Parents outraged that their 1 day old baby was cremated without their permission

Los Angeles Parents want answers from the coroner's office after their 1-day-old daughter died and was cremated without their knowledge or consent. Michael Johnston says his daughter, Auroraanne De La Torre-Johnston was born healthy and nothing seemed to be wrong with her but that she died the day after she was born and was taken by the coroner's office to determine cause of death.
However, when he followed up with the office last week, to find out what killed his seemingly healthy 1 day old daughter, they told him the baby had been cremated and her ashes emptied on the grounds of the morgue.

Coach Gernot Rohr, Captain Mikel Obi and others engage in media chat ahead of Tanzania clash (photos)

New technical adviser Gernot Rohr alongside his captain John Mikel Obi and some other Super Eagles players engaged with the media Thursday afternoon at Le Meriden hotel, Uyo ahead of Nigeria's AFCON 2017 qualifiers clash against Tanzania this weekend. Since Nigeria have already missed out on qualification for the tournament, Rohr will use the match as an opportunity to assess his new squad. More photos after the cut...

Long-missing U.S. student reportedly kidnapped in China in '04, forced to work for Kim Jong Un

An American college student David Sneddon, now 36 years old, who disappeared in China 12 years ago and was believed to have died was actually allegedly kidnapped and forced to work as Kim Jong Un's personal tutor in Pyongyang, where he still lives to this day, married with a wife and 2 children, according to a South Korean activist organization.

Sneddon, then a 24-year-old Brigham Young University student, disappeared in August 2004 while hiking in China’s Yunnan Province. Sneddon, who grew up in Nebraska, served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South Korea before he disappeared.

When Chinese police and the U.S. Embassy could not find him, China said Sneddon likely fell to his death in Tiger Leaping Gorge, a report his parents did not believe plausible.

Rihanna confirms her relationship with Drake with a tattoo

Rihanna got a new tattoo on her ankle on Wednesday night after her concert with Drake in Miami where he declared his love for her. The tattoo is reportedly a picture of the toy shark Drake gifted her on a date to the aquarium in Toronto earlier last month. Plain photo after the cut..

Photos: APC youths in Ubima, Rivers State defect to PDP

All Progressive Congress (APC) youths in Ubima, Ikwerre LGA, popularly call Action Group of Ubima led by their leaders in Unit 7 Mr. Nna Agbara and ThankGod Nsirim, reportedly defected to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) They were officially received Thursday by the State Publicity Secretary of PDP, Hon. Samuel Nwanosike in his office at the party's secretariat. More photos after the cut...

Photo: Man arrested with mutilated human hand in Osun

The man pictured above was arrested in Osun state today after a mutilated human ‎was found on him.

We will give you positive change as we promised- Pres Buhari assures Nigerians

President Buhari today assured Nigerians of giving the positive and progressive change he promised durig the 2015 election campaigns. Buhari gave the assurance when he spoke in Osun state today

"We promised Nigerian people positive and progressive change during our campaign. We are not and shall not be deterred from that noble undertaking. But as we have learnt from history, change has never been attained by any nation on a bed of roses, but rather, through patience, perseverance and steadfastness.
We are quite aware of the pains and inconveniences that have been the lot of the citizenry in the past one year as we strive to faithfully implement our programmes in fulfilment of our change agenda. We are however comforted by the real change and progress we have made in fighting corruption and restoring integrity to government; providing security for lives and property; and positioning the government for effectiveness and especially deregulating the oil sector"he said

'I want Vincent Enyeama back, he's the kind of player we need - Gernot Rohr reveals

New Super Eagles technical adviser Gernot Rohr has revealed that he wants former Super Eagles goalkeeper and current Lille Osc goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama back with the national team.

Enyeama, 34, unceremoniously called time on his Super Eagles career on October 8, 2015 after a feud with former coach, Sunday Oliseh that eventually led to his captaincy being taken away from him and given to Ahmed Musa.

