TAMBUWAL ASKS COURT TO STOP PDP FROM REMOVING HIM AS SPEAKER

 Read moreTambuwal Asks Court To Stop PDP From Removing Him As Speaker

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Aminu Tambuwal and his party, the All Progresives Congress, APC, on Friday dragged his former party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the national chairman of the party, Alhaji Adamu Muazu, the deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Inspector General of Police, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and the Attorney General of the Federation ...

CHIEF OF DE FENCE STAFF (ALEX BEDAH) HOME TOWN RANSACKED BY BH

Hometown of Nigeria’s Defense Boss, Overrun By Boko Haram; Humanitarian Tragedy Evolving
In one of the worst ironies concerning the insecurity in Nigeria, Vimtin, the Adamawa State hometown of Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshall Alex Badeh, was attacked by Boko Haram militants on Thursday. The apparently confident fighters paid a courtesy call of sorts at the home, suggesting they knew exactly where they were and what they were doing.
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MUBI IN SIEGE AGAIN AS VILLAGERS FLEE FROM BH

Photo allegedly shows Mubi villagers fleeing after yesterday's attack on their village

I can't verify the authenticity of this photo but according to the person who shared it on Facebook, Jibrilla Madu Gadzama, the National Coordinator of the APC National Youth Vanguard, he said it's residents of Mubi village in Adamawa state fleeing after yesterday's attack by Boko Haram men.

ALAPOMEJI CROONER : 9ICE CAMPAIGN'S IN OGBOMOSHO

Pics: 9ice brands bus, palm oil, palm wine, soft drinks to campaign in Ogbomosho

Abolore Akande aka 9ice, who is going for House of Reps in Ogbomosho South/North and Orire Constituency Federal 1, branded buses and soft drinks to campaign in Ogbomosho. He also branded palm oil, palm wine and water to give to his supporters

FREED AT LAST,SISTER OF MINISTER OF PETROLEUM .

The sister of Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke, Osiya Agama has been rescued by police in Port Harcourt eight days after she was kidnapped.

Mrs Agama was kidnapped by unknown gunmen on her way from an evening church on Tuesday October 21, at Leventis Bus-Stop along Port Harcourt-Aba Road, as she approached her car.

The police said yesterday that she has been rescued. A text message from the Rivers State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ahmad Mohammad, stated that she was rescued during a joint operation by the Police, Military And Operatives of the State Security Service.

UNBELIEVABLE ! AS PRESIDENT JONATHAN EMBRACE EMIR OF KANO

Photos: Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi visits Pres. Jonathan again

Emir of Kano, Alhaji Mohammed Sanusi II, in company of members of The Kano Emirate visited President Jonathan at Aso Rock Villa earlier today October 30th.

The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria was reportedly at the Villa to reconcile with President Jonathan after the rift between them following Sanusi's sack from office as CBN governor. 

JERUSALEM HOLY CITY CLOSURE AS VIOLENCE ERUPT

Jerusalem holy site closure 'declaration of war' - Abbas

The shooting comes amid heightened tensions between Israelis and Palestinians in Jerusalem

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Israel and the Palestinians

A spokesman for Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has described the closure of a disputed Jerusalem holy site as a "declaration of war".

The move came amid tension and violence after the shooting of a Jewish activist. Israel's PM urged calm, saying Mr Abbas was stoking unrest.
The holy site will reopen on Friday, Israel's economy minister says.
Yehuda Glick, a campaigner for greater Jewish prayer rights at the Temple Mount/al-Haram al-Sharif, was wounded.
Israeli police later killed a Palestinian suspected of shooting him. Moataz Hejazi, 32, was shot after reportedly opening fire when police surrounded his home.
Rabbi Glick is a well-known US-born campaigner for the right of Jews to pray at the site, which is currently prohibited.
The compound - known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as Haram al-Sharif - is the holiest site in Judaism, and contains the al-Aqsa Mosque - the third holiest site in Islam.
In other developments

