Plateau: Niger Delta Militants Blow Hot, Reveal What’ll Happen In 21 Days

A coalition of Niger Delta militants, yesterday, gave the Federal Government a 21-day notice to end killings in the country.

The group lamented the recent killing by herdsmen in Plateau State.

The militants, who met at Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom State during the weekend, also tasked the Federal Government on protection of lives and property of Nigerians.

The militants warned the Federal Government that there’ll be doom if it failed to forestall anarchy and further bloodshed.

They declared a

Aisha Buhari calls for the enforcement of rape laws in Nigeria

Wife of President Buhari, Aisha Buhari has called for the enforcement of rape laws in Nigeria. Mrs Buhari made the call at a meeting she had with Ministry of Women Affairs, UNICEF and National Population Commission, led by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr Ezekiel Oyemomi at the state house Abuja yesterday September 14th.

US resumes crude oil imports from Nigeria

A few cargoes are said to be heading to US refineries from Nigeria, trading sources said at the weekend.
Two Nigerian grades, including at least two cargoes of flagship crude Qua Iboe as well as Bonga, were said to be heading to US east coast refineries as well potentially down to the US Gulf Coast, traders said.
“It is bits and pieces, not massive flows,” one crude trader told US-based energy publication, Platts.
Exports of Nigeria’s major crude grade, began declining rapidly from July 2014 to zero level by the end of last year following increased shale oil production by the US.
India and Europe have emerged as the largest markets for Nigerian crude, while the OPEC member still struggles to dispose of its oil to the US leading to a growing overhang of unsold Nigerian cargoes but there seems to be changing fortunes for the country’s

690 Quarantined In North Sierra Leone after 16 year old died of Ebola last Sunday

It appears the Ebola virus is bringing a new threat to Sierra Leone as 690 people were yesterday quarantined in the district of Bombali in northern Sierra Leone after a 16 year old girl named Kadiatu Thullah died of the deadly disease at the International Medical Corps Ebola treatment unit on Sunday September 13th.

Speaking on the new development, the head of the Sierra Leone National Ebola Response Centre, Pallo Conteh said;

Terrorists Threaten To Release Ebola Virus In Czech Republic

Some blackmailers, who are being referred to as terrorists, are threaten to unleash Ebola into Czech Republic unless the government pays them a ransom of €1m (£788,000, $1.26m) in bitcoins.
The blackmailers have also threatened to launch a viral smear campaign on social media, to reveal to the world “how negligent the Czech offices are,” International Business Times reports.

Folorunsho Alakija Named The Richest Woman In Africa

American’s website, Wealth-X has named Nigeria’s oil mogul and Dj Xclusive’s aunt, Folorunsho Alakija has the 9th richest woman in the world and number 1 richest as well in the region of Africa.
According to the website the selection was made based on the richest woman in each region of the world. Coming up number in Africa means she’s the wealthiest woman in Africa.
Check out the full list below with their estimated net worth;
Estimated Networth Name Region

Disease Cases Reducing In Liberia - WHO

WHO Assistant Director General, Bruce Aylward stated on Wednesday, October 29, that the spread of the disease may be slowing down in Liberia

It seems that there might finally be good news as regards the fight against Ebola in Liberia as the World Health Organization has said that there has been a decline in the number of cases.

WHO Assistant Director General, Bruce Aylward stated on Wednesday, October 29, that the spread of the disease may be slowing down after a reduction in the number of burials and a plateau in laboratory-confirmed cases was noticed, Reuters reports.

He said:

Nigeria and Boko Haram Reach Ceasefire Agreement

The Nigeria Government on Friday (today) reached a ceasefire agreement with Boko Haram in Saudi Arabia. According to BBC Africam the ceasefire agreement will also see Boko Haram set free Chibok Girls.

