At Least 17 Dead In Explosion and Gun Attack On Kano College of Education

Multiple reports say that the Federal College of Education, Kano is under attack by unknown gunmen after a bomb explosion on the school premises. The gunmen are said to be shooting students who try to flee. According to MSN;

Students and workers at the Federal College of Education in the Kofar Kabuga area of the city fled in panic as shots rang out and an explosion ripped through the campus at about 2:00 pm (1300 GMT).

There was no official confirmation from local police and no immediate indication of the number of casualties but two witnesses told AFP they saw at least five vehicles taking away casualties.

Woman With Vitiligo Transformed With Make-up After 17 Years Of Horrendous Bullying

Lisa had a normal, happy childhood until she noticed a white mark on her body when she was around seven years old, then it developed on to her leg and just kept spreading. Lisa suffered horrendous bullying while growing up with vitiligo and has bad memories of that period of her life.

"When I was in high school the kids were very mean to me. 'The abuse, the name-calling and the fighting were all very difficult to deal with. I would just go home and cry - I would always run home straight to my sister, she has always had my back and fought my battles for me.

I'm just so glad I had somebody there who would stick up for me and help me through the difficult times. The years of bullying have led me to always expect the worst when I'm out in public. It's really difficult.'

After 17 years of this suffering, Lisa has turned to a skin specialist, Dr Pearl Grimes, who recommended 'a course of Narrowband UV light therapy which should re-colour her skin.'

Depressed Mom Drowns Her Toddler, Then Jumps to Death With 5 Year Old Son

Katherine Hooper and five-year-old son Joshua Patterson were killed when they fell between 80-100 feet from Lowman Tor at Haytor Rock on Dartmoor last July. When police later went to her family home in Paignton, Devon, they discovered her youngest son Sam dead in a double bed.

An inquest at Torquay, Devon, heard that a suicide note was found by police hidden within a book on a shelf at her home. It was not dated but detectives believe it was written a couple of weeks before the tragic triple deaths.

A coroner has ruled that Kat, as she was known, killed herself but unlawfully killed Joshua. He returned an open verdict on toddler Sam.

The hearing was told after a Dutch holidaymaker sent police a photo which showed Kat and Joshua on the rock in the moments before they fell to their deaths.

Injuries Adrian Peterson Inflicted On 4-Year-Old Son During Spanking - Photos

Last week, Adrian Peterson, running back for Minnesota Vikings was indicted on charges of child abuse for punishing an 11yr old with a switch.

It was then revealed over the weekend that he had also beaten another of his sons, a 4 year old, in the same way. And now picture of the little boy's injuries have come online.

According to TMZ, Adrian Peterson turned himself over to authorities early Saturday morning on child abuse charges ... accused of beating his 4-year-old son with a tree branch ... hitting him so hard it left welts and caused him to bleed.

Peterson actually admitted to cops he gave his son "a whooping" and says it's the same treatment he got as a kid.  Peterson's lawyer adds that his client "deeply regrets the unintentional injury."

What do you think, can this kind of beating on such a little one be justified for any reason? And how come he's smiling in that mugshot? SMH...

Daddy Time - Julius Agwu At Water Park With His Daughter on 5th Birthday

Proud #Daddies! Julius Agwu and his friends Toju Onuwaje, Alali Maclayton, and MikeEke showed off their children as they all played at the Schlitterbahn WaterPark in Texas. So cute!

See more pictures and video below...

Pink Belles - Annie Idibia, Bolanle Olukanni, Ene Maya, Ono Bello, Veronica Odeka, Ugonna Omeruo

The September/October issue of Genevieve Magazine is a combination of style and all things PINK as they countdown to the Genevieve PinkBall for Breast Cancer awareness and treatment.

For the photoshoot above, 9 stylish ladies express their optional looks for the upcoming PinkBall where attendees are asked to wear pink. The stylish ladies include Annie Idibia, Bolanle Olukanni, Ene Maya, Ono Bello, Veronica Odeka, Ugonna Omerua, Isi Atagamen, Jumai Shaba and Liz Yemoja.

The cover features Amaka Osakwe; fashion designer and founder of Maki Oh, who speaks on her label, breaking boundaries and on Michelle Obama wearing her designs. This issue

How Couple Who Have 32 Year Age Gap Have Stayed Married For 15years!

36-year old Chris, met Norma now 68, when he was just 18 at a holiday camp and proposed to her shortly after he turned 21. Interestingly, they have been living happily together as a couple in Brighton for 15 years now.

Many have wondered how they do it when people of almost the same age can't even cope with each other. On how they met, Chris recalls;

"I saw her one night and I was going to ask if she wanted a drink with me but I lost my bottle. "Another night I offered her a piggy back and it went from there."

South African President Announce 67 SA Citizens Dead in Collapsed Synagogue Church Building

South African president, Jacob Zuma has announced that 67 SA citizens perished when a Synagogue church building collapsed last week. The building approval for the collapsed SCOAN structure is still missing, and NEMA has said that only about 50 bodies have been recovered so far.

The guest house is under the management of TB Joshua and the Synagogue Church and had collapsed on September 12th while construction was going on to raise it from 3 stories to 5 without approval from the state or local government.

The South Africans who were lodged there were in Nigeria to seek spiritual help from TB Joshua, and while some have been pulled alive from the rubble, it is clear now that more lives than we thought were lost.

Below is the full statement by South African president, Jacob Zuma.

Beyonce Holds Champagne Glass To Disprove Pregnancy Rumors?

For a long while now as their On the Run Tour wound to a close in the US and moved to Europe, rumors had spread that Beyonce was pregnant with her second child. On the last night in Paris, Jay Z stirred up those speculations after he changed his lyrics to mention a new baby in a song.

Now that the tour is over, it seems the couple want to put the talk to rest. Yesterday pictures of Beyonce made sure she was photographed holding a full champagne glass to celebrate the end of the massively successful tour..

The question remains, is she just holding it in solidarity with those celebrating the toast or did she drink the wine? LOL...

I'm beginning to agree with a friend who think this couple deliberately manipulate the press for their own ends. If that is so, it works for me too :)

#MakeitStop - Lupita And Sesame Street's Elmo Talk About Loving The Skin You're In

Lupita Nyong'o is back in the news again on the issue of her dark skin as she visits Sesame Street and chats with Elmo about the largest organ in the body. Lupita is always gorgeous and her skin is amazing, but I wonder how she feels about being made the unofficial ambassador of black/brown skinned people :)

And I can't help thinking of children who are born or have developed skin conditions that require treatment, how will they feel about all this beautiful skin love? Sometimes it's better to just stick to facts, I think.

Check out the video below...Youtube description;

Elmo is with his good friend, Lupita. They are talking about all the great things about their skin. For example, Elmo's skin just happens to be very ticklish. Lupita's skin happens to be a beautiful brown color. Skin can come in all different shades and colors. Isn't skin just the best? However, ticklish or smooth or black or brown or white or tan, be sure to love the skin you are in.