Governor of Nasarawa State declares dusk-to-dawn curfew on Lafia

 

 

Alhaji Tanko Al-Makura this evening declared a dusk-to-dawn curfew on Lafia following violence which broke out today.

 

The curfew was declared immediately after the emergency security council meeting the governor called for earlier today.  The governor stated that the curfew became necessary so as to stop the killings and destruction of properties.

 

Many houses and shops were sent ablaze today in Lafia following violent disturbances at the Tundun Gwandara.  The violence was said to have lasted up to 11 hours.

Empress Njama in spectacular photos as she celebrates her birthday today

Empress is a year older today.  And she celebrated by releasing sexy pictures of herself.

Woman attacked by dozens of men for wearing a "mini skirt'' in Nairobi sparks protest

Thousands of people took to the streets of Nairobi today to protest series of assaults on women accused of wearing mini skirts or ''immodest dressing.''

A young lady who was recently attacked by several young men who accused her of tempting them with her immodest dressing, saw the men tearing off her clothes and kicking her on her genitals.

One of the organizers of the protest #MyDressMyChoice said she can count up to ten such attacks in recent times.

 

OMG! Solange sufferd a terrible outbreak of hives (see more photos from the wedding)

This is any bride worst nightmare!

Solange was said to have suffered a nasty outbreak of hives after she had taken her marriage vows.  She was pictured with red lumps all over her face and neck, which was attributed to food allergy. 

Luckily for her, the allergy breakout occurred at the end of the ceremony.  Hmm! it look really bad!

Beyonce shares gorgeous photos from her sister's wedding

Solange Knowles married her music video boyfriend Alan Ferguson at the Marigny Opera House in New Orleans on Sunday 16 November, 2014.

See some of the photos Beyoncé posted on her instangram page.

Solange Knowle looking lovely in a custom-made gown by Humberto Leon for Kenzo and Groom Alan

 

More photos after the cut

Ebola: Sierra Leonean doctor infected with Ebola dies in the US

Martin Salia, a doctor from Sierra Leone who contacted the Ebola virus while treating Ebola patients in Sierra Leone died today while receiving treatment at Omaha.

 

Salia who was in an extreme critical condition was evacuated in a specially equipped ambulance for treatment at the Nebraska Medical Centre in the US.

 

During the course of his treatment, he was given both the blood of an Ebola survivor patient and the experimental drug ZMAPP.  But he was said to already been experiencing kidney and respiratory failure as at the time he arrived the Nebraska Medical Centre.

 

“It is with an extremely heavy heart that we share this news,” said Phil Smith, medical director of the Biocontainment Unit at Nebraska Medical Centre. “Dr. Salia was extremely critical when he arrived here, and unfortunately, despite our best efforts, we weren’t able to save him.”  “We used every possible treatment available to give Dr. Salia every possible opportunity for survival. As we have learned, early treatment with these patients is essential. In Dr. Salia’s case, his disease was already extremely advanced by the time he came here for treatment.”

 

Dr. Martin Salia

Russian super model who committed suicide in New York joined cult shortly before her death

Stunning Russian super model Ruslana Korshunova, 20, took everyone by surprise when she leaped to her death from the ninth floor of a new York office block in 2008.  But it just emerged now that she joined a cult shortly before her death.

 

Her death prompted New York Daily News journalist, Peter Pomerantsev to investigate the cult.  Peter who joined the cult to experience it first hand finds out among other things that the cult runs courses which cost more than $300 a day.  He also stated that the cult dehumanizes its members where by meetings are typified by shouting, confusion and what he described as emotional domination.  He said as a member he witnessed first hand how ''coaches'' humiliates members and blame them for the wrongs in their lives.

Ruslana on a catwalk at age 18

The ninth floor when she leaped from

A Saudi man divorced his bride immediately he saw her face for the first time on their wedding day

When I read this story, I could not stop laughing for like 10-minutes!

 

A Saudi man who did not see the face of his bride until their wedding day when photographers asked them to pose for photographs has divorced the woman.

 

The couple who are both from the western town of Medina both agreed to marry each other despite having not seen each other physically.

 

According to Okaz, a local Medina magazine, when the photographers asked the couple to pose for photographs, and the woman lifted her veil, the man leapt to his feet in disgust saying, '' You are not the girl I want to marry, you are not the one I had imagined.  I am sorry, but I divorce you''.  LWKMD o!

The bride and groom

Pope Francis to make first US visit in 2015

Pope Francis is scheduled to make his first visit to the US in 2015 since being made a Pontiff.

 

The Argentine-born Francis during a speech at the Vatican said , ''I wish to confirm according to the wishes of the Lord, that in September 2015, I will go to Philadelphia for the World Meeting of Families''.

 

During his visit he is also expected to address Congress and deliver a speech to the United Nations to mark its 70th anniversary.

