SAD! EX #ManchesterUnited, #QPR Player Rio Ferdinand's wife Rebecca dies after battle with cancer

Rio Ferdinand's wife Rebecca has died after a short battle with cancer, the Queens Park Rangers defender has said.
The former Manchester United centre-back released a statement on QPR's official website, saying: "My soul mate slipped away last night. Rebecca, my wonderful wife, passed away peacefully after a short battle with cancer at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London.

"She was a fantastic loving mother to our three beautiful children. She will be......

[READ] Facebook and Twitter threat to marriages: Social media now a factor in one in seven divorces

Facebook and Twitter have become a significant threat to marriage – with social media now a factor in an increasing number of divorce cases, say lawyers.

One in seven married individuals have considered divorce because of their spouse’s postings of Facebook or other online sites, according to research.

A similar proportion admit that they search online for evidence of their partner’s infidelity, while nearly one in five say they have daily rows because of the way their husband or wife uses social media.

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[PHOTO] The infrared gadget that could let the blind see

Goggles that could help the blind see have come a step closer to reality.

The technology is based on a technique known as 'neuromodulation' in which electricity from a chip stimulates the nervous system to restore sight.

The revolutionary system is being commercialised by French company Pixium Vision, with clinical trials scheduled for 2016.
Retinal implants that restore some sight when in the blind are already available, but their quality isn't good enough to work in many real-world conditions.

Pixium Vision's solution, however, claims it has been able to restore the sight of.....

PHOTO: UK citizen arrested in Lagos for defrauding seven Nigerians of N70m

A citizen of the United Kingdom, Saheed Mohammad Cameran, aged 48,   has been arrested by the operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Lagos State Police Command for defrauding seven Nigerians of about  70million naira under the pretext of....

Sad: Nigeria Popular Nollywood actor, Peter Bunor is dead

Veteran Nollywood actor, Peter Bunor died in the early hours of Friday (today) morning in Asaba, Delta State.

The Ogwashi Uku indigene of Delta State, who had lamented sometime in 2013 that he....

LATEST! Nigerian native doctor jailed in US for preparing fake charms for drug pushers

A Nigerian-born native doctor has been jailed for  14 years in the United States of America (USA)  for collecting hundreds of.....

[PHOTO] EX #BBA Housemate Melvin Oduah survives ghastly car accident in Benin

Big Brother ‘The Chase’ housemate, Melvin Oduah, has narrated how he survived an accident yesterday while he was on his way to a function in Benin.

He had an important appearance to meet up with last night in Benin so he decided to hire a car to take him to Benin. Only for this to happen.

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BAD! Nigeria Policeman kills Lady lover who sold GSM recharge cards and his police colleague for cheating

A jealous policeman has taken his own life after killing his lover and a colleague over alleged cheating.

The lady, who sold GSM recharge cards, was said to be.....

South Africa HIV / AIDS Patients To get Tattoo On Their Privates Parts as a Mark Of Identification

President Zuma has signed a bill that seems to be the greatest step in history of trying to combat HIV/AIDS.From now on every person who gets tested and found to be HIV positive would not just get counselling and medication. They would also get a mark in a form of a tattoo near....

SAD! A pregnant Woman in labour turned away in #Ghana Health Centre for not shaving her private part

A midwife at Koforidua Zongo Health Centre in the Eastern Region, Ghana, has allegedly turned away a woman in labour for failing to shave her private parts.

Bushira Safinau, 25, was reportedly ordered by the.....

REVEALED: How Nigeria Finance Minster Okonjo-Iweala became a cancer survivor

On Thursday, April 30, a rare revelation was made by the coordinating minister of the economy and minister of finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
At the service of songs for Oronto Douglas, special adviser to the president on research and documentation, she revealed that she survived cancer 15 years ago.
During the event which was held in Abuja, Okonjo-Iweala stated that having cancer is.....

Hard-core porn, violent YouTube videos and online dating: Book reveals terrifying truth what teens REALLY do online

achel is a bright, pretty 17-year-old who wants to study medicine. she has lots of friends and when they can slip or charm their way past the watchful bouncers of London’s bars, they like to drink cocktails and enjoy being nearly grown up. She gets on with her parents and younger brother, walks her dog every night and her teachers praise her.

Once a week, usually Sunday night, she performs solo sex acts on camera for a man she has never met called David. After talking to her online for about three months, David persuaded Rachel to start what she calls ‘the sex stuff’. He now has enough ‘sex stuff’ of Rachel on tape that she feels she can neither break contact with him nor stop doing what he asks of her.

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[PHOTO] Girl, 14, dies and her mother injured after they were gang #raped and thrown off a moving bus in #India

Victims: Arshdeep Kaur, 14, and her mother Shinder, pictured in hospital

A 14-year-old girl has died and her mother has been left severely injured after they were thrown off a moving bus following a sexual assault in India.

Arshdeep Kaur and her mother Shinder, were.....

#FRAUD: Money laundering - Igbinedion’s son, Michael, jailed 6 years by #Nigeria Federal High Court

Michael Igbinedion

The Federal High Court sitting in Benin yesterday sentenced Michael Igbinedion, son of Gabriel Igbinedion and Esama of Benin, to six years imprisonment over laundering of N25 billion belonging to Edo State Government.
The court also sentenced Patrick Eboigbodin, an aide to former governor of Edo State, Lucky Igbinedion, to two years jail on each of the....

#TECH: Microsoft opens up Windows to Android and Apple apps in bid to attract customers

Microsoft hopes to lure more people to use its new Windows 10 software by making it easy to use many of the same apps they're already using on Apple or Android phones.

The move marks a radical shift in strategy for the world's biggest software company, which still dominates the personal computer market but has failed to get any real traction on tablets and phones, partly because of a lack of apps.

The company said at its annual Build conference on Wednesday that it will release new programming tools for software developers to rapidly adapt their Apple and Android apps to run on devices that use the new Windows 10 operating system coming late this year.

Microsoft also announced a new......

#Bali9: #Indonesian envoy defends execution of four Nigerians #SAD!

The four Nigerians executed

THE execution of four Nigerians and other nationals on Tuesday by the Indonesia government followed due process, its ambassador to Nigeria, Harry Purwanto, has said.

Purwanto, who spoke in Abuja yesterday after he was summoned to the....