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Witness to Nairobi Mall Terror Attack: There Were Bodies 'All Over the Place'

   
           Witness to Nairobi Mall Terror Attack: There Were Bodies 'All Over the Place' (ABC News)

A photographer who rushed to the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, shortly after terrorists attacked the upscale shopping center said today on "This Week" it was "clear this was going to be something very bad" as soon as he got inside.

Georgia school employee hailed as 'real hero' for talking gunman into giving up

Atlanta (CNN) -- A man slips behind someone else into a packed elementary school with AK-47 type weapon. He goes into the office and shoots at the ground, then darts between there and outside to fire at approaching police.

So what do you do?

If you're Antoinette Tuff, who works in the front office at Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy just outside Atlanta, you don't run. You talk. You divulge your personal struggles to the gunman, you tell him you love him, you even proactively offer to walk outside with him to surrender so police won't shoot.

And then the nightmare ends -- with the suspect, later identified as Michael Brandon Hill, taken into custody and no one inside or outside the Decatur school even hurt, despite the gunfire.

 

"Let me tell you something, babe," Tuff tells the dispatcher at the end of the dramatic 911 call, obtained by CNN affiliate WXIA, that recounts her minutes of valor and terror. "I've never been so scared in all the days of my life. Oh, Jesus."

This brief outburst of emotion, moments after police entered the school Tuesday, was in stark contrast to her cool, calm demeanor as heard earlier on that 911 call.

As a go-between, she relayed his demands that police refrain from using their radios and "stop all movement," or else the suspect would shoot. By the end -- with police themselves having never directly talked to him -- Tuff and the gunman were talking about where he would put his weapon, how he'd empty his pockets, and where he'd lay down before authorities could get him.

On Wednesday, a day after the ordeal, DeKalb County Police Chief Cedric Alexander hailed the school employee as a "real hero." Nine months after the horrific massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Tuff treated the gunman in her school -- who admittedly was "not mentally stable" and had about 500 rounds of ammunition -- as a person first, and a suspect second.

No one wants to think about what might have happened had she, or the shooter, acted differently.

"She was in there, she was able to talk him down," Alexander said. "Had that not been the case, this could have certainly turned into something very, very ugly very quickly."

 

Inside the suspect's mind

On Wednesday night, the 20-year-old Hill was in a Georgia jail awaiting a still-undermined initial court appearance.

Authorities are still hammering out exactly what charges he will face. Police spokeswoman Mekka Parish has said they would include aggravated assault on a police officer, terroristic threats and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Ray Davis, the lead detective on the case, added that false imprisonment and "several weapons charges" likely will be included as well.

Whenever the charges come down, Hill will waive his initial court appearance, said Claudia Saari, the circuit public defender for the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit. She said members of her office's mental health division are handling his case, declining to make any further comment beyond that.

This week's incident is not Hill's first run-in with the law. He has a criminal history in DeKalb and neighboring Henry County that, while not "lengthy," does include incidents of violence, Davis notes.

Specifically, Hill pleaded guilty in July to making "terroristic threats and acts" against his brother.

 

Georgia school shooting suspect was arrested in March

Henry County court records show that, in addition to three years of probation, he was ordered to attend anger management classes. But that county's district attorney, James Wright, said Wednesday that there's no indication that Hill completed them.

As to any connection to McNair Discovery Learning Academy, why he might have gone into it armed, and what he planned to do once there, authorities have not outlined a motive or a detailed plan.

Being from DeKalb County, Hill "possibly had been (at the school) there before speaking with some people in the administration," Davis said. But "there's no indication he had a grievance with the school."

The suspect did take a picture of himself with the assault rifle -- which he'd taken "from the house of acquaintance," said Davis, who did not say whether the weapon was stolen -- sometime before entering the school.

So did Hill go in intent on killing people?

Davis responded: "I believe there was something else, but I don't want to go into detail."

Some clues as to mindset are evident in the dramatic 911 call.

With Tuff acting as the intermediary, the suspect said "he should have just went to the mental hospital instead of doing this, because he's not on his medication," Hill says on the call.

The gunman, again via Tuff, insists he wants nothing to do with the school's students, "he wants the police."

The school worker then adds, "He said he don't care if he dies, he don't have nothing to live for."

Chief: It 'absolutely' could have been 'another Sandy Hook'

While Tuff seemingly kept her cool inside the school, outside a swarm of law enforcement was springing into action.

