Barcelona stars boycott La Liga award ceremony because

Barcelona stars were all absent at the 2015-16 La Liga award ceremony simply because their coach Luis Enrique wasn't nominated for the best coach of the season category.

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Ondo State Teachers Get Car And Housing Loans

The Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, has directed the inclusion of primary school teachers in the category of state workers that often enjoy car and housing loans.

Mimiko, made this known at the 5th Quadrennial State Delegates Conference of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, Ondo State wing, held at the Teachers’ House in Akure, the state capital on Thursday.

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VERY FUNNY!!! Basketball god, LeBron James, Works At Blaze Pizza Shop [VIDEO]

LeBron James might be one of the most famous basketball players in the world today. As a fun gag to surprise fans, James teamed up with Blaze Pizza, and put in a shift at the shop. Guests didn’t know what to make of ‘Ron’ the new staff member standing over 6.5 feet tall.

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How To Make Money Online Today

There are hundreds of ways to make money online, but If you really want to be successful in life or want financial freedom, you should need a genuine way. Use your passions, interests and hobbies as a way to make money on the Internet. Starting make money online is easy, and everyone can do it as long as they have an Internet connection

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If you are serious about making money without any extra investment from the comfort of your computer, tablet or smart phone, then you will have no trouble. You are at right place. There are plenty of ways to high, make money with skills and interests that you already have, you just need to know where to use.

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Former Jamaican PM, PJ Patterson, Writes Open Letter To David Cameron

Following the British Prime Minister, David Cameron's visit to Jamaica, the former Jamaican Prime Minister,  PJ Patterson, has written an open letter to PM David Cameron, urging him to arrange an apology for the people of Jamaica. He tells hims the good people of Jamaica  deserves an apology and not prisons. 

"You have refused to apologise," Patterson said. "Yet your government has apologised to everyone else for horrid crimes. Are we not worthy of an apology or less deserving?" he questioned.

Read full letter below

PATTERSON'S OPEN LETTER TO CAMERON:

Dear Prime Minister Cameron,

We who belong to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and cherish the value of the Westminster tradition should seek continually to foster rather than diminish it.

Given the honour which you were afforded to address the Joint Sitting of Jamaica’s Parliament on Tuesday, September 30, 2015, the traditional Parliamentary right of debate and reply could not be exercised by any of our Members who were in attendance. As I watched your presentation, knowing them on both sides of the aisle as I do, their good behaviour which you commended ought not to be interpreted as acquiescence in everything you said.

The gifts you presented in Gordon House were both welcome and timely. Only the shrewdest observers of Parliamentary custom would have noticed that the package you offered there discreetly omitted any mention of a ₤25 million contribution for the building of a prison.

That was understandable, as what exists constitutes no more than a Non-binding Memorandum of Understanding. You rightfully appreciated that its inclusion would have been premature as the framework Agreement has to be followed by further intensive negotiations and then the requisite legislation.

You wisely chose instead to add there the announcement of ₤30 million to make our hospitals more resilient to natural disasters. Given our vulnerability and the danger of climate change, this donation was highly appreciated.

Despite your recognition of not being “the only show in town”, the words of strengthening the bonds of friendship and the down-payment you brought would have been well received throughout the entire Caribbean.

Prime Minister, the most noble intentions were jarred by those portions of your address which asserted that slavery was a long time ago, in the historical past and “as friends we can move on together to build for the future.”

Your host, The Most Hon. Portia Simpson-Miller, in her gracious welcome referred to the difficult issue of reparation which should be discussed in “a spirit of mutual respect, openness and understanding as we seek to actively engage the U.K. on the matter.”

You chose instead to throw down the gauntlet.

Mere acknowledgement of its horror will not suffice.

It was and still is a most heinous crime against humanity — a stain which cannot be removed merely by the passage of time.

The attempt to trivialise and diminish the significance of 300 years of British enslavement of Africans and the trade in their bodies reflect the continued ethnic targeting of our ancestors and their progeny for discriminatory treatment in both the annals of history and in the present.

The 180 years of slavery in Jamaica remain fresh in living memory. There are people alive in Jamaica today whose great grandparents were a part of the slavery system and the memory of slavery still lingers in these households and communities.

Those 180 years were followed by another 100 years of imposed racial apartheid in which these families were racially oppressed by British armies and colonial machinery. The scars of this oppression are still alive in the minds and hearts of million Jamaicans.

To speak of slavery as something from the Middle Ages is insufficient. For our communities its legacies are still present in their memory and emotions. To reject this living experience is to repudiate the very meaning and existence of these people’s lives.

