Monday, 7 November 2016

Pope Francis warns against 'building walls' ahead of U.S presidential election


On Saturday evening, while addressing the Third World Meeting of Popular Movements at the Vatican, the Roman Catholic Pope, Pope Francis warned against building 'walls', saying tyranny doesn't find support unless it taps into people's fears.
Donald Trump's proposal to build a wall between the United States and Mexico has been a major focus point of his campaign mantra, but the Pope, without directly calling out the U.S Republican presidential candidate, stated clearly that 'all walls fall', saying God doesn't want a life of enclosure of banishment for his children. 

"No tyranny finds support without tapping into our fears," Francis said.  "This is key. Hence, all tyranny is terrorist. And when this terror -- which was sown in the peripheries, with the massacres, looting, oppression and injustice -- explodes in centers with different forms of violence, even hateful and cowardly attacks, citizens who still retain some rights are tempted to the false security of physical or social walls. "Walls that enclose some and banish others. 
Walled citizens, terrified on one side, excluded, exiled, and still more terrified on the other. Is that the life that our Father God wants for their children? "Dear brothers and sisters -- all walls fall. All of them. Do not be fooled."

Sunday, 6 November 2016

Ese Oruru Returns To School

Ese Oruru is ready to go back to school. The 14-year old who was abducted by Yunusa Dahiru aka Yellow when she was 13 from her mother’s food shop while she was in Jss3 is said to be ready to resume classes at a Delta School. She will be going to SS1. This is coming just after reuniting with her family 8 months ago. Ese gave birth in May and her mother has been taking care of the child so it won’t disturb her education, she informed.

Patience Probe: EFCC Freezes Bola Shagaya’s Unity Bank Account


The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has frozen a bank account belonging to Mrs. Bola Shagaya, a businesswoman which Forbes Magazine described as one of the wealthiest in Africa.
It was learnt that Shagaya, who is founder and Chief Executive Officer of Bolmus Group International – a diversified Nigerian conglomerate with interests in oil, real estate, banking, communications and photography – had become a subject of investigation due to her links to Dame Patience Jonathan, the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan.
Sources within the EFCC told Sunday Punch that Shagaya’s account with Unity Bank with a balance of N500m was frozen.
The business tycoon, who is also the Managing Director of Practoil Limited, one of the largest importers and distributors of base oil in Nigeria, was said to have made suspicious payments into bank accounts belonging to Patience, who has been under EFCC investigation for about six months.

Photos: Trump Rushed Off Stage At Campaign Rally Over Fears He Might Be Shot


Secret Service agents rushed Donald Trump offstage on Saturday evening during a rally in Reno, Nevada after they determined a protester in the audience might  pose a threat to the Republican presidential candidate.

'Go! Go!' agents shouted as they whisked Trump away and a combination of local police and private security wrestled Austyn Crites, 33, to the ground in the front of the crowd.
Crites identifies as a Republican who supports Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, according to his Facebook page.

A senior Trump campaign official told DailyMail.com that the suspect, whom rally-goers already identified as an anti-Trump protester, caused a panic when he reached into his waistband.
At that point, the campaign official said, a voice called out: 'He's got a gun!'
Trump's protective detail sprang into action, pulling him offstage as a sea of bodies scattered, screams rang out and authorities dragged Crites away as he kicked and strained.
The U.S. Secret Service said in a statement that 'a commotion' had occurred 'in the crowd immediately in front of the stage' and 'an unidentified individual shouted, "gun".'
'Secret Service agents and Reno police officers immediately apprehended the subject.
Upon a thorough search of the subject and the surrounding area, no weapon was found,' the statement added.
Authorities never confirmed early reports that Crites or any civilians at the rally had a firearm.
The man has since been released.

Photos: Dwarf Groom Brings His Specially-Made Ladder To Wed His Bride In Church


A 3ft 7ins groom took his own specially-made stepladder to church so he could stand next to his bride on his wedding day.

James Lusted, 28, who has a rare genetic dwarfism condition, used a four-step wooden ladder to climb up next to his 5ft 7in bride Chloe.

The pair then stood eye-to-eye as they exchanged marriage vows in front of family and friends.The newlyweds then shared a kiss, as Mr Lusted stood on the step.


The groom - who is known to his bride as Jay - said: 'I had the steps especially made. They actually made me a couple of inches taller than her.

'It meant we could have a proper kiss just like any other couple on their wedding day.'

Mrs Lusted added: 'There may be a 2ft height difference but when you are in love little things like that don't matter.'

Toddler Who Is Unable To Cuddle Baby Brother Because Of Series Of Surgeries, Hugs Doll Of Him (Photos)


A little girl who desperately wants to give her baby brother a cuddle has to make do with tenderly taking care of a replica doll of him, while he recovers from a heart transplant.

Nora Dolan, 2, carries the doll of “baby Henry” with her everywhere, having never been able to hug her brother after he was born six months ago.

Baby Henry was born 12 weeks early and was diagnosed with two serious heart conditions. He has been very unwell and his sisters, who desperately want to hug him, have to wait until he comes home.

He needed life-saving surgery in order to survive and is now recovering.

Nora is staying at home with her older sister Ava, while their mum is with baby Henry in hospital. As they can’t be with him, the sisters were given a specially made doll which has tubes attached and a wire fixed to its chest.

‘We want government to legalise prostitution, so that we can work Morning, Afternoon and Evening’ –Ghanaian prostitutes


Due to the economic stagnation in Ghana, commercial sex workers from Adansi-Obuasi in Ashanti region are pleading with the government to legalise their trade in other to enable them operate freely. The unpleasant prostitutes who only operates in fear while running their trade with clients says the need for legalizing prostitution will enable them work in the morning, afternoon and evening without being harassed by security personnel.
Speaking in an interview with Shaft FM, Mama Sweet, a representative of the Adansi-Obuasi sex workers said:

‘We want government to legalise prostitution by giving us licenses to operate, so that we can work morning, afternoon and evening. Some of us were introduced into prostitution by our friends due to lack of financial support from family members.’

Anti-IPOB Protesters Take Case To American Embassy (Photos)

Members of Stand Up for Peace Movement have gone on a protest in Abuja on Thursday, in reaction to America’s stand that IPOB is not a t...