The Images From Rihanna's Dior Campaign Are Here‎

The images from Rihanna's first campaign with Dior are finally here.‎

Shot by Steven Klein, the images will also be accompanied by a short film by Inez and Vinoodh for the fashion house's "Secret Garden" series

Another 3 Die After Consuming Ogogoro In Ondo

Detectives from Ondo State Police Command are working round the clock to unravel the mysterious death of three persons after consuming a local gin, popularly known as ogogoro at Oka Motor Park in Ondo town, Ondo State.

This is coming as the state government said last week that it had curtailed the outbreak of a strange disease which caused the death of 23 persons at Irele area of the state.

The government said the 23 who died at Irele consumed poisonous ethanol and banned the consumption of ogogoro across the state.

The deceased persons in this latest incident included a member of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, in the park, an electrician and another person working in the motor park.

It was learned that the three persons consumed the local gin at the park and immediately complained of stomach upset. Other members of the union reportedly applied local herbs to calm them down, but they soon became unconscious.

Hit-And-Run Man Disappears With Corpse, As Police Arrest Driver

Police from Azikoro Divisional Command, Bayelsa State, have launched a manhunt for an unidentified driver of a Nissan Sport Utility Vehicle, SUV, for allegedly killing a man and absconding with the corpse along Ogbogoro community road in Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state.

The hit-and-run incident, which occurred Tuesday at about 7p.m. along the Ogbogoro-Famgbe Road, was said to have caused pandemonium in the area.

An eyewitness said though the prompt response of a police special operation team on patrol in the area led to the arrest of the vehicle’s driver, the car’s owner drove away in the midst of the confusion caused by a crowd of onlookers and sympathizers.

The deceased, 34, was said to be taking a walk along Ogbogoro Road, when he was crushed from behind by the speeding car.

We Told Ourselves That The Operation Must Not Exceed 40 Minutes : Robbery Suspect

Police in Lagos have arrested four suspected members of the 22-man robbery gang that invaded the Lekki branch of First City Monument Bank, FCMB, two months ago in Lagos, killing five persons.

Recovered from the suspects were a 2008 model Honda Accord car purchased by one of the suspects from his share of the loot; a white Blackberry Z10 phone, one Apple i-Phone 5, one military face cap, used during the operation, and 120 expended ammunition.

Preliminary investigation revealed that some of the suspects were oil bunkerers recruited from Delta, Ondo states and Arepo in Ogun State. They were identified as Duke Odogbo, 38; Lawrence Kingsley, 31; Ebi Tosan, 20, and Ekelemo Kuete, 30.

One of the suspects, Odogbo, who gave a graphic explanation of how the bank robbery took place, revealed that it took the gang 24 hours to plan the operation at Tarkwa Bay.

He further told a crowd at the Police Command headquarters, where they were paraded, that his share of the N15 million loot was N500,000.

According to him, “I was invited by a friend from Warri, Delta State, to come for bunkering job. But on reaching Lagos, I was told it was a bank robbery.

“I told them I was into bunkering and not robbery. But because they told me we were going to make much money from it, I decided to join them.

“On the day of the operation, we left Tarkwa Bay at about 4.30 p.m., in two boats; with 11 persons on each. But one of the boats developed fault on the way. We all entered the good one.

“We got to the bank few minutes after 5p.m. immediately we left the canal, some of us went to the road and started firing, and thereby making way for those of us that would go inside. I led the team that went in.

 “We were all putting on Army camouflage. I shattered the entrance glass with bullets and when we got inside, we demanded for the money realized for that day. The manager told us they did not make much.

“But we broke into one of their strong rooms where we got some money. We also broke into two ATM boxes, but there was no money in either of them. We told ourselves that the operation must not exceed 40 minutes.

Kris Jenner Meets Selma Blair, Who's Playing Her In American Crime Story: The People V OJ Simpson

Kris Jenner recently came face-to-face with her soon-to-be onscreen younger self.

