It would be recalled that Katsuya Takasu had flown to Brazil to watch the last Nigerian game today.
He presented a $190k cheque to Mikel Obi and $200k cheque to Samson Siasia, a total of $390k shortly after their victory.
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The Japanese plastic surgeon and billionaire who had promised Coach Samson Siasia and Mikel Obi some dollars if they won a medal at the men’s football event in Rio has finally fulfilled his promise.
It would be recalled that Katsuya Takasu had flown to Brazil to watch the last Nigerian game today.
He presented a $190k cheque to Mikel Obi and $200k cheque to Samson Siasia, a total of $390k shortly after their victory.
A man who fell asleep in a massage chair when he was at a department store had a shock when he woke up to find he was LOCKED IN.
The man, identified only by his Twitter name @_Asphodelus__ , was in the Japanese electronics shop Ks when he got a little bit too relaxed.
In order to escape, he took to Twitter to ask his followers for help on August 15.
“Oh man, I’m locked in!” read one tweet, posted alongside snapshots of the store's security gates.
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump toured flood-battered Louisiana on Friday, shrugging off the Democratic state governor's plea for politicians not to stop in areas affected by deadly rains.
President Barack Obama said he was also eager for a firsthand look at the damage done by floods that damaged more than 40,000 homes and killed at least 13 people, announcing plans to visit Baton Rouge on Tuesday.
Obama's travel requires a massive retinue of Secret Service agents and assistance from local and state law enforcement officials, so the White House usually waits to visit disaster zones to avoid tying up police and emergency resources needed elsewhere.
Jennifer Aniston's ambivalent feelings towards her late mom who died three months ago at age 79 continues.
The 47-year-old Mother's Day star is refusing to take Nancy Dow's ashes and wants them nowhere near her, according to a report in In Touch Weekly.
Jennifer attended the memorial service but when she was asked if she wanted to take Nancy's ashes, the actress reportedly said no.
She said, "I don't want them,"' a source close to the family told the publication, adding: 'Someone tried to say that Jen thinks having the ashes around her home is morbid, that it's not her style.'
Eight people were killed and 60 were wounded on Saturday in an attack on a wedding party in southern Turkey that a deputy prime minister said appeared to have been carried out by a suicide bomber.
Ambulances raced to the scene of the attack in the Sahinbey district of the city of Gaziantep and police sealed off the area.
A parliamentary deputy from the ruling AK Party said in a twitter message that Islamic State militants were believed to be behind the attack. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
NATO member Turkey has suffered a string of attacks this year by Islamic State fighters, who pass relatively easily across the border from neighboring Syria, and by Kurdish militants seeking autonomy or independence.
A devastated former fire chief took his beloved Porsche for an MOT and returned to find it a write off.
Peter Ludlow, 56, had expected to pick up his Boxster S from the garage but instead received a grovelling phone call to say his car had been destroyed in a crash.
The former fireman has since accepted £12,000 from the garage's insurers for the eight-year-old sports car which he believes was worth roughly £26,000.
Peter, who bought his Porsche for £46,000 when it had 110,000 miles on the clock five years ago, said: "That Porsche meant everything to me.
Miley Cyrus and her beau, Liam Hemsworth lovingly held hands while walking through a parking lot in Malibu yesterday after a sushi lunch. They were however caught on camera and the photos splashed online.
A notorious high-security prison in Colombia allowed 17 of its inmates to get married yesterday to their long-term girlfriends.
The mass ceremony at the Carcel Villa Hermosa prison in Cali, Colombia saw the happy couples sign up to spend the rest of their lives together, once their husbands have completed their jail terms.
The 17 brides, all dressed in white, entered the prison and made their way through a series of barred gates before entering a large hall in the prison.More photos below...
Oscar Pistorius had a jail meltdown on the day of murdered girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp’s 33rd birthday. The Blade Runner Paralympian gold medallist spent Friday banging his head against his cell wall and howling.
Sources said 29-year-old Pistorius was stricken with remorse for shooting Reeva three years ago.
One said: “Somehow it unleashed even more pain and emotion in him. Oscar was hysterical.
Nigeria has won the bronze medal in men's football today at Rio with a 3-2 victory over Honduras.
Sadiq Umar got the first goal after 34 minutes and his namesake Aminu Umar doubled their lead two minutes into the second half.
Sadiq Umar scored his second and Nigeria's third seven minutes later when he controlled another good pass from the captain John Obi Mikel and hammered home from 15 yards (13.7m).
The goal appeared to have guaranteed victory but Honduras came back into the game and threatened to win their first Olympic football medal. Eventually, Nigeria won 3-2.Big congrats to us.
