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It
has finally arrived: concrete evidence to support Male Idiot Theory (MIT),
which states that men are especially prone to serious accidents and fatal
mistakes because “they are idiots and do stupid things.”
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Saturday, December 13, 2014
AMAZING!!! Grand Canyon Covered By Sea Of Clouds In Amazing Weather Event (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
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The
Grand Canyon, one of the seven wonders of the natural world, became even more
wondrous on Thursday, thanks to a rare weather event. A sea of clouds filled
the chasm from the bottom up, ebbing and flowing like a seaside tide.
Friday, December 12, 2014
‘Fraudsters Using Pastor Kumuyi’s Name On Facebook’
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Pastor W. F. Kumuyi |
The Deeper Life Bible
Church has warned those who might have “received some spurious messages” asking
for money to be sent to a dedicated account, purportedly by its General
Superintendent, Pastor W. F. Kumuyi, to disregard such pleas.
EBOLA OUTBREAK Mali: Last Known Ebola Case Cured, Released; Award-Winning Journalist Dies Covering Ebola
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Michel
du Cille, a photographer and former photo editor with The Washington Post. (AP
Photo/The Washington Post, Julia Ewan)
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The last Ebola patient
being treated in Mali has survived the disease and has been released, the
Health Ministry said Friday.
NFF CRISIS: I Didn’t Forge FIFA’s Letter – Amadu
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Musa Amadu
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The General Secretary of the Nigeria
Football Federation, Musa Amadu, has denied claims that he has been forging
FIFA letters to suit certain purposes and has asked to be sued if it can be
proven that he has been involved in forgery.
DOPING IN ATHLETICS: IAAF Trio Step Down Amid Drug Storm
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The chief of Russia's athletics federation, Valentin
Balakhnichev
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The son of IAAF president Lamine
Diack has stepped down from his activities with athletics' world governing body
pending an investigation into allegations of a cover-up of systematic doping in
Russia.
100 Nigerians Deported From Norway, Others
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Some of the deportees speaking with reporters at the
Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos...yesterday. Photo: Isaac
Jimoh Ayodele.
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One hundred Nigerians were deported
yesterday from four Scandinavian countries for immigration and related
offences. The deportees were sent from Sweden,
Norway, Denmark and Finland.
NIGERIANS AGAINST VIOLENCE: 150 Congressional Staff Protest Killings Of Unarmed African-Americans
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Over
a hundred US congressional staffers have walked out over the grand juries’
decisions not to indict white police officers in the killings of unarmed black
men.
OPE NI FUN OLUWA OBA ORUN: Yinka Ayefele Remembers The Car Crash That Crippled Him
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| Yinka Ayefele |
His entry in his Facebook page this morning captures the mood:
Thursday, December 11, 2014
BREAKING NEWS: Buhari Wins APC Presidential Primary, Confronts President Jonathan In February Election
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| General Muhammadu Buhari (Photo: Sahara Reporters) |
Gen.
Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.) the former Head of State grabbed
about 3,430 votes being the majority of the votes cast to beat former Vice
President Atiku, Rabiu Kwankwaso, current Governor of Kano State, Imo
State Governor Rochas Okorocha, and Sam Nda-Isaiah, publisher of
Leadership newspapers, to secure the bid.
Chinese Wealth Next Stop For Hush-Hush Swiss Bankers
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The
Swiss banking sector, which has been forced to give up its traditional secrecy,
is now looking to China for new financial investment.
Ebola Vaccine Trial Suspended After Side Effects
Swiss
researchers have suspended the testing of one of the leading Ebola vaccine
candidates after some volunteers reported unexpected side effects.
NARROW-MINDED IN HOLLYWOOD: Hollywood Has A Race Problem. Just Read Sony Exec’s E-Mails About President Obama
By
Nia-Malika Henderson, Washington Post Blog
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President Obama
speaks during his visit to DreamWorks Studios in Glendale, Calif., on Nov. 26,
2013. Obama was wrapping up a three-day West Coast tour by making an economic
pitch at the studio of movie producer Jeffrey Katzenberg, one of his top
fundraisers and political supporters. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Associated
Press)
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Chris Rock's argument that
Hollywood is a "white industry . . . it just is" just got some
high-profile confirmation, with leaked e-mails from Sony about President
Obama and race.
Beware Of Receiving Gifts from Strangers to Avoid Explosive-laden Hampers – Nigeria Police Warns
The Nigerian Police in a new statement has advised Nigerians to be vigilant this festive season.
The police warns citizens
to be cautious about receiving gifts from strangers to avoid the possibility of
explosives being embedded in them. Authorities also called for the careful use
of “bangers” and fireworks.
Read the full statement:
China Sentences State-Owned Firm Chief To Death For Graft
China has sentenced the
head of a state-owned company to death for corruption involving nearly 400
million yuan (US$64.8 million), state media reported, in a rare instance of an
official being condemned to die.
WHAT WAS SHE THINKING? OXFORD TALKS! Mrs Bolter Accused Mr Bird Of Being A Sex Pest: Then Lies Tumble Out
UKIP's Sex Scandal Accuser Lied About Going To Oxford...
