Emmanuel Babatunde's Blog: November 2017

Sunday 26 November 2017

'Snake Bite Victims Bled From Their Eyes': Adventurer Who Has Encountered 400 Snakes Tells Stunning Story

Ed Stafford

Ed Stafford is a completely fearless British jungle explorer who has encountered more than 400 snakes.

The man has now revealed the reptiles' venom can leave victims bleeding from their eyes.

According to The Sun UK, the death-defying trekker Ed Stafford has spoken about how to escape from the predators after his numerous hair-raising experiences.

Diego Maradona has accused his two daughters of stealing £3.4million from him and has called for one of them to be jailed.

The Argentine World Cup winner also accused his wife of being involved in the alleged theft, alleging they stashed some of the money in Uruguay.

The 57-year-old football legend is suing ex-wife Claudia Villafane and daughters Dalma and Giannina.

More than 30 migrants died and 200 were rescued on Saturday after their boats foundered off Libya's western coast, the Libyan navy said.

The coastguard conducted two rescue operations off the city of Garabulli, 60 kilometres (40 miles) east of Tripoli, spokesman Colonel Abu Ajila Abdelbarri said.

He added that patrols had found 31 bodies and 60 survivors from one boat, while all 140 passengers had survived in a second boat.

Yakubu Galadima, the lawyer for the whistle-blower, who informed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of the $43m, N23.2m and £27,800 (N13bn) recovered from an Ikoyi apartment, says his client will not accept anything below five per cent commission.

Galadima said this during a chat with one of our correspondents on Saturday.

The Secretary of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, at an event on Thursday titled, ‘Tracking Noxious Funds’, which was organised by Kent University Law School and Human and Environmental Development Agency, had explained that any whistle-blower, who helped the government to recover anything above N1bn would receive less than five per cent commission.

The founder of Amazon.com Inc Jeff Bezos, on Friday added over $2.4billion to his fortune which now stands at $100.3 billion.

The world richest man who own the world's biggest online retailer's website is the first billionaire to hit the $100 billion mark since Bill Gate hit it almost 18 years ago.

Amazon's shares spiked more than 2 percent based on the company’s prospects for the holiday shopping, with daily online purchases rising 18.4 percent over last year.

Undergraduate Commits Suicide In Bauchi

A 300-level student of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, on Friday morning reportedly hanged himself.

The deceased, Dahiru Adamu, 30, was said to be a student of the Department of Technology Education at the institution. He was found hanging from a tree.

The incident was said to have occurred at the Gubi campus of the school along Kano Road.

A student of the institution, who spoke on a condition of anonymity, told Saturday Punch that the body of the victim was left hanging from the tree for about two hours before it was brought down.

He said, “I got to school on Friday morning only to find out that a student had hanged himself in the compound.

Men put up a poster of Chinese President Xi Jinping in a home in Yugan county, southern China’s Jiangxi province.

The local government has launched a campaign to “transform believers in religion into believers in the party”. (Photo: Lvv2.com)

Thousands of Christian villagers in China have been told to take down displays of Jesus, crosses, and gospel passages from their homes as part of a government propaganda effort to “transform believers in religion into believers in the party.”

According to The South China Morning Post (SCMP), Communist Party of China (CPC) officials visited Chritian believers’ homes in Yugan county of Jiangxi province where about 10 percent of the population are Christians. They urged residents to replace personal religious displays with posters of President Xi Jinping; more than 600 removed Christian symbols from their living rooms, and 453 hung portraits of the Communist leader, according to SCMP.

Atiku Abubakar

In Friday’s announcement of his withdrawal from the APC, Atiku Abubakar said he was still pondering his next political move. But if he ends up returning to the major opposition Peoples Democratic Party as he is widely expected to do, it will be the third time that Mr. Abubakar will be returning to the party after defecting to other parties.

He was a founding member of the PDP in 1998.

1999-2006.

Mr. Abubakar was elected governor of his home state, Adamawa, in 1999 on the PDP ticket.

Before he could be sworn in as governor, he was picked as running mate by Olusegun Obasanjo who secured the PDP presidential ticket. The ticket proceeded to win the presidency, with Mr. Abubakar becoming Vice President from May 29, 1999 and for a second term in 2003.

2019: No Automatic Ticket For Buhari – Tinubu

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has said that the party is yet to endorse President Muhammadu Buhari as its sole candidate for the 2019 presidential election.

He also said the party would follow the ”normal democratic processes” in choosing its candidate for the election.

