7-year-old female suicide bomber kills 5, injures 19 in Potiskum, Nigeria

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7-year-old female suicide bomber kills 5, injures 19 in Potiskum, Nigeria

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 A seven-year-old girl, yesterday, killed herself and five others in a suicide bombing in Potiskum, Yobe State. This came on day the Nigerian defence headquarters said the Nigerian troops fighting the insurgent group, Boko Haram, have reclaimed the town of Baga and other surrounding communities in Borno state after... days of fierce fighting.

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The suicide attack on a market in the city of Potiskum is the latest in a string of suicide strikes in which children have been used.

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Nineteen people were injured in the blast in Yobe State’s commercial capital, a vigilante leader, Mr Buba Lawan, told AFP.

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“So far, five people were killed with the girl while 19 others have been taken to hospital for injuries,” Buba Lawan said. A hospital source speaking on condition of anonymity confirmed the dead and the wounded count.

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Yesterday’s bombing in Potiskum was the second suicide attack in or near the market where new and second-hand phones are sold and repaired.

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POLLS: 6m OPC members’ll vote for Jonathan – Adams

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N​ational Co-ordinator of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), Otunba Gani Adams, yesterday, said that six million members of the group have resolved to vote for President Goodluck Jonathan at the March 28 presidential polls. He said OPC members took the decision at their National Co-ordinating Council meeting after taking time to assess President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Major Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd) of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

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He made the disclosure at his Lagos residence while hosting Special Adviser to President Jonathan on Niger Delta Affairs, Hon Kingsley Kuku, who came to solicit his and OPC’s support for Jonathan’s re-election.

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Adams said OPC is rooting for Jonathan because of his human rights records in not arresting or detaining any activist since he came to power, convocation of national conference and promise to implement the 633 recommendations that will help to restructure the country, which he said is in the interest of the Yoruba and South-west.

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Australia's battle with Indonesia intensifies over fate of death row inmates

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As two Australians await execution in Indonesia, tensions between the two countries are reaching the boiling point.

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The Australian Government and activists have called for Indonesia's President Joko Widodo to halt the firing squad deaths of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, who were convicted of being the ringleaders in a heroin smuggling racket in Bali in 2005.

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The men are now in the middle of a diplomatic tug-of-war. Australian officials, as well as 62% of the Australian public, are against capital punishment for Chan and Sukumaran, while the Indonesian government and many Indonesiansbelieve drug smugglers should feel the full force of Indonesian law.

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Electricity: No going back on privatization – Jonathan

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President Goodluck Jonathan, weekend, said there was no going back on privatization of electricity projects in the quest of his administration to give stable power supply to Nigerians.

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The President, who spoke at the commissioning of Unit ST-6, at Egbin Power Plant, Ikorodu, Lagos, Nigeria also said reliable power sector facilitates socio-economic development of any nation, adding that small and medium scale industries cannot thrive without reliable electricity.

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He said: “Small and medium enterprises cannot thrive if owners of such businesses are left to generate their own electricity. Egbin power facility presents a vision of our drive to give stable power supply to Nigerians. We are committed to irreversibly taking power sector to the expected height where every Nigerian will be proud of it.” The President also enjoined host communities of Egbin plant to partner with the company in ensuring security of the facilities and the employment of the youths.

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He explained that terrorism will be reduced to the barest minimum in a no distant time in the country, as his administration was committed to security of the citizenry.

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FG to begin feeding programme in Almajiri schools in Northern Nigeria

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The Minister of National Planning, Dr Abubakar Sulaiman, said yesterday that plans had been perfected by Federal Government to introduce school feeding programme for Almajiri Integrated Schools in the Transformation Agenda of President Goodluck Jonathan in the next four years, if he is re-elected. The minister announced this during a strategic stakeholders roundtable on the milestone achievements on the Almajiri Integrated Schools programme organised by the National Planning Commission, NPC, weekend. 

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Swear that you didn’t visit UK’s hospital, Gov. Fayose tells Buhari

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Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has challenged the All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate,Major General Mohammodu Buhari to swear with the Holy Quran if he did not visit hospital   for medical attention during his visit to United Kingdom last week.

