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In a bid to expose the murky Nigerian money lurking behind some of London's most high-end properties, anti-corruption campaigners are offering an unusual property tour of the British capital. Ikoyi cash seized by EFCC As the coach carrying journalists and campaigners winds through luxurious west London, experts revealed the hidden world of misused public funds, unexplained wealth and the British "enablers" who make it happen. The coach's first stop was the multi-million pound home of "one of the biggest political movers" currently operating in Nigeria, who was named in the so-called "Panama Papers" leak that revealed the holders of offshore accounts in the tax haven. One of the expert guides, journalist and author Oliver Bullough, said London had become the "Death Star" of global kleptocracy, which he defined as the stealing, hiding and spending of public money. He explained that London was unique in being able to facilita...

Muranga Woman Rep Sabina Chege's parents were involved in a grisly accident in Kandara constituency on Thursday, October 5-Sabina's mother lost her life and her father is in critical condition at the Aga Khan hospital. County Woman Representative Sabina Wanjiru Chege and her family are in mourning following a tragic accident that claimed her mother's life and left her father admitted to hospital with critical injuries.Information has it that Sabina's parents were heading to Githumu in Muranga when their car collided with a Toyota Noah that was transporting staff from UnaitasSacco. Muranga County Commander Naomi Ichami said the two cars collided at a sharp bend on Githumu- Kangari road, claiming the life of Sabina's 68-year-old mother, Susan Wairimu on Thursday, October,5th.   Sabina Chege during a past rally with President Uhuru Kenyatta. Photo: Jubilee Party/ Her husband "Chege Mutema, 75, sustained serious injuries from the accident and w...

- NASA holds anti-IEBC demonstrations every Mondays and Fridays to demand for the exit of CEO Ezra Chiloba - Ahead of the Friday, October 6, demo, Raila Odinga was caught on camera asking his female supporters to undress during the demos - In a prior demo, a female supporter undressed and exposed herself to the public in the full glare of the media National Super Alliance presidential candidate Raila Odinga was captured on video telling his female supporters to show him their inner wears. In what appears to have been a pre-meeting with supporters on Thursday, October 5, ahead of the opposition's anti-IEBC demos scheduled for Friday, October 6, Raila could be heard saying "kina mama, nataka kuona chupi zenu (women, I want to see your inner wear)". "Maneno kutoka hapa itakuwa Baba anasema anataka kuona suruali zenu zote. Mtafanya hivyo? Kina mama, nataka kuona chupi zenu (Word from here should be that I want to see the inner wear of everyone...

DMW boss Davido and actress Caroline Danjuma have been summoned by police intelligence in Lagos state over the death of Tagbo Umeike. This comes as an investigative effort by the police following Caroline's allegation that Davido abandoned Tagbo's body in the hospital. On Tuesday, October 4, Caroline accused the DMW boss of abandoning Tagbo at a General Hospital in Lagos after his birthday. Reacting to the actress's allegations, the singer revealed on his SnapChat page that he had no idea his friend Tagbo, who he celebrated his birthday with died after the party. In a bid to vindicate himself, he took a CCTV footage which revealed what happened during Tagbo's birthday party. The video revealed that he left the party long before the deceased left.

Japanese workers famously put in long hours, leading, in extreme cases, to karoshi, or death from overwork. Japanese media outfit, NHK, has apologized to the parents of deceased Japanese reporter, Miwa Sado, who died of heart failure after reportedly working for 159 hours of overtime in a month. Sado, who had been covering political news in Tokyo was found dead in her bed in July 2013, reportedly clutching her mobile phone. "The chairman met the parents at their home in the morning and apologised," an NHK spokesman told AFP. A government inquest a year after her death ruled that it was linked to excessive overtime. She had taken two days off in the month before she died. NHK eventually made the case public four years later, bowing to pressure from Sado's parents to take action to prevent a recurrence. 'Karoshi' The case has again highlighted the Japanese problem of "karoshi" — meaning death from overwork — and is an embarrassing revela...

The government of the United Kingdom has said it stands with Nigeria in the fight against Boko Haram insurgents. UK's Minister for the Armed Forces, Mark Lancaster, gave the assurance after touring different parts of the country, including Makurdi, Maiduguri, Kaduna and Abuja to get a first hand assessment of the support UK troops were providing for Nigerian soldiers. Lancaster said: "The UK stands united with Nigeria in the international fight against terror. With our world class military expertise, we are helping the Nigerian military develop the skills necessary to tackle the threat of Boko Haram. "From expert operational guidance and medical mentoring in the North East, to counter explosive device training across the country, the UK is leading the way in its commitment to supporting a safe and stable Nigeria. "During the visit, he saw first hand the support the UK is providing to the Nigerian Armed Forces leading the fight against Boko Haram....

