Welcome to Lawrence Ukelina's Blog: November 2014

Friday, 28 November 2014

Bomb blast rocks Kano Central Mosque; many feared dead

Scores of people are feared dead in a bomb blast at Kano Central Mosque, near the Emir’s palace, witnesses and the spokesperson of the Military Joint Task Force in the state, Captain Ikechukwu Eze, have said.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has again torn at President Goodluck Jonathan, saying Nigerian democracy remained at risk due to the action of the present administration.

The chairman DAAR Communications Plc, Aleogho Raymond Dokpesi has served notice to step down as chairman of the media conglomerates board of directors.

Dokpesi made his intention known this Thursday at the sixty-fifth meeting of the board of directors of the media outfit in Abuja.

Ogunfolaji, Anyanwu and Fasola

Ogun State-born Oloruntoba Ogunfolaji leads the pack in this year’s West African Examinations Council Academic Excellence Awards.

SIXTY-three senators as of Thursday have signed up to the plan to impeach President Goodluck Jonathan in the upper legislative chamber, The PUNCH learnt in Abuja.

Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen. Kenneth Minimah

No fewer than 40 people, including five soldiers and a local hunter, were reported to have been killed following a bomb explosion on Thursday morning around Mararaba-Mubi area of Adamawa State.

No fewer than 30 suspected members of Boko Haram were killed Thursday by vigilante youth, popularly called Civilian JTF, when the sect members, armed with sophisticated weapons, attempted to lay siege to Gubio Local Government Area of Borno State.

Guinness World Records 2015 - Coca Cola superfan Davide's world-beating can collection

Italy's Davide Andreani received his first Coca Cola can back in 1982 when he was just 5 years old, an event which was to kick off a lifetime's obsession with the soft drink.

The US Embassy in Abuja and the Consulate in Lagos received more than 220,000 non-immigrant visa applications between October 1, 2013 and September 30, 2014.

Back up, Kim Kardashian: Khloé Kardashian's butt might just #BreakTheInternet—and it wasn't even trying!

2face Idibia and Asa met a few days ago and 2face got a kiss from her and told all about it, via instagram.

The urge by Nigerian celebrities to splurge and show off on social media, a handful of them are guilty of this. We caught up with Jah Bless, ShiiKANE, Burna Boy, Sean Tizzle & Splash to speak on this trend, Watch Part one with Jah Bless and ShiiKANE.

Six die as Togolese players's bus burst into flames

It was November 26, 2011; three years ago that a topflight Togolese club, Etoile Filante lost three of its players when its team bus crashed.

When Maxwell Herbert Peile and Omotuvie Alexia Ibru were introduced by a mutual friend at Bristol University, England, little did they know it would lead to something more permanent.

Fans of Star Boy, Wizkid are in for a swell time this week as Africa’s biggest music channel MTV Base brings an exclusive scoop into the young superstar’s life.

Nigeria won’t break up in 2015, says Kumuyi

The General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor William Kumuyi, has said that God will not allow Nigeria to break up in 2015.

Nigerian Man Sentenced To Death For Drug Trafficking In Malaysia

A Nigerian man, Abuchi Ngwoke, 35, was sentenced to death today November 25th, by a Malaysian Hight Court on a drug trafficking conviction .

The father of music superstars Peter and Paul Okoye aka Psquare is dead according to family sources. The music duo are yet to confirm the death of their father, neither has their brother Jude Okoye. The three of them have been unusually quiet since the news got in. According to reports, their father had a successful knee

Monday, 24 November 2014

Strange, Scientists Are Trying To Clone Jesus Christ In 2016

In 2016, another Jesus may be born on earth!! A billionaire-funded Christian organization is currently working to make sure that they clone Jesus Christ after they obtained DNA from the Shroud of Turin , they feel confident they will have a Jesus clone come next year.

At first glance, the new car unveiled at a motor show appeared to be an updated model of the Range Rover Evoque.

WAR IN IBADAN

Three days after thugs shot dead a Police Inspector at a political rally in Oke- Ado, Ibadan, another tragedy hit the Oyo State capital yesterday, as three persons were feared dead in another politically motivated fracas that engulfed Born Photo, Isale Osi, Popo and Idi-Arere communities, in Ibadan South-West Local Government.

An Italian expert studying a first century document written by the Roman historian Marcus Velleius Paterculus that was recently discovered in the archives of the Vatican, found what is presumed to be the first eyewitness account ever recorded of a miracle of Jesus Christ. The author describes a scene that he allegedly witnessed, in which a prophet and teacher that he names Iēsous de Nazarenus, resuscitated a stillborn boy and handed him back to his mother.

Mumbai| Doctor Jagadhish Parsa, who assisted yesterday in the birth of a baby born with a rare malformation causing him to have two distinct brains crammed inside his head, claims that the newborn could be a unique case of two separate minds sharing a single head and body. Tamish and Rajiv Mukeherjee were born at 09:10 AM at the Saiffe Hospital, after a long and complicated surgical operation meant to extract them safely from their mother’s womb.

Could this be true? is president Obama really campaigning for Mohammadu Buhari.

A 179 year-old-man says, “Death has forgotten me!”

While most of us are scared of death and wish to live longer or rather have an eternal life, here is a story about a man who has lived 179 years in India! Yes, you got that right! Mahashta Mûrasi is an Indian who has claimed to be born in 1835.

Konvict Music boss Akon, has given some clear hints that he might be signing Brymo to his label.

