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Tonto Dikeh admits to skin bleaching

The ever gorgeous and controversial star, Tonto Dikeh reveals she's not shy about bleaching her skin.

Tonto spoke candidly with Ebuka on Rubbin Minds, and admitted to using 'oils' to lighten her skin.

Following much speculation, the star who is naturally light-skinned, admitted to using products to further enhance her complexion.

The star who recently admitted to facing battles with depression and suicide, said as long as skin bleaching is done the right way it’s fine & if you do not love your skin for some reason you can change it, via Naijapals.
Ebuka confronted Tonto and, asked, “You did that (bleaching) & you did it well?” To which Tonto replied “Yeah it’s coming out well”, writes Naijapals.

NIGERIA-Cashless policy: CBN canvasses stakeholders' support

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has solicited for the cooperation and support of various stakeholders to ensure the success of the new cashless policy in the country.

The CBN Governor, Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, made the call while launching sensitisation campaign to the new policy in Kano on Tuesday.
The sensitisation campaign was organised by the CBN in Kano to educate stakeholders on the importance of the policy.
The CBN Governor, who was represented by the CBN Kano Branch Controller, Alhaji Muhammad Ladan, said the call became necessary ‘’if we are to consolidate  the improved efficiency of Nigeria’s payment system to contribute to the country’s economic and social development.
"While the CBN is playing a leading role in the development and implementation of this policy the cooperation among our respective stakeholders, is extremely important if we are to ensure its success,’’ he said.
According to him, the new policy was introduced to meet vision 20:2020 requirement and modernise the country’s payment system.
He said the introduction of the new policy was also aimed at reducing the cost of banking services, improve effectiveness of monetary policy, and foster transparency as well as curb corruption, among other things.
He said even though the policy had its challenges, the bank was doing its best to ensure its success in the country.
"It is however important to stress that this policy intends to reduce and not eliminate the use of physical cash for payment in Nigeria.’’
"Other ills associated with a cash-centric economy include robberies and cash-related crimes, kidnapping , election rigging, revenue leakage, inefficient treasury management and corruption," Sanusi said.
The occasion was attended by stakeholders from various sectors of the economy.
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Indian child Roona Begum recovering after hydrocephalus surgery -Baby makes miraculous recovery

The pictures may be difficult to look at, but 18-month-old Roona Begum's story of survival is remarkable.

Soon after she was born in a remote village in northeastern India, Roona was diagnosed with an extreme form of hydrocephalus -- a disorder causing cerebral fluid to build up in the brain.

Doctors had given Roona just a few months to live.

"Day-by-day, her head started growing bigger, she stopped wanting to eat, she would just lie in bed, it became very difficult for us to carry her and take her anywhere," says Roona's father Abdul Rehman says.

Roona's head grew to a circumference of 94 centimeters, almost triple the size of a normal baby.

There were ten liters of excess fluid inside her brain. Her head was so heavy she could barely move. adults. The condition is caused by overproduction, obstruction or lack of absorption of the cerebral fluid in the brain.

The skin of her head has stretched so far, it pulled her eyelids over her eyes, making it impossible for Roona to see.

Her mother, Fatima Begum, would draw eyebrows on Roona with black kohl everyday just to try and make her look more normal.

"She had such a big head, it was scary for people to see her," Fatima explains.

Roona may be Abdul and Fatima's only child, but they couldn't afford to treat her. Roona's 18-year-old father works at a brick kiln earning less than $3 a day. For more than a year and a half, they took care of Roona in their two-room mud hut, with little knowledge or means of doing much else.

In April this year, a journalist took photos of Roona and soon people all over the world including two Norwegian students Natalie Krantz and Jonas Borchgrevink were moved by her condition.

Krantz and Borchgrevink put Roona's photo on a crowd funding website, hoping to raise $1,600 to cover her shunt surgery. In two months, they raised double that amount, and by August 2013, they raised more than $60,000.

They've transferred half of this amount to the charity arm of Fortis Hospital in New Delhi for her treatment. The hospital covered the remaining half of the expenses. The students plan to send the remaining amount for Roona's aftercare.