But Rohr, while speaking to journalists during his maiden pre-match press conference at Le Meridien hotel, Uyo said he knows Enyeama's quality having seen him shine for Lille in the last two seasons and wants him back in the squad.

“I asked about Enyeama when I signed because I know his qualities,” Rohr told media ahead of Tanzania’s game. I also spoke with the goalkeepers’ coach Alloy Agu and he spoke highly of him. I’ve called and spoken with Enyeama since my resumption but nothing is settled yet. I will see him after the Tanzania game because I saw him play in France and he’s the kind of player we need to help us move forward.”

Aero contractos, First Nation, are not folding up- NCAA says

Authorities at the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority NCAA have come out to debunk reports that airlines, Aero contractors and First Nation, were folding up. This rumor followed the suspension of operations by both airlines. The Director-General of the NCAA, Capt. Muhtar Usman, in a statement released today, said the decision for the airlines to suspend their operations was taken so as to ensure that they carried out the required maintenance of their aircrafts.

“The First Nation Airlines on its part is in the middle of an Engine Replacement Programme for one of its aircrafts. Another aircraft is due for mandatory maintenance as allowed by the regulatory authority.

In these circumstances, these airlines clearly cannot continue to undertake schedule operations, hence the inevitable recourse to self regulatory suspension.”

NCAA boss maintained that both airlines had not folded up but that they were “merely suspending their operations temporarily to enable them undertake certain operational overhaul and strengthen their overall operational outlay.”

Boko Haram: 'The real Shekau is dead'- Nigerian Army insists

The Nigerian Army today maintained it has killed the original leader of Boko Haram terrorists, Abubakar Shekau and that the second person that disguised as Shekau has also been killed. The Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Nigeria’s military operation set up to battle Boko Haram, Major General Lucky Irabor, said this while speaking during a tour of formations at the Adamawa State Command which he heads.

He said another man who has been presenting himself as Shekau was wounded recently

“I can confirm to you that the original Shekau was killed, the second Shekau was killed, and the man presenting himself as Shekau, I can also confirm to you that few days ago, he was wounded. We are yet to confirm whether he is dead or not. They released videos to prove that they are still active, but that’s just a facade”he said

Photos: Hoodlum arrested with blood stained female pant in Rivers state

Soldiers at a checkpoint along Emohua road at Degema axis in Rivers state arrested a hoodlum on a bike heading to Degema from Buguma through Obakri junction. An Okada rider who carried the hoodlum had stopped at the checkpoint to inform the soldiers about the strange calls his passenger had been making since he carried him. The soldiers immediately searched the hoodlum and found a bloody female pant and some bloody clothes in his bag. He couldn't explain the items found on him. He was handcuffed and taken away.
 

Chelsea agree £32m transfer for return of former player David Luiz from PSG

Chelsea has officially agreed a deal with PSG to sign former player David Luiz for £32m. The club confirmed the deal this evening and the player has already changed his Twitter account to show he's a Chelsea player. David Luiz left Chelsea to join PSG in 2014 for £50m.

RMD, Rita Dominic, Stephaine Linus, Basketmouth, Toolz, Yemi Alade, others meet Mark Zuckerberg (photos)

Billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg met with Nollywood celebs and Media Personalities in Lagos, today August 31st. Richard Mofe-Damijo, Tolu 'Toolz' Oniru-Demuren, Kunle Afolayan, Basketmouth, Rita Dominic Yemi Alade, Florence 'DJ Cupoy' Otedola, Stephaine Okereke-Linus and others were present. More photos after the cut...

Female dog gives birth to the World's first genetically identical twin puppies (photos)

Outside of humans and one species of armadillo, identical twins seem to be extremely rare. Now for the first time a bitch has given birth to a pair of identical twins in South Africa's Rant en Dal Animal Hospital.

Vet. Dr Kurt de Cramer was performing a Caesarean section on a female Irish wolfhound that showed distress and prolonged abdominal straining when she was due to give birth but noticed something abnormal.

