Serena Williams wins Australia open, beating Maria Sharapova

The 33 year old Serena beats Maria Sharapova of Russia to win her 19th grand slam tittle.
The world number one served superbly to win a pulsating final 6-3 7-6 (7-5) after Sharapova fought back in the second set.

Shakira welcomes her second child

The 37 year Colombian singer welcomes her second son with partner  Gerard Pique at Quiron Teknon Hospital in Barcelona, where she gave birth to her first son Milan two years ago.

Why APC is afraid of Presidential debate by Reno Omokri and Reuben Okupe

Reno Omokri is Special assistant to President Jonathan on New Media, while Doyin Okupe is the Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to President Jonathan, both of them took to social media to mock APC for not participating in presidential debate. Okupe's tweet below: 

Reno's reason below:

Buhari will not participate in Febuary presidential debate

The presidential debate between PDP and APC is scheduled to hold on Febuary 6th, but APC released a statement that their candidate will not participate, according to them, the organisers of the debate which is Broadcast Organisation of Nigeria (BON) has "unhidden bias and campaign of calumny by some key organisers of the programme, against the corporate political interest of the party (APC) and its candidates”. 

There full statement below: 

“A cursory inspection of the composition of NEGD brings into focus the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON), National Television Authority (NTA), Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) and the Africa Independent Television (AIT, owned by a PDP chieftain). And going by the avalanche of inflammatory statements, misinformation and blatant lies being propagated by some of these media against our Party and candidates contrary to the Kofi Annan brokered Abuja Peace Accord, and the failure of these aggressors to desist and apologise, have left the APC Campaign with no option than to steer clear of any premeditated smear campaign that could be inimical to our prospective electoral success,” .

Unmanned Drone Crashes In Borno Village, Nigeria.

Borno State in the northern part of Nigeria is currently were Boko Haram is carring out deadly attacks,  yesterday 28th January, KSM  News reported that an unmanned drone crashed in Borno state, their report below

Accident on mile 2 Lagos State, four killed.

The cause of The accident is unknown yet but according to eye witness, the accident involved two commercial buses and a trailer, four people were confirmed dead with many more injured. More pictures

Update on John Kerry's Visit to Nigeria, State House Press Release

Statement by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Regarding Meeting With U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry

It was a pleasure to welcome Secretary John Kerry to Nigeria.  We had a candid and constructive discussion about a broad range of issues.

Nigeria is a vibrant democracy and the largest trading partner of the United States in Africa, with more than $18 billion in bilateral trade.  Our countries and peoples share a mutual admiration for each other and a deep commitment to freedom, democracy, and human rights.  

This is why we are together engaged in a struggle against a common enemy that promotes terror, fear, division, and violates human rights, most especially of women and girls, with complete impunity.  Winning the fight against Boko Haram in Nigeria and West Africa is absolutely essential to beat back the tide of religious extremism around the world.

Our security forces have been working tirelessly and courageously to achieve this goal.  I reaffirmed for Secretary Kerry that Nigeria is strongly committed to building the multinational task force to fight Boko Haram in partnership with Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Benin Republic under the auspices of the Lake Chad Basin Commission.  Indeed, I called publicly for such a regional approach at the African leaders summit in Paris in May 2014 and more recently in multilateral meetings. 

We are pleased that the international community is now strongly united behind this initiative and agree that its success is critical. It is equally important that the multinational force receives the significant support that is required to address the threat through our global partners.

The United States, more than any other country in the world, has the most experience fighting armed insurgencies.  And having suffered the devastating attacks of 9/11, its people also understand the insecurity and fear that is the reality for the vast majority of peaceful, tolerant Muslims and Christians in North Eastern Nigeria.  

This is why I firmly believe that enhancing and expanding various channels of cooperation between our two countries, in the context of growing international coordination, are of the utmost importance.  I discussed a number of ideas with Secretary Kerry to move such cooperation forward.

We are grateful to the United States for standing with Nigeria and its people in our fight against Boko Haram.  I reaffirmed our strong commitment to working together with the United States to put an end to global terrorism and particularly Boko Haram.  Nigeria will also work to deepen and consolidate our bilateral relationship with the United States. 

