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If you grew up in the 80s then you definitely know 'Superfly Sanuka'. Well, the former professional wrestling star has been charged with third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter in the death of his girlfriend in eastern Pennsylvania more than three decades ago. Prosecutors today announced the results of a grand jury investigation of Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka in the death of 23-year-old Nancy Argentino of Brooklyn, New York. Argentino was pronounced dead after authorities were called to a hotel room near Allentown in May 1983. According to her autopsy report, recently obtained by The Morning Call, Argentino suffered multiple cuts and contusions on her entire body. The autopsy says Argentino died of traumatic brain injuries consistent with a moving head striking a stationary object. The investigation was re-opened after continuous pressure from Argentino's family. Seventy-two-year-old Snuka, now living in Waterford Township, Ne...

How desperate are some people to escape the poverty in their country? Two migrants from West Africa entered the Spanish territory of Ceuta from Morocco on Sunday August 30th curled up next to a car engine (can you spot the guy in the engine?) Another one was hidden behind the back seat of the Mercedes-300 car. Spanish police found the pair during a customs check at El Tarajal, near the Moroccan border. The two men from Guinea got first aid, having suffered from a lack of oxygen. Police detained two Moroccan men who were in the car when it was stopped. It is not clear how long the man in the engine compartment had been inhaling noxious fumes for. Photo above shows an African illegal migrant clinging on a car as he attempts to migrate into Europe Source: BBC  

“As one of the founding National Leaders of All Progressives Congress, APC, it is his conviction that nothing should be done to injure the rights of citizens to free speech, especially in a democracy. However, in the exercise of such rights, care and respect must be observed to ensure that it is done within the ambit of the law, guided by respect for the truth, good conscience and sincerity of purpose. “It is hoped that in all circumstances, more so in a democracy, the truth should not be twisted to serve pre-determined ends nor should the rights of individuals be muzzled to score cheap political points." With these words, former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, hammered home the point in his disappointment to being linked with rumours making the rounds in the country that he was consulted by President Muhammadu Buhari before the recent appointment of the new Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). The report, which first emanated from th...

The Nigerian military has recaptured Gomboru Ngala village in Borno state from Boko Haram.

Pope Francis has called on catholic priests to pardon women who have abortions and the doctors who perform them, during the upcoming Jubilee year. The Pope's statement overrules the Catholic Church's doctrine which frowns strongly against abortion. In a message outlining special measures for the Jubilee year starting in December, Pope Francis said "I have decided, notwithstanding anything to the contrary, to concede to all priests for the Jubilee Year the discretion to absolve of the sin of abortion those who have procured it and who, with contrite heart, seek forgiveness for it. The tragedy of abortion is experienced by some with a superficial awareness... many others... believe that they have no other option"he said Pope Francis said he was "well aware of the pressure" that some women were under to abort, adding that he had "met so many women who bear in their heart the scar of this agonizing and painful decision". ...

A lawyer, Marcel Dim-Udebuani, has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to nullify all the the 25 major appointments made so far by President Muhammadu Buhari for allegedly being in breach of principle of federal character enshrined in the nation’s Constitution.   Punch reports that, the plaintiff filed his suit marked, FHC/ABJ/CS/732/2015, in which joined the Chairman, Federal Character Commission as the second defendant, on Monday. He contended that the 25 appointments made so far by the President were in breach of the spirit of federal character enshrined in section 14 (3) of 1999 Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria. So far, not person from the South-East zone had been appointed into any position by the Buhari administration. The plaintiff in the fresh suit prayed the court to reverse all the appointments the President had made so far.

A desperate migrant was captured attempting to smuggle himself into Spain while hiding behind a car’s engine. The unidentified man - who is thought to be from Guinea - was discovered by stunned officials at the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.He were discovered after police thought the car’s driver was nervous.  According to the Telegraph,the car had travelled from Morocco and border officials found the migrant lying in a foetal position behind the car’s engine and radiator. His health was reportedly in a bad way because of the petrol fumes and searing heat. As reported by the Telegraph, another migrant was discovered hidden behind one of the car’s seats. Neither man has been identified.Both were taken too hospital and treated for dehydration and cramp. Doctors warned they could both have died had they been trapped for much longer

Senator Shehu Sani who represents Kaduna central senatorial district at the Senate has described Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state as a glorified tout deficient in morals, character & courteousness. Senator Sani said this while responding to the statement released by Fayose yesterday August 31st in which he, Fayose, described President Buhari as the President of Northern Nigeria. In his response, Senator Sani said “I recognise the fundamental rights of Ekiti state governor to freedom of expression. I unreservedly condemn his divisive, inciting, provocative and mischievous tantrums and invective against President Muhammadu Buhari. The Ekiti governor is a relic of the old order; he represents the old Nigeria of waste, of hollow ritual of noise and nuisance. Fayose is a man suffering from political depression in the aftermath of the defeat of his patriarch Goodluck Jonathan. He is a hallucinating man of the ancient, yet to come to terms with the realities of a new dawn ...

