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Under pressure from regulators, the company will replace airbags in affected vehicles worldwide. Under pressure from federal regulators, Chrysler will expand a recall of cars and trucks equipped with Takata airbags. It will now replace driver's-side airbags in 3.3 million older-model vehicles worldwide, including 2.9 million in the U.S. Chrysler previously limited its recall to autos in areas with high humidity, including Florida, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, where the airbags are believed to be more prone to rupturing. Ten automakers, including Fiat Chrysler Automobiles ( ), have recalled cars and trucks with Tataka airbags because of fears the airbags can explode and send shrapnel into drivers and passengers. Chrysler emphasized that it is not aware of any problems with the driver-side airbags in the expanded region -- even after conducting 1,000 laboratory tests. But it will nevertheless replace the parts.  Takata has struggled

A Nigerian United Nations peacekeeper infected with Ebola and brought to the Netherlands for treatment has been cured, the Dutch authorities said on Friday. “The Nigerian patient who was admitted on December 6 has been cured of Ebola,” the Dutch public health institute RIVM said in a statement. The soldier was infected while working as a peacekeeper battling the deadly disease in Liberia. He was flown to the Netherlands at the request of the World Health Organisation in a specially equipped plane and treated at the university hospital in central city Utrecht. He was the first Ebola patient to be treated in the Netherlands and will stay at a military hospital until he can return home, the RIVM said. Ebola has killed more than 6,900 people, almost all of them in west Africa. Liberia tops the number of fatalities at 3,290 deaths but Sierra Leone earlier this month overtook it as the country with the most infections.

Thierry Henry: French football great bids ad ieu After 20 years, over 300 goals and a host of major honors, Thierry Henry has called time on his football career.The Frenchman, who won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 with his country, is hanging up hisboots to pursue a broadcasting career.Although he made his breakthrough with Frenchteam Monaco, and spent time with Juventus, Barcelona and latterly New York Red Bulls, Henry is best remembered for a glittering eight-year spell with Arsenal in the English Premier League.Henry became the London club's all-time leadinggoalscorer and helped the Gunners win two league titles and the FA Cup on three occasions."It has been an incredible journey and I would like to thank all the fans, team mates and individuals involved with AS Monaco, Juventus, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona, the New York Red Bullsand of course the French National Team that have made my time in the game so special," he said on his official Facebook page."I have

This undated photo provided by Columbia Pictures-Sony shows first assistant director Jonathan Watson, left, director of photography Brandon Trost, Evan Goldberg and actor Seth Rogen on the set of Columbia Pictures' 'The Interview.' (AP Photo/Columbia Pictures — Sony, Ed Araquel) FARMINGTON — The regional movie theater company that operates two Farmington theaters said it would not show the film "The Interview" Wednesday before the distribution company pulled the film from release following potential terrorism threats. Allen Theaters, based out of Las Cruces, said it would not be screening the Sony Pictures film in its 16 theaters in 11 cities across New Mexico and Colorado. Following Allen Theaters' decision to not show the film, Sony released a statement stating it would not move forward with the planned Dec. 25 release of "The Interview" after a majority of its exhibitors decided to not show the film. Russell Allen, v

According to recent estimates, asthma affects 300 million people in the world and more than 22 million in the United States. Although people of all ages suffer from the disease, it most often starts in childhood, currently affecting 6 million children in the US. Asthma kills about 255,000 people worldwide every year. Children at Risk Asthma is the most common chronic disease among children - especially children who have low birth weight, are exposed to tobacco smoke, are black, and are raised in a low-income environment. Most children first present symptoms around 5 years of age, generally beginning as frequent episodes of wheezing with respiratory infections. Additional risk factors for children include having allergies, the allergic skin condition eczema, or parents with asthma. Young boys are more likely to develop asthma than young girls, but this trend reverses during adulthood. Researchers hypothesize that this is due to the smaller size of a young male'

