Kenyan lady sets Instagram on fire with sexy photos

A Kenyan lady simply identified as Beryl is carving a niche for herself on the social circle of Instagram with adult contents. Aside from her Instagram account, she also runs a website that provides series of her x-rated photos for promotional purposes. The dark-skinned and physically endowed woman has about 73,000 followers on Instagram while she follows only 34 people.  She is into events and products promotion online courtesy of the huge audience she commands on social media. She also posts series of erotic videos on her Instagram page to entertain her seemingly ever-growing audience. See photos:

SHOULD KILLING OF IPOB MEMBERS BE OVER LOOKED
The Nigerian Army is once more in the eye of the storm caused by some indiscretions and unprofessional conducts of some of her operatives and officers with regards to internal military operations.
Under the current dispensation the Nigerian Army has had several face offs with International humanitarian groups over alleged widespread killings of civilians.
The latest challenge to the public and corporate image of the Nigerian Army is the alleged mass killings of over 150 unarmed protesters thought to be members or sympathizers of the Europe registered group known as the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
IPOB has for two years now waged global wide peaceful advocacy campaigns for self-determination of the people of South-East of Nigeria.
The members of the Indigenous People of Biafra are absolutely unarmed and are some of the most peaceful and peaceable advocates of self-determination Worldwide.
The British founded global human rights body known as Amnesty International has recently issued damaging but extensively verifiable reports of the killing spree conducted by the Nigerian Army in the South East of Nigeria in the last one year leading to the slaughter through extra-legal means of unarmed civilians belonging or exercising their sympathy for the messages of self-determination being spread peacefully by IPOB.
This report has understandably generated considerable volumes of reactions with the Army hurriedly denying any involvement but in another breath said it was only defending her operatives from violence. Which violence? One may ask.
The killings of civilians by the Army go against everything that constitutional democracy stands for because extra-legal execution of civilians is absolutely antithetical to civility and democracy.
For the better part of the last two decades, Nigeria embraced civilian democracy and an essential ingredient of this system of government is the constitutionally guaranteed right to peaceful protests the citizens are entitled to.
Importantly, the attempt to sweep under the carpets these senseless killings captured in audiovisuals and which are watched globally, offends everything that make us rational and thinking beings.
The killings if tolerated would amount to overturning all the efforts we have genuinely made to build a Nigerian nation whereby the Rule of Law would become our national ethos.
Professor Isawa. J. Elaigwu who contributed a piece in the University of Jos Alumni association lecture series even alluded to the basic fact that impunity and cover up by government officials and all other relevant authorities would deny Nigeria the benefit of becoming a civilized polity in line with global best practices.
His Words: “While laws, structures and processes are useful in the operation of federalism as a mechanism of managing conflicts in the process of nation-building, the human dimension poses the greatest challenges to the polity. It does not matter what laws and structures are in place, human beings must run the system. Human operators must imbibe the values of justice, equity and accommodation of opponents…”
I must say it straight away that the attempts by the Army’s directorate of Public relations and the Nigerian political establishment in Abuja headed by President Muhammadu Buhari to sweep under the carpets these serious allegations of mass killings of members of IPOB by the Nigeria Army can only succeed in graphically presenting our society as primitive, brutish, violent and blood tasty.
Even in a state of nature the crude and primitive resorts to self-help measures and open use of lethal weapons as used by the Nigerian Army against IPOB members made up of unarmed men, boys, women, girls and their babies amounted to grave crime against humanity.
The only option open to the Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai and the President, retired Major General Muhammadu Buhari, is to dispassionately take legal notice of this large scale evidence of mass killings as presented by Amnesty International, arrest and prosecute the offenders or else the International Criminal Court could be asked to step in.
It is a sacred fact that the Nigerian Army is not set up as a bunch of some armed brutes on specific assignment of occupation, domination and elimination of dissenting voices.
The constitution created the Nigerian Army to comply and to operate in line with the rules of engagement which totally prohibits the deployment of maximum force to kill off political or ideological opponents of the government.
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Not even under late Colonel Saddam Husseini or the Ugandan warlord Idi Amin Dada will such malfeasance be expected to be swept under the carpets and the perpetrators celebrated as heroes rather than villains and war criminals.
Looking through the relevant sections of the Constitution particularly Section 217(1), the Nigerian Army just like the other segments of the Armed Forces was created to protect the people and not to kill the people at the slightest provocation.
The Constitutional duty (217(2) (c)) of ‘suppressing insurrection’ as contained in the Constitution did not lift the ban placed on the abolition of extra-legal killing which is the intendment of Section 33(1) thus: “Every person has a right to life, and no one shall be deprived intentionally of his life, save in execution of the sentence of a court in respect of a criminal offence of which has been found guilty in Nigeria.”
Besides, Chapter Four of the Constitution allows Nigerians to assemble freely and associate with other persons just as the fundamental freedom of expression is constitutionally guaranteed to all citizens including supporters of the Indigenous People of Biafra.
The recorded evidence whereby armed Nigerian Soldiers were seen running helter skelter, and opening fire on unarmed members of IPOB must be forensically investigated. The Nigerian Army must not view these reports as direct indictment of Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai but the individuals responsible ought to be identified, prosecuted and punished in accordance with the Constitutional norms.
There’s therefore a constitutional imperative on the Chief of Army Staff to ensure that those of his boys that violated the law are sanctioned.
In fact the statements credited to both the Army and the Presidency has made it necessary that only an Independent body such as the International Criminal Court (ICC) or the United Nations Security Council can be trusted to deliver justice to all the parties involved.
In the report, Amnesty International Stated thus: “By far the largest number of pro-Biafra activists were killed on Biafra Remembrance Day on 30 May 2016 when an estimated 1,000 IPOB members and supporters gathered for a rally in Onitsha, Anambra State. The night before the rally, the security forces raided homes and a church where IPOB members were sleeping.”
“On Remembrance Day itself, the security forces shot people in several locations. Amnesty

International has not been able to verify the exact number of extrajudicial executions, but estimates that at least 60 people were killed and 70 injured in these two days. The real number is likely to be higher.”
“Ngozi (not her real name), a 28-year-old mother of one, told Amnesty International that her husband left in the morning to go to work but called her shortly afterwards to say that the military had shot him in his abdomen. He said he was in a military vehicle with six others, four of whom were already dead. She told Amnesty International: “he started whispering and said they just stopped [the vehicle]. He was scared they would kill the remaining three of them that were alive… He paused and told me they were coming closer. I heard gunshots and I did not hear a word from him after that.”
“The next day Ngozi searched for her husband and finally found his body in a nearby mortuary. The mortuary attendants told her that the military had brought him and six others. She saw three gunshot wounds: one in his abdomen and two in his chest, which confirmed her fear that the military had executed him.”
“Amnesty International has also reviewed videos of a peaceful gathering of IPOB members and supporters at Aba National High School on 9 February 2016. The Nigerian military surrounded the group and then fired live ammunition at them without any prior warning.”
“According to eyewitnesses and local human rights activists, many of the protesters at Aba were rounded up and taken away by the military. On 13 February 13 corpses, including those of men known to have been taken by the military, were discovered in a pit near the Aba highway.”
How on Earth should a civilisation deliberately overlook this planned genocide as documented by this global organisation? Only in a Banana Republic will such large scale mass killings be consigned to the dustbin of history.

Iggy Azalea's plastic surgeon says she had small breasts and a weird nose before he worked on her

Iggy Azalea is not at all coy about the fact she has had cosmetic surgery. The singer took to Instagram over the weekend to wish her plastic surgeon Dr. Ashkan Ghavami a happy birthday and now the Beverly Hills physician has revealed what bits he tweaked to make her look better.


He told People.com that prior to the cosmetic procedures he performed, 'her breasts were super small and super wide apart' and her nose 'had a really weird shape to it.'


 'I wanted to bring (her breasts) towards the middle and give her a lot more cleavage, but not go too big where it looks obvious...... I wanted to create as natural shape as possible, but give her enough size to proportion her tall, big-hipped frame.'


