Man Uses GPS to Trace His Wife to a Place Where She was Having S*x with a 16-year-old Boy

 A suspicious husband has made use of the GPS capability on his wife’s cellphone to trace her, only to find the 38-year-old teacher having sex with a 16-year-old boy. The wife, Amie Neely, now faces a felony sexual assault charge after being arrested by Port St. Lucie, Fla. police early Sunday morning, according to TC Palm.

Reports have it that the boy was an exchange student living with Neely and her husband at the time of the alleged assault. There is also another exchange student still taking up residence there. There is no indication, however, that Neely, who teaches at Community Christian Academy, ever taught the student she’s accused of assaulting.

The boy told the police that he drove Neely to an area near St. Lucie West Centennial High School. He said he got in the back seat with Neely and, as the two were having s*x, the teacher’s husband walked up to the car and discovered them.

Meanwhile, Neely has blamed “midlife crisis” feelings for her behavior when questioned by police, according to TC Palm. She also said the boy kept asking for sex and she hoped he would stop asking if she went along with his requests, according to police. The boy also told the police he and Neely had sex on multiple occasions, including inside the teacher’s home.

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$1bn Abacha loot lying in Swiss bank when I left office -OBJ •US reveals how Halliburton money was shared

 THERE is at least one billion dollar Abacha loot still lying in Swiss accounts, former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has stated, just as he blamed the World Bank for contributing to the problems of Nigeria.

Obasanjo made this startling revelation on Tuesday in Warri, Delta State, while making remarks on leadership as the major factor affecting the growth of the nation. The former president was chairman at a lecture organised in honour of Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, as part of the series of programmes organised to mark his 40th year in ministry, which was held at the basement of the  international auditorium of Word of Life Bible Church, Ajamimogha Street, Warri.

While responding to a question posed on corruption, Obasanjo derided the World Bank for only being able to blackmail countries like Nigeria as corrupt, but doing little to give away names of the corrupt individuals, the amount stolen and where the monies are kept in foreign accounts. 

He blamed the bank for making Nigeria poorer by misleading her into introducing the Structural Adjustment Programme during the General Ibrahim Babangida regime even when it knew it would spell doom for the country.

“When I was president, I called the World Bank. I said, please, give me the list of the amount that has been stolen, where is it kept and who the beneficiaries are. I never got anything from the World Bank thereafter. We have on our own decided that we will investigate and get from one family, Abacha family alone,” he revealed.

 “From the Abacha family alone, we recovered millions of dollars.  I got 1.25 billion dollars (100m pounds);  and the lawyer in Swizerland (he is still there), who was doing it for us, said, when I was leaving, that if we worked harder, there was still, at least, one billion dollars that we can get from that family alone,” he maintained, adding that only an insincere and mad person will not acknowledge that there is corruption in Nigeria.

Taking a swipe at the World Bank, the former president said: “It is the same World Bank who came to us and said ‘Structural Adjustment Programme was good.’ Of course, it only made us poorer. We said SAP would make us poorer, they said ‘No.’ We went for it and we are poorer today. And then they came to tell us that we did not do it the way they wanted us to do it. Many years later, they accepted that we were right and they were wrong.”

He querried the inability of antigraft bodies in the country to bite as it happened during his regime. “I am not saying we are not corrupt. As a nation, we are corrupt, but are we doing something about it? I once heard people, during my regime, saying that the fear of Ribadu was the beginning of wisdom but today, there is no longer any wisdom,” he averred.

Guest Speaker of the lecture entitled “The Nigeria of my Dreams: Towards the Consolidation of National Unity,” Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, during his presentation, took participants through the labyrinth of the evolution of the Nigerian state, the undoings of its early leaders and their attendant effects on subsequent leaders as well as various forms of manifestations of failures of leadership in the country, among others.

