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...

THE HIKE OF FUEL TO N145,MADE NIGERIAN LABOUR UNIONS TO THREATEN A STRIKE ACTION THIS COMING WEDNESDAY

              Nigerian labour unions have threatened to start protests on wednesday if the federal government fails to cancel the hiked petrol prices by tuesday midnight.The Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade unions Congress called for the strike to shut down Nigeria which will also cover airports,seaports and banks.The government of Nigeria announced a 67 percent increase in petrol prices last week.Many Nigerians rely on gasoline for electricity generation and transport' however the West African nation has an economic crisis due to the slump in oil prices.Nigerians have enjoyed oil subsidies as a benefit of living in Africa's top oil producer but due to neglect of refineries Nigeria imports most of its  gasoline.The union said ''Nigerians are therefore advised to stock sufficient food items that will last for the prosecution of the current struggle  against {a} neo-liberal agenda in Nigeria''.One more photo below.                                                                                               

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