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US President Donald Trump U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Monday warned North Korea not to test the resolve of the U.S. “or the strength of our military forces,” following a failed North Korean missile test. Speaking in Seoul, Pence linked recent U.S. military strikes in Syria and Afghanistan with the situation in Korea, saying they showed the “strength and resolve of our new president.” “We will defeat any attack and we will meet any use of conventional or nuclear weapons with an overwhelming and effective response,” Pence said, adding that when it came to North Korea “all options are on the table.” Tensions on the peninsula have ratcheted up in recent weeks, amid tit-for-tat saber-rattling from the U.S. and North Korea and analysts’ warnings that North Korea was preparing for a sixth nuclear test. Amid concerns the U.S. might launch a preemptive strike on North Korea, Pence said Washington would “closely consult” with Seoul “as we make decisions moving forward.” Earlier in the day,...

President Nana Akufo-Addo Following several complaints against Chinese illegal miners destroying the environment, Ghanaian president, Nana Akufo Addo has declared war against anyone found guilty of the act. Illegal mining has reportedly caused massive river pollution, destruction of arable lands, farms, cocoa plantations and forest reserves compromising sustainable development in Ghana. Akufo Addo made this public while speaking at the coronation of one of the traditional rulers, Nana Effah Opinamang of Kwahu in the Eastern Region on Saturday. He told the gathering that Ghana would continue to have a cordial relationship with the Chinese but however, the government would ensure full enforcement of law and order without fear or favour toward any group of people found guilty. According to APA News, these comments came days after officials at the Chinese embassy in Ghana, wrote a letter to the Ministry of Land and Natural Resources expressing their disgust about how the media were portray...

Sophia Amma Ibrahim The body of a teenager believed to have been raped, murdered and dumped close to her home has thrown the entire Jamasi township into mourning. Sophia Amma Ibrahim, a hair braider apprentice, did not return home when she left for work on Good Friday morning at Jamasi near Ejisu. Her lifeless half-naked body was later found about 50-meters away from her home in front of an uncompleted building faced upwards with her mouth foaming. Lying few meters from the body were her black shoes. Her underwear was also discovered inside the uncompleted house. Residents who thronged the scene early Saturday morning after the elder sister had raised an alarm wept uncontrollably. They believe that the deceased was raped and murdered. That suspicion is also shared by Ayishetu Ibrahim, her sister. Ayishetu first found the body of her sister after informing a cousin of the deceased’s failure to return home the previous night. She told Nhyira FM that her sister was murdered somewhere by ...

A suspected cyber crime syndicate was last month apprehended by the Achimota Mile 7 Police in Accra. In all the 30 arrested, 29 suspects were Nigerians, the arrest took place in an early morning swoop on a house at Alhaji Tabora in Accra. Retrieved from the suspects were 34 laptops and 48 mobile phones they allegedly used in committing crimes. The suspects are also linked to a dead body that was found wrapped at the Apenkwa neighbourhood two weeks ago. The suspects are aged from 21 to 30. Another suspect, Peter Konadu Frimpong, 34, who was on top of a storey building videoing the police action, was also arrested. The suspects Among the suspects rounded up were Ike Ogu, 24; Ike Iduozi, 23; Blessing Adebayo, 25. Awudu Abdul Razak, 23; Daley Emmanuel, 26; Moses Madjaki, 30; Onaghnise Osahou, 24; Peter Andrews,25; Benjamin Akumeze, 25; Kelvin Osayi, 23; Oforufemi Adrigu, 25, Anthony Irughe, 22 and Kelvin Uche, 22. . Others were Timothy Irughe, 22; Elvis Uzeogbu, 24; Owen Zakari, 24; Joe St...

A Nigerian man who goes  by the name of Kelechi Declan James has been declared wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in relation to a fraudulent e-mail scheme which cost the victims losses to the tune of 5 million USD. Releasing a press release calling for anyone with useful information to contact them, the FBI said:      FBI agents are looking for the public’s assistance in locating Kelechi Declan James. He has federal criminal charges against him from an investigation by FBI New York’s Cyber Crime Task Force. James is known to frequent the Brooklyn neighborhoods of East New York (Crescent Street and Loring Avenue; Vermont Street between Blake Avenue and Dumont Avenue), Brownsville, Bedford-Stuyvesant (MacDougal and Hull Streets), Crown Heights (Park Place and Utica Avenue), Flatbush (E 29th and Avenue D), and East Flatbush (East 51st and Winthrop Street). The FBI is offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to his arrest. James is 32 years o...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned North Korea, saying the country is looking for “trouble”. Trump, on his Twitter handle, threatened to solve the North Korean problem alone should China fail to intervene. “North Korea is looking for trouble. If China decides to help, that would be great. If not, we will solve the problem without them! U.S.A.” Trump tweeted. The president added: “I explained to the President of China that a trade deal with the U.S. will be far better for them if they solve the North Korean problem!” The U.S. had last week, issued what seemed to be its “last warning” over North Korea’s continued launch of ballistic missiles that threaten the country and its allies-Japan and South Korea. The U.S. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, in a statement on Tuesday, said the U.S. had spoken enough about North Korea and would speak no further on the issue. “North Korea launched yet another intermediate range ballistic missile. The United States has spoken enough about N...

