Palestinian President: Closing Jerusalem holy site 'a declaration of war'

Jewish activist Yehuda Glick is shown on a street in Jerusalem in November 2013. He was injured in a shooting Wednesday.

(CNN) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday called Israel's closure of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City after shootings a "declaration of war" as tensions rose in the city.

Presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh told CNN on Thursday that the decision to close off al-Aqsa Mosque was a "brazen challenge" and "grave behavior" that would lead to "further tensions and instability."

I Am Alive, strong And Hearty – Abiye Sekibo

The former Minister of Transport, and governorship candidate of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in the 2011 general elections in Rivers State, Dr Abiye Sekibo has denied rumours that he is dead, which made the rounds on the internet.

‘God is not a magician': Pope Francis Says Evolution, Big Bang Theory Are True

The Head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis has expressed his supported to the Big Bang theory and evolution.

Pope Francis, speaking at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 stated that “God is not a magician, complete with a magic wand that can do all things,”. He stated clearly that his immediate predecessors were only being diplomatic.

10 Ways To Make The Most Of Our Day to Day Life and Earnings

The victory of success is half won when one gains the habit of setting goals and achieving them. Even the most tedious chore will become endurable as you parade through each day convinced that every task, no matter how menial or boring, brings you closer to fulfilling your dreams. – Og Mandino

Each day we wake up and have before us a new opportunity, a blank slate that we can fill with whatever we choose. We are in total control of what we will accomplish each day. Here are a few things I have found that help me to make the most of every day:

Policemen Watched My Husband’s Colleagues Torture Him To Death – Widow

Mrs. Esther Ifi, the widow of a deceased vigilante, Mr. Jimoh Ifi has levelled accusations on the policemen attached to the Sapele Police Division, Delta State for allegedly helping the hoodlums that sent her husband to his grave at the early age of 36.

According to her,her husband was tortured and killed at about 8pm on Wednesday, July 16, 2014, in the presence of police official because he had refused to give the head of the vigilante group, Mr. Felix Ipemu a sum of  N500 which he received from a man who visited their joint in the Igbeku Community in the absence of the chairman.

28-Year-Old Man Sentenced For Stealing Pot Of Soup In Lagos

NAN – A Somolu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State on Monday sentenced a 28- year-old man, Abiodun Ojedokun,  to six days of community service for stealing a large pot of soup.
The Magistrate, Mrs Bola Osunsanmi, sentenced the convict to 48 hours of community service  for each of the three-count charge, after he had pleaded guilty to them.

Pentecostal Bishop Endorses Governor Okorocha, Madumere For 2015

OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR, IMO STATE

His Excellency, Deputy Governor of Imo State, Prince Eze Madumere (MFR) listening to Bishop Innocent Erimujor last Sunday during a Dinner organized by the later, the Prelate Church of God in Christ last Sunday at Mayfair Suites Owerri, Imo State

A Pentecostal Bishop, Rt. Rev. Dr.  Innocent Erimujor, has made case  for the return of Rescue Mission Government come 2015.

Syria conflict: Nusra Front rebels attack Idlib

Idlib and Aleppo have been under heavy bombardment by government forces

Al-Qaeda-affiliated militants and other Syrian rebel groups have attacked the government-held city of Idlib, briefly seizing several official buildings.

The Nusra Front said its fighters killed dozens of government soldiers before being pushed back.

The Syrian government has maintained control of Idlib city in the country's north-west since it was briefly taken over by rebel groups in 2012.

South Korea prosecutors seek death penalty for ferry captain

Gwangju, South Korea (CNN) -- South Korean prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for the captain of the capsized Sewol ferry and life in prison for three other crew members involved in the deadly disaster earlier this year. The death penalty is unusual in South Korea, which has not carried out executions in 17 years. It hasn't been used in decades, as a backlash to how it was used in the past for political purposes.