Asian Hornet A wheelchair-bound 87-year-old pensioner, Chieko Kikuchi, who was attacked by giant hornets in Japan and stung 150 times, has died. According to a firefighter,  emergency workers stood by powerless to help her. A swarm of hornets swooped on Kikuchi as she was on her way back from her care centre in western Japan, accompanied by a helper. The helper called firefighters but they could not reach the woman immediately as the swarm around her was too thick and they had no protective equipment. After the ordeal, which lasted around 50 minutes, the woman was rushed to hospital but died the following day, the firefighter said. "It was an unusual operation for us," he admitted. The death occurred in mid-September but was only reported on Friday, making headline news on national bulletins. A forestry agency official said hornets often attack people when their nests are affected. "To avoid getting stung by hornets, you should keep away from th...

INSET,STEVE PADDOCK A neighbour to the Las Vegas gunman who killed as many as 59 people who were at a concert, has said the man was only set up. A former neighbour of Stephen Paddock, the Las Vegas gunman says the man was "100% not the kind of guy" to carry out the deadliest mass shooting in US history. The 64-year-old gun maniac has left the US reeling after slaughtering 58 people and injuring more than 500 with an arsenal of "high powered" weapons from his hotel room. His murderous attack on music festival revellers has confused his family, friends and neighbours, who have described him as an "ordinary guy". According to Daily Star UK, one neighbour, who claims to have lived close to Paddock in Mesquite, Nevada, for eight months, has said he refuses to believe the accountant was responsible for the bloodbath. Speaking on US radio show The Savage Nation, the neighbour, called Rick, said Paddock was a "really nice guy" ...

The Federal Ministry of Health has advised Nigerians to avoid eating monkeys, bushmeat and dead animals as doing so could open one to the risk of Monkey Pox disease. A medical doctor and no fewer than 10 persons have reportedly been quarantined in Bayelsa as a result of the virus. The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, said this in a statement by the Director, Media and Public Relations in the ministry, Mrs. Boade Akinola, on Thursday. Adewole said the disease neither had a cure nor a vaccine, noting, however, that there was no cause for alarm as it was mild. The statement read in part, "He (Adewole) said the virus was mild and there was no known treatment and no preventive vaccines, hence the public should be at alert and avoid crowded places as much as possible. He advised the public to avoid eating dead animals, bushmeat and particularly bush monkeys." The minister also revealed that test samples had been sent to the World Health Organisation (laborato...

Senator Dino Melaye Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olisa Agbakoba has supported the action of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for suspending the recall process of Senator Dino Melaye. Agbakoba, whose position was also supported by another Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Ola Olanipekun, said the election body had no option than to obey the law. He said: "The law is if an appeal is filed, then it acts as a stay of proceeding in the lower court. In particular case, in addition to filing an appeal by Melaye, he would have also filed a stay of proceeding. "Also, if the record of proceedings in the High Court has been transmitted to the Court of Appeal, then the Federal High Court will have no jurisdiction to proceed. So, it is not even for INEC to proceed, it has no right to proceed." Also supporting INEC's decision, Olanipekun said: "Since an appeal process has been activated, it's a judicial inte...

The Tragic Sense Of Life A daily devotion for October 6th From your friends at  RayStedman.org Read: Psalm 90:7-17 You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence (Psalm 90:8). Here the psalmist, in all the honesty of his outlook on life, is facing a reality that many of us try to avoid. He is dealing with what we might call the tragic sense of life: the fact that every moment of enjoyment is tinged with something sorrowful, tragic, or unhappy. There is a bittersweet quality about life, and these psalmists realistically face it. Why do we have these tragedies, irritations, injustices, and catastrophes that strike both innocent and guilty alike? In years past I succumbed to family pressure and a long-standing interest on my part and bought a small motorboat to use for water skiing, fishing, and other water sports. Of course I couldn't wait to see how the boat would run. I took it ...

At least 19 people have been killed in a collision between a bus and a train near the city of Vladimir, east of Moscow, regional authorities said Friday. “According to the latest information, 19 people have been killed,” the head of the regional health service, Alexandre Kiryukhin, told the TASS news agency. A statement from the regional interior ministry said all of the victims were on board the bus.