How can we simply forget it and move on to the future? If there is no explicit admission of guilt now, when will be the proper time?

You argue that Britain abolished the slave system and the credit for this resonates in the British Parliament today and shows British compassion and diplomacy.

Where is the prior confession that Britain fashioned, legalised, perpetuated and prospered from the slave trade?

Indeed, the facts speak to a different explanation. In Jamaica the enslaved led by Sam Sharpe tried to abolish slavery themselves three years before your Parliament acted. The British army destroyed these freedom fighters and executed their leaders.

This attempt to destroy the seed of freedom and justice in Jamaica continued for another hundred years. In 1865 the peasants sought to occupy Crown lands in order to survive widespread hunger. The British government sent in the army and massacred those people, executing Paul Bogle, George William Gordon and other Leaders.

Furthermore, the British Act of Emancipation reflected that the enslaved people of Jamaica were not human but property. The 800,000 Africans in the Caribbean and elsewhere were valued at ₤47 million. The government agreed to compensate the slave owners ₤20 million, and passed an Emancipation Act in which the enslaved had to work free for another four to six years in order to work off the ₤27 million promised slave owners. It was they who paid for their eventual freedom.

The enslaved paid more than 50 per cent of the cost of their market value in compensation to slave owners. This is what your Emancipation Act did. The enslaved got nothing by way of compensation. The Act of Emancipation was self serving and was designed to support British national commercial interests alone.

You have refused to apologise. Yet your government has apologised to everyone else for horrid crimes. Are we not worthy of an apology or less deserving?

Mere acknowledgement of the crime is insufficient. The international community and international law call for formal apologies when crimes against humanity are committed. The UN has deemed slave trading and slavery as crimes against humanity. The refusal to apologise is a refusal to take responsibility for the crime. In a law abiding world this is not acceptable.

Contrary to your view, the Caribbean people will never emerge completely from the “long, dark shadow” of slavery until there is a full confession of guilt by those who committed this evil atrocity.

“The resilience and spirit of its people” is no ground to impair the solemnity of a privileged Parliamentary occasion and allow the memory of our ancestors to be offended once again.

The Caribbean people have long been looking to the future. This is what we do in our development visions, but these legacies are like millstones around our necks. We look to reparatory justice as the beginning of shaping a new future. We invite Britain to engage in removing this blot on human civilisation so that together we can create a new and secure future.

ONE LOVE.

Yours sincerely,

P.J. Patterson

Former Prime Minister,
Jamaica (1992-2006)

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Africa's 'Largest Elephant' Killed By German Hunter

Another elephant has just been killed in Zimbabwe by a German hunter. This happened less than three months after Cecil the Lion was shot dead. The elephant killed by this German hunter has killed is said to weigh122lb and the ugly incident took place at a game park in Zimbabwe.

Its tusk is almost touching the ground and they have a combined weight of 120lb, making it a rare breed of elephant in Zimbabwe. The elephant is said to be between 40 - 60 years old.

According to analysts, the elephant is the biggest  to be shot in living memory, at the time of its death on the 8th of October, 2015. 

The elephant thought to be the oldest and biggest elephant to be killed in Africa in 30 years. This abuse and callous act is said to have cost the German hunter $60,000 (£39,000) in hunting permit, to take part in the organised hunt. 

The man, who the hunt’s organisers have refused to name, had travelled to Zimbabwe to conduct a 21-day game hunt including the Big Five of elephants, leopards, lions, buffalo and rhinoceros.

The kill was celebrated in hunting forums around the world, where it was suggested he might have been the biggest elephant killed in Africa for almost 30 years.

Conservationists and photographic safari operators in the area expressed their outrage on last night (Oct 15), saying the animal was one of a kind and should have been preserved for all to see.

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Mark Zuckerberg Meets China President, 'Makes History' As He Greets Him In Chinese

Chinese President Xi Jinping exchanged greetings with Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, and other tech executives at the eighth annual US-China Internet Industry Forum at Microsoft’s Redmond campus on Wednesday.

Zuckerberg, attired in suit with a red tie - which he normally doesn’t wear, shook hands with Xi at the forum. “This was the first time I’ve ever spoken with a world leader entirely in a foreign language. I consider that meaningful personal milestone,” Zuckerberg posted later on his Facebook page.

Zuckerberg has claimed multiple times that he has been learning Chinese and was earlier reported to have read and recommended the Governance of China, a collection of Xi’s speeches and interviews, as per the Seattle Times.

