Oscar Pistorious pre-sentence hearing to continue today

Oscar pistorious is to return to court today for a pre-sentence hearing over whether he should go to prison for killing his girlfriend.
The athlete was found guilty of culpable homicide of steenkamp last month but was cleared of murder.
The South African defence team is trying to show that prison is an inappropriate punishment.
The pre-sentence hearing is expected to last several days.
The sprinter denied murdering his girlfriend on valentine's day last year claiming he shot her by mistake.


SOURCE: PUNCH

America Index Ebola victim dead

The first Ebola victim in America, Thomas Eric Duncan has died despite huge effort to save his life.
The 42 years old man died in a presbyterian hospital in dallas yesterday.
He was placed on dialyses and on an experimental drug Brincidofovir after his condition became critical.
According to the World Health Organisation, EVD has infected 7,000 people in the     llatest outbreak and has claimed the lives of 3,400 of its victims mostly in West Africa.

And just when we taught the Nigerian troops has made a huge progress in the fight against Boko Haram, another blow has come up.
Well the supposed dead leader of the Boko Haram group, Abubakar shekau has come out in a video claiming he is strong and aiive.
He described the news as a propaganda, stressing that he would only die when Allah decides.
He also said that Boko Haram was responsible for shooting down the Nigeria Airforce jet fighter which was reportedly missing.
Director of defence information Maj.Gen Chris Olukolade had last week said that Abubakar shekau was killed in one of the operation in Kodunga, Borno state

Hurray! Nigeria is 54 today

Happy birthday to Nigeria as she turns 54 today october 1st..Do you think Nigeria has achieved  a lot at 54?

60 soldiers charged with mutiny are set to appear before a military court today

60 Nigerian soldiers including 2 corprals, 9 lance corprals and 49 privates who refused to take part in an operation in Maiduguri on August 4th are set to arraign before a military court today in Abuja for committing two crimes, conspiring for mutiny and mutiny.
Meanwhile a senior advocate of Nigerian Godwin obla, said he is working towards appealing the death sentence handed to 12 soldiers on september 12th.
He however noted that the inability of the military to tell where the soldiers are stalling the process as he would need them to sign some documents for their appeal

Jordin spark quits her three years old relationship with jason durelo

Jordin spark has called it quit in her three years old relationship following jason durelo's cheating which infact is going to make him a father.
Well jason durelo was cheating on jordin spark with model carmen ortega.
From the documentary he did on E, he seemed so in love with jordin..its really unfortunate that this happened..they were one of my best celebrity couple..Men though


SOURCE:MTO

Hurray Jim Iyke is 38!

hmmmmmmm..Nollywood play boy Jim iyke turned 38 today and here is a message from his boo Nadia Buhari

              " My skitt..the one who knows the song in my heart and can sing
                 it back to me when av forgotten the words. You were created
                 with a purpose and a specific set of gifts and talents to contribute
                 to this world..to brighten it and make the difference only you can
                 make!..HBD soldier!..*BFF until we are too old to remember what
                 BFF even means*
Wow this is so romantic..Even when we think they are not together, turns out their love is waxing stronger and stronger.. HBD to him