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Tuesday 30 August 2011

I Am Not Dead...Says Tu-Face Idibia!

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As shocking as it sounds earlier today Global associated news posted a very horrifying news that Nigerian pop star Tuface Idibia was involved in a jet ski accident in turks and caicos and died immediately. I wonder were they got the news from.
   
And some of is fans have been spreading the rumour and it's all over social media but Tuface has denied it as he tweeted few hours ago saying

"Nothing do me ooooo! I'm still intact oOooo!"

So please Tu BaBa is alive and kicking, and please stop the rumor.
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Envoy Worries Over Nigerian Prostitutes In Saudi Arabia.

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The Nigerian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Abdullahi Garba Aminchi has raised alarm over the increasing influx of Nigerian girls into Saudi Arabia for prostitution.

Aminchi, who was fieldeing questions yesterday in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, said already about three different syndicates that specialised in trafficking young girls into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia had been smashed.

He said some members of the syndicates and their victims were apprehended and deported to Nigeria after serving various prison terms in Saudi Arabia.

The ambassador stated that some of the arrested girls were not even Muslims but they were answering Muslim names to further deceive the security agencies.

He noted that Saudi Arabia was attracting prostitutes from Nigeria because of the erroneous belief that prostitution was a booming venture in the Kingdom.

He noted that: "It's really booming particularly here in Jeddah. There was a time they even called our attention that there are some Nigerians roaming the streets as 'good evening girls'. They said Nigerians, I said 'No'.

"They said if you want to give us one week we will bring them with their passports.

"Surprisingly, when they brought them with their passports, they don't even understand the language we were speaking. Wallahi. They are being brought in just to get money; very disturbing; very alarming.''

Source: NAN
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2 People Arrested For 'Lack Of Common Sense'!

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Lol...Row, row, row your boat, just not down Main Street in Manayunk. That's the message police are sending after arresting two men who used a raft as an alternate means of transportation down a flooded street on Sunday morning.

Philadelphia police stopped the men and hauled them away in handcuffs.

When asked why the men were being arrested, he said the officers replied, "for lack of common sense."

The arrest serves as a message to residents in flood affected areas – this is serious situation and safety should be top of everyone's mind.

No charges were filed against the boaters.
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President Obama's Uncle Arrested For Drunk Driving!

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President Barack Obama's uncle, Onyango Obama, has been charged with drunk driving in Massachusetts and is being held by immigration officials.

Onyango Obama was arrested last week in Framingham, which is 20 miles outside of Boston, after police said he made a rolling stop and nearly caused a cruiser to strike his SUV.

When police asked if Onyango Obama wanted to make a phone call, he said, " I think I will call the White House."

A spokesman for the immigration attorney Margaret Wong, who is representing him, confirmed that the 67-year-old is the president's uncle.

Onyango Obama is the brother of Zeituni Onyango, the president's aunt, who last year won the right to stay in the United States after a deportation order.

Police say the president's uncle is originally from Kenya and is being held without bail on a detainer from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Source: CBS News
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Beyoncé's Pregnancy Sets New Twitter World Record!

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Forget Bin Laden, Japan's earthquake and the Royal Wedding. "I want you to feel the love that's growing inside me" were the words that ignited the mother of all clusterfucks.

Beyoncé's pregnancy announcement during the MTV VMA show resulted in 8,868 tweets per second. Can you imagine?

The previous record was during the final of FIFA Women's World Cup, between Japan and the United States. That resulted in 7,196 tweets per second.
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Monday 29 August 2011

Elder Tes Sorae Kidnapped In Edo State, Wife Brutally Murdered, Daughter Shot...Orderly, Driver Killed!

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MULTIPLE TRAGEDY struck in Benin City, yesterday, when armed men, suspected to be kidnappers, abducted the Chairman/Managing Director of Tomline Industrial Company Limited and a chieftain of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, Elder Tes Sorae, after his wife, driver and orderly were shot dead.

His daughter, who was also shot, is in critical situation at an undisclosed hospital. It was learnt that the suspected kidnappers laid siege to the PDP chieftain at his textile mill residence while Elder Sorae and his family went to church.

It also was gathered that the suspected kidnappers opened fire on his vehicle when they arrived from church service and were about entering their compound.

As a result his wife, driver and orderly were shot dead in the process while his daughter sustained gunshot injuries.

The shooting created panic in the area as people ran for their lives. The suspected kidnappers met no resistance and that created doubt whether they were actually kidnappers or assassins.

This is so sad because the wife is someone I truly admire, may her soul and that of the police as well as the orderly RIP, Amen.
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Lady Gaga Performs at MTV VMAs -- As a Man!

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She was born one way -- but performs another!

Lady Gaga took the stage at the MTV VMAs -- as a man! The 25-year-old "You and I" singer opened Sunday night's show at Nokia Theater dressed in drag.

"My name is Jo Calderone," she said as part of an extended pre-performance monologue. "Lady Gaga? She left me!" 

Smoking a cigarette and angrily addressing the audience, the singer fully committed to her character. "[Lady Gaga] is f**king crazy. For example, she gets out of the bed, puts on the heels," she said. "She comes out of the bathroom dripping wet and she's still got the heels on. And what's with the hair? At first it was sexy, but now I'm just confused."

