“I distract people, I get distracted” – Nike Oshinowo reveals why she doesn’t go to church

One time most beautiful girl in Nigeria Nike Oshinwo said she doesnt go to church because she distracts people.

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South-East Leaders Endorse Jonathan For Second Term

Governor Peter Obi and President Goodluck Jonathan

We heard some South East Leaders have endorsed good luck Jonathan for Second Term??? Please who are the so called leaders? You'd recall the President openly told us sometimes ago that he is not interested in two terms and recently some South East Elders came out openly to say it's Igbo 2015 or nothing. Click here to read more...

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Nigeria Secret Police Personal Data leaked onto the Internet; Islamist Sect Threatens...! Staff information for Nigeria secret police force, including director, leaked AP Exclusive

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Personnel records of former and current members of Nigeria's top domestic spy agency, including home addresses and names of immediate family members, leaked onto the Internet in a threatening message that claimed to come from a radical Islamist sect that's killed hundreds of people this year alone, The Associated Press has learned.

Housing Project to Create 60,000 Jobs

A major new housing development that could create up to 60,000 new jobs has finally been approved after a decade of delays.

The project, at Ebbsfleet Valley in Kent, aims to build 22,600 homes but was held up by wrangling over transport links and other infrastructure problems.

It has been confirmed that the Government, three councils and developers Land Securities have signed off the plans.

Land Securities, which has invested over £100m in the development, said the first 1,500 properties are earmarked for completion by 2020 at Eastern Quarry, with a further 3,000 homes due to be built by 2030/31.

The site covers 1,000 acres of land between Dartford and Gravesend, which has stood idle while financial disputes over transport links and investment in community services were resolved.

They included contributions to two major road junction improvements.

Eastern Quarry Development In Kent The first 1,500 homes are due for completion by 2020 at Eastern Quarry

It is understood the housing minister Grant Shapps intervened to push the project forward as part of the Government’s bid to ‘get Britain building’.

The United Kingdom’s construction industry has been the biggest drag on economic growth in recent times.

In the second quarter of the year, construction output shrank by 3.9 per cent compared to the same period last year.

Colette O’Shea of Land Securities said: “We are pleased that a way forward has been found to unlock the potential at Eastern Quarry.

We will now sit down with our housebuilding partners and press ahead to start delivering homes and jobs.
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Cheating Wife - Facts and Advice

Listed below are the most common findings about cheating wives.  We also offer resources and advice for dealing with a cheating wife.  All sources can be found at the bottom of this page.

The Voice Beneath the Voice - By Nnamdi Okose

On Motivation

I recently came across an article on "Doing the right thing for the right reason" on Psychology today. The article is based on an interesting finding by Konrath, Fuhrel-Forbis, Lou, & Brown that people who do regular volunteer work tend to be healthier than people who do not. This seems a bit fantabulous but my purpose will not be to disprove the above finding as its truth or untruth will have no bearing on the crux of this essay. I think the mere fact that a study was undertaken to find a correlation between volunteering(Doing good) to health(living longer) is in itself instructive.

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Family of five die after eating Amala in Ondo State

Bolorunduro village in Ondo State was thrown into mourning last Wednesday when a family of five died after eating amala (yam flour). The names of the deceased were given as Michael Onoja, 56; his wife, Comfort 42, Monday, 24; Patience, 21; and the eight-year-old grandchild, Joy Odoh.

A police source told our correspondent that when Onoja returned from his farm on the fateful day, he instructed his daughter, Patience, to prepare amala for the family to eat.

The source said, “Some hours after the meal, Joy, who was spending the holidays with the family started complaining of stomach pain and shortly after, slumped. She died later at a nearby government hospital.”

It was learnt that the little girl was buried the following day.

The source said, “Few hours after Joy was buried, other members of the family started having stomach pains and were rushed to the hospital. It was at the hospital that Onoja told his neighbours that the family ate amala, and that they had not eaten any other food after that. He and the family members died one after the other shortly after that.”

The source said the corpse of the deceased had been deposited at the mortuary of the state Specialist Hospital, Akure while autopsy had yet to be conducted.

Meanwhile, Public Relations Officer of the state police command, Mr, Aremu Adeniran, said the police had commenced investigation into the incident.

He said, “The matter had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department in order to ensure proper investigation.”
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SCANDALOUS!!! Married woman sends nude pictures to Boyfriend, gets exposed

Reuters) - Ann Romney will praise her husband, Mitt, in a speech to the Republican convention on Tuesday as a determined problem solver who can turn around the United States.

In remarks prepared for delivery to the Tampa, Florida, convention just hours after Romney was formally nominated as the party's presidential candidate, Ann Romney painted a positive picture of the man she has known for nearly 50 years.

