Video: Obama and Ted Cruz in war of words over "religious test" to accept 10,000 Syrian Refugees into the US

<div align="center"> <img alt="Obama and Ted Cruz in war of words over "religious test" to accept 10,000 Syrian Refugees into the US" border="0" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhinDnf8x5BDv0LikcSHb2XpBOujcit3UHdG_VPWveNXmr5QUoBCvoBWkb15wgwoSJOM-KYi6Vc91YdCcEatPyDqUhzTVfrqaPRh5CQbTtU6lcA34_Y3kHLege4X2-LuX3dVuAs3nMdO3VQ/s640/130911_cruz_obama_ap_605.jpg" title="Obama and Ted Cruz in war of words over "religious test" to accept 10,000 Syrian Refugees into the US" width="540" /></div> <br /> President Barack Obama and Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz are currently in a war of words over suggestions by the former to admit christian Syrian refugees, while the door would shut to Muslim Syrian refugees.<br /> <br /> Obama said during a news conference on Monday at the G20 summit, saying it was "shameful" to suggest a "religious test" for refugees from the Middle East.<br /> <br /> Obama didn't mention Cruz by name, but his remarks came after the GOPer said Muslim refugees from Syria should be barred from coming to the United States but that Christians should be admitted.<br /> <br /> “When I hear folks say that well maybe we should just admit the Christians but not the Muslims, when I hear political leaders suggesting that there would be a religious test for which a person who is fleeing from a war-torn country is admitted, when some of those folks themselves come from families who benefited from protection when they were fleeing political persecution, that’s shameful,” Obama said. “That’s not American. That’s not who we are.”<br /> <br /> Watch video below;<br /> <br /> <center> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ahs9STj0Vq4" width="540"></iframe></center> <br /> <br /> <u>Ted Cruz hits back at Obama: 'Come Back And Insult Me To My Face'</u><br /> <br /> Sen. Ted Cruz  responded to Obama's criticism of Republicans suggesting there be a religious test for Syrian refugees seeking entrance to the country, a plan he called "shameful" and "not American" while in Turkey for the Group of 20 summit.<br /> <br /> "If you want to insult me, you can do it overseas, you can do it in Turkey, you can do it in foreign countries. But I would encourage you, Mr. President, come back and insult me to my face," Cruz said, staring directly into the camera.<br /> <br /> Cruz got even more schoolyard, challenging the President to a debate any place, any time.<br /> <br /> "Let's have a debate on Syrian refugees, right now. We can do it anywhere you want. I would prefer it in the United States and not overseas," the Republican presidential candidate said. "We'll do it on any station."<br /> <br /> Cruz also called Obama's remarks "utterly unfitting of a President."<br /> <br /> <u>Watch Cruz's full remarks below...</u><br /> <br /> <center> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BH_IbizDpfM" width="540"></iframe></center> <br /> <i>Video Credits: YouTube</i>

Latest-News Videos World News Video: Obama and Ted Cruz in war of words over "religious test" to accept 10,000 Syrian Refugees into the US

President Barack Obama and Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz are currently in a war of words over suggestions by the former t...

Read more »

Breaking News: Many feared dead as bomb blast hits Kano

<div align="center"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMZow0nfaO6yyZzomf5BGy93yJmhNbzuVYfUFEv306-aMp8FJ19ymn1K5RGzasskjkqkgsJx8XljV6oFcitJSqOPEwA0LaJtvAI2Ee3fZiX4iRRPHrhpdbxVDakLeBS2zlIHyf8fqsYXnI/s1600/paris-attack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Many feared dead as bomb blast hits Kano" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMZow0nfaO6yyZzomf5BGy93yJmhNbzuVYfUFEv306-aMp8FJ19ymn1K5RGzasskjkqkgsJx8XljV6oFcitJSqOPEwA0LaJtvAI2Ee3fZiX4iRRPHrhpdbxVDakLeBS2zlIHyf8fqsYXnI/s1600/paris-attack.jpg" title="Many feared dead as bomb blast hits Kano" /></a></div> <br /> Many people are feared dead in Kano on Wednesday as twin blasts hits the popular GSM market in the state.<br /> <br /> Eyewitness, Ali Isa revealed that the Improvised Explosive Device was planted close to the generator serving the market, while the second bomb went off at the heart of the market.<br /> <br /> The blast which went off during the late afternoon prayers triggered pandemonium within the vicinity.<br /> <br /> More details soon.

Crime News Latest-News World News Breaking News: Many feared dead as bomb blast hits Kano

Many people are feared dead in Kano on Wednesday as twin blasts hits the popular GSM market in the state. Eyewitness, Ali Isa revealed ...

Read more »

UK plans to deport 29,000 Nigerians

<div align="center"> <img alt="UK plans to deport 29,000 Nigerians" border="0" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk8iRNRv_fB8FPC8MsqbFByW786YN0S13LzFMoG5cyYRQMghX2D1fQqdsWdSPvtzft5dvxoCoHzcshG_uwoECUvflxuNzp98RzQnHBPWsAmH9STJ_nNevQsPGam5tvoqoDSBsjYnT65Nql/s400/uk%252Bnigeria.gif" title="UK plans to deport 29,000 Nigerians" width="400" /></div> <br /> Britain is working with the Federal Government on the planned deportation of 29,000 Nigerians from the United Kingdom, an exercise that is expected to commence soon after fulfillment of all legal obligations.<br /> <br /> The UK stated that it would continue to maintain dialogue with the FG “on this important and sensitive matter which is of vital importance to our relations.”<br /> <br /> The UK High Commission in Nigeria told our correspondent in Abuja that the removal of persons who did not have a right to remain in the UK is carried out in conjunction with relevant Nigerian authorities including the Nigeria High Commission in London.<br /> <br /> The acting Nigeria High Commissioner in London, Olukunle Bamgbose, had informed Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, during his visit to London in October, 2015, that the UK government had placed deportation tag on 29,000 Nigerians.<br /> <br /> He expressed worries over the removal policy of the UK government, noting that the migration policy came as a result of the migration crisis created by the troubled regions in the world.<br /> <br /> “I think about 29,000 Nigerians have been designated to be deported. We are insisting that due process must be followed before Nigerians are really removed from the UK to Nigeria,” Bamgbose had said.<br /> <br /> But responding to inquiries by newsmen, the Press and Public Affairs Officer, UK High Commission, Joe Abuku, said the UK had always worked with FG to facilitate visas for large numbers of travellers between the two countries and “to ensure the return of the small minority who choose not to return when their visa expired.”<br /> <br /> He did not confirm the number of Nigerians that would be affected by the deportation exercise, but stressed that those concerned would be removed “after we have determined nationality.”

