Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Nigerian woman shot dead by her ex-boyfriend outside Target store in Maryland
A 24 year old woman identified as Marie Shade Adebayo was shot dead yesterday June 1st by a man believed to be her ex-boyfriend outside a Target store in Milestone Center, Montgomery County, Maryland.
Police have arrested 27 year old Donald Wayne Bricker Jr for the murder. According to NBC Washington, witnesses said they saw Shade and Donald involved in some sort of altercation inside a vehicle prior to the shooting. Shade then got out of the vehicle and Donald followed.
Trey Songz thrilled Namibians for independence gig...
Trey Songz thrills Namibian fans with great performance. Photo: Twitter 32-year old pop star, Trey songz stormed Namibia on Friday, May 29, 2015 and thrilled citizens with a great performance in celebration of the country’s 25th Independence anniversary. The celebrations, which took place on Saturday, May 30, 2015 at the Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia, also featured Namibian artistes like Stimela, Oteya, Gazza, Lil’ D and Kalux. ...
A show that will go down in the history books as one of the best, the MTC Independence Concert on Saturday was ablaze with exhilarating performances from Trey Songz, South African Afro-fusion band Stimela and the Namibian artists who shared the stage with them.
With the Brave Warriors' first Cosafa Cup win on the same day, there was an unmistakeable festive and patriotic spirit amongst the revellers who packed the Independence Stadium. From newcomers like Kalux to seasoned performers like Gazza, the performances were all show-stopping with a responsive crowd giving encouragement and at times asking for more.
Headlining the show, Trey Songz was the star of the night as expected. Belting out his biggest hits like 'Slow Motion ' and 'Can't Help But Wait ', he had his fans screaming in excitement.
The American R&B crooner also had a surprise up his sleeve as he revealed his new song 'About You', which he performed for the first time on Saturday.
Showing his love for Namibia, he underwent a wardrobe change, donning a gift from Angolan-based Namibian fashion designer Easter Leah Manasse - a black and white shirt sporting the Namibian flag.
The star later tweeted his gratitude for the love he received from Namibians, saying "Namibia, I love you. Thank you for making me feel so welcomed in your country. I will never forget tonight, ever!".
For the more mature crowd, Stimela had a different sound and were as entertaining as they have been throughout the decades.
Speaking to The Namibian yesterday, Sula Kyababa, who was one of the main organisers of the event, was notably proud of the show as well as the turnout.
Mysterious death at Anambra State University (graphic photo)
A LIB reader sent this in from Anambra state. Read below...
The event happened yesterday, 1st June 2015. Two people (a boy and a girl) apparently ANSU students were found lifeless in their room in Diamond Lodge (Back of Gift lodge, opposite Chidinma Lodge Igbariam campus). As at the time of report The guy is still breathing but appears lifeless and has been rushed to the hospital with an ambulance with the company of the Nigerian Police…while the girl on the other hand has been pronounced dead. Their death is a total mystery to everyone as no one can even phantom the cause of death." - Graphic pic after the cut...
Some say it was as a result of generator fumes, other said food poisoning while some others said drug overdose, but all still remain speculations nonetheless. The Nigerian Police are already on scene as the case might likely turn into a homicide case (hopefully not). But till now the death is still an absolute mystery to everyone.
The guy is said to be a 200l student from the dept of Pub Admin while the girl 200L Entrepreneur
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
FIFA PRESIDENT SEPP BLATTER TO RESIGN
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FIFA president Sepp Blatter is resigning as president of FIFA amid a growing corruption scandal, he announced on Tuesday at a surprise press conference.
"While I have a mandate from the membership of FIFA, I do not feel that I have a mandate from the entire world of football — the fans, the players, the clubs, the people who live, breathe and love football as much as we all do at FIFA," he said. "Therefore, I have decided to lay down my mandate at an extraordinary elective Congress."
