Refugee who's picture went viral, earns $15,000 and counting

More than $17,000 has been raised in just three hours to support a Syrian refugee pictured selling pens in Beirut,Lebanon, while carrying his sleeping daughter.

 

Single parent of two, Abdul and his daughter, Reem, as he hawks pens in Beirut

 

In the heartbreaking images, the man offers out a handful of pens, clutching a plastic bag of more pens while his little daughter sleeps wrapped over his shoulder.

German Woman Dressed Like A Nigerian - Photos

This is a photo of a German lady that loves Nigeria so dearly. She was pictured last Sunday in Bremen, Germany during the African football cup organized by a Nigerian, Chief Tala Awolola, which is also the most popular African gathering in Germany.photo below

I Prefer To Live My Life In Prison –murder Suspect (Photo)

 Cross Rivers State Police command has arrested a suspected serial killer, Cyril Ojang Etim, 25, who had been wanted by the police over series of unexplained deaths in the state. He was picked by detectives attached to the state Criminal Investigation Department days after he allegedly beheaded one Ubong Asuquo who caught him stealing N4000 from his house at old Netim, Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State.

Nigeria confirms death of envoy to US

Obama made this known in a condolence message he sent through his spokesperson, Mark Toner, to the government of Nigeria and the deceased’s family.
Adefuye, whose tenure as ambassador ends on August 31, 2015, died after suffering from an heart attack in a Washington, DC hospital. His passionate advocacy and defense of Nigeria contributed immensely to Nigeria being declassified as “a country of interest” in America’s terrorism watch list following the Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab’s underwear bombing saga. We have lost a strong voice at the worldwide arena. “I am so proud that he was an epitome of the true Nigerian spirit, but also very sad that he left us suddenly”.

Jonathan, Diezani in $6.9m scandal

Former President Goodluck Jona­than, the Petro­leum Minister, in his government Diezani Allison-Madueke and his former Chief Security Officer Gordon Obuah, are allegedly involved in a $6.9 million scandal, said to have been used to purchase three 40- feet mobile stages for use during mass public speaking events.
This was revealed through investigations carried out by Federal government inves­tigators, and security agen­cies, according to presidency source.

38 girls killed in Swaziland bus crash en route to King's wife choosing ceremony

A road accident in Swaziland has killed 38 girls and seriously injured 20 others who were on their way to a traditional ceremony where King Mswati III can choose a new wife, pro-democracy activists reported.

The accident happened on Friday night when their open truck smashed into a car on the road between the tiny kingdom's two main cities, Mbabane and Manzini, en route to the traditional Reed Dance.
"A total of 38 young girls have been pronounced dead, with more than 20 others seriously injured," Swaziland Solidarity Network spokesman Lucky Lukhele said.
The Swaziland Solidarity Network campaigns for democracy in the landlocked kingdom within South Africa.

Boko Haram: Troops destroy another IED making factory, arrest three terrorists

The troops of 25 Task Force Brigade Nigerian Army were said to have achieved an unprecedented feat on Friday in the fight against the Boko Haram terrorists in its area of operations.

A statement by Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, Acting Director Army Public Relations said the Brigade during a cordon and search operation at Sandia, Kokakowa and Nyaleri villages suspected to be Boko  Haram enclaves early today, discovered and destroyed another Improvised Explosives Device (IED) making factory at Miyati and Nyaleri villages, along Maiduguri-Bulabulin-Damboa road,  in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria.

Migrant crisis: At least 200 feared drowned as people smuggling across Mediterranean continues

Libyan authorities are still searching for survivors, a day after two migrant boats carrying 500 people capsized off the country's coast.

An estimated 200 people are missing and feared dead; the bodies of 82 people washed ashore on Friday local time.
In one boat, many appeared to have been trapped in the hold when it sank.
The boats left separately on Thursday from the western Libyan town of Zuwara, a major launchpad for smugglers shipping migrants to Italy.
The migrants were from sub-Saharan Africa, Pakistan, Syria, Morocco and Bangladesh, an security official said.

Shell shuts down two key pipelines over sabotage

Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell has shut down two key supply pipelines in Nigeria because of leaks and sabotage and declared a “force majeure” on crude oil exports.
Shell’s subsidiary in Nigeria SPDC said in a statement the force majeure became effective from Thursday “following the shutdown of both the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) and Nembe Creek Trunkline (NCTL).”
The two pipelines take crude to the Bonny Light exports terminal, one of the country’s  main oil terminals.
The company said a leak was reported on the TNP at Oloma in southern Rivers state, “while the NCTL is shut down for the removal of crude theft points.”
Shell said it was working to repair and reopen the two key pipelines as quickly as possible.