New attack on pipeline in Delta State

Nigerian militants on Thursday claimed another attack on a pipeline in the country’s oil-rich south, the latest in a string of strikes against infrastructure that has hit production.
The Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate (NDGJM) said in a statement it had “bombed the Unenurhie-Evwreni delivery line” in the Ughelli area of Delta state at about 1:00 am (0000 GMT).
The pipeline is operated by the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, a subsidiary of the state-run Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.

The NDGJM said the attack was “to prove to the wicked and ungrateful multinational oil companies and their Nigerian military allies… that we own our lands”.
A number of rebel groups who have attacked oil and gas facilities in the delta region this year say local people in the swamps and creeks of the region have not benefited from the industry.
Most remain in poverty and infrastructure is lacking, despite the billions of dollars made on the back of production since the 1950s.
A member of Nigeria’s intelligence agency, the Department of State Services, confirmed the incident, which he said had caused a fire.
“We have alerted (the) NPDC and we hope they are taking necessary actions in stopping products flowing through the line,” said the DSS operative, who declined to be named.
“But what we have gathered so far, dynamite was used on the facility, just like their previous attack.”
Ogheneochuko Emurotu, from the local Evwreni community, said residents heard the explosion overnight and troops were deployed to the scene at first light.
“Early this morning at about 6:00 am, troops of the Operation Safe Delta tried combing the scene of the incident for their investigation,” he said.
“But they could not gain access to the scene of the incident due to the degree of fire on the pipeline.”
The NDGJM last attacked another pipeline, also in the Ughelli area, on September 18 and has vowed to “ground” Nigeria’s economy, which is already in recession.
Successive attacks since the start of the year have cut crude production, exacerbating revenue shortages caused by the global fall in oil prices over the last two years.

Source: Guardian Nigeria

As Naira came under fresh pressures in the parallel market Wednesday, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, issued more directives restricting usage of domiciliary accounts by bank customers, apparently to stem the pressures and improve official supply of foreign exchange to the interbank market. As a result of the pressure, Naira crashed to between N460 and N465/ USD1, against the opening rate of N445/USD1 in the parallel market segment, though the interbank rate depreciated just marginally to N312.9/ USD1, against N310 earlier in the week.

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27 years old man jailed 21 years for defiling 6-yr-old girl

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How is the price of Bitcoin calculated?

How is Bitcoin calculated? I know a lot of people have this question on their mind. Well, here's a good explanation as provided by Luno.com Many people wonder how the price of Bitcoin is calculated, but it’s important to remember that it works no different than it would with other currencies or objects. Let’s first look at how the prices of most things are derived - we can use oranges as an example. What is the price of an orange? Well, it depends. As a starting point, one would derive the price of an orange based on two things: how much someone is trying to sell it for, and how much another person is trying to buy it for. If John wants to sell it for USD2.50 and Sarah is only prepared to pay USD2.00, there is no deal. But if they agree on a price that works for both, let’s say USD2.25, then the transaction will happen. If it’s winter there might be more people wanting to buy oranges, so the price will go up. Or if there is a drought the supply of oranges will become less,

Bethesda's E3 2015 kick off: Fallout 4 release date, Doom, Dishonored 2, and more

At first there was nothing. Empty space. The soft quiet of the void. Darkness. An idea, floating in a barren wasteland. And then, a lone voice—loud and getting steadily louder. " Faaaaaaallllllllllooooouuuutttttt ." Thusly did E3 2015 come into being. And let me extend a warm welcome. Sunday night, Bethesda held its first ever E3 press conference at the historic Dolby Theater in Los Angeles (the same venue as The Oscars). Thanks to rumors, leaks, and Bethesda's own marketing, we already knew almost every announcement ahead of time, but…damn. That Fallout 4 trailer. In case you were busy sleeping, eating, or otherwise going about life as a normal, well-adjusted human, here's what you missed. Bethesda wasted no time, kicking off with Doom (4) . And oh hey— Doom exists. Like, we actually saw a hefty amount of in-game footage, and then a big ol' Doom logo splashed onscreen and somewhere in the ether John Romero's hair probably tingled a bit.

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