A 90-year-old widow in India was allegedly gang-raped by two men who stormed into her house at night, a new report by the Times of India has revealed.
According to the report, two men came into her house at night on October 24 and sexually attacked the yet to be named woman.
The elderly woman said they left her “almost half-dead” after the attack.
After she regained her senses the next morning she told her neighbour.
She went to hospital and had medical tests after the attack in the Kanchanpur area in the country’s North Tripura district.
The family of the 90-year-old woman took her to a police station and lodged a report against Anjan Nama, 35, and another unidentified man.
Speaking to reporters, the woman said: “Anjan and another man stormed into my house at midnight.
“When I regained my senses the next morning, I informed my neighbour.
“But Anjan is a very powerful person and we didn’t dare to take a stand against him.”
Kanchanpur sub-divisional police officer Bikramjit Shuklada confirmed officers are investigating the case and examining charges.
Her sexual attack allegations comes after protests in India earlier in October over the gang-rape and murder of a young woman in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state.
The 19-year-old victim was found in mid-September with a broken spine after she was raped, and died at the end of the month in hospital.
Police have arrested four men on the charges of gang-rape and murder. The investigation continues.
New Chelsea signing and Moroccoan star, Hakim Ziyech was the star man on Saturday evening, October 31, as Chelsea thrashed struggling Burnley 3-0 in the English premier league.
Signed from Ajax during the summer transfer window, Ziyech opened the scoring in the 26th minute.
Burnley goalkeeper Pope was caught out when Ziyech fired a low shot from the edge of the box into the bottom-right corner.
He then set up Timo Werner as Chelsea cruised to a well deserved comfortable victory . In the 63rd minute, Kurt Zouma who had a shaky start in the first half, rose up and gave a powerful header to round up the scoring.
His goal comes days after helping Chelsea score in the midweek Champions league trashing of Krasnodar.
Today’s win by Chelsea means Burnley have now experienced a fourth straight home Premier League defeat for the first time since April 2010.
Hakim Ziyech is now officially the first player to score in both of his first two starts for Chelsea in all competitions since Diego Costa in August 2014.
He is also the first player to score and assist on his first Premier League start since Ruben Neves in August 2018, and the third African player to ever do so, after Mohamed Salah and Dame N’Doye.
After the match a delighted manager, Frank Lampard said;
‘It feels like a good step forward,’ ‘The passing and movement were very good from minute one.
‘We’re building a nice bit of momentum. We brought in new players who didn’t have a pre-season – you can’t throw ideas in the air and they land perfectly straight away but you can see the players building relationships.
2 – Hakim Ziyech is the first player to score in both of his first two starts for Chelsea in all competitions since Diego Costa in August 2014. Arrival. #BURCHEpic.twitter.com/MHbBXefa1d
Police in Raipur on Friday, October 30, arrested a Nigerian man from Mumbai and brought him to Chhattisgarh on charges of supplying cocaine and psychoactive drug MDMA to peddlers.
The accused identified as Patrick Ubeke Bako, 38, was arrested for alleged involvement in supplying cocaine and MDMA to Raipur, Bilaspur and Durg districts in Chhattisgarh, said Raipur Senior Superintendent of Police Ajay Kumar Yadav.
Additional Superintendent of Police (City) Lakhan Patle said the arrest of the Nigerian national was based on the inputs from already arrested drug peddlers.
“The arrest of Nigerian is in connection with Raipur Police ongoing campaign against drugs. It’s being considered as one of the biggest breakthroughs so far,” said Patle.
According to ASP Patle, after learning about the whereabouts of Patrick, a police team was dispatched to Mumbai following which he was nabbed.
“During the interrogation, Patrick revealed of procuring contrabands from his Nigerian friend Chisom Patrick and operating the drug net in separate states in country. The Nigerian drug peddler was being interrogated by police to collect inputs about his links. He is an important part of contrabands’ supply chain and source from where Shreyansh Jhabak and Vikas Banchor, who were earlier arrested by police in drug case, were procuring the contraband,” informed ASP Patle.
Patle further added that Shreyansh Jhabak and Vikas Banchor were introduced to the Nigerian by Raidon Bethelo, a Mumbai-based transporter who was arrested in Raipur recently.
Police have so far arrested 15 drug dealers including a womani nvolved in illegal drug peddling in October and September.
Two mobile handsets were seized from the accused. He is being questioned to know about the involvement of others in the drug trade.
In connection with the case, Kotwali police have registered an offence against the accused under relevant Section of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) ACT.
Actor and Instagram comedian, Williams Uchemba is engaged to his girlfriend.
The actor who shared the news on Instagram, stated that his major prayer point has been for God to give him a life and destiny partner that can understand his complex nature, as well as his calling to serve God and humanity.
Uchemba further disclosed that God didn’t just answer his prayers, but gave him more than he asked for. He added that they went from “Friends to Fiancée to Forever together”:
The actor wrote;
There comes a time in a man’s life when he needs to settle and there is no better time than now.
For years, my major prayer point has been for God to give me a Life and Destiny partner that can understand my complex nature, as well as my calling to serve God and Humanity and vice versa.
I have discovered that marriage is not only about procreation and pleasure. Just as significantly, it is about two people coming together to achieve the assignment given to them by God, the Creator of the institution of marriage.
God didnt just answer my prayers…he gave me more than I asked for in you. So that being said I want to say thank you.
Thank you for being my friend
Thank you for never quitting on me even in my worst days and behaviors.
Thank you for your humility and fear of God.
Thank you standing by me and staying up all night praying with me for days when it seemed like the whole world was against me.
Thank you for trusting and believing in me enough to mentor and teach you.
Thank you for not being scared to correct me when you think I’m about to take a wrong step and vice versa.
Thank you for allowing me to be me, accepting my personality and helping me work on my weaknesses and vice versa.
Thank you for being an amazing cook knowing that I can’t cook to save my life.
Thank you for agreeing to be the mother of my kids
And last but not the least;
Thank you for agreeing to spend the rest of your life with me.
My Prayer is that as we step into the next phase of our life, God who is the founder of this institution called marriage will lead and teach in all things.
I Love you to the moon No sorry the moon is too far maybe to the furthest part of the earth wit Uber.
Ok bye we have a wedding to plan. #WilliamsGotTheOscar
US forces on Saturday October 31, rescued an American citizen taken hostage by armed men earlier this week in Niger and held in the northern part of the country.
The mission was undertaken by elite commandos as part of a major effort to free the U.S. citizen, Philip Walton, 27, before his abductors could get far after taking him captive in Niger on October 26, counterterrorism officials told ABC News.
Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said in a statement;
“U.S. forces conducted a hostage rescue operation during the early hours of 31 October in Northern Nigeria to recover an American citizen held hostage by a group of armed men. This American citizen is safe and is now in the care of the U.S. Department of State. No U.S military personnel were injured during the operation.
“We appreciate the support of our international partners in conducting this operation. The United States will continue to protect our people and our interests anywhere in the world.”
The operation involved the governments of the U.S., Niger and Nigeria working together to rescue Walton quickly, sources said. The CIA provided intelligence leading to Walton’s whereabouts and Marine Special Operations elements in Africa helped locate him, a former U.S. official said.
U.S. and Nigerien officials had said that Walton was kidnapped from his backyard last Monday after assailants asked him for money. But he only offered $40 USD and was then taken away by force, according to sources in Niger. Walton lives with his wife and young daughter on a farm near Massalata, a small village close to the border with Nigeria.
The US forces who conducted the mission killed six of the seven captors, the official said. The US believes the captors have no known affiliation with any terror groups operating in the region, and were more likely bandits seeking money.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who also commented on the rescue mission, said the US citizen would be reunited with his family.
Pompeo said;
“Thanks to the extraordinary courage and capabilities of our military, the support of our intelligence professionals, and our diplomatic efforts, the hostage will be reunited with his family. We will never abandon any American taken hostage.”
The multiple award-winning Scottish actor was best known for his portrayal of James Bond, and was the first to bring the role to the big screen.
The news of his death was confirmed in a statement to the BBC on Saturday afternoon, October 31st.
The actor’s son, Jason Connery disclosed that he died peacefully in his sleep, while in the Bahamas, having been “unwell for some time.
He said his father “had many of his family who could be in the Bahamas around him” when he died overnight.
Jason also added: “We are all working at understanding this huge event as it only happened so recently, even though my dad has been unwell for some time.
“A sad day for all who knew and loved my dad and a sad loss for all people around the world who enjoyed the wonderful gift he had as an actor.”
Connery, from Fountainbridge in Edinburgh, appeared in seven of the spy movies including Dr. No, You Only Live Twice, Diamonds Are Forever, Never Say Never Again. He also appeared as historical figures King Arthur, Robin Hood, and Richard the Lionheart during his illustrious career.