He revealed her performed what he called 'a flash-recovery breast augmentation' without bleeding or bruising.
'It’s a minimally invasive technique. Iggy had her arms up in the air, dancing four days later,' he explained to the magazine.
As for her nose, Ghavami said he had to do 'a lot of tip shaping to narrow and refine her tip without it looking done.'
'She had a tiny hump that I reduced, and also she was very deviated and had blockage for breathing, so we really killed four birds with one stone

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Update on Isah Hamman, man whose kidneys were rem...: Update on Isah Hamman, man whose kidneys were removed by a doctor in Adamawa who thought they were tumors Months after Isah Hamman's...

Update on Isah Hamman, man whose kidneys were removed by a doctor in Adamawa who thought they were tumors
Months after Isah Hamman's kidneys were removed by a quack doctor in Adamawa state who thought they were tumors, a total stranger came forward and offered to donate one of his kidneys to Hamman. The recent development is that the compatibility test between their kidneys turned out negative. Mustapha Atiku Ribadu who has been following his case gave an update. Read after the cut


"The long waited test result about the compatibility between the kidney donor and our patient is out. It could be recalled that the kidney patient in the company of the donor were taking to AKTH,in anticipation of a kidney transplant.Its also record that Adamawa state government made money available for the transplant,we say a big thank you to DANBAIWA.Allah ya saka. AKTH had about 35 successful kidney transplant before now,hence the reason of taking the young lad there.While at the hospital samples of the the donor and the patient was taking to India to ascertain the compatibility. After taking time of over 3 months,the result says it is INCOMPATIBLE. May ALLAH reward the donor for donating such a vital organ to a stranger,and all this while he is at the hospital with the patient,waiting patiently for the compatibility result. Our next line of action of getting another kidney(donor),and pray it will be compatible.So far some donors contacted us and are willing(to sell) to make their kidneys available but they are expecting monetary reward from us. The only solution available to us is asking the general public to come to the aid of this young chap.How to do it is open to our members of this family, FACEBOOK.I wish we appoint an elected representative to head the program. Please suggestion and advice are welcome,lets play our role in serving humanity,tomorrow it could be me or you.EVERYBODY is important in this onerous task.Expecting to hear from the family. Yours sincerely

Man’s ear bitten off after criticising hemp smokers

A 25-year-old man, Tolani Ajisefini, has lost one of his ears in a fight that ensued after speaking against hemp smoking in the Mushin area of Lagos State.

PUNCH Metro learnt that Ajisefini, a site manager, had lived with his parents on Olateju Street, Mushin, where the incident happened, before relocating to the Isolo area of the state.

However, he was said to be a regular visitor to the Mushin area where he had friends.



It was learnt that the victim had visited the area penultimate Saturday when he saw some youths smoking hemp in his former house.

He was said to have cautioned them and insisted they left the place.

A resident, who spoke with our correspondent on condition of anonymity, said the smokers ignored him.

“They said he had left the area and had no right to dictate to them what to do and what not to do.

“This resulted in arguments and later degenerated into a fight. One of Tolani’s (Ajisefini) friends also backed him and fought the gang members. Tolani, however, asked his unnamed friend to leave the matter to him alone.

“He pushed his friend aside and ordered him to leave the place. One Michael mocked the unnamed friend, saying Tolani did not appreciate his effort.”

Our correspondent was told that Ajisefini attacked Michael for the statement.

In the ensuing scuffle, Ajisefini was alleged to have grabbed a bottle to attack the suspect, who parried it.

“Michael then bit off one of Ajisefini’s ears. Michael also had a bite injury, ” the source added.

The victim was reportedly rushed to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-araba, Surulere, where he was quickly attended to by the medical personnel on duty.

It was learnt that the ear could not be reattached as the tissue was already dead.

“The ear had to be thrashed. The doctors said they may have to perform an operation on him and give him artificial ear. He has been deformed,” a close friend of the victim said.

The case was allegedly reported at the Olosan Police Division.

The spokesperson for LUTH, Mr. Kenneth Otuneme, said he would get back to our correspondent, but he had yet to do so as of press time.

The Police Public Relations Relations Officer, Lagos State, SP Dolapo Badmos, said the police did not have a record of the incident.

Biafra: FG plots to wipe us out –IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), yesterday, said the launch of “Operation Python Dance” by the Nigerian Army was a plot by the Federal Government and the governors of the South-East zone to wipe out all its members in the zone.
It demanded immediate withdrawal of the army in the South East.
The army had while launching the operation in Awka, Anambra State noted that its area of target were armed robbery, kidnapping, abduction, herdsmen-farmers clashes, communal clashes and secessionist groups in the zone. The army warned that it would not hesitate to apply the rule of engagement to deploy troops on internal security operations and deal with secessionists and others as appropriate.
Sequel to the launch, soldiers had mounted road blocks at strategic points and also patrolled roads and communities in the zone.
The Media and Publicity Secretary of IPOB, Mr. Emma Powerful, condemned the deployment of army in the zone after they alegedly shot and killed its members during its anniversary and in Aba during a prayer session this year.
“The Federal Government and the defence headquarters have stationed military in every part of the South East to eliminate  IPOB members and Biafra agitators in the South South and South East zones.
“However, we are going to hold the South East governors responsible if any thing happens to any person in the region because the Federal Government and the Nigeria defence headquarters cannot afford to bring the military equipment to the South East without the consent of state governors.
“More so, in Abia State they perfected the killing of unarmed IPOB members on February 9, 2016 in Aba and dumped their bodies at the borrow pit in Anambra State,  they perfected the killing on August 30, 2015 at Uga junction and  May 30, 2016 during the remembrance of Biafra heroes at Nkpor and gave them mass burial, feeling that they will go scot free,” Powerful alleged.
“We are not in a military era and the governors should let them know this and tell the Federal Government to remove all the military men and equipment stationed in the South East, whether they call it operation python dance or what? We must hold them responsible for these atrocities committed in our land.
“We are calling on the international community and other relevant human rights organisations in the world to take note.  because our lives are in danger.”
Meanwhile, IPOB has lambasted former chief security officer to late Gen. Sani Abacha, Major Hamza  Al-Mustapha for saying that the Igbo were not united during the Ojukwu memorial ceremony in Owerri last weekend.
The Igbo are united with IPOB for this fight for the restoration of Biafra even the riverine areas of Biafra are united with the quest for the liberation of Biafra and no going back.
“We IPOB also want to let Al Mustapha know that we condemn the statement credited to him that poverty was high in the South East and South South. We are not a poor tribe but we want to inform him that if we have poverty in our land up to 20 per cent, he should know that the whole of North have 80 per cent poverty in their own place, so, he cannot compare South East with the North in any aspect of life.
“The Igbo are very strong and hard working people and they can adapt to any condition you might bring to them and they will get Biafra with the wide knowledge they have without a gun again,” Powerful stated.