"I think it's really f**king great that she's such a star," Gaga said. "But how am I supposed to shine?"

She then sat down at her piano and belted out a soulful rendition of "You and I." Then, Brian May from Queen came on stage and joined the singer.
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Beyonce Is Pregnant!

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Sasha Fierce is gonna be a mama!

Beyonce made a huge announcement outside L.A.'s Nokia Theater at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards: She's pregnant!

The Grammy-winning superstar, 29, covered up her bod in a gorgeous, loose-fitting red gown by Lanvin -- and announced her huge news to photographers. (The singer's rep subsequently confirmed the pregnancy to Us Weekly.)

It will be the first child for the singer and Jay-Z, her husband of three years.

Indeed, the couple has had babies on the brain for a while. "I always said I would have a baby at 30," Beyonce teased on a June 27 appearance on CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight. The "Best Thing I Never Had" singer turns 30 September 4.

She and rapper-mogul Jay-Z (real name: Shawn Carter), 41, tied the knot in NYC in April 2008.

""He is amazing," she gushed of her guy, adding that he was a "good man."
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UNILORIN is best University in Nigeria...55th in Africa ...then OAU, UNIJOS, and UNILAG!

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The University of Ilorin has emerged the best university in Nigeria, ranked 5484th in the world and 55th in Africa, the July edition of the World University ranking, conducted by Webometrics has revealed.

Since 2004, the ranking is published twice a year (January and July), and it covers more than 20,000 Higher Education Institutions worldwide.

Previously, no Nigerian university has ever been rated amongst the first five thousand best in the world. Quality of educational research, school size, academic prestige, and others are amongst several other conditions considered for the ratings.

Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, emerged the second in the country, 5756th in the world and 61st in Africa. It is followed by University of Jos, University of Lagos, University of Benin, University of Ibadan, University of Nigeria Nsuka, all with 66th, 68th,

77th, 79th, 99th positions in Africa and 5882th, 5936th, 6324th, 6425th and 7170th respectively position in the world.

The new rating is seen as a sign of improvement, as the best Nigerian university in its February ratings emerged in 6340th global position.

The University of Lagos, which was ranked at the 6340th position, is now 5936th but it slipped to the fourth position amongst other Nigerian universities.

Harvard University was rated the best in the world, followed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Stanford University respectively.

Africa has only one university amongst the first 500, and five in the first one thousand, with University of Cape Town, South Africa leading in Africa and ranked 340th in the entire world. Stellenbosch University, University of Pretoria, and University of the Witwatersrand, followed the ranking as the leading African universities respectively


Source: SOURCE
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I Can Decide To Smoke Myself To Hell It's Nobody's Business---- Tonto Dikeh!

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In a interview recently, Tonto speaks smoking, seminude acting and more, excerpts:

How true is the rumor that you are a heavy smoker and can't do without cigarette?

We are just so shallow minded. How does that come into the way I act? Excuse me (voice raised). That is my personal life. If I want to smoke, I handle a stick of cigarette and I smoke it hard. It is my life I can decide to smoke myself to hell. It's nobody's business.

Yeah! Just like you were smoking before this interview started?

It's left for me to think about it. It's left for me to continue. How has smoking affected my acting job? It's nobody business and it doesn't affect what you see on TV.

Many said your smoking habit has made you become asthmatic.

(Laughs out loudly) I think my health problems have nothing to do with my job. If I have a health problem then I have a health problem. It's not something that is meant for the public or the world.

How true is it also that you are into lesbianism?

Aha! There is nothing that is surprising to me anymore. I don't live my life based on what people say about me.

You acted in the movie, 'Dirty Secret,' alongside Muna Obiekwe and Jibola Dabo. The movie has generated so much criticism. How have you taken it?

I felt it but I felt it in a very positive way. It really helped my career. It helped me with my job and my personality as a woman. The movie has been highly talked about and it even got me more popularity. It was really crazy to be part of it. I got paid to interpret a role as an actress and I did it perfectly well. I don't give a f**k about what anybody is saying out there.

Some critics felt your seminude role in the movie was totally UnAfrican?

I don't know what the Africa role is. I don't know about being an African or not. I am a human being and an actress. That is all I know. Being an African is not part of my job.
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Sunday 28 August 2011

Mosquitoes 'Disappearing' In Some Parts Of Africa---Says Scientists!

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Malaria-carrying mosquitoes are disappearing in some parts of Africa, but scientists are unsure as to why.

Figures indicate controls such as anti-mosquito bed nets are having a significant impact on the incidence of malaria in some sub-Saharan countries.

But in Malaria Journal, researchers say mosquitoes are also disappearing from areas with few controls.

They are uncertain if mosquitoes are being eradicated or whether they will return with renewed vigour.

Data from countries such as Tanzania, Eritrea, Rwanda, Kenya and Zambia all indicate that the incidence of malaria is dropping fast.

Researchers believe this is due to effective implementation of control programmes, especially the deployment of bed nets treated with insecticide.