More details later

Meet The 13-year-old Hacker From China Who Lectures Adults on Internet Security | PHOTO

Grown adults were listening to and took advice from a 13-year-old boy, who spoke about Internet security.
The teenager, Wang Zhengyang, is an “Internet security prodigy,” and is believed to be the youngest Internet hacker.
Zhengyang was invited to speak in front of a large audience at the Internet Security Conference in Beijing, China.
The teen said that he prefers to be seen as an “ethical computer hacker” after being questioned about the allegations that he hacked an online store and changed the price of an item from 2,500 yuan ($1 = 6.13 yuan) to 1 yuan.
Zhengyang, who is a junior high school student in Beijing, said that he only wanted to “help fix the website, by showing the owners the flaws.”
He was also accused of manipulating the online system at his school. Zhengyang did not deny the allegations. However, he explained that he had no benefit from the hacked account.

Alicia Keys Leads #BringBackOurGirls Campaign In New York (PHOTOS)

American singer and advocate Alicia Keys took the forefront as she join a group of #Bringbackourgirls campaigners to the head quarters of United Nations in New York yesterday, October 14th to mark the 6th month of the abduction fo Chibok girls in Borno State on April 14th.
Alicia urged United Nations that it is important to continue talking about Chibok girls as humans have a tendency to move on from the issue.

Michelle Obama Remembers Chibok Girls 6 Months Later

Michelle Obama added her voice to the global campaign #BringBackOurGirls to bring home the missing Nigerian girls 6 months after they were kidnapped from their school on April 15.

Mark Zuckerberg Donates $25 Million To Combat Ebola

13th richest man in the world and  Founder of Facebook, Internet entrepreneur, Mark Zuckerberg has donated towards the fight against Ebola.
Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement in a Facebook post.
Read post below…..
Priscilla and I are donating $25 million to the Centers for Disease Control Foundation to help fight Ebola. The Ebola epidemic is at a critical turning point. It has infected 8,400 people so far, but it is spreading very quickly and let projections suggest it could infect 1 million people or more over the next several months if not addressed.

The owners of Ebola.com want $150,000 for the domain

The owners of Ebola.com is hoping to make money out of the tragedy of the Ebola outbreak by selling a domain using the virus’ name for $150,000
Jon Schultz, bought Ebola.com for $13,500 in 2008 and now believes he can sell it for $150,000.He also owns birdflu.com and H1N1.com, terror.com, PotassiumIodide.com ,fukushima.com,as well a domain for the deadly mosquito-borne disease Chikungunya and another for the Ebola-like Marburg virus,He says he has been waiting for the perfect moment to sell it .He told CNBC via email.
‘Ebola.com would be a great domain for a pharmaceutical company working on a vaccine or cure, a company selling pandemic or disaster-preparedness supplies, or a medical company wishing to provide information and advertise services,.
There could be many other applications as well. With so many people concerned about the disease, any advertisement referring people to Ebola.com should get an excellent response.’
In an interview with the Washington Post, Mr Schultz said he felt the money he is demanding is more than reasonable for Ebola.com.’

UN Worker Dies of Ebola in Germany

A United Nation Aids worker who was being treated for Ebola at the St George clinic in Leipzig, Germany has died. The unidentified UN worker who was flown back to Germany from Liberia  last week after contracting the deadly virus, died in the early hours of today, October 14th. A statement from the hospital read;

“The Ebola patient died during the night in the St. George Clinic in Leipzig. Despite intensive medical measures and maximum efforts by the medical team, the 56 year old succumbed to the serious infectious disease”

Check Full List : Malala Yousafzai, Jaden Smith, Malia And Sasha Obama Make List Of 25 Most influential Teens In 2014

Time magazine has compiled a list of 25 most influential teens in the world for the year 2014.
Top on the list was 13-year-old Mo’ne Davis, Little League Baseball pitcher, who was followed swiftly by President Obama’s teenage daughters Malia and Sasha who also earned a top spot on Time magazine’s 25 Most Influential Teens of 2014 coming joint second on the list.
The list and teenagers named on it according to Time, were ranked based on ‘social-media followings, cultural accolades, business acumen and more.’
The Jenner girls (Kylie and Kendall Jenner) were also not left occupying  17th spot on Time Magazine’s 25 Most Influential Teens Of 2014 list.
Actor Will Smith’s son, Jaden Smith and Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai also came 11th and 18th respectively on the list.
See full list below…………….