Those blowing pipelines not ordinary Nigerians – Buhari

ABUJA-Jolted by the sophistication and employment of high technical skills in their actions, President Muhammadu Buhari has feared that those blowing up pipelines were not ordinary Nigerians. The President who was in doubt about the sophistry of the perpetrators felt that the militants were getting help from highly skilled engineering personnel who were inclined to using their skills negatively. According to him, going into the sea for almost 70 kilometres to blow pipelines with ease were not ordinary. The President spoke, Tuesday, after his investiture as the Grand Patron of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering (NAE), led by its President, Mrs. Joanna Maduka, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said: “If I will go in the negative side, ‎how can an ordinary Nigerian go into the sea, 70 kilometres or more, go down two meters and blow up oil installations that cannot be an ordinary Nigerian. NIGERIAN ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING 4&5, L-R, Engr. Ibrahim Khallel Inuwa, Engr. President Nigerian Academy of Engineering (Mrs.) Oluremi Maduka with President Muhammadu Buhari during the investiture of the president as the grand patron of Nigerian Academy of Engineering at the presidential villa, Abuja. Photo by Abayomi ADESHIDA29/11/2016. “So, I hope you will appeal to your colleagues to make sure that what we have built, they should regard it whether they are working with multi-nationals or the government.” President Buhari however stated that his administration would utilize talents and skills of local engineers to rebuild ailing infrastructure across the country, describing the engineers as “competent and cost effective.’’ The President noted that local engineers contributed more than 90 percent to the design and realization of two refineries, 2,500 km of pipelines and 20 depots in the country during his tenure as Minister of Petroleum in the mid-1970s, adding that the success of the Petroleum Trust Fund was largely hinged on their skills. President Buhari said individual political leaders should be blamed for Nigeria’s ailing infrastructure, not the engineers who had always been willing to contribute to national development. “By insisting that we must be cost effective in building infrastructure, we will utilize Nigerian engineers. I respect them a lot, and I know it takes time to be trained as an engineer. “Somehow, every time and anywhere I have served in this country, we found it cost effective to use Nigerian engineers, and we relied on their capacity to understudy, learn and deliver. “It will be wrong to fault Nigerian engineers for the failure of refineries. You should blame the political leadership. How can you build and not know how to maintain an asset. “I think that if Nigerian Engineers are denied their roles, it is not the fault of the profession. It is the fault of some individual governments. Other governments have done their best and found Nigerian Engineers competent and cost effective. Nigerian Engineers are very quick in uptaking and performing in the filed”, the President said. Earlier in her remarks, the president of the NAE, Maduka noted that in the last one year, Nigerian engineering companies had made remarkable feats in the procurement and construction of a 600 megawatt power generating plant and a 330KV switching station, the biggest in the national grid. He also solicited the assistance of government for the Academy to fully realize its objectives. “Countries like China, USA, Japan, South Korea and Malaysia are examples of nations that have harnesses the benefits of their engineering academies for economic progress. Fellows of the Academy of Engineering are Engineers who have reached the peak of their careers and are invited to join. “This effort is very germane to the development of our nation. For this to be done effectively and efficiently, inputs are required from all cadres of engineering disciplines. “The physical indices of development of any country are engineering based like roads, railways, water supply, power, housing and other infrastructure. However, Nigerian Engineers are underutilized for the tasks and challenges of nation building. “For the country to attain sustainable growth status, the Nigerian engineers need to be adequately engaged in planning, policy formulation, consultancy and construction as well as industrial processes of production and manufacturing. Furthermore, the fact is that Nigeria is grossly under-engineered as there are insufficient engineering professionals taking the population per capita basis. “For example, in China, between 2000 and 2013, all the nine members of the Standing Committee (Ministers) of the Politburo were trained engineers. Currently, about half of the cabinet ministers in Singapore are engineers and in China, 70 per cent of the cabinet are engineers”. Maduka commended the anti-corruption fight of the Federal Government, saying it would turn around the fortunes of the economy. She also hinted that Nigerian Academic Engineering was currently made up of 140 fellows. Those who attended the brief ceremony were the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Engr. Babachir Lawal and the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu amongst other senior government functionaries and presidential aides.

The federal government has promised to find a solution to the problems in the south east – It expressed worry over the protests which sometimes have resulted in violence – The government urged Nigerians to support the focus to achieve peace

There is unease within inside the presidency over the escalated agitation for Biafra that has been described as a security risk. The Nation reports that the protests by the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) and the Movement for the Actualisation for a Sovereign State Of Biafra (MASSOB) has caught the attention of the federal government which has promised to find a solution to the problem.

Why Delta, Idomas and other minorities should join the Biafra struggle

A foundation member of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex socio-cultural group of the Igbos, Emma Okocha, has said that the Biafra struggle was a legitimate one, insisting that all states concerned with the demand for Biafra liberation should not shy away from the call for the emancipation of the zone. Okocha, in Asaba, the Delta State capital, explained that though the Biafran agitators have no right to include other states which are not principally Ibo speaking states into the Biafran struggle, he said it was incumbent on leaders of other states, especially Delta, to hold a special consultation among opinion leaders before pulling out or aligning with the Biafran movement for liberation and emancipation.

AWCON: Falcons battle Cameroon in Final

Nigeria’s Super Falcons last night silenced a boastful Banyana Banyana of South Africa with a 1-0 win to set up a date with hosts, Cameroon in the final of the Africa Women Cup of Nations. Desire Oparanozie from the edge of the box powered home with a screaming shot that rattled the Banyana Banyana players to the bone. They had come into the game strongly, causing some anxious moments for the Super Falcons. However, coach Florence Omagbemi kept urging her wards to calm their nerves. The defending champions charged back at the South Africans with Asisat Oshoala asking some questions of the South African defence. But Banyana Banyana keeper, Priscilla Lebogang was proving key for her side as she produced a fine save to deny Nigeria a goal in the 25th minute. The South Africans did have the ball in the back of  Falcons’ net just before the half-time break, but the effort was flagged offside. Bambanani Mbane of South Africa challenges Ugochi Desire Oparanozie of Nigeria during the Women Africa Cup of Nations match between Nigeria and South Africa 29 November 2016 at Limbe Omnisports Stadium After the break the Falcons piled up more pressure and in the 57th minute, Oparanozie scored the winner after Oshoala was brought down at the edge of the box. Banyana Banyana almost got an equaliser but the Nigerian defence cleared their lines. South Africa will now face Ghana in the third place on Friday. Cameroon had beaten Ghana 1-0 earlier in the other semi-final. It took 71 minutes of labour before the Indomitable Lionesses could break the resolve of the Black Queens of Ghana. Midfielder Raissa Feudjio scored the only goal of the match for the ‘Les Lionnes’ to deservingly book their place in the grand finale and continue their march towards a historic first ever title in the flagship women’s competition. Backed by a packed crowd at the renovated Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in the capital, Yaounde, Feudjio scrambled home after Ghana goalie Nana Ama Asantewaa fumbled with an aerial ball to set the tone for victory. Despite the dominance, the Cameroonians had found the Ghanaian backline a mountain too tall to climb with Feudjio, Gabrielle Aboudi Onguene and forward Gaelle Enganamouit asking the West African defence several questions. The Ghanaians barely had a shot on goal throughout the first half, after being outplayed by the host.

11 ex-Jonathan ministers may join APC

There were strong indications yesterday that 11 former ministers during the administration of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan may soon join the All Progressives Congress (APC).
It was also learnt that there is pressure on ex-Governor Jolly Nyame, Senator Andy Uba and some Senators in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to shift base to the APC.
An opposition governor is yet to make up his mind on whether to defect to the ruling party.
The planned defection of the 11 ex-ministers is all part of the ongoing realignment of forces.
Some of the former ministers are said to be looking for soft landing because of ongoing investigations by the anti-graft agencies.
A few others opted for defection because they are unsure of the future of the PDP.
The defection of a former Minister of Transport, Umar Idris, from PDP to APC last weekend was regarded as a “pilot test” for the ex-ministers, who are mostly from the North.
It was however gathered that Idris, whose defection shocked many PDP leaders, allegedly put Jonathan into confidence that “it is only politically expedient for him to leave PDP in Gombe State”.
It was unclear yesterday whether he planned to run for governor in 2019.
A top source, who spoke in confidence, said: “Some of them have opened talks discreetly with some key figures in the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. They are bidding time on when to cross over. But ex-Minister Umar Idris braved the odds to defect last weekend.
“I think they do not want to lose out in the scheme of things. It is becoming obvious that the crisis in PDP might lead to the emergence of another party.
Another source said: “Contrary to what you have been fed with, it is the APC that is reaching out to like minds in the former cabinet of ex-President Jonathan.
“Some of us have been under intense pressure to defect because of the crisis in PDP.”
Some of the ex-ministers under investigation are Nurudeen Mohammed; Sen. Musiliu Obanikoro; Bashir Yuguda; former Minister of Power, Mohammed Wakil; Bala Mohammed; Diezani Alison-Madueke; Oloye Jumoke Akinjide; Amb. Aminu Wali;  Prof. Viola Onwuliri; ex-Minister Nenadi Usman;  ex-Minister Senator Joel Ikenya and Femi Fani-Kayode.
One of the anti-graft agencies has also grilled former Minister of Education, Ibrahim Shekarau; former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Aminu Wali; former Minister of Mines and Steel Musa Muhammad Sada; and a former Minister of State for Agriculture, Asabe Asmau Ahmed.
It is not clear yet if any of those under investigation is among those planning to defect.
A source close to Shekarau confirmed that some APC leaders had made overtures to him.
The source said: “Several of such moves and overtures have been made in the past but he has not uttered a word on that. He has not considered any.  He is still in PDP.
“Don’t forget that Shekarau was one of the initiators of the merger which produced APC. And most of his political associates and friends are in APC. As a matter of fact, the present National Chairman of APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, was Shekarau’s vice-presidential candidate in 2011.
“I am aware that there is pressure on him to rejoin his political friends and associates in APC. But he has not considered the offer at all.”
Reacting, the Secretary of the Forum of ex-Ministers, Prof. Abubakar Suleiman, said: “I am not aware of anything like that.
“But in view of the crises in APC and PDP, some people believe that there will be realignment. There are undercurrent signals or pressure from some sources.”
Ex-Governor Jolly Nyame of Taraba State and Uba are also said to be under pressure to defect to APC.