But a team of Danish and Tanzanian scientists say this is not the whole story. For more than 10 years they have been collecting and counting the number of mosquitoes caught in thousands of traps in Tanzania.

In 2004 they caught over 5,000 insects. In 2009 that had dropped to just 14.

More importantly, these collections took place in villages that weren't using bed nets.

One possibility for the reduction in numbers is climate change. Patterns of rainfall in these years were more chaotic in these regions of Tanzania and often fell outside the rainy season. The scientists say this may have disturbed the natural cycle of mosquito development.

But the lead author of the study, Professor Dan Meyrowitsch from the University of Copenhagen, says that he is not convinced that it is just the changing climate.
It is most likely we will have an epidemic of malaria "

"It could be partly due to this chaotic rainfall, but personally I don't think it can explain such a dramatic decline in mosquitoes, to the extent we can say that the malaria mosquitoes are almost eradicated in these communities.


SOURCE
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The Untold Story Of The UN Building Bombing-----By Survivors

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Four survivors from the bomb blast that rocked the United Nations (UN) Building in Abuja, Mrs. Patricia Etokubo,
Mr. Diuglas Matthew, Mr. Illya Gambo, and Dr. Ammah Lawrence have opened up on how they escaped death by the whiskers during the unusual attack that marked a turning point by suicide bombers in the country.
Though many lives were lost in the process, some people were lucky to escape, including the four survivors who relived their pathetic experiences in these interviews, though they are still lying critically ill in different wards at the National Hospital, Abuja, added that what happened to them was a miracle, saying that they would forever remain grateful to God for His mercy.

Etokubo, who works with the World Health Organisation
(WHO) (one of the offices in
the building), said her humble
self and other officials were in
a meeting on the first floor and
before they knew what was
happening, they heard a loud
bang.

----She said, "Everybody was scared and in a twinkle of an eye, it happened and the roof fell on our heads. It hit me on my back, on my head, and there was confusion everywhere. We were many. "Though it was a WHO meeting, the impact of the explosion affected everybody at theUN House. I can also tell you that though I am feeling dizzy now, I am better than yesterday. My children, family and friends have been here to see me. Some of them are even outside now waiting to see me.
I have three children but its
only one that is in Abuja."......

-------The story of Mathew, a
security officer at the UN
House, was also mind
boggling.
He said, "Actually, I can't recall how the suicide bomber made it to the place but I was in Gate 2 with scanning machine. But immediately the vehicle hit the gate, I just heard a loud noise just as the car surged into the building on high speed. "Before I knew what was happening and turn from the scanning machine , the vehicle had already entered the building. And so from there, I just heard terrible noise and an unusual sound of gboa became the order of the day. "And from there, I just heard unbelievable explosion. From there, I fell down and the falling roof hit my hand and my two laps . I can also tell you as at that time up till Friday night , I was only using one eye to see. But this morning, I can now see with both eyes and I am also getting better now. My
two hands and my two laps
were affected when the blast
carried me up."......

-----For Gambo, who works with Nigerian Clinics, UN House, God intervened to save his life. He said, "My office is at the first floor. At about 10am on Friday, I heard some sounds at the ground floor and just as I wanted to go and see what was happening, blood was gushing out from my body and I did not know what happened to me thereafter. " I don't know how I managed to escape death but it was by the grace of the Almighty God.
But I also remembered that I rushed out of the building just
as nobody carried me until I got to the outside of the building . My left hand and ribs were affected.
"I also have some minor injuries on my legs and hands but I am feeling better now.
The doctors were supposed to take me to the theatre but they replied that victims were too much and I am still bleeding."

His wife, Mrs Sarah Gambo, a businesswoman, also chips in, saying that, "In fact, I have been thanking God since, though I didn't get to know until about 4 pm. it was one of my sisters that called me. We have three children. Though
they are treating him, the only thing remaining now is for them to take him to the theatre.".......

-------Also speaking on his experience during the attack, another WHO employee said, "We were in a meeting and there was a blast at the back of our office and then another and the roof caved in and everybody was running helter skelter. I can also inform you that people sustained different injuries but the ambulance was quick to respond as I transported people to the hospital.".....


Source: Leadership

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2Face Idibia And Akon Debut New Single Soon!

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Actually, in case you've been wondering what Akon has been up to lately, you will probably be glad to hear that he's been working hard on a new single. And you'll probably be even more pleased to find out that he hasn't been doing in the studio alone. Nope, he sure hasn't, Akon teamed up with African icon, 2face and imagine how happy the fans are about that.

When it comes to international collaborations between artists, this one is a shoe in for success.

Unfortunately, all we know at this moment is that everything is set up, the CDs for the new singles have been burned and packed but the name of the new single (which is bound to be a huge hit) still remains a surprise.

To build up the suspense, Akon tweeted that he and 2Face Idibia are working on what the artist likes to call a "master plan" and we should probably brace ourselves, cause they believe that "The world is not ready! African Connection".

Now if you have no idea what 2Face Idibia has been up to lately, you won't be surprised to know that he's been busy either with receiving awards or with being nominated for them. He recently won the Africa's Best Act award and he's currently awaiting for the votes on "Channel O Musica Video Awards", we're sure he'll win that one too, he does have a lot of support.