Police reacted "very, very quickly" -- including some officers who took up positions with long rifles -- "to engage the threat" and prepare for the worst, said Alexander.

"We can all make a reasonable assumption that he came there to do some harm," the police chief said, recalling last year's school massacre in Connecticut that ended with 20 students, six adults and gunman Adam Lanza dead. "He entered a school, an elementary school with children in it ... to do one of two things: Either to do harm to those children and/or any first-responders."

Thankfully, that didn't happen.

In fact, the suspect never went beyond the school's offices, and never near its classrooms. While he fired some rounds at police -- and one officer shot back at him -- no one was hit outside either.

And while there initially were fears that the suspect also had explosives, further tests indicated that was not the case: He came in with the rifle and a bag of ammunition but no explosives.

A day later, community members and leaders are offering praise for Tuff and police, as well as gratitude that the story did not turn tragic.

"Was the potential there to have another Sandy Hook?" admits Alexander, the police chief. "Absolutely."

 

CNN's Tristan Smith, Michael Pearson, David Mattingly, Joe Sutton and Marylynn Ryan contributed to this report.

 

By Greg Botelho, CNN

Midnight Raid: 52 Nigerians Raided In Malaysia, Now Awaiting Deportation

In what was described as a midnight raid by the Malaysia Immigration Police, 52 Nigerians have been arrested and are now awaiting deportation.

According to reports, the Immigration police raided houses that were occupied by Nigerians, and properties were destroyed in the process. Clothed or naked, the Nigerians who were unfortunate enough to be at home during the raid were arrested. Although it was reported that those who weren't

home had their houses ransacked and vandalised.

PHOTO: Woman's Breasts Explodes?

 

A woman's breast implant ruptured after lying on her stomach for four hours playing a game on her phone.
According to Chinese news reports, the woman from Beijing had been playing the game in bed when she felt a pain in her chest.

Wimbledon shocker: Rafael Nadal loses to Steve Darcis in first round

    

Maybe it was fatigue, maybe it was his balky left knee acting up again, or maybe it was the grassy courts at Wimbledon, but Rafael Nadal was uncharacteristically sloppy in a shocking first-round loss to Belgian Steve Darcis on Monday.
Darcis, unseeded and ranked 135 in men's singles, won in straight sets 7-6, 7-6, 6-4 over No. 5 Nadal, fresh off his record eighth French Open title. Darcis scored the match point on a resounding ace.
Nadal, a 12-time Grand Slam winner, had never lost in the first round of a Grand Slam event and was 34-0 heading into Monday's match.

Unlawful Detention: Pauline Tallen’s Son Sues Mother, Demands N200m Damages

By: Iorakpen Ishu-Josef

 Ex-Deputy Governor of Plateau State, Mrs Pauline Tallen

Son of the ex-Deputy Governor of Plateau State, Mrs Pauline Tallen, Adamu Richard Tallen, has dragged her mother to an Abuja High Court over an alleged unlawful detaintion and an abuseof his fundamental rights. Richard joined the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed D Abubakar and the Nigerian Police Force in the said suit. The applicant is also asking the court to award N200million damages as compensation for the unlawful, illegal, unconstitutional and gross violation of his fundamental human rights.

He is asking for an order of court for a declaration that his arrest and incarceration from June 13, 2013 till date by the respondents, their agents, servants, privies, officers or otherwise however called is illegal, unconstitutional and oppressive as it violates the applicant rights as guaranteed by section 35 of the
constitution of the federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended.

“An order directing the respondents to issue an apology in writing to the applicant within seven days of making the declaration sought in the relief above for their violent infringement of the applicant’s right as constitutionally guaranteed.”

The applicant is further asking the court to award the sum of N200million as well as compensation for the unlawful, illegal, unconstitutional and gross violation of the applicant’s fundamental right to personal liberty and freedom of movement.

No date has been fixed for the hearing of the matter.


  By: Iorakpen Ishu-Josef

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This Sad Love Story Will Break Hearts & Teach You Something

I have a boyfriend who grew up with me. I always thought of him as a friend until last year when we went to a trip from a club….

I found that I fell in love with him. Before that trip was over, I took a step and confessed my love for him. And soon, we became a pair of lovers, but we loved each other in different ways. I always concentrated on him only, but by his side, there were so many other girls. To me, he was the only one, but to him, maybe I was just another girl…“Vin, do you want to go watch a movie?” I asked.
“I can’t”

See what a father did to his 14 month old daughter

The father of the little girl said he flogged her with the cord of his handset charger because she was disturbing him from watching TV. The mother thinks the marks on her daughter’s back were for ritual purposes. But let's even accept he only flogged her; how can you flog a 1 year old like this?  Read the full story from Vanguard below...

