Hundreds of people have been forced out of their homes by floods in the latest episode of severe weather that has killed more than 40 people in the US over the past week. Four days of storms sent rivers in Missouri to record levels, killing at least 13 people and closing hundreds of roads.
A human rights activist, Mr Tunde Oladunjoye, on Tuesday advised the new acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to strive to make history in the fight against corruption in Nigeria. Oladunjoye, said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Iseyin, Oyo State, that Mr Ibrahim Magu's appointment came at a time the country was ready to tackle corruption. "He should realise that he has a place in history and he has his name to make or mar. "That the President has chosen him at a time he wants to fight corruption regardless of political affiliations placed enormous responsibilities on his shoulders as acting chairman." Oladunjoye also advised the new EFCC boss not to be distracted by ``praise singer'', saying that Nigerians required the commission to carry out its work diligently irrespective of who was involved. Mr Onike Quadri, a civil servant, expressed the hope that the anti graft chief would bring about the...
There were three terrorist attacks in in the world in one week carried out by ISIS and Boko Haram: They were in Beirut (Lebanon), Paris and Bamako (Mali). The magnitude, character and location of the Paris attacks captured all the media attention and managed to suck the air out of anything else that happened that same week. In Paris, the planning by at least four groups had been meticulous. Much of the preparation originated in Brussels, Belgium. Many of the terrorists have now either died, been captured or killed but some are still not accounted for as of this writing. Saleh Abdelsalam, thought to be the brains of the operation is still at large. As a result, for much of last week, Brussels was a “dead” city. Everything was shut down, streets were deserted as people were encouraged to stay home because large gatherings were likely to be targeted. Life did not “go on.” President Hollande of France whose job performance ratings had been very low, rose to the occasion a...
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