Pakistan military launches 'comprehensive operation' against militants

Click banner for more info

Pakistan's military said Sunday it has launched a "comprehensive operation" to eliminate Taliban and al-Qaeda militants and their sanctuaries in its restive northwest, AFP reports.

"On the directions of the Government, Armed forces of Pakistan have launched a comprehensive operation against foreign and local terrorists who are hiding in sanctuaries in North Waziristan" tribal region, a military statement said.

Continuous clashes in Northern Iraq reasoned by Iraq denial of Iran help

Click banner for more info

Fighting between the Iraqi military and radical Sunni Muslims spread Sunday to a new centre in northern Iraq as an aide of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki denied that Iranian forces had come to the beleaguered premier's aide.

Fierce clashes erupted between government troops and fighters from the jihadist Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), which attempted to capture the town of Tel Afar west of the rebel-held city of Mosul, informs DPA.

Ukraine is to close frontier with Russia next week – Defense Minister of Ukraine

Click banner for more info

Ukraine is going to close its border with Russia next week, said Ukraine’s acting Defense Minister Mikhail Koval on Sunday.

"The military forces jointly with the border guards have already closed 250 kilometers of the Ukrainian-Russian border. It will take several days more to close the entire border,” he said.
"Ukraine’s supreme commander-in-chief, its president has already set clear tasks regarding the closure of the eastern border. We are fulfilling these tasks. Next week we will be through with them. We have practically closed almost 250 kilometers of the state border. Our people are deployed near the state border along with border guards", added the Defense Minister, according to ITAR-TASS.

About 100 killed during fighting in Lugansk region of Ukraine during last 24 hours

Click banner for more info

The leader of the Lugansk People's Republic said on Sunday that about 100 people had been killed in clashes between the local militia and government forces near Lugansk city during the past 24 hours, according to Interfax.

"About 100 people have been killed in total, both civilians and members of the militia," Valery Bolotov said during a news conference. "After the Ukrainian army took control of the city of Schastye (Happiness), they just started shooting at civilians, mostly at men."

#3 of 10 World’s Highest-Paid Athletes In 2014 And How They Made Their Money

Click banner for more info

#3 LeBron James Total Earnings: $72.3 million Salary/winnings: $19.3 million Endorsements: $53 million 

James is the NBA’s biggest endorsement star, thanks to deals with Nike, McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Upper Deck and others. Sales of his signature Nike shoes were tops among active players at $300 million in the U.S. during 2013. James also made millions through his small stake in Beats when it was sold to Apple for $3 billion. 

   

#4 of 10 World’s Highest-Paid Athletes In 2014 And How They Made Their Money

Click banner for more info

#4 Lionel Messi Total Earnings: $64.7 million Salary/winnings: $41.7 million Endorsements: $23 million 

Sponsors like Adidas, who launched his signature shoe last year, and Turkish Airlines, who paired him with NBA superstar Kobe Bryant, have invested heavily in Barcelona’s most prolific goal scorer. In May, he signed his 7th contract in 11 years that will pay him $50 million a year and extend his stay at Camp Nou until 2019. 

   

Worshippers escape death threat in Owerri as police uncover explosives in Church

Click banner for more info

According to a breaking news report on Premium Times, two Improvised Explosive Devices was discovered at a church, Winners Chapel on Port Harcourt road in Owerri, Imo state today June 15th. The police detonated the bomb after detecting them. The Commissioner of Police in Imo state, Abdumajid Ali, said they have arrested six suspects during the discovery of the explosives.

The police say they believe the explosives were planted on Saturday night and timed to explode after worshippers had gathered for worship today. Thankfully it had been discovered on time. Details later. 

Two Super powers: US-Russia row harmful to global security - expert

Click banner for more info

US-Russia relations have reached a new low since the end of the Cold War, which is a huge disappointment for those who recognize how tension between these two world powers undermine global security and stability, says Edward Lozansky, President of the American University in Moscow and co-organizer of an upcoming roundtable in Washington that aims to brainstorm a solution to the problem.