Preserving these sanctions is critical given Iran's disturbing pattern of aggression and its persistent efforts to expand its sphere of influence across the Middle East," McConnell said on Tuesday.

The House of Representatives voted 419 to 1 last month to reauthorize the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA), which was first introduced in 1996 to punish investments in Iran's energy industry based on accusations that Tehran was pursuing non-civilian objectives in its nuclear energy program.

If the House bill is passed in the Senate as expected, it would be sent to the White House, where President Barack Obama is expected to sign it into law. The act is set to expire at the end of 2016.

Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council -- the United States, Britain, Russia, China, France as well as Germany – reached a landmark nuclear agreement last year, under which Tehran agreed to limit some aspects of its nuclear program in exchange for removal of all sanctions.

The two sides began implementing the deal, dubbed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), on January 16.

However, members of Congress said they wanted the ISA to be extended for another decade to send a strong signal that any US president would have the ability to “snap back” sanctions on Iran.

"Unless Congress acts, the congressional sanctions don't exist after December 31," Maryland Senator Ben Cardin, ranking member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told The Weekly Standard on Tuesday. "The ability to snap back wouldn't be there on the congressional side."

Senate to vote on renewal of Iran Sanctions Act: Republican leader

The US Senate will vote this week on legislation to renew sanctions on Iran for 10 years, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said.
Senator Ben Cardin speaks during a press conference at the US Capitol introducing the Iran Policy Oversight Act of 2015. (AFP file photo)
White House officials have indicated that the reinstatement of sanctions was not needed, but said sanctions are technically allowed under the nuclear accord.

Iran has warned that the renewal of sanctions will be a violation of commitments under the JCPOA, and has threatened reprisal if the US extends the longstanding act.

On Monday, Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, said Tehran has made necessary preparations and is ready to respond if the US violates the deal.

Sen. Cardin dismissed Iran’s warnings as unfounded. "Iran is making this up. These problems don't exist."

"Congress, by extending ISA, is not taking any new steps against Iran at all," he stressed.

Enugu State Police Command begins investigation into the suicide of final year UNN student, Tobechukwu Okeke

Enugu State Police Command begins investigation into the suicide of final year UNN student, Tobechukwu Okeke

The Enugu State Police Command has launched full scale investigation into the suicide of a student of University of Nigeria Nsukka. The victim identified as Tobechukwu Okeke, a final year student of Agricultural Economics Department from Awgu in Enugu state, was found last Sunday hanging with a rope tied to his neck on the ceiling fan hook.
Spokesperson for the command, Ebere Amaraizu, who confirmed the incident said the police recovered a suicide note from the scene, which the deceased addressed to his friends, family, relations, bidding them goodbye.


Part of the excerpts from the note reads:
"I got it all wrong when I rejected Jesus. God gave me wisdom, God gave me all I needed to succeed. I rejected him. My fellow gamblers I am sorry, my fellow lions I am sorry. My family, I let you all down"

Graphic photos: Newborn baby found dumped in a stream

According to this unconfirmed report by a Facebook user, Song Mudoh, the newborn was found dumped in a stream. His posts seem to indicate that he is from Cameroon. What he wrote below:

"This is so heart breaking. Than to leave this baby to grow this far are u then u torture the lil soul by throwing it away.. why can't u just abandon the life baby by the road side and give the baby a chance through the path of life?.If a woman has the heart to do this under any circumstances, then she doesn't have the right to have kids.. cuss this is pure act of total wickedness, total evil. U just need to seal that vagina with super glue so that other unborn kids won't support."

AY Live Comedy Concert hits UK Dec. 2nd and 3rd
Lovers of the AY LIVE Brand are counting down the days to the moment the comedy train of Nigeria’s best comedic exports hits Manchester and London with rib cracking performances at the 2016 edition of the award-winning AY LIVE COMEDY CONCERT.

The event which is billed for Friday December 2 at Britannia Sachas Hotel, Manchester and on Saturday December 3, 2016 The Lighthouse Venue, 254 – 274 Camberwell Road, London, SE5 0DP will showcase performances from Nigeria’s finest comedians such as AY, I GO DYE, GANDOKI, OKEY BAKASSI, KLINT D DRUNK, KENNY BLAQ, ELENU, WHALEMOUTH and EMEKA SMITH alongside some upcoming UK artistes.

In line its tradition of celebrating a winning partnership, Corporate World Entertainment Limited is once again working with Nollypeek Entertainment and Partners Limited to execute the 2016 edition of the UK Tour of the award-winning comedy concert.

According to Ay, the event will be a night to showcase mirthful content and fans of the brand are in for an avant garde experience because he was sparing no expense to give them a banquet of entertainment that will remain with them into 2017.

Speaking on the expectations of the London community for the concert, the CEO of Nollypeek Entertainment, Mr. Evans Olekanma said the excitement for the concert was palpable and that ticket sales were at record levels as a lot people were eager to obtain their tickets early to avoid missing out on the fun filled night.

The 2016 Edition of AY LIVE COMEDY CONCERT UK TOUR is supported by KLM/AIRFRANCE Airlines, the most environmentally caring airline with a strong focus on its customers.

MTN eyeing Iran’s e-commerce opportunities

South Africa’s telecom giant MTN Group says it has devised serious plans to boost its presence in the Iranian market, emphasizing that e-commerce will comprise a key theme of the company’s agenda for its future business in Iran.

A top MTN official told Reuters that Iran expansion plans were part of a wider 10-year strategy to cement the company’s position in what he described as risky but lucrative frontier markets.

"We're very excited about Iran and the possibilities there," MTN's newly appointed head of strategy, mergers and acquisitions, Stephen van Coller, said in an interview with Reuters. "That digital economy in Iran is going to move fast."

MTN, which is Africa's biggest mobile phone company by sales, has already set aside about $700 million in capital expenditure that includes revamping its network in Iran, added the report.  Nevertheless, it is also looking to expand its services to include rapidly expanding its e-commerce offering in the country.

"While our presence in Iran's e-commerce space is still relatively nascent, it is growing rapidly, particularly in the retail and travel sectors," Coller said.

With a young population and high levels of mobile ownership, Iran is seen as an opportunity for telecoms companies seeking to expand into frontier markets.

"As those restraints (sanctions) get lifted you will see that economy grow really quickly. It's almost like South Africa in 1994 in a way," said Coller, referring to the end of apartheid.

Founded with the help of South African government, MTN is seen as one of South Africa's biggest corporate successes of the post-apartheid era but in recent years it has been regarded as a stock with limited growth outlook, Reuters added.

The company’s main current investment in Iran comprises a joint telecom venture named Irancell in which MTN has a share of 49 percent.  Today, Irancell is the second-biggest mobile phone operator in Iran by the number of subscribers.

One dead, ten hospitalized after Ohio State University rampage
One of those injured on Monday was in critical condition, authorities said.

Less than a minute after police were alerted, a campus officer shot and killed the suspect.

"A suspect has been shot and reported deceased," the university said in a statement. "Victim injuries include stab wounds, injury by motor vehicle and other injuries that are being evaluated."

