tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47061478288103296612024-03-16T00:08:01.723-07:00Chyna Duru's blogSizzling entertainment gist, politics, Nigerian breaking news. We drop it like it's hot!Chi chihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249687460254771920noreply@blogger.comBlogger5062125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706147828810329661.post-60451382083615201952017-12-29T18:18:00.001-08:002017-12-29T18:18:26.706-08:00Obama Most Admired Man Among Americans- Poll<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="color: #720100; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;">
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Former US president Barack Obama is the most admired man in the United States and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton the most admired woman, according to a poll published on Wednesday Dec 27.<br /><br />Obama came out on top of the annual Gallup survey for the 10th year in a row while Clinton, who lost last year's presidential election to Donald Trump, was named the most admired woman for the 16th straight year.<br /><br />Seventeen per cent of the Americans polled said Obama was the man they admired most, down from 22 per cent last year. Trump was second with 14 per cent followed by Pope Francis with 3 per cent.<br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a><a name='more'></a><br /><br />Nine per cent of those polled said Clinton was their most admired woman followed by former US First Lady Michelle Obama with 7 per cent and talk show host Oprah Winfrey with 4 per cent.<br /><br />Gallup said the poll of 1,049 adults was conducted between Dec 4-11 and has a margin of error of plus or minus four percentage points.<br /></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Australia’s Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has been fined $250 after he was photographed driving a dingy while not wearing a lifejacket.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Mr Turnbull issued an apology on Facebook after The Australian newspaper published the photos of him in a motorised inflatable raft near his home in Sydney Harbour.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The Liberal politician, who owns a waterside mansion in the affluent neighbourhood of Point Piper, in east Syndey, said the rules around maritime safety were "very technical" but that he had "learned" his lesson.<a name='more'></a></span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Following the publication of the photos, Mr Turnbull said he called the local maritime authorities, who confirmed he was in breach of the rules.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></a><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The NSW Roads and Maritime authority has since confirmed that the Prime Minister will be issued with the fine.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">In his Facebook apology, Mr Turnbull said he was only moving the dingy a short distance and was close to the shore when the photograph was taken.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">He said: “Water safety is all important especially at this time of year and as I discovered today we all need to be very alert to rules about wearing life jackets. Yesterday I was moving an inflatable dinghy from a jetty into the beach - only about 20 metres and always very close to the shore.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">“I wasn’t wearing a life jacket, but as NSW Maritime explained to me today when I called them, because I was in the dinghy alone, even for that very short distance the NSW regulations required me to wear one.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">“The rules can often seem very technical, but they are there to keep us safe and we should all comply with them. So lesson learned; I will make sure I always wear a life jacket in my dinghy regardless of how close I am to the shore, just as I always do on my kayak.”</span></div>
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Chi chihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249687460254771920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706147828810329661.post-85999499684094136632017-12-29T18:09:00.002-08:002017-12-29T18:09:33.223-08:00Lindsay Lohan Bitten By A Snake While Vacationing In Thailand <h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="color: #720100; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;">
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Lindsay Lohan was bitten by a snake during a hike in Phuket, Thailand, she revealed on her Instagram story. The “Mean Girls” star shared a video of her beautiful surroundings before zooming in on the red bite on her ankle.<br /><br />“I love this, it's so beautiful, amazing place...aside from my snake bite,” she said.<a name='more'></a><br /><br />“Hi! I'm still in Phuket in Thailand, it's beautiful here and yeah I got bit by a snake on a hike the other day,” she continued. “The positive side of it is, I'm OK. Happy New Year and God bless. Ciao.”</div>
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Chi chihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249687460254771920noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706147828810329661.post-84781259026847291482017-12-29T18:04:00.001-08:002017-12-29T18:04:03.174-08:00Dog Statue Resembling Trump Unveiled In China<br />
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In honor of the Lunar New Year a shopping mall in northern China has planted an enormous statue of a dog that resembles President Donald Trump.<br /><br />The statue, which is displayed at Fashion Walk Mall in Taiyuan, has been installed to celebrate the coming Year of the Dog.<br /><br />The huge canine figure has Trump's, 71, signature golden hairstyle, prominent eyebrows and classic gesture.<br /><br />The figure has one finger extended in the air in the President's classic pose and the dog is even wearing a red scarf, representative of Trump's power ties.<a name='more'></a><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a><br />Although the statue represents the coming year of the dog in the Chinese zodiac, ironically Trump's Chinese astrological sign is also the year of dog, as he was born in 1946.<br /><br />However, in Chinese culture, the year of your own animal isn't expected to be your best year. They regard it as bad luck if the zodiac animal of the current year is the same as the year you were born in. But why are people so hard on Trump.</div>
