END TIME: Abuja Church Hands Out $100 Note To Members For Attending Service

Last Sunday, worshippers at Holyhill Church, located at Immaculate Hotel & Suites, Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent, Wuse 2, Abuja, received a 100 dollar note – each for attending the church service.

They were given the envelopes as the closing prayer/The Grace was being shared. Lol…This kind church sef!!!!

UK spies 'intercepted webcam images of Yahoo users'

British spy agency GCHQ intercepted webcam images from millions of Yahoo users around the world, according to a report in the Guardian.

Yahoo denied prior knowledge of the alleged programme, describing it as a "completely unacceptable" privacy violation.

According to leaked documents, sexually explicit images were among those gathered - although not intentionally.

In a statement GCHQ has said all of its actions are in accordance with the law.

The operation, which was called Optic Nerve and was aided by the US National Security Agency, is alleged to have stored images between 2008 and 2010. In one six-month period in 2008, images from 1.8m users were gathered.

The report originated from documents leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden.

It suggested that sexually explicit content would be captured by the system.

"Unfortunately … it would appear that a surprising number of people use webcam conversations to show intimate parts of their body to the other person," it read.

"Also, the fact that the Yahoo software allows more than one person to view a webcam stream without necessarily sending a reciprocal stream means that it appears sometimes to be used for broadcasting pornography."

'Whole new level'
"We were not aware of nor would we condone this reported activity," Yahoo said in an emailed statement.

Federal government increases passport fee by 50%

The Federal Government has increased passport fee by 50%. According to a circular signed by the Deputy Comptroller in charge of Operations/Passport and released a few days ago titled 'Passport Reforms', applicants will now pay N15,000 instead of N10,000. (It was officially N10,000 but we all know how much we really paid...lol) Also applicants for change of data will pay now N30,000.

A newly introduced 64-page passport for frequent travelers will cost N20,000, while Passport for applicants 18 years and below will cost N8,750. It's N15,000 between 18-60 and N8,500 for people above 60 years.

Female applicants, who apply for change of name as a result of marriage/divorce or deceased spouse, will pay N8,750, while processing fee for request for change of data will cost N30,000.

All payments will be made online going forward according to the circular

Asiana Airlines fined $500,000 for failing to help families after July crash

The U.S. Department of Transportation on Tuesday fined Asiana Airlines $500,000 for failing to assist families following the crash of Asiana flight 214 in San Francisco in July.

The Korean airline was slow to publicize a phone number for families, took two full days to successfully contact the families of three-quarters of the passengers and did not contact families of several passengers until five days following the crash, authorities said.

The half-million-dollar penalty is the first time the DOT has issued a fine under a 1997 law that requires airlines to adopt and adhere to a "family assistance plan" for major accidents.
Three of the 291 passengers were killed and scores were injured when the Boeing 777 struck the seawall at San Francisco International Airport and tumbled down the runway.

"In the very rare event of a crash, airlines have a responsibility to provide their full support to help passengers and their families by following all the elements of their family assistance plans," Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said in a statement. "The last thing families and passengers should have to worry about at such a stressful time is how to get information from their carrier."

In the DOT order, Asiana said its job was complicated by the limited number of workers at San Francisco's airport and other circumstances. Injured passengers were sent to 13 different area hospitals, and there was no list prepared at the time to help the airline track passengers.

Photo: Davido shows off his new 24ct gold-plated iPhone

He shared his new gold iPhone on his instagram page this morning, exclusively made for him by Tonto Dikeh's man.  

MEET 69cm Man, Who Was In Guinnes Book As Smallest Man In The World [PHOTOS]

Meet Edward Hernandez, 28, his dream is to own a country farm, have a girlfriend, and drive a Jeep.

It's not a huge dream, but for Edward, who lives in one of the poorest neighbourhoods in Colombia's capital city of Bogota, relies on his parents for everything, and stands at just 27 inches tall, it might as well involve building a castle made of diamonds on the moon.

Until 2009, Edward and his family lived in relative obscurity. He had been angry and depressed as a child when he didn't grow while the other children or his siblings did, but he was beginning to accept his fate.

He mostly stayed indoors to avoid the constant battle of people picking him up and 'kids asking silly questions', but he and his family were content running his mother Noami's textile business above their house.

Their only fear was whether or not they mollycoddled him, and whether he would ever be able to cope alone if he needed his younger brothers' help even to go to the bathroom.

Indeed, as one said: "He can't go around by himself. He'd go missing. People pick him up as if he's a toy. And then, oof! we've lost Edward."

But then, in 2010, He Pingping, the world's smallest man, died in China, and the Guinness World Records people came calling.
They measured him, and made him the new record-holder. Overnight, Edward became a superstar, hoisted onto the shoulders of the world's media and bounced into the spotlight.

Exposed: See How Sanusi Maneuvered His Way to Cover Up Multiple Billion Fraud

When the Financial Reporting Council Report was sent to Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi on June 25, 2013, he’s fully aware that the game is over.

He allegedly brewed up his NNPC allegations to divert Nigerians attention from him by writing the president on September 27, 2013.

He succeeded in deceiving some, but his frauds can NEVER be covered.

