Sunday, November 24, 2013
Ukrainian police fire tear gas in clashes with pro-Europe protesters in Kiev.
Thousands of pro-Europe protesters
in Ukraine attempted to storm the government building in the capital of
Kiev Sunday, clashing with police who fired tear gas to keep them back.
Protesters
tried to break through police ranks surrounding the building, with some
throwing stones and hitting officers with the signs they were carrying,
as police fought back with batons.
Saturday, November 23, 2013
President Goodluck Jonathan denies drinking spree on birthday, condemns rumour-mongers.
The President’s special adviser on media, Dr. Reuben Abati, in a press statement today, expressed regrets that despite the open admittance of the president’s ill health in London, some online organs went ahead to make what he called ” scurrilous distortions of the facts of the President’s indisposition”.
Ole Gba ,Ole Gbe: NNPC Sold $20.9bn Crude, Remits Just $7bn
“Among the areas of concern is the NNPC's Joint Venture operations. There are several billions of dollars that are unaccounted for. Some JV partners should come prior to the committee and give information that the NNPC cannot contradict.
“Now, whenever you confront NNPC with this information, they don't address the difficulties at stake. Reports from the Auditor-General's Office have many cases contrary to the NNPC. When this investigation is being conducted, I urge the ad-hoc committee to liaise with the Public Accounts Committee. We've information we are able to give the committee to help the investigation.”
“God Told Me To Be An Advocate For The Rights Of Gays” – Methodist Pastor
The Reverend Frank Schaefer, testifying at the penalty phase of his church trial, again refused to promise he wouldn’t perform another same-sex union. Three of his four children are gay.
“The church needs to stop judging people based on their sexual orientation”, he said.
“We have to stop the hate speech. We have to stop treating them as second-class Christians,” he told a jury of fellow United Methodist pastors. I will never be silent again,” he said, as some of his supporters wept in the gallery. Continue
Leader Jonathan Thanks Nigerians For Their Help Throughout His Illness
during his brief illness while on a London visit.
Again, ASUU leaders meet, set to suspend strike
There is strong indication that academic activities may resume in the nation's public universities early in a few days, our source has gathered. Members of the National Executive
Council of the Academic Staff Union of the Universities again converged
on Kano to deliberate on whether to call off their over four months old
industrial action or not.
We Are Going To Court For Iyayi - Femi Falana (SAN)
He disclosed this while addressing journalists over Iyayi's death. Iyayi died in a road accident on Okene -Lokoja Road when the convoy of Kogi State Governor, Idris Wada rammed into his car.
“Nigeria is blessed with abundance of talents, despite the prevalence of poor administration”– Ibru
The performance of Super Eagles coach, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi came under scrutiny from a former board member of the Nigeria Football Federation, Emmanuel Ibru in Lagos. His verdict? He scored Keshi 60 out of a hundred.
“Sixty per cent of the job on the team has been done, but a critical 40% needs to be done before the World Cup,” Ibru told Vanguard Sports in his office Thursday.
Israel and the US: time for divorce?
Recently, Israel's Foreign Minister
Avigdor Lieberman came out with a statement that came as a shock for
many people, because it strikingly runs counter to what might have been
expected from Israel judging from its traditional behavior on the world
scene. Speaking at a forum in the Israeli city of Sderot, Mr. Lieberman
said that Israel should cease viewing the US as its main partner in
international politics and seek for new partners.
Just in: Hon. Raphael Nomiye, House of Reps Member Slumps and Dies in FCT
A member of the House of Representatives, representing Ilaje/Ese-Odo Federal Constituency of Ondo State, Hon. Raphael Nomiye, is dead.
Hon. Nomiye, popularly called Groovy, slumped and died in Abuja in the early hours of November 23, 2013, Saturday.
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Pixs: YemKem Factory burnt down to ashes.
Sheyi Shay is not in a Relationship With Vector
Would you rather wear weaves or your natural hair?
Personally, I would opt for a weave. I would rather rock a weave because it is more versatile than my natural hair. There are so many hair styles I can do with a weave that I cannot do with my natural hair. I think a person can do more styles with a weave.
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Armed Hoodlums Raid UNICAL Students Hostel, Rape Virgin Female Student To Coma!
Where Is The Grant Given Earlier This Year To Nollywood
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Check out 25 Hottest Nigerian HAUSA Actresses Who Are Single
These screen divas are lucky with good looks and amazing physiques that may simply make a person get weak. The amazing thing about each one of these babes is that they are all simple, a well known fact that's an extra benefit to their career because in Kannywood, actresses are either single or divorced, to be in the industry, due largely to social and spiritual problems in that area of the country. In that piece, Kaduna Correspondent, BUNMI BALOGUN-OKOTIE compiles a set of some Kannywood actresses who are red hot.
Friday, November 22, 2013
16-Year-Old girl Killed In Her Bedroom after Mother Allows Two Strangers In to Their House
He walked into the house as an innocent teenager, but walked out a killer.
Brandon Henry Williams, a 17-year-old boy from Jonesboro, Georgia, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after killing 16-year-old V’ondra Olivaria in her bedroom.
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Williams and a 20-year-old Justin Vitto walked into V’ondra’s home on Saturday evening.
Usain Bolts set his sights on breaking his own 200-metre world record in 2014
Bolt, who was last week named IAAF male World Athlete of the Year for a fifth time, captured yet another triple gold haul at the world championships in Moscow this summer, defending his 100 and 200m titles before anchoring the Jamaican team to victory in the 4×100 relay.
China warns North Korea, blames Japan for tension between Asia’s two largest economies
BEIJING (Reuters) – China warned North Korea on Friday it would not tolerate chaos on its doorstep, while blaming Japan for the tension between Asia’s two largest economies.
China warns North Korea, blames Japan for tension
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