US President Donald Trump North Korean state media warned on Tuesday of a nuclear attack on the United States at any sign of American aggression as a U.S. Navy strike group steamed toward the western Pacific. U.S. President Donald Trump, who has urged China to do more to rein in its impoverished neighbor, said in a Tweet that North Korea was "looking for trouble" and the United States would "solve the problem" with or without China's help. Tension has escalated sharply on the Korean peninsula, with talk of military action by the United States gaining traction following its strikes last week against Syria and amid concerns the reclusive North may soon conduct a sixth nuclear test. North Korea's official Rodong Sinmun newspaper said the country was prepared to respond to any aggression by the United States. "Our revolutionary strong army is keenly watching every move by enemy elements with our nuclear sight focused on the U.S. invasionary bases not only i...

Meningitis has affected 16 states in Nigeria and over 300 people have lost their lives to this outbreak which started in Zamfara, Northern Nigeria. It is, therefore, paramount for you to protect yourself and your family from this outbreak. In line with this, Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency, shares some of these practices. (1). Wash your hands This is the ultimate way you can protect yourself from any diseases including meningitis. After we tackled Ebola, some Nigerians have abandoned washing their hands and the use sanitizers. So, whenever you go to the toilet, you should never forget to wash your hands and sanitize it. (2). Be healthy Protect your immune system by getting enough rest, exercising and eating a balanced diet containing a lot of fruits, and vegetables. (3). Practice good hygiene If you share spoons, drinks, foods, and toothbrushes with your friend, you have to stop immediately. This is one of the ways to spread meningitis. This is much more important for ch...

A Jos High Court on Monday adjourned to May 22, hearing in the case of a 16-year-old boy, who allegedly stabbed his friend to death, NAN reports. The judge, Justice D.D. Longji, adjourned the matter for definite hearing after he discovered that the accused person, who is on remand at the Young People’s Home, Jos was not available in court. Longji ordered the prosecuting counsel to ensure that the accused person was brought before the court on the adjourned date. The accused was first arraigned on Feb 8, on a one-count charge of culpable homicide. He was accused of killing his friend, an allegation the accused had since denied. The police prosecutor, Mr E. A Inegbenoise, of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, told the court that the accused person committed the offence on Oct. 4, 2016. Inegbenoise told the court that the accused person, on the said date, used a knife to stab his victim to death, without any lawful justification. The police prosecutor said that ...

Perhaps the most outlandish thing I have heard this year, other than the fact that one set of President Buhari's aides told us he was not sick while another set simultaneously asked us to pray for his recovery, is the claim by the All Progressive Congress governor of  Zamfara state that the outbreak of meningitis in Nigeria is as a result of our sins. His exact words were as follows: “What we used to know as far as meningitis is concerned is the type A virus. The World Health Organization, WHO, has carried out vaccinations against this type A virus not just in Zamfara, but many other states. However, because people refused to stop their nefarious activities, God now decided to send Type C virus, which has no vaccination. People have turned away from God and he has promised that ‘if you do anyhow, you see anyhow’ that is just the cause of this outbreak as far as I am concerned. There is no way fornication will be so rampant and God will not send a disease that cannot be cured.” The ...

A fashion designer, Bose Oguntoye, on Friday pleaded with an Agege Customary Court, Lagos, to end her five-year-old marriage, citing her husband’s fetish practices and threats to her life. “My husband is too money conscious and is desperate to make money at all costs. “I live in fear of the unknown because of all kinds of charms l see with him. “He also beats me up at any slightest opportunity, especially when he is not in a good mood, he visits his anger on me,’’ she told the court. Testifying before Mr Phillips Williams, the court President, she said there was no love lost between them again. She said, “Sometime in April 2015, when l became pregnant with our second child, my husband placed a charm on me and l became sick and eventually ran mad. “He took me to somewhere in Matogun, Ikorodu under the pretext of curing me and l was being fed with all sorts of assorted charms.” The petitioner said that she is still alive today due to the intervention of her family members who came to tak...

