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MEXICO CITY (AP) -- A powerful earthquake jolted central Mexico on Tuesday, causing buildings to sway sickeningly in the capital on the anniversary of a 1985 quake that did major damage.

National Civil Protection chief Luis Felipe Puente tweeted that there were no reports of damage so far, but thousands of people fled office buildings along the central Refolrma Avenue as alarms blared, and traffic stopped around the Angel of Independence monument The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a magnitude of 7.1 and was centered near the Puebla state town of Raboso, about 76 miles (123 kilometers) southeast of Mexico City.
In Mexico City pictures fell from walls, objects were shaken off of flat surfaces and computer monitors toppled over. Some people dove for cover under desks.
Earlier in the day buildings across the city held preparation drills on the anniversary of the 1985 quake.
Much of Mexico City is built on former lakebed, and the soil is known to amplify the effects of earthquakes even hundreds of miles away.https://finance.yahoo.com/news/major-earthquake-shakes-mexico-city-182057047.html?soc_trk=gcm&soc_src=69f70237-124f-3ea9-acd0-fc922af945e2&.tsrc=notification-brknews

Narldon:


MAYWEATHER

Please, is there Vacancy for Cook or Nanny in the Mansion?

I want to submit my CV biko

so that you will rape him,idio.t

our mumu don do.

Another annoying man was Gen T Ironsi!!! Due to his greed to control, he abolished regional system for unitary system (and in the process causing a setback to the Ijaw agitation for the creation of Rivers/Niger Delta Region). Today we are talking of restructuring, federalism etc. Zik and Ironsi remains the architect of the structural problem of Nigeria...

peeps4u:
LOL, see wish.

How would you be posted to poly or univ when the program is all about secondary school? Infact, the program does not even ask fro MSc or PHd, all they requested for was the first degree, it is needless putting your msc or phd during application.
Would you have written such cheap exams Npower gave you for recruitment into poly or univ?

If you want poly or univ, go and apply there, write the exams, pass the exams and interview stages.

No short cut to success.

so working in the polytechnic or university is a success? if Nigeria can give me start up capital ,I will be more grateful .

LUGBE:
Hmmm, you people really know this people are incompetent and we are tolerating and condoning in power.

Master of acute incompe.. ....

people that gained admission into universities with 120 jamb score ,yet rules over the affairs of men only in Nigeria.

Half loaf of bread is better than non, the world is wicked my dear.

Pls affected persons who are in support of my mention should type yes..

@npower Nigeria, I want to appeal, that, those npower 2017 applicants who indicated possession of Master or PhD be posted to Federal polytechnics. That's my prayer@ Buhari.

it will return to zero dollar ..when they fail to trade with caution.

God is with us.

ok

Hold on nnwa chineke.

haryorbarmie83:
Then by the time northerners will start their own, am sure it will be worst more than this.

Don't worry about us.

I will believe this when states stop paying state workers salaries.

ok

mod. Re u active?

