Wozniacki slams ‘unacceptable’ Sharapova favoritism

Wozniacki was furious that she was sent to play her second-round match on an outside court while five-time major winner Sharapova was scheduled twice on the tournament’s biggest arena.
“I think putting out a schedule where the fifth seed is playing on Court 5, fifth match on after 11 p.m. – I think that’s unacceptable,” said Wozniacki who, like Sharapova, is a former world number one but who has never won a Grand Slam title.
“When you look on Center Court, I understand completely the business side of things, but someone who comes back from a drugs sentence — performance enhancing drugs -– and all of a sudden gets to play every single match on Center Court, I think that’s a questionable thing to do.
“I think it doesn’t set a good example and I think someone who has fought their way back from injury and is five in the world deserves to play on a bigger court than Court 5.
“Finally they moved us to Court 17, which is a really nice court actually and we had great atmosphere out there but I think they should probably look into what they need to do in the future.”
Wozniacki, the 2009 and 2014 runner-up in New York, became the fourth top-10 woman to exit the US Open on Wednesday night when she lost 6-2, 6-7 (5/7), 6-1 to Russia’s Ekaterina Makarova.
Sharapova, the US Open champion in 2006, had earlier seen off Hungary’s Timea Babos on the 24,000-capacity Ashe, two days after she had knocked out world number two Simona Halep on the same court.
Sharapova served a 15-month suspension for failing a drugs test at the 2016 Australian Open and only returned to the tour in April.
She was refused a wild card to play at the French Open because of her suspension while injury ruled her out of Wimbledon.
The US Open, however, awarded a wild card into the tournament, the season’s final Grand Slam.

Mimiko left over N220 billion debt – Governor Akeredolu

The Ondo state governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has accused his predecessor of leaving a N220 billion debt

- Akeredolu said Olusegun Mimiko left only N20 billion in the state's coffers

- He also advised the people of Ondo to desist from activities that would drive the state into economic crisis

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State says his administration inherited a debt burden of N220.58 billion at its inception.

Akeredolu made this known in Akure on Wednesday, August 30, while swearing-in commissioners and special advisers.

He advised the people of the state to refrain from acts that could further push the state into deep economic crisis.


But his claim about the debt legacy was promptly attacked by a former commissioner for Information during the Mimiko administration, Kayode Akinmade, who said that Mimiko left N20 billion in the kitty of the state government.

Akinmade skirted the issue of debt and also did not explain why Mimiko failed to match the N38.64 billion left in the kitty of the state government by his predecessor, Governor Olusegun Agagu.

North Korea sentences four South Korean journalists to death over book reviews

Pyongyang has sentenced four South Korean journalists to death for book reviews that insulted the North, state media said Thursday.
The Chosun Ilbo and the Dong -A Ilbo, both of them conservative newspapers, reviewed the new Korean edition of “ North Korea Confidential” , a book by two Seoul-based British journalists first published in 2015.
The work details the growing role of the market in daily lives in the North, where South Korean television dramas are circulated on the black market , and fashion items and hairstyles from the South are copied.
Those caught in possession of DVDs or USBs containing South Korean TV dramas can bribe their way out of any trouble, it says.
For the Korean edition, the book has been retitled “Capitalist Republic of Korea ”, in a play on the North’ s official designation as a democratic republic, and its cover replaces the red star in the North’ s coat of arms with a dollar sign .
By reviewing the book, newspapers “committed a hideous crime of seriously insulting the dignity of the DPRK” as part of a “ sordid smear campaign ” , the North ’ s Central Court said.
The papers had the “temerity ” to carry a picture of the book cover, it added in a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency .

US economy hits Trump’s 3% growth target in second quarter

The US is not a three percent economy — some of it is due to a rebound from the quirky first quarter GDP estimate, ” he wrote in a research note .
The faster growth rate could relieve the pressure on the Federal Reserve which has been divided over the course of monetary policy in recent months .
The central bank has raised interest rates twice this year but some market players doubt the Fed will hike a third time by December in light of persistently weak inflation .
The Fed has written off the low price pressures as merely “idiosyncratic ” or “ transitory ” blips on the radar and the stronger second quarter could lend weight to this view

The US economy grew at its fastest pace in more than two years in the second quarter, hitting President Donald Trump ’ s goal for the first time since he took office , according to data released Wednesday .
Higher consumer spending and business investment prompted a sharp upward revision in Gross Domestic Product (GDP ) which increased three percent in the April -June period, the Commerce Department said in its updated report.
The rate surpassed analyst expectations , which called for an increase of 2 . 7 percent.
But growth in the first half of the year was just 2 . 1 percent, still below the 2 . 2 percent average recorded over the last three years .
Analysts said the data — with an unusually large upward revision of four tenths from the GDP estimate published last month — show an economy on sturdy footing , enough to keep unemployment at the current low trend.
But they do not expect it to be sustained at this level, and they warned that the drag on growth from Hurricane Harvey is likely to be substantial given the extent of the damage wrought by rains and flooding.
The Trump administration has pledged to return the world’ s largest economy to sustained annual growth of three percent or more by slashing taxes and regulations while boosting trade .

Happy 33 birthday Mercy

Happy birthday to this wonderful actress ,not only that she can act ,she is too talented ,with this killing cures ....It's your birthday dear more grace I pray and God's abundant blessings in good health.

May you live to celebrate many years

Taylor Swift's hidden messages in music video for Look What You Made Me Do savagely take down Kim Kardashian and Tom Hiddleston

Taylor Swift sent her loyal fans into a frenzy as she revealed her explosive video for new single Look What You Made Me Do at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday.
And now the hidden meanings behind the video's scenes have been uncovered.
Thebrazen singer takes aim at her enemies with savage references to her feuds with Katy Perry and Kim Kardashian.
There's also subtle references to the breakdown of her highly publicised relationships with Tom Hiddleston and Calvin Harris. Here's all the hidden messages explained...
R.I.P Taylor Swift
The video begins with Taylor rising from the dead as she wants to kill her public image.
But if you look closely, as the zombie version of the pop star crawls from the grave, the tombstone next to hers is for Nils Sjöberg - the pseudonym she used for a song she wrote for ex Calvin Harris.
Last year, Taylor ended up at war with her ex-boyfriend Calvin after she moved on to Tom Hiddleston within days and took public credit for co-writing his hit This Is What You Came For - despite previously keeping her involvement a secret.
"I know you're off tour and you need someone new to try and bury like Katy ETC but I'm not that guy, sorry. I won't allow it," fumed Calvin.