• Sweden became the first major Western European country to officially recognise Palestine as a state - Israel has recalled its ambassador to Sweden in response, according to an official quoted by AFP
• The UN Human Rights Committee urged Israel to halt settlement-building in the West Bank and investigate alleged violations committed by its military in Gaza since 2008
• US Secretary of State John Kerry described alleged insults which a senior US official aimed at Mr Netanyahu as "disgraceful, unacceptable and damaging"

Palestinians clashed with police as they tried to arrest the shooting suspect

Several Jewish protesters were arrested outside the compound

Rabbi Glick was photographed attending a conference shortly before the shooting

'Dangerous escalation'
Angry crowds gathered in Arab East Jerusalem near Hejazi's home as news spread that he had been shot.
Police used tear gas and rubber bullets against stone-throwing youths.

Analysis: BBC's Kevin Connolly in Jerusalem
A delicate status quo governs rights of access to al-Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount. Israel captured the Old City in 1967 but swiftly handed control of the compound back to the Islamic religious authorities, fearful of triggering a Holy War. Israel's security forces do impose restrictions - banning men under the age of 50 from worshipping on occasion - but argue that is about maintaining order.
Jews are allowed to visit the site but not to pray there. Now some right-wing religious groups say Jews should be allowed to pray - a demand which causes anger and unease in the Muslim world.
If it all sounds familiar, well that is because it is. When Britain governed the Holy Land in 1929 a very similar dispute provoked rioting that led to widespread loss of life - a proper resolution of it all still feels hopelessly distant.

There was also a small demonstration by far-right Israelis outside the holy site, with several arrested for attempting to enter it.
Palestinians hold the Israeli government responsible for a "dangerous act", Mr Abbas was quoted as saying by spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeina, AFP reports.
Israeli Economy Minister Naftali Bennett told the BBC on Thursday that the holy site would reopen in time for Friday prayers "unless there are unusual events that take place over the next few hours".

Jerusalem's holiest site

CHINEDU UBACHUKWU WINS GULDER ULTIMATE SEARCH SEASON 11

#GUSTheMission: Chinedu Ubachukwu Wins Gulder Ultimate

Search Season 11!   

News Release

October 30th 2014
Chinedu Ubachukwu has emerged winner of the 11th edition of Gulder Ultimate Search.    

Chinedu beat the two other finalists Cosy Joe & Afolabi Emmanuel to the ultimate prize by being the only person to complete the final task of retrieving the General’s War Helmet. This victory came after the 24-year-old graduate of Petroleum & Gas at University of Port Harcourt successfully navigated his way through the forest and managed to row his canoe across the heavy currents of Aguleri River.

JOSEPH YOBO NOW TURN POLITICIAN

 Has footballer Joseph Yobo joined politics? See photos

Looks like joining politics is the new trend among our famous folks. Former Super Eagles captain Joseph Yobo is the new ambassador of the PDP Ward 2 Ward Initiative. He is pictured above with other members of the group while on a courtesy call on the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Olisa Metuh, yesterday Wednesday October 29th. See another pic after the cut...

GERMAN HOSTAGE FREED IN NIGERIA AFTER COLLEAGUE WAS KILLED

German hostage freed in Nigeria after colleague killed

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Nigerian gunmen have freed a German citizen who was kidnapped a week ago, his employers said in a statement.

The construction company Julius Berger confirmed one of their workers had been freed after being kidnapped in the southern state of Ogun with another German citizen who was killed.
The two men were in a car on the way to work on 24 October when they were ambushed in a raid on their vehicles.
Foreigners are frequently kidnapped in Nigeria, often for ransom money.
At the time the two Germans were travelling without their security escorts, Reuters news agency reports.
The company did not give additional details or say whether a ransom had been paid.
Kidnapping frequently occurs in the south, where oil companies operate and wealthier Nigerians live.

Julius Berger is a Nigerian company and has been operating in Nigeria since 1965, based in Abuja.

