After 25 years, ex-Catholic Priest gets married

A man who was apparently a Catholic priest for 25 years reportedly married his beautiful bride two days ago, October 26th 2019 in Kaduna State.

On the wedding day, the former Catholic Priest who served for 25 years, and is said to be a History and International Relations lecturer at Veritas University, reportedly said ‘I do’ to his beautiful bride, identified as Ratilla Ussa in a wedding ceremony which was attended by family, friends and loved ones.


Mike Boni Bazza is the name of former Catholic Priest.

Facebook user, Barka Lungu wrote;

“Retired Rev. Mike Boni Bazza OSA, the ex-Catholic Priest got married today, after years of cutting off ties with the largest Christian church. Rev. Mike, best wishes on this wonderful journey, as you build your new lives together.he Cathol Tic church is very OK. The members are very much OK. The people of Bazza are very much OK. Comrade Barka B. Lungu is also very much OK. We are OK! We are OK! We are OK!”

Former Congressman John Conyers Dead at 90

Former congressman Rep. John Conyers has died.

His son, John Conyers III confirmed the news, saying he died in his sleep on Sunday.

The deceased was elected into office in the '60s and continued to serve in his capacity for decades to come ... working tirelessly toward civil rights for African-Americans and minorities along the way, helping to boost voter registration in the community while also securing legal representation for countless people who were wrongly arrested.

Conyers was 90.

May his soul rest in peace.

Felicity Huffman released after 11 days in Prison for college admissions scam

Actress Felicity Huffman was released Friday from a federal prison in Dublin, California, after serving 11 days of a two-week sentence for her role in the college admissions scam, according to the Bureau of Prisons.

Huffman, the "Desperate Housewives" star, was the first of the more than 30 parents charged in the sprawling criminal case to begin serving a prison sentence. She pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud for paying $15,000 to the scam's mastermind as part of a scheme to cheat on the SATs and boost her daughter's test scores.

According to the BOP; She was set free because of a bureau policy that allows inmates to leave before a release date that "falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, on the last preceding weekday unless it is necessary to detain the inmate for another jurisdiction seeking custody under a detainer, or for any other reason which might indicate that the inmate should not be released until the inmate's scheduled release date,".

My Husband Abuse my Parents and Physically Assaults me - Woman tells court

Asabe Salisu, on Friday requested that her eight-year-old marriage to her husband, be dissolved by an Upper Area Court in Mararaba, Nasarawa State, due to alleged battery and consistent insults to her parents.

Asabe revealed to the court that her husband Ali Tada, has failed in his duties as the man of the house, Tontrends reports.

“I have been married to Ali for eight years and we have two children. My husband is a very violent and disrespectful man.

“He threatens my family members. He also beats, calls me names. He is also a wicked man.

Asabe pleaded with the court to confirm the dissolution of the marriage and to also compel the respondent to pay her N237,000 he was owing to her.

The respondent, however, denied all the allegations.

The judge, Mr. Ibrahim Shekarau, adjourned the case until Oct. 31 for hearing and consideration of settlement.

Youth Corper Allegedly beats Young boy to Death in Kano state.

A NYSC member currently serving in Bebeji local government area of Kano state, has allegedly beaten a young boy identified as Almajiri to death.

However, the police have barricaded the area to prevent irate mob from attacking the corps member.

The event was said to have occurred on Thursday evening when the boy was said to have rushed to the corps members’ lodge to collect his share of fruits usually distributed among the of the children’s area.

It was further gathered that the deceased in his eagerness to get its own share of the fruits, mistakenly collided with the corps member.

This, according to sources allegedly provoked him (corps member), who descended on him by beating him to a state of coma, which allegedly led to his death.

The Public Relations Officer of Bebeji Transformation for Change, Shehu Suleiman, who revealed details of the incident, said the policemen had barricaded the area to prevent residents of the area from attacking the corps member.

He further said that the policemen whisked the corps member away, while the boy’s corpse was taken to a hospital in Bebeji.

When contacted through telephone, Kano state NYSC Coordinator, Alhaji Ladan Baba, confirmed that the report had gotten to his desk.

He, however, disclosed that his officials have proceeded to Bebeji this morning to further investigate the incident.

Pls stop the Importation of Tomatoes - Nigeria farmer to FG

President Buhari has been appealed by Vegetable farmers in Gashua, Yobe State, to ban the importation of tomato paste into the country to assist local farmers.

The farmers made the call on Friday in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN.

They said the influx of foreign tin tomatoes into the Nigerian market had not been favorable to farmers and the few local tomato paste industries in the country.