Latest-News World News UK plans to deport 29,000 Nigerians

Britain is working with the Federal Government on the planned deportation of 29,000 Nigerians from the United Kingdom, an exercise that i...

Read more »

50 Nigerians make first class from Malaysian university

<div align="center"> <img alt="50 Nigerians make first class from Malaysian university" border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZREYjxnATgOt3nGZxSxRx6kxplLrNETUL6sbXjAyhVf61Kynl4i4ear89qRSg9Bbqw6cFTDX5vydfdCcydl4hc1ht6uOwZnMmtEP0p7HdJX1UgETh5sD9gLAszkOporxJ90Ph14aYTNg4/s400/convocation+graduation.jpg" title="50 Nigerians make first class from Malaysian university" width="400" /></div> <br /> Of the 253 Nigerians who graduated in various academic disciplines at the 2015 convocation ceremony of the Linton University College Malaysia, 50 made first class honours, the Petroleum Technology Development Fund has said.<br /> <br /> According to the Fund, 35 PTDF scholars were among the 253 Nigerians who graduated at the 2015 convocation ceremony which was done in collaboration with University of East London and Coventry University, United Kingdom.<br /> <br /> The Fund, in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday said, “Altogether 50 Nigerian graduates distinguished themselves with first class honours degrees, among whom were 13 PTDF scholars who earned first class degrees in Software Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Business Management and Civil Engineering.”<br /> <br /> The Acting High Commissioner of Nigeria to Malaysia, Mrs. Janet Odeka, according to the statement, said the unprecedented achievement of the Nigerian scholars in the university in Malaysia had contributed in creating a positive image for Nigerians living in the country.<br /> <br /> She said, “I am really excited and grateful because this is the first time we are having such number of graduates who produced good results such as first class and second class upper. We have had students from Nigeria who were involved in criminal activities and other immoral acts, but for the first time we are celebrating something we should be proud of as Nigerians and I wish to appeal to Nigerians here that they should emulate what these graduands have done to attract a good name for Nigeria.”<br /> <br /> The Executive Secretary, PTDF, Mr. Femi Ajayi, urged the graduands to take advantage of the opportunities that were opening up in Nigeria under a new administration to deploy their new skills and knowledge.<br /> <br /> He said, “Rather than being skeptical about the future and apprehensive about job opportunities back home in Nigeria, you should be excited knowing that a new chapter has opened in Nigeria that provides the enabling environment for those who genuinely wish to make it in Nigeria.”<br /> <br /> Ajayi said their areas of specialisation, which were engineering related, would serve as stepping stones for building bridges between opportunities and dreams.<br /> <br /> He said, “This is something to be very proud of and excited about, particularly when you know the areas they specialise. We have high hopes for them. If you have people who have excelled, the thing to do is to deploy their knowledge in the right direction. Some will proceed for their masters and PhD and for those who want to work, we will link them up with available job opportunities in Nigeria.”<br /> <br /> “With the kind of knowledge and experience they have here, I am hopeful that their skills and knowledge will be readily utilised in Nigeria and I will encourage them to go back home.”

Latest-News World News 50 Nigerians make first class from Malaysian university

Of the 253 Nigerians who graduated in various academic disciplines at the 2015 convocation ceremony of the Linton University College Mala...

Read more »

As a boy, pope wanted to be a butcher

<div align="center"> <img alt="As a boy, pope wanted to be a butcher" border="0" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ZVeYnxguE44SMacRVOblxz__kyT0sRLzBhzuB0RfzvAb_SSS3qF5ESGoi9v644t0qHIhzY2a73tCFJTTR3ieXn0OlbqShrMlcN0fEVi_bd0sNCdwpBZMIHWsf0CCTJ3VA3nsf5gwhl3p/s640/pope+francis+2.jpg" title="As a boy, pope wanted to be a butcher" width="640" /></div> <br /> When he was still knee-high to a grasshopper, Pope Francis never dreamt of becoming the leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Roman Catholics. His secret desire? To be a butcher.<br /> <br /> “When I was little, there were no shops where they used to sell things,” the pontiff said in an interview published Friday, as he recounted his life growing up in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires.<br /> <br /> “There was a market with a butcher and a fruit-seller. I used to go with my mother and my grandma to do the shopping. I was little, four years old. And they asked me ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ and I said ‘butcher!’.”<br /> <br /> The revelation came during an interview with a Dutch paper, “Straatnieuws”, sold by the homeless in the central city of Utrecht.<br /> <br /> The pontiff, the first to grace the Vatican from Latin America, also confided that he missed being able to walk on the streets.<br /> <br /> In his modest district of Buenos Aires, there was a small square where he played football, although with little success. “Those who played like I did were dubbed the hard potatoes. In other words, we had two left feet.<br /> <br /> “But I would play, and often I’d be goalie.”<br /> <br /> It’s been a tough week for the pontiff, after two people were arrested last weekend for allegedly leaking confidential documents revealing gross financial mismanagement at the Vatican.<br /> <br /> The pope again explained why he had snubbed the grand official Papal Apartments with some 10 rooms, comparing it to “a funnel. It’s big, but with a small door.”<br /> <br /> “It means isolating oneself. I thought I can’t live there, it wouldn’t be good for my mental health.”<br /> <br /> Instead, the pope chose to take up residence in a two-room flat in the Domus Sanctae Marthae residence, where he can receive visitors and eat with others in the canteen.<br /> <br /> “Like that, the golden cage doesn’t seem such a cage,” said Francis, who also revealed that he “would love” to be able to go out for a pizza from time to time.<br /> <br /> But he brushed aside his new-found celebrity, saying “I don’t think about the fact that I’m famous.”<br /> <br /> “I tell myself, you have an important position now, but in 10 years time no-one will still recognise you,” he added with a laugh.<br /> <br /> (AFP)

Latest-News World News As a boy, pope wanted to be a butcher

When he was still knee-high to a grasshopper, Pope Francis never dreamt of becoming the leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Roman Catholics...