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Fayose ask Buhari to swear with the Holy Quran if he did not visit hospital in UK

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Fayose who blamed the leadership of APC for not being fair enough to the nation by hiding the health status of the former Military ruler.

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In a statement signed in Ado Ekiti yesterday by his Special Assistant on communication and new media,Lere Olayinka said Buhari will never be the president as he would dash the hope of his followers

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“Buhari will never be Nigeria president again because some APC stalwarts want tp ride on his back by seizing power at all cost.

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I’ll inherit huge debt profile, empty treasury – Buhari

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 P​​residential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has said that he would inherit a huge debt profile and empty treasury if elected president, expressing confidence that his wealth of experience would assist in turning the situation around.

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He also stated that his party’s economic policies are conceived to be people-centred, adding that the country would for the first time in over three decades experience a truly pro-people Federal Government if elected. Buhari said this in a statement by the Director of Media and Publicity of the APC Presidential Campaign Organisation, APCPCO, Malam Garba Shehu.

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His words: “It is crystal clear that our revenues are dwindling by the day and if we must survive, we cannot continue on this path of near absence of accountability, mismanagement, outright waste and jamboree that has characterised the management of public resources under the Jonathan-led PDP government.

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Calls for interim govt treasonable, says Jonathan

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President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed the idea of an Interim Government being insinuated by some people saying that such utterances amount to treason.

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Speaking, yesterday, at the first 2015 plenary session of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), in Abuja, President Jonathan reiterated that the re-scheduled elections will hold on March 28 and April 11 as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Catholic Arch Bishop of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan on his part urged the president to call his supporters to order in their hate speeches and campaigns.

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President Jonathan said that having been elected with clear mandate of the people, there was no way he would push for an interim government, assuring that his personal ambition will never supersede the interest of the nation.

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According to him: “Interim government is not known to the Nigerian constitution. I don’t have powers to redefine our constitution. “There is no way Goodluck Jonathan, who was elected by the people with a clear mandate, will now go and head an interim government without a mandate.

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“The only interim government that anybody can contemplate is a military government which, of course, will not be accepted.

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“ECOWAS will not accept it, that is why we forced Burkina Faso to take the decision they took; AU will not accept it, the UN will not accept it and Nigerians will not in this present generation accept it.

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“So any insinuation about interim government is treasonable and people should not talk about it. Elections will be conducted as scheduled by INEC,” he said.

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World's first 15-minute Ebola test approved

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The World Health Organization has assessed and cleared an Ebola test that shows results in as little as 15 minutes.

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Although previous tests are more accurate, they can take as long as 24 hours to show results, wasting valuable time to contain, treat and isolate an Ebola victim.

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The ReEBOV Antigen Rapid Test Kit, made by U.S. medical firm Corgenix, is unique in that it is "based on detection of the Ebola protein rather than nucleic acid," WHO said.

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What's more, it's easy to perform and doesn't require electricity, making it easier to use in community care clinics and mobile healthcare facilities throughout the western African countries at the heart of the current Ebola outbreak. Previously, Ebola has been tested in labs using commercial or in-house tests, which "require well-established laboratories and fully trained personnel."

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At least 31 dead after Bangladesh ferry with 100 passengers sinks

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A river ferry carrying about 100 passengers capsized in central Bangladesh on Sunday after being hit by a cargo vessel, killing at least 31 people, officials said. A rescue operation was underway, but it was not clear how many people were missing.

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The ferry was struck by the cargo vessel at the Daulatdia-Paturia crossing on the Padma River on Sunday afternoon, according to fire department official Shahzadi Begum. Rescue teams were deployed and passing boats were helping in the operation, he said.

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The ferry was submerged at a depth of up to 6 meters (20 feet), said Inspector Zihad Mia, who is overseeing the rescue operation.

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By Sunday evening, at least 31 bodies had been recovered, Mia said.

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More than 1,000 Muslims form human shield around Oslo synagogue

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"No to anti-Semitism. No to Islamophobia."

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That was the message chanted by what's estimated to be more than 1,000 Muslims who created a human shield, or what they called a "ring of peace," around a synagogue in the Norwegian capital of Oslo late Saturday.

