Trump's attitudes toward the EU and NATO could lead to 'unprecedented changes in US foreign policy'

If President-elect Donald Trump's recent statements on the European Union and the NATO are any indication, his administration could bring unprecedented changes to longstanding alliances between Western countries.

In an interview published Sunday with the Times of London and Bild newspapers, Trump questioned the value of the NATO alliance when he was asked whether he understood why many in eastern Europe feared Russian aggression.

"I said a long time ago — that NATO had problems," Trump told The Times and Bild. "Number one it was obsolete, because it was, you know, designed many, many years ago. Number two — the countries aren't paying what they're supposed to pay."

He also appeared indifferent toward the EU.

Thunder kills 6 people at Zimbabwe funeral

On Sunday, Lightning struck and killed six people and left many others injured with severe burns at a funeral, which held in Binga District of Zimbabwe. According to Zim News, the people had taken shelter under a tree when a bolt of lightning struck, killing six people on the spot.
Speaking about the tragic incident, Chief Siachilaba from Binga said that they died while attending his late sister’s funeral at her homestead when the tragedy struck.

He said when it started raining, some of the people attending the funeral took shelter under the tree which was later struck by lightning.

Kylie Jenner Denies Launhing Cosmetics Line in Nigeria

Following reports that Kylie Jenner (Kardashian) has launched her cosmectics line in Nigeria, the reality star has come out to denial the story via twitter

When asked by a Nigerian on the micro blogging site, Kylie said her cosmetics line isn’t launching in Nigeria.

See the tweet and her response below.

MMM Nigeria Ponzi scheme yet to pay Nigerians after return

72 hours after its surprise return, popular Ponzi scheme MMM Nigeria is still yet to pay its investors according to reports.

The Cable claims that investors of MMM have not yet been paid as their accounts are still frozen. Kolade Ogunwande who spoke to the online news site said he invested N100,000 in November 2016, and also referred two people to the Ponzi scheme.

On Friday, January 13, 2017, his N100,000 had appreciated to N214,000. When he placed a request to withdraw his money he was not paid.

“They have not paid me anything, but, they said we should be wait patiently to be matched with participants willing to invest in MMM. I have no choice than to be optimistic,” Ogunwande told The Cable.

A woman named Lara Makanjuola also invested N100,000 in MMM Nigeria and is also facing the same problem of getting her money out.

Rolls-Royce apologises in court after settling bribery case

The engineering giant Rolls-Royce has apologised after it was found to have paid bribes including a luxury car and millions of pounds’ worth of cash to middlemen to secure orders in Indonesia, Russia and China and other countries.

Britain’s leading multinational manufacturer made the admissions on Tuesday at the high court in London, a day after it was revealed that it would pay £671m in penalties to settle long-running corruption allegations. In a statement read out in court, the firm said it “apologised unreservedly for the conduct which has been uncovered”.

The settlement was reached with investigators from three countries – the UK, US and Brazil – who five years ago started to scrutinise allegations that the firm had hired middlemen to pay bribes to win contracts.

Richard Whittam, a QC for the Serious Fraud Office, detailed the findings of what he said was the “largest individual investigation conducted by the SFO to date”. Whittam told the court that Rolls-Royce had admitted it had failed to stop corrupt payments in Nigeria and Indonesia, and had paid bribes in Russia. Other illicit payments were made in Thailand and Nigeria.

A string of points within the agreement between the firm and the SFO – called a deferred prosecution agreement – revealed Rolls-Royce’s systemic and long-running use of intermediaries. In Indonesia, Rolls-Royce employees admitted paying $2.25m (£1.8m) and gifting a Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit car to an individual. The payment was made in order that the individual would “show favour to Rolls-Royce for a contract” to supply Trent engines to Garuda Airways, Whittam said.

peppers associated with 13% reduction in total mortality

Going back for centuries, peppers and spices have been thought to be beneficial in the treatment of diseases, but only one other study — conducted in China and published in 2015 — has previously examined chili pepper consumption and its association with mortality. This new study corroborates the earlier study’s findings.

Using National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES) III data collected from more than 16,000 Americans who were followed for up to 23 years, medical student Mustafa Chopan ‘17 and Professor of Medicine Benjamin Littenberg, M.D., examined the baseline characteristics of the participants according to hot red chili pepper consumption.

They found that consumers of hot red chili peppers tended to be “younger, male, white, Mexican-American, married, and to smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol, and consume more vegetables and meats . . . had lower High Density Lipo-protein (HDL)-cholesterol, lower income, and less education,” in comparison to participants who did not consume red chili peppers. They examined data from a median follow-up of 18.9 years and observed the number of deaths and then analyzed specific causes of death.