A tomato farmer identified as Malam Musa Maitumatur, said the importation of tomatoes into the country had stalled improvement in locally cultivated tomatoes.

“The problem of vegetable farming starts with preservation and storage of the products, and nobody is working towards developing the local content because of the importation of the tomatoes,” he said.

Ali Katuzu, another farmer, said over 50 percent of their harvest were lost to poor storage, adding that they were often forced to cut and dry the tomatoes for lack of storage facilities.

Ali urged the government to initiate a Public-Private-Partnership approach that would enable the establishment of tomatoes factories to harness the rich potentials in the state.

In his opinion, Habu Sani, also a farmer, said they cultivated the vegetables through irrigation on the wetlands, saying they could meet the needs of the entire North-East, but for the challenges of preservation, transportation, and processing.

“For the local products to grow, the government must ban the importation of foreign tomatoes, just like it did in the case of rice.

“The local tomatoes cannot compete with the processed foreign products; the products have to be banned for the local industry to grow,” he said.

On his part, Karimu Hassan, said vegetables produced on Gashua, Nguru, Dagona and Geidam wetlands could feed the entire North East, just as another farmer, Manu Ibrahim, said he had abandoned vegetable cultivation because it was not attractive.

“We are operating at a loss because there are no storage facilities to preserve the products, so they get rotten within a short period of time.

“It is either you sell it at a giveaway price, or dry it locally, which does not attract much price.

“Government has to ban the importation of foreign tomatoes for the development of local production,” he said.

45-year-old 'vicious' rapist sentenced to Life imprisonment for attacks on Two Women

The man who was convicted of attacking two women was identified as a “vicious rapist” and has been handed life imprisonment.

The rapist with a history of violence towards women threatened to kill one of his victims as he was jailed for life.

The judge described the 45-year Andrew Delsol as “vicious and self-obsessed,” and had been found guilty of 11 counts of physical and sexual violence against two women between 1985 and 2001.

One of the women who gave evidence against him was at Bradford Crown Court as he said “I’ll murder that bitch” while being taken to the cells.

During the trial at Bradford Crown Court, the first woman told how she was beaten and raped by Delsol in Bradford when she was a teenager. “His attacks on her included punching and kicking her, trying to drown her in the bath and indecently assaulting her with a carpet cleaner pole,” the court heard.

The court heard that Delsol battered the second woman round the head with a hairbrush and plunged a screwdriver into her leg, as well as pouring petrol on her before flicking a lighter and threatening to kill her. The woman, who admitted she was smitten with Delsol, said he would assault her in the woods where no one could hear her screaming and attacks included holding her underwater in a lake, threatening her with an axe, picking her up by the hair and punching her on the side of the head.

She said: “He just battered me black and blue every day. He needs putting away for life. He’ll carry on hurting people. He was handsome and beautiful… but he was evil.” The 55-year-old is currently serving a 13-year prison sentence imposed in 2015 for terrorising a young mother he locked in an attic flat over a four-month period.

He was also previously jailed for eight years at Carlisle Crown Court in 2002 after holding his teenage girlfriend captive for six days, threatening to dismember her and attacking her.

In 2009, Lancashire Police issued a Violent Offender Order to protect women from Delsol, who was first jailed in 1989 after he burned a woman with a blowtorch, tried to make her drink bleach and forced her out of a window with a rope around her neck.

Videotape shows an unarmed 16-year-old as he runs away being shot by an Officer: it was justified Police says

Fresh released video of a deadly police shooting in April 2017 shows the moment an officer shot at an unarmed 16-year-old who jumped over a fence and tried to run away. Fresno Police in California, says the shooting was justified by three different official departments.

The surveillance camera footage, provided by attorney Stuart Chandler, shows 16-year-old Isiah Murrietta Golding climb a fence and enter a small yard as he is being chased by two officers.

Murrietta Golding, wearing a gray sweater, lands on his feet and starts to run. One officer climbs the fence while the other gets into a crouching stance and fires through the fence, the video shows. Murrietta Golding then stumbles and falls to the ground.

The bullet went through the back of the teen's head, according to the father's lawsuit, and he died three days later.

"The fact that the police department and the city of Fresno's police auditor all agreed that this shooting was justified is troubling in light of the video that clearly shows that it's not," Chandler told CNN.

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Tornadoes caused damage worth $2 billion. SEE what it looks like from space

The path of destruction a tornado as been shown by a new satellite image as the tornado on Sunday evening tore through Dallas.

According to the Texas Insurance Council, the tornadoes that tore through the Dallas area will be the most costly tornado outbreak in Texas history. CNN affiliate KTVT was told by the council that the expected loss would amount about $2 billion.

