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4 burnt to death in early morning accident in Katsina

4 people were burnt to death in a car accident along Yantumaki Dutsinma road in Katsina state this morning. Number plate of the car involved in the acccident after the cut...in case anyone knows the owner

Bouncer shot dead at Orange room Niteclub in Owerri

A popular bouncer known as Mr Incredible was unfortunately shot dead by an angry customer at Orange Room nite club in the early hours of Saturday August 1st. It was said that an argument had ensued when the gunman and two of his friends allegedly refused to pay for drinks they had and Mr Incredible came to challenge them. He was shot four times during the fight that broke out. Two of the men were arrested while one is still at large. I have the exclusive photos of the dead bouncer...

Graphic pics from the accident that occurred in Kubwa this morning

The very unfortunate accident happened around 8:30am this morning at NNPC junction Second gate Kubwa. Abuja. A trailer carrying gravel and on top speed ran into and crushed 2 men to death this morning. It was learnt that the driver of the trailer was trying to avoid another bus at the junction when he lost control and ran into people standing at the junction. The men killed were a vendor selling newspaper and a taxi driver calling passengers.

Couple marry for the second time after wife's memory loss following car crash

Just 19 days after their wedding in August 2014, Justice Stamper was nearly killed when she was rear-ended by another vehicle in a ghastly car accident. Around a month after the accident, she told her husband Jeremy that she could not remember their wedding.

A heartbroken Jeremy vowed to recreate the big day for his wife and on Saturday August 1st, they tied the knot once again, exactly one year after their first wedding.

The couple, from Tennessee, USA, were helped to raise the money for the wedding by donations to a fundraising page Jeremy set up. He said they had honeymooned in the Smokey Mountains in the southeastern US before the crash, which happened as Justice drove to meet him after work.

"She was yielding to oncoming traffic to turn left on a side road when she was rear-ended at a dead stop at about 50mph," he wrote. "She was nearly killed in the impact but by the grace of God she survived. About a month after the accident she finally told me. She said 'I don't want you to be mad...but I do not remember the wedding. I was heart broken and instantly said I would do it all again for her."

The couple were married at Hungry Mother State Park in southwestern Virginia on this past weekend

After 3 decades in power, President of Uganda is running for a 5th term

On Friday July 31, Yoweri Museveni, 70, accompanied by hundreds of supporters picked up a form to run for re election in 2016. He addressed his party officials and supporters afterwards saying he was asked by his party and members across the country to offer himself for the position.

"The historicals [party leaders] agreed that as a way forward, I come and pick these nominations forms and I offer myself for the position of party chairman and NRM presidential candidate for the period 2015-2021,”

The 70 year-old has been president of Uganda since 1986 after he came in through a coup and has been re-elected three times since 1996. Surprisingly, a recent poll suggests that 71% of Ugandans will vote for him again for another term.

The elections will see Museveni challenged by his longtime rival Kizza Besigye, and another contestant, Amama Mbabazi, a former prime minister.

Image Credit: Reuters

Adams Oshiomhole & wife visit Prof Wole Soyinka & wife

Edo state governor Adams Oshiomhole and his lovely new wife Iara visited Prof. Wole Soyinka and his wife, Folake, at their home in Abeokuta yesterday Sunday August 2nd. 

Leopard that injured five Indian villagers beaten to death and burnt

A leopard that injured five villagers in a savage attack in India has been beaten to death with sticks and burned.

 

Forest authorities said that the shocking incident took place in the Kalgaon area, in the Sivasagar district of the northeastern Assam state, as the villagers were collecting firewood.

 

The 7-year-old, fully-grown leopard is reported to have suddenly charged the group in a desperate attack.

The villagers said that to ‘save their lives’, they attacked the savage big cat with sticks and beat it to death.

5 of the group were injured in the attack. 

 

Indian leopards are under threat of extinction due to poaching for their skin. Villagers also regularly kill the cats when they stray near settlements.

A female leopard was beaten to death just weeks ago in a village in West Bengal’s Purulia district.

Villagers were reported to have spotted the animal near the village and attempted to chase it.

But in its fear, the animal ran into the village instead of away from it, and entered a cowshed.

It was quickly cornered by hundreds of villagers and attacked with sticks and axes, and killed.

The leopard’s tail was severed during the attack, and its paws chopped off, after which its body was suspended from a tree.

Leopard populations are often found quite close to settlements and even in semi-developed areas in India as their forest habitat disappears.

 

Under the Indian Wildlife Protection Act (IWPA), hunting or attacking a leopard is illegal as it is an endangered species. The offence carries a sentence of up to three years of imprisonment or a fine of 10,000 rupees (£106).

 

The forest department has also been trying to set up traps so the leopards can be stopped from entering human settlements. 

 

 

 

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Boko Haram commander captured by the military, 178 people rescued from sect's camp

The Nigeria military has captured Boko Haram Commander and rescued 178 captivities in Bama axis, Borno State.
The development was sequel to the ongoing operations to clear Boko Haram terrorists in its area of operations, the troops of 21 Brigade in conjunction with elements of 151 Task Force Battalion of 7 Division, Nigerian Army have conducted offensive operations along Aulari in Bama axis.

The troops successfully cleared terrorists’ camp in Fadan, Shuwarin, Wulari, Ngoro Dauye, Jidori, Alikashiri, Kalzamari-Shuwa and Kalzamari-Kanuri amongst others.

During the offensive operations, 178 people held captives by the terrorists were rescued. They include 101 children, 67 women and 10 men.

Also, three Boko Haram flags were recovered while five motor cycles were burnt by the troops. In addition, one Boko Haram commander was captured alive and is presently undergoing investigation.

Caitlyn Jenner is worried about her deep voice

On the latest episode of I Am Cait, Caitlyn Jenner opened up about the insecurities she faces as a woman as she went on a girls' road trip to San Francisco.

The reality star, 65, confessed she was worried about her deep voice and was considering surgery to make it higher.

She also told her girlfriends - a group of trans women - that she wasn't ready to get into a bathing suit in front of them.

'The pool's too damn cold right now,' she told Jenny Boylan, a writer and co-chair of GLAAD. 'It will happen at some point but I’m in no rush.'

She added: 'This process of coming out doesn't happen overnight. There are so many hurdles to overcome.'

Referring to wearing a bathing suit, she said: 'That’s where I've got to get and that's going to take time.

'I just don't know if I'm ready to expose myself like that. Maybe down the line I'll feel more comfortable but right now I can't see myself doing that.'

Caitlyn confessed her worries about her voice to personal assistant Ronda, hair stylist Courtney and stepdaughter Kim Kardashian.

She said: 'One thing that's always a challenge for everybody is your voice. That can out shoot any time. You look great, you look fabulous, then you open up your voice and everybody goes "oh my god."'

Speaking to Kim and pal Malika Haqq, she revealed how she has tried to secretly order room service in a feminine voice over the years.

She explained: 'What I want to do is just slip into society. One thing I need to work on is that voice.'

'Try out some voices that are a little lighter,' Kim encouraged, suggesting Caitlyn practice ordering breakfast in a different voice.

But the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star descended into fits of giggles when Caitlyn opened her mouth and sounded exactly the same.

'You sound no different,' she said.

'There are things that you can do to change that. Surgery,' Caitlyn told Kim and Malika.

But a horrified Kim told her: 'What if they made a mistake and you came out with no voice?'

'Living in the bubble is an impediment to understanding other people.

'If Cait's going to be a spokesperson for our community, this is something she’s going to have to understand.'

A Father's love

Aww, as seen on a street in Lagos yesterday. Good man.