Read more »

‘Scores dead’ in South Sudan plane crash

<div align="center"> <img alt="‘Scores dead’ in South Sudan plane crash" border="0" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodjH5IrsuR1rzBvRYTHjxPnQXt2bzl7SHaDsvimmXm9F2QqR1igF_BC4tORoJiKg08blWLKdeUi9RjfuctsUhscj_R0-73AukoaImDo1hCqZAGW2cyGECs84pymHVxYBiw_WvnrE5T8VE/s400/plane+in+air.jpg" title="‘Scores dead’ in South Sudan plane crash" width="400" /></div> <br /> A plane has crashed shortly after taking off from an airport in South Sudan, killing more than 40 people, officials said. Three passengers reportedly survived.<br /> <br /> The tail fin of the Russian-built plane and other parts were seen scattered along the banks of the White Nile river near the airport in Juba, the capital, on Wednesday.<br /> <br /> Witnesses said they counted at least 40 bodies at the crash site.<br /> <br /> The director of Juba International airport said “three people survived the crash,” while local news outlets reported that only two people survived, one of them a child.<br /> <br /> A police officer near the scene, who did not give his name, also said there were two survivors, including a child, but could not say how many people were on board.<br /> <br /> The aircraft was a cargo plane with five Russian crew and seven passengers, South Sudan Tribune, a local media outlet, said on Twitter. It also said two people survived, one of them a child.<br /> <br /> (Al Jazeera)

Latest-News World News ‘Scores dead’ in South Sudan plane crash

A plane has crashed shortly after taking off from an airport in South Sudan, killing more than 40 people, officials said. Three passenger...

Read more »

Six of 10 children’ll suffer violence before 18 - UNICEF

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img alt="Six of 10 children’ll suffer violence before 18 - UNICEF" border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvwHNoA-GP1PHa6yLKW0STbAiRIHyV_3IrkUz2-oInjt-WE3aGeBgEDAa1ndNpTlPvn3HvTmGK_ZgK2dJGvuCl9yjykNPx9BpefhBLZE2ikOEBZV-D8RlI3nTSGPLa5LaYeGIK7jXekET/s400/unicef-dp.jpg" title="Six of 10 children’ll suffer violence before 18 - UNICEF" width="400" /></div> <br /> Chief, Child Protection, United Nations Children’s Fund, Rachael Harvey, has said six out of 10 children would suffer one form of violence before they reached the age of 18.<br /> <br /> Harvey made this known on Wednesday at a two-day workshop organised by the Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation in collaboration with UNICEF in Lagos.<br /> <br /> “The Violence Against Children survey shows a huge prevalence of violence against children in Nigeria – emotional, physical and sexual.<br /> <br /> “Six of 10 children will suffer one form of violence before they reach the age of 18, while one in two suffers physical violence- intentional burning, kicking, whipping and punching.<br /> <br /> “Also, one in four girls and one in 10 boys suffer sexual violence, and one in five boys and one in six girls suffer emotional violence,” she said.<br /> <br /> Harvey said the major challenge in VAC was that children were suffering in silence.<br /> <br /> According to her, very few children ever speak out about what is happening to them.<br /> <br /> “Even when they speak out, they do not try to access services. Less than five per cent of children ever receive support.<br /> <br /> “Adults are much more likely to perpetuate violence when they are adults,” Harvey said.<br /> <br /> She said it would require everyone including the government, Non-government Organisations, communities, parents and the media to take a stand to prevent and respond to VAC.<br /> <br /> “We have to have communities that do not tolerate violence and if violence happens, we need to speak out.<br /> <br /> “We need services that are available and responsive, and when children come to them, they will get the services they need to help them,” she said.<br /> <br /> Also speaking, the Director, Child Development, WAPA, Mrs. Alaba Fadawo, said the ministry had put in place many strategies to curb VAC.<br /> <br /> Fadawo said, “There is an ongoing aggressive campaign.<br /> <br /> “The other thing is intervention and rescue where children are abused and persecution of perpetrators of abuses.<br /> <br /> “Apart from that, there is a team in place, a Sexual Violence Response Team, which is a network of stakeholders working with children to ensure that violence is minimised,” she said.<br /> <br /> She said the ministry had issued Yellow Cards, which, according to her, were warning cards.<br /> <br /> “In the yellow cards, there are help lines where we can be reached.<br /> <br /> “Within the communities, the cards are distributed to people so that as soon as a child is being violated, people can call the help line.<br /> <br /> “Such child will be rescued and the perpetrators will be handled legally,” Fadawo said.<br /> <br /> (NAN)

Latest-News World News Six of 10 children’ll suffer violence before 18 - UNICEF

Chief, Child Protection, United Nations Children’s Fund, Rachael Harvey, has said six out of 10 children would suffer one form of violenc...

Read more »

Romanian PM vows to resign after deadly nightclub fire

<div align="center"> <img alt="Romanian PM vows to resign after deadly nightclub fire" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJkLONyLxXIEJYS9ZXHXdtEcIasc6WS1Bou6RzDC4vNIdQ2ms7w1sDTt5g6iIAWJ4q6xyI9W6JZpwBkvOCSdj84IY5ZWvirQst5LCCUCuLOH-FpEmJgunNi79VVOQ0AXwBbvAJ-A-DBFRZ/s1600/Victor-Ponta_2884418b.jpg" title="Romanian PM vows to resign after deadly nightclub fire" /></div> <br /> Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta announced his resignation on Wednesday over a nightclub blaze that killed 32 people, a day after more than 20,000 people rallied in Bucharest to demand he quit.<br /> <br /> “I am stepping down as prime minister,” he said in a television broadcast. “I hope the government’s resignation will satisfy the people who came out in the streets.”

