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Posted by:  f unmi ojuroye   Posted date:  July 26, 2013   The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will leave no stone unturned in ensuring that it conducts a better election in the coming general elections. Plateau state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Habu Zarma said this during a meeting with various groups seeking support on strategies to sensitise and mobilise citizens for effective participation in elections. Issues ranging from permanent voters cards, delimitation of electoral constituents, guidelines for political parties, and lists of registered and de-registered political parties as well as the electoral commission’s strategic plan document were discussed at the meeting. The meeting, held in Jos, had in attendance political parties, civil society organisations and professional bodies. INEC launched the strategic plan document that will manage electoral processes better and optimise organisational systems and s...

The international community had called on the Egyptian state to legalise the position of the former president An Egyptian  court  has ordered the detention of ousted Islamist president Mohammed  Morsi  for questioning over colluding with Palestinian militant group Hamas to storm police stations and jails during the 2011 uprising. Morsi, 61, will also be quizzed on whether he collaborated with Hamas in attacks on police stations and prison breaks in early 2011 during the revolt against former president Hosni Mubarak, MENA news agency reported. This is the first official word on Morsi's status after he was ousted on July 3 by the Army. The judicial detention was initially ordered for 15 days. The alleged crimes are being investigated by a Cairo court that is tasked to determine how inmates broke out of a prison late January 2011, after accusations that Morsi's Islamist group sought the help of the Hamas rulers of  Gaza . Many Islamis...

by funmi ojuroye AP Photo / Lalo R. Villar A burned out train carriage is taken away on a flat-bed truck in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Friday July 26, 2013 Warning: Graphic content SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain — Spanish investigators have taken possession of the “black boxes” of the train involved in the country’s worst train crash in decades as the driver, Francisco Jose Garzon Amo, was officially detained in the hospital where he was recovering. The train hurtled at high-speed along a curve and derailed, court spokeswoman Maria Pardo Rios said Friday. The boxes record the train’s trip data, including speed and distances and braking and are similar to flight recorders for airplanes. Jaime Iglesias, the National Police chief of the Galicia region where the crash happened just on the outskirts of the regional capital, Santiago de Compostela, said the driver, under guard by police, cannot yet testify because of his medical condition. Monica Ferreiros, Xoan A...

Updated Friday, July 26th 2013 at 10:09 GMT +3 By Funmi Ojuroye MAKUENI, KENYA: Party of the Independent Candidate of Kenya (PICK) candidate John  Harun Mwau  has hinted that he may challenge the  Makueni   senate  by-  election  in court, terming the process as flawed. Speaking after casting his vote at Tangu Primary School in Kilome constituency, Mwau claimed that the decision to paste  Mutula Kilonzo Jnr ’s details on the ballot had given him advantage over the other candidates as the pasted information was very conspicuous. “  IEBC  is colluding with certain candidates to rig the election s in their favour. The sticker on one candidate (Junior) is so conspicuous that it is giving him undue advantage over the rest of us. It is catching to the electorate,” claimed Mwau, who had also petitioned the election  of the late Mutula after the March 4 general Election. He added: “From the beginning the...

by funmi ojuroye 26th July, 2013 9:00 AM US calls for investigation into killing amid violent protests against Islamist government A demonstrator holds up a poster with an image of slain opposition figure Mohamed Brahimi to protest his assassination in Tunis. Photograph: Anis Mili/Reuters Tunisian opposition politician  Mohamed Brahmi  was shot dead on Thursday in the second such assassination this year, setting off violent protests against the Islamist-led government in the capital and elsewhere. “This criminal gang has killed the free voice of Brahmi,” his widow, Mbarka Brahmi, told Reuters, without specifying who she thought was behind the shooting outside their home in Tunis. Mr Brahmi’s sister later accused the main Islamist Ennahda party of being behind the killing. “Ennahda killed my brother,” Souhiba Brahmi said. Ennahda has condemned the killing. The politician’s wife said Mr Brahmi had left the house after receiving a telephone call. She heard shots a...

Published on July 26, 2013 by Funmi ojuroye Efforts to resolve the strike by Nigeria’s Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), may take a longer time as the union on has rejected Federal Government’s plan to re-negotiate their 2009 Agreement. The Chairman of UNN-ASUU, Dr Ifeanyi Abada, made this position known while briefing newsmen in Nsukka after a congress attended by some national and zonal officers. Abada explained that the union took this stand because government did not sign the agreement under duress. Graduates of a Nigerian university: ASUU rejects new deal He said UNN-ASUU and other chapters of the union nationwide were determined to withdraw their services until the federal government implemented the agreement. “ASUU cannot be cajoled by any unbridled campaign or blackmail as being paddled by some federal government’s officials. “The union is worried by the insincerity of government and condemns this perfidy in its entirety’’, he said. Abada said...

by Funmi Ojuroye Governor Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi has appeared on the BBC Hardtalk show to address issues surrounding his highly public dispute with President Goodluck Jonathan. He spoke about his suspension from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), about his “ambitions” for 2015 and what Nigerian politicians need to address in order to stop political problems harming the economy. “There are a lot of assumptions being made here and there by different persons about what they think my ambitions are,” he told Shaun Ley. “What you must know is that I believe in the rule of law. Let’s for the purpose of argument say an ambition exist, nobody has the right to bring down a state because an ambition exist. “Everybody should allow 2015 for 2015, it’s a bit too early for that.” “I want everybody to allow Mr. President to preside over the country for the interest of the country.” Amaechi refused to clear the air about his ambition for 2015 but he said nobody has the righ...

