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Showing posts with label news. Show all posts

Friday, 7 October 2016

Court orders AMCON to pay Capital Oil and Gas N26 billion

In what could be described as an epic judgment a Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday ordered the Asset Management C‎orporation of Nigeria (AMCON) to pay Capital Oil and Gas Limited the sum of N26Billion  as contained in the consent judgment delivered in 2013.
The court presided over by Justice Abdul Kafarati in his judgement held that the court has powers to enforce its judgment or the verdict of any lower court in the country. 

Wednesday, 5 October 2016

The Sharjah Police UAE bust international gang, arrest five suspects including Africans

The Sharjah Police, in United Aran Emirates, on Monday, October 4th, busted an international gang that specialised in thefts targeting bank and hotel clients. The gang, who are considered one of the most dangerous international criminal syndicate were planning to rob bank clients in various European countries by stealing their bank account numbers but their plans were foiled by the police.

Police tear Gas protesting students in South Africa

South African students protesting over free education were dispersed with tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades by the Police men in Johannesburg.

The fracas was said to have taken place on Tuesday, October 4, after the protesting students disrupted lectures at one of the country's leading universities, Witwatersrand, after failed implementation by the current Jacob Zuma’s Administration who had promised free education, free housing, and free healthcare.


According to reports, two students were arrested while one staff of the University and several students were injured in the savagery.

Photos: The state of the arrival lounge of Port Harcourt International airport

 
In October 2015, the Port Harcourt International Airport was listed as the worst airport in the world. The Travel Website - Sleeping In Airports, responsible for the list wrote:

Sunday, 25 September 2016

First African-American Museum In United States Opens(photos)

The Smithsonian's <a href="https://nmaahc.si.edu/" target="_blank">National Museum of African American History and Culture</a> in Washington opens on September 24, after a dedication ceremony with President Barack Obama. The winning building design was by Freelon Adjaye Bond/Smithgroup, a four-firm team. It was built on the last available land on the National Mall.

United States President, Barack Obama, opened the Smithsonian’s national museum about African American history in Washington DC.
The Museum was originally proposed 100 years ago and was conceived by Black Civil War veterans.
Barack Obama was joined by  43rd President of the United States of America George W Bush for the grand opening.