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Saturday, 25 September 2021 05:56

Man turns himself in 30 years after escaping from prison

An Australian man who had been on the run for nearly three decades turned himself in recently, after being rendered homeless by the pandemic and struggling to find work. On the night of August 1, 1992, 13 months into his three-and-a-half-year sentence for growing marijuana, Darko “Dougie” Desic escaped from the Grafton Correctional Centre in New South Wales, using tools, including a hacksaw blade and bolt cutters. Despite an extensive search, authorities were never able to locate Desic, and he remained a fugitive for the next 29 years. So imagine everyone’s surprise when he just turned up at a police…

Saturday, 18 September 2021 05:17

Couple banned from naming baby ‘Vladimir Putin’

Swedish tax agency, Skatteverket, rejected a young couple’s request to name their son Vladimir Putin, the name of the famous Russian president. Public radio broadcaster SR recently reported the case of a couple based in Laholm, Sweden, who were banned from naming their newborn son after Russia’s president. Skatteverket didn’t explain exactly why they rejected the naming request, but according to Swedish law, names should not be offensive or risk causing problems for the bearer, nor are first names that clearly resemble surnames allowed. It wasn’t immediately clear what category “Vladimir Putin’ fell into, but the couple was forced to…

Wednesday, 15 September 2021 05:51

Three family members found dead in their home in Ebonyi – Police

Police in Ebonyi State have confirmed that three family members were found dead in their home. The incident, which is being investigated by the police, happened in Ngwongwo community, Ishiagu, Ivo Local Government Area of the state, the police spokesperson in the state, Loveth Odah, said on Tuesday. Ms Odah, a deputy superintendent of police, said the divisional police officer in the area evacuated the bodies to the hospital where they were confirmed dead by a medical doctor. The deceased have been identified as Chinonso Udigwe, Ikedi Okorie and Emperor Kalu. A truck driver, said to have been found in…

Tuesday, 14 September 2021 05:37

Kano gov’s son reports mum to EFCC over alleged land fraud

Hafsat Ganduje, wife of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano, shunned an invitation extended to her by the anti-graft agency, EFCC, to report for questioning, last week, over a bribery and land fraud case reported by her son, Abdualzeez. Mrs Ganduje was invited to report last Thursday to the Abuja headquarters of EFCC. Abdulazeez had dragged his mum, Hafsat Ganduje, to the EFCC, sources familiar with the matter said, suggesting a pattern of corruptly using family access to power for private enrichment. Ganduje, the governor, had previously been involved in a corruption-related scandal. He has struggled to untangle himself from the…

Sunday, 12 September 2021 05:52

The country where a year lasts 13 months

Ethiopians are marking the start of a new year, with feasting in many homes despite the difficulties caused by rising prices and the war and hunger crisis raging in the north. Find out more about Ethiopia's unique calendar and cultural heritage. 1) The year lasts 13 months Not only that - the Ethiopian calendar is also seven years and eight months behind the Western calendar, making Saturday the start of 2014. This is because it calculates the birth year of Jesus Christ differently. When the Catholic Church amended its calculation in 500 AD, the Ethiopian Orthodox Church did not. So…

Saturday, 11 September 2021 05:44

Ducks can learn to swear and will call you a 'bloody fool' if you're not careful

Ripper, an Australian musk duck, has mastered the art of mimicry and can even swear at you. You have to hear it to believe it. "You bloody fool!" As an Aussie living in Sydney with access to a motor vehicle, I've screamed that expression plenty of times in my life. When someone forgets to use the blinker or slams on the brakes? You bloody fool is a common refrain. Others have probably screamed it at me, too. The one place I wouldn't expect to hear it, though, is at a duck pond. How wrong I was. In new research, published…

Thursday, 09 September 2021 05:45

Philippines' Duterte wants to become vice president after completing term as president

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday accepted his party’s nomination to run for vice president in next year’s election, forging ahead with a plan criticised by rivals as a cynical move to maintain his political power. The mercurial leader, 76, is barred by the constitution from seeking a second term and his interest in the largely ceremonial post has been dismissed by opponents as a bid to stay in office to avoid potential legal action at home or abroad. But Duterte, who has always portrayed himself as a reluctant leader, said his decision was driven by love of country. “It…

