Lessons from the 'World's Ugliest Woman': 'Stop Staring and Start Learning'

When she was in high school, Lizzie Velasquez was dubbed "The World's Ugliest Woman" in an 8-second-long YouTube video. Born with a medical condition so rare that just two other people in the world are thought to have it, Velasquez has no adipose tissue and cannot create muscle, store energy, or gain weight. She has zero percent body fat and weighs just 60 pounds.
In the comments on YouTube, viewers called her "it" and "monster" and encouraged her to kill herself. Instead, Velasquez set four goals: To become a motivational speaker, to publish a book, to graduate college, and to build a family and a career for herself.

Woman Allegedly Gives Birth To A Horse In A Church

 
A woman has allegedly given birth to a horse during a prayer session held at the World Liberation Ministry located along old Sapele-Benin express road. The incident took place on tuesday. The horse however was dead by the time Journalists arrived at the church. It was reported that the woman started screaming during the prayer session and began to bleed from the vagina before the horse came out.
 The cleric said he doesn't know whether the horse was alive or dead since he didn't go near it. People rushed to the church to see the horse as soon as the news of the incident spread.
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We Performed Major Surgery For Ruptured Appendix on Mrs. Jonathan -Horst Schmidt Klinik

A spokesperson for the Horst Schmidt Klinik in Wiesbaden, Germany has revealed that the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan was in a bad state of health when she arrived at the hospital last week.
The hospital’s official, who confirmed that initial records showed that Mrs. Patience Jonathan had earlier been treated for food poisoning in Nigeria before being brought to the Horst Schmidt Klinik, however, said she was responding to treatment after she had undergone a major surgery for a ruptured appendix to remove the poisons in her intestine.

Usain Bolt To Play For Manchester United Against Real Madrid

Usain Bolt, the 100m race world record holder and olympic champion may have his dream of playing for the club come true as Sir Alex Ferguson, the Manchester United manager has hinted that Bolt might have the opportunity to play for the Red Devils in a friendly match against the Real Madrid legends next year.

Bolt has always been a huge fan of manchester united and had urged fans to help persuade Sir Alex to sign him up.

Bolt has previously trained with the Manchester United squad and said he was willing to leave athletics for a spot in the Red Devil's team. 

The charity game will take place on 3 June, 2013 at old trafford.

Dana Air Free To Resume Operations

The Federal Government on wednesday lifted the suspension which had been placed on the operating license of Dana Airlines. According to a statement by Joe Obi, Special Assistant(Media) to the Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah, the Federal Government was satisfied with the air-worthiness of the airline after a rigorous technical and financial audit of the airline.
The operating licence of the airline was suspended following the crash of one of their planes carrying 153 passengers and crew into some residential and commercial buildings in Iju-Ishaga, Lagos, claiming the lives of all the people on board as well as four persons on ground.

Snooker-Table Made With Mud, Sticks & Fruits

What will you call this? Ingenuity, creativity, thoughtfulness,desperation?

Just A Little Video To Cheer You Up

I stumbled across this video and I just couldn't stop laughing so I decided to share it with you guys. Hope you enjoy it.

Kidnapped ESUT Vice-Chancellor Released

Prof. Cyprian Onyeji, the vice chancellor of the Enugu State University of Science and Techonology (ESUT), who was kidnapped on the 15th of August, 2012, has been released. The kidnappers had demanded a ransom to the tune of N200 million but we have no idea about if a ransom was paid and how much was paid to secure his release.

Charly Boy Speaks On Why He Posed Nude

Charles Oputa, known popularly as Charly Boy and Area Fada, has in a recent interview talked about why he likes being controversial as well as on the issue of posing nude. View the controversial images and the excerpts of the interview after the break.

Chinedu Ikedieze a.k.a Aki Poses With Daughter

Isn't she cute?

Family Stop Woman From Jumping Off a 9-Storey Building To Her Death, Unknown To Them That She Had Earlier Thrown Nephew Off The Same Roof

The picture shown above is that of a woman being stopped from committing suicide by jumping off the roof of the nine-storey building shown. Unknown to them, the woman, Sheng Fi, had hours earlier smothered her four-year-old nephew just a few hours earlier and thrown his body off the same roof in Southern China. Sheng had a fight with her sister-in-law, the boy's mother, and killed the boy as a result of the fight.