Latest-News World News Romanian PM vows to resign after deadly nightclub fire

Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta announced his resignation on Wednesday over a nightclub blaze that killed 32 people, a day after mor...

Read more »

Amnesty Office debunks non-payment claim by students in South Africa

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img alt="Amnesty Office debunks non-payment claim by students in South Africa" border="0" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcED6LL7ULUpkMjz0nXPRh_EYLSzaVZUuKzinJXFVdlZPHD_uGupkZZ0z44geLSAvYkv6QI0DRj0gRSajTgIxvyv2p5WqxHi_Ew3MD4qIG1G60CKr3paT8GZajqKjBlblFuTxjNVhjm2qy/s400/South+Africa.jpg" title="Amnesty Office debunks non-payment claim by students in South Africa" width="400" /></div> <br /> The Niger Delta Presidential Amnesty Office has dismissed claims by some Student Delegates of the programme studying at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth in South Africa that they were being owed four months arrears of allowances.<br /> <br /> The Coordinator of the Programme, Brigadier General Paul Boroh (rtd), who debunked the claim, described such allegation as unfounded stating that the Amnesty Office had paid the In-Training allowances for the students to the month of August.<br /> <br /> He confirmed that the Office had since processed the papers for payment for the months of September and October, which would hopefully come through in a few weeks.<br /> <br /> General Boroh also indicated that he has given a clear directive for the accommodation allowances of these Students to be processed for payment to cover the remaining months of 2015.<br /> <br /> He expressed sadness over the protest while explaining that some recent fiscal policies of government require that proper verification are done before funds requested by such offices as the Presidential Amnesty Office are released by the Central Bank of Nigeria, which he noted created the seeming delay in accessing allocated funds and subsequently in effecting disbursement.<br /> <br /> He however, affirmed the readiness of the Amnesty Office to ensure consistency in the payment of all allowances that delegates under the programme are entitled to.<br /> <br /> General Boroh also assured the students that the Amnesty Office will look into all issues regarding their stay in South Africa including the matter of expired visas and visa renewals as well as the frozen accounts of some delegates by South African banks.

Latest-News World News Amnesty Office debunks non-payment claim by students in South Africa

The Niger Delta Presidential Amnesty Office has dismissed claims by some Student Delegates of the programme studying at the Nelson Mandel...

Read more »

How TB JOSHUA 'prophesied' Russian plane crash in Egypt

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzG1l1XwyBuI_diEZ6ztn1at86XHYE3MDZHufj_xWNsnbA-COZsFlZ3aOh93pTHxivEGBYpXLgjhwIYHIPuZkjqnSYPjCDapdznBztFEtkApCiMB3BDU3_gQ4we6KA7AyfqQdQq3XSog1r/s1600/tb-joshua.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="How TB JOSHUA 'prophesied' Russian plane crash in Egypt" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzG1l1XwyBuI_diEZ6ztn1at86XHYE3MDZHufj_xWNsnbA-COZsFlZ3aOh93pTHxivEGBYpXLgjhwIYHIPuZkjqnSYPjCDapdznBztFEtkApCiMB3BDU3_gQ4we6KA7AyfqQdQq3XSog1r/s1600/tb-joshua.jpg" title="How TB JOSHUA 'prophesied' Russian plane crash in Egypt" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <br /> Nigerian ‘Prophet’ T.B. Joshua has released another controversial YouTube clip, claiming he predicted the tragic Russian plane crash in Egypt well over one year ago.<br /> <br /> On Sunday 31st August 2014, the cleric, who is famed for his alleged ability to foretell the future, warned of an impending plane crash involving Russia.<br /> <br /> "It will not be between Ukraine and Russia this time but a close region, a neighbouring region," he stated, warning passenger planes to be careful of the routes they take over such volatile areas.<br /> <br /> "I am seeing a full load of passengers crash again," he declared.<br /> <br /> On Saturday 31st October 2015, a Russian jet tragically crashed while flying across the Sinai peninsula in Egypt en-route to St Petersburg, killing all 224 on board.<br /> <br /> "We pray for all those involved in this tragic incident, that God would comfort and strengthen them in this difficult time," the clip on the YouTube channel ‘Emmanuel TV’ concluded.<br /> <br /> Joshua’s initial prediction was published in September 2014 on several online news sites within Africa where he has an especially large following.<br /> <br /> The Nigerian Pastor is well known for his ‘prophecies’. His YouTube channel, which boasts nearly 250,000 subscribers, has videos purportedly showing him predicting the Malaysian Airlines MH370 mystery disappearance, the death of Michael Jackson and the terrorist attacks on the Charlie Hebdo Magazine in Paris amongst others.<br /> <br /> <center> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="330" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xb7PFiT5yXo" width="520"></iframe></center> <br /> <br /> By Ihechukwu Njoku

Latest-News World News How TB JOSHUA 'prophesied' Russian plane crash in Egypt

Nigerian ‘Prophet’ T.B. Joshua has released another controversial YouTube clip, claiming he predicted the tragic Russian plane crash in...

Read more »