I emphasized to Secretary Kerry that I am deeply committed to ensuring that our forthcoming election is free, fair, and credible.  It is especially critical that all political parties abide by the Abuja Accord, which commits each to non-violence before, during, and after the election. 

I made it absolutely clear that the May 29th handover date is sacrosanct.  In addition, the Government will provide all resources that are required by the Independent National Electoral Commission to ensure that the election goes smoothly.  I also emphasized that INEC is an independent body, which makes its own decisions without any interference from the Government.

Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR

President

Federal Republic of Nigeria

January 25, 2015

US secretary of State, John Kerry in Nigeria

John Kerry visit is unknown yet but it might have to do with the presidential election coming up in less than three weeks, and insecurity in Nigeria.

 71 year old John Kerry at the State House Marina, Lagos on today Sunday, January 25, 2015. He also meet with Gen Buhari, the presidential candidate of APC and some of the key members of the party.

 Members of the media are on standby waiting for a press conference to be addressed by the US Secretary of State after the closed door meeting. 

14 year old raped by her 60 year old father

Isiaka Alade, the 60 year old brought her teenage daughter( name withheld) and her only child to live with her in Lagos state. According to the teenager, her father was the one that defiled her.

“I cannot remember what I did. An evil spirit always possesses me and as soon as I am done, I will regain my senses. Most especially, my daughter never resisted whenever I touch her. I am terribly sor­ry; it is the devil. I have even attended different deliverance services, hoping that God will save me.”

He was picked up by operatives of Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti when a good Samaritan, who saw him in the act, alerted the police. The unfortu­nate girl (name withheld) was rescued and handed over to the Police welfare depart­ment, pending when she would reunite with her mother or any other member of her ex­tended family.

He claimed that he masturbated on top of his daughter, twice. “This is the one I can remember. I just held her and was play­ing with her breasts till I was satisfied. Al­though I have not slept with another woman for the past eight years, I have done my best not to womanise. I will never have sex with anyone that is not my wife. I was planning to travel to the village and marry another woman who has a job. I do not know what I did to thebaale (community leader) that he has sworn to deal with me.

“This is a matter that I can settle with my daughter as a family. I promise to return her to the village as soon as possible. I know that she will forgive me, because we have suffered together in Lagos. I have a lot of people whom I worked for that currently owe me. My plans were to use the money to send her to the village. I am not denying whether I did it or not. I am guilty but please understand that it is the devil that possessed me, ” he pleaded.

Confirming his arrest, Lagos State police spokesman, DSP Kenneth Nwosu said that Alade would soon be charged to court. He also said that the girl is currently at the wel­fare department, pending when she will be reunited with her family.

Source:sunnews

90 years old Kenyan grandmother in school

Priscilla sitienei, a great grandmother  at the age of 90 goes back to primary school in order to learn how to read and write. Her confidence shows that it's never too late no matter the age.

 

Mama Priscilla       

    Sitting at the front of class four in her school uniform, Priscilla Sitienei listens intently while she 

writes the English names of animals in her notebook.

She joined Leaders Vision Preparatory School five years ago and has also served her village of Ndalat in the Rift Valley as a midwife for the last 65 years.

More comfortable speaking in Kalenjin than English, she explains why she wanted to return to school.

"I'd like to be able to read the Bible; I also want to inspire children to get an education.

"Too many older children are not in school. They even have children themselves."

Gogo says she confronts children who are not in school and asks them why.

"They tell me they are too old," she says, "I tell them, 'Well I am at school and so should you.'

"I see children who are lost, children who are without fathers, just going round and round, hopeless. I want to inspire them to go to school.

Finally, Buhari's WAEC result released

         

                                                                

There has been a controversy concerning the academic level of the presidential aspirants of APC, Gen Buhari over a period of time since he claimed that his results and qualifications are with Nigerian military, which the military denied has been a concern to Nigerians but the results, obtained exclusively by PREMIUM TIMES Wednesday, confirm Mr. Buhari’s claim that he undertook the University of Cambridge West African School Certificate Examinations and

obtained five credits in English Language, Geography, Hausa Language, History, and Health Science.

PREMIUM TIMES obtained the computer printout from Cambridge University as well as a statement of result, signed by the current principal of Katsina College, dated January 21, 2015.