The Federal Government has stepped up vigilance within the drug supply chains in the country on the circulation of two confirmed falsified versions of Quinine Sulphate. A statement said the Federal Ministry of Health received a medical alert that the two falsified drugs contain zero active pharmaceutical ingredients.
The statement signed by Mrs Boade Akinola, Director, Media and Public Relations of the ministry, on Saturday said the drugs were circulating in West and Central Africa. Akinola said the two version of the drug were circulating in Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo.
She said the quinine Sulphate was used in the treatment of malaria.
A man in India who fell in love with his mother-in-law and ended up marrying her has now realised the folly of his ways and filed for divorce.
Suraj Mahto, 22, hit the headlines in June when he abandoned his wife Lalita and married her mother, 42-year-old Asha Devi.
The unusual affair began when Mrs Devi came to stay with the couple in the village of Puraini in the impoverished state of Bihar last year. She looked after Mr Mahto when he became ill and they fell in forbidden love.
A 31-year-old fugitive wearing a disguise to look like an elderly man has been found at a Massachusetts home.
Police went to a house on Cape Cod on Thursday looking for Shaun Miller, who had been a fugitive since April when he and several others were indicted on heroin distribution charges.
When officers ordered a man inside to come outside, an elderly-man emerged who did not initially match Miller's description.
But once officers realized the man was Miller, they pulled off his 'realistic disguise' and placed him under arrest.
The 35-year-old reality star is enjoying herself in Punta Mita, Mexico with her children. The wife of Kanye did not disappoint as she flaunted her assets in a wet white shirt and skimpy thong briefs while soaking up the sun with a gaggle of gal pals. See another photo below...
A waiter was left stunned after being tipped £500 by a mystery customer who bought the cheapest item on the menu.
The woman had spent just 30p on a bottle of water but tipped Kasey Simmons a life-changing amount of money.
A thank you note written on a napkin was left with the tip and explained it was a reward for an act of kindness carried out by Mr Simmons the day before.
Speaking on Facebook, 32-year-old said: "I felt undeserving of the tip being I gave them the most embarrassing service ever. It's almost like two people fighting over the bill at one of my tables, I would've argued that much of a tip if they were still there but they were not anywhere to be found.
So you win, I have your generosity in my heart and with your money I'm trying to multiply the love, just ask some of the employees at the very place this all started in a Kroger checkout line."
For one little boy, meeting Barack Obama was simply too exhausting! The smartly-dressed youngster was pictured snoozing at a dinner with the US President, with his head tilted back and his mouth opened.
Fortunately, Obama took his badly-timed nap in good humour, posing next to him with his finger pointed and a wide grin on his face. But the boy isn't the only child to have opted for an unusual napping location. These hilarious photos prove that kids can fall asleep almost anywhere from the inside of shopping trolleys to the top of suitcases and televisions. See photos below...
A champion bodybuilder has died after being hit by a train on the day before his wedding .
Davie Hennessey, 51, was due to marry fiancée Elaine Elliot yesterday but was killed at a railway station just hours before they were due to tie the knot.
The devastated 30-year-old paid tribute to the former Mr Scotland on the same day they should have been celebrating their marriage , the Daily Record reports.
Elaine, from Bishopton, Renfrewshire, said: “Davie was literally the most amazing person I have ever known. He’s my best friend, love of my life and soulmate. Don’t know what I’m going to do without him. Today I was going to be his wife. This will always be the case in my heart. I’m completely broken.”
Izuchukwu F. Ezimoha, one of the Nigerians executed in Indonesia for drug trafficking recently has been laid to rest. He was laid to rest at his compound in Ezigbo village, Ihiala LGA of Anambra State on Thursday, August 18th. His outing service will hold tomorrow in his village.
When Pierre and Eliane Thivillon adopted Digit the gorilla, she weighed just four pounds and six ounces. But you would struggle to get her on to the scales now, with the huge primate eclipsing her two owners.
Despite her size, Digit is still a softie and remarkably has lived with the couple nearly all of her life.
While she has learned to become more independent, the gorilla still occasionally relies on her adoptive human parents to help pick food out of her teeth or pull a splinter out of her hand, Mr Thivillion says.
And until she was a teenager by which time she weighed nearly 13 stone Digit would try to share the bed with her owners, who live in hills west of Lyon, France.
A British farmer has been blasted over images of him posing with an elephant and other animals he gunned down in South Africa. But Ian Evans, 62, last night insisted he shot the beast in an organised cull on a reserve, which is actually beneficial.