With a successful career spanning more than 40 years, Sir Sean was largely regarded as being the best actor to have played 007 in the long-running franchise. He was also an Oscar-winner for his supporting turn in Brian De Palma’s The Untouchables, and he received two BAFTAs including an honorary Fellowship Award and three Golden Globes.
In 2000, he was awarded a knighthood by the Queen at Holyrood Palace for his service to film drama.
Connery was married twice, first to the Australian-born actress Diane Cilento between 1962 and 1973. They had a son, actor Jason Connery, before and he married French-Moroccan painter Micheline Roquebrune in 1975.
He is survived by Roquebrune and his son by his first wife, the actor Jason Connery.
Following the tragic news of his death today, tribute have begun pouring in for the well-respected actor.
Fellow Scotsman Robert Carlyle tweeted: “RIP Sir Sean Connery.. a trailblazer, a true legend and a gentleman.”
First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon also paid her respects on social media, saying that Scotland was in mourning.
“I was heartbroken to learn this morning of the passing of Sir Sean Connery. Our nation today mourns one of her best loved sons.
“Sean was born into a working class Edinburgh family and through talent & sheer hard work, became an international film icon and one of the world’s most accomplished actors.”
Piers Morgan shared: “RIP Sir Sean Connery, 90. The first James Bond. The best James Bond. What sad news.”
A Twitter user asked Aisha Yesufu how she handles her home and the socio-political activist responded.
It began when YouTuber Sisi Yemmie asked why women are always expected to be polite, humble, and not too confident.
She tweeted: “I don’t know why there’s so much pressure on women to be more polite, stay humble, be confident but not too much. Society stays trying to police the way women communicate, dress, sit, — basically, exist.”
Aisha Yesufu responded to Sisi Yemmie’s tweet, writing: “As a teenager I watched as all the women who were called good wives were the ones that were abused and endured all sorts of crap and I made up my mind never to be one given the label of good! Reason I don’t do label.
“The freedom that comes from not needing that validation is.”
A man then asked Aisha how she handles her home.
He wrote: “Hello, this is a neutral question without hidden intent. How do you handle your home? Would you say your husband is the one who doesn’t “call for the unnecessary push to be a kind of way” hence your love for him?”
And Aisha Yesufu, who has been married for 22 years, responded: “I married a man not a little boy playing at being a man. My husband is the most practising feminist that I know. We have the same values and that makes things extremely easy. We have mutual respect for each other. He doesn’t see me as handler of the house, he sees us as handlers.”
Below are the rest of her tweets in reaction the question from her follower.
Controversial Ugandan pastor, Augustine Yiga who was arrested and jailed after saying that coronavirus is just a ‘common flu’ ,has died
The pastor of the Revival Church in Kawaala, Kampala popularly known as Abizaayo, died on Monday, October 26, at Nsambya hospital where he was admitted after being diagnosed with liver complications.
His body arrived at the church on Saturday afternoon, October 31. He will be buried on Sunday next to his mother. According to his will, Yiga decreed that he should be buried with a TV Screen that shall be on 24/7 broadcasting his favourite station, ABS TV.
His death comes five months after he was arrested for allegedly uttering false information and spreading harmful propaganda in relation to the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19).
Last week, a section of the media announced the controversial pastor was dead following liver complications but his family later dismissed the reports as false, insisting he was still alive.
His son, Andrew Jjengo then said the pastor had been sick for some time.
This tutorial will assist you to install SHOUTcast Distributed Network Audio Server (DNAS 2.0) in CentOS 7 VPS. Once SHOUTcast is installed in server, you can use media players like Winamp or Mixxx to connect to a streaming server and broadcast audio playlists to the Internet. This tutorial can be applied to other Linux distributions such as RHEL, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint with appropriate changes in commands according to Linux distribution you choose.
First, we will create local user in VPS to run DNAS server since it is not recommended to run DNAS server from root account due to security reasons. Login to your VPS through SSH and create new user with your desired name. We have created username radio-user to install the server. Once you create this user, logout from root user and login with newly created user. Execute the following commands for the same.
$ su – $ adduser radio-user $ passwd radio-user $ exit $ su – radio-user $ pwd
At radio-user account, create two directories of your desired name. We have created two directories namely, radioserver (Installation) and SHOUTcast (Download). Once these directories are created switch to SHOUTcast (Download) directory. To perform these operations, execute following commands.
$ mkdir SHOUTcast $ mkdir radioserver $ cd SHOUTcast
Download the latest version of SHOUTcast server archive according to your OS architecture from official Nullsot Download page. To download archive files, we will use wget utility. Following are the exact commands you will have to fire.
— To Download SHOUTcast server archive For 32-bit OS— $ wget http://download.nullsoft.com/shoutcast/tools/sc_serv2_linux_09_09_2014.tar.gz —To Download SHOUTcast server archive For 64-bit OS— $ wget http://download.nullsoft.com/shoutcast/tools/sc_serv2_linux_x64_09_09_2014.tar.gz
Once download of SHOUTcast server archive completes, extract the downloaded zip file (sc_serv2_linux_architecture_date.tar.gz) archive and list all its files. Locate sc_serv executable binary file and copy it to the installation directory(radioserver), then switch to the radioserver directory. Following are the commands to perform these actions.
$ tar xfz sc_serv2_linux_x64_09_09_2014.tar.gz $ ls $ cp sc_serv ../radioserver/ $ cd ../radioserver/ $ ls
Now, at server installation path (radioserver), create two directories named control and logs. Here are the commands.
$ mkdir control $ mkdir logs $ ls
Now, we will create configuration file for SHOUTcast server to run and operate it. Create a new file named sc_serv.conf and edit it with the text editor of your choice. Add following statements to this file (sample configuration file). There are some important settings you should change here such as password statements.
adminpassword – admin password to perform remote administration via the web interface.
streampassword_1 – password required by remote media player to connect and stream media content to server.
$ nano sc_serv.conf ……..OR $ vi sc_serv.conf —Add following statements to sc_serv.conf file (This is sample configuration file)— adminpassword=remote-admin-password password=remote-media-player-password requirestreamconfigs=1 streamadminpassword_1=password2 streamid_1=1 streampassword_1=password3 streampath_1=http://radio-server.lan:8000 logfile=logs/sc_serv.log w3clog=logs/sc_w3c.log banfile=control/sc_serv.ban ripfile=control/sc_serv.rip
As an alternative, you can also configure the server through web interface by creating configuration file. Just go to SHOUTcast directory and run builder.sh or setup.sh scripts. This will let you configure the server through your web browser at URL ….http://your-IP-address:8000 OR http://your-IP-address:8000. As such created configuration file should be copied to the installation directory (radioserver).
In order to start the server execute sc_serv file from radioserver directory. We want to execute this in background so we will use & bash operator as shown below. Now SHOUTcast server is up and running.
Once SHOUTcast server is started, you can access its web interface in browser. Type your server IP Address on port 8000 and SHOUTcast server web interface should appear as shown below with no live streams available.
To run the SHOUTcast server as a daemon use daemon command as follows.
$ ./sc_serv ## It will start the server in foreground. Hit Ctrl + c to stop. $ ./sc_serv daemon ## It will start server as a daemon. $ ps aux | grep sc_serv ## It will get server PID. $ killall sc_serv ## It will stop server daemon.
To start or stop SHOUTcast radio server with simplified commmands, we need to create executable script (namely radio) through root user at /usr/local/bin/ as shown below. Once this file is created, we will make it executable.
—Login as root and create file executable script radio— $ su – # nano /usr/local/bin/radio —Add following code to radio file and save it— #!/bin/bash case $1 in start) cd /home/radio/server/ ./sc_serv & ;; stop) killall sc_serv ;; start_daemon) cd /home/radio/server/ ./sc_serv daemon ;; *) echo “Usage radio start|stop” ;; esac —Make the file executable and exit from the root account— $ chmod +x /usr/local/bin/radio $ exit
Now, you can use following commands to SHOUTcast manage the server.
$ radio start_daemon ## It will start SHOUTcast server as a daemon. $ radio start ## It will start SHOUTcast server in foreground. $ radio stop ## It will stop SHOUTcast server.
Your SHOUTcast server is ready to receive sound or playlists through remote media players and broadcast received audio content over the Internet. You can use remote media players like Winamp for Windows and Mixxx for Linux OS.
President Donald Trump’s election campaign website was temporarily “seized” by hackers who claim to have evidence that ‘proves his criminal involvement with foreign actors to manipulate the presidential election.
A message appeared on the president’s website that stated “this site has been seized” and the hackers claimed to have information that proved his ‘manipulation’ of the election.
The hackers posted a fake FBI-style seizure warning and claimed to have hacked various of Mr. Trump’s devices to gain “full access” to the president and his family.
According to the report, the website experienced difficulties at 7.20 pm ET on Tuesday but was working normally again by 7.45 pm ET.
“Strictly classified information is exposed proving that the Trump gov is involved in the origin of the coronavirus,” the hacker’s post read.