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has responded to the attacks on President Muhammadu Buhari by Ayo Fayose, Ekiti state governor over lopsided appointments. While Fayose defined the Buhari as running the country as if he was the president of northern Nigeria only, the president said the governor’s attacks were capable of generating ethnic clashes among the nation’s communities. It should be recalled that the governor on August 31 said steps taken by Buhari since he was inaugurated were tainted with ethnic and tribal coloration, saying it was unfriendly to the unity of Nigeria. However, the president answered strongly, rejecting the accusation, and advising Nigerians to be cautious of the tricks of Ekiti state governor and the Peoples Democratic Party, who he said are determined on regaining what they lost by stoking ‘ethnic and religious fault lines”. Presidency said the governor’s outburst was discordant and threatens the unity of Nigeria. G...

Former Minister of Finance Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Aliko Dangote, former Ekiti state governor Kayode Fayemi are among the Nigerians that witnessed the investiture of former Agriculture Minister Akinwunmi Adeshina as the 8th President of the African Development Bank, AfDB in Abidjan today. More photos below.. 

I was BORN in the 70’s/80’s. The last SANE generation! We are the last generation to have played in the streets, we were the first to play video games, saw cartoons and movies on black and white TV sets with knobs & went to the amusement parks. We were the last to record songs playing on the radio unto cassettes and we are the pioneers of walkmans & chat rooms. We Learned how to program the VCR before anyone else and even got to see it all progress; from 8 tracks to Cassettes to Cd’s to Laser Discs to DVD’s and now Blu-ray. Outdoors, we played or watched others play suwe, ten- ten, boju-boju and ‘Red Light- Green Light’ whilst indoors; Atari, Sega & Nintendo. We are the generation of; Sesame Street, Thunder Cats, the Transformers, Scooby doo, Voltron, Super Ted, Tele match, Willi Willi, Tales by the Moonlight, Cock crow @ dawn, Koko Close, second chance, Samanja, village head master, Forest of thousands Demons etc. We traveled in trains, in c...

A man surnamed Zhang in Muyang county of east China's city of Suqian, Jiangsu province  took a bag of damaged, rotten bills worth 100,000 yuan (15,700 U.S. dollars) to a local bank for possible replacement. According to Zhang, for reasons unknown, his mother buried the money under their kitchen floor after wrapping it in a plastic bag and sealing it in an iron box over four years ago.  This summer when her son Zhang was preparing to get married, she recalled the stashed cash and requested her family dig the money out, only to find a heap of severely mutilated notes. According to him, "My parents were frozen at the site. It was their life savings over years of hard work in the cities. They just can't accept the loss." Managers at the bank were surprised to find the notes reduced to a load of rotten, clamped-together lumps. A mutilated currency expert in the central bank's local branch examined the notes and said that he bills can hardly get rede...

The Ogun State police command have arrested 65 year old landlord, Joseph Olaleye (pictured above) for allegedly setting ablaze the 3 year old son of his tenant Abdulahi Razaq at his residence in Olowosatide, Owode Ijako Ota in Ado Odo Otta LGA of the state on Monday August 30 The accused and the deceased father were having an argument when the accused threw an ignited kerosene stove at the boy, causing severe injuries on the little boy who was confirmed dead by a hospital where he was immediately rushed to. A statement from the spokesperson of the state police command, Muyiwa Adejobi, says the accused will be charged to court soon “The Commissioner of Police Ogun State CP Abdulmajid Ali, who described the incident as unfortunate, has directed that the suspect be charged to court after investigation without any delay. The Police boss has however sympathised with the family of the late young boy and assured them, as well as Good people of Ogun state, of justice in ...

Following the public outcry over president Buhari's appointments made recently, the governor of Edo state Adams Oshiomole, has released a statement defending the appointments of President Buhari. In the statement signed by his chief Press secretary, Peter Okhiria, Oshiomole said the appointments made so far have been based on merits. According to him, the time has come for Nigeria to use unusual methods to solve her unusual problems. The statement in part reads; "The Nigerian nation has come to a point where we have to use the best hands to confront the peculiarity of our problems. It is not all the time we descend to the level of geopolitical balancing; we need to employ unusual methods to solve an unusual problem. The level of decay in the country at present requires very seasoned hands and incorruptible Nigerians that will help translate the APC agenda of change for the benefit of all Nigerians. We must not reduce governance to political patronage of brea...

The woman on the right shared this seemingly innocent photo of herself and friend on her Facebook page over the weekend and it sent Reddit into meltdown. A Reddit user took to the photo to the site and asked other users if they could spot what was wrong with the photo. See the full pic after the cut and see why the pic was viewed millions of times... You see the dual sex toy? Isn't that too big though? 

Immediate past National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki, who was charged to court on August 24th by the Department of State Services (DSS) for possession of fire arms without a license is pictured above at the Federal High Court Abuja this morning for hearing of the case.  He was granted bail on self recognition by the court.

As written by Femi Fani Kayode "In 418 B.C. Herodotus, the Greek philosopher who is known as the ‘’father of history’’, said "a man who does not know anything about the events that took place before he or she was born will remain forever a child.’’ Not only was he right but one must go a step further by saying that those who refuse to learn from their history are condemned to repeating its mistakes. In 1957, Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Saurdana of Sokoto and the Premier of the North, said the following: "We the people of the north will continue our stated intention to conquer the south and to dip the koran in the Atlantic ocean after the British leave our shores." Three years later, on 12 th October 1960, he went a step further by saying the following words to the Parrot Newspaper: “The new nation called Nigeria should be an estate of our great grandfather Uthman Dan Fodio. We must ruthlessly prevent a change of power. We must use the minorities in the North as...