SEE Governor Amaechi On His Knees At Rally

Rivers state Governor Rotimi Amaechi recently showed his religious side as he knelt down to worship God at his 7th anniversary rally which held yesterday, in Port Harcourt.

South Africa goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa killed

 JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- The captain of South Africa's national soccer team was fatally shot when armed men broke into the house where he was staying, police said.

Goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa was killed around 8 p.m. Sunday after two gunmen entered a house in Vosloorus township near Johannesburg while an accomplice waited outside, the national police force said on its Twitter account. The three assailants then fled on foot, according to the police service, which offered a reward of nearly $14,000 for information leading to arrests in the case.

Police said there were seven people in the house during the attack, and that the shooting followed an "altercation."

US judge sentences ex-Farc rebel to 27 years for abductions

A US judge has sentenced an ex-Colombian rebel to 27 years in prison for his role in the kidnapping of three American contract workers in 2003.
Alexander Beltran Herrera's unit was responsible for moving the hostages and imprisoning them in chains.

The contract workers were on an anti-drug surveillance mission when their aircraft broke down in the Colombian jungle in February 2003.

They were eventually rescued by the Colombian military in 2008.

Ebola outbreak: US nurse criticises quarantine treatment

Strict quarantine rules were imposed after a US doctor tested positive for Ebola on his return to New York

A nurse quarantined on her return to the US from treating Ebola patients in Sierra Leone has criticised the way she was dealt with at Newark airport.

Kaci Hickox said the experience was frightening and could deter other health workers from travelling to West Africa to help tackle the Ebola virus.

Illinois has become the third state after New York and New Jersey to impose stricter quarantine rules.

Meanwhile the US ambassador to the United Nations is to visit West Africa.

Samantha Power will travel to Guinea on Sunday, continuing later to Liberia and Sierra Leone - the three worst-hit countries.  

Dubai: Gold prizes offered for public transport users

 

Win gold on public transport, or sit in a traffic jam like this.

Commuters in Dubai are being offered thea chance to win lavish prizes if they take public transport, it's reported.

The emirate's transport authority is giving away 4kg (8.8lb) of gold as part of celebrations for Public Transport Day on 1 November, to try and lure people out of their cars and into mass transit. The prizes will be handed out through "raffle draws and other surprises" over the course of a week, it says. The event is aimed at encouraging people to "shun reliance on private vehicles and switch to using public transport," says Dr Yousuf Al Ali of the Roads and Transport Authority. Car ownership rates in Dubai are among the highest in the world, with an average of 2.3 cars per family, while only 13% of people use public transport.

Iran hangs Reyhaneh Jabbari despite campaign

A Facebook campaign calling for a halt to the execution appeared to have won a temporary stay

Iran has executed a woman who killed a man she said was trying to sexually abuse her.
Reyhaneh Jabbari, 26, was hanged in a Tehran prison despite an international campaign urging a reprieve.

Jabbari was arrested in 2007 for the murder of Morteza Abdolali Sarbandi, a former employee of Iran's ministry of intelligence.

Human rights group Amnesty International said she was convicted after a deeply flawed investigation.

Two US Ebola nurses free of virus

Nina Pham said she was looking forward to being reunited with her pet dog Two nurses infected with Ebola while caring for a dying patient in Dallas have been declared free of the virus. One of them, Nina Pham, met President Barack Obama at the White House, hours after being discharged. The governors of New York and New Jersey have ordered a mandatory 21-day quarantine period for anyone in contact with Ebola victims in West Africa. The move comes a day after a doctor, Craig Spencer, returned from Guinea and tested positive for Ebola in New York. Anyone arriving from affected West African countries without having had confirmed contact with Ebola victims will be subject to monitoring by public health officials. The plans go beyond anything so far announced at a national level by the Obama administration. People in New York City have expressed concern that Dr Spencer used public transport and restaurants before being diagnosed. More than 4,800 people have died of Ebola - mainly in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone - since March. On Friday, it was announced that one million doses of an experimental Ebola vaccine will be produced by the end of 2015. But it was a day of mixed news in the US, where the first infection in New York was followed by the release from hospital of Ms Pham, 26. "I feel fortunate and blessed to be standing here today," she said. "I am on my way back to recovery." Ms Pham thanked supporters for their prayers during her illness, and asked for privacy as she plans her return to Texas and a reunion with her dog, Bentley.