“We have evidence that completely discredits Mr Trump as a president, proving his criminal involvement and cooperation with foreign actors manipulating the 2020 elections. the US citizens have no choice.’”
The website was briefly taken offline to be fixed, with Tech observers later saying the hack appeared designed to collect cryptocurrency.
“Earlier this evening, the Trump campaign website was defaced and we are working with law enforcement authorities to investigate the source of the attack. There was no exposure to sensitive data because none of it is actually stored on the site. The website has been restored, ” said Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh.
An application to extradite former Minister of Petroleum Deizani Alison-Madueke from the United Kingdom, has been struck out by aFederal High Court sitting in Abuja.
This came after the prosecution counsel, Farouk Abdalla informed the court that the defendant had failed to appear in court in spite of notice of summons for her appearance that was published in a national daily and the EFCC’s website on August 20.
Ruling on the application, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu stated that another extradition request can be made after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) provides proof to support claim of earlier court summon failing in the extradition of Deizani.
She added that an extension order be made, as the prosecution needed to file an affidavit to support the warrant for extradition. Justice Ojukwu granted the prosecution more time to perfect every necessary document and file the same, before adjourning the case till December 3 for hearing.
Kim Kardashian reportedly spent a whopping $1 million to fly her family and friends on a private jet to celebrate her 40th birthday in one of the world’s most breathtaking private islands in Tahiti.
According to Page Six, the reality star chartered an 88-seat Crystal Cruises’ Boeing 777-200LR last week to fly a group of under 30 including her sisters Kourtney Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, and Kendall Jenner, brother Rob Kardashian and mom Kris Jenner to The Brando, a luxurious private island resort.
They jetted out of Los Angeles on Oct. 20 for the lavish tropical birthday party and returned home five days later.
The report said the group took over the entire breathtaking island, which features 35 one-, two- and three-bedroom villas and rent for up to $20,000 a night plus tax.
A source said, “The group was limited to Kim’s closest family and friends. Everyone on the trip was repeatedly tested for COVID before they left in the middle of the night on a private Boeing 777.
“Once on the island they had lavish dinner after dinner, spa treatments and hikes through the nature sanctuary. There was no expense spared. Everyone was banned from posting on social media by Kim to ensure her privacy.”
The trip was met with a series of backlash on social media after the reality star took to Twitter to brag about the lavish birthday party amid the coronavirus pandemic.
A teenage jihadist who beheaded a teacher last week in France was in contact with the parent behind an online hate campaign against the teacher, police on Tuesday October 20 revealed.
The teacher, Samuel Paty, 47, (pictured above) was beheaded outside his school near Paris after showing pupils cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in a lesson on free speech.
Brahim Chnina, father of a 13-year-old pupil of the school who found out about the teacher’s lessons, posted a video on social media earlier this month calling the teacher a “thug” and demanding he be sacked.
He also repeated his demands at a meeting with the headteacher as he was accompanied by a radical islamic preacher who is on France’s terror watchlist.
Brahim then posted another online message on Facebook, this time calling out Paty and the school where he worked.
According to Police, they believe 18 year old refugee Abdoullakh Anzorov after seeing the online message, travelled 50 miles from his home in Normandy to commit the atrocity.
Police sources on Tuesday October 20, told Reuters the gun-toting teenager messaged the pupil’s father before he decapitated Mr Paty with a kitchen knife.
Other reports from France say Brahim had exchanged WhatsApp messages with the killer in the days before the murder.
Brahim and preacher Abdelhakim Sefraoui were among 16 people arrested over the murder.
The murder which happened in Paris commuter belt town Conflans Saint-Honorine on Friday October 16, sparked online outrage across France.
Thousands marched in support of free speech on Sunday, carrying placards that declared #JeSuisSamuel and #JeSuisProf in an echo of the Charlie Hebdo terror attack of 2015.
Public figures called the murder an assault on French values, and Paty is to posthumously receive France’s highest award, the Legion d’Honneur.
France Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin speaking over the weekend said Mr Chnina and Mr Sefraoui had “launched a fatwa” against the teacher.
French Authorities also ordered the closure of the Paris suburb mosque that shared the Facebook hate video against Mr Paty.
One of the people arrested was reportedly a man who surrendered to police after he had been in contact with the killer for the past few weeks.
At least three people have been killed with two of them beheaded in a ‘terrorist’ knife attack at a catholic cathedral in Nice, France.
According to reports, the attack began around 9 am just as mass at the Notre Dame basilica – the largest Roman Catholic church in Nice started.
Among the three people that have been confirmed dead, a man and a woman were beheaded while several others were left injured in the attack at Notre Dame church in Nice, south of France.
Police quickly rushed to the scene, where they shot and arrested the attacker, who has been taken to hospital.
The city’s mayor, Christian Estrosi, tweeted: ‘I am on site with the [police] who arrested the perpetrator of the attack.
‘I confirm that everything suggests a terrorist attack in the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Nice.’
French interior minister Gerald Darmanin tweeted: “A police operation is in progress. “Avoid the area and follow the instructions.”
He also announced that he has called a “crisis meeting” in response to the attack.
The attack comes days after a teenage jihadist beheaded Samuel Paty, a history teacher for showing pupils cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad while teaching them about the importance of free speech.
He was posthumously awarded the Legion d‘Honneur, France’s highest award by French President Emmanuel Macron in recognition of the fact that he died for trying to explain the importance of freedom of speech.
President Macron also described the murder as an ‘Islamic terrorist attack’ that took the life of the French teacher.
He reportedly said: “Unity and firmness are the only answers to the monstrosity of Islamist terrorism.”
Turkey has flared up once again on a new cartoon published by France’s popular magazine Charlie Hebdo. The cartoon published in Charlie Hebdo shows the Turkish President lifting the woman’s burqa to see her naked body. A teacher was strangled to death on 16 October in Paris because of portraying cartoons involving the Prophet Mohammed with the students. France has described the incident as Islamic terrorism, after which a situation of tension has arisen between Turkey and France.
Erdogan : dans le privé, il est très drôle !
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👉 Laïcité : zoom sur le CCIF par @LaureDaussy 👉 Voyage dans la crackosphère parisienne par @AntonioFischet8 et Foolz 👉 Reportage à Lunéville et son théâtre par Juin
This cartoon of Erdogan has been published on the front page of Charlie Hebdo magazine this week. In the cartoon, Erdogan is shown in a t-shirt and underpants. Reacting to this cartoon, Erdogan’s advisor Fahrettin Altun has said that this is the worst publication by the magazine to show cultural racism and hate.
The Freedom of Speech was supported by French President Emmanuel Macron after the murder of the teacher due to showing cartoons of Prophet Mohammad. Since then, many Muslim countries including Bangladesh & Turkey have turned against France.
TurkishPresident Erdogan has accused the French leader of running an anti-Islamist agenda. At the same time, French President Emmanuel Macron has reiterated that his country will continue to guarantee the secularism and the Freedom of Speech. Stating that Freedomof Speech has been a very important issue in France and that is why magazines like Charlie Hebdo have been publishing cartoons openly.
In 2015, the office of Charlie Hebdo magazine was attacked by jihadists in which 12 people were killed. Among the victims, the magazine’s most popular cartoonists were included . Cartoons related to Prophet Mohammed were published in the magazine
Diplo claimed he slept with Beyonce over 10 years ago.
The American record producer made this claim in leaked text messages he sent to another woman in 2010.
The woman had sex with Diplo then reached out to him to let him know she got a sexually transmitted infection (STI) from him. She asked to know what kind of infection he has so she’ll know what she’s treating.
However, Diplo denied it, blasted her and called her a liar. Then to prove he couldn’t have given her an infection, he claimed he had sex with Beyonce.
Diplo wrote in his response to the woman: “Cause I don’t… Also I slept w Beyonce too.”
The screenshots were recently released to a Twitter influencer by the woman who exchanged the text with Diplo. The Twitter influencer said the woman was still in fear of Diplo as she reached out to her.
Some people said the messages might have been from a fake account so a video was recorded to show that the messages are from Diplo’s verified account.
Women have now reacted by blasting Diplo and accusing him of lying with Beyonce’s name. Others questioned if there’s truth in Diplo’s claim since the DJ and Beyonce aren’t strangers.
Diplo helped produce two tracks on Beyonce’s Lemonade album, “All Night” and “Hold Up”.
Below are Twitter reactions and a video showing the messages are from Diplo’s verified account.
Since y’all LOVE your PROOF. Here’s a short clip of the verified account & clicking the messages. pic.twitter.com/k9kJsJgJP5
US leader, Donald Trump has had more than $270 million in debt forgiven since 2010 after he failed to repay his lenders for a Chicago skyscraper building development, a new report by the New York Times alleges.
According to the report published Tuesday night, October 27, after the Trump International Hotel & Tower in Chicago encountered financial problems, big banks and hedge funds granted Trump more time to repay his debts, much of which was ultimately forgiven by the banks.
