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Suspect in Craigslist slaying tells reporter she killed in 3 other states

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 A 19-year- old woman  charged with killing a Pennsylvania man she met through Craigslist has given a second jailhouse interview and provided specific details about other killings she claims to have committed. Miranda Barbour told  the Daily Item newspaper of Sunbury, Pennsylvania , that she killed men in  Big Lake , Alaska; Mexico Beach, Florida; and Raleigh, North Carolina. In her first jailhouse interview in mid-February, she told the Daily Item reporter  she had killed at least 22 men over six years  across the country but didn't provide any specific locations. Sunbury Police Chief Chief Steve Mazzeo told CNN he passed along the information to other jurisdictions.

President Jonathan's "Diehard" Supporters Want Petroleum Minister Diezani Sacked

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A youth group that described itself as diehard supporters of President Goodluck Jonathan held a protest march in Warri, Delta State over the weekend to request the removal of controversial Petroleum minister, Diezani Allison-Madueke and the minister of Internal affair, Abba Moro. The group reported the event as stated below: More troubles seem to be brewing for the embattled Minister of Petroleum Affairs Mrs Deziani Alison Madueke and her counterpart at the Ministry of Interior Affairs Comrade Patrick Abba Moro when youths from the Niger Delta held a protest rally in the city of Warri at the weekend to demand their immediate resignation or sack from office.

Drake and Rihanna want the whole world to know that they are in love! Check out what they did at Drake's London concert:

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Couple not afraid to show affection… We really love Rihanna and Drake as a couple. The two stars, who are also known as AubRih, were recently spotted holding hands after a night out in London. Drizzy also showed some love to Riri at one of his concerts by blowing her a kiss during a performance. Aren’t they just the cutest? Check out Drake blowing a kiss to Rihanna below. Source: MTV Base

Kim K.: talks Vogue cover, Naomi Campbell laughs

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As soon as Kim Kardashian and her fiance,  Kanye West , were unveiled as Vogue magazine's latest cover stars, loyal fashion fans demanded to know how it happened. Vogue's editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour, has already explained that she believes the reality star and rapper warrant the cover because of the influence they wield. But what does Kardashian have to say about it? (Other than it's a dream come true?) "I didn't know it was going to be the cover," Kardashian told Seth Meyers on "Late Night" March 26. "It was such a secret, I didn't tell my sisters, I didn't tell anyone. My mom knew, but it was this  top secret  mission." The international  photo shoot  wasn't without its glitches. It seems the highly publicized shot of the Kardashian- West family , in which baby North is cuddling up with her dad sans diaper, was caught in the middle of a bathroom break for the 9-month-old. "North peed on him right at

Simon Cowell has chosen baby Eric's godmother

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Simon Cowell  has chosen a godmother for his son Eric, and it probably WON'T surprise you that he's picked longtime friend and ex-girlfriend Sinitta.  PA Photos The singer revealed the news on Twitter on Mother's Day following a lunch with Cowell and friends.  At Mothers Day lunch with Mom, Magdalena,Zac,  @JasonJGale   @SimonCowell  I was asked to be GodMother to Baby Eric !!!X  pic.twitter.com/7jVPNMMZg9 — Sinitta 19 (@sinittaofficial)  March 30, 2014 Simon Cowell and Sinitta, who dated in the 1980s and worked together on many of her records, have stayed friends over the years, with Sinitta frequently appearing on  The X Factor . Although Sinitta did fall out with Simon after recently announcing that she had aborted his baby back when they were dating, and admitted she "was taken aback and did feel a sense of betrayal" when Simon announced he and his girlfriend Lauren Silverman were expecting, the pair seem to have got their friendship back on track

Report: N. Korea fires on South during North's military drills; South responds

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A day after raising the possibility of further nuclear tests, North Korea has engaged in provocative live-fire exercises near the South Korean  maritime border, leading to an exchange of fire between the two neighbors. Semi-official South Korean news agency  Yonhap reported  Monday that the North had begun the drill just after noon (local time). The Joint  Chiefs of Staff  (JCS) confirmed that some North Korean ordnance landed in South Korean waters, and that the South responded with fire. The JCS confirmed that the  North Korean  offshore military exercise began around 12:15 pm (local time) Monday, and said that "a part of North Korea's shelling reached South Korean side of the NLL (Northern Limit Line) and we (South Korea) responded with K-9 self-propelled guns into the North Korean waters above NLL."