While walking the black carpet at the Children's Justice Campaign Event in Beverly Hills, California on Tuesday, the 59-year-old Keeping Up With the Kardashians matriarch and "momager" met Selma Blair, 42, who is portraying her in an upcoming FX series, American Crime Story: The People V OJ Simpson.

The two, both dressed in chic black dresses, posed for several photos, side by side, and also took a selfie together.

Kris Jenner shared the Pictures and captioned it " Met the gorgeous Selma Blair last night who is going to play me in the television series American Crime Story/The People vs O. J. Simpson ...I think she's a great choice..Follow her @therealselmablair she's amazing....#love #remembernicole".

See another pic below...

Actress Faithia Balogun Williams Rocks Natural Hair

 

Ever young Nollywood Actress,  Faithia Williams flaunts her natural hair in new pictures. The picture was originally posted by her make-up artist.

See Adorable Baby Pic Of Davido

Davido shared this adorable baby picture of himself being carried by her elder sister Sade. He's so cute and peaceful.

Stella Damasus Shares Lovely New Photo

Controversial Nollywood actress, Stella Damasus shares lovely new photo.

It appears she has given her life to Christ as she preaches the gospel.

What Lupita Nyongo Wore To Festival De Cannes

The Cannes International Film Festival  is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from around the world. Multiple award winning actress, Lupita Nyongo rocks this grasshopper green dress to the opening night of the festival. 

She shared the picture and captioned it " It's #GrasshopperGreen for @festivaldecannes opening night. Thank you @Chopard @Gucci and Uganda's women for the hair inspiration. #NseneneSeason #cannes2015".

See another picture after the jump.

Lovely dress.

Media Personalty, Moet Abebe Flaunts Beautiful Feet

Media personalty and upcoming actress, Moet Abebe flaunts her beautiful feet while admiring an ankle bracelet given to her by her man. She posted the picture with the caption "Ahhhhh I am so in love with this ankle bracelet given to me by BAE!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️".

See the picture after the jump.

Sexy feet...beautiful nails.

Joke Of The Day

Today's joke is here again...Read....Laugh....Enjoy.

WILL YOU MARRY ME?

A man has a curse, he is only able to say a single word every year. But if he doesn't say a word that year he can say two the next year, then three, and so on.

One day he meets a beautiful woman and wants to ask her to marry him, but he has no words saved up so he must wait four years.

So he waits four years and he is finally able to ask her the question. He looks her in the eyes and says "Will you marry me?"

She looks back at him with a smile and twinkle in her eye and replies "Come again?"

LMAO....If you are the man, what would you do? 

North Korea Publicly Executes Defense Chief For Dozing Off At Event

North Korea has publicly executed the country’s defense minister after the regime accused him of treason, disloyalty and disrespect, according to South Korean news agency Yonhap.

Hyon Yong Chol was killed by firing squad using an anti-aircraft gun at a military school in front of hundreds of people in Pyongyang around April 30, the agency reported, citing a media briefing by the National Intelligence Service at its headquarters in Seoul.

 Hyon “was purged for lese majeste” because he was seen “dozing off” during a military event and “did not carry out Kim’s instructions,” the agency said. It wasn’t clear what instructions Hyon failed to carry out.The intelligence service told politicians that Hyon was killed by an anti-aircraft gun at Kang Kon Military Academy - a method cited in various unconfirmed reports as being reserved for senior officials who the leadership wishes to make examples of.

Sango Worshippers Demand N500,000 From Family Of Woman Killed By Thunderstorm In Ogun

Tragedy struck the Ejila Awori Community High School, Ipitira, in Ado-Odo/Ota local government area of Ogun State, at about 12 noon on Wednesday, April 6, 2015, when thunderstorm struck the school premises, leaving one food vendor dead and five others including a teacher and a pupil seriously injured.

It was gathered from the school Principal, Mr. O.O. Oshiname, that he was having a meeting in his office when a heavy rain started and with it came a series of thunderstorm.

“The incident happened last week Wednesday. I was in my office with the executive of the Parent- Teacher-Association. We were having a meeting.

