Channel "O" music Awards. (see list)

Check out the full list of winners at the Channel O Music Video Awards 2014 which held at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Soweto, Johannesburg.. 

The Channel O Music Video Awards is sponsored by the music video channel, Channel O. #CHOAMVA14 2014

Channel O Music Video Awards – List of Nominees and Winners

Most Gifted Male

Cassper Nyovest – Doc Shebeleza – WINNER

Davido – Aye

Riky Rick Ft Okmalumkoolkat - Amantombazane

K.O. Ft Kid X – Caracara

Sarkodie – Illuminati

Most Gifted Female 

Thembi Seete – Thuntsha Lerole

Bucie Ft Heavy K – Easy To Love

Lizha James Ft Uhuru – Quem Ti Mandou

Tiwa Savage Ft Don Jazzy – Eminado – WINNER

Seyi Shay – Irawo Most

Gifted Newcomer

Dream Team Ft Tamarsha, Aka & Big Nuz – Tsekede

Cassper Nyovest – Doc Shebeleza

Emmy Gee Ft Ab Crazy & Dj Dimplez – Rands And Nairas

Diamond – Number One – WINNER

Patoranking – Girlie O (Remix)

Most Gifted Duo, Group Or Featuring

Uhuru Ft Oskido & Professor – Y-Tjukutja

Dj Clock Ft Beatenberg – Pluto (I Remember)

R2bees Ft Wizkid – Slow Down K.O. Ft Kid X – Caracara

Kcee Ft Wizkid – Pull Over – WINNER

Most Gifted Dance 

Uhuru Ft Oskido & Professor – Y-Tjukutja

Davido – Skelewu

Dj Clock Ft Beatenberg – Pluto (I Remember)

P Square – Personally

Busiswa Ft Various – Ngoku – WINNER

Most Gifted Ragga Dancehall

Buffalo Souljah – Basawine – WINNER

Orezi – Rihanna

Jesse Jagz Feat Wizkid – Bad Girl

Patoranking – Girlie O (Remix)

Shatta Wale – Everybody Likes My Ting

Most Gifted Afro Pop

Davido – Aye

Mafikizolo Ft May D – Happiness

Diamond – Number One –

WINNER Flavour – Ada Ada

Iyanya – Jombolo

Most Gifted Kwaito

Uhuru Ft Oskido & Professor – Y-Tjukutja – WINNER

Character Ft Mono T & Oskido – Inxeba

Lendoda Big Nuz Ft Khaya Mthethwa – Incwadi

Yothando Dj Vetkuk Vs Mahoota – Khaba

Lenja Dj Cndo – Yamnandi Into

Most Gifted R&B 

2face Ft T-Pain – Rainbow

Jimmy Nevis Ft Kwesta – Balloon

Gb Collective Ft Brian Temba & Reason – Chocolate

Vanilla Donald – Crazy But Amazing – WINNER

Niyola – Toh Bad

Most Gifted Hip Hop 

Cassper Nyovest – Doc Shebeleza – WINNER

Khuli Chana Ft Da L.E.S & Magesh Hape Le H ape 2.1

Phyno – Alobam

K.O. Ft Kid X – Caracara Aka – Congratulate

Most Gifted Southern

Dj Clock Ft Beatenberg – Pluto (I Remember)

Cassper Nyovest – Doc Shebeleza

Aka – Congratulate – WINNER

Zeus – Psych K.O. Ft Kid X – Caracara

Most Gifted West 

R2bees Ft Wizkid – Slow Down

Davido – Aye

Burna Boy Ft D’banj – Won Da Mo

Olamide – Turn Up – WINNER

Dr Sid Ft Don Jazzy – Surulere

Most Gifted East

Sauti Sol – Nshike

Diamond – Number One – WINNER

Navio – No Holding Back

Eddy Kenzo – Sitya Loss

Elani – Kookoo

Most Gifted Video Of The Year

Emmy Gee Ft Ab Crazy & Dj Dimplez Rands And Nairas Davido – Aye

K.O. Ft Kid X – Caracara

Burna Boy – Run My Race

Tiwa Savage Ft Don Jazzy – Eminado

Dr Sid Ft Don Jazzy – Surulere

Riky Rick Ft Okmalumkoolkat – Amantombazane

Cassper Nyovest – Doc Shebeleza – WINNER

Sarkodie – Illuminati

Dj Clock Ft Beatenberg – Pluto (I Remember)