Lindsay Lohan suspect in $100,000 jewelry theft.

Lindsay Lohan has often been accused of having sticky fingers — but so far, none of the charges against her has stuck.

The Troubled and Talented Lindsay Lohan

Now she faces more jewel-fueled drama.
The Los Angeles Police Department considers her a suspect in the theft of $100,0000-worth of watches and sunglasses — and the “Herbie Fully Loaded” star could be facing serious jail time if she is found to have violated her probation, TMZ reported last night.

INVESTIGATION: Azazi, former NSA, acquires multi-billion naira homes in Abuja

Based on his annual salary as National Security Adviser, Mr Azazi would have to serve for 274 years to earn N1.5 billion, the value of one his new Abuja homes.

Andrew Owoeyi Azazi, a retired military general, recently sacked by the president as National Security Adviser, has retired into posh multi billion naira Abuja homes, which cost far above his known earnings, a PREMIUM TIMES investigation has revealed.

Comedian I go Dye acquires Cadillac Escalade

I go Dye poses with his new ride. 

Warri-born stand-up comic whose real name is Francis Agoda recently acquired two brand new cars - A brand new white Cadillac Escalade Hybrid 2012 Model for himself (of course he got the number plate customized!) and  a Range Rover Evoque for his girlfriend Sharon as reported by Nigerian news Entertainment.

ABATI, THE CONFUSED SPOKESMAN AND HIS BOSS

"Have you read the latest from your brother?"
"Which of my brothers are you talking about?"
"Reuben Abati na. Is he not from your State? Shebi you used to be very proud of him when he used to throw missiles at your President. Are you not proud of him again?"
"Oh! Dr. Reuben Abati. I lost all respect for that man the day he joined the Jonathan administration. I used to read Guardian Newspapers just because of him. When the announcement was made, I placed my salary on a bet that it was a rumour. Alas, I lost the bet."

List of the Future award winners. Award held yesterday in PH

List of the Future award winners. Award held yesterday in PH.

Excellence in Service (Government)- Hadiza Abdullahi
Excellence in Service (Journalism)- Alkasim Abdulkadir
Excellence in Service (Corporate) Ngozi Nkwoji
Innovator of the Year (Science and Technology)- Seun Onigbinde
Innovator of the Year (Education) Otto Orondaam
Entrepreneur of the Year (General)- Ola Orekunrin
Entrepreneur of the Year (Agriculture)- Tochukwu Ikpegbu

Entrepreneur of the Year (Communication and Media)- Uyi Omokaro
Entrepreneur of the Year (Entertainment)-Michael Collins
Entrepreneur of the Year (Technology) Jason Njoku
On-Air-Personality (Radio)- Tolu ‘Toolz’ Oniru
On-Air-Personality (TV)- Denrele Edun
Musician of the Year- Wizkid
Actor of the Year- Tonto Dikeh
Producer of the Year (Music)-Jeremiah ‘J. Sleek’ Shelika
Producer of the Year (Screen) Clarence Peters
Young Person of the Year- Idris Akinbanjo

"The Jonathan They Don’t Know" - Reuben Abati

The clear danger to public affairs commentary is that we have a lot of unintelligent people repeating silly clichés and too many intelligent persons wasting their talents lending relevance to thoughtless conclusions.

“THEY” in this piece refers to all the cynics, the pestle-wielding critics, the unrelenting, self-appointed activists, the idle and idling, twittering, collective children of anger, the distracted crowd of Facebook addicts, the BBM-pinging soap opera gossips of Nigeria, who seem to be in competition among themselves to pull down President Goodluck Jonathan. This army of sponsored and self-appointed anarchists is so diverse; many of them don’t even know why or how they should attack the President.

It is stupid to travel to go meet someone you've only been chatting with on social media- Cynthia's dad

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7 Airborne Threats to Your Health

Formaldehyde. Radioactive chemicals. Bug droppings. You wouldn't dare eat food laced with this stuff—heck, you'd probably alert the health department. And yet you may be sucking down these toxins, and a flurry of others, with every breath.

"Most people aren't aware of the dangers of the air they breathe. The contaminants are often invisible, and the harmful effects may not be dramatic at first," says Anne Steinemann, Ph.D., a civil and environmental engineer at the University of Washington. "But exposures add up over time, and so does the damage."

In fact, a growing body of research suggests that airborne contaminants may impair your memory, weaken your sperm, and raise your risk of heart disease and cancer. (They're not the only thing you need to watch out for.

To keep your body healthy, avoid America's Most Dangerous Workout Fads.) Worse, your body has no internal smoke alarm to signal danger. So we've identified the biggest airborne enemies and outlined strategies to help you protect your lungs—and your life.