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<br /><br />President Muhammadu Buhari has said some Nigerian elite connived with foreign firms to defraud the country.<br /><br />Buhari said this on Friday when he received a delegation of All Progressives Congress (APC) from Kebbi state in the presidential villa, Abuja.<br /><br />The president said the elite colluded with foreign shipping firms, insurance companies and financial outfits to deplete the country’s foreign reserves.<br /><br /><br />He said: “When I was told that the CBN had no savings after the windfall of selling oil for more than 100 dollars per barrel for many years and production was 2.1 billion barrels per day, I did not believe them.<br /><br /><br />“I did not believe them because majority of Nigerians cannot afford imported food; they rely on what is locally grown. It turned out that 50 per cent of the export bills were fraudulent, courtesy of the Nigerian elite.<a name='more'></a><br /><br />“Unfortunately, we will not know all that happened because the elite worked in collusion with institutions in developed countries like insurance firms, shipping companies and other financial outfits, to perpetuate the fraud.”<br /><br />While observing that the country’s rice import bill has dropped significantly, he said: “Beyond self-sufficiency, Nigeria must strive to become net exporter of food commodities.<br /><br />“We are not doing badly in the agriculture sector. Nigerians and indeed the world, are beginning to appreciate our efforts. We will work harder until we start exporting food.<br /><br /><br />“We are happy that rice and beans importation into the country have gone down by over 90 per cent, and everyone can see how productive states like Kebbi turned out to be and states like Lagos, Ogun and Ebonyi are following the example.”Chi chihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249687460254771920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706147828810329661.post-62289839366616662062017-12-29T17:56:00.003-08:002017-12-29T17:56:30.745-08:00Churches and mosques to start paying taxes in Lagos<br /><br />Religious organisations such as mosques, churches will now start paying taxes in Lagos.<br /><br />A bill that would review the land use charge in Lagos state has gone through second reading on the floor of the state House of Assembly during plenary on Thursday, December 28.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.lailasblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/liko-5-482x410.jpg" /><br />The law tagged: “A Bill for A Law To Repeal The Land Use Charge Law 2001 and Enact Land Use Charge 2017 and For Connected Purposes” was subsequently committed to the House Ad-hoc Committee on Finance headed by Yinka Ogundimu representing Agege II.<a name='more'></a><br /><br />Speaker of the House, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, said the law was all about increasing the revenue generation of the state. He said that the House would not exempt religious organisations in the law “because most of the worship centres are making money.<br /><br />”We could only exempt Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs).”Chi chihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249687460254771920noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706147828810329661.post-80952158482823911552017-12-29T17:53:00.003-08:002017-12-29T17:53:36.191-08:00President Buhari signs 6 bills into law, including compulsory treatment for gunshot victims<div style="border: 0px; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 18.399999618530273px; line-height: 29.440000534057617px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law six bills including the Compulsory Treatment and Care for Victims of Gunshot Act, 2017 and Anti-Torture Act, 2017.</div>
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The six Acts have come into effect as laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.</div>
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Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang, briefed State House Correspondents after the President signed the bills into law.</div>
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He explained that the Compulsory Treatment and Care for Victims of Gunshot Act, 2017 provides for the compulsory treatment and care for victims of gunshots and for related matters.</div>
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“Specifically, the Act stipulates that a person with a gunshot wound shall be received for immediate and adequate treatment by any hospital in Nigeria with or without initial monetary deposit. Furthermore, a person with a gunshot wound shall not be subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment or torture by any person or authority, including the police and other security agencies.</div>
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“Anti-Torture Act, 2017 makes comprehensive provisions for penalizing the acts of torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment, and prescribes penalties for the commission of such acts.”</div>
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Enang added that President Buhari, also assented to the Niger Delta Development Commission (Establishment) Amendment Act, 2017.</div>
Chi chihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249687460254771920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706147828810329661.post-39349740274439486372017-12-29T17:51:00.001-08:002017-12-29T17:51:20.997-08:00American man arrested for posing as Nigerian prince to defraud people<div style="border: 0px; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 18.399999618530273px; line-height: 29.440000534057617px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
After an 18-month investigation, <a href="https://www.lailasblog.com/fraud-alert-check-out-these-instagram/" style="border: 0px; color: #0077ee; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s; vertical-align: baseline;">Slidell police</a> arrested 67-year-old <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Michael Neu</strong> on 269 counts of wire fraud and one count of money laundering, after he helped scam people out of thousands of dollars as a middleman in one of the well-known <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“Nigerian prince”</strong>internet scams, a Slidell police spokesman said in a news release Thursday.</div>
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Police say Neu was the “middle man” to an e-mail scam, where someone posing as a Nigerian prince claims the victim is the beneficiary in a will and set to inherit millions of dollars. They then ask for your personal financial information to prove that you are the beneficiary and to speed up the transfer of your alleged inheritance.</div>
