Wednesday, July 31, 2013
VIDEO: Man Bitten By Crocodile On Head During Show
Why We Deported 67 Citizens from Lagos State - Fashola's Aide
In reaction to the alleged criticisms of Lagos State deportation of no fewer than 67 Nigerian citizens from the state to Onitsha, Anambra State, the Lagos State Government has responded to saying the exercise was continuous as it started the practice of expelling beggars and destitutes rescued from the streets back to their states of origin in a bid to rid the streets of beggars and the mentally-challenged.
The Special Adviser to Governor Fashola on Youths and Social Development, Dr. Enitan Dolapo Badru, revealed to newsmen that so far, at least 1,708 beggars and destitutes had been expelled from Lagos just as he noted that normal international standard requires the state to reunite them with their families.
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Jonathan's Convoy In Nasarawa Auto Crash, 14 Injured
According to the eyewitnesses, three confessional policemen, three mobile policemen, one member of the civil defence corps, as well as one official of the state branch of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and six civilians were "seriously injured".
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Photos: Mob Find & Beat Up Robber Until He Bleeds In Delta State (VIEWERS DISCRETION ADVISED )
The poor woman couldn't raise an alarm, but fortunately a soldier who saw her bag get snatched quickly borrowed someone's Hilux and gave the thief a hot chase.
Somehow, the thief got away.
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IMAGINE: Saudi Arabia Blogger Faces 600 Lashes, Jail for Insulting Islam!
Saudi Arabia Blogger Faces 600 Lashes, Jail for Insulting Islam!
“This incredibly harsh sentence for a peaceful blogger makes a mockery of Saudi Arabia’s claims that it supports reform and religious dialogue,” said Nadim Houry, the deputy Middle East director at Human Rights Watch. “A man who wanted to discuss religion has already been locked up for a year and now faces 600 lashes and seven years in prison.”
His lawyer, Waleed Abu al-Khair, told Human Rights Watch that Judge al-Harbi read the verdict Monday. The court is expected to send him a written notification by August 6. They’ll have 30 days to appeal.
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R.I.P: Actor Bob Manuel Udokwu's Mother dies
Bob Manuel lost his mum on Saturday July 20th. She was 78 years old. May her soul rest in peace..
How Nigeria's tribal monarchs still live in extravagant noble splendour
Trailer: No student died at a Lagos hotel. The real story behind the photo that went viral
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Low patronage visits newly opened Ibadan shoprite
The most patronized commodity at shoprite Ibadan is the freshly baked bread, everything else na manage...:-) Though people go there a lot on the weekends...just to look around. Hehe
Lagos Begins e-ticketing for BRT Buses
The e-ticketing system now allows BRT users to pay bus fare as low as N20 within a stipulated distance as against the fixed fare of N70 to N120.
The e-ticketing is being managed by the Lagos Area Metropolitan Transport Authority, LAMATA.
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Chai: 8 Lesbian Girls Rusticated From Secondary School
8 Lesbian Girls Expelled From Secondary School
Mother gives birth to a girl weighing 6 Kg without a C-section
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
FRAUD: Chief Judge Falsifies His Date Of Birth
The council found that Nwanosike falsified his date of birth which invariably affected his retirement age and ordered him to embark on a compulsory retirement.
The council, in a press release signed by Mr. Soji Oye, the Acting Director of Information and made available to newsmen in Abuja, stated that the compulsory retirement slammed on the Abia state Acting Chief Judge was part of the recommendation of the council at its meeting presided by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar, held on 17th & 18th July.
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"I Was On My Way To See My Dad When He died" —Dr Sid Opens Up About Dad's Death -
The son of late veteran actor, Justus Esiri, opens up on his relationship with his late father and his love life.
Excerpts:
How has the journey been?
It has been interesting and full of ups and downs, I have learnt and experienced a lot, everything I have gone through today has made me a better artiste and has prepared me for all the things I am set to do in the next couple of months.
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How possible is Nigeria’s break-up in 2015?
The current political, ethnic and religious tensions in the country, accentuated by the tussle for the 2015 Presidency, have begun to make many people raise the alarm that the often misquoted and misrepresented personal comments of the participants at the United States’ National Intelligence Council conference of the possibility of a break-up of Nigeria in 2015, if certain things occurred, is about to come to fruition.
