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Two desperate men yesterday attempted to hang themselves in a square in the centre of Athens as frustrations grew with border closures Greek officials estimate 20,000 migrants have been stranded there after neighbouring Macedonia abruptly shut its border on Monday to anyone not Syrian or Iraqi At a makeshift migrant camp in one of the capital’s suburbs, hundreds queued for food. Greek officials estimate 20,000 migrants have been stranded there after neighbouring Macedonia abruptly shut its border on Monday to anyone not Syrian or Iraqi.

A newly-wed plumber, Emeka Okpala, has drowned while installing a pumping machine in a well on Oladogba Street in the Ikosi-Ketu area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that 40-year-old Okpala was not the one originally contracted for the job, but after the first plumber declined, the victim decided to take up the job.

General Overseer of the Victorious Sacred Solemn Healing and Deliverance Ministry, Prophet Oluwaseyi Idowu has been arrested for allegedly impregnating two sisters. The pastor, it was gathered, also allegedly attempted to sell their father’s two-storey building without his consent. Policemen from the Oko-Oba division in Ojokoro Local Council Development Area of Lagos State stormed the church last Sunday to arrest the pastor.

The Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday struck out a suit by Etisalat against MTN. The plaintiff challenged MTN’s use of the 800megahertz (MHZ) spectrum following its acquisition of Visafone. Etisalat said it considered the action necessary to prevent MTN’s use of the spectrum as it would entrench the defendant’s dominance in the data services market.

Nbc Miami reports that the 25-year-old woman, who is a strip-dancer, had a face-off with one of her colleagues which led to a showdown outside the strip club.

      He promised to support him live his dreams and the Kaduna State Governor has also promised to give him free education till university level.

In a chat with Encomium magazine, Sunday Orisaguna, husband of the latest sensation in town and ex-Agege bread seller turned model, Jumoke Orisaguna, let us know that he is not intimidated by his wife's new found wealth and fame, and like the biblical Ruth, her God was his God, her money, his money. Lol Read the interview below

                            A U.S pastor, Francis Van-Lare has come under fire for posting these pictures on his Facebook page. He is married to Amara Van-Lare ( maiden name is Nwosu). Amara, a mother-of-four, married him in 2014, six years after leaving an arranged marriage that had a history of domestic abuse. She had been a teenage bride who married at the age of 17.

Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated that his position not to approve further devaluation of the Naira President stands. Buhari said that Nigeria, which is not an exporting nation, would be worst hit if the Naira was devalued. He noted that only the Western countries, with lots of items to export, could benefit from the economic measure.

                   A 72-year-old man on Saturday married his 60-year-old lover who had lived with him for 45 years. The couple were married at a mass wedding ceremony at a church, Omega Power Ministries, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. According to the church’s Facebook post, the wedding ceremony which was financed by the church involved 140 other couples who had lived together for many years without being legally married.

Image by: ©SpeedKingz/shutterstock.com Men over 65 with low levels of testosterone saw improved sexual function, mood and walking ability after being treated with the hormone, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Testosterone levels decrease as men age, but prior studies on the effects of testosterone treatment on older men had been inconclusive.

Monalisa Chinda and her man,Victor Tonye Coker got married traditionally in Port Harcourt. Wish them happy married life.. More beautiful pictures below..

                 Cossy Or­jiakor has abandoned her Lekki, Lagos home and relocated to Abuja, the nation’s seat of power. And that’s not all, she has just pur­chased a brand new pink-co­loured Porsche coupe. In a chat with Entertainer (Sun) on Watsapp, Orjiakor stated her rea­sons for dumping her Lekki home for Abuja: 

          A new Obi (King), Chukwuka Noah Akaeze I, has been presented to the people of Ubulu-Uku Kingdom in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State. Obi Akaeze I succeeded his father, late Obi Akaeze Edward Ofulue III who was kidnapped and subsequently murdered last month by gun­men.

A two-year search for a 15-year-old Togolese girl, Assana, has led to the arrest of seven human traffickers by the Zone F Headquarters of the Nigeria Immigrations Services in Ibadan. One of the arrested persons is a man simply known as Cossy, the brother of the girl who has since been found and reunited with her family in Togo.

A suspected thief was electrocuted last Sunday in Oke Ureje area of Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, while allegedly stealing cable from a transformer located in the area. The area had been plunged into darkness after some unknown persons vandalised the transformer but the residents felt some sense of justice in the wake of electrocution of the suspect.