Ghanaian footballer Michael Essien secretly weds his publicist

There have been speculations for months now that Ghanaian footballer and Chelsea star Michael Essien is married to his publicist, Akosua Puni , a report they both never denied or confirmed. The report was regarded as mere speculation until last week Friday when Akos
ua introduced herself as Mrs Akosua Puni Essien at a cocktail charity event - Game Of Hope - organized by Michael Essien.

Samsung Announces All in One PC

Samsung Electronics West Africa, a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Company Ltd, a global giant in digital media and convergence technologies, has announced the availability of the all new All-In-One PC Series 7 into the Nigerian market.

The new All in One (AIO) PC builds on the premium aspects of the Samsung Series 9 Notebook with advanced engineering, craftsmanship and stylish design.

Amazing moment deaf three-year-old boy hears for the first time

 

                

How Yar’Adua died, by ex-military medical director

                                    

Gives insight into death of Abacha, others

Detailed insights on the death of two former heads of state, General Sani Abacha and former President Musa Yar’Adua were given yesterday by a former medical director of the Military Hospital, Lagos, Brigadier-General Otu Oviemo Ovadje (rtd).

Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ Love Interest Still Looks Stunning, 29 Years Later

Ola Ray, the female lead in Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video, still looks stunning nearly 30 years after the release of the epic 13-minute short.

Mystery Over Baby Delivered By OAU Student

Oyinlola Rotimi, a 400 level student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, caused confusion on Wednesday, when she was accused of attempting to flush her newborn baby boy down the septic tank.

13-Year-Old Boy Murders Sister, 5, While Imitating TV Wrestling ...

 

A 13-year-old boy from was charged with second-degree murder in the death of his 5-year-old half-sister after investigators said he told them he repeatedly struck her with wrestling moves imitated from TV.

Former marine turned amputee becomes fitness & underwear model

25 year old former US marine and Afghan war veteran Alex Minsky has turned his tragedy into triumph. He lost his right leg in an explosion in 2009 after driving over an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan when he was just 21.

Nigerian Politicians More Interested In Women — Pat Utomi

Nigeria’s Professor of Political Economy and Management, Professor Pat Utomi, has slammed the country’s politicians for undermining the country’s democracy, saying they prefer women than they genuinely desire the development of the nation.

Three Things I’ve Learned From Warren Buffett (Bill Gates)

I’m looking forward to sharing posts from time to time about things I’ve learned in my career at Microsoft and the Gates Foundation. (I also post frequently on my blog.)

Last month, I went to Omaha for the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting. It’s always a lot of fun, and not just because of the ping-pong matches and the newspaper-throwing contest I have with Warren Buffett. It’s also fun because I get to learn from Warren and gain insight into how he thinks.

Here are three things I’ve learned from Warren over the years:

Scrap plane causes panic in Lagos

The plane and the onlookers

A scrap plane formerly owned by the late Apostle Gabriel Oduyemi of Bethel Ministries, Ajah, Lagos, caused panic in the city on Thursday as rumour spread that another aircraft had crashed in Lagos.

It was learnt that the plane, which was recently released to Capt Matthew Ekeinde, husband of Nollywood star, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, was being dragged to Badagry area of the state before its tyre burst. The incident forced the new owner to dump the plane in a nearby filling station.

Hundreds of residents trooped out with their smart phones and camera, and queued behind the gate of Dapsey Oil filling station at Igando where the plane was parked.

A senior employee of the filling station said the plane, with registration number N972TF, was being towed from Muritala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja to Badagry when one of the tyres burst.

He said, “The plane was brought here around 2am after one of its tyres burst. It was being towed by a red

vehicle, but after it got to Igando, they discovered it would be difficult to get it to its destination with burst tyre, which was why they brought it here.”

The Lagos State Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, Damasus Ozoani, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the police provided escort for the plane.

He said, “About 12.45am, the command got a directive to escort the jet from MMIA Ikeja to Badagry by road.

“The operation was led by one Capt. Matthew Ekeinde, but in the process of the journey, one of the jet’s tyres burst at College Bus Stop and the jet could not move.

“It was parked at Dapsey Filling Station along Igando for repairs. We have provided security for the plane until it is moved to Badagry.”

PUNCH Metro observed that men of The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps were on the ground to “ensure the safety of people” living in the area.

