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Saturday, May 09, 2015

Suicide bombers target Shi'ite mosques killing 22

Militants carried out a series of suicide attacks on Friday against Shi’ite mosques in northeastern Iraq killing at least 22 worshippers, including a senior police officer, officials said.

In the town of Balad Ruz, a suicide car bomber attacked the al-Zahraa mosque as worshippers were leaving after the Friday sermon, a police officer said.

A second suicide bomber on foot then attacked the crowds gathered in the aftermath. The twin attacks killed at least 18 and injured at least 41 people.

Among the dead were the leader of the town's police commandos, Colonel Adnan Mohammed al-Timimi, and two policemen, the official added.

Balad Ruz is located about 70km northeast of Baghdad.

A third suicide bomber drove his car into worshippers as they were leaving the Imam Hussein Shi’ite mosque in the town of Kanaan, about 75km northeast of the capital, the police officer added. Four people were killed and at least 18 wounded.

Cops find boy in suitcase

iamwizdom 12:13 am

A boy curled up inside a suitcase on the display of a scanner at the border crossing in Ceuta, a Spanish city enclave in North Africa. (Spanish Interior Ministry, via AP)

A Spanish court has ordered the detention of a man from the Ivory Coast who allegedly hid his 8-year-old son inside a closed suitcase in an attempt to smuggle the child into Europe.

A police statement said guards stopped a 19-year-old Moroccan woman who looked nervous as she waited in line Thursday at the land border crossing in Ceuta, a Spanish city enclave in North Africa.

When the guards put her suitcase through a scanner, they detected the boy curled up inside.

Border officers detained the woman and, later, the child's father at the same border crossing. The woman is married to the child's father.

A Ceuta magistrate on Friday ordered the father held on charges of human rights abuse.

Friday, May 08, 2015

Kylie Jenner says she's 'high as f***' in new video as Tyga's grandma says she approves of their relationship

iamwizdom 11:49 pm

Well, her boyfriend is 25, so if she's drinking and getting 'high as f**8', no one should be surprised. The 17 year old reality star was seen in a brief video posted on snapchat whispering ‘I’m high as f***.’ as she gazed off camera while on a trip with Tyga.

Meanwhile Tyga's grandmother has given Kylie the seal of approval. 70 year old Kim Nguyen said she couldn't be happier that her grandson has traded Blac Chyna in for the 17 year old star. Talking exclusively to Daily Mail Online from her home in Los Angeles, the woman said;

'We all love Kylie and think she is so much better for Tyga than Blac. Yes she is King's mum, but Blac just wasn't a very nice person and Kylie comes from a much better family. She is such a sweet, lovely girl and seems to adore Tyga. So we didn't mind him splitting up from Blac. It was a relief for us all.'

Amber Rose comes for Kanye's neck, says he doesn't write his songs

iamwizdom 11:39 pm

Looks like Amber Rose is not done taking digs at her ex, Kanye West. At recent club event where she was the host, the former stripper and mother of one exposed Kanye's ghost writer. Amber stopped the music at Supper Club in LA, took the mic and told the DJ,

“Stop playing n*ggas I used to f***, stop. Why don’t we play the n*gga who writes the songs for the other n*gga, Travis Scott!”
Ouch! See the video after the cut...

Coco Austin and her sister's Yoga moves are off the chain (photos)

iamwizdom 11:24 pm

It's called AcroYoga and sometimes the sisters do it in heels. Coco is a model, reality star and is married to Ice T. Her sister is married with three kids. See the photos after the cut...

Ankle injury annoys Ribery

iamwizdom 2:05 am

Bayern Munich's French winger Franck Ribery is set to miss the rest of the season with an ankle injury.

The 32-year-old has been out since March 11 and is currently wearing a special shoe to help heal the ankle injury which has ended his season according to German magazine Kicker.

"I am very sad, I've worked so hard for a quick comeback, but the ankle is not getting any better. It pisses me off," Ribery told Kicker.