Harvey: Too poor to flee the hurricane

In the detritus of Hurricane Harvey a splash of red, white and blue catches the eye.
It is a rain-sodden American flag, half-hidden under the green leaves of fallen trees.
A few paces away Judie McRae, 44, is inspecting the damage to her trailer home.
Judie has lived more than half of her life here but she says this is her first hurricane. She spent it hunkered down in bed, unable to sleep.
She does not want to see another one.
"I just felt like my roof was going to come off at any minute," she says, describing a terrible sound of "cracking and creaking" that only stopped for a few minutes of calm when the eye of the hurricane passed directly over her head.
"I was very fortunate that only two little windows got broke," she says.
Exactly how fortunate is obvious. Three of her neighbours' houses lie in ruins. Sheet metal has been twisted out of shape and insulation foam hangs from the trees. Books and clothes are soaking in the rain. One powder blue trailer home has caved in completely, its wooden skeleton broken and exposed.
As we examine the damage a young man arrives, agitated. He asks us if we have checked inside for the owner. We have not.
"Dan, are you in here?" he shouts.
We climb into the wreckage to help search for Dan, gingerly stepping over the missing man's possessions and clambering around his bathtub. There is no-one here.
'It was ferocious'
Judie, meanwhile, is worried about two other neighbours. Both got out before the storm struck and have not yet returned to learn that their homes are destroyed.
She is particularly concerned about the elderly woman who lives two trailers along.
"She has no money and that was her home and it was already crap so..." Judie tails off as if she can think of no useful way to complete the thought, no hope to offer.
Meanwhile, down on the shore of Rockport, Robert Zbranek, 56, is trying to secure his boat to the dock after it broke free during the storm.

UN urges FG to investigate and prosecute Northern youths behind ‘qui

- UN experts denounce ultimatum and death threats targeting Igbo in the north

- The UN also urged the federal government to investigate and prosecute the Northern youths behind the ‘quit notice’

- According to the UN, incitement can endanger social cohesion and threaten peace by deepening the existing tensions between Nigeria’s ethnic communities

The United Nations has called on the federal government of Nigeria to investigate and prosecute people behind the ultimatum against Igbos in the norther part of the country and those responsible for the creation, publication and circulation of the hate song and audio message.

The UN made this known in a publication obtained from the office of the United Nations high commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

The UN which strongly condemns the ultimatum and hate songs said hate speech and incitement can endanger social cohesion and threaten peace by deepening the existing tensions between Nigeria’s ethnic communities.

How I lost my wife, three son-in-laws to Boko Haram terrorists – Blind IDP

A 67 -year-old blind displaced person, Mr Babakura Mustapha , has moved his family out of the Dalori Internally Displaced Persons camp in Maiduguri due to the alleged activities of rapists.
Mustapha , who has six daughters, said the Boko Haram terrorists kidnapped his wife and murdered his three son -in-laws. He added that one of his daughters was raped in the IDP camp.
About two million persons displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency are taking shelter in various camps in Maiduguri and other liberated communities in the North -East.
Six of the 11 designated camps in Maiduguri are managed by the National Emergency Management Agency , while five others are under the Wold Food Programme .
Mustapha said on Sunday in Maiduguri that he had evacuated his six daughters from the camp to save them from rapists.
The retired civil servant alleged that unknown men attacked and vandalised the tent housing his daughters after they refused to submit to their sexual advances .
He also alleged that unidentified men in the camp enticed women with N 100 or N 200 as token for sex, adding that they also forced themselves on those who refused to cooperate .
“I came into the Dalori camp from Bama in the past three years after the Boko Haram insurgents sacked the town .
“The insurgents abducted my wife ; I have six daughters, three of them are widows because the insurgents killed their husbands , while the remaining three are spinsters .
“Every night you hear the cry of women when they are being attacked by rapists . One of my daughters was also attacked by rapists and as a result she sustained fatal injuries.
“Since then , I have always kept vigil at night , to guard against intrusion by suspected rapists into the girls ’ tent.
“My health condition worsened in the camp and my vision impaired after I had glaucoma infection, ” he said.
Mustapha added that in view of his predicament he could not protect his daughters from mounting pressures of the rapists who devised various means to seduce women.
He lamented that many women suffered in the hands of the rapists in various camps in the state .
“I would rather move out of the camp than to allow my daughters become sex toys to randy elements, ’’ he said .
Mustapha said that he had met a kind-hearted person in Maiduguri who offered him a room to stay with his family.
Also , Mrs Fatima Bana, a rape victim, corroborated Mustapha ’ s experience , and also alleged that many women had been raped in the camps in Maiduguri.
Fatima said the rapists forcefully had canal knowledge of women who refused to take money or cooperate with them.
She noted that most women had experienced one form of sexual abuse or assault in the camps.

Two million pilgrims converge in Mecca for the hajj

Two million Muslims from across the globe are converging on Mecca in Saudi Arabia for the hajj pilgrimage, a religious duty and for some pilgrims the journey of a lifetime .
This year sees the return of pilgrims from Shiite Iran , regional rival to Sunni powerhouse Saudi Arabia, and comes with the Gulf mired in political crisis and Islamic State group jihadists squeezed in Iraq and Syria .
“I’ m so excited because many people dream of coming to this place, ” said 47 -year-old Eni from Indonesia , her face framed in a sand -coloured veil trimmed with lace .
“We feel more religious when we leave this place , ” she said.
Indonesia is the world ’ s most populous Muslim nation , and it also provides the largest number of pilgrims for the hajj.
Eni’ s compatriots throng Jeddah airport 80 kilometres (50 miles) west of Mecca , as tens of thousands of pilgrims pass through the gateway to the hajj every day .
But Eni is almost oblivious to the hubbub that surrounds her as she studies her Koran in the oppressive heat, pearls of sweat beading her face .
“After my first pilgrimage I felt I wanted to come back to feel myself close to him, ” she said of the Prophet Mohammed before returning her attention to Islam ’ s holy book.
The hajj is one of the five pillars of the Islamic faith , which every Muslim is required to complete at least once in a lifetime if he or she has the means to do so .
“This year we expect around two million pilgrims, ” Abdelmajeed Mohammad Al -Afghani, director of hajj and umra ( lesser pilgrimage) affairs, told AFP .

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The leadership question in Nigeria has, since the nation’s independence in 1960, been the subject of study and commentary by different shades of researchers, analysts and public affairs commentators.

The consensus has been that over the years, Nigeria has not been blessed with a consummate leadership with the capacity to properly harness and effectively deploy its abundant resources to achieve the desired national growth for the socio-economic well-being of the citizens.

In fact, it is the consensus of most students of Nigeria’s history that the comparatively stunted growth of the country can rightly be blamed on the profligacy of past leaderships, their lack of political will to save for the rainy day in the era of abundant oil wealth and the absence of a patriotic vision to diversify the economy and make wise investments.

JAMB issues strong warning to candidates over cut-off mark

- The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has issued a strong warning to candidates over the 120 cut-off mark

- The exam body stated that the 120 cut-off mark does not guarantee automatic admission

- JAMB also announced that admission processes for 2017/2018 will begin on September 15
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has warned candidates that the 120 cut-off mark, does not guarantee automatic admission into higher institutions.

JAMB, through its official Twitter account stated this, however the exam body offered more explanation.

The statement read: “The 120 cut off mark doesn’t mean an automatic ticket for admission. Institutions will still admit using established criteria of merit and others.