A UNILAG females student in 300 level has accused the former Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) DG's cousin and brother of Stephanie Okereke, of raping her repeatedly.

This are indeed not the best times for koko master, and as a matter of fact this is the first time I am hearing D'banj being in a mess over money.

There is tension as multiple explosions reportedly rocked Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Saturday, Premium Times reports.

UK gives £19million aid to South Africa - its president spends £17.5million on his palace

It is a nation racked by poverty, where 13 million people survive on less than £1 a day, and two million have no access to a toilet.

A prominent Nigerian radio broadcaster, Charles Bruce Chukwuma, also known as "Chaz B" is dead. Mr. Chukwuma was a popular presenter of a radio show "Sharing Life Issues" which aired on Inspiration FM Radio before moving to Rhythm FM.

The Ku Klux Klan is looking to diversify and increase its membership to include Jews, black people, homosexuals and those of Hispanic origin with a re-branding as 'the new Klan'

It's a white supremacist organisation notorious for homophobic and racist violence, including the lynchings of black people.

But the Ku Klux Klan is now looking to diversify and increase its membership to include Jews, black people, homosexuals and those of Hispanic origin with a re-branding as 'the new Klan'.

All those wanting to join the extreme right-wing group will still have to wear the white robes, masks and conical hats and take part in rituals, according to founder John Abarr.

The rebranded organisation, called the Rocky Mountain Knights, claims to now stand for 'a strong America' rather than irrational hatred.

'White supremacy is the old Klan. This is the new Klan. The KKK is for a strong America,' said Mr Abarr.

The move comes after the Klan organiser met with the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People.

He said: 'I thought it was a really good organisation. I don't feel we need to be separate.'

But Klan members have said Mr Abarr is trying to make the changes to further his own political career.

Bradley Jenkins, Imperial Wizard of the KKK, said: 'That man's going against everything the bylaws of the constitution of the KKK say. He's trying to hide behind the KKK to further his political career.'

The Klan is classified as a hate group by the anti-semitism organistion Anti-Defamation League and the civil rights law firm Southern Poverty Law Center.

But some black people have apparently already expressed an interest in joining, after Mr Abarr organised a summit with civil rights groups.

The requirements for joining the new KKK group are to be aged over 18 and live in the Pacific Northwest.

The first Klan was founded in 1865 in Pulaski, Tennessee, by six veterans of the Confederate Army.

Similar groups spread throughout the South as an insurgent movement during the Reconstruction era in the United States.

As a secret vigilante group, the Klan targeted freedmen and their allies and sought to restore white supremacy by threats and violence, including murder, against black and white Republicans.

Today the organisation is made up of small, unconnected groups that use the KKK name and have emphasised secrecy and distinctive costumes.

Recent estimates suggest there are between 5,000 and 8,000 members.

The rebranded organisation, called the Rocky Mountain Knights, claims to now stand for 'a strong America' rather than irrational hatred

Students Video Headmaster Giving Oral Sex To 45-Year-Old Maths Teacher

A headmaster of a Slovenian high school, Drago Kamenik, is in hot waters after students videotaped him having oral sex with a teacher. He claims the video has been Photoshopped but the students say they have more clips to prove it is him.

With Vincent Enyeama being nominated for the 2014 Africa Footballer Of The Year and standing a big chance to win it since the last time Nwankwo Kanu won the award, Ex-Super Eagles captain and creative midfielder, Austin Jay-Jay Okocha has expressed his deepest regret for not winning the highly regarded title.

Several hundred gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Christians recently gathered at the National City Christian Church in Washington for a meeting of The Reformation Project.

As from next month, Firefox will use Yahoo as its default search engine in the U.S, both on mobile and desktop.

Photo Credit: Ovational International Magazine

Dapo Daniel Oyebanjo, popularly known as D'Banj seems to be very good at capturing the hearts of top and influential women, especially in the entertainment industry.

Ghanaian model and actress Yvonne Nelson is certainly the most talked about actress the last few days. First it was ex-boyfriend Iyanya's suspect birthday message to her, and more recently Nigerian rapper Ice Prince opened up about dating her and today it's something she is thankful for.

Renowned economist and former presidential aspirant, Professor Pat Utomi is one resplendent figure that stands out in the midst of erudite personalities.

The immediate past Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, says he is the only person that can wrest power from the All progressives Congress in Lagos.

The General Overseer of the Kingdom of God Conscious Movement International, 65-year-old Rev Lord Ojeee also known as Nduwusi Kanu is now cooling off in police cell after being fingered as the mastermind of the kidnap and murder of the former CHAIRMAN of Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State, Hon. Godwin Igbo who was 70-year-old at the time of the incident.

Suicide Bomber’ Burnt Alive In Gombe

The man was said to have arrived the Gombe Line Motor Park at about 1pm today, November 18, with a sack which he dropped after refusing to be searched by the personnel at the gate.

A frisky couple have become an internet sensation after pictures of them having sex in a car park leaked onto social media.

Jayne Blakeway is 50 years and when it was time to get married, she was unable to choose which of her friends or family members that would walk the aisle with her – so she picked all of them.

A 47-year-old man, James Michael Foran, has been arrested in America for raping a dog.

England seal win over Scotland

Wayne Rooney closed in on Sir Bobby Charlton's all-time England record of 49 goals as his side gained a comfortable victory against Scotland at a passionate Celtic Park.