Names of Those Who Died In Sunday's Helicopter Crash

     Two coaches and five others died alongside Kobe Bryant and his daughter when their helicopter crashed Sunday morning have been named.

   Initial reports claimed five people had been killed, but the death toll was raised to nine - including the pilot, named locally as Ara Zobayan. Among those also killed was John Altobelli, a baseball coach at Orange County College, his wife Keri and daughter Alyssa.

Two caught for stealing car from Lagos church

   

   The police have arrested two suspected car thieves, Bamidele Adebayo and Hakeem Taofik, for allegedly stealing a Toyota Corolla car at the Shagari Estate in the Ipaja area of Lagos State.

President Buhari Authorizes Deployment Of Air Power Against Bandits In Niger State And It's Environs

    President Muhammadu Buhari has received assurances that with the harmattan dust gradually easing its hold on the skies, fighter aircraft would this week join the efforts to provide effective air attacks against bandits, kidnappers and cattle rustlers that have been attacking remote communities around Dogon Gona forest in Niger State.

NDDC Donates Lassa Fever Kits To Delta State

 

   

  The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has donated Lassa fever protective kits and drugs to support the Delta State Government in its efforts to check the menace of disease in the state. Presenting the medical kits and drugs to the State Government at the Ministry of Health in Asaba, the NDDC Acting Managing Director, Gbene Dr Joi Nunieh, said the Commission was concerned about the outbreak of Lassa fever in the region.

NIS apprehends 7 girls

 

   The Operatives of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Command in Lagos, has apprehended seven girls allegedly being trafficked. The Service Public Relations Officer, Mr Sunday James made the disclosure  in statement on Sunday in Abuja.

   James said the girls were on their way to Cairo, Dubai and Oman on Emirates and Egypt airlines. According to him, three of the girls were on Emirates airline to Dubai while four were aboard Egypt airline to Cairo and Oman. He commended the NIS Comptroller in charge of the Airport command, Mr Usman Abdullahi and his officers for doing a good job.