America's Most Dangerous Workout Fads

Dust Mites

You're not the only one making babies in bed: Dust mites may be multiplying by the millions in your mattress and pillow.

If you're allergic to them and their droppings (often found in dust) a noseful can trigger sneezing and watery eyes, says allergist James Sublett, M.D Allergic or not, there's a greater danger: In a University of Cincinnati study, mice that regularly inhaled dust mite debris had narrowed arteries in their lungs, a condition that can lead to heart failure.

To beat the bugs for good, you need to launch an all-out offensive. A recent study in Environmental Health Perspectives found that using mite-proof mattress cases, washing bed linens weekly in hot water, and intensively vacuuming and dry steam cleaning carpets and upholstery all helped slash dust mite counts by up to 95 percent.

Air Pollutants Inside the Home Watch Video
That takes care of the critters. Now tackle their feces and body fragments floating around the room: For an hour a day, run an air purifier with a prefilter and an electrostatic filter, such as the Ken-more Electrostatic Air Cleaner ($300, amazon.com). This can significantly lower levels of airborne mite particles, say Korean scientists.

Mold

You check your bread for mold, but how about your air? Aspergillus and Penicillium—the two most common indoor molds—fling out tiny spores and mycotoxins, which can penetrate deep into your lungs.

Even nonallergic folks can experience wheeze-inducing nasal inflammation from inhaling Aspergillus particles, according to a recent study from Finland. Worst case: Fungi can lead to a life-threatening lung infection—made even scarier by the fact that molds are increasingly drug resistant.

Victor Moses completes move to Chelsea

Nigeria forward, Victor Moses from Wigan Athletic Thursday completed his move to Chelsea FC.

The 21-year-old, who featured for the Latics against the European champions last week, agreed personal terms to complete his switch to Stamford Bridge.

No details were released regarding the fee or the length of Moses’ contract.


Wigan chairman Dave Whelan accused Chelsea last week of “messing about” over the fee to be paid for Moses, with the Blues’ offers up to that point conditional on add-ons and Wigan thought to be holding out for around £9million.

PA. CHURCH'S EX-CFO GETS 2-7 YEARS IN $900K THEFT

(AP) -- The former top finance officer of the Philadelphia archdiocese is going to prison for two to seven years for embezzling $900,000. A lawyer for 42-year-old Anita Guzzardi says she succumbed to gambling and shopping addictions after feeling betrayed by
the church over the priest sex-abuse scandal. Guzzardi had worked at the Roman Catholic archdiocese since she was 20, and was making $124,000 a year as chief financial officer when she
was fired last year Prosecutors say she took relatives on trips to Hawaii, the Caribbean and San Francisco, and
spent lavishly on herself and others.
They say the money also went to pay down a mortgage on a $425,000 house in suburban Haddon Heights, N.J. Guzzardi has repaid $260,000, and has been ordered to pay the remaining restitution.

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Multiple people hit in a shooting near the Empire State building

A gunman has shot multiple people near the Empire State Building in the Midtown area of Manhattan, according to several news reports.

New York City's ABC 7 says happened at Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street around 9 a.m. ET. Ten people were hit by gunfire, the New York Post is reporting.

The Associated Press and others say police shot and killed the gunman near the tourist entrance of the Empire State Building. Reuters reports that two people have died. The Post said the fatalities include the gunman and an innocent bystander.

Word of the shooting spread fast on social media networks.

The number of fatalities has not been made official.

Eye witnesses told CNN that the gunman was using a rifle or shotgun.

Traffic was diverted around the Empire State Building as investigators responded to the scene.

We'll update this story as more details are known.

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Microsoft Rebrands: Unveils New Logo after 25years

Microsoft, which has used its solid, boldfaced, italicized logo since 1987, is expected to unveil its new, more colorful logo Thursday at the Boston opening of the 23rd Microsoft store. It will also appear Thursday at the Seattle and Bellevue Microsoft stores, as well as on the microsoft.com home page. The new logo, which incorporates a multicolored Windows symbol in addition to the "Microsoft" name in straightforward, lighter type, is intended to "signal the heritage but also signal the future — a newness and freshness," said Jeff Hansen, Microsoft's general manager of brand strategy.
It's coming at a time when the company is preparing to launch new or significantly updated versions of nearly every one of its products, from Windows to Windows Phone to Office.
Many of those products will feature a new look and feel — cleaner, with fewer borders and less clutter, and more colorful tile-based designs.
Given all that, "we felt it was a good time to express the newness in the Microsoft logo as well," Hansen said.

