China ups the game in the South China Sea

by Pepe Escobar for Sputnik News

Joint Sea-2016 started this Monday; that’s the fifth annual China-Russia naval drill, featuring stalwarts from both navies in action at the eastern waters of Zhanjiang, in Guangdong province, the HQ of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy Nanhai Fleet.

19-year-old girl commits suicide in Benue State, after her boyfriend left her for another girl

Jessica Beer, a student of Gyegeh Memorial College Logo1, Makurdi, Benue state, drank substance believed to be poison and was rushed to a clinic in Akpehe, before doctors confirmed her dead on arrival.

S.Africa bans anti-gay American preacher from visiting the country

Stephen Anderson, an American pastor who made headlines after controversially praising the Orlando attacks at a gay club in June has been banned from entering South Africa along with his associates.

Accident claims the life of corps member, few hours to the completion of her NYSC and 3 months to her wedding

Buhari, stop blaming Jonathan, we voted you to solve current problems - Bishop Kukah

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, said this at a dinner organised by the Ondo State Government. He said, “We didn’t vote a government to complain about yesterday, if we wanted yesterday the new government would not be there.

WADA Let Serena, Venus Williams, Simone Biles Take Banned Substances

The World Anti-Doping Agency allowed US tennis players Serena and Venus Williams to take banned substances, while gymnast Simone Biles failed a doping test yet avoided disqualification, a hacking group revealed Tuesday.

Girl allegedly kills her ex's girlfriend, a day to her birthday, after plotting it on Twitter

19-year-old mother-of-one, Lee Kendra Childs, was shot and killed in Houston, Texas, yesterday, in a drive-by shooting at her apartment complex, a day before her birthday. Childs’ boyfriend’s ex-girlfriend, Taylor, is being accused of the murder. She had made threats on Twitter and few hours to the shooting, she prayed that everything should go well.

Okonjo-Iweala may not be guilty of fraud — Joda

According to Punchng, the Transition Committee Chairman, Ahmed Joda, said his panel did not find anything to believe a former Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was guilty of graft. .

Joda said the EFCC might never find Okonjo-Iweala guilty of any wrongdoing, despite the various financial malfeasances that had been traced to the Jonathan administration.

Syrian ceasefire II – Why any cessation of hostilities in Syria is doomed to fail and what it would mean for the Syrian Army and its allies

By Aram Mirzaei

On 12 September a new nationwide ceasefire agreement was implemented in Syria, one brokered by the US and Russian Foreign Ministers after weeks of crunch talks. There had been several attempts to reach a deal in the previous weeks, but finally last Friday when foreign ministers Kerry and Lavrov announced their agreement, the world was lit with hope for some reason. Perhaps this time people believed the US would be genuine and able to control their multiple proxies operating in the country.

Israel in Ukraine is entirely out of control Uman August 2016 Video, by Scott Humor

The Israelis use their tactic of taking over the occupied territories in Ukraine. Whatever crimes they conduct in Palestine, they do the same in  Ukraine: war on the local population, ethnic cleansing, takeover of the state power, lands, territories, banks, businesses and buildings.

Previously, we met these dirty characters here

• Uman Ukraine Israeli Hasids attacked journalists, Police, fires shots, threw stones glass bottles

and prior to Euro-Maidan here

• Nittel Nacht: No Sex, No Torah, Just Fear Of Evil Spiritual Forces Associated With Jesus

• Israel: an entire society goes insane?

Syrian air defense forces shot down an Israeli warplane and an Israeli drone SITREP, by Scott

Army Command: Syrian air defense forces shoot down Israeli warplane and drone after attack in Quneitra

Quneitra, SANA – The General Command of the Army and the Armed Forces announced on Tuesday that the Israeli enemy’s air force attacked a Syrian military position in the countryside of the southern Quneitra province at 1 am on September 13, 2016.

Suspected kidnapper of two siblings, strips naked in cell, police search for her relatives

A yet-to-be-named suspect in the custody of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba, Lagos State, has been taken to the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, to determine her state of mental health, Punchng reports.

Patience Jonathan’s cash: Houseboy, driver’s names used to open $15m accounts -

According to the news outlet, EFCC has arrested 4 domestic servants, including a driver and a houseboy, whose names were used to open bank accounts for Mrs Dame Patience Jonathan. The companies’ accounts were opened at Skye Bank.

The companies are Pluto Property and Investment Company Ltd, Seagate Property Development and Investment Company Ltd, Trans Ocean Property and Investment Company Ltd and Globus Integrated Service Ltd.

Fayemi Completed Only Three Projects In Ekiti State – Fayose

Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has explained that his controversial nature was the only secret behind his success in the state.   Fayose, in a statement on Saturday on the 20th anniversary of the creation of the state, said his predecessor; Kayode Fayemi only completed three projects while in office.

