With each passing day, you think nothing can shock you any more, yet,some people still manage to have you flabbergasted.
A 62 year old man has been sentenced to 5 years in prison in the U.S for fondling and raping his 8-month-old pit bull puppy. James Guy Bull pleaded guilty to two counts of felony cruelty to animals, misdemeanor animal cruelty charges and misdemeanor sexual activities involving animals,
On March 18, two of Bull's neighbors came forward, claiming they had seen him fondling the dog's private parts on several occasions, despite cries and yelps from the animal named Coco.
According to USA Today, At one point, a neighbor was walking near Bull's apartment when he reportedly caught him in the act of having sex with the dog,
"When (Bull) saw (him), he pulled up his pants and put the dog down,When police arrived at Bull's home, they said they found the small "clearly emaciated" dog chained to a post on the front porch.She had about 8 inches of free reign, no water, no shelter and no food for her,The dog showed signs of physical sexual abuse and was "skittish and obviously afraid."
The dog, now named Rose, is safe in the custody of an animal rescue group.
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Should a woman sacrifice her dreams for her marriage to succeed? Many women have abandoned their personal dreams, ambition; some wives are basically being accessories to their husbands. Do you think this is okay?
On-line social networking service, Facebook will start charging its users $2.99 (almost N500) for their new monthly plan according to reports.
Speaking on the monthly fee at a press conference, Facebook founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg said: ‘After thinking long and hard about this decision, at the end of the day, we were forced to add this monthly fee.’
‘If we don’t do something about our rising costs now, Facebook could cease to exist in the near future.’
Facebook Spokesman, Paul Horner, also explained the reason for the new monthly fee in an interview with CNN
‘Economic times are tight; the ads on Facebook are not as profitable as we had planned. Our costs are going up as hundreds of thousands of individuals continue to join the site every day, There’s so many pictures of cats, and all of those costs add up, we just can’t foot the bill any longer.’
Facebook was founded on February 4, 2004, by Mark Zuckerberg with his college room-mates and fellowHarvard University students, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes.
The BBC world service has launched a special Ebola broadcasts for the West African sub region.
The network, which was inaugurated on Monday, September 23, 2014 and will deliver a round–up of news, concentrating on efforts to combat the virus particularly to the most affected West African countries: Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.
Speaking on the news wire network, BBC World Service group director, Peter Horrocks said: ‘The range of emergency activities on Ebola from the BBC World Service are in the finest traditions of the humanitarian instincts of our broadcasting.’
According to reports, News About West Africa will be a nine-minute daily programme (Monday to Friday) broadcast live at 19:50 GMT around the world and presented by BBC Africa’s Kim Chakanetsa.
A New York court has sentenced Suleiman Abu Ghaith, a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden, to life in prison after finding him guilty of terrorism
Suleiman Abu Ghaith, a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden, has been sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison after being found guilty of terrorism by an American court.
48-year-old Abu Ghaith was convicted today, September 23, 2014 by a Manhattan federal jury, Reuters reports.
He was indicted for conspiring to kill Americans, conspiring to provide material support for terrorists and providing such support.
Many football fans in Nigeria might not be happy with him right now but the Super Eagles head coach, Stephen Keshi has been ranked the 14th best coach in the World by the Coach World ranking for the month of September.
The former togo and Mali coach who was formerly 16th in the world, moved ahead of Ecuador’ sReinaldo Rueda and Argentine coach, N. Pumpido to occupy his current position which also made him the number one in Africa.
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President Goodluck Jonathan today expressed gratitude to a serving member of the National Youth Service Corps, Ezemagu Sunday Nnamdi, who donated N10,000 to his re-election bid.
The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Dr. Reuben Abati, quoted president jonathan as saying he was deeply touched and encouraged by the donation in his appreciation letter to Nnamdi .
‘Your gracious gesture is particularly gratifying, coming as it does from one of our nation’s vibrant and gifted youths who are our successor generation and for whom our administration is unequivocally committed to providing the requisite environment to optimally realize their tremendous creative and productive potentials.