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"Muslims want to show that we strongly condemn all type of anti-Semitism and hatred towards Jews. And that we are there to support them," the group that organized Saturday's event wrote on a Facebook page inviting Muslims to attend. "Islam is to protect our brothers and sisters, independently of what religion they belong to."

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The peaceful demonstration comes...

PASTOR FIREMAN ARRESTED OVER ALLEGED RITUAL MURDER OF A VIRGIN GIRL

Controversial Lagos miracle Pentecostal priest, Pastor Ofuche Ukoha (also known as) "Sign Fireman" has been implicated in a ritual murder scandal involving a boy in his church who strangled 12 year old teenage girl while trying to obtain feces from her for ritual purposes.

The disclosure of Pastor Fireman's involvement in the scandal was made by an eighteen year old boy paraded by the police in Lagos. The teenage suspect stated during the parade that he was sent on the ritual mission by Pastor Fireman.

He said he had always dreamt of becoming rich and had approached the pastor personally, after years of attending the church without his own financial miracle happening, Mr. Fireman reportedly told him the way to get his Sign for finance was to get the feces of a virgin girl. The suspect said Pastor Fireman promised him a reward of N100,000 for the assignment.

The suspect narrated how he sought and killed the 12 year old girl simply named "Bose", the daughter of poor lady on his street.

Confirming the incident to a Lagos correspondent this morning, Lagos Police PRO, Mrs. Ngozi Braide said Pastor Fireman was arrested on Tuesday five days after he was declared wanted by the police. She said investigation has commenced regarding his involvement.

She also said the outcome of the investigation would soon be made public.

With his church receiving hordes of miracle seekers every weekend, Pastor Fireman's church auditorium at Aguda, Surulere area of Lagos Nigeria is reportedly notorious for using semi-nude female ushers.

Gadafi's Sex Slave Speaks Out

A personal account from one of Muammar Gaddafi’s former sex slaves published in the New York Post today sheds even more light on the strange and terrifying lifestyle of Libya’s  former dictator. Soraya was just 15 years old in April 2004  when she was handpicked by Gaddafi to become one of the many sex slaves in his  harem. French journalist Annick Cojean details  Soraya’s life as a sex slave in a new book titled: ‘Gaddafi’s Harem: The Story  of a Young Woman and the Abuses of Power in Libya’ due out this September from  Grove Press. Soraya was just 15 years old when she met the Gaddafi on a visit to her school, and he hand-picked her to be a sex slave in his harem. Gaddafi made a visit to her school and she was chosen to present him with a bouquet.  ‘You can’t imagine the excitement,’ she said.  ‘To see Gaddafi in person…His face had been known to me since I was born.’ Their first exchange was innocent. Her heart raced as she handed Gaddafi the flowers, knelt and kissed his hand. He tapped her head and then she left. She said she felt like she was on a cloud. But that tap was more meaningful than Soraya could possibly comprehend. That tap meant that Gaddafi had chosen her to be his sex slave. The following day three members of his Amazonian guard – an all-female group – arrived at her mother’s upscale salon and said that Gaddafi wanted to see Soraya. Her mother reluctantly agreed, knowing she didn’t have a choice. Soraya was whisked away in a speeding SUV to a remote outpost where she was taken into a tent to meet the dictator. He didn’t acknowledge her as he surfed the channels on his TV, but commanded the female guards to ‘get her ready.’ This included shaving her down, administering a blood test, measuring her for clothes, and changing her into a G-string and white slip. When she was ready, Soraya was escorted into Gaddafi’s bedroom where he was waiting naked on the bed. ‘Turn around you whore!’ Gaddafi yelled at the young girl. ‘Whore’ would be the only name Soraya was ever called by the dictator. Then he yanked her hair and made her look into his eyes. ‘Don’t be afraid,’ he said. ‘I am your Papa – that’s what you’ll call me, isn’t it? But I am your brother as well, and soon I’ll be your lover. I’ll be all of that to you. Because you’re going to stay here and be with me forever. ‘Soraya was confused. She was told that after she met with the dictator that she could go home. Being so young, she didn’t quite understand what the dictator wanted with her. After that, Soraya was held captive as a sex slave until Gaddafi’s demise.  Along with his many other slaves, she lived in a windowless basement room stuffy with...