While the meeting was on, it began to rain heavily around 11.30am. About 45 minutes after the rain, it began to drizzle.

Suddenly, a thunderbolt hit and it was so strong that it threw me off balance. The school generator was on, but after the thunderbolt, I asked one of the teachers to turn off the generator.”

19-Year-Old Boy Arrested For Using A Fake Tinubu Facebook Account

A 19-year-old Mechanical Engineering student of Delta State Polytechnic, Ozoro, has being arrested by policemen from the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Lagos Command, for floating a fake Facebook page of the All Progressive Congress (APC), national leader, Sen. Bola Ahmed Tinubu to extort money from members of the public.

According to Dailytrust, The suspect, identified as Emmanuel Otu is said to be a specialist in internet fraud. He was alleged to have posed, at different occasions, as a prominent Nigerian on Facebook and other social media platforms to defraud his victims of various amount of money.

Police detectives led by Abba Kyari arrested him from his hostel in Ozoro, Delta State on May 10, 2015.

Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Kayode Aderanti, while addressing news men at the Command Headquarters, Ikeja, on Wednesday stated that the 19 year-old suspected fraudster created a Facebook page in the name of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and has been defrauding unsuspecting but obviously gullible persons.

The Lagos Police boss explained that the undergraduate student, through the Facebook page claimed to be arranging jobs and contracts for his would be victims with some of the oil majors operating in Nigeria.

Banky-W & Mr Songz Also Renewed Their Contract With MTN

Singers Banky Wellington and Mr Songz also renewed their contracts with MTN for another year.

Banky-W shares his picture while signing the contract while Mr Incredible (MI) Shared Mr Songz picture congratulating him.

Congratulations to them.

Nicki Minaj Shows Off Panties Again

The other day, Nicki showed off her thong and many thought it was a mistake and she was unaware.

From the look of things, Nicki Minaj has started her own new trend”Thong Display”.

Suspect : My involvement in Lekki bank robbery

A suspected member of the armed robbery gang who invaded a bank in Lekki Lagos killing three policemen and a teenage hawker has been arrested.

The suspect, Ekelemo Kuete said he was given N50,000 for his involvement in the deadly operation.

According to the indigene of Ondo state, ” We were 15 in number that went for that operation and we used two speed boats. Five of us stayed back in the boat at Lekki while the other 10 went inside the bank. When they killed the policemen and two other civilians I queried them but they didn’t listen.”

“I am the speed boat driver that took the armed robbery gang to Lekki on Mach 12, 2015”. 

I didn’t want to go, they forced me, and after the operation, they gave me N50,000. I have not gone for robbery operation before now; I am into oil bunkering in Arepo along Lagos Ibadan expressway, a community in Ogun state. 

I know they were robbers when the contracted me to use my speed boat to convey them through the waterways to Lekki. 

I make money from oil bunkering between N50,000- N80,000 each time I go to work.

Burundi President Nkurunziza Still In Dar Es Salaam : Tanzania President

Tanzanian presidency have said that Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza is still in Dar es Salaam

Some other sources also said that talks underway between rival Burundi army factions after coup attempt.

A top Burundian general launched a coup attempt against President Pierre Nkurunziza on Wednesday, bringing to a head weeks of violent protests against the president’s bid to stand for a third term.

General Godefroid Niyombare, a powerful former intelligence chief who was sacked earlier in the year, announced via a private radio station that the president had been overthrown hours after he left for neighbouring Tanzania for talks with regional leaders.

The presidency, however, said in a brief message on Twitter that the coup had “failed”.

Pro-Nkurunziza troops were still in control of key institutions including the presidential palace and state broadcaster, witnesses said, and fired warning shots to stop demonstrators from marching on the state television and radio building.

“President Pierre Nkurunziza is removed from office, the government is dissolved,” General Niyombare said in the dramatic broadcast on the Insaganiro radio station.

“All people are asked to respect the lives and property of others.”

