Lonesome: 50-year-old lay dead in his flat for 2 YEARS, skeleton found by cleaners

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The skeleton of Simon Allen was found in the lounge of his city centre Brighton flat.  A loner lay dead in his city centre flat for two years after no one realized he had passed away, an inquest heard.

The skeletal remains of Simon Allen were only discovered when deep cleaners went to his home.

His body – wearing just a pair of socks – was found lying behind an armchair in the living room of the flat in Brighton, East Sussex, in November.  Eleven days earlier his landlord and bailiffs had gone to the first-floor property to check why his rent had not been paid for several months.

BUHARI Can’t Be Our President In 2015' – Sen Wayas.

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**Buhari should perish the thought of becoming president in 2015 or beyond''.
**He lacks the democratic credentials to seek election having led a coup, against a democratically elected govt.
**Abacha confessed they were mistaken in the reasons they gave for sacking the Shagari govt.
**the same man who sacked an elected govt, 30 years ago, now wants to be elected president.

Part 1: Iran's drones would serve Washington right - Rozoff

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NATO continues to surround the Russian Federation with their missiles, which according to Mr. Rozoff, may soon number in the thousands and NATO also continues to aggressively seek to "integrate" country after country into their "alliance". 

Rick tells us why the Western media has gone quiet on Syria and comments on the fact that Iran is now producing its own drones, which were reversed engineered from captured American drones. As always Rick has his finger on the pulse.

Robles: Can you give our listeners an update on the latest happenings with NATO please?

Nigerian consulate in NY to start charging $2.50 per min to call them

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This is what you see once you log on to their site...Nigeriahouse.com. Is this OK?

Hilary Clinton steps down as US Secretary of State

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After over three decades in public service, Hilary Clinton has gracefully bowed out. The 65 year old former US First Lady stepped down as Secretary of State at the US State Department today after four years. Senator John Kerry succeeds her.

Hilary battled ill health in the last few months. From a nasty stomach virus, to exhaustion, severe dehydration, fall and a concussion that led to brief hospitalization when doctors discovered a blood clot near her brain.

ACN reclaims victory from Obanikoro at appeal tribunal

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Lagos State Local Government Election Petitions Appeal Tribunal has upturned the judgment of the lower election petition tribunal, which declared the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Babajide Obanikoro, as the winner of the 2011 chairmanship election in Obalende/Ikoyi Local Council Development Authority.

The Justice Opeyemi Oke-led five-man tribunal, in its judgment on Thursday, unanimously declared that the state’s Independent Electoral Commission had rightly returned the Action Congress of Nigeria and its candidate, Mr. Adewale Adeniji, as the winner of the election.

Obanikoro had on November 14, 2011 filed his petition at the LG Election Petitions Tribunal challenging the declaration of Adeniji as the winner of the election which was held on October 22, 2011.

Mother Allows Her 6-Year-Old Daughter To Be Sexually Abused By Men For Money

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A 36-year-old mother faces up to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to allowing her daughter, six, to be sexually abused by different men for drugs and money.

Authorities say Dalina Nicholas, from Jacksonville Beach, is charged with four counts of child neglect and faces a minimum of 15 years in prison.

Nicholas agreed to testify against four other people charged in the case. She won't be sentenced until those trials conclude.

Pastor Docked Over Alleged N725, 000 Visa Fraud

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A 43-year-old pastor, Nehemiah Elijah, who allegedly obtained N725, 000 under pretence, was on Friday charged before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Elijah, who resides at No. 13 Edom St., Muwo, Ojo, Lagos, is facing a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy, stealing and fraud. The prosecutor, Insp. Okoi Edet, told the court that the accused had on May 5, 2011 at Ojo Area, Lagos, obtained the sum of N725, 000 from one Mr Cyprian Ezegbo.

Four Nabbed For Making Fake Diesel In Osun State

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Four men in possession of what is suspected to be adulterated diesel have been arrested by the officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Osun State.

While Agboola Abiodun and Oyedeji Abiodun were arrested in Omo-West area of Osogbo, the duo of Tolawo Kehinde and Kareem Taju, were nabbed in Ile-Ife.

A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the state command, Mr Ayodele Olowo, on Thursday said Agboola and Oyedeji were picked up while siphoning adulterated

Twitter apologises for hardcoré pórn shown on its homepage

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Twitter has apologised for the hardcóare pórnography that was shown on the homepage of its new video sharing app, Vine siting human error.

The micro blogging site admitted that it made the explicit video, which was tagged ”pórn” and “nsfwvine”, an “editor”s pick” by mistake on Monday, meaning users could view the x-ratéd clip without leaving the homepage.

Suicide Bomber Attacks Mosque, Kills 19 Worshippers

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A suicide bomber targeted a Shiite Muslim mosque in northwest Pakistan on Friday, killing 19 people and wounding dozens as worshippers poured out of weekly prayers, officials said.