The All Progressives Congress has pruned its search for Gen. Muhammadu Buhari’s (retd.) running mate to three incumbent governors and a former one. SUNDAY PUNCH reliably gathered on Saturday that the leadership of the party has the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN); his Edo State counterpart, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole; and Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, as well as former Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on its final list of four. It was learnt that the APC governors had demanded that one of them should be picked as the running mate of Buhari, who emerged as the party’s presidential candidate on Thursday. Our correspondents gathered that Oshiomhole and Amaechi made the list because some leaders of the APC feel that South-South should produce the vice-president in order to cut down the votes of President Goodluck Jonathan, who is also from the geo-political zone. Other party leaders are pushing for the South- West because of the massiv

National Publicity Secretary of the Afenifere Renewal Group, Mr. Kunle Famoriyo Pan-Yoruba association, Afenifere Renewal Group, has said former President Olusegun Obasanjo created some of the challenges bedeviling the country. In an electronic mail to our correspondent, the group’s Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kunle Famoriyo, said though the ex-president shared the blame, the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan was responsible for the extent of insecurity, economic crisis and corruption in the country. He said, “With the security of the country at the lowest abysmal region and unbridled corruption eating daily into the fabric of our society, you can smell nepotism all over the place. “The reign of impunity and terror can be found in President Jonathan’s administration. Even as former President Olusegun Obasanjo created part of the problems confronting Nigeria today, his reign cannot be compared with the clueless Jonathan administration that some people ar

The emergence of President Goodluck Jonathan and a former military Head of State, General Mohammadu Buhari (retd), as presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party and All Progressives Congress respectively have set the stage for a political war among various ethnic and cultural groups in the country. SUNDAY PUNCH enquires showed that while some of the groups have taken decisions to queue behind either Jonathan or Buhari, others are in the process of taking decision on whom to support. This is happening even as some of the groups have, however, chosen to be neutral. Buhari is the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate for the February 2015 election. He defeated four other APC aspirants: Atiku Abubakar, Rabiu Kwankwaso, Rochas Okorocha and Sam Nda-Isaiah to clinch the party’s ticket at a national convention/primary that held Thursday in Lagos. His victory sets him yet again as the number one challenger to President Goodluck Jonathan, who on We

Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, Akin Oke, has expressed his disappointment at a former governor of the state, Adebayo Alao-Akala, for his decision to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party to the Labour Party, instead of the ruling APC. Alao-Akala had joined the LP on the day the PDP held its governorship primary election in Ibadan the state capital, in protest against the outcome of the exercise. Oke, while speaking on the development, wondered why Alao-Akala made the decision when his chances of success were brighter in the APC. While recognising Alao-Akala as a political heavyweight in the state, Oke said although APC might not give the ex-governor its governorship ticket, he would have gotten a senatorial ticket and with bright chances of success at the polls. Oke said, “Incidentally, Alao-Akala is my brother; we come from the same town and zone. I know his weight, he has a formidable weight. But I think he

former United States of America Ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell A former United States ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell, has raised the alarm that current situations in Nigeria, especially falling oil prices, are making it difficult for the country to avoid disintegration. He stated that apart from the Boko Haram insurgency plaguing the country, the falling oil prices posed a new challenge to the Federal Government. Campbell also noted that any attempt by the President Goodluck Jonathan administration to pursue policies of austerity could lead to a protest similar to that of the oil subsidy removal in 2012. The Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies writing on the Council on Foreign Relations website said, “National elections are scheduled for February 14, 2015. Elections are the occasion and the venue for competition, often violent, among Nigeria’s fractured political elite. In the past, abundant oil money provided a means to resolve numer

National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party, Adamu Mu’Azu A Federal High Court in Abuja has served the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Adamu Muazu, an order warning him about the consequence of disobedience to its ruling over the conduct of the party’s primary election in Oyo State. The court in Abuja had earlier given a ruling, which said only delegates presented by three of the five members of the Aliyu Idi-Hong Ad- hoc Ward Congress Panel should be used by the party for its primary elections in Oyo State. But the party, as well as delegates from the congress, waved aside the ruling to conduct the Monday primary, using statutory delegates instead. The order dated December 9, 2014, warned that unless the party and others obey the directions contained in the ruling instituted by the party’s House of Assembly aspirant, Mr Adelowo Ademola, they would be guilty of contempt of court and liable to be committed to prison. Apart from the PDP chairman, others

