Mubarak and his sons, Alaa and Gamal, were also fined a total of 125.779 million Egyptian pounds (about 16.47 million U.S. dollars) for embezzling public funds allocated for the restoration of the presidential palaces.
Saturday, 9 May 2015
Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak and his 2 sons sentenced to 3 years in jail in corruption case
Mubarak and his sons, Alaa and Gamal, were also fined a total of 125.779 million Egyptian pounds (about 16.47 million U.S. dollars) for embezzling public funds allocated for the restoration of the presidential palaces.
Liberia now free of the Ebola virus - WHO
WHO made the declaration after Liberia reported no new Ebola cases for 42 days, twice the maximum incubation period for the deadly disease.
However, the West African region is still affected by the disease. Sierra Leone and Guinea — Liberia's neighbors — each reported nine cases of the disease last week.
WHO has also announced changes to its post-Ebola guidelines. The agency is urging formerly infected men and their sexual partners to either abstain from sex or practice safe sex for six months, enough time to have two semen tests that are negative for the Ebola virus.
17-year-old Melbourne boy has been charged with planning a terrorism attack using homemade bombs.
It is alleged he was preparing a terrorist attack in Australia, an allegation that has left his family shocked and distraught.
While police say they can’t be sure where or when the attack would occur, Australian federal police deputy commissioner Michael Phelan says they are sure the threat was “imminent”.
He described the three improvised explosive devices found at the home as “rudimentary”, but said the raids were necessary to protect the public.
Delta state chairman of Buhari Supporters Organisation kidnapped
The police has been notified about the kidnap. The family thinks the abduction is related to political reasons.
Woman finds out her Twins have different fathers after a DNA test
Hence the man she took to court as the father of her twins has been told to pay child support to only one twin after a judge found those twins have two different fathers.
The ruling came after a woman asked for child support for her twins. However, according to court documents, DNA testing determined the man originally cited as the children's father was actually only the biological father of one of them.
Senate President, David Mark, asks Buhari to genuinely reconcile Nigerians
He made this statement at a Thanksgiving mass ahead of the end of the 7th senate at St. Mulumba Catholic Chaplaincy, Apo, Abuja on Thursday.
In a press statement released by his Chief Press Secretary, Paul Mumeh, Mr. Mark said “What the nation needs now is genuine reconciliation of all sections of the country and not otherwise.
“What must be paramount is the service, welfare and security of Nigerians irrespective of ethnic, religious or political differences.”
Mr. Mark also said the insecurity situation needed to be addressed especially in the North East zone, were Boko Haram has caused mayhem.
Man attempts suicide after stabbing girlfriend to death
A 40-year-old man identified only as
James has stabbed his girlfriend to death over a domestic quarrel
bordering on alleged incestuous acts.
The incident, it was learnt, took place on Thursday in the Agudama suburb of Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
The suspect was said to have attempted suicide after allegedly murdering the lover identified as Rita Abalorun, aged 35.
The tragic incident, which occurred at
the lovers’ residence at Agudama was said to have caused pandemonium
among residents of the area.
Eyewitnesses said the killer-boyfriend,
after stabbing the deceased, attempted to salvage the situation by
rushing the dying lover to the hospital.
Buhari’s ministers, lawmakers to get N9bn housing, furniture allowance
Senators and members of the House of Representatives that will
constitute the 8th National Assembly and ministers to be appointed by
President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will on assumption of
office receive welcome perks amounting to N9bn.
The perks of office include the housing allowance which each of the
incoming office holder is entitled to receive once a year, the furniture
allowance which they are entitled to once in four years and motor
vehicle loan which they are entitled to once in their tenure.
Friday, 8 May 2015
Photos: Eight-Year-Old Boy Smuggled Across Border In Suitcase
A 19-year-old woman took the case through a pedestrian crossing from Morocco into the small Spanish-governed territory of Ceuta on Thursday, a spokesman for the Civil Guard police force said.
"When they put the suitcase through the scanner, the operator noticed something strange, which seemed to be a person inside the case," he told AFP.
North Korea threatens to attack US with nuclear weapons ''if forced to do so''
The interview was conducted on the condition that two portraits of former leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il were visible behind Park during filming.
North Korea has threatened to carry out nuclear attacks on the US several times in the past and declared that it was ready to launch nuclear missiles at the nation "anytime".
Photos: Rihana rocks a glossy red wig for her appearance at a New York recording studio To collaborate with Drake
The
27-year-old singer kept her significantly shorter hair hidden ahead of a
visit to the studio, where she was joined by former boyfriend Drake.