'I was sexually assaulted by rockstar': Wife of Jonathan Ross reveals shocking encounter

She was 16 when the man, who she did not name, “stuck his hand down my dress” in a taxi queue.
Ms Goldman, wife of chat host Jonathan Ross , 56, said she never thought it a big issue until she told daughters Honey, 20, and Betty, 26, who were “outraged”.
The Kick-Ass writer, 47, said: “I had anecdotes that that I thought were funny, about stuff that had happened to me
“But my daughters responded to them by saying, ‘You mean you were sexually assaulted?’”
She said “the band leant the incident a sort of absurdity” and led her to tell the tale humorously.
But in the Guardian, she said the girls’ reaction had been a wake-up call. She said: “Not any more. I thought, ‘Hang on, I should be as outraged as [my daughters] are’.
“In a society where a 16-year-old getting groped by a dude, while she’s waiting for a taxi, is considered a funny anecdote, I’m contributing by telling it like that

No goalkeeping ache for Eagles – Ezenwa

Super Eagles goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa has said Nigerians should not worry about the goalkeeping department of the team ahead of the Russia 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Cameroon , Supersport reports.
Nigeria will play against their Central African rivals on September 1 in Uyo and September 4 in Yaoundé.
Ezenwa said Nigerians should believe the in the trio himself , Daniel Akpeyi and Dele Alampasu , who Rohr had invited for the tie, to be at their best against the African champions.
The IfeanyiUbah first choice said , “ I think the right time has come for the invited goalkeepers to prove their mettle and we are going to make Nigerians proud. We goalkeepers for the clash against Cameroon are ready and anyone called upon to man the post will do an excellent work.
“There is no cause for alarm because I , Daniel and Dele are ready to deliver against Cameroon . Nigerians can rest assured that we will not fail them. The goalkeeping department is secured and protected; we will perform to the satisfaction of Nigerians.
“Everything will be fine at the end of the two ties ; we just have to focus on the task at hand to emerge victorious against Cameroon . I can say that we are already victors because our mind is set on defeat Cameroon despite the fact that they are the African champions. We will shock and surprise Cameroon in both legs of the World Cup qualifiers
Nigeria lead Group B with six points while Cameroon are second with two points .

Daddy Showkey, Don Jazzy, others set to return to Ghetto city

With a conscious effort to put the ghetto city of Ajegunle in the spotlight again, LGD Entertainment, Ajeromi Ifelodun LCD and Motbensonz Solutions have teamed up to organize the maiden edition of Ajegunle to the World Concert. The annual concert is aimed at portraying ghetto city in a good light to the world.
Speaking to Showtime Bonus at the unveiling which held recently at the Abayomi Awodiora Hall, in Ajegunle, the CEO, LGD Entertainment, Mr. John Enabudoso, shed some light on the idea behind the conception of ‘Ajegunle to the World concert.’
“Our core focus remains to showcase success stories and celebrate the beauty and development in Ajegunle. This we would bring to life at the Ajegunle to the world concert on September 10 at the Landmark Event Centre, Victoria Island Lagos. People would get to see live in concert all the hit makers that strived before the age of social media to create what we now refer to as the music industry. Ajegunle to the world is a project that is beyond just showcasing talents of the old and new but also exposes the multifarious culture, ethnicity and people of Ajegunle that has played a major role in the development of the entertainment industry, from music, football, movies among others. This project would influence public involvement and also aid CSR in the development of Ajegunle, and at the same time motivate the average youth in Ajegunle to shun crime and societal ills”, he said.
Obviously, the project will put Ajegunle on the spotlight again as the hub for talents which has produced notable entertainers such as Daddy Showkey, Daddy Fresh, Danfo Drivers, Basket Mouth, Don jazzy, KC, Terry Apala, African China, Chuddy K, E-Money, Oritse Femi, Solid Star, Saheed Osupa, Gideon Okeke, Charles Okafor, J-Pizzle, Marvelous Benji, Pencil, Diplomatic OPJ, Elenu, Ada Ameh, (The Johnsons), Master Kraft, Ruth Kadiri, D’Prince, Empero Geezy, (CEO, G-Worldwide) Thin Tall Tony (BB Naija), Baba Fryo, and many othersare all gearing up to grace the stage.

Appeal Court sacks Sekibo

The Appeal Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by Sen . George Sekibo challenging the judgment of the Rivers State National Election Tribunal which removed him as the senator representing Rivers East Senatorial District.
The court dismissed his charge stating that it lacks merit and failed to show any reason why the decision of the Tribunal should be set aside.

Yemi Osinbajo arrives Taraba for state visit

 Yemi Osinbajo was received with pomp and pageantry by Taraba state residents as he touched down in the state today

- The Vice President is expected to hold meetings and commission projects during the one-day visit

- Osinbajo is accompanied on the visit by prominent Taraba state indigene and Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Jummai Al-Hassan

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has just arrived the Danbaba Suntai Airport, Jalingo, Taraba State on a one-day state visit.

The development was made public by journalist Sumner Shagari Sambo, via his twitter handle, @Sumner_Sambo.

Shehu Sani expresses outrage over Nigerian military monitoring social media

Shehu Sani has reacted to the latest development that the Nigerian military is now monitoring the social media space to tackle peddlers of hate speech/fake news, and anti-government activities in the country

- The outspoken ruling party Senator declared that the development was akin to being in a ‘big brother’ state

- The Senator inferred that it was wrong for security agencies to be monitoring the social media space, and some of his followers agreed with him

The lawmaker representing the Kaduna Central constituency in the Senate, Shehu Sani, has reacted to the monitoring of social media by the military for hate speech, fake news and anti-government activity.

Google, Walmart unveil e-commerce partnership

Google and Walmart on Tuesday announced a partnership that will make the retailer ’ s products available on the internet giant’ s online shopping mall.
“Starting in late September, we ’ ll be working with Google to offer hundreds of thousands of items for voice shopping via Google Assistant — the largest number of items currently offered by a retailer through the platform , ” Marc Lore, Wal -Mart’ s head of e -commerce said.