Professor Akinyemi also flayed the political elite, who held sway in early post-Independent era, blaming them for not making efforts to “reach a broad consensus on the fundamental values that should be the overriding principles of governance, in order to make life more abundant for all, cater for the poor, increase opportunities for all, provide safety net for the widow and the orphan and reduce the gap between the rich and the poor, between the South and the North and between the haves and the have nots.,

According to the diplomat, leaders had refused to learn from the mistakes of their predecessors, thereby trivialising public offices, adding that the principles of zoning and federal character, especially as it affected Justice Jombo-Ofo, who was denied being sworn in at the Court of Appeal, based on being appointed on the quota of Abia State because of marriage, was not only rididulous but absurd.

Professor Akinyemi stressed on the need for the elite to seek a consensus that would emphasise policies and values and engender unity, protection of the poor, orphans and widows.

He also sought values that would de-emphasis religious bigotry, greed and indecent flaunting of wealth. Dignitaries at the lecture included Chief Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi, Deacon Gamaliel Onosode and Professor Jim Omatseye.

Meanwhile, as the United States government mounts pressure on the Federal Government to prosecute all those indicted in the Halliburton bribery scandal, it has equally released further information that could assist the government.

Informed sources exclusively disclosed to the Nigerian Tribune that the US government had further threatened to sanction the Federal Government if all those involved in the scandal were not brought to book.

The United States listed the names of the beneficiaries of the bribery scandal and the banks in the country where the money was kept.According to the source, the United States government was insisting that if it could try Halliburton officials and convict them, there was nothing stopping Nigeria from doing same.

It further added that this was a singular test for the Federal Government to know if it was sincere in its fight against corruption.

The source revealed that a former Chief of Air Staff collected a total sum of $70 million through his company, Tri-star in trains one and two, while $40 million was collected in trains three and four and paid to the cronies of a former head of state.

Also, $35 million was collected on trains five and six by the cronies of a former president.

Furthermore, Malabo Oil, belonging to a former petroleum minister, got a share of $2 million.

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Meet the ‘Ultimate Wonder Aeroplane Winner’ Ebube Essien-Garricks

 Yesterday, a 27 year-old student Miss Ebube Essien-Garricks was announced as the winner of the much publicized ‘Ultimate Wonder Aeroplane’ promo run by telecommunication company MTN.

She has opted for the money equivalent which means she will be receiving the sum of N64m.

Essien-Garricks is currently based in Port Hacourt where she studying at a school of science. She is unmarried.

We’re told the picture above was taken yesterday, at MTN’s Port Harcourt office shortly after she received the phone call that delivered the great news.

Miss Garricks’ phone was initially switched off, NET reliably gathered, and it took sometime before she could be reached.

‘I am short of words, there is no word to describe what I feel right now, it is almost as if it is a dream but I know that nothing can be more real than what I am feeling right now. This must be the best Christmas gift ever. It is truly wonderful’ an excited Essien-Garricks said yesterday.

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Second hand clothes cause candidiasis, hepatitis —expert

 Second hand clothes users risk contracting candidiasis and hepatitis, a medical expert, Dr Elizabeth Uzorji, has saidUzorji told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos on Tuesday that such diseases were air borne and could be contracted easily through the constant use of second hand clothes.

“Those that patronise second clothes do not have the slightest idea of who the first user was.

“Those selling the wares also do not take their time to wash these clothes very well before marketing them.“So the lack of adequate information about the negative effects of these second hand clothes among our people has placed users at high risk and a major cause of concern to public health experts,’’ she said.

The medical expert decried the situation where some women buy inner wears from the second hand clothes dealers warning that such women were at the risk of contracting vaginal infections.

She advised the people to ensure that the items were washed before being used, stressing that such step would go a long way in reducing the chances of such infections.

Uzorji specifically advised that such second hand clothes be washed with hot water and detergent before being used so as to reduce the chances of any infection.

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NCC Bans Telecommunication Operators From Lotteries, Promotions

With ridiculous promotions like ‘winning an airplane’ ruling the airwaves, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Monday warned telecommunications operators against running lotteries and promotions.