The report also stated that Trump paid almost nothing as federal income on the forgiven debts because he incurred financial losses in his other businesses.
According to the report, Trump arranged for two of his companies to borrow more than $700 million for the Chicago development and went to Deutsche Bank for the majority of the money.
The bank agreed to lend $640 million to the project, the newspaper said, but after construction delays, the loan came due while portions of the building were still unfinished.
Deutsche bank initially granted Trump an extension on paying back the loan, but Trump sued the bank along with Fortress Investment Group which had provided a $130 million loan for the project, for not giving him another extra time to pay off the loan.
The report also stated that Trump charged that Deutsche had engaged in “predatory lending practices.”
In July 2010, Deutsche Bank, Fortress and Trump reached a private settlement without disclosing the terms, the Times reported.
This report comes a month after the New York Times reported that Trump paid no federal income taxes whatsoever in 10 out of 15 years beginning in 2000 because he reported losing significantly more than he made.
The report alleged that in his first year in the White House, Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes.
In response to the report, Trump Organization chief legal officer Alan Garten told the New York Times that the organization and Trump had paid all necessary taxes on the forgiven debts.
“These were all arm’s length transactions that were voluntarily entered into between sophisticated parties many years ago in the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis and the resulting collapse of the real estate markets,” Garten said.
Trump has never publicly released his tax returns claiming they are being audited by the IRS.
France announced a new month-long national lockdown and Germany imposed drastic new curbs on people’s daily lives as the EU’s biggest countries admitted that hospitals would soon be overwhelmed by patients suffering from coronavirus.
The dramatic lockdown decision from French President Emmanuel Macron came after weeks of exponentially rising new infections across Europe that have forced governments across the continent to contemplate reinstating the punishing stay-at-home orders seen during the first wave in March and April.
Ireland had already locked down again last week, and France’s move will likely lead to pressure on other governments to follow suit, including Britain’s.
France announced a new month-long national lockdown and Germany imposed drastic new curbs on people’s daily lives as the EU’s biggest countries admitted that hospitals would soon be overwhelmed by patients suffering from coronavirus.
The dramatic lockdown decision from French President Emmanuel Macron came after weeks of exponentially rising new infections across Europe that have forced governments across the continent to contemplate reinstating the punishing stay-at-home orders seen during the first wave in March and April.
Ireland had already locked down again last week, and France’s move will likely lead to pressure on other governments to follow suit, including Britain’s.
“All of us in Europe are surprised by the spread of the virus,” French President Emmanuel Macron said in another televised address to the nation during which he stressed that the second lockdown would be less severe than the first.
Bars and restaurants are to be closed until at least the start of December, travel between regions will be limited, and citizens will need an authorization form to leave their homes, he said. But creches, schools, factories, and building sites will remain open.
“As elsewhere in Europe, we are overwhelmed by a second wave that will probably be more difficult and deadly than the first,” Macron said.
In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel ordered a new round of shutdowns for the cultural, leisure and food and drink sectors from Monday November 2 until the end of the month, although Germans will not be confined to their homes.
Thai Prime Minister, Prayuth Chan-ocha has dismissed calls from opposition parties to resignduring a special two-day session of parliament, saying he will ‘not run away from problems’ .
Prayuth instead called for a two day session to discuss months of protests demanding his departure and reforms to the powerful monarchy.
“I will not run away from problems. I will not leave my duty by resigning at a time when the country has problems,” the former army ruler told the assembly on Tuesday October 27.
The two-day parliamentary session is expected to discuss an incident earlier this month when protesters flashed three-finger salutes – a symbol of the movement – as the royal motorcade with Queen Suthida drove past.
“The protesters say it was not in the plan for the Queen to pass that way, but the government says she can go anywhere,” said Tankhun Jittitsara, one of the secretaries of House Speaker Chuan Leekpai.
“No one knows the truth so we’ll talk about that.”
Thailand, a country under Monarchy style rule, has seen protests that have brought tens of thousands of people onto the streets since mid-July, making it the biggest challenge in years to the monarchy.
In Thailand one can be punished with as much as 30 years imprisonment for merely criticizing the monarchy but since these protests, King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s Palace has made no comment not addressed his people.
Prime Minister Prayuth said the rallies, which he referred to as illegal protests, needed to be brought under control.
“Though the people have the freedom to protest based on the Constitution, authorities need to control the illegal protests,” the prime minister said.
“We do not want to see clashes or riots in the country,” he added, accusing some protesters of “inappropriate actions”.
Opposition members of parliament told Prayuth to stop hiding behind talks of loyalty to the monarchy and step down claiming he engineered the 2019 elections to keep power he seized in 2014 even though he claims the election was fair.
“You’ve been in power for six-and-a-half years – five years under your coup and one-and-a-half years when you gained benefit from an undemocratic constitution,” said Prasert Jantararuangthong, party secretary of the opposition Pheu Thai party.
“I call for General Prayut to resign as premier, which would be a solution to solve all problems.”
Prayuth said he had agreed to set up committees to study the problems tabled by the protesters, but claimed he did not know who he should talk to because “there are no leaders. They are all leaders.”
Some of the highest profile protesters were arrested this month in a crackdown under a week of emergency measures that were canceled after they sparked much bigger protests.
On Tuesday October 27, more than 1,000 people gathered in a central Bangkok park on to continue protests.
“We want to show support and encouragement to his majesty,” said Thatchapan Boriphet, 57 according to Al Jazeera news.
“I am neutral politically but I cannot stand it when there is a violation of the monarchy.”
Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels took to Instagram to share these adorable photos of herself and her billionaire husband Ned Nwoko, posing with their son, Munir.
American boxing champion, Ryan Garcia is making headlines for the wrong reasons after he was caught cheating on his pregnant fiancee with Tiktok star, Malú Trevejo.
Over the weekend, the 22-year-old WBC Silver lightweight titleholder was filmed making out with the 18-year-old social media influencer outside N10restaurant in Los Angeles.
After the video went viral, Garcia’s pregnant fiancée Drea Celina took to Instagram to blast him.
Celina, who is 7-months said the boxer told her he was training for a fight while he was actually out cheating on her with Trevejo.
‘He tells me he’s training hard for this fight. But IG shows me this. 7 weeks left till I give birth and this piece of s**t stay being disgusting,‘ she wrote. ‘While he barely even sees Rylie his daughter with @catherinegamez. @Kingryang is a HORRIBLE PERSON.’
Rylie is the boxer’s daughter with his ex-girlfriend, Catherine Gamez.
Tiktok star, Malú later also responded with a video, where she said she didn’t know that he was engaged or expecting a child.
‘I met up with him because he was a very nice guy, he was very sweet,’ she said. ‘Yeah, he told me he had a kid, but he never told me that he was engaged and he never told me that he had another baby coming. But he’s a really nice dude and I didn’t know that.
‘Let’s just not get into that. I just woke up and I’m seeing all this s**t. I did not know he was engaged and I texted him and asked him why didn’t he tell me and he said because they’re on and off.’
A one day old baby has tragically lost his life after he was mauled by a family Rottweiler dog.
According to a Tuesday report by Australian website, News.com.au., the unnamed child from Hamilton city in New Zealand, was pronounced dead on Sunday October 25, hours after being rushed to a hospital in critical condition.
“This is a traumatic time for all involved and our thoughts are with the families and individuals involved,” stated Hamilton City Council animal control manager Susan Stanford.
The Rottweiler attacked the baby boy, just a day after he was born.
“Police are continuing to make enquiries, and are liaising with relevant agencies,” said a police spokesman.
A neighbor, identified only as Karen, speaking to the website said she had seen the mother sitting on the grass next to the road, lovingly holding her newborn and that the attack occurred after the woman went to the bathroom.
“I sat beside the mother and put my arm around her,” said Karen.
“The baby boy was crying really hard. He was just so little.”
The neighbor also claimed that the Rottweiler tried to bury the baby.
She described the child after the attack as “all dirty and had bits of blood on him.”
According to the neighbor, both the Rottweiler and another dog owned by the new mother had been confiscated.
“The whole thing is horrible,” said Karen. “Every time I close my eyes I just see him.”
Pop Queen, Madonna, 62, and her 26-year-old boyfriend Ahlamalik Williams, 26 teamed up for steamy photoshoot.
In one of the photos shared to her Instagram page, the singer was seen pushed up against a fence while being kissed by her younger lover. She wrote in her caption: “Love what you do and do what you love.”
Madonna and Ahlamalik Williams have been working together since at least 2015, when he performed as a dancer during the singer’s Rebel Heart tour.
The pair confirmed their relationship in December 2019 when they were pictured getting cozy on a hotel balcony in Miami.
Tamar Braxton recently sat down with Tamron Hall, where she denied physically attacking her ex-boyfriend, David Adefeso.
Adefeso had accused her of being violent towards him but Tamar says this isn’t true.
“I am a survivor a domestic violence relationship,” she says in the clip. “And not at any point [were] David and I in an abusive relationship.”