Controversy over alleged ban of Olamide, Davido songs

Controversy on Tuesday surrounded an alleged ban on songs of three Nigerian musicians by the National Broadcasting Commission .
Online platforms widely reported that the NBC had banned ‘ Wo’ and Wavi Level’ by Olamide ; Davido’ s remix of ‘ If’ and 9 ice ’ s ‘ Living Things ’ .
Although the commission did not, according to the reports, give specific reasons for banning the songs, many felt the decision might have been influenced by a recent reaction from the Federal Ministry of Health to the music video of Olamide’ s new song.
Last Friday , in a message posted on Twitter, the ministry kicked against the video of ‘ Wo’ , released a few days ago and described the content as contravening the Tobacco Control Act of 2015.
The National Broadcasting Commission has , however , denied banning the artistes ’ songs.
It said the news on the alleged ban came from a fake website linked to the ‘ Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation. ’
Spokesman for the commission, Antia Ekanem, stated this in a text message to one of our correspondents in Abuja on Tuesday night.
“What you saw on that website was fake . It is not from the NBC. What you saw there is ‘ Nigeria Broadcasting Corporation’ and not the ‘ National Broadcasting Commission, ” he said.
Reacting to the alleged ban, Olamide had said that he never intended to cause harm to music fans with the song.
He tweeted on Tuesday, “ No intentions of promoting tobacco to get people killed . I love my people, I love my country. One love , one Nigeria. ”

We no longer issue visas to Nigerians – Netherlands Embassy

The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Nigeria, on Tuesday, reminded Nigerians that it was no longer in the business of issuing them visas .
The Embassy ’ s Charge d’ Affaires , Mr Michel Deleen, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that the Embassy had since 2013 swapped its visa issuance processes in Nigeria.
Deleen said that the Embassy had since 2013 swapped its visas issuance to Nigerians with the French Consulate General in Lagos and the Embassy of Belgium in Abuja .
“Let me remind Nigerians that since 2013 , the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Nigeria had signed agreements with the French Consulate-General in Lagos and the Embassy of Belgium in Abuja .
“What this means is that we have swapped our visa application processes in Nigeria with the French Consulate-General in Lagos and the Embassy of Belgium in Abuja.
“Let me remind Nigerians that under these agreements , any Nigerian that wants to visit the Netherlands for business, study or tourism should always process their visa applications through the French Consulate -General
in Lagos and the Embassy of Belgium in Abuja, ’’ he said.
Deleen also enjoined Nigerians to always apply for visas to the Netherlands , through VFS Global to the French Consulate-General in Lagos and the Embassy of Belgium in Abuja.
The Charge d’ Affaires said that it was important for Nigerians and other nationals in Nigeria to know that VFS Global was the internationally -authorized organisation for receiving all visa applications.

Stormzy's girlfriend Maya Jama opens up about why she DISOWNED her violent jailbird father

Stormzy’s girlfriend Maya Jama has bravely opened up about how she disowned her violent father, who was jailed when she was just three.
The 22-year-old has made a documentary about growing up with a jailbird parent, and explained she cut ties with her own dad when she was 10 because he kept “doing bad things."
"One day he was out and at my grandparents’ house and he knocked on the door to speak to me and I was like, 'Nah, I don’t want to speak to you anymore,’” she told the Loose Women panel.

Saturdays star Vanessa White 'heading into I'm a Celeb jungle' after love split

Saturdays singer Vanessa White is reportedly heading into the jungle for this year’s I’m a Celeb .
Sources reveal that the 27-year old is up for the challenge after finding herself single following her split from long term boyfriend Gary Salter in April.
A source close to the girl band star told The Sun : “Vanessa is a stunning girl from a massive girl band so she’s an exciting first signing for I’m A Celebrity.

Abuja goes agog for ‘Baba Buhari!’

Sequel to the announcement that President Muhammadu Buhari would arrive Nigeria today , the entire Abuja city is agog to welcome him back .
The Nasarawa State Government added a touch to it by arranging people to fly flags with Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura ’ s image and that of Mr. President.
The flags are affectionately tagged, “ Welcome Baba Buhari .

Gary Neville ditches plans to build ridiculed multi-million pound“Teletubbies” home

Sky Sports pundit and ex-footballer Gary Neville has finally waved ‘bye bye’ to his multi-million pound “Teletubbies” home.
The ex- Manchester United defender is now looking to sell the plot of land.
Neville revealed blueprints in 2010 for the futuristic underground home, which was likened to the home of children’s TV favourites Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po.
Comparisons with the BBC programme were based on the building’s unusual semi-submerged design, intended to minimise its impact on the moorland landscape.

Buhari must come out, address me in front of London Abuja House – Nigerian

A Nigeria resident in London protesting against the continuous stay of President Muhammadu Buhari in London. The Nigerian who gave his name as Bob Olukoya to an online medium, Elomba.com said one of his grouses is that he wants President Buhari to come out and address him in person in front of the Abuja House in London.

Bruce Forsyth was the oldest act to ever perform at Glastonbury Festival at 85

Sir Bruce Forsyth was a surprising choice to play Glastonbury Festival in 2013, but the legendary performer went down a storm with seasoned music fans.
Having graced the stages of dance halls, theatres and TV studios throughout his decade spanning career, Sir Bruce was well poised to give the crowd a show-stopping set.
But even Sir Bruce admitted afterwards: "I've never experienced anything like that."
At 85 years old, Sir Bruce remains the the oldest person to ever perform at the event.

Pregnant woman stabbed, burned in satanic ritual, ex-boyfriend among three suspects

A heavily pregnant woman was stabbed to death and burned to ashes in a suspected satanic ritual , police say.
Fernanda Pereyra , 26 , was barbarically killed before her body was burned in a fire so hot she could only be identified by her necklace, reports say.
Her ashes were found in an Argentinian wasteland on mile three of Route Six near the town of Rincon de los Sauces.
The killers reportedly used a large amount of fuel to burn her body and then transported it in a Renault Kangoo van.
When recovered , the van appeared to have been cleaned , but traces of blood and hair from the victim — who was six months pregnant — remained , according to prosecutors .
Police have arrested three people in connection with the killing: her former boyfriend Luciano Hernandez and his two friends Osvaldo Castillo and Diego Marillan.

French Ligue 1 result

French Ligue 1 result on Friday:
Metz 0 Monaco 1 (Falcao 78 )
Playing Saturday
Lyon v Bordeaux (1500 GMT ), Montpellier v Strasbourg , Nice v Guingamp , Rennes v Dijon, Saint -Etienne v Amiens, Troyes v Nantes ( all 1800 GMT )
Sunday
Lille v Caen (1300 GMT), Marseille v Angers (1500 GMT) , Paris Saint -Germain v Toulouse ( 1900 GMT )

Brigitte Macron says will take on informal role as first lady

Brigitte Macron, the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, said she will adopt the role of first lady, but only in an informal capacity after opposition to plans to give her an official status.
Speaking to Elle magazine in her first interview since her husband’s election in May, the 64-year-old former school teacher also joked about the young leader’s age — 25 years less than her — and spoke glowingly of their marriage.
Macron’s plans to create an official status and job for his wife as first lady have been shelved in the face of a hostile online petition, but Brigitte said she planned to adopt the role informally anyway.
“Like all of those before me, I will take on my public role, but the French people will know the resources at my disposal,” she told the weekly magazine, according to extracts of the interview which will be published in full on Friday.
Instead of creating an official first lady position — which would have needed a change in the law or constitution — the presidency has instead decided to issue a “transparency charter” that will make clear the funds and staff devoted to Brigitte’s activities.
“We’ll post my meetings and my commitments on the presidency website, so that the French people know exactly what I’m doing,” she said. “What’s important is that it is clear.”
She is expected to champion the work of handicap and education charities.