Satellite imagery from Maxar Technologies show the scar one tornado cut into the earth.

The debris path is clear in the center of the photograph. When zoomed in, the destruction the tornado left as it jumped the Dallas North Tollway is clear.

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Arkansas hunter dies as he was nodded by the deer he thought he had shot and killed

66-year-old man experienced Arkansas hunter was discovered severely wounded, with his body riddled with antler puncture wounds. He later passed away.

The hunter man who is from Yellville had shot a deer, and made plans with his nephew to field dress the deer's body together, police told CNN.

When his nephew found him, the hunter was alert and talking, and was even able to call his wife. But he stopped breathing by the time paramedics could get him to the hospital, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission said.

Officials are not sure that the main cause of his death is the antler wounds, a statement from the commission said. He may have died as a result of other medical issues like a heart attack, the statement said, but no autopsy will take place.

The victim, who had lived in Yellville for more than 20 years, was an experienced hunter, so Purdom said he doubted that his injuries were a result of poor hunting practice. Instead, he said, it seems to have been an unusual accident.

Lighting struck 8 cows dead in Ondo state Again

Recall that a few month ago, lighting killed a sum of 36 cows in Ijare town in Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State. And according to Reports, the incident has re-occurred again leaving 8 cows dead at a mountain in Oyinmo Quarters of Ikare Akoko.

“Immediately after the cows were struck dead, the two Fulani boys that followed the cows rushed to the butchers in town and sold the cows to them at cheaper prices. But the police got to know of it and arrested all of them” a source told The Nation.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Femi Joseph who confirmed the incident said they made the arrest after receiving a tip-off on the herders selling contaminated animals to butchers.

He said: “It was the environment officers that discovered that the Fulani boys were selling the contaminated cows to the butchers and reported to us. So about four butchers have been arrested and one herder on the matter. We will charge them to court after the completion of our investigation.”

President Buhari’s full speech at the first Russia-Africa summit in Sochi

President Buhari really said a lot at the Russia-Africa summit which held at Sochi.

He went on Appreciating all high and well known personality that attended the summit.

Here is his Speech below;

I am delighted to participate in this first and historic Russia-Africa Summit. I thank our chief host, His Excellency Vladimir Putin, President of the Russia Federation for this important initiative and for the warm and generous hospitality accorded to us.

2. I also commend His Excellency, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of the Arab Republic of Egypt, for his visionary and collaborative leadership of the African Union.



3. Today, we live in a world where collective peace and prosperity can only be achieved through collaboration and mutual respect. This reality was aptly captured by the Late Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior when he said and I quote:

“We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”

4. Nigeria’s relations with Russia just like the rest of Africa, began during the Soviet era when diplomatic relations were first established in 1960. That relationship covered areas such as education, healthcare, solid minerals development and military assistance especially during Nigeria’s civil war.

5. More recently, our partnership has extended to the oil and gas sector as well as military and technical assistance in support of our fight against Boko Haram insurgency. At this point, I would once again like to thank His Excellency, President Putin for his support especially in the area of security.

6. It is my hope that through this forum, Russia and Africa will revitalize their time-tested relationship by exploring new opportunities for the collective benefit of our peoples.

Excellencies,

7. Since the collapse of the USSR in 1991, relations between Russia and African nations have lagged behind historical levels. The former Soviet Union had been a key partner of Africa.

8. We all remember the strong support we received from the former Soviet Union in our anti-colonial struggles. Africa will continue to remember this, and many other significant gestures of solidarity and support that shaped our history as a continent. We are eternally grateful to the Soviet Union for coming to the aid of Africa in its hour of need.

9. As we live in an increasingly changing world driven by trade, technology and innovation, the time has come to inject new energy and pragmatism in Africa-Russia relations for the mutual benefit of both Africa and Russia.

Excellencies

10. I want to emphasise that this mutually beneficial relationship must go beyond trade and business. Our re-energised partnership must also address challenges such as counter-terrorism, poverty eradication, human and drug trafficking, illicit financial flows, climate change and migration to mention some of the many contemporary challenges facing our peoples.

11. Our continent is rich in human and natural but is lagging behind in capital and technology. This is why we see increased conflict, migration and instability that is also impacting many nations outside Africa.

12. On our part, we in Africa have continued to view Regional Integration as a key development priority. Our integration is one that seeks to address our infrastructure deficit, conflicts and terrorism, climate change, human trafficking and of vitality, trade.

13. Our integration process also takes into account our diversity as a continent and our unique challenges at the national and sub-national levels. This is why progress has been slow but steady.