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Neu is suspected of being a middle man who participated in hundreds of financial transactions that conned money from victims across the United States. Some of the money obtained by Neu was subsequently wired to co-conspirators in Nigeria.</div>
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The investigation is ongoing, but police said it is difficult because many leads point to suspects who live outside of the United States.</div>
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Chi chihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249687460254771920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706147828810329661.post-80547029000383534572017-12-21T13:45:00.002-08:002017-12-21T13:45:44.310-08:00Gambia's ex-President, Yahya Jammeh blacklisted by the US<div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px;">
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<a name='more'></a><br /><br />A US Treasury statement said that during his 22 years in power he had a “history of engaging in serious human rights abuses and corruption”.<br /><br />Jammeh created a terror and assassination squad called the Junglers that answered directly to him. Jammeh used the Junglers to threaten, terrorise, interrogate, and kill individuals whom Jammeh assessed to be threats. During his tenure, Jammeh used a number of corrupt schemes to plunder The Gambia’s state coffers or otherwise siphon off state funds for his personal gain. Ongoing investigations continue to reveal Jammeh’s large-scale theft from state coffers prior to his departure.”<br /><br /><br />Jammeh is among a host of world figures blacklisted by the President Donald Trump’s administration, including a business associate of Congolese President Joseph Kabila and an aide to South Sudan’s leader Salva Kiir.<br /><br /> <br />
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US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin explained the new policy, saying the US wanted to take "a strong stand against human rights abuse and corruption globally by shutting these bad actors out of the US financial system.</div>
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"Treasury is freezing their assets and publicly denouncing the egregious acts they’ve committed, sending a message that there is a steep price to pay for their misdeeds.”</div>
Chi chihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249687460254771920noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706147828810329661.post-61681901290677110552017-12-21T13:43:00.002-08:002017-12-21T13:43:37.560-08:00Woman’s Hot Pants Confuse Police Who Think She’s Walking Unclad In EnglandA young woman literally committed a crime against fashion!<br />
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She was stopped by police who thought she was wandering around the streets half - Unclad in the middle of the day.<br />
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In fact , Abbie Crawford was braving the icy temperatures in a tiny pair of hotpants that were obscured by her coat.<br />
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The 25- year - old, who went viral after confused locals in Newton - Le- Willows in Merseyside took photos of her , has revealed the trusty item of clothing is her ‘ pulling shorts. ’<br />
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She said : “They’ re my pulling shorts. I wear them when I crave attention – and obviously they never fail me . ”<br />
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Abbie added that she found it ‘ hilarious ’ that her favourite pair of shorts had got so much attention. She said : “I had my music in, so didn ’ t notice anyone saying anything or looking at me in a funny way.<br />
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As Abbie walked along the pavement with her headphones, people stopped and stared , believing she had gone out without underwear.<br />
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Officers eventually caught up with Abbie and, after establishing she was , in fact , wearing clothes, advised her to dress appropriately .Chi chihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249687460254771920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706147828810329661.post-81200010214030784942017-12-21T13:30:00.001-08:002017-12-21T13:30:09.648-08:00Woman convicted for reading husband’s emails without his permission<br /><br />A woman has been convicted of accessing her husband’s email account and discovering he was having several affairs.<br /><br />The Swiss woman became suspicious after her husband set up a second email account on their home computer, according to the Aargauer Zeitung.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.lailasblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/477B5DEC00000578-5199039-image-a-2_1513787494672-600x400.jpg" /><br /><br />The unnamed couple had always known each other’s passwords and had even written them down, according to the paper.<br /><br />Her husband used one of these passwords for his new account, so the woman was able to access it and read his emails.<br /><br />When she did, she discovered that he had been having affairs with several other women for some time.<a name='more'></a><br /><br />She confronted her husband, who moved out of their apartment and later filed a criminal complaint against his wife for reading his emails.<br /><br />In February this year prosecutors gave the woman a suspended fine of 9,900 Swiss Francs plus a 4,300 Swiss Franc fine for her unauthorized intrusion into her husband’s data.<br />The prosecutor said she deliberately and repeatedly invaded his email account and downloaded material that was not her own.<br /><br />During her appeal at district court in Bremgarten, the woman’s lawyer insisted she didn’t hack into her husband’s email but instead accessed it through his password.<br /><br />It emerged the woman had Googled to see if she would be prosecuted prior to reading her husband’s emails.<br /><br />The court maintained the woman knew she was aware she could be breaking the law even though her search did not reveal a definitive answer on the subject.<br /><br />The court upheld the conviction, saying unauthorized intrusion into someone else’s email account is illegal.<br /><br />But her fine was reduced and the court acknowledged the woman had only shown “minimal criminal energy” since all she had to do to access the email account was to “exploit her husband’s carelessness” in using the password they both knew.<br /><br />Swiss lawyer Martin Bürgi said it makes no difference whether the people involved are married, living together or don’t know each other at all, permission must be granted to read another person’s messages.<br /><br />Reading data protected by a password or code without the account owner’s permission is illegal under article 143 of the Swiss criminal code, he said.<br /><br />According to the code, such an act is punishable with a fine or up to three years in prison.Chi chihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249687460254771920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706147828810329661.post-89720636803961959122017-12-21T13:29:00.000-08:002017-12-21T13:29:08.809-08:00Step aside Bobrisky! Cross dresser, Josh shares topless sexy beach photos<br /><br /><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 18.4px; line-height: 29.44px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