29 YEAR OLD WITH TERMINAL CANCER,EXPLAINS WHY SHE'S DELAYING ENDING HER LIFE

"I still have enough joy and I still laugh and smile with my family and friends enough that it doesn't seem like the right time right now. But it will come because I feel myself getting sicker. It's happening each week."

Brittany Maynard, who moved with her family to Oregon to access the state's Death With Dignity law after being given a terminal cancer diagnosis, has decided to delay ending her life, she announced in a video posted on her website Thursday.

Maynard, who is 29 and was diagnosed with brain cancer earlier this year and given six months to live or less, had planned to die Nov. 1 by taking medication. But in her video message posted on her website, The Brittany Fund, she explained that "I still have enough joy and I still laugh and smile with my family and friends enough that it doesn't seem like the right time right now," she said. "But it will come because I feel myself getting sicker. It's happening each week."
She said that she's still able to take walks with her husband, which brings her the "greatest feelings of health that I have these days," but that overall her condition is getting worse, with seizures that leave her unable to speak afterward.
Maynard and her family moved to Portland, Oregon, because the state has a law that permits competent adults who are terminally ill (less than six months to live) to take doctor-prescribed, self-administered medication to end their own lives. Maynard is now using her own story to spread awareness of end-of-life options, and the fact that there are only five states where it is legally permitted.

BUTT IMPLANT OF $2000 KILLS NIGERIA GIRL IN BANGKOK

[quoute]Joy Williams, 23, from Thamesmead, was described as a 'caring and funny' girl who was 'loved by everybody.

She died on October 23 after travelling to Bangkok to have £2,000 buttock augmentation surgery.

Speaking yesterday from his home in Lagos, Nigeria, Miss Williams's older brother Anietie, 28, said he had been looking forward to her visiting him in Nigeria this Christmas.He said: 'We don't really know what went wrong, we only know what is in reports in the media.
'She was a beautiful girl, loved by everybody. We will miss her so much.'

He added that the family were still making preparations to bring Miss Williams's body home and that his brother was planning to fly to Thailand and return to London with it.

Miss Williams, who was born in Lagos, settled in Thamesmead with her mother Christie in 2007 and had been to Thailand twice before choosing to visit for surgery.

She initially visited the SP clinic, which she found on the internet, on October 14 to have the operation which she hoped would give her a bigger, fuller bottom. A few days later her wounds became infected and she returned to have corrective surgery to remove the silicon implants.

The doctor who carried out the procedure, Sompob Sansiri, 51, was later arrested and accused of negligence after it was found that he had been carrying out night-time surgery without a licence.[/quote]
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TOM COOK CEO APPLE INC IS A PROUD GAY

Tim Cook: Throughout my professional life, I’ve tried to maintain a basic level of privacy. I come from humble roots, and I don’t seek to draw attention to myself. Apple is already one of the most closely watched companies in the world, and I like keeping the focus on our products and the incredible things our customers achieve with them.

At the same time, I believe deeply in the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, who said: “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’ ” I often challenge myself with that question, and I’ve come to realize that my desire for personal privacy has been holding me back from doing something more important. That’s what has led me to today.

For years, I’ve been open with many people about my intimate orientation. Plenty of colleagues at Apple know I’m gay, and it doesn’t seem to make a difference in the way they treat me. Of course, I’ve had the good fortune to work at a company that loves creativity and innovation and knows it can only flourish when you embrace people’s differences. Not everyone is so lucky.

While I have never denied my sexuality, I haven’t publicly acknowledged it either, until now. So let me be clear: I’m proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me.



Being gay has given me a deeper understanding of what it means to be in the minority and provided a window into the challenges that people in other minority groups deal with every day. It’s made me more empathetic, which has led to a richer life. It’s been tough and uncomfortable at times, but it has given me the confidence to be myself, to follow my own path, and to rise above adversity and bigotry. It’s also given me the skin of a rhinoceros, which comes in handy when you’re the CEO of Apple.

