31/10/2013

Alleged rapists 'ordered to cut grass'

                                Alleged rapists 'ordered to cut grass'

                                  Kenyans marched through Nairobi on Thursday, October 31, to demand justice for a teen who was allegedly gang-raped, and the suspects ordered to cut grass as punishment.

                                 Members of civil society and gender organizations march in the streets to protest against a rape case unpunished by police.

                                  At least 32% of Kenyan girls younger than 18 experience some form of sexual violence, according to a report released last year by the government and the United Nations. The numbers may be higher because many of rapes go unreported for fear of stigma.

Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- Kenyans marched through Nairobi on Thursday to demand justice for a teen who was allegedly gang raped, and the suspects ordered to cut grass as punishment.
The 16-year-old was allegedly dumped in a sewage ditch after the attack, local human rights groups said. She later identified three of six suspects, who cut grass at a police station and were freed afterward, according to the groups. Protesters made their way through downtown to the police chief's office to deliver a global petition demanding the arrest of the suspects. They chanted "justice for Liz" and carried placards with the same words.Men and women waved underwear, and stuck other underwear on the gates of the police chief's office.

6 scariest places in Asia

                        Said to be one of the most haunted locations in Hong Kong, the now-abandoned Tat Tak School is the subject of many frightening tales, including reports of suicide and the ghost of a woman in red. Some cabbies refuse to take the road that leads to the school, which is surrounded by graves and also reportedly haunted. The school is featured in episode 1 of National Geographic's "I Wouldn't Go In There."
                       Tat Tak School, Hong Kong

Said to be one of the most haunted locations in Hong Kong, the now-abandoned Tat Tak School is the subject of many frightening tales, including reports of suicide and the ghost of a woman in red. Some cabbies refuse to take the road that leads to the school, which is surrounded by graves and also reportedly haunted. The school is featured in episode 1 of National Geographic's "I Wouldn't Go In There."

                      The history of hauntings of this old building in Indonesia is tied to the history of colonialism in the country. At the end of World War II, the Japanese fought a battle with Indonesian troops in front of the building, and there are stories of people being tortured in the basement.
                      Lawang Sewu, Indonesia
The history of hauntings of this old building in Indonesia is tied to the history of colonialism in the country. At the end of World War II, the Japanese fought a battle with Indonesian troops in front of the building, and there are stories of people being tortured in the basement.


                      At the end of World War II, Japanese soldiers were told to kill themselves rather than surrender to U.S. forces. Dozens upon dozens did so in various caves throughout Okinawa. Many civilians were killed and also killed themselves. Skull sculptures can be found in the caves as a memorial to the events. The cave is explored in episode 3 of "I Wouldn't Go In There."
                     Chibichiri Cave, Okinawa

At the end of World War II, Japanese soldiers were told to kill themselves rather than surrender to U.S. forces. Dozens upon dozens did so in various caves throughout Okinawa. Many civilians were killed and also killed themselves. Skull sculptures can be found in the caves as a memorial to the events. The cave is explored in episode 3 of "I Wouldn't Go In There."

Fellow judges, NJC did evil to me –Salami

                          N0804212-Isa-Ayo-Salami

Retired President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Salami, on Thursday said fellow judges as well as the National Judicial Council betrayed him in the twilight of his career, especially after his suspension by the NJC. Salami likened his travails to that of the Biblical Joseph, who was sold into slavery by members of his family. He said, “The last three years of my career were dogged by travails which are not dissimilar to the fate of Joseph in the book of Genesis in the Bible. “As his brothers conspired to destroy him by throwing him into a well and selling him into slavery, my learned brothers and friends in the legal profession planned and executed doing evil to me.”

CRUEL: Mother, step-father who tortured, raped little kid for 6yrs

                    COUPLE
Twelve years after Lauren Kavanaugh was found emaciated and imprisoned in a tiny urine-soaked closet, she has revealed her extraordinary strength. Speaking to the Dallas Morning News in a series of powerful interviews, the now-20-year-old shared how she has struggled to gain control of her life after suffering six years of sexual, emotional and physical abuse at the hands of her mother and stepfather, Barbara and Kenneth Atkinson. 