Other snaps show him with the bodies of animals including zebra and buffalo.
Asked if he felt guilty, he said: “If I told you the truth, I would get so much clap back about it. But I cried when I shot the elephant because it was the first time I’d ever done it. It was a unique moment.”
Mr Evans said the images, posted by former daughter-in-law Helen Winters, had been on Facebook for six years.
Popular Nollywood actress and mother of 3, Mercy Johnson has said those criticizing her for ‘rushing’ to birth her children her people who do not have direction in life yet. She said she had always dreamed of having four children and when it is time for a woman to get married, she does just that.
Speaking to Punch on the issue and many others, the actress said;
“I feel that when you haven’t gone through life and you don’t have a bearing in life, that’s when you see certain decisions as unreasonable. Most of these people who make these statements have not even realised what they want to do with their lives yet.
“I had planned my life right from when I was growing up. I arranged my life the way I wanted it to go. And that is why even when I was at the peak of my career and marriage came, I grabbed it because I know age keeps going and time waits for no one.
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, has been elected as the President of the Association of African Central Banks (AACB). Emefiele, who was elected at the 39th Ordinary meeting of the Assembly of Governors of the AACB, will be president of the association for the year 2016 to 2017.
This is contained in a communiqué issued in Abuja yesterday, adding that he would succeed Lucas Nchama, Governor of the Banque des tats de l’Afrique Centrale (BEAC).
To work with Emefiele are the governor of the Bank of Ghana as chairman of the West African sub-region; governor of the Central Bank of Mauritania, chairman of the North African sub-region; and the governor of the Bank of Central African States, chairman of the central African sub-region.
The inch-long scar on the neck of 53-year-old Mrs. Christiana Ashinwo, is one of the physical reminders of the horror of Sunday, April 24, 2016.
She sat on a chair quietly in the sitting room of a house in Agbado area of Lagos, which she built with the sweat and suffering of many years as a single mother and plank vendor. Her head was bowed when a Punch correspondent went to meet her.
But when Mrs Ashinwo looked up, her eyes were glazed with a faraway look that would easily giveaway the fact that she could have witnessed trauma, great trauma that she obviously had yet to recover from.
Who would blame her? Watching her daughter killed before her presence, is enough to give her chills every moment for the rest of her life. The horrific incident she witnessed and survived few months ago in Kwara State remains so fresh on her mind.
A man has been arrested for impersonating Jesus Christ after he was spotted walking along a road carrying a huge wooden cross on his back.
Artist and filmmaker Ilya Novikov, 23, was behind the stunt in the city of Perm in central Russia's Perm Krai region. But he was accused of blasphemy by local church leaders and fell foul of police for being a potential traffic hazard.
A video filmed by an eyewitness shows the bearded artist wearing long flowing white robes as he walks along the pavement with a T-shaped cross.
Motorists and pedestrians shouted insults at Mr Novikov, and one bystander called the police fearing he could distract passing traffic.
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that the recent crisis in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has shown that the party’s era had come to an end.
Mr. Obasanjo disclosed this while fielding questions from journalists in Jalingo, the Capital City of Taraba, during a tour of some projects in the state.
When asked to comment on the ongoing crisis in his former party, the PDP, Mr. Obasanjo simply said “in the part of the country where I come from, there is a saying that you cannot say ‘good night’ and come to say ‘good evening’ in the same place.
“So for me, it is good night for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and that’s all,” he said.
Nollywood actor Bob Manuel in an interview with Punch has said he would have high blood pressure if he calculates the amount he spends on powering his generator monthly. The Interview;
Do you also use generator like most Nigerians do?
Of course, I do, even more than most Nigerians. We have no choice due to poor power supply in the country. I rely mostly on generator for my power needs.
For how many hours in a day do you enjoy government power supply in your area?
I cannot estimate that. Sometimes there is electricity today, tomorrow there is none. It’s an on-and-off situation. Sometimes, there will be no power for weeks and I often forget there’s anything called government power supply. It’s just like what every other Nigerian experiences.
Mr. Joachim Chinakwe, the 41-year-old trader arrested and detained at the Sango Ota Police Station, Ogun State, on August 13, 2016, for naming his dog Buhari, has said his life is no longer safe.
Speaking with Punch on Friday minutes before he was again locked behind bars at the State Police Headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta, the capital, after initially being released last Tuesday, the father of one who hails from Delta State, said he feared for his life because he does not know what could happen to him next.
“I had to leave for Eleweran very early on Friday after receiving a letter on Thursday evening inviting me to the Command. I thought I was being called over for a peace talk, I never knew it was for the purpose of detaining me again.
