Bangalore man strangles His lover to Death

Bangalore:  The Bangalore police have nabbed an MCA student who killed his lover after she allegedly hankered him to marry her.

23-year-old Lallan Kumar started living at his sister Mamata's house after getting admission into for a MCA course at the Acharya Institute of Technology, in 2009. At the end of his first semester, Kumar decided to live separately so that he could study without disturbance.

Within a few days of moving into his new house, Kumar got acquainted with Latha K (35), his new neighbour. While Latha's husband works in Saudi Arabia, she lived in Bangalore along with her two school-going children. Their friendly relationship soon turned in to an affair.

Kumar started neglecting his studies and spent more and more time with Latha. He believed that their affair would end after her husband's return. But Latha had already decided to get a divorce, and marry Kumar. He never took it seriously.

On December 20, Latha called Kumar to her house at 10.30 pm. Since Kumar was preparing for his second semester exams the next day, he refused. Latha persisted, and he finally went over.

Around 2 am, Kumar woke up saying he would head back to study. Latha asked him to stay back, saying that she would commit suicide otherwise, and tied a towel to her neck. Kumar, already angry at the turn of events said that he would help her die, and strangled her. 

He then fled to Bihar. On being questioned, the children named Kumar as being the last person to have visited their home the previous night. After tracking Kumar's mobile phone, a team arrested him from his village. 

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Centre to probe if any official leaked information to Radia

The Centre would probe whether any official information was leaked to corporate lobbyist Niira Radia by BJP General Secretary Ananth Kumar when he was the Civil Aviation Minister during NDA regime, Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs V Narayanasamy said today.

“The government at the Centre will investigate and find out whether any official decision was leaked to Radia by Mr. Kumar when he was Civil Aviation Minister during NDA regime. The sharing of official information is an anti national act,” Mr. Narayanasamy told reporters here today.

Mr. Narayanasamy said Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has called for an all party meeting in New Delhi on December 30 and 31 to sort out the issue regarding the stalling of the Parliament.

Terming the BJP’s action of stalling Parliament proceedings for 22 days consecutively demanding a JPC probe into the 2G spectrum issue as “anti—democratic”, he said “Its (BJP) decision to stall the Parliament is also a political one“.

He said the Centre had incurred a loss of Rs 33 crore due to the stalling of Parliament proceedings for 22 days by the opposition parties.

“Many of the parties demanding for JPC probe in the 2G spectrum scam issue may not be able to have their representative in the JPC since a political party needed at least 17 members in the Parliament to have its nominee in it”, he said.

Claiming that Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has ample of powers to investigate 2G spectrum allotment and the loss incurred to the government, he said all the central agencies including CBI, Enforcement Directorate and Income Tax department would assist the PAC.

To a question why the Congress was adamant on not to set up a JPC to probe the spectrum issue, Mr. Narayanasamy said “going by the past experience, the JPC probe is ineffective.” “The JPCs that probed the Bofors gun deal, the two securities/stock market scams and the pesticides in Colas did not come out with any bigger findings”, he said.

Bouqui introduces Triple J Plus

Triple J Plus

Two years after losing one of his daughters to kidnappers for eight days, Rev Abel Damina has released all three of his children to pursuing a career in music. The girls- Jemima, Jesimel and Jewiel are 16, 15 and 8 respectively and are known as Triple J Plus..
At an exclusive media briefing and buffet held last week in Lagos, an excited gospel rapper Bouqui introduced the group. “The girls are so talented! There’s nothing as fulfilling as finding and nurturing new talents and watching them rise to fame”, she said.
The sisters say they aren’t compelled to play gospel music because of their background. Rather ‘we are here to ignite a desire to embrace wholesome lyrics in place of the jabber that constitutes modern-day pop music”, Jemima explains.
Jesimel also called JP writes the songs for the group and she says she tries to re-create the Jonas brothers’ pattern. A regular feature on their father’s church stage and several local competitions, TripleJPlus is produced by Daniel Jones in the US.  Their first set of singles will be introduced to the public soon together with a video titled ‘XYZ’.

Bombings And Attacks

Bombings And Attacks Mar Christmas Celebrations In Nigeria

Christmas Eve Attacks Kill At Least 26 In Nigeria -- Yahoo News/Reuters

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – At least six people were killed in attacks on two churches in northeastern Nigeria on Christmas Eve and 20 more died in explosions in the country's central region, officials said on Saturday.

Attackers threw petrol bombs late on Friday at a church in Maiduguri, killing five people, including a Baptist pastor. A security guard at a nearby church died in a similar assault.

"This is a worrisome situation and the government will do all it can to fish out the perpetrators of this evil act," Governor of Borno State, Ali Sheriff said on Saturday.

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Mimiko Salutes Nigerians On Christmas Celebrations