Here are few of his fraudulent activities exposed by FRC audit

1] He donated N1b to BUK, Kano and wrote that he donated N4 million.
2] He wrote N40b debt of a bank without documentation and authority.
3] He invested $Billions in Malaysia Islamic Bank with no return on Investment to Nigeria.
4] He awarded 63 contracts valued over N1b each, without approval
5] He spent N1.257b for Lunch for his Police and Private Guards in a year.
6] He donated N1billion to a political party to build offices Nationwide.
7] He spent N4.5b to renovates his personal home without approval.
8] He spent N4billion on a CBN PH branch building that was already completed.
9] He wrote N2b Bogus checks to Airlines (some not registered in Nigeria) to distribute currency.
10) Claimed paying Nigerian Security Printing & Minting in 2011 N38.233b for the “printing of bank notes”. Company’s turnover in 2011 is only group is N29.370b from all customers including CBN.
11) Associated Airline was paid N1.025b in 2011, while the company was Dormant in the same year. (No Operation).

Operated Bogus Expense Heads To Hide Fraudulent Activities

… CBN Has Held An Account With A Balance Of N1.423 Billion For An Unknown Customer Since 2008.

Maradona To Return To Football At 53

Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona is reportedly keen on making a sensational return to football.
According to Metro.co.uk, known simply as ‘God’ and considered to be the best player of all times , the 53-year-old legend is said to be in touch with the Argentine club Deportivo Riestra, over a deal to join them till the season’s end.

The report mentioned that Maradona was put in touch with the club by one of his advisors who owns shares there, and is said to make his debut on March 23.
A source from Riestra club has confirmed that the paperwork has been filed with the authorities and in a few weeks the legendary footballer would be playing for the club.

The 1986 World Cup winner who was allegedly struggling with his weight in recent years is now in good enough shape to start a match on March 23.
The report also added that Maradona is ‘keen to play’ and Victor More, a midfielder for the club, said he would ‘definitely’ give up his number 10 shirt to the Argentine ‘God’.

Uganda President sign anti-gay bill

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is expected to sign a bill Monday that criminalizes homosexuality, a government spokeswoman told Reporter.

The signing is expected to take place at 3 a.m. ET.
Museveni has gone back and forth about the controversial bill.
Last month, Museveni said he wouldn't sign the bill, describing homosexuals as "sick" people who needed help, not imprisonment.

Then he backtracked this month and said he'd sign it because scientists had determined that there's no gene for homosexuality and it was merely abnormal behavior.

Then, last week, he said he would seek advice from American scientists before he made any decision.
Homosexual acts are illegal in Uganda. The proposed legislation passed by parliament toughens the penalties, including life imprisonment for certain acts.

Museveni said that Ugandan scientists had determined there was no gene for homosexuality.
"It was learned and could be unlearned," he said.
Shortly after his announcement, U.S. President Barack Obama warned that enacting the bill would affect relations between the two nations. He described the proposal as an "affront and a danger to the gay community" in Uganda.

The United States and Britain are among the nation's largest donors.
Placating Western donors
Then, in what appeared to be a move to placate Western donors, Museveni said he would seek extended guidance.
In a statement last week, he said U.S. scientists sent him opinions indicating "homosexuality could be congenital."

"I therefore encourage the U.S. government to help us by working with our scientists to study whether, indeed, there are people who are born homosexual," Museveni said. "When that is proved, we can review this legislation."

Years of debates
A Ugandan lawmaker first introduced the bill in 2009 with a death penalty clause for some homosexual acts. It was briefly shelved when Britain and other European nations threatened to withdraw aid to Uganda, which relies on millions of dollars from the international community.

Pope Francis appoints 19 new cardinals in Rome ceremony

Pope Francis congratulates one of the new cardinals, Vincent Nichols

Pope Francis has appointed 19 new cardinals at a ceremony in Rome - the first such appointments of his papacy.

Cardinals are the most senior Roman Catholic clergymen below the pontiff.

Correspondents say the inclusion of prelates from places such as Haiti and Burkina Faso reflects the Argentine Pope's commitment to the poor.

Former Pope Benedict XVI - who retired last year - also attended the ceremony at St Peter's Basilica.

The new cardinals received the traditional red hat and robes at the ceremony, known as a consistory, which was conducted in Latin and followed ancient tradition.

Facebook bought messaging app WhatsApp for $19bn

Facebook's previous biggest acquisition was Instagram, which it bought for $1bn in 2012

Facebook has bought messaging app WhatsApp in a deal worth a total of $19bn (£11.4bn) in cash and shares.

It is the social networking giant's biggest acquisition to date.

WhatsApp has more than 450 million monthly users and is popular with people looking to avoid text messaging charges.

In a statement announcing the deal, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg described WhatsApp's services as "incredibly valuable".

WhatsApp allows users to send messages over internet connections, avoiding text messaging fees. The company claims it is currently registering one million new users a day.

It makes money by charging users a subscription fee of $1 per year, although it offers a free model as well.

Silicon Valley's newest billionaires
The deal to buy it includes $4bn in cash and approximately $12bn-worth of Facebook shares, plus an additional $3bn in stock to WhatsApp's founders and employees at a later date.

