Floods Bring Crocodiles & Hippos Into Homes In Central Nigeria

Dangerous animals, including crocodiles, snakes and hippos, have found their way into homes and communities in central Nigeria after devastating flooding, residents say.

The creatures were carried along flood-swollen rivers, say the authorities.

"There is now a hippopotamus in house," Benue state resident Wuese Jirake told the BBC. "I hope that when it is tired, it may leave myhome."Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by the flooding.

Hundreds also…

Court orders Central Bank to declare cash, assets seized from Cecilia Ibru

Cecilia Ibru

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, this morning ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to declare the total cash and properties recovered from the former Chief Executive Officer of Oceanic Bank, Mrs.Cecilia Ibru, within 72 hours.

The court also ordered that the apex bank should declare the location of the properties…

Andrey Arshavin dazzles in a central role for Arsenal

On his first start of the season, however, the mercurial Russian ran the show as the Gunners romped to a 6-1 win over League One Coventry and offered…

Proper daily care and maintenance of central lines might reduce infection rate in PICUs

By following a few basic rules for handling central venous catheters, nurses and doctors at a group of children’s hospitals have, in three years, prevented nearly a thousand infections and saved more than a hundred children’s lives and millions of dollars, according to a study by investigators at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and elsewhere.

The results of the…

Plagiarism: Nigeria’s central bank governor sued

Published on April 23, 2012 by pmnews

Sanusi Lamido Sanusi

The Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has been dragged before a Federal High Court siting in Abuja over an alleged plagiarism by a Nigerian…

Central Coast Mariners coach Graham Arnold questions Brisbane Roar’s opener

Central Coast Mariners coach Graham Arnold has questioned the legitimacy of Brisbane Roar’s opener in the second leg of their semi-final clash, which put the defending champions on their way to a second successive A-League grand final.

The Roar sealed a 5-2 aggregate victory in the tie with a 3-2 win over the Mariners on Saturday, handing Brisbane a week…

Bomb blast rocks central Nigerian city

Bomb blast rocks central Nigerian city

A bomb blast in the central Nigerian city of Jos on Easter Sunday injured several people, officials said, hours after a car bomb attack in the country’s north killed at least 20.

“Security personnel have moved to the scene as injured are being evacuated,” national emergency management agency spokesman Yushau Shuaib said. A military spokesman identified…