Wednesday, 6 January 2016

6th January: Today In History

Today is January,  the 6th day of 2016. There are 351 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight In History;


Birthdays:
  1745Jaques Montgolfier, Built first practical hot air balloon
  1913Loretta Young, American film actress
  1934Sylvia Syms, British actress
  1943Treey Venables, England football manager
  1957Rowan Atkinson, English comedian and actor
  1959Kathy Sledge, Of 'Sister Sledge'
  1959Kapil Dev, Indian cricketer

Events:
  1540King Henry VIII married his fourth wife, Anne of Cleeves
  1838Samuel Morse gave the first demonstration of the electric telegraph
  1928The river Thames flooded, causing damage to Tate Art Gallery basement paintings
  1945The Battle of the Bulge, in the Ardennes, began
  1981The scottish novelist A.J Cronin died
  1991Christmas was celebrated in the USSR for the first time since the Bolshevik Revolution
  1994Prime Minister John Major relaunched his 'Back to Basics' campaign
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Tuesday, 5 January 2016

OMG! Woman Calls Out Side Chick (Photo)


OMG! I just cant stop laughing out loud.. I really dont know what to say but i think this is extremely too bad. Girls please stop going after married men and married men please stop going after young, hot and sexy girls to avoid embarrassment. Please love your wife.


Come to think of it, men are entitle to marry more than one wife and their bond to cheat on their wife even after marrying four wives or wife. So women dont kill your self and stop going through your husband's phone to avoid heart attack.
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5th January: Today In History

Today is January,  the 5th day of 2016. There are 360 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight In History;

Birthdays:
  1902Stella Gibbons, English novelist and poet
  1931Robert Duvall, American film actor
  1931Alfred Brendal, Austrian concert pianist
  1938King Juan Carlos of Spain
  1942Jan Leeming, Television newsreader
  1946Dianne Keaton, American film actress
  1950Chris Stein, Of 'Blondie'

Events:
  1896X-Rays were demonstrated by their discover, Wilhelm Rontgen
  1925The first American female governer was elected
  1938The BBC broadcast its first radio comedy series, 'Bandwagon'
  1964The London Underground installed its first automatic ticket barrier
  1967A Conference is held in Aburi, Ghana with Ojukwu on the lgbo side and Gowon on
the Nigeria side. The Aburi talks agree to a loose confederation that would grant
autonomy to the regions.
  1968Alexander Dubceck became the new Prime Minister of Czecholslovakia
  1972NASA announced its plans for a new space vehicle, the shuttle
  1976A new law made French the only language allowed in advertising throughout France
  1992The oil tanker 'Braer' was wrecked in the Shetland Islands, discharging large amounts of crude oil
  1993Governor Michael Otedola of Lagos State grants absolute pardon to 12 "kid" robbers who were condemned to death five years ago.
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Monday, 4 January 2016

University Of Port Harcourt Ranked As The 6th Best University In Africa

According to the latest ranking of the World Economic Forum,WEF, the University of Port Harcourt,UNIPORT, is the sixth best university in Africa.

The federal government-owned institution trailed four South African and one Ugandan university in the list of top 30 schools.

Noting that the ranking is “essentially based on the amount of citations there are for the university’s work”, WEF quoted Times Higher,Education "THE" noting that the universities are “derived from the methodology for the current world
university ranking.


culled:dailypost
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4th January: Today In History

Today is January,  the 4th day of 2016. There are 361 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight In History;Birthdays:
  1809Louis Braille, Devised the Braille system for the blind
  1878Augustus John, Welsh artist
  1914Jane Wyman, American actress
  1935Floyd Patterson, American heavyweight boxer
  1939Dyan Cannon, American actress
  1943John McLaughlin, Jazz and blues singer

Events:
  1885An appendix was successfuly removed for the first time in Iowa, USA
  1936The first ever music chart was compiled, in the United States
  1944The British, during WW2, launched an attack on Monte Cassino, Italy
  1951Chinese and North Korean troops captured Seoul, Korea
  1959The Luna 1 spacecraft became the first to leave Earth's gravity
  1967Nigeria's military leaders travelled to Aburi in Ghana to find a solution to problems facing the country and to avert an imminent military clash between the north and the east. 
  1978The PLO representative in London was shot dead
  1981A broadway show called 'Frankensetin' opened and closed on the same day
  1984The arrest of former political office holders begins across the country. Military governors are also named for the 19 states.
  1985Britain's first baby was born to a surrogate mother for commercial reasons
  1989Two Libyan jets were shot down by US aircraft in the Mediterranen
  1993Members of the Transitional Council get portfolios; a 14-member National Defence and Security Council is also named to take over from the AFRC.
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Sunday, 3 January 2016

Check Out The Tallest Jesus Statue In Africa Unveiled In Imo State (Photo)

The Bishop of Orlu Catholic Diocese, Most Rev. Augustine Ukwuoma on Fridayunveiled the African tallest statue of Jesus Christ weighing 8.5 metres (28 ft) at St. Aloysius Catholic Parish, Abajah, Imo.



