Monday, 29 December 2014
Friday, 19 December 2014
72-year-old ex-Bauchi Accountant-General killed by abductors
The former Accountant-General of Bauchi State, Alhaji Bappa Tilde, who was abducted last week Saturday has been killed by his abductors. Alhaji Tilde was abducted last Saturday at Nuru Quarters in Bauchi while returning home from the mosque where he observe his night prayers. The death of Alhaji Tilde was confirmed to newsmen by security and family sources on Thursday, in Bauchi. According to Nigerian Tribune, a top security source described the death of the one-time accountant-general as an assassination, saying the abductors did not demand for any ransom since he was abducted last weekend. However, a family source said the abductors demanded for ransom, with a view to freeing the late Tilde, adding that the family was in the process of negotiating with the abductors when he was killed.
Michael Phelps sentenced to a year and a half of probation after pleading guilty to DUI
Olympic gold medal swimmer Michael Phelps pleaded guilty to drunken driving on Friday, almost three months after he was arrested after leaving a Baltimore casino.
Phelps, 29, was arrested on Sept. 30. Documents show he was stopped for speeding and crossing the double yellow line while driving in the Fort McHenry Tunnel. Police say Phelps registered a .14 percent on a blood-alcohol test. The legal limit is .08 percent in Maryland.
He was sentenced to a year in prison, but the prison sentence is suspended. He must be on probation for a year and a half.
GUILTY: Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps walks into a courthouse Friday morning for a trial on drunken driving and other charges. He pled
FG has failed to defend Nigerians -Tinubu
former Governor of Lagos State and national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Friday berated the Federal Government for what he described as failure of leadership to defend the country in trying times.
The APC national leader made the call in Benin, Edo State, where he inaugurated the six-lane New Lagos Road and the General Hospital, Ewhohimi, in Esan South East Local Government Area of the state.
Tinubu argued that insecurity and the lack of services in the country were caused by the failure of the Federal Government to meet the aspirations of Nigerians.
He described the statement credited to President Goodluck Jonathan, that his administration was being sabotaged, as an admission of failure by the present administration.
Tinubu added, “A nation fails because of the leadership failures. If there is a good leader at the top, the nation will not fail because fish starts to rot from the head.
“No excuse for failure. Mr. President, we chose you to defend this country. Quit; resign, you can’t do it. Enough of excuses.”
Synagogue:I am sick, contrator tells coroner
The contractor, who built the collapsed Synagogue’s six-storey building, Mr. Akin Fatiregun, has said he is sick and currently receiving treatment at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos State.
He therefore asked the coroner, Magistrate O.A. Komolafe, who is investigating the circumstances surrounding the September 12 building collapse to allow him get well before coming to give testimony as he had been requested to do.
Fatiregun, who was billed to appear before the coroner on Friday, made the request at the proceedings through his legal representative, Serah Edoha.
Edoha assured Komolafe that Fatiregun’s failure to appear in court was not done in deliberate disobedience to the court’s order.
To support her claim, she tendered a medical report from LASUTH.
Vatican lit up by Christmas hope and love
The Christmas lights went on at the Vatican Friday, sending out what Pope Francis described as a message of “light, hope and love” at the end of an extraordinary year for the Catholic Church.
As the fairy lights sparkled into life on the 25-metre fir tree on St Peter’s square, there was also an early unveiling of a giant nativity scene inspired by an Italian opera.
Equally eagerly awaited, and scheduled shortly afterwards, was the switching on of a new LED system for the exterior illumination of St Peter’s itself, which was expected to make the cathedral’s famous facade and dome an even more spectacular part of the Roman nightscape than ever before.
The nativity scene at St Peter’s is usually not unveiled until Christmas Eve.
Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade expecting first child?
"They were not even trying to get pregnant, it just happened, and they're very happy about it. It's very early, so don't expect an announcement until she's 3 months." a friend of the actress told MediaTakeOut.Hopefully, this report is not as fake as Rihanna being pregnant.
You by Charly Boy
My personal person, personally I know what you are going through this season, these are crazy times, and most of us are about to snap, life is really unpredictable with its twisted sense of humour. I dey feel you die my guy, I understand your pain, your hopelessness in an environment that has promised so much but have given so little. With this mass unemployment, consistent frustration and stagnation, coupled with the anticipation of who will lead you in 2015, how can you break this jinx you ask? I represent you all in this wilderness in the middle of nowhere. I know the frustration you face in trying to carve a niche for yourself, a place to be rooted, something to engage yourbeing with, and something to make you look forward to tomorrow.I am sure you want something to live for and find your way to joy. My
person, I know e don tey wey your life dey waka anyhow, I see how so
many of us have lost faith in this country with many more convinced
that there can be no chance of a turn around, because they see Naija
as a lost case.
