Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Sunday, June 4, 2017
London attacks latest: Seven dead in London Bridge and Borough Market van and knife terror
The death toll from the terrorist attack in London Bridge has risen to seven and almost 50 were injured, the head of Scotland Yard has revealed.
Metropolitan Police commissioner Cressida Dick condemned the atrocity as "appalling" and "ghastly".
She said police believe there were three attackers at London Bridge and Borough Market and that all had been "neutralised".
Attackers brought carnage to the streets of the capital, stabbing a police officer and revellers with 12-inch knives, reportedly shouting "this is for Allah".
The trio were pictured wearing what appeared to be explosive vests, with police later confirming they were hoaxes.
Saturday, June 3, 2017
Nigerians react to Dammy Krane’s Arrest
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We reported earlier that Nigerian singer, Dammy Krane was arrested in Miamifor Grand Theft, Credit Card & Identity Theft. A lot of people have taken to social media to express their opinions on the issue including OAP Dotun.
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12-year-old Nigerian makes history in tennis championship
The 2017 Central Bank of Nigeria Senior Tennis Championship is set for a thrilling climax this weekend as a 12-year-old, Marylove Edwards, created history on Friday to become the youngest ever player to appear in the final of the flagship event
The junior player, who came into the tournament as a wildcard, has set up an epic final scheduled to hold on Saturday June 3 at 10 a.m. against Nigeria No.2, Sarah Adegoke, 20, at the Centre Court of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.
Refreshed from a one-week training at the IMG Tennis Academy, Florida, Marylove over-powered tournament No. 3 seed, Blessing Samuel, in a gruelling encounter on Friday, June 2 which ended 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 and lasted 2 hours, 50 minutes.
Singer Dammy Krane was really arrested for theft. Jailbase has updated!
A search through this www.jailbase.com/en/arrested shows singer Dammy Krane was really arrested today for theft, credit card and identity fraud in Miami
Uber's executive exodus: The 9 high-ranking execs to leave the troubled company
As Uber has faced a series of crises, it's been steadily losing top executives.
Since February, the ride-hailing company has lost its president and its heads of communications, finance, product, and its self-driving car division. In all, nine of its most senior executives have headed out the door — all for different reasons.
As Uber faces challenges on all fronts in 2017, here's who has left the company and who (if anyone) has stepped in to fill their roles:
Friday, June 2, 2017
Lagos Badminton Boss, Francis Orbih, Bids to Head Badminton Federation Nigeria (BFN)
The chairman of Lagos State Badminton Association of Nigeria (LSBA), Francis Orbih, who is aspiring to the position of President of Badminton Federation of Nigeria, has promised to elevate the standard of the game in the country if elected in the June 13 election in Abuja.
He was also a vice president in the board that was recently dissolved by the Ministry of Sports.
Orbih, under whose tenure the Lagos Badminton Association held two international classics that drew prominent players from 26 countries from all the continents of the world, hopes to do the same at the national level.
The Lagos International Classics according to him gave Nigerian players international exposure and also aided their rankings. The Classics is the highest category of Badminton World Federation sanctioned championship to be hosted by any African country.
A total cash prize of $15,000 (Fifteen Thousand dollars) was at stake at each of the two editions.
SAUDI PRINCE LOSES $350 MILLIONS AND 5 OF HIS WIVES IN 6 HOURS AT THE CASINO
SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT | A Saudi prince lost 1.350 Billion Riyals ($359 Million) in six hours as well as five of his nine wives while playing poker at the casino.
Prince Majed bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is well-known around the world for both his drug and gambling habits, but his latest betting frenzy is quite exceptional even for him.
Spending the week at the renowned Sinai Grand Casino, the Prince spent six hours at the “unlimited stakes” poker table and had an incredible losing streak.
In one evening, he lost hundreds of millions of dollars and was even forced to give up five of his spouses to cover part of his debt.
According to the director of the casino, Ali Shamoon, the prince pawned his wives in exchange for $25M in credit and left them there after he lost.
Bob Marley's Son Damian becomes Co-owner of marijuana publication in US
Damian Marley, the youngest son of late Jamaican legend Bob Marley has become a co-owner of the US famous marijuana publication, High Times.
TMZ reports that Damian is 1 of 20 new investors in the ownership group that bought a controlling interest in the media company behind HT, which is valued around $70 million.