That's about all of the info we have on Akon's new single at the moment, but we're keeping an eye out for new information and we can't wait to share it with you. So check back with us for more information.
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Inbuilt Fire Extinguisher Saved UN Building From Burning!

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But for the inbuilt fire extinguisher mechanism that was put in place at the UN House in Abuja, the entire 5 -storey building would have gone up in flames and caved in following the impact of the bomb blast carried out by a suicide bomber in an explosive -laden Honda car yesterday.

It was gathered that the fire extinguishers also prevented scores of vehicles within and outside the UN House from going up in flames but that did not stop the entire window structure of the building from being shattered while widow glasses of houses about 500 meters to the building were seriously damaged, leaving residents and all who visited the scene, wondering how the entire building did not collapse?

Speaking to newsmen, the FCT Commissioner of Police Mike Zoukomor, disclosed that from preliminary investigation, 18 people were feared dead while eight were receiving treatment for injuries sustained.

Sources at the National Hospital, which is about 1, 000meteres away confided in us that over 50 dead bodies had been evacuated from the scene of the suicide bomb attack as at 2pm yesterday.

The causality figure it was said, might likely increase further as rescue operations were still been carried out by various teams of NEMA, Police, Fire Service, the armed forces, Civil Defence Corps, Immigration as at the time of filing  at the time of this report are still seeing transporting wounded victims to the National Hospital in Nigeria's capital city.

Source: Vanguard
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Dbanj And Mohit Crew In Illuminati To Promote Gay???

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Could this be true that Nigerian megastar entertainer, D'Banj, and other members of Mo'Hits record label lead by bountiful producer, Don Jazzy, are 100% members of the uber-evil secret cult, the Illuminati???

I saw in NigeriaFilms.Com that certain proof was offered by artists of the record label themselves, causing Nigerians to philosophically comment that 'they have used their own hands to do themselves.' The proof in query is a video clip produced by the record label in which D'Banj, Don Jazzy, Doctor Sid, Wande Coal and an unidentified man dance like gay men to D'Banjs' new hit single, Oliver Twist. Doctor Zen Solonso, a Zen expert and a leading name on everything Illuminati, analysed the video and exposed all of the concealed Illuminati symbols in it.

According to him, one of the largest objectives of the Illuminati is to turn everyone gay this is the reason why their known members like Kanye West, dress like Gay men. It might be remembered that D'Banj and Don Jazzy have just signed on to Kanye Wests' record label.

In the group's Oliver Twist video, they didn't only dance like gay men, they also invite folk to record their own Oliver videos and post it to them at olivermohitsrecords.com. And they further lured folk with thousands of bucks that'll be paid to the best video.

Already there are a large number of videos on Youtube showing younger people, both lads and lasses, dancing like gay men to the Oliver Twist song.

Doctor Solonso also indicated that in the group's video Don Jazzy is wearing what seems to be checkered trousers. "This swapping pattern of white and black squares is the Illuminati's mind control method," he claimed. Indeed, according to the expert, the song's familiar tune and highly danceable sound is down to Don Jazzy's pants.

Doctor Solonso also indicated that at some specific point in the video the unidentified man walks across the camera, holding a red bag and what appears to be a fascinated horn. Eventually , the expert turned the spotlight on the sound speakers and other electronic apparatus organized to spell the word ILLUMINATI behind the artists as they dance like gay men. This, according to him, is the most powerful proof the video, the track, and the invite for folks to video their own Oliver Twist videos are nothing apart from an Illuminati plot to turn Nigerians gay.

I ask again could this be true???? I'm begging for answers.

Culled From NigeriaFilms.Com

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Boko Haram Give Reasons For Attacking UN Building In Abuja!

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Boko Haram, on Saturday, gave reasons why they decided to attack the United Nations building in Abuja.

And, it was because United States and the UN were supporting the Federal government of Nigeria in persecuting Muslims all over the country.

One Abu Kakah,  who spoke on behalf of the spokesman of the group, Abu Zaid while addressing newsmen in Maiduguri via the telephone said they considered the United States , the UN and the Nigeria government as a common enemy and such they would continue to attack them because they are infringing on the right of the muslims.

Abu Kakah accused the federal government of insincerity in dialoguing with them saying the only condition they can accept to dialogue with the federal government is unconditional release of all their members whom he said are in prisons all over the country.


Source: Vanguard
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Saturday 27 August 2011

PHOTOS: Mercy Johnson Finally Married To Prince Odi...Amidst Tight Security And Tear-Gas!

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Saturday August 27 2011 is here and scandalized actress Mercy Johnson is almost done with the wedding that has attracted limitless controversy from all corners.


An half naked woman was said to have protested the holding of the wedding at the frontage of Christ Embassy, Oregun Lagos. Her anti wedding antics were reportedly check mated by security personnel at the place.

Guests and Media men at the place were however treated to doses of tear gas by security men ,when she rolled down for camera lens.

Over zealous security men who saw the photographers that trooped to the venue to capture the moment, a threat and tear gassed them along with guests as parts of efforts to contain the situation.

