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Friday, 22 January 2016
I’m Ashamed to be Linked with Arms Scandal – Falae
The National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, Chief Olu Falae, on Thursday said he was ashamed to be linked with former National Security Adviser, Col Sambo Dasuki (retd), and the $2.1bn arms scandal.
Falae, who spoke on the scandal during the National Executive Council meeting of SDP in Abuja, said he would open up next week on the controversial N100m that he collected from the former chairman, Board of Trustees, Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Tony Anenih, and “silence the blackmailers.”
The money is said to have been part of the $2.1bn meant for the procurement of weapons for the fight against Boko Haram.
Falae, however, said the last time he saw Dasuki was in 1987, when he was Secretary to the Government of the Federation, during the administration of ex-President Ibrahim Babangida.
He said:
“For people to even mention my name in connection with Dasuki, I feel ashamed for Nigerians to even say such a thing. It is wicked and a sin against God. I am sure they know that what I am saying is the truth; that there was no connection between SDP or myself with Dasuki.
We did not take any money from Dasuki. The money sent to us was by the PDP based on the exchange of letters between us, which establishes the contract.
Some people are still writing spurious nonsense but I intend to address the press sometime next week, probably in Lagos, to tell my story so everybody can hear and the blackmailers can shut up forever.
I said this because I can’t come here without addressing this issue, so that you know what you take home. We are very proud of the way we have handled this matter.”
He expressed confidence that the SDP would overcome what he described as a campaign of calumny by certain forces to discredit its leadership.
He added:
“I have said so several times and I will say so now that as a believer in God, I did not collect even one naira from Col. Dasuki. Not just that, I have had absolutely no feelings whatsoever, with Col. Dasuki.
I think the last time I saw Col. Dasuki must have been in 1987 when he was ADC to General Babangida and I was Secretary to the Federal Government of the Federation.
So we worked together, that was on 1987. That is 29 years ago. So, ladies and gentlemen, please, put your mind at rest. I have nothing to do with Dasuki. I took no money from Dasuki.
The N100m they are talking about, it was the money sent by the PDP to your party, SDP, following our endorsement of their presidential candidate.”
Nigerian man arraigned before Dubai court for attempting to withdraw Dh500,000 from another man's bank account
The ID card belonged to a man from Kenya who had lost his wallet in March last year. Two months later the Nigerian was contacted by a friend who had found the Kenyan man’s wallet. He asked the Nigerian to visit the bank on Khalid bin Al Waleed Road in Dubai, use the ID card to pose as the Kenyan and withdraw Dh580,000 from his account.
In return, he would be paid Dh50,000, the friend told him. The fraud was thwarted when a bank employee spotted the difference between the Nigerian and the photo on the ID card. The man fled the bank, but was arrested five months later.
In court, he admitted using an Emirates ID card belonging to someone else, forging the bank account withdrawal slip by signing it and adding his personal details, using the forged slip, and attempting to fraudulently obtain Dh580,000.
The man whose name was not revealed will be sentenced on February 8.
Celine Dion at her husband's visitation...touches his face in his open casket (photos)
Grieving Celine Dion was seen crying as she and others paid their final respect to her late husband, René Angélil at open casket visitation at Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal yesterday Thursday Jan. 21st. Angélil died of throat cancer at the age of 73 on Jan. 14. Celine Dion announced that a national funeral for Angélil will be held today at the basilica and will be televised. More pics after the cut..



Grieving Celine Dion was seen crying as she and others paid their final respect to her late husband, René Angélil at open casket visitation at Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal yesterday Thursday Jan. 21st. Angélil died of throat cancer at the age of 73 on Jan. 14. Celine Dion announced that a national funeral for Angélil will be held today at the basilica and will be televised. More pics after the cut..




Oral Sex Causes Throat Cancer, New Research Reveals
New research has found that practicing oral sex can dramatically increase your risk of developing throat cancer by as much as 22 times.