This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Tony Ojobo, the Director, Public Affairs of the commission in Abuja.The ban covered approved promotions and lotteries in which the NCC signed a Memorandum of understanding with the National Lottery Regulatory Commission.

The statement said the ban would be in place until such a time as might be determined by the commission.

The commission had in recent times been inundated with several complaints from consumers and stakeholders against the various promotions offered by the operators.

It said the commission had evaluated the complaints received against the backdrop of sustaining the integrity of the networks and the general interest of the consumers.

The statement further said that the commission was mindful of one of its statutory responsibilities; to protect and promote the interest of consumers against unfair practices.

It said the promotions had increased the number of minutes available to subscribers for use within a limited period of time, thereby, creating congestion in the networks.

It also said that on-net calls were now being offered by operators at tariffs well below the prevailing inter-connect rates, thereby, introducing anti-competitive practices and behaviour.

It further said the termination of calls was becoming difficult between networks, making it extremely hard for subscribers to make calls successfully.It listed the Telecom Operators affected by the ban as: GLOBACOM, MTN, INTERCELLULAR,VISAFONE, ETISALAT, AIRTEL and MULTILINKS.

The commission said it was determined to ensure that the quality of service offered by the networks were such that delivered value to the consumers. [NAN]

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Elections 2012, Barack Obama smash Twitter records

Election day in the United States became the most tweeted about event in US political history Tuesday with enthusiastic netizens firing off 20 million poll-related tweets, the social network said.

With his re-election all-but-confirmed, President Barack Obama took to Twitter to thank his supporters in a series of tweets. First with a "This happened because of you. Thank you.", "We're all in this together. That's how we campaigned, and that's who we are. Thank you. -bo" and then simply a "Four more years." with a picture of the first couple hugging.

The last tweet quickly became the most retweeted ever, with over 300,000 retweets in less than 40 minutes.Earlier, Americans flocked to Twitter and other platforms all day in a massive social media burst, posting photographic proof they had cast their ballots, cheering their favorite candidates along and analyzing the latest polls.

"With 20 million tweets, Election Day just became the most tweeted about event in US political history," Twitter announced on its official government and politics account @gov.

The number far surpassed the 10.3 million tweets sent during the first presidential debate last month - an event the popular social network had at the time billed a record in US political history.

In an indication of the importance of social networks in the presidential race, both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney took to Twitter, Facebook and Reddit just hours ahead of polls closing to make last-ditch pushes for votes.

The campaigns have used social media extensively over the past few months to push people to vote and even try and beat the record 2008 turnout, when two-thirds of US voters cast a ballot.

(With inputs from AFP)

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Pastor Killed Woman In S*x Fantasy, Police Say

A central Michigan pastor accused of beating and strangling a neighbour to fulfill a sexual fantasy was engaged to the victim’s mother and had asked church members to pray for the young woman before police found her body, a friend said Friday.

Ex-convict John D. White told investigators that after killing 24-year-old Rebekah Gay in her trailer in rural Isabella County early Wednesday, he hid her body in nearby woods then returned to the trailer to dress her 3-year-old son in a Halloween costume, ready for the boy’s father to pick him up.

White told investigators he repeatedly struck Gay’s head with a mallet then strangled her with a zip tie, according to the Isabella County sheriff’s office. He said he stripped her but does not remember if he carried out his fantasy of having s*x with Gay’s dead body.

“We are all absolutely floored,” said Donna Houghton, 76, who had a role in hiring White to be pastor at the 14-member Christ Community Fellowship three years ago. She said she protested his innocence until she heard he had confessed.Then he had no leg to stand on,” she told The Associated Press.

White led investigators to Gay’s body in a wooded area a half-mile away from the trailer park and later Wednesday was charged with first-degree murder. He remained jailed without bond on Friday.Gay and White lived in the same trailer park in Broomfield Township, 85 miles northwest of Lansing, and White was engaged to Gay’s mother who was a regular at his Sunday sermons, Houghton said. She said the pastor often watched Gay’s son while she was at work.

