Tunisia Election: Essebsi Confirmed As Winner Of Run-Off

Beji Caid Essebsi has urged all Tunisians to "work together" for stability

Veteran politician Beji Caid Essebsi has been confirmed as winner of Tunisia's first free presidential poll.

Alleged Libel: Ex-Minister Sues Bank For N100b

Former Water Resources Minister and former President of the Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN) Alhaji Ismaila Isa Funtua has sued one of his bankers, Unity Bank Plc, for allegedly defaming him, The Nation reports.

Pope Says Vatican Administration Is Sick With Power And Greed; Lists 15 "Ailments of the Curia"

The Vatican's top administrators would have been expecting an exchange of pleasantries at their annual Christmas meeting with Pope Francis on Monday.

Instead, he chose the occasion to issue a stinging critique, telling the priests, bishops and cardinals who run the Curia, the central administration of the Roman Catholic Church, that careerism, scheming and greed had infected them with "spiritual Alzheimer's".

EURO RAIN IN SPAIN! Spain Hands Out US$3B In Planet's Biggest Lottery

Owners of a lottery office celebrate after selling the first Christmas lottery prize "El Gordo" in La Eliana, near Valencia, eastern Spain, Spain, Monday Dec. 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)

Spaniards who bought lottery tickets in an upper middle class Madrid neighbourhood hit the jackpot on Monday, getting 400,000-euro (US$490,000) payoffs from a 2.5 billion-euro (US$3 billion) pot of cash that will be divided among thousands of ticketholders.

Fast Food, Slow Kids: Eating Junk Leads To Poorer Academic Results, Study Shows

Fast Food, Slow Kids (Reuters/Stefano Rellandini)

Children who eat the most fast-food tend to get significantly poorer scores in math, science and reading tests, a new nationwide study that examined the habits of over 8,500 young Americans reveals, RT.com reports.

Bomb Blast In Gombe Motor Park, Many People Reported Dead

A big blast went off at the Dukku motor park in Gombe state this morning December 22nd. The blast occurred around 11am when passengers traveling for the Christmas holiday were in the park. 

Details later...

China Criticizes US And Sony Pictures, Says "The Interview" Is 'Nothing To Be Proud Of'

China has given its first hint of its stance on the Sony Pictures hack and The Interview, and Americans will likely be displeased. An editorial in The Global Times, a paper run by the state's Communist Party, largely sides with North Korea and strongly criticizes The Interview.

ABSOLUTELY SHOCKING! Flying Pigsh*t! Drone Catches Smithfield Pork Farms Spraying Animal Waste Into Air (VIDEO)

Thousands of huge pig farms in N. Carolina are spraying untreated animal waste into the air and contaminating neighboring communities, Mark Devries, who shot a shocking aerial video with a spy drone, told RT.

Post-2015 Polls Violence Looms, Akinyemi Warns

Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi (Photo: nigerianeye.com)

A former minister has warned of a looming “horrendous violence” after next February’s general election. Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, a former minister of External Affairs, in a December 16 letter to President Goodluck Jonathan and Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, urged the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to sign an undertaking to rein in their supporters after the election.

N10bn Jet Probe: Reps To Appeal Stoppage Of Alison-Madueke’s Probe

House of Representatives In Session (Inset: Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke) Photo: New Telegraph

The House of Representatives is to appeal against the judgement of an Abuja High Court nullifying the invitation to the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, to appear before the investigative committee probing the N10 billion spent on jet hire and maintenance, New Telegraph reports.

I LOVE MY COUNTRY I NO GO LIE: South Africa After Mandela: A Nation Now Adrift

Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma. The name Gedleyihlekisa means the one who laughs while grinding his enemies. Zuma has Soviet Union training. He began engaging in politics at age 17 when he joined the African National Congress. (Source/Photo: Buzzsouthafrica.com)

Column in BusinessDay | Author: Olu Fasan

South Africa has always aroused my intellectual and professional interests. And for good reasons! In 1994, as publisher of the business magazine, Marketfinder International, I celebrated the birth of the country’s multi-racial democracy with two special editions; one, with a cover story titled “The New South Africa: Mandela’s Challenge”, and the other, an exclusive and wide-ranging interview with South Africa’s first post-apartheid High Commissioner to the UK, Kent Durr. South Africa is also the only country, apart from Nigeria and Britain, whose legal system and political economy I have studied closely over the past 15 years, including collaborations with several South African institutions and individuals. All of this, naturally, endears me to the country.

