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Friday, 14 June 2019 05:04

Man 97, woman 92 who fell in love during World War II meet again 75 yrs later in emotional reunion

KT Robbins, now 97, and Jeannine Pierson, now 92, were reunited in France Robbins came back to the country for the 75th D-Day anniversary celebrations Told a group of French journalists about Pierson, who he still had a picture of They fell in love in 1944 but Robbins then had to leave to fight in Eastern Front Both got married and have families of their own, but still thought of each other Now both widowed, Robbins and Pierson have promised they will meet again In the midst of World War II, a young American soldier fell head over heels in…

Wednesday, 12 June 2019 05:14

Passenger opens plane emergency exit, mistaking it for the toilet

A passenger on a UK-Pakistan flight at Manchester Airport caused severe delays after opening the emergency exit door in an attempt to reach the bathroom while the plane was still on the ground. Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight 702 was due to fly from Manchester, UK, to Islamabad, Pakistan, on Friday but suffered a delay of seven hours, according to the airline. Forty passengers were offloaded following the incident, during which "the exit slide deployed automatically," PIA said in a statement. A spokesman for the airline told CNN the passenger had opened the door thinking it was the bathroom, but…

Wednesday, 12 June 2019 05:12

You may be eating a credit card's worth of plastic each week - Study

Plastic pollution is so widespread in the environment that you may be ingesting five grams a week, the equivalent of eating a credit card, a study commissioned by the environmental charity WWF International said on Wednesday. The study by Australia’s University of Newcastle said the largest source of plastic ingestion was drinking water, but another major source was shellfish, which tended to be eaten whole so the plastic in their digestive system was consumed too. “Since 2000, the world has produced as much plastic as all the preceding years combined, a third of which is leaked into nature,” the report…

Friday, 07 June 2019 06:21

Lawmakers pass Bill to castrate child sex offenders

• Alabama's state legislature passed a bill, known as House Bill 379, that will require convicted child sex offenders to undergo chemical castration prior to their release. • While surgical castration involves the physical removal of the testicles, chemical castration relies on a drug to reduce the person's testosterone activity to pre-puberty levels. • The use of chemical castration for sex offenders in the criminal justice system raises constitutional and ethical questions. Alabama's state legislature passed a bill Tuesday that will require convicted child sex offenders to undergo chemical castration prior to their release, raising questions about the legality and…

Friday, 31 May 2019 04:21

Man commits suicide after his dog was killed by alligator

A distraught man has taken his own life just one day after his beloved service dog was killed by an alligator. Andrew Epp, 36, was found dead last Saturday, less than 24 hours after his chocolate colored lab, Java, was mauled to death by the reptile at Dog Leg Park in Palmetto, . Epp, who suffered from mental health problems, was outside a fenced area of the park with Java before the pup came loose from his leash. The dog reportedly ran towards a marshy area nearby, and the fatal encounter with the alligator ensued. One witness claimed she saw…

Thursday, 30 May 2019 05:00

‘Tiny but mighty’: Tiniest newborn having the weight of an apple miraculously survives

When she was born, the baby girl weighed about the same as an apple. A San Diego hospital on Wednesday revealed the birth of the girl and said she is believed to be the world’s tiniest surviving micro-preemie, who weighed just 8.6 ounces (245 grams) when she was born in December. The girl was born 23 weeks and three days into her mother’s 40-week pregnancy. Doctors told her father after the birth that he would have about an hour with his daughter before she died. “But that hour turned into two hours, which turned into a day, which turned into…

Wednesday, 29 May 2019 04:49

Man who cooked for all Borno govs commits suicide at Govt House

A middle age man, Mr John Achagwa, who was a chief steward at Government House Maiduguri, Borno State, has committed suicide. He was found dead hanging by the branch of a tree. No one could yet say why he took his own life. But his colleagues at work said he was seen wearing moody looks all through the morning till afternoon when he suddenly disappeared. Another colleague who would not want to be named said “he was not in good mood throughout today and at a point, he even asked me to help him delete a particular number off his…