‘As I carry on with the task of positively transforming our country for its God-ordained greatness and prosperity, I will continue to count on the goodwill as well as the practical and prayerful support of committed patriots like you,’ president jonathan said in his letter to the corps member, Ezemagu Sunday Nnamdi.
Sunday Nnamdi sent the donation before the Peoples Democratic Party adopted Jonathan as its candidate in the forthcoming presidential election in 2015.
Abati quoted the President as thanking Nnamdi and welcoming his expression of faith in the government’s ongoing efforts to reposition Nigeria for sustained growth and development.
Nnamdi was said to have stated in his letter forwarding his donation to the President, assured president jonathan of the continued support of patriotic Nigerians and urged him to seek re-election in 2015.
‘Nigerians are behind you. We see your good works in power, transportation, education, housing, ICT, sports, electoral reforms, observation of the principle of federal character and the creation of investment opportunities. The insurgents who are trying to destabilise your Administration are enemies of peace and progress. You will surely defeat them,’ he wrote.
A yet unclear number of the Chibok girls kidnapped by the extremist book haramsect in April have been released, officials said.
A top military source said two Toyota Hiace buses loaded with the girls were driven into the Maimalari Barracks in Maiduguri this evening. When contacted, Defence Spokesperson, Chris Olukolade, confirmed the development.
He said the exercise was still ongoing and that appropriate statement would be made soon. Details later
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Pope Francis called Sunday for Muslims and all religious leaders to condemn Islamic extremists who “pervert” religion to justify violence, as he visited Albania and held up the Balkan nation as a model for interfaith harmony for the rest of the world.
“To kill in the name of God is a grave sacrilege. To discriminate in the name of God is inhuman,” Francis told representatives of Albania’s Muslim, Orthodox and Catholic communities during a half-day visit to Tirana in which he recalled the brutal persecution people of all faiths suffered under communism.
Francis wept when he heard the testimony of one priest, the Rev. Ernest Troshani, 84, who for 28 years was imprisoned, tortured and sentenced to forced labor for refusing to speak out against the Catholic Church as his captors wanted.
“Today I touched the martyrs,” Francis said after embracing the man.
[Punch] The Central Bank of Nigeria says it has approved an industry-wide incentive scheme and awareness campaign on electronic payment channels for stakeholders and users.
As a result, the CBN is collaborating with Deposit Money Banks through the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc to work out a system that will make banks to pay customers, merchants and salespersons for using electronic payment channels.
Some analysts see this as a gradual paradigm shift from the CBN’s punitive approach in driving the cashless policy to an incentive-based one.
The Electronic Payments Incentives Scheme will make bank customers, merchants and salespersons receive cash and gift rewards for using electronic payment channels.
The scheme will commence in batches, starting from November 1, 2014.
The awkward moment Prof Wole Soyinka met his puppet look-alike at the StoryMoja festival which held in Nairobi, Kenya this weekend. 
Once again, there were speculations yesterday that the ruthless kingpin of the Boko Haram terror gang, Abubakar Shekau, might be one of the casualties in the military raid of Konduga, Borno State, which also resulted in the killing of about 60 insurgents.
Late last year, the military authorities had said that Shekau was killed in an operation in June, after he was believed to have been fatally wounded.
He later resurfaced in a video footage, which his gang posted on the internet.
But yesterday, unconfirmed reports had it that security agencies are currently reviewing information that Shekau may have been killed in the battle with the military near Konduga.
In the Konduga battle, no fewer than 60 Boko Haram militants, according to the military, were killed while one its leaders was reportedly captured alive. The captive, whose name was not made public, is however reported to be receiving treatment in an undisclosed military facility.
Meanwhile, there were agency reports yesterday that dozens of people had been killed by Boko Haram militants at a local market in Mainok area of Borno State.
The attackers reportedly raided the market – about 56 km from Maiduguri – while buying and selling were at the peak, according to an eyewitness, Alhaji Bello Adamu. He said at least 21 people were killed in the attack which lasted about one hour.
The attackers also reportedly carted away money and wares as they ransacked stores in the local market.