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Nigerian cross dresser PwJosh on Instagram is gradually trying to take Bobrisky’s spot!</div>
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He became an internet sensation few weeks ago when he shared stunning photos of him <a href="https://www.lailasblog.com/tf-another-bobrisky-spotted-delta-nysc-camp-photos/" style="border: 0px; color: #0077ee; font-size: 18.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.25s; vertical-align: baseline;">dressed as a female corps member in camp</a>.</div>
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Chi chihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249687460254771920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706147828810329661.post-27202263179969155672017-12-21T13:24:00.002-08:002017-12-21T13:24:28.717-08:00Man buys BMW with the coins he saved for many years (Photos)<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 18.4px; line-height: 29.44px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
A man in China has taken delivery of a brand new BMW car he purchased with coins he had been saving for several years.</div>
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According to local reports, the unnamed customer bought a BMW, whose full price is about 400,000 yuan (£45,000), on December 18, and insisted to pay the first instalment of his new car in coinage.</div>
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Man buys brand new BMW with the coins he had saved for many years (Photos/Video)The coins were said to have brought in 10 boxes.</div>
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Chi chihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249687460254771920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706147828810329661.post-3222148139305530462017-12-21T13:23:00.003-08:002017-12-21T13:23:44.783-08:00Drama as 2 evangelists fight dirty over offering at market (Photos)<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 18.4px; line-height: 29.44px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
Two mobile preachers drew attention at the Kumasi Central Market in the Ashanti region of Ghana on Wednesday afternoon after they engaged in fisticuffs over offertory.</div>
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Reports indicate that the two mobile preachers identified as Evangelist Samuel Kwame Boateng and Evangelist Kwame Poku, have been engaging in verbal assaults frequently over offertory from passersby but the situation degenerated into a public fisticuff on Wednesday.</div>
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<img alt="" class="size-full wp-image-117806 aligncenter" height="374" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" src="https://www.lailasblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/fight-in-market-1.jpg" srcset="https://www.lailasblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/fight-in-market-1.jpg 500w, https://www.lailasblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/fight-in-market-1-150x112.jpg 150w" style="backface-visibility: hidden; border: 0px; display: block; font-size: 18.4px; height: auto; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /><br />Samuel Kwame Boateng who spoke in an interview after the brawl said his colleague preacher has been insulting; issuing threats and makes attempts to attack him physically.</div>
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<img alt="" class="size-full wp-image-117807 aligncenter" height="374" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" src="https://www.lailasblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/fight-in-market-2.jpg" srcset="https://www.lailasblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/fight-in-market-2.jpg 500w, https://www.lailasblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/fight-in-market-2-150x112.jpg 150w" style="backface-visibility: hidden; border: 0px; display: block; font-size: 18.4px; height: auto; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /><br />He said he was then advised by one of the women at the market to beat his colleague preacher to serve as a deterrent hence his actions which rather degenerated into a fight which onlookers described as shameful.</div>
Chi chihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249687460254771920noreply@blogger.com44tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706147828810329661.post-67668635753133435092017-12-21T11:10:00.004-08:002017-12-21T11:10:22.272-08:00Sri Lanka Bans Begging In Capital City Colombo From Jan 1st<br />The Sri Lankan government said yesterday that it would ban begging on roads or in public transport in the capital, Colombo, from January 1, local media reported.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Oc2Em6Uy-H0/Wjt_2IF9QZI/AAAAAAAFtuI/2Az6poSAMQ0CXQQ6OZgWTxMCEHKhxFZhgCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_20171221_060846_884.JPG"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Oc2Em6Uy-H0/Wjt_2IF9QZI/AAAAAAAFtuI/2Az6poSAMQ0CXQQ6OZgWTxMCEHKhxFZhgCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_20171221_060846_884.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Megapolis and Western Development Minister Champika Ranawaka said a survey conducted by the ministry in partnership with others showed that around 600 beggars beg within Colombo city limits.<br /><br /><br />He said considering the inconvenience caused to the public, and as a measure of the Colombo city beautification programme, it had decided to prohibit begging in and around Colombo from January 1.<a name='more'></a><br /><br />The beggars would be rehabilitated as the Sri Lankan government constructed a rehabilitation centre in the southern part of the country. We will first deal with those helpless beggars with kindness. The government will enforce a ban on begging.