Aka – Congratulate –

Diamond – Number One

"We Will Not Be Intimidated By Terrorists"-Emir Of Kano As He Visits Kano Central Mosque After Bomb Massacre

The Emir of Kano, Muhammed Sanusi II, on Saturday visited the city’s bloodstained central mosque, 24 hours after coordinated bomb and gun attacks there that left at least 200 people dead.
During the 20-minute-visit to the mosque, which adjoins his palace in the city, the emir directed the place be washed and cleaned, an AFP correspondent at the scene reported.
Sanusi was out of Nigeria on Friday, when the deadly assault on the mosque occurred. Last week, the emir — who is the country’s second most senior Muslim cleric — made a call at the same mosque urging civilians to take up arms against the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram.

“From all indications, they (attackers) have been planning this for at least two months,” Sanusi said as he arrived at the mosque straight from the airport. He did not give details on what information supported that assertion.
“I have directed that the mosque be washed and cleaned and prayers should continue here,” he said.
“We will never be intimidated into abandoning our religion, which is the intention of the attackers.”
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan vowed Saturday to hunt down those behind the“heinous” attack.

 

A senior rescue official late Friday gave AFP the preliminary death toll of 120. The official also said that at least 270 people were wounded in the attack, which saw two suicide bombers blow themselves up and gunmen opened fire during weekly prayers at the Grand Mosque in Kano, the biggest city in the mainly Muslim north of the country.

Over 200 Dead In Friday Kano Central Mosque Bomb Massacre

Over 200 people were feared killed in Kano during a multiple bomb blast that rocked the central mosque during Friday prayer.

The attack at the Grand Mosque in Kano, the biggest city in the mainly Muslim north of the country, came just as Friday prayers had got under way.

The mosque is attached to the palace of the Emir of Kano Muhammad Sanusi II, Nigeria’s second most senior Muslim cleric, who just last week urged civilians to take up arms against Boko Haram.

The blasts came after a bomb attack was foiled against a mosque in the northeastern city of Maiduguri earlier on Friday, five days after two female suicide bombers killed over 45 people in the city.

National police spokesman Emmanuel Ojukwu told AFP that the bombers blew themselves up in quick succession then “gunmen opened fire on those who were trying to escape”.

Ojukwu said he did not know whether the suicide bombers were male or female, after a spate of attacks by women in recent months, and did not give an exact figure on the number of gunmen. 

But he said an angry mob killed four of the shooters in the chaotic aftermath.

Worshipper Aminu Abdullahi and local resident Hajara Tukur both said that there were two explosions in quick succession and a third in a nearby road.

A senior rescue official said 64 bodies had been brought to just one Kano area hospital, while 126 people had been admitted with injuries at three facilities.

“Those figures are going to climb,” he said on condition of anonymity, as he was not authorized to speak to the media.

Witnesses say the attack was so massive the number of deaths is in hundreds. Some witnesses, who helped with rescue before police arrived at the scene, said the figures may be as high as 300.

These people woke up this morning with no thought of dying...so it could have been anyone. For how long will this continue? For how long will innocent blood be shed and we fold our arms like everything is ok, or like its normal for people to die daily in this manner? My heart bleeds for this country. Please vote wisely in 2015

Nigeria's Petroleum Minister, Alison-Madueke Elected First OPEC Female President

Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, Nigeria's Minister of Petroleum Resources has been elected the first female president of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
She was elected President of OPEC Thursday morning at the ongoing 166th General Meeting of the body in Vienna, Austria.
She replaces former President of OPEC, Libyan Vice Prime Minister for Corporations, Abdourhman Atahar Al-Ahirish.

She was before her election this morning the alternate president of OPEC and is expected to immediately begin to serve her one-year term at the helm of OPEC affairs.

Actress Bleona Qereti's Naked Dress To The 2014 AMAs

 

Actress Bleona Qereti wore this to the American Music Awards day before yesterday.

The 35-year-old Albanian-born television personality  made sure all eyes were on her with the mesh, glittery dress she decided to wear. See back view after the cut.

*** There is God ooo ***

INEC To Jail Presidential Candidates Who Spend Above N1bn On Campaign

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it had taken measures to track campaign expenditure incurred by political parties as it lifted ban on election campaigns.
The electoral body said it will sanction presidential aspirants that spend above N1billion on campaign. The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC chairman, Kayode Idowu, on Monday in Abuja stated this in an interview with journalists following the lifting of the ban on election campaigns.

