Obama comes to the defence of elderly Trump supporter who was being heckled by pro-Hillary crowd (Photos)

President Obama while on the campaign trail for Hillary, proved he is a true leader as he came to the defence of an elderly Trump supporter who was being harassed by Hillary supporters. During the rally, the crowd kept interrupting him to scream at the elderly Trump supporter who appeared to be a military veteran but the president was having none of it and told the crowd to show some respect.

'Hey,' Obama said several times, trying to get his audience back. 'Listen up.'

As rally-goers continued to defy him, Obama grew angrier and angrier, eventually demanding that attendees of the Hillary Clinton campaign event sit down and be quiet.

Priest says Italy quakes was a ‘Divine Punishment’ for gay civil unions

Italy has suffered some of its worst earthquakes in years leaving hundreds dead and thousands homeless. A catholic priest, Father Giovanni Cavalcoli said the natural disasters are 'divine punishment' for same-sex civil unions 'offending the family' and the 'dignity of marriage'.

He made the comments on radio on the day central Italy was hit by a 6.6 quake, its worst in 36 years. It was the third major quake in the same region in just over two months. Radio Maria where the priest made outrageous claim has hurriedly distanced itself from his comments and the Vatican has hit out at the views, saying the idea of a vengeful God was 'a pagan vision' dating from 'the pre-Christian era'.

Archbishop Angelo Becciu, number two in the Vatican's powerful Secretariat of State, said Cavalcoli's comments were 'offensive to believers and disgraceful for non-believers', he also asked the forgiveness of quake victims and told them they had the 'solidarity and support' of Pope Francis.

The offending priest has however stuck to his guns.

He insisted on another radio station that earthquakes were indeed caused by 'the sins of man' and told the Vatican to 'read their catechism'.

Legislation in Italy allowing gay civil partnerships was brought in last month, making it the last country in Western Europe to legally recognise same-sex relationships.   

Photos from the Niger Delta Development Forum

The just concluded 2016 edition of the Niger Delta Development Forum which took place at the New Concorde Hotel in Owerri Imo State on the 19th and 20th of October was a roll call of who is who in the development sector in the Niger Delta.  The Forum sponsored by the Foundation for Partnership

Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), in collaboration with Niger Delta Development Initiative (NDPI), the Imo State Government and DFID funded Market Development for the Niger Delta (MADE), played host to Niger Deltans from all works of life. 

The hugely successful event was tagged ‘Towards Self-Sustaining Development in the Niger Delta: Narrating and Showcasing a Re-Imagined Niger Delta’. Other Partners that contributed to this success include USAID Nigeria, SACE, BRACED Commission, DEMAND Alliance and NSRP.

Rivers rerun fake result sheet scandal: INEC and Police colluding with APC to rig - Governor Wike

Rivers State Governor has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC , Police and the All Progressives Congress ( APC) of colluding to rig the forthcoming Rivers rerun election.

The governor stated that in collusion with INEC , the APC Official Printer , Atonyesia Peterside had printed fake result sheets for seven local government areas in Rivers South-East Senatorial District and Etche Local Government Area in Rivers East Senatorial District . 

Addressing a World Press Conference at the Government House , Port Harcourt on Sunday , Governor Wike declared that INEC released all the official data of the specific polling units where elections will hold to the APC Official Printer , Atonyesia Peterside for the printing of fake result sheets, ballot papers and other sensitive materials .

The governor told the press conference attended by major Rivers State Stakeholders that despite overwhelming evidence , the police have stated that they are under instructions from Abuja not to prosecute the printer.

He added that the police authorities have further stated that they will not arrest Mr Emmanuel Chinda, Former Agriculture Commissioner and Rivers APC Chieftain, because the party considers it an embarrassment to APC.

Osun state University sacks lecturer involved in sexual scandal

The management of the Osun State University, UNIOSUN, have sacked one of its lecturers, Olabode Ojoniyi of the department of Languages and Linguistics who was recently involved in a sex scandal.

Olabode who is married with children, some months back tried to solicit sex for increased marks from one of his female students identified as Mercy Ikwue.

He invited Mercy over to a hotel and while he was persuading her to give in to his request, Mercy secretly started recording their conversation using her laptop which she pretended to be using to watch a movie. She later released the video to some of her friends who made the video go viral.

Olabode was summoned before the school's disciplinary committee. After a thorough investigation, he was found guilty and subsequently dismissed last week.

Father kidnaps his two sons, kills them and himself

A father, Christopher Cadenbach killed his two young sons, 5-year-old Ethan and 4-year-old Owen, before turning the gun on himself in St. Louis on Saturday night.

Cadenbach, had a $100,000 bond issued for his arrest in connection with a previous domestic violence dispute, but on Saturday afternoon when he met with his mum and two sons at the park, he told his mum that “he wasn’t going to be taken alive”.

Police said Cadenbach left the park in his mum’s car with the two boys, and then she called police to report the kidnap and car jacking.

Police issued an Amber Alert for the children Saturday night and a park ranger spotted a vehicle matching the description of Caden bach’s car at Cliff Cave Park in South County, police said.

President Buhari mourns gallant soldier, Col Ali, killed in Boko Haram ambush last friday, calls the late soldier's father

President Buhari has expressed sadness over the death of Lt. Col. Abu Ali, the gallant military officer killed in Boko Haram ambush in Mallam Fatori, Borno state last Friday. In a statement released by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Shehu Garba, President Buhari said he was rudely shocked by the news of the officer’s death along with other gallant soldiers during an encounter with the Boko Haram members in Borno State.

According to President Buhari:

“A courageous commander does not only give orders, but also joins his men to fight the battle, no matter the risks or the obvious danger.”

President Buhari in his passionate condolence to the families of the victims and the Nigerian Army, noted that their heroic sacrifices were “so immeasurable that no words can do justice to their patriotism and remarkable courage. President Buhari, who personally called late Colonel Ali’s father, Brigadier-Gen. Abu Ali (Ryder) to console the family, reassured them that the death of Col Ali and others in battle would never go in vain.