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4.9 quake strikes Japan, tremors felt at Fukushima
An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale occurred today in the north-eastern part of the main Japanese island of Honshu.
There have been no reports of casualties or damage caused by the quake.
According to the National Meteorological Agency of Japan, there was no tsunami threat.
The epicenter was located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, and the center lies at a depth of 10 kilometers under the seabed.
Tremors were felt by the residents of eight Japanese prefectures, including Fukushima, where the nuclear power plant accident of the same name occurred.
Mugabe runs for election in Zimbabwe, again
A victory for Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe's presidential elections this week would raise the prospect of him ruling well into his 90s, enflaming a succession battle that already quietly rages.
You don't rule a country especially one as volatile as Zimbabwe for 33 years without knowing a thing or two about seeing off rivals reports the AFP.
Since taking up the reins of a newly independent Zimbabwe in 1980, Mugabe has for three decades deftly brushed aside opponents and, with power consolidated, kept subordinates in their place.
Police, hoodlums accused of killing undergraduate, friend
An eight-minute video clip of the gruesome killing, which was made available to PUNCH Metro, showed the two victims handcuffed together. They were covered in their own blood and beaten to death with sticks. Tyres were also put round their necks.
An irate mob could be seen in the video, shouting, “die, die, burn them, burn them.”Continue
A Tale Of A Pastor And His Sacred Milk
GO HOME or FACE ARREST - UK launches campaign urging immigrants go home (SEE PHOTO)
Two trucks, each displaying a huge poster with a number for migrants to text if they wish to return to their country of origin, were driven around six London boroughs for a week in a pilot scheme by the interior ministry.
Posters, leaflets and advertisements in local newspapers will run for a further month.
In the UK illegally mobile billboard
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Judith Amaechi hosts Patience Jonathan in Port Harcourt after mother’s death (photos)
Irrespective of the feud between their husbands, Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers state and Goodluck Jonathan, their wives are still best of friends. Governor Rotimi's wife, Judith, hosted the first lady in Port Hacourt overt the weekend, to mourn her mother's death. You will recall that her mum died via a ghastly motor crash.
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Conrad Murray: Michael Jackson's Doctor Planning To Reveal ‘Explosive’ Secrets After Prison
The disgraced former doctor – who was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter after delivering a fatal dose of Propofol to the King of Pop in June 2009 – has reportedly been fielding multi-million dollar deals to tell-all about the late singer and his family when he is granted an early release from prison in October.
Murray has warned the ‘Thriller‘ star’s family that if they continue to push him ‘to the limit’ by slating him in the press and in their wrongful death lawsuit against concert promoters AEG Live, he will not hesitate to dish the dirt on Michael’s relatives – which he claims could ‘tarnish’ their reputations.
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Heartless Nurse Sets 11-Yr Old Girl Ablaze For Being Hungry
Ita Bassey-Eno in critical condition
Iroakazi was alleged to have poured kerosene on Bassey-Eno before lighting a match stick to set her ablaze after the girl was said to have stolen a piece of meat from the pot.
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Jealous Girlfriend Sets Her Boyfriend's Range Rover On Fire
What will you do, if your girlfriend did this to you? Simply because you cheated Become a fan on Facebook and also
VIDEO: Senator Yerima Reveals Why He Married 13-Year-Old Girl -
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Monday, July 29, 2013
Al-Qaeda militants join Morsi supporters’ demonstration in Cairo – mass media
Al-Qaeda militants have joined pro-Morsi protesters in their demonstration in Nahda Square in Cairo, the Egyptian Al-Masry Al-Youmre newspaper reports on its website on Monday citing one of the protesters, who spoke in front of people on the main platform of the square.
According to him, “it’s necessary for al-Qaeda militants to join the demonstration as these people have a lot of experience in matters of defense against any kind of attack which may occur in the square”.
Witnesses say that an amount of al-Qaeda black flags has risen over the last days. Demonstrators have already managed to put up sand and block barriers in the square. People can enter the square only through several checkpoints guarded by protesters.
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At least 38 people died in a bus crash in southern Italy.
At least 38 people died in a bus crash in southern Italy on Sunday. The bus was returning from an excursion when it plunged off a highway into a ravine, smashing several cars and breaking a guardrail. At least 11 people were hospitalized, and two remain in critical condition. Authorities arrived to the scene to begin investigation into the cause of the crash.
