Mauritius Gets First Female President

Well-known scientist, Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, has been made president in Mauritius. She is the first woman to occupy the position.

The formal president stepped down about a week ago.

Parliament speaker Maya Hanoomanjee, who is also the first woman to hold that post, said the overwhelming approval of Gurib-Fakim's designation was an historic day for the country. The opposition also supported her appointment, making the vote a mere formality.

"I have always believed in the equality of men and women," Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth told reporters.

Her inauguration ceremony will take place on Friday, officials said.

Curfew In Ondo Following Regent Abduction

 A group of traditional leaders in Ondo State have imposed curfew on Akungba-Akoko and its environ following the kidnap of the community regent, Princess Oluwatoyin Omosowon (shown above).

It was gathered that the curfew would allow for some sacrifices to be carried out for the safety return of traditional leader.

The princess was kidnapped around 3:30pm on Tuesday along Owo-Oba Akoko Road on her way to Federal University of Technology, Akure for an occassion. Two of the three aides kidnapped with her are reported by punchng.com to have been released.

10 Die After Meal At Katsina Wedding

KATSINA—THERE was confusion yesterday at Nadangoro area of Katsina metropolis as no fewer than 10 persons were feared dead and many others hospitalised after a wedding meal.

The incident is already causing panic among residents of the area, as most of the guests, who ate or drank anything at the ceremony, are being contacted by friends.

They are all now undergoing treatment in various hospitals in the town.

It was learned that most of the affected victims had complained of stomach ache shortly after leaving the ceremony, while some died hours after being admitted in the hospitals.

A staff of Federal Medical Centre, who pleaded anonymity, said the hospital had received a number of cases relating to the incident.

“I think, from the information gathered so far, the case of some of the victims has to do with food poisoning,” the staff said.

Source: Vanguard

'LASTMA Should Stop Harassing Lagosians'- Ambode

The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has warned LASTMA, VIO and KIA officials against harassment of lagosians. The governor gave the warning at a security meeting held yesterday.

The governor said: “I want LASTMA, KAI, and VIO to help this government deliver on the promises made to the public, and there are two promises: to make life simpler for every resident of Lagos and make each resident happier than before.

“I don’t want officers that will torture my citizens. They may be offenders but don’t torture them. Don’t jump into their cars to enforce arrest. This is where you have to be creative and use technology in the implementation of the law. For now, no harassment.”

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Real Madrid: Benitez Is New Coach

Real Madrid will present Rafa Benitez as their new manager on Wednesday(today).

The presentation is set for 1pm local time, with the club confirming on Wednesday morning that the former Valencia, Liverpool and Chelsea coach has signed a three-year deal.

The former Napoli manager has spent the past two days working at Valdebebas training center and met with Real Madrid’s general director, Jose Sanchez, as well as the director of institutional relations, Emilio Butragueno, according to Spanish media.

The 55-year-old arrived in the Spanish capital on Monday afternoon ahead of finalising his contract.

“I am ready; I can’t wait to be there,” Benitez told AS on Monday.

The Spaniard will replace Carlo Ancelotti, who was relieved of his duties at the end of the season after two years in charge.

Source: Punch

Blatter Resigns, U.S Govt Starts His Investigation.

It is no more news that Sepp Blatter has resigned just weeks after winning another ticket to run the world football body, FIFA.

Blatter has been FIFA president since 1998 and he appeared not ready to leave. There have always been rumour of corruption and bribery against him. But this time, it appears he could not take the heat anymore. So, he threw in the towel!

However, it's like the man is not just going to walk away freely as US government are already after him.  The New York Times reports that corruption inquiry is already in place to investigate him and FIFA as a whole.

A Man Slept With His Two Daughters And Two Nieces

A man in Ibadan, Tajudeen Awoniyi is presently in police custody for having carnal knowledge of his two daughters and his sister's daughters as well.

One of victims explains : “His daughters came to our house and asked us to follow them to their place. On getting there, her father told us he would give us soap by midnight which we must use to bathe.

“Around 1a.m., he woke me up, gave me a black soap and asked me to go and take my bath. After taking my bath, I went to him and he placed something under his tongue and asked me to sleep on a bench.

“He had sex with me. Afterwards, I was bleeding and he asked me to go to bed. By morning, he sent my sister and me out of his house.”

The sister, who is about 16 years old, corroborated the story, saying “after taking my bath at night, he tied my mouth with cloth so that people would not hear me when I cried.

His daughters told the police he has been having affairs with them since last year. All the four girls range from 14 to 17.

3,000 sex workers arrested in Abuja

Three thousand commercial sex workers have been arrested by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Special Task Team on City Cleaning and Management in the last 90 days.

They have been handed over to the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) for prosecution and rehabilitation.

The task team also arrested 2,534 street hawkers and beggars. One hundred and two strayed animals were removed from illegal cattle markets in Gudu and other parts of the city during the period.

The team impounded 4,790 commercial motorcycles, 883 Keke Napep, 645 unpainted commercial vehicles and 84 illegal commercial buses.

Assistant Director/Chief Press Secretary (FCT), Muhammad Sule, spoke yesterday in a statement. He said the FCT Permanent Secretary, Mr. John Chukwu, an engineer, made the disclosure after a meeting with the Chairman of the Task Team and the FCT Police Commissioner, Mr. Wilson Inalegwu, in Abuja.

Source : The Nation

Obama Praises Jenner For Changing To A Woman.

President Obama has weighed in on Caitlyn Jenner's new journey, by heaping praise on her. 

The Prez just tweeted, "It takes courage to share your story," adding, "Your story matters in the fight for LGBT rights."

It's a huge victory for the LGBT community. It's one thing for the President to acknowledge LGBT rights during a State of the Union address ... it's another to voice strong support for the person who has become the most visible transgender person in the world.

Source : TMZ

Bruce Jenner Officially A Woman. Now Known As Caitlyn Jenner

 Imagine your dad turning to a woman!!! Well, the popular patriarch of the Kardashian/Jenner Family is officially a woman. His ex-wife, Kris wept over the death of "her husband"sometimes back. Below is when he used to be a man

CBN sacks staff involved in N8bn currency fraud

The Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, Monday, said it had dismissed six officials that were involved in the N8bn currency fraud in some of its branches.

In a statement by the CBN Director, Corporate Communications Department, Ibrahim Mu’azu, said that some of the middle-level officers among the accused had been summarily dismissed or placed on indefinite suspension, depending on gravity of their offence.

“The Central Bank of Nigeria will like to inform the general public of the chronology of events that led the Management of the CBN to hand over some unscrupulous staff to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for prosecution.

“During a routine internal audit of the Bank’s Cash Destruction activities in September 2014, the CBN Briquetting Panel, comprising senior bank staff from different branches, noticed some anomalies at the Ibadan Branch, and immediately reported this to the bank’s management.

“On further investigation ordered by the Governor, it was discovered that a systematic scheme, which has been on for several years, was being run in which mutilated higher denomination notes, originally meant for destruction, were swapped with lower denomination currencies.

“This practice, known as interleafing, basically labels a box with a higher value than its true content.

“As soon as the Bank’s internal investigations concluded beyond reasonable doubt that some wrongdoing had occurred, the affected members of staff, who are middle-level officers were, depending on gravity of offence, either summarily dismissed or immediately placed on indefinite suspension on October 21, 2014, and all handed over to the EFCC for further investigation and prosecution”

Source : Vanguard Newspaper