Saturday 11 June 2016

Heads will Roll: Judge Threatens National Hospital Over Metuh

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has berated the National Hospital, Abuja, over the transfer of PDP Spokesman Olisa Metuh to a Lagos hospital. The judge, Justice Okon Abang, berated the hospital when he ruled in an application for adjournment brought by Metuh’s Counsel, Emeka Etaiba (SAN) in Abuja on Friday. Abang said that the matter was first adjourned on account of a medical report from the National Hospital, Abuja. He said thought the National Hospital report did not states the bed rest duration, the hospital should have informed the court that the defendant had been transferred to another hospital.

Bakassi Militants Ask NDA To Stop Bombings

A group of militants in Akwa-Cross Region under the umbrella of Bakassi Strike Force, have condemned in totality the activities of the Niger Delta Avengers in blowing up pipelines. The Bakassi militants group says these attacks have a retrogressive effect on the economy of Nigeria. Leader of the group, Simple Benjamin who was speaking at Esuk Mba, in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State said that the Federal Government should listen to the agitations of the Niger Delta Avengers. According to him, there is no struggle without a reason and so, government should adopt the approach of the American Ambassador to Nigeria who is an advocate for dialogue as war alone cannot solve their problems in tackling the issue.

Suspected Killers Of Madam Bridget Arraigned In Kano

Five principal suspects in the murder of a 75-year-old market woman, Mrs Bridget Agbaheme, have been arraigned before a Kano State magistrate court. Dauda Ahmed and four others were presented before Justice Abubakar Jibrin on a 4-count charge which they all denied.

Copyright Commission to Clamp down on Pirates

The Director- General of the Nigerian Copyright Commission(NCC), Mr Afam Ezekude says the commission will soon embark on a nationwide raid of MP3 dealers and outlets across Nigeria. Ezekude who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday, said; “we are set to clamp down heavily on pirates who deal in MP3 across the country’’.

Chickens, not computers, can solve poverty — Bill Gates

Technology hyper-billionaire Bill Gates says the answer is chickens. And that’s not the name of new Microsoft software. Gates, the founder of the world’s largest software company, says the best thing to improve the lives of the world’s poorest is not computers or the Internet but raising a few roosters and hens. “It’s pretty clear to me that just about anyone who’s living in extreme poverty is better off if they have chickens,” he said this week on his website GatesNotes.com.