President Jonathan’s daughter set to wed in April

President Goodluck Jonathan‘s first child , Faith Sakwe Elizabeth will wed her sweetheart , Godswill Edward Osim on the 5th of April in Bayelsa and on the 12th of April in Abuja.

President Jonathan would play host to several State Governors, Ministers, Service Chiefs, Royal fathers, top Government functionaries, Ambassadors, Business Moguls, and top CEOs & Chairmen of Conglomerates.

The traditional wedding would hold at the newly refurbished expansive compound of His Excellency, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR in Bayelsa, while the superlative church wedding and grand reception will hold at the International Conference Center, Herbert Macaulay Way, Abuja.

Faith was adopted by the Jonathans at a young age and is their first child.
See their wedding invitation and pre-wedding photoshoot below

Man Beheads retired judge in Ogun State

Barely 24 hours after a policeman killed wife, five others and self in Abeokuta, a-65-year-old retired Chief magistrate, Olufunmilayo Timeyin,  was  slaughtered by a house  help at her residence in Laderin  estate in Obafemi-Owode local government area of Ogun State.

The 25-year-old   house help simply identified as David  allegedly scaled the  fence of  the late Timeyin’s  bungalow, deactivated the security system inside the building and  laid siege within the premises before  hacking the retired magistrates to death.

David,  an Igede, Benue state-born was reportedly employed two months ago and sent packing  two weeks ago for allegedly stealing his boss  valuables including phones and jewelries  which  led to his arrest and subsequently  release on the boss order.

Vanguard gathered that   David, after killing  his former boss, he  scaled the fence back into the bush behind the house where he hid himself to avoid being caught.

The accused David who beheaded Mrs. Funmilayo Temehin a rtd Senior Magistrate with cutlass at Laderin Housing Estate Abeokuta Friday being over powered PHOTO BY WUMI AKINOLA

Ex-Girlfriend Says Pistorius Carried Gun "All the Time"

Day five of Oscar Pistorius's murder trial is characterized by testimony from his ex-girlfriend who says the Paralympic track star carried a gun with him "all the time.

Oscar Pistorius entered the fifth day of his murder trial in Pretoria, South Africa, on Friday.
The Olympic sports icon is accused of shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva Steencamp on Valentine's Day last year.

Mysterious Hemorrhagic Fever Kills 23 in Guinea

An outbreak of hemorrhagic fever has killed at least 23 people in Guinea's southeastern forest region since February when the first case was reported, health authorities in the West African nation said on Wednesday (March 19).
At least 36 cases have been recorded by local health officials, said Sakoba Keita, the doctor in charge of the prevention of epidemics in Guinea's Health Ministry.
"Today, we have recorded 36 suspected cases and, of those 36, there have been 23 deaths in the prefectures of Gueckedou, Macenta specifically," Keita said.

'Longest-serving' death row inmate granted retrial

                                   

This file picture taken on May 20, 2013 shows Hideko Hakamada, sister of former boxer Iwao Hakamada who has been on death row in Japan for 48 years, holding a picture of her young brother Iwao during an interview outside the Tokyo Detention House in Tokyo. PHOTO/AFP

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TOKYO - A man believed to be the world's longest-serving death row inmate was Thursday granted a retrial in Japan over multiple murders in 1966, decades after doubts emerged about his guilt.

Shizuoka District Court decided to "start the retrial over the case" of Iwao Hakamada, 78, who was convicted for the grisly murder of his boss and the man's family, a court official said.

52,800 students miss joining university

                                                            

UNEB chairperson Fagil Mandy stresses a point as education minister Jessica Alupo listens on during the release of the Senior Six exam results in Kampala on Thursday. PHOTO/Maria Wamala

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KAMPALA - A total of 52,864 students who sat for Senior Six (S6) exams last year have missed out on joining university through the direct entry scheme.          

African tycoon draws Nigeria, France into 'cement war' in Senegal

                                           

A picture shows a baobab tree near the Dangote Industries cement plant under construction in Pout. The construction of the plant, owned by Aliko Dangote, Africas richest man according to Forbes magazine. AFP PHOTO

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DAKAR - Its shimmering azure chimney stacks towering into the sky, the latest cement works launched by Africa's richest man lies idle in a Senegalese meadow -- stopped in its tracks by legal action and cut-throat competition in a rapidly growing industry.

 

Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote's cement business has been flourishing elsewhere in Africa and the Senegalese project, first conceived four years ago, was due to start production in June.

 

Policeman kills self, wife, 5 others over marital dispute in Abeokuta

A police officer in Ogun State today Thursday march 27th shot and killed seven people including his own wife, a 2 year old, and himself, Premium Times reports. The full report below...

Police Corporal Sunkanmi Ogunbiyi, attached to State Criminal Investigation Department of the Ogun State Police Command, went berserk on Thursday morning in Abeokuta.

