Nigerian Woman Gang-Raped In India

A scene from Delhi Gang-rape protest (Photo: PTI)

A 35-year-old Nigerian woman, who has been staying in India on a tourist visa, was gang-raped in a moving car in the early hours of Friday. International media report claimed the unlucky woman was said to have been kidnapped outside a popular shopping mall in Saket, an area in New Delhi, capital of the country, before being bundled into a car.

The woman was finally rescued after a passerby spotted her on the side of the road in Mayur Vihar, around 20 kilometres (12 miles) away in east Delhi.

2015 Polls: CAN Denies N7bn Bribery Allegation

CAN President, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor

The Christian Association of Nigeria has denied the allegation that its leaders were offered N7bn by the Presidency to campaign for President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election. The association also called on security agencies to investigate the Voice of Northern Christian Movement and its Executive Director, Mr. Musa Dikwa, for making the allegation.

The association also linked the allegation to those using different Christian organizations to perpetrate fraud.

In a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by the General Secretary of CAN, Dr. Musa Asake, the association said the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), had fallen into wrong hands, “because his endorsement for the March 28 general election by Northern Christian Leaders Eagle-Eye Forum led by one Aminchi Habu was fraudulent.”

SCAM ALERT! Fraudsters Recruiting For NIS Jobs – Immigration Service

Mr. David Shikfu Parradang, Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS)

Comptroller-General, Nigeria Immigration Service, Mr. David Parradang, has urged Nigerians seeking employment into the service to disregard money-for-job offers by individuals, saying they are scams.

This was contained in a statement by Mr. Chukwuemeka Obua, the service Public Relations Officer and made available to newsmen in Abuja on Saturday.

BOXING: Pacquiao-Mayweather Mega-Fight Confirmed

Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao (L) will meet Floyd Mayweather (R) on May 2 in the mega-fight their fans have long clamoured for, Mayweather confirmed ©Chris Cozzone, Robyn Beck (AFP)

Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao will meet unbeaten American Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas on May 2 in a fight fans have long craved between the finest boxers of their generation.

Unbeaten American Mayweather made the long-awaited announcement on Friday via the social media website Shots.com, ending weeks of increasingly intense speculation that the showdown had been set.

"What the world has been waiting for has arrived. Mayweather vs. Pacquiao on May 2, 2015, is a done deal," Mayweather wrote.

THE TORCH – One Of The World's Tallest Residential Buildings In Dubai – Is On Fire (VIDEO & PHOTOS)

The Dubai Marina Torch residential tower (Photo: EPA/Daily Mail)

One of the world's tallest residential buildings has been forcibly evacuated after it was engulfed in flames in the early hours of this morning in Dubai.

Pictures and video footage from Sky News showed a large blaze ripping through multiple floors of the Marina Torch tower, a new tower in the expat-heavy Marina district of the city.

More than a dozen fire trucks were able to extinguish the flames several hours after the fire alarm went off around 2am local time.

One eyewitness said flames shot out from two sides of the building as glass and metal rained down from near the summit of the 86-storey skyscraper, which stands more 330 metres tall (1,105 ft).

It is not yet confirmed if any Nigerian citizen(s) were affected as at the time of filing this report.

PwC ‘US$20bn’ NNPC Audit: Reps Demand Full Report

President Jonathan (R) receiving Audit Report from PwC Rep (L) (Image source: TheCable)

The Federal House of Representatives wants to be “fully” briefed by the federal government on the forensic audit report of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) carried out by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

PwC was directed to audit NNPC’s account last year, after Lamido Sanusi Lamido, the then governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), claimed that the corporation had failed to remit US$20 billion, an amount he later said was US$12 billion, according to media reports.

Atlanta, US Fire Chief Fights Dismissal Over Religious Beliefs

Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran (Image source: alliancedefence tweet)

The case of Atlanta’s dismissed fire chief is turning into a national debate over anti-discrimination policies and religious liberty, as he filed a lawsuit on Thursday alleging wrongful termination under the Civil Rights Act.

“Americans are guaranteed the freedom to live without fear of being fired because of their beliefs and thoughts,” said Senior Counsel David Cortman of the Alliance to Defend Freedom (ADF) representing Chief Kelvin Cochran. “The city of Atlanta is not above the Constitution and federal law. In America, a religious or ideological test cannot be used to fire a public servant,” added Cortman. 

South Africa: Serial Rapist Gets 1,535 Years

FACE OF CRUELTY: Convicted serial rapist Albert Morake will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being sentenced in the Johannesburg High Court yesterday (Image source: TIMESLive.com)

A 35-year-old serial rapist has been jailed for 1,535 years by a South African court here for sexually assaulting as many as 29 women over a period of five years, media reports said on Friday. Albert Morake's reign of terror in the Tembisa area of Gauteng province began in 2007 and ended with his arrest in 2012.

Jonathan Meets Yoruba Elders, Vows To Crush Boko Haram Before March 28 Elections

President Goodluck Jonathan with Yoruba Council of Elders Council members

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday promised that Boko Haram would be incapacitated in the next three weeks and the rescheduled elections will hold. He was speaking when he received the Yoruba Council of Elders Council (YCE) at the State House, Marina, Lagos.

EBOLA OUTBREAK: WHO Approves Breakthrough 15-Minute Ebola Test

The World Health Organization has approved the first rapid test for Ebola in a potential breakthrough for ending an epidemic that has killed almost 10,000 people in West Africa, it said on Friday. The test, developed by U.S. firm Corgenix Medical Corp, is less accurate than the standard test but is easy to perform, does not require electricity, and can give results within 15 minutes, WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic said.