by funmi ojuroye 26th July, 2013 King Juan Carlos visits relatives of survivors and says country is ‘united in grief’ Spain’s King Juan Carlos addresses the media next to Spanish Development Minister Ana Pastor (r) and Queen Sofia (l) after visiting the victims of a train crash at Clinico Universitario Hospital in Santiago de Compostela, northwestern Spain. Photograph: Eloy Alonso/Reuters The driver of a Spanish train that derailed, killing at least 80 people, was under police guard in hospital today after the dramatic accident which an official source said was caused by excessive speed. The eight-carriage train came off the tracks, hit a wall and caught fire just outside the pilgrimage destination  Santiago de Compostela  in northwestern  Spain  on Wednesday night. It was one of Europe’s worst rail disasters. The source had knowledge of the official investigation into a crash which brought misery to Santiago on Thursday, the day when it should have c...

by Funmi Ojuroye, 26th July, 2013 6:40 AM Rail workers clear the tracks at the site of a train crash near Santiago de Compostela, northwestern Spain.—Photo by Reuter SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA: Spanish police were waiting Friday to question one of the drivers of a train that derailed, killing at least 80 passengers, amid media reports it was travelling at twice the speed limit. The driver, lightly injured, “would be questioned by police in hospital where he has been placed under surveillance,” the High Court in Galicia said in a statement Thursday. The investigating magistrate in the case had not ordered his detention, the statement added. “The judge has asked police to take his statement,” in the presence of a lawyer, a court spokeswoman said. After that, he will have to give his account before the magistrate, she added. A police source said they had originally expected to question him on Thursday. Renfe, the state railway company, has said it i...

BY FUNMI OJUROYE  26th July, 2013 04:30 AM Google announced that it is now pushing out the Android 4.3  update  for Jelly Bean to Nexus (4, 7, 10 ) and Galaxy Nexus owners. The  update  is going out over-the-air (OTA) and users will get a notification within a few days to a maximum of two weeks. Sony announced update plans, while other makers have not reported upgrade plans. Android 4.3 come pre-installed on the Nexus 7, the Wi-Fi version of which launches on July 30. The major featured added in Android 4.3 is that it offers restricted profiles, limiting access to apps and content which is helpful to parents or for retail use. It can let devices be used for credit card transactions without the users getting access to the some of Google account holders' information.  Restricted users don't get access to Gmail, calendar, Play Store or in-app purchases.  Apps can be chosen to for each user. Android 4.3 also now supports Bluetooth Smart that l...

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By  Andrew Gregory 26 Jul 2013 02:00 Promoted: Tracy White at the Nursing and Midwifery Council Central Two nurses yesterday became the first to be struck off as a result of the  biggest-ever scandal in the NHS . Tracy White and Sharon Turner falsified  A&E waiting times at Stafford Hospital , bullied colleagues and used vile language about patients while hundreds died of neglect. Bully: Sharon Turner Central   The Nursing and Midwifery Council panel banned them from working as nurses, ruling they had brought the profession into “serious disrepute”. But last night the hospital refused  to say if it would fire White who has since been made a clinical site manager. It said only it would give “careful consideration” to the ruling. It also refused to reveal when and why White was promoted and if she still has contact with patients. Both nurses  denied all the allegations . An independent misconduct hearing was told Tu...

by Funmi Ojuroye 26 Jul 2013 02:00  AM F rancisco Jose Garzon, who has previously boasted on Facebook of his 124mph speeds, said: “I hope there are no dead because they would fall on my conscience”   The driver of the high-speed train which crashed and killed 80 in Spain warned he was coming off a bend at 118mph – over twice the speed limit. Realising the horror about to unfold , the 52-year-old, with 30 years’ experience, made a desperate call to bosses and said: “I’m going at 190kmh (118mph), I’m going to derail.” In a second frantic call after the accident, he explained that he was trapped in the cabin and added: “I hope there are no dead because they would fall on my conscience.” After he was freed, Francisco Jose Garzon sobbed as he wandered around the carnage in shock saying: “I’ve derailed. What am I going to do? What am I going to do?” The speed limit at the crash bend is 49mph. Last night Mr Garzon, who has  previously boasted on Fac...

Published On: July 25, 2013, 17:20 GMT A man accused of being one of South Africa's worst serial rapists, Sifiso Makhubo, has been found dead in his prison cell, officials say. Sifiso Makhubo, who faced 122 charges, including murder, was found hours before his trial was due to start. He is also charged with attempted murder over allegations he knowingly infected his victims with HIV - the first such prosecution. South Africa has one of the highest rates of sexual violence in the world. Some 64,000 cases were reported to the police last year. It is also the country with the largest HIV-positive population - some 5.5 million people, or 17% of those aged 15-49. The authorities say Mr Makhubo was alone in the cell and is believed to have hanged himself with a blanket but they are investigating the circumstances of his death. He was accused of raping 35 children and two women between January 2006 and February 2011. His youngest alleged victim was only 10 years o...