When Roona arrived at Fortis, her condition shocked even chief neurosurgeon Sandeep Vaishya, who has treated hundreds of children with hydrocephalus.

"We had never seen anything like that and we were completely clueless as to how we'd go about treating her. There was no precedent of treating a child with such an extreme case of hydrocephalus. We learned as we went," Vaishya says.

COLLAPSED BUILDINGS KILL 6 IN SAO PAULO

At least six people died when a building collapsed in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, a state security spokeswoman said.

The building was under construction at the time of the collapse and the victims were workers on the site, said Celia Jacysyn, spokeswoman for the Sao Paulo security secretariat.

At least 20 people were injured in the collapse, according to state-run Agencia Brasil news agency.

Eight people remain unaccounted for, Jacysyn said.

There were 35 people working on the construction of the building when it collapsed, Jacysyn said.

The two-story commercial building was in the final phases of construction, an employee of a neighboring business told Agencia Brasil.

Sao Paulo is the largest city in Brazil and the country's business and financial center.

Another deadly collapse happened in Rio de Janeiro last year. In that incident, a 20-story building collapsed along with two neighboring buildings. Three people died in that collapse.

QUEEN B AT V FESTIVAL

1.  Beyoncé

Surely the biggest name to ever appear at V Festival, Beyoncé will be returning to the stage after a summer break from her Mrs Carter Show tour. The star will headline at Chelmsford, Essex on 17 August and at Weston Park on 18 August,  and we’re sure she’ll be back with a bang.

PRIVATE TOOLS TO BE AIRMARKED FOR CELEBS-FACEBOOK

 

Poor, poor celebrities. It's probably overwhelming to be famous and on Facebook.

The volume of posts, comments, likes and mentions on any given day is vastly higher for well-known people than it is for mere mortals. Getting a grasp on the quick-moving chatter and knowing when to speak up takes effort.

Facebook is working on a new mobile tool that would make it easier for the VIPs to slog through the noise and better communicate with their fans, according to a report from AllThingsD.

A Facebook spokesperson confirmed in an e-mailed statement that the company is working on "mobile features designed to help public figures interact with their fans" and said it was only testing them with a select group of people for now.

It's not clear how the feature makes it easier for the super-popular to sift through mentions from followers, or what was so difficult about doing it from the current mobile apps.

It's likely the feature will be useful to social media professionals more than actual celebrities. The more important the person, the smaller the chance that they are checking their own Facebook page to see what their friends are up to and post selfies.

It's common for a social media manager to use the social network on an actor or musician's behalf to post information about public appearances, carefully chosen snapshots and other updates.

The helpers aren't just there to save famous people time. Celebrities are lucrative brands that often depend on a carefully crafted and controlled public image. Facebook wants to be a place where they can manage that image.

Twitter has dominated as a platform where the famous can broadcast their latest news and have some casual back and forth with fans. Some high profile people do use the site to communicate all on their own, as evidenced by the many entertaining late night ramblings and Twitter fights.

Facebook has tried other Twitter-inspired features over the past year, including rolling out hashtags and offering verified pages to separate the impostors from the real public figures. The company is not shy about taking features that have been successful on other platforms and adding them to its own.

If Facebook can take over as a place where the famous go first to make an important announcement, or even a denial, it could ratchet up the company's reputation as a go-to news source. The association would also lend some additional "cool" to the site, which is edging into its older age (for a social network) and concerned about staying youthful and relevant.

But some folks online were complaining about the perceived elitist nature of special treatment for big shots.

"Dear Facebook: Put away the red carpet for celebs, we're happy with just friends," wrote Twitter user Tom Flowers.

13 KILLED, OTHERS INJURED-IRAQ BOMBING

Two bombings in eastern Iraq on Wednesday left at least 13 people dead and 22 others wounded, police officials said.

In one incident, a hidden bomb left inside a popular coffee shop in al-Mafraq -- just west of Baquba -- killed nine people and wounded 12 others.

Separately, a roadside bomb in central Baquba killed four people and wounded 10 others, the officials said.

Baquba is located about 60 kilometers (roughly 40 miles) northeast of Baghdad.

gay rights abroad,REAL Women responds to controversy

The self-styled "pro-family conservative women's movement" behind last week's vitriolic attack on Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird has issued a somewhat belated follow-up response to the controversy.