Dr Cramer said he noticed that the wolfhound had an unusual bulging by her uterus.

At first Dr Cramer thought the lump was excess fluid surrounding the foetus and then painstakingly extracted the foetus from the bulge by making an incision into the dog's uterus only to find not one, but two foetuses. They were both attached with umbilical cords to the same placenta.

Speaking to BBC, he said

Aero Contractors Airlines suspends scheduled services in Nigeria

Nigeria’s second largest commercial carrier, Aero Contractors Airlines, has suspended its scheduled services beginning from Thursday September 1, 2016. In a statement released by the carrier’s management today, it was stated that the airline had faced grave challenges in the past six months which impacted its business and scheduled services operations.

The suspension of their scheduled services was part of a strategic business realignment to reposition the airline and return it to profitability. Part of the statement read:

Graphic photo: Dead baby dumped at Plateau cattle market

A dead baby was found inside a carton at the Bukuru cattle market in Plateau state. See the graphic pic after the cut...*viewer discretion advised*...

Photo: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg takes a run with others on Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge

Billionaire facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg shared this photo of himself & others on Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge, and wrote: "Quick run this morning across the Ikoyi Bridge with entrepreneurs in the Lagos Road Warriors running club. Best way to see a city!"

Nigeria officially in recession as GDP drops to -2.06%

Nigeria's Economy has officially slid into recession. This is going by the new report from the National Bureau of Statistics on the Gross Domestic Product figures for the second quarter of 2016 released today. According to the report which was shared via the twitter handle of the Staistician General of the Federation, Yemi Kale, Nigeria's GDP growth rate dropped from -0.36 per cent in the first quarter to -2.06 per cent.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is in Nigeria.

The world's 7th richest man and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg quietly came into Nigeria today to see how Facebook works in Nigeria, how it can be improved and how it can support tech development in Africa. He's presently CC Hub in Yaba and these are exclusive photos...

Photos: Jidenna arrives in Lagos

The Nigerian/American singer arrived Nigeria today. He is billed to perform at a show in Lagos on September 1st at Hard Rock Cafe...see more photos after the cut...

Nigeria and UK sign MoU for the return of looted assets

Federal Government of Nigeria and the British Government today Tuesday August 30th signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the modalities for the return of Nigerian looted assets. The move is a follow up to the agreement reached at the London anti-corruption summit in May.

 

Nigerian man, 3 others arrested in Australia for allegedly importing 45.5kgs of drugs concealed in timber logs

Four men, including a 29-year-old Nigerian man faced court in Perth, Australia on Friday, 26 August 2016 for their alleged role in the importation of around 45.6 kilograms of methamphetamine concealed in timber logs.

A joint investigation involving the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Western Australia Police (WA Police) commenced in June after a sea cargo consignment containing timber logs arrived in Perth from Africa. An x-ray examination of the consignment by Australian Border Force (ABF) officers identified concealment within nine timber logs.

When Naira hits ₦418 and you don't know what to do

As shared by Reno Omkri...:-)

Funke Akindele got married on August 23rd. Read the official press statement

Star actress, Funke Akindele walked down the aisle on Tuesday, 23, August, with her beau, Abdulrasheed Bello in London, UK at a quiet wedding witnessed by immediate family members, the best man, maid of honour, and friends with strong ties.

The groom, Abdulrasheed, aka Skillz is a multi-talented musician, music producer and a leading member of the JJC and 419 Squad based in London.

Until his decision to marry Funke, he was blessed with three children who are grown up and living happily in the United Kingdom.

Another militant group blow up oil facility in Delta state

An Urhobo militant group known as the Niger Delta Greenland Justice Movement, NDGJM, has blown up the Ogor-Oteri major delivery line operated by the Nigeria Petroleum Development Company and Shorelines Petroleum in the state.

The group in a statement released and signed by its leader, “Gen” Aldo Agbalaja, said they carried out the attack on the oil facility at about 3am.