SHOCKING: Woman Caught With Day Old Baby In Sack In Lagos (Photo)

                      Mujidat with the dead baby
                        Mujidat with the dead baby

A 40-year old widow who simply identified herself as Mujidat was caught on Wednesday with a dead day old baby she hid inside a sack around her residence at 2, Reverend Alimi Street, NEPA Phase I, Ijagemo in Iba Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, southwest Nigeria. P.M.NEWS learnt that a member of the community, High Chief Babatunde Balogun caught the mother of seven when she was trying to dispose the baby at about 5 p.m. on Wednesday. When questioned on the content of the sack, she claimed she was coming from the market where she bought some household items.
However, on a closer look, Balogun discovered that the sack contained a dead day old baby the woman allegedly had just delivered.

N255m BMW bullet proof cars were not bought for me-Oduah

                        Stella-Reps
ABUJA-MINISTER of Aviation,Princess Stella Oduah Thursday told members of the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation that the alleged purchase of N255million BMW armoured cars were not bought for her personal use. Oduah who astonished stakeholders with this disclosure at the investigative hearing on the issue in her 12 page presentation said: “As you all are aware, what necessitated this public hearing were the events that followed a false and malicious online publication that I had compelled the NCAA to purchase for me 2 nos BMW bullet proof cars at the cost of $1.6million. ”

Israel 'conducts Syria air strike'

                               An Israeli fighter. File photo
Israeli aircraft have carried out a strike near the Syrian coastal city of Latakia, a US official says.
The official said the strike targeted Russian-made missiles intended for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. Latakia is a stronghold of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, an important port city where the Alawite community to which he belongs is concentrated. Israel is widely reported to have carried out at least three air strikes in Syria so far this year.

Reports of the strike came as the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said all Syria's declared equipment for making chemical weapons had been destroyed, one day before a deadline.

Jonathan, Amaechi, Dickson hold secret talks

                             Governor Rotimi Amaechi and President Goodluck Jonathan

THERE were indications that President Goodluck Jonathan, the Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, and his Bayelsa State counterpart, Mr. Seriake  Dickson, on Thursday had a closed-door meeting in Rivers State. The venue and agenda of the meeting were not clear as at the time of sending this report. However, sources said the ongoing feud between the Peoples Democratic Party and the seven rebel governors loyal to the New PDP could be part of the discussion. It was gathered that Amaechi and Dickson flew in the same chopper with Jonathan from the Port Harcourt International Airport to Okrika in Rivers State, where the remains of the President’s wife’s foster mother, late Mrs. Charity Oba, would be buried today (Friday).

22 Lagos pupils faint after inhaling gas

             Ogba Junior Grammar School


There was confusion at Ogba Junior Grammar School, Lagos, on Thursday after about 22 pupils fell unconscious. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident was caused by a gaseous substance emitting from a neighbouring laboratory, close to the school. The chemical was said to have engulfed the entire school. When our correspondent visited the school premises, it was deserted. However, a security guard, who did not identify himself, said the incident occurred around 1pm. He said, “I was just by the gate when I perceived this offensive smell. I quickly ran to a corner and covered my nose with my shirt.

Niger migrants' bodies found near Algerian border

                           Sahara desert in Mali
                        Some 80,000 people are believed to cross the Sahara desert from Niger each year

Rescue workers in Niger say they have found the bodies of 87 people who died of thirst after their vehicles broke down as they tried to cross the Sahara. Rescue worker Almoustapha Alhacen said the corpses were in a severe state of decomposition and had been partly eaten, probably by jackals.
Those found are thought to be migrant workers and their families. Most were women and children.

Anti-corruption protesters want Oduah jailed

                         Members of the Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders protesting at the Independent Corrupt Practices and other-Related Offences Commission office in Ikoyi, Lagos ... on Wednesday.

Members of the Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders protesting at the Independent Corrupt Practices and other-Related Offences Commission office in Ikoyi, Lagos ... on Wednesday. Protesters on Wednesday stormed the Lagos Office of the Independent Corrupt Practice and Other Related Offences Commission, requesting that the embattled Minister of Aviation, Ms Stella Oduah, be tried and jailed if found guilty.