On a conference call to discuss the deal, WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum said he planned to operate the firm "independently and autonomously". He will also become a member of Facebook's board of directors.

"We're excited and honoured to partner with Mark and Facebook as we continue to bring our product to more people around the world," Mr Koum said in a statement.

Mr Zuckerberg said the prospect of a deal was first floated just 11 days ago.

The Facebook founder said he believed WhatsApp was on track to have a billion users, but insisted he had no plans to place advertising on WhatsApp's interface, saying he did not think ads were the best way to make money from messaging systems.

Ai Weiwei vase worth $1m broken in local artist protest

The Ai Weiwei exhibition has been shown in other parts of the US

A Florida artist is facing criminal charges after deliberately dropping a vase by dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei in an apparent protest.

Maximo Caminero, 51, was charged with criminal mischief after breaking the $1m (£600,000) vase on Sunday in Miami.

Police say Mr Caminero told them he broke the art work in protest at the Perez Art Museum Miami's failure to exhibit work by local artists.

Mr Ai said he did not support artists destroying other artists' work.

Mr Ai - who was detained in 2011 by China during a crackdown on dissent, and whose relationship with the Chinese authorities remains deeply antagonistic - pointed out that his own work is never shown in China.

The Florida museum is holding an exhibition of the work of the Chinese artist until mid-March. It includes an artwork, Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn, depicting Mr Ai smashing an ancient Chinese vase.

A security guard told police officers that Mr Caminero picked up a coloured vase that was part of a floor installation, and when told to put it down, smashed it on the floor, according to a police affidavit.
The Florida artist said he would hold a news conference on Tuesday to explain the act. He told the Miami New Times that he did indeed destroy the vase in protest.

Bank of Japan boosts loan programmes

Japan has been boosting liquidity in an attempt to try and spur economic growth

Japan's central bank, Bank of Japan, has expanded two key lending programmes to try to boost economic growth.

It has doubled the size of one facility to 7 trillion yen ($68bn; £41bn) and said banks can now borrow twice as much money at low rates as previously under the second programme.

The central bank also extended the expiry of both schemes by one year.

The move comes just a day after Japan reported disappointing growth numbers for the October-to-December quarter.

Its gross domestic product rose by 1% on an annualised basis during the period, much lower than analyst forecasts of an expansion of close to 2.8%.

The weaker than expected data had raised questions on whether Japan's recovery - triggered by a series of aggressive stimulus and policy moves over the past year - can be sustained.

'Continued to recover'

However, the central bank was upbeat on the progress the economy has made.

"Japan's economy has continued to recover moderately, and a front-loaded increase in demand prior to the consumption tax hike has recently been observed," the bank was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency.

Japan has announced an increase in the sales tax - also known as consumption tax - in an attempt to rein in its public debt.

The consumption tax is set to rise to 8% from 1 April from the current 5% level.

However, there have been concerns that the move may see consumers hold back on spending due to rising prices and that may hurt the economy.

Winter Olympics 2014: Meryl Davis and Charlie White Win Ice Dancing Gold Medal

Meryl Davis and Charlie White made history in Sochi today by becoming the first American pair to win an ice dancing gold medal.

The Michigan duo sported beaming smiles and embraced each other after their gold-medal winning score was announced.

Davis and White bested their Canadian rivals and training partners, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, who earned silver, by 4.5 points.

Both couples share the same coach, Marina Zoueva, and have juggled world titles back and forth over the past few years.

Russia's Elena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov won the bronze.

The results were a flip from the Vancouver winter games, where the Canadians were first and the Americans finished second.

Davis, 27, and White, 26, were first paired together in 1997 and have been skating together ever since.

"It's awkward because a lot of people like to ask if we are a couple off the ice," White said in a 2012 interview. "Because we are such good actors and it's a vital part of being an ice dancer to show we're in love on the ice, everyone just assumes, 'Hey, they probably are a couple off the ice.' We get that question a lot and it's a little bit awkward but we're used to it."

Japan's quarterly growth disappoints ahead of sales tax hike

Japanese spending is expected to slow because of a sale tax increase

Japan's economy grew less than expected at the end of last year, countering forecasts it would see higher spending ahead of a sales tax increase in April.

Gross domestic product rose by 1% on an annualised basis in the three-month period to December, compared with market estimates for a 2.8% expansion.

This was due to weaker private consumption and capital spending, as well as lower export figures.

However, this was Japan's fourth straight quarterly expansion.

The latest figures highlight questions about the sustainability of Japan's economic recovery, and whether the government's policy of 'Abenomics' is working.

"The disappointing GDP result is a reflection of the limit of Abenomics," Takuji Okubo, chief economist at Japan Macro Advisors in Tokyo said.

"Fiscal stimulus and monetary stimulus can only do so much without the actual change in the competitiveness of Japanese economy.

"Only when there is a real change in the competitiveness of the Japanese companies, and a positive change in the long term economic outlook will there be a real change in Japan's growth performance."

Trade deficit

Israel builds detention center in the desert for African Asylum seekers

The Isreali government has built a 9,000 person capacity detention facility in the southern desert where illegal African Immigrants would be detained. According to the Isreali government, the illegal immigrants who seek asylum in the country are becoming a burden to the govt and so they would be moved from the Shaharonim detention centre were they are presently being held to the new facility, a place human rights group have called a De-facto prison.

