'Explosions and gunfire' at APC rally

An opposition rally in southern Nigeria has been hit by explosions and gunfire, reports say.

The blast occurred at an All Progressives Congress rally at a school in Okrika in Rivers state, local media said, ahead of elections on 28 March.
Members of the APC - Nigeria's main opposition - were reportedly waiting for their leaders to arrive at the venue when the incident occurred.
It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the attack.
There were several explosions while APC members waited for the rally to begin, witnesses said, followed by gunfire.
People fled the rally in Okrika - a small port town south of Port Harcourt, in the heart of Nigeria's oil-producing region.
"We have been attacked," a spokeswoman for Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi told AFP news agency.

Incredibly rare fish with TWO MOUTHS caught off the coast of Australia.

A string of rare and freakish fish have been emerging from Australian seas of late.

In the wake of the discovery of Goblin shark in New South Wales and prehistoric frill shark in Victoria, another rare and unusual fish has been uncovered in South Australia.

On Monday afternoon, a Riverland fisherman was taken aback when he netted a bony bream with two mouths.

Garry Warrick, of Barmera in South Australia, told Daily Mail Australia that after 30 years of fishing in the area he had never come across a double mouthed bream.

‘It was very unusual. I have been fishing here for 30 years, and I have come across a few deformed fish, but never anything quite like this.

Pregnant woman gives birth on TRAIN TOILET and newborn falls through on to tracks.

A heavily pregnant woman passed out and gave birth on a train toilet.
Her newborn fell through the waste drainage system and ended up on the tracks.
Luckily, a guard nearby heard the baby's cries and told railway bosses, who stopped the train and rescued him.
The bizarre incident took place on Sunday in Rajasthan, India, where train toilets are often just empty holes that lead to the ground below.

Nigerian Man repeatedly posed as fictional legally blind twin brother to get out of several traffic tickets.

A New Jersey man allegedly told court officials that he was his blind twin brother - who didn't exist - to get out of several traffic tickets.

Police said that Olawale Agoro, of Hackensack, told municipal court judges and clerks repeatedly that his name was Tony and that it was his brother who had racked up the tickets.

Agoro, 58, would go into court, identify himself as Tony and request that his court date be postponed

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The alleged incidents began on July 31 when a Maywood Police Officer pulled over Agoro and issued five motor vehicle summonses. 

He then appeared in Maywood Municipal Court in September, identifying himself as Tony and claiming he was legally blind. 

The police officer who had pulled him over, Matthew Parodi, was in the courtroom and claimed he saw Agoro pass papers back and forth in court without difficulty.

Indian woman allows husband to smash coconut balanced on her throat... with a machete.

There is trust in a relationship and then, on a whole other level, there is what daredevil stunt couple Bhramharamba and Balashankar Budati share.

The Budatis, from Chirala Mandal in India, perform incredible - or insane depending on your perspective - feats with sticks, stones and sharp objects for the amusement of others.

And usually they involve Bhramharamba in the firing line, as in this video where Balashankar balances a coconut on his wife's throat before he demolishes it with a giant machete,its all good until he decides to take another wife...

Cyber bank robbers steal $1bn, says Kaspersky report.

Up to 100 banks and financial institutions worldwide have been attacked in an "unprecedented cyber robbery", claims a new report.

Computer security firm Kaspersky Lab estimates $1bn (£648m) has been stolen in the attacks, which it says started in 2013 and are still ongoing.
A cybercriminal gang with members from Russia, Ukraine and China is responsible, it said.
Kaspersky said it worked with Interpol and Europol on the investigation.
It said the attacks had taken place in 30 countries including financial firms in Russia, US, Germany, China, Ukraine and Canada.
"These attacks again underline the fact that criminals will exploit any vulnerability in any system," said Sanjay Virmani, director of Interpol's digital crime centre.
Kaspersky said the gang's methods marked a new stage in cyber robbery where "malicious users steal money directly from banks and avoid targeting end users".
The gang, which Kaspersky dubbed Carbanak, used computer viruses to infect company networks with malware including video surveillance, enabling it to see and record everything that happened on staff's screens.
In some cases it was then able to transfer money from the banks' accounts to their own, or even able to tell cash machines to dispense cash at a pre-determined time of day.
Kaspersky said on average each bank robbery took between two and four months, with up to $10m stolen each time.