“According to section 91 of the Electoral Act, 2010 as amended, the maximum expenses to be incurred by a candidate at a presidential election shall be N1 billion; for governorship, it is N200 million and the act also stipulated sanctions for candidate who flaunted the campaign spending limits.
“The sanction for presidential election is N1 million or 12 months imprisonment or both and for governor, N800,000 or nine months or both.

NAN reports that in line with the electoral timetable released by INEC, presidential and National Assembly aspirants of political parties are allowed to commence campaign from November 16.

Similarly, the ban on campaign by governorship and state House of Assembly aspirants is expected to be lifted on November 30.

Idowu said that the commission now had a department to monitor spending of candidates in the 2015 elections.

Benue State Governer Suswam Survived Ghastly Accident On Eve Of 50th Birthday

In what can only be described as divine providence,  Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam and his convoy yesterday were involved in a ghastly accident, but survived.

The accident happened on the eve of his birthday as the Governor turns 50.

A fully loaded red passenger bus had a head on collision with the governor’s back-up vehicle. The official vehicle in which he was travelling to Asunkunya and Gboko for an official function was also damaged.

His deputy, Chief Steven Lawani, was also on the convoy.

The incident occurred at Angbaaye village along Makurdi-Gboko federal highway, shortly before the NAF Base in Makurdi.

An eyewitness who identified himself as Terna Tor, said the passenger bus was on top speed from the opposite direction and was trying to overtake another vehicle. It almost  hit the governor ‘s car but for the tactical manoeuvre of the back-up vehicle.

Tor said the back-up vehicle, in an effort to protect the governor, had a head on collision with the commercial, flipped three times and hit a tree in the bush.

The back of the car was badly damaged while the security details sustained serious Injuries and were taken to NAF hospital for treatment.

The driver of the bus, and  that of another Toyota passenger car sustained serious injuries.

Governor Suswam and his deputy, Chief Steven Lawani, stopped and ordered that those who were injured be taken taken to NAF Hospital before he continued with his journey to Asunkunya to flag off this  year’s tree planting campaign and attended another function in Gboko.

With his official car also damaged, he continued the journey in another car.

In a telephone interview with The Nation Governor Suswam said:

 “I’m hale and hearty and looking forward to Super Eagles victory against Congo in Point Noire, which will serve as a perfect birthday gift.

Governor Suswam turns 50 

Several Feared Dead, Many Others Injured As Fresh Bomb Blast Rocks Kano

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A bomb has exploded in  Kano on Friday evening as people were rushing home after the day's activities.

The explosion which occurred along Maiduguri road opposite NNPC filling station in Hotoro area of Kano killed unspecified number of people and injured several others.

Resident of the area said they heard a loud  explosion which shook many buildings in the area.

A combined team of soldiers and policemen, as well as firefighters, were seen moving in a convoy to the cordon off the area.

Scores of people are feared dead with many others injured. There is however no official death toll yet.

More details to follow....

Boko Haram Seizes Chibok again, Leaves Scores Dead

Mothers of missing Chibok Girls wail for their girls

Dozen of civilians are feared dead as Boko Haram militants attacked a town in north-eastern Nigeria, where over 200 schoolgirls were abducted, a military source said.

Insurgents stormed Chibok in the southern part of northeastern Borno State on Thursday at about 5pm local time, the source said, quoting some of the soldiers who returned from the area to the military base in the neighboring town of Biu.

Yohana Braima, a Chibok resident, confirmed the attack.

“Many may have been killed as the insurgents were shooting anyhow,” he told reporters.

He said several residents also fled into the bush, pleading with military troops who he alleged left the town shortly before the arrival of the insurgents to return and save the area from Boko Haram control.

“Our fear now is about our people there. Let soldier return to flush the Boko Haram out,” he said. 

Over 200 teenagers were kidnapped by Boko Haram on April 14 at a Chibok school dormitory, spurring international outrage.

Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, recently said in a video suspected to have released by the sect that the girls have been married off despite Nigerian government claims of a cease-fire with the group in return for releasing the girls.

Female Suicide Bomber Hits Federal College of Education Kontagora Niger State

A lone female suicide bomber has detonated a bomb at the Federal College of Education Kontagora in Niger State. Thankfully  only the suicide bomber died in the attack.
Security sources however say  that several students who sustained injuries from the attack are getting medical attention.