According to REAL Women, the discussion that ensued "omitted ... significant points ... from the discussion" and "fail[ed] to report accurately [their] views" -- namely, that the group "deplores the persecution of homosexuals and the jailing of individuals because of their orientation."

They also claim that the media coverage led to "an orchestrated campaign of hate and intimidation" against the group.

The full release:

In the controversy that has arisen in regard to REAL Women's criticism of Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, some significant points have been omitted from the discussion and it fails to report accurately our views.

REAL Women deplores the persecution of homosexuals and the jailing of individuals because of their orientation. This is not a newly minted policy. It was stated in our publication "Reality" - November, December, 2012:

"Reasonable people would agree that homosexuals should not be tortured, jailed or killed merely because of their sexual orientation."

We agree with Mr. Baird who states that "someone being put to death because they are a sexual minority is abhorrent to Canadian values". However, this is not the law in either Russia or Uganda. The Russian law in question concerns itself mainly with eliminating homosexual indoctrination of minors. Although the law in Uganda does include a provision for jailing of practising homosexuals, which latter law REAL Women does not support, it does not include any provision for putting homosexuals to death.

The fact is, Mr. Baird gave $200,000 of the taxpayers' money to homosexual groups in Uganda to promote political agitation there. This sets a dangerous precedent for Canada's taxpayers to fund special interest groups in foreign countries.

REAL Women has no objection to Canada speaking out against violations of human rights if it is carried out appropriately, in dealing with sovereign nations such as through diplomatic channels, the media, Parliament and the imposition of economic sanctions which has proved to be effective in ending apartheid in South Africa, and is working today in Iran.

REAL Women's further concern is that, in Canada, freedom of religion and freedom of expression are being denied. Homosexual activists insist that their rights should be given precedence over the rights and freedoms of others. As a result, those who have faith-based beliefs or hold traditional values, are not permitted to express or act on their values, under the threat of losing their employment, or being brought before, and severely punished by, human rights tribunals.

REAL Women has experienced an orchestrated campaign of hate and intimidation as a result of the media coverage.

Afghanistan's future depends on foreign soldiers: U.S. commander

Afghanistan's future security will remain dependent on international troops for many years after most foreign combat forces leave by the end of 2014, the U.S. commander of the NATO-led force in the South Asian country said.

With the formal security handover to Afghans closing in, intense debate is underway about how many troops the United States and its mainly NATO allies should leave behind to conduct training, support and counter-terror operations.

The White House favors about 7,000 U.S. troops, but some in the U.S. military would prefer two or three times as many.

However many there are left behind, they will play a vital role in supporting the Afghan National Security Forces. ANSF numbers have been projected at 352,000 by the time they take over, although they have not reached that level yet, according to some official U.S. estimates.

U.S. General Joseph Dunford, the last commander of the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan, would not be drawn on how many he thought should remain, referring instead to "sustainability".

In an interview with Reuters on Tuesday he argued for a significant presence after the U.S.-dominated International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) is disbanded next year.

"The post-2014 presence is a lot more complicated than the numbers and the numbers have become a distraction, to be honest with you," Dunford said in his Kabul headquarters.

"It's about a lot more than numbers. It's about what capability is required to sustain the Afghan security forces after 2014," he said.

Twelve years into the war, launched in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks on the United States, the Taliban and other insurgents are still able to make telling blows against foreign troops and Afghan government institutions.

That makes the decision about the post-2014 force, to be made in Washington later this year, even more important. Others, such as Germany and Italy, will make smaller contributions.

ISAF currently numbers about 87,000 troops, three-quarters of them American. Dunford said the intense debate about the size of the residual force was not helpful.

One of the sticking points about that force has been the suspension of talks between Afghanistan and the United States over a bilateral security pact to replace the ISAF mission.

The collapse of a similar pact between the United States and Baghdad in 2011 led Washington to pull all its troops out of Iraq, which has since descended back into sectarian violence.

The pact talks were suspended in June amid Afghan anger over the opening of a Taliban office in Qatar, which President Hamid Karzai's government blamed partly on U.S. involvement.

