Beauty Queen poses as sexy Santa in new Christmas shoot

Miss Tourism Nigeria 2014 releases a Christmas/ Santa Claus themed photo shoot and we love the playfulness she brought to it, check on them

Nigerian soldier cured of disease

The officer, a UN peacekeeper, was taken to the Netherlands for treatment after he got infected and is now free of the deadly disease.

Mother arrested for murder of 8 children

The children, four girls, aged two, 11, 12 and 14 and four boys aged five, six, eight and nine, are believed to have been stabbed to death.

L​agos hospital ​denies responsibility for patient’s death

Terrorits Will Not Destroy Nigeria – Ekpenyong NAN

Mr Ita Ekpenyong, Director-General, Department of State Services, on Saturday said any divisive tendencies or machinations against Nigeria by terror elements and unscrupulous politicians will not succeed.

Immigration Repatriates 430 Illegal Immigrants

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) arrested and repatriated 430 illegal immigrants in Jigawa between January and November this year.

Nigeria’s future gloomy under Jonathan -Balarabe

A former Governor of Kaduna State and leader of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, said on Saturday that the future of Nigeria  under the President Goodluck Jonathan-led government is gloomy.

The former governor noted that the way the country was being governed showed that Jonathan was incapable of running the affairs of Nigeria, arguing that even the president’s sympathisers had come to terms with the reality.

Muazu: Nigeria will Return to Combative Presidency with Buhari

 National chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu

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Osinbajo was reportedly chosen from a line-up of candidates including the Governors of Rivers and Edo States, Rotimi Amaechi and Adams Oshiomhole respectively and party leader, Bola Tinubu.

Mother arrested over Australia child murders

The mother of seven of the eight children who were found killed at a home in Cairns has been arrested after receiving treatment for her injuries, Australian police said.

“The 37-year-old mother of several of the children involved in this incident has been arrested for murder overnight and is currently under police guard at the Cairns Base Hospital,” detective inspector Bruno Asnicar told reporters on Saturday.

FG not committed to our treatment – Bomb blast victims

ABUJA – Dissatisfied by what they termed “total abandonment and neglect by the Federal government”, victims of bomb blasts that occurred ‎in various parts of Northern Nigerian, yesterday, dragged the government before the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC.

‎In a petition they sent to the Commission, the group, said they have been “neglected and abandoned by the Federal Government as it has failed to keep to its promise of taking care of our medical bills, a promise made by the President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan at every visit he made to the scenes of the blasts and to the hospitals to visit victims of the bomb blasts.”

They decried that many of them lost their lives ‎as a result of lack concern on the part of the government.

Why salaries of some civil servants are delayed – FG

Federal Government yesterday debunked reports making round that salaries of civil servants have not been paid.

In a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Paul Nwabuikwu, the Minister said the report was false and baseless, saying that salaries of most civil servant have been paid, while plans were on to ensure that the outstanding are paid before the year end.

This is what they said ...

l"I LET him live on my property, I wasn't going to [evict him] simply because he was married to a third wife. It is such a pity he is no longer there for me to ask just what on earth would have brought him to elect that he would take my land and give it away to someone who actually has a whole world in Mozambique, because she's got her four houses in Mozambique." - Winnie Madikizela-Mandela on why former president Nelson Mandela had left his Qunu house to his third wife Graça Machel.

CAPTION: MY PROPERTY: Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

- "I LET him live on my property, I wasn't going to [evict him] simply because he was married to a third wife. It is such a pity he is no longer there for me to ask just what on earth would have brought him to elect that he would take my land and give it away to someone who actually has a whole world in Mozambique, because she's got her four houses in Mozambique." - Winnie Madikizela-Mandela on why former president Nelson Mandela had left his Qunu house to his third wife Graça Machel.l"President Zuma is a thief. He is a criminal. He is the greatest thief in the world." - Economic Freedom Fighters MP Reneilwe Mashabela during a heated debate in the National Assembly. She refused to retract the statement and the presiding officer ordered her to leave the house. Riot police were called in to remove her.

- "If you pay attention to all these things, you may get this white sickness called stress. I don't know stress. There's no word for stress in Zulu." - President Jacob Zuma during an interview with Putco Mafani on Umhlobo Wenene's morning radio show.

READER LETTER: Cut Eskom some slack

SOUTH Africans impatient for immediate gratification have been very quick to sneer at Eskom and the ANC government because of power outages.

But what is the full story?

In 1994, electricity was essentially there for the needs of industry and the white minority.

Very few people in the huge township of Soweto had access to electricity.

Other townships were worse off. As for blacks in the rural areas, electricity for them was not even dreamt of.

In 1994, only 39% of the population had access to electricity. Today it is 86%. The ANC-led government has electrified more houses in 20 years than the previous racist governments did since the formation of the Union of SA in 1910.

