Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Ukraine: the West must own up to its mistakes



The West has only been painting the current crisis in Ukraine and Crimea in black-and-white, with Russia attacking and Ukraine’s coup-imposed regime on the defensive.  Western powers are depicted protecting a fledgling democracy with Russia vying to trample it to dust. Just how true is this picture? Malcolm Fraser, who served as Australia’s 22nd prime minister between 1975 and 1983, pointed to grave mistakes that Western powers have made again and again since the fall of the Soviet Union, because what is now happening in Crimea has grown directly from the short-sightedness of Cold-War-minded Western governments.

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the general sentiment was one of exaltation as many people hoped that Cold-War ideology could finally be consigned to the past, while former rivals tried to build a better world. But these expectations didn’t last.

Ukraine: Western lies as truth, Russian truth as propaganda – Viselav Simic



The western propaganda and brainwashing of the population is so widespread and the populace so completely under control that even when presented with concrete undeniable facts that run counter to the official narrative the majority of people still refuse to believe.

 This has made it a literal information war when it comes to the situation in Ukraine and even the simple fact that there was never an “invasion” of Ukraine by Russia, something egregiously and erroneously reported by the western media, is almost impossible to counter. Russia has not now or ever “invaded” Ukraine or the Crimea, there has been a contingent of Russian troops supporting the Black Sea Fleet there for decades. That is the simple fact.

Battlefield Eurasia: US wages energy and geopolitical proxy wars against Syria, China.



The US is making historic power moves of aggression in simultaneously waging three multifaceted campaigns. It is targeting Russia, Iran, and China through destabilization in Ukraine, Syria, and the South and East China Seas. In the first part of the Battlefield Eurasia we spoke about crisis in Ukraine and actions the US is taking there, as well as touched upon the Syrian conflict. Here is the second part of the US' proxy wars against Syria and China.

At least 11 hurt in explosion, fire in New York's East Harlem




At least 11 people have reportedly been injured after an explosion and a partial building collapse at 116th Street and Park Avenue in New York's Upper Manhattan Wednesday, WABS reports. Harlem Hospital has one patient with heavy trauma and is expecting at least one more.

RT reported earlier that at least four people were injured and taken to a hospital after a building exploded in New York City.

EU Parliament threatens to block US trade deal over mass spying



The European Parliament threatened Wednesday to block a landmark free trade deal between the European Union and the United States if Washington does not end its mass spying activities. Negotiators are meeting in Brussels this week for a fourth round of talks on the Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP), which would create the world's largest free-trade area. But the parliament would have to approve any deal for it to come into effect.

That "could be endangered as long as blanket mass surveillance activities and the interception of communications in EU institutions and diplomatic representations are not fully stopped," the parliament said in a report adopted in a 544-78 vote.

Who Stole ₦38.23billion At Nigeria’s Central Bank?



To avoid passing on a key issue of the audit-proved theft of ₦38.23 billion at the Central Bank of Nigeria – uncovered by the Financial Reporting Council (F.R.C) - longish editorials were gaily written by broad sheet journalists in Nigeria as off-ramp....

Nigeria’s New Defense Minister Gusau Resigns



The top echelon of the Nigerian military yesterday refused to have a joint meeting with the new Minister of Defense Aliyu Gusau and his deputy Musikilu Obanikoro, a situation that triggered the resignation  by Mr. Gusau, himself a retired army general.

Obesere Rape: “As I speak with you, I am still going through pains. After the bleeding stopped" - Victim



The 29-year-old businesswoman, Olanike Olaiya, who was allegedly raped by popular Fuji musician, Alhaji Abass Akande, aka Obesere, has cried out one more time, calling on police authorities not to allow her matter with Obesere to be swept under the carpet so that she will not die. According to the lady who spoke with Vanguard yesterday, Obesere’s insertion of his ring in her private part, leading to bleeding and pain, may not be unconnected with ritual activities. She refuted allegations made by Obesere claiming they were lovers and that she wanted to use the rape saga to blackmail and extort money from him. 

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Mother sells three-day-old baby for ₦260,000 in Akwa Ibom



In a report Published by Punch, a nursing mother in Akwa Ibom named Imaobong Udoh (pictured above) has been arrested for allegedly selling her 3-day old baby girl for N260,000. Full report below
Also arrested along with Imaobong were four persons for allegedly participating in the theft of the baby.  They are the buyer, Mrs. Regina James; her husband, Mfon James; the traditional birth attendant who delivered the baby, Mrs. Comfort Henry; and Mr Emmanuel Okon, a homeopathic doctor, who arranged the sale.
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1500 victims in Haiti sue UN over cholera epidemic



The United Nations is facing a huge new lawsuit over the outbreak of cholera in Haiti that has widely been blamed on its peacekeepers, after 1,500 Haitian victims and their family members sued the international body in a federal court in Brooklyn in a class action.

