Wednesday 31 May 2017
Priest kidnapped by ISIS begs for freedom
A hostage video has just emerged ,showing a Catholic priest pleading for his life, and the lives of what may be hundreds of others.
Colleagues of Father Teresito Suganob have confirmed his identity after watching the video that recently hit the internet.
“We want to live another day, we want to live another month,” Suganob says in a message to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.Colleagues of Father Teresito Suganob have confirmed his identity after watching the video that recently hit the internet.
In the video, Suganob pleads with Duterte to withdraw government forces from the city of Marawi, where troops have been clashing with unexpectedly formidable ISIS-linked militants since last week.
Suganob suggests he is being held hostage along with more than 200 others, including children, although that figure has yet to be confirmed.
More than 100 people reportedly have been killed, including an estimated two dozen civilians, since the fighting began last Tuesday.
2 men caught stealing flowers and stuffed toys' from Manchester terror memorial
Mark McNally, 43, was heading back from his local pub in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, when he claims he saw the men take two bunches of flowers and a blue Smurf toy from the display.
When confronted, the men claimed in broken English they were actually putting flowers down on the display, not taking them - while one holds the toy.
Footage shows Mark angrily berating the duo, before telling them to return the flowers and then telling them to leave or he would 'knock the s*** out the pair of [them].
Mark, an engraver, said:
"Memorials are a mark of respect and that's widely understood.I was raging inside but luckily I kept it together well. I was so angry with it all.There had been a vigil at the sundial in the centre of town for the victims of the attack and people laid flowers, cards and teddies there.At first, I'd had a couple of pints and I sat down facing the road waiting for my bus.I wasn't sure what they were doing but they were acting a bit strange so that's when I started to film them.Daily Record
"I saw one of the guys with flowers in his hands and originally I thought he was going to put them on the memorial but then I saw them walking away with them."Unfortunately, I didn't notice they had a stuffed toy as well when I was there.
Woman hides dead mother in freezer to collect her 10 years pension
The 90-year-old’ corpse was found after detectives started investigating the alleged social security fraudster, who is 55 and cannot be named for legal reasons.
She was living in a detached house in the picturesque village of Horsarrieu, close to Pau, in South West France, with her mother’s remains at the end of the garden.
‘They were hidden in a freezer, and there had been no report of the mother’s death,’ said a prosecuting source in nearby Mont-de-Marsan, capital of the Landes department.The suspect was first interviewed by gendarmes on Tuesday, and claimed that her mother had died seven years ago.
‘The freezer was not connected to the electricity supply going into the house. It was just a hiding place,’ the source added.
Investigators noticed, however, that there had been no medical fees claimed by the mother since 2007, suggesting that the time of death was more likely to be a decade ago.
The Mirror reports that all the mother’s benefits arrangements, including drawing an old age pension, continued as normal throughout that time.
At the time of death, the pair were living some 200 miles away, close to Toulouse, which means that the woman would have transported the corpse in secret when they moved to Horsarrieu in July 2016.
Police have evidence that the suspect had put her own picture on her mother’s driving licence – an offence that led to a search of the property. The corpse was found wrapped in a tarpaulin, with old clothes used to hide it.
An autopsy was due to be held on Wednesday to try to establish whether the mother had died of natural causes, or whether foul play was involved.
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Hermes bag shatters auction record, sells for $380,000
The auction house didn't identify the buyer of the matte white "Himalaya" crocodile skin Hermes Birkin bag.
The handbag was produced in 2014 and has 18 karat gold buckles and strap loops encrusted with 205 diamonds.
It fetched 2.94 million Hong Kong dollars ($380,000), which Christie's says is a record for any handbag sold at auction. The price flew past the presale estimate of HK 1.5 million-2 million ($193,000-$258,000) during 10 to 15 minutes of intense bidding in the auction room and from phone and online buyers, Christie's spokeswoman Gigi Ho said.
The price surpasses the record set a year ago when Christie's auctioned a similar Birkin bag for $300,000. It had identical specifications but was produced in 2008.
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Buhari in good hands - FG assures Nigerians
Briefing State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council meeting , the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said
“The president is in very competent hands and there is no cause for alarm,” .
Man dies after drinking three litres of vodka in competition
The 'Who Can Drink More Vodka' contest saw five participants rushed to intensive care, with one dying from consuming too much alcohol.
The bizarre competition took place in the city of Volgodonsk in south-western Russia's Rostov Oblast region and was organised by a local supermarket called Saveliy.
According to Daily Mirror, Police are believed to have started a criminal case against the shop for causing death by negligence as well as violating an advertising law which prohibits any action that stimulates the consumption of alcoholic beverages.
A total of 40 men took part in the drinking competition which saw them down vodka which had been put in buckets.
Salami and bread were offered by the shop to line the stomachs of the men, with the winner promised 10 bottles of vodka as a prize.
It is reported that just minutes after the competition ended some participants felt unwell.Doctors arrived and diagnosed six participants with severe intoxication.
