Muslim community refuses to bury dead French terrorist

Adel Kermiche, the Jihadist who killed Father Jacques Hamel, has been refused burial by the French Muslim community in his Northern France home town. According to the Mohammed Karabila, president of the local Muslim cultural association and imam of one of the town's mosques, the community was not participating in Kermiche’s burial because he has been considered excommunicated due to his terrorist action.  It would be recalled that Kermiche and Abdel-Malik Petitjean, invaded a 17th-century stone church on Tuesday, were the slaughtered the French catholic priest as he celebrated mass.  They were however gunned by police as they escaped from the building.

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Trump trapped in elevator

The Colorado Springs Campaign rally will always be remembered by Donald Trump and members of his Secret Service detail as they had a bitter experience with their brief trapping in an elevator prior to a campaign rally on Friday. Rescue came their way via fire fighters of the Colorado Springs Fire Department, who assisted Trump and his team to climb out by lowering a ladder into the elevator. 

The incident however did not alter his movement for the day.  

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U.S Election: man behind the email leaks

Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks boasted about the ability of his group to influence the forthcoming United States election. Speaking from the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he is facing extradition over sexual assault allegations, He asserted that more interesting materials related to the Hillary Clinton’s campaign are still in their possession and would be released soon. 

He made the comments as he responded to questions from CNN’s Anderson Cooper on “Anderson 360”. It would be recalled that thousands of hacked Democratic National Committee emails were leaked just before the congress, which caused serious disaffection within the Democrats.

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Locally transmitted Zika in the U.S.A

First case of mosquito transmitted Zika virus has been recorded in America. Florida health officials confirmed infection of 4 individuals with the Zika virus in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. The infected persons are believed to have been infected by local mosquitoes in the area. Although some tests carried out on trapped mosquitoes did not yield any positive result, Officials believe the local transmission has not expanded beyond the particular zone where the first individuals recorded. Health officials have commenced activities geared towards curbing the spread of the virus. 

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FBI Issues terror warning about ISIS!

Earlier in the week, the FBI Director James Comey, issued a warning that success of war against terror in the battle fields of Syria and Iraq might prompt increased attacks in Europe and America. He stated that crushing ISIS base in Syria and Iraq will result in scattering members of the group all over the world thus activating a terrorist-in-diaspora kind of operation where Europe and America will be the main targets. He relayed the warning at a cyber security conference held at Fordham University New York on Wednesday.

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Nigeria health institutions receive new heads

There has been a major change in five strategic health institutions in Nigeria, namely, the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), National Agency for Control of AIDS (NACA), Nigerian Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) and the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).

To head the Centre for Disease Control is Dr. Chikwe Andreas Ihekweazu, who until his appointment, was the managing partner at EpiAfric, a public health consultancy firm that focuses on Africa. Dr. Sani Aliyu, a consultant in Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at Cambridge University, UK is to head the affairs of NACA.The president also approved Professor Babatunde Salako as the head of the Nigerian Institute for Medical Research. He was the Provost, College of Medicine at the University of Ibadan before his new appointment. The NHIS will now be headed by Professor Usman Yusuf, who until his appointment, was a professor of Paediatrics at St. Jude Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. Professor Echezona Ezeanolue succeeded Dr. Ado Mohammed at the NPHCDA. He was a professor of Paediatrics and Public Health at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA.

Culled from NTA news

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