Hundreds of civilians ran through the streets of the capital, cheering “victory” and running with Burundi’s flag, an AFP photographer said.

The general said he was committed to the democratic process and would work with others towards holding elections in the impoverished, landlocked central African nation.

Over 20 people have been killed and scores wounded since late April, when Burundi’s ruling CNDD-FDD party nominated Nkurunziza to stand for re-election in June 26 polls.

Rescuers Battle To Reach Survivors Of New Nepal Quake

Rescuers battled Wednesday to reach survivors of a deadly new earthquake in Nepal that triggered landslides and brought down buildings, as hundreds of troops searched for a missing US military helicopter. Thousands of traumatised survivors spent the night outdoors, afraid to return to their houses after Tuesday’s 7.3-magnitude quake hit, less than three weeks after the country was devastated by its deadliest quake in more than 80 years.

Dozens of people were killed in the latest disaster, bringing the overall death toll to more than 8,200 and compounding the difficulty of reaching far-flung mountain communities in desperate need of shelter, food and clean water. The United Nations said it faced a “monumental challenge” to bring relief to victims, many of whom live in areas accessible only on foot or by helicopter, before the monsoon rains began.

UN resident coordinator Jamie McGoldrick said Tuesday’s quake had exacerbated an already desperate situation as he delivered an urgent call for more funding. “Damaged houses will be further damaged. Houses and schools and buildings that were spared in the first one were probably affected yesterday. Roads, we know, have been damaged,” he said. “It is extremely urgent that the donors realise that we are running against the monsoon that is coming.”

The Nepal army mounted a huge ground and air search for a US Marine Corps helicopter that went missing on Tuesday during a disaster relief operation in the eastern district of Dolakha, near where the latest quake hit. Spokesman Jagdish Pokharel said the army would keep searching until it found the chopper, which was carrying six US Marines and two Nepal army soldiers when it disappeared in a remote mountainous area.

“We have been searching for the missing helicopter since early morning but have not found it yet,” he said. “They came to help us here… (and) we will continue to search for them.” Police said 76 people had been confirmed dead and more than 2,000 injured in the new quake, which was centred 76 kilometres (47 miles) east of Kathmandu, and also killed 17 people in northern India.

Manny Pacquiao Recieves Hero’s Welcome In Philipines

Manny Pacquiao who is a serving senator received a hero’s welcome as he returned to the Philippines following his defeat to Floyd Mayweather.

Fresh from shoulder surgery Pacquiao greeted legions of fans who turned out to see their hero as he touched down in Manila.

Gen. Buhari Meets Former British Prime Minster, Tony Blair in Abuja Today

Former UK prime minister, Mr Tony Blair paid a courtesy visit to Nigeria’s president elect, Gen Muhammadu Buhari and his deputy Prof. Yemi Osinbajo in Abuja today May 13th. See more pics below.

Baby Survives Eight Days After He Was Buried Alive

A Chinese baby born with a cleft lip was abandoned by his parents and buried in a cardboard box two days later, but rescued alive eight days further on, media reported.

The parents left the baby in a remote countryside in the southern province of Guangxi, before he was buried, apparently by relatives who believed he had died, Guangxi Online News said.

But water and air were able to seep into the box, the report said.

The baby was buried in a container the size of a shoe box on a dusty dry, landscape, surrounded by long grass, according to images posted by China Central Television on its verified account on Sina Weibo, China’s version of Twitter.

He was discovered when a woman heard him crying as she was picking herbs, the post by the state broadcaster late Tuesday said.

The baby was spitting soil when doctors examined him last week, the Guangxi Online News said.

“Five people including three relatives have been detained on suspicion of intentional murder,” CCTV said.

Nyanya Bombing: Absence Of Witnesses Stalls Trial Of Ogwuche, 5 Others

Trial of the alleged mastermind of the April 14 bomb blast that killed over 75 persons and wounded 100 others at a crowded motor park in Nyanya, Abuja, Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche,  was stalled, yesterday, owing to the failure of three government  witnesses to appear in court.