Dunford said he had talked "at every level from district and province to members of parliament ... to President Karzai" and was adamant the pact would be signed.

He also said it was too early to judge whether the mission in Afghanistan had been successful, or how America's longest war would be remembered.

"Our objective is a stable, secure and unified Afghanistan. And we're still working towards that end," Dunford said.

"And if we achieve the objective ... I think it will be remembered as being successful."

CLASH ENGULFED BETWEEN MORSY SUPPORTERS AND THE SECURITY FORCES

Egyptian security forces stormed two massive makeshift camps filled with ousted President Mohamed Morsy'ssupporters, bulldozing tents and escorting away hundreds of protesters.

Within three hours of the raid, forces had cleared the smaller of the two camps -- the Nahda camp, near the Cairo University campus.

Egypt raid: What you need to know

But the larger proest-- near the Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque in eastern Cairo -- has proven trickier, with forces facing heavy resistance. The military called in its special forces.

In the chaos of the raids, it was impossible for CNN to verify the claims and counter claims of casualties.The Muslim Brotherhood said 200 Morsy supporters were killed and more than 8,000 injured.

The Health Ministry said 15 protesters were killed and 203 wounded. It also said five security officials died and 29 others were injured while trying to trying to disperse the protesters.

The government blocked all roads leading to the Rabaa camp and suspended rail service to Cairo. The Muslim Brotherhood claimed the suspension was an attempt was to prevent more of its members from streaming into the city.

But throngs of Morsy supporters flooding a bridge leading to Rabaa al-Adawiya square on foot, video from state-run Nile TV showed. Some of the protesters clashed with with security forces.president morsy's son

The raids began around dawn at the two camps. Within three hours, all that remained at the Nahda camp were remnants of torn-down tents.

But it was a different story at Rabaa, where protester Hassan Al Qabana said demonstrators were facing a "full-on assault."

One of the main entrances to the Rabaa camp looked like a war zone. Bursts of gunfire pierced through the thick smoke and tear gas that filled the air. Some of the gunfire sounded like it came from automatic weapons.

Many cried or wailed, denouncing military leaders and pointing to bullet holes. Some of the injured -- or possibly dead -- were ushered away on stretchers to a makeshift clinic.

AHEAD OF THE FRIENDLY AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA, SHOLA AMEOBI HAPPY TO BE BACK FOR NIGERIA

 
Shola Ameobi joined up with the rest of the Nigeria squad on Monday afternoon and declared that he was thrilled to be back.

The Newcastle forward had committed his international future to Nigeria after a protracted process to secure his nationality switch, and eventually made his debut for Nigeria against Venezuela.
But contractual constraints prevented him from making Nigeria's squad to the African Nations Cup. With the encumbrance removed, Ameobi was called up for the friendly against South Africa, and was quick to express his delight.

“I am so happy to be back with these set of players who always show me love and care and I promise from now on to always give my best to the team," he said.
Ameobi in arrived South Africa at lunchtime along with stand-in captain Austin Ejide.
Earlier, head coach Stephen Keshi led a team of four players, Chigozie Agbim, Godfrey Oboabona, Sunday Mba and Azubuike Egwuekwe in from Nigeria.
They were met on arrival at the hotel by Obinna Nsofor, Elderson Echiejile and the South Africa-based pair of Gege Soriola and James Okwuosa.
Other early comers include Uche Nwofor, Efe Ambrose, Ogenyi Onazi and Brown Ideye Only three players, John Mikel Obi, Victor Moses and Fegor Ogude are expected on Tuesday morning in Durban on time for Wednesday's prestige Mandela Challenge friendly against Bafana Bafana at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, South Africa.
Kick-off is at 19h15 Nigeria time.
Nigeria squad to face Bafana:
Goalkeepers: Austin Ejide (Hapoel Be’er Sheva, Israel), Chigozie Agbim (Enugu Rangers, Nigeria)
Defenders: Efe Ambrose (Celtic, Scotland), Godfrey Oboabona (Sunshine Stars, Nigeria), Azubuike Egwuekwe (Warri Wolves, Nigeria), Elderson Echiejile (Sporting Braga, Portugal), James Okwuosa (Chippa United, SA), Gege Soriola (Free State Stars, SA),
Midfielders: John Mikel Obi (Chelsea, England), Fegor Ogude (Valerenga, Norway), Victor Moses (Chelsea, England), John Ogu (Academica de Coimbra, Portugal), Ogenyi Onazi (Lazio, Italy), Nnamdi Oduamadi (AC Milan, Italy), Sunday Mba (Enugu Rangers, Nigeria)
Forwards: Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow, Russia), Brown Ideye (Dynamo Kiev, Ukraine), Shola Ameobi (Newcastle United, England), Obinna Nsofor (Lokomotiv Moscow, Russia), Uche Nwofor (VVV Venlo, Netherlands)