“I voice-recorded it, he video-taped it,” she says. “He has a camera in his car.”
Braxton added in tears: “No, let me tell you something, I loved David. He was my best friend. He was an amazing, amazing partner. He was my son’s best friend as well, they were best friends. And it’s just so hard because through everything else, I never expected this from him. Now, I have to be real with myself, is he acting like this because he found me the way that he found me? Probably, I don’t know.”
The former Minister of Finance in Nigeria, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has emerged as the new Director General of the World Trade Organization. She is the first female and first African Director-General of the WTO.
In a keenly contested election, Okonjo-Iweala beat her rival, South Korean Yoo Myung hee, with a wide margin. She polled 104 votes from 164 member countries to defeat Myung Hee at the final stage of the race.
Okonjo-Iweala received widespread support from Africa and other continents before the election which took place today October 28.
Her victory comes days after European Union member nations backed her candidacy against Ms. Myung hee, who was supported by the United States.
The official announcement is expected to be made by the WTO at 3pm Nigerian time today.
Okonjo-Iweala, 66, served as Nigeria’s first female Finance and later Foreign Affair minister, and has a 25-year career behind her as a development economist and international finance expert at the World Bank, eventually becoming its number two. She is also on Twitter’s board of directors and is a special envoy for the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 fight.
Jason Njoku, the co-founder, and CEO of iROKOtv, and his wife, Mary Remmy, a Nollywood actress and ROK film boss, have tested positive for COVID-19.
Jason disclosed this via his Twitter handle this afternoon. He said while his wife feels very well, he, on the other hand, isn’t feeling great.
“My enemies are hard at work in 2020. Mrs. Njoku and I tested positive for Covid-19. I’m not feeling great, but Mary is well. Literally no idea how I caught it. But we shall see this pass too.”his tweet read
A High Court in Jinja, Uganda on Tuesday, October 27, sentenced a man to 50 years in prison for defiling and impregnating his 14-year-old biological daughter.
Amuza Kamulya, from Jinja District, pleaded guilty after his daughter and his wife showed up in court to testify against him.
He had denied the offence and had threatened to kill his daughter if she dared show up in court to testify.
However, last month, he changed his mind and pleaded guilty after his daughter appeared in court following a warrant of arrest against her and her mother to testify in the trial.
While convicting Kamulya, Justice Margaret Mutonyi, described his actions as “monstrous and satanic.”
“The monstrous convict robbed his daughter of her self-esteem and betrayed her trust in him. His reckless, satanic and savagery conduct, has left a mark on her that will never be erased from her mind and the damage is for a life time,” Justice Mutonyi ruled.
“The convict in this case being a biological father, who chose to abuse his daughter instead of protecting her, deserved to be sentenced to death by hanging but because he pleaded guilty, I am considering a lesser punishment of 50 years,” the judge added.
The prosecution evidence showed that Kamulya always moved around with his daughter while going to graze the cattle. He claimed he was protecting her from boys but instead took advantage of his daughter and defiled her.
Further in her judgment, Justice Mutonyi observed that sexual violence against children has become rampant and that courts needed to send a strong signal to the perpetrators.
“Sexual violence against children by close family members is very rampant and leaves the victims shattered. In the instant case, the kind of conduct exhibited by the convict, deserves retribution,” Justice Mutonyi observed.
She added: “If he could abuse his own child, he would not hesitate to do it to any other child.”
Human rights group, Amnesty International has asked the Federal Government to ensure that all persons involved in the October 20 shooting of EndSARS protesters at the Lekki toll gate are brought to justice.
In its latest report published on Wednesday October 28, by its country director Osai Ojigho, the rights group said it is still investigating the shooting and reported removal of bodies of persons allegedly killed during the shooting.
“Amnesty International is again calling on Nigerian authorities to bring to justice those behind the shooting and to protect those who are exercising their right to freedom of assembly.
“The organization is still investigating the shooting and the reported removal of bodies of those killed by the military in an attempt to remove evidence.”
The group noted that it had been monitoring developments across the country since the #EndSars protest began on October 8.
“What happened at Lekki Toll Gate has all the traits of the Nigerian authorities’ pattern of a cover-up whenever their defence and security forces commit unlawful killings.
One week on, the Nigerian authorities still have many questions to answer: who ordered the use of lethal force on peaceful protesters? Why were CCTV cameras on the scene dismantled in advance? And who ordered electricity being turned off minutes before the military opened fire on protesters?
The initial denials of the involvement of soldiers in the shooting was followed by the shameful denial of the loss of lives as a result of the military’s attack against the protests.
Many people are still missing since the day of the incident, and credible evidence shows that the military prevented ambulances from reaching the severely injured in the aftermath.”
The human rights group added that it tracked the military’s movements before the incident as narrated below:
Amnesty International’s Crisis Response experts investigated and verified social media videos and photographs that confirm the Nigerian security forces were present at the Lekki Toll Gate when the shootings occurred.
At 6:29pm local time in Lagos, two military vehicles were filmed leaving Bonny Camp on videos shared on social media.
Later footage shows four vehicles with flashing lights in a convoy, and they appear to be vehicles used by the Nigerian military and police.
The same vehicles headed east along Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue – which changes its name to the Lekki-Epe Expressway – in the direction of the Lekki Toll Gate.
On this route, the vehicles pass several international embassies and consulates, including the Japanese Embassy and the Australian High Commission.
Further photographs and footage capture the vehicles arriving at the toll gate, before the peaceful protest is disrupted by men in military uniform and gunfire is heard.
As night time descended, protesters continued to film and share videos of the shootings. Later in the evening, videos of the victims were also shared on social media.”
The Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has in different interviews, stated that he never ordered the military to the Lekki tollgate where the protesters gathered.
However, in a statement released on Tuesday, October 27, the Nigerian Army says its officers were invited by the state government to enforce the curfew imposed by the state government. The Army in the statement, denied shooting any of the protesters
Khloe Kardashian has confirmed she tested positive for coronavirus earlier this year, after she suffered from “vomiting” and “shaking”.
The reality star, 36, announced she had contracted the virus in a recently released clip from Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
While isolating in her Los Angeles home, the mum-of-one confirmed she was suffering from Covid in the clip, recording footage of herself as she opened up about her experience of the deadly virus.
She said: “Just found out that I do have corona. I have been in my room. It’s gonna be fine, but it was really bad for a couple days.”
She went on: “I suffer from migraines, but this was the craziest headache.
“I wouldn’t say it was a migraine. The coughing, my chest would burn when I would cough.”
She added: “Let me tell you, that s**t is real.”
Her sister Kim Kardashian spoke out in the KUWTK episode, expressing her fears for Khloe’s health after learning she had fallen ill.
Suspecting Khloe had contracted Covid-19, Kim said: “I mean, my gut tells me she does, just because she’s so sick.
“That really scares me for her, ’cause I can tell that she’s now getting scared and that she’s really nervous about it.”
Kim already had an experience of the threat of coronavirus after her husband Kanye West tested positive for the virus earlier this year.
The reality star, who recently turned 40, had revealed to Grazia magazine that she single-handedly restored her husband Kanye West to health after he contracted Covid-19 back in February. Kanye also told Forbes about his Coronavirus diagnosis.
As the newly-released KUWTK footage was filmed months ago, Khloe has since recovered from Covid-19.
Khloe’s revelation is due to air on the current series of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, which airs weekly on E!
Veteran actor, Clem Ohameze has recounted how he was attacked by hoodlums in Akwa Ibom state.
Speaking in an interview on BBC Igbo, the actor revealed that he was on his way to a movie location in Abak Road on Thursday October 22, when he was attacked by the hoodlums.
Clem who said he initially thought they were #EndSARS protesters, said he was attacked by the hoodlums after being identified. He also revealed that they took his money, phones, damaged his car and also slashed his hand with a machete.
The actor said;
“It happened on Thursday in Uyo. The protesters, I ran into them. On recognising me, they just didn’t want to bother. They took everything away from me.
“They took N650,000 from me, all my phones. Destroyed my car, slashed my hand with a machete. I did a police report when this happened. I was on Abak Road in Uyo. I went to work on a movie set of my own.”
Ohameze who further revealed that he has been in an Uyo hospital since Thursday and was discharged on Sunday October 25, added that his attackers have pleaded guilty to assault to a police officer and are awaiting trial.
Juventus striker, Cristiano Ronaldo has been ruled out of Wednesday’s Champions League match against Barcelona after testing positive for coronavirus for the third time.
The Portuguese international, 35, has been self-isolating since he tested positive while on international duty with Portugal on October 13. He returned another positive result last week, and was made to take another test ahead of Juventus’ clash against Barcelona on Wednesday
According to Sky Italy, Ronaldo failed to test negative 24 hours ahead of kick-off, as required by UEFA in order to play, meaning his potential reunion with Lionel Messi will not happen tomorrow.