                                          Buhari

Nollywood actor, Muna Obiekwe passes on

Muna died this evening in Lagos state after a battle with kidney alignment. He collapsed at home and was rushed to the hospital were he was pronounced dead on arrival. He is survived by a wife and children. There is also a fake account on social media claiming the news is false, please ignore it because the President Actors Guide Association of Nigeria, Ibinabo Firberson also confirms the news.

                                          Muna on dialysis machine.

The fake account below

                                            

Last photos of Muna when he is been rushed to the hospital today before he was pronounced dead.

Attack on PDP Office in Zamfara State ( graphic photos)

The police Public Relation Officer,DSP Zamfara state Lawal Abdullahi, confirmed that some unknown thugs raided the office of people's democracy party office and set it ablaze. More graphic photos when you continue

Jim Clancy leaves CNN after 34 years

CNN confirmed Jim Clancy has left the network after nearly 34 years while in an email obtained by TVNewser, Clancy made the announcement to colleagues, calling CNN “one of the greatest news organizations in the world” and “a family to my own family.”  Clancy left just after one week he exchange words with pro-Israel activists on Twitter about the terrorist outrages in Paris, in which he derided his opponents as the “hasbara team” and used a derogatory term for disabled people.

CNN, however, made no mention of the scandal as it paid tribute to Clancy’s 34 years of service with the channel. “Jim Clancy is no longer with CNN. We thank him for more than three decades of distinguished service, and wish him nothing but the best,” a CNN spokesperson said.

In a short statement, Clancy said: “After nearly 34 years with Cable News Network, the time has come to say Farewell! It has been my honor to work alongside all of you for all of these years. This is one of the greatest news organizations in the world. It has truly revolutionized information delivery while driving technological advances in how we gather the news. Through it all, CNN has been a family to my own family. That means something. As I reflect on all of the great adventures and achievements of the past, I wish you great success in the future.”

The anchor’s departure follows yesterday’s revelation that his Twitter account had been deactivated. In his clash with pro-Israel advocates, Clancy – whose obsession with Israeli settlement policy is well-known among CNN viewers – angrily responded to one of his detractors with the word, “Hasbara?” (“Hasbara,” the Hebrew word for “explaining,” is often invoked by Israel’s opponents to dismiss views with which they disagree, even when, as in this case, the matter at hand has nothing to do with Israel.)

As his ire rose, Clancy dismissed another user by saying, “Get a grip, junior. It’s my Friday night. You and the Hasbara team need to pick on some cripple on the edge of the herd.”

Jay Ruderman, the head of the Ruderman Family Foundation, which promotes the inclusion of people with disabilities in the Jewish community, informed Clancy on Twitter that the word “cripple” is derogatory. The anchor’s response was to block both Ruderman’s personal account and the account of the Ruderman Foundation.  
Culled from Algemeiner.com

Cristiano Ronaldo wins FIFA World footballer 2014

He was nominated among Argentine Lionel Messi of Barcelona and German Manuel Neuer of Bayern Munich but Ronaldo took the trophy home. He also won the FIFA 2013 world footballer last year.

 

Balogun Market in Lagos on fire(photos)

Four houses, 3 plazas and a diamond bank building was razed  down this morning, January 12th.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said the fire started at about 4.36am from an unknown source and has been raging despite efforts by the Fire service to put it under control. 

World leaders, civilians from all walk of life in Paris to honour 17 victims of Charlie Hebdo attack

The march, known as the Marche Republicaine, drew countless French citizens, as well as over 40 foreign leaders, including the British Prime minister, Danish Prime minister,Palestinian president and the Israeli prime minister.

                                     

French President Francois Hollande is surrounded by leaders including Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron (left), Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (fourth right), Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (third right) and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (right) 

The 17 victims from the Paris terror attacks: (Top row) Charb, Georges Wolinski, Jean Cabut (aka Cabu), Bernard Maris and Tignous (middle row) Elsa Cayat, Frederic Boisseau, Ahmed Merabet, Franck Brinsolaro, Philippe Honore aka Honore and Mustapha Ourrad (bottom row) Yohan Cohen, Yoav Hattab, Philippe Braham, Francois Saada, Michel Renaud and Clarissa Jean-Philippe.

