Vice President Joe Biden Attends Son Beau Biden's Emotional Viewing Service
Surrounded by Family
Beau Biden's viewing service was emotional to say the
least.
Vice President
Joe Biden, whose son
tragically passed away from brain cancer five days ago at
the young age of 46, was surrounded by friends and family Thursday at Beau's
public service and viewing at Legislative Hall in Dover, Del.
Biden, his wife
Jill Biden, Beau's wife and kids and the
rest of their family were understandably emotional while watching honor guards
carry Beau's casket, which was draped with an American flag. The famous fam
shed tears as they said goodbye to the former Attorney General, who had been
battling brain cancer for several years.
In addition to the service and viewing, Beau was awarded the Conspicuous
Service Cross, Delaware's highest honor, for his "heroism, meritorious
service and outstanding achievement."
posted by Henry Uwalaka; @ 06:21 05/05/2015 For TheEducator Media
Imo Police
Command Arrests MASSOB Members
The Imo State police command has arrested
over 62 members of Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra
(MASSOB) for allegedly breach of peace in the capital city of Owerri, Imo
State.
In a press briefing by Imo State commissioner
of police, said the group without previous notice to the police command were dressed
in MASSOB/BIAFRA uniforms with insignia such as Biafra/MASSOB flags, marched towards
the Port Harcourt/Owerri federal highway chanting war songs in a manner as to
cause breach of peace in the state.
62 of them have been charged to court on
1/06/2015 according to the state police command.
Some items recovered from the MASSOB members
includes: Biafra Uniforms, Biafra Flags, I.D Cards and some Buses.
It is assumed that Nigeria is one country,
and any such action from different identity should be made known to security
agents.
posted by Henry Uwalaka; @ 08:14pm; 01/06/2015 For TheEducator Media
US student killed in mosque attack called a ‘hero’
He was a Kansas college student who
had returned home in order to get married.
And then after that, Abduljaleel
Alarbash planned to leave Saudi Arabia and head back to Wichita State
University, where the electrical engineering major was an honor roll student.
It appeared like it was nothing but
good times ahead for “Jalil,” as his college buddies called him.
Until Friday, when the 22-year-old’s
life was cut short by a suicide bomber outside of a mosque in Dammam in eastern
Saudi Arabia.
ISIS claimed responsibility for the
attack, its second on a Shiite mosque in as many weeks.
The blast also killed Jalil’s
brother, Mohammed, and their cousin, Alarbash’s father, speaking in Arabic,
said in a video posted Saturday.
The elder Alabash said the trio
volunteered as security guards at the Al-Anoud Mosque, located in a
predominantly Shiite neighborhood, and that they died “heroes” because they
prevented the suicide bomber from getting inside, where scores of Shiite
Muslims were worshiping at the time.
“The suicide bomber approached the
mosque wearing (a traditional robe worn by women),” he said. “They
suspected
him so they stopped him and uncovered his face.”
The official Saudi account of the
attack, however, is less clear than the one told by the grieving father.
A Ministry of Interior spokesman
initially said it was “security authorities” who intercepted the terrorist, and
later issued a statement in which they were merely referred to them as
“security men. “
A Saudi source with detailed
knowledge of the investigation, however, told CNN that the terrorist was indeed
challenged by Shiites who had volunteered to search people trying to enter the
mosque for Friday prayers.
For some in the Wichita State
community who knew him, there is no doubt that Alarbash was the hero that day.
“Abduljalil saved hundreds of lives
… including my father and some of my friends,” said Mohammad Aljady, a fellow
Wichita State student. “We believe what he did made him a hero and the world
will never forget heroes.”
“(Abduljalil) and his brother were
heroes,” said Mohammed Alsaeed, another student. “From the bottom of my heart I
thank them for saving my family and others’ lives.”
People who knew him on campus
described Alarbash as a popular person who went out of his way to help others.
“What an amazing guy he was!” said
Saeed Qaed AlGhamdi, the president of Wichita State University’s Saudi Student
Association. “He was funny, a good guy and we are sorry about what happened to
him.”
“He was such an amazing man and will
never be forgotten,” added Mohammed Alradhi.
posted by Henry Uwalaka; @ 02:25; 31/05/2015 For TheEducator Media
John Kerry Breaks Leg In Bike Crash
GENEVA — U.S. Secretary of State
John Kerry has broken his leg in bike crash near Geneva and has called off the
rest of a four-nation trip.
Kerry now plans to return to the
United States on Sunday after X-rays at a Swiss hospital confirmed that he
fractured his right femur.
He will receive further treatment in
Boston.
State Department spokeswoman John
Kirby says Kerry will be treated by the same doctor who performed a prior hip
surgery.
Kirby says Kerry is stable, never
lost consciousness and that his injury is not life-threatening.
He says Kerry should make a full
recovery and is in good spirits.
Ending the trip means Kerry is
skipping meetings with Spanish leaders and a conference in Paris on fighting
the Islamic State group.
posted by Henry Uwalaka; @ 02:20; 31/05/2015 For TheEducator Media
Imo Police Command Hits Kidnappers
Imo police command says they have recorded another break through in their effort to get rid of the state and her neighboughs of criminals.
speaking to journalists shortly after the commands anti-kidnapping squard stormed the den of where kidnapped victims are kept in Nnewi, Anambara State.
The police relations officer Andrew Ewerem says on a tip-off..
IKPEAZU'S Victory:
Journalists Suffers their first Casualty.
Some Journalists in Abia state seem
have fallen victim of the victory of Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu who won the just
concluded governorship election under the platform of the peoples Democratic
party PDP. The Media men were denied access to the outgoing governor of the
state chief Theodore orji when they went to seek for his reactions for the
victory of his party in the government house.