You Need To Explain To Nigerians Why Boko Haram Attacks Are On The Rise In The North Daily-Embittered Yobe State Governor Challenges President Jonathan

Late students who lost their lives in the explosion yesterday

Moved by the killing of 48 students by a suicide bomber, in Postiskum yesterday morning, a heart-broken Governor Ibrahim Gaidam on Monday asked President Goodluck Jonathan to explain to the people why insurgents were having a field day in the state despite the imposition of emergency rule.
He said the Federal Government must take action instead of indulging in the condemnation of such dastardly attacks.
The governor spoke in a statement issued through his Special Adviser on Press Affairs and Information, Abdullahi Bego.
It was the first time the quiet governor will bare his mind in a distraught manner.
Read the statement after the cut:

The statement said:

 “This morning, our state woke up to a very sad and heart-breaking news of a bomb attack on our young students at Government Comprehensive School, Potiskum, in which no fewer than 35 students were killed and many more injured.

“The thoughts of His Excellency, Governor Ibrahim Gaidam and his prayers are with the parents, teachers and families of the innocent victims of this callous and reprehensible attack.

“The governor is heartbroken and words cannot adequately convey the extent of his remorse and sadness.

“The governor has noted that this is the fifth time in a little over one year when our schools in Yobe State were brutally attacked and students killed. There was Government Secondary School, Damaturu; Government Secondary School Mamudo; College of Agriculture, Gujba; Federal Government College, Buni-Yadi; and now Government Comprehensive School, Potiskum.

“Governor Gaidam deeply regrets that all of these dastardly attacks took place under a climate of Emergency Rule declared in Yobe, Borno and Adamawa States by President Goodluck Jonathan.

“In theory, the Emergency Rule Declaration was a signal that more vigorous steps would be taken to protect the lives and property of people in the affected states and deploy the full might of the federal government to restore peace and security.

“Unfortunately, this has not been fully the case. Instead of forcing insurgents and criminals to flee, the insurgents are forcing innocent people to flee and making life miserable for everyone.

“Governor Gaidam believes that President Goodluck Jonathan has a very urgent responsibility to explain to the people of Yobe State and people all across the affected states why murderous and callous insurgent and criminal attacks are still on the rise despite the State of Emergency.”

The governor demanded immediate action by the federal government to stem the tide of bombings in the state.

Gigantomastia? This Unbelievably BUSTY Woman Whose Breasts Weighed 7kg Each Almost Died From The Condition(Photos)

This article is a huge eye opener especially for Ladies. PLEASE take time and read carefully below.

A sharp pain surging across her chest, an ache creeping up her neck, causing a debilitating migraine.
Kerisha Mark, from Beaumont, Texas, feared they were the symptoms of a heart attack or brain tumour.
But the then 39-year-old was not at risk of either life-threatening conditions.
Instead doctors told her the pain was the result of her breasts and a rare condition, gigantomastia.Ms Mark had always had an exceptionally large chest.
But by her late 30s, her bust had grown to a staggering 36NNN.
The rapid growth was the result of the hormonal condition.

Gigantomastia is diagnosed when breast weight exceeds three per cent of a person's body weight.

The enlargement can cause muscle pain, and over-stretching of the skin envelope, which can lead to ulceration.

Dr Franklin Rose from Houston, Texas, said in his 35-year career he has not seen a patient with a larger bust

The condition usually affects one breast more than the other, causing asymmetry.

It is thought the underlying cause of the condition is a heightened sensitivity to female hormones prolactin, oestrogen and progesterone.

For Ms Mark the condition resulted in pulled chest muscles, severe back pain and emotional distress, the Washington Post reported. 

'I could not run or jump or work out at all,'she said.

'I was very limited in a lot of things I could do.'

She estimated her breasts weighed around 15lbs (7kg) each, and said she had been forced to use duct tape to hold them in place.

Having considered surgery as an option for years, Ms Mark made the decision to mark her 40th birthday by having treatment. 

Dr Franklin Rose, a plastic surgeon based in Houston, performed the operation. 

He told The Post he could not remember seeing a patient with larger breasts in his 35-year career.

He said: 'The breasts really hung down to her hips and were essentially like carrying around three basketballs at all times because they were so large.

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Dr Rose said he recruited a colleague to help with the four-hour operation, where he removed 15lbs of breast tissue.

They were able to leave Ms Mark with a 'nice full' DD cup bust.

He said if her condition had been left untreated it could have developed into degenerative kyphosis, a condition causing a person's spine to curve forward, forming a hump or hunchback.  

More than a month after her surgery — which, she said, was covered by insurance — Mark said she's feeling much better and that her symptoms have disappeared. In addition to losing weight from her breast reduction, she's dropped another 10 pounds in recent weeks.
She is also  excited at the prospect of a new wardrobe. 