IS claims responsibility for Russian plane crash in Egypt

<div align="center"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24drsaMH6nJxt4BkyUewe5SDIBnUpt2A42DvNmpgknho9Gk-8zKDk_EQL6OXky6UN7f0oAI-XQbC5f8WZWYVMjA3lB9AV6l_0fdK0jgqd39kcok2_4WZqfuAbn7Msa3yfBW9wPKOLSevy/s1600/islamic-state.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="IS claims responsibility for Russian plane crash in Egypt" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24drsaMH6nJxt4BkyUewe5SDIBnUpt2A42DvNmpgknho9Gk-8zKDk_EQL6OXky6UN7f0oAI-XQbC5f8WZWYVMjA3lB9AV6l_0fdK0jgqd39kcok2_4WZqfuAbn7Msa3yfBW9wPKOLSevy/s1600/islamic-state.jpg" title="IS claims responsibility for Russian plane crash in Egypt" /></a></div> <br /> The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the crash of a Russian plane on Saturday in Egypt’s Sinai, which killed more than 200 people on board, in a statement posted online.<br /> <br /> The Sinai-based group “Sinai State” that had announced loyalty to the IS said in a statement posted on Twitter that its militants managed to target the Russian plane and killed all its passengers.<br /> <br /> It said the attack was in revenge for Russia’s military operations in Syria.<br /> <br /> A video released by the group showed that a plane was suddenly caught on fire and fell down, but the video cannot be verified for the moment.<br /> <br /> Egypt’s Civil Aviation Ministry said that military planes have spotted the wreckage of the Russian plane in central Sinai with 224 passengers and crew members on board.<br /> <br /> Meanwhile, a statement released by the Russian embassy in Cairo said the plane carried 212 passengers and seven crew members, all of whom were killed in the crash.<br /> <br /> The aviation ministry said the wreckage was found in Hassana, a mountainous area 35 km south of Arish city.<br /> <br /> About 50 ambulance were deployed to transfer the casualties, in coordination with the armed forces, the ministry said, adding that most of the passengers are Russian nationals.<br /> <br /> Security forces in the region are searching for the black box.<br /> <br /> The plane vanished from radar shortly after taking off from the Red Sea resort Sharm el-Sheikh, on its way back to the Russian city of St Petersburg, Egypt’s state-run MENA news agency reported.<br /> <br /> The Airbus A321, operated by Russian airline Kogalymavia, took off at 5:51 a.m. (0351 GMT) and disappeared from radar 23 minutes after taking off, the report said.<br /> <br /> Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail has ordered the formation of an emergency operations room to investigate into the crash.<br /> <br /> The Russian Emergency Ministry also formed a teamwork to follow up the investigation.<br /> <br /> Egypt’s state-run Ahram Online news website quoted earlier an official as saying that the crash was caused by a “technical failure” and the plane was not shot down.

Latest-News World News IS claims responsibility for Russian plane crash in Egypt

The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the crash of a Russian plane on Saturday in Egypt’s Sinai, which killed more than 200 people...

Read more »

China ends one-child policy

<div align="center"> <img alt="China ends one-child policy" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3cLVIGh1PHpNnJAPRHyLkWukqLnnbBVbDWA-aQZ4PY37MhIjULDgpI2WFO-GpaiQJOW3XMlGq32HVW2JUivjCUqLY5AMkIiYW_dSfWQk4Bdt3SiRdLUoU_1N1amlZTnaRTWMkSeMYX355/s1600/china.gif" title="China ends one-child policy" /></div> <br /> China announced the end of its hugely controversial one-child policy on Thursday, after decades of strict, sometimes brutal enforcement left it with an ageing population and shrinking workforce that has heightened the challenges of slowing economic growth.<br /> <br /> All couples will be allowed two children, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing a communique issued by the ruling Communist Party following a four-day meeting in Beijing.<br /> <br /> The historic change was “intended to balance population development and address the challenge of an ageing population”, Xinhua said.<br /> <br /> This photo taken on October 27, 2015 shows pupils exercising on the playground during a break at an elementary school in Jilin, northeast China's Jilin province. China announced the end of its hugely controversial one-child policy on October 29, 2015, after decades of strict, sometimes brutal enforcement left it with an aging population and shrinking workforce, heightening the challenges of slowing growth. <br /> <br /> This photo taken on October 27, 2015 shows pupils exercising on the playground during a break at an elementary school in Jilin, northeast China’s Jilin province. China announced the end of its hugely controversial one-child policy on October 29, 2015, after decades of strict, sometimes brutal enforcement left it with an aging population and shrinking workforce, heightening the challenges of slowing growth. <br /> <br /> Campaigners welcomed the move, but stressed that a “two-child policy” still meant that China would retain population control mechanisms - while demographic changes will take decades to have an effect, and previous loosenings led to fewer extra births than expected.<br /> <br /> The policy, instituted in the late 1970s, restricted most couples to only a single offspring and for years authorities argued that it was a key contributor to China’s economic boom and had prevented 400 million births.<br /> <br /> It was enforced by a dedicated national commission with a system of fines for violators and often forced abortions, leading to heartrending tales of loss for would-be parents.<br /> <br /> But China’s population - the world’s largest at 1.37 billion - is now ageing rapidly, gender imbalances are severe, and its workforce is shrinking.<br /> <br /> The concerns led to limited reforms in 2013, including allowing a second child for some couples in urban areas, but relatively few have taken up the opportunity.<br /> <br /> Human rights organisations welcomed the change to the deeply unpopular policy, but expressed reservations about remaining controls.<br /> <br /> It was “good news for the couples who wish to have a second child,” Maya Wang of Human Rights Watch told AFP, but “the restrictions on reproduction rights remain in China”.<br /> <br /> “As long as the quotas and system of surveillance remains, women still do not enjoy reproductive rights,” she said, adding that change in policy was for “primarily economic reasons”.<br /> <br /> Amnesty International’s William Nee said on Twitter: “‘Two Child Policy’ won’t end forced sterilisations, forced abortions, gov control over birth permits.”<br /> <br /> – Vested interests –<br /> <br /> The Communist leadership met in Beijing to discuss ways to put the country’s stuttering economy back on a smooth growth path as it struggles with structural inefficiencies and outdated social policies.<br /> <br /> Known as the fifth plenum, the conclave discussed the next Five-Year Plan for China — the 13th since the People’s Republic was founded in 1949.<br /> <br /> Over four days of meetings the 205 members of the Central Committee, plus around 170 alternates, examined the specifics of the plan, which will be approved by the country’s rubber-stamp legislature next year.<br /> <br /> China has enjoyed a decades-long boom since the ruling party embraced market economics and opened up to the rest of the world from the late 1970s.<br /> <br /> The process has transformed the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people and propelled the country to global prominence.<br /> <br /> The meeting reiterated the Communist Party’s goal to double 2010 GDP by 2020, as part of its aim to achieve a “moderately prosperous society” by the 100th anniversary of its founding.<br /> <br /> Growth has been slowing for several years, and analysts have long urged Beijing to embrace further liberalisation to avoid falling into the stagnation of the “middle income trap”, when developing countries fail to fulfil their full potential.<br /> <br /> The conclave said the economy would “maintain medium-high growth”, and that China would reduce controls on “pricing products and services in competitive sectors”, according to Xinhua.<br /> <br /> “A more exacting environmental protection system,” would tackle the country’s chronic pollution problem, it said, although such promises have been voiced many times before.<br /> <br /> Bureaucratic resistance and vested interests are strong in China, and the government has found it difficult to change the nation’s course, even on issues where there is general agreement, such as family planning.<br /> <br /> Yong Cai, a sociology professor at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and expert on the one-child policy, said the change announced Thursday was “at least 10 years later than it should be”.<br /> <br /> “But better than never,” he added.<br /> <br /> – Intense pressures –<br /> <br /> As the country has grown wealthier, couples have increasingly delayed having even one child as they devote more time to other goals, such as building their careers.<br /> <br /> “There’s a lot of opportunity cost to having children. The norm has changed to one or none,” said Joan Kaufman, Director of the Columbia Global Centers East Asia and a long-time expert on China’s population planning.<br /> <br /> “I don’t think you’re going to see a massive unleashing of this pent-up desire for children.”<br /> <br /> The Chinese public met the announcement cautiously, with many saying the change would only add to the already intense social and financial pressures attached to reproduction.<br /> <br /> “I will have four parents to take care of, along with two children,” noted one online commenter. “This is too great a responsibility”.<br /> <br /> Wu Bohao, a 23-year-old single child, told AFP: “Raising a child is quite expensive. For me, having one kid would be enough.”