The action that almost spiraled into a stampede that resulted in man handling of invitees before it was brought under control.

Majority of Mercy Johnson's colleague in the movie industry were absent at the wedding- same for notable celebrities from other sectors.

See More Pictures Below:

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'Terrorist Suspect', Farouk Mutallab Want Trial In A Sharia Court!

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Nigerian terror suspect, Farouk AbdulMutallab, who is currently being tried by a district court in Michigan, United States for allegedly trying to destroy a Detroit-bound American airliner on December 25, 2009, has demanded trial in a Sharia Court.

The Associated Press reported that the suspect , who made the demand in a court filing on Thursday, said he was being "unjustly detained" by the American government.

"All Muslims should only be ruled by the law of the Koran," AbdulMutallab wrote.

In a separate, handwritten court filing, the suspect also wrote that 'excessive force' was used to restrain him on Wednesday after he assaulted several officers from his cell 'in defence of Muhammad.'

AbdulMutallab asked the court to order that no force be used on him.

The requests are part of a growing list of complaints that Abdulmutallab has had with the justice system since he was arrested.

Last September, he fired his court-appointed attorneys, insisting he could represent himself.

In April, Abdulmutallab said in court that he had been denied certain reading materials and commissary items, and that he had not been able to call his standby lawyer when he wanted.

"I feel – how should I say – I'm being treated unjustly and unfairly by the government," Abdulmutallab told U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds at the April hearing.

Authorities have said that AbdulMutallab is an al-Qaeda operative trained in Yemen for the suicide mission, which was foiled when a passenger subdued him.

He is facing numerous charges, including conspiracy to commit terrorism.

In September, when Abdulmutallab fired his government-appointed lawyers, he suggested that he wanted to plead guilty to some charges. He has said nothing about a plea since.


Source: PUNCH
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Friday 26 August 2011

Breaking News: Pictures From The Bomb Blast Which Hit UN Building In Abuja!

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Police and the wounded thronged around the three-storey building as people began to search for victims.

A UNICEF worker at the building, said: "I saw scattered bodies. Many people are dead."

What is happening in Nigeria?
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Breaking News: Bomb Blast Hit UN Building In Abuja!

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This is very shocking as confirmed reports says many people are feared dead after a large explosion tore through a United Nations building in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, levelling one wing of the building.

Witnesses said police and emergency workers were carrying bodies from the building after the explosion, which happened just before 11am.

Police and the wounded thronged around the three-storey building as people began to search for victims.

Alessandra Vellucci, a spokeswoman for the UN in Geneva, said its offices in Abuja had been bombed. She told the Associated Press that there was no word yet on casualties.

Michael Ofilaje, a Unicef worker at the building, said: "I saw scattered bodies. Many people are dead."

Ofilaje told the Associated Press it felt like "the blast came from the basement and shook the building".

The building houses about 400 employees of the UN in Nigeria and the majority of its offices.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for blast, but oil-rich Nigeria faces terrorist threats on multiple fronts. Last year, a militant group from the country's oil-producing Niger Delta detonated car bombs in the capital during Nigeria's 50th independence anniversary ceremony, killing at least 12.

A nation of 150 million people, Nigeria is split between a largely Christian south and Muslim north. In recent months, the country has faced an increasing threat from a radical Muslim sect called Boko Haram, which wants to implement a strict version of Shariah law. The sect has carried out assassinations and bombings, including the June car bombing of the national headquarters of Nigeria's federal police that killed at least two people.

Earlier this month, the commander for US military operations in Africa said Boko Haram may be trying to forge connections with two groups linked to al-Qaida in other African countries to mount joint attacks in Nigeria.

Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk
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Too Much Salt And Too Little Exercise Bad For Your Brains---Says Researchers!

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Too much salt and too little exercise is hard on the heart, but new research suggests it can be hard on the brain, too. A three-year study of more than 1,200 people has linked a salty diet and sedentary lifestyle to cognitive decline in old age.

"It's important for people to know there are things you can do to help protect your brains as you're aging," said study author Carol Greenwood, a nutrition scientist and interim director of the Baycrest Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied and Evaluative Research in Toronto. "You do have some control, and lifestyle is key."

Using data from the Longitudinal Study on Nutrition and Successful Aging, a study of people between the ages of 67 and 84, Greenwood and colleagues found that men and women with the highest daily sodium intake and the lowest level of exercise performed poorer over time on cognitive tests than those with low sodium intake and an active lifestyle. The findings held up even when the researchers controlled for such factors as education, waist circumference, diabetes and overall diet.

"This is the first study to extend the benefits of low sodium intake to brain health in healthy older adults," the authors wrote in their report published in the Neurobiology of Aging.

The study adds to mounting evidence that too much salt can have serious health consequences.


"The reality is that excess sodium affects not only blood pressure but bone health, and probably cardiac health overall," said Dr. David Katz, director of Medical Studies in Public Health at Yale University. "And further, it tends to be a marker of an overly processed diet that is itself harmful in a variety of ways."

Studies are increasingly supporting a role for blood vessel damage in dementia. And although sodium can cause a risky rise in blood pressure, salt's sinister association with cognitive functioning was seen in people with and without hypertension.