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He pleaded with the government to meet the demands of the abductors under the control of Abu Mus'ab Albarnawi, warning that delay in doing so poses a huge risk to their lives.by Sahara Reporters, New YorkSep 04, 2017Dr. Solomon N. Yusuf, one of the four University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) lecturers abducted by suspected Boko Haram terrorists in Magumeri, Borno State, has lamented the failure of Federal Government to free them from captivity. Dr. Yusuf and his colleagues were abducted on 25 July while obtaining soil samples for hydrocarbon exploration around the Chad Basin. The exploration was being coordinated by the NigerianNational Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The lecturer's lamentation was contained in a letter from captivity to his wife, Hannatu. In the letter, dated4 September and obtained by SaharaReporters, Dr. Yusuf reminded the government that he and his colleagues were abducted while on a national assignment, not on a sightseeing trip. He pleadedwith the government to meet the demands of the abductors under the controlof Abu Mus'ab Albarnawi, warning that delay in doing so poses a huge risk to theirlives. "I want to emphasize that delay in getting our freedom poses risk to our dear lives. We never expected we would spend over 42 days (as at 4 September) in captivity because the project has presidential orders to explore hydrocarbon in the Chad Basin," Dr. Yusuf wrote. He recalled that the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, while functioning as Acting President, made a promise during the commissioning of a rice millin Kebbi State that the government would do everything to secure their freedom within the shortestpossible time. "The government should please continue negotiating with the present contact given to them by the University of Maiduguri as ameans of contacting soldiers of Khalifa under the leadership of Abu Mus'ab Albarnawi. We pleadwith the government to treat our freedom with all sense of urgency and sympathy so that that we can be reunited with our families. The use of force is a serious threat to our lives," he pleaded. The lecturer, who thanked the local and international media for focusing on his abduction and that of his colleagues, told his wife thathe and his colleagues, Messrs Yusuf Ibrahim and Haruna Dashe are alive, well and hoping to return home. Dr. Yusuf inquired about his children Suzy, Bryan and a newborn apparently delivered after his abduction. He directed the wife to, in his absence, have the newborn named by his father, Mr. NehemiahYusuf. He also told his wife to extend greetings from Messrs. Yusuf and Dashe to their wives and children. Dr. Yusuf called on members of the abductees' families to weigh in with pressure on the authorities of University of Maiduguri and the Federal Government for their freedom. He used the letter to complain that Professors Saidu Baba and Adamu Dziuama, coordinators of the exploration of behalf of the NNPC, that he and his colleagues have been in captivity for long. Dr. Yusuf said he expected the government to have freed them by now, given that over 70 lives have been lostin the abduction saga. Dr. Yusuf thanked the national and University of Maiduguri chapters of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) for calling for their release, especially for including theirmatter as one of the reasons for the ongoing national strike by members of the union.Dr. Yusuf's letter.http://saharareporters.com/2017/09/04/one-4-unimaid-lecturers-boko-haram-captivity-writes-laments-fgs-failure-rescue-them

EmekaBlue:
im just being realistic...without air support we wont have a good fight...If boko had good air support u think these lazy mammy market drunk army guyz would hold on for long? maiduguri and co would be boko enclave by now。

Nnamdi K. is a British graduate, in history they re sound.

GameGod:
We told them, their media propagandas, Cownu's rants and fake IPOB militant group won't work . Sai BaBa will deal with those terrorist IPOB akpu munching baby factory products from the gully ravaged red mudded land of the risen poverty and crime.

Buhari is a learner

The promised Nnamdi k, oil well that belongs to him. Can you imagine.

As the world celebrates World Coconut Day, Prof. MacDonald Idu , has underscored the benefits of Coconut, the“Tree of life’’, including serving as mosquito repeller.He said that the second name for coconut oil is “Tree of Life” maintaining that all parts of the fruit is useful with Nigeria having best type of coconuts in worldwide.Coconut. Twitterphoto“This means that we have something we can really show to the worldthat will build and improve our daily living,’’ siad Idu of the department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology of the University of Benin.“There are many things that the coconut can do.It serves as food and medicine.Coconut oil is a multipurpose oil; there is about 200 uses of coconuts.“You can use it to softenyour skin, reduce sugar level, prevent wrinkles, premature grey hair and hair lost.You can rub on your body to prevent mosquito bite, and many other uses.called on Nigeria to formulate policies that will attract investment in coconuts.The professor called on Nigeria to formulate policies that will attract investment in coconuts.Idu told journalists on Saturday in Abuja that government needed to have clear policies that will encourage investments in coconut businesses.According to the professor of phytomedicine, government should support investors in thecoconut sector.Brazil and other countries, he argued, have huge investment in coconut businesses.“Today, Nigerians are feasting on coconuts from Cotonou, Ghana and other countries which to me is ridiculous.“We have the shores and everything in this country to grow the plant. We also have research institutes with coconut as one of their mandates.“The government can put in money into the institutes and their research and let it blossom and generate revenue for the country.“They can also fund small scale private sector investors in coconuts. This will generate employment and people taking off the streets,” Idu said.The Don also stressed that investors could be train on how to produceand package their coconuts related products properly and export them to other countries.“Government should formulate policies that will encourage investment in coconut to produce range of products that will help the people,”Idu said.Newsmen report that Sept. 2 is been designated Coconut Dayby the Asian and Pacific Coconut Community (APCC) with headquartered at Jakarta, Indonesia.The annual celebration is aimed at creating an awareness about the importance of the coconut and its potentials. https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/09/coconut-prevents-mosquito-bit-don/?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C6709173501