In the Early hours of last Sunday
correspondents of various National and regional newspaper in the capital city
Umuahia, gathered at governor's lodge to get the views of the governor and the
governor-elect to balance their story of keenly contested election, after a
while a message came from the governor through one of his aides asking all the
men of the pen profession to leave on the ground that he did not invite them,
adding that he will call them when he wants them.
The journalists who missed their breakfast
and Church service for the assignment after they had spent the previous night
at the INEC office waiting for the announcement of result which came at about
5:20 am, feet the governor's lodge in a cold feet without further delay.
About 30 minutes later, the head of
information unit government house appeared with a list of selected national
daily reporters and asked them to join the government house press bus, soon
after they left in a convoy with the commissioner for information Chief ACB
Agbazuere to interact with the governor.
The Same scenario repeated itself on
Monday when journalist were to have chart with the governor- elect at PDP
Secretariat along finbars road Umuahia, at about 11:30 am some members of
Ikpeazu campaign team arrived the venue with the same list and openly told the
newsmen whose names were not in the list to forget about the Press briefing
claiming that the directive came from the government house, they immediately
left with their favoured team in a convoy of four vehicles to IKPEAZU country
home in obingwa Local council.
The affected newsmen quickly retired
to NUJ press Centre along Aba road Umuahia without much argument. However some
veteran journalists in the state were of the opinion that the directive may not
have come from Governor Orji or the incoming governor Ikpeazu but it must have
been the making of some of their greed information managers who are desperate
to please them.
Most journalists who have practiced
for over twenty years in the state pointed out that those who are behind the
ugly development are only creating problems for newly elected government whom
victory is still under the challenge of the opposition party, while they blamed
the leadership of correspondent chapel in the state for not living up the
responsibility of protecting their members from suffering such discrimination
from government officials for selfish interest.
West Africa: The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa
(BADEA) provides financial assistance to the West African Development Bank
(BOAD)
LOME, Togo, May 8, 2015/ -- Messrs.
Christian ADOVELANDE, President of the West African Development Bank (BOAD),
and Abdelaziz KHELEF, Director General of the Arab Bank for Economic
Development in Africa (BADEA), have signed an agreement under which BADEA has
provided to BOAD a credit facility of USD 20 million, or around FCFA 12
billion.
These resources will enable BOAD to finance imports of goods from Arab
countries by WAEMU member States. "This financial assistance will help
strengthen BOAD's short-term financing interventions and enhance the
competitiveness of businesses from WAEMU countries," explained Mr
Christian ADOVELANDE.
In addition, the President of BOAD welcomed the outstanding cooperation
between the two institutions, covering technical support as well as financial
cooperation. As part of the technical cooperation, BADEA has provided BOAD with
an IT expert to support it in the implementation of its IT Master Plan.
With respect to the financial cooperation, in November 2013 BOAD received a
first loan from BADEA in the amount of USD 10 million. This loan, which has
been fully expended, was used to refinance four private-sector projects.
Mr Abdelaziz KHELEF feels that "this operation is a vivid demonstration
of the importance BADEA attaches to the promotion of commercial exchanges
between the Arab and African regions."
A third loan from BADEA in the amount of USD 15 million, intended for the
funding of SMEs within the WAEMU space, is under negotiation.
The Philips Foundation commits to
innovation that improves the lives of children in need with the launch of the
UNICEF Global Innovation Center (GIC) based in Nairobi, Kenya
The GIC based in Nairobi, Kenya
is designed to build scale and accelerate innovations that will improve
children’s lives around the world
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 8, 2015/ -- The
Philips Foundation has extended its partnership with UNICEF as one of the 5
founding partners and steering committee member of the UNICEF Global Innovation
Center (GIC). The GIC based in Nairobi, Kenya is designed to build scale
and accelerate innovations that will improve children’s lives around the
world. The Philips Foundation will also provide UNICEF’s innovation team
with consultation and access to Philips innovation processes and solutions as
well as the company’s internal network of researchers and designers to solve
challenges.
“With the Global Innovation Centre and
Innovation Fund, UNICEF is building new forms of engagement between businesses
and development organizations that bring resources and expertise, to bear on
children’s issues,” said Dr. Sharad Sapra, Director of the UNICEF Global
Innovation Centre. “UNICEF welcomes the valuable contribution of the founding
members of the Global Innovation Centre and Innovation Fund for their
willingness to approach partnerships
in an innovative way, and for their commitment
to improving children’s lives and futures,” he added.
The Philips Foundation is actively
engaging in projects around the world that improve people’s lives since it was
incorporated as a charitable organization in 2014. The Foundation will
link UNICEF’s Innovation team with support at Royal Philips to maximize the
strength of their current projects and realize opportunities to scale
technology across countries even faster.
They will meet this week in a
workshop led by Philips Design to bring the GIC committee members together in a
collaborative environment to explore the many ways in which each member can
engage with innovation opportunities to create the most impactful outcomes for
children in the near future.
“Supporting the UNICEF Global Innovation
Centre is a natural next-step in our partnership with UNICEF as it allows us to
leverage Royal Philips’ technology, innovation know-how and employees in a
really meaningful way to bring scale to social innovators in communities around
the world in support of children,” said Ronald de Jong, Member of the Executive
Committee at Royal Philips and Chairman of the Philips Foundation.
“Innovation as a means to improve people’s lives is at the heart of who we are
at Philips and we increasingly seek engagement and co-creation with strong
partners like UNICEF.”
It is the second project in the Philips
Foundation-UNICEF partnership following the Maker Movement project which
supports social entrepreneurs to create, prototype and scale-up, low-cost
maternal and newborn child health equipment in Nairobi, Kenya. The
project also leverages the on-ground expertise of employees at the Philips Africa
Innovation Hub in Nairobi to mentor social entrepreneurs to support
infrastructure.
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