Another Reason to Eat Healthy, Stay Active


Although cutting down on salt is a safe move, staying fit might be the more important factor when it comes to protecting cognition with age.

"People who were physically active were protected, regardless of their sodium intake," said Greenwood. "What's important is maintaining the integrity of the cardiovascular system, and the benefits of exercise are going to outweigh any negative effects we see with salt."

People who were sedentary but had look salt intake showed no cognitive decline over three years, the researchers found.

Katz said health-promoting behaviors, like exercise, can "immunize" people to some degree against bad behaviors that inevitably creep in from time to time.

"It stands to reason that people who are more active, and fitter, and thus healthier overall, would better 'withstand' the potential harms of excess sodium than those lacking this immunizing benefit," he said.

Katz cautioned that the study is observational, and does not mean that salt causes cognitive decline. However, the takeaway messages ring true, he said.

"Whether or not dietary sodium directly affects cognitive function in older people, its intake should be restricted to recommended levels, best achieved by eating fewer processed foods, and more foods direct from nature.

SOURCE

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Edo State Gets New University!

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Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has officially opened a new university located at Ogwa, Esan West Local Government Area of the State.

Known as Samuel Adegboyega University (SAU), the new private university is owned by The Apostolic Church, LAWNA (Lagos, Western and Northern Areas) Territory, and is named after Samuel Adegboyega, the first LAWNA Territorial Chairman and one of the founding fathers of The Apostolic Church (TAC), Nigeria.

This brings to five the number of universities in the state. The others are University of Benin; Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma; Igbinedion University, Okada; Benson Idahosa University, Benin and the new Samuel Adegboyega University, Ogwa.
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Edo State Govt To Evacuate Lunatics And Destitute In Benin City!

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Edo State government is set to evacuate lunatics and the destitute constituting nuisance and defacing the state capital, thereby rubbishing the beautification programme of the government.

Besides, the government said it was committed to good governance and quality infrastructural development to meet the basic socio-economic needs of the people.

The Secretary to the State Government, Dr Simon Imuekemhe, who made this known on Thursday at the Government House, Benin City, when a group, Edo Youth for Good Governance, paid him a courtesy visit said "Governor Adams Oshiomhole's unwavering commitment through immense innovations across the critical sectors of the society had been yielding results, especially in areas of human capacity building and infrastructural development of Edo State."

He said the government had secured a very comfortable loan, with the state government's counterpart involvement worth N500 million, so that an industrial layout could be provided for those in the furniture industry.
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Catholic Priest found Drunk At Baptism.

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Looks as if this priest needs to go for confession.

After allegedly showing up drunk to a baptism on Saturday at All Hallows Catholic Church in Sacramento, Calif., Rev. Julian Medina was been suspended by the Catholic Diocese of Sacramento, according to a report by Fox 40 News.

The 64-year-old was scheduled to baptize 15 children in front of about 150 people, but instead showed up one hour late, slurred his words and had to be carried out of the church after falling over, CBS 17 Sacramento reports. A worker had to call in a deacon to perform the sacrament.

"We to the families who had to experience this incident," the Rev. Santiago Raudes, a canon lawyer for the Catholic Diocese of Sacramento, told the Sacramento Bee.

The priest has been with the diocese since 1978, but Medina was fairly new with the church.

A diocese spokesperson said officials are still investigating the matter, but that Medina will be offered help if it turns out he has a problem.

CBS 17 interviewed locals in the Tahoe Park neighborhood about the incident, and many say they were surprised about the news.

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Newlyweds Stole food for Reception

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Marriage is not a do-or-die affair. It's always wise to cut your cloth according to your coat. Those who want to show off always end up in soup. That how a newlyweds are behind bars after police say they were caught shoplifting food from a supermarket for their wedding reception.

The Centre Daily Times reports 32-year-old Arthur Phillips III and his bride, 22-year-old Brittany Lurch, were arrested Saturday after taking more than $1,000 in merchandise from a Wegmans supermarket in Centre Hall.

Patton Township police say the couple was captured on surveillance footage loading a shopping cart and leaving the store without paying.

Phillips and Lurch are each charged with misdemeanour counts and are being held on $2,500 bail.

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Introducing: Dash n Blush Make Up Studio/School!

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D Dash n Blush Makeovers is a make up studio/school. It is owned and managed by Isoken Joyce Adacha, she is happily married, holds a degree in Public Administration. She is a trained and certified Make Up Artist and Skin care Consultant from the popularly known 'House of Tara', trained by the renowned make up icon Tara Fela-Durotoye. She has an undying passion for make up artistry and a woman's total beauty. Her hobbies are painting, reading, meeting people and driving.

At D Dash n Blush Makeovers, we offer the following services; Make up for all occasions which includes - bridal and engagement make up, photo shoot, TV and films, fashion show and runway, gele tying, false lash application, manicure and pedicure, nail fixing, bridal hair, make up training and skin care consultancy etc.

They are located @ suite 1 kohad Plaza, No 5 Badore road, Badore, Lekki Ajah, Lagos.

