47 Students Killed In Yobe School Explosion This Morning

At least 48 pupil and teachers were this morning killed at the Government Comprehensive Senior Science Secondary School in Potiskum, Yobe state after an explosion occurred as students gathered for morning assembly before classes began.

Some reports suggested that the bomb was carried in the backpack of a suicide bomber, who dressed as a student stood in the midst of the students as the morning assembly was on-going. About 79 other students who were injured have been rushed to Potiskum General Hospital, not too far from the school.

Motivational speaker Myles Munroe & Wife Died In Tragic Plane Crash

The leader of Bahamas Faith Ministries, Dr Myles Munroe, and his wife Ruth have died in a plane crash in Grand Bahama, Sunday afternoon.

The private jet which left Lynden Pindling International Airport at 4.07pm with nine people on board, crashed while making an approach for landing at Grand Bahama International Airport at 5.10pm.

It killed all its passengers. May their gentle souls rest in peace.

Lagos State Police arrest two teenage boys for homosexual act

The Lagos State Police has arrested two teenage boys, Gideon Harrison and Ifeanyi Ezeorji, for allegedly having sexual intercourse with each other in the Ikotun area of Lagos.

According to PUNCH metro Harrison is 19 years old, Ezeorji is just 14. Our correspondent gathered that the two boys were arrested on October 23 by the Ikotun Police Division. According to the police, Harrison and Ezeorji had sex with each other through the anus, an act known as sodomy.

While Ezeorji was a Senior Secondary School pupil 1 in Igando High School, Ikotun Road, Harrison had finished secondary school education.

PUNCH learnt that the complainant, one Toheeb Adekunle, who stays on Muka Street, Ijegun Road and works inside the Ikotun Motor Park, caught the two boys in the act, and reported the matter to the police. Adekunle was said to have told the police that Harrison had the habit of sleeping with boys in the area.

Punch correspondent visited the area on Friday, a police source said the two boys had been taken to the State Criminal Investigations Department, Yaba, adding that they would be charged to court soon.

At Ezeorji’s family apartment on Oladunjoye Street, Ikotun, his mother, Mrs. Chinyere Ezeorji, told PUNCH Metro that her son was a responsible boy who would never indulge in such an act. She added that he is still a virgin.

She said,

“My son is just 14 years old. He does not do such things. He is not even mature yet. He takes his bath outside, some times in the presence of his sisters to tell you that he is young. His father had died in September this year, and we have yet to bury him. The family is still grieving him. All I know is that there is no truth in the allegation.

“I don’t know about the other man. I have not even met him. On the day of the alleged incident, my son had strolled to the motor park, and there was a street fight. My son then told me later on that he was simply watching the fight, and he had been arrested by the police.”

When PUNCH visited Adekunle’s house address on Ijegun Road, his neighbours said he was no longer living in the place as he had moved to an unknown place in Ikotun. All efforts to also locate Harrison’s house or his family for comment were unsuccessful as of the time of this report.

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, while confirming the arrest of the boys, said the suspects had also been charged to court.

He said, “Yes, they were arrested by the Ikotun Police Division, and they have been charged to court. In law, this offence is called sodomy, and it carries with it about seven to 14 years imprisonment if found guilty, going by an Act of the National Assembly.

“You know, it is even against culture and religion. The Christian, Islamic and even the traditional religions condemn this in its entirety. So, the case has been taken to court.”

Love is a beautiful thing! Faith weds Emu.. see annoucment video and Photos

I get really excited and happy seeing two people come together to be one. So I'm helping,gladly sharing and ringing their wedding bells to old and long lost friends home and abroad to come make their wedding a joyous one by joining them to take their marital vows ....

How we met

THE BRIDE: About 13 years ago, Emu used to be a wingman for one of my “toasters”. I didn’t accept the “toaster” (his cousin) but we all became friends and stayed in contact on social media. We met again in 2013 when I was visiting my parents. We were chatting on BBM and he visited me at home when I told him I was in town. I had to leave and go back to work the next day but we kept talking. When he told me how he felt, I was skeptical. I asked him “How can this work? There’s a lot of distance” but he persisted. I finally accepted and here we are.

