Church building collapses in Edo

A one-storey building which served as offices for pastors belonging to Christ Chosen Church of God collapsed in Edo state today. Rescue operation is currently ongoing at the site. Three people are said to have been rescued alive from the collapsed building while two bodies are still trapped under the rubble. More later

From Our News Desk -19th September, 2014

UPDATES: Kano attack: Shekarau visits victims, shuns Kwankwaso. $9.3m scandal: S’Africa insists on criminal probe. Police use torture to extract confession from suspects –Amnesty.Drivers, traffic warden, cook make national honours list. Obasanjo, Tambuwal absent as Jonathan emerges PDP’s candidate. Archbishop of Canterbury admits doubts about God. Libya’s former air chief assassinated in Benghazi. Ebola health team held captive in Guinea. We want schools reopened to avoid prejudice –Jonathan. Patients buying survivors’ blood from black market –WHO. Rivers gets FG’s N200m, defers school resumption. Wenger regrets missing out on Ronaldo, Drogba. Synagogue: Lagos, NEMA end rescue operation. Govt disowns fake Fashola message on Facebook. FG releases N200bn for third quarter capital projects. Private depots deplete fuel stock as strike continues. No gas supply to five power stations – Nebo. Nigerians imported N600bn vehicles in 2012 – Ndoma-Egba. Lafarge, World Bank sign deal for 260MW power plant. APC lying about Tinubu’s health, says PDP. Elemure Ogunyemi dies at 71. APC To Jonathan: Clear Yourself Over $9.3m Controversy Now. Ideye Topples Mikel, Moses As Nigeria’s Highest Earning Footballer. Seized $9.3m: Senate Summons NSA, CDS, COAS. PDP Endorsement: I’m Humbled, Overwhelmed – Jonathan. Troops Kill Another 60 Insurgents In Konduga. FG Reiterates Plan To Float National Carrier. Okagbare, Manu, Amunike, Others Bag National Awards. FG summons Egypt over maltreatment of Nigerian student. Delta lost N2.8b in four months, says DBIR boss. PDP chieftain, Kashamu, loses bid to stop drug trial in U.S.. Workers cut gas supply to Egbin, Geregu, darkness looms. EBOLA: World Bank approves $105m grant for W. Africa, Nigeria excluded.– Res:  Besiktas 1-1 Asteras, Partizan 0-0 Tott, Dinamo Zagreb 5-1 Astra G, Salzburg 2-2 Celtic, :sV 1-0 Estoril, Panaikos 1-2 Dinamo, Dnipro 0-1 Inter Milan, Everton 4-0 Wollfg.

Nigeria Begins Implementation Of 35% Levy On Imported New Vehicles

In compliance to the new fiscal policy on imported vehicles as directed by the Federal Government, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has commenced full implementation of the 70 percent tariff on imported vehicles.

The automotive policy, allows for an importer to pay 35 percent duty and 35 percent levy on imported vehicles and Customs has started the collection of 35 percent levy on imported new vehicles, which was originally scheduled to commence in January 2015 after the implementation of 35 percent duty was flagged-off in July this year.

Also, the implementation of the new vehicle tariff is part of the Federal Government’s new national automotive policy which aims to discourage importation of vehicles in favour of local assembly plants.

BusinessDay investigation confirmed that the Customs’ management on Tuesday, September 16 directed the commands located at the Tin-Can Island port, which handles the nation’s roll-in and roll-out terminals, to commence the full implementation of the automotive policy.

Confirming this development, Chris Osunkwo, public relation officer of Tin-Can Island port command, told our correspondent that the Federal Government deemed it fit to direct that the 35 percent levy be implemented strictly on only imported new vehicles.

This, he said, was geared towards encouraging the automakers to come and invest in Nigeria, thereby creating an enabling environment for their finished products not to face stiff competition with the imported new cars.

According to Osunkwo, the 35 percent levy does not apply to imported used vehicles usually referred to as ‘tokunbo’ cars, which, according to the Federal Government may commence in January 2015.

Steve Okonma, public relations officer of the PTML Customs command, who confirmed that the command has also begun the implementation, said that it only applies on brand new vehicles and not used vehicles.

Reacting to the development, the chapter chairman of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Bola Adeniran, said the agents were taken aback when they got to work to see that the 35 percent level had been inputed into the Customs system.

Adeniran said the implementation of the 35 percent levy was scheduled to take off in January 2015 but was hurriedly implemented by the Customs high command without consulting or informing them.

He said, “Agents are not satisfied with the 35 percent levy that was hurriedly implemented because the government said it will start by January but it was a surprise when we all came to work this morning to see that the Customs has already started implementing it. We were not informed and we believe that stakeholders should be duly informed before the commencement of such.”

- See more at: http://aitonline.tv/post-nigeria_begins_implementation_of_35__levy_on_imported_new_vehicles#sthash.Qe7m8f5M.dpuf

Popular Traditional Music star, Elemure Ogunyemi is dead

Ado Ekiti-based traditional musician, Chief Elemure Ogunyemi, is dead.

However, the cause of his death not been disclosed.

Details later

Lesbian woman executed for starving girlfriend's 9yr old son to death

Lisa Coleman (left), 38, was pronounced dead at 6:23pm today in Huntsville, Texas. She had been on death row for the past eight years, after being convicted of the 2004 death of her girlfriend's 9yr old son, Davontae Williams (right) who had been beaten and bound, and whose body bore more than 250 scars when officials discovered him on July 26, 2004. He had also been starved, weighing a mere 35 pounds at the time of his death.

Witnesses said Coleman appeared to be at peace with the execution on Wednesday telling her jailers: 'I'm ready. I know where I'm going. I'm not bitter, just ready'. She then smiled and blew kisses at the supporters gathered at her execution and said 'God bless you all'. Her last words were directed at her fellow inmate, Darlie Routier. 'Tell them I finished strong.' Coleman was given a lethal injection at 6pm and was pronounced dead at 6:23pm. No one showed up to represent the victim, Davontae.

She is the sixth woman to be executed in Texas since 1982. The last woman put to death was S
Davontae's mother and Coleman's former girlfriend, Marcella Williams (pictured left), is currently serving a life sentence for his death, after reaching a plea deal.

Williams, who was just 14-years-old when she gave birth to Davontae, had been investigated by Child Protective Services seven times between 1995 and 2002. In 2002, they lost track of  the family.

Prosecutors in Coleman's case used the charge of kidnapping to justify asking for the death penalty.
According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, they argued that Coleman 'did not allow Davontae to have visitors, kept him from visiting others by restraining him and told people he was not at the apartment when he was there.'

The young boy's ultimate cause of death was malnutrition.

Paramedics who arrived on the scene after it was reported the child was having trouble breathing found him dressed in nothing but bandages and a diaper, and reported that the boy had clearly been dead for several hours.

Source: UK Daily Mail

PDP adopt Pres. Jonathan as sole candidate for 2015 elections

Every politician looking to contest in next year's presidential election should join other parties as President Jonathan has just been chosen as PDP's sole candidate for the 2015 elections. Members of the National Executive Committee, NEC, of the party adopted him this afternoon during a meeting (which is still going on) at the party’s national headquarters in Abuja.

The President, VP Sambo, Senate President, and many PDP governors are at the meeting

Photos: Multiple accident at Trans Ekulu this evening

About six cars collided this evening at Trans Ekulu in Enugu, causing great damage. Fortunately no one died.