The world has changed so much since I was a kid. America is moving toward marriage equality, and the public figures who have bravely come out have helped change perceptions and made our culture more tolerant. Still, there are laws on the books in a majority of states that allow employers to fire people based solely on their intimate orientation. There are many places where landlords can evict tenants for being gay, or where we can be barred from visiting sick partners and sharing in their legacies. Countless people, particularly kids, face fear and abuse every day because of their intimate orientation.

I don’t consider myself an activist, but I realize how much I’ve benefited from the sacrifice of others. So if hearing that the CEO of Apple is gay can help someone struggling to come to terms with who he or she is, or bring comfort to anyone who feels alone, or inspire people to insist on their equality, then it’s worth the trade-off with my own privacy.

I’ll admit that this wasn’t an easy choice. Privacy remains important to me, and I’d like to hold on to a small amount of it. I’ve made Apple my life’s work, and I will continue to spend virtually all of my waking time focused on being the best CEO I can be. That’s what our employees deserve—and our customers, developers, shareholders, and supplier partners deserve it, too. Part of social progress is understanding that a person is not defined only by one’s sexuality, race, or gender. I’m an engineer, an uncle, a nature lover, a fitness nut, a son of the South, a sports fanatic, and many other things. I hope that people will respect my desire to focus on the things I’m best suited for and the work that brings me joy.

The company I am so fortunate to lead has long advocated for human rights and equality for all. We’ve taken a strong stand in support of a workplace equality bill before Congress, just as we stood for marriage equality in our home state of California. And we spoke up in Arizona when that state’s legislature passed a discriminatory bill targeting the gay community. We’ll continue to fight for our values, and I believe that any CEO of this incredible company, regardless of race, gender, or intimate orientation, would do the same. And I will personally continue to advocate for equality for all people until my toes point up.

When I arrive in my office each morning, I’m greeted by framed photos of Dr. King and Robert F. Kennedy. I don’t pretend that writing this puts me in their league. All it does is allow me to look at those pictures and know that I’m doing my part, however small, to help others. We pave the sunlit path toward justice together, brick by brick. This is my brick.

AFTER 27 YEARS, PRESIDENT OF BURKINA FASO'S STILL REFUSES TO RESIGN(BURKINA FASO BURN'S)

Protest has been ongoing for days now against the Presidents plan to have the Country's constitution amended to enable him run for another term in office. Members of parliament were supposed to sit today to amend the clause allowing the president rerun for a fresh term of 5 years after about 27 years in power.

Protesters angry at plans to allow Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore to extend his 27-year-rule have set fire to parliament.

Correspondents say the city hall and ruling party headquarters are also in flames.

A huge crowd is surging towards the presidential palace and the main airport has been shut.

MPs have suspended a vote on changing the constitution to allow Mr Compaore to stand for re-election next year.

Five people have been killed in the protests, among the most serious against Mr Compaore's rule, reports BBC Afrique's Yacouba Ouedraogo from the capital.

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UNIZIK ENGINEERING FIVE STUDENTS BUILT'S A SPORT RACING CAR

Amazing: Unizik Students Produce Race Car

Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka has recorded yet another landmark breakthrough recently when five of her students produced a formula 1 car.

The students, from the department of mechanical Engineering produced the race car as their project.

The names of the student engineers include
*Okoyenta Augustus,
*Okeke Chukwuebuka,
*Ofoegbu Kenechukwu,
*Ibekwe Ebeneezer and
*Ezeani Chikeluba.

According to the initiator of the project, Okoyenta Augustus, the materials for the car were locally sourced and it took them two years to put in place. The cost of the project still according to him was about .4 million naira, though with the support of the department.

The students drove the car last tuesday to the administrative block to showcase the novel achievement to the vice chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ahaneku and the university community. Long Live the #‎UNIZIK5‬. Long Live Department of Mechanical Engineering. *Long Live Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka

Amazing: Unizik Students Produce Race Car

Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka has recorded yet another landmark breakthrough recently when five of her students produced a formula 1 car.

