Saraki emerges Senate President
Senator Ahmed Lawan(Borno), who
emerged the consensus candidate of the All Progressives Congress, was not
nominated.
Details later...
Inauguration: Police lock out journalists, workers from N’Assembly
Ahead of the inauguration of the 8th
Legislature of the National Assembly today (Tuesday) in Abuja, the Police have
condoned off the National Assembly complex, barring no fewer than 2,000 people
from gaining entry into the complex.
Those denied entry by the
overzealous police operatives include journalists, who will cover the
inauguration, and essential duty workers.
President Muhammadu Buhari will
proclaim the 8th National Assembly at a ceremony, starting by 10am today.
Details later....
10 die in China floods
Heavy rainfall has plagued eight
provinces and one municipality in south China since Sunday, causing 10 deaths
and leaving four missing, said the Ministry of Civil Affairs Tuesday.
Downpour has triggered floods,
landslides and hail storms in Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan,
Chongqing, Sichuan and Guizhou, said a ministry press release.
Among the victims, five drowned, two
were struck by falling rocks and two were buried under landslides. The last was
killed in the collapse of a building, according to the ministry.
In Guizhou Province, where
torrential rain has left four people dead and four others missing, more than
10,000 residents have been relocated and nearly 6,700 are in need of basic
necessities, according to statistics from the provincial civil affairs
department.
Affecting nearly 370,000 people in
30 counties, the disaster has inflicted direct economic loss of nearly 300
million yuan (48.3 million U.S. dollars), by toppling more than 300 rooms and
damaging 17,000 hectares of farmland.
Downpour has also affected 553,900
residents in seven cities and prefectures in Hunan Province, according to the
provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters.
posted by Henry Uwalaka @ 11:14 am 09/06/2015
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