People traditionally view throat cancer as a disease that affects smokers and heavy drinkers in later life but over recent years, as cases have been rising, it has been linked with the common virus HPV (human papillomavirus)-16 that causes cancer.
HPV (human papillomavirus)-16 is spread by skin-to-skin contact, sex. It is thought that performing oral sex is the most likely way the HPV virus – usually associated with cervical cancer – is spread to
the mouth.
the mouth.
Michael Douglas, star of Basic Instinct and Fatal Attraction, claimed HPV was the cause of his almost-fatal cancer diagnosis in August 2010. He beat the odds by recovering from a stage four tumour, which is often terminal.
The new study, published in JAMA Oncology, is the first to show conclusively HPV-16’s presence in the mouth leads to the development of oropharyngeal cancer, the type that affected Douglas.
HPV-16 is a well-known cause of ‘oropharyngeal’ tumours which affect the middle part of the throat including the soft palate, the base of the tongue and the tonsils.
The new finding was based on a study of almost 97,000 people who had traces HPV-16 in their mouth.
They were cancer free at the start of the project and were followed for an average of four years, during which time a total of 132 cases of head and neck cancer were identified.
This was compared with 396 healthy subjects who acted as controls, with mouthwash samples analysed for the presence of several types of oral HPVs in both groups.
This showed people with HPV-16 in their mouthwash were 22 times more likely to develop oropharyngeal cancer than were those with no detectable trace of the virus HPV-16.
Oral tumours have been on the increase for about thirty years. It is one of the fastest rising cancers in the UK, now affecting around 5,000 people each year.
One of the largest studies of its kind found people who had more than six oral sex partners, or more than 26 vaginal sex partners, in their lifetime had an increased risk of oral cancer.
MirrorUK reports.
Diezeani Alison-Madueke appears in London police for corruption.
Resources Minister, Diezeani Alison-Madueke on Thursday afternoon appeared at a London Police Station.
In a report monitored on TVC, Alison-Madueke was at the Charing Cross Police Station, London to honour the invitation by the authorities. She was granted bail on the same condition given earlier and asked to return to the station on 21 June. She is not allowed to leave the UK.Last October, the former minister, who was one of the powerful officials of the Goodluck Jonathan era, was said to have been arrested by the UK National Crimes Agency, alongside four other people.
The charges against her were looting and money laundering in the United Kingdom using a network of relatives and businessmen. All cases against her are expected to commence in June, 2016.
(Photo) 22 Year Old pregnant Housewife raped And murdered In Kano State
22-year-old pregnant housewife, Aisha Abdullahi, pictured above, was found raped and murdered at her home in Kano yesterday January 20th.
According to Sahara reporters, sources at the Kano state police command say the husband, Abdullahi Mohammed, came back from an outing and met his wife defiled and in a pool of her own blood.
The state Police spokesperson, DSP Musa Magaji Majia, while confirming the incident, said a full scaled investigation has been launched by the police.
It will be recalled that two weeks ago two men were charged in a Kano Court for the murder of a housewife. Another case of a murdered housewife was reported in Ungogo Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State in December of last year as well.
The deceased, who was known to be pregnant, was found in a pool of blood when her husband returned home and discovered her body.
(Photo) Nigerian serial rapist jailed for 24 years in UK
22-year-old Oluwadamilare Baiyewu pictured above has been sentenced to 24 years imprisonment by a Woolwich Crown Court in the UK for raping a 17 year old girl while trying to attack another on December 2nd last year. Described as a ‘dangerous, calculating and predatory rapist’ who created the image he was the ‘pillar of the community’ by helping out at the church.
Baiyewu who resides in Fairlawn in Greenwich, first grabbed a 17-year-old girl at knife point on December 2nd, but she managed to break free and escaped.