Tel-08029997876, 08030612389, BB PIN-2383FB9D.
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Thursday 25 August 2011

'Alleged' Poisonous Beans From Boko Haram Create Panic In Port Harcourt!

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Consumers of beans in Rivers State are scared of buying the food item in the markets because of alleged "rumour" in the state that Boko Haram had brought contaminated bags of the commodity that would lead to massive deaths when consumed.

Although the State Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. Emmanuel Chinda has told the public to ignore the text messages warning people not to buy beans in the markets, Vanguard gathered, yesterday, that many consumers of beans are not taking the rumour lightly as they do not want to be used as guinea pigs in the Boko Haram beans scare.

Chinda, however, told those who have proof of the poisoned beans in Rivers markets to "come with the beans". He said neither the Rivers people nor state government has any quarrel with Boko Haram, and as such they have no business wanting to kill people in the state.

One of the text message read "urgent, don't eat beans for now. Boko Haram has poisoned beans sent to Port Harcourt markets, tell others". The commissioner said the messages were the "handiwork of detractors and mischief makers".

At the mile one market, a trader on the commodity simply called Musa said "we cannot sell poisoned beans because it could be traced back to us and you know the consequences of such", acknowledging that he was aware of the text messages.


SOURCE: Vanguard
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Ekiti State Bans Children Hawking During School Hours!

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The Ekiti State government has outlawed hawking by children of school age during school hours.

While kicking off the registration of school age children into primary one for the 2011/2012 academic session, at the Apostolic Nursery/Primary School, Ijero, on Tuesday, Governor Kayode Fayemi said parents and guardians of any child of school age found hawking during school hours in Ekiti State would, henceforth, be made to face the wrath of the law.

Governor Fayemi, while giving the warning, reiterated the commitment of his administration to a "well-grounded education for children, with emphasis on science and technology."

He said his declaration of free and compulsory education up to senior secondary school was part of his eight-point agenda to meet the 2015 time line on Education for all (EFA) project.

According to Fayemi, the emphasis placed on the education sector was meant to enable the state to "regain and retain its leading position as a reservoir, where knowledge will be a major exportable product to other countries of the world."

SOURCE: Tribune
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Lady Gaga, Backstreet Boys Songs Banned In China!

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China has banned websites from featuring 100 songs by artists from Lady Gaga to the Backstreet Boys, a statement on the culture ministry's website said.

The ministry said it aimed to regulate the "order" of the Internet music market, adding songs that "harm the security of state culture must be cleaned up and regulated under the law".

The notice, issued on August 19 and posted on the ministry's website, included American singer Lady Gaga's "The Edge of Glory", "Hair", "Marry the Night" and "Bloody Mary".

It did not explain why the songs were banned but China routinely censors anything it considers politically sensitive or offensive.

While "Bloody Mary" ends with the line "Oh, liberdade, mi amor (Oh, freedom, my love)", "Hair" includes the lyrics "This is my prayer/ That I'll die living just as free as my hair".

Boy-band The Backstreet Boys, American R&B singer Beyonce, Canada's Simple Plan and British pop group Take That, all had songs on the list whcih is the third to be issued by China's government.

Asian artists with songs banned included Taiwan's Chang Hui-mei, who previously ran foul of the Beijing government after singing the Taiwan anthem at the inauguration of former Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian in 2000.

China, which regards Taiwan as part of its territory, temporarily banned her from mainland performances and pulled her product advertisements.

Authorities have reportedly blocked some foreign bands from performing live in China, or scrutinised set lists in advance to nix songs considered offensive.

Since 2010, China has required all songs posted on music websites to receive prior approval, a move the government said was partly aimed at rampant piracy.
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Nothing Is Wrong With Islamic Banking---Says Cleric!

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Three of the main issues generating controversies in the country at the moment are whether or not Nigeria should embrace Islamic banking; the six-year single tenure for the president and governors, and the raging Boko Haram violence.

While Nigerians from all walks of life have commented on these issues, a prophet, Apostle Perez Iyiola Oluyemi, who has on many occasions talked about national and global matters, according to the dictate of the Spirit, has also added his voice to these issues.

Prophet Perez Iyiola Oluyemi's  opinion that nothing is truly wrong with Islamic banking would further bring with it more comments from Christian leaders.

He said whenever an issue was generating heat bordering on national or global issues, he would go to God in prayer to hear from Him, "and it is through this that I was able to predict a lot of events that had come to pass in the past.

But on the issue of Boko Haram, the man of God disagreed with the thought that the Islamic movement was fighting a cause like that of the Niger Delta militants.

Wait... wait... wait...nothing wrong with Islamic Banking?


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Wednesday 24 August 2011

South African Court Slams Fresh Charges On Henry Okah!

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South Africa on Wednesday slammed on Henry Okah, a fresh charge of trying to cause harm to an internationally protected person.

The case is related to the Oct. 1, 2010 Independence Day bombings in Nigeria.

According to the charge at the High Court in Johannesburg, the internationally protected person in the case relates to President Goodluck Jonathan who was at Eagles Square on Oct 1, 2010.

Jonathan attended the 50th independence anniversary when explosives went off in two cars parked nearby.