Argentina sentences 15 to life over La Cacha prison

"These are those who committed genocide at La Cacha" reads the poster showing the pictures of the 21 people accused of involvement in torture

An Argentine ex-police chief and ex-interior minister have both been given life sentences for running a detention and torture centre in the 1970s.

They were among 19 people charged with the kidnap, murder and torture of 128 prisoners in the city of La Plata.

The detention centre also functioned as a maternity unit for pregnant prisoners who gave birth before being executed.

Tens of thousands of Argentines were kidnapped or killed by the military junta between 1976 and 1983.
La Cacha

One killed in Washington state school shooting

One person was shot dead and four students wounded in a school cafeteria by a student who then took his own life, police in the US state of Washington have said.

The shooting occurred at Marysville Pilchuck High School near Seattle.

The four students, including two cousins of the gunman, were shot in the head, with three severely wounded.

Officials said the gunman, identified by local media as Jaylen Fryberg, died at the scene.

Former NBA President Freed By Kidnappers

 Wali was freed by his abductors at about 11p.m. on Thursday, October 23 after being kidnapped on October 11

The former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Okey Wali who was abducted 13 days ago in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has been released.

Wali was freed by his abductors at about 11p.m. on Thursday, October 23 after being kidnapped on October 11.

His release was confirmed by the current NBA President, Augustine Alegeh, via a statement which reads:

“The Nigerian Bar Association is greatly delighted by the safe release of Okey Wali, SAN and wishes to express appreciation to all NBA members and well-meaning Nigerians who supported the Bar and the Okey Wali Family during this trying period.

"We must also commend NBA members for keeping calm throughout this period and not taking any steps that may have directly or indirectly jeopardised the efforts for his safe release which have now yielded positive results."

Why You Should Not Rush Into Marriage - Nollywood Actress, Tina Mba

The mother of two, Tina Mba while on set of Africa Magic’s ‘Jara’ TV show with Helen Paul and Uti Nwachukwu gave her opinion.

Nollywood Actress, Tina mb

“I have two lovely children. But what I know about marriage is that it is an institution laid down by God, so it is sacred. What I tell people is that if you can’t stay married, please, do not go into it.

“Marriage is a burden; it is a huge responsibility. If you are not ready for it, don’t go there. Marriage is not about having a lavish ceremony. But it is about you and what you truly feel and how you tend to make it work.

Jonathan left for pilgrimage to Israel on Friday

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan will depart Lagos Friday to undertake a brief pilgrimage to Israel.

The President, who will be accompanied by the Chaplain of the Presidential Villa, Venerable Obioma Onwuzurumba and his principal aides will, in addition to visiting Christian Holy sites, join other Nigerian pilgrims in a prayer session for the well-being and progress of the country at an Inter-Denominational Service in Jerusalem on Sunday.

He is expected back in Abuja on Monday.

Rapper Jay Z Found Dead Inside At 43

BROOKLYN – The world mourns today as Shawn Carter, AKA Jay Z, was found dead inside at the young age of 43.

While the official cause of death is still being investigated by Rap Genius editors and urban studies Ph.D.s, many have speculated that Jay Z killed himself inside.

“One minute he was doing great, producing lyrical dynamite full of incisive social commentary and witticisms,” remembers Christopher Wallace, AKA The Notorious B.I.G, whose soul remains alive despite his death in 1997.

“The next, he was an empty suit, laying face-down in a puddle of champagne and corporate sponsorships.”

Nollywood Actor Obtains PDP Nomination Form

In a bid to represent his people come 2015, veteran Nollywood actor, Kenneth Okonkwo has picked up a Peoples Democratic Party nomination form.