Photo credit/ghetty image

The only woman contesting in Nigeria Febuary election

 

Remi Sonaiya has several publications on linguistics and French language to her credit. She was named in 2008 an International Ambassador Scientist of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, and is also on the international faculty of Haggai Institute, a Christian leadership training organization, where she lectures on Stewardship. She contributes regularly to Nigerian media discourse and has recently taken an active interest in politics and leadership issues in her country. She is currently the Presidential Flagbearer for the KOWA Party, a body seeking to re-define the practice of politics in Nigeria.

Her Specialties are: Language and Effective Communication, Leadership and Stewardship, African Development.

Some youths burn down President Jonathan's campaign bus in plateau state

Some frustrated youths yesterday in plateau state burnt down the presidents campaign bus, my question is, why can't our youth shun violence? Burning the bus is it solving any problem? Nigerian youths should not accept to be used as a thug or whatsoever by any political party in February 14th election.

Below are General Buhari's (the flag bearer of APC, the opposition party) response

Television personality, Piers Morgan has a question for everyone about Nigeria

The cnn host and mail online contributor asked  these questions on twitter.

Boko Haram which means  ("Western education is forbidden") has killed more than 5000 people in Nigeria since 2009.


Piers Morgan

Photo of the day

Flavour with his dogs having fun. He said their names are 2pac, Miley, Major bangs, jay z and nikki.

SOS as a retired police officer turned traditional ruler accuses subjects of witchcraft

This is a story from Chukwudi Iwuchukwu, a lawyer and blogger. Chukwudi tweets from @Chukwudi1985. According to Chukwudi, this has been happening in Unadi community in Enugu State.

The traditional ruler of Unadu community In Nsukka Enugu State  a retired police officer, Barnabas Agbaji who allegedly forced himself to become the Igwe (chief) of the town recently elevated the act of wickedness by allegedly arresting" two of his subjects Remigus Nwa Ikeagwu and Silas Ameh, arbitrarily accused them of witchcraft, reportedly convicted the accused of being guilty of the offence of Witchcraft, hung a tire around their necks, tied fresh palm fronds all over their bodies and paraded them around the community as common criminals!!

According to a source in the community, the Traditional Ruler has been ruling the town with high handedness and impunity, leaving his subjects in fear and misery, boasting that nothing will happen to him because of his Influence in Enugu state Government. 

Tension is already running high in the community and from my investigation, his people are spoiling for war, threatening fire and brimstone  if appropriate action is not taken against the ex-policeman now Traditional Ruler  and some of his subjects are calling for his dethronement because his recent bizarre action on his subjects is the height of what they can tolerate. 

The question is: During his service years in the Nigerian police, did this man ever arrest and successfully prosecute anyone for practicing witchcraft? Under which law did he do this?

Two brothers involve in Paris shotting dead, third hostage taker killed with four civilians believe to have died

Manhunt for the two brothers that killed 12 people yesterday 8th January, Charlie Hebdo journalists and police officers has come to an end.

 

                                           Cherif & Said  Kouachi 

According to daily Mail: Said and Cherif Kouachi, the brothers who had assassinated 12 people at satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, died in a blaze of gunfire at a printworks near Paris where they had been holed up with one hostage, who survived.

Moments later, dozens of commandos stormed a Jewish grocery 25 miles away in east Paris where accomplice Amedey Coulibaly was threatening to kill a number of terrified people including women and children.

The 32-year-old, responsible for the death of a woman police officer on Thursday, was also ‘neutralised’ in the assault. Tragically, four hostages were killed while another five were badly wounded.

 There were reports tonight that another gunman had escaped the scene. 

Coulibay is thought to have been working with his 'armed and dangerous' girlfriend Hayat Boumeddiene, whose whereabouts is unknown.

Dozens of police then pursued the brothers along the National 2 highway, ending in Dammartin-en-Goele, close to the area where the huge manhunt had been focused on a forest overnight.

They escaped on foot with a hostage into a small printing business named Creating Trend Discovery, just before 10am (9am GMT).  Residents were warned on the town's official website to stay indoors and pupils were being kept  inside school.

22 year Nigerian student died in Georgia police custody, family demands answers .

