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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J …Delta govt to deploy police detachment in community By Festus Ahon, Perez Brisibe, Egufe Yafugborhi and Ochuko Akuopha A SABA — GOVERNOR Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, yesterday, raised alarm over the frequent clashes between herdsmen and farmers which have led to several deaths in the state, urging the Federal Government to proffer solutions through enduring policies. Youths attack Okowa’s convoy Meanwhile, the convoy of the governor, was yesterday, attacked by angry youths of Ossissa community, Ndokwa East Local Government Area of the state, who protested the incessant attacks on their indigenes by herdsmen. The governor, according to a dependable source, was on his way back to Asaba, the state capital, after addressing the people when he was ambushed by youths of the community, which was invaded by the herdsmen, weekend, where five persons were killed by the herdsmen. A source who pleaded anonymity said that the governor’s convoy protocol bus, ambulan...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Gambia’s president swore in six new judges to top courts Monday, with Gambians dominating the list in a country that long relied on foreign justices under the former regime. Courts were long seen as a tool used by The Gambia’s ex-leader Yahya Jammeh to consolidate power, jailing opposition activists and even members of his own cabinet. Justices from abroad were hired and fired with alarming frequency. Chief Justice Hassan Bubacar Jallow said the four appointed to the Supreme Court and two appointed to the Court of Appeal had all enjoyed “distinguished legal careers here and abroad”. “I am sure their appointment brings much to the legal system,” he said at an introduction ceremony at Banjul’s High Court. Cherno Sulayman Jallow, a former Attorney General of the British Virgin Islands and Mary Mam Yassin Sey, a former Gambian judge who resigned and went to work for the United Nations as a legal adviser, were appointed to the Supreme Court. Gambians appointed...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The world’s biggest ransomware attack levelled off on Monday after wreaking havoc in 150 countries and causing political acrimony, with Russian President Vladimir Putin blaming US intelligence services. The indiscriminate attack struck hundreds of thousands of computers worldwide Friday by exploiting known vulnerabilities in older Microsoft computer operating systems. Microsoft’s president and chief legal officer Brad Smith said the US National Security Agency developed the original code used in the attack, which later leaked in a document dump. The admission was leaped on by Putin. “Microsoft’s leadership stated this directly, they said the source of the virus was the special services of the United States,” the Russian leader said on the sidelines of a summit in Beijing. “A genie let out of a bottle of this kind, especially created by secret services, can then cause damage to its authors and creators.” Russia has recently been accused of cyber meddling in s...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J English Premier League table after Monday’s match (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Chelsea 37 29 3 5 80 32 90 — champions Tottenham 36 24 8 4 73 24 80 Liverpool 37 21 10 6 75 42 73 Man City 36 21 9 6 72 38 72 ———————————– Arsenal 36 21 6 9 72 43 69 Man Utd 36 17 14 5 52 29 65 Everton 37 17 10 10 61 41 61 ———————————– West Brom 36 12 9 15 41 46 45 Southampton 36 12 9 15 41 47 45 Bournemouth 37 12 9 16 54 66 45 Leicester 36 12 7 17 46 56 43 West Ham 37 11 9 17 45 63 42 Crystal Palace 37 12 5 20 50 61 41 Stoke 37 10 11 16 40 56 41 Burnley 37 11 7 19 38 53 40 Watford 37 11 7 19 40 63 40 Swansea 37 11 5 21 43 69 38 ———————————– Hull 37 9 7 21 36 73 34 — relegated Middlesbrough 37 5 13 19 27 50 28 — relegated Sunderland 36 6 6 24 28 62 24 — relegated Note: top four qualify for Champions League; teams finishing fifth to seventh qualify for Europa League; bottom three relegated to Championship The post English Premier ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J An award-winning local journalist and Agence France-Presse contributor who reported on violent drug gangs in northwestern Mexico was shot dead in the street Monday, a judicial source told AFP. Javier Valdez, 50, was shot near the premises of Riodoce, a Mexican news weekly he founded, in his northwestern hometown of Culiacan, the source said. Valdez was the fifth journalist killed this year in a country plagued by drug violence and corruption, according to officials and media rights groups. The attack “was outside the premises of Riodoce… he was shot,” the judicial source said. “Forensic staff are at the scene at this very moment carrying out technical analyses.” – Deadly country for journalists – Mexico ranks third in the world for the number of journalists killed, after Syria and Afghanistan, according to media rights group Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The US-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) this month said “Mexico’s press is caught in a de...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Anambra state publicity Secretary of the United Progressive Party, UPP, Mr. Uche Amaku has advised South easterners to stop flooding Aso Rock in a bid to win the favour of President Muhammadu Buhari, all in the hope that the President may appoint one of them, an Igbo man, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF. Recall that before president Buhari departed Nigeria for London on a follow-up medical treatment, he suspended the Secretary to Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal who was accused of mismanaging N12 billion funds meant for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP). The House of Representatives committee investigated Lawal who claimed he expended N270 million under the Presidential Initiative on the North-East (PINE) “on just clearing of grass in IDP camps.’’ Mr. Amaku who gave the advise during a press conference in Awka also said that it sparks of political gullibility for some Igbo politicians to defect to the All Progressives Congress...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Nwafor Sunday It is quite disheartening to see Nigerians travel abroad in search of greener pasture. Nigeria is a land full of potentials and great opportunities, but why the search for a greener pasture elsewhere?   Believe me, Nigeria is known internationally to be endowed with virtually all the human resources needed to keep a country moving. This is confusing and thus comes this poser, why do Nigerians travel outside in search of Jobs? However, this is a question I believe most people have an answer to. Trading from the East, West, South and North, I deduced that the reason for this act is linked to political instability, economic quagmire and social unrest. Watch for yourself the video clip: http://ift.tt/2qlrogt In the above video clip, a man said over 5000 Nigerians were alleged to have traveled to Dubia in search of jobs but were disappointed after all. Most of them have two weeks visa, a month visa while some acquired one year, two years and t...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Prince Okafor IN furtherance of its commitment to the deployment of solar hybrid solutions to its service stations across the nation, Total Nigeria Plc, has said it will expand its solar-powered service station in Nigeria. The company had already commissioned a total of eight solar-powered service stations in the country. The Corporate Affairs Manager of the company, Albert Mabuyaku, disclosed in a statement that, “Total Nigeria Plc is reiterating its commitment to better energy not only through the introduction of the first solar service station in West Africa in 2013 but also further deployment of solar hybrid solutions in its strategic service stations spread across Nigeria. “Also the company is meeting the energy needs of Nigerian homes through its Solar Home Solutions designed to combat unstable power supply and provide constant electricity. He noted that, “Total’s deep experience in providing solar energy in Nigeria is based on the use of our high-en...