A deadly bow and arrow attack in Norway which left five people dead appears to have been an act of terror.
In a press release on Thursday, police said Brathen was due to appear in court on Friday.
The suspect, a 37-year-old Danish citizen named Espen Andersen Brathen, had converted to Islam and there were fears he had been radicalised.
However, a motive has not yet been determined.
The mixed-race women were taken away from their black mothers at birth 70 years ago solely on the basis of the colour of their skin.
Belgium controlled the central African country from the 19th Century until it won its independence in 1960.
The Belgian state, however, contests whether their plight was a crime against humanity.
According to a report, the girl was travelling in a car towards a checkpoint in the city of Buea when a policeman opened fire.
It was learnt that the policeman was attacked by the angry crowd and the Protesters waved 500 CFA franc notes which they said was the amount the policeman had asked from the car driver as a bribe.
It appears like Nigerians may fall back on the primitive method of using firewood to cook their meals because of the price of cooking gas which has recently skyrocketed, causing untold hardship to many families.
Sharing views with Passion FM Correspondent, Dora Ndem, the residents expressed dissatisfaction over the hike in the price of cooking gas which before now was affordable to low-income consumers.
They have however called on relevant authorities to regulate the price of this essential product to enable people to access the products at a reasonable rate.
You would recall that the price of cooking gas overtime stood at three hundred naira to four hundred naira a kilogram before it recently surged to seven hundred naira and eight hundred naira per kilogram.
Back home in Akwa Ibom
The International coordinator, Rally for Alternative Leadership, Ubon Akpan, has called on the Akwa Ibom State government to streamline the security architecture of the state.
Ubon Akpan, while interacting with our correspondent, Theophilus Udo, who was bothered about excesses of those involved in scavenging metal in and around the state, regretted that even those residing along with Willington Bassey way in Uyo are no longer safe.
Akpan hinted that the people involved in the business take advantage of residents to invade people’s property and cart away valuables in the pretext of scavenging.
Akpan, while calling on the residents of the state to be vigilant, urged the state governor, Udom Emmanuel, to update Akwa Ibom people on the true state of the Closed Circuit Television Camera the state government acquired to monitor security breaches in the state.
Still on Anambra elections, Following the outcome of election security threat analysis conducted by the Police Intelligence Bureau, the Inspector General of Police Usman Baba, has announced that 34,587 operatives would be deployed for the Anambra’s Nov. 6 governorship election.
Baba made the declaration on Thursday in Abuja at a meeting with police officers from the rank of Commissioner and above.
He assured that the Force is committed to partnering with INEC to deliver a credible election in Anambra.
The battle over the candidature of the All Progressives Grand Alliance for the Anambra guber poll has ended as the Supreme Court yesterday affirmed Professor Charles Soludo as APGA candidate in the Anambra election slated to hold on November 6, 2021.
The five-man panel led by Justice Mary Odili also affirmed Mr Victor Oye as the chairman of the party.
The apex court in a unanimous decision upheld the judgement of the Kano State Division of the Court of Appeal, which validated the primary election that produced Soludo.
It will be recalled that Soludo emerged from the primary election organised by the Chief Victor Oye-led faction of the party.
Seemingly Worried by the Federal Government’s rate of borrowing, the lawmaker representing Etinan/ Nsit Ibom/ Nsit Ubium Federal Constituency, of Akwa Ibom Onofiok Luke has expressed concern over the sum of N3.9 trillion earmarked for debt servicing in the 2022 Appropriation Bill before the National Assembly.
Luke who was speaking during the debate on the 2022 Appropriation Bill on the floor of the House of Representatives said that it is worrisome to have an amount that represents almost 25 per cent of the whole budget allocated for debt servicing.
According to Luke, another source of concern is that the proposal has a deficit of N6.2 trillion and the government is proposing new borrowings to finance this deficit which according to him implies that the total public debt of Nigeria is expected to rise to N5 trillion in 2022 fiscal year.
In his opinion he held that debt parameters should be revenue- debt ratio and not debt – GDP ratio as revenue pays debt and not GDP.
In a bid to carry persons with disabilities along in broadcasting, the Federal Government says it will direct the Nigeria Broadcasting Commission to compel public and private television stations to feature sign language interpreters during their major news presentations.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, stated this on Thursday in Abuja at the 2021 Annual Lecture of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria.
Mohammed’s decision was sequel to a complaint by a former Leader of Abuja Association of the Deaf, Women’s Wing, Abdulwasiu, who spoke through a sign interpreter, stressing that they suffered exclusion because they just stare at pictures during news hour without knowing what they were saying.
Executive of Association of Medical laboratory Scientists of Nigeria, University of Benin Chapter has commended the Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, Professor Lilian Salami for providing an enabling environment for the smooth practice of the profession.
Chairman of the Association, Comrade Praise Oronsaye gave the commendation today when he led other members of the executive on a courtesy visit to the Vice Chancellor and her management team.
The Nigeria Labour Congress, today led workers from different government agencies to picket the Corporate Affairs Commission, over alleged unfriendly policies and poor working condition.
The action was carried out at the Headquarters of the Commission, located at the Maitama area of Abuja.
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