White “really liked this young man,” Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski said.Houghton said that before White was arrested he had called her to ask that she contact other church members and start a prayer chain for Gay, who was still missing at the time.

“He was pretty shook up. He said the police were giving him a hard time,” Houghton said.She said the tiny congregation was aware of White’s criminal past when he joined the church. He was released from prison in 2007 after serving nearly 12 years for manslaughter in the death of a 26-year-old woman in Kalamazoo County, according to the state Corrections Department.

White also was sentenced to probation for choking and stabbing a 17-year-old Battle Creek girl in 1981.He was absolutely contrite,” Houghton said. “All kinds of people turn around and meet the Lord and they are a different person. 

He was doing a lot of good in the community. … He was doing a lot of good and Satan did not want him doing good, and Satan got to him.” [AP]

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Boko Haram plans to launch terrorist attacks in the south of Nigeria

Boko Haram are planning to launch terrorist attacks in the south of Nigeria, as security services struggle to contain the threat.There are growing indications that Boko Haram is likely to stage attacks in southern states such as Kwara, Ekiti, Edo, Ondo and Enugu before the end of the year," says Natznet Tesfay, head of Africa forecasting at Exclusive Analysis. 

"The group's expansion to the south is likely to increase the exposure of expatriates to high risk of kidnappings." For funds, Boko Haram might look to kidnap expatriates for ransom, she adds. "Agribusiness and commodities traders are likely to face severe risk of disruption to their supply chains in the event of ensuing sectarian violence".

But terrorism predictions, and their effect in setting off cycles of sectarian violence, are not an exact science and other analysts are unsure where the conflict will move to next. "There are certainly signs that 'Boko Haram' are moving further south - most apparent through the Kogi prison outbreak - but I think the important question that hasn't really been answered is who Boko Haram actually are," says Hannah Waddilove, Africa analyst at AKE Group, the security consultancy. 

"This makes it difficult to judge what sort of threat the group pose to the south."There is some sort of central leadership and valid concerns that links with Islamist groups across the Sahel may be increasing Boko Haram's capacity, but the group is also amorphous, made up of 'jihadists', political activists and criminals, or even other groups with local concerns that are using the 'Boko Haram' label to commit atrocities against other communities in their areas.

 One may assume that Boko Haram would not have as much local support to their cause in the south - and so be able to cause perhaps less disruption - but without having a clear idea of the identity of the group, or their true capacity, it is difficult to judge the threat they pose".

Boko Haram have killed around 1,500 people since 2009, as part of an assault on the government, Christianity, and the 'West'.

 Initially focused on the Nigerian security forces - in October, they killed several Nigerian soldiers in gunfights, bombings and targeted killings in the north-eastern town of Potiskum - but they have since torched and bombed schools, beer halls, churches, cars, radio towers and newspaper offices, as well as hitting a United Nations building in Abuja, the capital.

President Goodluck Jonathan thinks there are Boko Haram sympathisers at the highest levels of government. Security services claim to have killed 24 militants in the northern town of Maiduguri (Task Force spokersperson M.J. Smith, pictured), but officials admit they are now losing their grip in the face of an escalation in Boko Haram's attacks in terms of frequency, scale and sophistication.

Boko Haram seeks Islamic government, a long standing desire of some Muslim northerners unhappy at their exclusion from the country's political institutions. A holy war was even launched against Hausa rulers as far back as the 19th century. Much like the rest of Africa's colonised states, Nigeria's borders were a geographic catastrophe bereft of ethnic logic. Few Shariah principles have ever been included in the legal frameworks governing the country. When they were, after 1999, Christian minorities protested, fearing Islamisation. 2,000 people died in clashes at the turn of the millenium. Violence was worse in the middle belt of Nigeria where numbers were more equal.