Bayern's director of sport Matthias Sammer refused to confirm if Ribery's season is over, but he admitted the Frenchman will not play in Tuesday's Champions League semi-final, return leg, with the Germans having been routed 3-0 at Barcelona on Wednesday.

Unless his injury heals rapidly, Ribery will miss Bayern's last three league games against Augsburg, Freiburg and Mainz plus the Barcelona semi-final in Munich.

White House fence to be upgraded

iamwizdom 1:57 am

Police secure the area in front of the White House in Washington after blasts rocked the finish line of the Boston marathon. (Mladen Antonov, AFP)

The Secret Service is planning to attach a second layer of steel spikes to the top of the White House fence to keep would-be fence-jumpers out.

The plan to improve security along the White House perimeter is described in a project proposal submitted by the National Park Service to the National Capitol Planning Commission.

The commission is expected to approve the plan at a hearing on Thursday. The half-inch steel spike additions will be snapped into place at the top of the fence and protrude outward, according to a diagram included in the proposal submitted for the Secret Service, which protects the president.

Changes to the fence are being made months after a man with a knife was able to climb over the barrier and run deep into the White House.

Two killed in latest Libya rocket strike

iamwizdom 1:47 am

Smoke rises following an air strike in Libya's eastern coastal city of Benghazi. (Abdullah Doma, AFP)

Two people were killed when a rocket hit a residential building in the Libyan city of Benghazi on Thursday, bringing the death toll from recent fighting to at least 53 people in the past five weeks, medics said.

Forces loyal to Libya's internationally recognised government have been fighting Islamist groups in the eastern port city, part of a wider struggle in the four years since Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown and killed.

Army forces have regained some territory in Benghazi lost last year, but fighters of the Islamist Majlis al-Shura still control several districts and the commercial port area.

Man burned alive in Burundi protest

iamwizdom 1:41 am

Jean Claude Niyonzima, a suspected member of the ruling party's Imbonerakure youth militia, sits under soldiers. (Jerome Delay, AP)

Protesters burned a man alive in Burundi's capital on Thursday, saying he was a member of the ruling party's youth wing which had attacked them during their demonstrations against the president's bid for a third term, a witness said.

Protesters have been on Bujumbura's streets for almost two weeks, often hurling stones at police who they say have fired live rounds, which police deny.

Opponents of the government say the June 26 presidential election should be delayed by a few weeks because of unrest. President Pierre Nkurunziza's spokesperson said that was unnecessary as most of the country was calm.

Kanye West snubbed wife Kim on the Met Gala red carpet?

iamwizdom 1:28 am

I saw the photos and they looked happy but some keen observers say they detected friction between Kanye West and his wife Kim Kardashian on the 2015 Met Gala red carpet.

According to tell OK magazine

"At one point, when Kim reached for Kanye’s hand, he moved away to pose for photos! He also briefly left her on the red carpet to talk to another attendee while Kim continued to pose for the numerous photographers. As the couple headed inside, Kanye didn’t look like he wanted to pose with his wife, and photographers had to literally scream and beg him to turn back towards the cameras and face in the same direction as his curvy wife."
Go here to watch a clip of Kanye supposedly giving Kim the cold shoulder. I didn't see it though...

Girl brags about sleeping with Chris Brown the first day she met him (text messages)

iamwizdom 1:15 am

The lady above claimed she had sex with Chris Brown a few hours after she met him in Vegas over the weekend and went on Facebook to brag about it. She claims she was in his room and shared a photo of herself inside Chris' Vegas room. To prove she wasn't lying, she shared text messages from Chris Brown. See the text messages after the cut...

It's his job! Make-up artist brushes Beyonce's cleavage (photos)

iamwizdom 1:03 am

He must love his job! A make-up artist was photographed brushing up Beyonce's cleavage in a low-cut outfit today May 7th during a photoshoot on a roof-top in New York City for a new campaign for French luxury brand, Givenchy. More pics after the cut...