Justice Ahmed Mohammed had slated, yesterday, to commence hearing on how Ogwuche  and five other alleged members of the Boko Haram group, allegedly perfected plot for the Nyanya bombing.

The other accused persons on trial are Ahmad Rufai Abubakar (a.k.a Abu Ibrahim/Maiturare), Mohammed Sani Ishaq, Ya’u Saidu (a.k.a Kofar Rama), Anas Isah, Adamu Yusuf and Nasiru Abubakar.

  

They are answering to an eight-count terrorism charge that was preferred against them before the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court by the Attorney-General of the Federation  and Minister of Justice.

Boy, 19, Stabs Father To Death, Chases Mother, Siblings

The Fegge Divisional Police Onitsha has arrested one Joshua Uzochukwu Ezirim, a 19 years old boy, who allegedly used kitchen knife and severally stabbed his father Mr. Sampson Ezirim, a book seller at Onitsha Main Market to death.

Sources revealed that Late Ezirim from Imo State, was stabbed more than thirty times by his last son Joshua Uzochukwu Ezirim after he chased away his mother, and siblings from their yard and locked the doors in their flat and stabbed his father severally to death.

Aregbesola : My Son Not Arrested

The governor of the state of Osun, Rauf Aregbesola, has debunked speculations that one of his sons was arrested for money laundering.

Mr. Aregbesola said through a statement by his spokesperson, Semiu Okanlawon, that “misguided elements” were behind tales that his son was arrested by security agents.

The statement reads, “It has become pertinent to inform Nigerians and others generally that there is no iota of truth in the story being peddled around by some misguided elements claiming that a son of Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun, Kabir Aregbesola was arrested at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos today Tuesday May 12, 2015 with a huge sum of money in foreign currencies.

“We have discovered the the authors of the wicked and malicious lie are doggedly pursuing their agenda by engaging in an aggressive push for the falsehood to reach a larger population especially using the social media.

Five Arraigned For Internet Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, May 11, 2015 arraigned Uchenna Nwako, Ejikeme Oluchukwu, Nnamani Ikechukwu, Ibeh kodili Martins and Nwako Victoria Ifeoma before Justice D.V Agishir of the Federal High Court, Enugu, on a 16-count charge bordering on intent to defraud and obtaining N26,338,000 by false pretence.

The five accused persons were picked up by EFCC operatives on February 27, 2013 after intelligence reports indicated that they were involved in fraudulent activities bordering on cybercrime.

Part of the charge read: “That you Uchenna Nwako, Ejikme Oluchukwu, Nnamani Ikechukwu, Ibeh Kodili Martins and Nwako Victoria Ifeoma sometime in November 2012 in Enugu, Enugu State within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, conspired among yourselves to commit an unlawful act to wit: obtaining money by false pretense and thereby committed an offense contrary to Section 8(a) and punishable under section 1(3) of Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006.

Mother Charged For Throwing 20-Month-Old Son Off A Bridge

A 19-year-old mother, Johnesha Monae Perry, has been charged for the murder of her 20-month-old baby son, Zymeir Perry, after she threw him off a bridge at Lehigh River, Pennsylvania, USA, before jumping off the 52-foot bridge into the river herself, reports the Mirror.

Police reports that the apparently troubled teenager had kissed the boy on the railings of the bridge before pushing him over and jumping too in a case of suicide mother but the toddler was rescued by a police officer who found him 700 yards away, floating downstream, and performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

Singer Chidinma Ekile Renews MTN Contract

Talented singer, Chidinma Ekile renews contract with MTN. She shared the good news on Instagram while posting pictures from the event. She said "Thanks to @mtnng and @upfrontbookings....3rd year running...love you loads shoutout to Oga @pauloo2104".

See more pictures after the jump.

 Congratulations to her.

Actress Iyabo Ojo Stuns In Denim

 Nollywood actress,  Iyabo Ojo stuns in denim in  new pics. She shared the picture while announcing  the release of her new movie. See more pictures after the jump.

