November 30, 2019

NY: Long Island Man Stabbed In Stomach By Enraged Driver

November 30, 2019 10:44 am
Thanksgiving Day turned into a nightmare for a Long Island man when he was stabbed in the stomach by a deranged driver.

The 44-year-old victim was stabbed around 2:37 p.m. Thursday in Manorville by Gregory Spina, 43, as the victim’s wife watched helplessly, police said.

The victim, a Manorville resident, was driving along Wading River Road at about 2:30 p.m. when Spina, driving a gray Volvo, blazed past him at the South Street intersection, police said.

The victim, whose name was not released, believed Spina hit his 2017 Hyundai. So he pulled into a parking lot next to the intersection

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NY: Louis C.K: I’d Rather Be In Auschwitz Than New York

November 30, 2019 10:44 am
Disgraced comedian Louis C.K.’s comeback trail took him through Israel where he talked about how brutal the bright lights of New York City can be in a club outside Tel Aviv.

“I’d rather be in Auschwitz than New York City,” he joked. “I mean now, not when it was open.”

The audience burst into applause for the 52-year-old comic, whose paternal grandfather was Jewish. The Nazis exterminated more than a million people in the Auschwitz Concentration Camp in Poland before it was liberated in January 1945 by the Soviet Union. It has operated as a museum since 1947.

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IPOB

Kanu’s Return : IPOB Dares Police

November 30, 2019 8:18 am

The indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has waved aside the threat by the Nigeria police, issued recently by the Abia State Commissioner of Police, Ene Okon to stop the leader it’s leader, Nnamdi Kanu from attending his mother’s burial.

According to a press statement by the media and publicity secretary of the Igbo separatist group, comrade Emma Powerful and made exclusively available to Sunday Sun yesterday, it reassures it’s members that nobody can stop Kanu from attending his mother’s funeral.

He described the threat by the police as an empty threat that does not hold waters ,maintaining that such threats …

Cremate My Corpse After Death – MASSOB Leader Ralph

November 30, 2019 8:18 am

Leader of the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, has requested that his body be cremated when he dies.

According to a statement issued by his media assistant, Chris Mocha, the MASSOB leader made the request during an enlarged meeting of MASSOB held at Ojukwu Memorial Library, Owerri, the Imo State capital.

Uwazuruike in the statement warned his followers not to bury him in the ground whenever he dies.

The release quoted Uwazuruike as saying that the ashes from his body should be sprayed into the flowing rivers in Igboland, pleading with …

Kogi

PDP Boycotts Kogi Election Materials

November 30, 2019 8:17 am

Ahead of today Kogi West Senatorial supplementary re -run election,  the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has boycotted the observation of  distribution of election material by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at Central Bank . This is as the PDP agents refused to come forward for accreditation and collection of tags from the Independent National Electoral Commission. The Chairman Inter Party Advisory Council ,Ilyas Badanga made  this known while speaking on the sideline of a stakeholders meeting where 16 political parties declared their support for two term senator representing Kogi West, senatorial district, Smart Adeyemi. He however said that the …

ASUU, FG Relation Festers Over IPPIS

November 30, 2019 8:16 am

The crisis between the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) may not end soon as the union yesterday, said it had received reports of overwhelming compliance of its members nationwide not to enroll in the scheme. The Chairman, University of Ibadan chapter of the union, Prof. Deji Omole, in a release made available to THISDAY, said there is a clear evidence that the union is winning the struggle against lawless government and autocratic leadership of the country.  He lauded members across the country for standing on a …

Anambra Provides Free Bus Services

November 30, 2019 8:13 am

Anambra State Government said it will from December 1, 2019 assign buses that would convey people around the state on designated routes free of charge. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Transport Company of Anambra State, TRACAS, Dr. Ifeoma Madukasi disclosed this while addressing journalists yesterday at the company’s head office in Awka. Madukasi said the gesture was part of Governor  Willie Obiano administration’s efforts to cushion the effects of high cost of transportation usually associated with the yuletide season. She mentioned the designated routes to include Awka to Onitsha through the old road, Eke Awka to Head …

NDLEA Arrests Man Over Alleged Possession Of 800g Of Drugs

November 30, 2019 8:12 am

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kwara State Command, has arrested one suspect over possession of 800 grams of psychotropic drugs.

This was contained in a press statement signed by the Agency’s Public Affairs Officer, Abigail Adebija in Ilorin on Friday.

She said the suspect was arrested on Nov. 22 in Omupo, Kwara state following information from a reliable source to the Agency.

Adebija said the suspect was arrested with 800 grams of psychotropic drugs comprising of 400 grams of Tramadol 225 milligrams and 400 grams of Exol 5.

She said that the arrest revealed the new mode …

Stop Using 12.5kg Cylinders As Camp Gas – Nigerians Warned

November 30, 2019 8:11 am

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria has cautioned Nigerians to stay away from used gas cylinders because they are potential bombs waiting to explode.

The standard agency issued the warning following the seizure of five thousand imported LPG Cylinders that failed standards specifications.

Describing the cylinders as highly dangerous to use, it was noted that higher cylinder capacities like 12.5 kg and above can not be used as camp gas.

Read Also: Nigeria’s Existence Threatened By Religious, Tribal Tension

The continued usage of imported used gas cylinders is said to be responsible for the many avoidable cylinder explosions across the …

LASTMA Officer Attacked In Apapa Dies

November 30, 2019 7:04 am

A Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, (LASTMA) official, Ola Oyeshina who was attacked at about 5:00 pm on Friday, 29th November during the course of sanitising Iganmu-Sifax axis of Apapa has died.

The Guardian learnt that the officer was hit with a huge stone which got him severely injured and was immediately rushed to Area “B” police station along with two of the people that attacked him.

ACP Bayo Sulaimon thereafter ordered the detention of the two attackers that were arrested while a letter of medical referral was issued for the victims attention at the hospital.

Due to the trauma …

Cleric Predicts VP Osinbajo’s Removal Before 2023

Nigeria’s Existence Threatened By Religious, Tribal Tension

November 30, 2019 7:03 am
  • Many beat drums of ethnic, religious superiority; some seek to divide Nigeria into ethnic zones
  • Aisha Buhari scolds governors on basic amenities, says Buhari can’t handle problem alone

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday lamented that Nigeria’s existence was being threatened by religious and tribal tensions.

The Vice President stated this at the opening ceremony of the General Assembly of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs in Abuja.

Also at the general assembly, First Lady, Aisha Buhari admonished governors to provide basic amenities for residents of their states, saying that President Buhari cannot take care of every part of the …

Nembe

Panel On Nembe Killings

November 30, 2019 7:02 am

The Bayelsa State Government has inaugurated a six-member panel of enquiry on the violence that rocked Nembe Local Government Area and other parts of the state before and during the November 16 governorship election in the state. At least 20 persons were reportedly killed during the incident while over 93 persons, including bystanders were injured during an aborted Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship rally in Nembe on November 13 when they were attacked by thugs. Inaugurating the panel at the Government House, Yenagoa, Governor Seriake Dickson who decried political violence and brigandage said those that were wounded were still receiving …

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