South Africa parliament chaos as Malema MPs heckle Zuma

South Africa's parliament descended into chaos as leftist MPs scuffled with security during a key annual speech by President Jacob Zuma.

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), led by Julius Malema, repeatedly interrupted Mr Zuma, demanding answers over a spending scandal.
The speaker of parliament then ordered their removal, prompting scuffles.
The largest opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, walked out in protest at their expulsion.
"You can't send police into parliament," said Democratic Alliance parliamentary leader Mmusi Maimane.
The EFF used President Zuma's annual State of the Nation speech to question him about a state-funded, multi-million dollar upgrade to his private residence.

'Boko Haram' militants attack Chad for first time

Nigerian Boko Haram militants have carried out an attack on Chad overnight, the first such assault on Chadian soil, officials say.

Fighters crossed Lake Chad in four motorboats and attacked a village, an army spokesman told the BBC.
The Islamist militants were pushed back by Chadian troops after killing several people, residents said.
Chad recently joined Nigeria, Niger, and Cameroon in a military coalition against Boko Haram.
The jihadists, who want to create their own Islamic caliphate in Nigeria, have killed thousands and forced millions to flee their homes in north-eastern Nigeria since 2009.

Teacher stomps on pupils 'because they forgot to do their homework'

Shocking footage has emerged of a teacher stomping on the back of young pupils because they 'hadn't done their homework'.
Two pupils lie motionless on the floor while the woman jumps on their backs as a form of punishment for not completing their work, according to a Ghana news website, Pulse.com.
The woman was a teacher at the Multi Educational Complex at Wassa Akropong in the Western region of Ghana and has been identified as Christiana Owusu,some teachers don't know the limit of corporal punishment.

Giroud crowned Premier League's hottest player

Olivier Giroud has been crowned the hottest player in the Premier League following a poll of a large group of American females.
Burnley topped the overall league of attractive-ness, with the hottest team overall, and the women's results also saw the forming of a Hottest Starting XI.
Olivier Giroud, Morgan Schneiderlin and Jesus Navas all made the cut but the real name that stands out is Paul Konchesky... PAUL KONCHESKY.
Giroud officially accepted his award from team mates Mathieu Debuchy and David Ospina who presented the Frenchman with the 'Hot or Not' Golden Mirror.

Tragedy as woman dies after dropping handset in the bath

A young woman died after dropping her charging iphone while she was taking a bath.
According to her flatmate, Evgenia Sviridenko, 24, had been looking at her social media page on VKontakte when the accident happened.
Speaking from the apartment the women shared in Moscow, Yaroslav Dubinina, 23, said: "I noticed that she had been gone a while, and when I couldn't raise her I opened the door and saw her floating on the water looking pale.
"I saw her phone which was on charge at the bottom of the bath. Her body was still shaking from the shock."
Police are investigating why the charger did not cut out and would not reveal whether it was a licensed Apple product.folks put the phone down while bathing please.

Korean Air executive jailed in 'nut rage' case.

A former executive of South Korea's national airline has been jailed for one year for obstructing aviation safety during a row over nuts.

Heather Cho forced a plane to return to the gate in New York last December and offload a steward because she did not like the way she had been served nuts.
Judge Oh Sung-woo said it was a case where "human dignity" had been "trampled upon".
Ms Cho has apologised and quit Korean Air, which is run by her father.
Her plane was taxiing at New York's JFK Airport on 5 December when witnesses say she became angry after being served macadamia nuts she did not ask for, and which were still in a bag and not in a bowl.,does she deserve a year in prison?

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3 Muslim students shot to death near UNC at Chapel Hill, US.

A 46-year-old man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of three Muslim students in an apartment near the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus.

Police haven't said what may have compelled the accused, Craig Stephen Hicks, to allegedly carry out the attack Tuesday evening. He turned himself in to police later in the night.

But given the victims' religion and comments the alleged shooter apparently left on a Facebook page, many social media users wondered what role, if any, the victims' faith played. The victims were Muslims: Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23; Yusor Mohammad, 21; and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19.  All three victims had been shot in the head.

Fat 100-year-old crocodile dies after gorging on chickens thrown to him by worshippers.

A greedy crocodile has died from overeating after record numbers of worshippers started throwing goats and chickens into its pond in a bid to get good luck.