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At least 38 people died in a bus crash in southern Italy on Sunday. The bus was returning from an excursion when it plunged off a highway into a ravine, smashing several cars and breaking a guardrail. At least 11 people were hospitalized, and two remain in critical condition. Authorities arrived to the scene to begin investigation into the cause of the crash.
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Google engineer blasts US mass surveillance program after receiving NSA award
Dr. Joseph Bonneau, an engineer for Google, was announced the winner of the National Security Agency's first annual "Science of Security Competition" on July 19 for his paper "The Science of Guessing," which analyzed over 70 million user passwords. Dr. Bonneau shared his "conflicted feelings" over receiving the award and chastised NSA surveillance.
Dr. Joseph Bonneau, an engineer for Google, was announced the winner of the National Security Agency's first annual "Science of Security Competition" on July 19 for his paper "The Science of Guessing," which analyzed over 70 million user passwords. Dr. Bonneau shared his "conflicted feelings" over receiving the award and chastised NSA surveillance.
On the same day when Dr. Bonneau was named the winner of the Science of Security (SoS) Competition he wrote a blog post about his "conflicted feelings" around the US surveillance program.
Continue..80% of adults in US face Close-poverty
Four out of 5 U.S. adults struggle with joblessness, near-poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives, a sign of deteriorating economic security and an elusive American dream, CBSNews quotes AP.
The findings come as President Barack Obama tries to renew his administration's emphasis on the economy, saying in recent speeches that his highest priority is to "rebuild ladders of opportunity" and reverse income inequality.
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NSA analysts have access to 'powerful and invasive' search tools – Greenwald
The disclosure of new information about the access by low-level analysts to private emails and phone calls of Americans will soon be revealed to public, said Glenn Greenwald, the Guardian journalist, who was the first to report about the US National Security Agency's mass surveillance programs.
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The disclosure of new information about the access by low-level analysts to private emails and phone calls of Americans will soon be revealed to public, said Glenn Greenwald, the Guardian journalist, who was the first to report about the US National Security Agency's mass surveillance programs.
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lagos, Abuja Among Top 4 Most Costly Cities In Africa – Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
Lagos and Abuja have been listed among the top four cities in Africa with high cost of living, according to an index released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) on 25 African cities.
The key results of cost of living per city by the EIU reveal that Abuja is the second most expensive city with total expenditure score of 107.4, next to Luanda with a score of 131.8, while Lagos comes fourth with 100.8 total expenditure, as Addis Ababa came last with a score of 60.8.
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Murder Of Alleged Prostit-ute: Abia Police Nab Two Suspects [PHOTO]
Two suspects are currently telling the Abia State Police Command what they know about the death of a 16-year-old girl, whose name was simply given as Esther. The decomposing body of Esther, said to be from Ebonyi State was found in an uncompleted building around the Cattle Market, Gariki, in Lokpanta, Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State.
Until her death, Esther was alleged to be a girl of easy virtue, a trade she was said to have plied at the Lokpanta Cattle Market.
The suspects, Uchenna Okorie and Levi Nwankwo, are currently with the Criminal Investigation Department, CID, where they are helping the police in their investigation into what happened to Esther.
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Photo: Al-Mustapha Spotted In Asari Dokubo's House
Hamza Al-Mustapha, the dreaded former Chief Security Officer to late Gen Sani Abacha is still on his thank you tour across Nigeria to salute the few men (and woman) that were on his side during his long trying times of over 14 years. But what's the connection with Asari Dokubo in all these?
Let me oblige you guys with the little I know with regards to the connection of these men:
whisperNaija.com observed that when Al-Mustapha was sentenced to death by a federal high court in Lagos it was a very big issue then, with many northerners insisting that he is innocent.
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Why I Didn't Take Over Power As Soon As Abacha Died ––Al-Mustapha Opens Up
A lot of political under-current went into the process that brought up Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar as Head of State following the controversial death in office of late Gen Sani Abachi, we observed.
But why didn't Abacha's dreaded CSO, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha used his overbearing influence to take over the government immediately, considering it would have been very easy for him?
The former Chief Security Officer to late Abacha said:
God used him to stabilise the country from the possible turmoil that could have followed Abacha’s death.Continue.............