The woman's daughter was brought to the roof of the 100ft tall building to talk her down after which they made the move to grab her before she could jump. Sheng admitted to throwing the boy's body off the same roof. A police spokesman told the local media that she'll be killed by a firing squad for murder.
The incident took place in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province of China. China is highly placed among the list of the countries with the highest suicide rates in the world, appearing ninth in the WHO's list of countries by suicide rate.

Brazilian Builder Cheats Death After 6-foot Metal Bar Pierces His Skull

I know you must be wondering how someone could survive that. The picture above is that of Eduardo Leite, a 24-year-old construction worker with a 6-foot metal bar through his skull. The metal bar fell from above and pierced his head while he was working. Doctors at the Miguel Couto Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, successfully removed the iron bar from Eduardo's skull during a five-hour surgery. Eduardo was reported to have shown no negative consequences after the operation.

ESUT VC Abductors Demand N200 million Ransom

Prof. Cyprian Onyeji, the vice chancellor of the Enugu State University of Science and Techonology (ESUT) was kidnapped by unknown gunmen about three days ago on his way to work. It has been learnt that his abductors, who are in contact with his family, have demanded for N200 million as ransom. The institution's authorities have indicated that it won't be involved in any form of negotiation with the kidnappers.

Chinese Baby Born With 16 Toes

The little boy has eight toes on each foot and five fingers on each hand but no thumbs on both hands. The condition is a rare genetic one known as polydactylism. The boy's father said that surgery will be done to remove the extra digits.

Miss China Wins the Miss World Crown

Miss China, Yu Wenxia, has emerged the winner in the just concluded 2012 Miss World beauty pageant held at Ordos, Inner Mongolia, in China. She is the second person from china to clench the Miss World title after Zhang Zilin won the crown in 2007. Yu Wenxia, a 23-year-old music student says she aspires to become a music teacher. Sophie Elizabeth Moulds of Wales was the first runner-up while Jessica Michelle Kahawaty of Australie was the second runner-up.

LASTMA Official Not Actually Killed By Banker?

On Friday, 10th August, there was news that Yinka Johnson, a female banker with Stanbic IBTC, ran over and killed a LASTMA official. This was in the process of trying to evade the LASTMA officials after being caught driving against traffic. Today, it seems that the information that made the news is false as an eyewitness has given a different account of what happened. The eyewitness who was at the scene of the incident said that the LASTMA official was hit by a danfo driver and not by the banker. The eyewitness claimed that the banker's car was stationary when the incident occured. The eyewitness also said that the Danfo had its windscreen broken while there was no sign of an impact on the banker's car.
Here is Yinka's version of the incident:

I was driving on Lekki-Epe Expressway trying to navigate to the other side of the road when I was accosted by a LASTMA official. The path I took was a one-way road but residents of Ikota Estate usually take it because of the ongoing road reconstruction on the alternative road. While I was discussing with the LASTMA official, a vehicle crushed another official a few metres away, causing commotion. I did not run from the crime scene as it was not far from my home but instead came down from my car and called my husband.

After the LASTMA officials drove my car away, I went to the police station with my husband to report the incident. When I got to the police station, the area commander immediately took over the case and took me to the office of the commissioner of police. I heard the state governor had already told him about the case.

When I narrated my ordeal to the CP, he did not believe my story. He immediately ordered that I should be taken to the SCID. I am the innocent person here, yet I am being made to pay for what I did not do.

So for some unknown reason, the LASTMA authorities are trying to pin the alleged crime on Johnson.
Yinka Johnson is a mother of 3, her last child being 2 months old and is with her in detention.

LASTMA Official Crushed To Death By Female Banker

Yinka Johnson, a female banker with Standard IBTC bank, ran over and killed a Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) official, 33-year-old Hammed Balogun with her Green Land Rover jeep. She was caught driving against traffic on the Lekki-Ajah Expressway, Lagos State and in a bid to escape being caught, she started driving recklessly and ran over the officer in the process. The LASTMA official was rushed down to Germaine Hospital where he died as a result of the injuries sustained from the accident.