Usain Bolt ended his Olympic career by claiming an unprecedented 'triple triple' and his ninth gold as Jamaica won the 4x100m relay final in Rio.
Bolt, 29, had won the 100m and 200m in Rio and is the only man to win all three sprint events at three Games. He combined with Asafa Powell, Yohan Blake and Nickel Ashmeade to finish in 37.27 seconds.
Japan won a surprise silver and the USA were disqualified to hand Canada bronze and lift Britain up to fifth.
"There you go. I'm the greatest," said Bolt, after bringing an end to one of the most astonishing Olympic careers of all time.
A mum has been jailed for claiming benefits in the names of her two dead children. Maria Pridmore, 35, accepted payouts for stillborn daughter Shannon and newborn son Kia, who died at two-weeks-old.
The former nurse endured the two tragedies and 14 miscarriages before giving birth to a healthy daughter in 2012. But she secretly pocketed nearly £17,000 of benefits in the names of two of her dead children.
She used her son Kia, who died a fortnight after being born in 2009, and stillborn baby Shannon to claim the cash.
The reality TV star was pictured in a swimming pool of her luxurious accommodation at Casa Aramara in Punta Mita along with her adorable daughter North, three, and son Saint, eight months.
The little ones couldn't contain their giggles as they got to float about on pool toys.
A man has been arrested and charged with child abuse after allegedly threatening to feed a boy to alligators .
Dereck Dunn, who is not the boy's father but has children with his mother, is said to have made the terrifying threat before beating the eight-year-old.
According to the New York Daily News , an affidavit says the unnamed child and his young sister were left with Dunn at home in Florida. The 28-year-old is then said to have taken the boy to the back garden and allegedly picked him up before making the threat to feed him to the reptiles.
David Umahi, the Governor of Ebonyi State today suspended the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters/Rural Development, Samuel Okoronkwo.
Although Mr. Umahi did not clearly state the reason for his action, it was learnt it had to do with the lopsided selection of youth in the state for the Industrial Training Fund programme. Umahi asked the permanent secretary, Ministry of Finance, Ignatius Unah, to take charge of the LG ministry.
The governor, who announced the suspension while declaring open the ITF programme in Abakaliki, also disbanded the state’s Committee on Employment.
According to NAN, the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has hired a maid and a nurse to take care of late Rasheed Yekini’s mother, Sikirat Yekini.
Mr. Saraki, represented by the Director of Football, Abubakar Bukola Saraki FC, Alloy Chukwuemeka, disclosed this on Friday in Ijagbo, Oyun Local Government Area of the state.
He also donated a Tricycle to the younger brother of late Rasheed Yekini, Hakeem.
Mr. Saraki said he had financed the sinking of a borehole and renovated the residence of Sikirat Yekini, upgraded her shop to a mini mart.
A French athlete battled through an extremely sticky situation after he suffered the unfortunate agony of pooing on himself 15km into the men’s Olympic 50km walking race.
Yohann Diniz’s plight was caught on camera with brown stains running down the back of his legs after soiling his pants midway through the contest.
World champion Matej Toth of Slovakia, eventually won the race ahead of London 2012 gold medallist, Jared Tallent of Australia in second and Japan’s Hirooki Arai bronze.
A high school wrestling coach murdered a 14-year-old student, and shot dead a colleague before turning the gun on himself, police believe.
Kenneth E. Valdez, 44, and Jason E. Huston, 45, both coaches at Hermiston High School were found dead in the suspected murder suicide at Valdez's home in Hermiston, Oregon on Thursday.
A 35-year-old woman was also discovered with gunshot injuries and was rushed to hospital. Police believe that Huston shot Valdez and the unnamed woman multiple times before he turned the gun on himself.
Coco Austin is making motherhood look so easy as she hit the streets of New Jersey with her family for a night out.
The 37-year-old model hit the ground running yesterday night as she and husband Ice T took their adorable daughter Chanel out for a meal.
The world’s fastest man Usain Bolt had his fans chanting his name in all victories, but there is no bigger fan than his girlfriend Kasi Bennett, a fashionista who has celebrated every one of his sensational victories.
Witnessing history from her own home, Bennett took to social media to praise Bolt in a string of tweets and Instagram posts.
After his 100m victory on Sunday, she posted on Twitter to her followers : “My babbbbbbbbbbbyyyyyyyyyyy.
“WHA DEM A GUH DO YAH NOW?” followed by Jamaican flags and hearts with the hashtag #LivingLegend. See smoking hot photos below...