Shop Sells Breast Milk Ice-cream

A London widely patronized restaurant, Covent Garden is reported to be selling ice cream made from fresh breast milk. The ice cream so called Baby Gaga is sold €14 per scoop with a cocktail glass. The donor, Victoria Hiley who is 35 years old donated 30 fluid ounce of her breast milk for the manufacture of Baby Gaga which can serve fifty people at a stand. The company made it known that they are looking for more donors at a price of 15 euro for every ten ounce supplied using breast pump machine. The recipe of the ice cream blends with Madagascan vanilla nuts and lemon zest which is then churned into the sweetened Baby Gaga Ice-cream. The ice-cream is then served with liquid Nitrogen through a syringe. The Ice-cream can also go with whisky or other cocktail on request. Victoria, the mother of one said “When I first saw the advert on forum offering to pay women for the donation of their breast milk, I couldn’t help laughing and people made pessimistic comments about the geniuness of the advert".

As at the time of reporting, 13 more women have volunteered to be supplying their breast milk too for the continuous production of the Ice-cream.

Jealous Woman Burns her Friend’s Bosom for sleeping with her Boyfriend

A 31-year old woman has been arraigned before Apapa Magistrate’s court, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, for allegedly burning her friend’s bosom over suspicion that her friend was secretly sleeping with her lover. The incident happened at Railway line, Ijora Badia area of Lagos where both friends live. Miss Ifeoma Nwosa allegedly assaulted Blessing Amade by hitting her with fist blows severally and used burning firewood to assault her right bosom during the fight. Blessing’s bosom was badly burnt and she was rushed to Apapa General Hospital, Lagos where she is being treated. It was gathered that Ifeoma, who suspected Blessing of dating her lover, had confronted her on several occasions. But Blessing denied the affair. On the day the incident happened, Ifeoma who had gone out was tipped off by her neighbours that Blessing had slept again with her boyfriend. When Ifeoma confronted Blessing, an argument ensued between them during which Blessing warned her to stop accusing her about such a thing and that if she wanted to keep her boyfriend, she should control him and not her. This angered Ifeoma who allegedly attacked and rained several blows on Blessing and also took burning firewood and burnt her bosom with it. The matter was reported at Ijora Police Division and Ifeoma was arrested and charged to court under the Criminal Code. She is now facing a three-count charge of assault occasioning harm and inflicting grievous injury on Blessing. When the charge was read to her, she pleaded not guilty. The presiding Magistrate, Mr H.0. A. Amos granted her bail in the sum of N250,000 with two sureties in like sum.  The matter was adjourned till 22 May, 2013. Ifeoma has been remanded in prison custody pending when she will fulfill her bail condition.

Relaxers, Early Puberty Linked To Uterine Fibroids

A new study in the American Journal of Epidemiology definitely adds a point to the #TeamNatural tally with a published paper from researchers at Boston University linking hair relaxers to uterine fibroid tumors in women and early puberty in young girls. Led by Lauren Wise of Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center, scientists followed more than 23,000 pre-menopausal Black American women from 1997 to 2009 and found that the two- to three-times higher rate of fibroids among black women may be linked to chemical exposure through scalp lesions and burns resulting from relaxers. Women who got their first menstrual period before the age of 10 were also more likely to have uterine fibroids, and early menstruation may result from hair products black girls are using, according to a separate study published in the Annals of Epidemiology last summer. Three hundred African American, African Caribbean, Hispanic, and White women in New York City were studied. The women’s first menstrual period (menarche) varied anywhere from age 8 to age 19, but African Americans, who were more likely to use straightening and relaxers hair oils, also reached menarche earlier than other racial/ethnic groups. While so far, there is only an association rather than a cause and effect relationship between relaxers, menarche, and fibroid tumors, as Tamika Fletcher, co-owner of Natural Resources salon in Houston, pointed out in a Fox report, the hair care industry isn’t regulated by the FDA so there’s no telling what black women are putting in their hair and how harmful those products may be. These studies go way beyond the damaging effects chemical relaxers may have on one’s hair, women and girls may be damaging their reproductive systems with some of the hair products they use, making it even more critical to know exactly what you’re putting in your hair and in your body.