Preserve our Lives

Due to poverty rate in our country, Nigeria, many of our brothers and sisters who get sick with terminal illnesses or close, have no access to medical treatment. With family members struggling to save the lives of their loved ones, the family is further impoverished. Only a matter of time before something else destroys such family. Many are forced to look to the public to help save the lives of their loved ones, many too young to die, many just starting out.Terminal illnesses are sad, painful, every second of it very long to sufferers. As people, as Nigerians, we MUST care. It may be anyone tomorrow. Let us put an end to this.
We know for a FACT: our country is wealthy. If we really wanted, we can build mansions on oceans for every citizen and not get broke.
We know for a FACT: Billions of dollars are looted every time of the year, denying citizen basic amenities, a chance to live a fulfilled life for their less than 100 years of living (even shorter in recent times)
We know for a FACT: Nigerians are one of the most, if not the most religious people in the world. If we really love and respect God, it's time we started to show empathy by being actively responsible, to show respect for human lives and treat life as sacred, to fight for the life of our brothers and sisters, and to the dying, make it as painless as possible by providing them with adequate health care.
We hereby call on the Nigerian government, with immediate and urgent attention to create, establish a separate account, with full disclosure and transparency to fund its citizens with terminal sickness or close (this would be clearly spelled out by professional medical experts) so adequate health care will be made directly accessible to sufferers.This would be a short term arrangement until first class medical clinics/hospitals are built all over the federation, properly equipped and staffed, so that every citizen with life-threatening diseases may have access to medical treatment and yes, Nigerians, with every hardship they go through daily, with life they believe there's hope. Let's try to preserve that at least.Private sectors may contribute but they will not if they do not feel obliged. It is the responsibility of the government to protect and preserve the lives of its citizens. Underdevelopment, further aggravated by government shortcomings, have led many into a state where treatable diseases have become death sentence. This, at least, should stop. It is somebody's son today, it might be your own daughter tomorrow. Please, Nigerians; people and government, rich or poor, let us give quality to life, let's fight for the lives of our own and treat the dying with the utmost respect.
Be kind enough to share this with all your friends, family, neighbours, colleagues. Even your enemy, we all have one thing in common. LIFE.

Share and sign your name.
Sincerely, Aminat Yusuff.
Signed; The Entire Midas Banter Team

Lagos of future: Megacity's ambitious plans and The Displacement of Her own People.

For decades, residents in Makoko have boarded wooden canoes to navigate through a labyrinth of narrow waterways crisscrossing a floating shanty town perched on stilts above Lagos Lagoon's murky canals.
Lacking access to basic infrastructure, including clean drinking water, electricity and waste disposal, and prone to severe environmental and health hazards, Makoko is one of the many chaotic human settlements that have sprouted in Lagos in recent years. Its makeshift shacks shelter thousands of people fighting for space in one the world's most crowded cities.

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Of Loyalties and Truths: What Reuben Abati should Know By Nnamdi Okose

 When to be loyal and when to jump ship

One of the most celebrated cases of betrayal is that of the biblical Judas. It was Judas that sold out his master for 30 pieces of silver and sealed the whole transaction with a kiss. It would be interesting to ponder on what would have been transpiring in the mind of the betraying Judas. At that point of betraying Jesus, did he have a philosophical basis or was it all about the quid? Did he view betraying Jesus as an altruistic act, something the Jews would one day thank him for?

Unbelievable!!! Rihanna calls Chris Brown ‘the love of my life,’ confirms that they still see each other

The rumor mill was right: Rihanna and Chris Brown still see each other. The Barbadian beauty confirmed that she remains in contact with her ex-boyfriend,
who famously assaulted her in 2009, and her feelings for him remain complicated.
In a new interview that aired Sunday night on "Oprah's Next Chapter," the 24-year-old "We Found Love" singer said that since the restraining order preventing Brown from seeing her was eased in February, they have met up, including at a friend's party aboard a yacht in St. Tropez in July. "We've been
working on our friendship again," Rihanna, appearing emotional at times, told Oprah. "We're very, very close
friends. We built a trust again and that's it. We love each other, and we probably always will. And that's not anything that we're going to try to change. It's not
something you can shut off if you've ever been in love." As far as whether it's romantic, Rihanna said it's not. "He's in a relationship of his own," Rihanna said,
referring to Brown's girlfriend, Karrueche Tran. "I'm single. But we have maintained a very close relationship ever since the restraining order was dropped. We just worked on it little by little, and it has not been easy. It is not easy." She admitted that when she sees him she works hard to keep control of her
feelings for him, because she becomes so overwhelmed by emotions in his presence "It's awkward. It's awkward because I still love him," she said. "My stomach drops and I have to maintain this poker face, and not let it get to the outer part of me. I have to maintain that, suppress that, but interpret it, understand it, and know that's not going to go away. When you don't understand those feelings, you can make a lot of mistakes." Rihanna was very candid when Oprah asked if Brown was her true love. "Absolutely," she quickly answered.
"I think he was the love of my life. He was the first love, and I see that he loved me the same way. We were very young and very spontaneous. We ran free.
We ran wild. We were falling in love going in at a really rapid pace, and we forgot about ourselves as
individuals." She also addressed her critics who have been disappointed that Rihanna would let Brown back into
her life. "I have to move on. I have forgiven him. It took me a long time. I was angry for a long time," she
said. "I can't tell people how to feel about it. They're entitled to feel angry because it wasn't a good thing that happened. But I have forgiven him."
Source: Omg Yahoo
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Research: Lagos Hotels are the second most expensive in the world