 Pallavi went missing yesterday before she was found dead on railway tracks in Mumba Mumbai:  The 20-year-old daughter of Chartered Accountant was found dead on railway tracks in Mumbai, the police said today. Pallavi, the daughter of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) president Nilesh Vikamsey, was found in central Mumbai. She had been missing since last evening, after her classes at a law firm at Fort in south Mumbai where she was doing her internship. She was last seen boarding a local train at the Chhatrapati Shivaji metro station around 6 pm, the police said. When Pallavi did not return home for hours, her family filed a missing person"s complaint. After a search, the police found her body on the tracks between Parel and Currey Road station last evening. It was today that Pallavi's relatives confirmed that it was her body, said a senior official. "We found the body of a woman on tracks between Pa...

*This will be the first visit to Russia by a Saudi monarch. Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz came to Russia with his own furniture. Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz brought 1,500 people, a golden escalator and his own carpets on his historic, four-day state visit to Russia, a person familiar with the matter said. The 81-year-old leader of the Gulf kingdom exited his plane late Wednesday and stepped out onto the special escalator he travels with. But something went wrong: It malfunctioned halfway down, and he had to walk the rest of the way. A cavalcade of cars sped the monarch to the center of the city, flanked by Russian police escorts. During the first visit to Russia by a Saudi monarch, the two countries have already struck a deal on weapons sales and discussed ways to continue to cooperate on stabilizing the oil market. And as they have done in other cities, the Saudis made themselves at home in Moscow.   Russian President Vladimir Putin, Saudi Arabia's...

Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have on Thursday killed two most wanted cult leaders and kidnappers in the region.  The deceaseds were killed during a shootout in the Nwagbaubi forest in Assa community, in the Ohaji/Egbema Local Government area.The slain suspected criminals were identified as Tochukwu Egbelu, aka  black face ; and Enyia Iwu, aka  Sparo . The police said they were the leaders of the Iceland cult, which had been credited with the killing of over 20 people and the destruction of over 30 houses. Andrew Ewerem, the state Police Public Relations Officer, said that three other members of the gang escaped with gunshot injuries. “ Black face  and  Saparo , as well as other persons who are currently on the run, have been on the wanted list of the command.“They are responsible for the killings of Inspector Silas Obaji and Corporal Asuquo Nama sometime in April.  “The hoodlums equally masterminded the beheading of one ...

Despite the Thursday’s heavy downpour in Abuja, protesters numbering over 1,000 stormed the Bristish High Commission to demand the extradition of Nnamdu Kanu of the Indigenous People of Biafra back to Nigeria to face charges. The protesters expressed disappointment with the British Government that despite the overwhelming evidence that Kanu is currently hiding in the UK, the embassy is feigning ignorance that it does not know about his whereabouts. Recall that a former governor of Abia state,Orji Uzor Kalu, had claimed that Kanu fled to London through Malaysia. The ex-governor had said, “Kanu was not taken away by the military. Kanu went to Malaysia from where he travelled to the United Kingdom. Advocates of Social Justice For All (ASJA), who championed the protest said it"s stance was informed by the knowledge that the UK was instrumental to the escape of the IPOB leader only for it to turn around to ask Nigerian authorities for clarificati...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It's something we hear all too often: a child getting their hands on a gun and accidentally shooting themselves.    Now, one father is talking about what happened to his 4-year-old little girl Tricia Pound who got ahold of a weapon inside their Fox Meadows home. "I was home that night," said Steven Pound. He was home with Tricia and his other kids on August 18. He didn't know a family member had left the house and forgot to lock her bedroom door. "Tricia went into the room. I guess she was exploring like she normally does. She pushed something up to the closet," he said.That's where Tricia found a gun. "It sounded like a textbook hitting the floor," he said. "I ran down the stairs, because I thought it was furniture falling over frankly." Pound went numb when he found his little girl had accidentally shot herself in the neck. "I was tunnel vision when I ran to pick her up. I smelled...

  In this March 26, 2015, file photo, Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Murphy who was caught up in affair scandal, announces he plans to resign from Congress effective Oct. 21, 2017, according to House Speaker Paul Ryan. WASHINGTON — Republican Rep. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, an anti-abortion lawmaker who allegedly urged his mistress to have an abortion when he thought she was pregnant, is resigning from Congress. House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., on Thursday announced Murphy’s plans to leave Congress, effective Oct. 21. The decision comes less than 24 hours after Murphy said he would retire at the end of his term next year. “It was Dr. Murphy’s decision to move on to the next chapter of his life, and I support it,” Ryan said in a statement. “We thank him for his many years of tireless work on mental health issues here in Congress and his serv...