14. With a population of over 1.2 billion people, for us in Africa, getting our socio-economic integration right presents enormous opportunities as we stand to promote robust, equitable and inclusive growth that will minimize conflict and enhance economic development.

15. Today, these aspirations are captured in the Agenda 2063 of the African Union. We are confident that with strong partners like Russia, our goal of having a peaceful and prosperous continent is achievable.

Excellencies,

16. Nigeria is the largest economy and most populous country in Africa. Today, our population is almost over 200 million people. It is expected to grow to approximately 400 million by 2050. This will make Nigeria the third most populous nation in the world behind China and India.

17. Our economy is heavily dependent for its foreign exchange on oil. With the result that our high Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is not as a result of domestic sector productivity.

18. In the circumstances, although we still remain an oil dependent nation, our government in the last four years has focused on diversifying our economy by supporting key job creating sectors such as agriculture, mining and ICT.

19. To achieve this, we invested aggressively in infrastructure development and introduced policies and programs that enhance our ease of doing business, reduce corruption in the public sector and enforce the rule of law.

20. It is this inclusive economic diversification agenda that we want to forge a new Nigeria-Russia cooperation. Already, we are seeing progress in areas of power generation, solid minerals development and rail transportation and I hope this will be expanded to Agriculture, Manufacturing and other means of Transportation.

21. We already have over 200 Nigerian university students in Russia benefitting from Russian Government scholarships which have been on-going since 1960. Earlier this year, Nigeria signed a Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) with Russia which will expand the human capital development support we are already receiving.

Excellencies, Heads of States and Government,

Distinguished participants,

22. Let me clearly state that the time has come with this historic summit today, for Africa and the Russian Federation to develop new mutually beneficial relations. On our part, I want to assure our Russian friends that Africa is resolute and ready.

23. We look forward to embracing the new dawn of Africa-Russia partnership in general, and the revitalized Nigeria-Russia relations in particular.

I Thank you.

Former President Jimmy Carter is being hospitalised after an accidental fall at his Georgia home

Former President Jimmy Carter is again being hospitalised after falling and fracturing his pelvis at his home in Plains, Georgia.

Carter Center spokeswoman Deanne Congileo described the fracture as minor in a statement issued Tuesday. She said the 95-year-old is in good spirits at the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center and is looking forward to recovering at home after his fall Monday evening.

This is the third time Carter has fallen in recent months. He first fell in the spring and required hip replacement surgery. Carter fell again this month and despite receiving 14 stitches, traveled the next day to Nashville, Tennessee to rally volunteers and help build a Habitat for Humanity home.

Carter is the oldest living former president in U.S. history. He and 92-year-old Rosalynn recently became the longest mar

Jealous lady runs her over her ex-boyfriend new girlfriend, leaving her with broken bones (Photo)

A Louisiana woman is wanted by the police after she ran over her ex-boyfriend's new girlfriend with her car and ran away, leaving her with broken bones and other internal injuries.

Opelousas Police said the woman identified as Lakeshia Rideau, of Opelousas fled the scene of a hit and run crash before dawn on Saturday (Oct.19) outside the Crestview Apartments.

According to KLFY News, Rideau spotted her ex-boyfriend returning home after a night out with his new girlfriend. Rideau reportedly floored the gas and struck the victim, before fleeing the scene in a late model brown and tan Nissan Maxima.

Police Chief Martin McClendon, confirmed that the incident happened around 1 a.m. when the victim and her male companion were returning home from an evening out. He said a short while later the victim was struck by a vehicle allegedly being driven by the man’s ex-girlfriend, 28-year-old Lakeshia Rideau who then drove away.

According to him, the victim was transported to a local hospital where it was determined that she suffered broken bones in her legs and other internal injuries caused by a vehicle tyre. She is expected to recover but may never walk the same again.

Rideau is wanted on charges of attempted second-degree murder.

Thomas D’Alesandro III: Nancy Pelosi’s brother dies at 90

Thomas D’Alesandro III, the older brother to Nancy Pelosi  has died following complications from a stroke at the age of 90.

He died at his North Baltimore home on Sunday.

The Speaker of the House confirmed the news Sunday, saying in a statement … “My husband Paul and our entire family are devastated by the loss of our patriarch, my beloved brother, Thomas D’Alesandro III.” He reportedly passed after suffering a stroke.

His sister called him ‘the finest public servant I have ever known’, in a statement.

Pelosi said his ‘life and leadership were a tribute to the Catholic values with which we were raised: faith, family, patriotism’.

The Baltimore Sun reported D’Alesandro, who served as Baltimore’s mayor from 1967 to 1971, died Sunday at his Baltimore home after complications of a stroke. He was 90.