The lawsuit filed in US District Court in New York's Eastern District also seeks to force the UN to bring sanitation and clean water to the Haitian communities in areas affected by the outbreak which started in October 2010.

Pics: Nigerians in Germany protest against the Nigerian Govt



 Nigerians in Germany yesterday March 10, protested against the Nigerian government financial recklessness and insecurity in the country. The protest took place on Neue Jakobstrasse, the street that lodges the Nigerian embassy.

The protest which started by 10am had the German police on ground all through the protest which lasted for four hours. Continue...

UK to redeploy its drones from Afghanistan to Nigeria, Africa and the Middle East



Ben Emmerson, the UN rapporteur monitoring counter-terrorist operations by unmanned aircraft, says that the UK’s squadron of 10 Reaper drones, which is now dislocated in Afghanistan, is unlikely to return to the UK after the international military contingent is fully withdrawn from Afghanistan. Most likely, the squadron will be redeployed to Africa and the Middle East to be used against jihadists there. The drones will be based in countries like Nigeria or Djibouti.

See Images of men who boarded Malaysian Airline with stolen passport - Police



 Malaysian Police have released images of the two men who boarded the missing Malaysia Airlines flight with stolen passports but say one of the men, 19-year-old Iranian Pouria Nur Mohammad Mehrdad, (pictured left) is known to them and they do not think he is a terrorist.  The police say the teenager is an Iranian asylum seeker on his way to Germany . Malaysian police say the identity of the other man is still under investigation and no longer strongly believes that the missing plane was attacked by terrorists. They say are now looking into four main areas: sabotage, hijacking or psychological problems among either the crew or the passengers.

GEJ meets S’West govs over poll



President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday met behind closed-doors with four All Progressives Congress from the
South-West.  The governors, who attended the parley which was described as private, were Babatunde Fashola (Lagos), Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti), Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun), and Rauf Aregbesola (Osun).
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State was absent from the meeting which was also attended by ministers from the South-West as well as the Chief of Staff to the President, Brig.-Gen. Jones Arogbofa (retd.).

Cell Phones of passengers on missing plane still ringing, relatives claim



 This Malaysian plane disappearance must be the most mysterious incident that's happened in recent history. Late yesterday, relatives of some of the passengers up to speed the vanished aircraft that are lodged in a hotel, claimed they were still in a position to call the cellphones of their missing loved ones.

250 female students of FGGC fled Boko Haramed Borno



The Principal of FGGC Maiduguri told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri yesterday that the students were relocated last week

Over 250 female students of the Federal Government Girls College (FGGC), Monguno in Borno State have been relocated to another school in Maiduguri following recent attacks on public schools in the North by Boko Haram members.

The Principal of FGGC Maiduguri told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri yesterday that the students were relocated the other day

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Woman Cuts Off Boyfriend's P*nis Before taking his life



A Chinese woman, Yeung Ki, chopped off her former boyfriend's, Zhou Hui, pê-nis with scissors and then killed him with a hammer after he rapêd her, a Hong Kong court heard on Tuesday.

The forty one year old woman, who is on trial in the city, admitted killing the 32-year-old piano teacher on Boxing Day 2012 but denies murder.

According to report, Yeung, a Chinese mainlander and Hong Kong resident, killed Zhou after an affair with the married man lasting years, during which he had deserted her while pregnant and borrowed money without paying it back on numerous occasions.

Late Prophet Ajanaku’s Church Members Reduce From 6,000 To 150 after his death



Tope Alabi Ex-Pastor *Prophet Ajanaku’s Church Members Decrease From 6,000 To 150 after his death.

Six months after the demise of Prophet Ajanaku and former spiritual father of Yoruba gospel singer, Tope Alabi, 
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Oxford Study Shows Women With Big Buttocks Are Smarter



UF finance sophomore Annie Bryan considers herself to be a good proof. The 19-year-old has 3.8grade point average and also believes that her b*tt is her great asset. However, the girl isn’t fully convinced with the theory, as the thinks that her b*tt has more to do with her exercise routine than her grades.


The study linked big butts in females to intelligence due to the omega-3 fats that are connected to brain development.  The study also said big butts are connected to lower risks for heart problems and diabetes.

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