The World's Most Powerful Women 2013

Angela Merkel

The annual snapshot of the 100 women with the most impact is up here again with top politicians and CEOs, activist billionaires and celebrities who matter. In roughly equal measure you’ll find next gen entrepreneurs and media mavens, technologists and leaders in philanthropy — all ranked by dollars, media momentum and impact. Continue....

Bill Gates Takes Back Title Of World's Richest, Bumping Carlos Slim

 

Bill Gates is once again the world’s richest person, thanks in large part to a slide over the past few days in the price of Mexican stocks. Gates bumps Mexican telecom mogul Carlos Slim from his perch as world’s richest, a post Slim has held for the past four years. Continue...

Oklahoma tornado: two babies among 24 victims identified

Two babies and eight other young children were among the 24 people killed by a tornado that tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore. 

 The babies aged four and seven months old died in Monday's fierce twister that steamrollered entire neighbourhoods and two schools in the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore.

"Our hearts go out to all the people affected by this tragedy," Amy Elliott of the state medical examiner's office said in an email detailing the revised breakdown of the official death toll. So sad...

Incase you don't know "Tornado" is a violently rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. Perhaps you want to know the difference between "Tornado and Hurricane" click here www.diffen.com/difference/Hurricane_vs_Tornado

 

Teach Your Children to Say "Thank You"

Suspected Killers of Late Kwara State Commisioner of Police Arrested

Suspected killers of late Kwara State commissioner of police, Chinwike Asadu, have been arrested, by the Nigerian police force.
 Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Muhammed Abubakar, said on Wednesday in Enugu during his official working visit to the state,  seven suspects were nabbed following the killing of Asadu last week.
He said the law enforcement agents also recovered weapons and arms used by the killers during their operations.
Inspector General Abubakar said the suspected killers have since appeared in court for initial hearing.
He said following the confessional statements by the seven suspected culprits, the police were now on the trail of other collaborators in the murder case.
“We have arrested seven of those behind the killing of CP Chinwike Asadu; his killing was indeed a sad incident and that’s why when I visited the family after the incident, I made a promise that we shall stop at nothing to get those behind that dastardly act.
“I am glad to tell Nigerians that of those who took part in the killing, seven have been arrested and arraigned before a court”, he said.

He gave the names of the suspects as Ogechukwu Uzoh, Ogechukwu Nnadi, Ugwuoke Obiora, Okwuosa Anthony, Chukwudi Enete, Davil Elvis Aja and Amobi Nnamchi.

“These are the seven persons charged for murder; aside the killing of the CP, 

they also confessed to killing other innocent souls and several acts of criminality”. 

The late commissioner was shot dead in Enugu on Saturday March 2nd

Chinua Achebe to be buried today

 

 Renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, who died in March, is due to be buried in his home town in Anambra state.

Mr Achebe's body arrived back in Nigeria on Wednesday from the US. The author died in Boston at the age of 82 following a brief illness.

Relatives and officials were at Enugu airport in southern Nigeria as the coffin was lowered from the plane.
Mr Achebe is widely regarded as the founding father of African literature in English.

His 1958 debut novel, Things Fall Apart, which dealt with the impact of colonialism in Africa, has sold more than 10 million copies.

He had been living in the US since 1990 after a car crash left him partially paralysed and in a wheelchair, returning to Nigeria infrequently. More photos after the cut..

2 Arik Air Hostesses Nabbed For Drugs In London

 The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA conform the arrest of 2 staff of the Arik Airline. NDLEA disclosed that it had already opened investigations on Tuesday afternoon, shortly after the Arik Airline workers were allegedly nabbed with the illicit drugs valued put at £ 600,000.
The management of Arik Air on Tuesday thereafter admitted that two of its staff were arrested at the Heathrow Airport in London, England for suspected drug trafficking.

Spokesperson of the NDLEA, Mitchell Ofoyeju described the issue as a national embarrassment. He said “we are aware of the arrest and we have opened an investigation into the matter”

More Demands on MTN Nigeria

 

News on MTN the gaint in telecommunication industry in Nigeria is on the air again. MTN is facing  new pressure on its dominance of its biggest market by subscriber base, Nigeria, after rival operator Etisalat signed a $1.2 billion refinancing contract loan with 13 Nigerian banks to bolster its network in the region.
“The company plans to use the proceeds to refinance the existing commercial medium term debt of $650 million and continue its network rollout,” Etisalat said.
By 13h00, shares in MTN declined 2.53% or 4.67% to R179.83 on the JSE. The All Shares Index declined 0.60% to 41,566 points. See below table after the cut...