Mr. Taofik Gani The Peoples Democratic Party has alleged that the governorship candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress in Lagos, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, was imposed by a national leader of the party. The Publicity Secretary for the PDP in Lagos, Mr. Gani Taofik, in a telephone interview with our correspondent, alleged that there would be defections from the APC before the February 2015 general elections. He cited the defeat of the former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, in the state’s June governorship election as the reason why some APC members defected to other parties. Fayemi, who was the committee chairman of the recently held third national convention of the APC, on Wednesday, had described the special convention of the PDP holding on the same day as undemocratic. He described the PDP event as a coronation, rather than a convention, saying it was a ruse to endorse Jonathan. But Taofik described the reaction as a busybody’s stance, saying

Chairman, Northern Governors’ Forum, Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu| credits: File copyNiger state Governor, Babangida Aliyu, on Saturday reiterated that Boko Haramwas not fighting a religious war and did not represent the tenets of Islam.Aliyu, who expressed sadness over the negative perception some “ignorant andmisguided” Nigerians had about Islam, stated that the religion was not only peaceful but democratic and with broadperspective in relating with people of other faiths.The governor, while speaking as the special guest at the 29th edition of the state’s Quran recitation competition in Bida, said those behind the terrorist group were infected with religious ignorance, adding that Islam is a religionof peace.Aliyu said the only way to correct the menace of religious ignorance was to encourage Quranic trainings and competitions. He said until ignorance of Islam was completely tackled, mischievous and self-serving people would continue to project the peaceful faith in a negative perspecti

Handsome upwardly mobile dude and deputy CEO of printing & signage company, Digiprints, Kingsley James, may not have a name and face that cuts across the society but he’s sure influential and connected in his own right. He is also doing very well for himself. Some got to know about him years back when his wife was shot dead in a robbery in Lagos. His little girl was lucky to have survived the bullet wounds. Frontline entertainers like D’Banj, Tee A, Gbenga Adeyinka among others had staged a walk to the state assembly and governor’s office to protest the activities of robbers in the state. Six years after he lost his wife, amiable James has a reason to smile

Mikel’s Russian girlfriend celebrates his first Champions League goal on December 12, 2014   /   in Sports 9:12 am   /   Comments By Abiodun Alade, @biodunpen Olga Allegra, th e Russian girlfriend of Nigeria and Chelsea midfielder, John Obi Mikel, is proud of her man netting his first UEFA Champions League goal during the London side victory over Sporting Lisbon of Portugal. Mikel scored on Wednesday when he was the first to react after Fabregas swung in a free kick from the left hand side that was flicked towards goal by Cahill. His goal was the third on the night for the London side, who won 3-1. Allegra, delighted after her man scored the goal in the 56th minute against Sporting Lisbon, took to her Instagram page to celebrate the goal by posting a photo with Mikel. She captioned it: ‘So proud of you my love.’ Few days ago, Mikel was in the company of his in-laws-to-be and friends as the Russain model celebrated her birthday.

By Victor Ahiuma-Young R everend Chukwudi Eke is the Commissioner representing Ndokwa ethnic nationality on the Board of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC and also   the leader of Integrity for Leadership and Sustainable Empowerment Initiative, based in Asaba, the Delta State capital, with member drawn across the states if the federation. In this interview, he spoke on DESOPADEC, Boko Haram, President Goodluck Jonathan second term bid. Excerpts There appears to be no end to insinuations that the 2015 general elections are likely to be shifted forward. What is your view? I do not see a reason to postpone the general elections. What are the reasons being giving? I do not think there should be need for it except in areas where the state of emergency could affect the elections until peace prevails. Unless, in one or two states where we have continuous violence and destruction of lives and properties. Other than that, I don’t see

Strong winds, torrential rain and snow caused widespread blackouts in Northern California as a powerful storm whacked the West Coast Thursday. The brunt of the storm hit San Francisco, flooding roadways, downing trees and keeping thousands from school and work. "It's a big storm, as we expected, and it's headed south with very powerful winds and heavy rainfall," said National Weather Service meteorologist Will Pi. In Oregon, strong winds felled a tree, killing a homeless man who was sleeping on a trail, and a teenage boy died after a large tree fell on the vehicle in which he was riding, causing it to swerve and hit another tree. The “Pineapple Express” storm system carried warm air and moisture in a powerful current stretching from Hawaii to the mainlaind and up into the mountains where winds were recorded as high as 140 mph damaging homes in the Lake Tahoe area. The current left San Francisco drenched but balmy, with 60-degree temperatures, about

