US police officer who shot teenager resigns

Darren Wilson insists he acted in accordance with the law US police officer Darren Wilson - who fatally shot unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in the Missouri town of Ferguson - has resigned from the force, his lawyer Neil Bruntrager says. Mr Bruntrager told US media the resignation was effective immediately. Mr Wilson himself has been quoted by as saying he had taken the step because of threats of violence if he stayed. Ferguson and other...

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11 feared killed in Rivers gun attack

By Jimitota Onoyume About eleven persons were feared dead in Omoku, headquarters of Ogba Egbema Ndoni local government area of Rivers State, following a shooting spree by gunmen who stormed the area Friday night and yesterday afternoon. Community sources told Sunday Vanguard that the gunmen, who  wore masks, shot indiscriminately for several hours on Friday night, adding that they later fled when men of the Joint Task Force, JTF, engaged them...

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U.N.: Number of Ebola cases now tops 16,000

The number of confirmed, probable and suspected cases of Ebola in the current outbreak has surpassed 16,000, according to the World Health Organization, with nearly 7,000 deaths from those cases. The United Nations' health agency issued its latest numbers Friday, focusing on how Ebola has affected Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone -- the three countries where the vast majority of cases have occurred. Liberia has been hit hardest, with the WHO...

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63 escape death as plane crash lands in Ilorin

By Demola Akinyemi 59 passengers and four crew members aboard an Overland  Airlines plane  escaped death, yesterday, in Ilorin, Kwara State capital,  when the jet crash landed. The aircraft, with  registration number, 051175/1176, was said to be on its way to Ibadan when it developed fault. Sunday Vanguard gathered that no casualty was recorded in the incident that happened around 5.30pm at the Ilorin International Airport. Some passengers on board the aircraft  commended the pilot who they claimed averted what they believed...

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Sick paedophile jailed after blackmailing girls aged 13-15 to send him nude pictures on Snapchat

Vile Aaron Finnie, 20, forced the girls to comply by telling them he would commit suicide and even sent one a picture of him with a gun to his head A sick paedophile who lured girls as young as 13 into sending him naked pictures on Snapchat has been jailed. Vile Aaron Finnie, 20, ensnared 11 different girls aged between 13 and 15 into sending or receiving indecent images. The court heard how he would look for girls on Facebook, then move his...

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