An ex-Arsenal youth player has been caged after selling heroin and cocaine for a gang of dealers. Former Gooner Christian Toonga was jailed for two and a half years for his role in the crimes today.
The 19-year-old claimed he was pressured into working for the Custom House gang when he was arrested at a property in Sherborne, Wiltshire, last year.
He was part of so called “cuckooing” operation where gangs set up shop in the homes of vulnerable individuals.

Osun pensioners protesting non payment of their pensions

Many Osun State pensioners on Wednesday took to the streets to protest non payment of their pensions for 13 and-a-half months after a headmaster killed himself over unpaid gratuity.

The pensioners operating on the platform of 2011/2012 Forum of Retired Public Servants in Osun State accused the government of Rauf Aregbesola of trying to starve them to death.

According to Punch, the protesters were armed with placards with various inscriptions as they took off from Ayetoro Junction and marched to the popular Olaiya Junction where they addressed journalists.

Emeka Ojukwu, son of late Chukwuemeka Odimegwu-Ojukwu, says he was driven to join the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, by his belief that his home South-east region must belong in national governance and the political decision-making process of Nigeria.

Mr. Ojukwu said this when he was formally received into the APC by the party’s leadership, led by its National Chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun.

With Mr. Odigie-Oyegun at the event at the APC national secretariat were the Deputy National Chairman (South) Segun Oni, National Vice Chairman (South-East), Emma Eneukwu, National Auditor George Moghalu, and Chief of Staff to the chairman, Edwin Ikhinmwin.

Checkout Robert Mugabe's N3.6 Billion 25-Bedroom Mansion in Harare (Photos)

Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace Mugabe

Photos of the lavish 25-bedroom mansion owned by President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace have been revealed by TheZimbabwean.

Photographs of the plush palace, dubbed 'Blue Roof', show the 93-year-old tyrant immerses himself in luxury, far away from the pain and suffering felt by ordinary people in the cash-strapped nation.

Grace Mugabe, wife of ousted President Robert Mugabe

Students at the University of Zimbabwe on Monday skipped their semester final exams, demanding that vice-chancellor Levi Nyagura revoke the PhD controversially awarded to now ex-First Lady Grace Mugabe in 2014, or that he step down with immediate effect.

The students also said they would not write exams unless President Robert Mugabe leaves office.

UniZim was forced to stop the exams after the students vowed they would not step into exam halls unless their issues had been addressed.

A 14-year old boy, Mutiu, and 29 others were yesterday sentenced to one month’s imprisonment by an Osogbo Magistrate’s Court for dumping refuse on the streets of Osogbo, the Osun State capital.

The convicts were arrested on Tuesday at different areas by officials of the Osun State Waste Management Agency and were brought to the court dressed in boxer shots, while most of the females among them were dressed in nightgowns and wrappers only.

Among those who were convicted are Fakunle Ibikunle, 19; Azeez Opeyemi, 17; Shittu Dorcas, 30; Adepeju Adesina, 23; Paulina Ona, 27; Damilola Juwonlola, 34; Ayeni Ridwane, 22; and Funmilola Kasali, 25.

Robert Mugabe’s former deputy Emmerson Mnangagwa

Robert Mugabe’s former deputy Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose sacking led to the autocrat’s downfall, now seems likely to be the next head of state of Zimbabwe.

On Sunday, Mnangagwa was named president of the ruling ZANU-PF party in place of Mugabe.

That put him one step ahead for the top job as Mugabe resigned today.

Nicknamed “Ngwena” (The Crocodile) because of his fearsome power and ruthlessness, the 75-year-old Mnangagwa had appeared to have been outfoxed by Mugabe’s wife, Grace.

The First Lady, a former typist, who is 41 years younger than her husband, lobbied the veteran head of state to ditch his vice president, a long-serving lieutenant, to further her own political ambitions.

File photo: Kenyan police

It has been revealed that some Kenyan robbers spent months building a tunnel into the bowels of a bank located opposite a police station and stole equivalent of half a million dollars, police said on Tuesday.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Police said they had arrested two men and one woman over the robbery but had not recovered the 50 million Kenyan shillings, reported missing by staff at the branch of Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) on Monday when they showed up to work.

“We have not recovered the stolen money,” said Simba Willy, sub-county police commander in the town of Thika, northeast of Nairobi, where the heist took place.

Zimbabweans celebrate Mugabe's exit

The long-serving president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugae has resigned after serious pressure.

