Houseboy injures spinal cord peeping at madam bathing

                              National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos.

A 26-year-old domestic worker, Ubong Etu Nbomang, has injured his spinal cord while peeping at his female boss while she was having her bath.

He has been hospitalised at the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, Delta State, after falling and breaking his spine.

His boss is a top federal civil servant in one of the neighbouring states. The houseboy was alleged to have made holes around the bathroom door, through which he peeped at his boss whenever she was having a shower.

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Our correspondent learnt that Nbomang had climbed on a platform to have a vantage view of his boss who is in her 30s.

Proud grandmother, Laura Bush shares first family photo with her new granddaughter Poppy

         

Former first lady of the United States, Laura Bush shared a family picture on Instagram Saturday showing newborn granddaughter, poppy. The picture features Laura Bush, her husband, former President George W. Bush, their twin daughters, Barbara and Jenna, Henry Hager, Jenna's husband and their children, Margaret and Poppy.

Congratulations grandma.

Photo: Instagram

Don’t drop pregnant women, nursing mothers from NYSC—NGO tells FG

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), an NGO has urged the Federal Government not to stop pregnant women and nursing mothers from participating in National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).
The HURIWA National Coordinator, Mr Emmanuel Onwubiko, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja that stopping them from taking part in the programme would be discriminatory.

Meet Jordan - the son in whom Abedi Pele is well pleased

Of all his three sons, former Ghana Captain and three-time African footballer of the year, Abedi Ayew, known professionally as Abedi Pele has singled out Jordan as the most talented and gifted.

His other two sons, Rahim and Andre are great footballers but Jordan seems to be impressing him more than his brothers. His first born, Rahim was a non-playing Ghana squad member at the 2010 world cup; Andre, the most popular is a Swansea winger and Jordan Ayew plays for Aston Villa.

WAEC assessment system inefficient – GNECC

The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) says the current West African Examination Council (WAEC) assessment system is inefficient hence the high level of irregularities reported year after year.

Addressing a News Conference in Accra on Thursday, Mr Bright Appiah, the Council Chair, GNECC, challenged WAEC to strengthen its assessment system to prevent people from taking advantage of it.

“WAEC must strengthen its systems to ensure the dignity of our children. The recurrence of examination malpractices and subsequent cancellation of papers is highly unacceptable and it is about time WAEC and other relevant regulatory bodies put in place measures to address the problem with utmost urgency,” he said.

Missing Indonesian Plane has been found, crashed into mountain

The Indonesian plane that went missing Sunday has been found. Suprasetyo, Indonesian Director General of air transportation disclosed during a press conference. He said the wreckage of the Trigana Air Service plane which was en route from Jayapura to Oksibil was found in the Oktabe district of Papua Province, but villagers reported seeing the plane which had on board 54 passengers and crew, crash into the mountain.

Kate Middleton: Hopes to conceive another daughter before her deadline nears

Kate Middleton made in known on many occasions that she always wanted to have three children. Her child rearing plans are to conceive and give birth to all three before she reaches the age of thirty-five. Kate is currently thirty-three years old and wants to have her third child immediately, even though it has only been three months since Princess Charlotte was born so she can follow in her mother’s footsteps and be done having babies at an early age. Her dream is to have a second daughter so that Charlotte can have a sister that is close to her age and develop a sisterly bond like she has with her own sister, Pippa Middleton according to a news story on August 8 shared by Celebrity Dirty Laundry entertainment news.

Typhoon Soudelor hits Southeast China

A super storm has hit the Southeastern Chinese city of Wenzhou Saturday night killing about 14 people, and another four missing in the wake of Typhoon Soudelor.

The typhoon, the 13th this year according to Xinhua news brought heavy downpours to the regions where precipitations in some counties reached 700 mm over the past two and a half days, a record in up to 120years.

Buhari directs MDAs to open Treasury Single Account, remit all revenues into it

         

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed Federal Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to open and start paying into a Treasury Single Account (TSA) for all government revenues, incomes and other receipts.

According to the directive, the measure is specifically to promote transparency and facilitate compliance with sections 80 and 162 of the 1999 Constitution.

Is Will Smith's 17-year old marriage to Jada Pinkett over?

The manner in which celebrity marriages are crashing these days is rather very disturbing. The dust raised by Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck's divorce is yet to settle, now we hear Will Smith and wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith are calling it quits. The 17-year old union has undergone several turbulence. I guess he who wears the shoe knows where it pinches, the center indeed failed to hold this time around.

So sad - 9 year old Bat boy dies after he was hit by a player's swing

This is so sad and quite unfortunate. A 9-year old Bat boy, Kaiser Carlile had died after he was struck by a baseball player's swing in Kansas, his team said.  The lad who died Sunday evening had been in a critical condition since he was hit by a bat despite the fact that he wore a helmet during the game against the San Diego Waves in Wichita Saturday afternoon according to NBC News.

May his soul rest in peace.

President Buhari appoints Usman as Provost FCE, Oyo

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Prof. Kamoru Olayiwola Usman as Provost of the Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo.

This information is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina.

War On Terror: Nigeria Police, Germany Sign MOU

                               IGP, Solomon E. Arase

The effort of President Muhammadu Buhari to strengthen the capacity of Nigeria Police and other security agencies to effectively check the menace of terrorism and other crimes in Nigeria has started yielding the desired result as the Nigeria Police and the Federal Republic of Germany through the German Embassy in Abuja, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, recently.