The Patient with half a brain

One patient at a hospital in France got the most unlikely of shocks when he went for a check-up on a leg injury - to be told he was missing half of his brain.The 44-year-old father-of-two, who has not been identified, amazed doctors who could not believe he had survived.

The bizarre diagnosis has only just been brought to light in the respected medical journal, The Lancet, but actually happened in 2007.

13-year-old CEO successfully runs 5-Employee, $200,000 in Sales Business

He is only 13, but he has accomplished more in his short years than most have by 30. His bow ties have produced $200,000 in sales, and he has five employees on payroll which include his mother and grandmother. Not to mention, he has been celebrated by Oprah’s O Magazine, Steve Harvey and mentor/FUBU founder Daymond John.

Another Colour revolution? Brazil Protests Demanding President Rousseff's Impeachment

Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets across 22 Brazilian states and the federal capital, Brasilia to join demonstrations demanding President Dilma Rousseff's impeachment.

Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets on Sunday to join demonstrations demanding President Dilma Rousseff's impeachment.
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Indonesian Twin-Turbo Aircraft Carrying 54 People Just Disappears

An Indonesian  aircraft carrying 54 people lost contact with air traffic control on Sunday in the remote, forested eastern Papua region, the National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) said, with search efforts hampered by failing light as night falls.

"We can't confirm it has crashed. We can say contact has been lost with the plane," BASARNAS chief Bambang Soelystyo told Reuters by phone.

"It's a Trigana airline plane carrying 54 people including 5 crew. We are working to get more details."

Teenager gets 28 years in prison for stabbing his Mum to death

A North Miami-Dade teen who stabbed his mother to death with a butcher knife then lived with the body for eight days, even throwing a party pleaded guilty Friday and agreed to spend 28 years in prison.

Kit Darrant pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the March 2012 slaying of Renette Emile, 35.

The plea deal will spare his younger brother and aunt from having to relive the gruesome facts of the case at trial, a prosecutor told the judge.

23-year-old admission seeker commits suicide in Lagos

On Sunday a 23-year-old, identified only as Ugochukwu, was found hanging in his apartment in Festac. It was gathered that on Sunday at about 12pm, Ugochukwu’s mother, identified only as Ngozi, and his two siblings came back from church to find him hanging in the sitting room, dead.

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Yemen Map of War, August 6 – 14, 2015: Saudi-led Forces Advance on Sana’a

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Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and the Islamic State (ISIS) have already used the recent success of the Saudi Arabia-led forces to increase their territorial control and boost their actions in central and southern Yemen. The US and Saudi Arabia believe the coalition’s recent series of victories will push different Saudi-backed militant groups to commit to self-styled Yemeni President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi. Nonetheless, militant group leaders clearly understand that the only reason for the recent success is strong support from Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates armored units. So, the separatist Southern Resistance won’t state an official allegiance to the Saudi Arabian doll Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi.

Afghanistan Map of War, August 16, 2015: Taliban’s Disunity Hasn’t Made the Group Any Less Lethal

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This year the political environment in the Central Asia has been favorable to peace talks between Kabul and the Taliban.
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$600m Chinese Rail Loan Not Diverted – Okonjo-iweala

The immediate past Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Sunday described as untrue allegation that a substantial part($600m) of the $1bn Chinese loan obtained for railway projects, was diverted.

Okonjo-Iweala, in a statement by her Media Adviser, Mr Paul Nwabuikwu, also explained that contrary to the allegation, the Kano-Lagos rail project was not part of the project listed for funding from the Chinese loan.

'Dead Meat' in the Skies: F-35 Will Be Torn to Pieces by Old Fighter Jets

The controversy surrounding the US F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) is still simmering, prompting experts to pose the question: what if the United States Air Force had dropped the F-35 many years earlier?

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the Pentagon's newest and most expensive warplane ever, has become a great disappointment for the United States Air Force and sparked fierce criticism from Western experts and lawmakers.

TRAGIC END: Brother Stabs Elder Sibling To Death Over Dirty Dishes

BY SIJIBOMI OYEDEPO-FATAYO

Tragedy struck on Majente Street, in Akute, Ogun State, when Ekene, the younger brother of 25-year-old Kenneth Chikwado Agbamone stabbed him to death following an al­tercation about washing dirty plates.

Kenneth and Ekene had a heated argument because the younger one failed to wash dirty plates the family ate with earlier in the evening.

1,150 PDP Members Defect To APC In Bayelsa

The All Progressive Congress (APC)’s quest to takeover the governorship seat in Bayelsa State got a boost today as the party received 1,150 new members ahead of the governorship election in the state slated for December 5, 2015.


The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that all the new members defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Some of those who defected were Mr Wenirepe Seibarogu, a former Deputy Governor, Mr Sam Inokoba, former state PDP Chairman, and Mr Timi Alaibe, former Managing Director of the NDDC.
Others include Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri and a former member of House of Representative, Mr Nadu Karibo.

20 Cultists molested Me During Initiation - 16-Year-Old Girl

In recent times, the police have beamed their searchlight on cult activities across the country. This has led to several raids that have yielded results in Lagos, Anam­bra and Rivers states, as cultists were rounded up in their hundreds. Among those arrested was a 16-year-old girl, Ifechukwu Atunanya, who claimed that she was forced to sleep with every male member of the cult during her initiation. Recovered from them were guns, matchet and several wraps of Indian hemp.