<br /><br /><br />However, those who doing this as a profession should immediately find other livelihood or we will take stern legal action against them using the provisions in the Municipal Council Ordinance, Ranawaka said.<br /><br /><br />He also said the children who were begging would be provided with school education and the helpless and sick would be taken a good care for the rest of their life.<br /><br />Culled from Colombo postChi chihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249687460254771920noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706147828810329661.post-64685125762516615012017-12-21T11:08:00.003-08:002017-12-21T11:08:45.560-08:00US Couple Give Birth To Baby Girl From Embryo Frozen In 1992<br />A 26-year-old woman has given birth to a baby girl from a donated embryo which was frozen for 24 years - the longest ever frozen embryo to come to term.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rEzPo9PlS6Q/WjsAbj5CJtI/AAAAAAAFtmM/jFVhrqvuwwUN21ZjMN8QfLq6SmQDwNALgCLcBGAs/s1600/477614DD00000578-5195629-Tina_who_was_born_in_1991_could_not_conceive_naturally_with_her_-a-15_1513716596222.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rEzPo9PlS6Q/WjsAbj5CJtI/AAAAAAAFtmM/jFVhrqvuwwUN21ZjMN8QfLq6SmQDwNALgCLcBGAs/s1600/477614DD00000578-5195629-Tina_who_was_born_in_1991_could_not_conceive_naturally_with_her_-a-15_1513716596222.jpg" /></a><br />Tina Gibson's baby Emma Wren was conceived and fertilized 24 years ago in 1992, but the embryo was frozen instead of implanted. <br /><br />Tina, who was born in 1991, could not conceive naturally with her husband Benjamin, because he has cystic fibrosis, so they decided to adopt a frozen embryo from the National Embryo Donation Center in Knoxville, Tennessee.<br /><br />In March this year, the frozen embryo was thawed then transferred to Tina in an identical procedure to IVF.<br /><br />On November 25, after a normal 40-week pregnancy with no issues, Tina gave birth naturally - with no drugs and a 24-hour labor - to Emma, who weighed six pounds and eight ounces, and measured 20 inches long.<br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br />Looking back, the couple from east Tennessee said they were overcome when they found out they could adopt an embryo.<br /><br /><br />But it wasn't until the morning of the 'transfer' that they found out it was the longest time an embryo had been frozen, ahead of one in Virginia which was frozen for 19 years and a few months.<br /><br /><br />Speaking to Daily Mail Online, Tina admits that she was taken aback when, on the morning of the transfer, she found out how long the embryo had been frozen. <br /><br />'Honestly my I was just really worried that it wouldn't work,' Tina said. 'I was like "I don't want a world record, I want a baby!" But Ben was completely intrigued by it.<br /><br />'Then later it hit me when they were about to do the transfer. I said, "you know, I'm just 25... me and her, we could've been best friends."' <br /><br />Tina and Benjamin met at church, and dated for most of Tina's teens.<br /><br /><br />They got married seven years ago when Tina was 19 years old and Benjamin was 26, because Benjamin has cystic fibrosis (CF), a fatal respiratory disease with a life expectancy in the 30s, and they didn't want to lose time.<br /><br /><br />Since fertility is often impossible or highly complicated for CF sufferers, they decided they would adopt. They started fostering children in 2015, which they enjoyed, hosting half a dozen children in one year.<br /><br /><br />In May, between fostering, they were about to go on a couple's vacation, and Tina's father came round to look after their dog. As they were about to leave, he told them he had just heard about embryo adoption on a news report, meaning they could adopt and have the experience of pregnancy.<br /><br /><br />'I said, that sounds neat dad but we're really set on adoption,' Tina recalled. <br /><br /><br />'Me and Ben had known ever since we started dating that if we were ever going to start a family, we wouldn't be able to have our own children. We had made peace with that, we were happy and excited about adopting a child, and we had loved fostering. So I just said, neat but no.'<br /><br /><br />And yet, throughout the entire eight-hour car journey they were reeling. 'Both of us couldn't stop talking about it, thinking about it, imagining it,' Tina said. <br /><br /><br />'We watched every video, read every article... by the end of the trip we knew everything about it. But still, we decided at the end that we still wanted to do adoption, we didn't know what this was, and we'd spent so long thinking about adoption.'<br /><br /><br />However, for the next three months, neither could get it out of their heads. <br /><br />'We weren't talking about it, but I was thinking about it every day. Then one day I came home and we were eating dinner and I said "I think we need to do the embryo adoption", and Ben said "I know, I've thought about it every day, I can't get it out of my head".'<br /><br /><br />After exploring their options, they decided they would adopt their embryo through the National Embryo Donation Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, which has led to 700 pregnancies since 2003 - more than any other organization in the world. <br /><br />As of December 2016, Tina was taking hormonal injections so she could try for a transfer. <br /><br />In February, they started the procedure to select their embryo. They were given a book with dozens of potential profiles, listing details of the parents at the time of conception - their weight, height, age, skin color. <br /><br /><br />Whittling it down felt impossible, they said. 'We really wanted to do it as soon as possible so were just tearing through them, trying to find anything that could be a no. We're both short, so anyone over six foot was out. Things like that,' Tina said.<br /><br /><br />After selecting 10, they had to pick three, and put them in order. But their order didn't work; all three need to have been frozen at similar times and been at similar stages of development. The center helped them rejig their selection, putting Emma first. <br /><br /><br />'I think it shows she was just meant to be ours,' Tina said. <br /><br />From dailymailChi chihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249687460254771920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706147828810329661.post-12429260482578004862017-12-21T11:07:00.003-08:002017-12-21T11:07:27.774-08:00Online Tabloid Lists Worst Performing Nigerian Ministers In 2017<br /><br />2017 has been a wonderful year with so many intrigues. This is especially so when the performance of 36 ministers in Nigeria is examined.<br />Within the year, many of these ministers received endless banter, friendly jabs and commendations from Nigerians. <br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-07FjTZSsjRM/WjuuZr1rBeI/AAAAAAAFtwY/x-tXiWfJjFIS0AJ6Ss1WbWopWp5baoRwwCLcBGAs/s1600/download.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-07FjTZSsjRM/WjuuZr1rBeI/AAAAAAAFtwY/x-tXiWfJjFIS0AJ6Ss1WbWopWp5baoRwwCLcBGAs/s1600/download.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Based on the overall performance of the Buhari administration, their general assessment is poor.<br /><br />It is important to note that this report is leaving out the junior ministers (minister of state). This is not because there are not important, but they usually follow the policy direction of the senior minister. But the situation of Mr Ibe Kachikwu is different.<br />
