Kenya Building Collapse: Child Pulled From Rubble Alive

A child has been pulled alive from the rubble after a building collapse in Nairobi killed at least seven people. The survivor was found 10 hours after the building collapsed on Friday night in the poor neighbourhood of Huruna as torrential rain lashed the Kenyan capital. More than 120 people were rescued and taken to hospital, according to AFP.http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/04/kenya-building-collapse-nairobi-160430091931593.html It is unknown how many people are still trapped in the debris.Nairobi Deputy Governor, Jonathan Mueke, said an investigation would look into why the building collapsed.

 “The building went down during the heavy rains, but we still want to establish if all the procedures were followed when it was constructed,” he said. Area legislator Stephen Kariuki said this was the second building to collapse in a year. He blamed the county government for failing to follow through with demolitions of buildings that were identified as unfit for human habitation. Nairobi has seen a building boom over the last few years, but there are questions about the quality of materials used and the speed of construction.

Bishop Joins 109 Couples In Nasarawa

Most Rev. Mathew Audu, the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Lafia, Nasarawa State, on Saturday in Masaka joined 109 couples in a mass wedding in the state.

 Speaking during his third pastoral visit to St. Martin`s Catholic Church, Masaka, Audu appealed to relatives of the new couples to allow them to build their marriages and not interfere in their private lives. 

“As newly wedded couples, you must love each other just as Christ Jesus loved the church and died to set souls free,” the priest said. 

 “You must respect each other’s feelings; care for each other, share views and reason together in peace and unity. 

 “You must not allow a third party to come into your matter; always invite God to intervene in your case. 

 “Ensure that you are coordinated in all your dealings and make the word of God your standard, your pillar, your faith and your hope. 

 “If you can keep these entire commandments, your marriage will be perfect and other couples will want to copy from you,” he said.

Enugu Massacre: Mr president keep your sympathies

Editor’s note: Following the attack on Ukpabi Nimbo community in Uzo-Uwani local government area of Enugu state by suspected Fulani herdsmen, a lot of questions have been raised about the value Nigerian leaders and security operatives place on the lives of people. 

In this article by Jude Ndukwe, the author wants the president to keep his sympathy expressed over the unfortunate incident to himself and take more actions in flushing out the criminals behind this deadly act. 

President Muhammadu Buhari 

“As they campaign vigorously for elections, you would think they are coming to grow the economy, enthrone justice, breed unity and tolerance, love for one another. No, they are coming to enthrone Hausa/Fulani supremacy, to reposition the security agencies by sacking all competent hands and replace them with their kinsmen in order to drive their ethnic domination of the south; the Fulani herdsmen will be armed and encouraged to slaughter us with impunity and their masters will protect them. They are coming to ensure that my people are enslaved forever. Those who do not believe me will soon see it happen before their eyes” – Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Independent Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), in an address to an assembly of the Igbo in the UK on February 6, 2014.

When wedding photographer said “kiss,” 4-year-old flower girl did THIS

As a rule, wedding is the bride and groom’s day to shine. But clearly nobody ever explained that to 4-year-old flower girl Anderson! At her mother’s wedding, she expertly photo-bombed newlywed photo by kissing a little ring bearer! 

 

“I set up the entire wedding party for a formal shot as I do with every wedding, and then asked the bride and groom to kiss,” photographer Leah Bullard told. 

“Since Anderson had been calling herself the bride the whole day, she assumed I was referring to her and went in for a kiss too.

” Bullard described the moment as “hilarious,” adding that “children in weddings always bring an extra light to the day.”

Soldiers kill Boko Haram terrorists, free hostages

– Troops of the Nigerian army discovered a pit used by Boko Haram terrorist to dump bodies

  – The soldiers killed four terrorist who engaged them

 – Hostages were freed while storage facilities and ammunition were recovered 

Nigerian soldiers made a startling discovering in their effort to decimate Boko Haram completely from the country. 

In a statement issued by Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman who is spokesperson of the army, it was revealed that troops of 7 Division Strike Group Team B attached to 22 Brigade discovered a big pit where the Boko Haram terrorists used for dumping bodies. 

The soldiers make this discovery on Thursday, April 28 after killing some terrorists. They also found ammunition and food storage facilities belonging to the terrorists.

Aero ContractorsAirline sacks 100 workers

Aero 
ContractorsAirline sacks 100 workers 

Confirming the sack in a statement issued on Friday, April 29, the airline said it the decision was reached “in the course of reorganising and repositioning its business". 

Airline operator, Aero Contractors, has sacked at least 100 workers outsourced by Skyborne Ltd, due to its decision to review its relationship with the company.

 Confirming the sack in a statement issued on Friday, April 29, the airline said it the decision was reached “in the course of reorganising and repositioning its business".

Nigerian currency drops against Dollar at parallel market

Naira 

Nigerian currency drops against Dollar at parallel market The naira lost N1 on Friday afternoon, from the N320.5 to a dollar it traded on Wednesday. 