The suspect ran into a group of pedestrians on a street corner with his car before using a weapon against several people, OSU President Dr. Michael Drake said.

The assailant reportedly used a "butcher knife" to slash and stab bystanders.

The university put the campus on lockdown and sent a statement on Twitter urging students to shelter in place.

"Buckeye Alert: Active Shooter on campus. Run Hide Fight. Watts Hall. 19th and College," OSU Emergency Management tweeted Monday morning.

The university followed up with another tweet. "Continue to shelter in place in north campus area. Follow directions of Police on scene."


Students tweeted a photo showing they barricaded themselves in one classroom at the university.
University authorities later declared that the situation was under control.

The Ohio State, located in Columbus with 60,000 students, is one of the largest colleges in the US.

Police said it needed time to secure the sprawling campus. Officers were searching the university and were seen escorting people off the campus.

University authorities urged anyone with information about the incident to call police.

The Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is on the ground in Columbus to assist local authorities with the investigation.

A black bag wrapped with masking tape was found in some bushes.

Security guard appears in court for alleged stealing

Ibadan- The police in Ibadan, on Monday, arraigned a 24-year-old security guard, Benjamen Bitrus, before a Chief Magistrates’ Court, Iyaganku, on a three-count charge of conspiracy, store breaking and stealing. Bitrus was alleged to have broken into the office and store of his employer, Forte Oil Filling Station, along Lagos/Ibadan expressway. The Police Prosecutor, Cpl. Salewa Hammed, said the accused conspired with five others, now at large, to cart away goods worth N356,650, property of one Mr Adeyemi Ismail. Items alleged to have been stolen included; a petrol generator, stabilisers and kegs of heavy duty oil. Hammed said that the accused acted contrary to Sections 516, 413 and 390 of the Criminal Code, Cap 38, Vol. 11, Laws of Oyo State of Nigeria, 2000. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), however, reports that Bitrus pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against him. Thereafter, the trial Judge, Mrs Abiona Richard, granted the accused bail in the sum of N150,000 with two sureties in like sum. She stated that one of the sureties must be a blood relation of the accused and the other a level 8 civil servant with the Oyo State Government. The court adjourned the case to Dec. 28 for trial.

Army launches operation crime-free `ember’ months in South East

The 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu on Monday launched operation crime-free `ember’ months in the South East geo-political zone. The Deputy Director of Army Public Relations in the division, Col. Sagir Musa, told newsmen in Awka that the prevalent security challenges during yuletide had made the operation imperative. He said such crimes as armed robbery, kidnapping, abduction, herdsmen/farmers clashes, communal clashes and violent secessionist attacks, among others would be targeted during the operation from Nov. 27 to Dec. 27. Musa said that the army and other security agencies would synergise and collaborate extensively in the exercise nicknamed “EX PYTHON DANCE’’ in the five eastern states to achieve the desired objective. He said that the chief of army staff had appraised the huge security challenges and scenarios across the country. “Consequently, he directed the conduct of both command post and field training exercises as a way of enhancing troops’ preparedness across the country,’’ he said. He said an elaborate civil-military cooperation line of operation had also been earmarked for the exercise. “ Nigerian Army corps and services will conduct activities such as medical outreach, repair of roads, schools and other infrastructure across the South East region ‘’ Musa said.

The Syrian army has wrested control of a strategic district in the militant-held part of Aleppo, in a major victory on the battleground which brought back much of the embattled city’s northeast under state control.

State television reported that the army troops had seized full control of the al-Sakhour district in eastern Aleppo early on Monday, the 14th day into its latest offensive to drive the terrorists out of the city.

Demining operations were now underway there, the report added.



The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed the development.

“It is the biggest defeat for the opposition in Aleppo since 2012,” said its director Rami Abdulrahman. “The opposition has lost more than third of the area it controlled in Aleppo city during the big advance,” he added.
He said government forces had also recaptured the districts of Haydariya and Sheikh Khodr, while Kurdish forces took Sheikh Fares District from militants.

Abdulrahman further said some 10 Aleppo neighborhoods over the past few days have been retaken by Syrian soldiers, putting nearly 30 percent of the city’s formerly militant-held neighborhoods back under Damascus control.

A day earlier, the military had chased militants out of the neighborhoods of Jabal Badra, Baadeeen, Inzarat, al-Sakan al-Shaabi, Bastan al-Basha, Arz al-Hamra’, al-Halak, and Ain al-Tall in the city.

Over the weekend, Syrian forces also retook Masaken Hanano, the biggest district in eastern Aleppo.

Militants lose much of northeastern Aleppo: Observatory

The government holds and defends the city’s western side and is purging its east of militants.

Aleppo’s full recapture would deal a decisive blow to the foreign-backed militants, who have been in control of its eastern side since 2012.

Syria’s Al-Watan daily, which is close to the government, reported quick advances by the army.

The next phase of the operation, the report said, would be “to divide the remaining area into security districts that will be easily controlled and to capture them successively.”
The advance would then “push the gunmen to turn themselves (in)... or accept national reconciliation under the terms of the Syrian state.”

Amid army operations against terrorists, thousands of civilians have managed to flee the militant-held parts towards the government-controlled areas.

The army has set up several humanitarian corridors to facilitate the exit of civilians as well as those militants seeking to leave.

Jack Rosen, the director of the American Jewish Congress, made the comments in an interview published in The Guardian on Saturday, urging patience over Trump’s future policies and viewpoints.

“I expect Trump to be a strong supporter of Israel and to understand Israel’s security concerns. I think he’ll be a good friend … The election of Trump in the immediate term will be a bigger hug, call it that, with Israel [than would have been the case with Hillary Clinton],” Rosen said.

“Let’s give the president who won the chance to show his views. There’s time to respond to problems that may evolve,” he added.


Jack Rosen, the director of the American Jewish Congress
The Jewish leader also in brief touched on the issue of conflicts between the Tel Aviv regime and Palestinians over the occupied territories and illegal Israeli settlements, putting forward a demand to pressurize Palestinians.

“It’s helpful not to put as much pressure on Israel than some presidents have in the past. I personally believe more of the pressure needs to be put on the Palestinians than the Israelis. I think American Jews from all factions would agree with that,” Rosen said.

The US and Israel are close allies but relations were often tense between President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the Israeli settlements and the nuclear agreement with Iran last year.

The Obama administration has repeatedly criticized Israel over the settlement expansions, saying they make it difficult for Israel to reach peace with Palestinians.


Donald Trump waves after his address to the annual policy conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) on March 21, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by AFP)
Under the Trump presidency, analysts expect there to be less pressure from Washington to halt illegal Israeli settlement building, meaning the settler population will grow unchecked.

During his presidential campaign rallies, Trump promised to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to East Jerusalem al-Quds and also pledged to recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as Israel's capital.

More than half a million Israelis live in over 230 settlements built since the 1967 Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and East Jerusalem al-Quds, which are regarded by the United Nations and most countries as illegal.

Jewish leader hails Trump as ‘strong supporter of Israel’
Palestinians want the West Bank as part of their future independent state, with East Jerusalem al-Quds as its capital. However, the presence and continued expansion of the illegal Israeli settlements in occupied Palestine have dimmed such a prospect.


A general view of the illegal Israeli settlement of Ramat Shlomo in East Jerusalem al-Quds. (Photo by AFP)
According to the US-based a nonprofit organization Americans for Peace Now, the number of Israeli settlements has grown dramatically over the past 20 years, with the construction of 11,000 new settler units authorized under Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The Israeli regime has defied international calls to stop its illegal construction activities, with its settlement expansion being among the main reasons behind the collapse of the last round of the so-called Middle East peace talks in 2014.

The occupied territories have been the scene of heightened tensions since August 2015, when Tel Aviv imposed restrictions on the entry of Palestinian worshipers into the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem al-Quds.

Almost 250 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in what is regarded as the third Palestinian Intifada since October 2015.