When she realized what she had done, she fled the scene but was later arrested and taken to Ajiwe Police Station and later transferred to the Criminal Investigative Department, Panti for interrogation.

Mysterious Illness Causes Woman To Grow Fingernails Instead of Hair

Shanyna Isom, a high school graduate working towards geeing a law degree is suffering from a strange illness that causes fingernails to grow out of her hair follicles. The illness is believed to be an allergic reaction to the steroids given to her for an asthma attack. Doctors said she produces 12 times the number of skin cells per hair follicle, which suffocates her skin so her skin follicles produce human nails instead.

Shanyna Isom before the illness

Pictures of her skin as a result of the illness

Peter Okoye of P-Square Expecting 2nd Child With Lola Omotayo

Lola Omotayo, the mother of Peter Okoye's first son, Cameron, is pregnant once again. Peter confirmed the news via his twitter account.

There had been rumours earlier about Lola being pregnant because she was wearing a top that was quite big but Peter debunked the rumours, saying this on his twitter account:

 "Just becos she wore a boubou top doesn't mean she's pregnant. Next time i will ask her 2 wear a sexy tight dress to the mall...lol"

Congratulations to them!!!

Fatal Accident At UNIZIK Junction, Awka

A very fatal accident which resulted in the loss of human lives occured this evening at the UNIZIK junction, around temp site area of Awka. The accident was said to have been as a result of a trailer whose brakes failed colliding with unsuspecting standers-by. Four people lost their lives including a commercial motocyclist, a child beggar and a hawker. 21 other vehicles were said to have been destroyed. Check after the break for images. WARNING!!! The images are graphic. Viewers discretion is adviced.

Snoop Dogg Changes Name to Snoop Lion

Popular rapper Snoop Dogg has announced that he is changing his name to Snoop Lion after stating that he is tired of hip-hop. He said that he was 'born again' during a visit to Jamaica in February and that he wants to sing music that his kids and grandparents can listen to. He said that he connected with Bob Marley's spirit and is now 'Bob Marley reincarnated'. He is set to release a reggae album called Reincarnated in the fall.

Two Police Stations in Sokoto Bombed

Information has it that multiple bomb blasts have hit two police stations in separate parts of Sokoto, Monday morning. Sources say the attacks were carried out by suicide bombers suspected to be members of the Islamic militant sect, Boko Haram.
Sokoto is one of the few Northern states that have so far remained peaceful since the Boko Haram rampage in the North began. Monday’s first attack was reported to have been targeted at the office of the Assistant Inspector General of Police in the city at Marina.
This attack has left at least one police officer dead while several other people were injured, including policemen on duty. However, more details on the attack are yet to be given.
The second blast which was also reported was said to have hit Unguwar Rogo Police station in the Sokoto metropolis. No information about the casualty – if there are any – of this second attack has been gotten yet. Sokoto is the second state in the North in which there have been attacks on Monday alone. The attacks are also coming against a background of intense pressure on the president from the international community, about the security situation of the country.
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Pic of the Day: Youth Corper

Abeg can anyone tell me where the youth is?

Nollywood Actress Ini Edo Pregnant

The actress has revealed in an interview with E24-7 that she is pregnant. Congratulations to her and her husband.

Governor Adams Oshiomole Dancing to Kukere With Aki and Paw Paw

He's a good dancer. I won't be surprised if he attends clubs regularly. 

Reason For My Absence

I know i have been away for a very long time. The reason for this is that i was at NYSC camp since the 2nd of July and didn't go with my laptop. Anyway i'm partially back and will continue to keep you updated with news as it breaks. Thank you all for sticking with me.

Chris Brown and Drake Fight Over Rihanna

Chris Brown recently got into a fight with Drake at a night club, WIP which involved bottles being thrown. Drake and Brown were at opposite sides of the room. Brown sent a bottle of champagne to Drake's table but Drake returned the bottle with a note reading: "I'm f****** the love of your life, deal with it'. When Brown went over to confront him, a fight broke out. A source said Drake allegedly threw a punch but before Brown could retaliate, another man hit Brown in the face with a bottle. Another source said that someone from Drake's entourage, possibly Drake himself, threw a bottle. All hell was let loose after the first bottle throw as more bottles were thrown.


