HEADLINE NEWS AROUND THE WORLD FOR JULY 10, 2016.

TOP 5 HEADLINES AROUND THE WORLD FOR JULY 10, 2016

Militants attack in Cross Rivers

MILITANTS TOOK OVER TWO LGAs IN CROSS RIVER(THISDAY)
Both civil and traditionally authorities are been displaced by armed militias who have taken over the Bakassi and Akpabuyo Local Government Areas,LGA, of Cross Rivers State, THISDAY has learnt. The elected chairmen of the LGAs have said to have fled the areas and councilors hold their legislative sittings in the capital, Calabar, for several months now. It was gathered that the LGAs, which share maritime boundaries with the Cameroun, have recently become lawless, anarchic zone in which militants rule...READ MORE

 Prescot- former UK Deputy Prime Minister

IRAQ WAR WAS ILLEGAL - PRESCOT(BBC)
The Deputy Prime Minister, when Britain went to war with Iraq in 2003 have described the invasion of United States and United Kingdom in Iraq as illegal...READ MORE

Nigerian Army in Borno State(Picture:Channels T.v)

TWO SOLDIERS, 16 TERRORISTS KILLED AS TROOPS REPEL BOKO HARAM ATTACK IN BORNO(Vanguard Headlines)
Yesterday, Local Government of Borno State, groups of Boko Haram terrorists attacked in their numbers the troop location at Rann in Kala Balge, the Nigeria Army said. After heavy gunfire, 16 terrorists were reported dead along two post soldiers...READ MORE

A DEFECTED BABY DUE TO ZIKA VIRUS

ABORTION REQUEST RISE AMID ZIKA FEAR(Daily Times)
In over 61 countries, mostly in Latin America, Zika virus have spread. A virus that causes abnormalities in babies. According to a new study published by the New Post, Zika virus may increase the surge interest in adopting abortion due to fear of giving birth to a defected baby...READ MORE

OPC'S SYMBOL

IKORODU MASSACRE: WHY OPC WON'T CONFRONT MILITANTS- GANI ADAMS(VANGUARD HEADLINES)
Otunba Gani Adams, the National Coordinator of the Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC, have condemned the killing of people in the South-West by the suspected Ijaw Youths, but insist that if the government will join force with the OPC they won't confront the militants. He said that this does not mean that the OPC does not have it takes to repel them but the law enforcement agent should tell the people how many of the criminals have they arrested to the 50 people that were massacre. He has called on the Leaders of South-West to support the OPC to fight their interest...READ MORE