Wednesday, 29 May 2019 04:48

Man flogged 40 lashes for eating mango during Ramadan

A 20-year-old man was on Tuesday flogged 40 lashes for eating a mango fruit during Ramadan. Mr Ibrahim Ismail was found guilty of eating during the Islamic holy month by an upper Shariah court in Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The judge, Mr Safiyanu Ya’u, ordered that the victim be flogged 40 times in a market square to served as a deterrent to others. He said the action of the victim contravenes section 370 of penal code law of Jigawa State. The culprit, Ismail, was earlier arrested and prosecuted by the state Hisbah board (also known as the…

Thursday, 23 May 2019 05:36

Your ATM card has more germs than a toilet handle - Study

Now there's another reason to beware using credit and debit cards too much: Handling them might make you sick. In addition to the budget-busting potential of spending too much with payment cards, especially credit cards, a new study says they're among the dirtiest common items out there — even more so than cash. LendEDU.com, a finance website, tested various items for their germ scores and found credit and debit cards to be near the top of the list — not as dirty as New York City park benches and rental-bike handles, for example, but more so than a urinal handle…

Tuesday, 21 May 2019 04:47

America’s richest Blackman pays off students loans of all grads at varsity convocation

Morehouse College seniors got a surprise Sunday when billionaire investor Robert F. Smith announced during his commencement speech that he would pay off the student loan debt for the historically black college's graduating class. "On behalf of the eight generations of my family who have been in this country, we're going to put a little fuel in your bus," he told the newly minted graduates in Atlanta before saying his family was creating a grant to eliminate their student loans. The announcement was met with a standing ovation and chants of "MVP!" "Now, I know my class will make sure…

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Sunday, 19 May 2019 04:27

Like environmental sanitation day, Nigerians should dedicate one day monthly to cry - Ex-gov

Immediate past governor of Osun State, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, and lawmaker representing Lagos West Senatorial District in National Assembly, Mr Olamilekan Adeola, have eulogised the virtues of Mr Abdulahi Enilolobo, a chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos. Speaking at a symposium to celebrate the party chieftain’s Golden jubilee, the duo, described Enilolobo as a humble, dedicated and honest family and party man. Olamilekan said: ”Enilolobo means everything to me. He is a political juggernaut in the setting of Lagos, he is a seasoned administrator who is blessed with a loving mother. “He has contributed immensely to the success…

Friday, 17 May 2019 05:35

Few days after burial of ‘Sugar’, slain Oyo Rep member, bullion vans kills his close aide

Mr Wale Azeez, a personal assistant to a former member of House of Representatives, Mr Temitope ‘Sugar’ Olatoye, is dead. Olatoye, popularly called Sugar, represented Akinyele/Lagelu Federal Constituency of Oyo State until he was shot dead in Lalupon area of Ibadan on March 9 during the governorship election. His remains were buried in Ibadan on May 3. Our correspondent, however, gathered that his aide since 2011, Azeez, was hit by a bullion van a week after Olatoye’s burial. The driver of the bullion van was allegedly driving against traffic on a ‘one way’ road in Iwo Road area of Ibadan,…

Monday, 13 May 2019 06:03

Scores escape death as pilot safely lands plane on its nose after landing gear failure

A Myanmar pilot safely landed a passenger jet without its front wheels on Sunday, after landing gear on the Myanmar National Airlines plane failed to deploy, the airline and an official said. It was the second aviation incident in Myanmar this week, after a Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane skidded off the runway during strong wind in Yangon on Wednesday, injuring at least 17 of those on board. An official praised the pilot for bringing the Embraer 190 aircraft in to land at Mandalay airport on Sunday morning despite the technical failure. No one was hurt. “The pilot did a great…

Sunday, 12 May 2019 04:00

The 100-year old Imam who went to church

Ghana's chief imam is a man of few words, but the 100-year-old Muslim cleric certainly knows how to make waves - by attending a Catholic Church service as part of his birthday celebrations. Pictures of Sheikh Osman Sharubutu, sitting attentively in the pews of Accra's Christ the King Catholic Church for an Easter service, went viral on social media. The grand mufti, leader of Ghana's minority Muslim community, wants to ensure that his legacy is peace - the fruit of inter-faith harmony. His church attendance was given even more resonance as on the day he was being pictured alongside parish…

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