A week later, in the same area of Binsey Walk, Thamesmead, he grabbed another victim, also 17, as she got off the bus at 7pm. He put a knife to her throat and threatened to kill her before marching her into a bin storage area under a walkway. He then raped her in a secluded area. He was tracked down after DNA on the semen found on the young lady was linked to him. He was arrested on December 16, and was placed on an identity parade where he was picked out by the victim whom he had attempted to rape.
He will serve a minimum of 16 years in prison and will then be on license for eight years .
Detective Constable Chris Hammond of the Sexual Offences,Exploitation and Child Abuse Command while speaking on his conviction said:
Baiyewu who resides in Fairlawn in Greenwich, first grabbed a 17-year-old girl at knife point on December 2nd, but she managed to break free and escaped.
A week later, in the same area of Binsey Walk, Thamesmead, he grabbed another victim, also 17, as she got off the bus at 7pm. He put a knife to her throat and threatened to kill her before marching her into a bin storage area under a walkway. He then raped her in a secluded area. He was tracked down after DNA on the semen found on the young lady was linked to him. He was arrested on December 16, and was placed on an identity parade where he was picked out by the victim whom he had attempted to rape.
He will serve a minimum of 16 years in prison and will then be on license for eight years .
Detective Constable Chris Hammond of the Sexual Offences,Exploitation and Child Abuse Command while speaking on his conviction said:
‘Oluwadamilare Baiyewu is a dangerous, calculating, predatory rapist. He volunteered at a local church, creating the image that he was a pillar of the community, which I believe was an attempt to mask his true nature as a sexual predator. I would like to praise his victims for having the strength to come forward to police and give their evidence in court. The streets of Thamesmead are now a safer place without the presence of Baiyewu. Despite the overwhelming evidence against him, Baiyewu refused to accept his guilt. He manipulated thelegal system to cause two trials to be adjourned which caused both victims further distress. I would like to thank the two victims in this case who maintained their commitment to the prosecution despite Baiyewu’s deliberate attempts to prolong proceedings. Thankfully their will to see Baiyewu pay for his crimes enabled the trial to proceed at the third attempt and Baiyewu was rightly convictedof all charges.".
Ex-Oklahoma officer gets 263 years for rapes, sex assaults
Jurors had recommended that Daniel Holtzclaw be sentenced to 263 years in prison for preying on women in 2013 and 2014.
District Judge Timothy Henderson agreed, said Holtzclaw will serve the terms consecutively and denied his request for an appeal bond.
Holtzclaw waived his right to remain in custody in the county jail for 10 days, instead opting to be taken directly to prison. Defense attorney Scott Adams said Holtzclaw will appeal.
"It is what it is," Adams said. "It wasn't a surprise."Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater had strong words for Holtzclaw, who was convicted last month on 18 counts, including four first-degree rape counts as well as forcible oral sodomy, sexual battery, procuring lewd exhibition and second-degree rape. Holtzclaw was acquitted on 18 other counts.
"I think people need to realize that this is not a law-enforcement officer that committed these crimes. This is a rapist who masqueraded as a law-enforcement officer," Prater said after the sentencing. "If he was a true law enforcement officer he would have upheld his duty to protect those citizens rather than victimize them."The Associated Press highlighted Holtzclaw's case in a yearlong examination of sexual misconduct by law officers, which found that about 1,000 officers in the U.S. lost their licenses for sex crimes or other sexual misconduct over a six-year period.
Those figures are likely an undercount, because not every state has a process to ban problem officers from law enforcement. In states that do decertify officers, reporting requirements vary, but the AP's findings suggest that sexual misconduct is among the most prevalent complaints against law officers.
During the month-long trial, 13 women testified against Holtzclaw, and several said he stopped them, checked them for outstanding warrants or drug paraphernalia, and then forced himself on them. All of the accusers were black. Holtzclaw is half-white, half-Japanese, and the son of a longtime Enid, Oklahoma, police officer.