Oil thieves nearly ignited tribal war in Delta

FROM the tone of his voice, former Secretary General of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers NUPENG, Chief Frank Ovie Kokori, an Urhobo from Delta State, was clearly perturbed by the happening when he called Saturday Vanguard on phone, Thursday. The purpose of his call was the rising tension between Ijaw and Urhobo ethnic nationalities in the state over the 14-day ultimatum issued Ijaw indigenes in Udu local government area of the state by the Ighele-Urhobo, Urhobo Progress Union, UPU, Youth Wing, Udu chapter, to vacate the Urhobo enclave over alleged kidnap of Urhobo natives and burning of villages. He said: “I did not know that the matter is as serious as that, what you need to resolve the matter is truth, there should be no fighting because it will not help anybody. Are there no leaders of integrity in the affected Ijaw and Urhobo communities that government can contact to calm the situation. All the parties should calm down and let common sense prevail.” Kokori is not alone in his apprehension, many Deltans are aghast as to drumbeats of war between Isaba, an Ijaw community and Aladja, an Urhobo town, on one side and Aladja versus Ogbe-Ijoh, another Ijaw kingdom on the other hand, which have put the state on tenterhooks in the past one week. Chairman of Ighele-Urhobo in Udu, Comrade Sunday Subi, who handed down the ultimatum to the Ijaw on behalf of Urhobo youths at Aladja, November 17, when the President General Of Urhobo Progress Union, UPU, Chief Joseph Omene, stormed Aladja community, said it was based on recent attacks by Ogbe-Ijoh and Isaba communities on Urhobo communities of Ayama and Epame, where houses were razed, villagers allegedly killed and taken hostage. He warned that within the 14-day ultimatum, the Ijaw should release all kidnapped Urhobo indigenes just as he called on Urhobo sons and daughters in Ijaw land to return home. His words, “Urhobo and Udu are ready to fight for Aladja, pass this message to Aladja people. Okowa act now or Udu shall act. We give all Ijaw within Udu land 14 days to leave our land. The youths will go round announcing that soon. Ijaw must release those kidnapped and Urhobo in Ijaw land should come back home.” *Oil Vandals How troubled started Saturday Vanguard gathered that trouble started between Ijaw and Urhobo youths when Ayama villagers insisted that suspected oil thieves from Isaba community should stop using their area as a conduit to transport their bunkering products. The suspected Ijaw bunkerers sank the boat with which Ayama people blocked the waterway to prevent movement of stolen oil and in the ensuing commotion, an indigene, Sunday Obruche, was shot on the chest. He died on the spot. Ayama youth leader, Aaron Dama, and secretary, Epame youths, Baye Peter, said: “They came, burnt and destroyed every structure on ground. Even the primary school at Epame was not spared. They held some of our people hostage and occupied the communities. We have been taking refuge at Aladja and other places since then.” An Urhobo youth leader said: “Missing are Mr. Austine Oduara and his wife who hails from Ovwian, Mrs. Baby College and her son, Ediri, natives of Okwagbe in Ughelli South council area and five Aladja indigenes being held by the Ijaw in their communities.” According to him: “The call on Ijaw to leave Udu has become necessary over the unending killing and kidnapping of Urhobo people by the Ijaw, we strongly demand immediate release of Mr. and Mrs. Austine Oduara and the other five Aladja indigenes held hostage in Ijaw communities as well as Mrs. Baby College and her son, Ediri.” “We have tried forgetting the past, but history keeps repeating itself. In 1976, a prominent Udu son from Ukpiovwin, Mr. Indian was brutally murdered at Ozobo, Burutu council area. Many Urhobo lost their lives then. In 2003, another prominent Udu son, Velvet Oyibode from Oghior was also murdered in cold blood by Ijaws of Ogodobri and Ayakoromo, Bomadi and Burutu council areas respectively,” he added. Tension, however, escalated as several Ijaw groups, including ex-militant leaders, alleging that over seven Ijaw persons had also been kidnapped and some killed, demanded the withdrawal of the 14-day ultimatum.   Isaba youth leader refutes allegations Youth president of Isaba, Moses Ogugu, denied the allegation by Udu communities that his people attacked Ayama, saying: “Isaba did not go to attack Ayama, we cannot attack our people. It was Aladja people, who came to attack an Ayama person, which is why that fracas happened on November 17. The seven people that they said were held hostage were people passing through the river route. They were held hostage because of the fracas that happened.” “We have no problem with anybody; the leaders went there and told them that they should not kill anybody. They were told to keep them until we released them to the Delta State Waterways and Lands Security Chairman (Boro Opudu) who came with the Navy to receive them,” he said.   Rage The refusal of UPU, youth wing, Udu chapter, to withdraw the ultimatum and the fact that Ijaw residents from Delta, Bayelsa, Edo and Ondo states, started relocating from Udu to avoid hostile response infuriated many Ijaw groups, including ex-militant leaders, who threatened to fight back. Delta State Police Commissioner, Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Hon Ovie Agas, chairman of Udu council, Hon Solomon Kpomah and other government officials were said to have visited the place and on the orders of the governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, the SSG and others were expected to have visited again, yesterday, for another on the spot assessment.   Clark meets Ijaw, Urhobo leaders, groups National leader of the Ijaw ethnic nationality, Chief Edwin Clark, returned from Abuja to Warri on Thursday to intervene in the matter. He told Saturday Vanguard on phone: “We are handling the matter, I have spoken to both sides, they promised to simmer down. I have also discussed with the government on the need to meet with both sides, visit the villages burnt and show that it cares.” Clark asserted that UPU, Udu youth wing, which issued the 14-day ultimatum met with him and told him how the incident happened. “They said that Isaba boys engaged in bunkering burnt Ayama and kidnapped some of the villagers because Ayama people challenged them.” “They expected government to react, it did not react and that was what infuriated them to give the ultimatum. They came to see me and explain what is happening. Thereafter, I also met with leaders from Alaja, I have also spoken to Ijaw leaders from Isaba and Ogbe-Ijoh, they are all ready to let peace reign,” he added. The Ijaw leader said he was going to meet with other Urhobo leaders at a larger forum on Friday to explore ways of finally laying the matter to rest. While condemning the attack on Urhobo communities and reported kidnaps on both sides, he said it was wrong for the UPU president general, Chief Omene, to have supported the 14-day ultimatum by the youth wing, adding that such unguarded statement worsened the already bad situation.   Fleeing residents to return home Contrary to the position that the state government was indifferent to the situation, Saturday Vanguard gathered that the governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, his deputy, Barrister Kingsley Otuaro, SSG, Barrister Agas and others worked behind the scene to calm down nerves Leaders of Aladja and Isaba communities met at the instance of the state government on Thursday and agreed to maintain peace, while residents of Ayama and Epame are to return to their homes. An Urhobo leader, who confirmed government’s arbitration, said: “The next level is a wider meeting of Ijaw and Urhobo leaders, which is underway. Some of the leaders are expected in town today (yesterday). That meeting would finally resolve the issues of ultimatum. He asserted: “Prominent Ijaw leaders, including Chief Edwin Clark, Alaowei Broderick Bozimo and their Urhobo counterparts are among the leaders expected to attend the larger elders’ and stakeholders’ meeting.” It was also gathered that Chief Wiliki and other leaders from Aladja, Chief Dan Ekperu, the Prime Minister of Isaba, youth leaders from Isaba and Aladja, chairman of Warri South-West and Udu local government areas would attend the meeting.   Ultimatum causing needless apprehension – Omare Senior Special Assistant to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Community and Youths Development, Mr. Eric Omare, told our reporter: “In my view, since Aladja and Isaba have committed to peace, the general Udu kingdom should withdraw their ultimatum and allow normalcy return to Ijaw residents in Udu kingdom.” “However stakeholders’ meetings at different levels are on, especially to douse tension and rumuor making the round.” “The ultimatum is causing unnecessary tension and criminals are already taking advantage of it. The Udu leaders must act fast to avoid escalation of the issue as many Ijaw are returning to Ijaw land, which is not a good omen,” Omare said.   Sheath your swords – Dr. Ekiyor Reacting to the crisis, former president of the Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, and Convener, Integration Summit Group, Nigeria, Dr. Chris Ekiyor, called for dialogue and caution by all parties involved, adding: “They should sheath their swords in the interest of peace and harmonious co-existence between the Ijaws and Urhobos which according to him, has existed for decades. He lamented that if not properly handled, the crisis might create unnecessary tension among Ijaw and Urhobo, who have been living peacefully in different parts of the country and called on the people to remain calm and law abiding, as plans were in top gear to resolve the impasse. “While I commend the Government of Delta State and the leadership of both ethnic nationalities for their efforts in resolving the crises, I call on our Ijaw and Urhobo brothers to give peace a chance and pursue actions that will create way for the return of calm in the kingdom as there is no known ethnic rivalry between the Ijaw and the Urhobo at the moment,” he said. “Wars have never produced the desired solutions to issues, but rather disintegration and anarchy have trailed such moves. Let us live together as one and build a better society for our children and the nation at large. This is a clarion call for all Nigerians to integrate with one another irrespective our our tribe, religion or political inclinations,” he admonished. He noted: “The ultimatum given by Udu youths is sequel to alleged kidnap of some Urhobo indigenes by Ijaw at Aladja, which is an Urhobo community in the kingdom, though sources say that the affected persons held at Isaba community have since been handed over to the relevant authority.”   Again, Ijaw youth kidnapped Meanwhile, there was a report at weekend that another Ijaw native, Peremo Ekpese, was kidnapped, Tuesday night. Ekpese, who hails from Gbekebo community in Burutu local government area, lives in Udu. His whereabouts have remained unknown since his abduction. A source said the family was worried whether he was still alive or dead, adding that his disappearance had been reported to the police. His brother, Seiyefa Gbozimo, who confirmed that the family made entry at the police station, said: “He left the house in the night with his car, and since then, we have not seen him. We have made several efforts to locate him but to no avail.” Another of his relation, Vincent Oweizide , said: “ I want my brother Peremo to be released

