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US Vice President Joe Biden speaks during an event to honor former Vice President Walter Mondale at George Washington University October 20, 2015 in Washington, DC. (AFP) US Vice President Joe Biden has offered an account of Osama bin Laden’s death that contradicts that of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and his own past statement as issues related to the September 11 attack take center stage in the run-up to the 2016 presidential race in the United States. Biden, who yet remains undecided whether to run for president, said Tuesday during a panel discussion at The George Washington University that he did not oppose the Navy SEAL’s raid on a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, that allegedly killed the al-Qaeda leader in 2011. The vice president said there were only two definitive views on the mission from then-Defense Secretary Robert Gates and former CIA director Leon Panetta, tacitly questioning support for the mission by Democratic front ru...

Shey na too much money or what......? A couple have splashed more than £200,000 - N61million on plastic surgery just so they can look just like their idols, Ken and Barbie. Anastasia Reskoss, 20, and Quentin Dehar, 23, admit to both being obsessed with the dolls from a young age - and after becoming a couple in 2013, the pair have had more than 15 procedures between them, paid for mainly by their parents. Quentin, from Marseille, France, and Anastasia, who lives in Paris, plan to continue having surgery  and are legally changing their names to 'Ken' and 'Doll.' The couple today: Before their transformation: were this guys not good looking? Surgery:

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Arik Airline Two Boeing 737-800NG aircraft belonging to Arik Air were grounded by the carrier on Tuesday afternoon after they were involved in a ground collision on the tarmac of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. According to the airline, nobody was hurt in the incident, which occurred at the General Aviation Terminal of the airport. Arik Air’s spokesperson, Mr. Ola Adebanji, said the incident happened when one of the aircraft was on its way to embark on a scheduled flight. He said the aircraft’s wing brushed that of another plane belonging to the carrier, adding that the situation was adequately handled by the firm’s team. Adebanji said in a statement, “Two of our aircraft, Boeing 737-800NG, were this (Tuesday) afternoon involved in a wing-tip brush at the General Aviation Terminal of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. “One of the aircraft, 5N-MJP, was marshalled out of the ramp for a scheduled flight when its wing brushed that of another aircraft, 5N-MJQ, ...

A do-Ekiti —As controversy continues to trail the new tax regime imposed on business outfits in the state, Igbo traders in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital yesterday staged peaceful protests against what they described as “outrageous taxes” imposed on them by the state government. Shops belonging to the Igbo traders, along the state secretariat road and a branch of Zenith Bank, NNPC retail petrol station were shut down by officials of the Board of Internal Revenue, BIR, in an operation that commenced at about 9.00 am. The traders marched from their shops to the BIR headquarters opposite Old Governor’s Office, forcing the frightened civil servants working at BIR to shut their doors against the protesters and didn’t open  until 4.00 pm closing time. Special Adviser to the Governor on Revenue, Ropo Ogunjobi, was not available to address the protesting Igbo traders. Explaining the reason for their protest, the traders claimed they entered into agreement with BIR for a tax ra...

Arsene Wenger hailed his Arsenal side for their performance in a must-win game against Bayern Munich -- but warned their Champions League fate still remains in the balance. Having opened their European campaign with consecutive defeats to Dynamo Zagreb and Olympiakos, the Gunners returned to form with a 2-0 victory over an in-form Bayern side courtesy of second-half goals from Olivier Giroud and Mesut Ozil. Wenger named the same starting line-up that had won at Watford at the weekend, with Theo Walcott again played through the middle as the main striker. It was a header from the England forward which drew a stunning first-half save from Bayern's Manuel Neuer -- although the World Cup winner was at fault for Arsenal's opener.

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said he has seen wealthy individuals who are being enlisted into terrorism. He, however, did not name the individuals. A statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, on Tuesday, quoted the Vice President as saying this while receiving the United States’ Special Envoy on Counter-terrorism Communication, Rashad Hussain, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Monday. Osinbajo was quoted as saying that the development was a clear departure from the case of those who were lured into terrorism for money. “I have seen people who are well-to-do being recruited into terrorism,” the statement quoted Osinbajo as saying. He wondered why for some strange reasons, terrorist groups, made up of completely mindless and almost insane people, were not finding it difficult to recruit people. He said it would have been understandable if the terrorists had been preaching better life, equity and such other lof...

United States and the Russia have signed a deal that they hope will avoid clashes between their air forces in the skies over Syria, officials from both countries say . Russian began air strikes in Syria on 30 September, saying it was targeting Islamic State (IS) militants. Last week, the US said both countries' planes "entered the same battle space" and came within miles of each other. Officials had been seeking an agreement since late September. Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said the text of the deal would remain secret, but that it laid out means for both sides to communicate and establish a hotline on the ground. The two countries would not, however share intelligence on their targets, He said. Western countries and Syrian activists say Russian planes have been hitting non-IS targets - a claim Moscow denies. Russia said it began its aerial campaign against IS militants and other jihadist groups after a request for military help from its ally, Syrian Pr...

If you see Janet Jackson in concert and shoot a video -- warning: keep it off Instagram or there will be hell to pay, as in ... your content being deleted out from under your nose. Several Janet fans are claiming their IG accounts were completely taken off the grid without warning after they posted video from one of JJ's "Unbreakable" tour stops. IG sent out an email to the account holder saying their uploads violated copyrights. Since the copyright on Janet's music would belong to her and/or her label ... it seems like her camp is behind the crackdown. Some Janet fans aren't taking it well, since they're also losing non-Janet content. As one put it ... "Definitely boycotting Janet Jackson in concert & Instagram until this is resolved." That might be a while. Some users got a message saying their account has been permanently deleted. Translation: Your IG friends are gonna ... miss you much. We reached out to Janet's label, BMG, and Inst...