FRSC arrests suspected traffickers with 44 minors in Kaduna

The Federal Road Safety Corps, on Wednesday , said it arrested a vehicle for overloading along Kaduna-Zaria road, which was later discovered to be occupied by suspected child traffickers with 44 minors.
The Public Education Officer , FRSC , Bisi Kazeem , in a statement disclosed that the driver of the vehicle , Dauda Ezekiel from Gubuchi Village in Makarfi Local Government Area of Kaduna state claimed that he was hired to transport the minors.
According to kazeem, the vehicle was impounded when the FRSC officials could not get a satisfactory response from the adults who were with the minors.
Kazeem said , “ Two adult occupants of the white and blue colour vehicle with number plate XC 532 ZAR, were quizzed by FRSC officials only to get unsatisfactory responses .
“The vehicle was thereafter impounded when they claimed they were going for a church programme in a location they could not name. ”
The Sector Commander who got a wind of the case alerted the State Commissioner of Police after which the vehicle and the occupants were handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department .
A similar case was recorded in the state on April 27 , 2017 , when a Ford Galaxy Model vehicle with registration number LMU 76 XA with 17 minors and three suspected adult traffickers was impounded and handed over to the Comptroller of Immigration and NAPTIP by the FRSC .
Kazeem disclosed that the Corps Marshal, Boboye Oyeyemi, has applauded the vigilance of the officials of the FRSC which led to the arrest of the suspected child traffickers.
The Corps Marshal believes that security of lives and properties of the citizens would be better assured with inter-agency collaboration.

Charlotte Crosby split from Stephen Bear as he 'wouldn't be in her TV show' but appears to backtrack as she breaks Twitter silence

Charlotte Crosby has returned to social media to explain that she and Stephen Bear HAVEN'T split - they've just had an argument that went too far.
The hungover star, who spent last night sobbing on Snapchat to her followers about Bear's selfishness, came back to apologise for "being a d***".
She'd been out last night with Love Island stars Amber Davies ,
Chris Hughes and Olivia Attwood , downing drinks and telling her fans that she was getting drunk because of her break-up.
But it seems all is right between them again, as she appeared on Snapchat today to say it had been a misunderstanding

TOWIE hunk Mike Hassini reveals triple family tragedy as nan dies, mum battles cancer, and sister hospitalised

TOWIE hunk Mike Hassini has been opening up about family tragedies that unfolded after he was booted from the hit reality show for drink-driving.
The 22-year-old Essex lad received a triple blow as his mum was hit with cancer, his sister was hospitalised, and his grandmother died in the weeks following his professional catastrophe.
Mike is due to return to TOWIE in the upcoming 21st series of the ITV Be show after being axed last August after being found guilty of drink-driving.
The hunk has turned his life around by quitting booze and partying (and clearly spending more time at the gym ) and he has opened up about his heartache ahead of his return to screens

Dewunmi Fatai Caught Celebrating Her Birthday, The Same Day Her Son’s Dad Was Getting Married

That popular make up act cum actress, Dewunmi Fatai and star actor, Sholagbade Mustapha have swept the love affair between them under carpet is nothing to talk about as they both went their separate ways exactly 6 months after they got their first child in June 2016. But the latest gist right now is the coincidence that linked the 2 estranged lovers together last Saturday. We scooped that while Dewunmi was busy celebrating her birthday on Saturday 12th August 2017 in Lagos, with a lot of movie stars in guests attendance, the father of his son, Mustapha was also getting married to the new love of his heart, Adenike Adeniyi in Osogbo, Osun State. Indeed, love is in the air!

Victoria Beckham inspired "shy" son Brooklyn's love of photography by encouraging him to take pictures of models

Brooklyn Beckham has opened up about how his parents nurtured his love of photography.
While dad David bought him a camera, mum Victoria encouraged him to take photographs of models, even if he was a little nervous about it.
The 18-year-old posed in a series of snazzy jumpers for mag
GQ as he chatted about preparing to head off to university in New York.
He said: "I do backstage photography at my mum’s shows, and I mean, I love doing it - but my mum’s like, ‘Go take pictures of the models!’ and I’m a bit shy.

D’Tigress leave for Afrobasket Wednesday

The Nigeria female basketball team, D ’ Tigress, will depart the country on Wednesday for Bamako, Mali aboard an Air Cote d’ Ivoire flight for the 2017 FIBA Afrobasket tournament.
The team will be seeking to win the title it had won in 2003 and 2005 . Nigeria were second runner-up in 1997 and 2015.
The Nigeria Basketball Federation spokesman, Chimezie Asiegbu, who made the disclosure in Lagos, said that the delegation would be led by the Vice -President of NBBF , Babatunde Oguande.
“He will head the 12 registered players , three members of the technical crew , led by Sam Vincent and four other backroom staff .
“The playing staff made up of 14 players will be led by Captain Aisha Mohammed ( University of Virginia) and third overall pick in the 2017 WNBA Draft.
“Also , Evelyn Akhator (Dallas Wings) who stormed the team’ s camp on Monday evening , Ezinne Kalu (Savannah State University ), Sarah Ogoke (RC Celta Vigo, Spain) .
Others are Adaora Elonu (Perfumeria Avenda, Spain) , Chioma Udeaja , Nkechi Akashili and Upe Atosu (all of First Bank Basketball club ) , ’’ Asiegbu said in a statement .

Mugabe’s possible successor falls ill, flown to S.Africa

Zimbabwe’s vice president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is seen as favourite to succeed President Robert Mugabe, has been flown to South Africa for emergency medical care, officials said Monday.
Emmerson Mnangagwa
Mnangagwa, 74, fell ill at a rally where Mugabe spoke on Saturday in the southern town of Gwanda, and suffered severe suspected food poisoning.
“Some of his doctors are in South Africa,” health minister David Parirenyatwa told reporters in the capital Harare.
“He is well. He is much better, he is almost jovial. He was vomiting with diarrhoea and he became dehydrated. He has done a battery of tests.”
With Mugabe, 93, in increasingly frail health, speculation over his successor has focused on Mnangagwa, a veteran regime loyalist.
Mnangagwa’s main rivals within the ruling Zanu-PF party are the younger “Generation 40” or “G40” group, which is seen as supported by Mugabe’s wife Grace, who could herself be a potential presidential candidate.
Mugabe, who oftens travels abroad for medical treatment, has refused to name a successor and repeatedly denounced factionalism in the party.
“Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa is not yet back from hospital in Johannesburg,” Mugabe said in a speech on Monday without giving details.
Zimbabwe is due to hold elections next year, with opposition parties in talks to try to unite and field one candidate to oppose Mugabe.
Past elections have been tainted by violence and intimidation by ZANU-PF operatives.
“We hope the election exercise will be done in peace,” Mugabe said.
“We need peace within our party. We need peace between our party and others. We need national peace in our country.”

