TEXAS MAN ARRESTED WITH 75 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA IN LUGGAGE WHILE FLYING TO LONDON, POLICE SAY. (PHOTO).

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 Texas man arrested with 75 pounds of marijuana in luggage while flying to London, police say A Texas man was arrested at Miami International Airport after authorities found 75 pounds of marijuana in his luggage before he could board a flight to London. Harrison O’Neill Tiernan, 23, from Austin, was charged with cannabis trafficking. He was traveling to Heathrow Airport and had checked two suitcases for his British Airways flight. Inspectors discovered 65 vacuum-sealed packages containing a green, leafy substance later confirmed to be marijuana. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers stopped Tiernan while he attempted to board the flight, and he acknowledged that the bags were his. Authorities noted the inspections were part of broader efforts at the airport due to high outbound narcotics activity. In total, Tiernan was carrying 34.01 kilograms, or 74.98 pounds, of marijuana. Homeland Security initially declined the case because the amount did not meet the federal threshold, a...

LATE TUNJI BRAITHWAITE,TO BE NAMED AFTER DOLPHIN PARK IN LAGOS STATE.

                   In recognition of his various contributions to the political developments in the country,the Lagos State Government intends to name the Dolphin Activist Park after the late Human Rights Activist,Social Crusader,Democrat and Founder of the National Advance Party {NAP} during the 2nd Republic,Dr. Tunji Braithwaite,who died on monday,March 28 at St Nicholas Hospital,Lagos at the age of 82.Governor Ambode,who disclosed on tuesday at a special service of songs organised by the family at Yard 158,Oregun as part of his burial programmes,said it is part of the plan by the present administration to immortalise the late legal luminary and a major actor in the nation's politics.Represented by hiss Deputy,Dr. Idiat Oluranti Adebule,Ambode noted that the late Dr Braithwaite dedicated his life to the wellbeing and welfare of the masses,adding that on several occasions he had stood for and defended the rights of the common man and at the same time used the law to free Nigerians from oppressive rule and abuse  of power.''As a legal luminary of octopoidal stature,Dr Braithwaite's imprints on the legal profession are not only impressive but will continue to receive accolades even from the generations yet unborn.His legal engagements in the defence of human rights,democratic norms and practice,and the general advancement of frontiers of knowledge through his cerebral work titled ''The Jurisprudence of the Living Oracle'',among other intellectual pursuits,will remain with us and relevant in addressing various challenges in our democratic experience''.One more photo below.                                                                                                                    

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