~ While Families Cry For Kidnapped Children, Some Lawmakers Are Demanding National Honor For Questionable Pipeline Contractor. ~ . . . ~ MRND Flags Security Risks in Owerri Retreat’s Pipeline Surveillance Proposals ~ . . . ~ Gunman Killed After Opening Fire Near the White House ~ . . . ~ Deadly Ambush in Northern Ghana Triggers Military Manhunt ~ . . . ~ Ruto Clarifies Remarks on Nigerian English After Backlash ~ . . . ~ Trump Escapes Unharmed After Shooting Near White House Correspondents’ Dinner ~ . . . ~ DEFENCE MINISTER Sadio Camara KILLED IN BRAZEN COORDINATED ATTACKS ~ . . . ~ Oil Tanker Seized by Pirates Sparks Fear Along Somali Coast ~ . . . ~ Co-ordinated Violence Erupts Across Mali with Explosions and Gunfire ~ . . . ~ Julius Malema Sentenced to Prison for Firing Gun at Rally ~ . . .