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.

Coup Scare: Nigerian Army Clamps Down On Suspected Soldiers

The Nigerian Army may have begun an internal search for soldiers and officers suspected to be engaging in political meetings, a top military source has told SUNDAY PUNCH. The source said that some arrests may have been made, but that the information was being kept as top secret so as not to add to the public tension.

Some other sources who spoke to our correspondent on Saturday also noted that the  establishment of an army unit in Daura, Katsina State, on Friday, named Muhammadu Buhari Forward Operation Base, by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, was an effort to fortify the president’s hometown and a public pledge of loyalty.

On Tuesday, Buratai, in a tense language, had warned officers and soldiers to steer clear of politics, as information had reached him that some officers were involved in political meetings for “undisclosed reasons.”

The army chief had advised officers and soldiers interested in politicking to resign from the service, as any officer caught would be severely penalized.

US Air Force fighter jets escorted an American Airlines plane into Hawaii after a passenger disturbance

US Air Force fighter jets escorted an American Airlines plane into Honolulu, Hawaii, on Friday after a passenger disturbance on the flight.

The FBI did not immediately disclose the nature of the incident, but local CBS and NBC affiliates reported Friday that a passenger on American Airlines Flight 31 was detained after trying to breach the cockpit.

Crew members on Flight 31 and an off-duty police officer restrained the man aboard the flight which originated from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), the reports said. Flight 31 landed safely in Honolulu at 11:35 a.m. local time. No injuries were reported.

Federal authorities were preparing a criminal complaint to charge Turkish national Anil Uskanil, 25, with interference with a flight crew, FBI special-agent-in charge Paul Delacourt said at a Honolulu news conference, Reuters said.

Suicide bomber blown up as he waits to attack UNIMAID students

Another suicide bomber was blown up at the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) yesterday moments before he could attack a student gathering on the campus.

He was the only casualty of the attack, according to the police and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).

Ibrahim Mallam Abdulkadir, spokesman for NEMA in the Northeast said the explosive which the bomber strapped to his body went off while he was waiting “for the right opportunity to detonate the bomb among students.”

“Today, May 20, at some minutes past 10 am, one male adult suicide bomber hid in the bush within university community surrounding, supposedly trying to gain access into university where students are gathering,” Abdulkadir said in a statement.

Revenge porn crackdown: NSW offenders could be jailed for up to three years

People who post revenge porn images of former partners could be jailed for up to three years under laws to be introduced in New South Wales.

Perpetrators could also be fined up to $11,000 for posting the intimate images without consent.

The NSW attorney general, Mark Speakman, said the new bill would give victims the right to ensure culprits were held to account.

photos : Beyonce's African themed Push Through party

 

Beyoncé had her Push-Through party and every member of her family was in attendance. Husband, Jay Z, Mum, Tina Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Solange, Michelle Williams and a host of others. The Push Through party was African themed, with African drummers, people dressed in African outfits and Afrobeats music blasting in one of the make shift huts etc. More photos after the cut...

Trump strikes arms deal with Saudis worth $350bn, $110bn to take effect immediately

In his first overseas trip as president, Donald Trump sealed an arms deal with Saudi Arabia worth $350 billion over 10 years, with nearly $110 billion to take effect immediately. The agreement is said to bolster security “in the face of Iranian threats.”

"This package of defense equipment and services supports the long-term security of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region in the face of malign Iranian influence and Iranian related threats. Additionally, it bolsters the Kingdom's ability to provide for its own security and continue contributing to counterterrorism operations across the region, reducing the burden on US military forces," the US Department of State said in a statement on Saturday.

White House officials say Trump is 'undisciplined' and 'self-destructive'

President Trump is abroad on his first foreign trip, but that hasn't stopped his problems from piling up at home. And despite administration officials' public attempts at pivoting the focus to the national security risks of leaking information to the public, staffers are privately "exasperated" by Trump, according to Axios' Jonathan Swan and Mike Allen. 

"They view their boss as completely undisciplined and self-destructive," Axios reported. 

On Friday, the New York Times reported that Trump told Russian officials former FBI director James Comey was "a real nut job" and that firing Comey had taken "great pressure" off of him. Trump had fired Comey one day before making the alleged comments to Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak during an Oval Office meeting.