John Arnold Four years out of college at the tender age of 27, John Arnold became the highest-paid employee at Enron, receiving a re...
John Arnold: Meet the billionaire who retired at the age of 38 and has given away more than $1.2B to charity and plans more
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Huh?! Student rushed to hospital with urine infection discovers she has FOUR kidneys A woman who underwent surgery on one of her kidneys was stunned to be told by doctors she had actually had four of them. Jessica
Curphey, 20, was rushed to hospital after she developed excruciating
pain on her right side. Just weeks earlier, her GP had diagnosed a urine
infection, prescribing her antibiotics. But scans at Surrey’s St Helier
Hospital revealed what doctors first thought was a 17cm cyst on her
right kidney. Then 11 days later, further tests showed Jessica actually
had two kidneys on her right side, the second of which was the ‘cyst’
–and was so damaged it would have to be removed. But during the
operation, surgeons discovered yet another kidney, meaning Jessica had
four and the ‘extremely rare’ privilege of having double the amount.
After
having the damaged kidney removed in June last year, Jessica is now
raising money for Kidney
Eleven women and one foreign man was arrested after they were caught shooting an adult movie with a dog in Nyali Mombasa, Kenya. The 12 are said to have been engaging in sex with a dog while the camera was on.
Why can't we learn 4rom
Yorubas? I lived in Yoruba land 4 almost 15ys, but have NEVER witnessed
any problem between the Muslims and Christians. They live and interact harmoniously. There seems 2 b mixtures of Muslims and Christians in almost all families. In my state Katsina, there is a town called Funtua, u can't abuse Yorubas bcos they are almost in every family.
The Principal of Baptist
High School, Ekinrin/Adde, in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State
Mr. Ajayi Ajibulu has been accused of impregnating one of his students
and trying to abort the pregnancy. Sources from the town
revealed that the girl (name withheld) was a regular caller at the
Principal’s house who was a friend to her father, aretired Army officer
and usually helps to deliver message from their sister who lived in
Lokoja. Saturday Vanguard
gathered that the secret was exposed when a friend of the girl saw a
letter written by the principal given to the girl to deliver to a doctor
who will help them to abort the pregnancy.
In life many times we
think we have a reason not to thank and praise the God. This young lady
was born without hands and legs yet she decided not think about what she
didn't have. But to use what she had
to praise God. Today she is the praise leader in her church. When she
sings cripples walk out of their wheel chair and many other miracles. Don't think about what you don’t have. Praise God for what you have and He
Nigeria’s northern neighbours – Chad,
Niger and Cameroon – have tightened security at their borders with the
country to prevent members of the Boko Haram sect from fleeing an
ongoing military campaign. President
Goodluck Jonathan had on Monday ordered a full-scale military operation
and a state of emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states, in response
to the growing state of insecurity in these states and some other parts
of the North.
His nationwide broadcast confirmed Saturday
PUNCH’s May 11, 2013 lead story titled, ‘FG may declare state of
emergency in Borno, Yobe, others’.
A top security source who
confided in our correspondent because he was not authorised to do so
said the decision to close down the borders followed an appeal by
President Goodluck Jonathan to the neighbouring countries for their
cooperation in the emergency broadcast.
The military source said,
“It is true that the nation’s borders with Niger, Cameroon and Chad
have been
The
military on Saturday imposed a 24-hour curfew in parts of a
northeastern city as it pressed on with a campaign against Boko Haram
Islamists that has sent residents fleeing the region.
Locals
in a remote insurgent stronghold near the border with Cameroon have
begun fleeing their homes after military fighter jets and helicopters
carried out air strikes on Islamist camps.
Nigeria
launched the sweeping operation against Boko Haram this week, deploying
several thousand troops across three states where President Goodluck
Jonathan declared a state of emergency after the Islamists seized
territory and chased out the government.
The
group, which has said it is fighting to create an Islamic Nigeria’s
mainly Muslim north, has carried out scores of attacks in recent years,
and has become emboldened and better armed in recent months.
The
military said dozens of insurgents have been killed in the offensive
targeting all three states put under
Yea, he is a guy, and Nigerian to the core. A model signed under Pflamez modeling agency, 21 years old girl guy is ready to do anything to be a professional model.
Joshua won the crown for Bayelsa’s best male model 2012/2013.
An artit's impression of the March17 explosion on the Moon, which was visible on Earth. Picture: NASA
A massive explosion from a meteor which crashed into the Moon was visible to the naked eye on Earth, NASA says. A
boulder-sized meteor slammed into the moon in March, causing an
explosion so bright anyone looking up at the right moment would have
spotted it, NASA said.
NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office is
reporting the discovery of the brightest impact seen on the Moon in the
eight years the monitoring program has run, the National Geographic
reports.
About 300 lunar impacts have been logged over the years
but this latest impact, from March 17, is considered much, much brighter
than anything else observed.
It is understood the space rock left a 20m-wide crater after it slammed into the Moon's surface at 90,000km/h.
"We
have seen a couple of others in the ‘wow’ category but not this
bright," said Robert Suggs, manager of
Solidstar has always had a crush on Tonto Dikeh but he didn't know about her also loving his songs, her favourite: Omotena.
They
hit it off as friends. They hangout at each others crib and when Tonto
broke things with her ex, things got speed up and he asked her out.
They've
been dating for almost 2 months now. Solidstar loves her so much that
he even goes to visit her when she is at a movie location shooting.
Fast rising Nollywood actress, Beverly
Naya, is known for turning heads at red carpet events. She tells
Ademola Olonilua about her fashion style.
What were your early days like?
Both
my parents are British; my mother was actually born there. I was born
and raised in London. Growing up was fun for me. I am an only child, so
it was relatively quiet. It was not really boring for me because I have a
lot of cousins, they are more than 20. I cannot even count. I always
found myself hanging out with them because a lot of them live in London
and in America, so there is always something to do. Why did you decide to come to Nigeria?
I
came to Nigeria because I love acting and the country has a thriving
industry, Nollywood. It provides me
You know what they say, aint no party like a Lagos party. And we are
really spending the dough, to the tune of N1billion every month,
according to the Lagos State government.
Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mr.
Ademorin Kuye said made this known yesterday. He said:
“Over N1billion is spent monthly in Lagos state on entertainment and
parties, we have the records to confirm this and these people, how many
of them pay tax? The money goes into drinks, wine, food, aso-ebi and all
of that and when they spend all of this money; they do not want to pay
anything to the government”
"This justified the reason why local Governments demand that anyone
organising events in the
Braxton
Bielski, from the Houston area in Texas, will spend his final high
school days basking in the glory of his record-setting, 14-foot-3-inch,
800-pound alligator.
The 18-year-old hooked what is now
the heaviest gator ever bagged in Texas -- on a line with raw chicken as
bait -- and then shot it.
A
man in Panama with indestructible teeth, astonishing jaws of steel and
anawesome resemblance to Mr. T is gnawing his way toward a Guinness
World Record.
At 64-years-old, Andres Gardin -- who
chomps under the moniker "Coconut Peeler" -- is vying for immortality in
the Guinness Book of World Records, with his ability to shuck 500
coconuts in six hours. He proved the feat last September, MSN reports.
Troops yesterday used jets and attack
helicopters to bombard Boko Haram Islamic camps in Sambisa Game Reserve,
in Borno State, which is one of their strongholds killing a number of
the insurgents.
The Sambisa Camps are believed to be harbouring their training and enrolment base.
Over
3,600 military personnel comprising the Army, Navy, Police, the
Department of State Security, DSS and other security agencies and men of
Counter Terrorists Squad, CTS, are said to be involved in the campaign
to rout the Boko Haram insurgents from their hideouts in the affected
states. Heavy weapons belonging to the insurgents including
anti-aircraft and anti-tank guns were destroyed by the military fighter
jets even as the Nigerian Army’s artillery long range surface to air
guns were also being used.
Director of Defence Information,
Brigadier-General Chris Olukolade told Reuters that several camps had
been attacked, including the game reserve in Borno state, but did not
give further details.
Four years out of college at the
tender age of 27, John Arnold became the highest-paid employee at Enron,
receiving a reported $8 million bonus in 2001 credited to his
remarkable trading profits. Fast-forward
11-years later to May of 2012, at the age of 38 Arnold announced his
retirement to his staff at his New York hedge fund, explaining his
decision to 'pursue other interests.' His 'other interests' he’d soon reveal: Philanthropy. That
October, Arnold - who was never accused in the corruption at Enron -
closed his hedge fund, Centaurus Energy, and focused strictly on giving
back the billions he had made over the years trading natural gas. humbling letter explaining his decision. 'We consider it our responsibility to ensure the same opportunities for others.'