The students, from the department of mechanical Engineering produced the race car as their project.

The names of the student engineers include
*Okoyenta Augustus,
*Okeke Chukwuebuka,
*Ofoegbu Kenechukwu,
*Ibekwe Ebeneezer and
*Ezeani Chikeluba.

According to the initiator of the project, Okoyenta Augustus, the materials for the car were locally sourced and it took them two years to put in place. The cost of the project still according to him was about .4 million naira, though with the support of the department.

The students drove the car last tuesday to the administrative block to showcase the novel achievement to the vice chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ahaneku and the university community. Long Live the #‎UNIZIK5‬. Long Live Department of Mechanical Engineering. *Long Live Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka

14 FATAL MISTAKES YOU'RE MAKING AT WORK TODAY

Unconscious mistakes people make at work
Ask yourself: "If I was fired tomorrow, would my company suffer any major disruption or difficulty?"

14 Fatal Mistakes You're Making At Work Today

Is what you're doing at work today really the best thing for both your company and you?

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ZINEDINE ZIDANE BANNED FROM COACHING

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Zinedine Zidane has been banned from coaching for three months - but Real Madrid C.F. have slammed the ban & plan to appeal!

Zidane banned for three months over missing Real Madrid coaching qualifications

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POLE FRANCIS OF VATICAN CITY IS CONFUSE

Is there a place for the teaching of evolution in the Catholic Church?

Pope Francis: 'Evolution Is Not Inconsistent With The Notion Of Creation'

VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis on Monday (Oct. 27) waded into the controversial debate over the origins of human life, saying the big bang theory...

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9ICE GETTING READY TO TAKE ON A POLITICAL CAREER

9ice releases its official campaign poster

The singer is taking a break from music to concentrate on politics. He's contesting for a seat at the House of Representatives in next year's general elections in his home state and constituency.Bigups alapomeji CEO .

WIZKID IS MADLY ARROGANT BUT HE IS NOT BOTHERED

"I'm not bothered that people think I am arrogant" - Wizkid

In a new interview with Encomium mag, Wizkid said he doesn't care if people think he is arrogant, that he doesn't love everybody and so doesn't expect everybody to love him.

Asked if it bothers him that people think he's arrogant, Wizkid said;

"Bother me? Never! I am not bothered. Honestly I don't hear people saying it because anytime I go out, I show my fans great love. I do my thing. I don't have problem with that because I don't love everybody as well. So I don't expect everybody to love me too. That's life" Continue...

HARRYSONG BOAST ABOUT THE MONEY ON HIS BED

'The money I flaunted on instagram is mine' - Harrysong says

Singer Harrysong says the wad of cash he showed off on instagram last week is his and not borrowed like many fans on his instagram page said

"How can I borrow money and flaunt it on social media? It will be stupid of me to do that. It is my money. I went for a show in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state. The organizers were to pay into my account but they didn't. Instead I was given cash. It was a concert organzied for students of a tertiary institution in Uyo. It is money from my hard work" he told Encomium magazine

AUSTRALIA BAN ON WEST AFRICAN COUNTRIES

Australia bans travel flight from West Africa over fear of Ebola

The Australian government today announced a travel ban on all flights from West African countries, including Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. Thankfully, Nigeria is not included.

Making the announcement, the Australia's Minister of Immigration, Scott Morrison said under the new travel ban, no new visas would be issued to intending travelers from these countries and that all temporary visas would be cancelled, this is all i a bid to stop the spread of the deadly Ebola virus.

EBOLA INFECTED DALLAS NURSE FREE ATLAST

Dallas nurse Amber Vinson is free of Ebola, Emory Hospital says

Five days after nurse Nina Pham, the first direct transmission case of Ebola disease was declared free of the disease, a second nurse, Amber Vinson (pictured above) who also had contact with Thomas Eric Duncan, the man who took Ebola to America, has been declared free of the deadly virus.