'The first time my best friend saw me, she cried,' Kerisha said. 'When I stood up for the first time I felt so light.'

And when the operation was complete, she said she was overcome by emotions she hadn't expected. 

'After I got home I did cry. It was like I mourned the death of them, it was like a divorce.'

But today the 40-year-old is looking forward to a pain-free future. 

'My first thing on the agenda is to purchase a beautiful bra and second is to buy a strapless dress,' she added.

WHAT IS GIGANTOMASTIA?

Gigantomastia is diagnosed when breast weight exceeds three per cent of a person's body weight.

The enlargement can cause muscle pain, and over-stretching of the skin, which can lead to ulceration.

The condition usually affects one breast more than the other, causing asymmetry.

It is thought the underlying cause of the condition is a heightened sensitivity to female hormones prolactin, oestrogen and progesterone.

Ms Mark said the operation has changed her life, allowing her to start exercising again and treat herself to a new wardrobe. She said: 'When I stood up for the first time I felt so light'

The consequences of having large breasts can be devastating, ranging from crippling back pain, neck and arm pain to headaches, friction rash and a curvature of the spine.

Embarrassment can deter women from exercising, leaving them prone to health problems linked to obesity, including diabetes and heart disease.

A study published in the Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in 2012 found that a woman with very large breasts can lose five years off her expected lifespan if she does not have a reduction.  

Professor Laurence Kirwan is a plastic surgeon who performed a breast reduction on TV presenter Ulrika Jonsson after her breast size soared from a D-cup to an L-cup after having four children.

Far from being merely cosmetic, Professor Kirwan said a large breast can weigh as much as 3.3lb and removing as little as half a pound can dramatically relieve the symptoms.

But he points out that the issue is often not taken seriously, particularly as large breasts are seen as desirable. ‘It’s wrong for NHS trusts and insurance companies to dismiss this as vanity,’ he says.

‘Many of the women who come to me desperate for breast reductions have poor posture and are in a great deal of pain due to the drag on their shoulders and neck.’ 

Photos of Kerisha Mark before the surgery below:

Kerisha Mark, before her breast reduction. (Debbie Porter Photography/Utopia Plastic Surgery and Medspa handout)

Photos of Kerisha Mark after the surgery below:

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Public Announcement: Police to Shut Down Parts of Abuja for Jonathan's Declaration Tomorrow

Today, 11th November 2104, The Nigerian Police Force says it will shut down some parts of Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, for President Goodluck Jonathan’s declaration of his intention to seek reelection. Press release after the cut: 

DIVERSION OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC WITHIN AND AROUND CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT ABUJA. 

This is to alert the public of a major event taking place at Eagle Square Abuja today Tuesday, 11th November, 2014. Members of the public are advised to use alternative routes, as vehicular traffic will be diverted from most of the roads leading in and out of Eagle Square Central Business District, Abuja between 0500am and 0800pm of Tuesday, 11th November, 2014.

The Nigeria Police Force regrets any inconvenience the diversion of vehicular movements within the area may cause members of the public, as this is one of the proactive security measures put in place to avoid break down of law and order in the area and Abuja at large.

Ag.CP EMMANUEL OJUKWU, psc
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
FORCE HEADQUARTERS,ABUJA.

Gunmen Abduct Former EFCC Chairman Ribadu’s Brother

Gunmen have abducted Sani Ribadu, the younger brother of the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Nuhu Ribadu.
Sani was abducted by gun wielding men around 5 p.m. Yesterday evening in his farm along Fufore road in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, on Sunday.
Till press time, there was no word from the abductors. 

Efforts to speak with the police spokesperson in Adamawa State has been unsuccessful as his phone was switched off.

Adamawa is one of the states worst hit by the Boko Haram insurgency, with Mubi, the second largest town in the state, now under the control of the insurgents.

Fresh Bomb Explosion Rocks Secondary School In Potiskum Yobe State, Many Students Feared Dead

An explosion has rocked Comprehensive Secondary School in Potiskum, Yobe state this morning as students gathered for the morning assembly.
The explosive is believed to have been ferried into the school by a suicide bomber, in typical Boko Haram style.
The identity of the suicide bomber is unknown but there are suggestions he might be one of the students of the school or an impersonator who mixed with students on the assembly ground.
Although there are no official numbers yet of causalities, many students are feared dead and several others  injured. 

