The body of late Nelson
Mandela this morning arrived at South African government Union Building, Pretoria, where it will lie in state for three days.
Wednesday, 11 December 2013
Photos: Nelson Mandela's body lying in state in Pretoria South Africa
Tuesday, 10 December 2013
President Jonathan encourages corruption in Nigeria- Speaker Tambuwal
Mr. Tambuwal said the executive arm, headed by Mr. Jonathan,
has failed to act on corruption cases revealed by the National Assembly.He
spoke while responding to questions on Monday after he presented a paper titled
the ‘role of the legislature in the fight against corruption in Nigeria’ at a
one day roundtable to mark the international anti-corruption day organised by
the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, in Abuja.
“Take the subsidy probe, the pension, the SEC probe and
recently the bullet proof car cases. After the House of Representatives did a
diligent job by probing and exposing the cases, you now see something else when
it comes to prosecution.
Ex-Super Eagles star, Sodje, implicated in UK match-fixing scandal
34year old ex-Super Eagles star, Sam Sodje is currently been
investigated in a match-fixing scandal in the UK. Sam, who is the younger
brother of footballer Efe sodje, was allegedly caught on tape telling an
undercover reporter with The Sun UK magazine that he was paid £70,000 to be
sent off the field during a championship match on February 23rd 2013. Footage
from the football match showed Sam Sodje hitting the crotch of Oldham
Athletic's player Jose Baxter, repeatedly for no reason which ultimately earned
him a red card.
Sunday, 8 December 2013
PHOTOS- The Most Beautiful Igbo Girl of 2013
Ginikachukwu Linda
Ewuzie an indigene of Adazienu in Aniocha LGA of Anambra State beat 18 other
beauty contestants to emerge as Adandiigbo - The Most Beautiful Igbo Girl of
2013. The pageant took place last week Sunday December 1st in Port Harcourt.
Ginika is a Computer Science student of the Federal University of Technology Owerri(FUTO).
3yr old boy drowns newborn twin brother and leaves another brain damaged as he tried to bathe them
A three-year-old boy drowned his newborn twin brother and
left the other permanently brain damaged as he tried to bathe them while their
alcoholic mother slept, Daily Mail UK reports
The boy said he
wanted to make his siblings 'nice and clean' after their mother passed out
having drunk four cans of super-strength lager.
The shocking
sequence of events emerged in court when the mother - who cannot be identified
for legal reasons - was given a one-year suspended prison sentence for neglect.
Young Nigerian couple jailed in the UK for internet banking scam
Nigerian couple, 22 year old Aderoju Bammeke, (pictured left) and his girlfriend 20 year old Jessica Ogunyemi, (pictured right) have been jailed in the UK for being part of a Nigerian gang that hacked into the accounts of several people and stole thousands of pounds from them, Daily Mail UK reports
"The couple
were part of a global internet banking scam which could have netted a
phenomenal £19million after hacking the accounts of nearly 2,500 people.
Aderoju and Jessica were the UK 'platform' for a Nigerian 'phishing' scam that
made £41,000 in just two months.
Friday, 6 December 2013
PHOTOS- Man almost stabs friend to death with bottle in Lagos
A young man named Sadiq Afolabi (pictured above) was stabbed
with a bottled and nearly killed by his friend named Lawal Alarape during a
fight at a bar in Alagbado Lagos on Monday night December 2nd.
Lawal was arrested by the police on Monday night but has
since been release while Sadiq is still in the hospital battling for his life,
a family member told me. They kinda want the story out so they can get justice
for their relative. The case is being handled by the police at Ijaiye Ojokoro
police station, Alagbado. See a pic of severely injured Sadiq after
cut...*viewer discretion advised*
Photos: Six man gang arrested for ritual murders in Imo state
The Nkwerre Vigilante Network this week arrested a six-man gang specialized in the sale of human parts for rituals and transplant in Nkwerre, Imo State. The men confessed to kidnapping their victims at various locations in the state and using their parts for ritual purposes. Some parts they sold to people who needed them for transplant. Yeah, there are human beings like this amongst us.
Former South African President & Human Rights Activist Nelson Mandela Passes on
Former South African President and human rights activist
Nelson Mandela has passed on yesterday, the 5th of December 2013. Nelson Mandela was jailed for 27 years for
his fight against apartheid in South Africa. Mandela was 95years old and he was
loved by millions.
Mandela was most fondly referred to as Madiba which is the
name of the Thembu clan he belonged to. Referring to him as Madiba is a sign of
endearment and respect and he would be truly missed.
His life was an inspiration to Africans, home and abroad.
According to the release by South African President, Jacob
Zuma: “He is now resting. He is now at peace,” Zuma said. “Our nation has lost
its greatest son. Our people have lost a father.“
President Jacob Zuma also said flags will be flown at half-mast across
South Africa immediately with a state burial to follow. The UK government have
also announced that flags will be flown at half-mast in the UK. Rest in peace,
Madiba!
Rest in Peace, Nelson Mandela
Thursday, 5 December 2013
Nigerian Senate seeks 7 year jail term for social media critics
According to a report by Daily Trust, the Nigerian Senate is
set to pass law seeking 7 year jail term for social media critics.
