AUSTRALIA TO STRENGTHEN GUN LAWS FOLLOWING BONDI BEACH HANUKKAH ATTACK. (PHOTO).

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Australia to strengthen gun laws following Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack  Australian federal and state leaders announced Monday an immediate overhaul of the country’s gun laws following a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach, which left at least 15 people dead. The move includes renegotiating the national firearms agreement, originally enacted after the 1996 Port Arthur massacre, which had effectively banned rapid-fire rifles. The attack occurred late Sunday as thousands gathered on Bondi Beach, including hundreds attending the “Chanukah by the Sea” festival, featuring food, activities, and a petting zoo. Authorities reported that at least 38 people, including two police officers, were hospitalized with injuries. Victims ranged in age from 10 to 87 and included a 10-year-old girl, a rabbi, and Holocaust survivors. Among those killed were Rabbi Eli Schlanger, an organizer of the Hanukkah event, an Israeli citizen, and a French national named Dan Elkayam. Pol...

ASUU STRIKE: MOTORISTS STRANDED AS STUDENTS BLOCK LAGOS-IBADAN EXPRESSWAY.(PHOTO).


#ASUU Strike: Motorists Stranded As Students Block Lagos-ibadan Expressway

Hundreds of commuters were stranded on Tuesday along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, following a protest by the National Association of Nigerian Students.

The students had blocked the expressway, protesting the ongoing one-month warning strike imposed upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, having failed to strike a bargain with the Federal Government vis-a-vis the 2009 FG-ASUU Agreement.

“Our time is being wasted. Age will be against us by the time we graduate and go into the labour market.

“We will be forced to pay extra rents as most of us are staying in private hostels while some of our colleagues will be distracted, discouraged and will probably jettison schooling for illegal activities,” NANS Chairman in Ogun State, Mr Damilola Simeon said.


 

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