Latest-News World News China ends one-child policy

China announced the end of its hugely controversial one-child policy on Thursday, after decades of strict, sometimes brutal enforcement l...

Read more »

South African police, students clash outside Zuma’s office

<div align="center"> <img alt="South African police, students clash outside Zuma’s office" border="0" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQcn1DavRLC2xwnDH4oWgY3rEj-cUSHpajzXhDe2niAZSrlltzzwcyEAngS9bR7xDyYAvP_f3m-dK4cj0BzprIQDHajaaDgGTlCpv7Rdqij8BkFda78xXQhkMJ4UyEntKGAuMXEgkSPkr/s400/Jacob-Zuma-new-photo.jpg" title="South African police, students clash outside Zuma’s office" width="400" /></div> <br /> South African police on Friday fired stun grenades at students, who lit fires outside President Jacob Zuma’s offices, following a week of protests.<br /> <br /> The week long demonstration by student has been described as the first signs of the post-apartheid ‘Born Free’ generation flexing its muscle.<br /> <br /> Students protesting against fee increases hurled stones at police guarding the Union Buildings ahead of an address by Zuma.<br /> <br /> A few pushed through a cordon before being pushed back by anti-riot police who also used water cannons to douse the fires.<br /> <br /> The protest caps a week of angry demonstrations over the cost of university education – prohibitive for many blacks – amid frustration at the inequalities that persist two decades after the end of white-minority rule.<br /> <br /> But low growth since a 2009 recession has forced the government to keep a lid on spending, meaning that it has little spare cash to offer students in the form of enhanced subsidies.<br /> <br /> "He's not taking us seriously, we've been here for a while," one student said. The students danced, singing, "we the students dream of free education, we are not afraid of the police, our fight will win."<br /> <br /> A statement by the presidency said "Zuma was meeting in private with student leaders and university management to discuss the current countrywide impasse between universities and students regarding the proposed annual fee increments."<br /> <br /> Tuition fees vary across universities, but can run as high as 60,000 rand ($4,500) per year for medical students in a country where white households still earn six times more than black households, according to official figures.<br /> <br /> Universities say they need higher fees to keep up standards and they urged the government to find the extra money but government, which subsidises universities, said it could not afford the free education that students are demanding.<br /> <br /> Thousands of students from Wits and the University of Johannesburg marched through South Africa’s commercial capital on Thursday to Luthuli House, the headquarters of the ANC, where they handed a list of demands to officials.<br /> <br /> On Friday, Africa’s top-rated university, the University of Cape Town, said it had postponed the start of final examination due from October. (Reuters/NAN)

Latest-News World News South African police, students clash outside Zuma’s office

South African police on Friday fired stun grenades at students, who lit fires outside President Jacob Zuma’s offices, following a week of...

Read more »

Pope Francis Surprises Homeless Shelter With Visit

<div align="center"> <img alt="Pope Francis Surprises Homeless Shelter With Visit" border="0" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcz0ZqqmpYQrnXCj394awDRhEDjc5IYRaLV1ob0TXvHDe4FVZLThSyprquY5DAOzbvF1nLfQ1jwFH1_GU6rtP5PEgIPOP5v0bOzm73i85b0XT2oTdOzHTZ4oF7hJWtfIyyOftHzfNf3M-6/s640/pope+francis+2.jpg" title="Pope Francis Surprises Homeless Shelter With Visit" width="640" /></div> <br /> Some 30 guests of a shelter for the homeless that opened last week near St. Peter’s Square, got a surprise visit from Pope Francis, the Vatican said on Friday.<br /> <br /> Francis stopped by late Thursday on the way back from the Synod of Bishops, the Oct. 4 to Oct. 25 summit discussing Catholic positions on controversial subjects such as divorce and homosexuality.<br /> <br /> “The pope chatted amiably for about 20 minutes with the guests, who were visibly moved and happy for his visit,” a statement said.<br /> <br /> The all-male shelter was opened on Oct. 7 and is run by Francis’ personal charity department, which over the past months has also opened a barber shop and showers for the homeless who live near St. Peter’s.<br /> <br /> Francis, a well-known champion of the destitute, has made several outreach gestures toward the homeless, offering them private tours of the Sistine Chapel, inviting them to concerts and dining with them on his birthday. (dpa/NAN)

Latest-News World News Pope Francis Surprises Homeless Shelter With Visit

Some 30 guests of a shelter for the homeless that opened last week near St. Peter’s Square, got a surprise visit from Pope Francis, the V...

