Yenagoa—A National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, member, James Onuh, serving with Bayelsa State Ministry of Works, was weekend killed by gunmen in Obele, a suburb of Yenagoa, the state capital. *NYSC members Onuh, a civil engineering graduate of University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State, died when gunmen, suspected to be cultists, accosted him close to his residence, and shot him at close range. He was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, which workers are on strike, where he gave up the ghost. Though authorities of NYSC in the state could not be reached for comment, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Asinim Butswat, confirmed the incident. He said: “Gunmen, suspected to be cultists, attacked and shot him. He was rushed to the hospital where he later died. We are trailing the suspects and investigation is ongoing.”
Monday, June 6, 2016
Cultists kill NYSC member in Bayelsa
Yenagoa—A National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, member, James Onuh, serving with Bayelsa State Ministry of Works, was weekend killed by gunmen in Obele, a suburb of Yenagoa, the state capital. *NYSC members Onuh, a civil engineering graduate of University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State, died when gunmen, suspected to be cultists, accosted him close to his residence, and shot him at close range. He was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, which workers are on strike, where he gave up the ghost. Though authorities of NYSC in the state could not be reached for comment, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Asinim Butswat, confirmed the incident. He said: “Gunmen, suspected to be cultists, attacked and shot him. He was rushed to the hospital where he later died. We are trailing the suspects and investigation is ongoing.”
6 important things you probably missed on this week's 'Game of Thrones'
"Game of Thrones" threw in a few major twists this week.
At the top, the return of Sandor Clegane aka The Hound (Rory McCann), a who's who of houses historically pledged to the Starks, a welcome return to form for Queen Margaery (Natalie Dormer), and a harrowing cliffhanger for Arya Stark (Maisie Williams).
Then there was the standoff at Riverrun.
With all that to pay attention to, there may have been some details that viewers didn't catch.
Here are six important things you probably missed on this week's "Game of Thrones":
Warriors whip Cavaliers 110-77 to take 2-0 NBA Finals lead
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The repeat championship Golden State has spoken of since the very start more than eight months ago is suddenly two wins from becoming reality.
That's the only way the Warriors' record-setting season will feel right. They certainly look unstoppable.
Draymond Green flexed his bulging biceps with big plays on both ends of the floor all night for 28 points, seven rebounds and five assists, while MVP Stephen Curry scored 18 points despite foul trouble, and Golden State thoroughly overwhelmed the Cleveland Cavaliers 110-77 in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night.
Zika's ground zero: Generation of babies born with microcephaly face uncertain future

Maria Vitoria is eight months old, but her fragile frame has already seen so much suffering.
She was born with microcephaly, likely as a result of the Zika virus, and her family abandoned her at birth.
Now she is growing, but the development of her brain is stunted by the birth defect, and slowly, day by day, her adopted parents Kely and Josimar Oliveira are learning what this means: can she see, does she hear them?
Discoveries like these -- heart-shredding moments -- are happening every day at the Altino Ventura Foundation Clinic in Recife.
Cardowan stabbing: Dramatic picture from Glasgow 'war zone' incident shows man in blood-soaked t-shirt walking past burning vans
Dramatic footage has emerged from a major incident in Glasgow which reportedly left five people stabbed, shots fired and vehicles ablaze.
Officers were sent to the scene in Cardowan, a suburb in the north of the city, at around 1.30pm on Sunday afternoon.
Scotland's Ambulance Service also confirmed they are attending the scene and said "several casualties" have been taken to hospital.
According to the Daily Record , multiple people have been injured including up to five who may have been knifed.
Boy, 12, 'chokes himself to death taking part in dangerous online craze' that starves brain of oxygen
A 12-year-old boy has died after reportedly taking part in a dangerous online craze which cuts off oxygen to the brain.
Karnel Haughton, from the Tyburn area of Birmingham, is believed to have lost consciousness and suffocated.
Friends and parents have now shared warnings about the potentially lethal game in which youngsters film themselves choking and post the videos on social media.
Karnel is thought to have been playing the 'game' in his bedroom when he lost consciousness.
He died later that day after being rushed to hospital by his mum Gemma.
Police are treating his death as 'unexplained'.
A family friend said: “It was his mum who found him at home. He was apparently playing the ‘choking game’.
“Karnel was such a witty and happy young boy and really close to his brother and sister.
One dead and thousands evacuated after explosion at a Sri Lankan ammo dump
Eranga Jayawardena/AP PhotoIn this Oct. 12, 2014, file photo. an ethnic Sinhalese Sri Lankan man eats his lunch during his train ride to north from south in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka.
One soldier was killed and thousands of people were evacuated after a fire and a series of explosions on Sunday at one of Sri Lanka's biggest ammunition dumps, where the army stores heavy weapons, officials said.
Explosions at the army camp at Salawa, 33 km (20 miles) east of the capital Colombo, continued for more than five hours and were heard more than 12 km away, local residents said.
The cause was not immediately known and the government ordered an investigation by the police criminal investigation department.
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