Four Dallas police officers were killed and seven others were wounded by snipers on Thursday night during a demonstration protesting the police shootings in Minnesota and Louisiana this week, according to Chief David O. Brown of the Dallas police.

Chief Brown said the shooting was carried out by two snipers who fired down on a demonstration in the city’s downtown area that until then had been peaceful.

“Some were shot in the back,” the chief said. “We believe that these suspects were positioning themselves in a way to triangulate on these officers.”

A civilian was also wounded.

Mayor Mike Rawlings said at about 11:30 p.m. that one suspect “had been cornered by police.” No arrests had been made.

Police were also combing downtown Dallas for what they believe was a bomb planted by the snipers as the heart of the country’s ninth-largest city was put on lockdown.

They “planned to injure and kill as many law enforcement officers as they could,” he said.

The chief said he had contacted the F.B.I. and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for help in the investigation.

Source: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/07/08/us/3-dallas-officers-killed-at-protest-over-police-shootings.html

nagodesmile18:
..mr man read d write up well naa..he ws sick nee or was it NYSC dat made hm to fall sick...

Oh yea, what has he been up to in the useless camp? Drilling like a soldier...etc.

NYSC is useless. Who knows how many more have died and will. Not all stories get to Nairaland.

Does it really matter? There is this song in Drake's Take Care album that was composed by The Weeknd and it is said to be Drake's. I think it's based on agreement.

But Wale also said it. Why didn't Wizkid ask Wale to shut up?

Does it really matter? There is this song in Drake's Take Care album that was composed by The Weeknd and it is said to be Drake's. I think it's based on agreement.

How many hours before the gas runs out?

Isn't that Zartech road linking with Ring road?

Saw this on a friend's DP and thought I should share with Nairalanders and also know your thoughts.

deeplow:
Haba na. Dont be naive. You cant compare the two. They did not include Omo onile and Akiolu in the budget for Ethiopia's light rail na. That can add quite a lot to the budget.

Nigeria is known to use better quality materials for construction. This is evident in our hospitals,schools and world class roads.

27km in Nigeria is quite longer than 34 in Ethiopia. Basis for measurement is different.

Chief Amaechi himself will corner some of the money.Na where person dey work, hin dey chop.

OMG. You are funny!

Hello there, so this is my official first post on the blog. For those of you that know me well from the previous blog know we are in for a joy ride. After the struggle of medical school and changing status from student to unemployed I figured I should go back to my first love which is writing. The past few weeks for me has been a time of reflecting and transformation. I changed my perspective on so many things about life, it was amazing. truly the only thing constant in this life is actually change!

So, I and a girlfriend of mine got talking last week about certain issues and I got inspired to write about it. It was about losing ones self in the process of being with someone for a long time and the toll it can take on your self-confidence and mental health. Yes, I said mental health. Some of y’all are probably asking yourselves, Is it that deep? It actually is. Serious relationships in these times is for those who are mentally and emotionally sound, the resilient and the mature; and when I talk about mature it has more to do with experience than age.

It’s 2016 and there is a lot going on with social media, standards of beauty, side chicks and side dudes, the constant hype of being cold and heartless and rants about how everyone is replaceable, cutting people off is trending and we can go on and on. Now, in the middle of all this craziness there you are trying to hold on to this special bond you share with someone but at the same time refusing to be the object of ridicule in these times. The pressure to have your life together or at least appear to, the unspoken competition you put yourself into with your fellow girls or guys and even other couples could really take its toll on your relationship. I’m here to tell you to breathe. Yes darling, take a deep breath and think about this.

If there’s one thing I’ve learned about relationships its that everything in this life is in turns. There might be a point where you feel smaller than your partner because you have let all these standards get to you and its the other way round in some cases. Simple things like them telling you they are going out with friends or something as trivial he sound of their cellphone ringing or a text coming in could bring you close to a nervous breakdown or the attention they get from the opposite sex could put you in a frenzy. There are times you feel like you’re not good enough when you see that rich guy pull up in his Benz to say hello to your girl. You see the Lagos big girls in their rides and their flawless light skin and you wonder how your partner resists all that on a daily. You look around you and everyone is winning in life and somehow it excludes you. Most people get it wrong here, instead of them to look inward and see a way to solve the problem so they can go back to feeling equal with their partners again, they take it all out on them and begin to exhibit unhealthy behaviors like being overly suspicious, nagging, unnecessary outbursts, jealousy thinking they are right and failing to realize that they are simply allowing their insecurities to get the better of them. It gets ugly believe me.

What I advice people experiencing a down period in their relationships is to work on themselves. There were guys with Benz when that girl picked you, there where more beautiful and hotter girls when he saw something in you and decided to make you his lady. You shouldn’t allow this to shake you. For some reason, he’s paying attention to someone else but he still comes back home to you every day, doesn’t he? When he’s down, who does he call? When she gets that job or contract, who does she call first to celebrate with? Those are the things that matter, your partner knows what treasure he or she has in you, it is just human nature for us to forget to express it at times. If there’s something about yourself you think could be better it is that time to change it. I believe the key to a successful relationship is constantly reinventing yourself. It is a competitive world out there, but you don’t let life’s challenges and your insecurities destroy what took so long to build. Go for that training, invest in your skin, start that new business, always keep your partner thrilled with the things you can do with yourself. Talking to your partner about your feelings and insecurities also helps and more importantly talking to God. Don’t forget you are special and no one can take your place on this earth.

You know I’m awesome. Xoxo

Culled from: http://honeyricci.com/something-interesting-to-read/

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That was an epic reply coming from Brymo himself that dropped out of achool.

Most people think school is what makes you successful.

It goes beyond just towing that line and expecting greatness. Especially in a country like Nigeria.

Only primary and secondary education should be seen as priority under standard educational syatem.

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Funny

naijaboy756:
Just read that Fidelity Bank has refunded $198M to the Nigerian Government. Where was internal audit and internal control when these funds where been moved? Rubbish!!! All you see in the banks is the harrassment and intimidation of lowe cadre staff by internal control of banks while the MD's and ED's move and steal billions. So where is the integrity they make soo much about? They should stop making noise joor!

Fidelity Bank Plc, we are fidelity, we keep our word by stealing billions of dollars.

How will it come to Ojodu Berger?

It's called black mamba because of the black mouth not because of the skin colour. This isn't black mamba.

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Well hardly anyone eats tomato these days. Nothing to worry about.

Wow! Crazy collision. RIP to the dead.

AntiWailer:


LOL

Method 7 works.

7. Sleep off while driving.

If u av done sleepless nite before u will know dt the only option is park and sleep.

Especially when there is traffic.

They should keep bombing pipelines. We are in this together.

Not a credible source.