U.S. blocks Christian governor from Nigeria peace talks

Click banner for more info

The United States Institute for Peace recently brought together the governors of Nigeria’s mostly Muslim northern states for a conference in the U.S., but the State Department blocked the visa of the region’s only Christian governor, an ordained minister, citing “administrative” problems.


The visa of Plateau State Gov. Jonah David Jang, has been held up by the Obama administration for more than a year, according to Ann Buwalda of the Jubilee Project, which focuses on Nigerian human rights.

Check out pics from APC Convention held yesterday in Abuja

Click banner for more info

Below are a few photos from the All Progressive Congress (APC) Convention that held yesterday, June 13th at the Eagle Square in Abuja.

The delegates elected former Edo state governor John Oyegun as its National Chairman while Mai Mala Buni from Yobe state was elected the party's National Secretary. Former governor of Ekiti State Segun Oni who defected from PDP to APC in May was elected Deputy National Chairman (South) while former National Secretary of the defunct ACN, Lawal Shuaibu, was elected Deputy National Chairman (North). Current Interim spokesperson of the party, Lai Mohammed, was returned unopposed because the National Publicity Secretary.

See more pics from the convention after the break.

Reno Omokri blasts CNN's Isha Sesay over story on kidnap of 20 fulani women

Click banner for more info

  Reno Omokri took to twitter today to dismiss a tweet from CNN news anchor Isha Sesay on the alleged kidnapping of 20 fulani women which was widely reported in the news headlines several days back. Reno says no woman was kidnapped and shared an url to where in fact the story could be read.  Find it here

Nigerian girl smuggled to the UK to work as S3xual intercourse servant & pushed to undergo voodoo to avoid her from working out

Click banner for more info

3 members of an international prostitution ring that smuggled a Nigerian woman into the UK to work as a sex slave under the threat of a voodoo curse faced jail yesterday June 13, UK Daily Mail reports
The gang conned the innocent 23-year-old into flying to Heathrow Airport on a bogus passport with the promise of education, a job and a new home.Before leaving Nigeria, she was raped and forced to go through a black magic ‘juju’ death ritual to prevent her running away.
But when the woman arrived in London, her employment failed to materialize. Instead, she was told she was destined to work as a sex slave in Italy, a court heard.
Convicted: Gang members; Johnson Olayinka (left) and Florence Obadiaru (right). Continue...

Photo: Tortured boy rescued from kidnappers’ den in Ogun state

Click banner for more info

Below is the full story from Punch

Fate smiled on an unidentified young boy hawking on Alhaji Jamiu Sulaimon Street in Itele, Ota area of Ogun State on Tuesday evening as he was rescued from kidnappers in the area, just as he was about to be killed.
No 3, Alhaji Jamiu Sulaimon, where the boy was rescued is unarguably one of the most beautiful houses on the street but no one could have imagined the horror discovered behind its high walls.

World Cup Tradition: Again, President Jonathan’s Oversize Delegation The Largest In Brazil

Click banner for more info

Nigeria, will spend another fortune on officials traveling abroad with President Goodluck Jonathan’s typically oversize presidential delegation to the World Cup in Brazil. Mr. Jonathan’s team has been announced to comprise governors, ministers, federal lawmakers and diplomats; totaling more than a dozen, while Mr. Obama’s has an advisor, a diplomat and two former athletes only.

Jealous Man Kills & Eats the Heart of his ex-Girlfriend's New Lover with Fork

Click banner for more info

A Zimbabwean man who is presumed to be jealous stabbed his ex girlfriend's new lover cut out his heart and ate it using a knife and fork in South Africa.

The man's ex lover, Tshabalalahe in her 50's told police that her former lover visited her home where she was living with her new man and they had chatted together before he gave her money to buy a drink before he left. She then went out and came back to see that her 62 year old lover, Manona (pictured above) was dead.
Continue

Omotola boils, blasts political parties for sharing rice in the 21st century ( Can you imagine?)

Click banner for more info

What is wrong with our Politicians ?? It seems they are really loosing it finally. Sharing Rice in this digital world, backward or forward ??
Sharing of gifts items at Election campaign is no longer news but now becoming a tradition to buy the hearts of citizens. 
Is this to say the hearts of the citizens can be bought with just a gift? Where is our stand as citizens of Nigeria? This is not condemning any electoral campaign whatsoever, but trying to win the heart of a citizen with a bag of rice like the picture above. Or how best can we describe this? 