Those that have power and are in power, are far too comfortable to
notice the pain of those who suffer, and those who suffer have no
power to speak the truth to power, on one hand are those corrupted by
power, and on the other, are those corrupted by weakness and foolish
fear(Worse still 2015 election brings no hope with it). However
critical our situation is, it is time for exceptional Naijas to rescue
us; no race ever made it this far without breaking away from the
clutches of sycophants and narrow minded mindset. Germany lost
Hitler; America released the slaves and let the plantation rot. Great
Britain finally stopped trying to colonize everybody and beat a wise
retreat into their own backyard. Egyptian youths have had enough, even
Ghana called a spade a spade, and because they did, they are doing
better. Name names, browse through the civilizations, you will see
this painful rugged road stretch out ahead of mankind like a
mathematical formula surviving on the strength of its validity. I must
confess that I have had periods of extended self-pity, sometimes I
have felt conned by this country, some other times I wish I was still
at the prime of my youth so I could really lash out physically on all
those who have sold our future.
We have all ended up trusting nobody and believing in nobody. Still,
I have faith that is why I will always believe in the "exceptional"
few who I know can salvage what's left of our country. And you may
just be one of them. It has been story, story, story for decades now
as we commenced our fast forward descend. It is shameful, it is
unbelievable that in a country packed full with more than a few very
creative, progressive, hardworking intellectuals, we let riffraff,
scumbags, fraudsters, scavengers hold sway, hummmmmmmm, what a mess.
From the East to the West, from the South to the North, from the
senate to the executives all I see is the growing number of scammers
and gangsters. Even this coming election na scam, but are we just
going to sit and watch? My guy, this home grown ‘Demoncrazy’ is
turning into something worse than ‘kleptocracy’. For people without
integrity we know that nothing else matters to them. My guy, we cannot
afford to ignore our future and allow the privileged few to extinguish
us.
Hummmmmm!!!! You are asking me what we should DO? My guy, just be the
change YOU want to see first. The rot has gone way past those at the
top.
2 sentenced to death for stealing fowls in Osun
OSOGBO—Justice Jide Falola of an Osun State High Court sitting in Okuku has sentenced two robbers to death for stealing fowls.
The convicts, Olowookere Segun and Morakinyo Sunday, were found guilty of forcefully breaking into the house of one Mr. Balogun Tope, a police officer attached to Divisional Police headquarters, Okuku, in April 2010 and carting away some of his belongings.
The convicts were charged with conspiracy, robbery and stealing contrary to Section 6(b) and 1(2)(a) of Robbery and Firearm (Special Provisions) Act, cap R 11 Laws of Federation of Nigeria 2004 and Section (390)(1) Criminal Code Law, Cap 34, Laws of Osun State,
Amanda Bynes -- I Want to Be a Trojan Shrink
Amanda Bynes has her sights set on USC and the psychology department ... but this time not as a patient.
Amanda took a VIP tour of the campus Wednesday and we're told she told the folks with whom she interacted she wanted to enroll in the school as a psych major.
It makes sense ... Amanda has had more than her share of interactions with shrinks over the last two years. A staffer from the admissions department told TMZ ... the school does not hold mental illness against any applicant ... if they're qualified and able to engage in studies, that's all that matters.
As for her tour ... several students saw her on the golf cart tooling around campus with headphones, singing "Roar" by Katy Perry.
A USC staffer tells us the earliest she could be admitted is next Fall.
CULLED FROM: TMZ
Thursday, 18 December 2014
Yet another hero fallen by Boko Haram bullet
Photos: Bus on fire on 3rd mainland bridge
14yr old boy executed in South Carolina in 1944 finally exonerated
When George was executed in 1944, he was so small he had to seat on a phone book in the electric chair. He's officially the youngest person to be executed in the U.S. in the 20th century.
George was found guilty of beating the girls, 11 and 8 years old with a railroad spike. His trial lasted only three hours and it took the a jury of all white people just 10 minutes to find him guilty - this was just 3 months after the girls were found murdered. This was back when there was a lot of segregation in America.
George was arrested after he confessed to the crime, but his older sister always maintained that George was coerced into confessing and couldn't have committed the murder because he was with her the day of the murder.
Civil rights advocates have been trying for years to clear George Stinney Jr's name. They managed to get the case reopened and yesterday morning, Judge Carmen Mullins tossed the murder conviction
Lil Wayne's Face Tattoos -- Too Close For Comfort
Here's a baby faced version of rapper Lil' Weezy back in 2005
... And because you'll never get close to hanging out with the star...
We're shakin' it up and getting you up close and personal!