Oscar Pistorius to sell house where he shot Reeva to cover legal fees

Oscar Pistorius plans to sell the upmarket £278,000 Pretoria house where he shot dead his girlfriend last year to cover the legal fees for his murder trial, according to his lawyer.

"It has become necessary to sell Mr Pistorius's home in the Silver Woods Country Estate in Pretoria in order for him to raise the necessary funds to cover his increasing legal costs," the 27-year-old's lawyer Brian Webber said in a statement.

"This is due to the unexpected extension of the trial beyond the initial three-week period for which it was originally set down."

Oil reserve drops to 35bn barrels

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) said on Tuesday that Nigeria oil reserves had dropped from 40 billion to 35 billion barrels.

A director in the department, Mr George Osahon, made this known in an interview with newsmen at a seminar in Abuja.
Osahon attributed the development to reduction in oil production in the country.
He said that some oil wells in the Niger Delta had stopped production because they had attained "maturity".

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Check out singer Ashanti's banging bikini body

The 33yr old singer showed off her hourglass bikini body in a patterned strapless bikini as she soaked up the sunshine in Malibu, California. She shared the photos on her instagram page...

Campari Projects Cultures Through Iconic 2014 Calendar

Campari, one of the leading global alcoholic spirits, has launched the 2014 edition of the annual Campari Calendar with the celebration of global cultural heritage as its main focus.

With the theme “Worldwide Celebrations”, each month of the calendar focuses on a unique festival from a number of different cultures around the world. Through this intriguing new theme, Campari intends to highlight how cultures around the world have become more global than ever before, and reinterprets each celebration through its spirit made of passion, style and charisma. Continue...

 

Sony unveils its own virtual reality headset for PlayStation 4




Project Morpheus

Virtual reality just got a lot more real.

After months of whispers, Sony confirmed Tuesday evening that it's working on a virtual reality headset for the PS4. And while it didn't give any details regarding a release window or price, Sony's entry into this market further raises the profile of so-called VR 2.0 devices, building on the momentum Oculus started with their anticipated Rift device.

National Confab: Delegates request allowance for their aides, drivers

Some delegates of the newly constituted National Conference which had its first session yesterday in Abuja have asked for financial allowances to be made available to their aides who they say would help ease the burden of the task before them.

 

Each delegate is to collect N12million as incentive for participating in the confab which is expected to last for 3 months..but that money is not enough, they also want their PAs and drivers to be paid

(CNN) -- Shin Takemori throws a handful of old brushes onto a fire on a flat stone "altar," where a mound of similar brushes is already ablaze.

 

A dozen people queue behind him, waiting to do the same.

Collective garbage disposal?

 

Judge orders singer Chris Brown to stay in jail

(Reuters) - A Los Angeles judge on Monday ordered R&B singer Chris Brown to remain in jail at least until a probation violation hearing next month after the judge expressed concern about his ability to stay out of trouble.
Brown, 24, was arrested last Friday when he was dismissed from a Malibu, California, rehabilitation facility, triggering a violation of the singer's court-ordered treatment related to his 2009 assault of his then-girlfriend, the singer Rihanna.

Kanye West placed on probation over scuffle with photographer

Rapper Kanye West was placed on a two-year probation on Monday and ordered to complete community service and anger management sessions after pleading no contest to misdemeanor charges stemming from an altercation with a photographer last year, a court spokeswoman said.
Grammy-winning West, 36, did not appear at the Los Angeles Superior Courthouse and the no contest plea was entered on his behalf by his attorney Blair Berk. Photographer Daniel Ramos attended the hearing with his attorney, Gloria Allred.

West was placed on probation for 24 months and will have to complete 240 hours of community service and 24 anger management sessions. The rapper will be formally booked but will not have to spend any time in jail.

He will be required back in court for a restitution hearing and progress update on July 17.

West and Ramos were involved in a scuffle outside of the Los Angeles International Airport in July, which was captured in a video posted on celebrity news website TMZ. It showed the rapper appearing to lunge at Ramos.

West has become a frequent target of paparazzi after striking up a romance last year with reality TV star Kim Kardashian. The couple's first child, a baby girl named North West, was born in June, and they are now engaged to marry.

Another Bush run for the White House? Jeb may be up for it

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush walks on the 13th hole during the first round of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament on the Monterey Peninsula Country Club course in Pebble Beach, in California

His itinerary for the next several weeks includes stops in Tennessee, New Mexico and Nevada to appear with Republican candidates in this fall's elections or help them raise money for their campaigns.

And then he speaks at a dinner ahead of a Republican Jewish Coalition meeting featuring several potential Republican presidential contenders at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. The hotel is owned by casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, who gave over $100 million to Republican candidates in 2012.

Astronomers discover echoes from expansion after Big Bang

"This has been like looking for a needle in a haystack, but instead we found a crowbar," said co-leader Clem Pryke of the University of Minnesota.

In a major discovery for understanding the origins of the universe, US scientists said Monday they have detected echoes of the Big Bang 14 billion years ago.