In this new facility which is situated in the desert, the immigrants will be locked down at night, and forced to check-in with the Israeli authorities three times per day. They will also be barred from working outside the centre. Continue...

Man City better than Man Utd - Manuel Pellegrini

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Manuel Pellegrini believes Manchester City have become the dominant force in the city this season, as his side prepare to take on Barcelona in the last-16 of the Champions League.

The Chilean manager admitted that while he could not forget United's recent success, City's results in the present campaign mean they have overtaken their rivals in the battle for bragging rights.

"If we only consider this season, there is just one club in Manchester and it is ours," he said.
"But you cannot forget what United have done in the previous years. We are aiming to keep growing by winning many trophies - not just national but international trophies."

City are third in the Premier League and trail Chelsea by three points but have a game in hand.
They have reached the final of the Capital One Cup, are in the last eight of the FA Cup and, along with their Champions League quest, are challenging for four trophies this season.

Meanwhile, United are seventh in the top flight and face Olympiakos in the last 16 of the Champions League, but have been knocked out of both the domestic cup competitions.

City will be without Sergio Aguero for the visit of the Catalan giants, but Pellegrini says Brazilian midfielder Fernandinho could feature as he returned to training on Monday.

"It is a good test. It is important," Pellegrini said of Barcelona. "But I don't think it is the most important thing because we are just in the round of 16.

Brazil land disputes spread as Indians take on wildcat miners

 As Brazil struggles to solve land disputes between Indians and farmers on the expanding frontier of its agricultural heartland, more tensions over forest and mineral resources are brewing in the remote Amazon.

The government of President Dilma Rousseff gave eviction notices to hundreds of non-Indian families in the Awá-Guajá reserve in Maranhão state in January and plans to relocate them by April, with the help of the army if necessary, Indian affairs agency Funai says.

The court order to clear the Awá territory follows the forced removal of some 7,000 soy farmers and cattle ranchers from the Marãiwatsédé Xavante reservation last year, a process profiled by Reuters that resulted in violent clashes.

Anthropologists say evictions from Awá territory could be even more complicated. It is thought to be a base for criminal logging operations and is also home to some indigenous families who have never had contact with outsiders, a combination that worries human rights groups lobbying for the evictions.

The government missed a federal judge's deadline to start carrying out the evictions last year but began ordering them after a high-profile campaign backed by the likes of actor Colin Firth.

Now, other tribes from the Amazon as well as the long-settled soy belt are lobbying to have non-Indians removed from their lands or have new reservations created at the same time Rousseff's leftist government, faced with a sputtering economy in an election year, is trying to build dams, expand farmland and otherwise spur growth.

UN 'wants North Korean regime crimes punished'

The North's leaders are frequent targets of angry protests in the South

A year-long UN inquiry into rights abuses in North Korea is due to be published, and is expected to urge punishment for systematic violations by the state.

A panel of experts mandated by the UN's Human Rights Council said North Koreans had suffered "unspeakable atrocities".

The panel heard evidence of torture, enslavement, sexual violence, severe political repression and other crimes.

It is expected to recommend an inquiry by an international court or tribunal.

The Reporters in Geneva says the report is expected to be one of the most detailed and devastating ever published by the United Nations.

Testimony to the panel has included an account of a woman forced to drown her own baby, children imprisoned from birth and starved, and families tortured for watching a foreign soap opera.

The full report is expected to contain hundreds of pages of further evidence of a nationwide policy of control through terror, says our correspondent.
Read more and see more pics after the cut....

First year university student commits suicide after failing 3 papers (PHOTOS)

Ghana – A first year student of the University of Education Winneba, has committed suicide after his name was published on the notice board as having failed in three subjects.

The student, name withheld for now, is said to have failed in three subjects and was due to be withdrawn.

The reason for the suicide is not yet know but it is believed that it was because of his pending dismissal from the school.

Wilson Dabuo, president of the Students Representative Council of the University of Education, Winneba, explained to Joy News it is the policy of the school to expel students who fail in three subjects.

“If you trail in three subjects you would be advised to go home; two subjects you would be put on probation.”

He suspected that the student was pushed to commit suicide “out of pressure”.

The Winneba District Crime Officer, ASP Kofi Sarkodie has confirmed the incident to Joy FM but says investigation is ongoing to get the full details.
Read more and see more photos after the cut...

Protests, violence continue in Venezuela

Young Venezuelans unhappy with the ravaged economy, shortages and rising crime clashed again Friday with security forces who fired tear gas and water cannons.

Hundreds of anti-government protesters blocked traffic on a major highway in Caracas, days after three Caracas protesters died in violence.

The clashes, which have left dozens more injured or detained across the country, have exacerbated an already tense situation.

President Nicolas Maduro, in a nationally televised speech, announced Friday the launch of a "national plan for peace and coexistence."
Maduro said state and senior military officials will work together to reduce violence "from its bases," state media reported.

Authorities on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for an opposition leader on charges including conspiracy and murder in connection with recent clashes.