The spokesperson of the Yobe State Command of the Nigeria Police, Nansak Chegwam, has confirmed the incident.

The attack on the high school came six days after a similar suicide bombing targeted at members of the Shiite group, Islamic Brotherhood of Nigeria, also in Potiskum as they marked the Ashura Day with a procession.

Potiskum is the largest town outside Damaturu, the Yobe state capital

Dr MYLES MUNROE- UPDATE

Internationally Renowned Preacher And Transformational Leader, Dr. Myles Munroe has gone to be with the Lord.

Prolific best selling author and internationally renowned preacher and business coach, Dr. Myles Munroe of Bahamas Faith Ministries International and his wife Mrs. Ruth Ann Munroe, died in a plane crash earlier today in the Bahamas. According to The Associated Press, the plane, a Lear 36 executive jet, reportedly struck a crane at the Grand Bahama Ship Yard, exploding on impact and crashing into the ground near a junkyard area.

The Bahamas Ministry of Transport and Aviation reported that the Lear 36 executive jet departed the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) in Nassau, Bahamas at 4:07PM for the Grand Bahama International Airport, a privately owned international airport in Freeport, Bahamas with nine people on board.

Dr. Myles Munroe and Mrs. Ruth Ann Munroe

The plane crashed while making an approach for landing at Grand Bahama International Airport at 5.10pm, the Ministry of Transport and Aviation said. The crash killed all nine people on board the private jet. The identities of the other people on board have not yet been confirmed. The cause of the crash was not immediately determined, though there had been heavy rain across the region. A full investigation is expected to begin on Monday.

The crash occurred as people were gathering in Grand Bahama for Dr. Munroe’s 2014 Global Leadership Forum which starts tomorrow, November, 10. Former mayor of Atlanta and former U.S Ambassador to the United Nations, Andrew Young scheduled to speak at the popular leadership forum, released the following statement through his foundation: “Ambassador Young expresses his deep sadness over the tragic death of his friends Dr. Myles and Mrs. Ruth Munroe. He offers condolences to the Munroe family and the families of the other souls who lost their lives as a result of this shocking plane crash.”

Africa’s richest woman and oil mogul, Mrs. Folorunso Alakija is also expected to speak at the leadership forum.

Known for his work and teachings on leadership, purpose and maximizing your potential, vision, individual and national transformation, Dr. Munroe was the senior pastor of Bahamas Faith Ministries International Fellowship, where his wife, Ruth Ann, served as co-senior pastor. They leave behind two children, daughter, Charisa and son, Chairo (Myles Jr.) Munroe.

Dr. Munroe died living out his purpose in life

Dr Myles Munroe PASSES ON

The renowned televangelist,  author and Pastor of the Bahamas Faith Church has passed on.
More details coming your way soon

Nigerian Transgender Miss Sahhara Stuns In New Photos

I can't believe that this guy/girl was once a complete man.

Nigeria To Borrow $945m From World Bank’s Subsidiary For Drainage Projects

Nigeria approved borrowing of $945 million from the International Development Association, an arm of the World Bank, for irrigation and drainage projects, Minister of State for Finance, Bashir Yuguda said.
The borrowing consists of:
$495 million for irrigation projects in states including Kano, Sokoto and Zamfara;
$250 million for urban water projects in Bauchi, Ekiti and Rivers states;
$200 million to improve drainage in Ibadan, Nigeria’s third-biggest city.

Explosion Hits Azare, Bauchi

A deadly explosion has ripped through the First Bank Area of Azare, a major town in Bauchi state, residents are reporting.

Although as at press time details on the death toll and casualties are still sketchy but several people are feared dead, residents say.

The explosion is said to have gone off close to the First Bank’s Automated Teller Machine Gallery in the town.

A top police officer in Bauchi, who asked not to be named because he has no authority to speak on behalf of the police, confirmed the bombing but declined to provide details.

The spokesperson of the Bauchi Police Command, Haruna Mohammed, could not be reached for comments at this time. So also is Commissioner Lawal Shehu. They did not answer or return calls seeking comment.

South African Teenager Who Continuously Bleeds From The Eyes Leaves Doctors Confused

13-year-old Jane Mothibe, from Katlehong in Ekurhuleni, South Africa, apparently bleeds from her eyes and it often comes when she is at school and it scares other pupils.

Her mum, Welheminah, 43, has taken Jane to doctors and to their church for help but nobody could find the cause of the bleeding.

“One doctor said I was crazy and laughed at me. He took my R350 and gave me medicine for Jane but said he saw nothing wrong,” said Welheminah.

