Adamawa government on Saturday, November 1, imposed a curfew in the whole state. It is actually the extension of the previously announced curfew in some areas of the stateaffected by recent raids by Boko Haram insurgents. The curfew time is from 9pm to 5am daily. Only those on essential services and with permit will be allowed to carry out their duties during this period.

Several people were reportedly injured on Saturday, 1 November, 2014 when two factions of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, from Eastern Obolo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom confronted each other during a ward congress. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Gabriel Ochong, informed that no one was killed during the clash. “I don’t think there was any person that died. I was in Four Lane myself,” Ochong said. He added: “The problem started when two factions from Eastern Obolo used wood to hit one another. “The injured were bleeding and the police had to take them to hospital. “If anything had happened to anyone of them, the police who took them to the hospital would have informed me. “However, at the time I left my house for that place, I was even told that two people had been killed, only for me to get there and found out that the people who engaged themselves in brawl only sustained injury. “No position is worth the life of any ... Read more »

Kano State Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso, expressed confidence that all the attempts made by anyone to break unity in the country would fail. According to The Nation, the politician made the claim on November 1, while briefing journalists in Kano. He lamented over the fact that some individuals meant to divide Nigeria based on religion and ethnicity adding however that such moves would never succeed. Kwankwaso, who last week declared to run for presidency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), also promised to handle security in the country if voted for in 2015. The governor reinstated his commitment to setting peace in Nigeria, which he said would be his first priority as the President. He was quoted saying by The NAN: “My major concern if elected as president of this country is to tackle the current insecurity and ensure economic development in the country.” He added that Kano State government donated food to those displaced by Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East and ... Read more »

The unrestricted use of fossil fuels should be phased out by 2100, if the world is to avoid dangerous climate change, a UN-backed expert panel says. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says in a stark report that most of the world's electricity can - and must - be produced from low-carbon sources by 2050. If not, the world faces "severe, pervasive and irreversible" damage. The UN said inaction would cost "much more" than taking the necessary action. >> "Those who choose to ignore or dispute the science so clearly laid out in this report do so at great risk for all of us and for our kids and grandkids" John Kerry, US Secretary of State "Science has spoken," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said. "There is no ambiguity in their message. Leaders must act. Time is not on our side." The IPCC's Synthesis Reportwas published on Sunday in Copenhagen, after a week of intense debate between scientists and government officials. "There is a myth that climate action will cost heavily," s ... Read more »

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Bangladesh has been hit by major blackouts after a power line connecting the country to India's electricity grid failed, reports say. The blackout began at about noon local time and affected all parts of the country linked to the national grid. Power was restored to parts of the capital within a few hours. Officials said engineers were working to restore supply to the rest of Bangladesh. Bangladesh began importing electricity from India in October last year. The exact cause remains unknown, but the head of the national grid in Bangladesh, Chowdhury Alamgir Hossain, told the Dhaka Tribunenewspaper that the power cut began after a technical glitch at a substation distributing power from India. That had caused all the country's other power plants to close down one by one, he said. Masum-Al-Beruni, managing director of the state-run Power Grid Company, told the Associated Press news agency that he hoped to restore full power to the capital Dhaka by Saturday evening. The high-voltage transm ... Read more »