Ex-Enyimba football star Romanus Orjinta found dead at his home in Enugu

Former Enyimba defender, Romanus Orjinta was found dead at his home in Enugu on New Year’s Eve, December 31st. The cause of his death is yet unknown.
Until his death, the 33yr old former central defender was a coach and had won the CAF Champions league for Enyimba football club in 2003. Details later. May his soul rest in peace. Amen.

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The Nigerian army say they are not with Gen. Buhari’s certificate

Well, now the army has contradicted that claim, saying the do not keep the certificates of any serving or retired officer or soldier. A military source told Vanguard;
“The Army can not keep anybody’s original certificate because it is the personal property of the owner. The original certificate of any officer or soldier is only needed at the point of entry into the service either as a cadet officer entering the Nigerian Defence Academy, or the recruitment officers when interviewing recruits to be sent to the depot for training. That is so, because they are needed to verify what were in the photocopies supplied by them or from the necessary examining bodies.”
“Let me tell you now, in the Navy, the Navy Secretary, keep the documents of all Naval officers and ratings and not their original certificates which are their personal property.”

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Nigerian history 101: The story of Overami, former king of Benin

Read about the King who ruled Benin from 1888-1897
Ovonramwen Nogbaisi (ruled 1888–1897), also called Overami, was the Oba (king) of the Kingdom of Benin up until the British punitive expedition of 1897.
At the end of the 19th century, the Kingdom of Benin had managed to retain its independence and the Oba exercised a monopoly over trade which the British found irksome. The territory was coveted by an influential group of investors for its rich natural resources such as palm-oil, rubber and ivory.The kingdom was largely independent of British control, and pressure continued from figures such as Vice-Consul James Robert Phillips and Captain Gallwey (the British vice-Consul of Oil Rivers Protectorate) who were pushing for British annexation of the Benin Empire and the removal of the Oba.
A British invasion force headed by Phillips set out to overthrow the Oba in 1896. The force’s weapons were hidden in baggage, with troops disguised as bearers. Phillips plan was to gain access to Ovonramwen’s palace by announcing that he intended to negotiate. Ovonramwen’s messengers issued several warnings not to violate Benin territorial sovereignty, claiming he was unable to see Phillips due to ceremonial duties. Having been warned on several further occasions on the way, Phillips sent his stick to the Oba, a deliberate insult designed to provoke the conflict that would provide an excuse for British annexation. Phillip’s expedition was ambushed and all but two were killed. 
Subsequently a military operation against Benin in 1897 led by Harry Rawson resulted in the burning of Benin City and the deaths of untold numbers of its inhabitants. Although the British had orders to hang the Oba, Ovonramwen escaped, but later surrendered.
Ovonramwen was exiled to Calabar with his two wives, and died there in 1914.
Source: Wikipedia

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Sickening moment ‘paedophile’ pictured hand-in-hand with 11year old girl

Child prostitution is quite common in Cambodia because of how poor many of them are. Some parents resort to prostituting their underage daughters to make ends meet…and knowing this, 55 year old British paedophile, Michael Jones, traveled to the country to have himself a good time.
The above pic left shows the moment Jones was spotted hand-in-hand with a girl said to be about 9 years old in the country’s capital, Phnom Penh. He took the girl shopping, then took her to his rented apartment, had sex with her and returned her home.
Pictured right is Michael with three underage girls, two of them half dressed with another little girl on his lap. The girls are aged 8 and 9 years old. It was later found that he’d had sex with at least one of the girls. It is alleged that Jones took the girls shopping, bought them gifts, had sex with one of them, while grooming the others before taking them back to their houses.These pics of Jones with little girls were taken following a tip off from someone who claimed he’d been taking quite few underage girls to his rented apartment.
Jones was finally arrested after Action Pour Les Enfants (APLE), a non-governmental organization dedicated to ending child sexual abuse and exploitation in Cambodia, showed the evidence to police. Despite child prostitution being common in the country, it is still illegal as the age of consent is 15.
After he was arrested, an 11 year old girl told police that she was paid £3 for sex in a room rented by Jones.
A spokesman for APLE told Wales online that he took the girl pictured with him on the left shopping, bought food for her and took her to the cinema. He was then seen ‘hugging and kissing’ her.
The charity spokesman said Jones was seen promising to pay the rent for one family after he’d slept with their 11 year old daughter.
He was arrested at a taxi rank in Phnom Penh by the Anti-Human Trafficking and Juvenile Protection Unit and out of the six girls who were questioned, four, all under 11 years old, admitted to having sex with Jones.
He’s been charged with carrying out indecent acts against minors and paying for child prostitution and is currently in Prey Sar prison awaiting trial. If found guilty, he faces up to 8 years in jail…but someone said knowing how corrupt their justice system is in the country, Jones will be out in in one year.

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Lagos Govt warns TB Joshua not to accept Ebola victims in his church

The Lagos state government has warned pastor TB Joshua of Synagogue Church of All Nations not to accept Ebola victims if they come to him for healing.

According to The Nation officials of Lagos State Ministry of Health and the Federal Government, led by the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, visited him seeking his cooperation in ensuring victims of the deadly virus are not brought to his church for healing. Synagogue is a popular destination for sick people who go there for divine healing.
“We have our strategies that we intend to share with you. Again, we need to know the resources you have here because whether it is one or two cases, if they are allowed to get out, it is a major problem. We are here to work together on how to contain this disease,” Idris told the cleric.” Dr Idris reportedly told Joshua. Continue…

The commissioner added that the visit is one of the state government’s strategies of sensitizing faith-based organizations on the need to cooperate with the government to prevent the spread of the disease in the country by educating the worshipers to report health issues to medical experts.

Idris said the Federal and Lagos state government are working hard to prevent a spread of the virus into the country, the delegation has deemed it fit to educate and create awareness among the multinational congregation on the disease and how it can spread.

“We are here to engage you positively, we know the powers of this House and your powers and we are duty- bound to protect you and your congregation. We have no doubt the power God has given you, we can’t do that, but we want to help and make it work stronger,” Director, Centre for Disease Control (CDC), Professor Abdulsalami Nasidi, another member of the congregation told the prophet

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Chinese Teenage Girl Died From Charging Her iPhone 4s [MUST READ]

The Xinjiang 18-year-old older sister discovered the victim’s body July 24, The China Times reported. The sister smelled something burning and found the teen lying in her bedroom. Her iPhone 4S was sitting next to her, its screen shattered.

The teen’s body was covered in burns and experts from the Forensic Science Association of China concluded she died of electrocution.
Last year, a Chinese flight attendant died from an electronic shock when she answered her ringing iPhone 5 as it charged. She apparently used a third-party charger, not an official one from Apple.

It’s unclear what kind of charger the 18-year-old was using when she died.
Last week, a 13-year-old Texas girl’s smartphone caught fire after it slipped underneath her pillow as she slept.
Ariel Tolfree�s Samsung Galaxy S4 was destroyed and her pillow was burned, but she was uninjured, Texas’s KDFW reported.

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