Colombia declares end to epidemic inside country

 Zika has struck hardest in Brazil, where the outbreak was first detected last year, and has since spread rapidly through the Americas.

US Lifting Of Arms Embargo Direct Dividend Of President Buhari’s Integrity, Says CNPP | Politics

The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP, has described the lifting of arms embargo imposed on  

 Nigeria by the United States of America, USA, as the first diplomatic breakthrough of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.

The National Publicity Secretary of CNPP, Mr. Osita Okechukwu, who made the remarks while reacting to the development, also described the move as a “harvest and dividend of Buhari’s uncommon integrity”.
You may recall that the U.S. under the Leahy Act, refused to sell arms and military hardware to Nigeria to use in its war against Boko Haram insurgency following reports of alleged human rights abuses by the Nigerian military.

Zika Is Now Thought to Be Sexually Transmittable From Women to Men

A New York City woman in her 20s has infected her male partner with Zika virus through sex, the first time female-to-male transmission of the germ has been documented.

Obama is gutting Medicare

Under the guise of “reform,” President Obama is dismantling Medicare — dooming seniors to needless pain and disability and shortening their lives.
The stakes are high, because Medicare and the access it gives patients to medical innovations have transformed aging. Before Medicare, older folks languished in nursing homes or wheelchairs with crippling illnesses. Now, seniors dodge that fate, thanks to hip and knee replacements, cataract operations and heart procedures — all paid for by Medicare.

Missing Japanese boy made right choices to survive, experts say

The seven-year-old was found sheltering at this Self-Defense Forces training camp.

TOKYO -- The case of a lost boy found safe after five days alone in a northern Japanese forest has given survival experts something to ponder and unleashed criticism on his father, who claims to have left the seven-year-old on an unpaved mountain road to "discipline" him.

Saudi succession issue overshadows economic reform

All in the Saudi family: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, left, King Salman, center, and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman 

Lagos signs MOU to get 4th mainland bridge in 3yrs

The Lagos State government on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the construction of a much anticipated fourth mainland bridge to connect the island with the Lagos mainland.
Mr Habib Aruna, chief press secretary to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode quoted the governor as saying that the traffic gridlocks in some parts of the state “has made it imperative for us to have a 4th Mainland Bridge that will serve as an alternative route to the Eastern axis and decongest traffic in the State”.

Buhari’s military orientation a problem, Balarabe Musa says

Balarabe Musa, former governor of old Kaduna state has blamed President Muhammadu Buhari’s military style of addressing ethnic agitations in the country as a major factor affecting his performance.
He therefore called on the president to show seriousness in applying dialogue to resolve grievances from different geopolitical zones of the country, instead of a hard-line stance.

Despite military’s victory claims, Boko Haram kills 24 mourners in Adamawa

Police said Boko Haram launched a night attack in Kuda-Kaya village in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State, killing 18 people and injuring 10 others at a funeral service.

Why Jonathan failed to win $5m Mo Ibrahim Prize

Allegations of corruption under President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration might have been the reason he failed to win the prestigious $5million Mo Ibrahim Prize.
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation on Thursday announced that no former African leader had met the “very high bar” for one of the world’s richest prizes.

Ayokunle is new CAN president Supo-Ayokunle Ayokunle is new CAN president

After weeks of political plottings, and allegations that the presidency was working towards installing a preferred candidate, the umbrella body of Christians in the country, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has a new president.

Muslim cleric flees Australia after comments about gays

A Muslim cleric Farrokh Sekalesh has left Australia with the country’s immigration head saying he will not be able to return easily after ‘inflammatory’ comments about gays.

Canadian PM, opposition leader share kiss, in support of Orlando massacre

The Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and opposition leader of the New Democratic Party, Thomas Mulcair both surprisingly shared a kiss in a stunt to denounce the shooting in Orlando which saw the death of 50 gay people in a bar in Orlando, Florida.

FG releases N280bn for 2016 capital projects

The Federal Government has announced the release of N280 billion for the implementation of capital projects that were captured in the 2016 budget.
The money is said to be part of the N380 billion the federal government had earlier promised to release for capital projects.

Al-Shabab executes 4 spies

Dreaded militant group, al-Shabab which wants to topple Somalia’s Western-backed government and rule the country according to sharia law says it has executed four people found to be spies.

One of the spies was beheaded for secretly giving information to the United States that led to the killing of the group’s former leader, the group said.

65-yr-old man arrested for serial raping of 11-yr-old

A 65-year-old man identified as Akinlolu Ogunlade who was arrested by men of the Oyo State Police command, Eleyele in Ibadan, for severally raping an 11-year-old said he made the minor his sex slave after rejecting several overtures from the girl before he gave in.

Described as a serial rapist when he was paraded by the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Leye Oyebode, the suspect said he was arrested at the Akobo area of Ogun State.

“I am 65 years old and I work as a plumber. I was arrested at Akobo area. The little girl came over to me and started disturbing me to have sex with her and I told her that she was too small. I told her she could not  do something of such but she replied by telling me that she could do it.”

12 freed Ghaddafi loyalists found dead in Tripoli

The Libyan Unity government has ordered quick investigation into the killing of 12 freed Ghaddafi loyalist whose lifeless bodies were found in Tripoli just days after they were released from detention.

The victims were part of a group who had been held at the al-Ruwaimi prison, Tripoli’s general prosecutor confirmed.

How Fashola forced me into crime –kidnapper

 
One of the arrested members of a five-man gang group who kidnapped a four-year-old boy, Alonge Oluwa Tumishe, on his way to school at Ishaga area of Lagos State, in 2013, claims that the ex governor of Lagos State Babatunde Raji Fashola forced him into crime.

Another militant group demands reclamation of Bakassi

Another crisis may be brewing in the ever restive Niger Delta, as militants numbering over 600, Friday, demanded that the Federal Government reclaim the ceded Bakassi Peninsular from Cameroon.
The militant group, known as Bakassi Strike Force, aka Esighi Group, said apart from not being carried along before, during and after the ceding process, the indigenes of Bakassi have been neglected by the Federal Government and other local and international stakeholders.
They condemned the activities of the Niger Delta Avengers in blowing up pipelines, asserting, that these attacks have a retrogressive effect on the economy of Nigeria.

Fulani Herdsmen Armed with AK47 Rifles and Dangerous Weapons Invade Local Communities

About 15 Fulani herdsmen armed with AK47 rifles, machetes and daggers stormed Agbo village yesterday sending residents of Alor and Oraukwu communities in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State to desert their homes.

According to Daily Sun, the residents of Agbo, Okebunoye and Umunambu villages in Alor community and its neighbouring Ohokwu village,  have  deserted their homes for fear of being attacked at night by the armed herdsmen who reportedly stormed Alor by 4:30pm.