Tuesday, 22 March 2016

CCTV Reveals Brussels Airport Terror Attack Suspects!

Three men captured in cctv video at Zaventem Airport are believed to be responsible for the deadly attack carried out at the Departure Hall of  Zaventem Airport, Brussels, Belgium. 



The two men in dark colored top (to the left) were believed to be suicide bombers who detonated themselves in the attack, while the man in light colored jacket and a dark hat (to the right) is suspected to have played a key role in the airport attack and still at large.

Terror attacks at 8:20 local time, Tuesday, March 22, at Zaventem Airport and Maelbeek Metro station left about 34 people dead and over a hundred and twenty injured. A third bomb found at the airport was reportedly destroyed by security.



World leaders, organizations and celebrities from around the world have expressed their condolences and solidarity with Belgium.

Authorities said Zaventem Airport will be closed on Wednesday, however, it is hoped that it will be open on Thursday.


Two bombers died in the attack, ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Help...Lagos Magistrate Sends Mother Of Three To prison For Scratching her Car!

Stumbled on this post this morning, please this needs to be investigated,verified and something done asap.



In this age and time??? for someone who should interpret the law, to violate it is absolutely unacceptable.

Belgian Airport Terror Attack!

Four days after the capture of Paris attack prime suspect Salah Abdeslam, not less than 13 people were reported dead and 35 wounded in two explosions that ripped though  Zaventem, Brussels's Airport on Tuesday, March 22. 




The third explosion was reportedly carried Maalbeek Metro train, details of casualties is unclear but reports of injuries are emerging. 


People are being evacuated, while all subway stations have been closed after smoke has been detected close to EU headquarters, all flights to and fro Brussels have also been cancelled.


The attack was carried out by members of the Isis terrorist group. Belgian terror alert has been raised to the highest level. 

In response this these attacks, international travel security have been stepped up.


Photo Of The Day!

Right in the middle of the road, this van veered off, hitting one of the pedestrian bridge pillars at Sand Fill bus-stop, by Oriental Hotel, Victorian Island, Lagos, in the morning hours of Monday, March 21st. 


Was the driver sleeping...drunk? just wondering!

Sunday, 20 March 2016

Air Force One Touches Cuba After 88 Years!

Air Force One touched down at José Martí International Airport Havana, late Sunday, March 20, 2016, as United States President Barack Obama, his wife Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha lands in Cuba for the first visit to Cuba by a sitting U.S president since 1928.




Visiting with the president are dozens of U.S. lawmakers and business leaders who arrived separately for the visit.



Few minutes ago, President Obama twitted "¿Que bolá Cuba? Just touched down here, looking forward to meeting and hearing directly from the Cuban people".

Human Right Protesters Rounded Up, Arrested In Cuban Just Hours To Obama's Visit

It has been reported that Cuban authorities arrested over 50 protesters who were marching to demand improved human rights only hours to U.S President Barack Obama's scheduled historic visit to the communist island, on Sunday, March 20. 


The protesters, mostly women reportedly took advantage of  the presence of dozens of international reporters in town for Obama's visit, to canvass for the release of political prisoners, everything looked good until they were quickly rounded up in buses and police cars. The group said they only want to bring their plight to Obama and the world's attention, "he needs to know that we are here being repressed simply for exercising our right to express ourselves and manifest in a non-violent way." they said.

The group known as the Ladies in White, routinely march every Sunday after Mass at a church called Miramar in a suburb of Havana, Cuba's capital city, report has it that they usually get arrested and detained for hours or days.

Bloody Election Re-Run In Rivers State!

I try as much as possible to keep my opinion out of my articles, especially using this platform, but Nigeria, belongs to us all; therefore, I am concerned. Having the 'illusion', that things will work out, with just prayers and doing nothing, is one-big-lie we tell yourselves. I am an unapologetic believer in 'non- violence', as a means of resolving issues. To that respect, I use what I have, 'my pen', as a means of getting involved in the Polity. 

Truth be told, it's high time we call 'a spade', what it is-  'a spade', if we must move forward. Our nation, is in shambles, and all most of our supposedly duly elected representatives in the corridors of power do, is- engage the resources at their disposal in 'power-tussle'. Dilly-dallying over this issue will not lead us anywhere.  





The "predictable" outcome of Rivers State National and State Assembly election re-run, held on Saturday, March 19, 2016, is distressing. Despite reported 'tight-security', there abound allegations, and counter allegations of gross electoral misconduct; comprising of:  violent attacks and killings, in the camps of Nigeria's leading Political Parties: the All Progressives Congress, (APC) and the People Democratic Party, (PDP). 





Prior to the election re-run, big wigs from afore mentioned political parties, thronged Rivers State like gladiators, their 'do-or-die' countenance towards the re-run could be perceived by a blind man, from miles away. All, with the intention of grabbing more, and more wards into their respective party portfolios, while the territories they already have in their control, languish in penury, for lack of basic amenities- electricity supplies, good road networks, lack of clean drinking water, diminished quality education in our public school system, resulting to being subjected to pay incredible tuition in private schools. Lack of jobs for the teeming graduates, heartless embezzlement of public funds by top government officials and civil servants. 





March 19th, 2016, killings and inflicting of injuries, in Rivers State elections re-run, was not necessary and should have been avoided, if the political gladiators, who attack directly, or sponsor attacks, would allow 'THE PEOPLE DECIDE'. 





Don't give me that look of: 'Did you say attack, or sponsor'?
I ask: Is there a smoke without fire?. 

Blame it on hoodlums and cultists, all you want. I think these 'hoodlums', who are 'social-problems', created by 'irresponsible-leadership', know their boundaries. They will not over-step, except of course, some mischievous elements, in the corridors of power, beats to the tune they dance to.


Pictures of some of the damages, resulting from Rivers State election re-run crisis: 









Nigeria, is labelled: a '3rd world' nation, not for of  lack of resources.  Name them- Human, Natural, we have these, in abundance. We are nevertheless, labelled a 3rd world', because of how we think/ reason. It is sad to note that every single one of these political gladiators, and sponsors, are supposedly well educated and believably well informed. Most of them have been around the world, they supposedly have seen, and know how things work in developed nations, which is a far cry from what is obtained here. Why then do we keep going down the road that leads to no-where, or at most destruction, when we should know better?. 






What happened in Rivers on March 19th, 2016, election re-run, is highly regrettable, and should have been avoided. 



Obianuju Mbanusi writes.