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...

FAYOSE MEETS WITH STAKEHOLDERS ON EKITI MEDICAL OUTREACH PROGRAMME.

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      Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose meets with community leaders in the five selected local Government areas in the state for the first phase of the Ekiti free health care.
The meeting was held strategically to involve every member of the communities especially at the grassroot level in the free medical outreach programme initiated by Fayose administration.
Present at the meeting are traditional heads, heads of market women, religious leaders, council chairmen, party members and serving corp members in medical field. All of which were selected from 5 local government areas including Ise/Orun, Ekiti south west, Emure, Ikere and Efon Alaaye.
Speaking at the meeting, the governor noted that the initiative was aimed at providing healthcare for women and children.
"This and the crusade is to impact on the lives of this people particularly women and children, women have a lot of diseases in their body that will not manifest in a long time."
"I am obligated to know that women have more challenges than men and I think to solve the problem of women, the world will be bearable for us to live in."
According to the governor, the exercise is scheduled to kick off at Ikere Ekiti with a total of two teams assigned to each local government area at a time. In line with this all stakeholders are to assemble their people to the appointed destinations for the free medical checkup.
He also assured that in addition to the free health care, a total of ten thousand small scale market women would be given an undisclosed amount of money to support their businesses.
Oba Ademolaju, the Oloye of Oye Ekiti and the chairman traditional rulers of obas lauded the Governor for his commitment to the well-being of his People and urged all major stakeholders to support the Governor's quest in providing quality healthcare.The exercise which is billed to start next week will be carried out by serving corp members who are Doctors, Pharmacists and other professional medical practitioners in the state.
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