Constituency project is corruption – Obasanjo

FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo may have started another war with the members of the National Assembly when he described the constituency projects being embarked upon by the lawmakers as “ corruption. ”
Obasanjo said this at the opening of a two-day investment forum organised by the Niger State Government in Minna on Monday.
The forum had “Impact of Investing for Advancing Agricultural Economy and Innovation , ” as its theme .
Obasanjo said, “ The Sultan talked about roads , I hope our lawmakers will use their position and act positively so that when they put in road projects in the budget they will not turn it into what they now term as constituency projects.
“You and I know what constituency projects mean. It is simply corruption. ”
The former President had been involved in verbal wars with the members of the National Assembly during and after his time in office .
He once , reportedly , described the federal lawmakers as a “bunch of corrupt elements, ” provoking the lawmakers to, in turn, describe him as “ the father of corruption in Nigeria. ”
Obasanjo said federal and state governments should embark on massive rural and urban road construction to facilitate the movement of agricultural products from the farms to the markets.
“If there is anything that will take us out of recession, it is agriculture; that is the only renewable business we can do to give us all the job creation , wealth creation that we need , ” he said .

Iran threatens to restart nuclear programme within hours if US continues sanctions

Iran could restart its nuclear programme within hours should the US impose further sanctions on the country, President Hassan Rowhani said Tuesday.
“The new government in the US should know that we could not only do it within weeks and months but days or even hours,” Rowhani said.
Two weeks after Donald Trump’s inauguration as president in January, the White House said it was putting Iran “on notice” for its ballistic missile tests.
The Trump administration slapped fresh sanctions against Iranian entities and officials in July in response to the missile programme.
Rowhani accused Trump of attempting to sabotage a 2015 nuclear accord between Iran and six world powers. It permits Iran to use nuclear power for civil purposes, but not to build nuclear weapons.
The deal lifted nuclear-related sanctions against Iran in exchange for the country allowing inspections of its nuclear sites and reductions in its stocks of low-enriched uranium.
Iran has respected its side of the deal, Rowhani said. “We prefer to continue to do so, but that does not mean we have no other options,” he warned.
Nothing in the nuclear agreement covers the country’s missile programme, Tehran has noted, claiming that the missile programme is solely for defence.
The US State Department recently certified that Tehran had met the terms of the nuclear deal.

BREAKING: Fresh Boko Haram attacks hit two communities in Adamawa

Boko Haram terrorists have attacked two communities in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State .
There are no reports of any lives lost in the attacks which took place in Nyibango and Muduvu communities of the state, Channels TV reports.
According to the Council Chairman of Madagali Local Government, Yusuf Mohammed , the attack occurred on Monday night and lasted for about two hours .
He said houses churches , shops, and animals were all burnt down during the incident.

Customs seek forfeiture of N50m imported goods

The Nigeria Customs Service Board has applied to the Federal High Court in Lagos, seeking a forfeiture order on various illegally imported goods valued at N 50 , 151, 606 .
The goods said to have been intercepted between April and June 2017 , include loads of fairly used clothes, shoes, bags, bed sheets, breakable plates; 7 , 163 bags of foreign parboiled rice, and 147 jerry cans of vegetable oil.
Apart from these, the customs service also seeks a forfeiture order on seven vehicles, also intercepted between April and June, which values were, however , not stated .
The Assistant Legal Adviser of the Nigeria Customs Service Board , Federal Operations Unit , Zone A , Ikeja , Mr . Shehu Bodinga, appeared before Justice Abdulaziz Anka on Monday with an ex parte application seeking a forfeiture order on the goods and the vehicles.
Bodinga told the judge that since the goods were intercepted and seized , their owners had absconded and refused to show up to claim them, having realised the severity of the punishment for their offence .
He said the Customs had received a directive from the presidency that part of the seized items should be distributed to victims of Boko Haram insurgency living in the Internally Displaced Persons camp in the North-East .

Merck chief Ken Frasier resigns from Trump council

The head of drugs giant Merck has said he is resigning from President Trump's American Manufacturing Council following Charlottesville.
A woman was killed on Saturday when a car rammed into a crowd protesting against a white supremacist rally.
Following the death, Mr Trump was criticised for not specifically denouncing the far right.
Ken Frazier tweeted: "I feel a responsibility to take a stand against intolerance and extremism."
"America's leaders must honour our fundamental views by clearly rejecting expressions of hatred, bigotry and group supremacy, which run counter to the American ideal that all people are created equal."
In response, Mr Trump tweeted that Mr Frazier would now have "more time to lower rip off drug prices".

IMSU Vice Chancellor, Prof Adaobi Obasi loses son

The Vice Chancellor of Imo State University, Prof Victoria Adaobi Obasi , has reportedly lost her son after a brief illness.
According to a Facebook post by Iheanyi Daniel Enwerem, Mr . Nnamdi Obasi died as a result of internal bleeding, after surgery.
Enwerem said , “ Mr. Nnamdi Obasi who died today ’ s morning at a Hospital (name withheld) along Orlu road , Owerri is the son of the Vice Chancellor of Imo State University, Professor Victoria Adaobi Obasi . ”
Confirming his death in a lengthy post , political strategist and Youth mobiliser, IfeanyiCy Njoku , said the young man died from appendix complications yesterday 13 th of August, 2017, in an undisclosed hospital in Owerri .
Obasi who got married two years ago was last seen in a public function with his wife a day before his death, Njoku said .
“He saw his death coming , but couldn’ t comprehend it…
“Take her great lady , just a day after you anchored the official unveiling of Elfreeda Foundation program as the master of ceremony (Mc ) , thrilling your audience with wonderful tunes and melodious voice , you lost your darling husband who was obviously elated watching your performance on stage at the same event.
“He saw his death coming , but couldn’ t comprehend it . Seating on a round table chair with friends and guest at the opening ceremony of Elfreeda Foundation, he was reported to have told a friend that he has appendicitis but is afraid of doing the operation here in Nigeria .
“At night, the appendix raised it’ s ugly head and he was rushed to a renowned family surgeon at a hospital in Orlu road Owerri after Federal Medical Centre Owerri. The surgery was carried out , and compounding his fear , he was reported to have died of complications arising from bleeding.
“Just two years after their wedding, oh! leaving a pretty , gorgeous and soft spoken woman heart broken.
Rest in peace Mr . Nnamdi Obasi , be consoled Mrs. Obasi , take heart Prof Adaobi Obasi . ”