The arch-rivals, who both have 11 Ballon D’or titles between them (Ronaldo, 5, Messi, 6), have not faced each other in the Champions League since the semi-final between Real Madrid and Barcelona in the 2011-12 season.
US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo is under investigation for potentially violating a federal law that forbids federal employees from participating in political activity while on duty or while inside federal owned buildings after he sensationally addressed the Republican Party national convention in August.
The Office of the Special Counsel, an independent federal investigative agency, has started a probe into Pompeo’s speech to the Republican National Convention while on a taxpayer funded trip to Jerusalem on August 25.
This investigation is the second investigation launched by the special counsel into potential Hatch Act violations by Pompeo, who has been accused of allegedly using State Department resources for personal or political gain.
“Our offices have confirmed that the Office of Special Counsel has launched a probe into potential Hatch Act violations tied to Secretary Pompeo’s speech to the Republican National Convention,” Rep. Ellot Engel, chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Rep. Nita Lowey, chairwoman of the House Committee on Appropriations, wrote in a joint statement on Tuesday.
“This information comes on the heels of reporting that OSC is also looking into Secretary Pompeo’s stated commitment to rush out more of Hillary Clinton’s emails by Election Day and as the Secretary has misused State Department resources on his speech tour of swing states,” the Democrats said.
“As we get closer to both this year’s election and his own inevitable return to electoral politics, Mike Pompeo has grown even more brazen in misusing the State Department and the taxpayer dollars that fund it as vehicles for the Administration’s, and his own, political ambitions,” the lawmakers said.
Democrats in congress are also looking into Pompeo’s push to have Donald Trump sack rhe State Department Inspector General, Steve Linick, who had been looking into five matters of potential wrongdoing at the State Department at the time, including Pompeo’s possible misuse of taxpayer resources.
Engel and Lowey added that Pompeo’s State Department has “repeatedly missed Congressional overseers’ deadlines for producing documents on his recent domestic speeches that will help us understand whether they were improper political activities. So we’re grateful to OSC—whom Mr. Pompeo can’t fire as he did the Inspector General—for looking into this matter.”
Ritual rites are currently being held at Isale Eko in Lagos Island to welcome the Oba of Lagos and his staff of office to the palace.
Recall that on Wednesday, October 21, the monarch and his wives were forced out of the palace after a mob stormed the palace, vandalized it, and carted away his Staff of Office.
The staff of office has been found and the Oba will be returning to the palace tomorrow October 28.
His chiefs, members of the royal family and others are currently holding a procession in Isale Eko to welcome the Staff of Office to the palace.
Popular Instagram comedian, Craze Clown has survived a ghastly car accident he was involved in.
The comedian who shared a video of the mangled car, disclosed that the accident he survived occurred on his wife’s birthday which was yesterday October 26.
Craze Clown wrote as he shared the video;
GOD!!!! you saved my life on wife’s birthday! will tell the story later! But for now just help me Thank GOD! #gratefulHeart
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has once again called for the regulation of social media in Nigeria. According to him, Nigeria is sitting on a keg of gunpowder if the issue of fake news shared on social media is not urgently addressed.
Lai Mohammed said this when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Information, National Orientation, Ethics, and Values to defend the 2021 budget proposed by his ministry.
While responding to questions from members of the committee, Lai Mohammed said that the next war to be fought in the country and across the world might be fought through social media, making reference to the ongoing #EndSARS protests.
According to Mohammed, the biggest challenge facing the country was the issue of fake news and misinformation, adding that the government identified this since 2017 and decided to launch a national campaign against fake news. He explained that the government was not seeking to shut down the social media space in the country because “the social media has come to stay”, but to have a social media policy that regulates the social media and check fake news and misinformation.
“The biggest challenge facing Nigeria today is fake news and misinformation. Based on that, we dedicated an entire National Council on Information’s meeting to that issue, after which we launched a national campaign against fake news in July 2018.
We said, then, that the next war will be fought without a shot being fired, but with the use of fake news. We didn’t stop there. We went on a tour of all media houses to solicit their support in the fight against fake news. We launched the campaign to regulate social media, which was bitterly contested by the stakeholders. We kept saying that if we don’t regulate social media, it will destroy us. Social media and fake news will not destroy Nigeria.
The recent #EndSARS war was fought on social media. They mobilised using the social media. The war today revolves around two things. Smartphone and data and these young men don’t even watch television or listen to radio or read newspapers. You will be shocked that when you start arguing with your children, they will be quoting the social media. So, we need a social media policy in Nigeria and we need to empower the various agencies and we need technology to be able to regulate the social media.”
Members of the committee, however, disagreed with the Minister.
A member, Emmanuel Oghene, warned against any attempt to shut down the social media in the country, saying the action will be counter-productive and would make the youths to believe that there is an attempt to truncate democracy in the country. He said the government should not only focus on the negative effect of social media.
“Talking about the recent looting of COVID-19 items, in some places they will be looting, but nobody will know. The government will not know and the police will not know. But because of social media, people will be posting as it is happening and the government will be able to go there and save lives.
There was a time when some boys were digging the road and because of social media, this information came out and the situation was arrested. If there are no social media, that will not happen.
I want to appeal that this desire to shot down the social media, we should not overdo it because it will harm us. China is not a good example because it is a communist country. Nigeria has always been free, we are a Democratic country.
Let us look at other democracies and see what they have done with their social media. This technology is already here. It is not going to go away. We should have enough laws in our law books to deal with social media. If people post things that are not correct, they can be taken to court. If the laws are not enough, bring a bill and the National Assembly will pass it into law. If you shut down the social media, democracy will be greatly hampered.”he said
A woman claiming to be the mother of a young man who reportly died in the Lekki shootings has spoken up to counter the claims that no one died.
Shortly after peaceful protesters were shot at on October 20, 2020, pictures started flying around of a young man named Anthony Okechukwu, who died in the shootings.
A woman claiming to be Anthony’s mother has now spoken out from her base outside Nigeria. She said she found out about her son’s death online when she saw his photo being circulated.
She explained that she called her other son who is in Russia and he confirmed to her that her son Mmazuo Anthony Okechukwu, 23, died from gunshot wounds.
The mother thanked her son’s friends who stayed with the body.
She said: “First of all, I want to thank his friends who picked him up from when he was shot.
“If it wasn’t for his friends, maybe the soldiers who picked up other corpse would have picked him up and say nobody died.
“Those children saw when Anthony was running with gunshot wounds, they stayed with him.”
She then called out the Nigerian government for claiming no one died.
She said: “I cannot fathom what happened. A lot of our children, a lot of our youths, killed. And you lot have the effrontery to come out and look everybody, the whole world, to say nobody died.
“May death befall all of you.”
She revealed that her son’s body is now in a mortuary in Lagos.
Lewis Hamilton has lend his voice to the #EndSARS campaign as it continues to draw more international attention after the killing of peaceful protesters at the Lekki toll gate.
In his tweet, the British Formula 1 racer described the recent events in Nigeria as a human rights crisis, as he noted that it is the responsibility of everyone to educate and raise awareness about tragedies happening in the world.
Hamilton, who also shared a photo of himself rocking a black T-shirt with the inscription ‘#EndSARS’ and a map with the colour of the Nigerian flag on it, posted a link for people to sign up to demand an end to impunity for police brutality in Nigeria.
He wrote: “We all have a responsibility to educate ourselves and raise awareness of the tragedies happening in the world around us and take action where we can. The recent events in Nigeria are a human rights crisis. Hit the link to find out more #EndSARS.”
Prince Azim, the son of the Sultan of Brunei, has suddenly died at the age of 38, the southeast Asian kingdom announced on Monday October 26.
Azim, who was a Hollywood movie producer, died on Saturday, October 24. His funeral also took place that same day, before the nation entered a seven-day period of mourning.
The government did not disclose the cause of his death.
The sultan’s second-born son, who was fourth in line to the southeast Asian nation’s throne, was well known for hosting extravagant parties with celebrity guests including, Janet Jackson, Pamela Anderson, and Mariah Carey.
He produced some movies, including the 2014 feature “You’re Not You” starring Hilary Swank, and “Dark Places”, featuring Charlize Theron in 2015.
FIFA president, Gianni Infantino has tested positive for COVID-19, football’s world governing body said in a statement on Tuesday, October 27.
Infantino, 50, reported mild symptoms and is in self-isolation and will quarantine for at least 10 days, FIFA added.
A statement read: “FIFA President Gianni Infantino has received confirmation today that he has tested positive for coronavirus. The FIFA President, who has reported mild symptoms, has immediately placed himself in self-isolation and will remain in quarantine at least for 10 days.
“All people who came into contact with the FIFA President during the last few days have been informed accordingly and they are being requested to take the necessary steps.
“FIFA sincerely wishes President Infantino a speedy recovery.”
Prince Harry has revealed that his upbringing as a royal made him unaware of unconscious racial bias, but that all of that has changed since he started living in the shoes of his mixed race wife Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex.