THE GROOM: 13 years back, my cousin me told me about this girl he really likes. He said she’s a new student of the university and she’d be coming to DELSU, Abraka to look for an apartment and he wants us to help her out. I said okay. She came to Abraka and we helped her find a place. I always used to go with my cousin to see her and try to get her to date him but she never accepted. After we all graduated, we stayed talking on BBM. I lost her contact once and had to ask her for her BBM pin on Facebook. We kept communicating till 2013 when she told me she was in Nigeria. I didn’t believe her because she jokes around a lot but finally I went to see her at her parents’ house. There wasn’t enough time to hang out because she had to travel the next day. After she left, I told my cousin how I felt about her. He was ok with it so I asked her to be my girlfriend. She first of all asked for time to think about it. She wanted to be sure I was serious. Later, she accepted.

Afrobeat legend Femi Kuti signs management deal with Chocolate City

The legendary afro beat singer Femi Kuti announced on his twitter that He signed a management deal with Chocolate City earlier today ... congrats

Dangote cement now sold for 1,000 and 1,150 respectively

I am sure this will be good news to some people, Attention everybody

Dangote Cement Plc has announced a 41 per cent reduction in the prices of cement, with the different grades of the essential commodity now selling for between N1,000 and N1,150, exclusive of Value Added Tax.

In the new price regime announced on Sunday by the Group Managing Director, Dangote Cement, Mr. Devakumar Edwin, a 50kg bag of the 32.5 cement grade will now sell for N1,000, while the higher 42.5 grade is to sell for N1,150 per bag instead of the current N1,700 that both grades were going for.

So what are you waiting for? Hurry,go buy cements now from dangote and save about 550 ...

Hoodlums kill okada rider, flee with his hand

Election is by the corner, so a lot of terrible and gruesome attacks are happening daily, just that we do not get to hear of all the attacks but a few ..

Thugs invaded Adifase Street, Bariga, Lagos and hacked a motorcyclist, 28 years old Segun Atupa, to death.

They did not only hack him to death but they cut off one of his hands and left with.

According to PUNCH metro when they visited Adifase Street on Tuesday, it was learnt that Atupa’s corpse had been removed from the canal by policemen attached to the Bariga Division, Somolu.

A resident who wished to remain anonymous for fear of reprisal said the hoodlums pursued Atupa into the area and killed him.

He said, “On Friday at about 8pm, we were all outside enjoying the evening until we began to hear noises. That is not strange in this area. But we also heard gunshots, and you could feel that some people were running towards our street.

“Everyone was afraid and quickly rushed inside, bolting their doors. From inside my house, I was hearing deep voices of ‘pursue him and kill him’, ‘pursue him and kill him’. But no one could come out to check who it was. When it was morning, we saw the corpse of a man already killed and dumped in the canal.”

Our correspondent learnt from a police source that the motorcyclist was not only killed, but one of his arms was also amputated, and taken away by the hoodlums, an act synonymous with a local gang known as the EFCC boys.

When PUNCH Metro got to Atupa’s rented apartment on Olusoji Street, it was learnt from a neighbour that the motorcyclist’s wife had died from an accident, only about two weeks ago, and he was still grieving her death.

It was further gathered that apart from the motorcyclist, another man was attacked and killed the followiong day by Bajulaiye canal, Bariga Road. The yet-to-be-identified victim was said to have been removed also by policemen from the Bariga Division.

Another resident, Mr. Jamiu Oluyomi, said attacks on innocent lives in the area by thugs working for political parties had become commonplace, urging the police to intensify security in the Bariga and Somolu areas of the state.

He said, “These thugs are not ghosts. We know them, the police know them too. They use aliases such as Eyin Bouncing, Ologun, Sean Paul, and Tolu T-boy.”

When contacted, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, said he would get back to our correspondent. He, however, had yet to do so as of press time.