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SCANDAL!! Actor Segun Arinze Involved In Another Sex Scandal

Nollywood actor, Segun Arinze, has just been moving from one location to the other and hardly has the time to hang out with his new born angel which the actor adores so much.
Segun returned to location some months ago to shoot a movie in Owerri titled, “JAJA The Great,’ which is directed by Nonso Emeka Ekwue and produced by Jonas Izuegbu. The movie has the likes of, Thelma Okhaz, Harry B Anyanwu, Odiete Otega and many others.
While stepping out of location, the actor was caught on camera having romantic time with another actress which was so charming.
Hey, don’t get it twisted, Segun is still a good boy, he was only interpreting the script of a TV series, “Nollywood Scandal” produced by Chico Ejiro, which stars the like of Genny Uzoma.

Source: Nigerianfilms

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See how church members chased away a pastor for impregnating maid

There was commotion on Sunday at the United Methodist Church, Mafoluku, in the Oshodi area of Lagos as members of the church chased away their pastor for allegedly impregnating his housemaid.

It was learnt that the pastor, Barkuma Andrew, was stopped from leading the church seven months ago when the housemaid, who was also a member of the church, Grace, had complications after aborting the pregnancy.

Andrew had lived with his wife, children, wife’s cousin, Favour, and Grace in a three-bedroomed flat on the church premises before the incident. It was gathered that the members had petitioned the Central Conference of the church in Taraba State to investigate the alleged accusation.

Then sought the service of another pastor three weeks ago when the district reportedly failed to probe Andrew. At 10 am on Sunday, members of the church showed up for Sunday service only to see that Andrew and some “unknown” people had commenced the service.

This angered the congregation which proceeded to chase out Andrew and his group from the church. Men from the Makinde Police Division, including the DPO, were said to have intervened after the incident was reported at the station.

A member of the church and a former secretary to Andrew, Moses Sherima, said that the pastor sent his wife to her village after he impregnated Grace.

He said: “My room is opposite pastor’s apartment and I was his secretary. When he started dating that girl (Grace), I called his wife’s cousin, Favour, on the matter. She said Grace used to tell her whenever the pastor had sex with her."

“At a point, I had to move upstairs when I could no longer bear it. The day that abortion happened, I was sleeping inside my room when I heard Grace screaming. I rushed there and saw blood coming out from her private parts. When the wife came back from one of her numerous journeys, he told her to send Favour away.”

Another church member, John Komboroh, said the church was embarrassed by Andrew’s conduct, adding that they were tired of his leadership. He said:“The petition of adultery against the pastor had been sent to the bishop at the Central Conference. He came here, but did not do anything about it. That was why we wrote to the main body, the Southern Conference to give us another pastor. His (Andrew’s) action is an embarrassment to us. We don’t want him again.”

The new pastor of the church, Reverend James Sunday, said,: “We were about to start our service this morning when we met the old pastor and some unknown people already holding the service. I calmed down my people to avoid chaos.”

Another resident and a female member, who identified herself only as Blessing, said the pastor had once made sexual advances to her.

“My husband is not always at home. The pastor would call me in the night and asked if I had slept. One day he entered my room and gave me a soft slap on my back. I had only the wrapper on me. I was surprised and told my neighbours.”

Source: Punch

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Accused African American bank robber says he stole for daughter's chemotherapy treatments

A Michigan man accused of robbing a credit union told police he needed the money to help pay for his daughter's chemotherapy treatments, authorities said.

Brian Randolph, 23, is accused of robbing the Vibe Credit Union in South Lyon, Michigan, on Aug. 12.

Randolph entered the building and passed a note demanding money, police said. While the note indicated he had a shotgun hidden in his clothes, he never revealed the firearm and police told ABC News that he said he did not actually bring a gun with him.

He has been charged with armed robbery and bank robbery and had his bond set at $500,000, police said.

After his arrest, Randolph told police his motive for the robbery was to help pay for his daughter's cancer treatments, authorities said.

Randolph told police that his insurance company was no longer paying for his daughter's chemotherapy treatments and that he robbed the credit union in a last-ditch attempt to find a way to pay for her treatments, according to South Lyon Public Information Officer Lieutenant Christopher Sovik.

Randolph's family, including the mother of his 1-year-old daughter, told local ABC TV that they think he was desperately trying to get money before his daughter's upcoming chemotherapy treatment.

Asia Dupree, Randolph's girlfriend and mother of their 1-year-old daughter, told WXYZ-TV that their daughter Brialynn has retinoblastoma, a cancer that forms in the eye.

"I guess it was desperation. Time was ticking right before her appointment came up," Dupree said.

Randolph is scheduled to make his first court appearance today since his arraignment, but the name of his lawyer was not immediately available, according to the court clerk.

ABC News

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