Kenneth-Okonkwo

 

The actor, who has been making background preparations for the 2015 elections has stepped up his game by obtaining a PDP nomination form in order to stand in gap for the  people of Nsukka/Igboeze South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives come 2015.

President Goodluck Jonathan officially made the long-awaited declaration to run for re-election in 2015.

Punch reports that the country head made the announcement today, October 23, in Abuja by telling the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders at the Presidential Villa, that he would procure nomination form of the party before the deadline.

BREAKING NEWS: Fire Outbreak At Lagos Airport

There was pandemonium at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos on Thursday afternoon following fire outbreak in the top floor.

DailyPost reported that the inferno which occurred few hours ago covered the second floor of the terminal of MMIA, before it was swiftly put out.

According to a source at the airport who didn’t want to be named, the fire started at the second floor of the terminal in the commercial department of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) during a surge in electricity supply.

Explosion At Bus Station In Bauchi

A large explosion rocked a bus station Wednesday in a north Nigeria area previously targeted by Boko Haram, witnesses said, in what appeared to be the latest crack in the government’s purported ceasefire with the Islamists.

New police unit to curb communal clashes

Abuja - The Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Suleiman Abba has set up an entity to address communal clashes.

Four Assistant Inspectors General of Police chair the committee tagged the “Nigeria Police Committee on Prevention and Management of Communal Clashes."

The committee has twelve other members drawn from the six geo-political zones of the country.

According to a statement by Emmanuel Ojukwu, Force Public Relations Officer, Suleiman made the announcement during a working visit to Kaduna State.
Ojukwu added that IGP had resolved to bring to an end, the pervasive communal clashes that had plagued different parts of the country.

He said the terms of reference include encouraging and facilitating dialogue among warring parties, conducting mediation meetings with aggrieved parties with a bid to peacefully resolving declared differences, developing and applying early warning mechanisms and systems of threats of communal clashes as well as mediating and applying Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) services to avert conciliate and reported communal disputes before they escalate.

Ebola Virus Originated From US Bio-warfare Labs In West Africa – American Prof

A popular American professor has exposed the real reason behind Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa.

Francis Boyle recently answers questions for TVXS.GR and revealed that the United States of American has been using West Africa as an offshore to circumvent the Convention on Biological Weapons and do bio-warfare work.
professor francis boyleProfessor Boyle

Boyle is a leading American professor, practitioner and advocate of international law. He was responsible for drafting the Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989, the American implementing legislation for the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention.

SHOCKING: A Man Crushed By A Train At Railway Crossing Line In Ibadan

Are Chris Brown and his girlfriend Karrueche Tran planning on moving in with each other?

Sadly we have to question whether it would be the wisest choice for these two to become roommates

They are so on again/off again that it's difficult to keep track of their relationship.

And now it seems that Chris Brown and Karrueche Tran's living arrangement is something else we're going to have to keep track of.

Man jailed for raping two underage girls and trying to rape a third

A former miner who raped two underage girls and tried to rape a third has been jailed for eight years.

William Mailer was previously found guilty of carrying out the abuse during the 1970s and 1980s in Edinburgh and Dalkeith.
On Tuesday, the 71-year-old was sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh for the attacks, which he carried out when he was in his 30s and early 40s.
Lord Glennie said it was clear from victim impact statements provided to him Mailer's actions had been seriously damaging.
He said: "They still show the scars even today."
Lord Glennie also placed Mailer on the sex offender register indefinitely.