Victoria Emmanuel Fourteen year old Victoria Emmanuel was bathed with acid on March 29, 2017 while she and her friends were celebrating her birthday by pouring water on her. One of her friends, Moshood Yusuf, 13 was said to have emptied the contents of a bottle which he got from a nearby shop on her. Victoria, who lives with her parents at No. 1, Baba Elegbe Street, Mafoluku, a town in Nigeria, said that she had warned him not to pour the contents of the bottle on her since they didn’t know what it was. According to The Guardian, Moshood said he thought it was a water disinfectant known as Izaal. Victoria added that another boy, Ganiyu claimed that Moshood had told him that he (Moshood) was planning to hurt her.     "It was my birthday. I had gone to fetch water at the night market when my friends stopped me on the road and started pouring the water on me to celebrate my birthday. Some were pouring dirty water on me and others were pouring sand. That was how Moshood ran into I...

President Trump ISIS says the United States is drowning now that President Trump is in office. This was made public by Islamic State spokesman Abi al-Hassan al-Muhajer on Tuesday. “America, you have drowned, and there is no savior,” NY Post quoted him as saying in the recording distributed on social media. “You have become prey for the soldiers of the caliphate in every part of the earth, you are bankrupt and the signs of your demise are evident to every eye. There is no more evidence than the fact that you are being run by an idiot who does not know what Syria or Iraq or Islam is,” he added. This will be the first time the terror group has publicly spoken of the president since resuming office. The president has been very vocal about defeating ISIS since taking office. U.S. is currently fighting to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul and Raqqa in Syria, two of ISIS’ strongholds. “Die of spite America, die of spite. A nation where both young and old are racing to die in the name of God will...

Ceri Sheehan killed himself over an incident The parents of a 15-year-old teenager have been left in shock after discovering that their son had killed himself. It was gathered that the teenager killed himself after his parents seized his iPad. According to Dailymail, Ceri Sheehan had argued that he needed to keep his iPad but gave it up before going to bed, something his father Michael Sheehan said was 'not unusual'. But Mr Sheehan found his son dead in their garden the next day after receiving a message from one of his friends, who was worried about him. Ceri had kept hold of his phone and told his friend that he 'had something to finish' before going out to the garden, where he hanged himself. Mr Sheehan, a project manager, told an inquest that he had not noticed anything unusual about him on June 11, last year, the day before he found his body. 'I took Ceri and a friend to an afternoon session of paintball,' he said. 'When I picked them up they both seeme...

L-R: Nigel, Zach, Aaron and Nick Wade, in a family photo. Quadruplet brothers in Ohio have all been accepted at two Ivy league universities Yale and Harvard, as well as other top universities in the country. Aaron was also accepted by two other Ivy league schools Brown University and University of Pennsylvania. The Lakota East High School seniors Aaron, Zachary, Nigel and Nick Wade in their college essays, wrote about being a quadruplet. Their essays detailed their individuality as well as being quads. Lakota East High School Principal Suzanna Davis, said: “I have had the honor of knowing these boys since they were young because of knowing their mom and dad. I have watched these boys grow up into young men … and as students they epitomize what we would want from high school students.” Although they have not made their choices, The Washington Post reports that Aaron likes Stanford University and the three others may likely choose Yale. When they were younger, their father, Darrin Wade, ...

Kaspersky Office Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un's North Korea has been accused of engaging in global internet fraud to source for funds in financing its nuclear programme. North Korea’s hacking operations has expanded to more countries including Nigeria, a report by Russian cyber security firm, Kaspersky has claimed. The cyber security firm said hackers backed by North Korea were targeting financial institutions in 18 countries, including Nigeria. According to a report on the hacking claims by CNN, two international security experts believe North Korea is likely spending the stolen funds on its nuclear weapons programme. “Banks and security researchers have previously identified four similar cyber-heists attempted on financial institutions in Bangladesh, Ecuador, the Philippines and Vietnam,” it read in part. “But researchers at Kaspersky now say the same hacking operation — known as “Lazarus” — also attacked financial institutions in Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Gabon, India, Indonesia, Iraq...

This photo is #trending on social media and we understand why. The man in the photo is said to be a Ghanaian, and we absolutely love how he did not allow his physical challenge put his back on the ground. We are inspired by his resolve to make an honest living for himself despite perceived limitation.

Screenshot from a video clip A cleaner who was said to have been picking out card boxes from the rubbish bin has spotted a baby which was dumped in a dustbin by the young mother. A 15-year-old mother was caught on CCTV throwing away her newborn baby in a dustbin. The young mother from China’s Shenzhen, was captured getting into a lift with the tiny box and some other bags on Saturday. According to Southern Metropolis Daily, a cleaner who was said to have been picking out card boxes from the rubbish bin spotted the baby. She was found smeared in blood but was still breathing. The cleaner simply known as ‘He’ said, “I thought it was a doll when I saw the baby’s leg. But then, I looked again and [saw] it was a live baby and there was blood on the baby’s face and body.’ A neighbour who came bye and also saw the baby said, “it appeared there was a cut mark under her right eye, so we sent her to the hospital.” She was taken to Bao’an People’s Hospital and was found to weigh a 5.84 lbs and an...