Pregnant housewife kills husband over foodstuffs in Adamawa

A pregnant housewife , Halima , has been arrested by the police for allegedly killing her husband , Ibrahim Ismail , at their house in Nasarawo Demsa community , in the Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa State .
PUNCH Metro learnt that Halima and Ibrahim had been married for more than five years and had three children together.
Halima was said to be pregnant with their fourth child when the couple had a disagreement on Thursday which culminated in the death of the businessman .
A neighbour of the couple , who spoke with our correspondent on condition of anonymity, said the disagreement bordered on foodstuffs bought by Ibrahim .
He said, “Around 5 . 30 am on Thursday, I heard my wife shouting and screaming . I asked her what happened and she said the wife of our next-door neighbour had killed him.
“When I got to the man’ s house , I saw him in a pool of blood. There were a lot of sympathisers in his room , mostly women. When I tried to talk to him, he could not answer back and appeared lifeless . The wife had also been apprehended.
“When I enquired what happened , I was told that Ibrahim went to buy foodstuffs in the market so that she could cook for the family. However, when he returned from the market, he did not meet her at home .
“He was troubled and looked for her everywhere. When he couldn’ t find her , he left the foodstuffs and went out . When he returned to the house some minutes later, he discovered that she had returned home.
“He asked her where she went and why she left the foodstuffs he bought for her , but that started an argument between them .
“During the quarrel , the man took a wood and hit her with it. The woman went to pick a knife she was using to cut onions and stabbed him. He fell and collapsed . ”
The neighbour said policemen from the Numan division , who had been alerted by some other residents , later arrived at the scene to arrest the suspect .
He explained that the victim was taken to a general hospital where he was confirmed dead by a doctor .
The witness explained that the body was taken to the victim’ s family’ s house where he was buried in accordance with Islamic rites.
The source noted that two of the couple ’ s children were not living with them , adding that they usually quarrelled.
The Adamawa State Police Public Relations Officer , Othman Abubakar, said he could not reach the Divisional Police Officer in charge of the area.

Photos Of Celine Dion & Backup Dancer Pepe Munoz In Paris Spark Romance Rumour

Photos Of Celine Dion & Backup Dancer Pepe Munoz In Paris Spark Dating, Rumance Rumour
The singer who lost her husband in January of last year was spotted with her backup dancer, Pepe Munoz in Paris few weeks ago and since then, the two have become subjects of a viral romance rumour.
The 49-year-old Canadian singer and 32-year-old Pepe Munoz, the backup dancer she hired during her European Summer tour have become close in recent weeks.
Though sources close to the pair told Radar Online that they are dating, another source told TMZ that their relationship is completely platonic .
Pepe Munoz who also works as a fashion illustrator is said to be working on a personal level with Dion to enhance her fashion sense.
The TMZ source added that Munoz was all over Dion at the Paris Fashion show because he helped designed her outfits.
Here are recent photos of the two together

Mobile Policemen Who Escorted Davido From Airport To House Arrested For Reckless Shooting

Lagos Mobile Policemen Who Escorted Davido From Airport To His House Arrested For Reckless Shooting
The NPF has arrested and detained 2 mobile policemen who escorted star singer David Adelke, Davido home from the airport as he returned to Nigeria on July 31st 2017.
According to eyewintnesWhile they were taking Davido home around 5pm, the trigger happy police officers attached to Infinity Security Company allegedly fired several shots into the air for no just cause.
The two have been detained and awaiting trial.

Hunger led us into crime –Suspects

Two suspected burglars , Ifendi Eke and Nwokocha Ndukwe, who were arrested by police operatives attached to the Abiriba Division in Abia State , have pleaded for mercy, claiming that they were pushed into robbery by hunger.
A police source told Southern City News that the suspects , said to be indigenes of Abiriba , were nabbed following a tip-off after some cases of burglary and stealing in the community.
The source added that in the course of police investigation, a middleman , identified as Arua Agbai, who was aiding the suspects in selling their loots , was also arrested.
Items recovered from the suspects included some bags , electronic gadgets and empty cartons of plasma television carted away from the house of one Agbara Ashiegbu , a businessman based in Cameroon .
Confessing to the crime, Ndukwe said it was hunger and the devil that led them into the crimes , while Agbai said he was not aware that the plasma television sold to him by the suspects was stolen .
He said , “I don’ t know anything about these stolen items . It was one of the suspects , now at large, that brought the television to me to buy; it was when I opened the carton that I saw the receipts of the original owner before I sold it to another person. ”
Meanwhile , another suspected burglar , Frank Egure , has also been arrested by police operatives following a distress call from one Azubuike, who reported that his house was under siege by suspected hoodlums.

Ignore militants’ October 1 quit notice, PANDEF tells Yoruba, Northerners in N/Delta

The Pan Niger Delta Forum , an umbrella body for Niger Delta leaders led by Chief Edwin Clark, on Sunday condemned the October 1 quit notice issued by a coalition of agitators in the region to Yoruba and northerners living in the oil rich region to leave .
PANDEF appealed to the people of the two regions to ignore the ultimatum , saying that a faceless group cannot speak for the people of the region and there was no basis for the October 1 quit notice for people of other regions resident in the Niger Delta.
A group , the Coalition of Niger Delta Agitators , had last week ordered northerners and the Yoruba in the Niger Delta to leave the region before October 1 , 2017 , and also threatened to resume attacks on oil installations in the region.
But PANDEF in a statement on Sunday described the ultimatum by the militant group as most irresponsible and should be jettisoned by Yoruba and northerners living in the region as it does not have the backing of the people of the region.
The statement signed by Dr. Alfred Mulade (Coordinating Secretary , PANDEF ) said , “ PANDEF, therefore, wishes to advise all law abiding persons from any section of the country, irrespective of tribe, creed or political affiliation , to remain calm, and go about their lawful endeavours , without fear of molestation , as everything is being done to ensure their safety and protection . ”
It noted that PANDEF as the umbrella body for leaders of the various ethnic groups in the region is committed to the attainment of peace and sustainable development of the region and would constructively engage the federal government and all relevant stakeholders for the betterment of its people.

God Told Me Nigeria Has 3 Years To Get Things Right , If Not He’ ll Move The Fire To South Africa

God Has Warned That Nigeria Has 3 Years To Get Things Right, If Not He’ll Move The Fire To South Africa – Prophetess Donna Dandie
Spirit filled Prophetess Dr Donna Dandie has been in Nigeria in the last six months on divine promptings for some strategic assignments.
The co-founder of Reach International in Cayman Islands, a small nation with 60,000 people located South of Cuba, West of Jamaica, and just an hour’s flight from Florida, US, speaks with Sunday Oguntola on why she is here

How did you hit on idea of coming to Nigeria?
It’s actually my first time in Africa and it is amazing Nigeria is the first country to visit on the continent. November is my birth month and I usually wait upon the Lord in fasting and prayer for the next level. I did the same last year and God said ‘I want you to go to Africa’.
Initially, He didn’t say where in Africa but eventually I understood He wanted me in Africa. But He didn’t say why He wanted me to come over as well despite my constant questioning. So, I accepted His way and I must say coming here is a journey of faith.
This is because the ministry is self-funded. Virtually all my financing goes into the ministry, even back home. So coming here is a big step of faith for me because I didn’t have any sort of money anywhere to even buy a ticket.
10 days before I came, God kept appearing to me physically to talk about the journey to Nigeria. Four days before I came, He confirmed He wanted to send me to the churches and that buckled my mind because I am aware of the demonic influences over here.