Ekiti State commissioner arrested for beating up NYSC member

Police in Ekiti has arrested the state’s Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Mr. Kayode Olaosebikan, for questioning over the beating up of a NYSC member at a registration unit in Otun Ekiti, Moba LGA of the state, Vanguard reports.

Olaosebikan , who is also the Chairman, NYSC board in the state, was seen at the Criminal Investigation Department, CID, making his statement.

Olaosebikan allegedly beat up a youth corps member, Mr. Thompson Enobong, NYSC number EK/13c/1859, who is one of the NYSC members assisting INEC in the just-concluded registration.

'How to end corruption in Nigeria' - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala speaks with CNN

Minister for Finance and Coordinator of the Economy Ngozi Okonjo Iweala was a guest on CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS programme on Sunday where she acknowledged that there was corruption in Nigeria but said that the fight against corruption must involve every Nigerian...

"No one can fight corruption for Nigerians except Nigerians. Everyone has to be committed from the top to the bottom to fight it. In our country, we need to, coupled with – by all means pursue those who are corrupt, punish them, you know, make sure there’s no impunity.  But that has to be coupled with something which doesn’t get as much attention, which is building institutions.  It’s unglamorous; it’s work that takes time, but we have to do it.  We have to put it in place.” she said.

SANUSI LAMIDO RESPONDS TO ALLEGATION OF FINANCIAL RECKLESSNESS

Suspended CBN governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi yesterday Sunday March 16th responded to allegations of financial recklessness leveled against him by the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN) and the Federal Government. Find the full statement he released below...

I am compelled to make this public statement to address the various allegations levied against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and cited as the reasons for my suspension from office as the Governor of the CBN on the 19th of February 2014.

Dencia takes a swipe at Lupita

Cameroonian singer Dencia has lashed out at Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o, calling her "a slave" on popular social media platform Twitter.

Pulse Entertainment News reports that the singer was upset after the Kenyan star of '12 Years a Slave' allegedly made derogatory remarks about Whitenicious, Dencia's bleaching cream.

18 feared dead in Lagos boat mishap

 

About 18 persons are feared to have lost their lives in a boat mishap which occurred in the early evening of Tuesday at a canal on 4th Avenue of FESTAC Town in Lagos.

Eyewitnesses told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the incident happened at about 19:30 and that one of the six survivors rushed to the FESTAC Police Station to alert the police.

Heroin, an ‘urgent public health crisis’ threatens Americans

Attorney General Eric Holder in a video message released by the Justice Department spoke out on heroin addiction and its rising number of deaths on Monday.

In the video, Holder said the number of heroin overdose deaths rose by 45% between 2006 and 2010.

“When confronting the problem of substance abuse, it makes sense to focus attention on the most dangerous types of drugs,” Holder said. “And right now, few substances are more lethal than prescription opiates and heroin.”

The announcement signals that the Drug Enforcement Administration may be shifting its attention to fighting more lethal drugs, as public opinion on marijuana shifts towards legalization.

The message follows weeks of trend stories on rising numbers of heroin-related deaths, on the heels of the death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died of a heroin overdose.

“Addiction to heroin and other opiates — including certain prescription painkillers—is impacting the lives of Americans in every state, in every region, and from every background and walk of life—and all too often, with deadly results,” Holder said.

Holder emphasized the DEA’s aggressive war on drugs and pushed first responders to carry naloxone, a drug that can save the life of someone suffering from a heroin overdose.

'Bury my books with me' - OAU student who committed suicide

The last note by Dipo Ige, the 400l law student of Obafemi Awolowo University, who committed suicide last Monday, was that his books should be buried with him, Punch reports.

Ige was buried yesterday Sunday March 9th at his hometown in Iree, Osun State.

An Open Letter From Sadiq Sani Abacha to Prof. Wole Soyinka

 

Sadiq Sani Abacha is one of the sons of late military dictator Sani Abacha. Below is an open letter he wrote to professor Wole Soyinka days after the Nobel Laureate said it was an insult to share an award with his late father, Sani Abacha. Sadiq says Prof Soyinka attacking his dad is an act of cowardice...

Fuji star Obesere arrested for rape. Alleged victim claims he inserted a ring in her vagina

Popular Fuji musician,  Alhaji Abass Akande, popularly known as Obesere, has been arrested by the Police for allegedly raping a 29-year-old business woman, Olanike Olaiya in his Okota residence, Lagos, according to a report by Vanguard. Find the full report below....

Oscar Pistorius trial: Neighbour 'heard screams'

Oscar Pistorius: "I approached the bathroom with my firearm, so as to defend Reeva"

 

Australia: Snake eats Crocdile after Battle

The snake coiled itself around the crocodile, residents said

A snake has won a lengthy battle with a crocodile in northern Queensland, wrestling it, constricting it and then finally eating it.

The incident at Lake Moondarra, near Mount Isa, was captured on camera by local residents on Sunday.