Political tensions between northerners and the current government have been growing during Goodluck Jonathan's presidency, says Robert Borthwick, Senior Africa Analyst at Maplecroft, the risk analysis firm.

 The country attempts to keep such divides under control by alternating the presidency between a northern candidate and a southern one. But the previous president Yar'Adua, a Northerner, died in office, meaning the presidency returned to a Southerner after only three years. 

"There has been persistent speculation that Northern political elites have either given encouragement to Boko Haram in order to weaken the government or, at least, have not helped calm tensions in the North," says Mr Borthwick. "Whether or not this is true, this perception has contributed to regional tensions and mutual suspicion between Northern and Southern political elites".

Starting life as a 200-strong Taliban gang in a small camp near the Nigerian border, Boko Haram operated under a spiritual leader - Mohammed Yusuf - who said he wanted Sharia law to be established "through dialogue" rather than violence, and dissociated himself from early violence conducted by his disciples. But shootings and a spiral of tit-for-tat clashes with security forces, culminated in the execution of Yusuf in 2009.

The conflict goes beyond the group and their enemies in government. "Nigeria continues to be plagued by instability as the government struggles to cope with an array of challenges posed by Boko Haram, as well as ethnic tensions, popular anger over the fuel subsidy and rampant corruption," says Mr Borthwick.

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Tale Of Two Octogenarian Sisters, Abandoned To Their Fate, Left To Die By Children, Relations

 For Ibijoke Apena and Janeth Eruwayo, two aged siblings living in a one-room apartment, their old age is anything but comfortable, decent and accepted as they have been abandoned and left to their fate by family and relations.

Even their neighbours at Amusan Street, Rogo, along Iju-Ishaga Road, Lagos State, are no longer at ease with the two sisters as they consider their continued presence, a nuisance. Their living condition is unimaginable – they defecate, urinate and do so many things in the same place they eat and sleep. The stench emanating from their quarters is so appalling that people around throw up!

Originally from Jakpa, in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State, the sisters have spent more than 60 years of their lives outside Delta.Even when it was obvious that their children had forsaken them, they cocooned themselves in the world of pretence, saying “our children have not abandoned us. Don’t speak ill of our children.”

But one thing nobody can take away from the octogenarians is their intelligence and impeccable English. Eruwayo attended Queen’s College, Lagos.The more elderly of the two, Apena, said she had five children and was married to the family of Apena in Ebute Meta, Lagos.

The 87-year-old Apena said, “I was married to the family of Apena in Lagos. I have five children but one is dead. My husband died more than 20 years ago.

“My children do visit any time they wish. I worked as Secretary to Arab Brothers Limited in Ebute Meta.”

Her younger sister, Eruwayo, 82, disclosed that she had four children.

“By the grace of God, I have four children. Some of my children are pastors while others are well-to-do,” Eruwayo said.Eruwayo’s plight is even more grievous than her elder sister’s – she is blind and suffering from dire infirmities.

A co-tenant, who did not want his name mentioned, said the octogenarians had “great children” but wondered why they had been left alone.

“I still cannot fathom why they abandoned their mothers. Some of the children I had cause to speak with sometime did not want to hear anything about them. One simply told me: ‘If they die, let us know. We will give them decent burial’.”

Another said, “One of the children of Apena in Lagos is a multi-millionaire. He lives in Iju area. Any time you talk about the women, he shuts down.

“He always told us to leave them to their fate. He even told me that he would not visit the place until they die. I find it difficult to figure out what is wrong.

“It was only Eruwayo’s son in Abuja that used to visit them occasionally until he suffered serious financial setback caused by Boko Haram’s bombing of his business interests in the north.”

It was learnt that Apena rented the apartment more than 30 years ago and later Eruwayo joined her.

We gathered that all tenants in the two-storey building where the sisters live have been given till December, to vacate the premises and this we further learnt, is triggered by the state of squalor of the sisters who are now more or less, society’s rejects.

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