Looks good on her.

27-Year-Old Man Arrested In Lagos For Cruelly Killing, Dismembering Friend’s Body

A 27-year-old man, Fatai Afobaje, who allegedly killed his friend and dismembered his body, was on Tuesday in Lagos hauled up before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court. 

Afobaje, who resides at 332, Oko Agbonla Irese Village in Magbon, a suburb of Lagos, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and murder.

The prosecutor, ASP Elizabeth Ekuma, said that the offences were committed on Feb.13 at about 1.00 a.m. at the residence of the accused.

She said Afobaje killed one Rafiu Sulaimon ,44, his close friend, who was on a visit. 

Ekuma said the accused allegedly cut-off the head and hands of the friend using a knife. “The victim had gone to visit his friend and on getting there, Sulaimon was charmed and rendered unconscious.

“Sulaiman was carried into the room where Afobaje chopped off his head and hands before he buried his trunk.”

2 Kidnappers Jailed For 31 Years

Two kidnap suspects, Sunday Akala, 35, and Monsuru Odutan, 38, have been found guilty of conspiracy to commit robbery and kidnapping of one Omosebi Oluwafemi by an Ikeja High Court and have been sentenced.

 An Ikeja High Court, yesterday, sentenced to 31 years imprisonment each.

The court heard that Akala, a Master degree holder, was said to have arranged with Odutan and others to kidnap his friend, Oluwafemi, because he was in need of money to pay his house rent and his friend was not willing to assist him.

Edo State Governor To Remarry A Beauty Model On Friday, May 15

Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole is set to remarry five years after losing his first wife, Clara.

Oshiomhole will wed Miss Lara Fortes on Friday, May 15, 2015 at the Etsako West Local Government Council Marriage Registry in the Auchi area of the state.

Invitations to the governor’s wedding are said to have already been sent out and the ceremony is scheduled to begin at 10am on the scheduled date.

Actress Toyin Aimakhu Flaunts Sexy Legs

Nollywood actress Toyin Aimakhu Johnson flaunts hot legs in new photo she tagged look of the day.

Some people think the bag and shoe doesn't go with the dress.

 What do you think of the colour combination? Drop your comment in the comments section below.

Nice dress though....

Chinese Billionaire Gives France Vacation To 6,500 Workers

Tiens CEO Li Jinyuan visits Nice, France, on Friday as part of a celebration weekend marking the 20th anniversary of his company. He was joined by 6,500 of his employees.

The billionaire chief executive of the Chinese conglomerate Tiens has given 6,500 of his best salespeople a vacation that started in Paris and ended with a parade on France's Cote d'Azur.

CEO Li Jinyuan said he was celebrating the company's 20th anniversary by rewarding his staff and aimed for the world record in spelling out a phrase in human bodies, according to the company's website.

As their vacation wound down on Friday, the employees on massed on the coastal promenade in Nice and, dressed in identical sky blue hats and T-shirts, spelled out the words "Tiens' dream is Nice in the Cote d'Azur," setting a world record for the longest human-made phrase visible from the sky, the company added.

Wednesday Morning Beauty : Genevieve Nnaji Shares New Photo

Celebrated Nollywood screen diva, Genevieve Nnaji aside being a good actress, is a beauty to behold.

She shared a black and white make-up free photo of herself on her Instagram page with the caption: “💕#truelove. Morning!”

Beautiful finger nails....

Earthquake Hits Japan

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of northeastern Japan, the US Geological Survey has said, but authorities have not issued a tsunami warning and there were no immediate reports of damage.

The quake struck at 6:12am (21:12 GMT Tuesday) off the east coast of Japan’s Honshu island in the Pacific Ocean at a depth of 38.9km, according to USGS.

Japan’s meteorological agency said there was no immediate tsunami threat from the earthquake, which hit 33km southeast of the nearest city of Ofunato.

Large areas jolted by the latest tremor were among those damaged by the 2011 quake and tsunami that killed more than 18,000 people and triggered a nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima power plant.