There will be a congress of FIFA members and a new president will be elected, at which time he will step down the post he has held since 1998. This will take place sometime between December of 2015 and March of 2016, FIFA says.
Blatter said he will work on "driving far-reaching, fundamental reforms" before he steps down.
"FIFA needs a profound overhaul," he said.
It's a shocking move. Two days after nine current and former FIFA officials were arrested in a $150 million bribery scandal, Blatter defiantly stood for a fifth term and was reelected in a landslide. Now, less than a week later, he's quitting.
Here's Blatter's full statement announcing his intention to resign:
I have been reflecting deeply about my presidency and about the forty years in which my life has been inextricably bound to FIFA and the great sport of football. I cherish FIFA more than anything and I want to do only what is best for FIFA and for football. I felt compelled to stand for re-election, as I believed that this was the best thing for the organisation. That election is over but FIFA’s challenges are not. FIFA needs a profound overhaul.
While I have a mandate from the membership of FIFA, I do not feel that I have a mandate from the entire world of football – the fans, the players, the clubs, the people who live, breathe and love football as much as we all do at FIFA.
Therefore, I have decided to lay down my mandate at an extraordinary elective Congress. I will continue to exercise my functions as FIFA President until that election.
The next ordinary FIFA Congress will take place on 13 May 2016 in Mexico City. This would create unnecessary delay and I will urge the Executive Committee to organise an Extraordinary Congress for the election of my successor at the earliest opportunity. This will need to be done in line with FIFA’s statutes and we must allow enough time for the best candidates to present themselves and to campaign.
Since I shall not be a candidate, and am therefore now free from the constraints that elections inevitably impose, I shall be able to focus on driving far-reaching, fundamental reforms that transcend our previous efforts. For years, we have worked hard to put in place administrative reforms, but it is plain to me that while these must continue, they are not enough.
The Executive Committee includes representatives of confederations over whom we have no control, but for whose actions FIFA is held responsible. We need deep-rooted structural change.
The size of the Executive Committee must be reduced and its members should be elected through the FIFA Congress. The integrity checks for all Executive Committee members must be organised centrally through FIFA and not through the confederations. We need term limits not only for the president but for all members of the Executive Committee.
I have fought for these changes before and, as everyone knows, my efforts have been blocked. This time, I will succeed.
I cannot do this alone. I have asked Domenico Scala to oversee the introduction and implementation of these and other measures. Mr. Scala is the Independent Chairman of our Audit and Compliance Committee elected by the FIFA Congress. He is also the Chairman of the ad hoc Electoral Committee and, as such, he will oversee the election of my successor. Mr. Scala enjoys the confidence of a wide range of constituents within and outside of FIFA and has all the knowledge and experience necessary to help tackle these major reforms.
It is my deep care for FIFA and its interests, which I hold very dear, that has led me to take this decision. I would like to thank those who have always supported me in a constructive and loyal manner as President of FIFA and who have done so much for the game that we all love. What matters to me more than anything is that when all of this is over, football is the winner.
The shock announcement comes a day after the New York Times reported that U.S. law enforcement believes Blatter's top deputy, Jerome Valcke, transferred $10 million in bribe money to accounts controlled by arrested ex-official Jack Warner. Valcke was not arrested and isn't accused of any wrongdoing, and both FIFA and Valcke denied that he authorized the payment.
While the corruption allegations almost exclusively related to activity in North and South America, Blatter was under intense criticism for presiding over an organization that U.S. attorney general Loretta Lynch said was plagued by "rampant, systemic, and deep-rooted" corruption.
Kidnappers den in Ibadan uncovered, fake currency notes, cars found
When interrogated, one of the suspects apprehended, 43 year old Ismail Adesina, who says he is a herbalist, denied being involved in kidnapping or ritual activities but says he and his other members who are currently at large, are involved in producing fake currencies. He said he and his gang members deceived their victims and extorted money from them.