The actress took to her IG to address trolls after her cousin sent her a message that she read comments on her page from fans which made her sad because they do not know her story. Stella however says the negative comments have been good for her, because they are gradually bringing her good businesses. She wrote;
So my cousin sent me a message and told me how unhappy and sad she was to see horrible comments from people who don't even know me or know my story. All they know is what they have heard or read from others who wrote or talked based on what they also read or heard. My first response was "😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂".
The truth is that I am loving it all. If you don't face a challenge in the things you are doing, how do you know the value of what you have? I am very happy to face it all because I have always loved challenges. It helps me stay strong and determined to WIN WIN WIN. Another reason I am loving it is that for he first time in a long time I have seen more comments than ever. So all the brands I am looking to do business with have finally looked at my analytics and now they want to do more business with me. Continue....
A Jewish rabbi has been stabbed in France, allegedly by a Muslim man screaming “Allahu Akbar”.
The 62-year-old victim was reportedly attacked outside a brasserie in the Jewish quarter in the North East of Strasbourg.
The attacker was apparently restrained by a passer-by before cops arrive to arrest him.
Witnesses reported hearing the assailant scream “God is great” in Arabic before launching the bloody assault. The attacker has now been arrested, according to police sources quoted by AP news agency.
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Photo: Japanese Billionaire Who Promised Siasia & Mikel $390k Presents It To Them
It would be recalled that Katsuya Takasu had flown to Brazil to watch the last Nigerian game today.
He presented a $190k cheque to Mikel Obi and $200k cheque to Samson Siasia, a total of $390k shortly after their victory.
Man Falls Asleep In Shop Massage Chair Then Wakes Up Hours Later To Find Himself Locked In
The man, identified only by his Twitter name @_Asphodelus__ , was in the Japanese electronics shop Ks when he got a little bit too relaxed.
In order to escape, he took to Twitter to ask his followers for help on August 15.
“Oh man, I’m locked in!” read one tweet, posted alongside snapshots of the store's security gates.
Trump Tours Flooded Louisiana, Obama To Visit Tuesday
President Barack Obama said he was also eager for a firsthand look at the damage done by floods that damaged more than 40,000 homes and killed at least 13 people, announcing plans to visit Baton Rouge on Tuesday.
Obama's travel requires a massive retinue of Secret Service agents and assistance from local and state law enforcement officials, so the White House usually waits to visit disaster zones to avoid tying up police and emergency resources needed elsewhere.
Jennifer Aniston Won't Take Her Mother's Ashes
The 47-year-old Mother's Day star is refusing to take Nancy Dow's ashes and wants them nowhere near her, according to a report in In Touch Weekly.
Jennifer attended the memorial service but when she was asked if she wanted to take Nancy's ashes, the actress reportedly said no.
She said, "I don't want them,"' a source close to the family told the publication, adding: 'Someone tried to say that Jen thinks having the ashes around her home is morbid, that it's not her style.'
Suicide Bomber Struck Wedding In Turkey, Kills 8
Ambulances raced to the scene of the attack in the Sahinbey district of the city of Gaziantep and police sealed off the area.
A parliamentary deputy from the ruling AK Party said in a twitter message that Islamic State militants were believed to be behind the attack. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
NATO member Turkey has suffered a string of attacks this year by Islamic State fighters, who pass relatively easily across the border from neighboring Syria, and by Kurdish militants seeking autonomy or independence.
Photos: Retiree Takes Beloved £46,000 Porsche For MOT & Returns To Find It Written Off
Peter Ludlow, 56, had expected to pick up his Boxster S from the garage but instead received a grovelling phone call to say his car had been destroyed in a crash.
The former fireman has since accepted £12,000 from the garage's insurers for the eight-year-old sports car which he believes was worth roughly £26,000.
Peter, who bought his Porsche for £46,000 when it had 110,000 miles on the clock five years ago, said: "That Porsche meant everything to me.
Miley Cyrus Loved Up With Her Fiancé As They Step Out For Lunch
Colombia Allows 17 Prisoners Get Married Right In Jail (Photos)
The mass ceremony at the Carcel Villa Hermosa prison in Cali, Colombia saw the happy couples sign up to spend the rest of their lives together, once their husbands have completed their jail terms.
The 17 brides, all dressed in white, entered the prison and made their way through a series of barred gates before entering a large hall in the prison.More photos below...
Oscar Pistorius Had A Jail Meltdown On Reeva Steenkamp's Birthday- Report
Sources said 29-year-old Pistorius was stricken with remorse for shooting Reeva three years ago.