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Read Why This 11-Year Old Marriage Came To An End
After 11 years, an Igando Customary Court sitting in Lagos on Wednesday dissolved the marriage between Mrs Kafila Usman and her husband, Sheu, over her brother-in-law’s constant beatings.
The court president, Mr Adegboyega Omilola, in his judgment, said that it was obvious from available testimony and the respondent’s refusal to appear in court, that the marriage had hit the rocks.
“Throughout the duration of this case, the respondent refused to honour court processes.
“Therefore, the court has no other choice than to dissolve the marriage.
“The marriage between Mrs Kafilat Usman and Mr Sheu Usman is hereby dissolved today.
“Both parties are no longer husband and wife; both are free to go their separate ways without any hindrances and molestation,’’ Omilola said.
The petitioner, Mrs Kafilat Usman, has approached the court to dissolve her marriage, citing constant battering by her husband’s brother.
“My brother-in-law has turned me into a punching bag. He beats me at the slightest excuse.
“There is nobody in the house to rescue me from him because only the two of us are living in the house my husband built,’’ the mother of two, who also accused her husband of abandonment, told the court.
She said: “My husband abandoned me to his 27-year-old brother about two years ago, relocated to Abuja and married another woman.
“His brother has been brutalising me; there was a day he beat me to the point that I was hospitalised.
“I asked my husband to either get an apartment for his brother or look for an alternative accommodation for my children and I in Lagos; or better still, relocate us to Abuja, but he refused.
“My brother-in-law has been bringing his gang to the house to smoke and drink.
“In fact, I am no longer comfortable as they can harm me one day,’’ the estranged wife said.
The husband refused to appear in court after several summonses.
Kalifat also accused the husband of failing to take care of her and the children since he relocated to Abuja.
“I have been feeding them and paying their school fees,’’ said Kalifat, who pleaded with the court to terminate the marriage.
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BREAKING NEWS: House Of Reps Member Kidnapped
A Kano State member of the Federal House of Representatives, Garba Durbunde, who represents Sumaila/Takai federal constituency of have been kidnapped, according to unconfirmed sources.
According to Premium Times, Durbunde was kidnapped along Kaduna- Jere road on Tuesday while on his way to Kano from Abuja .
Abdulrazak Namdas, the spokesman of the House of Representatives, said he was not aware of the incident.
“I am not aware of this but I was told some papers have carried it” he said
But a lawmaker who pleaded anonymity reportedly confirmed the incident. He said the family of the kidnapped lawmaker are already in contact with the kidnappers.
The source also said the State Security Service are already investigating the kidnap.
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Video: 39-Year Old Billionaire Buried With Wads Of Cash And Champagne
The man, Ivan Semwanga, a Ugandan born-South Africa-based socialite, was declared dead on May 25, 2017 after spending 11 days in Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa, where he had been admitted and put on life support machines.
Born on December 12, 1977 in Nakaliro, Kayunga District of Uganda, Semwanga died aged 39.
He was one of the members of the self-styled Rich Gang group well known in both South Africa and Uganda.
According to reports, the group is based on both humanitarian and philanthropy principles which target the less privileged youths, especially Ugandans living in South Africa.
The Rich Gang graced several occasions both in Uganda and South Africa.
Ivan Semwanga’s investments were said to be largely based in South Africa, comprising of tens of education institutions.
He once tweeted about the secret to his silky skin, saying, “Since am Rich Gang CEO, I only use natural Artesian water to shower with.
“New #FijiWater special delivery for my shower purpose.
“Money is good, taking a shower with Fiji Water, sitting on Ac 24/7, eating gud, having money in my pocket 24/7 is the result of this smooth skin of mine.
“Try my secret n see what happens #RichSkin #HighMaintenanceSkin,” Ivan Semwanga.”
On December 23, 2015, The Rich Gang hosted a showbiz party themed, ‘Money, Power and Fame’ where they reportedly showered their countrymen with money.
According to his ex-wife, Zari Hassan, Semwanga was fond of saying, “Life is too short, Zee, let me live it to the fullest.” They had three sons together.
In the video, the deceased Ugandan tycoon’s casket was seen being lowered into the earth, surrounded by men in black who poured expensive wines and tons of money on it.
A Ugandan online medium claims that the late tycoon was buried with 100 UGX (Ugandan Shilling) which is an equivalent of $27,763.
It added that the Rich Gang have hired four policemen for a period of four months to protect the grave from tomb raiders who may want to break in to steal the money and alcohol.
Some of the people at the expensive burial ceremony shed copious tears.
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Kylie Jenner Flaunts Super Slim Waist In Crop Top
The model and reality star was pictured flaunting her slim waist when she headed out to sushi restaurant, Matsuhisa, with her pals.
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His cars can buy my house- Davido denies mocking Paul O for living in an apartment building
Davido has been trying so hard to dispel the notion he mocked the popular promoter .
Paul O who owns a Rolls Royce,Bentley, Lamborghini, Range Rover has since laughed it off ,saying he is finishing his house soon and also noted the apartmemt is not rented but owned by him.
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