Jonathan launches National Schools Agric scheme

Abdulsalam, Danjuma, Dangote, Elumelu, others appointed ambassadors 

 President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday, launched  the National Schools Agriculture Programme (NSAP) aimed at developing a new generation of youth agriculture enthusiasts from secondary schools.The pilot phase of the programme, a School Agribusiness Club (SAC), is to be established in selected schools from 12 states across the six geo-political zones. Each club will comprise 120 students. ‎ The pilot states are Plateau, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Ogun, Oyo, Kano, Kaduna, Ebonyi, Enugu, Gombe, Bauchi and the Federal Capital Terrority (FCT).
The programme will also focus on food/vegetable production, horticulture, aquaculture, poultry, apiary, livestock production, small scale irrigation, nutrition, processing and packaging, and entrepreneurial skills for members of agribusiness clubs. ‎
‎‎The NSAP is geared toward building technical and entrepreneurship skills in the students to run agriculture as a business, equip school leavers with practical life skills to create jobs for themselves to enable the youths develop a positive attitude towards agriculture.

Total’s CEO Christophe de Margerie dies in Moscow plane crash

(MOSCOW, Russia)
Christophe de Margerie, the chief executive of French oil company Total, has died in an air crash in Moscow.
His corporate jet collided with a snow plough and then was engulfed in flames. All four people on board were killed.
The driver of the snow plough was drunk, according to Russian investigators.
Mr de Margerie, 63, had been chief executive of Europe’s third largest oil company since 2007. He was highly regarded within the oil industry.
A statement from the office of French President Francois Hollande said: “Christophe de Margerie dedicated his life to French industry and to building up the Total group. He made it into one of the very top global companies
“Francois Hollande cherished Christophe de Margerie’s independent character, original personality and his devotion to his country.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his condolences.
News agency Tass quoted a Kremlin spokesman as saying: “The President highly appreciated de Mergerie’s business skills, his continued commitment to the development of not only bilateral Russian-French relations, but also on multi-faceted levels.”
Mr de Margerie joined Total Group after graduating from the Ecole Superieure de Commerce in Paris in 1974.

Police arrest 13 kidnappers, 15 robbers in Rivers

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested 13 suspected kidnappers and 15 armed robbers in the state.
It also recovered seven firearms, 46 ammunition, seven stolen vehicles and  one dynamite. The command recorded the feat between October 1 and 15.

Comprehensive Business Ethics

What is not business?

One might wonder the importance of knowing what is not business, but this is necessary because you need to know the kind of business you should not go into, and businesses that are prohibited by law.

$9.3m arms deal: Reps commence hearing on alleged $50,000 bribe given to PDP lawmakers

By Emman Ovuakporie

ABUJA—Mmembers of the House of Representatives Committee on Ethics and Privileges will on Wednesday commence hearing on an alleged $50,000 bribe given to Peoples Democratic Party,PDP lawmakers to stall a motion on the seized $9.3 million arms deal in South Africa.

Vanguard investigations revealed that the hearing which was initially scheduled for Wednesday, last week  could not hold as the major participants did not show up at the venue.

It was also reliably gathered that Aliyu Madaki, APC, Kano, who on the floor of the House admitted that he told a journalist that PDP lawmakers were given $20,000 and not $50,000 as reported had insisted the hearing must be done in public.

Some PDP lawmakers, who spoke to Vanguard under the condition of anonymity said “once a sensitive motion is killed the opposition would raise dust but when APC lawmakers kill a motion nothing is said”.

2015: Change Sambo now or lose – PDP Women leader tells Jonathan

By Emmanuel Elebeke
A women leader and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP member from the Northwest region, Hajia Binta Kuraye has lambasted a chieftain of the party from the region, Hon. Bello Haliru for the statement he made during the Transformation Ambassador of Nigeria, TAN grand finale rally that the region supported Jonathan/Sambo candidacy for 2015 elections.

She stated that the people of northwest wants the president to contest in 2015, but without Vice President Namadi Sambo as his running mate.

Kuraye, who is also a member of the National Centre of Women Development, disclosed this yesterday at a press conference in Abuja.

According to her, the Vice president in the past four years in office has not done anything to justify his support from the people of the North West, and advised the President to shop for better candidate that would earn him full support of the people of the region.