The search for the fruit of the womb has driven many women to take extreme steps. When women are unable to
conceive and bear children, the huge psychological toll makes them fall
prey to fraudulent people and patrons of ‘baby factories’. Desope Cecilia, 61, and
Joy Ibe, 43, were among victims of a midwife, Oby George, who promised
them ‘miracle’ twins and triplets respectively. While the midwife was
being paraded before journalists at the Lagos State Police Command,
Ikeja, on Friday, the victims told their stories, with faces
I am forced to speak on the picture of myself and actress Uche Ogbodo
being circulated around the web following queries from fans and well
wishers. I was going to let it play like any other joke but I was
stunned when a fan recently – should I say excited fan – attacked me
verbally on a radio station where I dropped by to talk about being a
part of 2face’s Campus connect tour.
First, Uche Ogbodo is a very dear friend but we are not dating.
She’s more of a sister to me and not a lover. I believe a peck doesn’t
necessarily translate to an affair but I could be wrong.
Maybe it is not common amongst my colleagues to own up during an affair
but I can assure you that we are not an item. In all modesty, Writing
hit songs for my colleagues like ‘Limpopo’ by KCee and Omotola Ekeinde,
recording my own songs (working on a new single), still promoting my new
video for ‘I’m in love’
A pastor from Murewa
reportedly took pictures of his wife’s private parts upon her return
from church as a way to inspect if she had had s*x with another man at
church. The man of God and ‘Mai Mufundisi’ are currently based in Epworth. Pastor Philmon Chitewe, who leads an unnamed church in Murehwa, Zimbabwe is
alleged to have used force to take pictures of his wife’s vagina out of
suspicion that she was having s*x with other men behind his back. As if that was not
enough, Pastor Chitewe went on to chuck out Mai Mufundisi Olivia Rukai
from their matrimonial house on accusations that she was
The Joint Admissions and
Matriculation Board (JAMB) has finally released the results of
candidates whose results were initially withheld over non-biometric
verification even as 91, 610 candidates will commence the Unified
Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. Computer based Test in the 7
various designated centres, CBT from Saturday. Registrar and Chief
Executive of JAMB, Professor ‘Dibu Ojerinde, while announcing the
release of the results of the paper-pencil test and dual-based test
conducted a fortnight ago across the nation and two foreign centres,
said the CBT will take place in the country and other countries namely
Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom and South Africa.
Emeka had reportedly promised his wife a special gift when she gives him
a child. And when she did, 5 years after being with no child,
he 'slapped' his wife with a 2013 model of Honda Cross Tour, valued at
about N5.5m.
It was learnt that Emeka got the delivery of the car recently and presented the 'mobile home' to his excited wife, Jumai.
Recent picture of Jumia with their kids Jude and Judith below:
1. Tell her she is beautiful or gorgeous (not fine, or sexy) 2. Hold her hand at any moment. Even if it’s just for a second. 3. Kiss her on the forehead/neck. 4. Leave her voice messages to Wake up to. 5. When she is upset, hold her tight and tell her how much she means to you.
Another baby for Bey? Citing sources, E! News claims that Beyonce is pregnant with her second child. The reported baby-to-be would join Blue Ivy, Beyonce's 16-month-old daughter with husband Jay-Z.
The Grammy-winning singer, 31, has been the subject of rampant
second-pregnancy rumors since earlier this month as she continues her
massive Mrs. Carter World Tour.
Fueling the fire? A canceled May 14 concert in Antwerp, Belgium, which the "Love on Top" singer rain-checked, citing dehydration and exhaustion. Beyonce hit the stage the very next night and
showed no evident signs of a baby bump in a form-fitting Ralph &
Russo bodysuit. She admitted to the crowd: "Now,
The Maxim Hot 100 Party held at Create on Wednesday May 15 in Hollywood,
California and our very own Omotola was there representing. You can go HERE to see the other Hollywood celebs who attended the event...
The 7-months pregnant reality star who has refused to stop wearing high
heels was photographed yesterday with swollen feet and ankles. Looks
painful. Meanwhile, why do women's feet swell during pregnancy?
Below is the statement she sent out this evening..
I,
Uche Ogbodo, emphatically state that I am an actress and not a porn
star. The fact that I was just experimenting and having fun with the
'Lady Gaga' red hair photo shoot is not an excuse for the likes of
AfroCandy to insult me.
If I ever decide to strip in a movie,
trust me, it'd be worth it like Halle Berry did in Monster's Ball and
Swordfish. Right now I am in talks with a reputable artiste management
outfit to
Former Minister of Petroleum, Professor Tam David-West, has landed a
hard knock on church leaders in Nigeria, saying they reek of corruption
and other abominable practices that bring shame upon Christianity as a
religion.