Mathew Ajibade, a 22 year old collage student studying computer science who died in police cell.

According to CNN:

Two sheriff's deputies in Georgia have been placed on leave with pay for "inappropriate actions" in the case of a college student who died in the county jail, a Chatham County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman said.

Cpl. Maxine Evans and Cpl. Jason Kenny will remain on administrative leave until the conclusion of an investigation into the death of Matthew Ajibade, a 22-year-old student from Nigeria who died last week in an isolation cell of the Savannah jail, said Gena Bilbo, the sheriff's spokeswoman.

Authorities provided no further details into the deputies' conduct.

The two deputies couldn't be immediately reached for comment Thursday.

Ajibade, who had bipolar disorder, died in custody after he "became combative during the booking process," the Sheriff's Office alleged.

His family is demanding to know why Ajibade died.

During the alleged jail altercation, three deputies were injured, including a female sergeant who suffered a concussion and broken nose, authorities said.

That description doesn't square with family members' description of the 22-year-old, whom they described as a much-loved "geeky kid."

The Nigeria native was in Savannah studying computer science.

Ajibade's family has hired Mark O'Mara, a CNN legal analyst who once represented George Zimmerman in the death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin.

O'Mara called the disciplinary action against the two deputies as "a good small step in holding people responsible for their actions."

"We still need questions answered how Matthew's life was taken from him," O'Mara added.

The body was released to the family Thursday morning, O'Mara said.

The attorney hopes to see "discourse of all available information as soon as possible," he said.

Ajibade was diagnosed with bipolar disorder three years ago and was having a medical emergency at the time of his arrest and confinement, O'Mara said.

Savannah police arrested Ajibade on January 1 after receiving a call about a domestic disturbance.

When police arrived, they witnessed Ajibade holding a women under a blanket, according to an incident report. Police uncovered the two and noticed that the woman's "face was bruised, and her nose was bleeding," the report says.

Officers ordered Ajibade to release the woman, but he did not comply, the report says, adding that when police tried to arrest Ajibade, he proceeded to "resist apprehension in a violent manner."

He was accused of domestic violence act, battery and obstruction of an officer.

A woman who he identified as his girlfriend tried to inform police of his mental health issues, O'Mara said.

"She also gave police a bottle of his medication," the attorney told CNN.

The police report notes that officers received a prescription bottle from the alleged victim, but the name of the prescription has been redacted.

Once at the jail, officials say, Ajibade had to be restrained, during which he injured the three officers. He was then moved to an isolation cell due to his "dangerous behavior," a police news release says.

Deputies conducted welfare checks on Ajibade and on their second check, he was found nonresponsive, police say. First aid was administered by the jail's medical unit staff. Despite CPR and attempts to restart his heart with a defibrillator, Ajibade could not be revived, according to the release.

It's unclear how much of the event, if any, was captured on the jail's surveillance system, or whether officers conducted a mental health evaluation before Ajibade's death.

County government officials declined CNN requests for an interview, citing the ongoing investigation.

The Sheriff's Office has requested that the Georgia Bureau of Investigation conduct an independent investigation. A GBI spokesperson said an autopsy had been conducted, but that a cause of death was pending toxicology reports.

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Yaya Touré wins African footballer 2014

African footballer of the year has come and gone and Yaya Toure of Ivory cost takes the trophy home, he was nominated with Vicent Enyeama but Yaya won. This is the fourth time in a row the Ivorian midfielder has won it. 

Enyeama also took to his social media to show appreciation

Jungle justice in Ghana

No matter what, I think people should be giving a second chance or handed over to police for proper prosecution. This man was killed today in Ghana according to Ghana citi fm, because he robbed another man and was caught in the act.

 

Even in Nigeria, people take laws into their hand on a daily basis, but that's not the option because innocent life are being wasted.

Doyin Okupe tweet of the day

This politicians will not kill person lol, Doyin Okupe is a senior special assistant on public affairs to president Jonathan, see what he tweeted about the presidential candidate of the opposition party General Buhari. Buhari was in Lagos last weekend with governor of Lagos state, Babatunde Raji Fashola and Pastor Adeboye( general oversea of Redemmed Christian Church) to attend the annual Lagos state thanksgiving. Okupe's hilarious tweet below