2 Explosions At Boston Marathon generates mixed reactions

Two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon race have left an unknown number of people injured.Video and photographs from Boston show a scene of confusion, with emergency services descending on the scene and bloodied spectators being taken to a medical tent."There are a lot of people down," said one runner quoted by AP news agency. The incident reportedly came about three hours after the winners crossed the line.

AP said there was a loud explosion on the north side of Boylston Street, just before the bridge that marks the finish line. Another loud explosion could be heard a few seconds later.Stragglers heading for the finish line were rerouted away from the smoking site of the blasts.

The Eastern Massachusetts branch of the Red Cross has set up a disaster response centre in the area.

Photo of 5 Yahoo boys with exotic cars nabbed by EFCC in Enugu

               
According to Wilson Uwujaren, spokesman of the organization said the five-man gang lived in Enugu, in the heartland of the Eastern region and gave their names as: Uche Nwakor, 27; Ejikeme Oluchukwu, 30; Ifeanyi Ejikeme, 28; Nnamani Ikechukwu,30 and Ibe Kodili and said they “are alleged to be serial scammers who have defrauded several victims.”

The statement adds:

El-Rufai In trouble over Jesus Christ, Mary comment

 
              

Former FCT minister, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has come under heavy attack on social media for his tweet on Sunday in his attempt to defend the former Education minister, Mrs Oby Ezekwesili and toderide the Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.The ex-minister, in his tweet posted on January 27, 2013, made a joke about Jesus and Mary Magdalene in a sarcasm aimed atInformation minister, Labaran Maku, Dr Doyin Okupe and Dr Ruben Abati.

His controversial tweet reads: “If Jesus criticizes Jonathan’s govt,
Maku/Abati/Okupe will say he slept with MaryMadgalene.”

Meanwhile, Christians and other Nigerians have been attacking the ex-minister describing the comments as offensive and attack on Christians.

“@Easyaffection: @elrufai Sir with all due respect. I get u point in dis
joke. But why Jesus? It’s not funny.”….ask @zebbook….

One Dr Thomas Agande in a statement on Sunday titled “ El Rufai Defiles Jesus Christ on Twitter said He went overboard when, on hisTwitter page, today January 27, 2013, said our Lord Jesus Christ had sex with Mary Magdalene. We see this as a very insensitive, irresponsible, and a offensive thing to say about Christ, and an attack on the sensibilities of Christians globally.

Breaking News: Abuja court sentences police pension boss to 2yrs in prison for embezzling N23bn

                           
           
Yakubu Yususf, a former head of the Police Pension Board has been sentenced to two years imprisonment by an Abuja High Court.
Yusuf was arraigned before the court for embezzling N 23 billion. The sentence was passed after he pleaded guilty to the charges on embezzlement. He is also to forfeit property worth N 325 million. Yusuf was however given an option of N 250,000 fine to avoid the jail sentence.
Yusuf, an Assistant Director and some others had been found culpable in the illegal diversion of N 32.8 billion from the Nigeria Police Pension funds. At least N 24 billion was discovered to have been stolen through the use of falsified documents.
Street Journal’s findings revealed that the said amount was withdrawn for the payment of pensions that required only N 3.5 billion. Investigations also showed that ........while N 5 billion was remitted to the office of the Head of Police Pensions office on a monthly basis for pension payments, only N 500 million was required. The remaining was later found out to be withdrawn by staff using fictitious names and cheques.
While N 1 billion cash was recovered from one of the employees of the Police Pensions Office, another surrendered three luxury estates consisting of 27 blocks of flats in Abuja.

[Video] Rescue Effort To Retrieve The SUV That Plunged Into The Lagoon

It is no longer news that a SUV plunged into the lagoon....Have you being wondering how the emergency team were able to arrest the situation?.....Find it in the video and tell me what you think!

Osaze Odemwingie and wife welcome their first baby

                    

Osaze Odemwingie and his lovely wife, Sarah Fallon, welcomed their  baby boy this morning Sunday January 20th. The news went viral when Osaze made the announcement on his Twitter page. 