6-yr-old burnt to death in Lagos fire

                                   


A six-year-old boy was burnt to death in a fire that engulfed a building in Iyana-Ifako area of Gbagada Lagos, Tuesday night. The deceased, identified simply as Abbey, was said to have been sleeping when the incident occurred. Two of his elder brothers were said to have been rescued by sympathisers. The fire affected 10 rooms in the building located at 3, Ogunde Street, off Somori, Iyana-Ifako.

Virgin school girl gang-raped to coma

       

Police operatives in Lagos have arrested three persons and declared one other wanted for allegedly gang raping a girl to a state of coma. The young girl, simply identified as Vivian, is battling with death in a private hospital in Ikorodu area of the state. Crime Watch gathered that the 15-year-old secondary school girl had gone to collect lesson notes from her colleague, Tabiola.

Ex-footballer Beheaded, Then Head Put in Rucksack, Left Outside Family Home

              

 Police in Brazil have launched a manhunt after the severed head of a former professional footballer was left on the doorstep of his home. The horrified wife of Joao Rodrigo Silva Santos, 35, made the gruesome discovery as she left the house in Rio de Janeiro for work early yesterday morning.

The player's eyes and tongue had been cut out and his head placed inside one of his own rucksacks, police said. Mr Santos retired from football two years ago after a successful career playing for several teams in Rio de Janeiro, as well as for clubs in Sweden and Honduras.

'Kanye likes curvy women!' Kenya Moore claims she turned down a chance to date Kim Kardashian's new fiance

                               
                                    Curvy women: Kanye, shown with fiancee Kim Kardashian in September, charmed Kenya when they met

                                  Stars collide: Kenya Moore, shown in June in Los Angeles, told Access Hollywood on Tuesday about her encounter a few years ago with Kanye West

Stars collide: Kenya Moore, shown in June in Los Angeles, told Access Hollywood on Tuesday about her encounter a few years ago with Kanye West It seems Kim Kardashian may not be the first reality star that Kanye West had his eye one.Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kenya Moore has revealed she had a chance with the pop star, but turned him down as she was already attached.

Indonesian spa gives massages by draping your body in SNAKES because the ‘fear is good for you’

        Feeling relaxed?

Being placed in a position of abject fear is an unlikely choice to de-stress. But one Indonesian centre is now offering snake massages, which they claim help alleviate stress by taking your mind off other day-to-day worries. While clearly not for everyone, the staff at Jakarta's Bali Heritage Reflexology and Spa may have a point. 


                       The unique form of massage involves pythons being placed on the customer's bare back
Feeling relaxed? People feeling stressed in Jakarta, Indonesia, may be tempted to try this new treatment - snake massages in a Balinese-style spa

                      The Jakarta spa claims that the fear of feeling moving snakes is said to help alleviate stress by releasing adrenaline

                      The spa offers numerous treatments including the snake massage with three pythons
When faced with a stressful situation, such as being covered in snakes, the body releases the hormone adrenaline, among other chemicals, which increases your heart rate, elevates your blood pressure and boosts energy supplies. So a 'therapy' that aims to have this effect will only serve to make you feel more wired and on edge as opposed to less relaxed - assuming clients are not accustomed to touching snakes.  Click read more for more pictures:

30/10/2013

Libya gunmen reportedly seize $50M

                               Libya gunmen reportedly seize $50M

Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Security forces in Libya are searching for heavily armed men who seized a truck carrying more than $50 million in cash in the city of Sirte, the state news agency LANA reported Tuesday. The group of 10 men intercepted the truck, which was carrying 53 million Libyan dinars (about $43 million) and another 12 million dinars (around $10 million) in euros and U.S. dollars Monday evening. 

APC, nPDP leaders celebrate Sokoto varsity

                         APC, nPDP leaders celebrate Sokoto varsity
FOR SOKOTO UNIVERSITY—From left: Governors Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto); Sule Lamido (Jigawa ); Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers); former Governor of Lagos State, Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu; Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano State and the Speaker House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal after the official opening of the newly constructed Sokoto State University, Sokoto, yesterday. Photo: Abayomi Adeshida.

The Sokoto State University was commissioned yesterday in an atmosphere that was coloured with thick political undertones. The event was witnessed by leaders of the All Progressive Congress, APC and the new Peoples Democratic Party, nPDP who had former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and four of the G7 governors present besides the factional PDP national chairman, Alhaji Kawu Baraje. The supervisory minister of Education, Mr. Wyesom Wike was absent and there were no prominent Federal Government officials present in the commissioning ceremony that also drew former President Shehu Shagari and two former military heads of state, General Muhammadu Buhari and General Abdulsalami Abubakar.