Most men see boobs as the focal point …

A lot has been said and written about that female anatomy, the breasts, that usually send so many male admirers into such a frenzy that I thought. I might never touch the subject again. Recently, however, I came across fresh and humorous views on the topic and it is by a 34-year old and 360 sized female. Lady with big Boobs According to Sarah, “I know men like to think that women lie around all day touching and staring at their breasts. Well, once in a while, in fact, we do. But aside from the odd afternoon interlude, most women don’t find their own breasts especially sexual. Our breasts kind of have two-way-personalities. There is ‘How We See Them’. And then, there is ‘How Men See Them.’ “We see boobs as fashion accessories. When I buy a dress, I don’t consciously think: Wow! This is going to make all the men in the room want me. More like; how will it offset my best feature? I know what you’re thinking: Nothing low cut was ever purchased in innocence. I swear to you, my breasts and I, we never conspire. I feel about my breasts the way a top model feels about her legs. They’re just part of my outfit, along with the right shoes, the right bag, and the right earrings. All of which, of course, mean nothing when confronted with how men see the breasts. Simple: Men see boobs as the very focal point of the entire world. The male gaze files past all my attempts to craft an individual style and makes a beeline for the breasts. “On the one hand, this is not so bad. I have worn the same tasteful, yet cleavage-enhancing black dress to every party I’ve been for three years. I’ve thought about buying a new one, but who would notice’? Think: Who at your average dinner party will complain about lumpy pounded yam or lousy drink when your vegetable soup has juicy pieces of bush meat and snails peeping through it? I am not always the best-looking or most sought after girl at the party. But I always look appropriately festive and men tell me I look nice and delectable! “The downside is that many people’s potentially fascinating conversations get lost inside my plunging neckline. For a while, I tried wearing necklaces—I once read in a woman’s magazine that this would draw the eye upward. Unfortunately, it merely provides an excuse for men’s eyes to linger in this general area. Then they gawp. ‘Hey, is that a necklace’? It’s nice; where did you get it? ‘Oubai: I say. “I’ve never been to Dubai but the longer I look at this necklace, you know, the more I feel I have!’ My advice to male readers is that, should you find yourself chatting with an amply endowed female, you should practice restraint. It is not that we mind you looking at our breasts, it is just that seeing you do it is creepy. “The stare, obviously, is bad. And the quick subtle glance is never as quick or subtle as you hope. Try using your power to reconnaissance, stare side-ways at a woman while you’re talking to another man, and then later, when you start up a conversation with her, look her in the eye while enjoying the mental picture of her breasts. This might all sound complicated, but it’s really not. For those of you who need a little motivation, remember that while prisoners get time off for good behaviour, you get shirts off of course. It’s during the shirts-off phase that the difference between how we see our boobs and how men see them is most interesting. Men are always a bit amazed to see a pair of naked breasts and their amazement level increases with quality and size. So, I come to that naked from the waist up moment with mixed emotions. On the one hand, I am so totally over these things. On the other hand, hello, you are beholding items of serious quality, and so, you’d better recognize it! “I have always been a fan of the quick, sincere compliment. ‘Whoa, nice rack’; is not what I have in mind. ‘Wow! you have gorgeous breasts,’ is more like it. Living every day with breasts, we tend to forget how interesting and sexy they are to people who don’t—live with them, and it’s nice to be reminded. That takes care of the talking part. As to what to do, well, it’s really a matter of personal taste among consenting adults. I was with a group of women lately, and one wished her partner would touch her breasts more when they had sex. Her friend made a face and said her partner was much too fixated on hers. I suggested they switch partners! “The bottom line, really is that, if men ask most women what they like, they’ll be happy to tell them. Finally, even though women and men (possessors and obsession), don’t see breast the same way, our two world views can co-exist. We women need to remember that what we take for granted are two of your main reasons for living, you men need to remember that breasts are flesh and blood, not toys. Let’s cut a deal. We’ll wear nothing but low-cut shirts—if you promise to listen to everything we say when we’re wearing them,” concluded Sarah. So there you are male readers—a bit of enlightenment goes a long way in making you appreciate what most women regard as natural endowments.

Stefano Pioli saw his new charges contrive to throw away a winning position in a dreadful second half, meaning the side can no longer progress to the knockout stages
Ten-man Inter crashed out of the Europa League after letting a two-goal lead slip as Hapoel Be'er Sheva roared back in the second half to win 3-2 on Thursday.

Although Inter's 2-2 derby draw against AC Milan in Stefano Pioli's first match as coach on Sunday gave fans reason for optimism, in the end there were few positives to come from their trip to Israel, as the Italian giants' already slim hopes of reaching the knockout phase were vanquished.

Despite finding themselves in the uncomfortable position of partly relying on the outcome of Southampton's trip to Sparta Prague in the other Group K fixture, Inter played with freedom during the first half and were deserving of a 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Mauro Icardi and Marcelo Brozovic.

Icardi went close to giving Inter a third when he struck the crossbar just after the break, but Hapoel swiftly capitalised and pulled one back through Lucio Maranhao.

Hapoel then levelled against the odds through Anthony Nwakaeme, with goalkeeper Samir Handanovic receiving his marching orders in the process of conceding the spot-kick.

The home side piled on the pressure and deep into stoppage time, Ben Sahar struck to further confirm Inter's exit and leave Hapoel needing just a score draw in their final game at Southampton to progress.

Inter almost found themselves in real trouble as early as the fourth minute when Maor Buzaglo saw his low right-wing cross deflect off Yuto Nagatomo and on to the bar.

But if anything, that scare jolted Inter into life and they were ahead eight minutes later, as Icardi got ahead of his marker and steered Eder's clever disguised cross in at the near post.

The visitors then doubled their advantage just before the half-hour mark and in some style.

Eder inspired a lovely one-touch passing move from the left, gradually making his way inside and exchanging possession with Icardi and Ever Banega, before spreading the play to Brozovic and the Croatian slammed a fine left-footed effort in off the far post from 20 yards.

Inter's control continued into the second half and Icardi almost grabbed himself an emphatic second in the 52nd minute, as the Argentinian drove a fierce effort on to the crossbar from just inside the box.

Hapoel took full advantage of that let-off and gave themselves a lifeline just before the hour mark – Maranhao heading Maharan Radi's sweeping cross past Handanovic.

