel city of Homs, activists said, while calls mounted for a truce to allow in humanitarian aid.
Lagos – Three men, who claimed to be prophets, were arraigned on Wednesday before an Apapa Chief Magistrates’ Court, for obtaining N1.7 million under false pretences from a businessman, Mr Dama Lawan. The accused persons are Merchart Joseph 25, Lukeman Rasheed 49 and David Agha 40. Prosecutor John Iberedem said the accused would be tried for stealing and obtaining money under false pretences
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa on Wednesday resigned his position as a member of the House of Representatives. It will be recalled that Dickson was elected governor of Bayelsa State on January 12 after polling 417,500 votes to defeat his opponents.
A civil servant, Mr Kazeem Taiwo, on Wednesday prayed a Grade B Customary Court in Oshodi, Lagos, to dissolve his eight-year-old marriage to save him from committing murder. “Each time I see my wife, my heart burns with anger that I will feel like killing her with my hands,“ Kazeem (39) told the court, alleging that his wife, Hawau, has been troublesome.
Police Commissioner, Hassan Zakari Biu, the officer on whose custody Kabiru Sokoto, the suspected mastermind of the Christmas Day bombing of St. Theresa Catholic Church, Madalla, escaped has been dismissed from service.
Two nurses on Wednesday appeared before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly performing an illegal abortion on a 23-year-old woman. The accused, Marian Adekunle (46) and Blessing Udoh (23) are facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and performing abortion.
PRAGUE (AFP) – Chelsea ‘keeper Petr Cech said Wednesday his side’s 3-1 Champions League defeat to Napoli was a sign the English Premier League side’s crisis is far from over. Injury-plagued Chelsea are already struggling in the league and the FA Cup, leading to media speculation that club owner Roman Abramovich is looking to replace manager Andre Villas-Boas. After Tuesday’s defeat in Naples, the London giants now face a tough call to save their last 16 tie in the March 14 second leg at Stamford Bridge
LAGOS (AFP) – An outbreak of Lassa fever, which according to the World Health Organisation is the causes of some 5,000 deaths annually in west Africa, has killed 40 people and infected dozens of others in a third of Nigeria’s 36 states over the past six weeks, a senior health official said Wednesday. “We have 40 deaths, including two doctors and six nurses, from lassa fever which broke out in 12 states in the past six weeks,” health ministry’s chief epidemiologist Henry Akpan said.
By AbdulSalam Muhammad KANO – Multiple explosions and gunfire rocked Tishama quarters in Kano metropolis Wednesday morning as JTF raided a suspected hide out for the Boko Haram sect. Locals says the early morning raid by JTF started around 4.00am local time and that the operation lasted for about four hours
Addis Ababa – Africa will require 1,101 aircraft by 2030 when the continent’s air traffic is likely to grow at above world’s average, Mr Alan Pardoe, Airbus Head of Marketing Communications has said. In an interview in Addis Ababa, Pardoe said Airbus latest Global Market Forecast showed that the value of the required aircraft would be 126 billion dollars