Holtzclaw's attorney had described the former college football star as a model officer whose attempts to help the drug addicts and prostitutes he came in contact with were distorted. Adams also attacked the credibility of some of the women, who had arrest records and histories of drug abuse, noting that many didn't come forward until police had already identified them as possible victims after launching their investigation.
Holtzclaw's victims included a teenager and woman in her 50s. Three accusers delivered victim-impact statements Thursday, and at least one other was in the courtroom.
Jannie Ligons, whose complaint in June 2014 launched the investigation of Holtzclaw, said she has been under stress because of the case and the fear of being sexually assaulted again. "My daughter and sisters are frightful when a police car pulls up behind them," Ligons said.
The Associated Press does not identify victims of sex crimes without their consent, but she was among two women who spoke publicly about the case and agreed to be identified.
Another woman, who was 17 at the time of the assault, said her "life has been upside down" since Holtzclaw raped her on the front porch of her mother's home.
"It's been hard on my family. It's been hard on me," she told the court. "Every time I see the police, I don't even know what to do. I don't ever go outside, and when I do I'm terrified."Several of Holtzclaw's victims have filed civil lawsuits against Holtzclaw and the city in state and federal court.
Photo: Woman sentenced to death by hanging for killing her 8-year-old step-daughter
A woman and three of her accomplices, were on Thursday, January 21 found guilty of killing her eight year-old step-daughter and sentenced to death by hanging.
Elenah Nyambura (pictured at Milimani law courts, Kenya with her accomplice) was charged with committing the offence at Civil Servants Estate in Kariobangi, with Peris Njeri, Geoffrey Njuguna and Kenneth Muriithi.
The court heard that Nyambura murdered Sheilah Wanjiku to win back her estranged husband Peter Kamau. The four had confessed to killing Wanjiku but later objected to the admissions, saying they had been coerced and threatened into signing statements prepared in advance.
While passing the sentence, Justice Fred Ochieng said the fact Wanjiku was stabbed in her neck and as the wounds were penetrative, there was no doubt the attacker intended to either kill or cause grievous harm.
"It did not matter who dealt the killer blow as each of them played a role which contributed to the success of the heinous act. Elenah Nyambura conceived the idea to eliminate Wanjiku. She enlisted the help of her own brother, Geoffrey Njuguna whose role was to identify and recruit the killers. Peris Njeri would point out the house to the killers," Ochieng said.
The judge said the retracted confessions were very detailed and could only be provided by persons involved, hence concluding the accused acted in concert.
"I find each and every one of the four accused persons guilty of the murder of Sheila Wanjiku. They are therefore, hereby convicted for the offence of murder," he said.
In her confession, Nyambura said she felt her husband loved Wanjiku more than he loved her son and thought if the girl was killed, Kamau would return to her. Nyambura was also unhappy because Kamau had married their former employee who was Wanjiku's mother - Eunice Nyawira - and decided to get rid of them both.
But according to Nyawira, there was nothing to suggest animosity between them as Nyambura's son would visit on weekends.
The court heard that on the fateful day, the accused persons visited Nyawira's house and stabbed the housegirl and the child, but the help lived to testify in the case. Wanjiku was stabbed ten times; six on the right side of her neck and four times on the left.
A postmortem revealed the stab wounds severed blood vessels in her neck. She died of severe bleeding. Investigating officer Sergeant Catherine Kinoti said Njeri coordinated the planning and execution of the child because Nyambura could not leave her place of work.
Kinoti testified that Nyambura made Sh80,000 available to Njeri, which she then paid to the persons who killed Wanjiku. During cross-examination, Kamau said after arrest, Nyambura confessed to him that she had been involved in the killing.
She allegedly blamed the devil for persuading her to pay people to kill Wanjiku.
Source: The Star Kenya
Mariah Carey and Billionaire bf James Parker are engaged
It's official! Mariah Carey is engaged to her Australian billionaire businessman boyfriend, James Parker after a fairy tale romance.
