Maximum Security Prison Graduation Ceremony In Kenya

Peter Ouko is serving a life sentence and has been in prison for 16 years

A maximum security prison in Kenya has been the unusual setting for a ceremony awarding a diploma from the University of London, reports BBC.

Peter Ouko, an inmate at Kamiti prison in Nairobi, has received a diploma in common law.

A former death row inmate, Ouko followed the course online and will now advance to a further law qualification.

The event at the prison on Friday was attended by senior judge Richard Mwongo, representing the chief justice.

COUNTERMEASURES TO SANCTIONS? Russians See Sanctions As Tool To Weaken Nation, But Feel No Effect

A customer at the fruit counter in the Lenta hypermarket in Novosibirsk. (RIA Novosti / Alexandr Kryazhev)

Almost all Russian citizens claim that they feel no effect from the sanctions against their country and most maintain that the campaign seeks to weaken Russia and its position in global politics, reports RT.

According to the results of the latest poll released by the VTIOM agency on Friday, 92 percent of Russians said that the Western sanctions had not touched their interests in any way, 4 percent replied that they had noticed an increase in retail prices and only 4 percent declined to answer or reported actual problems, such as frozen bank accounts or the loss of a job in a foreign-based company.

Further, 62 percent of respondents said the sanctions would not have any effect on Russia. Fifteen percent said that after the start of the sanctions campaign the life in the country had only become better and the same number claimed life in Russia had deteriorated.

Officer Darren Wilson Identified As Shooter In Ferguson Teen Killing

A demonstrator holds a sign along West Florissant Avenue to protest the shooting death of Michael Brown on August 14, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. (AFP Photo / Getty Images / Scott Olson)

The police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri has been identified as Darren Wilson. The incident, which happened on August 9, stoked racial tension throughout the country.

12 National & International Highlights To Know For Friday, August 15 2014

Graphitti News looks at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories at national and international levels that will be talked about today:

National Conference Chair, Justice Idris Kutigi

1. CONFAB BACKS DOWN ON DRAFT CONSTITUTION; DELEGATES AGREE RESOLUTIONS

Contrary to the apprehension that there would be a graver disagreement as delegates to the national conference met yesterday, they expressed complete satisfaction with the resolutions of the summit. Indeed, they unanimously approved the prepared reports and entire contents of the three volumes made available to members by the leadership. The suspicion between North and South delegates over a draft constitution was resolved yesterday as the curtain was drawn on the controversial National Conference. Conference chair Justice Idris Kutigi fixed August 21 for the submission of the final report to President Goodluck Jonathan.

Ganja To The Rescue? - Marijuana May Combat Cancer Spread, Study Shows

CAUTION - PLEASE DO NOT SELF-MEDICATE!!!

Reuters / David McNew

Cannabis could be used to prevent cancer spreading, according to groundbreaking research conducted by British scientists.

Research carried out by a team from the University of East Anglia showed how the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), could be useful for shrinking tumors.

16,000 Resident Doctors Sacked!

The President, Goodluck Jonathan, has ordered the sack of all resident doctors in Nigerian hospitals, according to an Exclusive report carried by PREMIUM TIMES.

The sack was contained in a directive by Mr. Jonathan to the Federal Ministry of Health to suspend all residency training programme for Nigerian doctors.

South Africa: Honeymoon Slaying Suspect Fit For Trial; Sister Of Victim Happy

Shrien Dewani - Murder Accused (L) Photo credit: News Central; Shrien and Anni Dewani Around Time of Wedding (R) Photo credit: PA

A British man accused of arranging the killing of his wife on their honeymoon in South Africa was on Friday declared fit to stand trial for murder after undergoing psychiatric observation at a Cape Town hospital.

Lagos Ebola patients neglected, critically ill - Relatives, colleagues

EVD Isolation Centre In Lagos

Some relatives and concerned colleagues of Ebola patients being treated at the Lagos Isolation center have cried out on what they termed the poor living condition of the victims, according to monitored reports. 

At a press conference held yesterday in Ikoyi, Lagos, some medical practitioners and colleagues of the female medical doctor confirmed to have contracted the virus while attending to late Patrick Sawyer, said the living condition of the victims are poor, stating that they have been left to battle the disease on their own as some physicians who are charged with the responsibility of attending to them have abandoned them for fear of also contracting the deadly virus.

Liberian Police Seal Newspaper Office; Press Union of Liberia Condems Closure

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Dozens of riot police have sealed the offices of a newspaper critical of the Liberian government and officers attempted to detain its publisher. Police spokesman Sam Collins says the paper's criticisms could "plunge the country into confusion" when the government is struggling to contain an Ebola outbreak, AP reports

Philibert Brown's National Chronicle has often accused President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's government of corruption and on Wednesday it called for the government to step down.

Brown has been ordered to report for questioning Friday.

US Warns Of Fraudulent Claims As Nano Silver- ‘Ebola Drug’ Is Tried In Nigeria

The US Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it has become aware of products being sold online that fraudulently claim to prevent or treat Ebola.

Reuters reports that US FDA’s warning comes on the heels of comments by Nigeria’s health minister, Onyebuchi Chukwu, who said eight Ebola patients in Lagos, the country’s capital, will receive an experimental treatment called Nano-silver.

CBN Reintroduce Charges On ATM Cards

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said that Automated Teller Machines (ATM) withdrawals would attract N65 per transaction to cover remuneration for the switches from Sept. 1

This is contained in a circular signed by Dipo Fatokun, Director Banking and Payment System Department, in Abuja on Thursday.

“The reintroduction of “Remote-On-Us’’ ATM cash withdrawal transactions fee, which will be now N65 per transaction to cover the remuneration of the switches, ATM monitoring and fit-notes processing by acquiring banks.

EU-Russia ‘Trade War’ To Finish Within 3 Months – Danish Biggest Lender

Reuters / Fabian Bimmer

Reciprocal trade sanctions by Russia and the EU should not last longer than 3 months, as both economies will feel they can’t afford that, according to experts from Denmark’s largest bank, Danske Bank, according to reports monitored by RT.

“We believe an escalating trade war would be unbearable for both Russia and the EU, and that the EU will revoke the sanctions within one to three months, with Russia abolishing its own sanctions,” said the bank’s report called 'The Ukrainian Crisis: the Nordic angle'.