One said: “Somehow it unleashed even more pain and emotion in him. Oscar was hysterical.
Nigeria Beat Honduras 3-2 To Win Bronze
Sadiq Umar got the first goal after 34 minutes and his namesake Aminu Umar doubled their lead two minutes into the second half.
Sadiq Umar scored his second and Nigeria's third seven minutes later when he controlled another good pass from the captain John Obi Mikel and hammered home from 15 yards (13.7m).
The goal appeared to have guaranteed victory but Honduras came back into the game and threatened to win their first Olympic football medal. Eventually, Nigeria won 3-2.Big congrats to us.
FG Issues Alert On Fake Quinine Sulphate In Circulation
The statement signed by Mrs Boade Akinola, Director, Media and Public Relations of the ministry, on Saturday said the drugs were circulating in West and Central Africa. Akinola said the two version of the drug were circulating in Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo.
She said the quinine Sulphate was used in the treatment of malaria.
Oh Dear! Man Leaves Wife To Marry Mother In-Law As They Both Elope
Suraj Mahto, 22, hit the headlines in June when he abandoned his wife Lalita and married her mother, 42-year-old Asha Devi.
The unusual affair began when Mrs Devi came to stay with the couple in the village of Puraini in the impoverished state of Bihar last year. She looked after Mr Mahto when he became ill and they fell in forbidden love.
Unbelievable Photos: Fugitive Drug Dealer Disguises With A Face Mask To Look Unrecognizable
Police went to a house on Cape Cod on Thursday looking for Shaun Miller, who had been a fugitive since April when he and several others were indicted on heroin distribution charges.
When officers ordered a man inside to come outside, an elderly-man emerged who did not initially match Miller's description.
But once officers realized the man was Miller, they pulled off his 'realistic disguise' and placed him under arrest.
Again, Kim Kardashian Flaunts Assets In Mexico
Waiter Gets Rewarded For His Act Of Kindness
The woman had spent just 30p on a bottle of water but tipped Kasey Simmons a life-changing amount of money.
A thank you note written on a napkin was left with the tip and explained it was a reward for an act of kindness carried out by Mr Simmons the day before.
Speaking on Facebook, 32-year-old said: "I felt undeserving of the tip being I gave them the most embarrassing service ever. It's almost like two people fighting over the bill at one of my tables, I would've argued that much of a tip if they were still there but they were not anywhere to be found.
So you win, I have your generosity in my heart and with your money I'm trying to multiply the love, just ask some of the employees at the very place this all started in a Kroger checkout line."
Hilarious Photos Prove Kids Can Sleep Anywhere Even While Dinning With Obama
Fortunately, Obama took his badly-timed nap in good humour, posing next to him with his finger pointed and a wide grin on his face. But the boy isn't the only child to have opted for an unusual napping location. These hilarious photos prove that kids can fall asleep almost anywhere from the inside of shopping trolleys to the top of suitcases and televisions. See photos below...
Champion Bodybuilder Killed By Train A Day Before Wedding
Davie Hennessey, 51, was due to marry fiancée Elaine Elliot yesterday but was killed at a railway station just hours before they were due to tie the knot.
The devastated 30-year-old paid tribute to the former Mr Scotland on the same day they should have been celebrating their marriage , the Daily Record reports.
Elaine, from Bishopton, Renfrewshire, said: “Davie was literally the most amazing person I have ever known. He’s my best friend, love of my life and soulmate. Don’t know what I’m going to do without him. Today I was going to be his wife. This will always be the case in my heart. I’m completely broken.”
Photos: Nigerian Drug Dealer Who Was Executed In Indonesia Laid To Rest Amid Tears
Photos Of French Couple And The Gorilla They Cradled & Nurtured For 18 Years
Despite her size, Digit is still a softie and remarkably has lived with the couple nearly all of her life.
While she has learned to become more independent, the gorilla still occasionally relies on her adoptive human parents to help pick food out of her teeth or pull a splinter out of her hand, Mr Thivillion says.
And until she was a teenager by which time she weighed nearly 13 stone Digit would try to share the bed with her owners, who live in hills west of Lyon, France.
British Farmer Slammed For Posing With Wild Animals He Killed In South Africa
Other snaps show him with the bodies of animals including zebra and buffalo.
Asked if he felt guilty, he said: “If I told you the truth, I would get so much clap back about it. But I cried when I shot the elephant because it was the first time I’d ever done it. It was a unique moment.”
Mr Evans said the images, posted by former daughter-in-law Helen Winters, had been on Facebook for six years.