That goal sparked a real upsurge from the hosts and Buzaglo won a penalty 19 minutes from time as Handanovic rushed out to tackle the striker and wildly caught him in the face with a flailing foot, earning himself a second yellow card in the process.

Nwakaeme dispatched the resulting spot-kick past substitute goalkeeper Juan Pablo Carrizo.

Hapoel poured men forward towards the end and their persistence paid off in stoppage time, as Mohammad Ghadir brilliantly back-heeled a pass across the edge of the box and substitute Sahar coolly beat Carrizo to leave the delirious home fans dreaming of a place in the last 32.

Photos: Woman shares photos of a baby she rescued from garbage 6 months agoa

Protesters opposed to the construction of an oil pipeline in the US state of North Dakota have vowed to keep protesting despite a clash this week with law enforcement officers.

Over 300 people opposed to the Dakota Access Pipeline were treated for hypothermia and other ailments after they were soaked by officers in freezing temperatures. The confrontations erupted Sunday night and continued into Monday.

A number of hypothermia victims described a burning sensation as water from the hoses soaked their bodies and ice quickly began forming on their clothes and in their hair.

“All my clothes were literally frozen solid,” said Tony Zavlan of the Chumash Nation, who lives in Santa Barbara.  “My hands weren't working. They were like a deep purple color.  In my hair, I basically had dreadlocks of ice.”

Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier said he was “confident that the decision made to use water was the correct one." He said he wouldn’t hesitate to use water again if a similar situation arises in the future.

One female protester from New York City remained hospitalized Wednesday in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after suffering an arm injury by a concussion grenade thrown by police officers.

Despite the police violence and increasingly cold temperatures, the protesters vowed to continue their demonstrations.

“Everybody says, no, we won't leave now,” said Samuel Hannah, from the Havasupai reservation, at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. “Even when this weather comes, and the snow comes, everybody is willing to stay here.”

The clashes were the latest in a months-long standoff between police and protesters, during which more than 500 people have been arrested.


Police and pipeline protesters clash in North Dakota, November 21, 2016. (Photo by Reuters)
The Native American-led protest has grown into a larger movement in the United States, drawing in other tribes, environmentalists and activists.

The 1,885-km (1,172-mile) pipeline, being built by Energy Transfer Partners, would offer the fastest route to bring Bakken shale oil from North Dakota to oil refineries in the US Gulf Coast.

But the $3.7 billion project has infuriated the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and environmental activists who say it threatens the region’s water supply and sacred tribal sites. The tribe’s reservation is close to the pipeline's route.

Protesters opposed to the construction of an oil pipeline in the US state of North Dakota have vowed to keep protesting despite a clash this week with law enforcement officers.

Over 300 people opposed to the Dakota Access Pipeline were treated for hypothermia and other ailments after they were soaked by officers in freezing temperatures. The confrontations erupted Sunday night and continued into Monday.

A number of hypothermia victims described a burning sensation as water from the hoses soaked their bodies and ice quickly began forming on their clothes and in their hair.

“All my clothes were literally frozen solid,” said Tony Zavlan of the Chumash Nation, who lives in Santa Barbara.  “My hands weren't working. They were like a deep purple color.  In my hair, I basically had dreadlocks of ice.” 

Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier said he was “confident that the decision made to use water was the correct one." He said he wouldn’t hesitate to use water again if a similar situation arises in the future. 

One female protester from New York City remained hospitalized Wednesday in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after suffering an arm injury by a concussion grenade thrown by police officers.

Despite the police violence and increasingly cold temperatures, the protesters vowed to continue their demonstrations.

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Dakota pipeline activists vow to continue protest

“Everybody says, no, we won't leave now,” said Samuel Hannah, from the Havasupai reservation, at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. “Even when this weather comes, and the snow comes, everybody is willing to stay here.” 

The clashes were the latest in a months-long standoff between police and protesters, during which more than 500 people have been arrested.

Police and pipeline protesters clash in North Dakota, November 21, 2016. (Photo by Reuters)

The Native American-led protest has grown into a larger movement in the United States, drawing in other tribes, environmentalists and activists.

The 1,885-km (1,172-mile) pipeline, being built by Energy Transfer Partners, would offer the fastest route to bring Bakken shale oil from North Dakota to oil refineries in the US Gulf Coast.

But the $3.7 billion project has infuriated the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and environmental activists who say it threatens the region’s water supply and sacred tribal sites. The tribe’s reservation is close to the pipeline's route.

A car bomb has reportedly exploded south of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing around 100 people, mostly Shia pilgrims.

According to security sources, a truck loaded with explosives went off on Thursday at a gas station in the Shomali village in the suburbs of the city of al-Hilla, located 120 kilometers (75 miles) southeast of the capital Baghdad and around 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Karbala.

Reports say most of the victims were Iranian nationals.


The photo shows the site of a blast at a gas station near Hilla, south of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, November 24, 2016.
The incident occurred at a time when buses packed with Shia pilgrims were parked at the gas station. The people were returning from Arba’een mourning rituals in the holy city of Karbala.

“At least seven buses with pilgrims were inside the petrol station at the time,” an unnamed police lieutenant colonel told AFP.


People carry away the bodies of victims from the site of a bomb attack near Hilla, Iraq, November 24, 2016.
AFP also quoted an unnamed police intelligence source as saying that “those buses were loaded with Iranians, Bahrainis and Iraqis. Ambulances and civil defense are on their way to the site.”

The Takfiri Daesh terrorist group claimed responsibility for the deadly bombing.



In recent weeks, Daesh has resorted to similar acts of violence in areas outside its control in a desperate attempt to undermine a large Iraqi battle aimed at liberating the northern city of Mosul, the terror group’s last remaining foothold in the country.

‘Iran won’t waver in backing Iraq’

Hours after the incident, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman strongly condemned the fatal terrorist blast, expressing sympathy with the Iraqi government and nation as well as all the families of the victims.

Touching on reports that Iranian citizens were among the victims, Bahram Qassemi said, “The Foreign Ministry and the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Embassy in Baghdad are investigating the issue with seriousness” and will take necessary measures in that regard.

The Iranian official also stressed that such pre-planned and savage assaults emanate from the desperation of the terrorists, who are taking successive blows on the battlefield.

“These brutal and inhumane acts will not affect the Iraqi government and nation’s determination and the Islamic Republic of Iran’s support for the oppressed Iraqi people in the unrelenting fight against terrorism,” Qassemi said.

The photo shows the site of a blast at a gas station near Hilla, south of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, November 24, 2016.
‘Terrorists killing pilgrims will be brought to justice’

In another development, Iraq’s President Fuad Masum strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Hilla, emphasizing that such terrorist crimes would not go unpunished.

Issuing an official statement hours after the terrorist attack, which was claimed by the Daesh Takfiri group, Masum emphasized that terrorists, who target the lives of innocent pilgrims traveling to Iraq from Islamic countries, will be brought to justice.

He also called on Iraq’s security forces to double their efforts and take necessary measures to uproot terrorist groups that endanger the life and safety of the pilgrims visiting Iraq’s holy shrines.


Car bomb kills around 100 people south of Iraqi capital

Iraqi security forces gather at the site of a truck bomb attack targeting a gas station in the city of Hilla south of Baghdad, Iraq, November 24, 2016. (Photo by REUTERS)
‘Takfiris spilling blood in the name of religion’

Meanwhile, Lebanon’s resistance movement, Hezbollah, condemned the explosion as a crime committed by the terrorists, who have no conscience and spill the blood of innocents in the name of the religion.

In a statement released on Thursday, Hezbollah extended its condolences to the Iraqi nation over the tragedy, calling for more efforts to root out terror outfits in Iraq and restore security to the country.


A man reacts at the site of a truck bomb attack targeting a gas station in the city of Hilla south of Baghdad, Iraq, November 24, 2016. (Photo by REUTERS)
Gruesome violence has plagued the northern and western parts of Iraq ever since Daesh terrorists mounted an offensive there more than two years ago, and took control of portions of Iraqi territory.

Iraqi army soldiers and allied fighters are trying to win back militant-held regions in joint operations.

The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) says a total of 1,792 Iraqis, among them 1,120, lost their lives in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in October.