Let's take a gander at Mr. Carter's incredible ink
FG declares Dec 25, 26 as public holidays
Abuja – The Federal Government has declared Thursday, Dec. 25 and Friday, Dec. 26 as public holidays to mark Christmas and Boxing Day celebrations.
This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Abubakar Magaji, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, and made available to newsmen on Thursday in Abuja.
The statement said Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015 had also been declared as public holiday to mark the New Year.
According to the statement, the Minister of Interior, Mr Abba Moro, made the declaration on behalf of the federal government.
In the statement, Moro enjoined Nigerians, particularly the Christian faithful, to extend the spiritual benefits of Christmas to their daily living and through this, contribute to the development of the nation.
While wishing all Nigerians a happy Christmas and prosperous New Year celebrations, the minister also urged them to use the occasion to pray for peace and unity in the country
church says collapsed building had no permit
A town planner who worked for influential Nigeria preacher TB Joshua told an inquest Thursday that the building which collapsed at Joshua’s church, killing 116 people, did not have planning approval.
Bisi Adedire, who served as a consultant for Joshua, said that lack of approval did not mean the building was unsound but told the coroner that he warned church officials they were ignoring regulations.
“I told the church they have contravened the law in a way by building without approval but they said they could regularise it,” he told the inquest into the causes of the deadly accident.
Boko Haram kills 33, kidnaps 100 in Borno
Normalcy is said to have returned to Gumsuri Village in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State after gunmen reportedly killed 33 and kidnapped about 100 people.
It was gathered that the attack occurred last Friday, but the news made its way out after some of the survivors made their way to Maiduguri, the State capital.
Those kidnapped are said to be mostly women and children.
Although no one has claimed responsibility yet, the attack bore the hallmarks of Boko Haram, which abducted more than 200 women in April from a secondary school in Chibok, 24 km (15 miles) from this latest attack.
Maina Chibok, who did not witness the attack but is from Gumsuri and visited a family there shortly afterwards, told Reuters that the insurgents came in pick-up trucks and sprayed the town with bullets from AK-47s and machine guns.
Over 850,000 displaced Nigerians living in relief camps -NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency says there are over 850,000 internally displaced Nigerians living in 31 relief camps across the country.
The agency further noted that majority of the displaced persons were victims of terrorism from the North-East.
The coordinator, North-Central zone of the agency, Mr. Abdulsalam Mohammed, said this during an interview with journalists at a retreat for members of the House of Representatives Committee on Emergency and Disaster Preparedness in Lagos on Thursday.
Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli has been handed a one-match ban by the Football Association following his controversial post on social media.
The 24-year-old has also been fined £25,000, warned as to his future conduct and ordered to attend an education programme.
A Liverpool spokesperson told Sky Sports News HQ: "The club acknowledges the decision reached by the independent panel and due consideration will be given to the written judgement once we receive it from the FA.
Amir Khan donates shorts to help Pakistan school attacked by Taliban
Amir Khan is to donate the shorts he wore in beating Devon Alexander in his second fight at welterweight title to help raise money for the school in Peshawar where 132 schoolchildren were shot dead by the Taliban on Tuesday.
The shorts have 24-carat gold thread woven through the waistband and cost around £30,000. Khan, who is of Pakistani heritage, said: “I’m going to be donating them towards what happened in Pakistan. I want to rebuild the school and strengthen the security over there.”
Yvonne Nelson steals attention from the dead, fights with journalist at Majid Michel’s Mums funeral
Ghollywood actress, Yvonne Nelson almost got into a scuffle with journalists at the funeral ceremony of Madam Paulina Afi Olabode Olympio, mother of Ghanaian actor, Majid Michel. The actress who was reportedly having a blonde moment stole attention from the dead by arguing with journalist not to take photos of her because she was keeping malice with them.
According to her, “Me and some media men are not on that play grounds. We are not on good terms so I don’t know why they should be snapping me pictures. Some media men go round destroying you and after destroying you, they see you and want to smile with you, why should you snap me pictures?” Some pressmen who were obviously scorned by her remarked lambasted her, Nigeriafilms reports. The head of the Ghana Movie Awards Foundation, Fred Nuahmah, however stepped in calm raging nerves urging pressmen to ignore her remarks
Kwara PDP primaries: Thugs attack Belgore
One of the frontline gubernatorial aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kwara State chapter in the December 11 primary election , Mohammed Dele Belgore (SAN) and his supporters were Wednesday molested by people suspected to be political thugs at the headquarters of his campaign office in Ilorin, the state capital.
According to a witness, who escaped the violent attack, the thugs stormed the campaign office located around the Kwara Museum area with dangerous weapons and attacked people.
Reacting to the attack in a statement issued in Ilorin, the media aide to Belgore, Rafiu Ajakaiye condemned the action of the suspected thugs, adding that whoever sent them, did not tow the path of democracy.
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