For years, visitors had gone to the Hazrat Khan Jahan Ali Shrine in Sadar Upazila of Bagerhat district in south-western Bangladesh, in the belief that feeding the crocodile would guarantee them luck in troubled economic times.

But priests at the shrine said that a large number of worshippers in recent months had been turning up and offering sacrifices to the crocodile, who had rapidly grown very fat from the offerings,

Crocodile keeper Mohammed Sarwar, 40, said: 'We were aware of the problem but were not sure what to do about it. The legend is that anybody who feeds the hunger of the crocodiles will have their hearts desire fulfilled. 

'Usually it was just a chicken but more recently people have been offering even more, including goats, believing that big sacrifices meant more chance of a wish being granted.'blind or stupid what do you think?

Ivory Coast celebratesAfcon win with public holiday

Ivory Coast announced a public holiday on Monday to celebrate its dramatic win over Ghana in the Africa Cup of Nations final.

A Penalty victory on Sunday night gave the Ivorians their second title, in a repeat of the 1992 final.
The game was followed by joyous celebrations on the streets the country's biggest city, Abidjan.
Ivory Coast's win brings to an end a 22-year drought during which they lost twice on penalties.
President Alassane Ouattara announced the paid holiday on public radio and television after the games.Good for them.

Mugabe takes a fall.

Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe has been pictured falling down a set of steps after addressing his adoring supporters at an airport.

The 90-year-old President - who has held the position since 1987 - took a tumble as he walked down some steps from a podium where he had been addressing his adoring supporters

He had been talking to the crowd at Harare International Airport, who had gathered to welcome Mugabe back from a trip to Ethiopia - where he had been elected chairman of the 54-state African Nation.Lol

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Harry Redknapp resigns as manager of Queens Park Rangers.

Harry Redknapp has resigned as manager of Queens Park Rangers, citing the need for "immediate surgery" on his knee, with Tim Sherwood in the frame to take over at Loftus Road.

Redknapp was understood to have been unhappy at the Premier league strugglers' lack of transfer activity during the January window, but claimed the surgery on his knee was the reason for his departure.

He said: “I have had such a fantastic time at I would QPR like to thank the Board, the players and all my staff, and especially the supporters who have been absolutely fantastic to me since I arrived at the club for their tremendous support.

“Sadly I need immediate surgery on my knee which is going to stop me from doing my job in the coming weeks.

"It means I won’t be able to be out on the training pitch every day, and if I can’t give 100 per cent I feel it’s better for someone else to take over the reins."

Nigerian man arrested in sham marriage fiasco in the UK

This is the moment a sham marriage bride is handcuffed minutes before her wedding ceremony after a suspicious registrar told investigators the 'couple' couldn't spell each other's names.

Nigerian Joseph Iwueke, 33, was due to marry Slovakian Ingrida Stojkova, 29, in Leeds last July so he could stay in Britain.

But they were arrested moments before their fake wedding was due to start after officials at a pre-marriage meeting noticed the groom reading details about his supposed bride from the back of his hand.

Iwueke, Stojkova and two others have now been jailed for conspiracy to facilitate a breach of UK immigration law.eeds Crown Court heard that authorities had been tipped off by a registrar who became suspicious when the pair attended the register office a month earlier and were unable to spell each other's names.

Two other men - Obinna Odelugo, 49, and Robert Stojka - were also arrested at the ceremony and found in possession of bundles of cash.

They were described as the 'fixers' who arranged the fake wedding for financial gain.

Odelugo ran from the ceremony room in West Yorkshire but was found hiding in a toilet cubicle.

Nigerian parents in the UK,in trouble for scolding their children.

A mother and father who beat their young daughters with phone chargers and a wooden spoon told a judge it was 'acceptable' in their native Nigeria.

The couple have been spared jail despite social workers uncovering the extent of the abuse on the children - who are all aged under eight - and taking them into care for their protection.

Instead the pair, who moved from Nigeria to Northampton, were handed 180 hours of unpaid work each after they admitted three charges of child cruelty at Northampton Crown Court.

A judge heard they regularly hit their three daughters on the arms and legs, locked them in their rooms when they misbehaved and made one kneel with her hands in the air.

The abuse went undiscovered until a routine interview at school between a social worker and the eldest girl, which was arranged because the family had arrived in Britain from another country.

