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A 3-YEAR-OLD BOY WAS STRUCK BY GUNFIRE AS POLICE BURST INTO A BARRICADED ROOM, ENDING A FRIGHTENING HOSTAGE SITUATION.(PHOTO).

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 A Mother's Day Nightmare in Princeton, Illinois. A 3-year-old boy was struck by gunfire as police burst into a barricaded room, ending a frightening hostage situation. Multiple agencies responded to the Hummingbird Mobile Home Park in Princeton, Illinois, on Sunday, May 10th at 2:42 a.m. The initial call went out as a domestic disturbance but officers discovered much worse.  42-year-old, Anthony Rodriguez, had barricaded himself in a room armed with a knife. Anthony had taken several people as hostages, including Aurora Almanza and her 3-year-old son.  Multiple agencies were on the scene, including the Bureau County Sheriff's Office, Illinois State Police and  the Princeton Police Department.  Authorities attempted to negotiate but ultimately rushed the room when they heard screaming coming from inside.  Officials have reported that officers fired shots as they entered the room. Anthony Rodriguez was hit and was neutralized.  Sadly, Aurora Almanza's t...

PRESIDENT JONATHAN SACKS GEN.AGWAI,AS CHAIRMAN OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY RE-INVESTMENT AND EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM.

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                According to sources,President Goodluck Jonathan today tuesday,sacked Martin Luther Agwai,a retired General and former Chief of army staff,as Chairman of the Federal Government's Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowermemt Program {SURE-P}.Reuben Abati,the Special Adviser to president  on media and publicity,who made the announcement in a state did not give reasons for the removal of Agwai from office.He however said the president has approved the appointment of Ishaya Dare Akau,a former chairman of Kaduna state Universal Education Board and National Assembly Commission as the now Chairman of SURE-P.

CHIBOK COMMUNITY IN BORNO STATE,REJECTS F.G OFFER TO REBUILD THEIR SCHOOL.

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              According to the Caretaker Chairman of the Chibok Council Area,Mallan Ba'ana Lawan,accused government of several broken promises regarding the rescue of the girls,since their abduction  in April.''It is disheartening to inform you that since  the abduction of these girls,the Federal Government did not bother to send delegations to Chibok to sympathize with the parents,instead the parents were invited to Abuja and conveyed in cargo military plane with no comfort what so ever.We still observed that recently,President Gooluck Jonathan visited Mubi and Baga,but failed to visit Chibok to sympathize with our people.We also observed that the President and Chief of Defence Staff,Air Vice Marshall Alex Badeh had severally promised that these girls will soon be released,but it is now more than 300 days,and nothing of such happened.We thank God and appreciate Governor Kashim Shettima and his wife,Nana Kashim Shettima who did not only visit...