A distraught father from the South-south part of Nigeria lost his adorable child in less than two days after the announcement of his arrival. Saturday, 1st of April, 2017 is the day Lawson Ojeme might never forget in his life. At 20:23pm, he took to his Facebook account to announce the arrival of his new born baby, a male child named Eromosele Ojeme amid congratulatory messages from his friends and family members. In less than 48 hours, he announced the demise of the child whose picture was already put up. According to him, the baby passed away brief due to the "some bizarre health management" at the Federal Medical Center in Asaba, Delta State. He admonished his well-wishers and friends to celebrate with him in obedience to the provision of the Holy Bible that says "In every situation, give thanks to God". See screenshots from his Facebook page:

Majid Michel Ghanaian actor, Majid Michel, shocked fans last year when he announced that he had become a born again Christian and was going to let go of all worldly things, romantic and raunchy movie roles. He has now revealed that being born again has cost him a lot of friends. Most of his friends, he says, have deserted him after he made the decision to become born again. In an interview with Abusua FM Ghana, Majid said he also had to let go of some friends who are detractors and cannot help him achieve the goals he’s set for himself as a Christian. His vision, he adds, determines his friends and so, to be at a better position in serving God effectively, he has to make room for those who will help him attain that goal. While attributing his success as a good Christian to his friends, Majid said: ‘If you’ve a plan or goal it determines the kinds of books you read, the kind of friends you hold and the kind of people you hang around with. Pascal and Timothy became close to me because we...

The Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HIV, does not play favorites. Anyone can become infected. Living with HIV is different for everybody, but many  enjoy a good quality of life and can expect a longer lifespan than those diagnosed before treatment was available. The most important thing is to start treatment as soon as possible and it’s important to follow up with the doctor regularly. By taking medications exactly as prescribed, viral count can be kept low to keep the immune system strong. A well-balanced diet, regular exercise and plenty of rest all help. Also report any new symptoms to the doctor right away. Making health top priority is the best way to deal with HIV. Transmission HIV is a virus that enters the body and begins to destroy T cells. T cells are required to fight infections. The virus is transmitted in bodily fluids that include: blood, semen, vaginal and rectal fluid, breast-milk. Some of the ways HIV is spread from person to person include: having unprotected sex wi...

There is an unchanging truth that has come from my relationship with God: God does not like me. Somebody once asked the late wife of Billy Graham about her relationship with her husband. The person asked her: “Did you ever consider divorce?” “No,” she replied. “But I considered murder.” Martin Luther was struggling to obey the Ten Commandments. Somebody told him: “Why don’t you just concentrate on loving God instead.” Martin Luther fired back at him: “Love God? Sometimes I hate him.” At a time in my life, I hated my “old man” T.S.B. Aribisala passionately. When I look back now, I realize that I hated him without a cause. I hated him because I was sinful and rebellious. I hated him because he would not allow me to have my own way. David says something similar about his adversaries: “For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer. And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.” (Psalm 109:4-5). The same applies to Jesus, the Son of God. He says: “He...

57-year old man, Magaji Dansale was arrested in Katsina, a city in Nigeria, on Friday, for raping his 7-month-old step daughter. The reason he gave journalists at the Katsina State Police Command was because he was so desperate to become rich, saying he had several dreams of him being a rich man after sexual intercourse with a toddler. Commissioner of Police in Katsina, Usman Abdullahi, said he would be charged to court soon. Dansale is a father to six children with his late wife, before marrying the mother of the victim. He said in Hausa; "I had sexual intercourse with the baby girl because I saw it in several dreams I had that it was the way for me to become successful in life. I dreamt that all my suffering in life would end. This is why I did it. I truly believed that if I had sexual intercourse with her, all my predicaments would vanish. I would not have to run around to make ends meet anymore". The child is still on admission at the Turai Umar Yar’Aadua Maternity and Ch...

China has banned "abnormal" beards and full-face coverings in the remote western region of Xinjiang as part of tighter "anti-extremism" regulations that also prohibit rejecting state media. Xinjiang is home to about 10 million Uighur Muslims, who have said they routinely face discrimination. Hundreds of people have died in recent years in the region due to unrest blamed by Beijing on "separatists", though rights groups say the violence is more a reaction to repressive Chinese policies. The new legislation took effect on Saturday and lists a wide range of restrictions, including rejecting or refusing "radio, television or other public facilities and services", marrying using religious rather than legal procedures and "using the name of Halal to meddle in secular life of others", according to Aljazeera news. The rules also ban not allowing children to attend government schools, not abiding by family planning policies, wearing robes that c...