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Caught Green-Handed: How A New Crime Detection System Reduced Theft By 80%

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30 September, 2013 Foreign London, UK -- A thief was apprehended by the police thanks to a curious crime deсtection system. 28-year-old Yafet Askale broke into a car in northwest London, and stole several items, including a laptop. The police were quickly alarmed and apprehended him shortly after the crime was committed. Askale was sentenced to 49 hours of community work and has to pay restitution. Although he pleaded not guilty to the crime, the police were able to prove othervise. Ultra-violet scans helped to reveal that the thief's face and jacket were heavily covered in a susbtance which is odourless, invisible to the naked eye. It is almost impossible to wash out this substance from clothes, and it stays on the skin for weeks. The system, called SmartWater system, is currently on the trial in London. Local people in Harlesden have been given free kits by police to mark their own valuables to deter thieves, and help catch them

PHOTO: Three Potential Stowaway Teenagers Apprehended by Lagos Airport Authorities

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Free Data and Calls www.gloworld.com Enjoy Free night calls, Free data Zero Facebook and more on GloBounce PHOTO: Three Potential Stowaway Teenagers Apprehended by Lagos Airport Authorities 1 October, 2013 Local Three potential stowaway teenagers, arrested at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos on September 24 and 25, were handed over to their parents by the Police Command on September 30, 2013, Monday. The would-be stowaways were identified as Joshua Amadi, 14, from Ebonyi State; Onyedikachi Ukpabio 14, Abia, and Lateef Popoola 13, Ogun. Their relatives picked up the released boys at the airport. One of the teenagers, Onyedicachi Ukpabio, an SS1 student, said they had not decided where to travel to before they were arrested. He added that they were just at the departure hall when they saw a man, who approached them and asked them if they had a BlackBerry charger to enable him charge his phone. Ukpabio said they tol

Nigerian Students Wreak Havoc In Embassy In Moscow, Face Charges

1 October, 2013 Foreign Nigerian Students Wreak Havoc In Embassy In Moscow, Now Face Charges Moscow, Russia -- Sixteen Nigerian students were arrested in Russia's capital, Moscow, for wreaking havoc inside Nigeria's embassy. The students were reportedly angered over financial issues. The sources within the interior ministry say the 16 students now face administrative charges for hooliganism. The will be transferred to a Moscow court for futher processing. The trouble started at the Embassy in downtown Moscow after students reportedly expressed their dissatisfaction over Nigeria's failure to pay their grants. According to sources, Moscow police received a fax message from the Nigerian Embassy pleading for help. The angry students went on rampage, refusing to leave the building, breaking furniture in the conference hall, making threats to destroy other sections of the embassy. The 16 suspects were removed from the embassy building at the request of Nigerian staff, Russia'

Nigerian Students Prepare for Independence Day Protests over ASUU Strike 1 October, 2013

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Education   As Nigeria is celebrating its 53rd anniversary of Independence from colonial rule, some students across the country are mobilizing to protest the insensitivity of the Federal Government to the plight of lecturers at various universities. According to the sources of Saharareporters, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) confirmed that students at various zones of the association would demonstrate against continued closure of universities throughout the country. In Ibadan, Oyo State, the "Zone D" leaders of NANS told the newsmen that it is prepared to demonstrate on October 1st. The students said they would march from the Mokola roundabout in Ibadan, starting from 8 a.m. Also in Lagos, the Joint Campus Committee of NANS Lagos said the students are being mobilized to begin their protest march from the NLC building in Yaba area of Lagos. The students insist that demands of their lecturers are reasonable and must be met

President Jonathan Addresses The Nation On The Occasion of Nigeria's 53rd Independence Anniversary

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1 October, 2013 Local Today, on October 1, 2013, Nigeria's leader, President Goodluck Jonathan addressed us via Facebook post. Below is the full text. Long live Nigeria! Address by His Excellency, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR On the Occasion of Nigeria's 53rd Independence Anniversary. Tuesday 1st October, 2013 FELLOW NIGERIANS, 1. Today marks 53 years of our Independence as a nation. First and foremost, I would like to say congratulations to us all. Through thick and thin, we have built this country together. Through triumphs and trials, we have developed a Nigerian identity in our own way. 2. In truth, Nigeria is still a work in progress and we are challenged everyday to keep building in spite of the various obstacles that we face. Our strength has been in our diversity. If we look back over the years, we can say confidently that there is every reason to celebrate. 3. Today's Independence anniversary is unique because

"ASUU Has Been Unfair To The Nigerian Students"

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30 September, 2013 Education According to Obasi. D. C. Chinedu from Voice of the Nigerian Tertiary Institutions (VNTI), the striking members of The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have been unfair in their treatment of the Nigerian students. Obasi argues that the past weeks of the strike have shown that either ASUU has been selfish on their demands, or they are not telling the truth. He notes the Union should keep in mind that Nigerian students are unlikely to support the strike or the lecturers' demands blindly, without knowing what these demands are. Obasi keeps on stating that ASUU has not demonstrated any flexibility in negotiations with the Federal Government: "when it comes to negotiations, you don’t just make a demand, and stand on it, else, its no longer a negotiation, but a command."  He says it was gathered that ASUU initially mae the public to believe that their demands were sincerely about improving the standard of e

ASUU STRIKE: Jonathan Blames Labour Laws

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01 October, 2013 Education Vacant Law lecture theater, University of Ibadan Had the labour laws been better, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) would not have gone on strike . This opinion was expressed by President Goodluck Jonathan said on Sunday during a presidential media chat in Abuja. Jonathan said it was unthinkable that lecturers in state-owned universities would go on strike over issues concerning their allowances in federal universities. He advocated a review of labour laws to curtail the excesses of ASUU and other labour unions. President stated that such a situation would not emerge, if well-guided and well-thought out laws were in place regulating labour union activities. He kept on saying that the N79 billion Earned Allowance arrears, which was the major reason for the ASUU strike, was not supposed to be paid from the federation account but from the Internally Generated Revenue of the universities, if a good labour law is in p

Breaking News: ASUP to Join ASUU Strike in Four Days

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1 October, 2013 Education   The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) informed it would embark on an indefinite strike from October, 4, 2013, Friday, to press home their demands. Mr. Chibuzo Asomugha, the National Chairman of the Union, gave this indication in a chat with P.M.NEWS in the morning of September 30, 2013, Monday. He stated clearly that the lecturers had been asked to call off the industrial action which they embarked upon early this year but the Federal Government is yet to fulfill the promises made since then. “We are going on an indefinite strike starting from Friday, 4 October, to remind the Federal Government of the promises they made when they asked us to go back to the classrooms early this year. “The union believes that the government has failed us in that regard because we trusted them but the conditions were not met,” ASUP chairman stated. He added that “for these reasons, we have instructed all our member

South African woman has remarkable bond with her pet LION (PHOTOS)

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Home / Main Home Page Slider /  South African woman has remarkable bond with her pet LION (PHOTOS) in Main Home Page Slider , News Playing around in the garden and snuggling up for a quick stroke, this is Timba – the pet cat. Except that Timba, weighing in at a whopping 120kg, is not your average tabby. Now a year and six months old, the white lion was adopted by owner Annel Snyman when he was just a tiny cub. The 31-year-old, from the Waterberg region of South Africa, welcomed him into her home last year in the spring, and now shares nearly everything with her unconventional pet. Annel, who also runs a guest house, has hand reared dozens of animals including six several kittens, a cheetah cub, five lions, a white lion and a leopard in her spare time. The animal-lover admitted some people struggled to adjust to her startling choice of pet. ‘The neighbours are amazed by him and I often see them driving past and slowing