Lagos Banker Stabbed To Death By Gay Partner

The Lagos State Police Command has started investigation into the murder of a banker, Adindu Ohamara, who was stabbed to death by his suspected homosexual lover in Akoka, Bariga Local Council Development Area of Lagos State. It was gathered that Ohamara lived in a three-bedroom flat with his elder sister, Flora and one Collins, an undergraduate of the University of Lagos. According to residents, the banker was stabbed repeatedly at his residence located at 26 Obayan Street. Ohamara, who was believed to be a homosexual, was fond of bringing different men, who were also believed to be into same sex relationship, to his home. It was learnt that trouble started when he (Ohamara) decided to get married due to pressure from his family. A resident, who craved anonymity, said after the banker had his wedding introduction, a man, believed to be also a gay came to fight him. He said, “A few weeks ago, Ohamara did his wedding introduction and shortly after that, one man came to the compound to fight him. There was a lot of noise over the issue and even neighbours had to come to settle the matter. “The unidentified man complained that he had been jilted and threatened to deal with Ohamara before he left in anger.” Our correspondent learnt that on April 9, 2013, the banker returned home with a man, who allegedly stabbed him at midnight and left. According to police sources, hours before the incident, Collins went to Oharama’s room where he met the stranger sitting on Oharama’s bed, discussing with him. A domestic worker in the house, who craved anonymity, said he saw the suspect fleeing with a laptop at midnight. He said, “It was a Friday evening. Ohamara came home with the man and they went inside. I went to sleep but at midnight, I saw the man carrying a laptop and then he opened the gate and left. He did not run so I was not suspicious. “Around 4am, Collins and Flora started shouting for help. A neighbour came to help them and they took him into his Toyota Camry and drove to a hospital.” It was learnt that Ohamara was taken to Jonken Hospital from where he was referred to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital Idi Araba where he was confirmed dead. The matter, it was learnt, was...

Glowing Sheep Born In Uruguay

Uruguay is home to a group of fluorescent sheep. The animals glow when ultraviolet light is shined on them. Uruguayan scientists genetically modified sheep to glow under ultra violet light. Photo Credit; Photo News. It isn’t a natural phenomenon but a man made alternative. The sheep were genetically modified. Fluorescent gel, extracted from glowing jellyfish, was implanted in the sheep’s DNA. That modification produced an offspring that glows in the dark. A group of Uruguayan scientists in co-operation with the Pasteur Institute in Montevideo, announced their ‘discovery’ yesterday, saying this is a first for Uruguay. “Never before have sheep been genetically modified in Latin-America,” one scientist said. “The success puts Uruguay at the highest level in the scientific world.” The sheep were born last year October. From the outside they look and act like ordinary sheep. Their only difference is that they glow when being covered with ultra violet light. The scientist says their genetic modification had no real specific purpose other than studying the effect of the method used to introduce foreign genes into the DNA of animals. Prior to this modification, cow genes were modified in Argentina and in Brazil the genes of goats were altered. Both genetic modifications ‘created’ animals that produce human proteins….

Wife Consented To Sex, Then Charged Husband With molestation For Not ''pulling Out''

As it is now, the legal system in the UK has gone haywire; many more will someday be charged with assault for moaning loud and vibrating on their wives during ejaculation.
The London Metro newspaper reported a case recently where a wife charged the husband with molestation for not “pulling out” during sexual intercourse.
"He would still be guilty if he did something she asked him not to, a High Court panel led by England and Wales’ most senior judge decreed. A man would no longer be said to have consent because he ‘deliberately ignored’ the limitations put on sex, it was decided.
The ruling follows a test case involving a wife who claimed her husband broke their agreement by failing to withdraw. The judges backed her, saying she ‘was deprived of choice relating to the crucial feature on which her original consent to intimate intercourse was based’. They added: ‘Accordingly, her consent was negated.’