Military authorities were yet to react to the story as at the time of filing this report, but a source claimed that a detachment of troops had been deployed to the area.
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25-year-old Kayode Akanni, (pictured above) has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command attached to the Ayetoro Division for defiling a three -year- old girl in, Punch reports.
While parading him before the press, the state Police spokesman Muyiwa Adejobi said Kayode had tricked the little girl into his room then ha sex with her. He said the parents of the little girl discovered the damage on her private part and when asked who touched her, the little girl mentioned the young man's name. Her parents immediately made a report at the police station and he was arrested ..
“During police interrogation, it was discovered that the suspect tricked the young and innocent baby into his room by telling her to bring to him a bunch of keys outside the room. It was after that he had unlawful carnal knowledge of the girl. The suspect has confessed to the crime, while the victim has been taken to hospital for treatment.”
The Police spokesman say Kayode will soon be charged to court.
He may be worth $20m and his estranged wife,Mariah Carey worth $510 m, but Nick Cannon had all eyes on his feet at America's Got Talent last night when he stepped out in $2.2million diamond encrusted shoes. They are the World's most expensive shoes...
And they are not borrowed or for advert, he actually owns it...Top Beverly Hills jeweller Jason Arasheben, who created the shoes, told Women's Wear Daily:
'Not very often do I get a request for the most expensive shoes in the world.When Nick approached me last year, he said he wanted to make history and be so over the top.He wanted to set a new standard in diamonds. 'How can we make the most expensive pair of shoes in the world and make this finale special?' he asked me.We didn’t want him looking like Frankenstein when he walked, we still needed to consider functionality.He’s not going to win a race or play basketball with these. It’s still a piece of jewelry. As long as he’s not too overly aggressive in the shoes, everything should be all right.'
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The 12 soldiers have been sentenced to die by firing squad after shooting at the GOC in Maidugri .They were said to be aggrieved due to the conditions under which they were facing and lost it after a group of soldiers were ambushed and killed by Boko Haram.
“The GOC’s visit coincided with the arrival of the corpses of soldiers killed in an ambush in Chibok on the night of May 13, 2014.The apparently agitated soldiers, on sighting the corpses of their slain colleagues became hysteric. Some opened fire on the GOC, who was lucky to have escaped unhurt. However, the bullets hit and seriously injured some of his bodyguards, who also fled to safety,”
They were found guilty of criminal conspiracy, mutiny, attempt to commit murder (shooting of the vehicle of the GOC); insubordination to a particular order; insubordination and false accusation.
Dead bodies of three children were yesterday morning found at two points along 2nd East Circular Road in Benin, Edo state by unknown persons.
Two of the bodies which were already decomposing, were wrapped and put in a cardboard box and placed under a palm tree along the road while the third, a girl of about a year and two months, was dumped less than 30 meters away from the others along the road by Uwa street junction,
A resident on East Circular road, Victor Imonitie, said:
“I think the government should begin registering all pregnant women in the country and monitor them for at least two years after giving birth, because any of these young girls getting pregnant indiscriminately could do such things,” As at the time of filing this report, police officials from Esigie Police Division were seen making arrangements for the evacuation of the dead bodies.
The Peoples Democratic Party has fixed its presidential primaries for December 6, 2014. This was made known to the media by the PDP national publicity secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, who also said the primaries for governorship is for November 29 and National Assembly primaries for November 22.
These were the proposals arrived at by the party ahead of its NEC meeting which will ratify the dates. The PDP caucus had met Tuesday at the Presidential Villa ahead of the NEC, while the Board of Trustees of the party (BoT) met on Wednesday night also at the villa.
In a related development the PDP Governors Forum has finally endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan as the sole candidate of the party ahead of the party’s December 6 primaries.
Breast cancer is the cancer killing women of various ages right now. Interestingly, it is also the cancer with the highest rate of survival. However, for that to happen, it depends on the woman.
Oncologists (cancer care specialists) note that the diagnosis of breast cancer starts with the patient who is observant and takes action when necessary.