The Igando Divisional Police Officer, Adeoye Olugbemiga, came with his team around 12pm to control on-lookers.

In a short time, some of the residents turned the scene into an amusement park and began to pose and take shots near the plane.

One of our correspondents observed that the plane’s two wings had been chopped off and the cockpit was stuffed with nylons.

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, Nnamdi Udoh, in a statement, said the aircraft had long been within the agency’s facility till Wednesday night when it was removed.

Udoh said, “The aircraft that was sighted by the residents was actually a junk one belonging to the late Apostle Gabriel Oduyemi of Bethel Ministries.

“The aircraft was actually released to Capt Ekeinde who will be using it for educational purposes in Badagry, Lagos.”

Ekeinde confirmed on the telephone that the scrap plane belonged to him.

He said, “The aircraft will be situated in a multipurpose and entertainment centre which wlll be open very soon.

“When opened, the centre will be the first of its kind in West Africa.”

Source: The Punch

SHOCKING: Mystery Surrounding Plane Found In Filling Station (PHOTO)

On hearing the news, hundreds of residents trooped out with their camera phones and queued behind the gate bar of Dapsey Oil filling station at Igando where the plan was packed to take shots.

iReportersTv create 10,000 Plus new Job opening for Nigerians

 

iReportersTV.com has announced the launch of their new video sharing platform. A first of its kind in Africa where content up-loaders, earn money on views that their videos receive.

The amount they earn is based on a unique monetization algorithm. Unlike any other video monetization partnership program, iReportersTV.com is being much more transparent about the earning potential of uploaded videos for its users.

Riot at University of Uyo leaves one student dead.

The Engineering students of the University of Uyo yesterday afternoon went for a peaceful demonstration to the office of the school's Vice Chancellor, Prof Comfort Ekpo, after the VC

Food Seller Runs Mad, After Confessing To Using Mortuary Water To Cook Food (PHOTOS)

Restaurant Owner Runs Mad and Confesses.
Imagine the extent some people go all in a bid to make "too much money" and oppress others. This is one of the reasons why those who have made money legitimately are not respected a times in society as there is the temptation to lump all wealthy people as crooks, one way or the other.

Giant Snake Swallow Up A Woman in South Africa [PHOTOS]

Linda Laina Nyatoro, a South African reporter witnessed the incident and sent this picture. The giant snake swallowed a woman two days ago, near Durban North, South Africa.

Wonders shall never end!

Nigerian cook survives two days under sea in shipwreck air bubble

                       

WARRI, Nigeria (Reuters) - After two days trapped in freezing cold water and breathing from an air bubble in an upturned tugboat under the ocean, Harrison Okene was sure he was going to die. Then a torch light pierced the darkness.

WARNING! That Bottle Water You're Drinking May Be Unsafe

 

Tap water is a rarity in Nigeria, forget whatever promises the Minister for Water Resources may have made about making potable water available by whichever magic year.

Husband Sells $23,000 Ring for $10

 

He thought the box was empty, but a California husband accidentally sold his wife's $23,000 diamond wedding ring for $10 at a garage sale on June 1.

PHOTOS: Graphic Details Of How These Beautiful Young Twins' Lost Their Lives

These beautiful young twins recently lost their lives in a horrific car accident.
A good friend of theirs shares the details on Facebook.
Read below and check out more photos;


 
                                 
                             






                        
                      

YAYNESS: SEE THE WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE MOTOR-HOME

 

The world's most expensive motorhome has gone on sale in Dubai, covered in gold & worth £2m.

FG appoints Mr David S. Paradang as new Immigration boss

President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of a new Comptroller General for the Nigeria Immigration Service.

So Dangote Is Building A Refinery For Nigeria?

  Nigerians may have heaved a huge sigh of relief with the media reports that Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest billionaire, has also waded into the murky waters of petrol refinery business in Nigeria.

The ICT Business School Presents (Digital, Social Media and IT Web programme for fresh graduates)

This Program is highly recommended to fresh graduates who aspire to persue their career in Digital, Social Media and IT Web Industry. This is a program with a perfect mix of practical and work experience and leads to a professional employment.



source: https://www.facebook.com/ISTTM

Shocking: Cut-off point into Federal Unity Colleges for Yobe is 2, Taraba, 3, Anambra, 139 (See full list)

                                                       

The trend which is gradually becoming a permanent fixture in Nigeria, in which Northern states are allotted very low cut-off marks for entrance into Federal Unity Colleges, while those in the South are allotted higher cut-off marks continues in 2013, as the Federal Ministry of Education’s documents on the cut-off marks for the various reveals.