Nigerian Air Force Begins Bombardment Of Sambisa Forest

Forty-eight hours after President Muhammadu Buhari directed the Military High Command to ensure the end of Boko Haram in the next three months, Nigerian Airforce fighter jets recently deployed to the North East, have commenced air bombardments of Sambisa forest to decapitate the remaining terrorist’s camps and bunkers of the group.

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Oprah Winfrey headed back to day time TV?

According to new reports, TV mogul Oprah Winfrey may be headed back to Network TV...

From Star Magazine
Oprah Winfrey is seriously considering re-upping her hit talk show – and accepting the $500 million paycheck that could come with it.
“She could make half a billion bucks just by turning the lights on,” tattles a source. 'ABC wants her, only first they’d have to buy out her network, OWN. Oprah misses being the queen of daytime talk,” adds the insider. “If she were back on the air the fans would make her number one in a heartbeat. The new deal could be announced in January…

More Photos from the burial of late Borno state deputy Gov.

More photographs from the funeral service and internment of late deputy governor head of Borno State, Zannah Umar Mustapha, who kicked the bucket in his sleep today in Yola, Adamawa state where he'd gone for an official visit. More photographs bellow.

#RIPPeterBello - By Adebola Williams

Article written by Future Awards co-founder, Adebola Williams. Read below.

We do not have a photo together, no memories of trips together but you left a meeting of a life time. I am broken by the news of your death, heavily so that I begin to wonder maybe I should never have responded to that message, well I didn't at first. So maybe I should never have offered you that drink (i mean I didn't think much of it, just extending courtesy to Ebukas friend) so you wouldnt have sent me a thank you message, then I wouldn't have had to respond, so you wouldn't have come to deceive me with your friendship.

Pics: Former Nigerian leader, Yakubu Gowon visits Ambode in Lagos

Previous Military Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, visited Lagos state senator Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday August fourteenth. More pics bellow.

Hotbed of apology! CNN boss travels to Kenya to personally apologize over 'terror hotbed' report

Tony Maddox, CNN’s global Executive Vice President and Managing Director on Thursday Aug 13th flew from Atlanta to Nairobi to personally apologize to President Uhuru Kenyatta and Kenyans over the undermining report.

Russian Su-27 Fighter Aircraft Can Destroy Three New US F-35s

Currently, the US Department of Defense (DOD) is reviewing the total number of F35s it will purchase. According to a report released by the National Security Network, the DOD plans to purchase and operate nearly 2, 500 aircrafts costing US around $1.4 trillion.

In light of that, analyst Bill French wrote a report titled “Thunder without lightning: high cost and limited benefit development program of F-35,” reviewing the new aircraft.

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Athletic Bilbao Beat And Humilate Barcelona 4-0 in Spanish Super Cup

Athletic Bilbao produced a stunning performance to defeat Barcelona 4-0 in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup at the San Mames Stadium.

Midfielder Mikel San Jose opened the scoring in the first half with a sensational 40-yard half-volley, with forward Aritz Aduriz netting a 14-minute second half hat-trick to claim a famous victory for the hosts.
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Veterian Bruno Iwuoha hospitalized in the US (photos)

In the past two weeks Mr. Bruno Iwuoha was calling for medical help. After that the CEO Morgan Entertainment, Emeka Morgan Nwanne Oguejiofor Jr welcomed him to the US and took him to one of the best hospitasl and paid all the bills including healing center bill feeding and medicine bill At the point when Mr Iwuoha arrived the US, he was on wheel seat however at this time he is exceptionally strong. As indicated by the specialists, Bruno won't have the capacity to work or do certain things for 6-12 months, to give space for a sound recuperating.
  

Housewife Stabs Woman For Dating Her Husband

A 22-year-old trader, Kuburat Sanni, on Thursday in Lagos appeared before an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court for allegedly stabbing a woman. Sanni was accused of stabbing the woman over alleged dating of her husband. Sanni, who resides at 18, Akindia Street, Agege, Lagos, is being tried for breach of peace, assault and conspiracy. The Prosecutor, Kehinde

A 22-year-old trader, Kuburat Sanni, on Thursday in Lagos appeared before an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court for allegedly stabbing a woman.

The Ordeal Of a Job Seeker Who Traveled from Zaria To Abuja

Just imagine this. I live in the northern part of Nigeria and as I was browsing Nairaland I came across a number 08165008122 calling for applications and I copied the number because I am looking for a greener pasture even though I was working but I thought that sourcing for another job with higher pay will go a long way solving my financial challenges.

Unknown to me that the number I copied will impoverish me, the fraudulent employer's address is located at first City Plaza in Abuja opposite leadway house central Area. I applied and i was shortlisted for the interview the following day by 7.30 am I hurriedly traveled to Abuja and squatted with a friend just to attend the interview.

11 Nigerian Universities Are Substandard – NUC

The National Universities Commission, NUC, on Thursday denied 11 private universities operating in Nigeria full operational licenses for their inability to meet set standards three years after they were issued provisional licenses.

Speaking at the presentation of the full operational licenses to nine other private universities, the NUC Executive Secretary, Julius Okojie, said the 11 affected private universities were given two years to get their full operational licenses, but failed to get in in three.