The statue made of marble is bigger than the 20 metres (66 foot) Ramesses ii Abusimbel statue in Egypt.

Ukwuoma Performed the ceremony shortly after a mass attended by the Bishop Emeritus of Orlu Diocese, Most Rev. Gregory Ochiagha, and more than 100 priests at St. Aloysius Parish Abajah compound on Friday.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Chief Obinna Onuoha, who donated the Jesus statue had constructed 2, 000 seating capacity parish church at St. Aloysius in the year 2012.

Ukwuoma, who described the statue as magnificent, commended the Onuoha family for the gift and their benevolence to the church.

“This statue is a great symbol of Christian faith, and I pray that for the Catholics that the statue will continue to constantly remind us of what Jesus Christ stands for us.

“For other passers-by, looking at the statue will also bring them closer to Jesus,’’ the Bishop said.

-NAN
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Hmm! Chris Brown Accused Of Battering Woman In Las Vegas Hotel

Chris Brown is a suspect in a battery investigation after an assault occurred at the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas on Saturday,
 the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department confirmed to Etonline.com.

The alleged victim, Liziane Gutierrez, claims the 26-year-old singer punched her in the face at a private after party held in his suites.

According to a press release from the LVMPD, the two got in an alteraction over a cell phone. "The victim was alleged to have been battered by Brown, who at the same time took her cell phone," the press release read. "A verbal altercation took place as the victim was escorted out of the room by private security and into the hallway."
Gutierrez, a Brazilian model, was escored off the hotel property because of the disturbance, but she later returned to file the report. Detectives could not reach Brown in his suite and later learned he had left the hotel before officers arrived at the scene.

The investigation is still ongoing, and the LVMPD have not heard from Brown yet.

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OMG! Man Hacks Step-Mother To Death In Enugu State

Confusion in the agrarian community of Umuenem, Ezinesi-Oduma in Aninri Local Government Area of Enugu State following the killing of Bennedeth Anyim, allegedly with  an axe during her intervention to seperate a fight between two belligerent siblings.



The suspect, Friday Anyim, was said to have engaged the elder sister, Abigail Anyim, in an argument over the sale of a water tank to enable him (Friday) raise money for the purchase of a  motorcycle, popularly known as Okada for commercial purpose.

It was gathered that the suspect,a son to one of the three wives of his father, Anyim Samuel, had, in a bid to have his way, picked an axe, apparently to deal a devastating injury on the sister before the deceased rushed to intervene and was hit by the flying axe.

The attack left the deceased sprawling on the floor just as the suspect took to his heels.

Enugu State Police Command Public Relations Officer,PPRO,Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, confirmed the incident in a statement, adding that the deceased’s husband who was in the middle of a meeting in a nearby house, raced  home  on hearing the news only for him to meet the wife in a pool of blood.

Culled frm Vanguard
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3rd January: Today In History

Today is January,  the 3rd day of 2016. There are 362 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight In History;
Birthdays:
  1883Clement Atlee, British politician
  1892J.R Tolkien, English author of 'Lord Of The Rings'
  1907Ray Milland, American film actor
  1909Victor Borge, Danish born comedian and musician
  1936David Vine, Sports commentator
  1942John Thaw, English television & film actor
  1945Victoria Principal, American actress
  1992ADEJUMO ADELEKE ABIODUN BORN 3RD OF JANUARY 1992
  1992ADEJUMO ADELEKE ABIODUN BORN JANUARY 3RD 1992

Events:
  1795Josiah Wedgwood, the famous English potter, died
  1924The sarcophagus of Tutankhamen was discovered by Howard Carter
  1959Alaska became the 49th United State, bought from Russia
  1971The Open University began broadcasting on television
  198512,000 Ethiopian jews were airlifted to Israel
  1988Margaret Thatcher became Britains longest serving 20th century Prime Minister
  1992The 15th ceasefire was announced in former Yugoslavia
  1993The Russian and American leaders signed the second START agreement in Moscow
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See Photos From Emir Of Kano Daughter Shahida's Wedding

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi gave out his daughter, Shahida in marriage to the love of her life, Abdulkadir Baba-Ahmed on Friday, 1st January. Abdulkadir is the son of Director General of the State Security Service ( SSS) Lawal Daura. Just got a hold of some pics. See more photos after the cut...





...happy married life!
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