Putin announces split: 'We have different lives'

 Vladimir Putin's nearly 30-year marriage has ended, the Russian president and his wife told state-run television in a joint interview.

"I wasted six years of my life with Jim Iyke"- ex GF Keturah Hamilton laments

Jim Iyke's sad and heartbroken Jamaican ex-fiancee Keturah Hamilton tells Diasporan Star:

"These days, I ask God: Why has thou forsaken me? How can a man with whom we had gone through the highs and the lows – a man who had professed so much undying love for me over the past six years just walk away like that? I don’t know what happened and I wish I could put a finger on it. He took away six years of memories, of support of love and all that I did for him – just like that. How mean and callous can one get?

Bride Refuses to Show Up for Her Wedding in Ado-Ekiti

A bride refused to show up at her wedding at the Cathedral Church of Emmanuel, Okesa, Ado-Ekiti, on Saturday resulting in the cancellation of the wedding. The groom, who is from Ifaki-Ekiti in Ido-Osi Local Government Area of the state, was already in the church but waited in vain for the arrival of his bride.

Her whereabouts remain unknown several hours after the service had started. All efforts to track her down failed. The failure of the bride to show up, it was gathered, forced the clerics to cancel the wedding and invited guests reportedly left one after the other, when it dawned on them that the ceremony would no longer hold.

The Dean of the Cathedral, Very Reverend, F.O Bankole, when contacted on the telephone confirmed the incident to Punch. He said, “It is true that a wedding which was planned to hold in the church today was cancelled. The bride did not show up.”

He said that he did not know why she failed to showed up, but added that the groom and the lady he wanted to marry had been “having some issues since they started courting.”

The groom, his friends and family members later left the venue in shame.

Meet the Nigerian who Graduated With Maximum CGPA From University Of Texas

A 24-year-old Nigerian, Uwa Osamede Imafidon, just graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington(UTA) in the US with Masters in Microbiology and made a 4.0 CGPA out of the maximum 4.0 CGPA.
Before her sojourn abroad, she had earlier bagged a First Class Degree in Crop Science from University of Benin, Benin city Nigeria as the Best Graduating student in her Department.


     

Former Governor Sylva Breaches Protocol To Shake Hands With President Goodluck Jonathan

Peter Odili, Magnus Abey and President Goodluck Jonathan at the wedding

                

Former governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, today breached President Goodluck Jonathan’s security, walking up to the Nigeria leader at the high table of a wedding party and shaking hands with him.
The occasion was the public wedding reception of a daughter of another former governor, Peter Odili. A security source told Sahara Reporters both the security and protocol of the President were taken aback Mr. Sylva’s action, as he approached the high table while the president was already seated with other guests, however, they claimed they knew the president was not in any danger.
A source close to Mr. Sylva said he only went to greet his next-door neighbor   and celebrant, Mr. Odili and that he (Sylva) used that opportunity to say " hello " to the President as a form of courtesy. " It was a chance meeting between the two, there is no reason to impute any motive, when Mr. President asked Sylva how he was doing he said he was still alive and left to his seat afterwards, " said the source that witnessed the incident.
 Sylva, the former governor of Bayelsa State, is facing corruption charges initiated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
 Mr. Sylva has repeatedly stated that his trial was motivated by his political disagreements with Mr. Jonathan. He was prevented from running for a second term in office by Mr. Jonathan, who then imposed upon the state as governor, his protege, Seriake Dickson.
 Political observers say that today’s event also reflects the intricate connections between power and corruption in Nigeria. Odili is widely-known to have looted the resources of Rivers State during his tenure as governor, but has never been prosecuted because of a perpetual injunction he obtained for self-protection.
 Although all of that information must be in the hands of President Jonathan, who claims to be fighting corruption, he chose to publicly take   a seat at a wedding funded by proceeds of corruption.

 By SaharaReporters, New York

Exclusive: SSS seeks Jonathan’s approval to demolish Abuja’s Amigo Supermarket

The detained Lebanese’ lawyer seeks respect for the constitution.
President Goodluck Jonathan is in receipt of a forceful request by state security agents recommending the immediate demolishing of one of Abuja’s most popular supermarket, Amigos, but has surprisingly withheld an approval more than a week after investigators sealed the supermarket for its Lebanese owners alleged terrorism link.