The newspaper reports that the Senate has reached an
advanced stage to pass a bill that seeks seven years jail term for social media
critics found guilty of inciting the public against the government.
The proposed legislation which has scaled second reading in
the upper legislative chamber is also proposing a stiffer punishment for
internet fraudsters and scammers in Nigeria as those convicted will face a
seven years imprisonment.
Woman Beheads Husband In His Sleep Over Another Woman
The woman was said to have used an axe to sever her
husband’s head when the latter was asleep in their home at Ubiane Aviele
village near Auchi in Estako West Local Government of Delta State.
Narrating what happened, the suspect said she had been
married to her husband for nine years and that they had five children.
Zenab, who was paraded yesterday, said she was a farmer and
that her husband was a night guard.
Super Eagles keeper Vincent Enyeama makes French Ligue 1 history
Nigerian goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama on Tuesday went into the
record books in France.
The 31-year-old is now the goal keeper with the second
longest clean sheet record in Ligue 1 after he inspired Lille OSC to a 1-0 win
over the country’s best supported club, Olympique Marseille at the Stade
Pierre-Mauroy on match day 16 of the competition.
NAFDAC Arrests Man Who Makes Cough Syrup In His Toilet
A trader, Chijioke Nwagu, has been arrested by the National
Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, for allegedly
manufacturing and selling of counterfeit medicines.
Speaking at a media briefing in Lagos, Director-General
NAFDAC, Dr. Paul Orhii, said Nwagu after mixing the concoction, dispensed same
into empty bottles and labels it as Tutolin with Codeine cough syrup.
Wednesday, 4 December 2013
Yaya Toure named 2013 BBC African Footballer of the Year
Yaya Toure has won the 2013 BBC African Footballer of the
Year award.
The Ivory Coast and Manchester City midfielder, who had been
nominated in each of the past four years, beat Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang,
Victor Moses, John Mikel Obi and Jonathan Pitroipa to this year's crown.
The 30-year-old told BBC Sport: "I think I've been
nominated for five years in a row and finally winning the award is amazing.
"It's a fantastic achievement because I don't think
there has ever been as many quality African players in top-level international
football as there are now: Aubameyang, Pitroipa, Mikel, Moses, Salomon Kalou,
Gervinho... we have fantastic players.
FUTO sacks all academic staff
For failure to return to classrooms, the Senate of the
Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) has sacked all academic staff on
its payroll with immediate effect. The sack order was made known by the Public
Relations Officers (PRO) of the institution, Mr Chike Ezenwa, while speaking
with the Nigerian Tribune in Owerri, through telephone.
Video: Paul Walker's fatal crash caught on CCTV
A video showing the precise moment Paul Walker's Porsche
Carrera GT crashed into a tree and burst into flames has been released. The
footage of the deadly crash was captured by CCTV cameras on the roof of an
industrial park close to the crash site. The pic above was taken a few minutes
after the accident on Saturday. It shows fire fighters and police physically
wrestling one of Paul's friends away from the scene.
Meanwhile a friend of Paul and Roger Rodas who was at the
charity show on Saturday said the two friends took the Porsche out to check for
a suspected mechanical issue and not for a joyride as is being reported.
'As they were
backing up the Carrera to put into the garage, it started stalling. I heard
someone say, and I think it was Roger, "Why is the car stalling? Let’s
take it around the block", the friend told Hollywood Reporter. 'Paul said,
"Let me go with you really quickly. The whole premise of taking the car
out for a drive was because something was wrong. These guys are business owners
and Paul was a celebrity. They are responsible people. It was more like,
"What the hell is wrong with this car? Let’s see what’s wrong and go for a
drive".' (Find the CCTV footage after the cut)
Tuesday, 3 December 2013
Chris Okotie: “Catholics will go to Hell…Pope Francis is Anti-Christ”
Chris Okotie is coming under fire for recent
claims that he announced that all Catholics will go to hell.
The general overseer of the Household of God Church and
former presidential candidate allegedly made the statement on Sunday 1st
December 2013 at his church in Ikeja, Lagos,PM News reports.
Boko Haram attacks Air Force Base and others in Borno
The Composite Group Air Force Base and other places in
Maiduguri, the Borno State capital on Monday morning were subjected to a
surprise attack by suspected Boko Haram terrorists.
The siege which started lasted for about five hours shook
the town as sounds of sporadic gunshots and other Rocket Propelled Grenade
Launchers rented the air with ensuing airstrikes in Maiduguri and Jere
metropolis.
According to sources the attacks on the Air force Base and
other targets, including the Maiduguri International Airport, left several
persons dead as the suspected the terrorists, purportedly in their hundreds,
planted explosives in targeted areas in the state capital.
The video and photo: Gov Oshiomhole's apologizes to the widow, gives her N2m
Governor of Edo State Comrade Adams Oshiomhole yesterday donated N2million to the widow he told to go and die. Mrs Joy Ifije was invited to the Edo State Government House and has been offered automatic employment to join the Edo State’s War Against Indiscipline in the campaign against street trading & to keep the state clean.