People Who Criticize Not Spacing The Birth Of My Children Enough, Don’t Have A Direction For Their Lives Yet- Mercy
Speaking to Punch on the issue and many others, the actress said;
“I feel that when you haven’t gone through life and you don’t have a bearing in life, that’s when you see certain decisions as unreasonable. Most of these people who make these statements have not even realised what they want to do with their lives yet.
“I had planned my life right from when I was growing up. I arranged my life the way I wanted it to go. And that is why even when I was at the peak of my career and marriage came, I grabbed it because I know age keeps going and time waits for no one.
CBN Governor Emerges President Of African Central Banks
This is contained in a communiqué issued in Abuja yesterday, adding that he would succeed Lucas Nchama, Governor of the Banque des tats de l’Afrique Centrale (BEAC).
To work with Emefiele are the governor of the Bank of Ghana as chairman of the West African sub-region; governor of the Central Bank of Mauritania, chairman of the North African sub-region; and the governor of the Bank of Central African States, chairman of the central African sub-region.
Photos: Mother Recounts Horrifying Tales Of How MTN Worker Was Murdered By Lover
She sat on a chair quietly in the sitting room of a house in Agbado area of Lagos, which she built with the sweat and suffering of many years as a single mother and plank vendor. Her head was bowed when a Punch correspondent went to meet her.
But when Mrs Ashinwo looked up, her eyes were glazed with a faraway look that would easily giveaway the fact that she could have witnessed trauma, great trauma that she obviously had yet to recover from.
Who would blame her? Watching her daughter killed before her presence, is enough to give her chills every moment for the rest of her life. The horrific incident she witnessed and survived few months ago in Kwara State remains so fresh on her mind.
Man Arrested For 'Impersonating Jesus' After He Is Spotted Walking With Giant Cross On His Back
Artist and filmmaker Ilya Novikov, 23, was behind the stunt in the city of Perm in central Russia's Perm Krai region. But he was accused of blasphemy by local church leaders and fell foul of police for being a potential traffic hazard.
A video filmed by an eyewitness shows the bearded artist wearing long flowing white robes as he walks along the pavement with a T-shaped cross.
Motorists and pedestrians shouted insults at Mr Novikov, and one bystander called the police fearing he could distract passing traffic.
It's Good Night To PDP Forever- Obasanjo
Mr. Obasanjo disclosed this while fielding questions from journalists in Jalingo, the Capital City of Taraba, during a tour of some projects in the state.
When asked to comment on the ongoing crisis in his former party, the PDP, Mr. Obasanjo simply said “in the part of the country where I come from, there is a saying that you cannot say ‘good night’ and come to say ‘good evening’ in the same place.
“So for me, it is good night for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and that’s all,” he said.
I’ll Develop High Blood Pressure If I Calculate What I Spend On Generator –Bob Manuel
Do you also use generator like most Nigerians do?
Of course, I do, even more than most Nigerians. We have no choice due to poor power supply in the country. I rely mostly on generator for my power needs.
For how many hours in a day do you enjoy government power supply in your area?
I cannot estimate that. Sometimes there is electricity today, tomorrow there is none. It’s an on-and-off situation. Sometimes, there will be no power for weeks and I often forget there’s anything called government power supply. It’s just like what every other Nigerian experiences.
My life Is In Danger, Man Who Named Dog Buhari Says As He Is Locked Up Again
Speaking with Punch on Friday minutes before he was again locked behind bars at the State Police Headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta, the capital, after initially being released last Tuesday, the father of one who hails from Delta State, said he feared for his life because he does not know what could happen to him next.
“I had to leave for Eleweran very early on Friday after receiving a letter on Thursday evening inviting me to the Command. I thought I was being called over for a peace talk, I never knew it was for the purpose of detaining me again.
Usain Bolt Wins His 9th Gold
Bolt, 29, had won the 100m and 200m in Rio and is the only man to win all three sprint events at three Games. He combined with Asafa Powell, Yohan Blake and Nickel Ashmeade to finish in 37.27 seconds.
Japan won a surprise silver and the USA were disqualified to hand Canada bronze and lift Britain up to fifth.
"There you go. I'm the greatest," said Bolt, after bringing an end to one of the most astonishing Olympic careers of all time.
Mum Who Lost 16 Babies Jailed For Using Thier Identities To Claim Benefits
The former nurse endured the two tragedies and 14 miscarriages before giving birth to a healthy daughter in 2012. But she secretly pocketed nearly £17,000 of benefits in the names of two of her dead children.
She used her son Kia, who died a fortnight after being born in 2009, and stillborn baby Shannon to claim the cash.
