France Uses Sweeping Powers to Curb Climate Protests, but Clashes Erupt

 




The French government is using the sweeping emergency powers it gained after the Paris terrorist attacks to clamp down on any possible disruption to the two-week global climate conference that starts on Monday, limiting public demonstrations, beefing up security and placing two dozen environmental activists under house arrest.  

GossipMill Nigeria joins list of Facebook pages with 1Million fans in Nigeria

                                                             Mr. Somto Monanu




Different organizations have different objectives especially at a time where there is stiff competition between those whose fans are strictly from the online sphere. on this note, Gossip Mill Nigeria is celebrating a milestone of One Million fans on Facebook in which there are a few of her rivals with such achievement.

Nigeria to prosecute T.B. Joshua, others over death of 116 persons in church building collapse

The trustees of ‎Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) will on Monday (November 30, 2015) be arraigned before a Lagos State High Court in Ikeja over the collapse of a six-story building in the church on September 12, 2014, which led to the death of 116 persons.

Senior Pastor of the church, Prophet T.B Joshua is one of the trustees.





The trustees will be arraigned before Justice Lawal Akapo alongside the engineers who constructed the collapsed building.

Babagida Reveals: My relationship with Buhari, Abiola, Vatsa, Abacha

Former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida, has given one of his most incisive and extensive interviews in recent times during which he fielded questions on everything from Biafra to Buhari.




Mr. Babangida spoke to The Interview in Minna, in a two-hour interview in the December issue of the magazine out next week.

United Kingdom Imprisons 16-Year-Old Nigerian For Gunrunner Charge

A Nigerian in the United Kingdom, Nosakhere Stephenson, 41, has been jailed for 16 and half years for supplying firearms to criminals.

Stephenson had been described by the UK law enforcement circle as an ‘untouchable godfather.’

Fury Destroys Klitschko To Be Crowned New World Heavyweight Champion

 Britain’s Tyson Fury was crowned the new world heavyweight champion on Saturday after a unanimous points win over Wladimir Klitschko, who suffered his first defeat in eleven years.
The 27-year-old Fury was awarded the fight in Duesseldorf 115-112, 115-112 and 116-111 by the judges to take Klitschko’s WBA, IBF, IBO and WBO belts as the Ukrainian suffered his first defeat since 2004.

Kogi: Violent protests against APC choice, Bello

 

The All Progressives Congress’ decision to pick Yahaya Bello as a replacement for its governorship candidate in Kogi State, the late Abubakar Audu, has led to violent protests in the state.

A newspaper had on Saturday reported that the APC had picked Bello as a substitute for Audu, who died on Sunday shortly after the Independent National Electoral Commission declared the November 21 governorship election in the state inconclusive.

Why Governot El-Rufai Was Wrong on Jonathan’s Oct 1 spending — FG

The Federal Government has countered a claim by the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, that the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan spent N64bn on Independence Day celebrations between 2011 and 2015.

Governor Obiano flags off Anambra-Abia State link road

 

 Anambra State government has flagged off the rehabilitation of 35-year-old Nawfija-Ufuma-Ogbanka-Abia State border road to ease transportation in the area.
Obiano acknowledging cheers from his supporters at a recent function in the state
Obiano
The ceremony took place at Ogbunka in Orumba South local government area.  

NDLEA Chairmanship Controversy: How DG NDLEA Self Imposes Self As Acting Chairman

Ajayi Bamidele
Ikeja,
Lagos, Nigeria
Following the purported  rumour making rounds that President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed the Director General of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Mrs.  Roli Bode-George as acting chairman of the agency, report from the out-gone chairman Alhaji Ahamadu Giade confirmed the true state of the scenario that play out.