Mugabe's resignation capped an unprecedented week in which the military seized control, tens of thousands of Zimbabwean citizens took to the streets to demand the president go and the 93-year-old Mugabe wrestled to remain in power.

Dangote To Open $500m Cement Plant In Congo

Aliko Dangote

Dangote Cement will formally open its 1.5million metric tonnes Cement Plant in Congo on Thursday.

The plant, built at a cost of $500 million, is expected to directly employ more than 1000 people, and thousands more in indirect job placement.

The Plant which is now the largest in Congo rolled out its first bag of cement on the 7th of August, 2017.

Dangote Cement plants currently feature in 17 African countries. The Congo Plant commissioning will bring the total of Dangote Cement fully operational Plants in Africa, to 10.

The company’s third quarter unaudited results showed that the Congo plant which recently began operations has almost doubled the size of the cement sector in the country.

Bilyaminu Bello and Maryam Sanda

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has obtained CCTV footage showing the last moments of Bilyaminu Bello, the son of a former Peoples Democratic Party chairman who was allegedly killed by his wife, Maryam Sanda.

A Punch correspondent had reported that Bello was stabbed to death by his wife over allegations of infidelity after she read a text message on his phone.

It was learnt that Bello was rejected by two hospitals before he was finally pronounced dead. An impeccable police source said the police recovered the CCTV footage of their residence.

“We have been able to obtain the footage and it shows the suspect and three private security guards conveying him unto a vehicle from where he was rushed to a hospital,” he said.

The birth of a baby should be a thing of joy. But for Blessing Agbo and her live-in lover, Chibugo Duru, the event has brought shame and disgrace.

For more than four months after Agbo was delivered of a baby boy through caesarean section in a Lagos hospital, God Cures Hospital, she had yet to be discharged over a bill of N215,000.

2018 FIFA World Cup draw.Picture: FOX SPORT

Here’s everything you need to know.

ULTIMATE GUIDE: Russia 2018 World Cup

WHEN AND WHERE IS THE DRAW?

The draw will be conducted on December 1 at the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow.

It is scheduled to start at 6pm local time, but usually, there’s a ceremony before any balls are drawn out of pots.

HOW CAN YOU FOLLOW THE DRAW?

Hassan Al Thawadi

Qatar’s most senior World Cup official said Monday there were no regrets in bidding for the 2022 tournament, despite the “abuse” it claims it has received since being chosen as host.

Speaking at a press conference to mark the eve of the five-year anniversary before the tournament starts, Hassan Al Thawadi said Qatar was right to bid for football’s premier tournament.
“It will always be worth it, it will always continue being worth it,” said Thawadi, Secretary General of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy.

Apostle Johnson Suleman rocking the police uniform

Senior Pastor of the Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide (OFM), Apostle Johnson Suleman was spotted rocking a police uniform during church service on Sunday.

Anthony Joshua

Nigerian-British boxing champ, Anthony Joshua has come in for criticism for an alleged use of racist language in an Instagram exchange with American heavyweight, Eddie Chambers.

Chambers, a fighter with a professional record of 42-5, posted a video earlier last week, which showed an apparent direct message back-and-forth with ‘AJ’.

A message from Joshua’s account referred to Chambers as a “disgrace to the superior black race.”

Boko Haram Insurgents Behead Six Farmers

Boko Haram insurgents have beheaded six farmers at Dimge plantation in the Mafa Local Government Area of Borno.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the killing is the latest in a string of attacks in the violence-wracked North-east, where more than 20,000 people have been killed in nine years of insurgency.

Trump and Kim

President Trump has announced that the US is re-designating North Korea a state sponsor of terrorism, nine years after it was removed from the list.

In a cabinet meeting, he said the move would trigger "very large" additional sanctions to be announced on Tuesday.

Mr Trump blamed the country's nuclear programme, and support for what he called international acts of terrorism.

Below are pictures of Wizkid and his alleged new baby mama, Jada Pollock.
She is the Singer's US Manager and rumor has it that they've been having a romantic affair for a while now.

Earlier today, news broke out that she gave birth few weeks ago to a baby boy in London. If the reports are true, then it means Wizkid now has a 3rd child.

The two criminals after they were caught

SARS patrol team in Katsina Ala area of Benue State while on routine stop and search along Joor-Mbatyo suspected two young men namely Sonter Asornyi ‘m’ of Ugbema in Buruku LGA and Ternenge Tyotom ‘ m’ of Mbagen in Buruku, on the spot search, a locally made revolver pistol and set of dangerous charms were recovered from them after search was conducted.