Professor of Oncology and Radiation with the College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Ifeoma Okoye, notes that a major reason why women who had breast cancer in the past died despite access to treatment is late presentation at the hospital with the disease.
Okoye explains that majority of the cases of breast cancer in the country are often detected at a later stage when treatment and recovery are impossible. She attributes this trend of late detection to poor awareness and education on the part of the women, such that women do not even recognise the signs and symptoms of breast cancer when it is staring them right in the face.
17 people have been killed and about 34 wounded after gunshots and an explosion hit a college in the north Nigerian city of Kano on Wednesday, witnesses said.
Students and workers at the Federal College of Education in the Kofar Kabuga area of the city fled in panic as shots rang out and an explosion ripped through the campus at about 2:00 pm 17th Sept. 2014 (1300 GMT).
There was no official confirmation from local police and no immediate indication of the number of casualties but two witnesses told AFP they saw at least five vehicles taking away casualties.
As the death toll in the collapsed building of the Synagogue Church of All Nation (SCOAN) continues to rise, South African President, Jacob Zuma, yesterday said 67 South Africans have been confirmed dead in the disaster.
Zuma’s disclosure has however, raised questions about the figure of 63 casualties released by the emergency agencies especially by the Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).
He said: “I am greatly saddened to announce that 67 South Africans died and scores of others sustained injuries. This is a particularly a difficult time for South Africa.
“Not in the recent history of our country have we had this large number of our people died in one incident outside the country.
“Our thoughts are with the families, friends and colleagues who have lost their loved ones in this heart-breaking tragedy.
“The whole nation shares the pain of the mothers, fathers, daughters and sons who have lost their loved ones. We are all in grief.
“We have directed relevant government departments and entities to act with the utmost urgency to ensure that the presidency facilitate the movement of relevant family members to Nigeria, to identify the bodies.
“Government will keep the public informed of developments around this tragedy. We pledge that the government would provide all the necessary support to affected families.”
He also sent condolences to the people of Nigeria and all other nations affected by this tragedy, adding that: “I would like to assure all affected families that the government will provide all the necessary support.”
Meanwhile, NEMA yesterday said the death toll had increased to 62.
However, Thisday gathered that those with various degrees of injury were either taken to Igando General Hospital, Lagos State Teaching Hospital or Orthopaedic Hospital Igbobi, while the dead were taken to the morgue of the Isolo General Hospital.
One year after launching AD by Agbani Darego and opening the AD Showroom, Ex Miss World, Agbani Darego introduces the e-commerce website – www.adbyagbanidarego.com
The new site follows the expansion of the AD by Agbani Darego retail brand to accessories and other clothing items with new pieces from the brand consisting of gladiator sandals, handbags, sunglasses, chic shift dresses and tops. 
Love her …when she sips on your coffee or tea. She only wants to make sure it tastes just right for you.
Love her…when she “pushes” you to pray. She wants to be with you in Jannah (Paradise).
Love her…when she asks you to play with the kids. She did not “make” them on her own.
Love her…when she is jealous. Out of all the men she can have, she chose you.
Love her…when she has annoying little habits that drive you nuts. You have them too.
Love her…when her cooking is bad. She tries.
Love her…when she looks disheveled in the morning. She always grooms herself up again.
Love her…when she asks to help with the kids homework. She only wants you to be part of the home.
Love her…when she asks if she looks fat. Your opinion counts, so tell her she’s beautiful.
Love her…when she looks beautiful. She’s yours so appreciate her.
Love her…when she spends hours to get ready. She only wants to look her best for you.
Love her…when she buys you gifts you don’t like. Smile and tell her it’s what you’ve always wanted.
Love her…when she has developed a bad habit. You have many more and with wisdom and politeness you have all the time to help her change.
Love her…when she cries for absolutely nothing. Don’t ask, tell her its going to be okay.
Love her…when she suffers from PMS. Buy chocolate, rub her feet and back and just chat to her (trust me this works!)
Love her…when whatever you do is not pleasing. It happens and will pass
Love her…when she stains your clothes. You needed a new one anyway
Love her…when she tells you how to drive. She only wants you to be safe.
