Dearth of toilet tissue paper hits conference
Delegates at the ongoing national conference in Abuja can’t stop being funny. From complaints of inadequate food supply to recognition of titles and honors as prefaces to their names in the official minutes and records, the complaints took another dimension yesterday with a former Deputy Governor of Anambra State, Mrs. Virgy Etiaba leading the complaints of lack of tissue papers in the toilets. Hardly had the opening formalities begun than Etiaba raised an observation call. Granted, she told the conference that there were no tissue papers in the rest rooms.
Senate passes N4.69trn 2014 budget
The Senate on Wednesday passed the 2014 Appropriation Bill of N4.695 trillion.
Boko Haram: Do not postpone 2015 polls, North-East govs tell INEC
Governors of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe facing the challenges of Boko Haram insurgency on Wednesday urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to postpone the 2015 general elections in the states.
3 hunters remanded over killing of herdsman
An Abeokuta Chief Magistrates’ Court at Isabo on Wednesday remanded three hunters in prison over the alleged murder of a herdsman
Jama’atu Nasril Islam accuses military of executing Muslim
A leading Nigerian Islamic group has accused the country’s military of summarily executing Muslims in the name of counter-terrorism, prompting a swift and strongly-worded denial on Tuesday from top brass.
Student on rampage, stabs 20 at US school
An American high school student stabbed or slashed 20 people, mostly teenagers, in a bloody 30-minute rampage in the classrooms and hallways of a Pittsburg high school on Wednesday, officials said.
Kim Jong-Un ‘re-elected’ as North Korean leader
Kim Jong-Un was Wednesday “re-elected” as North Korea’s leader, state media said, as parliament met in a session closely watched for power shifts in the regime following the shock execution of his once-powerful uncle.
‘I took Reeva’s life,’ Pistorius tells South African court
Oscar Pistorius told a South African court on Wednesday that his girlfriend died in his arms, blood pouring from her body, as he tried to revive her after shooting her by mistake.
Putin warns Ukraine on gas supplies, urges talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered Ukraine to come to the negotiating table over its unpaid energy bills, warning that it would otherwise require payment in advance for gas.
Pistorius faces fierce cross-examination at murder trial
South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius faced fierce cross-examination at his murder trial Wednesday as the prosecution tore into his claim that he never intended to kill his girlfriend.
Around 20 hurt in mass stabbing at US high school
A student stabbed around 20 other students Wednesday at a high school in the US state of Pennsylvania, officials said.