<a name='more'></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Mr Abubakar Malami - Minister of Justice and Attorney General<br /><br />It's time for Buhari to fire AGF Malamiplay<br />For most of part 2017, Mr Malami has always been in the media for a wrong reason. If he is not colluding with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to bungle anti-corruption cases, he will be found contradicting a government position.<br /><br />He is expected to lead the much-awaited judicial reforms, but he seems not to understand the magnitude of the task at hand. The government has lost more cases to technicalities and improper investigation under his watch than another Minister of justice.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Mr Geoffrey Onyeama - Minister of Foreign Affairs<br /><br />Mr Geoffrey Onyeama is not a public person. However, for the most time he did within the year, it is to contract the position of an official in his ministry or other government functionaries.<br /><br />Nigeria’s foreign policy since 2015 has been in shambles on Onyeama’s desk, and a series of unclear deals between Nigeria and China point to this fact.<br /><br />His inactiveness to Libya and many other issues that needed his prompt clearly confirm this.<br /><br /><br /><br />Mr Adamu Adamu - Minister of Education<br /><br />The activities of the education ministry in 2017 show Mr Adamu is more of a journalist than an administrator. The sector has not left its pre-2015 state, as there is no coherent policy to advance the quality of education.<br /><br />Judging by the number of strikes by labour unions in<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 24px;"> </span>his ministry, Mr Adamu is in the same non-performing status as the foreign affair minister.<br />
<br /><br /><br /><br />Usani Usani Uguru - Minister of Niger Delta Affairs<br />Mr Usani can be literally described as the Invisible minister. He was nowhere to be found when his attention is most needed.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Mr Emmanuel Kachikwu – Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum<br /><br />He took over the duties of his ministry and played the role of peacemaker in a restive Niger Delta region all through the year.<br /><br />It would be better Mr Usani’s ministry be seconded under Mr Kachikwu. This would allow for better performance of the ministry in maintaining peace in the region regarded as the country’s ‘cash cow’.<br /><br /><br /><br />Dr Kayode Fayemi - Minister of Solid Minerals<br />Dr Kayode Fayemi was quiet throughout the year with no major achievement. He is always found promising to turn the solid minerals sector into a major economic power for Nigeria.<br /><br />The Ajaokuta Steel company that most Nigerians expected would come to life this year, but there is a sign of revival under Dr Fayemi.<br /><br />For most Nigerians, Dr Fayemi has been a minister that would announce a project with any trace of kick-off. And that is what we had from him all through the year.<br /><br /><br /><br />Mr Adebayo Shittu - Minister of Communication<br /><br />In 2017, Mr Shittu has done conference and summit attending than chatting a communication development for the country. Although, it is not surprising as his performance during the Senate screening tells it all.<br /><br />The minister within the year is more concern about his gubernatorial ambition in Oyo state. Apart from not performing, the attempt at introducing telecom tax or increasing data price indicates Mr Shittu nothing to the table.<br /><br />If there is going to be any cabinet reshufflement by this government, it is sure that Mr Shittu should one of those that would the exit door.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Mr Solomon Dalung - Minister of Youth and Sports<br /><br />There is nothing that can be said of Mr Dalung's achievement in 2017. Although he paid major on relieving us of many worries like Mrs Patience Jonathan.<br /><br />Everywhere you turn, sportsmen and sportswomen are complaining about a dearth of facilities and poor welfare. These are of no concern to the minister.<br /><br />In 2017, Mr Dalung continues to give us more of his khaki attire and red berets with no recipe for success in sports administration.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Alhaji Lai Mohammed - Minister of Information and Culture<br /><br />Lai Mohammed says Nigerians must take possession of anti-corruption warplay<br />In fact, 2017 was the year for Mr Lai Mohammed. He has continued to play his role of blaming the previous government for anything wrong in Nigeria.<br /><br />It is known fact that Mr Lai basically knew how to get our attention away from the serious national issue.<br /><br />“I have never told a lie before...,” Mr Lai told the country. He also planned using masquerades as sources of national income and asked why Big Brother Naija was shot in South Africa.<br /><br />For an administration that has suffered from dysfunctional communication, Lai Mohammed has been the cherry on a soggy cake.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Dr Ogbonnaya Onu - Minister of Science and Technology<br /><br />In the 21st century and internet age, the only achievement that a Nigerian minister of technology could think of is producing pencils.<br /><br />It is a blank sheet for the minister in 2017.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Mrs Aisha Alhassan - Minister of Women Affairs<br /><br />Just like Mr Shittu, something everyone can say about ‘Mama Taraba’ is that she is just biding her time in Abuja while awaiting another opportunity to make a governorship run.<br /><br />For her in 2017, there is nothing significant to that she or her ministry achieved.