In an interview with GQ magazine released Tuesday, October 27, Harry spoke to Patrick Hutchinson, who shot to fame after being pictured carrying an injured White man to safety during a Black Lives Matter protest in June.
The Duke of Sussex told Hutchinson that you can’t criticize people for showing their unconscious bias, but once you realize it exists you have to educate yourself because ignorance is no longer an excuse.
“Unconscious bias, from my understanding, having the upbringing and the education that I had, I had no idea what it was. I had no idea it existed,” said Harry.
Prince Harry says he’s had an ‘awakening’ on racism, in a world ‘created by White people for White people’ “And then, sad as it is to say, it took me many, many years to realize it, especially then living a day or a week in my wife’s shoes.”
Harry emphasized that everyone needs to examine their unconscious attitude towards race.
“And I think one of the most dangerous things is people within positions of power, whether it’s politics or whether it’s the media, where if you’re not aware of your own bias and you’re not aware of the culture within your system, then how are we ever going to progress?” he said.
Harry, who was speaking from his home in California, said it’s been a “very interesting” time to live in the US, but underlined that change needs to happen everywhere. “It’s going to take every single one of us to really change things and anyone that’s pushing against it really needs to take a long, hard look at themselves in the mirror,” he said.
“This is a global movement. The train has left the station. If you’re not on it now, then get on it because there’s so much that we can do. And being a dad myself, the whole point in life, I guess, for me, is to try to leave the world in a better place than when you found it.”
Earlier this month, Harry said he only recently recognized the full extent of racism in everyday life, telling the UK’s Evening Standard newspaper: “I’ve had an awakening as such of my own, because I wasn’t aware of so many of the issues and so many of the problems within the UK, but also globally as well. I thought I did but I didn’t.”
Hutchinson spoke of his frustration at the lack of understanding by some people about Black Lives Matter and the fight against racism.
“There are a lot of people who either don’t think that it exists or they don’t want change and they’re fighting against it,” Hutchinson said. “And I don’t know what these people are scared of, or afraid of.”
A Brazilian prisoner nicknamed ‘Lucifer’ has been accused of murdering 48 other inmates during his 25 years behind bars.
Marcos Paulo da Silva, a thief-turned-serial killer was first jailed for petty theft at the age of 18 in 1995, before he became a vicious killer. He is known to cut off the heads of his fellow inmates before disembowelling their dead bodies.
In one case, he is said to have murdered five inmates in one go in Serra Azul Jail in Sao Paulo in 2011 in one of his bloodiest attacks to date.
He faces spending the rest of his life after racking up multiple convictions and sentences totalling 217 years. Although he has yet to be tried for many of his alleged crimes, according to local reports.
Da Silva is said to have told a judge recently: “I have no regrets about killing all these people.
“They were rapists and thieves who took advantage of other inmates and robbed them.”
Da Silva has been described as the leader of a gang of assassins created with the mission of murdering members of the PCC, one of Brazil’s leading gangs formed by inmates as a self-protection group in the prison system.
Prison guards told online firm UOL that it was only a “question of time” before the notorious prisoner kills again once he is transferred to a new prison.
The report said Da Silva used a fire extinguisher to knock his Serra Azul Prison victims unconscious before beheading them with a home-made knife in his most infamous jail massacre to date.
He is said to have yelled: “I love this, there’s so few, I want to kill more prisoners” as he snubbed out their lives.
Psychologists say he is not mentally ill but does suffer from a personality disorder that needs to be urgently treated.
A US Federal judge on Tuesday denied the Justice Department’s bid to end a defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump brought by a longtime magazine columnist who alleged he raped her in a luxury department store dressing room over two decades ago.
The DOJ moved to put itself as defendant in the lawsuit filed by E. Jean Carroll (pictured top right), instead of Donald J. Trump, a move that if it became successful, would have halted the case, as the US federal government can’t be sued for defamation.
Carroll, made her allegations in a book saying Trump sexually assaulted her either in 1995 or 1996 but he has denied Carroll’s allegations, telling reporters, “She’s not my type,” and alleging Carroll lied to boost her book sales.
In a 61-page opinion released on Tuesday, October 27, US District Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled that Trump “is not an ’employee of the Government,’ as Congress defined that term,” and therefore the lawsuit isn’t, as the Justice Department argued, against the United States.
By the judge’s conclusion, Trump can be sued personally for defamation in the matter. Kaplan also rejected the Justice Department’s argument that Trump’s statements regarding Carroll were made within the scope of his employment as a government worker. Kaplan wrote; “while commenting on the operation of government is part of the regular business of the United States, commenting on sexual assault allegations unrelated to the operation of government is not.”
The Justice Department hasn’t yet revealed whether it will appeal the ruling.
Carroll’s lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, in reaction to the Judge’s ruling, said on Tuesday: “The simple truth is that President Trump defamed our client because she was brave enough to reveal that he had sexually assaulted her, and that brutal, personal attack cannot be attributed to the Office of the President.”
Carroll had originally filed her case in New York state court, and after Trump challenged it, a trial court judge ruled in August that the lawsuit could proceed.
This allowed Carroll’s attorneys to move forward in their efforts to obtain a DNA sample from Trump and take his deposition under oath.
The majority leader in the Lagos State House of Assembly Majority Leader, Sanai (SOB) Agunbiade has said that he was planning to distribute the palliatives looted from his home in Ikorodu on Friday, October 23.
A mob stormed his apartment and looted food items and other properties they could lay their hands on.
In a statement released on social media, Agunbiade who represents Ikorodu Constituency 1, said he got intelligence of the planned attack, but thought it was a rumour. He said he received the palliatives as well as many other items from well-meaning Nigerians and had planned to distribute them to members of his constituency today October 25.
His statement reads
The violent attack on my house: Thank you Ikorodu.
To God be the glory that the violent attack on my house on friday 23rd October, and the massive destruction of everything therein did not record any fatalities.
I got intelligence reports of the plan to exterminate me early enough, but I took it as unfounded rumours. Moreso, I was not ready to have security operatives around lest lives be lost. I trusted in God’s plan for my life.
But to those that masterminded and sponsored the carnage for nothing other than political vendetta, I say ‘thank you.’ We know ourselves in Ikorodu, but God reigns supreme. God will repay every hands involved in the attack in appropriate proportion.
I am happy to be alive to witness the 2020 anniversary of my birthday on Sunday 25th October. The plan of detractors to delete me before my bithday has failed. To God be the glory.
Let it be noted that at the peak of covid 19 pandemic, I personally distributed palliatives to my constituents more than three (3) times at my personal expense and recently, my team also shared palliatives to very indigent residents of Ikorodu. All these and many more of efforts aimed at taking care of my constituents are public knowledge as we have a way of ensuring open nomination of beneficiaries.
And for my bithday on 25th October 2020, I have sent out, through my Media Team, notice of my intention to give support to 50 widows who have already been nominated by different groups in a programme christianed Widows Mite for Widows and also distribute to some vulnerable and indigent individuals across the three local councils of my constituency, some palliative materials donated by the state and federal governments, as well as myself. Those are the materials stolen from my house yesterday. Alhamdullilah.
My service to Ikorodu since my teenage years up to this present time is already treasured by posterity and remain immutable. God knows I do not deserve the treatment meted on me by the perpetrators of this politically motivated attack and their sponsors, but I seek solace in God.
It is a truism that no one will attack the property of a mad man, but people of reckoning always suffer vilification. The barbaric event of friday is though shocking but like a dolphin which is happy even in the middle of giant waves and horrible storm, I am stable and my faith in the mercy and grace of God is very fat.
For certain the looters are not #Endsars protesters because the youth in Ikorodu engaged in very peaceful and well coordinated protest. The perpetrators of the attack on my house are group of assailants on a mission targeted at my life. They stole my certificates and travelling passports of my family. They emptied my wardrobe and that of my wife and went with other valuables…pure broad day robbery! But we thank God. Nigerian politics is indeed very profitable! Ikorodu you have done well for me, I thank you.
For all of these, I thank God for the preservation of lives. I thank God for his infinite mercies and grace.
SOB will not go down, no matter how much they try because God is my armour. Whatever the situation, Ise Oluwa n tesiwaju insha Allah!
Senator Teslim Folarin, representing Oyo Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, has listed the things he lost after angry youths invaded his home to loot.
The lawmaker revealed in a statement on Saturday, October 24, that over 1,100 empowerment items such as motorcycles, deep freezers, generators, and grinding machines, among others were looted.
The youths attacked his house at the Oluyole Estate extension in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
Senator Folarin described the looters as “coordinated hoodlums”, adding that the invasion was evil, barbaric and unfortunate.
He insisted that the invaders and looters were not the same youths protesting against police brutality and calling on the government to End SARS.
He described the incident as pure daylight robbery, adding that the attackers broke down doors to rooms in the house to steal valuable assets.