Congratulations to Osaze and family!

Reality TV show winner, met his father on stage after 30yrs of separation

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His story  runs like a novel; shocking and unbelievable. But it is real and never imagined. Winner of the maiden edition of Destiny Child Gospel reality TV show, Israel Osunsanmi recently came to term with the saying that blood is thicker than water.

This is so, because on a day the world gathered to celebrate him as the star winner of the gospel reality show, the unexpected happened. Young Israel had a cause to meet his biological father  for the first time in his lifetime while on stage.

Israel

Until the grand finale of the reality show, 30 year-old Israel has never had any contact with his father. But on that fateful day, the man who sent his......

Enugu’s Govenor Chime In London Hospital With Heart Disease- SaharaReporters

            

Governor Sullivan Chime, who has been missing from Enugu State since September 2012 when he applied accumulated leave that ought to have lasted only one and a half months, is battling heart disease in London’s Cromwell Hospital, sources have told SaharaReporters.

Despite efforts to ferry him home to quell public restlessness in the State, the condition of the governor, whose medical sojourn started in India, has remained dire.The prolonged absence of the Governor has left the state under the complete control of his Chief of Staff, Mrs. Ifeoma Nwobodo.  Deputy Governor Sunday Onyebuchi, who is a neophyte, is limited to monetary spending limit of not more than N500,000k at a time.

Before becoming governor, Mr. Chime was

Former CBN Governor Charles Soludo arrested by EFCC

According to New york Based website Saharareporters,officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission this afternoon arrested immediate past Governor of the Central bank of Nigeria, Charles Soludo in connection with the Australian polymer banknotes bribery scam.A close relative of Mr. Soludo confirmed to Saharareporters operatives picked up the former CBN governor in Abuja a few hours ago.
 A government source told Saharareporters that

Babcock Students To Undergo Virginity Test

                              Babcock University announced to Carry out Drug Test on all her Male Students while Resuming for the Second Semester this Week Here. Babcock University Management has agreed to the petition signed by the School Board to conduct drug & virginity test on all Female students when they resume the second semester of 2012/13 academic year. The drug & virginity test will form part of

KFC Customer Finds Tiny Brain In His Fried Chicken

               
19-year-old Ibrahim Langoo from U.K posted a shocking photo on his Facebook page. The pix showed a piece of chicken with what looked like a brain inside it.Ibrahim and a friend were eating lunch in between classes at a KFC near their university when Ibrahim made the discovery.The pair were splitting a “Gladiator” box meal — two pieces of “original recipe chicken,” a “100% chicken bosom fillet burger,” side, fries and a drink. His friend ate the fillet burger, while Ibrahim went for the two chicken pieces.

Fire razes Alaafin’s Palace

An inferno sparked by electric surge is reported to have razed the palace of Oyo monarch; the Alaafin of Oyo, Lamidi Adeyemi in Oyo town, Southwest.

Although no lives were lost in the incident, it was gathered that the blaze burnt 21 rooms in the palace including one in which some artefacts were kept. 
Among the razed rooms include Ile Ori, Ile Ifa where some artefacts were kept.
Rooms of the Kings wives were also Speaking on the damage done by the inferno, the media assistant to the monarch; Mr Azeez Fehintola, revealed that the palace was badly damaged, adding that the fire which started around 6a.m. could not be contained until after about three hours.

UNIBEN Denounces Prof's HIV/AIDS Cure Claim

                  

AS controversy continues to trail the alleged discovery of a drug for the cure of HIV/AIDS by the Dean of School of Basic Medical Sciences of the University of Benin, Prof. Isaiah Ibeh, the authorities of the institution, yesterday, in Benin, faulted the dean’s claims.Prof. Ibeh had, in a recent interview, hinted of the discovery of an oral drug made from plants extraction in Nigeria for the possible cure of the pandemic HIV/AIDS.