"When you put your things on the road a vehicle can run into you and they have killed some people like that and that was why I said if you are a widow do you want more people to be widowed? But when I said go and die, that one was said in a fit of anger. And I am really sorry”, Oshiomhole said.
“I want you to join
us. We would employ you and pay you salary. You would help us to campaign to
other women not to trade on road sides. We should not use poverty as a
yardstick.
The Governor then
gave the woman a cash gift of N2 million
Anambra State PDP chairman kidnapped
The Chairman of PDP in Anambra State, Prince Kenneth
Emeakayi, was kidnapped yesterday Monday Dec. 2nd by unknown gunmen who
abducted him as he was returning to
Awka, the State capital.
Prince Emeakayi was
said to be returning from his village in Okija when his car was intercepted at
a junction in Nri and was taken away by the gunmen. He hasn't been heard from
since and the kidnappers are yet to contact his family.
Monday, 2 December 2013
Ex-footballer Odartey Lamptey discovers 3 kids with wife are not his
Former Ghanaian international footballer Nii Odartey Lamptey
has revealed that he recently found out that all three children he had with his
wife of almost 20 years are not his biological children. He made the shocking
revelation in a radio interviewed when asked why he was divorcing his wife.
Stella Oduah’s armoured cars will buy 51 police patrol vehicles' -Gov Fashola
During the 7th annual Town Hall Meeting on Security held in
Lagos, Governor Fashola said the two BMW cars bought for Stella Oduah will
purchase 51 patrol vehicles for the Nigerian Police.
"It is sad to know that the Federal Government that
allocate three patrol vehicles for one state police command of 370, 000 police
men, is unable to resolve how N255 million was used to purchase 2 saloon
vehicles for one officer. It is a very grave irony. The cost of average vehicle
needed to patrol the state is just N5 million. And with such fund, we will have
put at least 51 patrol vehicles on the road, patrolling the streets of Lagos.”
Abuja court sentences Lebanese to life imprisonment for terrorism
Two other men, Mustapha Fawaz, the owner Amigo Supermarket in Abuja and Abdallah Tahini, who were also charged with possession of illegal weapons, were set free by the court. See photos from the trial after the cut...
"I was forced to masturbate in front of teammates" - David Beckham
Retired footballer David Beckham recently revealed that he
was forced to masturbate in front of his teammates as part of his initiation
into Manchester United's youth team in 1991.
Beckham, who opened up about the incident in a documentary
titled The Class of ’92, said the incident happened when he was just 16 years
old. He said he was forced to stare at a calendar photo of eighties Reds soccer
player Clayton Blackmore (pictured right) and pleasure himself, while his
teammate watched, as part of an embarrassing hazing ritual.
“Everyone had an initiation that you had to go through on
the youth team, that was one of the most uncomfortable ones. The fact that I
had to look at Clayton Blackmore’s calendar and do certain things. I was
embarrassed when I was saying it on camera let alone talking about it more. But
it’s something that we all had to go through. It was definitely something I
wouldn’t like to go through again!' Beckham said
The Class of ’92, is a documentary about the generation of
Manchester United stars who came of age two decades ago.
Photos: Paul Walker's final moments before fatal ride
Paul had put together a car show charity event in Santa Clarita, CA. through his ReachOut Worldwide organization, to support typhoon relief efforts in the Philippines and was leaving the event in the red Porsche car when his friend lost control and slammed into a tree. The car exploded on impact. The police says speed was a factor. See more photos after the cut...
Willie Obiano of APGA declared winner of Anambra Governorship election
All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), candidate Willie
Obaino, has been declared winner of the recently held Anambra State
governorship election.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Anambra
chapter declared today Sunday December 1st in Awka that Mr. Obiano won the
election by polling 180,178 votes in 19 local government areas in the state. He
beat PDP candidate Tony Nwoye, to the second position with 97,700 votes and
Senator Chris Ngige of the All Progressives Congress, who came third with
95,963. Ifeanyi Ubah, of Labour Party came fourth with 37,495.
Caught on CCTV: Mother calmly pushes her own child to her death
Got this news from UK Daily Mail. A 36 year old french mother named
Fabienne Kabou, who felt her baby was 'incompatible' with her and
boyfriend, strapped the little angel in a pram and calmly pushed her into a
river. (pictured above right). Unbelievble!
Sunday, 1 December 2013
Mozambique Airlines plane crashes in Namibia, killing 33 people
A Mozambique Airlines plane carrying 27 passengers and 6
crew members crashed in Namibia today Saturday November 30th, killing all on
board, local media reports.
The Brazilian-made Embraer 190 aircraft left Maputo and was
heading to Luanda when it crashed in a remote border area near a Namibian
national park, Mozambique authorities said. The plane was carrying 10
Mozambicans, 9 Angolans, 5 Portuguese, and one citizen each from France, Brazil
and China, plus six crew members, including two pilots, three flight attendants
and a maintenance technician, the airline said today.
Investigators are now trying to determine the cause of the
crash.
Actor Paul Walker dies at 40 in tragic car accident
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