It's the first time the magazine changed ownership since it was founded in 1974.
According to TMZ, High Times' new ownership group plans to do more live events. It already puts on the popular Cannabis Cup shows.
On why he invested in the marijuana publication Damian who's producing his own line of weed as co-founder of Stony Hill says reading High Times taught him how to differentiate between male and female cannabis plants.
"High Times had me daydreaming of so many beautiful strains that at the time I had not yet had the chance to experience."
Serial killer who was jailed for 12 years over rape and murder of three teen girls including her own sister now volunteers at her children's elementary school
Is it OK to let someone who has been to jail for the rape and murder of teenage girls to be around children? That's the question on the minds of most people after Karla Homolka was spotted volunteering at her children's elementary school.
Homolka served 12 years in prison after being convicted in 1993 of raping, torturing and killing three schoolgirls, one of whom was her sister. She and her husband at the time, Paul Bernardo, carried out the horrendous crimes. She helped her husband drug and rape the girls after which they killed them. Homolka split from Bernardo while in jail then married her lawyer's brother, Thierry Bordelais, after she was released in 2005.
Woman hides corpse of mother in freezer to claim pension of deceased
A 55 year-old woman in the village of Horsarrieu located in the South West of France has done the unthinkable after reportedly hiding the corpse of her mother in a freezer.
This was in a bid to continue claiming the old age pension, £1,700, belonging to the deceased, the Mirror UK reports.
The body of the 90 year-old woman was found by the police after they launched an investigation and found the corpse of the deceased.
"They were hidden in a freezer, and there had been no report of the mother’s death.
"The freezer was not connected to the electricity supply going into the house. It was just a hiding place," a prosecutor revealed.
The police believe that the old woman died a decade ago, contradicting claims made by the suspect who stated that her mother died seven years ago.
According to reports, there is a plan to conduct an autopsy to determine if the woman died of natural causes.
Tiger Woods seen confused, stumbling on police dashcam video
His speech slow and slurred, Tiger Woods couldn’t follow simple instructions or keep his balance during a dazed and disoriented encounter with police before he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, reports the Associated Press.
The video images came from dashcam footage that Jupiter police released Wednesday night, and they show Woods with little capacity to stand still without swaying, repeat simple instruction or put one foot in front of the other.
The footage came from his arrest Monday in the dark of early morning when Jupiter police noticed his Mercedes parked on the side of a six-lane road, part of it in the road and part of it in the bicycle lane.Police found the Woods sound asleep behind the wheel, according to an incident report. The engine was running, the brake lights were on and the right turn signal was blinking. Police also released photos of his car that showed both tires flat and minor damage around the bumpers.
How leaving the Paris Climate Agreement could affect the US
President Trump announced on Thursday that the US would leave the Paris Agreement, the landmark accord on climate that unites nearly every country with the goal of keeping the planet from warming by more than 1.5 Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above preindustrial levels.
There will most likely be several consequences not only for the climate but also for the US economy and jobs.
According to John Sterman, a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management and senior adviser at Climate Interactive, leaving the Paris Agreement will create uncertainty in the economy about the future of fossil fuels and renewable-energy resources. That would be "bad for businesses" and others hoping to invest in renewable energy, and it could spread to other countries' economies. It would also lead to slower deployments of renewable energy, Sterman said.
The costs of these energy sources are decreasing, but with the US's exit of the Paris Agreement, uncertainty could cause solar and wind to be deployed more slowly, keeping their costs higher for longer and ultimately slowing the US's transition to renewable energy.
16-Year Old Charged with First Degree Murder for Stabbing her Uber Driver to Death
A 16-year old girl has been arrested and charged as an adult with first degree murder after allegedly stealing a knife and a machete from a Walmart store and using it to stab her Uber driver to death in suburban Chicago.Chicago Tribune reports that when the suspect, identified as Eliza Wasni was arrested behind a building near the crime scene, she was found with the knife and the machete.The deceased, 34-year old Grant Nelson called for help at about 3.20AM on Wednesday, saying that he was stabbed by his passenger as he was dropping her off.Sadly, Nelson died at a nearby hospital a few hours later.Nelson’s blood-splattered silver sedan remained in the intersection as police investigated his killing.
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