Sunday, 18 December 2016

The Queen and Prince Charles Pose Together in Stunning New Photograph

She turned 90 in April — and marked the occasion with celebrations throughout her realm. But as the year of Queen Elizabeth II‘s big birthday draws to a close, he milestone is being honored one final time.
A new photograph of the Queen and Prince Charles was released by the British Monarchy on Saturday — taken specifically to commemorate her birthday.
In the portrait, taken by photographer Nick Knight, the Queen sits on a gold chair, wearing a patterned, long-sleeve blue dress. Her hands folded at her waist, she looks elegant and stoic — her three-strand pearl necklace and matching earrings slightly catching the light.

CIA Agent: Everything The US Thought They Knew About Saddam Hussein Was WRONG


Ten years after the tyrant's execution, the CIA agent who grilled him reveals the shattering truth- that everything the US thought it knew was WRONG. Tens of thousands of lives were lost, trillions of Dollars wasted, people left homeless, cities destroyed and the nation is yet to recover from the mess.

I had been up for 27 hours and was flat-out exhausted, but the news sent jolts of adrenaline through me like I’d never experienced before. . 

A Special Forces team hunting the man we called High Value Target No 1 had pulled someone from a hole in the ground. He answered the description. And my bosses at the CIA were grilling me, the expert.

Prince Harry In Emotional Reunion With Orphan He First Met In 2004


Their lives may be worlds apart but the bond is clear as Prince Harry hugs African orphan Relebohile Potsane.

The royal met the 15-year-old, known as Mutsu, in Lesotho during his 2004 gap year when the lad was just four and they kept in touch.

Touchingly, Harry gave Mutsu a pair of bright blue wellington boots during their first meeting that the youngster would not be parted from – even wearing them to bed.

Harry, 32, was so moved by his experiences he set up the Sentebale charity 10 years ago to boost the Lesotho’s impoverished children.

Indonesian Air Force Plane Crashes In Papua, Kills All On Board


An Indonesian air force transport plane has crashed into a mountain killing all 13 on board.

The crash happened during a training exercise in the remote region of Papua, a search and rescue agency official said earlier this morning.

The Hercules C130 plane had taken off from the city of Timika before crashing near its destination of Wamena at around 6.15 a.m. local time (23:15 GMT), said Ivan Ahmad Riski Titus, operational director of Indonesia's Search and Rescue Agency.

The crash site on Lisuwa mountain had been found and the bodies of the victims were being brought back to Wamena, he said. May their souls rest in peace.

Abati, Obanikoro, FFK, Others At EFCC Detention

From left: Former FCT Minister, Senator Bala Mohammed, former spokesman to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reuben Abati;  former Minister of State for Defense, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, former minister and spokesperson to Goodluck Jonathan Presidential Campaign, Femi Fani-Kayode and Bashir Ushaq Bashir while they were in EFCC detention in November 2016.

Donald Trump Tells China To Keep The Drone They Stole From US


Saturday, 17 December 2016

Goodluck Jonathan Felicitates With Buhari As He Turns 74 Today


The immediate past President of the federal republic of Nigeria Jonathan Goodluck as taken out time to congratulate President Buhari as the President turns 74 today. In a statement by his Media Adviser, Ikechukwu Eze, Jonathan said:

On the occasion of your 74th birthday, I write to congratulate and felicitate with you. I pray that this day meets you well and that there shall be many happy returns.

I also use this opportunity to congratulate you once more as your daughter, Zahra, is given away in marriage to Ahmed Indimi.

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...