Tuesday, 07 September 2021 05:44

Three senior academics die same day in Nigerian university

Abia State University, Uturu, has been thrown into mourning following the death of three lecturers at the school on the same day. A university source said the lecturers, A. I. Nwabughuogu, professor of History/International Relations; D. S. Okoroigwe of Geography/Planning Department; and Osince Okike of Political Science, all died on Friday. Causes of their deaths have yet to be ascertained as of press time. However, the source noted that many lecturers in the school were going through economic hardship. He said, “We are being owed more than seven months’ salaries; the last time (we were paid) was January 2021.” The…

Sunday, 05 September 2021 05:46

Florida diner that told Biden supporters to eat elsewhere becomes so popular it runs out of food

A Florida diner that posted a sign telling Biden supporters to take their business "elsewhere" was forced to temporarily close after not having enough food to meet a surge in demand. The DeBary Diner, located in DeBary, Florida and owned by Angie Ugarte, was closed on September 2 after running out of food following a surge in demand after a sign was posted on the front door slamming Biden’s chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal and telling his supporters to take their business somewhere else, according to the West Volusia Beacon. "If you voted for and continue to support and stand behind the…

Saturday, 04 September 2021 05:41

The Nigerian village where men and women speak different languages

They say women are from Venus and men are from Mars, and nowhere is that more evident than in Ubang, a village nestled between two mountains in Obudu Local Government Area, Cross River State, a unique Nigerian rural community where men and women have their own separate languages. It’s hard to believe that men and women who grow up together in the same community can end up speaking different languages, but in the case of Ubang’s residents, it’s totally true. It’s not exactly clear what proportion of the words in the men’s and women’s languages are different, but there are…

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Wednesday, 01 September 2021 05:44

Woman officially considered dead fights to be ‘alive’ again

Declared dead by a French court in 2017, Jeanne Pouchain has spent the past four years trying to escape a bewildering legal twilight zone and prove to officialdom that she is in fact very much alive. She says the experience has been devastating. “My name was Jeanne. It still is Jeanne, after I’ve been declared dead in 2017,” says the 59-year old, smoking cigarette after cigarette. She breaks into tears at times when recounting her ordeal - and what she plans for when she will officially be “alive” again. It all started, Pouchain recalls, when the family received a letter…

Saturday, 28 August 2021 05:49

Man gets 5 doses of 3 different Covid-19 vaccines in 10 weeks, just to be sure

Authorities in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro are currently investigating how a local man was able to receive at least five doses of three different Covid-19 vaccines in just 10 days. According to official records, the unnamed man started getting Covid-19 vaccines in May, and continued getting new jabs into June, until his vaccination marathon was finally discovered by staff at a vaccination station earlier this month while attempting to get yet another Covid shot. Records obtained by Brazilian media show that the man got his first Pfizer shot on May 12, the second dose of AstraZeneca on…

Sunday, 22 August 2021 05:55

Pastor dies while trying to emulate Jesus’ three-day resurrection

James Sakara, the pastor of a Zambian Christian church, was found dead after asking to be buried alive in the ground so he could come back to life in three days’ time, like Jesus… To say that 22-year-old James Sakara was overconfident in his ability to emulate the resurrection of Jesus Christ would be an understatement. Be that as it may, the pastor of the Zion Church in the Zambian town of Chidiza managed to convince his congregation that he could in fact come back to life after three days, just like the Son of God. He somehow got three…

Saturday, 21 August 2021 05:48

Man sues bar for selling too much alcohol that got him drunk, wins $5.5m

A Texas man who sustained injuries after being involved in a bar fight two years ago sued the bar owner for overselling him alcohol and was awarded $5.5 million in a default judgment. Daniel Rawls claims that after drinking at the La Fogata restaurant, in Andrews, on May 21, 2019, he and another patron, Robert Henrickson, got into an altercation in the parking lot of the restaurant. As a result, Rawls suffered head injuries that his lawyer claimed could have been avoided if the restaurant hadn’t continued serving alcohol to both men, who were visibly inebriated. In the complaint, La…

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