Buhari Promises Issue-Based Campaign

Buhari (Photo: dailyposts.ng)

The Buhari Campaign Organization has pledged to conduct a campaign focused on the issues which will uplift average Nigerian from poverty to prosperity. General Muhammadu Buhari is the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

FELA: “ANIMAL IN HUMAN SKIN”? Several Injured As Driver Shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ Hits Crowds Of Pedestrians In France

At least 2 people have been seriously injured after a mentally unstable driver shouting 'Allahu Akbar' has deliberately run into crowds of pedestrians in several separate locations in the French city of Dijon.

Boko Haram Insurgency: Onaiyekan To Jonathan: No Excuses On Boko Haram

Archbishop of Abuja (Catholic Diocese) John Cardinal Onaiyekan

Archbishop of Abuja (Catholic Diocese) John Cardinal Onaiyekan has alleged fears of impending crises during the general elections in February.

The cleric said there was no need for such fear.

He, however, urged President Goodluck Jonathan not to fail Nigerians with his handling of the Boko Haram insurgency.

Nigerian Jailed For Duping Australian Of US$800,000

Promise Ntuen Ekemini

Justice Kudirat Jose of a Lagos High Court has convicted and sentenced Promise Ntuen Ekemini to one year imprisonment for hijacking the e-mail of a lawful owner of a property, located in Western Australia valued at US$800,000 (Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars), and attempting to sell the property. 

INNOVATIONS IN CARE OF ELDERLY: Mid-Life Health 'Can Halt Dementia'

Dementia: Action should be taken earlier in life to combat diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, amid evidence that deterioration of the brain starts when a person is in their late 40s (Photo: medicaldaily.com)

Simple lifestyle changes could save more than 80,000 people a year from dementia, a study has found.
The findings of the report will be presented to the World Innovation Summit for Health in Doha in February. The summit's chairman, former Labour health minister Lord Darzi, said people should act quickly to change their diet and exercise and stimulate their brains through puzzles. (The effects on people of negroid race was not mentioned.)

Muhammad Ali Hospitalized With 'Mild' Pneumonia

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali, pictured in 2011, was in stable condition after being hospitalized with a "mild" case of pneumonia, his spokesman Bob Gunnell said ©Yuri Gripas (AFP)

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali, who has suffered from Parkinson's Disease for three decades, was in stable condition after being hospitalized with a "mild" case of pneumonia, his spokesman said late Saturday.

EBOLA OUTBREAK: Ebola Deaths Pass 7,000

Ebola has claimed the lives of more than 7,300 people in the latest outbreak. (FP)

The worst Ebola outbreak on record has now killed more than 7,000 people, with many of the latest deaths reported in Sierra Leone, the World Health Organization (WHO) said as United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon continued his tour of Ebola-affected countries in West Africa yesterday.

2015 ELECTIONS: Govs, Businessmen, Others Donate N21.27bn To Jonathan

PDP FUND: From left Senate President Senator David Mark, Vice President Arc. Namadi Sambo President Goodluck Jonathan, National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party PDP Alh. Adamu Muazu, Chairman PDP Board of Trustee Chief Tony Anenih , Deputy Speaker Chief Emeka Ihedioaha and the Party Deputy National Chairman Prince Uche Secondus at for the Party Fund Raising Dinner at the State House Abuja Saturday 20th 12 2014 State House Photos

President Goodluck Jonathan’s reelection bid received a major boost on Saturday, as businessmen, multinational organizations, interest groups and individuals donated the sum of N21.27bn to support his campaign for the 2015 presidential election.

'World’s First' Smart Bike Helmet Alerts Drivers And Cyclists, Aims To Reduce Accidents

A Swedish trio of companies has developed an innovative bike helmet equipped with a high-tech sensor which will warn cyclists and drivers alike of impending traffic using a cloud-based two-way communication system, RT.com reports.