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Congolese Student Dies In USA After Eating Marijuana Cookie

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A 19-year-old exchange student from Congo died in Colorado, USA, after eating a marijuana cookie. as reported by Naij news. It is the first death associated with legalization of marijuana in this state in January. According to the friends of the victim, Levi Thamba Pongi became aggressive after consuming the cookie and started pulling objects out of the Denver motel balcony. When his friends though they finally managed to calm him down, young man jumped over the balcony edge. Following the student's death medics carried out autopsy, which showed marijuana intoxication. He tested positive for 7.2 nanograms of HC (when the legal limit for driving is 5). Neither alcohol, nor any other drugs were found in his blood. However, one of Thamba's companions revealed that he felt unwell after eating some piece of the cookie, so he stopped. The case investigation is currently in process. SOURCE READ MORE:  http://news.naij.com/63578.html

BREAKING: Sanusi floors Nigerian govt; court awards him N50million damages

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PREMIUM TIMES reported that, A Federal High Court in Lagos has restrained the Nigeria Police and the Department of State Services from arresting or harrassing the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido. The court also ordered the DSS to release Mr. Sanusi’s passport to him immediately while also awarding the embattled CBN boss N50 million in exemplary damages. Mr. Sanusi’s passport was seized on February 20, as he arrived the Lagos international airport, hours after he was suspended as CBN Governor by President Goodluck Jonathan.  He was briefly detained as well. Mr. Sanusi, in separate suits, challenged his suspension, and asked for an enforcement of his fundamental rights as enshrined in the Nigerian constitution. The court had on February 21 granted an interim order, restraining the respondents from arresting, detaining, or harassing the applicant pending the determination of the substantive suit. The interim order was seq...

Facebook Buying 11,000 Small Drones To Beam Internet To Africa

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   Facebook is in negotiations to buy a drone manufacturer with the aim of using its high-altitude autonomous aircraft to beam internet connections to isolated communities in Africa, according to reports. The social networking company is one of the main backers of the internet.org project , which aims to connect the large parts of the world which remain offline. Today, only 2.7 billion people – just over one-third of the world's population – have access to the internet, according to Facebook . Other founding members include Ericsson, MediaTek, Nokia, Opera, Qualcomm and Samsung. Now TechCrunch reports that Facebook intends to buy the maker of advanced solar-powered drones which can remain in the air for up to five years at a time, in the hope that they can be modified to provide internet connectivity for those on the ground. Titan Aerospace's drones fly so high – up to 65,000 feet - that they can effectively operate as satellites with far lower operating cost...