The group said they will also be launching “Operation Crocodile Tears” since the military had launched “Operation Crocodile Smile” to supposedly worsen the Niger Delta crisis. Read part of their statement below...

Nigerian Air Force destroys new Boko Haram camp in Borno State, repel attack on troops

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), during a night operation conducted on Tuesday, successfully destroyed a new Boko Haram Terrorist (BHT) Camp located between Malam Fatori and Kangarwa in Northern Borno.

The new camp is about 4-6km away from the BHT location attacked earlier on 20 August 2016 by NAF Mi-17 helicopter within the same vicinity in a similar night operation that led to the death of about 300 insurgents. The post-strike Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) mission had revealed that surviving BHTs converged at the new location.

According to the Director, NAF Public Relations and Information, Group Captain Ayodele Famuyiwa, the information was later confirmed to be true by series of follow-up Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions that led to the latest strike.

Recall that the general area around Malam Fatori and Kangarwa is infested with BHTs hence the need to clear the remnants of BHT in the area. The air assault is therefore expected to further degrade the capability of the insurgents while fostering the creation of the necessary enablement for own ground troops to operate.

Civilian JTF Commander killed in Kaduna

Hoodlums today killed the Commander of Civilian Joint Task Force (JTF) in charge of Kakuri community, Kaduna South Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Buhari Ahmadu Tanko.

Confirming the incident, the Kaduna State Police Command Public Relations Officer, ASP Aliyu Usman, said the deceased was murdered while attempting to stop some hoodlums from stealing from the premises of defunct Kaduna Textile Limited located in his catchment area.

He said the police has launched a full scaled investigation into the matter and that the culprits will soon be fished out to face the full wrath of the law.

Donald Trump challenges Hillary Clinton to release detailed medical records

Donald Trump this morning took to Twitter to ask presidential rival Hillary Clinton to release her 'detailed' medical records saying he would also release his own

Trump has for some time now tried to portray Clinton as without sufficient stamina to serve as president but a Clinton campaign spokes person said Sunday night that Clinton "is the only candidate in the race who has met the standard expected of presidential candidates and provided a detailed medical letter by her long time physician."

"Donald Trump has put forward a laughable letter that omits basic health information including the date of his exam, past medications, family medical history, heart rate, respiratory rate, EKG, or cholesterol level. Instead of continuing to push discredited conspiracy theories, Donald Trump needs to produce a real doctor's letter, written by a credible doctor, that details the state of his health for voters," Glen Caplin said in a Clinton campaign statement .

Clinton recently addressed the claims off 'ill health' when she appeared on Jimmy Kimmel's show, calling it "part of the wacky strategy"

Mark Zuckerberg and his wife meet Pope Francis in the Vatican

Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan visited Pope Francis in the Vatican city and gifted him a model of a Facebook drone. He also gave the Pope a book about 'people using the internet in new ways'. The tech CEO said it was something he'll never forget. 

 'You can feel the Pope's warmth and kindness, and how deeply he cares about helping people,' he wrote on Facebook alongside pictures from the visit.

Gov Fayose signs Open grazing prohibition bill into law in Ekiti state

Governor Ayo Fayose has signed the Ekiti state Open Grazing Prohibition Bill into law. He signed the law this afternoon in the presence of over 3,000 Traditional Chiefs in the state. Under the law, herdsmen are forbidden from carrying arms.

They are also prohibited from grazing their cattle in areas that are not designated for grazing. The law prescribes six months imprisonment without option of fine for any herdsman who violates the grazing prohibition while any herdsman found with arms will be charged with terrorism.

Nigerian man who allegedly imported $10m worth of drugs in statues faces life term imprisonment in Australia

A Nigerian man accused of importing about $10 million worth of methamphetamine hidden inside a gold fish statue will stand trial in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Supreme Court in September. He is facing a term of life imprisonment.

 33-year-old Jackson Igwebuike, who was in Canberra on a student visa, was caught in a sting last year after Australian Border Force officers intercepted packages containing three 20 kilogram statues headed for the capital.