Graphic Photos: 38-yr-Old Man Arrested With Fresh Human Head in Lagos

Click banner for more info

The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested a 38-year-old man for allegedly being in possession of a fresh human head.

The Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Ngozi Braide, made the disclosure in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday in Lagos.
She said that the man, name withheld, was arrested on Tuesday at Orile, Lagos by anti-robbery policemen, attached to the Orile Police Station.
See the pic after the break.

#2 of Top 11 Most Enchanting and Colorful Cities in the World To Visit This Summer

Click banner for more info

Stockholm, Sweden

Sprawling over 14 islands perched on the banks of the Baltic Sea, a hugely cosmopolitan city of Stockholm has a lot to offer. Medieval castles dating back to the 13th century, stunning architecture, palaces, historic buildings and fairy tale castles all scattered between breeze ruffled lakes and rolling countryside. Intoxicating and captivating, Stockholm is certainly one of the most enchanting and colorful cities in the world.

  

#3 of Top 11 Most Enchanting and Colorful Cities in the World To Visit This Summer

Click banner for more info

Lima, Peru.

Lima is an amazing and delightfully alluring city you should consider visiting. Packed wall to wall with people, and some of the most wonderful religious places dating back to the 16th century, Lima is a beautiful city that can be explored throughout the year. There’s constantly something going on and festivals, parades, celebrations and markets, making this a great place for any traveler.

  

Ogun State Deserve Real Change!

Click banner for more info

In continuation of our series, the Ogun State Youth Association of Nigeria wish to state unequivocally that we are being driven by the overall well being of our fellow youths and the general populace and not by any other motives or politician as being speculated after our last press release. If the government of the day had been responsive to Ogun State people’s demand and genuinely proactive to solving their problems there wouldn’t have been need for any write up in the first instance. We therefore challenged the government to show to the whole world the welfare package they’ve been doling out to the public that elected them into office. 

49 people reportedly killed as Lugansk self-defense forces down Ukrainian military plane

Click banner for more info

There is information that 49 Ukrainian troops could have been killed in attack by insurgents on a Ukrainian military-transport plane Il-76, which occurred when the plane was landing in Luhansk, Vladislav Seleznyov, the head of the group in charge of reporting on the military operation, said. "The lists are now being checked. Precise information will be available after the search and rescue group completes its work. Fifty-nine people are feared dead," he told Interfax on Saturday morning.

Over 50% of Americans do not view Obama as strong and honest leader - poll

Click banner for more info

More than half of Americans do not believe US President Barack Obama to be a strong and honest leader. These are the results of a public opinion poll conducted in the first decade of June by the Gallup research center. 52 percent of respondents said that Obama's activity in general makes a bad impression on them. 47 percent of those who took part in the survey adhere to the opposite view.

Russian Aerospace Defence Forces placing S-300 in operational readiness

Click banner for more info

Units of the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces taking part in an exercise outside Kaliningrad are placing S-300 air-defence missile systems in operational readiness and locking on targets at different heights, the Defence Ministry Press-Service and Information Directorate told RIA Novosti.

Read also: Russia holds massive military drills in Kalinigrad region

A joint exercise of the Baltic Fleet, the Russian Airborne Troops and the Russian Air Force directed by the Western District commander is being held in the Kaliningrad Region. Aerospace defence units pursue defensive of the aerospace in the exercise area.

Russia not planning joint exercise with NATO – Defense Ministry

Click banner for more info

The Russian Ministry of Defence is not planning a joint exercise with NATO, head of the Russian Armed Forces Main Combat Training Department Lt. Gen. Ivan Buvaltsev said on Saturday.

"We cooperate in the military and technological fields but no joint exercises have been planned," he said on the air of the Echo of Moscow radio station.

Pentagon invests millions in exploring mass civil unrest

Click banner for more info

The Pentagon is spending millions of dollars on programs studying factors of civil unrest around the world, journalist Nafeez Ahmed states in his article published by The Guardian this week.

