A US Geological Survey spokeswoman, Dr Lucy Jones said it was the strongest earthquake in Los Angeles since the last aftershocks from the 1994 Northridge quake.
Monday, March 17, 2014
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake hits LA, no casualties or destruction
A US Geological Survey spokeswoman, Dr Lucy Jones said it was the strongest earthquake in Los Angeles since the last aftershocks from the 1994 Northridge quake.
Nollywood Actor Arrested For Ráping Daughter’s Friend [Photos]
US to deny entry for Russia, Ukraine citizens in sanction list – White House
The United States has imposed travel bans on Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych, as well as on Crimea’s Prime Minister Sergei Aksyonov and Chairman of Crimean Supreme Council Vladimir Konstantinov. Washington has also threatened to extend sanctions imposed earlier on 21 Russian citizens, if the situation in Ukraine is not settled.
The United States has imposed travel bans on Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych, as well as on Crimea’s Prime Minister Sergei Aksyonov and Chairman of Crimean Supreme Council Vladimir Konstantinov. Washington has also threatened to extend sanctions imposed earlier on 21 Russian citizens, if the situation in Ukraine is not settled.
Immigration (NIS) tragedy: Families demand release of corpses
Parents and family members of some applicants, who lost their lives during the Nigerian Immigration Service recruitment test on Saturday in Abuja, have demanded for the release of the bodies of their loved ones for burial.
The family members, who gathered at the National Hospital on Sunday, told the Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, who came to sympathise with them, that they wanted the bodies to be released for burial immediately.
Seven applicants, including a pregnant woman, died in a stampede during the exercise at the National Stadium, venue of the recruitment test.
Watch Out: Toothbrush can harm!
An advertiser of toothbrush covers once complained about the way people store their toothbrushes after each use. He noted that while people would store their soaps in dry soap cases so that they don’t get soggy, the same thing couldn’t be said about the treatment we give our toothbrushes.
His major grouse is that after each use, we simply toss our toothbrushes into a container usually hung in the bathrooms or near the bathroom entrance. The ostensible reason for this is that we want to make them accessible once we are prepared to take our bath, which is almost always accompanied with tooth brushing.
T.B Joshua says authorities should search for missing Malaysia Plane between Indonesia & Indian Ocean
President Jonathan speaks Regarding the Bloodbath in Maiduguri
“I woke up to hear loud sounds of gunshots, I was terrified. As the morning wore on the sounds continued and created panic in the city. Those who were rushing off early to drop their children in schools were forced to come back… the whole of this GRA was in confusion…I have never been this afraid”, Mallam Abdulmalik Abubakar, a resident of the GRA in Maiduguri told our correspondent.
SLS - GEJ: Sanusi to Jonathan - Allegations against me baseless
The suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Lamido Sanusi, has described the allegations of financial recklessness levelled against him by the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria as a malicious and calculated attempt to mislead President Goodluck Jonathan into believing that the management of the bank is guilty of misconduct and recklessness.
Bakare says he won’t receive Allowance
Serving Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has said that he will not partake of the N12m to be paid to each delegate to the three-month National Conference to be inaugurated by President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday (today). Bakare, representing Ogun State at the conference, said he made the decision not to collect the money to be paid to delegates by the Federal Government in order to dispel any speculation that his motivation for accepting to take part in the conference was material.
Sunday, March 16, 2014
R.I.P: Photos & Videos of Wesley Warren, man with the 132-pound scrotum dies at 49
While he recently had surgery to get his scrotum shrunk, it was not the cause of his death, as he had the two heart attacks after being hospitalized for an infection.
TMZ reports:
According to reports, Warren passed away yesterday Friday March 14 at University Medical Center after suffering two heart attacks in recent weeks.
Warren’s friend told the Vegas Review-Journal, Warren’s been hospitalized for the last 5-and-a-half weeks for infections stemming from his diabetes, and suffered the heart attacks while in the hospital.
Fake Phones Worth ₦2.7bn Imported in 2013 – Minister of Communication
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| Omobola Johnson |
This is just as the Federal Government bemoaned the poor quality of service delivery by telecommunications operators in the country.
Minister of Communication Technology, Mrs. Omobola Johnson, made this known on Monday Consumer Roundtable on Phone Rights organised by the Consumer Protection Council, CPC, to commemorate the 2014 World Consumer Rights’ Day in Abuja.
Group (ERI) wants Enugu Govt House invaders fished out
By TONY EDIKE
ENUGU — A group, Enugu Roots Initiative, ERI, has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to compel security agencies to unravel the identity and the mission of the hoodlums who invaded Government House, Enugu, penultimate weekend, emphasising that such a serious matter should not be swept under the carpet.
It also commended the President for the flag-off of the 2nd Niger Bridge, and noted that the project would accelerate economic activities in the South-East and South-South zones.
Immigration (NIS) Tragedy: The Worst Is Yet To Come
— March 17, 2014
Did President Jonathan see the front pages of all the major Nigerian newspapers yesterday? If he did, was he able to sleep last night? Well, for the information of the president, most Nigerians who saw the photographs of applicants at the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) recruitment exercise couldn’t sleep. Nigerians are scared. They are frightened by the inexorable consequences of such level of unemployment. The augury for this country and indeed any other country in that situation is very dangerous.
The Calibre of weaponry: SEE What Troops Grabbed From Boko Haram's Fatal Camp -
The calibre of weaponry in the captured camp is mind-blowing. More photos
below… …the counter-terrorism operations continue!
below… …the counter-terrorism operations continue!
Banker defrauds Emir of Kano of ₦17million
The Emir reportedly opened the account with the said bank in 1967 but left it dormant over the years and the amount in the account grew to ₦46million. Amina who is highly placed in the bank got tempted and deceptively requested for a cheque book, claiming it was for the emir. She started operating the account and withdraw monies from the account to the tune of ₦17million.
Photos: AGN President, Ibinabo Fiberesima at the WIPO Conference in Cote d' Ivoire
Pakistan gang-rape victim Amina Bibi dies after setting herself on fire
College student Amina Bibi doused herself with petrol and then set it alight on Thursday outside a police station near the city of Muzaffargarh, in Pakistan's eastern province of Punjab.
A video shot by a bystander shows a woman in a headscarf engulfed by flames, her face charred and distorted in agony.
Dubai Resident to set new Guinness World record for Bungee Jumping
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| Coach Colin Phillips |
The jumper is Dubai resident, professional fitness coach Colin Phillips, who throughout the last 10 months has been doing numerous consecutive jumps every weekend in preparation for the official World Record attempt.
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