Opting
to dress down in a casual blue sweater and skinny jeans, Rihanna was an
otherwise low-key sight as she made her way inside for a recording
session with her old flame.
Rihanna and Drake appeared to be collaborating on new music as the Bajan star prepares to release her eighth studio album.
The pair enjoyed an on-off relationship in the wake of Rihanna's acrimonious split from Chris Brown in 2009.
See more photos after the cut...
Why we published Ayo Fayose’s ‘death’ advert on Buhari – The Sun
Although Mr. Buhari, 72, went ahead to win the election, the advert, sponsored by Ayo Fayose, the controversial governor of Ekiti State, is widely regarded as one of the lowest moments in the run-up to the recently concluded general election.
Hate speeches and campaigns were a major feature of the 2015 election, but the morbid advert sparked outrage across Nigeria with many individuals and groups condemning the governor’s action.
Photo: 7,000 Nigerians forced out of Niger republic
According
to Voice of America, the Nigerians were forced out against their will following Boko Haram's attacks
on the island of Karamga in Lake Chad
last month in which 74 Nigerien soldiers and civilians were killed. The
Nigerians were deported in trucks and dumped in Yobe state by the
Nigerien military. A photo of some of the Nigerians deported above.
Thursday, 7 May 2015
Gov. Al-Makura Of Adamawa promises Automatic employment to any corps member who marries an indigene of the state
Photos: Mercy Johnson shares beautiful new photos of her family
Lonely old man seeks adoptive family in return for his pension and posts heartbreaking newspaper advert to find them
A lonely
old Chinese man has penned a heartbreaking newspaper advert in a bid to
find a family willing to adopt him in exchange for his pension.
Huan
Qi says he wakes up to an empty house every day feeling alone and
miserable, so is willing to hand over his 6000 yuan monthly pension to
fill the remainder of his life with warmth.
After
careful consideration, the 75-year-old has decided to place an advert
in the Changzhou Evening Newspaper looking for a harmonious and peaceful
family to 'adopt' him.
He told the People's Daily Online that his wife passed away in 1999 and his surviving relatives do not visit often.
We’ve made progress against insurgency – Pres.Jonathan
Jonathan, who expressed delight in the performance of the military in the ongoing battle against Boko Haram, said they (military) displayed a high level of patriotism.
The President made this declaration in a message to the newly inducted Batch ‘A’ members of the National Youth Service Corps deployed in Rivers State.
He promised that the Federal Government would not surrender until Nigeria was safe from insurgency.
After 2,900 Days in Office: Fashola seeks forgivness from those he offended, reels out achievements
14-year-old suspended from school over blunt and honest answers to sex education homework
A 14-year-old has been suspended from school over her remarkably
blunt answers when asked about the possible excuses a partner might give
for not wearing a condom.
Jordan Fridman, 21, shared an image of her younger sister Mariah’s
homework for a sex-education class at her school in Montreal on Imgur.
Fridman uploaded the image with the caption: “Two years ago today, my then 14-year-old sister got suspended for submitting these answers for her sex-ed class. I’m so proud of her.”
It has since been viewed three million times.
The homework assignment, entitled ‘Objection to Condoms’, asked students to list a few responses of their own.
Fridman uploaded the image with the caption: “Two years ago today, my then 14-year-old sister got suspended for submitting these answers for her sex-ed class. I’m so proud of her.”
It has since been viewed three million times.
The homework assignment, entitled ‘Objection to Condoms’, asked students to list a few responses of their own.
Obsessed female fan breaks into Chris Brown's home
Kanye West snubbed wife Kim on the Met Gala red carpet?
According to tell OK magazine
"At one point, when Kim reached for Kanye’s hand, he moved away to pose for photos! He also briefly left her on the red carpet to talk to another attendee while Kim continued to pose for the numerous photographers. As the couple headed inside, Kanye didn’t look like he wanted to pose with his wife, and photographers had to literally scream and beg him to turn back towards the cameras and face in the same direction as his curvy wife."
Go here to watch a clip of Kanye supposedly giving Kim the cold shoulder.
NYSC wants Lagos State Government to provide new permanent orientation camp
Akhanemhe said this at the swearing-in of 2,300 representing the 2015 Batch ‘A’ corps members at the orientation camp in Iyana-Ipaja, Lagos.
The coordinator said that the NYSC current orientation camp at Iyana-Ipaja was no longer conducive and spacious to contain the ever increasing members of the corps yearly.