Leopoldo Lopez, head of Popular Will (known as VP after its initials in Spanish), remained free late Friday. He has accused the government of responsibility for violence during protests Wednesday.
"They won't divide us," Lopez tweeted Friday.

Maduro was elected in April after President Hugo Chavez's death from cancer. He has presided over a sharp decline in living standards and has failed to stem rising violent crime.
Maduro insists he is facing a slow-motion coup.

"I want to alert the world. We are facing a developing coup plan against the democracy and the government that I preside over, orchestrated by a small group of irresponsible leaders, violent, full of hatred and personal ambitions," he said Wednesday.

U.S., China agree to work on climate change

China and the United States, the world's top emitters of greenhouse gases, pledged on Saturday to work together to attenuate the effects of global climate change.

"China and the United States will work together ... to collaborate through enhanced policy dialogue, including the sharing of information regarding their respective post-2020 plans to limit greenhouse gas emissions," according to a U.S.-China joint statement issued at the end of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's whirlwind Beijing visit.

The two sides "commit to devote significant effort and resources to secure concrete results" by the Sixth U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue later this year, the statement added.

"Both sides reaffirm their commitment to contribute significantly to successful 2015 global efforts to meet this challenge," the statement said.

International talks to try to agree on a successor to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, the first and only international agreement to tackle climate change, are due to be held in Paris next year. The United States never ratified the Kyoto deal.

A new global pact might include pledges on curbing greenhouse gas emissions and measures to enable the poorest nations to adapt better to climate change.

Kerry welcomed Chinese cooperation.

Atlantic storm brings more flood misery to drenched Britain

Princes William and Harry rolled up their sleeves Friday to help out with flood defense efforts as Britain braces for another hammering Friday from a major storm off the Atlantic.

The princes showed up at 6 a.m. local time in the flood-hit village of Datchet, west of London.
The community is one of several in Berkshire and Surrey to have been hit by flooding in recent days after the River Thames burst its banks.

Nearly 6,000 homes have been inundated along the Thames Valley and elsewhere following England's wettest January in 2½ centuries.

Some communities in low-lying areas of Somerset, in southwest England, have been under water since December.
And there's no letup in sight just yet.

The Environment Agency has warned of more flooding along the Thames over the weekend as the river reaches its highest level in 60 years.

A powerful Atlantic storm that is blowing in on Friday will add to people's woes.

Virginia gay marriage ban overturned by US judge

Gay marriages are legal in 17 US states and Washington DC

A US federal judge in Virginia has ruled that the state's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.

It is the first time that a southern state has had a voter-approved prohibition on gay marriage overturned.

The ruling will not apply pending a possible appeal. Same-sex marriages are legal in 17 US states, most of them in the north-east, and Washington DC.

Such unions have been approved either through legislation, court rulings or voter referendums.

'Adding momentum'
The ruling by Judge Arenda Wright Allen in Norfolk followed a legal challenge on same-sex marriage by a gay couple.

The judge agreed with them that the ban infringes on their constitutional rights and their fundamental freedom to marry.

Many expect the case - or one like it - to go all the way to the US Supreme Court, The Reporter Says,

Virginia is the first state in the old confederacy - a group of southern states that are traditionally seen as socially conservative - to have its ban overturned.

Drake calls Macklemore out for sending text to Kendrick Lamar after Grammy win

After Macklemore won Best Rap Album at the 2014 Grammy Awards, he texted Kendrick Lamar to offer his condolences telling the rapper that he should have won instead of him. (If you missed it, see it here). Well, Drake isn't impressed. In the new issue of Rolling Stone, Drake makes it very clear he thought the message was unnecessary.

He tells Rolling Stone 

"I was like, 'You won. Why are you posting your text message? Just chill. Take your W, and if you feel you didn't deserve it, go get better — make better music. It felt cheap. It didn't feel genuine. Why do that? Why feel guilt? You think those guys would pay homage to you if they won?"

"To name just Kendrick? That shit made me feel funny. No, in that case, you robbed everybody. We all need text messages!"

OMG!! Pastor Poured Anointing Oil On Girl's Private Part And molested 16-Yr-Old

OMG!! Pastor Poured Anointing Oil On Girl's Private Part And molested 16-Yr-Old To "Cleanse Her From Evil Spirits"
A 16-year-old rape victim on Tuesday told Abuja High Court that the accused pastor poured anointing oil on her and molested her in the name of removing evil spirits inside her.

According to the girl, Basil Princewill of Mountain Mover Fire Ministry Church, Nyanya, in 2012 told her he had a revelation that her foundation was dirty and that her father's wife was trying to kill her. The pastor reportedly added that Lord told him to perform a quick deliverance on her.
The victim agreed, after which Princewill brought a white handkerchief and a bottle of oil and asked her to remove her clothes.

"He also asked me if I was menstruating and I told him no. He told me that I am possessed with many evil spirits that have stained my blood and it will only take my husband to deliver me and I was not married, he said that he will carry out the cleansing on me," she said.
She further narrated that the pastor led her into his bedroom and asked her to close her eyes, brought his handkerchief and placed it over her head and she became very weak.
She said the accused molested her.
"I cried and begged him to stop but he refused. All I remember is that I fainted and woke up later to see that I was bleeding from my private parts.