Happy new Month my amaible readers

Every end is just a new beginning, keep your spirit and determination unshaken and you shall always walk in d glory road, with courage, faith and effort, you shall conquer everything you wish. HAPPY new Month Dearie s. ..

#SaveBelloSolomonAliyu he his down with renal failure, needs a lifeline

This is an SOS.

ATTENTION :GOVERNOR  IDRIS WADA OF KOGI STATE

ATTENTION: GOVERNOR IBIKUNLE AMOSUN OF OGUN STATE

Unless N3 million is provided urgently  for a kidney transplant in  China, this  computer analyst, Bello Solomon  Aliyu, may lose his life.

Aliyu, 45, popularly known while schooling at the Federal University of Technology, Minna as Suleiman Aliyu, has lost much weight, no thanks to a chronic kidney ailment which gives him the picture of a weak and old sick man.

In  a letter from the Federal Medical Centre,  Idi-Aba,  Abeokuta, titled, 

‘To whom it may concern’, and signed  by  a Senior Registrar, Dr. O G  Olukunle, on    behalf of  consultant nephrologist, the hospital said  Aliyu is suffering  from  chronic  kidney  disease  secondary to adult polycystic kidney  disease  and now in renal failure in the last three years.
“He has been maintained  on haemodialysis  which has given temporary relief  and also on some medications,”the letter stated.

“The definitive treatment modality is  kidney transplantation.We hereby write that all necessary assistance to support  and facilitate this treatment should be done  without  hesitation”.

“I have written a letter to the governor of my state (Kogi), Captain Idris Wada, but I don’t know how to pass it across to him.
“I was also told that the ailment is hereditary.  I need help to be alive.  I need N3 million for kidney transplant in China “.

Let us save this mans  life .

I saw this heart breaking photo and I have decided to take it upon myself to open a #BelloSolomonAliyu SOS fund.

I cannot do it without you.

Bello solomon Aliyu lives in Ogun state and is from Kogi state so I am using this medium to call on governors AMOSUN OF OGUN STATE AND WADA OF KOGI STATE.

Bello Solomon Aliyu,
Current account 0111987220
Guarantee Trust Bank.

*The patient can be reached on telephone numbers: 08067503558, 08062142787

Please spread this on twitter and facebook and Instagram.

South Africa Goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa Shot Dead in Johannesburg

South Africa's goalkeeper and captain of Orlando Pirates Senzo Meyiwa has been shot dead in Johannesburg hours after playing a match, police reported in a statement.

Meyiwa, who was a player for Orlando Pirates, was shot dead when intruders entered his girlfriend's house in Vosloorus, a town in the south of Johannesburg. According to the South African Police Service, two men entered the house, at about 8pm, while a third man remained outside. All three fled the scene after shots were fired, local media reports say it was an attempted burglary.

The 27 years old South African goalkeeper was reportedly shot in the chest at his girlfriend's house in Vosloorus.

'We can confirm that Bucs (Pirates) keeper Senzo Meyiwa has been shot and sadly declared dead on arrival at hospital,' the South African Police Service (SAPS) wrote on its twitter feed.

His club reported in a statement:

'The Orlando Pirates family has learned with sadness of the untimely death of our number 1 keeper & captain Senzo Meyiwa. This is a sad loss to Senzo's family especially his children, to Orlando Pirates & the nation', said Chairman Dr Irvin Khoza.

The club will hold a press conference on Monday morning.

NO CEASE FIRE? Boko Haram Abducts 30 Boys, Girls in Fresh Attack

Breaking news report on AFP , around 30 adolescents some of the girls as young as 11 and the boys about 13 have been abducted in northeast Nigeria by suspected Boko Haram rebels.

"The insurgents... grabbed young people, boys and girls, from our region," said Alhaji Shettima Maina, who is in charge of the Mafa village around 50 kilometres (30 miles) east of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state.

"They took all boys aged 13 and over... and all girls aged 11 and more. According to our information, 30 young people were abducted in the last two days."

Another village elder, Mallam Ashiekh Mustapha, confirmed the account. Both men said 17 people were also killed in recent days in a Boko Haram attack on the nearby village of Ndongo. Boko Haram, which has been waging a bloody insurgency since 2009, has been responsible for waves of attacks and abductions.