Conjoined Twins Separated In Groundbreaking Surgery

 

Shadya and Shandell were born connected at the abdomen at the end of February. They shared a liver but not a biliary tract, and because they also had their own hearts and other vital organs, they can now live independent lives.

The surgery, which was performed at a hospital in Lima, lasted eight hours and involved a team of 30 doctors and nurses.

It is being seen as a great accomplishment for Peruvian medicine.

The baby girls are expected to go home with their parents in the coming days, but they will have to be monitored as they grow. Good work Doc.

Quote Of Today

C'mon!!! Wear a Little Smile

 

Have a stress-free day. Lolz

Breaking News:Tornado Hit Oklahoma City

At least 51 people were killed, including 20 children, after a massive tornado roared through Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, flattening entire neighborhoods and crushing two elementary schools.
Amy Elliott of the state's medical examiner's office told The Associated Press early Tuesday that officials could see as many as 40 more deaths from the Monday's twister. More photos after the cut...

Gov. Fashola Inaugurates Tribunal Of Inquiry Into Building Collapse

 Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola inaugurated on Monday  Tribunal of Inquiry into various Collapsed Buildings in the state with an appeal to Lagosians to report to the government any building which they suspect to be unsafe or whose structural integrity is in question. Read more...

Finally!!! JAMB Released Withheld Results

 The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has finally released the results of candidates whose results were initially withheld over non- biometric verification even as 91, 610 candidates will commence the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. Read more....

Wizkid wins African Artiste of The Year at Ghana Music Awards (Full Winners List)

 Star boy Wizkid has won the award for the African Artiste of the year at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards. More after the cut....

A Man Destroy N66.8million Car Just Because He Was Angry With Dealer (Photos)

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A man in China hired three people to destroy his Maserati -- worth almost half a million dollars -- because he was angry with the car dealer.

The owner, identified only as Wang, paid the men to trash the $423,000 Maserati Quattroporte at the Qingdao International Auto Show on Tuesday. According to Car News China, Wang claimed the dealer had replaced faulty parts in his vehicle with used parts; he also accused both the dealer and an insurance company of fraud. More pjpyos after the cut....

“My husband cannot sexually satisfy me in bed” – Woman tells court

 There was a mild drama at the Agege Grade ‘A’ Customary Court as a mother of one, Mrs Grace Oguche revealed the reason why she wanted to dissolve her seven-year-old marriage to her husband, Mr. Maxwell Madu.
Grace, a former staff with Dana Airline alleged that her husband does not sexually satisfy her in bed, besides, he has become jobless.
The highly provoked mother claimed that she had not for once enjoyed sex with her husband since they got married.Read more after the cut....

32 Ghanaians Qualify for Glo X Factor Boot Camp

 

Thirty-two Ghanaian singing talents have pulled through to the next stage of the Glo X Factor singing reality show at the final phase of auditioning at the National Theatre in Accra.

The 32, drawn from a total of 50 aspirants who scrapped through preliminary selections in Kumasi and Accra respectively, are the survivors of rigorous screening by celebrity judges, Reggie Rockstone, Onyeka Onwenu and Jude Abaga. Read more....

I Slept With My Boss To Give My Boyfriend A Job

 I got this www.flaubertajiero.com who need a public opinion on her predicament. I.D kept Confidential.
 
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I'm a girl of 28 and I'm in a relationship of about 2 years now.

I work with an insurance company and life has been good until my boyfriend lost his job roughly 10 months ago. And everything changed. I cater for him and myself as well since then. Read more...

13 Injured 4 Dead at T.B. Joshua’s Church in Accra

 Four persons have been confirmed dead at the Spintex Road branch of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) founded by Prophet T.B. Joshua in Accra.

The tragic incident occurred after a stampede ensued at the church Sunday during the distribution of free holy water. Read more after the cut...