In KogiYouths burn police patrol vehicle

Attacked and burnt  a police patrol vehicle at Obehira area, Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State.

The mob, mostly youths, were said to have accused the police of causing the death of  an innocent man who was hit by a fleeing motorist.

A source told journalists in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, that the police patrol vehicle was pursuing a vehicle suspected to be conveying India Hemp along the Obehira road.

He added that in the process, the vehicle hit a passerby, who fell into a gutter.

The source said the occupants of the vehicle escaped before the police could get to the scene.

He alleged that when the police arrived the scene, they felt unconcerned about the injured person, but were allegedly more interested only in impounding the vehicle conveying the illicit substance.

According to him, the youths became enraged at the perceived police inhumanity.

The youths were said to have demanded that the police ensure the victim was treated before taking the vehicle to police station.

The source said the disagreement between the police and the youths degenerated into a face-off.

The police were said to have escaped from the scene to avoid the anger of the mob, leaving behind their patrol vehicle and the one conveying the banned substance.

The source said the youths later burnt the two vehicles.

Speaking on the incident, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr.  Collins Adebayo, confirmed the burning of the vehicles.

He stated that the police got a distress call that a red Honda Accord was carrying an exhibit.

The PPRO added that when the driver saw the police, he fled with the vehicle.

According to him,  in an attempt to escape, he had a burst tyre and in the process, he hit and killed a pedestrian.

Adebayo added that the driver of the vehicle escaped while the youth later attacked the vehicle in anger.

He claimed that the police later arrived at the scene and made attempts to stop the mob from further vandalising the vehicle.

Adebayo said normalcy had returned to the area while investigation was ongoing.

Muhammadu BuhariSenate approves President’s request to appoint 15 advisers

President Muhammadu Buhari sent the request to the upper legislative house on Tuesday, June 2, 2015.

                                                Muhammadu Buhari  News AU 

                  

 Senate President, David mark  Daily Post

 

The Senate has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for the appointment of 15 senior advisers.

Buhari sent the request to the upper legislative house on Tuesday, June 2, 2015.

The approval was given today, June 3, after the President’s letter was read by Senate President, David Mark who it was addressed to.

Buhari is expected to name some of his senior staff, including his choice for Chief of Staff, today.

Reports have it that the President might appoint former Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola to fill the position.

Ibikunle AmosunGovernor orders removal of Jonathan’s portraits

Amosun explained further that a new President, Muhammadu Buhari, had been sworn in and as such it’s his photos that should be on the walls not Jonathan’s.

                                      President Goodluck Jonathan  Telegraph UK

                                Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun.  thisdaylive

Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun has ordered workers in the state to remove all portraits of former President, Goodluck Jonathan from their offices.

Amosun explained further that a new President, Muhammadu Buhari, had been sworn in and as such it’s his photos that should be on the walls not Jonathan’s.

The governor made the declaration on Wednesday, June 3, 2015, during a tour of government offices as part of his familiarization visit to workers.

Amosun gave the order after seeing Jonathan’s portrait still hanging in an office at the state Ministry of Finance.

Jonathan vacated the office of President on Friday, May 29, when Buhari was sworn in.

In South AfricaMandela's grandson sentenced to 2 years in jail for assault

                                        Mandla and Nelson Mandela  MG ZA 

                                            Mandla Mandela  Telegraph UK 

                             Some witnesses said Mandla threatened Ngudle with a gun.

Nelson Mandela's oldest grandson, Mandla Mandela, has been sentenced to two years in prison or pay a fine of $817 for assaulting a school teacher in 2013.

Mandla, who is a legislator for the ruling African National Congress (ANC), was found to have attacked a teacher, Mlamli Ngudle, in a 2013 road rage incident in Mthatha, Cape Province, South Africa.

The prosecutor said Ngudle had allegedly bumped a parked vehicle belonging to one of Mandla's friends.

Some witnesses said Mandla threatened Ngudle with a gun.

The prosecutor said even the court in Mthatha during the trial confirmed that the legislator was arrogant and evasive during his testimony.

He said the legislator had been found guilty of assault in March.

Mthatha made headlines in 2013 when a judge ordered him to return the remains of his father and two other children of Nelson Mandela to Qunu, their ancestral home.

He had moved them to a memorial centre in another location without consulting the family

ShockingMan plays guitar while undergoing brain tumour surgery

 (Telegraph)

 The man, Anthony Kulkamp Dias was kept conscious during his operation to remove a tumour and played the British classic for the surgery team. 

A 33-year old Brazilian man is making international headlines after playing The Beatles’s 'Yesterday' on the guitar while having brain surgery.

The man, Anthony Kulkamp Dias was kept conscious during his operation to remove a tumour and played the British classic for the surgery team.

He also played 'Emanuel', a song he wrote for his newborn son, as well as Brazilian country songs.

Speaking on the feat, Kulkamp said “the doctors asked me to repeat one of the country songs so I even had an encore"

Reports Kulkamp, who played guitar professionally for 20 years, discovered the tumour 15 days after his son was born a few months ago, adding that he could not even say the name of his car and was stammering as a result.

Telegraph reports that Kulkamp underwent surgery while conscious, and played a guitar balanced on his stomach.

Said Kulkamp,

“I played six songs at certain times,” he said. “My right hand was a bit weaker because that was the side that they were operating on. So I stopped and rested. I was interspersing songs and talking with them.”

The pioneering surgery allowed doctors to safely map the patient’s brain while awake to avoid injury that could compromise important brain functions.

Speaking on why Kulkamp was kept awake for the surgery, Dr Jean Abreu Machado, clinical director, said:

 “By keeping the patient awake during surgery, these areas can be monitored in real time. A kind of mapping of important areas can be done. It really is a great challenge for the whole surgery team, including the anaesthetist.”

He added that the brain tissue does not have pain sensors but the skin and other structures do.