He commended Gov. Babatunde Fashola for his unwavering support to the scheme especially in the provision of quality welfare to corps members.
“We pray that our dream of a more befitting permanent orientation camp in the state will manifest soonest,’’ he said.
University of Ibadan students protest over death of fellow student
Mayowa's death lead to the protest which started very earlt this morning and all lectures for today have been cancelled, transport workers in the University are restricted. The students want the school authority to take action because this is not the first time such would happen..... Rest in peace my fellow Uite and my name sake.
Man stabbed to death by Generator repairer in Lagos
The Chief Security Officer of the God’s Own Estate in
Ijanikin, Badagry, Lagos Tochukwu Ejika, has died following stab wounds
he sustained during a fight with a generator repairer, Ayo
Abimbola, pictured above, on May 3rd. According to Punch, the suspect had
gone to repair the generator of a friend of his in the said estate when
the incident happened.
"I repair generators for people in that estate and I have been doing the job since 2001. I had stayed in four different apartments but I was sent out of my last apartment because my landlord was always trying to interfere in my personal affair. He always complained that I beat my girlfriend. My friend, Olokun, on Friday invited me to repair his generator. I went to his house with some clothes because I planned to beg him to let me stay with him for a few days. He was not at home, but I met his wife. After repairing the generator, I dropped the bag there and told his wife to explain to him that I would like to live with them for a while. I went back to the area the next day to repair generators for some more people. It was when I finished that I went back to Olokun’s house to know if I could stay with him.” the suspect said
Lagos poll tribunal commences sitting, grants Agbaje’s request for inspection
The Chairman, Justice Sylvanus Oriji on Tuesday ordered lawyers not to delay hearing at the inaugural sitting of the tribunal which has Justices K. Dabo and Kadi Yusuf as members.
He said that election petitions were delicate to handle because they must be heard and determined within 180 days as specified by Section 285 (6) of the 1999 Constitution.
According to him, it was established that any judgment delivered by an Election Tribunal in an election petition after 180 days from the date of filing is a nullity.
Research: New Spider Silk Net Could Catch Falling Plane
A research team from the University of Trento in Italy sprayed 15 of the spiders with carbon nanotube and graphene solutions.
It caused some of the spiders to spin silk up to 3.5 times stronger than the web typically spun by the species.
The team of researchers hope the discovery could be used to create a large-scale hybrid silk production process.
The resulting material could be used to create a giant stretchable net to catch falling aircraft, the team says.
Next, they plan to try out a similar technique on silkworms.
But the spider experiment did not go completely to plan. Some of the spiders spun poor quality silk while four of the creatures died.
Indian tattoo artist has 189 Popular and His Favourite Companies' Logos inked on his body
A young
tattoo artist from India is so passionate about his favourite
international brands he has had 189 world famous logos etched
permanently on to his body.
Jason
George, 23, from Mumbai, in the west of the country, considers himself a
human advertising board for some of the world's best known companies.
He
is now planning to enter the book of Guinness World Records by raising
the number of brand logo tattoos he sports to 321, including those of
his favourite TV channel, social networking sites, mobile phone
networks, fast food chains and even the company that made his first
bicycle.
see more photos after the cut...
Wednesday, 6 May 2015
Why I want to buy Arsenal FC — Aliko Dangote
I Never Insulted Ndigbo, Only a Moron Will Believe that Concoction - Prof. Wole Soyinka
Some online media had quoted Soyinka as saying Igbo were politically naive while delivering a lecture titled ‘Predicting Nigeria, Electoral Ironies’ at Harvard University Hutchins Centre for African and African American Research in the United States.
He was quoted as saying “Igbo remained unrepentant and resolute towards their strategic objective of secession at worst; or a Nigerian president of Igbo extraction at best.”
However, Soyinka said in a statement on Wednesday that it was unfortunate that people could tell lies against him.
Photo: 19 year old internet scammer arraigned by EFCC
A 19-year-old suspected internet fraudster Ojosipe Adebayo, has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before Justice A.O Ipaye of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja on a two- count -charge bordering on possession of a document containing false pretences and forgery.
The defendant is allegedly a member of a syndicate of internet fraudsters that specialize in using fake cheques and scam mails to defraud unsuspecting victims.
Four men to die for brutal killing of Afghan woman
The trial of 49 suspects, who were accused of taking part in the mob that killed the 27-year-old, known as Farkhunda, began on May 2. Nineteen police officers were among those facing charges in the trial.