U.N. inspectors set to look over North Korean shipment in Panama

A month after Panamanian authorities intercepted a North Korean ship with military equipment hidden on board, U.N. inspectors were ready to take a look.

The inspectors, who arrived at Panama's Manzanillo port early Tuesday, came at the request of the Panamanian government.

The ship set sail from Cuba, and the Cubans have admitted owning the military equipment it carries, claiming it was being sent to North Korea to be repaired and returned.

Because it is pursuing nuclear weapons, North Korea is banned by the United Nations from importing and exporting most weapons.

For this reason, the Panamanian government invited the inspectors and said it would let the United Nations decide how to respond to the incident.

Panama's Security Ministry said that the U.N. inspectors would not make any public comments before or during their inspection. A report will be issued at a later date.

The inspection is expected to conclude next Friday.

The ship was intercepted on July 15, and authorities met with resistance from the crew. The crew members even cut cables to cranes that slowed the process of searching the ship. The ship's captain attempted to commit suicide during the search.

The equipment, manufactured in the mid-20th century, included two anti-aircraft missile systems, nine missiles in parts and spares, two MiG-21 jets and 15 motors for this type of airplane, the Cuban Foreign Ministry said.

The captain and 35 North Korean crew members are charged with illegal possession of weapons and international arms trafficking, Panamanian officials said.

FIFA wants social change in Russia despite 'anti-gay' comments by 2018 chief

Soccer's world governing body expects the 2018 World Cup to be a catalyst for social change in Russia, despite apparently anti-gay statements by the head of the organizing committee.

But FIFA told CNN Tuesday that it was seeking clarification on the adoption of new laws in Russia which "prohibit propaganda on non-traditional sexual relations" around minors.

The legislation also bans symbols symbols such as rainbow flags and has led to calls for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics and the 2018 World Cup to be boycotted.

Alexey Sorokin, CEO of the latter competition, defended the new laws, saying they had been misinterpreted.

"It is designed against active propaganda of homosexuality, not against homosexuality itself. That is a big difference," he was quoted in an article by World Football Insider.

"Would you like a World Cup where naked people are running around displaying their homosexuality? The answer to that is quite obvious."

"The Olympics and World Cup are not a stage for various views -- not for Nazis, not for any other ways of life. It should be about football and nothing else."

FIFA said that its statutes had "zero tolerance against discrimination based, among other, on sexual orientation" and trusted that the 2018 hosts would deliver on their promise to provide all visitors and fans with a warm welcome.

"FIFA is firmly convinced that the staging of the World Cup can contribute to uniting people and having a positive social impact," it added.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC), under pressure to act ahead of next year's Winter Games, has publicly opposed any moves to stage boycotts, but told it is keeping a watching brief on developments in Russia.

"This legislation has just been passed into law and it remains to be seen whether and how it will be implemented, particularly as regards the Games in Sochi," it said.

"To that end, the IOC has received assurances from the highest level of government in Russia that the legislation will not affect those attending or taking part in the Games."

Russia won the right to host the 2018 World Cup at a vote in December 2010 and pledged to build 13 new stadiums as part of a near $5 billion plan.

Billions will also be spent on improving infrastructure for the expected influx of tourists and football fans for the global competition.

Man dies after 65-foot fall at Turner Field during Braves-Phillies game

 
A Georgia man was alone before his fatal fall from an upper level of Atlanta's Turner Field, police said Tuesday, as they continue to investigate his death.