When he was done, he helped me to wear my clothes and he called Pastor Moses Onuoha and asked him to take me outside and burn the handkerchief," she said.

17yr old footballer (who looks a lot older) quits social media after abuse

This Lazio player pictured above says he's 17 years old and no one believes him. Joseph Minala from Cameroon was forced to shut down his instagram and Facebook accounts following abuse over his age. People think he is a guy in his 30s claiming to be 17.

The midfielder tried to convince his followers that he didn't lie about his age by sharing a pic of his passport which showed his birth date on his instagram page but that didn't convince anyone. The abuse continued and he was forced to shut down his instagram page. He also filtered out Twitter pictures of himself and deleted his Facebook profile.
"Envy is the weakness of man, and those with a poor soul hurt others when you are in Serie A. Love you! Forza Lazio." Joseph tweeted after deleting his Facebook page.
Minala joined the Italian giants in December 2013.

Dad stabs & beats his 11yr old son to death at sports practice before he is shot dead by police

An 11 year old boy (pictured above) was brutally attacked with a cricket bat and stabbed to death by his father during a cricket training session in the outer Melbourne township of Tyabb on Wednesday.

Reporter Says,
Police shot Luke Batt's father Greg in an attempt to halt the frenzied attack, but the young boy was pronounced dead at the scene and his father died later in hospital.
Horrified parents and children who were gathered at the ground for evening cricket training watched Greg attack his son with a knife and cricket bat on Wednesday evening at Tyabb Cricket Ground, in Victoria.

Beyonce launches underwear line just in time for Valentine's Day

A few days to Valentin's Day, Beyonce has launched a his and hers, a his and his and a hers and hers underwear line. The box set, which is inspired by her song, Mine, is availble for $40 on ShopBeyonce

Syria crisis: UK man in Aleppo suicide attack

UK officials have confirmed a British man was behind a suicide bombing in Syria, in what is thought to the first such attack by a UK national there.

The jihadist, known as Abu Suleiman al-Britani, is believed to be from Sussex.

Videos posted online purport to show him driving an armoured truck towards a jail in the city of Aleppo last week, where it detonated in a huge explosion.

Hundreds of British nationals are thought to have gone to Syria to fight in the conflict.

One in 10 foreign militants is believed to be from Europe, with most of the others believed to have come from Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Libya.

Whitehall officials have told the Reporters "there is no doubt at all" that a British man carried out the suicide attack on 6 February.

Prisoners 'escape'
The bombing was reportedly part of an attempted jailbreak by fighters from the hardline Islamist groups, Ahrar-al-Sham and the al-Nusra Front in Syria.

Heavy fighting broke out between the rebels and Syrian forces, causing dozens of casualties on both sides.

Activists said as many as 300 inmates managed to escape, but the Syrian government denied the report.

Woman desperate for dimples pays $2500 to get her cheeks pierced

Lol. Every day, another weird story. Trained lawyer Cherrelle Campbell (pictured above before and after her procedure) paid $2,500 to undergo dimpleplasty on both cheeks to get the dimples she's always wanted.

'I've always loved dimples but I wasn't blessed to be given big ones.When God was giving out dimples I was at the back of the queue. I find myself on the street or watching TV and anyone with dimples stands out to me. I was online with my friend and we were basically having a joke as to what procedures you could do and you couldn't do, and I was like: "wow, I didn't know you could have your dimples done. I gave it a bit of thought, contacted them and here I am. I wanted really deep ones so every time I smile, they're there and I'm glad it's for life as well. It's not something I'm going to have to repeat which is good.'

Cherrelle said she didn't expect such deep holes but knows she will love them

"I was impressed as I didn't think they were going to be that deep, it's mixed feelings. Once it has healed, I know I will love it.'

U.S. ambassador to meet India's Modi, ending isolation

U.S. ambassador to India Nancy Powell is to meet the politician who could become India's next prime minister, Narendra Modi, signaling a softening of the U.S. position since the Hindu nationalist was denied a visa over religious riots.

Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is considered the favorite to form a government after a general election due by May. He is also the chief minister of Gujarat state, where in 2002, Hindu mobs killed at least 1,000 people, most of them Muslims.

"We can confirm the appointment," a U.S. embassy spokesman said. "This is part of our concentrated outreach to senior political and business leaders which began in November to highlight the U.S.-India relationship."

The meeting, which could happen as soon as this week, will be the highest profile encounter between U.S. officials and Modi since the U.S. State Department revoked his visa in 2005 over the riots, which erupted after some Hindus were killed in a fire on a train.

The United States and India have developed a close commercial and strategic relationship over recent years and they share almost $100 billion worth of annual trade. The United States sees India as a regional counterweight to China.

Underscoring growing economic ties, the U.S. automaker Ford is due to open a plant in Gujarat this year. General Motors already has a production facility there.

But the India-U.S. friendship is often problematic, with disputes over market access and a recent row over the behavior of an Indian diplomat in the United States damaging sentiment in both countries.

The change in the U.S. position on Modi is likely to anger rights groups and members of the Muslim community who say Modi allowed or even actively encouraged attacks on Muslims in the 2002 riots.