Photo: 7,000 Nigerians forced out of Niger republic

iamwizdom 12:55 am

7,000 Nigerians who have been taking refuge in Lake Chad since Boko Haram attacks chased them from their villages in the North, are being forced out of Niger and back to Nigeria by the Nigerien military. The deportation started on Tuesday May 5th.

According to Voice of America, the Nigerians were forced out against their will following Boko Haram's attacks on the island of Karamga in Lake Chad last month in which 74 Nigerien soldiers and civilians were killed. The Nigerians were deported in trucks and dumped in Yobe state by the Nigerien military. A photo of some of the Nigerians deported above.

Commenting on the deportation, Alhaji Muhammed Kanar, the northeast coordinator for Nigeria’s Emergency Management Agency NEMA , said, “From the first three days, we received nearly 4,000. And in fact, another batch of nearly 3,000 or above, we are now in the process of registration.”.
Karl Steinacker, Niger's representative for the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, criticized the Nigerien government for sending the Nigerians back home and putting them at risk. Nigerians and Nigeriens lived around the Lake Chad but the Nigeriens were sent to communities and towns in Niger republic while the Nigerians who are taking refuge in the Lake Chad were deported to Yobe state in trucks.

"Those islands are home to both Nigerians and Nigeriens working in the fishing industry. But, while citizens of Niger are moving into cities and towns, Nigerians have nowhere to go but back across the border. People’s livelihoods have been destroyed because they have been told you can no longer live and work on the lake, and now they are told, OK, but in any event, we’ll take you back to your country. So they say yes… What other options do they have? Even if they are migrants, the question is, is it appropriate to send them back, and is it the right way it’s being handled, and I guess in both cases it is no," he said.

Monday, May 04, 2015

Meet the incredible hulk from Brazil, who injected oil into his biceps in bid to become real life version of character

iamwizdom 11:48 pm

This Brazilian bodybuilder wanted to be real life version of Superhero, Incredible Hulk, that he risked his life by injecting oil and alcohol into his arms – and almost had both amputated.

Father-of-one Romario Dos Santos Alves, 25, used the potentially lethal cocktail to pump up his biceps to 25in and he now faces a catalogue of serious health issues. The former bodyguard said using the synthetic filler synthol cost him his sanity and nearly his life as he tried to kill himself when his wife was six months pregnant.

He said his swollen muscles terrify children in his hometown of Caldas Novas in Brazil and they call him a 'beast' and a 'monster'.

Photos: See what Love & Hip Hop star Nya lee wore to MayPac fight

iamwizdom 11:28 pm

The former stripper turned reality star wore next to nothing to the Mayweather vs Pacquiao fight in Vegas on Saturday night. See an up-close pic after the cut...

Photo: Man arrested for stealing N4.6m from his employers

iamwizdom 9:49 pm

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 arraigned one Oladepo Bamidele Osibeluwo before Justice Augustine Odukwo of the Akwa Ibom State High Court Uyo, on one count charge of stealing to the tune of N4,623, 600.00

The accused, who was employed as Regional Sales Manager by Topcare Nigeria Limited, a pharmaceutical company, sometime in 2011, allegedly sold some pharmaceutical products worth N4,623, 600.00

26yr old pregnant woman shot dead during OPC/oil bunkers crossfire in Ogun

iamwizdom 9:07 pm

Oluwadamilola Fajana, a 26 year old pregnant law graduate of the Ekiti state University was killed by a stray bullet during a crossfire between OPC members and oil bunkers in Arepo Ogun state on April 29th. Damilola who was married and was 6 months pregnant, was on her way back from work when she drove into the crossfire and was killed by a stray bullet.

In a statement released today May 4th, Mr Ojo Babafemi, the deceased father accused President Jonathan of being an accomplice in the death of his daughter, saying if the President Jonathan had not empowered OPC members and given their leaders such as Gani Adams oil wells located in their area, his daughter and his unborn grandchild wouldn't have been killed. Read his statement after the cut...

Nicki Minaj flaunts boobs as she parties in Vegas with Meek Mill

iamwizdom 3:30 pm

The rapper is having a great time with boyfriend, rapper Meek Mill in Las Vegas after watching the MayPac fight. See the photos she shared on instagram after the cut...