Read more »

Two new Ebola cases discovered in Guinea

<div align="center"> <img alt="Two new Ebola cases discovered in Guinea" border="0" height="423" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOfbA3b8OFHYSiYyYAcinb-NnYP6Iiv2_js1Oam37GzNgdpsRgvlRW4TziVZUzQIIDVCzlH8daUS9E8wAIVOXD6JRmaf5M1DOyx7G5-pYBalL8_LsvtFPYfQZyKWKGs_q3pYwRAKheockI/s640/ebola+as.jpg" title="Two new Ebola cases discovered in Guinea" width="640" /></div> <br /> Two people have fallen ill with Ebola in Guinea after two weeks with no new confirmed cases of the disease in West Africa, the World Health Organization said on Friday.<br /> <br /> WHO spokeswoman, Margaret Harris, told a United Nations briefing in Geneva that one case was in Forecariah, western Guinea, and appeared to be linked to a previously known chain of infection, while the other was in the capital Conakry.<br /> Ebola transmission is considered to be over once a locality has gone 42 days without a new case of the disease. The other two countries that were worst hit by the epidemic were Liberia, which was declared transmission free on September 3, and Sierra Leone, which is counting down another 22 days until it is clear, <i>Reuters</i> reported.<br /> <br /> The worst outbreak on record has been largely stopped in its tracks after killing more than 11,000 people.<br /> <br /> But the WHO has repeatedly warned against prematurely assuming the outbreak is over because the virus could pop up again until the 42 days are over.<br /> <br /> “On the bumpy road we keep talking about, the high risk of recurrence, once again we are navigating a few bumps,” Harris said. “Of course we didn’t want it, but we did expect it. Guinea hadn’t got to the stage where we were looking at 42 days.”<br /> <br /> Even after that period, Ebola may lurk in the population. This month a study showed the semen of male survivors can harbour the virus for nine months, while a British nurse has fallen critically ill again 10 months after recovering from Ebola.

Latest-News World News Two new Ebola cases discovered in Guinea

Two people have fallen ill with Ebola in Guinea after two weeks with no new confirmed cases of the disease in West Africa, the World Heal...

Read more »

Hajj tragedy regrettable - Saudi Prince

<div align="center"> <img alt="Hajj tragedy regrettable - Saudi Prince" border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqmx03C4l8OwKWCHSqfXEL-akVWY61hLZmMsdI6VuX9ntdMiyArpfBD86Vl4bCyXD59tasqYkMyrqB4cxq2sOK4gqkX_PAuuTl6H6pKmwh4hnrS3ZQh6oGMR6-N3zWLKRr0XacZLNG8_g/s400/%253D%253Futf-8%253FB%253Fc3RhbXBlZGUoMSkuanBn%253F%253D-739643" title="Hajj tragedy regrettable - Saudi Prince" width="400" /></div> <br /> Saudi Prince, Khaleed Bn Abdullah, on Wednesday expressed regrets over the recent stampede during this year's Hajj in Saudi Arabia that led to the death of 717 pilgrims.<br /> <br /> About 75 of the deceased were Nigerians.<br /> He spoke in Abuja when a delegation of the Parliamentary Advisory Council of Saudi Arabia visited the Speaker of the House of Representatives at the National Assembly.<br /> <br /> Abdullah assured the Speaker that his country would put in more efforts to ensure that such avoidable incidents were contained.<br /> <br /> He commiserated with Nigeria over the loss of lives resulting from attacks by Boko Haram insurgents, particularly last week's bomb attacks in Nyanya and Kuje, both satellite towns of the Federal Capital Territory.<br /> <br /> "The painful incident that happened during hajj is regrettable. Also, we condole with the victims of the Nyanya and Kuje bombings.<br /> <br /> "The Kingdom of Saudi will continue to put in efforts to ensure a hitch-free hajj experience for pilgrims worldwide," he stated.<br /> <br /> He told Dogara that Saudi Arabia would treat issues involving Nigeria seriously, being a leader on the African continent.<br /> The prince called for increased bilateral ties between the two countries.<br /> <br /> Saudi Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Fahad Abdallah, was on the delegation.<br /> <br /> Dogara on his part, urged the authorities in Saudi Arabia to improve on their crowd control strategies during the annual hajj rite.

Latest-News World News Hajj tragedy regrettable - Saudi Prince

Saudi Prince, Khaleed Bn Abdullah, on Wednesday expressed regrets over the recent stampede during this year's Hajj in Saudi Arabia th...

Read more »

Russian air strikes in Syria cause civilian deaths

<div align="center"> <img alt="Russian air strikes in Syria cause civilian deaths" border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWBynv89zsnWKR8sKiliq3p7s80WdUTG9ehtwigA4b8gwzm34QuEe1MPut5TJ1K5qjLvVWVX_zSaXZG7y3rHQknMRgEgCY67jll211Biv9l8J6Bnw9im7quxC9CTpZBCOy0-noR2rndHPY/s640/aleppo+syria+bombing.jpg" title="Russian air strikes in Syria cause civilian deaths" width="640" /></div> <br /> Civilian deaths are being reported from apparent air strikes by Russian fighter jets in the Syrian province of Hama and in areas bordering the Idlib province.<br /> <br /> Russian forces carried out the air strikes on Wednesday morning, in addition to targeting anti-government armed groups with surface-to-surface missiles, said the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.<br /> <br /> A video of the purported raids uploaded to YouTube by activists said at least four people were killed and dozens injured, and that the death toll was expected to rise.<br /> <br /> Al Jazeera could not independently verify the reports of the air strikes.<br /> <br /> Meanwhile, Syrian army forces have launched a ground operation in the country’s west, reports say.<br /> <br /> The offensive is targeting Khan Shaykhun, a town in Idlib strategically situated on a rebel-controlled route that connects Aleppo and Damascus.<br /> <br /> The developments come at a time when Syrian fighters are targeting government forces and pro-regime units in Hama with Grad missiles, the Syrian Observatory said in a statement.<br /> <br /> It said it has “no information about casualties” yet.<br /> <br /> Russia, a key ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government, started carrying out air strikes in areas across Syria last week.<br /> <br /> On Tuesday, Russian jets hit areas under the control of the Islamic State of the Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group in Palmyra and the northern outskirts of Aleppo.<br /> <br /> Al Jazeera

Latest-News World News Russian air strikes in Syria cause civilian deaths

Civilian deaths are being reported from apparent air strikes by Russian fighter jets in the Syrian province of Hama and in areas borderin...