Chinese Embassy in Nigeria Denies Students Visa On Ground of Ebola

The Chinese Embassy in Nigeria has denied visas to some students of Ekiti State University on the grounds of Ebola despite the World Health Organization declaring Nigeria an Ebola free country. The students were invited to participate in ENACTUS 2014 (Entrepreneurial Action Us), an international competition of young entrepreneurs involving 36 countries slated for 22 – 24th of October 2014 in China in which Nigeria, Senegal, Ghana and Egypt are to represent Africa. But the Chinese Embassy here refused to grant the student visas to go to China. The Ekiti State University students, who were picked to represent Nigeria having won the ENACTUS Promoted Innovation Competition earlier in the year, have written an open letter about the situation.

We write to introduce ENACTUS (Entrepreneurial Action Us), an international non-profit organization that works with leaders in business and educational Institutions to mobilize university and polytechnic students to make economic difference in their communities while developing the skills to become socially responsible business leaders.

'Shame on you, SA'

"Shame on you South Africa."

Those are the words of Irish Nobel Prize winner Betty Williams, who is boycotting the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, to be held in Cape Town next month.
Williams is one of four women laureates who have said that they are pulling out of the summit because the Dalai Lama has been denied a visa to enter South Africa for the third time. The Tibetan spiritual leader has abandoned his plans to attend the summit.
In a scathing letter to fellow laureate retired archbishop Desmond Tutu, Williams lambasts the government, accusing it of forgetting the support foreigners gave the fight for democracy.
"It is with sadness that I am unable to join you. It is a sadness so profound it almost brings me to my knees. Oh South Africa, how can you do such a thing?" wrote Williams.

Afghanistan To Sign U.S. Security Agreement, Adviser Says

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A senior adviser to U.S. President Barack Obama said Monday that Afghanistan will sign a deal Tuesday to allow American soldiers to remain in the country past the end of the year.
John Podesta, speaking to a news conference at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, said he didn't know if newly inaugurated President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai would be the official signing the deal for Afghanistan.
Podesta said he would sign it on behalf of the U.S.

The deal will allow about 10,000 American troops to stay in the country after the international combat mission ends on Dec. 31.
The announcement comes after Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai was sworn in Monday as Afghanistan's new president, replacing Hamid Karzai in the country's first democratic transfer of power after the 2001 U.S.-led invasion toppled the Taliban.

Thousands of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong undeterred by tear gas, barricades

HONG KONG –  Hong Kong's police on Monday defended their use of tear gas and other tactics to control protests that have paralyzed the city's financial district, appealing to the thousands gathered to demand more democracy to stop the unprecedented mass act of civil disobedience for the sake of safety and stability.
The employment of tear gas appeared to have backfired, judging from the growing crowds Monday as people finished work and joined weary-looking students camped on major roads near the city's government headquarters and in several other parts of Hong Kong.
"The students are protecting the right to vote, for Hong Kong's future. We are not scared, we are not frightened, we just fight for it," said Carol Chan, a 55-year-old civil service employee who took two days off to join the protests after becoming incensed over police use of tear gas on Sunday.
Instead of candlelight, a few hundred people staged a brief "mobile light" protest on Monday night, raising their mobile phones with their screens glowing into the air. One person chanted the name of the city's

Disorder In Boko Haram Camp As 30 Leaders Die Over Shekau’s Successor

Leaders of the Boko Haram sect, yesterday clashed over the successor of their leader,  Abubakar Shekau, who the military said they have killed.
Trouble allegedly started when the sect leaders who converged on a community in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State, disagreed on the need to continue their arm struggle following the death of Shekau.
It was learnt that while some supported dialogue with the Federal Government and sheathe their swords, others insisted that their violent campaign should continue. This group, allegedly pushed for a new leader to be selected at the meeting, but there was no consensus on the matter.
A disagreement was reportedly to have ensued, which led to a free-for-all. The situation degenerated to exchange of gunfire where 30 of the leaders were feared dead.
Fleeing residents from the area claimed that an argument first ensued among the insurgents on the field commander who should succeed Shekau.