Fuel now sell for between 130-300 naira per litre

iamwizdom 2:00 am

As the fuel scarcity in Nigeria continues, pump price of petrol in various fuel stations have been jacked up by owners of fuel stations. While some are selling at N130 per liter as against the N 97 per litre pump price, others in some states across the country are selling as high as N300 per liter. In black market, the price of fuel is ridiculous. Some of them are selling the scarce product for as high as N8,000 for 25 litres.

Sunday, May 03, 2015

260 women & children fleeing from Boko Haram members rescued in Adamawa

iamwizdom 11:00 pm

The Nigerian military says it has rescued 260 women and children who got stuck in the outskirts of Chalawa village in Adamawa state after they fled from Madagali village in Adamawa state during one of the Boko Haram attacks on their community.

This new development is contained in statement released by the Defence Headquarters this evening. See the statement after the cut...

Boko Haram: This video shows women and children fleeing Sambisa Forest

iamwizdom 10:46 pm

Footage released by the Nigerian military shows women and children earlier kidnapped by Boko Haram militants escaping soon after an aerial bombardment forced the militants to flee their base in Sambisa forest. Watch ...

New video released by Defence HQ shows Boko Haram members fleeing Sambisa forest

iamwizdom 10:41 pm

A video released by the Nigerian defense forces show a large contingent of Boko Haram fighters fleeing the scene of an aerial bombardment in recent military victories. Y'all need to watch this...

Call to halt Burundi protest for 2 days

iamwizdom 1:07 am

Burundi protest organisers who have staged six days of demonstrations against President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to seek a third term of office have called for protests to be halted for two days, a civil society leader said on Saturday.

"We decided to stop demonstrations for two days, first to allow those who lost their family members in the protests to observe mourning and, second, we want the protesters to regain energy before resuming the fight on Monday," said Pacifique Nininahazwe, head of Focode, one of the 300 civil society groups that have called for the demonstrations.

The presidency has described the demonstrations in the capital as an "insurrection" and warned protesters of "severe sanctions".

The opposition says Nkurunziza is violating the constitution by seeking a third five-year term, a claim his supporters dispute.

1st group of freed women brought to safety in Nigeria

iamwizdom 12:04 am

A Nigerian soldier stands next to woman and children that were allegedly rescued by the Nigerian Military after being taken by Islamic extremists in Sambisa Forest. (Nigerian Military, AP)

The first group of nearly 300 Nigerian girls and women released from Boko Haram were brought by the military to the safety of a refugee camp in the country's northeast on Saturday evening.

More than 677 females have been released this week, as the Nigerian military continues its campaign to push the Islamic extremists out their last remaining strongholds in the Sambisa Forest.

As darkness fell in this dusty part of Yola, a convoy of armed vehicles brought the women and young children crammed into the open backs of trucks to a school that has been turned into a refugee camp for people displaced by Boko Haram.

Footballer Rio Ferdinand loses 34 year old wife to cancer

iamwizdom 11:45 pm

Former England defender Rio Ferdinand announced this morning that his wife of six years and mother of his three children, Rebecca Ferdinand died in a hospital in London following a short battle with cancer. Ferdinand announced the sad news on the club's website this morning. He said:
'My soul mate slipped away last night. Rebecca, my wonderful wife, passed away peacefully after a short battle with cancer at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London. She was a fantastic loving mother to our three beautiful children. She will be missed as a wife, sister, aunt, daughter and granddaughter. She will live on in our memory, as a guide and inspiration.
'Myself, my parents Janice and Julian, along with Rebecca's parents Lesley and Stephen, would like to thank our families, friends and my club colleagues who have rallied around in these desperate days, weeks and months. I would also like to express my gratitude for the dedication and expertise of the staff led by Professors Johnstone and Clarke at the Royal Marsden. Their valiant efforts to prolong Rebecca's all-too-short life will not be forgotten.
'Our grief, as a family, is total. We would appreciate being allowed to mourn privately.'