We’re Not Criminals, Militants Tell Military

The Co-ordinator of the Niger Delta People Volunteer Front (NDPVF), Mr Asu Simeon Mbi, popularly known as General Simba, has told the Nigerian military to stop tagging them as criminals and economic saboteurs.

General Simba said that using derogatory words to describe them was provocative.

Nigerian Troops neutralize female suicide bomber

In a statement, Col. Usman, the Acting Director Army Public Relations, said: "On Sunday 11th September 2016, evening, a suspected female suicide bomber was seen approaching troops check point located at Kara Cattle market axis, Dikwa, Borno State.

She was challenged from afar by the vigilant duty sentry, she refused to stop claiming to be coming from Monguno to see her parents in Dikwa. Troops sensing the direction of approach was suspicious and abnormal, fired a shot at her.

Herdsman sustains gunshot wounds, three others missing in Enugu reprisal attack -

The attack was reportedly carried out on a Fulani cattle rearers’ settlement in Aku, in Igbo-Etiti LGA of Enugu State, by youths of Aku community.

It was gathered that the relationship between members of the community and the herdsmen had been tense for a long time due to misgivings on the part of the villagers over the destruction of their crops by cows.

The New Situation starting with September 11th, 2016 by Scott Humor

The secret Syrian peace agreement just signed by the Russia and the legitimate government of the US leaves many guessing.

The first knee-jerk reaction coming from the different power players in the EU and US demonstrate an acute bewilderment. In terms of the certain groups inside the Pentagon, something like a military mêlée against their own Commander-In-Chief is being observed.

World SITREP September 10, 2016 by BAAZ

RUSSIA

Putin knew what to do! His first interview, 2000

On New Year’s Eve, 1999, Putin succeeded the Russian Presidency from Boris Yeltsin. This is his first interview inside the Kremlin….
Retrospectively – He acted confidently, within that which he foresaw..

The New START:  extension impossible By  Vladimir Kozin

Advisory Group to the Director, chief advisor, head of advisory group to RISS director, Corresponding Member, Russian Academy of Natural Sciences;  Professor, Russian Academy of Military Sciences; Member, Russian Analytical Association; PhD in History, Senior Researcher (Academic Rank)

The 9/11 Truth Movement 15 years later: where do we stand?

This article was written for the Unz Review:http://www.unz.com/tsaker/the-911-truth-movement-15-years-later-where-do-we-stand/

[Note: the purpose of this article is not to debunk of official conspiracy theory about 2 aircraft bringing down 3 buildings and other such nonsense, or to present an alternative theory, but to evaluate how much the 9/11 Truth movement has achieved in the past 15 years.]

Patience Jonathan tells court that the $31.4 m inside a frozen account belongs to her

According to TheGuardian, former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, is claiming ownership of the $31.4m involved in an alleged fraud case before a Federal High Court in Lagos.


Counsel to the first defendant in charge, with case number FHC/337C/16, Gboyega Oduwole, informed the court that Mrs. Jonathan filed a fundamental application against the EFCC, claiming ownership of the money.

Parents Protest Over LAUTECH Shutdown

Collision of parents of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology and Ogbomoso indigenes have taken to street to protest the long shut down of the institution.

Placards carrying parents, especially those of Ogbomoso, Oyo State indigenes stormed the Senate building of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology earlier today to pour our their grievances over the shut. They demand the Oyo State government take over of LAUTECH, calling for the evacuation of all students from Osun State origin.

9/11 Terror Trading: 15 years later (Lars Schall interviews Professor Marc Chesney)

Since this Sunday will be the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 massacre, I am about to post analysis of where the 9/11 Truth movement stands today. In the meantime, however, I am sharing with you a most interesting video, so interesting in fact that I decided to post it on the “analysis” section of the blog. Lars Schall has kindly sent me his interview with Prof. Marc Chesney, for which I am most grateful to him. Enjoy this thought-provoking video!

Pentagon Put Us General To Ukrainian Defense Ministry

Gen. John P. Abizaid (Photo: DoD photo / R. D. Ward)

According to head of the US Department of Defense, Ashton Carter, ex-head of the US Central Command, John Abizaid, will get the post of a senior adviser to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s officials.


Ex-head of the US Central Command, John Abizaid, will get the post of a senior adviser on defense issues in Ukraine, head of the US Department of Defense, Ashton Carter, said.

ISIS Burns 2 Turkish Tanks In Syria (Video)

Photo: YouTube / Ivanov

Islamic State (IS) terrorists hit two Turkish Sabra tanks with an export version of the Russian Kornet portable anti-tank missile system. As result, the tanks were destroyed, three soldiers were killed and four others were wounded.