Mark Zuckerberg Set To Beam internet To People From The Skies Using Drones, Satellites

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This annoucement was gotten from  Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook Page In our effort to connect the whole world with Internet.org, we’ve been working on ways to beam internet to people from the sky. Today, we’re sharing some details of the work Facebook’s Connectivity Lab is doing to build drones, satellites and lasers to deliver the internet to everyone. Our goal with Internet.org is to make affordable access to basic internet services available to every person in the world. We’ve made good progress so far. Over the past year, our work in the Philippines and Paraguay alone has doubled the number of people using mobile data with the operators we’ve partnered with, helping 3 million new people access the internet.

Microsoft Office Mobile for Android is now free

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It was almost a footnote in Microsoft's big reveal of  Office for iPad  today, but the iPhone and Android version of Office Mobile is now  free . Previously, these phone-focused apps required an Office 365 subscription. But with a new mobile platform to exploit, Microsoft has decided to allow us to view, edit, and create Office documents on our Android phones without shelling out for a subscription.

I have forgiven Atiku-Obasanjo

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Former  president, Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday in Abeokuta said that he had forgiven his former vice-president, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku  as well as any other persons perceived to have offended him of any sin. The relationship between Atiku and Obasanjo  since 2006 has been sore since Atiku’s alleged role in scuttling the third-term agenda of his boss. He  spoke while reacting to the request of the Northern  Youth Leaders  Forum (NYLF) who paid him a courtesy visit after their two-day meeting held in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital. As a leader and father,  Obasanjo said he bore no grudge against anybody and if there was any, he had forgiven them. But addressing the NYLF yesterday, Obasanjo said “on the request that you made yesterday, I do not have any grudge against anybody. And if there is any, I have forgiven all as a father.” Obasanjo appreciated the group for coming to Abeokuta to make case for a way forward for the country saying that  since 2003,  efforts of the foru

Boko Haram returns to Borno highways

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Boko Haram insurgents believed to have fled their hideouts following military raids on their camps in Borno State, have renewed attacks on motorists and commuters along major highways, travellers said. One of the witnesses said the insurgents intercepted a truck carrying food items along Maiduguri-Damaturu highway, as the driver of the vehicle fled when he sighted them. “Our vehicle almost ran into Boko Haram near Benisheik, but for the alert from a  car  in front. The driver of the  private car  had suddenly put his car in reverse and then made a quick U-turn back to Damaturu axis of the road, signaling to our driver to turn back too,” he said. That was how we knew problem was ahead. He later told us at Ngamdu where many motorists stopped that Boko Haram struck on the road, that they put fire on a truck,” a source said. Another source, who said he was returning to Maiduguri on Friday morning from Bauchi, disclosed that he was gripped with fear when he learnt the insurgents were on th

SSS jailbreak: Tight security in Force Headquarters, military barracks

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The attempted  jail break  by a Boko Haram suspect in custody at the headquarters of the State  Security Service  (SSS) in Abuja, has prompted the police and the military formations in Abuja to beef up security at all their offices and barracks. This is coming just as normalcy has returned to the three arm zone, where a detachment  of soldiers deployed to take charge of the situation had started leaving the place at about 3.36pm. There were however, some soldiers on ground to monitor the situation. A visit round Abuja  showed that the military and the police were not taking the matter lightly. At the  Police Force  Headquarters, policemen mounted a roadblock, using two  armoured vehicles  to prevent motorists and other road users from driving through. They however, created a diversion for motorists on one side of the lane, resulting in one-way driving. At the federal secretariat, Daily Sun observed a handful of policemen positioned near the building, ostensibly to keep security.