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt-Gen. Kenneth Minimah Senator Iroegbu in Abuja The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt-Gen. Kenneth Minimah, has disclosed that over 20 dogs, specially trained on explosives detection, search and rescue operations and other areas in counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency have so far been deployed in various operational theatres in the North East. Minimah made this disclosure Wednesday when he commissioned a newly constructed block of Kernels for War Dogs at the Army Headquarters Provost Dog Platoon, Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Barracks, Abuja. He noted that a Dog section was established under his predecessor, Lt-Gen. Azubike Ihejirika (rtd) in 2012 in order to enhance the operational efficiency and effective of the service in the fight against insurgency. Details later

Kayode Fayemi Party not yet notified of aspirants' withdrawal Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Lagos The Chairman of the Presidential Convention Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) charged with organising the primary to elect the party's flag-bearer, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has explained the reason for the delay in the commencement of the party's national convention. Fayemi who spoke to THISDAY a while ago at the venue of the convention, Taslim Balogun Stadium, said the organisers are waiting for the People's Democratic Party (PDP) to round-off with its programme in Abuja before declaring their convention open. "We cannot be sharing air space with the Abuja people. We want Nigerians to listens to us and watch and hear what are doing,"he said. When asked to comment on the rumoured decision by two aspirants, Governors Rabiu Kwankwaso and Rochas Okorocha to step down for Buhari, the chairman said the party had not been notified.

ExPresident Olusegun Obasanjo Gets 21 days to show cause why he should not be punished Orders IGP, DG, DSS, Customs boss to confiscate books Tobi Soniyi in Abuja An Abuja High Court sitting in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, Wednesday held that former President Olusegun Obasanjo was in contempt of court for flouting its orders restraining him from, among others, publishing his autobiography, "My Watch." Justice Valentine Ashi, in a ruling Wednesday, gave Obasanjo 21 days (from the day of service of the court's orders on him) to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt for going ahead to publish the book in spite of the ex-parte interim order made by the court on December 5 and a pending libel suit before the court involving him. The judge restrained the former president from further publishing, printing or offering for sale, the book, My Watch, whose content touched on the subject matter before the court. Justice Ashi also ordered the Inspector Ge

Rescue workers From Ibrahim Shuaibu in Kano Two suicide bombers detonated bombs at the busy Kano textile Kwarii Market located at city centre, killing six. The female suicide bombers disguised as customers while the marketers became suspicious with their attire and raised alarm after they requested for water to ease themselves. An eyewitness told reporters under anonymity that "the marketers denied them which caused a shouting match between the marketers and the two female bombers". He said one of the female suicide bombers detonated her bomb during the ensuing confusion to avoid been arrested. Confirming the explosion, the state Police commissioner, Mr. Aderenle Shinaba, told reporters on Wednesday that the casualty figure of six persons including the suicide bombers. Shinaba stated that seven people sustained various degrees of injuries and were taken to hospital for treatment. He explained that the incident happened around 2.45pm when the two fema

aji Sani in Yola Normalcy is beginning to return to Mubi, Gombi, Hong, Maiha towns of Adamawa state after their recent recapturing by the Nigerian troops from the hands of the Boko Haram insurgents. The towns were deserted as a result of the incessant attacks unleashed on them by the insurgents who were killing innocent residents and destroying property worth billions of naira in the affected area. To know the true situation and build confidence in the minds of the people, the Correspondent Chapel in Yola visited Mubi and other affected towns Monday, Some residents of the areas who spoke to journalists in Mubi confirmed that the town has been taken over from the control of the insurgents and they expressed happiness with the recent development. Some residents who spoke exclusively to ThisDay said they can now go to bed with their eyes closed, saying the military has taken firm control of the area and that the soldiers have been kind to them. However, a visit ro

Bomb blast in Kano A bomb reportedly went off at a petrol station in Kano this afternoon. Eye-witnesses say the blast happened at Filin Parking in Kantin Kwari Market in Kano around 3: 30pm. Kantin Kwari market is said to be one of the largest markets in Kano. Details of the blast is still sketchy. More later...

