Michael Ojuroye Initiative (Ngo)

US marks 12th anniversary of 9/11 attacks NEW YORK/WASHINGTON - Amid moments of silence and a reading of victims' names, Americans paused in solemn ceremonies Wednesday to cherish the memory of the nearly 3,000 innocent people who died when hijacked jetliners crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field 12 years ago. More than a thousand people gathered at the National September 11 Memorial plaza in lower Manhattan, New York City, for the annual reading of victims' names from both 1993 and 2001 terror attacks on the World Trade Center, against the background of playing bagpipes and tolling bells. The solemn ceremony was held around two reflecting pools in the footprints of the twin towers on the former World Trade Center complex. Participants first observed a moment of silence at 8:46 am EDT (1246 GMT), the time when American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower and there was a second pause at 9:03 am when United Airlines Fligh...

2015 Stalls Jonathan's Talks With 'Rebel'  Governors Two issues stood between President Goodluck Jonathan and seven aggrieved governors of the party in their efforts Tuesday night to resolve the dispute that caused the break of the party, Daily Trust learnt yesterday. The issues included the governors' demand that Peoples Democratic Party national chairman Bamanga Tukur be removed and that President Jonathan should not rush into declaring for re-election in 2015. The meeting is scheduled to resume Sunday. "I can tell you that Sunday's meeting will determine the way forward," a source at the meeting said. The source said Jonathan had earlier conceded to the first three demands of the governors which included that the Adamawa State PDP leadership backed by Governor Murtala Nyako be restored and that the suspension on the Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi from the party be lifted. When the governors raised the third issue on the leadership of th...