Modi has always denied the accusations, and a Supreme Court inquiry found no evidence to prosecute him.

NYSC to extend service year to 18 Months

The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, may extend the duration of National Youth Service from Twelve months to Eighteen months should the Scheme decide to act on  the recommendation of the Niger State Governor, Governor Babangida Aliyu, forwarded  to the Director General of the NYSC, Brigadier General Johnson Olawunmi, in Minna on Monday, NaijaSharpNews corresspondents have reported.

Governor  Babangida Aliyu had, while receiving the Director General who paid him a courtesy call at the Government House Minna,  requested that the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) year be extented from the current 12 months to 18 months so as to sustain the values in the scheme.

According to him, “there is need for the service year to be extended from 12 months to 18 months to give more room for the corps members to be exposed to more training so that Nigerians can appreciate the NYSC scheme instead of criticising it.”

He suggested that the Director General should look into some lapses already discovered in the operation of the NYSC scheme especially the springing up of fake NYSC camps corps members evading the service after inducing officials so that people will have more confidence in the scheme

According to him “Nigeria is not bad no matter the challenges we are facing Nigeria is doing well, no matter the conditions we are in we are doing better than most nations.

“We must bring back the original concept, the original plan of the founding fathers of the NYSC”.

Lol! New report claims Beyonce had an affair with President Obama

Beyonce had an affair with President Obama? Lol. I find this hilarious. Anything is possible, but this one is highly unlikely. Below is how MediaTakeOut reported it. Please don't even take this serious.

According to the French Press, Beyonce and President Obama had an affair y'all. Here is what they are reporting in the French version of Glamour magazine, not the National enquirer y'all, Glamour magazine" MTO writes

This morning the paparazzi Pascal Rostain invited the largest direct media Jean- Marc Morandini on Europe 1. According to him, the American press [will] disclose tomorrow, Tuesday, February 11, 2014 , a "love affair" between Barack Obama and Beyonce[He explained], "You know, at this time, the United States, there is something big that is happening. Moreover, it will come out tomorrow in an edition of the Washington Post, [so] we can not say the alleged affair between President Barack Obama and Beyoncé is being reported on by the gutter press."

Already last week , the National Enquirer indicated that the U.S. presidential couple was on the verge of divorce and multiplied disputes.

After 9 years in Indonesia prison on drug charges, Schapelle Corby walks free

Australian woman Schapelle Corby has walked out of a prison in Bali, Indonesia, after being convicted almost nine years ago of drug smuggling.

The 36-year-old was surrounded by a swarm of cameras and Australian network reporters to see her released on bail in a case that supporters say was a setup.

Covered in a hat and rushed into a waiting bus by security forces, she will be taken to a parole office for further processing.

Indonesian Justice Minister Amir Syamsuddin said Friday that Corby had been granted parole. He said Corby's parole review was one of more than 1,000 that had been completed.

Corby, 36, was convicted in May 2005 for smuggling 9 pounds (4.1 kilograms) of marijuana in a bag while arriving at Bali's Denpasar International Airport the previous October.She has always maintained her innocence. Her lawyers argued the drugs were planted, possibly by airport employees involved in trafficking.

But the court found her guilty and sentenced her to 20 years in prison.

Flappy Bird creator removes game from app stores

Vietnam-based Dong Nguyen says he has been overwhelmed by the media interest in him and his game

Flappy Bird is flapping its wings no more.
The popular game for mobile devices was removed from online stores on Sunday by its Vietnamese creator, who said its fame "ruins my simple life".

Dong Nguyen, who created the game in just two to three days, was making as much as $50,000 a day from the game's advertising revenue.

In several Twitter posts, he said the game's removal was not due to legal issues and that he may make a sequel.

Mr Dong, who describes himself as a "passionate indie game maker", also said on the micro-blogging site that he will not sell Flappy Bird but that he will still make games.
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Michelle Obama Gets All Motherly About Justin Bieber

What would first lady Michelle Obama, a mother of two girls, do if she also had a son - or more to the point, a 19-year old international pop star with a penchant for fast cars, private jets and alcohol named Justin Bieber?

"I would pull him close. You know, I don't know if it would be advice as much as action," Obama said in a recent interview with Univision Radio host Enrique Santos. "I would be very present in his life right now. And I would be probably with him a good chunk of the time, just there to talk, to figure out what's going on in his head, to figure out who's in his life and who's not, you know."

And Obama is not the only one at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. being asked to weigh in on Bieber's case.

A petition created on the White House's "We the People" site calling for the government to deport Bieber and revoke his green card has garnered more than 250,000 signatures - far exceeding the 100,000 signature threshold to require an official response.

"That response will come I'm sure relatively soon," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said last week.

The petition, which was filed on the day Bieber was arrested for an alleged DUI and drag racing, says: "We the people of the United States feel that we are being wrongly represented in the world of pop culture. We would like to see the dangerous, reckless, destructive, and drug abusing, Justin Bieber deported and his green card revoked."

