95 Year Old Woman gets Out Of Her Coffin 6 days after She ‘Died'

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A 95-year-old Chinese woman terrified her village by climbing out of her coffin after being ‘dead’ for six days.

Li Xiufeng was found motionless and not breathing in bed by her neighbour more than a fortnight after tripping and suffering a head injury at her home in China’s Guangxi Province

When he failed to wake her up, Chen Qingwang assumed the frail grandmother had passed away in her sleep, at her home in the village of Liulou, in Beiliu..

Federal high court orders Vector to stop all musical activities

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A Federal High Court in Lagos has issued an order restraining popular rapper Vector from further breaching his contract with record label YSG Entertainment.
To put it in simple English, V.E.C cannot act in full capacity as an artiste. That means NO recording, releasing or distributing of any song or musical work. He cannot record any music video or perform on any stage.

David Beckham Set To Become Club Owner in the Major League.

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Britain's best known soccer star, David Beckham may soon become a club owner in the Major League Soccer, MLS.

The former England star midfielder had exercised his option to buy an MLS club and wants to bring it to Miami, with the plan contingent on a deal for a privately funded stadium.

Beckham, his investment group and MLS commissioner Don Garber will be in Miami on Tuesday and Wednesday seeking support for the venture, the Herald and the local CBS television affiliate reported.

Newswatch Assistant Editor Murdered by Gunmen in Lagos.

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Toyin Obadina, an Assistant Editor with Saturday Newswatch Newspaper was on shot in the stomach by unknown gunmen while on his way from work on Friday January 31. He died two days later on Sunday February 2nd after a surgery was done to extract the bullet that was lodged in his stomach.

Anti-gay law: Nigeria accuses US, UK, Others Of Double Standards

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THE Federal Government has accused western nations of double standards over a new law banning same-sex marriages in the country. Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Viola Onwuliri, said such criticisms stem from the “double standards” of the West.

Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on the sidelines of the just concluded AU summit, Ms. Onwuliri said President Jonathan signed the law in the interest of Nigerians and democracy.

FG has not Fulfill Agreement -ASUU

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has revealed that it is yet to receive allocations which were agreed upon last year with the Federal Government.

This was disclosed by the National President of the union, Dr. Nasir Fagge on Monday.

Fagge explained that the Minister for Education, Nyesom Wike, who is the head of the implementation committee, is always busy and this has prevented him(Wike) from having regular meetings with the union.

Nigeria's oldest man in the UK Pa Lemoshe passes away 2 months before his 100th Birthday.

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Nigeria's oldest citizen in the UK Pa Gabriel Lemoshe passed away on Friday January 31st less than 2 months short of his 100th birthday. He would have turned 100 on March 15th and there was already an organizing committee working hard to put together a grand party to celebrate the milestone.
Organizers of his birthday now plan to hold a celebration of his life on March 15 instead of a birthday party. The Abeokuta-born Pa Lemoshe was one of the founding members of his native Egba United Society (EUS) in the UK.

20yr old Nigerian Isaac Ojiabo stabs his mother to death in Maryland

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20 year old Isaac Anya Ojiabo Jr. (pictured above) has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his mother, Joy Ojiabo, who was found beaten and stabbed to death at their million dollar home in Forest Hill, Maryland.
When police arrived at the home of 51 year old Joy Ojiabo around 5pm on Wednesday Jan. 29th, they found her suffering from multiple injuries, "to include a large, wooden handled knife protruding from her chest.". She was pronounced dead 20 minutes later.

Isaac Ojiabo Snr, the deceased's husband who called the police said Isaac Jr., had escaped with his mother's Lexus SUV after the stabbing.

Police later located Isaac and the vehicle around 4:35 a.m. Thursday January 30th about a mile and a quarter from the crime scene. He told police they had fought and he lost it. He is being held without bail. Continue...

At his bail review on Friday afternoon in Harford County District Court, the judge heard that police had been called to the Ojiabo residence (pictured above - police at the home after the murder) three times since March 2013 for domestic complaints, two that involved Joy Ojiabo and her son.

On the first call, on March 7, at 8:58 p.m., the Sheriff's Office responded to a call for a verbal family argument, Hopkins said. It involved the father and an unidentified family member.

"Asari Dokubo Is A Thug, abnormal human being " - Nasir El Rufai

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Mallam Nasir El-Rufai said Asari Dokubo a Niger Delta freedom fighter is a thug.The former minister of Nigeria federal capital territory said so while responding to questions from saharareporters after his interogation at SSS office.

“Asari Dokubo is a thug. I don’t compare myself to him. I’ve never taken up arms against the state. I’m a normal human, law-abiding Nigerian. I don’t compare myself with thugs,” El-Rufai said.Prior to this time, Asari-Dokubo, a supporter of President Goodluck Jonathan had referred to El-Rufai as a coward on his initial refusal to honour the invitation of the DSS.El-Rufai also lamented that the upcoming national conference is a ploy to divert attention from the failures of Jonathan’s administration.