He made a major impact in the industry with his hit single ‘Gongo Aso’ in 2008 which became a national anthem and ever since he has always upped his game amidst several controversies. The Ogbomoso-Oyo State-born musical act, Abolore Akande, popularly known as 9ice by his teaming fans, is one of Nigeria’s leading acts in the entertainment industry with several hit songs and albums to his credit.  He went underneath for a while and rose up with his bid to run for the Ogbomoso North/South and Orire federal constituency seat in the House of Representatives. Music wise, 9ice sure knows how to connect with his fans with the release of Abefe and few new singles. Enjoy…

A Nebraska man was sentenced to at least century in prison for raping his 13-year-old foster daughter and saying that she impregnated herself with a syringe of his semen. Omaha’s Brandon Weathers, 39, claimed that the young girl in his care wanted to get pregnant with the medical device, but was sentenced to between 100 and 160 years behind bars.

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a Florida woman from a frightening assault by a herd of manatees during the week near Pepper Park Beach, a popular beach in the area. The tourist on vacation went for a swim near 2pm in the afternoon when she was suddenly caught up by a herd of male manatees that possibly mistook the poor woman for a female manatee.

Students are being encouraged to vote to leave the UK through branded condoms with anti-EU messaging. No seriously. It’s got that far guys. Campaigners are dishing out the branded ‘protective gear’ in the hope of convincing students to make the ‘safer choice’ The cross-party anti-EU campaign Vote Leave has made around 2,000 ‘specially designed condoms’, according to an email sent to students across the UK.

You want to be successful and independent. We all do. When you have kids, though, it’s funny how quickly your aspirations become all about them. What will they do in life? Will they be happy and successful?Inc.com spells out several things that parents of truly successful kids need to do every day. To stay on top of them, here are questions to ask yourself every day:

                   Ify Egypt Ufele is a 5th grader who turned her negative bullying experience into a positive for herself and for other curvy little girls. Egypt “Ify” Ufele is fusing her African heritage with American styles to fight bullying. People : A 10-year-old fashion designer is using her experience as a victim of bullying to kickstart her career.

Pope Francis said Thursday that Donald Trump is "not Christian" if he wants to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border. Trump immediately fired back, saying it is disgraceful for a religious leader to question a person's faith. The rare back-and-forth between pontiff and presidential candidate was the latest astonishing development in a U.S. presidential race that has been roiled by Trump's freewheeling rhetoric and controversial policy proposals, particularly on immigration.

(AP) — The main opposition candidate for president in Uganda was briefly arrested late Thursday, his aide said, as vote counting started in presidential and parliamentary polls marred by the late arrival of voting materials. Kizza Besigye was arrested in the Kampala suburb of Naguru, where he had gone to investigate alleged ballot-stuffing in a house run by the intelligence agencies, said Shawn Mubiru, who is in charge of communications for Besigye's Forum for Democratic Change party.

MILITARY authorities in Benin, Edo State, are on the trail of a married woman, who abandoned a 22-year-old boy in a hotel room after she gave the boy an overdose of sex enhancement drugs.  Vanguard learned that the boy raised an alarm when he started experiencing pains in his erect penis. The receptionist reportedly met the boy looking very weak. He was then rushed to a nearby hospital. It was informed that the said woman normally comes to the hotel with the boy after dropping off her children in school. A source told Vanguard: “She will be in the hotel from 8a.m. till about 2p.m., when she will go and pick the children from school. 

A grandma, Madam Bosede Adebayo, yesterday allegedly used hot pot to torture her eight-year-old grandchild for eating rice. The victim, Tope Oke, is a primary two pupil of St. James Primary School, Ijeun-Tuntun, Abeokuta, Ogun State was accused by her grandmother of eating part of cooked rice she kept in the kitchen without her consent.

A 40-year-old man, Lukman Jimoh, aka Oyeolorun, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly killing his bosom friend, Remi Oloyede, also known as Ora. Oyeolorun reportedly cut off Remi’s ears and stabbed him in the neck and eyes during a fight on Monday at the notorious Adedoja Street in Mushin, Lagos.

Jose Mourinho Jose Mourinho, 53, has turned down offers from Italy and China as he waits for the manager’s job at Manchester United to become available. (Sun) Paris St-Germain forward Zlatan Ibramimovic, 34, could be heading to England. Asked about his future, he said: “I have another three months here and then what will happen? Big things will happen. Is the Premier League something I fancy. Let’s just say I’m in shape.” (Daily Mirror)

                                       A female prisoner in Vietnam has paid a fellow inmate £1,600 for his semen - which she used to impregnate herself and avoid execution. Death row convict Nguyen Thi Hue, 42, paid the male inmate at the mixed prison to twice leave his sperm in plastic bags at a mutually agreed hiding place in the jail.

The Nigerian Army has temporarily relocated the tactical headquarters of its 14 Brigade headquarters from Ohafia to Aba. The development is aimed at curbing the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and other violent crimes.

       

A new study has found that feeling that you are in a secure relationship with your partner could be bad news for your sexual health, with those who perceive their relationship to be a good one and their partner to be trustworthy less likely to practice safe sex. In a new three-part study from the University of Kansas, researchers recruited in total 659 heterosexual males and females and asked them to complete surveys both online and in a lab setting.