Olu Maintain Signs Distribution Deal With Def Jam

In the quest to make his music more accessible in every part of the world, Olu Maintain has signed a worldwide distribution deal with Dej Jam. Def Jam Recordings is an American record label, focused predominantly on hip hop and urban music and operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Music Group. P-Square and D’Banj are few of the Nigerian artistes that have a worldwide distribution deal with Universal Music Group and Dej Jam respectively. Also see photos from the video shoot of his new song ‘Enough Efizzi’ which part of it was shot in a Jacuzzi inside a private jet after the cut. The video and the song will be released on Monday, 10th of February, 2014.
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25-Year Old Brazilian Striker, Maicon Dies In Car Crash

Brazilian striker Maicon Pereira, currently playing on loan at Ukrainian league side Mariupol, has died in a car crash early hours of today in Ukraine. In a statement on his club’s website, Shakhtar said that the 25-year old Brazilian, was a wonderful person. He was a talented footballer, open and friendly guy, the club added. It is a terrible bereavement for each of us.

Maicon was on loan to Ukrainian league club Illichivets Mariupol until the end of the season.

Boy caught molesting a donkey claims it was 'love at first sight'

A sex starved 16-year-old Kezi teenager has been arrested for having sex with a donkey.
The young boy was caught red-handed quenching his sexual desires by giving the hapless animal some donkey-style sex.

Villagers at Leopard Farm in Kezi were left dumbfounded when Mncedisi Nyathi (16) openly revealed that he was madly in love with the donkey that he had been caught having sex with.

"I fell in love with the donkey after I heard a voice telling me it was my lover," said Nyathi.

It is reported that Nyathi was caught by Mlungisi Ncube in the act. He had tied the donkey to a tree so that it won't even escape. In addition to that he had also tied the donkey's legs so that he can enjoy his sex without risking for heavy kicks or any unwelcome fidgeting.

Nyathi was then arrested and hauled before Kezi resident magistrate Mr Jimmy Ndoro on Monday last week.

The boy left the court in roars of laughter when he said he had love at first sight when he first met the donkey.

"It was love at first sight. I developed sexual feelings for the donkey the first time I saw it," Nyathi told the court.

NFL Star, Terrell Owens' Two Weeks Old Marriage Heads For Divorce!!!

Well, that didn't last very long. Barely two weeks after getting married, Terrell Owens is already heading to divorce court.


Owens eloped with 33-year old postal worker Rachel Snider at a courthouse in Newhall, California on January 23. Apparently, Rachel has already seen enough. She's packed her belongings, left California and is seeking to end the marriage.Snider told TMZ that the 40-year old former NFL star only married her to secure a loan on a $2 million dollar crib he wanted in Sherman Oaks, California.

 "I felt in love and now I feel betrayed and heartbroken. I really valued his love and friendship for 5 years. Out of the love in my heart, I tried to help him. We had a secret relationship for 5 years and I married him for love."

Wizkid Challenges Nigerian Army: “Oya Come and Arrest Me” (PHOTO)

After the Nigerian Army posted the open letter to Nigerian celebrities where they warned them not to wear camouflage while performing as it abuses military, emphasizing that “camouflage is not meant for the entertainment industry.”
They said that any civilian found guilty of putting on the camouflage irrespective of their social status will be dealt with severely.
It seems that Wizkid has no fear of Nigerian Army as he shares this photo at his Instagram.

South Africa Will Hold Its Fifth Democratic General Election On May 7

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – President Jacob Zuma announced Friday that South Africa will hold its fifth democratic general election on May 7, a vote which promises to be the sternest test yet of the ruling ANC.

The vote — which will elect a new parliament, and in turn the president — will see the favoured African National Congress face a phalanx of insurgent opposition parties who have fastened on to widespread popular unease.

The ANC is the strong favourite to win the polls but pervasive inequality, joblessness, corruption and government incompetence have all sullied the party’s image.

Some predict its electoral support will fall below 60 percent.

Zuma himself heads into the election as the ANC’s presidential candidate, with his own standing significantly reduced.

He has been beset by a litany of scandals, crowned by the revelation that $20 million of taxpayers’ money was used to refurbish his rural homestead.

This will also be the first election since the death of Nelson Mandela, the nation’s founding father, the country’s first democratically elected president and the ANC’s talismanic leader.

“These are historic elections as they take place during the 20th anniversary of our freedom from apartheid bondage,” Zuma said, foreshadowing a campaign that is expected to focus heavily on ANC’s past glories.

Wife logs on to FB to discover her husband had married another woman

A bigamist was caught by his wife after she saw a photograph of him grinning with his new Gambian teenage bride on Facebook.

Nicolette Smith was further devastated when she noticed Stephen Smith, 52, had married Awa Jobarteh, 19, (pictured above) at the same African register office they tied the knot at 7 years earlier.

Ms Smith then called the police, but incredibly her cheating former partner has avoided jail and claimed he was the victim. Continue...

Eddie Murphy's daughters strip down for racy lingerie shoot

Eddie Murphy's two grown up daughters, Bria Murphy, 24 (left) and and sister Shayne, 19, (right) stripped down for a racy lingerie shoot and shared the photos on instagram. The two girls are taking after their mother, Nicole Murphy, who was a top model back in the day. See more pics after the cut..