Israel Ojoko
17:10 21/05/2015
Lagos - Nigeria’s Flying Eagles have been rated the youngest team heading to the FIFA U20 World Cup in New Zealand.
The competition will hold from May 30 to June 20, with 24 teams taking part.
According
to FIFA, Nigeria produced an average of age of 18 years and nine
months, the youngest among the participating teams. Meanwhile, the
oldest are provided by the European duo of Germany and Ukraine.
Also,
Nigeria’s Taiwo Awoniyi, who is one of the members of the Golden
Eaglets that won the FIFA U17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates in
2013, has been rated one of the youngest players to watch out for.
A
total of 504 players have been selected by the 24 teams to follow in
the footsteps of Maradona, Messi and countless other global stars who
have showcased their potential at this tournament.
All eyes will
now turn to New Zealand to discover which of the class of 2015 can step
into these legendary shoes, and there are undoubtedly plenty of players
well capable of dazzling.
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Thursday, 21 May 2015
Nine armed robbery suspects arrested in Lagos
17:10 21/05/2015
Lagos - The Lagos State Police Command on Thursday said it had arrested nine armed robbery suspects around the metropolis, recovering two locally made double barrel pistols, charms and two Honda motorcycles.
A statement by the command’s spokesman, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, said policemen attached to Ikeja Division, acting on information arrested three male suspects in their operational vehicle.
"The policemen had on Sunday at about 1 a.m. stopped a Mazda 323 car with registration number FKJ-21-DA along Opebi Road in Ikeja and recovered two locally made double barrel pistols.
"The case is under investigation at the Department of Criminal Investigation in Yaba, Lagos,’’ the statement said.
In the same vein, some robbery suspects were also arrested on Tuesday at about 1 a.m. by the police anti-robbery team attached to Ogombo Division.
According to the statement, the police anti-robbery team arrested some suspected robbers at Okun Aja.
"The five suspects included the gang leader. Items recovered from the hoodlums are charms and two Honda motorcycles.
"The case is under investigation at Ogombo division,’’ the statement said.
Lagos - The Lagos State Police Command on Thursday said it had arrested nine armed robbery suspects around the metropolis, recovering two locally made double barrel pistols, charms and two Honda motorcycles.
A statement by the command’s spokesman, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, said policemen attached to Ikeja Division, acting on information arrested three male suspects in their operational vehicle.
"The policemen had on Sunday at about 1 a.m. stopped a Mazda 323 car with registration number FKJ-21-DA along Opebi Road in Ikeja and recovered two locally made double barrel pistols.
"The case is under investigation at the Department of Criminal Investigation in Yaba, Lagos,’’ the statement said.
In the same vein, some robbery suspects were also arrested on Tuesday at about 1 a.m. by the police anti-robbery team attached to Ogombo Division.
According to the statement, the police anti-robbery team arrested some suspected robbers at Okun Aja.
"The five suspects included the gang leader. Items recovered from the hoodlums are charms and two Honda motorcycles.
"The case is under investigation at Ogombo division,’’ the statement said.
Senate to investigate fuel scarcity crisis
17:10 21/05/2015
Abuja - The Senate has probed it's committee on Petroleum Resources to commence an investigation into the cause of the fuel crisis situation in the country, Punch reported.
The motion was directed by the Deputy Senate Majority Leader, Abdul Ningi, expressing that serious attention needs to be put on the matter.
A report back back by government is wanted by next week to explain who is handling the matter and what has been done about it.
Ningi also stated that people of Nigeria need to know if fuel scarcity is a problem they will be living with and how about they will plan their lives around the matter.
For more on this story visit Punch
Abuja - The Senate has probed it's committee on Petroleum Resources to commence an investigation into the cause of the fuel crisis situation in the country, Punch reported.
The motion was directed by the Deputy Senate Majority Leader, Abdul Ningi, expressing that serious attention needs to be put on the matter.
A report back back by government is wanted by next week to explain who is handling the matter and what has been done about it.
Ningi also stated that people of Nigeria need to know if fuel scarcity is a problem they will be living with and how about they will plan their lives around the matter.
For more on this story visit Punch
DNA from pizza crust helps police identify US murder suspect
18:12 21/05/2015
Washington - Police have identified a suspect in the murders of a wealthy Washington family using DNA collected from the crust of a pizza delivered to their home, news reports said Thursday.
Police said in statement that they have obtained an arrest warrant for Daron Dylon Wint in connection with the four murders, one of the most notorious crimes in recent memory in the US capital city.
Savvas Savopoulos, president and CEO of American Iron Works, a building materials manufacturer in Maryland, his wife Amy, their 10-year-old son Philip and the family's housekeeper Veralicia Figueroa were all killed at the millionaire's mansion in an exclusive section of Washington.
The stately home, with the victims bound and bludgeoned inside, was destroyed by a fire May 14 that appeared to have been deliberately set, police said.
Savopoulos's blue Porsche, which had been stolen, was found shortly after the murders, abandoned several miles from the crime scene, and also had been set ablaze, authorities said.
The Washington Post reported Thursday that the break in the case came after police matched Wint, 34, to DNA found on the crust of a Domino's pizza that had been delivered to the house on the night of May 13, as the victims apparently were being held captive.
The daily, citing sources and court records, said Savvas Savopoulos's personal assistant dropped off a package containing $40,000 in cash at the home shortly before it went up in flames.
Police said Wint is wanted for first degree murder in the case, and news reports said authorities have not ruled out that the crimes were committed with the help of accomplices.
The violence of the offenses shocked and horrified Washington, at least in part because they occurred in a tony section of the city rarely touched by deadly crime.