Climate risk to 'rise in key cities'

                            Climate risk to 'rise in key cities'
Hong Kong (CNN) -- Nearly a third of the world's economic output will come from countries facing "high" to "extreme" risks from the impacts of climate change within 12 years, according to a new report. The Climate Change Vulnerability Index, an annual report produced by UK-based risk analysis firm Maplecroft, found that climate change "may pose a serious obstacle to sustainable economic growth in the world's most commercially important cities."

Boy, 14, rapes nine-year-old girl to death

                            Rapist

The police in Lagos State have commenced investigation into how a nine-year-old girl died, after sustaining injuries caused by alleged consistent rape. According to police authorities, the deceased was raped over five times, by a 14-year-old student, Onyi Adimabua, in the Ikorodu area of the state.
The father of the deceased, Simeon Jigo, told PUNCH Metro that Onyi is the son of the proprietor of the school his daughter attended.

29/10/2013

Bola Tinubu's Daughter Folashade Crowned The New Iyaloja Of Lagos (PHOTOS)

                             

  Ahmed Bola Tinubu's first daughter, Folashade Tinubu Ojo was crowned the new Iyaloja of Lagos State and the President General of the Market Men and Women of Nigeria at the palace of the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu today.
Bola Tinubu's mother held the position before her death.
Big congrats to her. See another photo below:

               

18+ Lady Gaga performs completely 'naked' at London show

                        
                    

Lady Gaga obviously has no limits. And with all that talent she has she probably doesn't need this. She performed completely naked at a London gay club on Saturday night. She began her performance at G.A.Y in this long, white petticoat-style gown, and later took off her dress in front of the audience. See more photos below:

Clean-up in Europe after storm

                           A car in London is crushed by a fallen tree on Monday. There have been several reports of people being killed by fallen trees.

                          Clean-up in Europe after storm

                            Electric company workers cut tree branches and repair power lines Monday in La Roche-Maurice, France. Officials said early Monday that 42,000 homes in northern France were without electricity.

London (CNN) -- The cleanup operation continued Tuesday, a day after a major Atlantic storm pummeled England, France, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark, killing at least 13 people. Hurricane-force winds early Monday caused major disruption to travel and power supplies.
In Britain, 61,000 homes remained without electricity Tuesday, after power was restored to 100,000 properties overnight, said Tim Field, a spokesman for the Energy Networks Association, which represents British and Irish power operators.

"Jim Iyke Is Responsible For My Pregnancy" - Lagos Based Business Man's Daughter Cries Out

                
According to Niger gossip,This is definitely not going to be a good time for the celebrity couple Jim Iyke and Nadia Buari who had plans of tying the knot early next year. According to reports reaching NAIJA GOSSIP BLOG, a top Lagos based business man’s daughter opened up to her father,

EXPOSED: Enugu First Lady Clara Chime Under House Arrest Imposed By Governor Chime

                    

Clara Chime, the First Lady of Enugu State, says Governor Sullivan Chime, has placed her under house arrest, and has cried out for assistance to reach human rights bodies to rescue her. In a letter dripping with pain and suffering, Mrs. Chime disclosed that she married Mr. Chime in October 2008 but that she has been unable to share the matrimonial bed with him for over four years. 

EXPOSED: Enugu First Lady Clara Chime Under House Arrest Imposed By Governor Chime

                            Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja
Another air disaster was averted at the Nnamdi Azikwe Airport, Abuja on Monday as a Med-View Airlines aircraft from Lagos suddenly took to the air again at the point of landing in Abuja. The pilot told the passengers that he took to the air again to avoid a collision with another aircraft on the tarmac.
The airline Flight VL2104 took off from the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos at noon and was scheduled to land in Abuja at about 1.05pm.

