A man could very well have set a record for the shortest stretch of time between lockups, requiring a mere 55 minutes to land himself back in jail after being released.

Christopher Franklin Weaver, 33, walked out of Lane County Jail as one of 32 recently released inmates, walked about a mile or so and allegedly promptly robbed a bank, police in Eugene, Ore., said.

He was caught by authorities at the Pacific Continental Bank and returned to Lane County Jail. Nobody was injured during the alleged robbery.

“This is pretty fast, someone getting released at 11:00 and then they arrive back 55 minutes later,” Sgt. Carrie Carver of the Lane County Sheriff’s Office told ABC News.  ”I can’t say it’s the shortest time, but it’s certainly the most notable because of the nature of the crime.”

Law enforcement in Lane County was forced to release 32 inmates, including Weaver, in order to balance the budget for the year, Carver said.

The released inmates were imprisoned on charges ranging from assault and sex abuse to drug possession and drunk driving. Weaver was incarcerated for parole violations for sex abuse and for unlawful use of a vehicle.

Officials at the Lane County Sheriff’s Office could not confirm whether or not Weaver, who now faces federal bank robbery charges, has been assigned an attorney.

Magistrate Judge Tom Coffin ruled Weaver a flight risk at his initial hearing in US District Court and he will be locked up for “as long as the feds pay for that bed,” Carver said.

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Nigeria’s Delta state government has closed all camps opened to cater for the recent flood-ravaged victims in the state, Dr Tony Nwaka, the Commissioner for Special Duties, said.

Nwaka told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Asaba that the closure which started on 30 October was concluded on Friday, with the ones at Ogbe-Ijoh in Warri South West.

Twenty two camps were set up by the state government for the internally displaced persons in the 14 Local Government Areas affected by flooding.

The government had announced the provision of N174 million as allowance, comprising N5,000 to every adult and N3,000 to every child, willing to leave the camp.

The measure was informed by the fact the many of the victims had started leaving to participate in the farming season.

“The remaining camp, out of the two in Ogbe-Ijoh, was closed on Friday, and that was the last camp to be closed in the state. With that, we have officially closed all camps of all persons displaced by flood in the state”, Nwaka said.

He, however, said that relief materials donated for the victims would soon be distributed to them.

Meanwhile, the Committee on the Management of Federal Government Funds to Delta for post-flooding rehabilitation of the victims, stated that it would soon begin distribution of farm inputs to affected farmers.

The Chairman of the committee, Retired Justice Francis Taba, said that cassava and yam seedling would be among the inputs for distribution.

Source:PM NEWS

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FORMER Vice President Atiku Abubakar privately owned University,  the  America University of Nigeria, AUN,  Yola has been described by Google as one of world’s leading centers of excellence.

Also as part of moves to boost ICT infrastructure in the Institution, Google, an  Internet multilingual and social networking and identity service  has entered into a  major collaboration effort with the University, just as  the AUN gained a grant of USD 112,400 (about N17,000,000) from the internet giants.

According to AUN, it has  been working on this collaboration for almost a year and under this agreement, the University will use funds from Google to purchase goods and services that will help support and expand its network.

In a statement by the Chief Information Officer of AUN, Mr. Julius Ayuk Tabe SUnday, the University announced that the collaboration will also boost its Internet availability on campus.

Six other universities, Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, Uganda and Senegal were also among other institutions of higher learning expected to benefit from the programme being offered to sub-Saharan African universities by Google.

The social networking service, by this agreement, intends to ensure Google applications are widely used by partnering universities.

Excited by this development, the Chief Information Officer of the American University of Nigeria, Mr. Julius Ayuk Tabe, said it was a phenomenal achievement for the institution to offer broader Internet connectivity across all its campuses and locations for data, voice and video.

According to him, combined  with the growing knowledge of the Google communication tools, the  collaboration would open new doors for the students of the university that will leave the institution  well equipped to start their future careers successfully, thereby contributing to the technological advancement of Nigeria, Africa and the world.

In her remarks, the President of the university, Dr. Margee Ensign, said in the 21st century, access to the Internet was necessary for students and educators around the world.