Waooo!!! Sudden demise of Daniel Josaiah Koko

Let me say precis able which is as quickly as possible, live news covered by info@simplicity wisdomdiri.blogspot.com at 8:30 in Amadi Ama community when some gun men invaded the community close to where a small party was held. Some minutes later people started running and eventually we saw some unknown faces  with arsenals (deadly weapons)  The unknown gun men began to shut at random, some species were critically injured. Not quiet long ago still in the field of  gun shutting Mr Daniel Josaiah Koko was shut down by the unknown gun men and before they could rush him to a close by clinic he suddenly gave up the ghost.. this is indeed a pathetic story. Another great man is gone. R.I.P.

Photos: Beverly Osu Plays With A Snake In New Movie Role

I’ll go ahead and say Beverly Osu is much better than me in terms of bravery. She handles a snake in a new movie role, and in her words from her instagram page, it’s her most daring role.

In her words “Most daring role I chose, in my career..my face shows confidence but my heart is about to explode.. I try to changellenge myself for the love of my job and the confidence I ve in GOD.. I STAND OUT..I AM AN EXTERMISE ..BLACK DIAMOND.. TO carry a life python…eish baba..crazy working with this amazing director @soundmind44 and D.O.P @gentletouch66 sick talented guys…#thecurseoftheseven #actor #snakegirl #cinema #movingtrain #entertainment

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I have forgiven my persecutors – Ayo Fayose

The Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, on Sunday said he had forgiven those who were behind his
removal from office in 2006 and those who persecuted him while out of office.
The governor said he had appeared 59 times in court and spent 45 days in Ikoyi prison over phantom charges levelled against him after his impeachment.
Fayose spoke at a thanksgiving service held in his honour at the Deeper Life Campground in Ado Ekiti.
He said having a second chance was a rare opportunity to be good to all.
He said, “If this time has been in Bible days, my name would have been one of the names to be recorded as
those who God gave a second chance.
“My return to government is not common in history. It is a rare miracle. During the seven-and-a- half years of my political wilderness, I was taken to court over what I knew nothing about 59 times, aside the 45 days I spent in Ikoyi Prisons during my trial by the EFCC.

2015 Elections: President Jonathan, PDP Face Challenges

President Goodluck Jonathan and the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) may not have a smooth ride in the forthcoming 2015 elections as there are indications they may face some challenges in the Southeast and Southsouth.

Investigation by The Nation showed that the PDP is having issues in eight states following attempts by some governors to impose governorship candidates on the party.

Some of the governors facing tough tasks in anointing their successors are: Emmanuel Uduaghan (Delta), Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom), Sullivan Chime (Enugu) and Theodore Orji (Abia).

In Rivers and Imo states, the battle for the governorship slots is tearing the PDP apart.

Also, some angry stakeholders in the Southeast and Southsouth region are threatening protest votes if the people’s will does not prevail in the party’s primaries.

I Charge N10 Million For Collaboration - Wizkid‬

Singer Wizkid reportedly charge N10 million for collaboration, however, he doesn’t charge the people he loves, according to Nigeria Entertainment Today (NET).

24-year-old Wizkid also went on to brag that he doesn’t pay artists a cent to feature on his own songs.
“I charge N10 million for collaboration but I don’t charge the people I love. I don’t pay for collaborations because I’m confident of myself,” explained Wizkid.

Bomb explosion reportedly rocked Dennis Osadebey Avenue, in the ancient city of Benin, Edo State capital.

The state Police Command Deputy Public Relations Officer, Ejiroro Ahwara, who confirmed the bomb blast in a statement issued in Benin on October 19, 2014, Sunday, said the incident at Shalom Dental Clinic occurred on Saturday night.
The clinic belongs to the wife of PDP leader in the state Mr Osagie Ize-Iyamu.

Ahwara, revealed that the command received information at about 10.30pm on Saturday that an explosion occurred at Dennis Osadebey Avenue in Benin City.

The force spokesman said officials of the Special Anti-Bomb Squad and patrol vehicles were swiftly deployed to the scene of the bomb blast.