Sometime In April, the Islamist rebel group snatched more than 200 schoolgirls from Chibok in northeast Nigeria, triggering an international outcry. Kidnapping young women and girls -- as well as forcibly conscripting young men and boys to fight for Boko Haram -- is a well-established tactic by the militants. Some estimates put the number of women held by the group in the high hundreds. Most are believed to be forced into marriages with rebels.

The latest kidnapping comes despite the Nigerian government declaring a truce with the insurgents and the army retaking control of Abadam in the north-east on Saturday, according to a senior security official in the region. But local chief Maina said his village and areas around it were targeted in nearly daily raids by Boko Haram, and many residents have fled to Maiduguri "for fear of being killed or losing their children". He said he had pleaded for help from the Nigerian government but that so far none had been forthcoming.

300-level UNIBEN student shot dead at Ugbowo campus

There was chaos at the Ugbowo Campus of the University of Benin on friday, after a 300-level student of the university from Chemistry department, Gbenedio Ejiroghene, was murdered by unknown gunmen.

Ejiroghene, who is popularly known as Kazito was partaking in a Jeans Carnival organised for final year students of the Faculty of Physical Sciences at 1000-Lecture Theatre field of the faculty when he was shot in the head by the assailants at about 7pm on Friday.

According to PUNCHNG A source in the institution, who pleaded anonymity, told our correspondent that the late chemistry student was on probation until his death and was often spotted in the final year class of the department.

The source said, “He was in 300-level and was on probation. But he was not always in his class.

“A final-year Jeans Carnival was on that day for the faculty and students were having fun. So, he joined them. Suddenly, we heard a gunshot.

“We didn’t even know that he was the one that was shot. It was later that we saw him on the ground.”

Public Relations Officer of the institution, Harris Osarenren, who confirmed the incident, said that the remains of the man had been deposited at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital.

He also disclosed that the case had been reported to the Ugbowo Police State while investigation was ongoing.

He said, “The incident which took place at the Ugbowo Campus of the University has been reported at the Ugbowo Police Station, while the body has been deposited at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City.

“Investigation is on-going by the Nigeria Police to unravel the circumstance surrounding his death.”

Efforts to reach the Public Relations Unit of the Edo State Police Command, however, proved abortive at the time of filing the report.

WHO: Ebola death toll case is over 10,000 now

United Nation says the Ebola virus has killed 4,922 people and is now also threatening Ivory Coast's border area with Guinea and Liberia.

The death toll from the Ebola epidemic has risen to 4,922 out of 10,141 recorded infections, with three West African countries accounting for most of the cases through October 23, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone have reported 4,912 deaths out of 10,114 cases, the WHO said in its update on Saturday.

The virus, which reached Mali through a two-year-old girl who died on Friday, now also threatens Ivory Coast, having infected people virtually all along its borders with Guinea and Liberia, the United Nations agency said.

Arsenal player Mesut Ozil's girlfriend 'moves out of their London home after man accused him of flirting with teammate's partner'

I recently decamped to Arsenal, please don't ask me why.... #grin#....and yes I really like Mesut Ozil. ...

The pop star girlfriend of Arsenal star Mesut Ozil has moved out of their home amid claims he flirted with a teammate's lover, according to reports.

Singer Mandy Capristo had been living with the £42million player in west London and is a judge on the X Factor-style reality show 'Germany's Search for a Superstar'.

However, last week, the World Cup winner was accused of 'muscling in' on the relationship of German teammate Christian Lell and his former girlfriend Melanie Rickinger.

Pictures emerged today showing workers hauling boxes into a German moving van outside Ozil's London home.... culled

N.Y. doctor test positive for Ebola

Hmmmm... seems like truly Ebola has relocated to the United States, well the good part is they can handle it.

News from Usatoday says Craig Spencer, who tested positive for Ebola Thursday, is a New York emergency physician who recently worked with Doctors Without Borders treating patients in Liberia, West Africa.