Kim and Trump: A tale of two leaders

In many ways the two leaders on either side of North Korea-United States missile stand-off could not be more different . In others they are startlingly similar.
North Korea ’ s Kim Jong-Un has just overseen his second test of an intercontinental ballistic missile, bringing much of the US mainland within reach and presenting US President Donald Trump with a crisis .
But while Pyongyang has long issued bellicose threats of nuclear war, this time it is the leader of the United States of America who is declaring that his weapons are “ locked and loaded ” and promising “fire and fury like the world has never seen” .
“Donald Trump is probably the unlikeliest president of the United States you could possibly imagine , whereas Kim Jong -Un was the chosen heir , ” says John Delury , an associate professor at Yonsei University in Seoul .
Kim’ s father and predecessor Kim Jong-Il had groomed his son to take his place at the top of Pyongyang ’ s political pyramid for years before his death in 2011.
For his part Trump reached the White House via a career in property development and reality television , followed by an unprecedentedly populist election campaign that upended the US political establishment.
– Family values –
Both men “ prize loyalty ”, says Delury , and are willing to employ “ a high level of flux in personnel to ensure that it’ s their people who are running the system. That’ s a commonality between Kim and Trump . ”
They also both deploy relatives in government. Dynastic descent from the North ’ s founder Kim Il-Sung is the basis of Kim ’ s personal legitimacy -– Pyongyang’ s propaganda promotes the similarities between them in looks , mannerisms and even handwriting -– and several members of the Kim family hold influential positions .
In Washington , Trump ’ s daughter Ivanka is an assistant to the president, her husband Jared Kushner is a close advisor , and Trump ’ s son Donald Jr has been embroiled in the investigation into alleged Russian influence in last year’ s election .
Family politics are “ formalised in the North Korean system but it’ s been introduced through the Trump family in a way that’ s unnerving to some Americans”, says Delury . “There ’ s another analogy there. ”
Now the two sides are locked in a cycle of threat and counter-threat , with Pyongyang revealing a plan to send a salvo of missiles towards the US Pacific territory of Guam .
North Korea has been issuing hyperbolic threats for decades, such as turning Seoul into a “ sea of fire ” – - one recent academic analysis of its language was titled “Turning it up to Eleven ”.
Pyongyang sees itself as defiantly facing down the menace from Washington, and anything fitting into that narrative bolsters the regime ’ s claim to legitimacy .
At the same time Trump has theatrical instincts.
“This is the WWF part of Trump , reality TV, where each day is like a mini -show, and you need a foil, you need an enemy , you need a sense of drama and a good guy and bad guy , all these classic elements of popular entertainment, ” says Delury .
“While North Korea is a horrifically stupid choice as a place to fight a real war, it’ s a great place to fight a fake war. They will do this for four years, happily , keeping it at rhetorical Defcon 10 .
“It looks to me like they both really want this , ” he added . “I think they are thriving on it . ”

Six die, dozens missing, in Indian landslide

At least six people have been killed and dozens more are missing after a massive landslide swept two buses off a hillside into a deep gorge in mountainous northern India , an official said Sunday .
The coaches had stopped for a tea break around midnight Saturday in Himachal Pradesh when tonnes of rock and mud swept away an entire stretch of highway roughly 200 kilometres (124 miles ) from the state capital Shimla .
Rescue teams reached the scene but struggled in the dark and steep terrain, with the army later joining the search.
Six bodies had been recovered so far but there were fears for many more still missing, said Sandeep Kadam, a senior official at the scene.
“The other bus has been swept away, 800 metres down the steep hillside . We are not sure how many people were in this bus , ” he told AFP .
The Press Trust of India reported 30 people were feared dead in the disaster , while other reports suggested an even higher toll.
Some houses and slum dwellings were also destroyed in the landslide , which followed days of heavy rain in the Himalayan region.
Landslides are common in India, especially during monsoon months when heavy rain loosens steep hillsides.
At least five people were killed last month in a mudslide in remote Arunachal Pradesh state along the border with China.
Hundreds have died across India in torrential rain , floods and landslides since the onset of the wet season in April .

Buhari has set a new Guinness World Record —Reno Omokri

Ex-aide to ex -President Goodluck Jonathan , Mr . Reno Omokri, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari must be congratulated because he has set what Omokri described as “ a new Guinness World Record. ”
Omokri noted that “ Buhari has become the first elected president of a country to become resident of another nation while still in power. ”
He derided, albeit sarcastically, those who say Mr . President has no achieved anything. “ Shame on all those haters who say President Buhari has not achieved anything in over two years of being in office . Is this not an achievement?” Omokri wrote.
He also condemned those he described as “shameless critics” who compare American President Donald Trump to Buhari , arguing that “ the two of them are not mates at all . ”
In the article which has been trending on social media , Omokri wrote, “ Not only is President Muhammadu Buhari older than President Donald Trump , in a comparison between them on an elementary matter like jobs, we find that according to the latest US job report from the United States Department of Labour, the US economy has added 1 , 074 , 000 (jobs ) under President Trump , while , according to the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics, the Nigerian economy lost 4 . 58 million jobs in President Buhari ’ s first year!
“This is no mean task ! It is easy to do what Trump did and make jobs appear, but it is much harder to do what President Buhari has done and make jobs that someone produced disappear!”
Noting that “President Muhammadu Buhari continues to make London Nigeria’ s new Federal Capital Territory, ” Omokri said that Buhari ’ s “ rapidly shrinking horde of supporters want us to feel sorry for him by selling the narrative that what is happening to him could happen to anyone . ”
Insisting that “President Buhari does not deserve our sympathy, ” he recalled that “ when the shoe was on the other foot , he (Buhari ) called on the Executive Council of the Federation to declare the late President Umaru Yar’ adua incapacitated and failing that, for the Senate to impeach him . He went on to ask, “ Is the Presidency not ashamed to call President Muhammadu Buhari ‘ a private citizen’? He is staying at ‘ Abuja House, ’ not ‘ Buhari ’ s House; and we the citizens of Nigeria are paying for his treatment .
“He is NOT a private citizen . Yesterday, he released a statement condemning the Ozubulu massacre and assuring us of our safety. Which private citizen does that ?
“Nigeria is tired of a part -time President. Nigeria is tired of a freelance President. Nigeria is tired of a private -citizen President!”

No plans to pay ex-corp members N75, 000- NYSC

The National Youth Service Corps has alerted the public to disregard what it describes as false online news about the activities of the service .
The Director of Press, NYSC , Mrs Bose Aderibigbe , in a statement on Saturday, said that some bloggers had also used a facebook account that did not belong to the service to promote falsehood on its activities.
According to her , the online news claims that the NYSC Director-General, Brig. -Gen . Suleiman Kazaure, has introduced a portal for payment of N 75 , 000 stipends per a former corps member which is false.
“The attention of the NYSC management has been drawn to the publication which is false and misleading, the public should disregard it.
“A fake Facebook account , NYSC Online, has also been spreading the content published by some bloggers .
“We further wish to inform our esteemed stakeholders that the so -called NYSC Online is not the official Facebook page of the National Youth Service Corps.
“The authentic information from the NYSC ’ s activities can be accessed through our official Facebook page on www. facebook . com /officialnysc’’ , Aderibigbe said.