A recent research by the Hogg Robinson
Group (HRG) has ranked hotels in Lagos as the second most expensive in the world behind Moscow, which oligarchs and bling reputation,pushed to first on the ranking. According to the results of a poll conducted in 50 cities worldwide, a
hotel room in Lagos cost an average
of £217.05. The report claimed the high rate of hotel rooms in the state could be
attributed to the 'high volume of inbound business travel connected with
the oil industry'. It added security concerns in the security forces travellers to stay in five- star accommodation.
Behind Lagos in third place was Geneva with rooms priced at an average of £215.92, the survey said that hotel prices across the Eurozone had 'either fallen or remained flat'. The survey also found that prices of hotel rooms had increased in both Tokyo and Dubai as they recovered from last year's earthquake, tsunami and Arab Spring. Done twice a year, the HRG research looks at hotel room prices for key
business destinations.
Source: BusinessDay
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Converse Represent: Nas @ The 100 Club London

Highlights from the final night of Converse Represent at the legendary 100 Club, London. The sold out show featured Nas, Kano, Speech Debelle & Children Of The Night.

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2 sheriff's deputies dead, 2 hurt in La. shootout

LAPLACE, La. (AP) — Two sheriff's deputies in Louisiana were shot to death and two others were injured in an early morning shootout west of New Orleans, authorities said Thursday.
The sheriff in St. John the Baptist Parish said five people are in custody.
A tearful Sheriff Michael Tregre said the incident started when a gunman opened fire for unknown reasons on a deputy working an off-duty traffic detail along a highway that connects U.S. Highway 61 with the busy industrial corridor along the Mississippi River. That deputy was wounded.
Tregre said someone called deputies with a description of a car fleeing the scene, and officers tracked it to a nearby trailer park.
When officers found the car, they handcuffed a suspect outside a trailer, then knocked on its door. Tregre said someone with a dog answered.
"Another person exited that trailer with an assault weapon and ambushed my two officers," Tregre said. Two deputies were killed and a third was wounded.
Two suspects were wounded in the shootout before officers subdued them, Tregre said.
The dead deputies were identified as Brandon Nielsen, 34, and Jeremy Triche, 27. The wounded officers were Jason Triche, 30, and Michael Boyington, 33. They were being treated at area hospitals but the extent of their injuries was not known. The Triches are not believed to be related.
The suspects were not immediately identified.

Julian Assange granted political asylum by Ecuador; Britain maintains extradition pledge

Julian Assange

LONDON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was granted asylum on Thursday by Ecuador, raising the possibility of a diplomatic showdown between British and Ecuadoran authorities.

The transparency campaigner has been holed up at the Embassy of Ecuador in London for nearly eight weeks after seeking refuge there in a bid to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning over alleged sex crimes.

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Learn to follow your instincts at all times.Stop living a fake life. Be yourself at all times. The sky is just the beginning!!!

Assange: Fighting Erupts Outside Embassy

Protesters clash with police outside the Ecuadorian embassy where Julian Assange is waiting to hear about his asylum bid.

Ecuador has accused the UK government of threatening to enter its London embassy in order to arrest Julian Assange.

The Wikileaks founder took refuge in the building in June to avoid extradition to Sweden where he faces questioning over allegations of sexual assault.

'Who's Your Daddy?' Van Offers DNA Tests - Sky News

A 'Who's Your Daddy' van is travelling around New York City, offering men the chance to find out whether they are the father of a child.

The owner and operator of the vehicle, Jared Rosenthal, is selling DNA tests, mostly to those who suspect youngsters may not actually be theirs.