Chris Brown tweeted the above picture of himself some time later showing a wound to the chin which he sustained during the fight along with the message:
" How u party wit rich n**** that hate? Lol... Throwing bottles like girls? #shameonya!"

Updated Free Browsing Setting For Etisalat

I recently posted settings to browse freely on etisalat after subscribing for their blackberry service. You can view them here http://infoallround.blogspot.com/2012/06/pc-browsing-with-etisalat-blackberry.html
Those settings doesn't work anymore. However you can get it working once again by doing a simple modification to it.
Just set your browser to use no proxy.
Voila!!!

Dana Air Pilot’s Last Conversation With Air Traffic Controller

"Good day!" These were the last two words the courageous pilot told air traffic controllers before the Dana Air flight 0992 crashed into a residential building in Iju-Ishaga, Lagos, killing all the 153 people on board and 10 people on ground on Sunday, June 3, 2012.

The transcription of the last conversation between the air traffic controller and the crew revealed that the pilots did everything to land the aircraft safely on Runway 18 Right of the Murtala Muhammed Airport.

The recording, a copy of which was obtained exclusively from a top official of the Ministry of Aviation on Monday by our correspondent, showed that the flight crew did not lose hope even up till the last second before the aircraft crashed.

The crew had believed the aircraft would make it to Runway 18R of the Lagos airport.

The transcription revealed that the aircraft had indeed lost its two engines, shortly after which the pilot declared an emergency.

Kidnapped Christian Obodo Rescued

Christian Obodo, the ex- Super Eagles and Udinese midfielder, who was kidnapped on Saturday Morning at New Layout Road, off Jakpa Road, Effurun in Warri, Delta State by four unknown gunmen, has been rescued unhurt. The rescue operation was conducted by a combined team of policemen and soldiers and led to the arrest of some of the kidnappers. No ransom was paid. The kidnappers had demanded the sum of 150,000 Euros.

Maria Sharapova Wins French Open

Maria Sharapova has won the french open after beating opponent, Sara Errani of Italy, 6-3, 6-2 on saturday, 9th of June, 2012. This is the first time she has won the tournament and it is a grand slam addition to her career. She won her first major title in 2004 at Wimbledon when she was just 17 years old, then the United States Open in 2006 and the Australian Open in 2008. She then had a shoulder surgery in 2008 which almost forced her into retirement. Instead she bounced back and made a comeback that shocked the tennis world.
Congratulations to her.

46-Year-Old Man Cured Of HIV

The fact that Timothy Brown is a reasonably healthy 46-year-old is no small thing. Only a few years ago, he had AIDS.

"I feel good," Brown told ABC News. "I haven't had any major illnesses, just occasional colds like normal people."

Brown is the only person in the world to be cured of AIDS, the result of a transplant of blood stem cells he received to treat leukemia.

"My case is the proof in concept that HIV can be cured," he said.

Brown got lucky. The blood stem cells he received came from a donor with a special genetic mutation that made him resistant to HIV. The genetic mutation occurs in less than 1 percent of Caucasians, and far less frequently in people of other races. Before Brown got his transplant in 2007, doctors tested nearly 70 donors for this genetic mutation before they found one who was a match.

But doctors hope that a similar solution could help other people with HIV: umbilical cord blood transplants.

Dr. Lawrence Petz, medical director of StemCyte, an umbilical cord blood bank, said although Brown was cured by his transplant, the process was complicated because the blood stem cells came from an adult donor.

"When you do that you have to have a very close match between donor and recipient," Petz said. "With umbilical cord blood, we don't need such a close match. It's far easier to find donor matches."

But it's still not that easy. Petz and his colleagues have tested 17,000 samples of cord blood so far, and found just 102 that have the genetic HIV-resistant mutation. The team performed the first cord blood transplant on an HIV-infected patient a few weeks ago, and they have another transplant planned for a similar patient in Madrid, Spain, later this year. It will still be months before researchers can tell if the transplants have any effect on the patients' HIV.

