Man jailed 90yrs for incest not Nigerian

AS REPORTED IN OUR EARLIER POST ON Nigerian music director jailed 90 yrs for fathering six children with daughters this is an UPDATE FROM THE STORY

Grammy award-winning music video director Aswad Ayinde who was sentenced to 90 years in the United States for fathering six children with his own daughters is not a Nigerian, Nigerians abroad have said.

News broke last weekend that a Nigerian music director based in the United States had been jailed for impregnating his daughter.

The story went viral on the internet and was posted to the social media.
However, Nigerians abroad have reacted to the story, saying the man is not a Nigerian. Rather, he adopted Nigerian name, Aswad Ayinde later in life.

A Nigerian living in the United States Rotimi Ogunsuyi writing on social medias and on Vanguardngr.com   said “This is a tragedy that should not be attributed to Nigeria. Mr. Ayinde is NOT a Nigerian.

“He is an American, born and raised in the US. He just assumed a Nigerian name later in life.”
Similar posts have been posted on Facebook and other media to the public on the true identity of the prisoner.

The Facebook post said Aswad Ayinde’s real name is Charles McGill. He lives in Paterson, New Jersey.

Mourinho may offload Mikel for Gustavo

Chelsea are ready to table a £15million bid for Bayern Munich midfielder Luiz Gustavo

Returning boss Jose Mourinho has prioritised the signing of a holding midfield player for the Stamford Bridge club.

He has doubts about John Obi Mikel’s ability to play in that role.

Bayern’s signing of Thiago Alcantara from Barcelona is likely to limit Gustavo’s first-team opportunities this season.

And the player wants regular first-team football to ensure he is part of the Brazil team for next summer’s World Cup.

Chelsea are also keen on bringing back midfielder Nemanja Matic – a fringe player at the Bridge from 2009-2011 – from Benfica, but his £25m price-tag is putting them off.

Guardiola plots £40m Luiz bid

BAYERN MUNICH are ready to offer £40million for Chelsea’s David Luiz. Boss Pep Guardiola wanted the Brazilian when he was in charge of Barcelona.

Now, having moved to European champions Bayern, Guardiola is ready to pounce.

He put out feelers for the defender while Luiz was starring for the Brazil side that won the Confederations Cup last month.

The 26-year-old has returned for pre-season with Chelsea, under new Stamford Bridge boss Jose Mourinho and Guardiola is back on his trail.

An insider revealed: “The performance exposed some weaknesses that Pep believes could be sorted out by bringing in Luiz.”

check out this kid: SNAKES ARE HER TOYS

This is one story that is quite hilarious, frightening and disheartening at the same time. 
Six month old Sidhi Siddharth Sinune was born into a family of meagre means. She can barely walk or talk but she unflichingly exposes herself to the deadliest of creatures every passing day. Her father, who earns extra cash as a snake catcher in a remote area of Maharashtra south-west, cannot afford to buy her toys so he gives her snakes to play with.
Sidhi was photographed playing with the snakes, grabbing a python by the tail and gently munching on it as it were a chew toy. She has no idea that her toy constrictor can wrap itself around her and strangle her to death at any given time.
Speaking on his toddler's carefree association with the snakes, Siddharth Sinune said "Sidhi has an unusual bonding with the snakes and surprisingly they too like to play with her.
"Being a poor farmer, I can't buy her costly toys
but I can get her snakes to play with,"he said.

Verizon-bound Nokia Lumia 729 with PureView camera leaks

Fresh out the rumor frying pan comes a press shot of a yet unheard-of Nokia Lumia 729. The device sports a yellow paint job, PureView branding on the camera and is apparently destined to Verizon Wireless in the US.

Nokia Lumia 729 (click to enlarge)

Despite similarities in the name the alleged Nokia Lumia 729 looks nothing like the Lumia 720 but may sport the same innards, save maybe for the camera.

The Nokia Lumia 729, could slot just below the Lumia 928 in the carrier's WP8 lineup. There are no specifics surrounding the pricing or specs sheet but some suggest an HD screen is involved. Keep in mind that the information is subject to change or may be a hoax entirely.

