Friday, January 3, 2014
One killed, eight wounded as World War II bomb explodes in Germany
Myanmar releases about 2,000 inmates, including three political prisoners.
Myanmar on Friday freed about 2,000
inmates, including at least three political prisoners, to mark its
Independence Day, officials and activists said.
"More
than 2,000 prisoners were released today with 1,800 from Insein Prison
in Yangon and another 230 from Mandalay prison," said Hla Maung Shwe, an
adviser to President Thein Sein.
The
presidential amnesty was granted to commemorate Independence Day on
Saturday. Myanmar, formerly called Burma, was granted independence from
Britain on January 4, 1948.
CIA-waged drone war 'spreads anarchy' around the world
The US said it is mapping out a new national security strategy that will be announced in early 2014. The white paper on the next stage of Washington’s war on al-Qaeda will be released at the time of mounting international criticism of US drone strikes in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen.
Drone airstrikes
are one of the main reasons for the spread of anarchy and military
conflicts that have been mushrooming around the world. This is according
to a report by UN special rapporteurs Ben Emmerson and Christof Heyns
who accused the US of carrying out unmanned aerial attacks on foreign
soil under the guise of an anti-terror war without borders.
Facebook spying on private messages, selling them to advertisers - lawsuit
A federal lawsuit has been filed earlier this week accusing the world’s biggest social networking site, Facebook, of examining its users’ private messages contents "for purposes unrelated to the facilitation of message transmission".
Two
plaintiffs are seeking a class action suit on behalf of all Facebook
users who have sent or received a private message in the past two years
that contained links.
African Food Staples - Try Afrishoponline: Best store to shop for African food.
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Many Africans won't require an introduction to the food basics, although it might not be known to every one that, for example the cassava is wholesome 500 million persons on a global base and has its source in the Brazilian Amazon. For guests from temperate areas, Eurasia and North America, but, exotic food stables are a new earth indeed. Thus this introduction.
Below each product/staple, you will discover data concerning origin and use. Some historic information can also be added below nearly all of them.
Thursday, January 2, 2014
Confusion as Pastor disappears after deadly auto crash in Osun
VANGUARD NIGERIA stated that anxiety is mounting over the sudden disappearance of the General Overseer of Christ Worshippers Church with headquarters at Osubi, Effurun, Warri, Delta State Prophet Duromola Adedayo Samuel.
One source said Prophet Duromola might have met his death in a ghastly auto crash that occurred, yesterday, between 6.00 p.m and 8.00 p.m. along Akure-Ilesa expressway.
Watch your Mouth, Baba Aladura(CSMS) tells Jonathan, Obasanjo
Abidoye, in his New Year message to members of the CSMS Worldwide and Nigerians entitled: ‘Be Hopeful, My Beloved Country,’ advised the duo of Jonathan and Obasanjo to demonstrate maturity in their handling of the political differences between them.
Nigeria has the potentials to lead Africa if public office holders, politicians stop being selfish.– Goodluck Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan said yesterday that Nigeria has the potentials to lead Africa if public office holders, politicians and indeed, the citizenry, stop being selfish.
The President recalled his encounter with United States President Barack Obama when the latter revealed that about 25, 000 medical consultants work in the U.S., the number which the US leader said, was crucial to the American economy.
Reuben Abati claims Pres.GEJ Did not travel to Kenya with 7 jets
OAU Graduate commits suicide over lady in Ikorodu
Based on the report, the human body of the 30 year old man was found around 1 a.m. yesterday dangling from a string linked with the hook of a fan in an uncompleted storey building at 1, Alice Ogunsona Street, Hilltop Estate, Eruwen, Ikorodu. His body was found by his younger brother after reading the suicide note he wrote and left at their home. Continue...
Ex-football star O.J. Simpson is receives tests for brain cancer
Based on a fresh report by National Enquirer, jailed former football star O.J. Simpson is receiving tests for brain cancer and is begging President Obama for a pardon so may die in peace at home. The magazine claims that Simpson, 66, who is serving a 33 year sentence in a prison in Nevada for kidnapping, assault and robbery, is undergoing secret medical tests for a cancerous tumor in his brain and is convinced he won't live long.
"O.J. says his memory is slipping and he gets painful headaches and other symptoms. He put off the doctors for weeks after he first started experiencing the symptoms because he was afraid of what they would find. Now the prison docs are telling him they believe he has a brain tumor. They plan to run a series of tests on him, MRIs and CT scans.' a source told The Enquirer.
Do you think Nigeria's Vision 20: 2020 is achievable or not ?
A Review of Nigeria’s Economy scorecard for 2013 showed that Nigeria ranked 37 out of 192 nations in the Global GDP Ranking with a GDP of $283 billion.
Justice ministry to spend ₦181.3m on clothing this year - Report
A copy of the proposed budget of the headquarters of the justice ministry, which was obtained by a Punch correspondent, revealed that the sum of N181, 391,000 was allocated for “uniforms and other clothing” in 2014.
Nigerian man nabbed in New Jersey for allegedly killing his pregnant wife
26 year old Fatoumata Owoseni was found unresponsive at the 39 South Munn Avenue apartment she shared with Babatope. The authorities haven't released facts about how he allegedly killed her. Babatope has been faced with her murder and will be held without bail at the Essex County Corrections Facility.
New beginning. I am very happy - Dino Melaye (shows off new woman)
Men and how quickly they move on. Fine chick. Anyone know who she's?
See another pic after the break..
Man Sets himself on fire In Abuja, Hours Before The New Year.
Awolowo Was Greater Than Mandela, Writer/Poet Odia Ofeimun Says ( Do you agree ?)
In an interview with Sahara TV, the writer, poet & social critique said late premier of the old Western region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, was a greater man than South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, Dr. Nelson Mandela.
I
am too much of an Awolowo man not to see that the process of moving
into independence in South Africa and in Nigeria followed exactly the
same pattern. It was based on a negotiated settlement. The liberation
struggle did not create the end of apartheid. It was a negotiation and
Nigerians negotiated exactly the way Mandela negotiated.
Santa Claus Found Tied & Dead in Russia
Investigators said the person attended the home party in the Russian city of Yakutsk and was subdued when he began threating two other partygoers with a knife. His hands and feet were tied with rope, and his girlfriend tied her scarf around his mouth to prevent him for yelling and then left him outside in the cold. Since the girlfriend was escorting all of the guests out of the home she want check on her boyfriend and found him dead. Detectives are trying to find the cause of the man's death.
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
3 kids burnt to death as fire gutted 10 houses in Delta
TRAGEDY struck, Monday, as three kids of same parents were burnt to death in a inferno which consumed 10 make-shift houses at Oroke Estate in Ovwian, Udu Council Section of Delta State. An eye witness said the source of the fire could not be ascertained but suggested it could be from candle light or generating sets as there clearly was power outage at time of the incident.
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