The couple, who wed under Islamic law, were Intimate after agreeing he would withdraw because she was ‘adamant that she did not want another child’. But the husband went back on his word, making her pregnant. He gave her ‘no chance to object’ and insisted ‘I’ll do what I want’, the panel, led by lord chief justice Lord Judge, heard. Prosecutors originally decided not to charge him with molestation or intimate assault, claiming it would be ‘impossible to prove’ his actions were not ‘spontaneous’. They were told to review their decision after the judges decided it fell ‘within the statutory definition of molestation’. However, Lord Judge said that men who tried in vain to withdraw in time should not be pursued for molestation, adding: ‘These things happen – they always have and they always will. ‘No offence is committed when they do. They underline why withdrawal is not a safe method of contraception.’ The ruling came a day after a small rise in the number of successful molestation prosecutions, was revealed. Campaigners say just 15 per cent of victims report attacks."

Nigerian Woman Attempt Suicide to Evade Deportation

It’s a pity how events are turning out for Nigerians and Nigerians in Diaspora. The socio economic situation back home may have led many into a more traumatizing life in the “wild west”. However, one might not categorically ascertain the extent to which these individuals have been psychologically tortured before they decide to jet out to the ever hostile western nations.

An asylum seeker who is married to a British man is fighting for her life in hospital after an overdose of her medication just days before she was due to be sent back to Nigeria. May Brown, a 19-year-old college student, fled to Britain from her home country three years ago after witnessing her father's murder and being subjected to intimate abuse. She settled in Weymouth, Dorset, where she met her husband, Michael Brown, 12 months ago and the couple married last December.
Mrs Brown, who was a games maker at last summer's Olympics and has two university offers to study law, applied to stay in the UK but despite her marriage her application was rejected.
Mr Brown, 34, said UK Border Agency officials believe their marriage to be a 'sham' with no
'emotional attachment'. His wife was told she would be flown back to Nigeria tomorrow.
She was so distressed at the prospect of returning to her home country she took an overdose of medication. Her mother-in-law, Helen-Claire Brown, found her collapsed on the bathroom floor on Monday morning with a note to her husband saying she 'couldn't live without him'.
The teenager was rushed to the Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester where she remains in a coma in intensive care. May wrote: 'I am deeply sorry that I had to go this way, without even saying goodbye.
'The UK immigration has finally driven me insane. They've pushed me too far this time and I can't take the pain any more. 'I don't want a life or a future you won't be part of. I love you so much, more than life itself and can't endure the agony of not being with you. 'Please forgive me for ending it this way. It's better to die with my dignity than be subjected to torture and undignified death back in Nigeria.'
Before she took the overdose, May had said she feared her abusers would kill her if she returned to the African country because she witnessed her father's death. She said: 'If they send me back to Nigeria they are signing my death warrant, they will cut my life short because I will be killed.
'I have found peace with Michael, he gave me a reason to...

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Is Dead - Foreign Affairs

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez died from complications related to cancer. He was 58. The Latin American leader underwent four surgeries since he was first diagnosed with cancer in June 2011. His last cancer surgery in Havana, Cuba, on Dec. 11, was followed by several complications including a severe respiratory infection and bleeding. His condition was a source of speculation—there was little information available, and the little information that came to light came from government sources. On Feb. 18, Chavez had quietly returned to Venezuela from Cuba, but the public hadn’t seen him in months. He had four children. The president was married to Venezuelan journalist Marisabel Rodriguez from 1997 to 2004. They had a daughter, Rosines Chavez. He had three children with his first wife Nancy Colmenares.  Venezuela’s most controversial leader Hugo Chavez, a member of the Fifth Republic Movement political party, was first elected as president of Venezuela in 1998 in a landslide election, where he won over 56 percent of the vote. He had remained in power for 14 years, winning three elections. Chavez won his last six-year term as president in October 2012 and was inaugurated on Jan. 10, 2013, but he couldn’t attend the inauguration because he was in a delicate condition after his surgery in Cuba. Venezuela’s Constitution states that if the current president dies or is incapacitated in the first four years of their term, a new election must be held within 30 days.
Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias was born on July 28, 1954, in Sabaneta, in the province of Barinas, Venezuela. He was raised in a humble household and like many young Venezuelan men joined the military at 17-years-old for opportunities. He graduated at the top of his class from the Venezuelan Academy of Military Sciences in Caracas. He was successful in his military career, reaching the rank of army lieutenant colonel and later president. Chavez became known for...