"I am a herbalist and I inherited the skill from my father. I am also a conman. I cured diabetes, barrenness, blindness and other ailments. I have cured many people. My partner, who escaped yesterday, knows how the currencies were produced. Taju and Wasiu are my other partners. We have been here for about four years. We collected varying sums of money from our victims but we do not kidnap people. We bought the land in the bush and built the houses. I am a native of Beyerunka in Ibadan. The names of our victims are with my partners. We have deceived up to five persons, comprising four men and one woman. The woman came to us because she was barren. We asked her to bring N150,000 or N200,000. We built this place ourselves. We do the work of Babalawo here. Our clients used to come from as far as Abuja. I hail from Beyerunka, Ibadan. My father was a Babalawo. But my father was not a fraudster like me. The owners of the cars are our partners that usually bring customers to us. My wife divorced me and went away with the two kids she had for me. She left me about two years ago because she asked me for money and I did not have. I have been into this business before the divorce issue came in.”he said
10 mindfulness habits that will make you more productive at work
Beyond being an increasingly popular practice for top executives and celebrities, mindfulness meditation is scientifically proven to increase memory and awareness and reduce stress and negative thinking.
Even if you're not ready to make a commitment to a Transcendental Meditation group or your local yoga studio, there are some simple daily habits that can make you more productive and happier at work, say Learn Mindfulness founder Shamash Alidina andMindfulnet.org founder Juliet Adams.
They've gathered 10 easy practices from their book "Mindfulness at Work For Dummies" into the following presentation.
Tribute to a vibrant young man who died at 33 (Ifeanyi Gregory Anene)
I met Ifeanyi 15 years ago through a friend of mine he was dating although i knew him around my area but we never talked…but I loved him the minute I met him but he was with my friend so for years and years I kept that feeling, i guess he knew cos we had some occasional flirting nothing serious. Anyway they broke up but we still kept in touch during those years and we had some many memories. He started asking me out but I always knew he wasn’t for real u know but i loved him all the same but wanted something really serious which i knew he couldn’t provide so my tactics was to introduce him to other friends but still loved him. To cut the long story short 5 months ago he resurfaced into my life again and this time was serious about me, he even mentioned he was glad i didn’t agree during those times he was asking me out, we started talking but the feeling i had before i noticed it wasn’t there anymore i just wanted him as a friend, he begged and begged that we see but i kept posting him, anyway i decided if i was to see him the best time was during lent...lol... as we are both catholics, he wouldn’t dare try anything…. i will forever appreciate that visit for the rest of my life, the soft kiss he gave me when i was about to leave, like a goodbye kiss..his hug..his words… i have never ever in my life experience such hurt, such pain, i have never cried so much in my life. Sometimes i cry myself to sleep and wake up with a bad headache, i want to curse you out for been so careless but who am i to judge you...The day i received that message, my world stopped, i slept with my mum for days, your face haunted me, how alone u felt when it happened, sometimes i ask myself will this pain and memories ever go away and i know it won’t, i don’t think it will ever will go away but everyday it changes, the weight of it, at first it was unbearable now its kinda of bearable, am not in denial anymore, i can crawl out from under it now and carry it around like a brick in my pocket, sometimes i forget it for a while then i reach for it for some reason and remember there is it ‘’oh right, that’’ it awful but it ’s what i got instead of u. So i will carry this pain and memories around cos it will never go away but i will cope with it which is fine.
So there you go Ifeanyi, i wanted the world to know a little bit about u and our memories, your sweet heart, u never lost contact with anyone, your advice, your swag. I will never forget you, you will live in my heart forever. I will forever pray for your soul. As you start your journey today i pray the LORD accepts your soul. I miss you my dear, sweet, handsome, annoyingly sarcastic,funny friend….IFEANYICHUKWU GREGORY ANENE 04/06/1981 - 19/04/2015IT’S BEEN A LOND DAY WITHOUT YOU MY FRIEND BUT I WILL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT WHEN I SEE YOU AGAIN…Yours Truly
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