Another Nigerian student died in Cyprus

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6 months after the human body of Stanley Eteimo was found floating at an exclusive beach in Cyprus (If you missed it, read it here) another Nigerian student in Cyrus has been found dead. No much factual statements about this case but in accordance with friends of Precious Nightair Daniel, (pictured above), his body was found February 1st under the basement of his apartment.

Precious went missing on Monday January 27th in North Cyprus and his friends believe he was murdered and dumped in the basement. The Cyprus police haven't said much concerning the case however many Nigerians you can find keeping watch.
  As soon as more details show up, we'll share. See a pic of when his body was found after the break ...

Late Nelson Mandela's Will to be read today

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The will of former South African President Nelson Mandela is due to be read on Monday, potentially kicking off another round of squabbling among members of his large and factious family over the anti-apartheid hero's financial legacy. Mandela, who died in December at the age of 95, has left behind an estate that includes an upscale house in Johannesburg, a modest dwelling in his rural Eastern Cape home province and royalties from book sales, including his autobiography, "Long Walk to Freedom".
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Christian Thieves and Robbers (READ ME)

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By Femi Aribisala
I was reviewing this article, initially titled “Ungodly Prayers,” when the Lord suddenly spoke.  He said: “Femi, it is written, ‘my house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but they have made it a ‘den of thieves.’ The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy.” (Matthew 21:13; John 10:10). Immediately, I understood him.  Thieves and robbers now attend prayer-meetings where they steal, kill and destroy.
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NDLEA Nabs man with 107 ATM cards (Photo)

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said on Saturday it arrested a man with 107 automated teller machine cards in his possession at the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos.

A statement by NDLEA said its officers discovered the ATM cards in the man’s luggage during the outward screening of passengers travelling to Istanbul, Turkey aboard Turkish Airlines. It was discovered that the man also had two international passports bearing photographs of him, but with different names.

Man gets a befitting burial, buried sitting on his Precious Bike (Photos)

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 Billy Standley started planning to be buried astride his 1967 motorcycle about 18 years ago. According to his family, Bill didn’t just want to ride to heaven, he wanted the whole world to see him do it in a see-through coffin.   So when he eventually died on Friday, Jan. 31, 2014 at the age of 82 of lung cancer, his family carried out his dying wish and buried him on the bike covered in a large Plexiglas casket. The burial was bizarre, and a bit shocking. It was very difficult to hold and definitely not cheap but Bill Standley wanted to make an entrance when he meets his maker.

See more pictures of his corpse majestically sitting on his bike after the jump......

R.I.P : Another Nollywood Actress is dead

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The Nigerian movie industry(Nollywood) is mourning again as actress 'Ijeoma Okori' is dead.
Ijeoma died while in labour at the early hours of Sunday. Until her death, she was a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, Rivers State chapter. A statement by the State Chapters of the AGN reads, “The Actors Guild of Nigeria, Rivers State Chapter regrets to announce the painful loss of our member, Mrs. Ijeoma Okori of Eleme Satellite, who died during child delivery, this morning. It pains more to know that our Comrade died alongside her twin baby.

Ex-vice President Atiku Abubakar finally defects to APC

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 The former Vice President made the big announcement on his twitter page today. He will formally submit a letter tomorrow announcing he's left the ruling party PDP for APC. See his press statement which he posted on his website after the cut. This next year is going to be very interesting in Nigeria
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Oscar winning actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman Kicked the passes away at 46 (Drug overdose)

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 Oscar winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman is dead. He was found dead at his New York home today Sunday February 2nd of an apparent drug overdose. He was just 46 years old. Police officials said the acting veteran was discovered fully clothed in the restroom on the 4th floor of his Manhattan apartment with a needle stickking out of his arm. He was discovered by his friend and screenwriter David Katz, who went to check on him when he failed to pick his children up.

#5 of Top 19 Animals That Kill The Most Humans. Number One May Shock You.

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#5 of Top 19 Animals That Kill The Most Humans. Number One May Shock You.

 Scorpions – With more than 1500 different species of scorpions, only about 25 have deadly poison. And those 25 do some serious damage, killing as many as 5000 people per year.

  

#6 of Top 19 Animals That Kill The Most Humans. Number One May Shock You.

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#6 of Top 19 Animals That Kill The Most Humans. Number One May Shock You.

 Hippopotamus – To my surprise, it’s the hippo that is considered the most dangerous animal in Africa. They seem very docile but when provoked, watch out. 3,000 people per year die from hippos.

  

#7 of Top 19 Animals That Kill The Most Humans. Number One May Shock You.

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#7 of Top 19 Animals That Kill The Most Humans. Number One May Shock You.

 Crocodiles – And here’s one I would fully expect to make the list. I’m actually surprised crocs aren’t #1. Between 1500 and 2500 people per year are violently killed by crocodiles, a death I wish upon no one.