Damino Damoche Shot Dead At LASU Gate in Lagos, Nigeria (GORY PICTURES)

A final year banking and finance student of Lagos State University, Olaniyan Damilola Ibrahim Popular Known as Damino Damoche was gunned down yesterday afternoon. Damoche is a popular artist in Lagos, Nigeria and at the same time, completeing his studies at the university.
The artist was reportedly shot several times by a rival cult group operating on a Motor Bike on the LASU-Iba rd. opposite LASU gate. Accounts from close friends and class mates revealed that Damoche had finished his 2pm class and went to the campus stadium to watch the departmental football match when suddenly he stepped out of the school gate to pick a call apparently; he was lured out of the school gate by the caller where he was brutally murdered by fierce cultists.

Their has been speculations however, that Damoche himself was a cultist and was trailed and gunned down by a rival cult group. On facebook and other social media platform, condolences and RIP messages has been pouring in from friends and mates.

In all, we wish him Peaceful rest in the lord.

Damoche at the stadium( few minutes before he was gunned down)

DIRTY OLD UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

 

We have already been regaled with reports provided by the Wiki leaks which identified the US embassy in Nigeria as a forward operating base for wide and far reaching acts of subversion against Nigeria which include but not limited to eavesdropping on Nigerian government communication, financial espionage on leading Nigerians, support and funding of subversive groups and insurgents, sponsoring of divisive propaganda among the disparate groups of Nigeria and the use of visa blackmail to induce and coerce high ranking Nigerians into acting in favor of US interests.
But beyond what we know from the Wiki leaks report, what many Nigerians do not know is that US embassy’s subversive activities in Nigeria fits into the long term US government’s well camouflaged policy of containment against Nigeria the ultimate goal of which is to eliminate Nigeria as a potential strategic rival to the US in the African continent.

According to wikileaks article on ACRI which portrays the ACRI as a counterweight which was set up by the US to instigate mistrust in Nigerian dominated ECOMOG; the sense of Nigerian led anti-American opposition was first observed in during the bush administration, when Nigeria without support from the west or UN led the first ever African intervention force on peacekeeping mission to Liberia while at the same time engaging serria loene in forced peace combat, with predominantly Nigerian troops( over 90%) being spearheaded by then Military ruler Gen. Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida.
In this regard, the report further recalled Nigeria’s role in helping to liberate the southern African countries in the 70’s and 80’s in clear opposition and defiance to the interests of the United States and its western allies which resulted in setback for Western initiatives in Africa at the time.
Both concluded with a recommendation that the US Government in conjunction with its allies should seek to contain the growing influence of Nigeria in the sub-region by forming a parallel organization to ECOMOG. But in order not to unduly alarm and antagonize Nigeria which the report admitted still had considerable influence in the region, the US government was advised to go about this using quiet diplomacy and instigating false propaganda.

Years, later the CIA while tactically taking advantage of growing sectarian violence in Nigeria, recruited jobless Islamic extremist through Muslim and other traditional leaders offering training indirectly to the group by use of foreign based terror groups. A detailed analysis is done

However, there many dots left to be joined together to find the truth;

1.In December 2011 an Algerian based CIA wing gave out #40 million Naira as a planned Long term partnership with boko haram with PLEDGE TO DO MORE.
2. On June 29, 2009 a United States cable leaked by wikileaks showed that the CIA public predicted the onslaught of deadly terrorist attack by boko haram, i.e. even 2 months before boko haram started terrorist actions.

3. Disregarding advices from experts, the us armed saudi arabia who in turned armed Libyan rebels that in turn armed Malian rebels and boko haram, a chain tactically predicted by the CIA.
US=>SA=>LIBYA=>BOKO HARAM.

4.spyfiles, a wikileak document indicates that SS8 a surveillance company in the US was producing viruses(Trojans) that ...