Culled From the Nigerian Punch Newspapers January 13, 2012
Briton smuggled 70,000 rifles to Nigeria in 2007 -UK Court
Barely 24 hours after a major amount of arms and ammunition allegedly bound for Nigeria was seized by Ghana police in Accra, an international arms dealer from Yorkshire, England has been arraigned in London for allegedly smuggling 80,000 guns and 32 million rounds of ammunition from China to Nigeria. read more
Demonstrations taking place in Ubari (south of Libya) against the new government of Libya and the composition of the cabinet formed by Abdel Rahim Al Kib viewed by a growing number of Libyans as sectarian and reflecting institutionalized racism and blatant marginalization of the Amazigh read more
Okra, also known as “lady finger”, is a highly nutritious green edible pod vegetable. Its scientific name is Hibiscus esculentus. Botanically, this perennial flowering plant belongs to the mallow family similar to that of cacao. It is green, sweet, tasty and most of all, slimy. read more
A Roman Catholic bishop who admitted he was addicted to looking at child pornography is set to learn his sentence Wednesday in an Ottawa courtroom.read more
Portia Simpson Miller, Jamaica’s only female prime minister to date, will return to power after her opposition People’s National Party (PNP) won a general election with a convincing majority.read more
BARELY 48 hours to the New Year, a mysterious fire in the early hours of yesterday razed down the entire Justice Chambers and Court Hall of the 55-year-old Court of Appeal in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. It is the first court in Nigeria.read more
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Kim Jong Il, North Korea’s mercurial and enigmatic longtime leader, has died of heart failure. He was 69.
In a “special broadcast” Monday from the North Korean capital, state media said Kim died of a heart ailment on a train due to a “great mental and physical strain” on Dec. 17 during a “high intensity field inspection.” It said an autopsy was done on Dec. 18 and “fully confirmed” the diagnosis.read more
Tunisia’s new president on Wednesday asked for a six-month political truce and a moratorium on strikes and protests, warning that otherwise the country would be committing “collective suicide.”read more
An Iranian general on Saturday threatened retaliation against Israel if any of its nuclear or security sites are attacked.
“If Israeli missiles hit one of our nuclear facilities or other vital centers, then they should know that any part of Israeli territory would be target of our missiles, including their nuclear sites,” General Yadollah Javani of the Revolutionary Guards told ISNA news agency.read more
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