Amber was declared free this afternoon October 28th by management of the Atlanta Emory Hospital where she had been undergoing treatment. 

WOMAN STRIPPED FOR STEALING IN CHINA

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Pics: Woman stripped to the waist after being caught stealing by store owner

A female shoplifter was stripped to her waist by a merciless store owner after she was caught stealing in her store. The shoplifter, 28 year old Yu Chung, went into the store in China's Zhejiang province to buy clothes and stuffed some into her bag without paying for them.

The angry store owner, 39 year old Mei Hsueh, who caught her red handed, descended on her, removed her top to prevent her from running away, then removed her bra and pushed her outside of her store. Of course a crowd gathered to watch, some took photos and shared them online...

ANOTHER GUN BANG IN SOUTH AFRICA KILLING SENZO MEYIWA BAFANA NO 1 GOALKEEPER

S Africa police hunt for footballer's killers

Police launch manhunt for gunmen as nation grieves for goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa, shot dead during a robbery.

Meyiwa had recently been made captain and lead the national team to the African Cup of Nations qualifiers [AP]

Police in South Africa have launched a manhunt for the killers of the nation's football team captain, who was shot dead in an apparent robbery at his girlfriend's home, plunging the country into shock and grief. Twenty-seven-year-old Senzo Meyiwa was shot in the upper body on Sunday, and the two gunmen, along with an accomplice who had waited outside his girlfriend Kelly Khumalo's home in Vosloorus township near Johannesburg, fled on foot, according to police. "Words cannot express the nation's shock at this loss," President Jacob Zuma said in a statement, leading the national grief for Meyiwa. Zuma urged law enforcement authorities to "leave no stone unturned" in finding the killers, and police offered a reward of nearly $23,000 for information leading to their arrest and conviction. Words cannot express the nation's shock at this loss. Jacob Zuma, South African president General Riah Phiyega, the national police commissioner, said Meyiwa's killing was a blow to the "brand" and "image" of South Africa, adding it was important to show the world that authorities were moving aggressively to solve the case. "They will be keen to know what we are doing as police," Phiyega said at a news conference. The goalkeeper was recently made captain of the South African national team, known by its nickname of Bafana Bafana, and led it in four African Cup of Nations qualifiers this year. South Africa hosted the World Cup soccer tournament in 2010 with relatively little incident, dispelling visitors' fears amid a decade-long decline in violent crime. However, police said last month that there were 17,000 killings in the year ending in March, a five percent increase over the previous year in a country of 53 million. The shooting comes amid an already stormy period among South African sport personalities. Officials had expressed sadness at the saga of Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee Olympic runner who fatally shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp last year. Following a tumultuous and emotional trial, Pistorius began serving a five-year prison sentence October 21 after being convicted of culpable homicide, or manslaughter; prosecutors who had sought a murder conviction plan to appeal. And on Friday, former 800-metre world champion and Olympic silver medalist Mbulaeni Mulaudzi died in a car crash. Also, on October 19, Jackson Mthembu, a member of parliament and a former spokesman for the African National Congress, was shot during a robbery at an ATM in the country's east, the party said. He drove himself to a nearby hospital for treatment. Last year, the home of Desmond Tutu, the retired Anglican archbishop and Nobel peace laureate, was burgled while he and his wife slept. They were not harmed

CAR BOMBING KILLING AT LEAST A DOZEN OF IRAQ'S

Car bombings leave dozens dead in Iraq

Suicide attack on security forces and Shia militia in town south of Baghdad followed by blast in capital's Karrada area.

