President Jonathan To Take A Trip After Handover

According to Vanguard, Jonathan revealed in a closed door meeting with the leadership of the party at the Presidential Villa on Wednesday, May 13 that he might take a break after handling over power to Mohammadu Buhari on May 29.

The meeting was geared at ending the lingering crisis in the party after the general elections in which some party leaders, stakeholders and members have been calling for the sack of the present National Working Committee, under Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu.

Some PDP members and associates of President Jonathan have since decamped to the All Progressives Congress (APC) following the loss of the March 28 presidential election by the PDP.

President Jonathan urged the National Working Committee (NWC) and members of the party to put behind them the defeat from the election. He promised to return stronger to help rebuild the party after taking a short break outside the country with his family.

Officer Shoots Man in Manhattan

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A man was shot by a New York City police officer on Wednesday morning in Midtown Manhattan.

Police investigators said they believed the man might be the person they were trying to identify as a suspect in a series of hammer attacks around Union Square this week.

A police spokesman could not immediately confirm a connection between the man shot on Wednesday and the hammer attacks earlier in the week.

A witness, Anthony O’Grady, 26, said he saw the man running downtown in the middle of Eighth Avenue at 37th Street. An officer stepped off the curb and was behind him and fired three shots, he said.

“He looked like he was trying to get away from the officers,” Mr. O’Grady said.

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North Korea Defense Chief Executed For Dozing Off In A Meeting Organized By Kim Jong Un

Hyon was a longtime Kim family loyalist who spent years working under North Korea's former leader Kim Jong Il as a high-ranking military official.

No single incident was said to have led to Hyon's arrest and execution, although Kim Gwang-lim said, along with general neglect of duty, Hyon was seen nodding off during a meeting organized by Kim Jong Un.

Hyon Yong Chol was executed by fire from an anti-aircraft gun at a military school in front of hundreds of witnesses in Pyongyang, the South Korean Intelligence Agency was reported to have told parliament members in a closed door session.

Hyon was executed because he expressed discontent towards leader Kim Jong Un, and failed to follow Kim's orders on several occasions, according to Kim Gwang-lim, chairman of the National Assembly Intelligence Committee and a lawmaker with the Saenuri Party who attended the briefing.

The timing of Hyon's execution is unclear. Reports suggest he was killed "around April 30." The last mention of Hyon in North Korean state media was on Wednesday, April 29, when he was reported to have attended a performance of the Moranbong Band at the People's Palace of Culture, earlier that week.

Lawmaker Kim Gwang-lim said the South Korean spy agency said that Hyon was executed without trial within two to three days of being arrested. If the dates are correct, they suggest Hyon's fall from grace was swift and decisive.

A spokesman for South Korea's Unification Ministry said the government considered the execution to be another display of "fear politics" in North Korea.

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President Jonathan Reveals Why He Removed Former IGP

President Goodluck Jonathan has finally revealed the real reason behind the controversial sacking of Suleiman Abba, Nigeria’s inspector general of police.

Recall that Presidential spokesman Reuben Abati announced that Suleiman Abba was removed as the inspector general of police in a statement on April 21 without giving any further explanations.

However, according to The Cable,  Abba was removed for “indiscipline” in the force. There were several theories why Abba was sacked, one of them suggests that he was removed for not manipulating the 2015 elections in favour of Jonathan. Another suggests that he had “brazenly” switched loyalty to President-elect Muhammadu Buhari immediately after the polls.

However, a former IG and chairman of the Police Service Commission, Mike Okiro, said to the media on Tuesday, May 12, that the president has disclosed the reason.

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Verizon To Buy AOL For $4.4 billion

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Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N) said it would buy AOL lnc (AOL.N) in a $4.4 billion deal that gives the biggest U.S. wireless carrier access to AOL’s successful digital advertising service and content including the Huffington Post news website.

Communications Inc (VZ.N) said it would buy AOL Inc (AOL.N) in a $4.4 billion deal that gives the biggest U.S. wireless carrier access to AOL’s successful digital advertising service and content including the Huffington Post news website.

 The offer of $50 per share represents a premium of 17.4 percent to AOL’s Monday close of $42.59.

 AOL shares traded as high as $50.70 before the opening bell on Tuesday. Verizon shares were down about 1 percent at $49.32.

 The deal, which includes about $300 million of AOL debt, will take the form of a tender offer followed by a merger, with AOL becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Verizon.

 Verizon said it expects to fund the transaction from cash on hand and debt.

 Tim Armstrong, who has spearheaded AOL’s transformation into one of the most successful advertising technology companies, will continue to lead the company after the sale.