'Sack Stella Oduah and you lose Ndi-Igbo votes in 2015'- Igbo Progressive Union warns President Jonathan

                       
The Igbo Progressive Union, IPU yesterday sound a note of warning to President Goodluck Jonathan not to dare think of sacking Stella Oduah, the Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation as being clamoured by many Nigerians over her scandalous purchase of two bullet proof BMW cars at the outrageous sum of N225million, if he does, the president should forget about Ndigbo votes in 2015

Who Is Crazier? Maheeda Vs Cossy Orjiakor

                            

Self-confessed prostitute turned ‘gospel’ singer, Maheeda, (Caroline Sam), has shown that she has gone completely crazy after she decided to go back her wild days. The married mother of one has refused to hug any form of decency as she keeps churning out nude pictures and damning any consequences or anyone that tries to call her to order.

N255m car scandal: Finally, Jonathan moves against Stella Oduah

                       Embattled Minister of Aviation, Ms Stella Oduah
President Goodluck Jonathan may have finally succumbed to public pressure to  move against the embattled Minister of Aviation, Ms Stella Oduah, who is currently being probed over the N255m  bulletproof cars bought for her by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. The development came to the fore with the last-minute decision to stop Oduah from signing the much-publicised Bilateral Air Services Agreement with Israel.

28/10/2013

U.S. 'stopped phone taps this year'

                          U.S. 'stopped phone taps this year'
According to CNN, -- The White House learned this summer that the National Security Agency had tapped the phones of world leaders and ordered a halt to some of the eavesdropping, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. Quoting unidentified U.S. officials, the newspaper's website said the wiretapping of about 35 foreign leaders was disclosed to the White House as part of a review of surveillance programs ordered by President Barack Obama after NSA contractor Edward Snowden leaked classified details of the NSA's phone monitoring systems.

U.N. peacekeeper killed in DR

                             A soldier from the Democratic Republic of Congo army stands guard last month in Kibati near Goma -- an area known for clashes between Congolese forces and M23 rebels.
According to CNN, -- A U.N. peacekeeper was killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in recent fighting, according to a statement release Sunday from the spokesperson for the Secretary-General. The Tanzanian peacekeeper was part the U.N. Organization Stabilization Mission in the unstable eastern part of the vast nation in Central Africa. The mission was joining the Congolese military in an effort to protect civilians about 25 kilometers (15 miles) north of Goma, the largest city in the region, the statement said.

27/10/2013

(18+) Viewers discretion advised Maheeda shares crazy pictures

                                      
Credit: 234Pulse

For those of you who are still not tired of seeing Maheeda’s raunchy pictures, here are more of the pix to relax your eyes on a Sunday evening. lol
See more pix and her twerk video after read more:


Blasts in Indian city kill 5 at political rally

                        An Indian police officer and bystanders help an injured man when a series of bombs went off before a political rally.

                      Blasts in Indian city kill 5 at political rally
According to CNN At least five people were killed Sunday in a string of blasts before the start of a political rally in eastern India, authorities said. The explosions occurred in Patna, in Bihar state, ahead of an appearance by opposition politician Narendra Modi, the Bharatiya Janta party's prime ministerial candidate for next year's national elections.

Autocrash: Fayemi’s convoy rescues 18

                          Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi
                          Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi

The convoy of Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State on Sunday rescued 18 accident victims along Ife-Ibadan road, a few kilometres to Ikire, Osun State. The Ado-Ekiti bound commercial bus with registration number LAGOS XY 327 FKJ, reportedly somersaulted on its way from Ibadan

Policeman, NSCDC officer crushed while rescuing accident victims

                        The PPRO for Lagos State police command, Ngozi Braide.
                       The PPRO for Lagos State police command, Ngozi Braide.

A policeman and an official of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps lost their lives while attempting to rescue victims of a road accident in the Ikeja area of Lagos State on Saturday.

According to police authorities, policemen attached to the State Traffic Division were alerted of a multiple accidents around Ikeja Along Bus Stop on the Agege Motor Road and had rushed to the scene around 7am. On getting to the scene, the police team noticed the corpses of two pedestrians at the centre of the expressway.

APC to Jonathan: You are shielding Oduah

                         President Goodluck Jonathan

According to Punch,The All Progressives Congress has said that the Goodluck Jonathan administration may end up as the most corrupt in Nigeria’s history. The party, in its first official reaction to the the  N255m bulletproof car scandal involving the Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah, said it was appalled at the manner Jonathan was handling  the  matter.