Wednesday’s earthquake did not damage any of the nuclear reactors in the region, including those at the crippled Fukushima facility, Japan’s public broadcaster NHK said.

All of Japan’s reactors have been off-line since the Fukushima disaster.

Train services in the region, including “Shinkansen” bullet train operations, were temporarily suspended following the quake, officials said.

A Man Goes To Jail For Killing His Stepfather With A Wedgie

A 34-year-old man who killed his stepfather giving him a so-called “atomic wedgie” last year is going to jail for involuntary manslaughter and that’s the silver lining.

Brad Lee Davis killed his stepfather last January when he managed to suffocate him inside his own underwear while performing the wedgie. Davis just pleaded guilty to the charges, but it reportedly could have been much worse for him as prosecutors originally tried to pursue first-degree murder charges.

Although there was some (scant) evidence to support the necessary intent, Davis and his stepfather reportedly had a contentious relationship and he “texted a friend that night he was fixing to mess Denver up and later texted he had nothing to lose”, he eventually pleaded out before trial.

NMA, ASUU Jittery As 7 Members Receive Kidnap Notice

Worried by the spate of kidnapping of its members, both the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, have called for a total overhaul of the security strategies in the state, even as no fewer than seven doctors had received text messages from alleged kidnappers. Six persons, including the former Chief Medical Director, CMD, Dr Patrick Adegun and a nurse working with the Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido Ekiti, Mrs Margaret Aladeleka were abducted in different parts of the state in the last few weeks.

Also, a lecturer at Obafemi Awolowo University, Dr Femi Omisore was abducted at the weekend, while his driver was killed at Ido Ekiti. Speaking at a joint press conference in Ado Ekiti yesterday the NMA and ASUU expressed concerns over their members becoming target of kidnapping, lamenting that the Police and the Department of State Services, DSS, are not handling the matter professionally.

Through the ASUU, Akure Zonal Coordinator, Dr Alex Odiyia, the lecturers appealed to Governor Ayodele Fayose to get rid of hoodlums for Ekiti to be peaceful. “The government should as a matter of urgency overhaul the entire Police Force and other relevant agencies saddled with the responsibility of keeping peace in the state and more importantly relocate the heads of both services who find it difficult to unravel the root cause of our present predicament”.

Black Miss Japan Fights Racial Prejudice

Ariana Miyamoto entered the Miss Universe Japan beauty contest after a mixed-race friend committed suicide. And she endured abuse after winning the crown because of her skin colour.

Far from being put off by the backlash, Miyamoto resolved to use her new-found fame to help fight racial prejudice in much the same way British supermodel Naomi Campbell broke down cultural barriers in the fashion industry a generation ago.

 “I’m stubborn,” said Miyamoto, the daughter of a Japanese mother and black American father, who turned 21 on Tuesday.

“I was prepared for the criticism. I’d be lying to say it didn’t hurt at all. I’m Japanese , I stand up and bow when I answer the phone. But that criticism did give me extra motivation,” she said in an interview.

“I didn’t feel any added pressure because the reason I took part in the pageant was my friend’s death. My goal was to raise awareness of racial discrimination,” added Miyamoto, who was bullied as a schoolgirl growing up in the port town of Sasebo, near Nagasaki.

42 Killed As Another Major Quake Rattles Nepal

A major earthquake hit a remote mountain region of Nepal on Tuesday, killing at least 42 people while triggering landslides and toppling buildings less than three weeks after the Himalayan nation was ravaged by its worst quake in decades.

The Associated Press reported that the magnitude-7.3 quake centered midway between the capital of Kathmandu and Mount Everest hit hardest in districts northeast of the capital.

It terrified a nation already shell-shocked and struggling after a more powerful quake on April 25 killed more than 8,150 and flattened entire villages, leaving hundreds of thousands homeless.

Information was slow to reach Kathmandu after Tuesday’s quake, but officials expected the death toll to rise as reports arrived of people being buried under rubble, according to the U.N.’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.