Obasanjo Interview on CNN: Boko Haram Undermine Security (VIDEO)

The former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo was recently on CNN where he addressed a whole lot of issues.However, attention was drawn to some controversial statements made my the former president on Security challenges in Nigeria and the approach used by President Goodluck Jonathan in tackling these challenges....Enjoy!

UNIBEN Prof announces alleged cure for HIV/AIDS

Benin - Prof. Isaiah Ibeh of the University of Benin, on Tuesday announced the development of a new drug that can cure HIV and AIDS. Ibeh, who is the Dean of the School of Basic Medical Sciences of the university, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin that the herbal drug had undergone ``series of successful tests''. ``We are at the threshold of making history, in the sense that we seem to have with us something that will permanently take care of what over time seems to have defied all solutions.

Nigerian Navy Arrest 15 Russians For Smuggling Arms into Nigeria

The Nigerian Navy on Monday handed over a 15-man Russian crew to the Nigeria Police to be prosecuted for weapons smuggling.A reliable source had reported the arrest of the vessel on October 20, 2012, at the Lagos Roadstead of the nation’s waterways by personnel of the Nigerian Navy Shi, Andoni,for illegal entry into the nation’s waterways.
The Navy also arrested the crew for non-declaration of cargo and possession of cache of arms and ammunition.About 8,598 ammunition, 14 AK47 rifles and 20 Benelli MRI rifles were recovered from the Russian ship, Merchant Vessel Myre Sea Diver, Avatiu, after the ship was searched.On Monday however, the Navy handed over.............

Zamfara Govt arranges husbands for 2000 widows

The Zamfara State government is planning to ‘’arrange husbands’’ for about 2,000 widows in the state.This was made known by the state Commissioner for Women and Children Affairs, Hajia Balkisu Bungudu.In May last year, the Kano State government- owned Sharia police (Hisbah Borad), arranged marriages for

EFCC Seizes 48 Mansions Belonging To Former Bayelsa State Governor, Timpre Sylva

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, released a statement yesterday saying they have seized 48 properties belonging to the former Governor of Bayelsa state, Mr. Timipre Sylva who is being prosecuted at a Federal High Court in Abuja for alleged misappropriation of N6.46 billion state funds when he was governor of the state. 

EFCC said: 

“Assets belonging to the former governor against which a forfeiture order was obtained by the EFCC include a mansion at 3 River Niger Street, plot 3192 Cadastral zone AO, Maitama District Abuja; nine units (comprising six one bedroom and 3 two bedroom apartments) at 8 Sefadu Street Wuse zone 2, plot 262 Cadastral zone AO2, Wuse Abuja; 2 units duplexes at 5 Oguta Street, plot 906 Cadastral zone Wuse 11 Abuja.

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Dana Air Claims Celebs, Govt. Officials & Local Journalists Will Be Part of Friday’s Promotional Flight

"Dana Air spokesman Tony Usidamen tells @AP the airline plans flight Friday with celebrities, government officials and local journalists"

We’re curious to know which celebs are so hard up for cash that they’ll go on a VOLUNTARY Dana Air flight to prove the Airline is air worthy.

Whomever does decide to go, we’ll keep you in our prayers…

Not that it’s up to us, but if it were, Dana Air should at the very least have changed its name ala ValuJet which went by AirTran after crashes ruined it’s reputation in the late 90s.

Ultimately, who wants to fly an airline whose name is intertwined with dead bodies being pulled out of a bloody wreckage?

Inside Nigeria's Secret Gay Club -Stunning BBC Reports

About 50 people, mostly men, crowd around the front porch of a social club in Nigeria's biggest city, Lagos, cheering on a shy-looking young man, who proceeds to sing a ballad.Backstage, another man puts on his wig and takes a quick glance at his pocket mirror, before adjusting his tight-fitting red dress. Five other men also dressed in drag outfits appear, checking on each other's make-up as they wait for their turn to perform for the crowd.

A friend invited me here