Mariah's future hubby popped the big question in her hometown a couple of hours ago, and he presented her with what can only be described as the most breathtaking engagement ring.It was learned that Mariah's new diamond bling comes in at around 35 carats and that no wedding date has been set just yet.
It should come as no surprise James proposed to Mariah because even though they have both been dating for a little under a year, their relationship seems to be strong.
An insider said "they fell head over heels in love with one another, " says an insider. "It's crazy how perfect they are together, they both know it and couldn't be happier."
Congratulations to the couple.
Doppelgangers take DNA test to find out if they're related, surprised by results
The results "absolutely surprised" the both of them, according to Niamh Geaney, who added that she and her doppelganger Irene Adams "couldn't believe" the results.
Geaney, who's from Dublin, Ireland, told ABC News today she first connected with Adams -- who's from Sligo, Ireland -- this past November after a friend of Adams' told her she looked like "that doppelganger girl on the news."

She explained that Adams, 28, is actually the third doppelganger she's discovered so far since creating Twin Strangers, a website and tool that uses facial recognition software to match you to a potential lookalike.
This past December, the two went to national DNA testing center DNA Ireland, where they gave samples of their saliva.
Geaney, who's from Dublin, Ireland, told ABC News today she first connected with Adams -- who's from Sligo, Ireland -- this past November after a friend of Adams' told her she looked like "that doppelganger girl on the news."
Coincidentally, a friend of Adams' brother also contacted Geaney around the same time.
"We got in touch, met up and it was absolutely surreal to see yet another one of my doppelgangers in the flesh," said Geaney, 27.

"We clicked instantly, and just like my second doppelganger, she not only looked exactly like but also acted like me," Geaney said. "It was like watching myself. Our facial expressions are exactly the same, our eyes and nose crinkle the same way, we smile the same and she also talks with her hands just like me."Dozens of users commented on video of Geaney's and Adam's meetup, suggesting the two should get a DNA test since the both of them were from Ireland and could actually be "10th cousins or related somewhere down the line," Geaney said.
This past December, the two went to national DNA testing center DNA Ireland, where they gave samples of their saliva.
The samples were used for three tests that determined the probability of the two being sisters, half sisters, or related at all based on lineage traced up to 20,000 years ago.
Below are the results, which were delivered earlier this month to Geaney and Adams:
Probability of Being Full Siblingship: There was only a 0.0006 percent chance the two had the same parents.
Probability of Being Half Siblingship: There was only a 0.1 percent chance the two shared one parent.
Probability of Sharing a Common Ancestor Up to 20,0000 Years Ago: Rather than a percentage, this test gives users their haplogroup, which is a letter assigned to a genetic population group of people who share a common ancestor on a patrilineal or matrilineal line.
Geaney had Haplogroup H, and Adams had Haplogroup T.
"We were shocked," Geaney said. "We thought, 'OK, we definitely have to have relatives from the same place somewhere down the line,' but that wasn't the case."
Geaney added that she believes the test has "fascinating implications" and that the test could suggest "doppelgangers really are, in fact, a mysterious phenomenon."
A cat and fish fall in love, kissing every day
True love knows no boundaries, as a relationship between a cat and a fish in Taiwan proves. A cat was spotted by tourists at the Southwest Coast Scenic Area in Taiwan kissing a fish on Wednesday.
Far from being a one off this strange display of love has been taking place for the past three years. Every day the cat has been greeting its carp friend in the pond with a kiss.
The cat pats the carps head followed by the carp sticking its head out of water and then they kiss each other.#cat #fish #kiss #love #friendship
Source : CCTV
Far from being a one off this strange display of love has been taking place for the past three years. Every day the cat has been greeting its carp friend in the pond with a kiss.
The cat pats the carps head followed by the carp sticking its head out of water and then they kiss each other.#cat #fish #kiss #love #friendship
Source : CCTV
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