And She Even Misspelt Name Of College On Her CV
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Mrs
Natasha Bolter (L) and Mr Roger Bird (R)
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The star UKIP
candidate accusing her party’s general secretary of being a sex pest was last
night exposed as a fantasist (Note they did not call her a "liar").
Ukrainian Minister Admits Country Is ‘Bankrupt’
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Ukraine
is ‘in fact bankrupt’ says the new Minister of Economic Development and Trade
Aivaras Abromavichus. He advises that the government shouldn’t interfere in how
businesses are run if it wants to get the economy out of trouble.
APC Presidential Primary Election Coverage: Buhari Leads Atiku At APC Primary
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| APC Presidential Hopefuls (Photo: TheCable 24LiveBlog) |
Muhammadu
Buhari, former military head of state, is likely to emerge flagbearer of the
All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2015 presidential election.
Wahlberg Acknowledges Varied Opinions About Pardon
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Mark Wahlberg attends
"The Gambler" premiere on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014, in New York.
(Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
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Since it was revealed
Mark Wahlberg is seeking a pardon in Massachusetts for assaults he committed as
a teen, the actor is well aware that the court of public opinion has weighed in
on why he wants one and whether he deserves it, AP reports.
APC Presidential Primary Election Coverage - Time Freeze Frame; Vote Sorting On Going …Buhari Leading; Atiku Debunking
Follow-up
story. F
ormer VP Atiku Abubakar and one of the APC Presidential candidates has continued
to debunk reports of 12 APC Governors endorsing former Military Head of state,
Gen Muhammadu Buhari rtd.
Above is another post in the same vein as earlier posts he had written on Facebook this morning...
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Here's
a photo from the meeting that took place yesterday to select an APC
presidential candidate. 12 APC governors are supposed to have endorsed Gen.
Buhari. Atiku Abubakar is denying this claim.
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Web Inventor Says Internet Should Be 'Human Right'
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Tim Berners-Lee
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The
computer scientist credited with inventing the World Wide Web says affordable
access to the Internet should be recognized as a human right, as a report
showed that billions of people still cannot go online and government
surveillance and censorship are increasing.
THE CHED EVANS AFFAIR: Ennis-Hill 'Shocked' By Abuse
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Jessica
Ennis-Hill admits she was shocked by the abuse she received for speaking out
about Ched Evans
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Jessica
Ennis-Hill has admitted she was shocked by the abuse she received on social
media after saying she did not want Sheffield United to sign convicted rapist
Ched Evans.
The
Olympic heptathlon champion received threatening messages via Twitter last
month, with one user writing he hoped Evans raped Ennis-Hill, after saying she
would want her name removed from a stand at Bramall Lane if Evans returned.
MIND YOUR MOUTH: Words That Made James D. Watson, The DNA Man, Broke
Russian Billionaire Buys Nobel Medal Of Ostracized DNA Scientist… To Hand
It Back
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This image released by the Christie's auction house in
New York, shows the Nobel Prize medal auctioned by Christie's on December 3,
2014.(AFP Photo / Christie's Images)
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The geneticist James Watson was ostracized since public comments about black African IQ in 2007. The Nobel Prize was awarded to Watson in
1962 for discovering the structure of DNA. However, the scientist claims he was
forced to auction off the prize after being ostracized for seven years,
following his public comments about black African IQ in 2007, which were widely
deemed racist. Here's what he said that got him into a corner.
Revive Cocoa Industry, US Advises FG
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Cocoa-farmers in Osun
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Amid
the dwindling oil revenue caused by global fall in prices of crude oil, the
United States Government has advised the Federal Government to prioritize the
development of the cocoa industry.
Convention: PDP elects Jonathan, Sambo is running mate
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President
Goodluck Jonathan (L) And Vice President Namadi Sambo, at the PDP Special
National Convention In Abuja On Wednesday
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*Elections
to hold in all states in 2015, Jonathan assures
President Goodluck
Jonathan was on Thursday morning elected the Presidential flag-bearer
of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2015 elections.
NFF: I Received FIFA’s Letter – Amadu
The
General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Musa Amadu, has
debunked a report that he denied receiving a letter from world football
–governing body FIFA which upheld the majority decision of the NFF 2014
Electoral Appeals Committee.
APC Presidential Primary Election Coverage - EARLIER Buhari Appeals To Delegates
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General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd)
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Frontiline
All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, General Muhammadu
Buhari, today appealed to the sense of patriotism of delegates to the party
convention in Lagos, which will determine the choice of flagbearer at next
February’s election.
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Court Finds Obasanjo Guilty Of Contempt Over Book Launch; To Rule On Punishment In 21 Days
An
Abuja High Court has found former President Olusegun Obasanjo guilty of
contempt, after the former leader defied the court’s directive barring him from
releasing his autobiography.
APC PRIMARIES UPDATES: APC, Nigeria's Opposition Picks Presidential Candidate
This evening (Wednesday
evening), no fewer than 8,000 delegates of the All Progressives Congress (APC)
will gather in Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos to pick the party’s flag-bearer
for the February 14 presidential election.
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