Petz also noted that transplants aren't performed solely to treat AIDS. Patients who get them have an additional condition that requires a blood stem cell transplant. Curing their AIDS would be an incredible bonus.

"It can be done. It's just a matter of time," Petz said.

Brown had his transplant in February 2007. Today, his body shows no signs of the virus.

Brown said he feels guilty being the only person to have been cured of the virus when millions still live with it. But he hopes his story will inspire others that a cure is possible.

"I don't want to be the only person in the world cured of HIV. I want a cure for everyone," he said.

Culled from: yahoo

Abakpa-Nike Main Bridge Collapses

The Abakpa-Nike main bridge, which links the densely populated Abakpa-Nike metropolis in Enugu, collapsed wednesday night after an intense rainfall. Fortunately, no life was lost in the incident.

However, the incident caused a major traffic problem for motorists that ply the Abakpa-Nike, Emene and Trans-Ekulu axis as most of them were forced to return home, while some trekked to their places of work, market and school.

PC Browsing With Etisalat Blackberry Subscription

A lot of people have brought to my attention the stoppage of an MTN browsing trick which i posted earlier. Well I have decided to proffer an alternative to that though this time it involves using Etisalat instead.
On your modem interface, simply create an access point with the following details
apn: blackberry.net
Leave the username and password empty.
Click on advanced and add this to the DNS settings
Primary DNS: 8.8.8.8
Secondary DNS: 8.8.4.4
Then save and connect with it.
On your browser, configure to use these settings:
Proxy address 10.71.170.5 and port 8080
You must have subscribed to the etisalat blackberry plan at least once after which you won't need the subscription to be active before using it. What i mean is that you can still browse with it after the subscription expires.
To subscribe for the etisalat blackberry daily plan, simply dial *499*2*2#. It costs N100 and uses auto-renewal. This means that the subscription is automatically renewed the following day if you have up to N100 airtime on your sim.

First Lady's Presidential Jet Prevented the Dana Plane From Landing?

Rumour has it that the Dana plane was distressed for a while and couldn't make an emergency landing because the airspace was closed for two hours for the presidential Jet carrying the first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan. The story is said to have been leaked by private jet owners who had to hover in the air at that same time.

It is also apparently the reason that our local news stations didn't report the crash for a while until foreign news stations started reporting it as the local news stations were 'blacked out' trying to kill the story of the airspace being closed.
However, the Special Assistant Media to the Hon. Minister of Aviation, Joe Obi, released a statement which stated that the rumour was false. Part of the statement reads,

“The Federal Ministry of Aviation will like to clarify that nothing could be farther from the truth.  For the records, we wish to state that the First Lady arrived in Lagos at about 4.45p.m. on Saturday, 2nd June, 2012 and only departed for Abuja on Monday, the 4th of June, 2012 at 1.30p.m., whereas the ill-fated Dana flight 0992 departed Abuja on Sunday, 3rd of June, 2012 at 2.54p.m. and its last contact with the Lagos Control Tower was at 3.42p.m. as has already been announced.

We wish to stress that the First Lady did not fly on Sunday, the 3rd of June, 2012 as is widely been speculated”.

Whether the rumour is actually true or not, we don't know. But if it actually is, then it's a big shame. A very big shame.

Another Student Hangs Himself, Says Goodbye Via Facebook

What is it with students committing suicide these days? Ayodeji Balogun (whose picture is shown below), a student of the National Open University, Lagos, was found hanging from a mango tree at his residence in Ipaja, Lagos.

He made a post on his facebook page yesterday evening which says. "what they said about me is nt true in school but God know better thanks we see at the END i luv u all".

What gossip or rumour could have been so bad that he had to kill himself for it? May his soul rest in peace.