Ronald L. Homer, 30, was attending Monday night's Braves game against the Phillies. The Braves said they planned to observe a moment of silence for Homer before Tuesday's game.

Four witnesses told officers that they saw Homer fall from the fourth level of the stadium during a rain delay in the game, the Atlanta Police Department said.

"All the witnesses stated that there was (sic) no other people around Mr. Homer when he fell," police said, adding there were no surveillance cameras at the scene.

Police said the fall appeared to be accidental but that it was too early to tell if alcohol was a factor.

Homer, of nearby Conyers, fell 65 feet into the players' parking lot. He was unconscious when emergency responders found him, but he died later at the hospital, police said.

An autopsy on Homer is complete, but authorities are not releasing details, citing pending toxicology results, Tami Sedivy-Schroder, an investigator with the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office, said Tuesday. Results can take up to eight weeks, she said.

Homer's mother, Connie Homer, told CNN affiliate WXIA that he was a big Braves fan who was attending the game with a friend.

"I'm just sick," she said. "We're a very close family. He was big-hearted."

The game was scheduled to start at 7:10 p.m. but heavy rains pushed back the start time nearly two hours.

His family said Homer went to the platform to smoke and may have lost his footing on the wet pavement, according to WXIA.

Homer was 6 feet, 6 inches tall; the guard rail where he fell is 42 inches high, the industry standard and state code, WXIA reported.

In a statement released Tuesday, the Atlanta Braves extended condolences to Homer's family.

"We are saddened by this tragic incident and will continue our investigation along with the Atlanta Police Department. We will have no further comment until the investigation is complete."

It's the second such death at an Atlanta sporting venue in the last year.

On August 31, a Tennessee fan died after falling about 45 feet at the Georgia Dome during a college football game between North Carolina State and the University of Tennessee.

In July 2011, a Texas fan died after falling 20 feet at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, while trying to catch a ball thrown to him by outfielder Josh Hamilton.

Egypt unrest: Clashes erupt in Cairo, kill 1 and wound 11

 

Clashes broke out in downtown Cairo on Tuesday between supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy and those opposed to his rule, leaving at least one person dead, state-run media reported.

The violence came more than a month after the military ousted Morsy, which sent tens of thousands of his supporters -- primarily members of the Muslim Brotherhood -- into the streets. They have been staging daily sit-ins since.

Egypt explained: 6 key questions

The fighting broke out in front of the Ministry of Religious Endowments in the heavily populated Giza neighborhood, leaving one dead and 11 wounded, state-run Ahram Online reported, citing unnamed security sources.

Clashes also were reported outside of the Ministry of the Interior, the news agency said.

Authorities, according to Ahram Online, blamed the casualties on fighting between pro-Morsy protesters and residents, including shopkeepers.

Some protesters who were carrying weapons fired randomly, causing confusion in the neighborhood, security sources said. Shopkeepers responded by opening fire, they said, according to the news agency.

But the Muslim Brotherhood blamed the casualties on plainclothes police officers, who they said opened fire, according to a statement released by the group.

Opinion: Morsy holds key to Egypt's future

The protests started almost immediately after Morsy, Egypt's first democratically elected president was ousted by the country's military leaders. Hundreds have been killed and thousands have been injured in recent weeks, either in clashes between opposing protesters or in clashes between protesters and Egyptian security forces.

For weeks, Morsy supporters have set up two massive makeshift camps in Cairo to protest the coup. The people packed into the camps refuse to budge until Morsy is reinstated, and the sites have morphed into cities within a city.

Demonstrators have anticipated a crackdown since the Egyptian government said the protests must end, citing the violence and the traffic. They've fortified their sites with sandbags, tires and stacks of bricks. Volunteers pat down visitors and check bags.

How the Egyptian interim government responds will be a defining moment in this complex standoff.

"We hope that negotiations can end the situation peacefully. We hope that not a single drop of Egyptian blood is spilled," Abdel Fattah Othman, an Interior Ministry spokesman, told Al Tahrir TV on Monday.

The ministry has a plan, resources are ready and troops are prepared to take action once the appropriate political and security clearances are given, he said.