Prosecutor Mary Loram said the girl revealed she was regularly hit on the back with a phone charger wire, and her parents struck her with their hands on her arms and legs,

Judge Lynn Tayton ruled that the punishments dished out by the pair were unreasonable, but their behaviour had not been severe enough for them to be sent to jail.

'You thought you were doing the right thing; something that would happen in Nigeria,' she said.

'You thought it was appropriate chastisement.'

Judge Tayton sentenced the man and woman to a community order including 180 hours of unpaid work.

They were also given a three-month curfew from 7pm to 7am. WOW .

Odd Bruce Jenner 'removing pictures of himself as a man in his home.

Bruce Jenner is allegedly removing pictures of himself as a man in his home.
The Keeping Up With The Kardashians reality star and former Olympian has reportedly started the process of erasing his past as a man, according to new reports.
A source close to the family recently told People magazine that the 65-year-old has begun his transition to life as a woman.
"Many of the pictures of him at his home when he was a man have been taken out of the frames and off the walls,” a source said,what do they put in there drinks over there in the US of A.

Hillarious, Man gets so drunk he replied to his OWN text after night out.

A hungover teenager became a Twitter sensation after revealing his embarrassing drunken mishap to the world.
Marcus Gray, 19, from Oxford, was out partying on Saturday to celebrate his friend's last night at home before going travelling to Thailand.
In the early hours at around 4am the River Island worker sent a text to his friend Alex asking him: "Are you in town?"
Then when he got home, before stumbling into bed, he checked his messages and replied to himself: "Nah mate I'm home now."
The next morning he awoke blurry-eyed to discovered his hilarious mix-up and posted it on twitter where it got over 11,000 retweets and 15,000 favourites.

ODD BLOG:Man had sex with Dolly the dolphin in year-long affair

A man who had sex with a dolphin in a year-long affair says it only happened because SHE seduced him.
In a new documentary called Dolphin Lover, Malcolm Brenner, 63, says he fell for Dolly after the aquatic animal made advances.
And Brenner says she made her intentions quite clear.
In the 15 minute film he says: "I started rubbing her along her back, working my way to her flukes – her tail.
"And as I was rubbing her and moving my hand towards her tail, Dolly was slowly rolling around her long axis."
"I was given free access to the dolphins and I became friends with her by going swimming with her. She was very special.
"She announced her intentions to me by positioning herself so I was rubbing against her.
"At first I discouraged her, I wasn't interested. After some time I thought 'if this was a woman would I come up with these rationalisations and excuses'?
"It was when the park was closing that we successfully eluded the male dolphin so we could spend some time alone.
The relationship didn't break any laws as bestiality was only banned in Florida 2011.

Malcolm has since been married twice but also describes himself as a 'zoophile' and says he has had previous sexual experiences with a dog"sick man".

Whitney Houston's Daughter reported to be 'Doing Fine'

The family of Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of the late singer Whitney Houston, are "praying for a swift recovery", her cousin has told Sky News.

The 21-year-old was found unconscious by her husband Nick Gordon and a friend at a home in Roswell, Georgia, in what was an eerie echo of her mother's death in 2012.
The pair started performing CPR, as did medics who were called to the home.
Ms Brown was revived after being rushed to the local North Fulton Hospital.
Her cousin Jerod Brown told Sky News: "She's pretty good right now, she's around family.
"What I do want to say is thanks for all the prayers and support that the fans have been showing Bobbi Kristina.
"We're just praying for a speedy recovery, that's it."

Journalist Peter Greste RELEASED from prison in Egypt after 400 days behind bars.

Australian journalist Peter Greste has been released from Egyptian prison and is on his way back to Australia after more than a year behind bars.

Mr Greste was freed by order of Egypt's president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, under a new law that allows foreign prisoners to be deported.

His brother Andrew Greste confirmed the Al-Jazeera reporter 'has left Egyptian airspace' and will arrive home in Brisbane on Monday.

His overjoyed sibling wrote on Twitter: 'Hard to believe but YES @PeterGreste is a free man. His butt has left Egyptian airspace yippeeeeee!!!!! Think I'll go and get drunk :):):).'

Mr Greste arrived in Larnaca, Cyprus, on Sunday night after flying out of Cairo on an EgyptAir flight alongside one of his brothers. 

The family was ecstatic and called for the world to respect his brother's privacy and to give him time to appreciate his freedom.

A Canadian journalist also being held in Egypt will also be released 'within days', security officials have revealed.Congrats to him.