FG Withdraws Operating License of Dana Airlines

Following the crash of the Dana airlines plane which left 153 people dead on Sunday, 3rd June, 2012, the Federal Government this afternoon announced the withdrawal of the operating licence of Dana Airlines.
Mr. Ben Nnaji, a trained Aerospace Systems Engineer disclosed that he had the same plane was delayed from take off on the 23rd of May, 2012 due to a hydraulic problem. He said he saw some philippine mechanics draining hydraulic fluid from the plane take out a part of the plane. They were told to board the plane without that part being replaced. He pointed out the operational state of the plane to the flight supervisor, who directed him to the pilot. The pilot assured him that the plane was in a good enough condition to fly. Though the plane flew at that moment with no incidence, it should have been taken off service for proper repairs to be performed on it.
According to a Dana Air employee who called in an anonymous tip regarding the same plane, the Indian bosses forced the crew to fly the aircraft in order to maximise profits at the expense of human lives.
The management of Dana Air is expected to pay at least $100,000 as insurance claims for each of the 153 passengers who lost their lives to the crash. This is in line with the requirement of the International Civil Aviation Organization(ICAO). Dana Air is also expected to pay $250,000 to the families of each of the two pilots, as well as $150,000 to the families of each of the six crew members.
Meanwhile, the Senate today ordered the Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Harold Demuren, to step aside pending the conclusion of the investigations into the plane crash.

The plane is said to have made an emergency landing last month and should have been grounded but rather, the NCAA praised the pilots for a job well done.

Names Of The People On The Dana Airline Manifest

1. Onyeka Anyene
2. Hurria Lawal; 
3. Maimuna Anyene;  
4. Bakisumiadi Yindadi; 
5. Ebuka Enuma; 
6. Oluchi Onyeyiri;
7. Sunday Enuma;
8. George Moses; 
9. Ogechi Njoku; 
10. Noah Anyene;

Plane Crash In Lagos. All 152 Passengers Dead

A commercial aircraft belonging to DANA Air has crashed into a residential building located in the Iju/Ishaga area of Lagos. The head of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority,  Harold Denuren, told AP (Associated Press) news the the Dana Air flight was heading from Lagos to Abuja. A State emergency official, Mr. Femi Oke-Osanyinpolu said that the plane crashed into a a two-storey building in the area. The plane was carrying 152 passengers. Eye witnesses are report seeing bodies on fire at the scene of the crash.Casualty figures remain unknown.

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UNN Student Commits Suicide

According to Linda Ikeji, a 300 level student of Physics and Astronomy at University of Nigeria, Nsukka, committed suicide by hanging himself. He was found in an unfinished building beside the hockey pitch in the school. His roommates said he left the room around 2am this morning and thought he was going to study. Check after the break for the photo... Viewer discretion is advised.

Charles Taylor Sentenced To Fifty Years Imprisonment

Charles Taylor, former Liberian President, who has been undergoing trial for helping rebels commit some of the worst war crimes in history, has been jailed for 50 years. The sentence was less than the 80 years which was sought by the prosecution. Edward Conteh, a Sierra Leonean who lost his left arm to the rebels said, "Taylor is now 64 years old, I know that he cannot do 50 years in prison, so I'm satisfied." The presiding judge of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, Richard Lussick, described some of the most hideous atrocities which include the amputations of limbs which became a hallmark of the conflict, the gang rape victim whose eyes were torn out so she couldn't identify the perpetrators, the mother forced to carry a bag of human heads - including those of her children. "She was forced to laugh while carrying the bag dripping with blood," Lussick said. "She saw the heads of her children."
The sentence will be served at a high security prison in Britain and the six years he spent during the trial will count against his term. Taylor's defense lawyer said that rather than promoting international justice, the sentence would only encourage embattled leaders to fight to the end, rather than give in and face possible trial. The defence said it would appeal the sentence, claiming that the prosecution made payments to its witnesses.

Reactions From UNILAG. Or Should I Say MAU

Following the recent change of name of the former University of Lagos to Moshood Abiola University by President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday, during a democracy day broadcast, students of the university have embarked on a protest in which they have blocked both sides of the Third Mainland Bridge.

The school authority has also asked all students to vacate the premises before 11am this morning as the school will be shut down for two weeks. And it doesn't end there. According to Linda Ikeji, the school ALUMNI has taken the federal government to court over the renaming.

Pictures of students protesting