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An elder statesman, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyawu, said yesterday that the alleged invasion of Owerri land by militantsfrom Ohaji/Egbema, during the demolition of Eke ukwu market, would be investigated.Owerri elders and the Oha at the grave of their ancestor, Ekwema Arugo invoking him to fight for them.Iwuayanwu stated this at a meeting of Owerri indigenes held at Ugwu Ekwema in Owerri.This was even as the highest traditional institution in Owerri, Oha, led by Nze Boniface Anukam, called on their gods for protection and to fight for them.Also, a one week mourning was declared while a minute silence was held for the 10 yearold boy, Somtochukwu Ibeanusi, allegedly shot by solders during the demotion.According to Iwuanyanwu, “what happened in Owerri, should be a source of worry for everybody from Owerri zone. The truth is that I am proud of Owerri zone and there is no group as generous as Owerri people. The matter before us is very serious, we want to know why the demolition of a market claimed the live of a 10 year old boy.“We are going to convene an emergency meeting of Owerri Peoples Assembly and in that meeting we are going to investigate the matter of who brought the militants and why they were here during the demolition. We must take other decisions to move this state forward and we must make sure the people who were affected are compensated. We must know the property of Owerri people and whatthey are doing with them. Nobody can just shed the blood of the innocent.”The chairman of the occasion, Mr Ken Njemanze, SAN, said: “We will seek legal action to redress this injustice. I want to say this, all of them who disobeyed the court order will go to prison. We will use the law to seek justice.” https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/09/will-investigate-invasion-owerri-land-militants-iwuanyawu/?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C4495875545

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Benin City – At least, 19 people including five children died in an accident at Ogoneki in Edo, off Asaba-Benin Expressway on Thursday, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said.AUTO CRASH: Photos Nath Onojake.Mr Samuel Odukoya, the State Sector Commander, said in Benin City that the accident which involveda trailer and a passenger bus occurredat 4.30 p.m. on Thursday.He said 24 persons were trapped in the accident involving a trailer with registration no. DRZ 374 XA and a Toyota bus marked ABD206 XA.Odukoya said 16 peopledied on Thursday while three other persons died in a hospital on Friday.According to him, five others sustained various degrees of injury.“The trip was from Benin to Auchi and the cause of the accident was attributed to dangerous overtaking.“Three females, 11 males, a female child and four male children were killed in the accident, while five menwere injured and have been taken to the hospital,” the commander said.‎ https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/09/19-die-auto-crash-edo-says-frsc/?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C6016356081

Sunofgod:
Is that all....

how much has your Buhari donated to flood victims in Benue?

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The White House says it will ask the US Congress for emergency funding to help those affected by Hurricane Harvey.President Donald Trump is expected to propose an initial $5.9bn (£4.56bn). Texas authorities say the state might need more than $125bn.At least 39 people have died in the stormand its aftermath. East of Houston, floodwaters are still rising.Visiting Texas, Vice-President Mike Pencepromised federal help to "rebuild bigger and better than ever before".The BBC's Barbara Plett Usher in Houston, Texas, says Congress is expected to act quickly on the request for initial funding when it reconvenes next week after its August recess.But, she adds, that will be only the first tranche of money needed for the recovery.Trump donationMr Pence said 311,000 people had registered for disaster assistance. It is not yet clear how quickly funds might reach victims. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41118993