Meet The Female Bobsled Team Taking Nigeria To The 2018 Winter Olympics For The First Time

The female trio of Seun Adigun, Ngozi Onwumere and Akuoma Omeoga trending again as they have become the first African team to quality for the bobsled category.

"My Husband’s Manhood Not Working Well, He Ejaculates Within Seconds" - Lady Complains

Not the real photo

A 32-year-old woman, Kate Ude, has prayed an FCT High Court, Jabi to dissolve her four-year-old marriage to her husband, Michael Ude, over his “malfunctioning manhood”. Kate alleged that Michael’s manhood always had inconsistent erection and that anytime the manhood became erect, he ejaculated within few seconds.

Mr Emeka Ojukwu jnr, son of the founder of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, has dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC).

He made his declaration today in Awka, at the grand finale campaign of the APC candidate for the Anambra 2017 governorship election, Dr Tony Nwoye.

Plans for the world's first man-made "floating city" in the Pacific Ocean are beginning to take shape, with the non-profit organisation behind the project claiming a prototype could be ready by 2020.

The San Francisco-based Seasteading Institute has spent about a decade trying to work out how to build "permanent, innovative communities floating at sea".

Head coach of the Argentina national team, Jorge Sampaoli, has played down suggestions that they would have beaten Nigeria, if Lionel Messi was in the team.
Messi returned to Barcelona after their 1-0 win over Russia last Saturday and missed their 4-2 loss to the Super Eagles in a friendly on Tuesday night.

Following the interim take over of Zimbabwe government by military arm, the country’s ruling party Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU -PF) on Wednesday, November 15, 2017 has announced that there was no coup in the country, only that President Robert Mugabe and his wife, have been detained and that the president has been replaced with Emmerson Mnagngawa, the vice president who was sacked a week ago and exiled by Mugabe.

They wrote on Twitter an hour ago, “Zimbabwe has not had a coup. There has been a decision to intervene because our constitution had been undermined, in the interim Comrade E Mnagngawa will be president of ZANU PF as per the constitution of our revolutionary organisation.

In a series of tweets, the ruling party went on to indicate that the action of the military has the backing of politicians in the country.

Recall in a 1980 interview that Mugabe granted to BBC shortly after he took power, he boosted that no military can remove him as he intends to rule the country with firmness.

See tweets below...

Donald Trump 'sentenced to death' by North Korea for insulting Kim Jong Un

Donald Trump deserves the death penalty for insulting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the country's state media has said.

An editorial in the ruling party newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, called the US President a "hideous criminal" for urging the five Asian countries he visited last week to maximise pressure on North Korea to halt its growing nuclear programme.

The paper also called Mr Trump a "coward" for cancelling a visit to the inter-Korean border.
"The worst crime for which he can never be pardoned is that he dared [to] malignantly hurt the dignity of the supreme leadership," the editorial said.

Last week, Senator Dino Melaye alerted the public alleging his properties across Kogi State might be demolished and he pointed fingers at the State Governor. Recall that only few days ago, the Senator also informed of his new constituency office he built in Kabba? Now that same property has been marked for demolition.

Here's what Dino just wrote on his IG;

Australians have overwhelmingly voted in favour of legalising same-sex marriage in a historic poll.

The non-binding postal vote showed 61.6% of people favour allowing same-sex couples to wed, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said.

Jubilant supporters have been celebrating in public spaces, waving rainbow flags and singing and dancing.

Dr Olurotimi John Badero has made Nigeria proud after his recognition as the only fully trained and board certified cardio-nephrologist (combined kidney and heart specialist) in the world today.
Dr. Badero is the Executive Director of Cardiac Renal & Vascular Associates, the Medical Director of St. Joseph Hospice, and he is on the global Advisory Board of the therapeutics experts on Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis, Merck Pharmaceuticals U.S.A.
Education, Career & Personal Life

President Buhari Congratulates Super Eagles After Defeating Argentina

President Muhammadu Buhari who is currently on tour in the South-Eastern part of Nigeria took to his official Twitter handle to congratulate the Super Eagles on their 4-2 trashing of Argentina.

He wrote;

Photo Credit: @omeruo

Super Eagles Players were in a joyous mood after defeating Argentina in a friendly match, 4-2 in Russia thanks to a brace from Arsenal's star, Alexander Iwobi and a goal each from Striker Kelechi Iheanacho and Debutant Brian Idowu.