<br /><br /><br /><br />Mr Abdulrahman Dambazau Rtd - Interior Minister<br /><br />Except announcing public holidays, there is nothing significant Mr Dambazau can say he worked in the year.<br /><br />Although the country didn’t get a news of an orderly stooping to clean Dambazau’s shoes, Mainagate seems to be a good replacement for the year. The country is still battling porous borders, huge internal insecurity and no specific action to curtail the marauding herdsmen.<br /><br />To many, Mr Dambazzu is actually having a retirement while being a minister in the country.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Mr Mohammed Bello - FCT Minister<br /><br />In 2017, there is only one role Mr Bello played very well. And that is sending off and receiving President Buhari while travelling out of the country.<br /><br />If only on this duty, he has performed creditably. Within the year, visitors to Abuja have complained of no Abuja’s street lights, high incidence of robbery in broad daylight and return of refuse heaps.<br /><br />For the year, Mr Bello can be designated as the Minister of dignitaries.<br /><br /> from pulseng<br /><br /><br /><br />*Do you agree with the list?Anyone missing?anyone who should be removed from this list.?Chi chihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249687460254771920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706147828810329661.post-65571845365854581602017-12-21T11:05:00.003-08:002017-12-21T11:05:39.213-08:00Blac Chyna spotted with her rumoured new boo<br /><br /><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2tKiEW8m3lk/Wjt8pDr2poI/AAAAAAANSq0/Z067e_4uKFssjVUCGD8iYn5oTWRGiJmMQCLcBGAs/s400/1.png" /><br /><br />Blac Chyna dated a series of black men and had a baby with one...but moved on to have a baby with Rob Kardashian then left him and continued dating black men..but it looks like her new man is white. They were spotted out and about in Malibu on Tuesday...<a name='more'></a><br /><br /> <br /><br /><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-d03w0tej7L8/Wjt8pqZsJGI/AAAAAAANSq8/DKTIM2D179cOcgRYp1Gmqxe4FtN-Bg-uACLcBGAs/s1600/Chyna_Newman2.png"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-d03w0tej7L8/Wjt8pqZsJGI/AAAAAAANSq8/DKTIM2D179cOcgRYp1Gmqxe4FtN-Bg-uACLcBGAs/s640/Chyna_Newman2.png" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wz2Xfsybicc/Wjt8pf9gieI/AAAAAAANSq4/by7Uo-dDUmk-b6Kw4ZUhU0-E8Rft4jyQACLcBGAs/s1600/Chyna_Newman.png"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wz2Xfsybicc/Wjt8pf9gieI/AAAAAAANSq4/by7Uo-dDUmk-b6Kw4ZUhU0-E8Rft4jyQACLcBGAs/s400/Chyna_Newman.png" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V9rN8sGNbIA/Wjt8q9WgS8I/AAAAAAANSrA/bdRiM05cypMV4oN3nk8OWOf1NiLdg5GLACLcBGAs/s1600/Chyna_Newman3.png"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V9rN8sGNbIA/Wjt8q9WgS8I/AAAAAAANSrA/bdRiM05cypMV4oN3nk8OWOf1NiLdg5GLACLcBGAs/s400/Chyna_Newman3.png" /></a>Chi chihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249687460254771920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706147828810329661.post-51729449431549961912017-12-21T09:26:00.002-08:002017-12-21T09:26:29.694-08:00PHOTOS: China Builds Solar Road That Can Charge Electric Cars & Melt Snow<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;">
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Political leaders with capacity to deliver are developing their country. China is set to open its first solar motorway that can generate electricity under sunlight.<br /><br />The two-kilometre-long (1.2 miles) stretch of highway, situated in Jinan, could charge electric cars as they are travelling on it.<br /><br />The two-lane road could also warm itself up in sub-zero weather to melt the snow on top so drivers could drive on it more safely. More photos;<a name='more'></a><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The executive Governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha, yesterday, approved the payment of November and December salaries for civil servants in the state.</div>
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He also, earlier today advised the state civil servants to approach the newly created Ministry of Happiness and Purpose Fulfillment if they are finding it difficult to access their salaries.</div>
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<em style="border: 0px; font-size: 18.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“This is to announce that the Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has approved the immediate payment of the November and December 2017 salaries of Imo workers. This is to enable our esteemed Imo workers to celebrate seamless Christmas. Payments have duly commenced. Any worker encountering any difficulties with the approved payments should not hesitate to contact the Ministry of Happiness and Purpose Fulfilment for immediate intervention.”</em></div>
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Few days after she was spotted in a Keke, on the trail of Future Assured empowerment programme for women and youth across the country which is owned by the president's wife, Aisha Buhari, there was excitement recently at the Kwara State branch as she opted to eat one of the inviting fried dough popularly regarded as buns, meant for the 'ordinary' people.<br /><a name='more'></a><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A Nigerian Muslim Twitter user, Usman Solo, left Twitter users shocked after he said that child marriage is their religious belief.</div>
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He made the statement while reacting to Femi Fani-Kayode’s tweets in which he criticized the Sultan of Sokoto for not championing the fight against Child Marriage and paedophilia in the North.</div>
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have released their official engagement photographs.</div>
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The Prince and his fiance are seen posing for a formal shot on the steps outside, wearing a smart navy suit and glamorous gown respectively, and holding hands.</div>
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In one black and white shot, Prince Harry wraps Ms Markle in his winter coat to embrace in the cold weather, as she touches his cheek affectionately.</div>
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Showcasing her engagement ring, made from a diamond from Botswana(TelegraphUK reports) and two from the collection of Diana, Princess of Wales, the former actress closes her eyes and smiles in a cosy cream jumper.</div>