Arsene Wengers says he had no choice

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger insists he had no choice but to agree to sell Robin van Persie to Manchester United.
The Old Trafford giants confirmed on Wednesday evening that they had agreed terms with Arsenal - understood to be £24million - for the Dutchman.
Van Persie is now set to travel to the North West to undergo a medical and finalise personal terms with United. And Wenger insists he had no option but to sell van Persie because he had just a year left on his current deal and he had already refused to sign a newdeal. "He is at Manchester United, unfortunately for us. The transfer was finalised in the afternoon," said Wenger whilst working for French TV station TF1 on Wednesday."It's never great to lose players of that quality but he only had a year contract so we do not have a choice." Wenger then stated that he had already signed Olivier Giroud and Lukas
Podolski to cover for van Persie's departure."We have already recruited since we Giroud and Podolski who originally were intended to offset the departure of van Persie," he concluded.
Source Skye sports
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Hillary Clinton dresses down interviewer over question about her clothes

An excerpt of a 2010 interview with Hillary Clinton in Kyrgyzstan is getting a second look online over her sharp response to a moderator's question about the U.S. secretary of state's fashion sense:
MODERATOR 1: OK. Which designers do you prefer?
SECRETARY CLINTON: What designers of clothes?

Terms agreed for Van Persie transfer

Arsenal Football Club can confirm that terms have been agreed for the transfer of Robin van Persie to Manchester United.

Van Persie will travel to Manchester on Thursday in order to agree personal terms and complete a medical ahead of the proposed move.

Further updates will feature on Arsenal.com in due course.
Source: Arsenal.com

Reckless Driving: Obafemi Awolowo University!!!

At about 5:30pm today, a scene of reckless drunk driving accident was recorded at Obafemi Awolowo University, just in front of the Student Union building. The driver who was on top speed, tried avioding a bus at a T junction and had an encounter with a street light and then the car tumbled over landing on its head. The driver had been brought out, was said to be drunk, our Nigeriacamera correspont in OAU, caught a site of the seen. The driver has presently been rushed to the health centre as he was not acting in his right senses after the incidence.
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Woman burns 9-year-old househelp’s buttocks with electric iron - Daily Post

9-year-old Chinenye Emeka got her buttocks burnt with hot electric pressing iron by her guardian, Mrs. Ifechukwu Akabekwa, because she used the money given to her by a philanthropist to pay her school fees without the permission of her guardian.

Mrs Akabekwa, of Abazuonu Street in Iyi-Owa Odekpe, Anambra state, maltreated and subjected Chinenye to different ordeals on a daily basis, including forcing her to hawk along the major road of Atani during school hours. And when a stranger tried to help little Chinenye, the mother of three got so mad, she scarred the little girl for life.

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Fabrice Muamba announces his retirement from football

Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba has announced his retirement from football.
Muamba, 24, collapsed and suffered a cardiac arrest on 17 March during Bolton's FA Cup quarter-final tie with Tottenham Hotspur.

Nigeria: Indolence - Lagos Govt Bars Staff From Facebook, Twitter

Piqued by the entrenched practice of its staff members who now indulge in spending much time on social internet sites at working hours, the Lagos State Government has barred staff from accessing social media sites from their computers and laptops at the state secretariat, a

Our correspondent gathered that unfettered access to internet browsing system freely provided by the state government for its staff seemed to have hampered the productivity of its work force hitherto referred as one of the most vibrant civil service outfits in the country.

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LASTMA drops charges against Yinka Johnson, the banker who was accused of killing their official

Before now, there have been accusations and counter-accusations over the case of Stanbic IBTC’s Yinka Johnson, who LASTMA claimed ran over one of their staffs, as she tried to escape arrest.


“The LASTMA authorities, for some unexplained reasons are trying to pin the alleged crime on Yinka Johnson whose car was not even moving at the time Hammed Balogun was hit. She did not even see the man being hit,” a Lagos TV producer, Doyin Akinlade, said. He claimed that the banker went to the Ajiwe Police Station on her accord, but the traffic enforcement authority were trying to frame her up.

Boko Haram have opened talks with the Federal Government – Voice of America

The continuous violence in the Northern part of Nigeria, carried out by the Jama’atu ahlis sunnah lil da’awati wal wal jihad, otherwise known as Boko Haram, may cease; reports by the Voice of America (VOA), Hausa service, state.

The VOA, in a report on Tuesday, quoted one Abu Mohammed, who claims to be the second in command of the sect, saying that negotiations have already commenced with the government, with a view to restoring peace in the northern part of the country.