Morsy became Egypt's first democratically elected president in 2012, a year after popular protests forced President Hosni Mubarak to resign and end his three-decade rule.

But a year into Morsy's term, many Egyptians wanted him out, too. They said the Western-educated Islamist, aligned with the Muslim Brotherhood movement, was not inclusive and they said he had failed to deliver on the people's aspirations for freedom and social justice.

From hope to despair: Egypt slides into economic uncertainty, again

Morsy was accused of authoritarianism and trying to force the Brotherhood's Islamic agenda onto the nation's laws. He was also criticized by many Egyptians frustrated with rampant crime and a struggling economy that hadn't shown improvement since Mubarak resigned. But supporters say Morsy repeatedly offered Cabinet positions to secularists and liberals -- only to get repeatedly rejected.

Morsy has not been since publicly since he was pushed from office.

State media reported he's being held in relation to a jailbreak that took place during Egypt's 2011 revolution, well before he came to power.

Usher's son home from hospital after pool mishap

 
Usher Raymond's 5-year-old son is out of the hospital a week after a near-fatal swimming pool accident, his mother's lawyer said Tuesday.

Usher Raymond V was rescued and resuscitated by a sound tech worker who dove into the pool to free the child from a drain at the music mogul's Atlanta home on August 5, according to police.

He was rushed by ambulance to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta hospital, where he was treated until his recent release. The lawyer did not reveal any details of his injuries.

"I don't know if my son is going to have a brain defect," Tameka Foster Raymond testified Friday at a hearing in which she asked a judge to grant her temporary custody of the two sons she has with the singer. Usher has primary custody of the children. "I don't know if his heart is operating correctly. I don't know if my son's going to be 100% the boy he was before this incident."

A judge rejected Foster Raymond's emergency request, finding that the pool mishap was not crisis situation requiring that Usher's two children be taken from him.

Usher's ex-wife argued that the boy's aunt, Rena Oden, who was caring for the child at the time of the accident, is incapable of keeping up with the two children. Foster Raymond testified that she does not trust the childcare of Raymond's aunt.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge John Goger did not agree.

"What happened here was an awful accident and ... I'm not certain that had any single person been at the poolside that one person could have done any better than Ms. Oden. And Ms. Oden did impress me as a capable caregiver," Goger said. "Based on the evidence I heard, not one person could have done any better than Ms. Oden."

The judge instructed Usher to keep his ex-wife informed about his whereabouts and who is taking care of the children.

Usher, as he is known in his career as a singer and actor, testified that he waited an hour to inform his ex-wife that their son had nearly drowned in a swimming pool accident because "the first thing to do was to respond to the emergency. ... My son was hysterical and in the back of an ambulance."

Foster Raymond also said Usher does not keep her informed about what is going on in the children's lives.

"They come home with bags of medicine. I don't know why or what illness or who's taking them to the doctor. ... He doesn't confer with me regarding anything, nothing," she told the court.

Usher won primary custody of the couple's two children, Usher V and 4-year-old Naviyd, last year after a bitter court fight in which Foster Raymond accused the singer of being an absentee father.

Foster Raymond filed in May for a custody modification. That case hadn't been heard by the time the swimming pool accident happened Monday, so Foster Raymond filed Tuesday for an emergency hearing on the matter.

Usher's former stepson, also Foster Raymond's son, died in a watercraft accident on a north Georgia lake last year.

BOKO HARAM WILL ATTACK THE US GOVERNMENT: ABUBAKAR

There seemed to be a twist to the which particular group the deadly sect emanated from Nigeria, BOKO HARAM, would face i its fight against western education. The leader of the sect, Abubakar Shekau, has threatened to attack the US government claiming that Nigeria is no match for them and that they are willing to now attack the superpower in order to establish their existence in the globe.
Recently the sect attacked a mosque in Borno, Nigeria killing 44 people and leaving about 26 injured and this follows with the latest video footage featuring Abubakar Shekau passing out the warning to the US government. Details later

THE REASON WHY VIOLENCE AND OIL DONT MIX

source: CNN

We are seeing the deadliest sectarian violence in Iraq since 2008 and that is causing major setbacks for Baghdad's aspiration to challenge Saudi Arabia as the top oil producer.