Governor of Bayelsa State, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson over the weekend in Sagbama Town, in Sagbama Local Government Area in the state said the time has come for the people of the state to renounce those who encourage and breed violence in elections. He gave the advise during the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Federal House of Representatives Sagbama/Ekeremor Federal Constituency primaries in Sagbama, which saw the emergence of Hon. Fred Agbedi as the winner with 100 votes, while Gimbra Pamowei came second with 6 votes. Congratulating the winner, Governor Dickson described Hon. Agbedi as a quality representative that, will truly reflect the views, wishes and aspirations of the people of the constituency and commended both the contestants and the delegates for their peaceful conduct. “Today we have yet again assembled to elect another competent and credible candidate in the person of Fred Agbedi. This time around, we are sending grade ‘A’ representatives and senat

Delta State, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan has announced his withdrawal from the Delta South Senatorial race. Uduaghan made the surprise announcement on Friday, saying he made the move in order to ensure that peace reigns in the state. The withdrawal is coming less than 48 hours to the primary, meaning that the incumbent holder of the office, Senator James Manager would most likely be returned unopposed as the primary of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for next year’s election was supposed to be between Manager and Uduaghan. Commenting on the withdrawal, Uduaghan said he had a meeting yesterday with President Goodluck Jonathan and the national Chairman, Dr. Adamu Muazu where the political situation in Delta State was critically analysed and the outcome of the meeting pushed him to make the sacrifice for peace to reign. “I have to offer myself as a sacrifice to ensure that the political and security tension that had built up in recent times is reduced,&qu

Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers on Saturday attacked Minna Medium Prison, broke into the cells and set 270 inmates free. Three members of the gang dressed in `Jalamia’ (robe), stormed the facility at about 4.30p.m. They over powered and disarmed the prison officials; broke into the records and armoury rooms and carted away some weapons and bullet proof vests. It was also gathered that scores of other gunmen took strategic positions round the prison in an operation that lasted for 10 minutes. A security man who was injured at the entrance of the prison is receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital in Minna. It was gathered that as soon as the three-man gang entered the prison, they started to fire gun shots into the air and ordered all the inmates out. A prison official who spoke in condition of anonymity said that two notorious armed robbers and 268 inmates escaped with the gunmen. ``We had 323 inmates in our various cells but we are left with only 53

Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and Sen. Gilbert Nnaji Chairman, Senate Committee on Communications, have won the PDP primary to contest the 2015 senatorial election in Enugu state. Ekweremadu won the Enugu-West senatorial seat after his opponent; Gov. Sullivan Chime of Enugu State withdrew from the race in the primary conducted in Enugu on Sunday. Nnaji, representing Enugu-East senatorial zone was returned after he secured 231 votes of the 247 accredited votes. Nnaji’s opponents in the election, former Minister of Information, Mr Frank Nweke (Jnr) secured two votes, Mrs Ifeoma Nwobodo the former Chief of Staff to Gov. Chime, came last with one vote. Mr Nwabueze Okafor, National President, Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), secured three votes while Mr Everest Nnaji got two votes. Mr Chukwuka Utazi the former Commissioner for Transport in the state secured the ticket for Enugu-North senatorial seat to replace Sen. Ayogu Eze who is c

Thought your job was horrible? Check out these, and then get back to us! So some days you think you’ve just got the worst job in the world? The hours are too long, the pay’s too little and basically you’d rather be doing any other job right now than this one, but if you think you’ve got it bad… Staff Training has compiled a short (and for your sake much revised) list of the worst jobs in the world in the hopes that when the work blues strike you’ll be able to reflect on all the reasons your job DOESN’T suck quite as much as you think it does. We’ve left some of the more icky jobs (like “halitosis and fart smeller”, and we’re serious…) off the list because, well, euw (you probably didn’t want to read about that anyway, did you?), but we must warn you that what’s left is by no means a pretty picture. 1. Mosquito Researcher In Brazil the mosquitoes are a bit smarter than in Africa, not falling for the usual traps set by scientists. The only way to catch mosquitoes in