So Seductive: Curvy Female Blogger Breaks Internet with Her Hot Tattooed Waist (Photos)

Angela

In the league of curvy women making waves on Instagram, Angela has carved a simple niche for herself through a unique rebranding idea.

Aside her massive bum, inviting breasts and striking looks, she has neatly and stylishly drawn killer tattoos on her slim waist which she flaunts with pride on social media.

Angela has a thing for skin-tight dresses that expose her tummy and her multiple tattoos. This has also helped in bringing out that seductive body shape which is the fantasy of most men.

She is currently being followed by 31,000 followers. Apart from her tattooes, she is always known to be a blogger, brand ambassador, traveler, lifestyle consultant, style influencer and ultimately a lover of God.

See more photos of the lady below:

Nigerian rapper, Mode9 has announced the passing away of his father. The rapper made the announcement online simply writting; R.I.P Mr JO Babatunde

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Ebonyi State for his 2-day working visit, and on ground to receive him were the Enugu, Abia and Ebonyi state governors as well as top security officials.

Ozibo Ekele

A Nigerian man, Ozibo Ekele has become the first person to bag a First Class from the Department of History since the foundation of the University of Ibadan. The was made public at the 2015/2016 convocation ceremony on Monday with 186 students finishing in the first class category.

Ekele graduated with a cumulative Grade Point Average of 6.6 out of a maximum of 7.0.

Speaking at the ceremony, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Idowu Olayinka, said that a total of 5,629 students from various programmes, including those from the Distance Learning Centre, were awarded first degree certificates at the ceremony.The VC said that 1,538 graduating students finished in the Second Class Upper division, while 3,133 finished in the Second Class Lower division. According to him, 434 students finished in the third class with 81 students finishing with pass.

Elizabeth Michael ‘Lulu’ has been sentenced by a Dar es Salaam court for the death of Steven Kanumba. The lass was Kanumba’s girlfriend at the time of his death.

For starters, Bahati used to be obsessed with Elizabeth Lulu before Diana Marua came into the picture. The Kenyan gospel singer confessed he traveled to Dar es Salaam in November 2016 to meet Lulu but the Tanzanian actress gave him the cold shoulder.

Lulu was today Monday November 13th sentenced to two years in prison. Dar es Salaam High Court found the actress guilty of manslaughter.

Samuel Ogbonna

A 24-year-old man identified as Samuel Ogbonna, is among 150 Nigerians studying in the United Kingdom on scholarships, who may be forced to return home before Christmas because their funding has been stopped by their sponsors.

A British newspaper, The Sunday Telegraph, first brought the plight of these students to the knowledge of the public in a publication that recently caused a stir in the education sector in Nigeria.

According to Punch Metro, Ogbonna, in an online interview, painted a disturbing picture of the condition in which he and his fellow compatriots have found themselves in the UK.

Saddled with debts of up to £20,000 each, most of them, especially those who completed their courses last academic session, have been informed by their respective universities that they will not receive their degree certification.

Festus Keyamo

Human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Festus Keyamo has taunted the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, over its announcement that it had sacked Nnamdi Kanu as director of Radio Biafra.

Keyamo wondered why IPOB, who had alleged that Kanu was killed by Nigerian army, was still announcing his removal ‘in the grave’.

It was reported that Radio Biafra upon resumption on Monday announced through one Ifeoma Okorafor that the radio was restructuring.

She announced that, “Mazi Nnamdi Nwanekaenyi Kanu, the former Director of Radio Biafra is hereby dismissed and removed as Director of Radio Biafra following extensive and intensive consultations”

Killer Suspect, Yewunu Tanlaju

While speaking to journalists after he was paraded alongside two other alleged partners, the suspected killer of a 17-year-old girl whose body parts were reportedly severed for money rituals, on Monday confessed that he was contracted to do the job for N8,000.

According to Premium Times, the suspect identified as Yewunu Tanlaju, who made the shocking disclosure at the police headquarters in Eleweran, Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital, said he lured the girl, who was hawking snacks into a hideout at Arigo Ijofin located in Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State and murdered her.

The Nigerian man posing with his three wives in Delta state

A Nigerian man has married three wives on the same day leaving many people seriously baffled. The man it was gathered had intended marrying six wives on the same day but was financially constrained.

There were rumours of bomb scare at the Anambra headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, following alleged discovery of a substance which looked like an improvised explosive device (IED).

A source who pleaded not to be named told DAILY POST that the device was detected by men of the anti-bomb squad of the Nigeria Police Force who combed the entire compound very early on Monday morning.

A source said,

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