“The actions of the hoodlums are condemnable, and it is very disheartening that some bad elements in our society are hiding under the guise of #ENDSARS protests to loot and disrupt peaceful atmosphere in Nigeria,” he said.
“I thank God we did not record any fatality, despite the violent invasion of my Oluyole house, looting of materials and vandalisation therein.
“For the sake of clarification, I have just formally taken receipt of the empowerment materials from a federal agency coordinating constituency projects for federal lawmakers.
“Also, I used my personal money to procure additional materials. I took stock of the materials ahead of a mega empowerment programme scheduled to hold in November 2020.
“Looted materials included over 350 motorcycles, 400 deep freezers, 350 generators, grinding machines, sewing machines, hairdressing and barbing salon materials, vulcanising machines and many more.”
Amarjeet Sada became known as the world’s youngest serial killer after he killed for the first time at age 7 and continued killing afterwards.
He had allegedly killed three people by the age of eight, two of whom were related to him.
The young boy from the Begusaray district in Bihar, India was born in 1998.
The family, who were extremely poor, eventually moved to Mushahari village where his father worked as a labourer.
In 2006 Amarjeet allegedly murdered his six-year-old cousin, his uncle’s daughter.
Shortly after, he is believed to have murdered another infant – his own eight-month-old sister.
Some of Amarjeet’s family members and other members of the village were reportedly aware of his crimes, according to his uncle.
However, they were considered “family matters”, and therefore were not reported to authorities.
But in 2007, Amarjeet allegedly killed a neighbour’s six-month-old daughter, called Kushboo.
The baby’s mother had left her at a primary school to sleep while she did some chores – but when she returned Kushboo was gone.
The villagers, who reportedly knew about Amarjeet’s past crimes, confronted him about the baby’s disappearance.
He confessed to the police and showed no remorse while he recounted the gory details of how he had murdered and buried Kushboo.
After his arrest, police said the boy had confessed to the murder of his sister three months earlier, and his cousin a year earlier.
Superintendent Amit Lodha said the boy appeared to be a “psychiatric case” and would be evaluated by professionals.
Meanwhile, inspector Shatrudhan Kumar had said all the killings had been carried out in an identical manner.
He explained: “He said he took the children to the fields and hit them with a stone and killed them. He has been charged with murder.”
The police said that while the boy was being questioned, he just smiled and asked for biscuits.
The child was evaluated by professionals, and found to be suffering from “conduct disorder”.
Conduct disorder is an ongoing pattern of emotional and behavioural problems where children can be angry, aggressive or even violent.
A psychologist working on the case explained: “Such aggression may be hereditary and may be caused because of great chemical upheavals in the brain.”
The boy was placed in a remand home in the nearby town of Munger.
Under Indian law, a child can’t be sentenced to death or sent to prison, but can be detained at a children’s home until they turn 18, according to The Guardian.
A man who together with his wife, achieved the Guinness World Record for the world’s oldest married couple has died at the age of 110.
Julio Cesar Mora Tapia died at his home in the Ecuadorian capital of Quito, at around 11pm on October 22, leaving behind his 104-year-old wife who he married in 1941.
Julio and his widow, 104-year-old Waldramina ‘Waldrita’ Maclovia Quinteros Reyes, achieved the Guinness World Record for the world’s oldest married couple in August 2020.
Julio and Waldramina were born in 1910 and 1915, respectively. The pair had been together for 79 years.
According to local media, Julio Cesar died from “unspecified dementia.”
The couple had five children, each of whom went on to get college degrees.
The eldest of their children has passed away. The couple also shared 11 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, and nine great-great-grandchildren.
Julio Cesar and Wadramina told Guinness World Records in an interview earlier this year that they enjoyed going to the cinema together, gardening and big family dinners.
They had been looking forward to reuniting with their extended family once Covid-19 restrictions were lifted.
The pair were teachers and met when they were in their 20s through family connections, as Waldrita’s sister’s husband was Julio Cesar’s cousin.
They got married on February 7, 1941, seven years after they first met and wed in secret, as some family members were against their relationship.
“It was not easy because our relatives did not have a good relationship, but with time and patience, we were able to unite them, and we became an example and the best reference for the younger generations,” the couple told Guinness World Records.
Waldrita revealed in the interview that she was drawn to Julio Cesar by his poetry, while Julio was captivated by Waldrita’s beauty and character.
According to the couple, the success to their long marriage was “love, maturity, and mutual respect.”
The world’s previous oldest living married couple were Masao Matsumoto and Miyako Sonoda from Japan, who tied the knot in October 1937 and were married for 80 years
Looters who attacked private businesses and carted properties in Osun state have been arrested by the police.
The looters were arrested at different locations while running away with their loots on their heads.
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Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Babatunde Osuolale Aremu Akiolu’s staff of office which was one of the items looted from his vandalized palace has mysteriously reappeared.
The staff of office was seen in a scattered room, hours after some traditionalists in the state initiated the process of placing a curse on those behind the looting.
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has threatened that members of his group would henceforth publicly disgrace and humiliate corrupt Nigerian political office holders sighted in any foreign country.
Kanu stated this during a live Facebook session.
“Any day any corrupt Nigerian political office holder is sighted in any foreign country, such a person would be publicly disgraced and humiliated.” he said
Kanu who expressed sadness over the gunfire incident at the Lekki tollgate on Tuesday, October 20, added
“From today, October 25, 2020, if we get you abroad, we will disgrace you. Stay at home until you meet the 23 demands of the youths,”
Paul Pogba has dismissed reports from the Middle East suggesting that he has quit the France national team after French President Emmanuel Macron’s comments on ‘Islamist terrorism’
The report by Arabic sports website 195sports.com said the Manchester United midfielder, 27, made the decision after President Macron said on Friday, October 23, that ‘monstrosity of Islamist terrorism’ must be dealt with strongly.
The president was speaking in the wake of the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty, 47, who was attacked on his way home from the junior high school where he taught in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, 40km northwest of Paris.
Macron described the murder as an ‘Islamic terrorist attack’ that took the life of the French teacher.
He said: “Unity and firmness are the only answers to the monstrosity of Islamist terrorism.”
The teacher was posthumously awarded the French Legion d’honneur, France’s highest honour, in recognition of the fact that he died for trying to explain the importance of freedom of speech.
Reacting to the report that he’s quit the France national team over Macron’s comments, Pogba dismissed the claims on Instagram, saying the reports are “Unacceptable. Fake news.”
”So The Sun did it again… absolutely 100% unfounded news about me are going around, stating things I have never said or thought. I am appalled, angry, shocked and frustrated some “media” sources use me to make total fake headlines in the sensible subject of French current events and adding the French National Team to the pot.
I am against any and all forms of terror and violence. Unfortunately, some press people don’t act responsibly when writing the news, abusing their press freedom, not verifying if what they write/reproduce is true, creating a gossip chain without caring it affects people’s lives and my life. I am taking legal action against the publishers and spreaders of these 100% Fake News.
In a quick shout out to The Sun, who normally could not care less: some of you guys probably went to school and will remember how your teacher said to always check your sources, don’t write without making sure. But hey, seems you did it again and in a very serious topic this time, shame on you!
France on Sunday urged Arab countries to stop calls for boycott of French products.
“These calls for boycotts and attacks on our country pushed by a radical minority are baseless and must be stopped immediately,” French Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Agnes von der Muhll said in a statement.
Earlier, several Arab trade groups announced their boycott of French products in response to statements against Islam and over republication of caricatures insulting Prophet Muhammad.
In recent weeks, French President Emmanuel Macron attacked Islam and the Muslim community, accusing Muslims of “separatism”. He described Islam as a “a religion in crisis all over the world”.
We will not give in, ever. We respect all differences in a spirit of peace. We do not accept hate speech and defend reasonable debate. We will always be on the side of human dignity and universal values.
This coincided with a provocative move by Charlie Hebdo, a left-wing French magazine infamous for publishing anti-Islamic caricatures, which have drawn widespread anger and outrage across the Muslim world.
Last month, the magazine republished caricatures insulting Islam and Prophet Muhammad.
The caricatures were first published in 2006 by a Danish newspaper Jylllands Posten, sparking a wave of protests
Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) in charge of security in Plateau State have arrested 30 hoodlums suspected to have taken part in the attack and looting of former Speaker House of Representative, Hon Yakuba Dogara’s house on Sunday.
The suspects, 13 males and 17 females were paraded before newsmen at the OPSH headquarters in Jos by the Commander, Major General Chukwuemeka Okonkwo.
The hoodlums in their large numbers broke into Dogara’s house located at Lamingo near Jos Teaching Hospital about 10 am on Sunday, October 25, attacked his brother before ransacking the entire premises.
A source close to the house said that some people living within the vicinity of the house were also molested while valuables were carted away.
Items recovered include 5 grinding machines, 3 grinding machine heads, 2 unassembled Keke NAPEP, 1 Keke NAPEP engine, and one bundle of clothing material.