UNN Troubles: Okolo, Please Find another Defence; Your Nsukka-Agenda Tantrum is Diversionary

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There is an anecdote in my own part of the Igbo society told about a woman who farted upon attempting to lift a heavy object in public. Thereupon, to clear off the shame, she continued, using her mouth, to make a sound that resembled the fart. An elder in the gathering then said to her, “You cannot deceive us; we know the difference between the sound made with the mouth and that made by the anus.” Just follow me. The university is a citadel of the highest order of learning. To attain professorship in a foremost university, such as the University of Nigeria, is to be (or so it seems) an academic of the highest order. An academic of the highest order should be discerning enough not to take recourse in the fallacy of spurious allegation. That two things exist concurrently does not necessarily mean that one has caused the other. But such a fallacy, it seems, has been Prof Bartho Okolo’s most formidable line of  defence  in the troubles  that have attended his VCship of the University of

30 Killed in Boko Haram, SSS Gun Duel

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No fewer than 30 persons were  killed   early Sunday morning  when Boko Haram insurgents attempted to seize the national headquarters of the Department of State Security otherwise known as State Security Service (SSS). The attempt to seize  control  of the SSS headquarters led to a heavy gun battle that began at bout 8am and didn’t end until about 11.30am. The SSS headquarters is less than 100 metres from the Aso Rock Villa, the official residence of President Goodluck Jonathan and Vice President Namadi Sambo. Both men were reportedly not in the Villa at the time of the attack. A  large number  of the casualties are believed to be the insurgents. At least 100 members of the Boko Haram sect are detained in the SSS facility. There were conflicting accounts on what triggered the gun battle. One SSS source said an insurgent disarmed an SSS operative and a doctor detailed to treat him (insurgent). “The insurgent then turned the weapon on the operatives. Other operatives res

Is Wyclef Broke?

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Singer in debt! Former  Fugees member  Wyclef Jean  has seen better days. He now owes a  list of creditors  money, including the I.R.S. That bill alone is $2.9M. The revelation was made by his  accountant  when the former Fugees frontman failed to pay  lawyers money he owed them. Source : MTV  Base

Breaking news alert: Malaysia official: Maybe, just maybe, they're alive

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New details in Flight 370 search s     [Breaking  news alert , 9:28 a.m.] Two ships searching for debris related to the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines MH370 have retrieved a number items from the search area, the Australian  Maritime Safety  Authority said Saturday. "But so far no objects confirmed to be related to MH370 have been recovered," it said in a statement. [Previous story, 9:21 a.m.] It sounds like a mixed message. Earlier this week,  loved ones  of those aboard missing  Malaysia Airlines Flight  370 heard this:  "All lives are lost." But Saturday, a Malaysian official met with relatives and then told reporters he had not closed the door on the possibility that survivors may exist among the 239 people aboard the Boeing 777-200 ER that went missing March 8.

D'banj hasn't met her

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D'banj has reportedly  denied  rumours that he is  dating Genevieve Nnaji and said he has not met a woman he can die for. According to reports, the musician recently discussed his  love life  during an interview with popular UK on-air-personality Tim Westwood. D'banj was allegedly  speaking  about his latest single  Bother You  which is a soundtrack for the movie  Half of a  Yellow Sun  based on a novel by Nigerian author Chimamanda Adichie. NET  says D'banj said, "The song is about finding  that person  you can die for, I have not met a woman I can die for." D'banj is said to have  refused  to clarify his relationship with Genevive Nnaji.

Ibadan Horror Part 2 – Fake Pastor Caught With Human Head During Prayer [Photos]

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This may sound incredible. The Oyo State capital, Ibadan, has been in the news for all the wrong reasons in the last one week and the gory stories continue to unravel. First it was the discovery of a horror forest where human bodies and skeletons were discovered in a community. Few days after that discovery, a man who disguised himself as a mad man was arrested with human tongues and other body part. The latest that is coming from the ancient city is that a man who disguised as a Pastor has been nabbed after he was discovered to be in possession of a human skull. The preacher, dressed in white garment and going about preaching at the top of his voice and receiving money from people, was arrested at Agbowo Junction.