'Shoot to kill' rant to haunt Bheki Cele - ex police boss loses court case against Sowetan

THE "shoot to kill" remarks by former police commissioner Bheki Cele have come back to haunt him - he lost a defamation lawsuit against Sowetan.

He sued the newspaper for R200000, but after he lost and had his application for leave to appeal dismissed by the Supreme Court of Appeal and the Constitutional Court, he will now part with more than twice that amount.

Cele, now deputy minister of agriculture, had complained about the publication of a digitally altered picture of himself carrying a rifle (pictured).

The picture, published in 2007 when he was KwaZulu-Natal community safety MEC, was accompanied by articles attributing the phrase "shoot to kill" to Cele.

Cele had argued the image defamed him and infringed on his dignity because that was not how he would normally present himself.

He also argued that the gun in the picture was not the type of gun he carried. But the judge ruled that a reasonable person would understand the altered image in the context of the statements made in the articles - that he was taking a no-nonsense stance on violent crime.

The "shoot to kill" remark, was made a day after crime statistics showed that violent crime in KwaZulu-Natal had increased. A few days later after the comments police shot dead eight suspects in separate incidents in the province.

Cele had denied having made the remark, saying he said police must use "deadly force" and "aim for the head".

What was published by Sowetan, Cele argued, was untrue and painted him as a person with murderous intent and who led to police killings.

But his arguments were described as "ill-conceived" by Judge Fayeez Kathree-Setiloane of the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg. "Whether one uses the term 'aim for the head', 'use deadly force' or 'shoot to kill', their meaning and import is the same."

No sex on beach please, horny visitors warned

DURBAN'S metro police say they have stopped several people from performing sexual acts on the beaches during this festive season.

DURBAN'S metro police say they have stopped several people from performing sexual acts on the beaches during this festive season.

About 34 couples were arrested and fined for engaging in sexual intercourse on Durban beaches last year.

Metro police spokesman Eugene Msomi said this year they have installed CCTV cameras that follow any suspicious activity.

"There have been fewer warnings and arrests compared with past years at the same period. This is largely due to these cameras. Our officers at the control rooms use loudhailers once they see a couple taking off their clothes. They tell them to stop.

CONFESSION BOX: My husband is cheating on me

MY HUSBAND and I have been married for 15 years and we have two children.

I recently found out that my husband has been having an affair for the past five years. When I found out it completely turned my life upside down.

I was sad, angry and confused. We fought a lot and unfortunately our children were caught in the middle of this, so they know exactly what has taken place. They have both become withdrawn and tend to stay in their room together.

I thought I had the perfect family and now everything is lying in ruins. I will not tolerate another minute of sharing my husband.

Blade, Julius, Irvin's goals just dreams

THERE is nothing wrong with dreaming.

The problem is when dreamers follow their dreams to the detriment of society.

There are three prominent South Africans whose dreams, if realised, could tear this country apart: Blade Nzimande, Julius Malema and Irvin Jim.

They are by no means the only ones. They are an interesting sample. Each has loyal disciples, typically the types who wouldn't dare question their leaders.

All three have traits of dictatorship. Only their views should prevail. Anything to the contrary is counter-revolutionary or neoliberal, betrayal of the Struggle or some other political phrases deemed as insults.

I will never apologise - Tshabalala goes down fighting

FORMER SABC board chairwoman Ellen Tshabalala is adamant she does not owe anyone an apology because she has done nothing wrong.

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Singer breaks off engagement with Future again

The singer is reportedly fed up with Future's incessant cheating and has broken off their engagement again.

How to transform an ugly outfit to a wearable one

These tips will help every bridesmaid deal with having to wear a less than flattering dress at her bestie's wedding.

Why Cuba move will help America

Sony exec fires back at President Obama

Sony Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton, denying that the studio had "caved" by scrapping next week's opening of "The Interview," fired back Friday after President Obama said the studio had "made a mistake."

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Oil spill: UN asks Israel to pay Lebanon $850m

The UN General Assembly has passed a resolution asking Israel to pay Lebanon more than $850m in damages for an oil spill caused by an Israeli air force attack in its war against Hezbollah in 2006.

The resolution, which passed late on Friday, said “the environmental disaster” resulted in an oil slick that covered the entire Lebanese coastline and extended to the Syrian coastline, causing extensive pollution.

Lagos gives 15% salary bonus to workers

The Lagos State Government will pay its workers 15 per cent bonus in the December salary as an end of the year gift, the State Head of Service, Mrs Oluseyi Williams, said on Friday.

Williams spoke at the end of the year get together and appreciation party for principals and directors in the Ministry of Education.