She promised that the University would extend its technology, teachers and tools such as the Google Applications to their host community, Nigeria and  Africa continent

Source:vanguard

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FORMER Vice President Atiku Abubakar privately owned University,  the  America University of Nigeria, AUN,  Yola has been described by Google as one of world’s leading centers of excellence.

Also as part of moves to boost ICT infrastructure in the Institution, Google, an  Internet multilingual and social networking and identity service  has entered into a  major collaboration effort with the University, just as  the AUN gained a grant of USD 112,400 (about N17,000,000) from the internet giants.

According to AUN, it has  been working on this collaboration for almost a year and under this agreement, the University will use funds from Google to purchase goods and services that will help support and expand its network.

In a statement by the Chief Information Officer of AUN, Mr. Julius Ayuk Tabe SUnday, the University announced that the collaboration will also boost its Internet availability on campus.

Six other universities, Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, Uganda and Senegal were also among other institutions of higher learning expected to benefit from the programme being offered to sub-Saharan African universities by Google.

The social networking service, by this agreement, intends to ensure Google applications are widely used by partnering universities.

Excited by this development, the Chief Information Officer of the American University of Nigeria, Mr. Julius Ayuk Tabe, said it was a phenomenal achievement for the institution to offer broader Internet connectivity across all its campuses and locations for data, voice and video.

According to him, combined  with the growing knowledge of the Google communication tools, the  collaboration would open new doors for the students of the university that will leave the institution  well equipped to start their future careers successfully, thereby contributing to the technological advancement of Nigeria, Africa and the world.

In her remarks, the President of the university, Dr. Margee Ensign, said in the 21st century, access to the Internet was necessary for students and educators around the world.

She promised that the University would extend its technology, teachers and tools such as the Google Applications to their host community, Nigeria and  Africa continent

Source:vanguard

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Seven middle aged men were yesterday sentenced to six months imprisonment by the Kano State Censorship Tribunal over possession of pornographic films and illegal sales of movie clips.

Ibrahim Rabi’u, Haruna A. Magaji, Danjummai Abdullahi, Mukhtar Umar, Jamilu Ishaq, Nura Abdullahi and Salisu Raqib were found with the obscene materials on November 27, 2012, Senior State Counsel Hussain Hassan said .

The films, he said, tend to corrupt public morals, adding that engaging in the business of illegal download and distribution of films and video works violate section 97 (1),(A) and section 99 (1) of the cinematography (licensing) censor regulation 2001 respectively, and punishable under section 112 of the same law.

When the charges were read to the convicts, they all pleaded guilty and begged the court for leniency.

The state council, therefore, applied for the destruction of the computers that were used to download the said films and for the convicts to pay compensation to the producers and the censorship board as provided under section 97 (2) of the censorship board regulation 2001.

The Presiding Judge, Justice Mukhtar Ahmad, sentenced the convicts to three months imprisonment with an option to pay a fine of 20,000 naira each.

Justice Mukhtar also granted the state counsel application and ordered the convicts to pay N200,000 naira each as compensation to the censorship board and the producers of the said films or risk six months imprisonment under section 365 of the criminal court procedure law.

The court also ordered the Censorship board to destroy the computers as also applied by the Counsel.

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The Police command in Nassarawa State on Friday paraded four armed robbery suspects over the killing of a recharge card dealer, Abdullahi Hadi, and stealing cards worth N5 million.

The Commissioner of Police, Abayomi Akeremale, said the suspects, on November 19, trailed the victim from his shop at Masaka to his residence at Dantata Quarters in Karu, where they shot him dead.

Mr. Akeremale said the suspects carted away recharge cards worth N5 million and unspecified amount of cash.

He said detectives at the New Nyanya Police Station, acting on a tip-off, arrested the suspects while trying to sell the recharge cards to buyers, including a lady.

The police also paraded one Abdullazeez Adam, suspected to be a notorious car snatcher.

The commissioner told newsmen that the suspect was arrested at New Nyanya while trying to remove the number plate from a stolen Honda Accord car with registration number AG 893 GKW.