Politics and Government · Tagged: government, pictures, politics, press release

Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko has felicitated with Nigerians on the occasion of this year’s Christmas celebration with an admonition that they should emulate the humility of Jesus Christ, the son of the Most High God, who chose to be born in a manger.
Mimiko, in his message to Nigerians contained in a Press Statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr.Kolawole Olabisi, specifically noted that this year’s celebrations calls for sober reflection, restraint and fervent prayers for our nation.His words: “As we celebrate this Christmas, let us celebrate with moderation. We must, at all times, remember the whole essence of the birth of Jesus Christ who, despite the fact that He is the son of God chose to be born in a dirty manger among cattle! It is this classical case of humility and self denial which hallmarked the entire life of Christ that we should emulate today and always as we celebrate.
“We should also pray for our nation, Nigeria, which has gone through a lot of stress; we should pray for peace in our land and refrain from bloodletting as is being witnessed in several States. I want to enjoin you not be carried away by the merriment of this festive period; I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy new year in advance,” Mimiko stated.
The Governor also enjoined the people of Ondo State to continue to pray for his government assuring them that the spate of developmental projects which his 22-months old administration had embarked on would be speeded up so that the dividends of democracy would go round soonest.
His words: “The Ondo state of your dream, which you all fought for during those bitter 22 months when we fought for the retrieval of our stolen mandate and refused to be cowed despite intimidations, death threats and brutalization, is being put in place as the sun has started shinning on Ondo State again. We are gratified to know that you are now happier as Ondo State has started enjoying
the real dividends of democracy and with your prayers and unflinching support, we shall all sing Hosanna.
“I salute your courage in the face of persecutions, your resilience and your steadfastness and your patient with us while we try to put our State on sure footings despite attempts to thwart our good intentions. God be with you all and Merry Christmas. Next year will be our year of bountiful harvests in Jesus Name.”

Funny Social Commentary Quotes Funny Social Commentary Quotes

"Those are my principles. If you don't like them I have others." Groucho Marx

"The English country gentleman galloping after a fox - The unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable." Oscar Wilde ('A Woman of No Importance' 1893)

"She had lost the art of conversation but not, unfortunately, the power of speech." George Bernard Shaw

"The nice thing about being a celebrity is that if you bore people they think it's their fault." Henry Kissinger.

"Camping is nature's way of promoting the motel business." Dave Barry.

"Cockroaches and socialites are the only things that can stay up all night and eat anything." Herb Caen.

"The cocktail party is a device for paying off obligations to people you don't want to invite for dinner." Charles Smith.

"Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes." Oscar Wilde ('Lady Windemere's Fan' 1892)

"As yet, Bernard Shaw hasn't become prominent enough to have any enemies, but none of his friends like him." Oscar Wilde

"He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend; provided, of course, he really is dead." Voltaire.

"It always rains on tents. Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a tent." Dave Barry.

"I don't care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members." Groucho Marx

"I went to a general store. They wouldn't let me buy anything specifically." Steven Wright

Nigerian Heavyweight Title Contender Dies

Nigerian wrestler dies fighting for title

Tragedy hit the indoor sports hall of the National Lagos Stadium in Surulere on Sunday when national heavyweight title contender, Lion Man, slumped and died shortly after losing the belt to Power Lee via a technical knockout.

Lion Man, whose real name could not be ascertained at press time, came into the fight hoping to win the belt he lost to Osita Offor, also known as De Ultimate Commander, about five years ago.

Unfortunately, he could not live to even receive the consolation from those that felt he gave his all in the tragic fight. The pugilist, whose wife is said to be five months pregnant, jumped into the ring with the mien of somebody eager to dispatch his opponent quickly.

But he met strong resistance from Power Lee, who after the initial moments of the fight, began to pummel the visibly unfit challenger.
And to save Lion Man from further punishment, the ring judges stopped the fight, but it came too late.

Shortly after the Enugu State-born wrestler trudged off the ring, news filtered in that he had slumped and died just outside the venue of the championship. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he was certified dead by doctors.

Reacting to the incident, President of the Nigerian Wrestling Board of Control (NWB of C), Everest Ofoegbu, said it was an unfortunate development that could have been avoided if all the wrestlers had adhered strictly to the rules of the sport. “We try to preach the safety in wrestlers being physically fit for every competition, but at the end you still find some people not adhering to the rules,” he said. “We will find a way of monitoring the fitness of our wrestlers to avoid future occurrence of such sad incidents. This is really unfortunate.”

Meanwhile, in the main event of the day, De Ultimate Commander defeated American Shelton Benjamin and Warlord to become the new Universal Pro-Wrestling Federation (UPWF) champion in a three-way fight decided by knockout.

Another American, The Barbarian, beat his compatriot, Katanka, by a pin-fall, the same way Mike Mondo defeated Jeff Lee in the main supporting bout of the night. America’s tallest woman wrestler, Lindsay Hayward, lost to her compatriot, Trenesha Biggers, just as Nigeria’s The Executioner defeated Congo’s Shakabula.

Great Benin Treasured Mask to be sold in London

Stolen Benin Mask to be sold For £5 Million In London in 2011

A 16th century ivory mask looted by the British during an invasion of Benin in West Africa (Nigeria) in 1897 is set to go for £5 Million at auction at Sotheby's ( Phone :+44 (0) 20 7293 5000) in London. It was kept by the family of British commissioner Lt Col Henry Galway and recently resurfaced  

The auction has been fixed for February 17th, 2011 at Sotheby's in London with a guide price of £5m and some Nigerians want to protest the sale.

If you want to protest too, then go here to sign the petition

Bringing Facebook to Nigeria

"I want to thank Goodluck Jonathan for bringing facebook to Nigeria" Minister of Information

Labaran Maku

"I Want To Thank GEJ For Bringing Facebook To Nigeria"- Minister of Information, Labaran Maku @ President Goodluck Jonathan's 'Facebook' book launch that held on Monday Dec 20, 2010 at Eko Hotel, Lagos.
Source: People who watched the programme live on AIT

Ha ha ha! How embarrassing!
Let me officially thank MTN for bringing telephone to Naija..lol
But to be fair to the minister, people are saying he meant to say Jonathan introduced social networking to Nigerian politics. Now most politicians are using it to reach the masses...but still...