He said this was the reason he stopped
attending church services as he could not be part of a corruption-laden
church as is the case in Nigeria.
As documented in
the Bible, prophets and those considered close to God were dreaded by
kings and rulers. This is however not so in Nigeria, as according to
Professor David-West, those who should be seen as men of God have soiled
their hands using proceeds from corruption and unethical activities.
BEYONCE has revealed she does not sing her hits to her baby daughter - because she is scared the tot will hate her voice.
The superstar said she fears singing to Blue Ivy in her performing voice in case she starts crying.
Instead of using her 'Beyonce voice', the pop sensation revealed she uses a 'simple Mummy voice' instead.
She said: "I have a Mummy voice. I keep my Beyonce voice for the stage and I have my simple Mummy voice.
“I
remember hearing a story about Celine Dion and she's like when I sing
my, I don't know if it was her son that cried. She has the most
beautiful voice in the world but she's like he hates it.
The military destroyed some of the heavy weapons in a raid.
The
Nigerian military said on Friday that it destroyed weapons, including
anti-aircraft and anti-tank guns, owned by insurgents in Borno State.
The
military said in a statement that advancing troops of the Special Task
Force have destroyed some terrorists’ camps sited in the forests of
Northern and Central Borno.
The statement was
issued in Abuja on Friday and signed by Brigadier General Chris
Olukolade, the Director of the Defence Information.
In
his nationwide broadcast on May 14 while declaring a state of emergency
in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe,
Members
of Boko Haram and other extremist groups in Nigeria, could face war
crimes charges for deliberate acts leading to ethnic and religious
cleansing, the United Nations, UN, has said.
Rupert
Colvile, the spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for
Human Rights (OHCHR), said this in a statement made available at the UN
Head quarters in New York on Friday.
He
reiterated calls on Boko Haram and other extremist groups in Nigeria to
cease their “cowardly attacks” against civilians, members of government
institutions, security forces and foreign nationals.
“The
High Commissioner noted that members of Boko Haram, if judged to have
committed systematic
Nigerian troops mounted air and ground attacks on camps used by the militant Islamist Boko Haram group in the northeast, destroying anti-aircraft and anti-tank weapons, a military spokesman said.
“An air campaign was carried out before soldiers went into the area,” Chris Olukolade, a spokesman for Defense Headquarters, said today by phone from Abuja, the capital. The attacks in the northern and central parts of Borno state were carried out yesterday and “troops have taken over the place after destroying the camps,” he said.
The military campaign follows President Goodluck Jonathan’s May 14 declaration of emergency rule in the
Along
with a flurry of other announcements made on Wednesday at Google I/O,
Google's annual developers' conference, the company announced that it's
integrating Google Wallet with Gmail, meaning Gmail account holders will
soon be able to send money via email.
The amazing thing
about this is how easy it is. As you can see in the YouTube video below,
all you do is hit a "$" symbol to attach money to an email -- just like
you would attach any other file.
Google Product Manager Travis
Green wrote in a blog post that this feature will be rolled out "over
the coming months to all U.S. Gmail users over 18 years old." You can
also get early access if a friend -- perhaps who works at Google --
already has the feature and sends money to you.
This
could pose a threat to e-commerce startups like Venmo, which allows you
to send someone payments through an app for iPhones or Android phones.
"Holy startup killer," said Artur Adib, a senior engineer at
A man in China hired three people to destroy his Maserati -- worth
almost half a million dollars -- because he was angry with the car
dealer last Tuesday.
The owner, identified only as Wang, paid the men to trash his $423,000
Maserati Quattroporte, worth N66.8million naira at the Qingdao
International Auto Show.
Guys, please meet our new bishop of life -Bishop Dbanj Eja Nla *lol*
What do you think about DBanj's look?
The super artiste has arrived Durban, South Africa for the MTV Base All
Stars Concert which will hold tomorrow Saturday, May 18, 2013 at the
Moses Mabhida Stadium, People’s Park in Durban, South Africa.
One of
the fastest growing mobile phone brand in Africa, TECNO has partnered with Qualcomm
Incorporated, a global leader in next-generation mobile technologies and etisalat, Nigeria’s most innovative network
provider, to launch the latest addition to the TECNO smartphone family, the
TECNO P3 in the Nigerian market.
The
launch which took place today at the Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos,
was attended by a cross section of the Nigerian media and the crème de la crème
of the Nigerian showbiz industry. At the launch event, etisalat unveiled a twelve-month special promotion for its subscribers
offering 100MB free data