The neighborhood is home to numerous embassies and diplomatic mansions as well as the official residence of Vice President Joe Biden and his wife.
Washington - Police have identified a suspect in the murders of a wealthy Washington family using DNA collected from the crust of a pizza delivered to their home, news reports said Thursday.
Police said in statement that they have obtained an arrest warrant for Daron Dylon Wint in connection with the four murders, one of the most notorious crimes in recent memory in the US capital city.
Savvas Savopoulos, president and CEO of American Iron Works, a building materials manufacturer in Maryland, his wife Amy, their 10-year-old son Philip and the family's housekeeper Veralicia Figueroa were all killed at the millionaire's mansion in an exclusive section of Washington.
The stately home, with the victims bound and bludgeoned inside, was destroyed by a fire May 14 that appeared to have been deliberately set, police said.
Savopoulos's blue Porsche, which had been stolen, was found shortly after the murders, abandoned several miles from the crime scene, and also had been set ablaze, authorities said.
The Washington Post reported Thursday that the break in the case came after police matched Wint, 34, to DNA found on the crust of a Domino's pizza that had been delivered to the house on the night of May 13, as the victims apparently were being held captive.
The daily, citing sources and court records, said Savvas Savopoulos's personal assistant dropped off a package containing $40,000 in cash at the home shortly before it went up in flames.
Police said Wint is wanted for first degree murder in the case, and news reports said authorities have not ruled out that the crimes were committed with the help of accomplices.
The violence of the offenses shocked and horrified Washington, at least in part because they occurred in a tony section of the city rarely touched by deadly crime.
The neighborhood is home to numerous embassies and diplomatic mansions as well as the official residence of Vice President Joe Biden and his wife.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie honoured in New York City
18:12 21/05/2015
New York - Author Chimamanda Adichie, was honored on Wednesday at the Girls Write Now Awardsheld at Tribeca 360 in New York City, reports Bellanaija
She was honoured alongside editor of the New York Times Book Review Pamela Paul, and Emmy Award-winning co-anchor of ABC News Nightline Juju Chang .
The event honors influential women who have paved the way for teenagers to break through boundaries—both in life and in writing—to realize their promise and the possibilities of change.
The event included a reception with open bar and hors d’oeuvres, the awards ceremony, a performance by a Girls Write Now mentor-mentee pair, a silent auction, and the private launch of their 2015 anthology Voice to Voice book.
Read more at Bellanaija
New York - Author Chimamanda Adichie, was honored on Wednesday at the Girls Write Now Awardsheld at Tribeca 360 in New York City, reports Bellanaija
She was honoured alongside editor of the New York Times Book Review Pamela Paul, and Emmy Award-winning co-anchor of ABC News Nightline Juju Chang .
The event honors influential women who have paved the way for teenagers to break through boundaries—both in life and in writing—to realize their promise and the possibilities of change.
The event included a reception with open bar and hors d’oeuvres, the awards ceremony, a performance by a Girls Write Now mentor-mentee pair, a silent auction, and the private launch of their 2015 anthology Voice to Voice book.
Read more at Bellanaija
1 464MW integrated power plants to be inaugurated
18:12 21/05/2015
Abuja - The Federal Government has said three integrated power plants with combined electricity generation capacity of 1 464 megawatts will be inaugurated on Monday, Punch reports.
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Power, Dr. Godknows Igali, stated that the plants would bring the number of the National Integrated Power Project plants inaugurated by the President Goodluck Jonathan administration to seven.
He said the seven power plants would add 4 700MW of electricity to the grid.
Igali spoke at the opening session of a two-day validation workshop on power sector policy documents in Abuja on Wednesday.
Read more at Punch
Abuja - The Federal Government has said three integrated power plants with combined electricity generation capacity of 1 464 megawatts will be inaugurated on Monday, Punch reports.
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Power, Dr. Godknows Igali, stated that the plants would bring the number of the National Integrated Power Project plants inaugurated by the President Goodluck Jonathan administration to seven.
He said the seven power plants would add 4 700MW of electricity to the grid.
Igali spoke at the opening session of a two-day validation workshop on power sector policy documents in Abuja on Wednesday.
Read more at Punch
Reps-elect reject imposition of Speaker
Abuja - A group of incoming lawmakers in the House of Representatives
have formed a group called New House of Reps Members Forum, reports Punch.
The group was formed to thwart attempts by the leadership of both the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to impose a Speaker on them.
The group, which met in Abuja on Wednesday, said the era of allowing godfathers or party leaders to determine those that will emerge as principal officers was over.
Leader of the group and Rep-elect from Niger State, Mahmud Mohammed, who spoke on behalf of other members during a press conference, noted that the group is not happy with the current spate of unconfirmed endorsements and rebuttals by supporters of different aspirants for the position of Speaker.
The new group, which boasts of over 200 members, urged the various party leaders to maintain some distance in the emergence of principal members of the House of Representatives.
Read more at Punch.
Read more on 2015 elections
The group was formed to thwart attempts by the leadership of both the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to impose a Speaker on them.
The group, which met in Abuja on Wednesday, said the era of allowing godfathers or party leaders to determine those that will emerge as principal officers was over.
Leader of the group and Rep-elect from Niger State, Mahmud Mohammed, who spoke on behalf of other members during a press conference, noted that the group is not happy with the current spate of unconfirmed endorsements and rebuttals by supporters of different aspirants for the position of Speaker.
The new group, which boasts of over 200 members, urged the various party leaders to maintain some distance in the emergence of principal members of the House of Representatives.
Read more at Punch.
Read more on 2015 elections
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