According to the article, the US Department of Defense has developed a special program - the Minerva Research Initiative - that since 2008 engages different US universities in research work aimed at improving "DoD's basic understanding of the social, cultural, behavioral and political forces that shape regions of the world of strategic importance to the US." The funding comes entirely from the Department of Defense.
Continue..

Gospel Singer Kefee died of Lung Failure - Official Statement

Click banner for more info

Kefee's UK publicist just confirmed her death in an official statement which reads....
On behalf of the family….It is with a great sadness but grateful hearts that we announce the passing to glory due to lungs failure this morning of our God’s mouth piece, chorus leader, daughter, wife, sister, friend Kefee Branama Queen … May her beautiful, gentle and precious soul rest in perfect peace. Ase!!

Female Pastor Buried Alive By family Members, Accused Of Witchcraft

Click banner for more info

For allegedly killing five family members for money making ritual locally known as mkpinon in Efik, a prophetess, Utang Edet Effiong, has been buried alive by angry family members.

Utang Edet, who owned a church in her native village of Ikot Edem Odo in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State, Southsouth Nigeria, was accused of offering her family members for money making ritual and before she was buried alive, she had allegedly killed five members of the family.

Army Intercepted Truckload Of Artificial Ballot Papers In Ekiti

Click banner for more info

Men of the Nigerian Army deployed to monitor the June 21 governorship election in Ekiti State have arrested a truck loaded with fake INEC ballot papers at an undisclosed location in the state. The governorship election in Ekiti is scheduled for June 21 and some folks are bent on winning at all cost.

Briefing the press in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday over the development, the commander of 32, Artillery Brigade, Brig-Gen Aliyu Momoh, who made the disclosure also threatened that whoever is caught with dangerous weapons would be brought down by his men. 

Jamaica to Legalize Personal Use of Marijuana (Cannabis) Use

Click banner for more info

Jamaica is placed to decriminalise the possession of small levels of marijuana for private use.

Portia Simpson Miller, Jamaica's prime minister has chose to take this decision, in accordance with plans to amend the country's Dangerous Drugs Act.

The amendment of the act allows for the legal smoking of ganja in private places, in addition to its use for medicinal, religious and research (by accredited institutions) purposes.

13 planes suddenly disappear from radars in Europe for 25mins in 'unprecedented' incident

Click banner for more info

A total of 13 aircraft suddenly vanished off radars for about 25 minutes on two occasions while flying over Austria, it has been revealed.

In what is being billed as 'unprecedented' circumstances, the incidents on June 5 and yesterday saw the flight data disappear from air controller screens.

Austria's flight safety organisation admitted that the height, location and other information for a total of 13 aircraft mysteriously vanished from radars. It is believed that some of the planes were long-haul flights carrying passengers on board. Continue... 

Outbreak of malaria in northern India, 20 dead

Click banner for more info

At least 20 people have died from malaria in a remote corner of India in the past week, putting medical authorities on high alert at the start of the monsoon season, an official said Friday. Tripura health minister Badal Choudhury said deaths so far in the northeast state were unusually high, with doctors ordered to contain the mosquito-borne disease before it "gets out of hand".

"So far we have received reports of 20 deaths and more than 400 people afflicted with the disease in the past one week," Choudhury told AFP by telephone.

Ukrainian armed forces violate Russian border: Moscow sends note of protest

Click banner for more info

The Russian Foreign Ministry has sent a note of protest to Ukraine over the violation by Ukrainian soldiers of the joint border with Russia in the Kuibyshevsky district of its Rostov region, the ministry said in a statement posted on its website on Friday, Interfax agency reports.

"We see such actions by the Ukrainian side as a gross violation of the fundamental provisions of the international law, as an unlawful act that will not facilitate a peaceful resolution of the armed conflict in South-East Ukraine," the ministry said in the statement.

Also refer to: DPR army admit three tanks added to their arsenal

Russia has demanded that this sort of provocations should stop as they "hamper the incipient process of restoring the bilateral Russian-Ukrainian dialogue."