Kim Kardashian & Kids Enjoy Mexico Pool
The little ones couldn't contain their giggles as they got to float about on pool toys.
Man Charged After Threatening To Feed Boy To Alligators
Dereck Dunn, who is not the boy's father but has children with his mother, is said to have made the terrifying threat before beating the eight-year-old.
According to the New York Daily News , an affidavit says the unnamed child and his young sister were left with Dunn at home in Florida. The 28-year-old is then said to have taken the boy to the back garden and allegedly picked him up before making the threat to feed him to the reptiles.
Friday, August 19, 2016
Umahi Sacks Commissioner, Disbands State Committee On Employment
Although Mr. Umahi did not clearly state the reason for his action, it was learnt it had to do with the lopsided selection of youth in the state for the Industrial Training Fund programme. Umahi asked the permanent secretary, Ministry of Finance, Ignatius Unah, to take charge of the LG ministry.
The governor, who announced the suspension while declaring open the ITF programme in Abakaliki, also disbanded the state’s Committee on Employment.
Aba Prison Has 80 Insane Inmates– Official
The Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Prisons
Service, Abia Command, Deputy Superintendent of Prisons (DSP) Kalu Ikpe, says
the Aba Federal Prison has about 80 insane persons in its asylum.
Mr. Ikpe disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency
of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Aba.
He said the prison was taking care of the insane persons to
ensure that they were stabilised enough to enable them answer their respective
charges in court.
“Those who are not normal are put under observation and are
made to see psychiatric doctors who work daily to ensure that their drugs are
administered.
Saraki Renovates House, Hires Maid, Nurse To Take Care Of Late Yekini’s Mother
Mr. Saraki, represented by the Director of Football, Abubakar Bukola Saraki FC, Alloy Chukwuemeka, disclosed this on Friday in Ijagbo, Oyun Local Government Area of the state.
He also donated a Tricycle to the younger brother of late Rasheed Yekini, Hakeem.
Mr. Saraki said he had financed the sinking of a borehole and renovated the residence of Sikirat Yekini, upgraded her shop to a mini mart.
French Athlete Poos On Himself During Race (Photos)
Yohann Diniz’s plight was caught on camera with brown stains running down the back of his legs after soiling his pants midway through the contest.
World champion Matej Toth of Slovakia, eventually won the race ahead of London 2012 gold medallist, Jared Tallent of Australia in second and Japan’s Hirooki Arai bronze.
Coach Shoots Dead Athlete, Kills Colleague, Then Turns The Gun On Himself
Kenneth E. Valdez, 44, and Jason E. Huston, 45, both coaches at Hermiston High School were found dead in the suspected murder suicide at Valdez's home in Hermiston, Oregon on Thursday.
A 35-year-old woman was also discovered with gunshot injuries and was rushed to hospital. Police believe that Huston shot Valdez and the unnamed woman multiple times before he turned the gun on himself.
Coco Austin Steps Out With Baby & Husband For A Night Out
Meet Usain Bolt's Smoking Hot Girlfriend
Witnessing history from her own home, Bennett took to social media to praise Bolt in a string of tweets and Instagram posts.
After his 100m victory on Sunday, she posted on Twitter to her followers : “My babbbbbbbbbbbyyyyyyyyyyy.
“WHA DEM A GUH DO YAH NOW?” followed by Jamaican flags and hearts with the hashtag #LivingLegend. See smoking hot photos below...
Stella Damasus Replies Haters, Says "I'm Using Your Hate To Make Quick Money"
So my cousin sent me a message and told me how unhappy and sad she was to see horrible comments from people who don't even know me or know my story. All they know is what they have heard or read from others who wrote or talked based on what they also read or heard. My first response was "😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂".
The truth is that I am loving it all. If you don't face a challenge in the things you are doing, how do you know the value of what you have? I am very happy to face it all because I have always loved challenges. It helps me stay strong and determined to WIN WIN WIN. Another reason I am loving it is that for he first time in a long time I have seen more comments than ever. So all the brands I am looking to do business with have finally looked at my analytics and now they want to do more business with me. Continue....
'Muslim Shouting Allahu Akbar’ Stabs Jewish Rabbi In Horrifying Street Attack
The 62-year-old victim was reportedly attacked outside a brasserie in the Jewish quarter in the North East of Strasbourg.
The attacker was apparently restrained by a passer-by before cops arrive to arrest him.
Witnesses reported hearing the assailant scream “God is great” in Arabic before launching the bloody assault. The attacker has now been arrested, according to police sources quoted by AP news agency.
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