"It's a first rapid test. It's definitely a breakthrough," he said.

VIDEO: Sun Continues To Cause Cancer In Darkness, Scientists Discover

As long as we’ve known the sun to be harmful, we’ve associated sunbathing with cancer. New evidence, however, suggests the risk is just as real in complete darkness. Why? Because melanin – our protector, is also a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Continue here

PHOTOS: 2 Trains Collide Near Zurich With Up To 50 Injured - Local Media

Two Swiss passenger trains have collided near Rafz Station north of Zurich in an accident early morning, injuring up to 50 people, according to local media, citing an unnamed official from the rescue services.

FIFA FOOTBALL/EUROPA: Gerrard: Mario Was Mischievous But Scored Very Important Goal

Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli's match-winning penalty has caused plenty of controversy (Image source: PA)

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard believes Mario Balotelli showed "disrespect" and was "mischievous" by taking the match-winning penalty against Beskitas ahead of designated spot-kick taker Jordan Henderson. 

The Italy international confidently stroked home an 85th-minute penalty to give the Reds a 1-0 Europa League win over Besiktas at Anfield on Thursday night. However it was what happened in the moments beforehand, with Balotelli appearing to overrule captain-on-the-night Henderson, that caused controversy.

CAN Got N7bn To Campaign For Jonathan – Borno Pastor; “He Is Not A Pastor. … He Is Just A Liar” – Rev Ayake, Gen Sec, CAN

National President of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor

Fresh facts emerged on Thursday about the allegation by the Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi that President Goodluck Jonathan’s Peoples Democratic Party gave some pastors N6bn to campaign against the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), in the 2015 presidential election.

A Borno State-based Pastor, Kallamu Dikwa, said the money allegedly given to the pastors by the Presidency was N7bn and not N6bn as alleged by Amaechi, who doubled as the Director-General of the APC Presidential Campaign Organization.

Head Of Service: MDAs Barred From Advertising Job Vacancies.

Federal Secretariat Complex

All federal government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) have been barred from advertising job vacancies. Danladi Kifasi, the head of service of the federation, said on Thursday that this is to checkmate “indiscriminate employments and promotions” that have bloated the payroll.

CBN ACTION: It’s US$1 To N198 In ‘De Facto Devaluation’

CBN Governor, Emefiele holds up a N100 currency note (Photo: TheCable)

The decision by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to close down its official market and channel all official forex demand to the interbank market has been described as a de facto devaluation of the naira.

According to Reuters, following the scrapping of the bi-weekly currency auction market, the naira will now N198 to a dollar, unveiling a de facto devaluation of the currency of Africa’s biggest economy and top oil producer.

REMEMBER ZIMBABWE’S PLANNED OWAMBE? Anger In Zimbabwe Over 'Obscene' Mugabe Birthday Bash

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe talks during celebrations marking his 90th birthday in Marondera, on February 23, 2014 ©Jekesai Njikizana (AFP)

GRAPHITTI NEWS carried the report of the forthcoming 91st birthday planned for Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe for the February 28th, at which guest would dine on choice game including elephant, lion, buffaloes, impalas and sables. Read here.

Now there is a backlash. Zimbabwe's main opposition party on Wednesday denounced as "obscene" a planned bash to celebrate President Robert Mugabe's 91st birthday at a time the economy is on a downturn.

Card Readers Would Give Integrity To Electoral Process, Says Jega

Prof Jega INEC Chairman was summoned to appear before the Senate Wednesday over the 2015 Polls shift

The use of card readers is one of the innovations introduced by INEC‎ to improve the election process, Attahiru Jega, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed. Speaking before the Senate on Wednesday, Jega emphasized that card readers would be used in the elections because they give integrity to the electoral process.

“The card readers are not used for voting. They are used to improve the integrity of the election process, and it is for accreditation. Using the card readers has enormous advantages. It can only read‎ INEC cards, it authenticates the identity of registered voters, and the information is sent to the central server for analysis.”

HUMBLE PIE? South Africa's ANC Chief Apologizes For 'Cockroach' Remark

Baleka Mbete, chairwoman of South Africa's ruling ANC (Image source: Dailymaverick.co.za)

The chairwoman of South Africa's ruling African National Congress apologized Wednesday for calling opposition leader Julius Malema a "cockroach" -- the insult used to ignite the Rwandan genocide. The unusual move -- in a party known for its reluctance to back down -- came from Baleka Mbete, who is also Speaker of Parliament and was a key figure in chaotic scenes in the national assembly last week.

Top US University Apologizes For Acceptance Email Gaffe

Carnegie Mellon University (Photo: flickr)

A major US university is apologizing to 800 applicants after it erroneously sent them emails offering them places in its elite computer studies program. Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania blamed "serious mistakes in our process for generating acceptance letters" for the gaffe.

(PHOTOS, VIDEO) 3 Suns In The Sky: Chelyabinsk Witnesses Rare Halo Effect

Instagram photo of Halo Effect

Citizens of Chelyabinsk, near Russia’s Ural mountains, were awed by a rare optical illusion produced by ice crystals in the winter air on Tuesday.

“Weather in the Urals fell to -23 to -25 Celsius. This led to the formation of tiny hexagonal ice crystals in the air above, which cannot be seen by the naked eye. The sunlight refracts through them, creating the halo effect,” regional meteorologist Galina Sheporenko told TASS news agency