Sad News: Algerian Plane Disappears From Radar, 116 On Board

This is a very very very sad news. This July seems to be a black one. First it was MH 17, then it was a Trans Asia Airways, just today an Air Algeria Passenger flight MD-83 flying from Burkina Faso to Algeria with 116 people on board has dropped off radar.

The pilot had asked for permission to change route because of a sand storm around 20 minutes into the flight, said Burkina Faso Transport Minister Jean Bertin Ouedrago.

Swift air (operators of the airline) said the aircraft took off from Burkina Faso at 1.17am local time and was supposed to land in Algiers at 5.10am local time but never reached its destination.

Onboard the jet were 51 French citizens, 27 Burkina Faso nationals, eight Lebanese, six Algerians, five Canadians, four Germans, two Luxemburg nationals, one Swiss, one Belgium, one Egyptian, one Ukrainian, one Nigerian, one Cameroonian and one Malian. And six crew members all Spanish.

FG Declares Next Week Monday and Tuesday Public Holiday

The Federal Government has declared Monday July 28th and Tuesday July 29th public holidays in order to commemorate the Eid-el-fitri Salah celebration.

A statement was issued yesterday July 23rd in Abuja by the Ministry of Interior on behalf of the Federal government, All Muslim faithful and Nigerians in general was encouraged to extend the spiritual benefits of Ramadan.

Chidoka Inaugurated As The New Aviation Minister

The new Minister of Aviation (former Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Osita Chidoka), has today been inaugurated by the President Goodluck Jonathan.

Chidoka replaces Stella Oduah, who got sacked by Jonathan on February 12th, 2014 after a series of investigative reports which exposed her involvement in a web of certificate scandals, as well as the scandalous purchase of two BMW armored cars for $1.6 million as reported by Sahara Reporters.

After swearing in Chidoka just before the Federal Executive Council’s meeting began, President Jonathan announced the replacement of Chidoka as FRSC boss with Boboye Oyeyemi, who until now was Deputy Corps Marshal.

Dr. Suleman Abubakar was also named as the Minister for National Planning; Abubakar was   lecturer at the University of Abuja. He will also simultaneously work as Deputy Chairman of the National Planning Commission. 

Victims Of The MH17 Crash Begins Their Journey Home

Today is a day of mourning in the Netherlands for the 298 victims of MH17 that was shot down. As the first planes carrying bodies from flight MH17 have left Ukraine for the Netherlands.  

Pro-Russian rebels have been widely accused of shooting down the Malaysia Airlines plane on 17 of July. The Rebels have also been accused of exaggerating the number of bodies transported from the crash site to the town of Kharkiv on Tuesday. They had claimed 282 bodies had been loaded on to a train, but experts said only 200 could be verified.

Experts will begin to identify the dead, most of whom were Dutch. The first 40 coffins were slowly loaded on to two military planes at Kharkiv airport on Wednesday morning by a military guard of honour.

Death Toll Of Chibok School Girls Parents Hits 11

According to The Sun and the Associated Press (AP), nearly a dozen parents of the more than 200 kidnapped northern schoolgirls will never see their daughters again.

Since the mass abduction of the schoolgirls by Islamic extremists three months ago, at least 11 of their parents have died and their hometown, Chibok (Borno State), is under siege from the militants, residents report.

Seven fathers of kidnapped girls were among 51 bodies brought to Chibok hospital after an attack on the nearby village of Kautakari this month, said a health worker who insisted on anonymity for fear of reprisals by the extremists.

At least four more parents have died of heart failure, high blood pressure and other illnesses that the community blames on trauma due to the mass abduction 100 days ago, said community leader Pogu Bitrus, who provided their names.

Bornu NMA Chapter Shuns General Strike

It’s been reported that the Bornu State Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has ignored the ongoing nationwide strike embarked upon by the national body of the association.

According to the local NMA chapter this move is to allow medical doctors in the state to attend to victims of the five-year-old Boko Haram insurgency in the state.

According to  THEWILL it was disclosed to them that medical doctors in neighbouring Adamawa and Yobe States are also shunning the general strike to enable them attend to victims of Boko Haram insurgency.

The source however said that though the doctors did not join their colleagues in the strike, they align with the demands of their other colleagues, maintaining that the decision was made in line with the ethics of the profession which demands a sacrifice for the life of patients.

Is this a good move?

I think it is!!!

 

Omg! Terrifying Audio From Rebels After They Shot Down MH 17

The picture above is believed to be a BUK surface-to-air missile battery being driven along a path on July 17 in Torez, Ukraine just two hours before the plane was shot down.