People have failed to understand the real truth about all this killings! One fact is illiteracy. Second fact is abject poverty. Watch these two key words and you could find the reasons behind all this killings. For example; in the Niger Delta region, those called as the militants are the ones who have refused to go to school; reasons because they have oil, so the government needs to settle them, with that hope and mindset school is nothing but a total waste of time to them. After all they can easily make money by demanding or adopting workers from the oil firm. Literacy joined with the ignorance of kidnapping, will make them to do things without proper considerations. They end up, becoming militants. When you ask them, why they have refused to go to school, they will blame it on the government. This is the exact thing that is equally happening in the North part of the country. People are always fond of bringing up blames on other people just to use it and justify

Abuja - Nigeria on Friday said that a decision to cancel US training of its soldiers to fight Boko Haram was a logistical, not a political decision. The US Embassy in Abuja announced on Monday that the Nigerian government had halted a training programme of an army battalion, which would have developed into a unit to take on the militants. The cancellation came after Nigeria's ambassador to Washington last month criticised the United States for the "scope, nature and content" of its support for the counter-insurgency. In particular, he said Washington had failed to provide the weapons required to deliver a "killer punch" to Boko Haram. But Nigeria's national security spokesman, Mike Omeri, played down talk of strained diplomatic ties, saying it did not affect the countries' existing military cooperation. "This is just a training component for one battalion of the Nigerian Army," he told AFP. "We have had the first and

The Hague - A Nigerian UN peacekeeper infected with Ebola in Liberia arrived Saturday for treatment in The Netherlands, Dutch authorities said. The first Ebola patient to be treated in The Netherlands was flown to the country in a specially equipped plane and was to be taken straight to the university hospital in Utrecht, in the centre of the country. "After Germany, France and Switzerland , it is The Netherlands' turn to make a contribution by welcoming an employee of an international organisation," the Dutch health and development ministers said in a letter to parliament. The patient had been enlisted in the fight against Ebola, which has killed more than 6,000 people and infected around 17,000, almost all in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. - AFP

Kano — Nigeria has seized an aircraft loaded with at least one military helicopter and heavy weapons bound for Chad that made an unscheduled landing at Kano airport, airport and security officials said Sunday. Five Ukrainian crew members were detained, said Nigerian security agents, who insisted on anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the press. The flight crew said the plane was flying from Bangui in Central African Republic to N'Djamena, the capital of Chad, said the security agents. Kano is far northwest of that air route. The airport authority confirmed Sunday that a Russian-made Antonov transport plane was seized Saturday, apparently after it made an emergency landing because it was running out of fuel. The plane carried one helicopter, according to PR Nigeria, a public relations company hired by the government. But security officers said the cargo included two helicopters, rocket launchers and machine-guns. An "intense investigati

Abuja - Gunmen broke into a prison in the central city of Minna, freeing around 200 inmates, a police spokesman and security sources said. The sources said the gunmen stormed the facility late on Saturday in Niger state, near Abuja. Islamist sect Boko Haram and al Qaeda-linked group Ansaru have been behind several prison raids in recent years, although it was unclear whether they had anything to do with this one. The police spokesman for Niger state said the breakout was still being investigated. "It's unclear if this is Boko Haram or some criminal gangs," one of the security sources said. "I doubt there were many high profile Boko Haram suspects being held in Minna." In central Kogi state last month, gunmen used explosives to blow their way into a prison in the city of Lokoja, killing one person and freeing 144 inmates. Suleiman Muhammad, a resident of Minna living near the prison, said he heard gunshots but no explosions and saw the gu

The US economy added 321,000 jobs in November, while the unemployment rate stayed at 5.8%, official Labor Department figures show . The number of jobs created was well above analysts' forecasts of about 225,000 new jobs in the month. US employers have added at least 200,000 jobs for 10 months in a row, the longest period of jobs growth since 1995. The number of jobs created has averaged 241,000 a month this year. The Labor Department added that 44,000 more jobs were created in September and October combined than the government had previously estimated. But as in the UK, stronger job creation has yet to lead to a significant increase in salaries. Analysts said the US economy would continue to improve, despite lower global growth expectations. They added that companies hiring temporary workers for the winter holidays could be providing a boost to the overall jobs figure, The US economy is less dependent on exports than Germany, China and Japan, but is mo