Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini & Jerome Valcke suspended

Fifa has provisionally suspended its president Sepp Blatter, secretary general Jerome Valcke and vice-president Michel Platini for 90 days.

Alison-Madueke reports at London police station, taken to court

Embattled former minister of Petroleum Resources, Deziani Alison-Madueke, was sighted at Westminster Magistrates Court, Central London on Monday, BBC correspondent, Sam Piranty, tweeted a while ago.
Piranty said Alison-Madueke was at the court at 10am, but could however not confirm if she has been charged.

“CONFIRMED Alison Diezani-Madueke was at Westminster magistrates court at 10 this morning,” he tweeted @sampiranty.
Piranty had earlier tweeted that the former Minister was at the Charring Cross Police Station from where she was apparently moved to the Westminster Court.
It will be recalled that Alison-Madueke was arrested in London last Friday alongside four others, whose identities are not known yet for offences bordering on money laundering.She was seen in the court premises with her mother, Beatrice Agama.

Meet The Alleged Suicide Bomber Behind Today’s Bomb Blast In Abuja

The man behinde the bomb blast

Two bombs have ripped through the outskirts of the capital Abuja, Nigeria. A spokesman for the National Emergency Management Agency said there was an unknown number of casualties. A heavy explosion first occurred near a local police station in Kuje. Its prison is reportedly holding dozens of Boko Haram prisoners captured by troops.

Reasons Tea Is Good for You

Tea or coffee? Consider these health benefits of tea and the next time you have to choose, you may skip the joe

EFCC takes over Diezani’s Abuja residence …after London arrest, bail

Operatives of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission have taken over the residence of the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, in Asokoro, Abuja.

Cuban software designers market skills to US

The Obama administration recently announced a further loosening of the US trade embargo against Cuba. American businesses can now import Cuban-designed mobile phone apps as well as hire Cubans to develop them. Cuba has one of the lowest levels of internet access in the world. Most computers there are old and much of the software is pirated.

Independence day tragedy: Boko Haram slaughters 5 in Adamawa

Suspected Boko Haram members in the early hours of today launched an attack on Kirchinga village in Madagali Local Government of Adamawa state, slitting the throats of five of the villagers, three women and two men. Kirchinga village shares border with the dreaded Sambisa forest. The villagers said the sect members struck at about 1am, shooting sporadically and killing those they came across. They said the terrorist operated unhindered for some hours because there was no military presence in their village.