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16 people were feared dead Saturday after a hot air balloon caught on fire and crashed in Central Texas, officials siad. Caldwell County Sheriff Daniel Law said in a statement his office received a 911 call at 7:44 a.m. local time about a possible vehicle accident at a spot near Lockhart, Texas. He said when emergency responders and deputies arrived on the scene it was apparent that the reported fire was the basket portion of a hot air balloon. “The Balloon was occupied and it does not appear at this time that there were any survivors of the crash,” the sheriff said. “Investigators are determining the number and the identities of victims at this time.” The balloon was carrying 16 people, officials said. Lynn Lunsford with the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that the accident happened when the hot air balloon crashed into a pasture. Lunsford said that the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are going to the scene to investigate. Lockhart is about 30 m...

Senator Dino Melaye,  has addressed the press on what transpired during the closed-door session of the Senate on Tuesday, which led to the rancor between him and Senator Oluremi Tinubu. "It is my sincere pleasure to address you this morning. It wouldn’t have been necessary to address you on the subject matter am about to address you on but it has become expedient that despite the fact what I am addressing you transpired in the executive session of the senate but because of the misinformation by people of inundinate ambition out there. It has not only become expedient but it has become very, very paramount that I address you on this subject matter. On Tuesday, the 12th of July, we had an executive session to discuss basically on the issue of forgery case in court and when I stood up to address and I want to say that on my honour as a christian on my honour as a father and on the oath of my office as a senator of the federal Republic of Nigeria I am telling you the truth, the w...

Euro 2016 win, Cristiano Ronaldo has splashed the cash on a £1.7million Bugatti Veyron after the win. Cristiano Ronaldo, who lifted the trophy in Paris last weekend despite missing the majority of the final through injury, documented the car's arrival on his Instagram account. Alongside a picture of the car, he wrote: "The animal arrive." The car has been delivered to his home in Madrid, while Ronaldo remains on holiday in Ibiza, but the 31-year-old had a message for the luxurious motor as he wrote: "Soon your honor [will] arrive." With a top speed of 255mph, the Bugatti Veyron is the fastest legal road car ever made.

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command said it has arrested some suspects in connection with the killing of a woman preacher in Kubwa, FCT. The FCT command’s Spokesman, ASP Anjuguri Manzah confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja. He said the Commissioner of Police, Alkali Usman, has directed the homicide section to take over the investigation. “We have made some arrests and they are helping in our investigation. “The commissioner of police has ordered the homicide section of the command to take over the investigation of the case,” he said. The spokesman, however, did not mention the number of suspects arrested. He said that personnel of the command had visited the scene of the incident and that investigation had begun. NAN reports that the woman, whose name was not disclosed, was killed while preaching in the early hours of the day around the pipeline area of Kubwa, a satellite town of the FCT. (NAN)

The Federal Government on Tuesday extended the Eid-il-Fitr holiday to Thursday. A statement issued by the Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, in Abuja quoted the Sultan of Sokoto,  Sa’ad Abubakar III,  as saying  the Ramadan fast continues on Tuesday due to the “non-sighting of the moon” heralding the month of Shawwal in the Muslim calendar. Sultan Abubakar is the President General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs. Dambazau noted that the federal government has now declared Wednesday and Thursday  as public holiday. The government had earlier declared Tuesday and Wednesday as public holiday to mark the Eid-il- Fitr

The federal government through the Police Service Commission, Friday, retired 21 Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs), all of whom are seniors to the Acting Inspector General of Police. A statement signed by Ikechukwu Ani confirmed that the 21 Assistant Inspectors General of Police were seniors to the new acting Inspector General of Police, Idris Ibrahim, According to the statement, the affected AIGs are Bala A Hassan, AIG Zone 2, Yahaya Garba Ardo, Irmiya F Yarima, AIG Zone 9, Danladi Y Mshebwala, Tambari Y. Mohammed, AIG Zone 10 and Bala Magaji Nasarawa, AIG Zone 7, Abuja. Others are Musa Abdulsalam, Adisa Bolanta, AIG Zone 6, Mohammed J Gana, Umaru Abubakar, Manko former AIG Zone 2, Lagos, Lawal Tanko, AIG Zone 8 and Olufemi A. Adenaike, AIG in charge Training. Also retired are AIG Johnson A Ogunsakin, Adenrele T. Shinaba, Commandant Police College Kano, James O. Caulcrick, Olufefemi David Ogumbayode, Edgar T Nanakumo, AIG in charge Works, Kalafite H. Adeyemi, Patrick D...