Fuel Shortage in Nigeria at Lagos and Abuja

Flight crews planning trips to Nigeria are being urged to verify fuel availability at Abuja Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (DNAA) and at Lagos Murtala Muhammed International Airport (DNMM). On July 24 both airports were reported to be extremely short of jet-A. The reason for the shortage has not been identified, nor has the date when supplies might return to normal.

Ibadan poly students protest over epileptic power supply

Students of  The Polytechnic, Ibadan , on Monday protested over the epileptic power supply in the school.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the students,  who protested for over two hours,  paralysed human and vehicular movements.

The aggrieved students rendered anti-government slogans and barricaded all entrances leading into the  institution.

Learn the Fundamentals of Programming using Python – Starting August

Course(s) Offered: Software Engineering
Course Level: Training course for beginners
Provider: University of Toronta (via Coursera)
Country to Study in: Online (any country)

Course Description
Do you want to learn how to program? Programmers make the web go round. You wouldn’t be reading this page or have a website like Google or Facebook to surf without the genius of programmers. Here is an opportunity for you to learn how to program, starting from the fundamentals.

The University of Toronto, through Coursera is offering another free online session of the course – "Learn to Program: The Fundamentals", starting August 19th, to teach you the fundamental building blocks of programming and how to write fun and useful programs using Python Language.

An Introductory Video for this course is below (scroll down to the end of this post to watch it).

Eligibility
This course is intended for people who have never seen a computer program. It will give you a better understanding of how computer applications work and teach you how to write your own applications. More importantly, you’ll start to learn computational thinking, which is a fundamental approach to solving real-world problems.

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West Ham target Nigeria striker Emmanuel Emenike.

 

West Ham are poised to make a move for Spartak Moscow striker Emmanuel Emenike.

Sam Allardyce is keen to bring another forward to the club after Carlton Cole left Upton Park during the summer.

The West Ham manager was hoping to clinch the signing of Salomon Kalou from Lille, but the former Chelsea forward turned down the move as he could not be guaranteed a place at centre forward.

Allardyce is now hoping he has more joy with Emenike who was the star performer for Nigeria at the African Cup of Nations back in January when he finished top scorer in the tournament with four goals.

Reports in Russia suggest that West Ham are set to open talks with Spartak Moscow over a move for the 26-year-old.

But the Russian club will be looking for at least £8m for their star forward who joined them from Fenerbahce back in 2011.

PREGNANT WOMAN, SEVEN OTHERS DIE IN ACCIDENT (photo)

Eight people including a pregnant woman on today Monday,29th lost their lives in an auto crash along Gbongan/Ibadan express road in Osogbo, Osun state.
The victims of the auto crash were said to be traders going from Ede to Owode via Osogbo when the accident happened at about 6.40 am.
Daily Trust gathered that the accident which involved three different vehicles occurred when a blue gulf car with registration number AG 19
EDE coming from Ede somersaulted and landed on a KIA car with registration number KUJ 74 AJ as a white Toyota Hiace bus with registration number XR 930 ABC rammed into them.
It was a gory scene as the bodies of the victims which were broken in parts littered the place until officials of the Osun Ambulance service
evacuated the remains of the victims from the road.
The accident affected commercial activities in the area as many traders who had gone to the popular Owode market where the deceased were also going returned home as a mark of honour for them.
The state Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Imoh Etuk who confirmed the accident, said the deceased had been deposited at the morgue of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital, Osogbo.
He said officials of the FRSC along with the Osun State Ambulance Service and the Police did their best to rescue the accident victims. He added that victims were rushed to the hospital where they were confirmed dead.
Mr. Etuk who described the auto crash as a fatal one, said the identities of the victims could not be ascertained yet. He noted that
officials of the FRSC are making efforts to contact relatives of the victims through the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW).
He also warned drivers against high speed and charged them to observe all precautionary measures while on high ways.
Etuk said the state command of the FRSC would do its best to ensure that road accidents are reduced in all parts of the state, urging all
drivers to also co-operate with the FRSC to make the state a safe one for all road users.

Who am I to judge gays – Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY  (AFP) – Pope Francis declared on Monday that it was not his place to judge homosexuals and said they should not be marginalised but condemned the gay lobby as a “serious problem”.