Nigerian Singer ‘Aboko Ku’ Crooner, Zara Gretti is Dead

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Fast-rising eccentric singer, Zara Gretti, has been off the radar for a while due to complications frommultiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease that affects the brain and spinal cord is dead. MS affects women more than men Zara’s last year revealed her condition via a series of posts, including a recent picture of herself, on her Twitter page. The once-chubby singer who was born and raised in the US was a shadow of her former self. In her tweets, Zara disclosed that she is currently experiencing poor vision in both eyes and is suffering from memory loss and tremors. She added that she is receiving treatment in the US.

‘I F***ed The S*** Out Of Her:’ Nick Cannon Runs Down The List Of Celebrity Women He’s ‘Smashed’

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Nick Cannon has singlehandedly managed to become the king of over sharing, so we’ve kind of grown to expect this sort of behavior from him. However, his recent off-air interview with Big Boy seemed to go a little far—maybe even too far. “This is LA, that’s the whole purpose: to have sex with actresses, singers, models,” the married actor told Big Boy after being asked how many celebrity women he’s slept with over the years. After being asked to name five of the women he’s been with, Nick responded:

Unusual school

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Lagos primary learning centre where pupils study under rain, sun Though located within Lagos metropolis, Ladipo primary school, Matori in Mushin local government area compares favourably with a village school with no roof to shield pupils from scorching sun and rainfull. Established in 1980 during the administration of Governor Lateef Jakande, Saturday Sun learnt that the school which shares the same premises with Oduduwa Junior and Senior Secondary Schools began to witness infrastructure decay when the state government and the host community stopped giving it the deserved attention.

5 Surprising Health Habits That Steal Your Energy

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You really are trying to be healthy…you go to the gym, you drink water, you even eat healthier. So why do you still feel so exhausted? Here are some surprising, everyday things that may be taking away more of your energy than you realize. You’re Getting To Bed…But You’re Not Doing The Right Things In Bed. Did you know that 65 percent of participants of a recent say the check their phone for text messages while in bed, right before they turn off the lights. According to the National Sleep Foundation, 95 percent of Americans use a computer or other electronic device within an hour of trying to fall asleep.What’s wrong with this? All that tech gadget use, especially their bright lights, may stimulate brain activity and reduce melatonin levels, which may make it difficult to both fall asleep and perk up the next day, says Mariana G. Figueiro, PhD, an associate professor at the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. What To Do Differentl

Some of you favorite celebrities once took it all off in order to jump start their career. You might be surprised who did the nasty on camera all in order to climb the entertainment industry ladder.

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#1 Cameron Diaz Girl next door, Cameron Diaz, once did porn to give her career a jump start. Looks like it worked. #2 Perrey Reeves He's the fast talking talent manager on HBO's "Entourage," but back in the day, his lips were doing more than talking. Perrey Reeves once starred in porn.

This Spice Girls Reunion News Is the Saddest Thing You'll Hear All Day

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Okay, Victoria Beckham, we get it—you're a busy woman. You have  your fashion line , four kids to run after,  treadmill desks to conquer , and a  shirtless husband  to tend to. Sure, the mogul  admitted just recently  that singing is not her forte, but for those of us whose adolescence coincided with the '90s, she was Posh Spice before  she was "Victoria Beckham." Which is why we were kind of devastated to hear the news that Beckham has "given her blessing" to the other four Spice Girls to do something without her, according to Melanie Chisholm (aka Mel C aka Sporty Spice). "We've talked about [a reunion],"  she told  The Daily Mail . "Victoria doesn't want to, which we completely understand. We're so proud of her and her incredible foray into fashion...The four of us could consider it maybe." STOP RIGHT NOW. (Thank you very much.)

