Egyptair MS181 Hijack!

A Cairo bound Egyptian Air plane, flight MS181 with about 81 people on board was on Tuesday, March 29, hijacked while on its way from Alexandria at about 0505 local time.

The Plane was diverted to Larnaka airport - Cyprus, Tuesday morning. According to report, there were suspicions of bomb on board the hijacked plane but Egyptair officials doubt this claim. 

EgyptAir authorities stated via its twitter handle that negotiations with the Hijacker resulted in the release of about 40 passengers, except the crew and four foreigners.

Reports has it that the hijacker is an Egyptian national identified as Ibrahim Samaha.

Horrific....Man Beheads Toddler In Front Of Her Mother In Taipei!

A 33-year-old man, simply identified as Wang, is in police custody for beheading a four-year-old girl in front of her mother in Taipei, Taiwan.

Reports has it that the incident occurred outside an underground rail station at  about 11am local times, as the toddler was cycling her pedal-less training bike, they were on their way to meet the girl’s brother, sister and grandfather. 

At first, the mother thought the man was helping the girl lift her bicycle to a pavement, until she realised that the man was hacking at her daughter. 

Neighbours said the suspect usually acted very strange, he would “shout and scream” while at home. 

Fire Outbreak Destroy Vehicles In Shenyang!

Images from the Fire outbreak at near residential buildings in Shenyang, China’s northeast Liaoning Province.

No casualties was reported in the incident.

Photo Speaks: Obalende, Lagos!

Photo Speak: Obalende, Lagos - Nigeria.

Persistent Fuel Scarcity Unleash Undue Hardship On Nigerians!

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari met with officials of NUPENG and PENGASSAN at the Aso Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday, March 23 2016, reason may be to seek ways to alleviate the suffering of the masses imposed by incessant fuel scarcity.

Let's hope some positive improvement is seen as soon as possible because this situation is fast becoming a norm.

Pictures below as seen around town.

Nigeria's 2016 Budget Passed, Awaits President's Concent!

After months of hesitation, Nigeria's National Assembly on Wednesday, March 23, passed the 2016 budget, with a total allocation of =N=6.06 trillion, a reduction on the 6.08 trillion proposed by President Muhammadu Buhari.

The passage however awaits President Buhari’s nod before it can be passed as an Act and be operational.

The budget highlight below:

Aggregate expenditure — N6,060,677,358,227

Statutory transfers  N351,370,000,000

Debt service N1,475,320,000,000

Recurrent expenditure N2,646,389,236,196

Capital expenditure N1,587,598,122,031

Fiscal deficit  N2,204,936,925,711.16

Deficit/GDP 2.14 per cent

The parameters proposed by President Buhari  retained.

Oil price benchmark and crude oil production reportedly left at US38 per barrel and 2.2000mbpd respectively.

Exchange left at N197/USD1. 

The assumptions according to the report, were adopted in line with recommendations of the Medium Term Expenditure Framework, MTEF, and Fiscal Strategy Paper, FSP. 

Karadžić Sentenced To 40 Years In Prison For Genocide!

Former Bosnian Serb politician and convicted war criminal, Radovan Karadžić was on Thursday, March 24, sentenced to 40 years in prison by the International Criminal Tribunal, for the massacre of Muslim men and boys, and hundreds forcibly sacked from their homes, among other heinous crimes against civilian Muslims in the 1995 slaughter at Srebrenica.

This sentencing reportedly came 21 years since the now 70-year-old Karadžić was first charged, after 11 years on the run, a five-year trial and 18 months the judges took to deliberate over a verdict.