Of the suspects sentenced on Wednesday, four were sentenced to death, eight were sentenced to 16 years in jail and 18 were set free due to a lack of evidence, Al Jazeera’s Jennifer Glasse reported.
The judge adjourned the case until Saturday, when the remaining 19 will be sentenced.
Prosecutors have alleged that Farkhunda was beaten to death in a frenzied attack sparked by a bogus accusation that she had burned a copy of the Quran.
Tuesday, 5 May 2015
Photo: Kim Kardashian & Jennifer Lopez Butts meets at the Met gala
The asses you are seeing in the picture above are of Kim Kardashian(left) & Jennifer Lopez(right) at the Met gala... whose ass are you dieing for?
Bola Ige Family Seeks Justice From President-Elect "GMB" Over Father’s Murder
The son of the late Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister
of Justice, Bola Ige has revealed that the family would reopen the case
to their father’s gruesome murder under the administration of
President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari.
Daily Independent reports that the son of the late justice,
whose name was simply given as, Muyiwa Ige, made the disclosure on
Monday while addressing journalists.
Muyiwa, who expressed strong believe that the family would get justice this time around said; the killers of his late father would be brought to book and made to face the full wrath of the law.
Muyiwa, who expressed strong believe that the family would get justice this time around said; the killers of his late father would be brought to book and made to face the full wrath of the law.
Hon. Patrick Obahiagbon have a question for you guys...
Hon. Patrick Obahiagbon asked you guys to choose between a Despotic Vaudevilliean Russian and a Nigerian Hegemony... Now you guys have to choose one without checking your Dictionary. lol
Art Photo: M.I Abaga Ft Rihanna
A guy created this photo art of M.I and Rihanna and shared it on tweeter. See as M.I just locked_up and Rihanna is really looking sexy...Can this ever happen in real lif? #JustAsking.
I love what I'm seeing tho!
Monday, 4 May 2015
Inmate Escapes In Benin
Source: Leadership
An inmate of the Benin Prisons was said to have escaped from the custody
of a warder of the Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) on Monday in Benin
City.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that officials of the NPS are now in search of the prisoner, who escaped while carrying out some menial work.
It was said that the inmate, along with his colleagues, were cutting grass at the Moat, behind the State Headquarters of the Nigeria Prisons Service, when he escaped.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that officials of the NPS are now in search of the prisoner, who escaped while carrying out some menial work.
It was said that the inmate, along with his colleagues, were cutting grass at the Moat, behind the State Headquarters of the Nigeria Prisons Service, when he escaped.
Young woman facing death without a lung transplant issues heartbreaking plea for more organ donors
Source: mirror.co.uk
A critically-ill cystic fibrosis sufferer facing death without a lung
transplant has made a heartbreaking plea for more people to become
organ donors.
Ashleigh Robertson, 27, has spent the last two years battling to get herself onto the waiting list for a life saving transplant.
In that time, numerous infections have seen her condition deteriorate and she is currently seriously ill in Wythenshawe Hospital where has been since March, reports Manchester Evening News.
However even when, as is expected, her place on the list is confirmed in the coming weeks when she fits the right medical criteria, she could have to wait up to a further two years to have the operation due to a shortage of donors.
Ashleigh Robertson, 27, has spent the last two years battling to get herself onto the waiting list for a life saving transplant.
In that time, numerous infections have seen her condition deteriorate and she is currently seriously ill in Wythenshawe Hospital where has been since March, reports Manchester Evening News.
However even when, as is expected, her place on the list is confirmed in the coming weeks when she fits the right medical criteria, she could have to wait up to a further two years to have the operation due to a shortage of donors.
Minister refutes N2bn donation to PDP presidential campaign
Pregnant woman narrates how Boko Haram men took turns sleeping with her in Sambisa Forest
"I was abducted six months ago in Delsak when our village was overrun by Boko Haram. First I had sojourned from my village to a forest close to Cameroun, they turned me into a sex machine. They took turns to sleep with me. Now, I am pregnant and I cannot identify the father. With my condition as a pregnant woman, I did the cooking of their food” she told Daily Times amid tears.
Police called out to school - because two seven-year-olds were kissing
The bizarre incident happened at an unnamed elementary in Manatee County, Florida, due to concerns about a "lewd and lascivious" act.
Cops were responding to allegations that the children kissed on the lips during class last Tuesday.
An officer was sent along from the Manatee County Sheriff's department to investigate, according to the report, which includes a charge description as "unnatural and lascivious".
A highly-edited report of the incident was later released by police, but it did not make clear who made the original kissing allegations.
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