PRESS RELEASE REPORT

Umahi orders probe of youths death in auto crash

 Dr. Mcdonald Onu

The Ebonyi State Governor, Chief David Nweze Umahi, has directed the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Bernard Odoh, to probe the circumstances that led to the death of the 10 Ebonyi youths in a motor accident at Ezzangbo on their way to the Court of Appeal, Enugu.

IMMIGRATION/LIFE STYLE

African migrants hit it big in Spain Christmas lottery
 By Alan Clendenning

In this Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015 picture, a Senegalese man named Ngame, who told reporters that he was rescued by Spain’s coast guard traveling from Africa’s western coast toward Spain’s Canary Islands, speaks after discovering he won euro400,000 ($438,000) in Roquetas de Mar, in Almeria province, Spain. About 35 African migrants, including at least one rescued at sea from an overcrowded wooden boat, are among the top prize winners of Spain’s Christmas lottery, according to the owner of the lottery agency that sold more than 1,000 tickets worth 400,000 euros ($438,000) each.

TRANSPORT

Ghana transport minister resigns over bus paint bungle

Accra (AFP) - Ghana's transport minister resigned Wednesday after a controversy erupted following reports she spent about one million dollars to repaint over 100 buses with portraits of the country's recent leaders.

IMMIGRATION

 Immigration officials to launch large-scale deportation raids

It's a response to the surge of undocumented immigrants fleeing violence in Central America. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has begun preparing for a series of raids that would target for deportation hundreds of families who have flocked to the United States since the start of last year, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.

MONEY/FINANCE

Banks blame ATM card ban abroad on round-tripping
Oyetunji Abioye

Deposit Money Banks in the country are recording unprecedented foreign exchange bills owing to heavy and frequent use of payment cards by their customers who travel abroad, it has been learnt.

AIRLINE

Passengers disembark from Aero flight using ladder & Kenya mocks Nigeria over it (VIDEO)
By OkechukwuNnodim

Passengers on a chartered flight operated by Aero Contractors used a ladder to disembark after the aircraft landed at the Bauchi airport on Saturday. It was learnt that the flight, which had 34 passengers onboard, took off from Abuja and the travellers boarded without any problem, but trouble started after it landed in Bauchi.

IMMIGRATION/MULTICULTURALISM

Angela Merkel, Paul Ryan, and the Islamization of America By roger L imon

German chancellor Angela Merkel -- easily Europe's most important leader for years, Time's and the Financial Times' "Person of the Year," etc., etc. -- made an important statement at her party's convention last week, especially notable since it came from her. Via the Washington Post:

IMMIGRATION

Merkel's U-turn over her open-door policy for refugees

German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced something pretty surprising this week — she is going to "drastically decrease" the number of refugees entering Germany. And it turns out the real reason for this is pretty simple. The change of heart is a big deal because originally Merkel pledged to not put quotas on the number of refugees entering Germany since the EU is currently experiencing the worst refugee crisis since World War II.