The bleeding didn’t stop and Jane was sent to hospital.

Many tests were done but doctors couldn’t find anything wrong with her.

The bleeding stopped in June but started again last Friday.

“Now it’s on her stomach, ears and thighs. It’s everywhere. Kids at school are even saying that she has blood cancer,” the mum said.

Jane said she doesn’t feel any pain from the bleeding. “I don’t feel, and my classmates have to tell me that it’s started again.

“I go to church and I believe in God. Why is this happening to me?”

Catholic priest Father Smangaliso Mkhatshwa told Daily Sun that the church will investigate what’s happening to Jane. “It could be a rare disease, but there could also be religious causes,” he said.

One of Jane’s schoolmates told the People’s Paper that she loves Jane, but gets scared when the bleeding starts.

Welheminah’s colleague, Carol Mofokeng, also tried to help the girl.

“I have seen Jane being brought from school with bandages, but without wounds. This is sad. She needs help to understand what is happening to her,” Carol said.

HP Reinvents The PC With Bizarre Computer It Calls 'The Sprout' Which Ditches Keyboard And Mouse For A Projector And Giant Touchpad

HP's $1,899 (£1,180) Sprout PC (pictured) has a 23-inch touchscreen display with an interactive touch mat. A projector is fitted to the top of the monitor, known as the HP Illuminator, and the California-based firm calls the technology Blended Reality

`In a bid to reinvigorate its range of PCs, HP has unveiled a radical new design complete with a projector and 3D cameras.

The revolutionary HP Sprout, combines a 23-inch touchscreen display with an interactive touch mat - in place of a standard keyboard and mouse.
A projector on top of the monitor scans objects, and it can track a user’s hands when using a virtual keyboard below.

The PC is available for pre-order online in the US, before being released in stores on 9 November, and costs $1,899 (£1,180). More country release dates are yet to be announced.
The California-based firm calls the technologyBlended Reality.

The projector, dubbed the HP Illuminator, is fitted with Intel’s RealSense 3D technology, similar to Microsoft’s Kinect, and combines a 14.6MP camera, the projector itself, and an LED desk lamp.
This camera system means it is able to beam images on to the mat, but can also be used to scan physical objects.

Once an object has been scanned, a virtual copy can be manipulated in 2D and 3D either on the touchscreen, or on the mat, using a stylus, or touchscreen controls such as pinch and swipe.

During the launch event, HP executives demonstrated how various items from pens and cups to figurines and pictures can be scanned, tacked onto existing images or video, edited then emailed or shared through social media.

And when a virtual keyboard is beamed onto the mat, the cameras can also track the location of fingers to plot what they type using its 20-point capacitive sensors.

HP Sprout runs on Windows 8.1, is powered by Intel’s i7 processor and comes with 1TB storage.

‘We've been working for a number of years already.

'We have patents going back more than 10 years,’ said project chief Ramon Pastor.

‘We didn't want to introduce a product that wasn't a breakthrough.’

Eric Monsef, project leader, said the initial production run ‘will be modest but can be scaled up if needed’.

He said the key would be to attract developers for a new Sprout marketplace or apps store, for software that takes advantage of Sprout's 3D capabilities.

HP Sprout will launch with apps from Dreamworks Animation, Skype and Evernote. More will be added later.

‘It's about getting people excited again,’said Mr Monself.

The HP Illuminator (pictured) is fitted with Intel’s RealSense 3D technology, similar to Microsoft’s Kinect, and combines a 14.6MP camera, the projector, and an LED desk lamp. This camera system means it is able to beam images on to the mat, but can also be used to scan physical objects

Additional country releases will be announced shortly.

In a departure for the company, HP also announced it will begin to share its 3D printing technology.

The technique, which the company claims can print 10 times faster and much cheaper than current products, will be shared with select manufacturing and technology partners to garner feedback before launching in 2016.

The company calls its technique ‘multi jet fusion’ because it uses a series of printing jets spraying multiple chemicals simultaneously.

It also claims it is cheaper than other commercially available technologies.

Once an object has been scanned, a virtual copy can be manipulated in 2D and 3D either on the touchscreen, or on the mat (pictured) using a stylus, or touchscreen controls such as pinch and swipe. Users can also type onto the mat using a software-based keyboard because the cameras recognise 20 touches at one time

HP SPROUT SPECIFICATIONS 

HP's $1,899 (£1,180) Sprout PC has a 23-inch touchscreen display with an interactive touch mat. 

