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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Donald Trump lashed out Sunday at London’s mayor Sadiq Khan, accusing him of downplaying the threat of terrorism a day after knife-wielding men mowed down and stabbed revelers in the British capital. London’s mayor swiftly shot down the US president’s remarks, made in a series of overnight tweets, as critics accused Trump of exploiting a terror attack for political gain – and not for the first time. A spokesman said Khan “has more important things to do than respond to Donald Trump’s ill-informed tweet.” Trump poured scorn on Khan’s attempt to reassure the public after three assailants smashed a van into pedestrians on London Bridge then attacked revelers with knives. “At least 7 dead and 48 wounded in terror attack and Mayor of London says there is ‘no reason to be alarmed!’” the US president said in one tweet. Trump said the attack showed it was time to “stop being politically correct and get down to the business of security for our people,” after tweeting ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Donald Trump lashed out Sunday at London’s mayor Sadiq Khan, accusing him of downplaying the threat of terrorism a day after knife-wielding men mowed down and stabbed revelers in the British capital. London’s mayor swiftly shot down the US president’s remarks, made in a series of overnight tweets, as critics accused Trump of exploiting a terror attack for political gain – and not for the first time. A spokesman said Khan “has more important things to do than respond to Donald Trump’s ill-informed tweet.” Trump poured scorn on Khan’s attempt to reassure the public after three assailants smashed a van into pedestrians on London Bridge then attacked revelers with knives. “At least 7 dead and 48 wounded in terror attack and Mayor of London says there is ‘no reason to be alarmed!’” the US president said in one tweet. Trump said the attack showed it was time to “stop being politically correct and get down to the business of security for our people,” after tweeting ...

http://ift.tt/2qvHTmF Association of Resident Doctors (ARD),Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba Chapter, were allegedly injured by some security men from the teaching hospital on Wednesday during a clash. PHOTO: Hotels.ng Ten members of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD),Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba Chapter, were allegedly injured by some security men from the teaching hospital on Wednesday during a clash. Dr Adebayo Sekunmade, the president of the ARD of the hospital told newsmen during a news conference. He said that the doctors sustained injuries when they attempted to take over their secretariat from the security men stationed there by LUTH’s management. Sekunmade told journalists that one of his members was inside the ARD’s secretariat at 2.00 a.m. on Tuesday but the security men ordered him out and locked it up. “We decided to monitor developments around the secretariat after the incident. On Wednesday morning, we saw th...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Calabar – Mr Gabriel Odu-Oji, the Commissioner for Water Resources in Cross River, kidnapped on April 9, has regained freedom. ASP Irene Ugbo, the Public Relations Officer of the state Police Command, confirmed his release in a telephone interview on Monday in Calabar. “As we speak, the Commissioner for Water Resources has been released and he is right now with his family. “No ransom was paid to his kidnappers. The combined effort of security agencies in the state and the office of the State Security Adviser were on top of the matter to secure his release. “We are happy that he was released alive, hale and hearty’’, she said. Odu-Oji was kidnapped by five gunmen at Mayne Avenue area of Calabar South. The post Abducted Cross River Commissioner regains freedom appeared first on Vanguard News . Vía Vanguard News http://ift.tt/2qKC4X1

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J British Petroleum, BP has expressed interest to invest $15 -$17 billion in exploration and production of oil and gas yearly. This is part of the company’s plans to grow its assets, targeted at meeting growing demand in the coming years. The Chief Executive, Upstream, Mr. Bernard Looney, disclosed in a presentation that this would culminate in the growth of the company and industry. Specifically, he indicated that the investment is expected to lead to one million barrels of new production by 2021. According to him, BP chooses its investments very carefully – from the Gulf of Mexico to the Caspian, from Iraq to Indonesia and from Mauritania to Senegal. “But it is not just about where we work – it is also about the beliefs we have about how we create value. First, we work with partners and contractors to operate as efficiently as possible.  Second, we aim to lead in the use of new technology, particularly digital technology, which has the potential to transform...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Lagos – A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday refused a request by Dame Patience Jonathan, seeking to unfreeze her accounts, having about 15.5 million dollars. Justice Mohammed Idris ordered parties to file pleadings since issues had been joined as to the ownership of the money. The judge held that all the defendants formulated different issues from those formulated by the plaintiff in the originating summons, saying it was unacceptable. “The issues formulated by all the defendants are baseless. They amount to no issue and will be ignored by the court. “I hold that this court lacks the competence to determine the issues raised by the defendants in their written addresses, having abandoned the specific issues formulated by the plaintiff in the originating summons. “It is unfortunate. I say this because the issues raised by the defendants appear on the face of it, are good and deserving to be considered on their merit. “But as I understand it to be the law, ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Gusau – The Police on Monday in Zamfara said that a suspected armed bandit, one Sani Abdullahi, had been killed in a gun battle with security agents. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Shaba Alkal, told newsmen in Gusau that the suspect died during gun battle when a group of bandits attacked Yartukunya village in Bungudu Local Government Area of the state. “We also recovered one AK 47 rifle from the deceased suspect,” Alkali said. Alkali also said that the command had also arrested nine illegal miners in Gemawa village of Talata-Mafara local government area of the state. “We had also recovered exhibits from the suspects such as the cash of N90,000 given to our policemen as bribe, mining materials such as mining detectors, diggers, shovels and head pans,” Alkali said. He advised residents of the state against engaging themselves in unlawful activities, especially mining as it had security and public health implications According to Alkali, the team of detec...