Saturday 31 January 2015

Champion! Serena Williams wins the 2015 Australian Open

2015 Australian Open - Day 13

She is such an inspiration!
Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova today to win the  2015 Australian Open.

Childhood Sweethearts Banned From Getting Engaged As Teenagers Fnally Wed - 35 Years Later‏



The pair dated for two years before Ian's family moved to Australia in 1979, having forbidden the couple's love.
Carolyn and Ian lost touch until they were reunited in 2010 when Ian, 50, found his first love on the Friends Reunited website.

Nigerian Army General, others arrested over Baga Attack


More than 10 senior Nigerian Army officers, including a Brigadier-General have been arrested and are telling the military hierarchy what they know about the Baga attack by the insurgent group, Boko Haram.

Nigerian refugees in Chad


 
Nigerian refugees in Kinesserom Island being transferred to Bagasola in Chad earlier yesterday after Boko Haram attack in Munguno last Sunday. 

Nigerian doctor who groped suicidal woman keeps his job after he blamed 'cultural differences'


A Nigerian doctor, Emmanuel Kanu (pictured above) who touched the breast of a vulnerable divorcee in her home days after she'd attempted suicide will be keeping his job after citing cultural differences.

Report from UK Daily Mail

Nigerian Engineer Converts A VW Beetle Into A $6,000 Solar And Wind Powered Car


While Segun Oyeyiola was a student at Obagemi Awolowo University, he converted his gas-guzzling Volkswagen into a fossil-fuel free machine by installing a giant solar panel on top and a wind turbine under the hood. The idea is that it becomes “Nigeria’s future car.”

Jehovah’s Witness Bans Members From Voting For Jonathan Or Buhari


As Nigerians prepare to elect new leaders that will run the affairs of the country in the next four years, members of Jehovah’s Witness have been banned from participating in the electoral process and by implication, they are forbidden from voting for any candidate or contesting in any election