The latest figures from Iraq's ministry of energy illustrate the direct link between the violence and the country's oil output. In May, monthly production hit nearly 77 million barrels in the two major regions Basra and Kirkuk. That sunk, the ministry said, to fewer than 70 million in June as daily production tumbled to less than three million barrels a day.

According to the U.N., the death toll jumped from 595 killed in April to 963 in May -- and more than 1,000 were killed in July.

This is a quick turn of fortunes after Iraq surpassed neighboring Iran as the second largest oil producer within OPEC last year, hitting a peak of 3.4 million according to Standard Chartered Bank in its latest report on the country.A couple of years ago, Iraq said it would achieve daily production of 12 million barrels a day by 2020. The ministry lowered those expectations to nine million and strategists say that remains ambitious.

One would think that Iraq would do everything to guard its prized facilities. Pipelines have been attacked, some fields missed production targets, and the cost of production has risen. The inability to protect those fields suggests that the general security situation is worse than expected in many corners of the country.

But this goes well beyond sectarian violence and the Sunni-Shiite divide that has wracked this country for the past decade. The central government, under Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, opted to take a tough line when putting up giant fields for auction in the last few years.

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Instead of production sharing agreements (PSAs as they are known) when international oil producers take a percentage of each field, Baghdad went with service contracts -- paying companies only for services such as workers and technical advice. Oil executives suggest that earns them well below $5 a barrel, when North Sea Brent is trading well above $100, and where it has been for a record three years running.

With little upside potential in those fields, there is little appetite for risk either on the production side or when it comes to security -- hence the challenges we are seeing as the violence stretches into a fourth month.While this is a tricky country to navigate as the situation grows more uncertain, it is fair to say the oil majors don't want to be shut out of this market longer term. Emerging market oil producers have taken the same view -- both the Chinese and Russian producers have been active on the ground, as well regional players from the Middle East.

Majid Jafar, CEO of Sharjah based Crescent Petroleum in the UAE, says the current level of Iraq's proven oil reserves -- 141 billion -- may be too conservative.

"I for one think once they are fully explored they could even be higher than Saudi Arabia, number 1," Jafar said when we toured his natural gas facility in the Kurdistan region earlier this year.

That is saying a great deal, since OPEC pegged the kingdom's reserves at 265 billion barrels in 2012.

"The issue is how to develop those reserves and that is where the challenge lays. There are infrastructure issues, security issues in other parts of the country but the big challenge is policy," said Jafar.

A major policy roadblock remains a national oil law which will govern how revenues are carved up throughout the country. Crescent Petroleum took an early risk to go back into Iraq in 2007, but did so in the Kurdish region where the investment laws and production sharing agreements are in place.

Iraq is earning over $90 billion a year at current production levels, nearly matching the budget for the central government. The problem, those who follow the country suggest, is not enough is going back into building a first class network for distribution.

PSquare’s Peter Okoye and girlfriend Lola Omotayo have swung their dramatic love story towards a happy ending with the pop twin finally proposing to his girlfriend and mother of his two children.
Peter and Lola after the 'Yes'

Peter and Lola after the ‘Yes’

A brand new Range Rover Evoque, stashed flowers, planted diamond ring and a feverishly scribbled ”Please say Yes” hand note blew Lola away.
The Engagement package

The Engagement package

Peter shared this memorable event with his fans on photo sharing social media Instagram and tweeted…

Peter and Lola have been seeing each other for seven years and have two children, (boy& girl) Cameron and Aliona.

PSquare’s Peter Okoye, Lola Omotayo engaged!

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By Charles Mgbolu
PSquare’s Peter Okoye and girlfriend Lola Omotayo have swung their dramatic love story towards a happy ending with the pop twin finally proposing to his girlfriend and mother of his two children.

Peter and Lola after the ‘Yes’

A brand new Range Rover Evoque, stashed flowers, planted diamond ring and a feverishly scribbled ”Please say Yes” hand note blew Lola away.

The Engagement package

Peter shared this memorable event with his fans on photo sharing social media Instagram and tweeted…

Peter and Lola have been seeing each other for seven years and have two children, (boy& girl) Cameron and Aliona.

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