He said the suspect confessed that he and an accomplice, currently at large, snatched the vehicle from the victim.

He, therefore, advised the owner of the vehicle to come with relevant documents to claim it.

Mr. Akeremale assured that the suspects would be charged to court as soon as investigations were concluded.

He also urged members of the public to be vigilant, especially during the festive period and not hesitate to furnish the police with information that could help check crime.

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Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush remains in stable condition at a Houston hospital, but a lingering cough related to bronchitis likely will keep him there through the weekend.
Methodist Hospital spokesman George Kovacik said Saturday there is no change in the status of the 88-year-old Bush from earlier in the week. But Jim McGrath, a spokesman for the 41st president, said “he still has the cough and we’re now not expecting him to be discharged this weekend.”
McGrath said doctors are “going to play it safe there for obvious reasons.”
Aides had expected his discharge soon, but McGrath said “the cough has taken longer to clear up” than anticipated.
Bush has been in and out of the hospital recently for complications resulting from bronchitis. He has been treated with antibiotics and steroids, and this marks Bush’s second extended hospital stay since November.
Hospital visitors have included Bush’s son, former President George W. Bush, and his wife Laura, who live in Dallas.
The former president has a form of Parkinson’s disease that has forced him to use a wheelchair or motorized scooter to get around. Bush was seen a few weeks ago attending a Houston Texans NFL game, something he does frequently.
The elder Bush was vice president under Ronald Reagan from 1980 to 1988, when he was elected president. He lost his re-election bid to Bill Clinton four years later.
Bush and his wife, Barbara, now make their winter home in Houston and spend summers in Kennebunkport, Maine.
The former president was a naval aviator in World War II — at one point the youngest in the Navy — and was shot down over the Pacific. He achieved notoriety in retirement for skydiving on at least three of his birthdays since leaving the White House in 1992.
Courtesy AP

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Fresh indications emerged at the weekend that the federal government is yet to re-award the contract for the reconstruction of the 105-kilometre Lagos-Ibadan Expressway after the termination of the contract with Bi-Courtney Consortium.
The Minister of Works, Mr. Mike Onolememen, had while announcing the cancellation of the contract with Bi-Courtney, said the Federal Ministry of Works had engaged the services of Julius Berger Nigeria Plc and RCC Nigeria Limited to commence work immediately on the reconstruction of the expressway.  While Julius Berger will handle Section 1 from Lagos to the Shagamu Interchange; RCC Nigeria Limited will be responsible for Section II from Shagamu to Ibadan.
However, competent sources in the ministry disclosed that so far discussions between the Federal Government and the two construction companies were for a rehabilitation project to make the road mortorable for Christmas and the New Year.
“There is nothing like a reconstruction contract at the moment. Both companies are just required to make the road appear good for the yuletide season,” they said.
They explained that government is anxious to fix the road but that the contract for major work on the road would be awarded before the end of first quarter of next year.
“The federal government is determined to go through due process and an open bidding is to be conducted where equal opportunity will be given to all,” they said.
According to the sources, the management of Julius Berger and RCC are yet to sign any contract paper with the federal government on any reconstruction work although he confirmed that the two construction companies have been engaged to fix the bad portions of the road.
They said all things being equal; the two firms are to fully move to the road this week.
The concession contract which was awarded to Bi-Courtney in May 2009 was to have covered a 25-year period during which the firm would toll the road and recoup its investment under a Build-Operate-and-Transfer, BOT, in the deal worth N89.5bn.
But a combination of funding constraint on the part of the concessionaire and government’s red tape scuppered the project, with rising cases of mishaps on the road.
Bi-Courtney, which failed to get the needed funds from its bankers on time, also blamed the delay in the project’s execution on a corresponding delay by government in the approval of the design for the construction of the 105-km road.
The design was approved just last year May (two years after the contract signing), the company claimed, a condition that had to be met before construction work could commence proper.
Economic watchers had wondered how the federal government would go about the re-award of the project given the fact that the project was not captured in the 2013 budget.
Other questions raised included whether or not the new contractors would rely on the project design submitted by Bi-Courtney.
Courtesy This Day

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