 

Also below is a transcript of conversations between Russian military intelligence and Ukrainian separatists that were intercepted by Ukraine’s Secret Service moments after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down. The picture above

 

Read Excerpts…

Governor Of Ekiti Says: His Loss At Guber Elections Was Not Because Of Stomach Infrastructure

The noise about stomach infrastructure in Ekiti State has been addressed by Governor of Ekiti State Dr. Kayode Fayemi.


Ekiti state governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has debunked insinuations that he lost the 21 June governorship election because of what analysts have called ‘stomach infrastructure’, saying the insinuations are the handiwork of people he described as “arm chair analysts.” The governor made the assertion at the 70th birthday lecture and book presentation in honour of Professor Olatunji Dare in Lagos.

“Forget about what you read in the papers, it is not stomach infrastructure,” he said in a veiled reference to the outcome of the Ekiti state governorship polls.

While announcing his launch of the book, Fayemi explained that he decided to attend the event himself and purchase copies of the book because “maybe it will redeem my image of what people say we are. Forget what you read from the arm chair analysts, there is nothing called stomach infrastructure in Ekiti. That story will be told another day, not for this occasion.”

Photos of Passengers of MH17

Yesterday July 17th, 298 people died when a Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was brought down  by a surface-to-air missile, allegedly by pro-Russian rebels.

Sadly, on board the MH17 were more than 100 AIDS researchers who were heading to an international conference in Australia. Also among the dead were 80 children, including three Australian children who were traveling with their grandfather Nick Morris. 

New 6 Months Maternity And 10 Day Paternity Leave System Gets Okayed By Lagos State Government

Some good news here!

The Lagos State Government has introduced a new leave system for all male and female Civil servants in the state on the 17^th of July, 2014. This new leave system was announced today by the Lagos State Head of Service, Mrs. Josephine Williams at a press conference held at the Baguada Kaltho Press Centre, in Alausa, Ikeja.

It permits all male civil servants whose wives give birth are entitled to a 10-day paternity leave while female civil servants have had their maternity leave extended from 3 months to 6 months. The Special adviser to the Lagos state Governor on public health, Dr Yewande Adeshina, said the 6 months leave will enable women complete the mandatory months required for breastfeeding new born babies. 

Todays' Special Story: Little Girl Born Without A Nose

From Daily Mail:

'Tessa is so petite but she's the most determined little girl I know, she adores her big brother and sister, copies everything they do and despite her "disabilities" is already a typical toddler who climbs the furniture and loves to dance.

'Everyone who meets her instantly falls in love with her, we just want her to inspire other people like she inspires us.' Just weeks after giving birth, while researching the condition on the internet, she came across a journal online which stated that babies born like Tessa had poor mental and physical development.

 

She claims it implied that parents should be given the option to terminate their pregnancy. Mrs Evans, a full time career from Maghera, County Derry, says her daughter proves that statement wrong.

Recalling the birth, she said: 'As soon as I saw her face I knew something was wrong.

'I was in shock and I just froze. The midwife cut the cord before I could even say anything and whisked her away from me.'

Nigeria Is In 34th Position In The New FIFA's World Ranking

The Nigerian Super Eagles have risen to the 34^th spot in FIFA’s new World Ranking released today July 17th. Yaaaay! They are up 10 places from 44 to 34 credit to their second round finish at the World Cup.

The new list was released by FIFA based on countries performance at the just concluded World Cup in Brazil. This also reflects on the African Rankings too as Super Eagles now rank third place in the African continent after Algeria and Cote d'Ivoire who came 24th and 25th respectively on the World list.

New World Champs Germany was ranked number one on the list while Argentina was placed second and Netherlands 3rd. Colombia came 4th, Belgium 5th, Uruguay 6th, Brazil 7th, Spain 8th, Switzerland 9th and France 10th. See Africa Ranking After this cut...

 

Abubakar Shekau Leader of Boko Haram Sect Claims Responsibility For Lagos Bombing

According to Sahara Reporters:

 

The leader of Boko Haram Sect, Abubakar Shekau has claimed responsibility for a car bombing of Lagos in a new video released today. The suicide bombing carried out by a female, was carried out near a fuel depot in Apapa area of Lagos. Shekau also said that the sect was behind the recent Abuja bombings that killed many people in a shopping plaza located in the federal capital.

 

The AFP news agency which received a copy of Mr. Shekau’s video reported that Shekau also issued fresh threats of impending attacks.

Culled From Sahara Reporters