Thursday, 18 December 2014
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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