Tests confirm Cambodia HIV mass infection

A third round of tests has confirmed that at least 90 villagers in a small rural community in northwest Cambodia have contracted HIV in an unexplained and panic-inducing mass infection.

Dr Didier Fontenille, director of the Pasteur Institute in Cambodia, said that samples sent from Roka commune in Battambang province, where the unusually high number of infections were first detected this month, have tested positive for the virus.

Kenyan businessman in $183m scandal involving senior govt officials in Dar

IN SUMMARY

• Tanzania’s Public Accounts Committee has called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of Harbinder Singh Sethi, the owner of Pan African Power Solutions, over the irregular withdrawal of $183 million from an escrow account.
• A search in newspaper archives reveals a man, described as a businessman or “tycoon,” who rubbed shoulders with the powerful elite during Kanu’s rule in the 1980s and 1990s.
• The scandal could severely dent the ruling party, Chama cha Mapinduzi’s popularity.

A businessman with close ties to senior members of Kenya’s first ruling party Kanu, is at the centre of a $183 million scandal in Tanzania that is threatening to bring down senior government officials and leave a blot on President Jakaya Kikwete’s legacy.

Tanzania’s Public Accounts Committee has called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of Harbinder Singh Sethi, the owner of Pan African Power Solutions, over the irregular withdrawal of $183 million from an escrow account. The committee has also recommended that the country’s prime minister take political responsibility for the scandal and that some two Cabinet ministers, who include former executive director of UN-Habitat Anna Tibaijuka be relieved of their duties.

Last week, Attorney-General, Fredrick Werema, resigned after the committee observed that he failed to advise the state appropriately on the matter. It is a matter of time before the country knows whether more heads will roll and if some government officials will be prosecuted for causing the country to lose the colossal sum of MONEY.

Prof Tibaijuka said she will not resign for receiving $1 million from VIP Engineering and Marketing Ltd — which owned a 30 per cent stake in Independent Power Tanzania Ltd — after it sold its stake in IPTL to Pan African Power Solutions (PAP). She insists it was a donation.

“The MONEY I received from Rugemalira [IPTL owner] isn’t corrupt MONEY; it was given to me for the construction of a girls school known as Barbro Johanson Girls Model Secondary School and other notable people have donated money to the school,” said Prof Tibaijuka.

Parliament resolved that the government freeze the accounts of all people who received money from the owner of VIP Engineering, James Rugemalira, on realisation that it was fraudulently withdrawn from the escrow account, part of which has been proved to be public money.

Mr Sethi has moved to court to quash the implementation of the committee’s recommendations. According to the report, tabled in parliament by committee chairman Zitto Kabwe last month, Sethi, the executive chairman of PAP, inappropriately transferred 70 per cent shares in the IPTL from its previous owners Mechmar Corporation, to Piper Links INVESTMENTS Ltd, then transferred them to PAP using forged certificates.

READ: Tanzania taxman reverses ‘fraudulent’ takeover of firm as escrow row heats up

After acquiring the Mechmar shares and the 30 per cent of the minority shareholder in IPTL, VIP Engineering and Marketing Ltd, Mr Sethi withdrew $183 million from the Tegeta escrow account. The committee further directed the government to return the funds withdrawn from Bank of Tanzania to state coffers. It also recommended that the banks that were used to move the escrow MONEY — Stanbic and Mkombozi — be sanctioned over MONEY laundering.

The scandal could severely dent the ruling party, Chama cha Mapinduzi’s popularity. Already, CCM’s decline in performance in the local government elections from 92 per cent of the vote in 2009 to 75 per cent last week has been linked to voters being unhappy with the way the government has dealt with the scandal.

While the scandal may seem like a domestic matter for Tanzanians, it will not escape the interest of Kenyans who knew Mr Sethi in his heyday.

A search in newspaper archives reveals a man, described as a businessman or “tycoon,” who rubbed shoulders with the powerful elite during Kanu’s rule in the 1980s and 1990s.

His contribution of large sums of money during the then common harambees (fundraisers) is documented in newspaper stories. The Daily Nation of May 9, 1996 reports him donating Ksh200,000 ($2,210) to then president, Daniel arap Moi for the National Youth Development Programme. Barely a month later, on June 7, he is reported to have given Kenya Football Federation officials Ksh300,000 ($3,315).

According to newspaper reports, Mr Sethi was born and raised in Iringa, a small town in Tanzania’s Southern Highlands. Aged 19, Sethi and his two elder brothers Nota Singh and Manjit Singh, registered Ruaha Concrete Co Ltd, on November 1977.

Mr Sethi moved to Nairobi in the 1980s, where he is reported to have worked closely with the son of a prominent Kanu politician. He is also reported to be a close friend of a former powerful politician with whom he has INVESTED in electricity generation.

Source:theeastafrican.co.ke/