He is one of the staff at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, which in a statement called him "a dedicated humanitarian .. who went to an area of medical crisis to help a desperately underserved population.''

"He is a committed and responsible physician who always puts his patient first,'' the hospital said in a statement. "He has not been to work at our hospital and has not seen any patients at our hospital since his return from overseas. Our thoughts are with him, and we wish him all the best at this time. ''

Student allowed to bring religious knife to class

I know absolutely nothing about the Sikh faith. But i am against any kind of weapons in schools or class, which includes cutlery.

Like all religions , the Sikh faith is steeped in tradition. One of the most revered is the carrying of a "Kirpan", a sword or dagger, at all times.

"People will even wear it in the shower. It's kind of hard for others to understand," said Jaswinder Singh, spokesman for the Gurudwara Sikh Center of Seattle.

The concept of the Kirpan, considered an instrument of social justice, is taught to children at an early age.
"For the people who are formally initiated to the Kirpan, it's very near and dear," said Singh.

But some question whether it is appropriate to bring to school.

A few weeks ago at Auburn's Gildo Rey Elementary, a Sikh family approached the school telling them their little boy would be carrying a Kirpan every day.
That didn't sit well with some.

One school volunteer named Shelby, who asked her last name not be used, said respecting religion goes too far if it compromises student safety.
"There's no way I'd go back until the knife was gone," she said.

Shelby does not volunteer at Gildo Rey.

"They can't take that thing into the airport. 

TSA would be all over it. Why is a school any different?" she asked.
District administrators are citing state and federal guidelines that allow certain exceptions to Washington's "zero tolerance" for weapons policy.

They say there are plenty of Sikhs, both students and staff, who have carried Kirpans to school for years without incident.

In this case, the knife is to be kept under the child's clothes at all times.

"The knife can't come out. It can't be shown around. It needs to be underneath their clothing," said Auburn Assistant Superintendent of Schools Ryan Foster. "That allows them to express their religion without jeopardizing anyone's feeling of safety. If there are any problems, we will take it to the family, but we don't expect any."

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Oyo State corpers had environmental sanitation today around and within the premises of the famous mápó hall

 Today in Oyo state, Ibadan to be precise youth corpers and officials, including Local Government Inspectors  from different local government council , joined efforts and time to keep Ibadan clean... see photos below

Gunmen fire shots inside parliament building in Ottawa, Canada

According to Dailymail A gunman has shot a Canadian soldier standing guard at the National War Memorial before multiple gunmen fired dozens of shots inside the halls of Parliament in Ottawa.

Police have said there are 'two or three' gunmen inside the building and one has been shot dead.

After Parliament was placed on lockdown, another shooting was reported at the Rideau Centre mall, suggesting a coordinated attack.

Their shooting spree began before 10am - just as the leaders of Parliament were holding their weekly meetings. Witnesses reported seeing a gunman climbing out of a car, grabbing a rifle, shooting the soldier in the abdomen and then running towards Parliament Hill.

Ottawa police received a call at 9.52am that shots had been heard in Parliament, while journalists cowering inside said they heard dozens of rounds and could smell gunpowder in the hallways.

Latest update from USAtoday sas the soldier who was shot has died ... 

Breaking News: Oscar Pistorius sentenced to five years in prison..

Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to 5 years in prison. For killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on valentine's day in 2013.

The following was what the judge considered before imposing her sentence.
1. Culpable homicide - 5 years in prison
2. For the Tasha shooting - 3 years in prison, wholly suspended for 5 years with conditions
The two sentences will run concurrently

Legendary designer Oscar de la Renta dies

One of the world's most legendary fashion designers, Oscar de la Renta, died yesterday Monday, reports ABC News and Women's Wear Daily. He was 82.

De la Renta's health was described earlier this month by the New York Times as "precarious." He had cancer in 2006, and at his women's wear show in September looked "frail."

Known for dressing celebrities, stateswomen and fashionistas of all kinds, de la Renta's most recent famous moment came when he designed Amal Clooney's wedding dress just last month.

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