Wonders they say shall never end. And indeed, we just have to brace ourselves up for the incredible stories we hear/read. Because the truth is, they can’t end now. I just wish not everyone that runs a ‘church’ would be addressed as a Pastor. Pastor kwa? The story shows the man was frustrated and feels like one lord.

A middle-aged female passenger was on Wednesday found dead in one of the toilets at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. It was gathered that the passenger, whose identity was not revealed, was billed to travel to Abu Dhabi, United Arabs Emirates, on Etihad Airways.

A Houston, Texas woman has been left in tears after she realized her surgeon had removed her belly button during a tummy tuck surgery. Lori Jones, 45, went under the knife in December, wanting to get her stomach in tip-top shape for swimsuit season after multiple C-sections left her with a herniated umbilical cord. When she finally removed her bandages weeks later, she says she came to the shocking realization that her doctor, a renowned plastic surgeon who has appeared on reality TV, had removed her belly button completely.

News went round earlier this year that, veteran Juju music star, Sir Shina Peters revealed that he has slept with at least 100 women. He reportedly made the assertion during a chat with YNaija. The father of ace cinematographer, Clarence Peters has now refuted the claim in an interview with Saturday Punch, maintaining he never said such.

A 42-year-old man, Samuel Omosaba, has been arrested by the police for allegedly beheading his three-year-old niece on Tuesday at Ilepa quarters in Ikare-Akoko, Akoko North East Local Government Area of Ondo State. The suspect, who is jobless and single, was said to have contacted an herbalist in Ipe-Akoko for blood money. He was told to look for a baby’s head.

Nocturia — the need to get up frequently to urinate during the night — is a common cause of sleep loss, especially among older adults. It affects nearly two-thirds of adults ages 55 to 84 at least a few nights per week. A mild case causes a person to wake up at least twice during the night; in severe cases, a person may get up as many as five or six times. Not surprisingly, this can lead to significant sleep deprivation and daytime fatigue.

At least 18 people were killed and 45 wounded by a car bomb targeting the military in the heart of the Turkish capital Ankara on Wednesday, the city's governor said. The bloodshed came on the heels of a string of attacks in Turkey, blamed on jihadists but also on Kurdish rebels. The bomb aimed at a convoy of military service vehicles, Ankara governor Mehmet Kiliclar said, quoted by the CNN-Turk and NTV channels.

  Rob's union with Blac Chyna seems to be having a positive effect on him.Not only has he gained confidence by stepping out in public, he seems to be losing the weight.Blac was spotted dropping Rob off at an office building in LA on Tuesday.

Thieves stole 10 bags of 'special grade' human hair from an Indian temple . According to reports, the hair was donated by devotees at the Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple near the city of Vishakhapatnam.  Police suspect that they entered from a terrace using a rope and then headed to the store on the first floor, and that the theft may be an inside job.The stolen hair worth $10,950 (750,000 Rupes)...

Sunday Amari, the 25-year-old man, who was brutalised by some army cadets in Abuja, says the Federal Capital Territory is not the place for him. He told our correspondent on Tuesday that although he had forgiven his assailants and relocated to Lagos, the Federal Government needed to urgently do something about the attitude of men and women in uniform.

A deaf and dumb graduate, identified only as Ibrahim, has been killed by a train in the Oyingbo area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt that Ibrahim was walking along the track around 2pm on Tuesday when a train that just took off from the Iddo station crushed him to death.

At least 15 persons have been paraded by the police in Anambra State for crimes bothering on armed robbery and cultism. One of the suspects, 22-year-old Chigozie Ugwu was paraded for allegedly being in possession of about 52 women under garments. Others included four women who were accused of being cultists.

As the Chinese New Year marks the beginning of the Year of the Monkey, many regions in China are expected to embrace a baby boom, chinanews.com reported Tuesday. The boom can, on the one hand, be attributed to the recently-launched two-child policy, and on the other hand, boils down to a preference for the zodiac sign of the monkey as it is seen as one of the luckier zodiac animals in China.

The village head of Babban Dutsi in Birnin Kebbi Local Government Area of Kebbi State, Alhaji Umau Marafa, was yesterday removed for abusing Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, of the state, NewTelegragh reports. His removal was sequel to his involvement in active politics and for accusing Governor Bagudu of incapable of providing the right leadership in the state.

                                 Kanu Nwankwo In every parting, there is a spectacle of death and in treachery subsists a spectre of comradeship gone sour; hence when two friends go their separate ways, they drift like tramps having no conscious sympathy or loyalty to all the things that bound them. Unyielding and rigidly detached like a walkway of screed stone, Kanu Nwankwo, the former Super Eagle star, may have called it quits with his former friend Ayo Gam-Ikon.