DPR army admit three tanks added to their arsenal

Click banner for more info

The territorial army of the Donetsk People's Republic has received three more tanks for their arsenal, the army headquarters told RIA Novosti.

The headquarters said that the tanks will be sent to the most difficult sectors of the front. According to some sources, one of the tanks entered a battle with the National Guard near Saur-Mogila in the Donetsk Region today.

The territorial army do not specify where the tanks came from. Eye-witnesses interviewed by RIA Novosti saw them in the towns of Snezhnoye and Torez, and say that those were either T-70 or T-72 tanks.

19-yr-old London Couple Plunges To Death While Having "Balcony Style" during S3x On 6th Floor

Click banner for more info

Two teenagers fell to their deaths from a balcony yesterday as they cuddled at a party to mark the end of their exams. Anastasia Tutik, a 19-year-old Russian, and a Mexican known only as Miguel, 18, were in a clinch when they lost their balance. The drop of more than 60ft from the sixth floor killed them instantly.

They were celebrating at a luxury apartment block in Deptford, south-east London, with fellow students from Bellerbys College, an international school which charges fees of up to £21,000 a year.

Our Parent dont know how to calculaten in %: LASU Students decline School fee reduction by Governor Fashola

Click banner for more info

Lagos state University students have rejected Governor Fashola's proposed 34% and 60% across the various faculties and courses decrease in school fees.

 

At a media conference held yesterday June 12th in Ogba, the President of LASU Student Union Government, Nurudeen Yusuf, said their state government should spell out the proposed new fees in Naira and Kobo as opposed to this percentage as their parents who're in charge of the payments don't know how to calculate in percentage.

"We do not accept the 34 to 60% reduction of the government because in 2011 when the fees were increased, it was not done on percentage level; rather, they made the pronouncement in Naira and Kobo. We urge the government to come out in words as to how much will be paid by our students in Naira and Kobo and not in percentage. How do they expect our parents, the market women scrambling to pay our fees, to calculate the percentage? The government is only trying to play games with our future. We question their sincerity on this matter because the pronouncement of the fee was as a result of a visitation panel set up by the government of which the report was selectively adopted" Yusuf said

Kefee dies, publicist releases official statement confirming her death

Click banner for more info

An official statement from Kefee's UK publicist confirming her passing. Find it below...

On behalf of the family….It is with a great sadness but grateful hearts that we announce the passing to glory due to lungs failure this morning of our God’s mouth piece, chorus leader, daughter, wife, sister, friend Kefee Branama Queen … May her beautiful, gentle and precious soul rest in perfect peace. Amen!!

PS: In contrast to all earlier rumors and stories in circulation, I do state that Kefee wasn’t 6 months pregnant and neither did she have pre-eclampsia.

For the family
Adeline Adelicious Adebayo, (Kefee’s UK Manager)

Bergdahl on his way back to US after Spending 5 years as a Taliban prisoner of war

Click banner for more info

After spending five years as a Taliban prisoner of war -- Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl is heading home.

The Pentagon says he will arrive in San Antonio, where he will receive further treatment at the Brooke Army Medical Center.

Bergdahl was handed over to US forces in Afghanistan on May 31 in exchange for the release of five Taliban leaders held at Guantanamo Bay.

Donetsk Republic leader`s car bombed

Click banner for more info

Unidentified persons have bombed the car of Denis Pushilin, the leader of Donetsk People’s Republic, on Thursday, June 12.

“My car has been blown up. There were three persons in the car. Two of them are in critical condition,” Pushilin told ITAR-TASS. “I haven’t been using this car for two days,” he added.

The incident occurred 100 meters from the Donetsk regional administration building.

Priest killed, another injured in US shooting

Click banner for more info

Police were hunting Thursday a gunman or gunmen who killed one priest and injured another at a Catholic church in Arizona.

The priest who survived was able to give the last rites to his fatally-hit colleague before he died, police told reporters after the mystery attack Wednesday night in Phoenix, reports AFP.

An intruder or intruders broke into the Mother of Mercy church around 9:30 pm Wednesday. A 911 emergency call for burglary was made by Father Joseph Terra, as he comforted his dying colleague, Father Kenneth Walker.