Shia militia members seized Jurf al-Sakhr, a strategic Sunni town, from ISIL on Sunday [Reuters]

At least 31 people have been killed and dozens more injured in two explosions in Iraq, including one targeting security officials just south of the capital Baghdad. In the first explosion on Monday, a suicide car bomber killed at least 21 Shia militia members and injured 37 others in a town 50km from Baghdad, a day fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) were pushed out of the strategic area. Sources told Al Jazeera a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged Humvee near a checkpoint manned by security forces and allied militia members in Jurf al-Sakhr. Pinpointing military and humanitarian aid from nations in the international struggle against the armed group. ISIL seized the strategic Sunni town in July, that lies on a road usually taken by Shia pilgrims when they head to the holy city of Karbala. Pilgrims will be taking the route in the coming weeks to commemorate the death of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Imam Hussein, who's shrine is in Karbala. In Monday's second incident, a bomb-laden car exploded in Baghdad's Karrada district, killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens more, police and medical sources said. Al Jazeera's Imran Khan, reporting from Baghdad, said a loud explosion echoed across the capital as the blast hit a residential area that has frequently been targeted in recent months. The attack took place on a street with shops and restaurants, home to both Shia and Sunni Muslims as well as other sects and ethnic groups. Since early this year, Iraq has been facing increasing levels of violence targeting Shia neighbourhoods as ISIL seeks to consolidate its control over areas in the country's west and north.

PATHETIC! AFRICAN'S TRYING TO CROSSBORDER TO SPAIN

Shocking Photos Of How Africans Sit on Border Fence In Other To Get Into Spain! [Photos]

These African men sit on top of Moroccan border fence day and night in a desperate bid to get into Spain. The border fence made of barbed wire is about 23ft tall, yet they gently climb on it and stay there all day and night.

Some of them who get frustrated along the line because the police won’t let them in, injure themselves by cutting off their hands or feet and some even falling over the other side in a bid to injure themselves. It’s just so heart breaking!

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JONATHAN PLEADS WITH THE WORLD TO STOP DISCRIMINATING NIGERIAN'S AGAINST EBOLA

Stop Discrimination Against Nigerians Over Ebola, Jonathan Appeals
President Goodluck Jonathan said Monday in Abuja that he hopes that Nigerians will no longer suffer discriminatory checks and stigmatization abroad now that the World Health Organisation has certified the country to be Ebola-free.
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EBOLA SCARE IN AMERICAN

Americans confident in Ebola response

Washington (CNN) -- Ebola is very much on the minds of Americans, as 8 in 10 Americans believe someone new will be diagnosed with the disease in the coming weeks. But there is overwhelming confidence in the federal government's ability to prevent a nationwide epidemic, a new CNN/ORC International Poll shows.

More than 7 in 10 Americans say the federal government can stop an Ebola epidemic, and 54% believe the federal government is doing a "good job" in addressing the disease.

US ARMY RETURNING FROM LIBERIA MUST BE QUARANTINE

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A member of the U.S army walks past a newly constructed Ebola treatment centre in Bongcounty, on the outskirts of Monrovia, Liberia, Oct. 7, 2014.

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The Army has decided that troops returning from deployments to Liberia should be quarantined so they can be monitored for possible exposure to the Ebola virus and a general was among the first people affected.

The order immediately affected up to a dozen soldiers who returned to their home base in Italy this weekend, including Maj. Gen. Darryl Williams, the former top U.S. commander in Liberia.

"Out of an abundance of caution the Army directed a small number of personnel, about a dozen, that recently returned to Italy to be monitored in a separate location at their home station of Vicenza," Col. Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman, said today. "None of these individuals have shown any symptoms of exposure." 

NIGERIA KINGS AND THEIR CLAMOUR

Portaits Of Nigerian Monarchs Capture Rich Tradition In Contemporary World

 

Although Nigerian monarchies have undergone a lot of changes in the last century, they still rule their kingdoms legally, kingdoms which have been amalgamated into the country now known as Nigeria. As relevant as ever, Nigerian kings are living symbols of a nation's roots, ushering costumes and customs as old as time into the tumultuous changes brought on by the new millennium.

Lagos-based photojournalist George Osodi captures Nigerian royalty in all its brightly colored glory, combining traditional kinglike regalia with contemporary touches like convertibles and spiffy shades. The photographer perfectly captures a strange population existing almost outside of time, giving viewers a portal into another location and era.