Wednesday, 17 January 2018

*Kim Wall death: Danish prosecutors say murder was planned *



*Kim Wall death: Danish prosecutors say murder  was planned *
Danish prosecutors have charged inventor Peter Madsen with murdering Swedish journalist Kim Wall and will attempt to have him jailed for life.
Her dismembered remains were found at sea on 21 August last year, 11 days after she interviewed him aboard his homemade submarine.
Prosecutors accuse him of having planned the crime, either suffocating her or cutting her throat.
He admits dismembering her body but denies intentionally killing her.
The 30-year-old was last seen alive on the evening of 10 August as she departed with Mr Madsen on his self-built 40-tonne submarine, UC3 Nautilus. She was researching a story about his venture.
Her boyfriend raised the alarm the next day when she did not return from the trip. Mr Madsen was rescued at sea after his submarine sank the same day. Police believe he deliberately scuttled the vessel.
The journalist's mutilated torso was spotted by a passing cyclist on 21 August but her head, legs and clothing, placed in weighted-down bags, were not discovered by police divers until 6 October.
Ms Wall had had a long career in journalism, having previously reported from North Korea, the South Pacific, Uganda and Haiti, writing for the New York Times, Guardian, Vice and the South China Morning Post.

Tuesday, 16 January 2018

*Family of H&M child model moved house 'for security'*



*Family of H&M child  model moved house 'for security'*
The mother of the five-year-old H&M model caught up in a racism row has told the BBC her family has moved house in Sweden "for security reasons."
Last week, photos of Liam Mango modelling a "coolest monkey in the jungle" hoodie went viral, with social media users accusing H&M of racism.
Though Mrs Mango has been a victim of racism and acknowledges it's a huge problem, she's been attacked by other black people for not condemning H&M.
Though she did not elaborate on the safety reasons, Mrs Mango said the attacks on H&M stores in and around Johannesburg were one reason for the move.
Amid calls for a global boycott of H&M, musicians The Weeknd and G-Eazy have cut ties with the company, with the former saying the advert made him feel "shocked and embarrassed".

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO A STRONG WOMAN. MADAM CHINYEREM IMMACULATE EZEANOKETE

Happy birthday to my second earthly saviour (mystery).
Yes today is the day to celebrate this woman. MRS CHINYERE IMMACULATA EZEANOKETE.
(UGA UMUORU TOWN CID as Adanne calls)
She made broken look beautiful
and strong look invincible.
She walked with the Universe
on her shoulders and made it
look like a pair of wings.

“ I believe in this strong women. A woman who is able to stand up for herself. I believe in the woman who doesn't need to hide behind her husband's back. I believe that if you have problems, as a woman you deal with them, you don't play victim, you don't make yourself look pitiful, you don't point fingers. You stand and you deal.thats the woman. She faces the world with a head held high and you carry the universe in your heart.

Saturday, 13 January 2018

Farmer asks FG to adopt Ranching method for cattle

*Farmer Asks FG to Adopt Ranching Method for Cattle:*
A farmer, Shedrack Madlion, has blamed the incessant bloody clashes between herdsmen and farmers on two Ministries of Government, the livestock division of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Environment. He accused the ministries of neglecting their responsibilities of not identifying and bringing immediate solutions to some of the issues affecting cattle rearing.
Explaining further, Madlion noted that pastoral rearing, for instance, causes the cows to be unhealthy as opposed to ranching. He said this when he appeared as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, insisting that pastoral herding is completely outdated. Speaking further, he pointed out that the best quality beef is produced from livestock reared on ranches, both in Nigeria and elsewhere in the world.

Pakistan Zainab murder

*Pakistan Zainab murder: Anger in Kasur as other parents speak out

The murder and sexual assault of six-year-old Zainab Ansari, who disappeared on her way to a Koran class on 4 January, has sparked deadly riots.

Zainab was last seen alive on CCTV footage walking hand in hand with an unknown man. Her body was found in a rubbish dump a few days later.

And according to a police document obtained by the BBC there have been 10 similar cases in the city since January 2017.

Investigators have recovered traces of the same DNA on six of the victims, including from Zainab's body.

All six were young girls, all went missing extremely close to their homes, and all were left, unburied, in rubbish dumps or abandoned houses nearby. Their families all live within a 3km (two mile) radius.

 
The first in the spate of the girls to be abducted was five-year-old Ayesha Bibi who disappeared from outside her home almost exactly a year before Zainab, on 7 January 2017.

It was her father Asif Baba's birthday. He's kept the white teddy bear she gave him as a gift that day, along with her school uniforms and doll collection.

Nigerian army: Ian squire kidnapper killed

*Nigerian army: Ian Squire kidnapper killed*

The leader of a Nigerian gang responsible for the death of a British aid worker has been killed, according to the Nigerian army. A manhunt for gang leader Peregbakumo Oyawerikumo, known as Karowei, had been underway in southern Nigeria since last year. He co-ordinated the kidnap of four British missionaries in October.

Three were released but one man, Ian Squire, was shot dead in captivity. Kidnapping for ransom is common in southern Nigeria though most often those taken are freed after a ransom is paid. The Foreign Office currently advises against all but essential travel to Delta state, saying there is a "high threat of criminal kidnap".

A special military task force said it arrested the gang leader in a village. As the task force led him back to his camp they were ambushed and in the fighting, Karowei was killed, the army said.