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...

ORTOM SWEARS IN FIRST BENUE FEMALE HEAD OF SERVICE.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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   Governor Samuel Ortom today swore in Mrs. Veronica Onyeke as the first substantive female head of service in the state after 42 years since the creation of Benue state.
The ceremony took place at the Old Banquet Hall of Benue Peoples House, Makurdi.
Governor Ortom charged the new head of service to be committed and dedicated in her service to God and humanity as contained in her oath of office, stressing that her appointment was a square peg in a square hole.
He noted that Mrs. Onyeke was appointed head of service at a very challenging time when the service was facing many challenges including indiscipline, lack of commitment to work and absenteeism, stressing that a lot of sacrifice was needed to sanitise the system.
The Governor said as engine room that drives government machinery, the civil service needs to operate strictly within the ethics and norms guiding it.
Mrs. Onyeke, who hails from Ogbadibo Local Government Area was appointed head of service following the retirement of her predecessor Engr. George Ede.Mrs. Onyeke thanked Governor Samuel Ortom for the privilege given to her and promised not to abuse the confidence reposed in her, assuring that she would always uphold the tenets of the service.More photos below.
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