A projector is fitted to the top of the monitor, known as the HP Illuminator. 

It is fitted with Intel’s RealSense 3D technology, similar to Microsoft’s Kinect, and combines a 14.6MP camera, the projector itself, and an LED desk lamp.

This camera system means it is able to beam images on to the mat, but can also be used to scan physical objects. 

Once an object has been scanned, a virtual copy can be manipulated in 2D and 3D either on the touchscreen, or when beamed onto the mat using a stylus, or typical touchscreen controls such as pinch and swipe.

Users can also type onto the mat using a software-based keyboard because the cameras recognise 20 touches at one time.

HP Sprout runs on Windows 8.1, is powered by Intel’s i7 processor and comes with 1TB storage

13 Years After 9/11, World Trade Center Reopens For Business

Thirteen years after the 9/11 terrorist attack, the resurrected World Trade Center is again opening for business

The World Trade Center toppled more than 13 years ago in the sad September 11 terrorist attack has been rebuilt and is now open for business.

The silvery, 1,776-foot skyscraper that rose from the ashes of 9/11 to become a symbol of American resilience opened for business Monday, as 175 employees of the magazine publishing giant Conde Nast settled into their first day of work in their new offices.

"The New York City skyline is whole again," says Patrick Foye, executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns both the building and the 16-acre World Trade Center site.

Steps away from the new tower are two memorial fountains built on the footprints of the decimated twin towers, a reminder of the more than 2,700 people who died in the terrorist attack.

Conde Nast, publisher of Vogue, The New Yorker and Vanity Fair, is expected to move in about 3,000 more employees by early next year, eventually occupying 25 floors of the $3.9 billion, 104-story tower, the nation's tallest building.

Foye counters widespread fears aboout the new building, saying that it's "the most secure office building in America." And its chief architect, T.J. Gottesdiener, said the high-rise was built with steel-reinforced concrete that makes it as terror attack-proof as possible — much stronger than the original towers that collapsed on themselves when the hijacked planes hit.

The stairwells are built with a hardened concrete core, and wider to allow firefighters to move while people exit. The building's mechanical systems are also encased in hardened concrete.

The twin towers of the World Trade Center (pictured in 2000) in New York which were destroyed during the 9/11 attacks in 2001

"If my son told me he had a job in the trade center Tower 1, I would have no qualms about him being there,"Gottesdiener said.

After 9/11, he said, architects took pains to figure out new ways to make a high-rise safer, working with the New York Fire Department, buildings officials and police, while learning from new techniques from construction in cities worldwide.

Finally, computerized simulations were used to calculate what would happen with people in the building.

The eight-year construction of the skyscraper came after years of political, financial and legal infighting that threatened to derail the project.

INEC To Distribute Permanent Voters’ Cards in Lagos, Hold Continuous Voters Registration This November

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) om Tuesday said it was set to distribute 4.8 million Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) in Lagos State.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the third phase of the distribution of the PVCs would take place in Lagos and some other states from November 7 to 9.

Addressing journalists in Lagos, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Adekunle Ogunmola also said theContinuous Voters Registration (CVR) would also hold from November 12 to 17 in the state.

He urged Lagos residents to ensure that they collect their PVCs.

Ogunmola said the collection of the PVCs was germaine to the success of the 2015 general election.

“We wish to call on voters in Lagos State to ensure that they obtain their cards and for those that have lost their temporary cards, arrangements have been to accommodate them.
“Those who lost their cards can fill an attestation form with their passport on it to enable them collect the cards.”

Boko Haram Storms Kogi Prisons Again, Frees 144 Inmates

Gunmen have freed at least 50 inmates from the Federal Prison in Koton-Karfe, Kogi State, AFP reports.
Residents of the state said that they heard gunshots and explosions at about 10:00pm on Sunday.
"They blew up the thing with dynamite,"national police spokesman Emmanuel Ojukwu confirmed AFP. "Up to 50 inmates escaped," he added.
According to unverified reports, the freed inmates number at least 144.
The Controller of the prisons confirmed the attack.

The Nation reports however that at least nine of the freed inmates have been re-arrested.

Although no one has yet claimed responsibility for the raid, terror group Boko Haram are suspected to be behind it.

This would be the second time that gunmen would be attacking the Kogi prison in the last two years.

In February 2012, suspected members of the Boko Haram sect bombed their way into the prison before opening fire on the wardens and emptying the jail of its 200 inmates.

That attack in 2012 left one warden dead.