State counsel, Shaun Abrahams, unveiled the charge as part of a five-count charge Okah is to face as he confirmed the case would move from the Magistrate's Court where the case came up, to South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg for trial on Jan. 30, 2012.

Abrahams, who is expected to continue the prosecution at the High Court, served Magistrate Hein Louw a letter informing him of the notice of trial as well as the charges against Okah.

He also presented the proof of indictment and list of witnesses and urged Louw to inform Okah of the date of trial.

Abrahamssubmitted a list of 55 witnesses, adding that the number could increase once he received additional information from Nigeria.

Mr Rudi Krause, Okah's counsel, said he had nothing against the transfer of the case to the High Court.

Krause said he would streamline the list of witnesses filed by the State with Okah's.

He had at the last adjourned date presented a list of 103 witnesses Okah wanted to call as witnesses, promising to furnish their addresses later.

Krause also frowned at the manner in which Okah was being held, describing it as "inhumane".

He said Okah was being held in isolation in a prison that could take between 44 and 48 prisoners and was being denied medical attention.

Krause stated that in spite of the endorsement of his warrant of detention when the case came up last, Okah had not been able to have a surgery on his back and had also developed a problem with his teeth.

He said efforts to get the Department of Correctional Services to attend to him had proved futile with matters getting to a head when he was told that there was a report that indicated there was no need for such operation.

Krause said Okah was appealing against the manner in which he was being held in isolation and wanted to be detained in humane conditions.

"He is in complete isolation, has only one visit per week and literally locked up in the cell for 23 hours daily," Krause said, explaining that he was allowed to go out and exercise in a courtyard for one hour daily.

Louwin his judgment, informed Okah that he would face summary trial at the High Court from Jan. 30, 2012 and ordered his remand in custody.

He endorsed his warrant of detention adding that he should be given medical attention.

He, however, noted that reports which Abrahams had tendered before the court indicated that he was not cooperating with officials in their bid to give him the attention.

The new charges lined up against Okah include engaging in terrorist activity in relation to the Warri bombings of March 15, 2010 and an alternative count of conspiring to do so.

The counts also include that of engaging in terrorist activity in relation to the Oct. 1, 2010 Abuja bombings and an alternative count of conspiring to do so.

The counts also include delivery, placement and or detonation of an explosive device causing death and serious bodily harm in relation to the Warri and Abuja bombings and alternative counts of conspiracy to do so.

Okahwas arrested in Johannesburg on Oct. 2, 2010 and brought to the court on Oct. 4, 2010.

He has since been in custody, having lost bids to be released on bail.

SOURCE: NAN

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Amber Rose: A Disgrace To Womanhood...

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Amber Rose is at it again*SMH* Kindly click the links to see her nude pictures.

Not so long nude pictures of her(Amber) were everywhere on the internet and she claimed they were private pictures and were not supposed to be seen by all, ranting about saying her enemies were at work.
That and some other reasons was why she could not be used for this years edition of Music Meet Runway.

Ok...that was then what about these ones??? Is it a mistake again???
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Another Deadly Cargo Arrives Lagos Port!

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THE Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, yesterday, at the Tin-Can Island Port intercepted a 40" foot container containing arms and ammunition and arrested one Mr Niyi Osunsanya, a Customs agent contracted to clear the cargo.

Speaking to newsmen on the development, Customs Area Comptroller, CAC, of Tin Can Island Customs, Mr. Charles Edike, said the container with number TUCU 9598802 contained two vehicles— a Range Rover Sports and a Chevrolet Express bus—which were brought in from the United States.

Edike said the security items found in the container were weapons that could cause damage to Nigerians, adding that with the arrest of the agent, it will not take long before the importer will be apprehended.

Beides the hand gun and cartridges found inside the container, other security items uncovered include several packs of tear gas, a long torch that has a camera, Naval caps, military boots, United States Army barge and other security barges as well as military belts.


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25-Year-Old Almajiri Commits Suicide!

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A 25-year-old Qu'ranic student, Auwal Bawa, yesterday committed suicide by hanging himself in his bedroom at around 2 pm in Nasarawa 'A', Anguwar Mahauta, Minna, Niger State for reasons yet to be ascertained.

Bawa, who was an almajiri hailed from Tungar Giwa in Shanga Local Government Area of Kebbi State and was said to have come to Minna at his tender age in search of Qu'ranic education.
According to an eye witness, who doesn't want his name in print, on the fateful day he searched around for the late Bawa to send him for an errand, but as he could not see him around he decided to look for him in his room.

He said at round 2 pm he pushed the door of his (Bawa's) room which was simply shut from behind and found him dead while his corpse was dangling from the rope he used in hanging himself from the ceiling fan of his one bedroom apartment.

He also said the deceased (Bawa) was a type of a person that could remain unfriendly for a whole day when annoyed by any of his girlfriends.

Late Auwal Bawa, who was otherwise called Akame was said to have drank Ota pia-pia, a poisonous substance a day before he committed the suicide. The suicide victim was also reported to have been in love with a girl that was simply identified as Balkisu, who he had proposed to marry.

Culled From Daily Trust
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