Read more »

Five countries declare interest in Nigeria’s mining sector

<div align="center"> <img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkEscHEq74LzJVDlaJKUpXiQVjBSlEUPNW-jkNmauAK2GPz5cGZYt1QA9E2asAT0JlICGxWFskXSDVnI3bScA1jkwxr12RAHHfF49cVrRZ0nax7rI_Pq0jucxT5VLP3d8JGBUprWlAy-eC/s400/Enugu_mining.jpg" width="400" /></div> <br /> Alhaji Sani Shehu, the President, Miners Association of Nigeria, on Wednesday said five countries had declared interest to invest in Nigeria’s mining sector.<br /> <br /> Shehu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that the countries were Thailand, South Africa, Dubai, Canada and Australia.<br /> <br /> He said they had declared interest to come to Nigeria with their equipment and start mining very soon.<br /> <br /> He said their investment in the sector would boost Nigeria’s economy and create job opportunities for the youth.<br /> <br /> While encouraging the investors, the president said the Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act, 2007, and its Regulations 2011, were in line with international standard and guaranteed security of tenure.<br /> <br /> He also said Nigeria had a favourable geology and readily available geosciences data for prospective investors.<br /> <br /> According to him, Nigeria is richly endowed with various minerals that manifested in multiple occurrences all over the country.<br /> <br /> “There are 44 minerals occurring in no fewer than 500 locations in Nigeria; the notable minerals are Metallic, Tin, Tantalite, Columbite, Iron ore, Nickel, Lead, Zinc, Zircon, Silver, and Copper.<br /> <br /> “Among them are industrial minerals, Barytes, Talc, Limestone, Clays, Marble, Graphite, Asbestos, Feldspars, Glass sand, Gypsum, Talc, Mica, Precious minerals, Gold, Silver, Gemstones Coal, Bitumen, Lignite and Uranium.”<br /> <br /> The president said currently, mining contributed only 0.3 per cent to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Products.<br /> <br /> NAN

Latest-News World News Five countries declare interest in Nigeria’s mining sector

Alhaji Sani Shehu, the President, Miners Association of Nigeria, on Wednesday said five countries had declared interest to invest in Nige...

Read more »

Nigerian man sentenced to prison for m*sturbating & ejaculating on female passenger on London train

<div align="center"> <img alt="Nigerian man sentenced to prison for masturbating & ejaculating on female passenger on London train" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib6HYJhbvAsUXtJ7TfHwJeRNJ6AjDhLddagn9c4lUFswHfrWvLFOkya5vj0l4NrPrid6DfK9yU0zqUR15mkflcyoUVJ7W-C6K5h1FZe5zh51ZFopFVAqX9Ss4L30L0shjb6sGILc66NLqg/s1600/Peter+Fabiyi.jpg" title="Nigerian man sentenced to prison for masturbating & ejaculating on female passenger on London train" /></div> <br /> Peter Fabiyi, 32, was on Wednesday, September 30, sentenced to 3 years and nine months in prison by Blackfriars Crown Court after he masturbated and ejaculated over a woman while on a London Underground train. Fabiyi committed the offence on Wednesday, July 2014.<br /> <br /> The victim, a woman in her 20s boarded a train towards Mitcham Junction and traveled a few stops before she realized that Fabiyi was standing directly in front of her with his trousers undone as the train left Elephant and Castle station in central London, after which he performed the sex act while they were both alone in the carriage.<br /> <br /> According to London 24, the woman then pushed past him and frantically fled to another carriage, before telling another passenger what just happened. British Transport Police then arrested Mr Fabiyi after seeing him leave Tulse Hill station where he slid under ticket barriers to avoid paying a fare.<br /> <br /> Following his arrest, interrogation and arraignment, Mr Fabiyi admitted sexual assault at an earlier hearing last month. During his sentencing, Mr Fabiyi was also handed a sexual harm prevention order, stopping him from approaching women sitting alone on trains except staff or for travelling without an Oyster card for five years.<br /> <br /> Detective Constable Jennifer Brown, who led the investigation, said:<br /> <br /> "This was a hugely shocking and frightening incident for this woman and I commend her for having the awareness and courage to report the offence and support the prosecution. This sentence sends the clear message that sexual behaviour on trains or at stations is completely unacceptable and British Transport Police will use every method at our disposal to identify people responsible and bring you before the courts."<br /> <br /> After committing the offence, Mr Fabiyi had tried to avoid police by slipping under the ticket barriers Tulse Hill and dodging detection via his Oyster card before boarding a bus outside the station. However, he was arrested shortly after at his home address on Ezmouth Road in Walthamstow.

Latest-News World News Nigerian man sentenced to prison for m*sturbating & ejaculating on female passenger on London train

Peter Fabiyi, 32, was on Wednesday, September 30, sentenced to 3 years and nine months in prison by Blackfriars Crown Court after he mast...

Read more »

Buhari pictured with Obama and his wife

<div align="center"> <img alt="Buhari pictured with Obama and his wife" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSIW_x7CqtuIkX85pH64PpF6cJOA5X9I2uaBROWVhBSoZymvrsCMcd_clExEyl85Di5uX6UOaO8IMmFMMJIH-Mm3cUgP6r8ugRwnV8N4_R_x85vzoNPkUn7emjh2SZMsgrjcmovtWXowa1/s1600/obama+wife+buhari.jpg" title="Buhari pictured with Obama and his wife" /> </div> <br /> President Buhari in a photo with Michelle and Barack Obama during a reception at the 70th session of the UN General Assembly in New York last week.

Latest-News World News Buhari pictured with Obama and his wife

President Buhari in a photo with Michelle and Barack Obama during a reception at the 70th session of the UN General Assembly in New York...

Read more »