 

 

 

Fani-Kayode discharged and acquitted by court

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos today discharge and acquitted Chief Femi Fani-Kayode of thirty Eight count charge bordering on money laundering out of the forty counts filed against him.

 

The presiding judge, Rita Ofili Ajumogobia while appraising the submission of the prosecution said the (persecution) failed woefully to prove beyond reasonable doubt the offense in thirty eight counts.

 

Fani-Kayode was therefore asked to re-enter his defence again for count twenty five and twenty six.

 

 

Seven members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly impeach Speaker under tight security

 

 Adewale Omirin,  the Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly was today impeached by seven members of the house under extreme tight security led by Mobile Police Commander Selenkere Michael.

 

Sources said the police prevented nineteen other members including the Speaker Adewale Omirin from gaining access to the assembly complex.

 

One Olugbemi is said to have been elected as the new speaker of the house.

 

More details later.

20-year-old UK medical student in jihad beheading video

A sickening video that was on YouTube for an hour yesterday morning shows a UK medical student Nasser Muthana, 20, among an Islamic state killing squad that murdered 17 hostages.  The video also featured the decapitated body of Peter Kassig, a 26-year-old American medical aid worker.

 

Ahmed Muthana, father to the jihadist said he cannot be certain if it was Nasser.  Although the person in the video looks like him.  He said, ''I cannot be certain but it looks like my son.  He must fear Allah now for killing people.  How can he expect to face Allah if he is killing human beings.''  Asked if he will forgive and accept his son back if he decide to return back to Cardiff UK, the 57-year-old said,'' No, he must be mentally ill - either that or there is something else not right''.
 

Nasser Muthana

  

Nasser Muthana

New York first Ebola case Dr. Craig Spencer's treatment cost $20million

Senator Charles Schumer have asked President Barack Obama to pick up the $20million bill used in the treatment of Dr. Craig Spencer by the Bellevue Hospital.

 

Last week Dr. Spencer retuned home having been given clean health bill from the Ebola virus.  But it was learnt that the treatment wasn't  free and the total bill amounted to approximately $20million.

 

According to Senator Schumer, 100 health workers were involved in Dr. Spencer's treatment.  Also a 24-hour-a-day operation with 500 staffs was put in place to monitor more than 300 people who arrive daily from West Africa Ebola hot spots.

 

Senator Charles Schumer in a press conference outside the Bellevue Hospital

Dr. Craig Spencer

150 Nigerian Teachers stranded in Sierra Leone, Liberia and other West African countries

It was gathered that approximately 150 Nigerian teachers in Sierra Leone, Cote D'Ivoire and Liberia have resulted to self help and finding their way into Nigeria after calls to the Federal Government of Nigeria to evacuate them form the Ebola ravaged countries have yielded no result.

 

The teachers are said to be part  of the group sent on a 2-year programme to Sierra Leone, Cote D'Ivoire, Liberia and other west African countries under the Nigerian Aids Corps Programme which is coordinated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  The teachers are specialists in mathematics, English and other sciences.

 

 

Synagogue: 11 bodies of South Africans who died in the Synagogue Church building collapse still uncounted for

South African Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa said yesterday at a ceremony at the Waterkloof air force base Pretoria, marking the arrival of the bodies of 74 victims, that great efforts are being made by the South African Government to ensure that the remaining 11 bodies of South Africans who died during the building collapse at the Synagogue Church of all Nations are identified and brought back home.

 

He said,  “We will intensify our efforts to ensure that the bodies still in Nigeria are returned without delay,” he said .

“President  Jacob Zuma has made a commitment that we need to make sure that we leave no stone unturned, and that all 85 must be brought back home.

“But that is dependent on the Nigerian authorities who are responsible for these DNA samples. We are going to work with them to ensure that eventually, the other victims … are brought back when it is humanly and scientifically possible,”

 

 

Former Anambra State Governor, Jim Nwobodo's son is dead

Ifeanyichukwu Jim Nwobodo, a son to the former governor of Anambra State, Senator Jim Nwobodo is dead.  He died in a private hospital in Enugu after a battle with cancer.

It was learnt the deceased had recently returned from hospital in Huston Texa, US where he had gone to receive treatment.  He was said to have been getting better but suddenly passed on after complaining of pains in his leg.

Ifeanyichukwu Jim Nwobodo

Traditional healer kills a woman and dumps body at the Lagos Marine bridge

Mr. Isiaka Akanbi, 62-years, popularly known as Alfa, is currently under investigation at the  State Criminal Investigation Department, Lagos  for the death one Raliatu Kareem.

 

According to Punch, both Isiaka Akanbi and the deceased have known each other for more than 20 years.

 

It was learnt the deceased,  Raliatu, had left her home immediately after the monthly state environmental sanitation cleaning exercise on October 25, to go visit her niece who had put to birth.  After staying with the new mother up to 6pm same day, she decided to visit Alfa.