Monday 18 July 2016

Anambra hemp dealers beat security with siren –NDLEA


THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Anambra State Command, has said that Indian hemp dealers in the state use siren to beat security operatives.

Suicide bomber kills nine at Iraq Sunni mosque


A suicide bomber detonated explosives at a Sunni mosque near Baghdad where worshippers were gathered for prayers, killing at least nine people, officials said on Tuesday.

Pope asks Roman Catholics to apologise to gays


Pope Francis has asked the Roman Catholic Church to apologise to gays for the way they are being treated, saying they deserve to be respected.

The pontiff said the Church had no right to judge homosexuals and should not be discriminated against.

Nigerian pastor jailed for £4.1m fraud in UK


A Nigerian accountant and part-time pastor in the United Kingdom, Sam Kayode, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for stealing £4.1m.

NDLEA arrests 203 suspects, seizes 2,770.451kg drugs in Niger


THE National Drug and Law Enforcement Agency has said it has arrested 203 suspects and seized 2,770.451kg of various drugs in the last six months in the state.