“When you look at where we are today and where we are going, we have made AOL as big as it can possibly be in today’s landscape,” Armstrong told CNBC.

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Hilarious!!!Guest Lit Up Smoke On Live TV Debate(Video)

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On SABC News on Monday,during a debate on the legalization of dagga in South Africa, cannabis activist Andre Du Plessis from the Cannabis Working Group got pissed when a fellow guess David Bayever from the Central Drug Authority of South Africa tried to delve into Xenophobia.

Andre had to cut in to make a correction and then lit up a smoke while the programme was still on.it was unclear what he was smoking exactly but when asked if he had further comments, he said that would be all and immediately got up disconnecting the microphone and pulling of his suit.

You may recall that few weeks ago,Staff Interrupts Live TV Broadcast To Serve Tea

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3 Years After His Death, Rasheed Yekini’s Family Still Fighting Over His Property

Untold story about how professional Nigerian footballer who died about three years ago, Rasheed Yekini bade farewell to mother earth has surfaced.

The lawyer of the legendary African footballer, Jubril Olanrewaju Mohamed, in a new interview with Premium Times has revealed that the family of the deceased soccer star are fighting over the properties of the dead footballer.

 
This is despite the fact that the late striker had willed all his estates to his two daughters (Yemisi and Mariam) who are ages 20 and 15 respectively.

The lawyer recounted how it has been a hassle keeping Yekini’s estate for the rightful owners — his two daughters. He also made it known that the tragic death of the football star involves foul play and that justice has by no means been

Onyeka Onwenu, Patience Ozokwor Fight Dirty Over Goodluck Jonathan

The 2015 general elections might have come and gone but it left a lot of chaos and rifts that might not be settled for a very long time.

It is not a new thing for politicians to use famous entertainment celebrities, ranging from singers to actors and actresses to campaign. It is however strange for these celebs used in propagating the political goodwill of the politician to fight dirty in public glare over insignificant things. This, is the story of two entertainment moguls, Onyeka Onwenu and Patience Ozokwor.

ThisDay reports that these two entertainers who were once very good friends have turned into day and night over President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election bid. It was made known that singer,

Lagos State Govt Discovers House Where Crocodiles, Snakes, Others Are Being Illegally Reared

The Lagos State Government has discovered a house in Ojodu-Berger area of the state where some dangerous animals are being kept and raised.

 PM News reports that the house was discovered during a house-to-house monthly environmental exercise by the Ministry of Environment officials. It was made known that the house, which is situated at 13, Alhaji Abass Street, off Adebowale Street, Ojodu-Berger, had dangerous and wild animals such as panther, water snake, giant eagle, crocodiles and others which were being reared by one Mr. John Adekanbi.

Apple Set To Go 100% On Renewable Energy For Manufacturing In China

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Apple is seeing green as it looks to run its entire business on renewable energy in China.

Apple will work with its manufacturing partners in China to convert them renewable energy, the company announced on Monday. It didn't provide an exact time frame on the conversion, but acknowledged it will take time.

"We've set an example by greening our data centers, retail stores and corporate offices, and we're ready to start leading the way toward reducing carbon emissions from manufacturing," Apple CEO Tim Cook said in a statement. "This won't happen overnight -- in fact it will take years -- but it's important work that has to happen, and Apple is in a unique position to take the initiative toward this ambitious goal. It is a responsibility we accept. We are excited to work with leaders in our supply chain who want to be on the cutting edge of China's green transformation."

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OJB Debunks Kidney Failure Rumour

Babatunde Okungbowa popularly known as OJB Jazreel has taken to his facebook page to debunk the rumor that he is sick again.

The song writer and producer came out to set the record straight that he is healthy and going about his normal life activities. You would recall that he had a kidney transplant in 2013.

News has been going round that he was hospitalized and battling with kidney related ailment.

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South African President To Pay Hiv Positive 50,000Rand To Wear A Tattoo

CONFIRMED HIV positive South Africans that volunteer to be marked near their genital area with a  tatoo depicting their status, will in addition to free counselling and medication be paid an equivalent of N840, 000 (50 000 Rands) each, according to a  bill newly signed by President Jacob Zuma.

The bill, according to a report by Radio City, a local South African radio station, is widely regarded as one of the greatest steps in the history of combating the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the country which has the highest HIV prevalence in Africa.

Zuma who is reported to have volunteered to be the first South African citizen to get his HIV status tatted near his genitals, however  announced that only the first 10 million people (who already tested positive) to volunteer to have their HIV statuses tatted on their genitals would be given the money in form of a funeral expense voucher.

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