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Food For thought for everyone

Remember there would never be you without them that is why it is important we treat them right at all times. Kindly share this with your friends.
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Kanye & His "Perfect B**ch" Roll Around Hawaii in a Ferrari

 
 

Kanye West has been more candid with Kim Kardashian than any other girlfriend he's had in the past, even taking her to Hawaii where he recorded some new cuts, something very rare for the superstar. Kim and Kanye were photographed rolling around Hawaii in Kanye's Ferrari California, where they reportedly caused several traffic jams on their way to the grocery.
Earlier in the day the pair were spotted taking a mid-day run through the jagged terrain in the Hawaiian hills. Both Kim and Kanye seemed to have worked up quite the sweat while on their run, making them look like average dwellers on the island.
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Texas A&M: Active shooter on campus apprehended - Yahoonews

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M
University says a shooter has been taken into custody
near its campus in College Station.
College Station police spokeswoman Rhonda Seaton
tells CNN multiple people have been shot, including
law enforcement, but she doesn't know the extent of
the injuries. Multiple calls to Seaton's cellphone from
The Associated Press have gone straight to voicemail.
The university issued an alert on its website just
before 12:30 p.m. Monday warning of an active
shooter near the campus football stadium, Kyle Field.
The warning tells residents and students to avoid the
area.
Seaton says the shooting happened within a block or
two of campus sometime before 12:45 p.m. She says
police have one suspect in custody.
College Station lies about 90 miles northwest of
Houston.
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First woman to moderate presidential debate in 20 years

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - CNN's Candy Crowley will
become the first woman in 20 years to moderate a
presidential debate when she questions President
Barack Obama and his Republican rival Mitt Romney
in October.
The cable network's chief political correspondent is
set to lead one of three debates before the November
6 general election, the bipartisan Commission on
Presidential Debates said on Monday.
"I am wowed, amazed and excited by the opportunity
to moderate a 2012 presidential debate," Crowley
said.
The move follows a recent push for a female
moderator since ABC's Carole Simpson in 1992. The
commission made no mention of the gender
milestone in making its announcement, only the
moderators' expertise.
"These journalists bring extensive experience to the
job of moderating, and understand the importance of
using the expanded time periods to maximum
benefit," the commission's co-chairmen Frank
Fahrenkopf and Michael McCurry said.
Several female U.S. lawmakers and other women's
groups pressed for a newswoman to lead a debate
after three New Jersey teen-aged girls began an online
petition at Change.org. The girls also called on
Romney and Obama, a Democrat, for support.
"It is long past due to have a woman on the same
stage as the men running for president," one of the
girls, Sammi Siegel, wrote online. Their petition drew
170,000 signatures, several lawmakers said earlier
this month.
Other debate moderators include PBS Newshour's Jim
Lehrer on October 3 and CBS News' Bob Schieffer on
October 22. Both have led several past presidential
debates. ABC News' Martha Raddatz will moderate the
October 11 debate between Vice President Joe Biden
and Romney's running-mate U.S. Representative Paul
Ryan of Wisconsin.
(Reporting By Susan Heavey; Editing by Cynthia
Osterman)
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Google Plans to Slash Jobs at Cell Phone Maker

Google will remake Motorola Mobility, the cell phone maker it bought this year, beginning with job cuts. Google plans to lay off 20 percent of Motorola Mobility’s workforce and close a third of its worldwide offices. The cell phone maker has suffered from a slide in market share. losing out to Samsung and Apple, the dominant players in the global market. The New York Times reports “the turnaround effort will also be a referendum on the management of Larry Page, Google’s chief executive, whose boldest move has been the $12.5 billion acquisition.” One third of the 4,000 job cuts will be in the US. Under its new management the company is said to be cutting back on the number of different phones it makes and ending production of low end devices.
Many small investors and savers have fled the stock market in the past few years. But that may not have been a wise move. Since the spring of 2009 when the market was at its lowest point in over a decade, the Dow Jones index has doubled. This year stock market has been climbing a wall of worry about the US economy and budget, Europe’s financial crisis, and slower growth in China. But the opens for business this morning above 13,200. The S&P 500 share index is up 12 percent this year. The market had its strongest gain for the first seven months of any year since 2003.
Gas prices are rising and they’re a real drag on household budgets. The Energy Department is expected to report another jump today in average prices. One reason for the rise is the soaring cost of ethanol, an ingredient in gasoline. Global oil prices are close to $93 for West Texas Crude, a rise from a month ago, but still well below the peak reached in early April. A survey of business traffic commissioned by British trade body UKinbound during the three weeks of the London games has found that 82 percent of tourism-oriented businesses suffered lost business versus the same period of 2011. Two-thirds said the numbers of tourists fell more than 10 percent. The group says a survey of more than 250 tour operators, hoteliers and visitor attractions found that tourist traffic fell all over Britain, not just London. The group says many travelers chose to skip the UK entirely because it would have required travel into London.
Barnes & Noble is reducing the price of its 8-gigabyte model of the Nook tablet computer by $20, bringing it to $179. That undercuts by 20 bucks the rival Kindle Fire sold by Amazon.com, which has 6 gigabytes of memory.
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WikiLeaks says its site has suffered weeklong denial-of-service attack

