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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Monsuru Olowoopejo A man has been found dead after spending the night with his girlfriend. It was gathered that the deceased, identified as Michael Adegbehin, a 2012 graduate of engineering from a South-West university, celebrated his 27th birthday last Thursday. An eyewitness said the deceased, a Disc Jockey, shared same apartment with his elder brother on Agbe Road, Abule-Egba axis of Lagos State. A resident of the community, who did not want his name mentioned, disclosed that the deceased had invited his girlfriend, who was identified as Blessing, to his apartment as part of the celebration. Sources said that on her arrival, Michael sent an SMS to his elder brother, urging him to spend the night elsewhere because Blessing would be sleeping over. Another resident, who also does not want to be mentioned, told Vanguard that in the morning, Blessing left the apartment, adding “I did not see Michael accompanying her. But because she was not new to us, we di...

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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J …Says $2.5bn lost annually, 200 die monthly in N-Delta …To increase 39-year-old N10 gas flaring fine …Calls for a law to protect host communities By Henry Umoru ABUJA—THE Senate said, yesterday, that Nigeria accounts for over 40 per cent of the gas flared annually across Africa,  which amounts to about $7 billion in waste. It also declared Nigeria was losing over $2.5 billion to gas-flaring  annually and that the country also accounts for an estimated two billion standard cubic feet of flared gas, which amounts to about 19 per cent of gas flared globally. The upper legislative chamber has, therefore, set in motion a machinery to the 39-year-old law which recommends only N10 as fine for gas flaring. Declaring open a public hearing on Gas Flaring (Prohibition) Bill 2017, Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, noted that gas-flaring remained a matter of great national embarrassment to the country. He said: “Apart from economic waste being a consequence ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Chioma Onuegbu & Dennis Uduma Uyo—Akwa Ibom State Police Commissioner,  Mr. Don Awunah, has said that his command has taken proactive measures to forestall any clash between herdsmen and farmers in the state. Awunah, who expressed concern over the sudden eruption of rancour between herdsmen and farmers in most communities across the country, said that the police will do everything possible to ensure that the state did not experience any clash between herdsmen and farmers. Awunah, who was responding to questions from newsmen, yesterday,  on the escalating herdsmen attacks and killings in some South- South states in recent times, urged Akwa Ibom citizens and residents to go about their lawful businesses without fear. He said: “The issue has become a national phenomenon. It has also become an international phenomenon,  so we will not wait for that to occur here. That is why we have taken proactive steps to forestall any occurrence in this sta...

http://ift.tt/2reRNuG Arsenal's French manager Arsene Wenger/ AFP PHOTO / Adrian DENNIS Arsene Wenger will be praying for an unexpected slip from Liverpool or Manchester City as Arsenal try to salvage their traumatic Premier League campaign by snatching a Champions League berth in Sunday’s season finale. Rocked by Arsenal’s failure to live up to his expectations and battered by mounting criticism from furious fans, Wenger has been under fire like never before in his 21-year reign — and the lowest moment of all is likely to come at the Emirates Stadium this weekend. As if finishing below arch rivals Tottenham for the first time in 22 years wasn’t bad enough, Wenger’s bid to lead Arsenal into the Champions League for a 20th successive season is in grave danger heading into their last league game against Everton. With the title race settled in Chelsea’s favour, Tottenham guaranteed to finish second and the three relegation places filled by Sunderland, Middlesbrough and Hul...