The bomber detonated explosives packed into a motorcycle in a narrow lane containing both the Shiite and a Sunni Muslim mosque in the town of Hangu, the latest bloody sectarian attack in a country where such violence is on the rise.

“It was a suicide attack which targeted Shiites but Sunni Muslims also fell victim since their mosque and some shops were also very close to the site,” district police chief Mian Muhammad Saeed told AFP.

1 Yr Old Survives 7 Days Alone With Her Dead Grandmother

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A 20-month girl was found lying in her dead grandmother’s arms in a home in Hunan Province on September 27 and survived for probably seven days after her grandmother passed away, according to Chinese media.
Wang Lichun, 45, was left at home taking care of her granddaughter by herself in Shuangfeng County, after her husband, two sons and daughter-in-law moved to Changsha, a city over 1,000 km away, to work.
Xiao Kaiquan, the girl’s father, said that from September 20, his mother stopped answering the phone.

Jonathan Lacks The Knowledge To Tackle Nigeria’s Problems - Fashola

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Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola (SAN) has declared that President Goodluck Jonathan-led federal government lacks the requisite knowledge and capacity to tackle Nigeria’s problems, saying that there is the need to effect a change at the centre in 2015 for the country to achieve positive development.

Fashola, who stated this during an exclusive interview with a team of LEADERSHIP editors in Abuja yesterday, was giving the rationale behind the ongoing merger talks by his party, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), and the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) towards dislodging the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the centre in 2015.

See The World’s Biggest Laptop (PHOTOS)

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 World’s BIGGEST Laptop!Fujitsu-Siemens brings the biggest laptop in the world and presented at this year’s CeBIT show in Hannover, Germany. Guys this laptop is huge, huge mean huge, have a look on the images.....
See More Pictures After The Break!!!

Case Between The Four Niger Delta Farmers Against Shell: The Verdict!

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On Wednesday the Dutch court in their ruling dismissed four out of the five allegations in the case of the four Niger Delta farmers against Shell in The Hague, The Netherlands.

I was at the court as I have always been in the court during the trial period. It was a verdict that lasted less than 30 minutes.

Media:

It was a media frenzy with all of the local, national and international press fully represented. The court room was full of cameras.

My Reaction:

I find the case itself a big victory for our campaign to raise international awareness to the plight of the ordinary Niger Delta people. The fact that the Dutch court in their first ruling on jurisdiction accepted that they have the legal right and competence to handle the case meant the attention of the world will be drawn to the Niger Delta.

LATEST: Farouk Lawan & Boniface Enemalo Remanded in Prison

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Farouk Lawan, the lawmaker and former Chairman of the House of Representatives Adhoc Committee on Fuel Subsidy andBoniface Enemalo, former Secretary of the committee have been remanded in prison by an Abuja High Court.

They were arraigned on a seven count charge for allegedly soliciting for and collecting a bribe of $620, 000 from Femi Otedola, Chairman of Zenon Oil.

At the trial which began today, both men pleaded not guilty to the charges. However,Vanguard reports that they were both remanded to Kuje Prison pending the court’s ruling on their bail application.

The court subsequently adjourned till February 8th, 2013 to rule on the bail application moved by their lawyers led by Rickey Tarfa and Mike Ozhekome, both senior advocates of Nigeria.

Oprah Winfrey Hurt By Tyler Perry’s Birthday Gift

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Oprah Winfrey was hurt by Tyler Perry’s birthday gift… literally.

The 59-year-old TV veteran strained her back when trying to lift the huge flower arrangement Perry sent her.

“I like to send really large flower arrangements to people for whatever occasion,” the 43-year-old actor, director and screenwriter wrote on Facebook. “Well, I sent one to Oprah yesterday for her birthday. She strained her back picking it up. No joke!”

“Feel better Oprah. Happy birthday. Sorry,” Perry added. “Next year I’m sending her one rose.”

Watch Wizkid’s Interview With BBC

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One of Nigeria's hottest stars, Wizkid visited BBC Africa's studios in London earlier this week, where Komla Dumor asked him some few interesting questions.

Pastor Arrested For Raping Church Members

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A pastor with a Pentecostal church has appeared in court for allegedly raping two women from his church on separate occasions.

Greatness Tapfuma (31), a Zimbabwean, allegedly raped a 25-year-old congregant twice and another one who is aged 22 once.

It is alleged that he would invite them to his house or go to their houses on the pretext of holding prayer sessions and eventually rape them. Tapfuma has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Robbers Kill Choir Master In Adamawa

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Suspected armed robbers on Thursday shot dead the choir master of Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria (LCCN) in Girei, headquarters of Girei Local Government Area of Adamawa.

Some residents of the town told reporters that the incident occurred in the morning when the hoodlums, numbering about seven, forced their way into the deceased’s compound.

The inhabitants said the gunmen had robbed a bakery manager in the compound of N200,000 before entering the choir master’s residence.