A bureau de change operator counts U.S. currency notes in Abuja, March 12, 2015. In Nigeria, holding naira has become increasingly unpopular as it has lost its value. Basic everyday goods can still be paid for in the local currency but many items are scarce and Nigerians need U.S. dollars for imports such as drugs or fabrics sold by small-time traders, to send money to relatives abroad or to purchase western clothes that are important status symbols. Faced with a massive drop in oil revenues and declining reserves, Nigeria's central bank devalued the naira and then imposed rules restricting access to dollars to all but importing companies to curb what it termed "speculation". Picture taken March 12, 2015. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde (NIGERIA - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS) 

The Naira on Friday, April 29, depreciated further, exchanging at N321.5 to the dollar at the parallel market. 

NAN reports that the naira lost N1 on Friday afternoon, from the N320.5 to a dollar it traded on Wednesday. 

 However, it traded against the Pound Sterling and the Euro at N460 and N463. It had previously exchanged at N457 and N361 respectively on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Nigerian currency maintained N197 to the greenback at the official Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) rate. 

 Traders at the market noted that in spite of the appreciation in the price of oil at the international market, the naira continued to fall. 

They, however, said that a sustained rise in the price of oil would shore up the value of the naira at the market.

Two police officers who trolled Greens' dog-sniffer Facebook page were on duty

NSW police commissioner Andrew Scipione confirms three officers who posted false information have been disciplined 

 

All three of the officers who lied on social media about the location of sniffer dogs had been involved in drug dog operations. Photograph: Dean Lewins/AAP 

Two of the police officers who lied on social media about the presence of drug detector dogs were on duty at the time, and all three had been involved in drug dog operations. 

 NSW police commissioner Andrew Scipione has confirmed that three police officers posted false information about the location of drug dogs to the NSW Greens’ Sniff Off Facebook page on 29 February and 7 March. 

All three officers were attached to the police transport command in Bankstown and had been involved in drug dog operations. Two were on duty when the posts were made. 

 In a letter to the Greens justice spokesman, David Shoebridge, who contacted Scipione in early April, the commissioner said a formal investigation was undertaken by the police transport command.

 “The matters have been finalised and management action was taken against the officers involved,” he said.

 “I can assure you that the NSW police force condemns this behaviour and has acted swiftly to discipline these officers.” 

Pastor arrested for burying fetish items in his church

Photos have emerged of a Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) pastor identified as Moses Abiodun who was arrested by the Ondo state command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for burying something suspected to be human head inside his church. 

The CAC pastor reportedly buried some fetish items in his church. 

NSCDC officials swooped on the 34-year-old suspect on Wednesday, April 27, following a tip-off that the cleric had buried some fetish items inside his church located at Ikota in Ifedore local government area of the state.

 

Pastor Moses Abiodun reportedly buried some fetish items in his church. Below are more photos of the fetish pastor, as obtained from Daily Post. 

Photo: Oyakhilome arrested in Lagos over robbery

– Robber explains how he makes his money from picking people’s pockets 

– Lagos state police command confirms arrest

The operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos state police command have arrested one Oyahkilome Okwonkwo and Oche Joseph for stealing N23,500 from the pocket of a bus passenger. Oyahkilome, 22 and Oche, 25 were arrested at U-turn area on Lagos-Abeokuta road after they had successfully pulled out N23,500 from the pocket of their suspect. The leader of the group, Oche, a secondary school dropout, stated that Iyana-Ipaja/Agbado-Ijaiye route was his most profitable routes for picking pocket, adding that whenever he was financially down, he was sure of making money from picking pockets on that route. 

The two robbers arrested by the Lagos state police command

Oche disclosed that he was jobless and had to learn the tricks of ‘pickpocket’ to survive. He added that he had done virtually all types of jobs from being a conductor, driver to being a factory worker, but that none was more profitable than pickpocket. 

Unconfirmed list of senators and their contact details (photos)

Unconfirmed list of Nigerians senators and their contact details leaked online. 
 

Floor of the Nigerian Senate

 Sahara Reporters obtained copies of the documents that contain telephone numbers of the senators so that their constituents can effectively interact and socialize with their representatives at the Senate.

 See the list below:

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

 The CURRENT 109 senators of the NIGERIA SENATE (2015-2019)

 S/N STATE NAMES DISTRICT PARTY STATUS CONTACT

1. ABIA SEN. MAO OHUABLNWA NORTH PDP NEW 08033138916 

2. ABIA SEN. THEODORE ORJI CENTRAL POP NEW 07082800000 

3. ABIA SEN.ENYINN’AYA ABARIBE SOUTH PDP RETURNED 08033129452 07055090282 

4. A/IBOM SEN.BASSEY ALBERT AKPAN NORTH PDP NEW 08093083312 

5. A/IBOM SEN.GODSWILL AKPABIO WEST PDP NEW 09029999909 

6. A/1BOM SEN.NELSON EFFIONG SOUTH PDP NEW 08023572605 

7. ANAMBRA UCHE EKWUNIFE CENTRAL PDP NEW 08037620002 

8. ANAMBRA SEN.ANDY UBA SOUTH PDP RETURNED 08057733333 07056000600 08070705050