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The recently crowned Zimbabwean ‘Mr Ugly’, William Masvinu, 43, has been dethroned after allegedly assaulting the sponsor of the competition for delaying to give him his $500 first prize.</div>
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Masivinu has now been replaced with the first runner-up, 61-year-old Fanuel Musekiwa, Iharare.com states.</div>
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Masvinu who got his third crown for the pageant has now been banned for life, the Organizer, David, popularly known as Apama Styles stated.</div>
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<em style="border: 0px; font-size: 18.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“For winning the pageant, Masvinu was supposed to be given a bull but he opted for $500 in cash instead. The fact that the sponsor (Isaac Mutangadura) had to sell the bull to get the cash for Masvinu caused the payment delay but the dethroned Mr Ugly was very impatient.</em></div>
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<em style="border: 0px; font-size: 18.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“Instead of him (Masvinu) dealing with me concerning his winning prize, he went behind my back and manhandled the sponsor.</em></div>
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<em style="border: 0px; font-size: 18.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“We, therefore, had no choice but to dethrone him for dragging the name of the pageant into the mud,” David said.</em></div>
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Apama Styles added that the decision to dethrone Masvinu was arrived at after taking into consideration the fact that he had “repeatedly exhibited” violent tendencies at the Mr Ugly pageant over the years.</div>
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<em style="border: 0px; font-size: 18.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“This is not the first time Masvinu has engaged in violent activities at Mr Ugly. He once threatened another former sponsor — Devine Assignments director Biggie Chinoperekwei — over the same issue and for this reason we have to part ways with him,” Mr Ugly founder said.</em></div>
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Masvinu, on the other hand, claimed that David had converted the prize money to his personal use.</div>
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<em style="border: 0px; font-size: 18.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He said, “Apama took time to give us our money. Imagine since December 3 up to now. He only paid us $100 instead of $500.</em></div>
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<em style="border: 0px; font-size: 18.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“It is not easy to parade before the whole world showcasing your ugliness and in the end getting nothing for it.</em></div>
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He claimed that they reported the matter at Ruwa Police station in a bid to force Apama to release the prize money.</div>
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The 2015 Mr Ugly pageant almost degenerated into a brawl after Masvinu refused to concede defeat to Mison Sere. He argued that Sere’s ugliness wasn’t natural since it was based on missing teeth.</div>
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He threatened to beat up the pageant’s adjudicators-Sharlene Nyakurai, Abigirl Mataranyika and Denzel Masawi — after accusing them of bias.</div>
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<em style="border: 0px; font-size: 18.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“That was not fair. How could he (Sere) win when he was number four the previous year?</em></div>
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<em style="border: 0px; font-size: 18.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“What has changed all of a sudden for him to win this time around?</em></div>
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<em style="border: 0px; font-size: 18.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“You made him the winner simply because of missing teeth. But does that define ugliness? Do you want me to remove some of my teeth to reclaim my position,” an agitated Masvinu said then.</em></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">A Roman Catholic priest in Milwaukee has come out as gay, writing that he will no longer live in the shadows of secrecy and plans to be authentic to his gay self.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The Rev. Gregory Greiten disclosed his sexual orientation on Sunday to the St. Bernadette Parish and was greeted with a standing ovation from his parishioners, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. He also wrote a column that was published Monday in the National Catholic Reporter.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">It's rare for a priest to come out. Greiten said he revealed his sexual orientation because he wants to be a role model for others. He said he's helping to break the silence of gay men in the clergy so he could reclaim his own voice.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></a><br />
<a name='more'></a><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">"I will embrace the person that God created me to be," Greiten wrote. "In my priestly life and ministry, I, too, will help you, whether you are gay or straight, bisexual or transgendered, to be your authentic self — to be fully alive living in your image and likeness of God.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Greiten wrote that has decided to stand with the "few courageous priests who have taken the risk to come out of the shadows and have chosen to live in truth and authenticity."</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The church's silent stance on gay priests perpetuates toxic shaming and systematic secrecy, Greiten wrote. The church needs healthy role models for priests who are struggling to come to terms with their sexual orientation, he said.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Greiten met with Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome Listecki before coming out, according to an archdiocese spokeswoman.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">"We support Father Greiten in his own personal journey and telling his story of coming to understand and live with his sexual orientation," Listecki said in a statement Monday. "As the Church teaches, those with same-sex attraction must be treated with understanding and compassion."</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br />
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