Sporadic gunshots heralded kidnapping of our staff, students -Principal Turkish int’l school

The Management   of Nigerian Turkish International Colleges, NTIC, located in   the Isheri area of Ogun State, has   given a blow-by-blow   account of how some   students and staff of the school were kidnapped by gunmen. From left: Secretary to the Ogun State Government, Barrister Taiwo Adeoluwa; Deputy Governor, Chief (Mrs.) Yetunde Onanuga and Principal, Nigerian Tullip International School, Mr. Yunus Dogan when the deputy governor led a delegation of government officials to the school yesterday following the kidnap of some of its students and teachers The Principal of the school,   Yunus Emre Dogan, told   newsmen, yesterday, that the gunmen came into the school and started shooting sporadically. It was gathered that the gunmen stormed   the premises of the school, which is   located in a swampy, bushy area, around 9.20pm on Friday, and made away with eight persons including   three regular   students and two others   who   were preparing for Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, exams, and three members of staff. Dogan said   the abductors immediately made their way into the female hostel where three students were kidnapped, alongside the house mistress and a Turkish teacher who teaches mathematics in the school. A cook was also taken away from the kitchen.

MOM KILLED HERSELF BECAUSE SHE FELT UGLY AFTER BOOB JOB

A high-flying businesswoman killed herself because she 'felt ugly' after getting a boob job , an inquest heard.

Tragic mum-of-two Rebecca Hoare, 38, developed an anxiety disorder - and could not stand the way she looked.Indeed, the inquest was told she felt “ugly and disfigured” after undergoing the surgery on her breasts at a private clinic - after splitting up with a boyfriend who had made negative comments about her body.

According to Daily Mirror, she was later diagnosed with a devastating condition called body dysmorphia that gives sufferers a distorted view of how they look.

The company insisted the operation had gone well but had offered another one free as a goodwill gesture.

But Mrs Hoare was so unhappy she hanged herself at home at the family’s off-road driving centre in Bradford, West Yorkshire

SEE THE LEKKI GAY SEX ASSAULT SKIT THAT HAS GOT NIGERIANS TALKING

A debate so heated that prominent gay rights activists like Bisi Alimi and Nigeria’s first openly gay pastor, Reverend Jide Macaulay, have started a petition that aims to make Ogusbaba take down the video from the internet to stop its circulation.
 The activists are also demanding that Ogusbaba should apologise to the Nigerian LGBT community for joking with a very sensitive issue of concern. The video, titled “The Lekki Gay,” by comedian Ogusbaba, depicts a gay man being visited by a friend whom he finds attractive but who brings two other men to the bedroom to threaten him with sexual assault with a banana, large cucumber, pawpaw and then a large piece of yam oiled with olive oil. 

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Listen to Wizkid & Drake’s New Collab “Hush Up the Silence” @drake @wizkid

With caribbean inspired elements, Drake & Wizkid’s latest collaboration has massive potential to be the next midnight party hit.
The song just leaked online.
Check on it.

Bahrain executes three men over police killings

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Bahrain has executed three men found guilty of killing three policemen, including an Emirati officer, prosecuters in the island kingdom said.

The three faced the firing squad on Sunday, a week after a court upheld their death sentences over a bomb attack in March 2014, the prosecution said in a statement carried by the official BNA state news agency.

The executions came a day after demonstrations broke out across Shia villages following rumours that the authorities were going to execute the three men.

They are the first in six years in the Gulf kingdom, according to London-based human rights group, Reprieve, which had warned on Saturday against the move.

Army officer and father of two killed in a Boko Haram bomb attack (2nd Lt. Amajuoritse Jemide)

2nd Lt. Amajuoritse Jemide pictured above with his wife, was killed in a boko Haram bomb attack recently. He was in an army convoy that was hit by a bomb in Yobe state. He is survived by his parents, wife and two children. He was 32 years old. Tributes from his friends and family members have been pouring in. See some of them after the cut...

Father sues Monster Energy drink for the death of his 19-year old son

A 19 year old teenager, Dustin Hood, downed 3 1/2, 24-ounce cans of Monster Energy drink within a 24-hour period back in 2015 and died, now his father is blaming the buzz drink company for his son's death and is suing them for unspecified damages, according to TMZ reports.
According to the lawsuit, after drinking the last can, his son played basketball and collapsed face first on the concrete court. He was rushed to the hospital where he died a short time later. According to the lawsuit, Dustin died of cardiac arrhythmia, caused by a caffeine overload.

The suit which was filed last week claims 3 1/2 cans of Monster has the equivalent caffeine content of 14, 12 ounce cans of Coca Cola. The suit also notes that some other people have suffered cardiac arrest following the "acute consumption" of Monster Energy drink.

James DeGale loses his front tooth in thrilling draw with Badou Jack in New York

James DeGale will return to London with his world title - but without his front tooth.

The Brit battled to a draw with fellow world champion Badou Jack in New York on Saturday night.

But he will need surgery to repair his mouth after his gumshield repeatedly fell out.

At one point, DeGale was without it for more than a minute until the referee could take advantage of a break in the action.

And the 30-year-old showed the TV cameras his missing teeth in his post-fight interview.

He was later taken to hospital and did not appear at the post-fight press conference.