Google and Facebook Team Up to Modernize Old-School Databases

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Google completely  changed the world of computer databases  when it published a  research paper describing “Big Table,” a sweeping system it built to store information across its online empire. Released in 2006, the paper revealed an approach to data storage that did away with the traditional model used by  relational databases , which are designed to store data in neat rows and columns on a single machine. Basically, BigTable made it easier to spread data onto hundreds or even thousands of computer servers. Along with a paper published by Amazon about its own adventures in data storage, the Big Table concept spawned dozens of open source imitators. These “NoSQL” databases play a big role inside the biggest names of on the web and beyond, including Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter, as well as Google. But the need for old-fashioned relational databases never went away. To this day, all the big web companies still depend on the  open source database  MySQL and its variants, such as

Flight MH370: 'Objects spotted' in new search area

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A plane has spotted "objects" in the  new area  of the Indian Ocean being searched for missing  Malaysia Airlines flight  MH370, Australian officials say. The sightings would need confirmation by ship, which is not expected until tomorrow, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (Amsa)  said . Earlier it was announced the search would now focus on an area 1,100km (700 miles) north-east of the previous zone. The Beijing-bound airliner disappeared on 8 March with 239 people on board. The identity of the objects - spotted by a Royal New Zealand Air Force Orion - were "to be established", Amsa said. The crew say they spotted 11 unidentified objects, the BBC's Phil Mercer reports from the western  Australian city  of Perth. The images hold out the prospect of up-to-date information, as opposed to satellite images which are invariably days out of date by the time they are seen by investigators, our correspondent adds.

BREAKING NEWS: National Conference delegate, Hamma Misau is dead

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A  delegate  at the ongoing National Conference  in Nigeria, retired police AIG, Hamma Misau is dead. Misau  passed  on last night at the National Hospital  in Abuja after battling an undisclosed illness at the age of 67. The late Misau became a trending item after a photo of him sleeping at the conference went viral on the blogsphere. Barrister Mohammed Hamma a cousin to the retired Police Officer  told SaharaReporters that his funeral is due shortly in Bauchi. Misau is a native of Misau in Bauchi state.

Army kills 11 B’Haram members, arrest 31

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The arrested Boko Haram members as well as weapons and motocycles seized from them in Taraba and Adamawa States... on Thursday. | credits: DHQ The  Special Forces  have arrested 31 fighters of the Boko Haram Sect who were attempting to flee the country through Taraba State and Gumti in Adamawa State into Cameroon. The Director of  Defence Information , Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade, said in an  electronic mail  on Thursday that one of those arrested was a mercenary claiming to be a citizen of Chad and Burkinafaso. Olukolade also said that 11 insurgents were also killed during shootouts with troops in the  border communities. He said that the terrorists who were involved in the encounter with the Special Forces were trapped and were forced out of their hideout by hunger. According for the Defence spokesman, the Special Forces arrested some of the insurgents who left one of the camps in the forest took the security men to similar camps

Fulani herdsmen’s attacks: Governors warn of imminent food shortage

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The  Governors  have raised alarm over possible food shortage across the country as 17 states come under threats of attacks from Fulani herdsmen. Some of the states are Plateau, Benue, Adamawa, Niger, Bauchi, Nasarawa, Kwara, Kaduna, Oyo, Delta, Edo, Kogi amongst others. This was disclosed at the end of the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting yesterday chaired by Vice President Namadi Sambo. The meeting, which has all 36 state Governors as members and some Ministers, was the first in nine months and the first this year, in which they called for urgent  security measures  to halt the deadly attacks. Briefing State House correspondents at the end of the meeting, Governors Jonah Jang of Plateau, Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom, Gabriel Suswam of Benue states and Minister of State for Works and Supervising Minister of National Planning, Bashir Yuguda, said that Council  received presentation by the  National Security Adviser , Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd)  on incessant conflicts between Farm