D’Alesandro served as Baltimore City Council president and then as mayor. The elder D’Alesandro also served as a state delegate and congressman.

He is now ‘with the angels’, Pelosi said Sunday.

D’Alesandro is survived by his wife Margaret, his children Thomas, Dominic, Nicholas, Patricia and Gregory, and his grandchildren “whom he adored,” Pelosi said in the statement.

FG places immediate suspension of USSD charges

The Federal Government has ordered the suspension of the USSD code charges which was to commence Monday, 21st October.

A statement was released by the Federal Ministry of Communications, Nigeria to debunk the alleged USSD service charge by MTN Nigeria.

The ministry said in the statement that it was not aware of such charges.

“Please note that from Oct 21, we will charge N4 per 20 seconds for USSD access to banking services. Thank you,”

Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami has ordered the immediate suspension of said charges until the Ministry is fully and properly briefed.

Read full statement below

PRESS STATEMENT

DISCONTINUATION OF ALLEGED USSD SERVICE CHARGE BY MTN NIGERIA

The attention of the Federal Ministry of Communications has been drawn to the viral text message allegedly sent by Mobile Network Operator MYN Nigeria and other Mobile Operators notifying subscribers of a four naira (N4:00) charge per 20 seconds on USSD access to banking services from the 21st of October 2019.

The office of the Honourable Minister of Communications Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami FNCS, FBCS, FIIM is unaware of this development and has hereby directed the sector regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) ensures the operator suspends such plans until the Honourable Minister is fully and properly briefed.

Signed
Uwa Suleiman (Mrs)
Spokesperson to the Honourable Minister of Communications
20th October 2019

Three children killed by 'Very Hot Porridge' in Bauchi State

Three children have been killed after an exremely hot porridge being transported in a tricycle upturned on them in Bauchi state.

The report was made on Sunday by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). While Narrating the incident, a relation of the victims, Malam Auwal Bala, said the tragedy occurred on Wednesday while the family was celebrating the marriage of a member.

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“Three women and six children were inside the tricycle conveying the porridge, known as ‘gwate’ in local parlance, to the venue of the celebration.

“The flask containing the porridge was placed inside the tricycle at the top rear and when the tricycle plunged into a large pothole, it summersaulted and the extremely hot content of the flask poured on the children on their heads, shoulders and chests.

“Three of the children, namely Aniya Yahaya, six years; Mariam Mohammed, nine years and Ibrahim Yusuf, nine months, died from serious burns, while a fourth child, Khadijah Usman, aged seven, is currently in critical condition”, said Bala.

He said one of the women also sustained injuries, while the remaining two children and two women escaped unhurt.

Police arrests 18-year-old for stealing Tithes and Offerings in Lagos church (photo)

The 18-year-old identified as Elikor Ehud has been arrested in Lagos for allegedly stealing the tithes and offerings in a church.

The boy was arrested by the Police after he allegedly stormed a church in Ejigbo an area of Lagos state, stealing the tithes and offerings gathered during the service.


The state police command spokesperson, Bala Elkana, confirmed the incident, says that one Pastor Moses Nwoke of the Divine Chosen Vine Ministry, Furniture Avenue, Ejigbo, on October 1st reported at the Ejigbo Police Station that on August 30th after Church Service, unknown persons broke the wooden Boxes placed on the Altar meant for Tithes and Special Seeds of Faith Offering and stole the money.

He said that after a thorough and painstaking investigation, the Ejigbo Police Station under the supervision of the Divisional Police Officer, Ehud was arrested on October 15th.

When interrogated, Ehud confessed to stealing the sum of six hundred and seventy thousand naira (#670,000.00) cash from the Church Boxes. He also mentioned one Lucky as his accomplice.

The suspect will be charged to Court while the police are making efforts to apprehend the said accomplice who is still on the run.

#ObianoHasFailed: Nigerians Blast Gov Obiano concerning Onitsha Fire Incident

Yesterday’s Inferno at Onitsha have been met with a sad feeling and Nigerians on social media have shown their displeasure over the leadership style of Anambra State Governor Willie Obiano

Gruesome Images of Lives and properties lost has surfaced on the Internet and this has left Nigerians Disgruntled over the failed Leadership and gross Negligence of Anambra state Government

Trending the Hastag #ObianoHasFailed #ObianoMustGo Nigerians have decried the lack of an operational Fire service department in the state as the nearest Fire service station is at the Neighboring Asaba town.

We Will Be Bluid a Jetty At UNILAG Waterfront – Lagos State Governor, Sanwo-Olu Says

As tweeted by the Governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu via his official Twitter page