Love her…when she argues. She only wants to make things right for both of you
Love her…she is yours. You don’t need any other special reason!!!!All this forms part of a woman’s character. Women are part of your life and should be treated as the Queen.
A team of psychologists and medical doctors at the Technische Universität of Berlin, have announced that they had proven by clinical experimentation, the existence of some form of life after death.
According to worldnewsdailyreport.com ,they used a new type of medically supervised near-death experiences, that allow patients to be clinically dead for almost 20 minutes before being brought back to life.This controversial process that was repeated on 944 volunteers over the last four years.
The volunteers were made up of members of variety of Christian churches, Muslims, Jews, Hindus and atheists.
Although there are some slight variations from one individual to another, all of the subjects have some memories of their period of clinical death.
Most common memories include a feeling of detachment from the body, feelings of levitation, total serenity, security, warmth, the experience of absolute dissolution, and the presence of an overwhelming light.
“I know our results could disturb the beliefs of many people” says Mr Ackermann. “But in a way, we have just answered one of the greatest questions in the history of mankind, so I hope these people will be able to forgive us. Yes, there is life after death and it looks like this applies to everyone.”
I want us to reason together, guys. A lady who has had affairs with a lot of married men actually made this statement - according to her, the reason she even talked to these married men she dated in the first place was because not one wore a wedding ring. Later, after she’d slept with them, they’d tell her they were married, and when she asked why they didn’t wear rings, they all gave the same explanation: “I just don’t like jewelry.” After she said this, she shook her head wryly and said:
“All those married women out there whose husbands aren’t wearing rings should be worried. It’s never an innocent choice.”You find out that when you ask these men who choose to go bandless, without their wedding rings, they insist they are doing it for a more innocuous reason than adulterous intentions: an unwillingness to be publicly defined by their marital state. They want to be seen as people before they are seen as married, which presumes that one cannot be both. And when they are asked if they would allow their wives not wear theirs too, they're like - "why won't she? What message is she passing across?"
Reallyy??? What do you think, guys?
Dear lovely, very sweet, handsome married men, do you wear your wedding rings? If no, why don't you? Remember no one is judging your decision. Let's read what you think.
Single men: are you also planning to not wear your ring after your wedding?
Sweet ladies, what's your man doing? Hubby, fiancé, boyfriend. Is his ring on or off? And do you mind that he's not wearing it?
A Pro-GEJ group called 'Goodluck Initiative For Transformation' apparently put this together and spread it around Abuja. People are condemning the use of the slogan as they feel its insensitive and a mockery of the #bringbackourgirls campaign. What do you think?
Opulent: The drawing room in Joan Rivers' Upper East Side condo is a sea of pink and gold velvet, with a grand piano in the corner, lit by three glittering chandeliers
Guys, check out these photos from Joan Rivers' New York home. Dripping with chandeliers and lined with gold, the limestone mansion was built in 1910 for society figure John R Drexel and his socialite wife. Finally, in the 1980s, Rivers descended on the lavish property, called in developers to strip away layers of paint and coat it with gold.
Joan's living room ceilings scaled 30ft-high, and velvet drapes framed the vast windows. The 5,000-square-foot penthouse is held up by gold pillars. And in every corner of the opulent New York apartment sit stacks of index cards with jokes spanning her entire career.
The comedienne, who died last week at the age of 81, once described the Upper East Side condo as 'where Marie Antoinette would have lived if she had the money'.
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The New York apartment lined with pillars and mirrors is a star of the city, valued at around $35 million
Elegant: The bedroom, complete with a four poster bed and lacy drapes and a permanent stock of fresh lillies,
Backstage: She prepared for every day as if she was going to perform, starting in this bulb-lined bathroom which resembled backstage at a theater
Painstaking: Never one to emerge without a full face of make-up, Joan had an extensive collection of eyeliner, lip liner, eyelash curlers and mascara in little silver pots
Tributes: Bouquets of flowers have been lain across the marble stairs outside the cast iron front door of the Manhattan apartment following Rivers' death