LONDON - The secret-busting organization WikiLeaks says it's been the victim of a sustained denial-of-service attack which has left its website sluggish or inaccessible for more than a week.
In a statement released late Saturday the group said the assault intensified around the beginning of August and has since expanded to include attacks against affiliated sites.
Denial-of-service attacks work by overwhelming websites with requests for information. WikiLeaks has said it's been flooded with 10 gigabits per second of bogus traffic from thousands of different Internet addresses.
Josh Corman, with online content delivery company Akamai, characterized that as "a bit larger" than attacks commonly seen in the past few years.
WikiLeaks, which has angered officials in Washington with its spectacular releases of classified U.S. documents, remained inaccessible Sunday.
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Rihanna reveals plans to live with Chris Brown - Report

The celeb couple's 'rekindled romance' has been the talk of the press for quite a while now and it has recently intensified quite a lot, as the pair supposedly hooked up during a recent French vacation.

A source has told Look Magazine: "Rihanna is convinced it'll work this time. She and Chris had two intense days on that yacht [in France] and talked properly for the first time in years"

They then added: "Rihanna's asked Chris a million time before to break up with his girlfriend, but this time she believes he will do it."
"She wants him to live with her in LA once he sells his house, which is on the market at the moment."

Meanwhile, the pair will continue to have their 'secret hook ups' it seems, but have no intention of revealing all to the world just yet.

A friend of Chris Brown has told Hollywoodlife, “They still talk…on the regular"

He then added: “He probably talks to [Rihanna] three or four times a week by phone or text. And you already know they [are] sending each other messages and s*** on…Twitter"

But, as the source explains, it doesn’t just stop at talking. “[Their] relationship is what it is. They talk when they talk. They hook up when they hook up…They are two grown…people and can do whatever the f*** they want,” the friend says. “I guess they just don’t want all the press in [their] business. They need some privacy, too…I know some of the boys [are] pushing Chris to just go ahead and make [it] official with Rihanna but he [won't budge.]“
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Three more U.S. soldiers killed by Afghans in grim day for NATO

KABUL (Reuters) - Three U.S. Marines have been shot dead by an Afghan worker on a military base in southern Afghanistan, in a deadly 24 hours for NATO-led forces during which six American soldiers were killed in rogue attacks.

The shooting took place on Friday night in the Garmsir district of Helmand province, where three U.S. special forces soldiers were killed by an Afghan policeman and comrades earlier in the day.

"Let me clearly say that those two incidents clearly do not reflect the overall situation here in Afghanistan," the chief NATO force spokesman, Brigadier-General Gunter Katz, told reporters on Saturday.

The three Marines were shot by a base employee who turned a gun on them, in the third rogue attack in four days. Foreign military sources said the man had not been wearing a uniform and it was unclear how he got hold of the weapon.

Iran earthquakes kill 180, injure 1,300

DUBAI (Reuters) - Two strong earthquakes killed 180 people and injured another 1,300 in northwest Iran where rescuers frantically combed through the rubble of dozens of villages on Sunday.

Thousands fled their homes and remained outdoors after Saturday's quakes, as at least 20 aftershocks hit the area.

“Madonna is a slut” – Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister

Pop legend Madonna has come under fire once more, this time from a senior Russian official. The singer was on Wednesday criticised for showing support to a girl group, the members of whom are currently trying to avoid harsh jail sentences. Russian prosecutors on Tuesday called for the three members of the feminist band “Pussy Riot”, Maria Alyokhina, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Yekaterina Samutsevich, to be jailed for three years, stating that they had insulted all of Russian Orthodoxy and posed a danger to society. The group had performed a song criticising Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in a Moscow cathedral and was charged with hooliganism motivated by religious hatred.

Performing on Tuesday night, Madonna on Tuesday night, while performing in Moscow’s Olimpisky Stadium took off her top and revealed the words “Pussy Riot” scrawled across her back during a performance of her 1984 hit Like a Virgin.

“I know there are many sides to every story,” she said. “And I mean no disrespect to the church or the government, but I think these girls have done something courageous and they have paid the price for this act and I pray for their freedom. They deserve the right to be free.”

Pytor Verzilov, the husband of one of the members of the group praised the singer for her actions, saying, “She might be changing Russia’s history by this. To give a sentence after something like this would be commiting international political suicide, admitting that you’re no better than North Korea.”

None of this was unfortunately received well by the Russian Government, judging by comments made b Dmitry Rogozin, a deputy prime minister. “With age, every former s. tries to lecture everyone on morality,” he wrote on Twitter late on Wednesday, using the first letter of the Russian word for “slut” or “whore”. “Especially during overseas tours.”

 Source: Dailypost