BOSTON: 3 more detained in Boston attack

credits; cnn.com

Two classmates of Boston Marathon bomb suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and a third person face federal charges in connection with the April 15 attack, a federal law enforcement source said Wednesday.

Boston police announced the arrests Wednesday morning, adding that there was "no threat to the public." They were expected to appear before a federal judge Wednesday afternoon, U.S. government sources said. culled from cnn.com

James Ibori’s Jail Term Appeal For Hearing Tomorrow.....By SaharaReporters.

An appeal filed by the imprisoned former governor of Delta State, James Onanefe Ibori to have his prison term slashed, has been listed for hearing tomorrow at the Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand in London.

The case will be heard by Lord Justice Treacy and Mr. Justice Edwards-Stuart, Recorder Of Leeds sitting as a judge of the Court Of Appeal criminal division.

GGM 41: Arsenal win title by 0.099 of a goal

Anfield '89 may represent the most dramatic end to a title race but, as far as close-run things are concerned, the 1952/53 season deserves an honourable mention.

There was no final-day head-to-head between the two title protagonists on that occasion but number crunchers were gainfully employed as Arsenal pipped Preston to the Division One crown by the skin of their teeth.

OBJ, Yar’Adua, GEJ misused N1.2trn – Senate Report

A Report of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts, presented to the Senate, yesterday, revealed how the Federal Government under three successive administrations from 2002 to 2012, grossly abused funds from the nation’s Special Funds Accounts to the tune of  N1.2 trillion.

According to the report presented by Senator Ahmed Lawan, Chairman of the committee, the said amounts cut across the Natural Resources Account, Derivation and Ecology Accounts and Stabilization Account.

A’Ibom begins move to recall Senator

People of North-West Senatorial District, Akwa Ibom State, have said they will begin the process to recall Senator Aloysius Etok from the National Assembly if he fails to apologise for his “provocative utterances” against the state governor, Mr. Godswill Akpabio.

SHOCKING!!! A MUST READ

In January this year, a presidential committee on public service reform discovered that top government officials in Nigeria take home N1.126 trillion a year in salaries and allowances – out of a national budget of N4.9 trillion. These public officers constitute just 0.013 per cent of Nigeria’s population.

Champions League Semifinals: Final, Dortmund 4, Real Madrid 3 (AGG)

Brilliant in the first leg and brave in the second, Borussia Dortmund advanced to the UEFA Champions League final on Tuesday, but only after fighting off Real Madrid over 10 final, frantic minutes.

Real Madrid won the match at its Santiago Bernabéu stadium, 2-0, on goals by Karim Benzema in the 83rd minute and Sergio Ramos in the 88th. But Dortmund advanced on aggregate, 4-3, on the strength of its 4-1 victory in the first leg. That lead, seemingly insurmountable a week ago, proved to be just large enough.

Opposition misinforming Nigerians on Jonathan’s performance – FG

The Federal Government has accused opposition parties  of  deliberately misinforming Nigerians  about  the performance of President Goodluck Jonathan.

Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Anyim, who  made the allegation  on Tuesday, however said Jonathan was determined to pursue and actualise his administration’s transformation agenda   in spite of the tendency of the opposition to feed the public  with   wrong information.

Buhari Not Desperate To Be president —CPC

CHAIRMAN of Contact and Mobilisation Group of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Senator Solomon Ewuga, has said the defacto leader, General Muhammadu Buhari, was not desperate to be the standard-bearer of the proposed mega party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2015 presidential race.

DELSU student hacks into Uduaghan’s phone

WARRI— A 400-level medical student of Delta State University, DELSU, Abraka, in Delta State, has been arrested by the police for allegedly hacking into Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan’s phone.

The student, who failed in pharmacology and pathology course  sent a text message, purportedly from the governor, to the Vice Chancellor, Prof Eric Arubayi, requesting him to upgrade his scores.

Court Grants Application of African People’s Congress (APC) Restraining INEC

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has endorsed the application of the African People’s Congress (APC) to proceed with hearing on its suit seeking judicial review of the rejection by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), of its application for registration as a political party.

Man uses Adeboye’s project to swindle investors

A self-proclaimed architect, Opeyemi Oluwole, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly using a building project proposed by the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, to dupe scores of people.

Court stops suspension of 27 Rivers PDP lawmakers

THE internal crisis in the Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party festered on Tuesday with the suspended 27 lawmakers in the state House of Assembly obtaining a court injunction against the party.

Plot to impeach Amaechi thickens

Leadership of the Rivers State House of Assembly has cried out over alleged sinister motive to impeach the state governor, Mr. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi. The allegation came less than 24 hours after 27 members of the House were suspended and removed from office by the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Amaechi In The Eye Of The Storm – A Villain Or Hero?…The Verdict

I have done several articles on Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and his administration in Rivers State, published by some of the leading social media outfits and National Newspapers, where I highlighted his revolution on Education, Health, Security, prudent management of State funds, Road infrastructure to mention a few. But the task before me now is to establish the toga of a villain been placed on him in order to crucify him or the heroic moniker on him in some quarters based on the current political upheaval in Rivers State.