A ministerial nominee, Adebayo Shittu, who was screened by the Senate on Tuesday declined to publicly comment on the extremist Boko Haram sect, saying he feared for his safety. Boko Haram is currently ravaging North-East Nigeria, killing, bombing innocent citizens. Mr. Shittu, responding to a question pertaining the activities of sect, said he could not publicly comment on the sect, expressing fear over his safety. “I cannot publicly comment on Boko Haram; I still have family to care of,” he said He noted that many northern leaders were “unfairly” criticised for not speaking out against the sect. Mr. Shittu explained that Boko Haram had killed anybody who spoke out against the sect. “So anybody that still wants to live will not condemn that faceless group publicly.” Mr. Shittu, a lawyer and Islamic scholar, however, insisted that the activities the sect negated the principles of Islam. “They can claim to be anything,” the ministerial nominee. “They even claim to be ...

  There is a brewing tension in some parts of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, as supporters of the controversial Director of Radio Biafra and Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu have reportedly taken to the streets to protest his immediate release by authorities of the Department of State Services (DSS). Also other parts of the country, Vanguard gathered, witnessed protests by supporters of Kanu were Enugu, Awka in Anambra State, Asaba in Delta State. In Port-Harcourt, the IPOB members were said to have shut-down commercial and vehicular activities. Eyewitnesses said youths occupied the streets around Igweocha, at Mile 2 Diobu, Ikeokwu junction, Aba Road by Waterlines of Port Harcourt, chanting war songs. The protesters were said to be heading towards CFC Furniture Company West Africa Limited, along Port Harcourt-Aba Road. At Asaba, the irate protesters were said to have marched to the Government House, Asaba...

The corpse of a young man, believed to be in his early 20s was on Monday morning found badly butchered and dumped in a waste bin at Edgerly Street in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State. Early on the day, passers-by recognized the face of the dismembered body of the youth and removed it to Edibe-Edibe Road where his parents live. The incident attracted an unprecedented crowd of people who thronged the place to see the bizarre scene. In a telephone conversation with National Accord, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Hogan Bassey said he was yet to be briefed about the killing, and could therefore not comment. In an interaction with some relatives of the deceased, they narrated that at about 8 pm on Sunday, the deceased whose name was given simply as Etebong was with some of his friends near his home when he received a call allegedly from his girl friend to come over. “Etebong was with us when we were drinking.Later, he received a call and said i...

In Bogota,capital city of  Colombia,the police said on Monday that they had arrested a family of four at the airport,all of them were together carrying 91 cocaine and heroin capsules in their stomach. The mother, 39, her 21-year-old son, 16-year-old daughter and their stepfather, 67, had obtained passports just four days earlier and "were travelling by plane for the first time, with light baggage, but pretending to go on a vacation," police said in a statement. All four were taken to a local hospital, where X-rays revealed they had 54 latex capsules of heroin and 37 of cocaine in their stomachs, 24 of which were in the teenager. Police, who are attempting to identify the traffickers, said that the family had been recruited with offers of new clothes and money upon their return. AFP(Agence-France Presse)

Yemisi, wife of the immediate past governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam escaped being stoned to death on Sunday after she was attacked by some traders in Abuja. It was gathered that the enraged traders had taken to the streets to protest alleged extortion and continued denial of access to their shops at the Wuye Ultra Modern Market. The market was developed by All Purpose Shelter Development Company, a firm having links with Mrs. Suswam and in which she is said to be the major financier. The former Benue State First Lady was held hostage for some hours in the market by the traders who accused her of conniving with the authorities of the Federal Capital Development Authority not only in extorting money from them but also denying them access to the shops they have since paid for. The Chairman of Association of Wuye Ultra Modern Market Allottees, Chief Ifeanyi Ezejim, said the traders paid various amounts of money ranging between N2,000 to N8,000 as allocation fee to the F...

Ifa religious worshippers under the aegis of Ancient Religion Societies of African Descendants International Council have said they are ready to assist Nigeria to combat the Boko Haram insurgents ravaging some states in the North-East. The Chairman, Executive Working Committee of ARSADIC, Dr. Olalekan Ifagbenuola, said this on Friday at a press conference held at Ile Oduduwa, Ile Ife, to seek government recognition for the group. Ifagbenuola stated that corruption among public office holders was the reason for the increasing rate of crimes in the country, saying this would stop if public office holders were made to take the oath of office in traditional religious ways. He said, “If proper oath of allegiance is taken genuinely, our leaders would not misbehave when they get to power. If the oath is taken in a traditional religious way, they will not misbehave. There must be fear of God in anything we do. “Corrupt leaders in offices promote crimes and if our leaders are honest, ...

NYSC Camp Items NYSC orientation for October Batch C 2015 is on the verge to commence. These are the list of important items you would need during the exercise. Endeavour to buy them. 1 Documents and Photocopies 2 Call-up letter 3 Statement of Result/ Degree Certificate  4 Jamb admission letter  5 School ID card 6 Passport photographs(10 - 15 copies) Toiletries Essentials 7 Toothbrush & Toothpaste 8 Bath soap & Sponge 9 Detergent & Bar Soap 10 Towel 11 White T-shirts 12White Shorts 13Whites tennis shoes  14 White socks  15 waist bag(very important) Is very important you also go with your provisions,