Ex-Governor Fayose Disrespecting Jonathan ––PDP Aspirant
“It smacks of high level of indiscipline for any aspirant to be kicking against a position openly canvassed by Mr. President, who is the leader of the party. Would such an aspirant respect the President and other party leaders if he or she is picked as the party’s candidate and he or she becomes the governor?”Mr Adeyeye said this in a statement issued on his behalf by the Director-General of his campaign organisation, Bisi Kolawole, in Ado Ekiti on Sunday.
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Music video director Aswad Ayinde jailed 90 yrs for fathering 6 kids with his own daughters
Music video director Aswad Ayinde, 55, who won an MTV award for directing The Fugees' 'Killing Me Softly' in 1996, has been sentenced to 90 years in prison for repeatedly raping his six daughters and fathering six children with them. *spits out* how disgusting is this guy?
Aswad Ayinde is accused of raping his daughters to create a "pure" bloodline, fathered six kids with them from the mid-1980s to 2002 - and delivered the babies himself, the court heard during his trial last Friday
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Sunday, July 28, 2013
ASUU denies plan to call off strike
ACADEMIC Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has described as speculative reports that the strike embarked upon by the union over the inability of the Federal Government to implement the 2009 agreement it willingly entered into with the union would be called off this Thursday.
National President of ASUU, Dr. Nasir Fagge, told Vanguard that he was surprised to hear that the union was going to call off the strike on Thursday when the issues tabled before government had not been resolved.
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Oyo faults Ladoja’s comments on Ibadan flyover
IBADAN — GOVERNOR Abiola Ajimobi-led administration in Oyo State has advised a former governor in the state, Senator Rashidi Ladoja to eschew political bitterness in his criticism of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, government.
The state government was reacting to the comments made by the ex-governor on the Mokola flyover commissioned by leaders of the party.
Speaking through the Commissioner for Works and Transport in the state, Mr. Kayode Adepoju, the state government said, “it is as if the former governor is deliberately out to misguide the people with a lot of information that are far from the truth, inconsistent and outright misinformation and which portrays the old man as somebody with little or no knowledge about the essence of a fly-over.”Continue..........
APC has met requirements for registration –ACN
The Action Congress of Nigeria on Sunday said the All Progressives Congress had met all the needed requirements for its registration by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The party made this known in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed.
The ACN noted that despite the “antics and the challenges of some negative forces” in the polity, the electoral umpire would do what was right concerning the APC registration.
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UK visa: Nigerians begin payment of £3,000 bond Nov
OUTCRY against its £3,000 tourists visa bond notwithstanding, Britain will commence the scheme in the six listed Commonwealth countries in November,Financial Times report quoted the Home Office as saying.
The Commonwealth countries to be affected by the policy which was announced in June are Nigeria, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
The affected countries are considered to be source of “high risk” tourists to the UK.
Some visitors from the six countries, under the scheme, will be asked to pay a £3,000 cash bond in return for visitor visas that allow them to stay in the UK for up to six months.
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Presidency to govs: Jonathan alone can’t Remove Tukur
The Presidency on Sunday dismissed the reported insistence of five northern governors on the sack of the Peoples Democratic Party National Chairman, Dr. Bamanga Tukur. The governors — Muritala Nyako (Adamawa), Rabiu Kwankanso (Kano), Babangida Aliyu (Niger), Sule Lamido (Jigawa), and Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto) —had on Saturday met with President Goodluck Jonathan on issues that included the political impasse in Rivers State and the crisis in the PDP.
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Lagos State Government Will Close Your House If You Show Clothes Outside Indiscriminately
According to him, spreading of washed clothes on fences, frontage of buildings and bridge railings have become the norm in some parts of the state and the practice constitutes a nuisance to the environment. Tough actions would be taken against erring persons. Houses where compound residents also hang their clothes outside will be sealed, Mr Bello concluded. LAWMA officials have also been directed to pack those clothes as refuse wherever they see them.
#GoodPeopleThings: Nigerian Comedian donates kidney to save brother’s life
Popular comedian and OAP, Okeremute Iruvwe aka De Don has donated one of his kidneys to save his brother’s life. NET has reliably gathered from sources that the Delta State-born comedian who is currently recuperating in a hospital in India gave out a kidney in order to save the life of his brother who urgently needed a transplant to survive.
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