The remarks — made to journalists as he flew back to Rome from a trip to Brazil — appeared to be more conciliatory towards homosexuals than his predecessor Benedict XVI.

“If someone is gay and seeks the Lord with good will, who am I to judge?” he said

“The problem is not having this orientation, it is lobbying. That’s the most serious problem I think.”

Francis had to field questions about Battista Ricca, who was appointed by the pontiff to a key position at the troubled Vatican bank, but is embroiled in allegations that he had gay relationships with male prostitutes.

The pope said he had ordered a “brief investigation but we found nothing on him”.

“I have not seen anyone at the Vatican who is registered as gay on his identity card. We acknowledge that there are (gays),” he said.

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Kidnapped DELSU lecturer: We're not magicians, Delta CP replies ASUU

DELTA State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ikechukwu Aduba, has said that the police were not magicians and require realistic information from the public to establish the whereabouts of a female lecturer of Delta State University, DELSU, Abraka, Dr. Mercy Mokobia, kidnapped, April 9, from her home in Obiaruku.

Chairman of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, DESLU, Abraka branch, Dr. Emmanuel Mordi, had asked the state Commissioner of Police to produce the lecturer, dead or alive, lamenting that over 20 lecturers had been kidnapped in the last two years.

Mordi said that the university lecturers were gravely worried about the fate of Dr. Mokobia, a lecturer in the Science Education Department, as the police had not given any cogent explanation on her whereabouts since her abduction over three months ago.

Responding to Mordi's outburst, Mr. Aduba, said "I appreciate the concern of lecturers of the Delta State University and all other citizens of the state, but you will agree with me that the police have not been sleeping over this matter.

"We have cracked many kidnapped cases in the state and the records are there. In the case of Dr. Mokobia, the wife of a professor in the university, we are still investigating the matter. I personally visited Abraka to brief the lecturers on what we are doing. You see, it was an insider's job, somebody who used to work for them organised the whole thing and we tracked down the kidnap gang, where three female suspects were arrested with part of the ransom collected by the gang, about N900,000."

FUTO 2013/2014 Post UTME Screening Time Table & Exam Instructions

The Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) has invited all her qualified 2013/2014 prospective students for a post UTME screening test scheduled to hold as follow.

Please Note: Detailed information on obtaining the registration access pin, online registration of candidates' details, and more has been published at FUTO Post UTME Application 2013/2014 Officially Begins. Read it up if you missed our previous report on that.

FUTO Post UTME Time Table
GROUP1: Tuesday, July 30, 2013: 
Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE)
Materials & Metallurgical Engineering (MME)
Agricultural Engineering (AGE)
Civil Engineering (CIE)
Chemical Engineering (CHE) 

GROUP 2: Wednesday, July 31, 2013:
Petroleum Engineering (PET)
Mechanical Engineering (MEE)
Polymer & Textile Engineering (PTE)
School of Health Technology (SOHT)
School of Environmental Technology (SOET)
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Federal Polytechnic Offa Post UTME, Post ND & HND screening for 2013/2014 admissions

This is to inform all candidates for  post UTME and post ND screening for candidates for HND; ND & HND Part-Time and Pre-ND seeking Admission into Federal Polytechnic, Offa is now ongoing. Examination/screening holds from 2nd to 9th October, 2013.

PROCEDURE FOR SCREENING
*Purchase a virtual pin card for N2, 000 from the following designated branches of Skye Banks: Offa, Ilorin, Oshogbo (Fagbesa), Ibadan (Oba Adebimpe-Dugbe), Lagos (Ikeja Plaza); Ado Ekiti, Ikirun, Kaduna, Abuja, BeninCity, Enugu, and Port-Harcourt.

* Visit the Polytechnic website www.fedpoffaonline.net
* Log on with the Virtual pin number to register online and also take the prescribed test.
* Print out the screening result immediately.
Pleases note that any false data entry during the online registration will lead to disqualification of the candidate.

All candidates are enjoined to visit the Polytechnic’s Website www.fedpoffaonline.net for appropriate entry requirements for programmes of their choice and other relevant information.

SIGNED
ALH. ABDULHAMID .O. RAJI
REGISTRAR.